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Lake Kerkini NP - Western Embankment

Kerkini harbour  >  Greece

Lake Kerkini is a National Park and considered as one of Greece’s most important wetlands.

Ajouté* par ΑΝΝΑ ΚΑΖΑΖΟΥ
Dernière actualisation 17 février 2022

Description

Lake Kerkini is a fresh water lake, fed by the Strymon River and is about fifteen kilometres long and nine kilometres across. The lake and the surrounding wetlands are bordered by the Kerkini Mountains to the north and the Marvovouni Mountains to the south. Lake Kerkini is a fantastic place for birding. In Lake Kerkini National Park you can see more than 300 bird species. Among them 137 of these species nest, 134 overwinter and 163 use the area as a stopover. Many thousands of waterfowl overwinter in the lake. But all year long you can see great birds. Endangered species that breed here include Cormoran pygmée and Pélican frisé. Lake Kerkini is also an important wintering area for Pélican frisé. Other interesting birds you can encounter are Crabier chevelu, Bihoreau gris, Avocette élégante, Échasse blanche, Chevalier arlequin, Combattant varié, Rousserolle turdoïde and Loriot d'Europe. The area also is rich in birds of prey because the nearby forests and mountains provide nesting grounds for the eagles, falcons and owls that forage in the area. Among the birds of prey that can be seen are Aigle impérial, Pygargue à queue blanche, Faucon pèlerin, Aigle criard and Aigle royal.

Détails

Accès

Around 100 km North of Thessaloniki, head towards Serres, then Lake Kerkini and Lithotopos, follow the road towards Iraklia then onto Megalochori where you follow the local sign's for the Lake.

Terrain et Habitat

Lac , Zone humide

Conditions

Paysage ouvert

Boucle

Oui

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Saison idéale pour observer

Toute l'année

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Hiver , Migration automnale , Migration printanière

Itinéraire

Route 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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