Beschrijving
Ilhéu da Praia is an uninhabited islet located approximately 1.5 kilometres away from the town of Praia off the eastern coast of the island of Graciosa. Along with Baixo Islet to its south, Ilhéu da Praia is one of two main breeding places of Monteiro's Stormvogeltje, an endemic marine bird of the Azores. Other birds that breed on Ilheu da Praia are Bonte Stern, Kleine Pijlstormvogel, Kuhls Pijlstormvogel, Madeirastormvogeltje (Grants), Dougalls Stern and Visdief.
Details
Toegang
The island can be viewed from the port of Praia or with tours from local tour companies (for example Calypso Azores, see the link below). There is a fixed telescope in a viewing hut at the entrance to the ferry port.
Terrein en leefgebied
Verspreide bomen en struiken , Grasland/weide , Kloof/klif , ZeeOmstandigheden
HeuvelachtigRondlopende wandeling mogelijk?
NeeTelescoop meenemen?
JaWanneer hier vogels kijken?
Zomer , HerfstToptijd voor dit gebied
ZomerRoute
Smal padZwaarte wandeling
GemiddeldToegankelijk via
Boot , Te voetVogelkijkhut aanwezig?
JaExtra info
Photo coast and island by José Luís Ávila Silveira/Pedro Noronha e Costa, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Photo viewing hut by Jules Verne Times Two / www.julesvernex2.com, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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