Video credit: Elie Badai (Cameroon)
Description: Abdel Rahman El Gamal
Lake Qarun (Fayoum) has a special importance as an over-wintering location for water birds. The wetlnad habitat of Lake Qarun supports wide range of water birds. It has been estimated that hosts a total of 205 birds species have been identified mostly migratory. It is estimated that as many as 80-90 species of water birds are found in the area of the lake. The international importance of Lake Qarun for wintering water birds led to become a part of Ramsar wetland sites and a Specially Protected Area, under the Barcelona Convention and has been declared a protected nature conservation area in 1989. For touristic purposes, Lake Qarun is considered an excellent bird watching location. The waterfowl, black-necked Grebe, coots, shore birds are among the birds found in Lake Qarun.
