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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.

Adicionado* por Bas Engels
Ultima atualização 2 dezembro 2023

Descrição

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 Gaivota-de-patas-amarelas. In winter, this reservoir is a good spot for Mergulhão-de-pescoço-preto and Mergulhão-de-crista. Flocks of hirundines and swifts often hang around the area, and hunt for insects above the water, like Androinha-das-rochas and Andorinhão-real.

If the waterlevel is lower, like in summer, the edges of the reservoir provide some foraging habitat for waders, like Pássaro-bique-bique and Maçarico-bastardo.

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 Androinha-das-rochas and Melro-azul 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, Corvo-marinho-de-faces-brancas 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.

Detalhes

Acesso

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

Terreno e Habitat

Árvores e arbustos dispersos , Lago , Floresta , Agricultura

Condições

Montanhoso , Paisagem aberta , Montanhoso

Caminho circular

Não

é útil um telescópio?

Sim

Boa temporada de observação de aves

Durante todo o ano

Melhor hora para visitar

Migração da primavera , Inverno

Rota

Estrada pavimentada , Estrada não pavimentada

Caminho dificil

Fácil

Acessível por

Pé , Carro , Bicicleta

Abrigo/plataforma deobservação de aves

Não

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