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Description
Lake Arpi has a big nesting colony of Кудрявый пеликан and Колпица. It is also a perfect stop for spring migrants like Розовый пеликан, Огарь, Серый гусь and various waders. In summer the surrounding fields and meadows become home for passerines such as Азиатская теньковка, Обыкновенная чечевица, Каменка, Садовая овсянка, Горная чечётка and predators like Орёл-карлик, Канюк, Болотный лунь, Перепелятник and Малый подорлик.
During spring migration and summer you can find waterfowl, waders, field and even forest species like Обыкновенная кукушка and Деряба in the area. There are several villages at the coast of Lake Arpi with cattle farms, where Обыкновенный скворец, Деревенская ласточка and other synanthropic species live.
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Access
From Gyumri go to Berdashen (last 20 km are unpaved but smooth). Then after the bridge over Ahuryan river, turn left, and after 100 m turn left again on a small road to the hydropower plant and park your car there. If the road is dry, you can go closely along the lakeshore.
It is the best place to observe Кудрявый пеликан. There is a colony on a nearby island. If you go further around the lake you can make a stop between Dzorakert and Tsakhut villages. It is also good place on a lake shore.
It takes 3-4 hours of thorough birding in this part of the lake. If you want to make full circle around Lake Arpi it can take 6-7 hours (including 3-4 stops).