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Description
The coastal area directly east of Stes Maries de la Mer area has shallow lagunes, small lakes, a beach and the Bassins de Décantation (1), former seawater settling basins. It is an open landscape with very few bushes. The Bassins de Décantation are recognized nationally and internationally for the wealth of migratory birds. Particularly for the rare birds which it welcomes every year. You can see rare passerines (such as Red-throated Pipit or Yellow-browed Warbler), waders (such as Lesser Yellowlegs, Broad-billed Sandpiper, Pectoral Sandpiper, White-rumped Sandpiper, Terek Sandpiper or Marsh Sandpiper) or raptors (Eleonora's Falcon, Red-footed Falcon and Pallid Harrier). More regular birds you can observe include Greater Flamingo, Avocet, Common Ringed Plover, Ruddy Turnstone, Slender-billed Gull, Black-necked Grebe, Crested Lark and many other species of waders.
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Français: Anciens bassins de décantation de l'eau de mer, cette vaste zone est désormais une espace privilégié pour l'observation des limicoles. Ce site est reconnu au niveau national et international pour la richesse de'oiseaux migrateurs, notamment rare, qu'elle accueille chaque années. On peut y voir des spécimens rares de passereaux (telles que la Red-throated Pipit ou le Yellow-browed Warbler), de limicoles (comme le Lesser Yellowlegs, le Broad-billed Sandpiper, le Pectoral Sandpiper, le White-rumped Sandpiper, Terek Sandpiper ou le Marsh Sandpiper) ou de rapaces (Eleonora's Falcon, Red-footed Falcon et Pallid Harrier).
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The Bassins de Décantation are located just east of Stes Maries de la Mer. You can walk from the village of you can get there by car, by the dyke road that runs along the sea. The circular route around the Bassins de Décantation is about 3 km. But you can also explore other parts and make a longer walk.
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Français: On peut s'y rendre en voiture, par la route de la digue qui longe la mer. L'itinéraire circulaire autour de la zone est d'environ 3 km.