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Pithariou Reservoir

Lesvos  >  Greece

Pithariou reservoir is the largest freshwater body on the island of Lesvos, and provides great birding year-round.

Ajouté* par Bas Engels
Dernière actualisation 2 décembre 2023

Description

The Pithariou reservoir is the largest freshwater body on the island, and is located east of Eresos. This reservoir holds water year-round and is therefore a great spot for birding year-round. At the end of the track northwards, there's a small monastery you can visit.

Starting at the dam, you can scan the surface of the water for waterbirds, like grebes, ducks and flocks of Goéland leucophée. In winter, this reservoir is a good spot for Grèbe à cou noir and Grèbe huppé. Flocks of hirundines and swifts often hang around the area, and hunt for insects above the water, like Hirondelle de rochers and Martinet à ventre blanc.

If the waterlevel is lower, like in summer, the edges of the reservoir provide some foraging habitat for waders, like Chevalier culblanc and Chevalier sylvain.

You can walk along the track towards the monastery, and this provides you with some great wooded hills for migrants, like flycatchers, warblers and redstarts. If you scan the rocky outcrops above these wooded hills, you can search for Hirondelle de rochers and Monticole bleu that breed in the area.

At the end of the track, near the monastery, you can use your telescope to search for birds near the river mouth, like herons, storks, Grand Cormoran and waterfowl.

Before you drive the road up the dam, you can search for migrants in the dry riverbed down at the dam. There are scattered trees and bushes you can search.

Détails

Accès

You can access the dam by driving along the road. There are several roads that lead westwards or towards the monastery.

Terrain et Habitat

Arbres et buissons disséminés , Lac , Forêt , Agriculture

Conditions

Vallonné , Paysage ouvert , Montagneux

Boucle

Non

Avez-vous besoin d'une longue-vue?

Oui

Saison idéale pour observer

Toute l'année

Meilleure période pour une visite

Migration printanière , Hiver

Itinéraire

Route pavée , Route non pavée

Niveau de difficulté de l'itinéraire

Facile

Accessible via

A pied , Voiture , Vélo

Observatoire/hutte d'observation

Non

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