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Laguna Sentiz

León  >  Spain

Steppe lagoon with permanent waters. One of the largest and most important steppe lagoons in the province of León.

Added* by Alberto Laiz
Most recent update 27 Νοεμβρίου 2020
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Description

Laguna Sentiz is one of the largest and most important steppe lagoons in the province of León. It is close to the town of Valdepolo, just over half an hour from the capital of León. It is a permanent water lagoon surrounded by marsh vegetation. In it you can find aquatic species, open water and linked to the reed like herons (Σταχτοτσικνιάς, Πορφυροτσικνιάς, (Ευρωπαϊκός) Μικροτσικνιάς), ducks such as Πρασινοκέφαλη Πάπια, (Ευρασιατική) Χουλιαρόπαπια or (Ευρωπαϊκό) Κιρκίρι and passerines such as (Μεγάλο) Καλαμοτσίχλονο, Σχοινοποταμίδα and Καλαμοποταμίδα.

The environment that surrounds it is made up of farmland and some spots of holm oak and Pyrenean oak. This increases the diversity of species. Some of them are (Ευρωπαϊκό) Τρυγόνι, (Κοινό) Ορτύκι, Σιρλοτσίχλονο, Κοκκινοκεφαλάς, Βλαχοτσίχλονο, etc. The raptor community is well represented with species such as Καλαμόκιρκος, Λιβαδόκιρκος, Βαλτόμπουφος and Χειμωνόκιρκος among others. Here we can see species as interesting as they are scarce at the provincial level. Highlighting Έλανος, (Ευρασιατική) Χουλιαρομύτα or Γαλαζολαίμης. Even Μαύρος Πελαργός, (Ευρασιατική) Χαλκόκοτα or (Ευρωπαϊκή) Σαρσέλα have been cited.

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Espagnol: Laguna esteparia de aguas permanentes. Esta es una de las lagunas esteparias más grandes y de mayor importancia para la avifauna de la provincia de León. Se encuentra cercana al pueblo de Valdepolo, a poco más de media hora de la capital leonesa. Se trata de una laguna de aguas permanentes circundada por vegetación palustre. En ella podemos encontrar especies acuaticas, de aguas abiertas y ligadas al carrizal como ardeidas ( Σταχτοτσικνιάς, Πορφυροτσικνιάς , (Ευρωπαϊκός) Μικροτσικνιάς), anátidas como Πρασινοκέφαλη Πάπια, (Ευρασιατική) Χουλιαρόπαπια o (Ευρωπαϊκό) Κιρκίρι y paseriformes como (Μεγάλο) Καλαμοτσίχλονο , Σχοινοποταμίδα o Καλαμοποταμίδα.

El entorno que la rodea está formado por tierras de cultivo y alguna mancha de encina y roble melojo. Lo que aumenta la diversidad de especies. Algunas de ellas son (Ευρωπαϊκό) Τρυγόνι, (Κοινό) Ορτύκι, Σιρλοτσίχλονο, Κοκκινοκεφαλάς, Βλαχοτσίχλονο, etc. La comunidad de rapaces está bien representada con especies como Καλαμόκιρκος, Λιβαδόκιρκος, Βαλτόμπουφος o Χειμωνόκιρκος entre otras. Aquí podemos ver especies tan interesantes como escasas a nivel provincial. Destacando Έλανος, (Ευρασιατική) Χουλιαρομύτα o Γαλαζολαίμης. Incluso se han citado Μαύρος Πελαργός , (Ευρασιατική) Χαλκόκοτα o (Ευρωπαϊκή) Σαρσέλα.

Details

Access

It is accessed from Valdepolo by following a track that can be done by car. There are spaces to leave the car near the lagoon.

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Espagnol: Se accede desde Valdepolo siguiendo una pista que puede recorrerse en coche. Hay espacios para dejar el coche cerca de la laguna.

Terrain and Habitat

Scattered trees and bushes , Wetland , Plain , Agriculture

Conditions

Flat , Dry

Circular trail

Yes

Is a telescope useful?

Can be useful

Good birding season

All year round

Route

Unpaved road , Wide path

Difficulty walking trail

Easy

Accessible by

Foot , Bicycle , Car , Wheelchair

Birdwatching hide / platform

No

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