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The road between Efthalou and Skala Sikaminias is a rough dirt road which leads through small valleys and next to steep cliffs while having a great view over the sea strait between Lesvos and Turkey. The valleys are great during migration: many birds, especially during autumn migration, tend to rest in these valleys and bushes can be packed with songbirds, like höksångare, grönsångare and ortolansparv. Other migrants, like sommargylling and large flocks of biätare, are very common. Local breeding species can be found here too, like rödstrupig sångare, mästersångare and balkanmes. Many shrikes and buntings, like rostsparv and rödhuvad törnskata, can be seen on the more drier areas. berghöna can be seen and heard too.
The shores are great for gulls, like large flocks of resting medelhavstrut. Within these flocks, mostly indiviual, rödnäbbad trut can be found.
The road is also great for observing crossing daytime migrants, like raptors, coming from Turkey. Offshore, flocks of medelhavslira and small numbers of Scopolilira can be seen. If you're lucky, Bottlenosed Dolpins show up.
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The road is easy accessable from both sides: or Efthalou or Skala Sikaminias. It's a dirt road with some steep parts, so a 4x4 is recommended.
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