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Amvrakikos Wetlands NP - Rodia and Tsoukalio Lagoons

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About 300 bird species have been recorded in Amvrakikos National Park.

Dodane* przez Dragan Simic
Ostatnia aktualizacja 2 lutego 2025

Opis

The interconnected Rodia and Tsoukalio lagoonal complex of the northern Amvrakikos Gulf is formed in the delta of the river Louros, with Rodia being the largest Greek marsh while the innermost and more restricted water body of the two, with less saline waters than Tsoukalio. About 300 bird species have been recorded in Amvrakikos National Park, out of a total of over 450 species of the Hellenic avifauna.

The northern section, the embankment along the river Louros offers mostly sweetwater birds (e.g. ibis kasztanowaty, warzęcha), is heavily potholed and overgrown. By 2x4, mostly impassable after rains - visiting after a heavy shower, I was forced the retreat.

The dirt track between Strongyli and Vigla starts with a narrow 50 metres section only to widen into a proper macadam, interesting for its songbirds, numerous pokrzewka aksamitna, białorzytka and modrak. A well surfaced track and quite a productive section.

It ends with productive shorebird shallows in front of Vigla (also flaming różowy and the pelikan kędzierzawy). From Vigla follow asphalt to the east until you reach the main road from Arta. Turn right (south) there and continue until you reach the sea, with a small bridge over the canal at your right, continuing into the embankment protecting the Tsoukalio lagoon.

Try to follow the dirt track along the embankment as long as your car allows you to. This is the area for saltwater shorebirds (sieweczka morska, ostrygojad), terns, gulls, and more flamingos.

Wintering species recorded in large numbers in Αmvrakikos include the czapla biała, the flaming różowy, the warzęcha, the ohar, the świstun, the szlachar, the biegus zmienny, the krwawodziób, as well as kania czarna and kania ruda (source https://amvrakikosalliance.net/biodiversity/bird-fauna/).

The Amvrakikos Wetlands National Park was founded on March 21, 2008 by Joint Ministerial Decree 11989/2008 (Government Gazette 123/D‘/21-03-2008).

Szczegóły

Dostęp

The village of Petra, gateway to the western lagoons of Rodia and Tsoukalio, lies some 60 km or about an hour’ drive from either the northern Ionian resort of Parga or the southern resort of Lefkada. Be aware that the final road section Louros to Petra is winding and waiting for accidents to happen due to overspeeding.

Check the cliff by the main road to Arta, opposite to the turn off to Petra: sometimes it holds kowalik skalny. Click on the "P" in the map for directions.

Teren i siedlisko

Morze , Trzcinowiska , Rolnictwo/uprawy , Rzadkie drzewa i krzewy , Plaża , Błota , Tereny podmokłe , Kanion/klif

Warunki

Pagórkowaty , Skalisty , Otwarty krajobraz , Płaski

Trasa dookoła

Nie

Czy luneta będzie przydatna ?

Tak

Udany sezon obserwacyjny

Przez cały rok

Najlepszy czas na wizytę

Zima , Wiosenne migracje , Wiosna , Jesienne migracje

Trasa

Droga utwardzona , Droga nieutwardzona

Poziom trudności szlaku pieszego

Średnio wymagający spacer

Dostępne

Samochód

Czatownia/platforma obserwacyjna

Tak

Dodatkowe informacje

To be properly explored, Rodia and Tsoukalio lagoons require at least one full day or, better, two days.

A detailed description of the wider area is to be found in the Birding in Greece – Travel Guide to birdwatching sites in Greece (2014) by Vlachos, Trigou & Stavrakas (check the links below), as well as the Birdwatching in Northern Greece (2023) by Steve Mills.

Landscape photo: morning near the village of Strongili by Marion Schneider & Christoph Aistleitner / Wikimedia Commons.

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