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Lake Sevan - Hayravank Gulf

Գեղարքունիքի մարզ, Gegharkinuk  >  Armenia

Closed gulf with drowned farm, several reed islands, flat coast and an ancient monastery on a high cliff. Winter refuge for water birds.

Ajouté* par Alexey Voloboy
Dernière actualisation 3 mars 2025

Description

Hayravank Gulf is a good combination of artificial forest, grassland, reed islands and a rocky cliff on the northern side. You can find dry steppe species as Traquet motteux and Huppe fasciée. Forest birds like tits, Pinson des arbres, Pigeon ramier, and a lot of water birds (grebes and ducks) on the lake. Reed islands and the drowned farm are home for herons, Gallinule poule-d'eau and other species. On the long flat shore you can encounter waders like Chevalier guignette, Chevalier sylvain and Chevalier culblanc. At this spot you can also observe birds of prey such as Busard des roseaux, Buse variable and Autour des palombes.

In winter the area is a refuge for enormous flocks of Fuligule morillon, Nette rousse and Foulque macroule. About 50 Cygne de Bewick are also wintering here.

Détails

Accès

To get to Hayravank Gulf from Yerevan by car, you should first take M4 road "Sevan highway", then turn right to the M10 road, follow Martuni sign. After 25 km, pass the Hayravank sign and turn left at one of many unpaved roads. All of them are quite good for all types of cars. You are also recommended to go straight to the Hayravank monastery (marked with 1 on the map) for a view of the entire area and this part of Sevan lake. It is possible to explore the area by foot, by car or by bike. It takes 2-3 hours to explore the whole site.

Terrain et Habitat

Forêt , Plaine , Canyon/falaise , Steppe , Roselière , Plage , Lac , Prairie , Agriculture

Conditions

Plat , Paysage ouvert , Poussiéreux , Marécageux

Boucle

Oui

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Saison idéale pour observer

Toute l'année

Meilleure période pour une visite

Hiver , Printemps

Itinéraire

Route non pavée , Sentier large

Niveau de difficulté de l'itinéraire

Facile

Accessible via

A pied , Vélo , Voiture

Observatoire/hutte d'observation

Non

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