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Agia Lake

Crete  >  Greece

The Artificial Lake is located near the village of Agia, 9 km west of Chania, Crete. It is a small lake of 450 acres, which is close to the valley of Fasas.

Aggiunto* da Martin Roper
Ultimo aggiornamento 12 febbraio 2020

Descrizione

From a birding point of view the Agia (or Ayia) Reservoir is undoubtedly the best wetland on Crete. The large areas of open water, extensive reedbeds and surrounding scrubland attract many species of interest during the breeding season and on migratory passage, like Schiribilla grigiata, Schiribilla, Voltolino, Tarabuso, Tarabusino, Airone rosso, Nitticora, Falco pecchiaiolo, Poiana, Falco di palude to mention a few.

Dettagli

Accesso

Agia Reservoir is situated 9km south of Chania (Hania or Xania) on the road to Samaria. Stop at the small village of Agia and park near the church, explore the eucalyptus woods and reservoir from here. Directions from Chania, from the main national highway at the junction to Omalos/Samaria road (set your car trip to zero) travel 6.5km take the turn right at the village of Agia, just past the large church. There is a large sign with a swan directing to the lakeside taverna. Continue 0.6 km to a left hand bend, take the gravel track on the right, you are at Agia, parking is 50 metres.

Terreno e habitat

Zona umida , Alberi e cespugli sparsi , Lago , Canneti

Caratteristiche dell’area

Terreno piano

Percorso ad anello

Si

È utile un cannocchiale?

No

Buona stagione per il BW

Primavera , Autunno , Tutto l'anno

Miglior periodo per visitare

Migrazione primaverile , Migrazione autunnale

Percorso

Sentiero ampio

Grado di difficoltà del percorso a piedi

Facile

Modalità di accesso

A piedi

Capanno/torretta di osservazione

Si

Informazioni aggiuntive

There are two Cafe's on the lake with great views where you can get a meal and refreshments. Aviod visiting on Sundays, this place is very popular with locals walking. While Spring and Autumn are the best times of the year for observing the migrants, there are birds at Agia Lake all year round. It's an excellent wetland site notable for both breeding birds and migrants. Dense reeds and trees around parts of the lake provide cover for breeding birds and shy species such as Bitterns. Many birds overwinter here. It is an important site for the threatened Moretta tabaccata. Over 200 bird species have been recorded.

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