Oasi WWF Laguna di Orbetello

Toscana > Italy

Wonderful habitat of lagoon very rich of every kind of life, several comfortable hides in the most interesting spots.

Added* by Maurizio Cabibbo
Most recent update 15 elokuu 2023

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Description

During all the seasons of the year you can find nearly all the euroasian species of aquatic birds, ducks, geese, waders, gulls, terns, many species of raptors. Birds like merihanhi, tundrahanhi, sepelhanhi, ristisorsa, flamingo, kapustahaikara, kaulushaikara, sääksi (kalasääski), käärmekotka, pronssi-iibis, Kurki and many others.

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Italiano: Visitare l’Oasi di Orbetello consente di osservare da vicino migliaia di uccelli, tra cui anatre, aironi, oche, gru, fenicotteri, pavoncelle, limicoli, rapaci e tanti passeriformi. Tra le zone umide costiere, Orbetello rappresenta una delle lagune italiane più significative.

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Access

On the "Aurelian" road just before the exit for Orbetello. Parking where tracks to the lagoon starts. Click on the P in the map for directions. The Orbetello Oasis is open from September 1st to May 1st. Visits are free, Saturday and Sunday from 9:30 to 13:30. Closing 15:30. In July and August it is still possible to visit the Oasis, but only by reservation, on Tuesdays and Sundays, at 17:30. E-mail: oasiorbetello@wwf.it.

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Italiano: L’Oasi della Laguna di Orbetello si trova in Toscana, lungo la costa tirrenica nel comune di Orbetello (GR). Ingresso al Km 148,300 della S.S. 1 Aurelia (corsia sud). L’ Oasi di Orbetello è di norma aperta dal 1° settembre al 1° maggio. Le visite sono libere, con partenza da Loc. Ceriolo, sabato e domenica dalle ore 9:30 alle 13:30. Chiusura 15:30. Nei mesi di luglio e agosto è possibile comunque visitare l’Oasi, ma solo su prenotazione, il martedì e la domenica, alle ore 17:30. Email: oasiorbetello@wwf.it.

Terrain and Habitat

Wetland , Plain , Sea , Reedbeds

Conditions

Flat , Wet , Slippery , Open landscape

Circular trail

Is a telescope useful?

Can be useful

Good birding season

All year round

Best time to visit

Spring migration , Autumn migration

Route

Unpaved road

Difficulty walking trail

Easy

Accessible by

Foot

Birdwatching hide / platform

Yes

Extra info

Photo Oasi Orbetello by GioFon, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

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Map

Top 5 birds

1. flamingo
(Phoenicopterus roseus)

2. Kurki
(Grus grus)

3. pitkäjalka
(Himantopus himantopus)

4. pikkutiira
(Sternula albifrons)

5. sääksi (kalasääski)
(Pandion haliaetus)

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