Beschreibung
Ilhéu da Praia is an uninhabited islet located approximately 1.5 kilometres away from the town of Praia off the eastern coast of the island of Graciosa. Along with Baixo Islet to its south, Ilhéu da Praia is one of two main breeding places of Azorenwellenläufer, an endemic marine bird of the Azores. Other birds that breed on Ilheu da Praia are Rußseeschwalbe, Barolosturmtaucher, Gelbschnabelsturmtaucher, Madeirawellenläufer (Grants), Rosenseeschwalbe and Flußseeschwalbe.
Details
Zugang
The island can be viewed from the port of Praia or with tours from local tour companies (for example Calypso Azores, see the link below). There is a fixed telescope in a viewing hut at the entrance to the ferry port.
Terrain und Habitat
Vereinzelte Bäume und Büsche , Grasland, Wiesen , Schlucht/Cliff , MeerBedingungen
HügeligRundweg
NeinIst ein Spektiv nützlich?
JaGute Beobachtungszeit
Sommer , HerbstBeste Beobachtungszeit
SommerRoute
Schmaler PfadSchwierigkeitsgrad der Tour
DurchschnittlichErreichbarkeit
Boot , zu FußBeobachtungshütten oder -türme
JaZusätzliche Informationen
Photo coast and island by José Luís Ávila Silveira/Pedro Noronha e Costa, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Photo viewing hut by Jules Verne Times Two / www.julesvernex2.com, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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