Region of Legrena - Patroklos Islet (GR3000014)
The site is important for raptors, passage raptors and passerines, and species that occur in coastal scrub. Species of concern include Puffinus yelkouan, Emberiza caesia.
The islet of Patroklos provides resort to migrating birds passing above the Sounion peninsula.
According to the EU Habitats and Birds Directives, 20 protected bird species are recorded, as follows:
Levant Sparrowhawk -Accipiter brevipes, Skylark -Alauda arvensis, Tawny Pipit -Anthus campestris, Swift- Apus apus, Stone Curlew -Burhinus oedicnemus, Buzzard -Buteo buteo, Black-headed Gull -Chroicocephalus ridibundus, Short-toed Eagle -Circaetus gallicus, Hen Harrier -Circus cyaneus, Quail -Coturnix coturnix, Little Egret-Egretta garzetta, Cretzschmar’s Bunting- Emberiza caesia, Collared Flycatcher -Ficedula albicollis, Swallow- Hirundo rustica, Red-backed Shrike -Lanius collurio, Woodlark – Lullula arborea, Turtle Dove -Streptopelia turtur, Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba.
The site is important for raptors, passage raptors and passerines, and species that occur in coastal scrub. Species of concern include Puffinus yelkouan, Emberiza caesia. The islet of Patroklos provides resort to migrating birds passing above the Sounion peninsula. According to the EU Habitats and Birds Directives, 20 protected bird species are recorded, as follows: Levant Sparrowhawk -Accipiter brevipes, Skylark -Alauda arvensis, Tawny Pipit -Anthus campestris, Swift- Apus apus, Stone Curlew -Burhinus oedicnemus, Buzzard -Buteo buteo, Black-headed Gull -Chroicocephalus ridibundus, Short…
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Sounion – Patroklos Island and Coastal Marine Zone (GR3000005)
The area of the protected area amounts to 5374.32 hectares. The inland part of the region has a typical Mediterranean landscape.…