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Alykes Wetlands

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Alykes wetlands provides a beautiful mixture of open grasslands, seasonal pools, beaches and saltpans.

Geplaatst* door Bas Engels
Meest recente update 26 oktober 2023

Beschrijving

Alykes wetlands is located on the southeastern side of the Kalloni saltpans, and consists mostly of an open grassland with seasonal pools, beaches on the south and a great view over the eastern side of the saltpans. Especially during spring, the area is beautiful and the grasslands are green, wet and provide a great foraging area for species, like Duinpieper, Kortteenleeuwerik, Griel, Vorkstaartplevier and Ortolaan. Also, with a bit of luck, you can come accross Kwartel here.

The seasonal pools are great for waders, waterfowl, gulls, terns, storks, Zwarte Ibis and egrets. There can be many pools to check, so take your time!

The beaches are great for large flocks of gulls and terns. On the sea, groups of grebes, like Geoorde Fuut, can be seen here during winter. Along the beach, scattered coastal bushes provide a great opportunity for Rosse Waaierstaart.

This area also provides a great view over the eastern part of the saltpans, although you need to look through the mesh of a chain link fence. Still, it can be worth the check, because birds tend to hang close to this fence. DON'T DISTURB THESE BIRDS, AND TAKE A SLOW PACE TOWARDS THE FENCE AT FIRST.

Details

Toegang

There's no path through the area, but you can walk along trails made by people or cattle. The area can be accessed by a concrete bridge. There's a small fence, blocking your path, but you can open it to enter the area. REMEMBER TO ALWAYS CLOSE THE FENCE. There are cattle, horses and donkeys in the area.

Terrein en leefgebied

Grasland/weide , Wetland , Zee , Strand

Omstandigheden

Vlak , Zanderig , Open landschap , Geen schaduw , Nat

Rondlopende wandeling mogelijk?

Ja

Telescoop meenemen?

Ja

Wanneer hier vogels kijken?

Herfst , Lente

Toptijd voor dit gebied

Voorjaarstrek , Najaarstrek

Route

Onverharde weg , Smal pad

Zwaarte wandeling

Gemiddeld

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Nee

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