Wildlife· Tinos· Greece — Cyclades
North-East Tinos Falcon Colonies (Natura 2000 SPA)
37° 36.6′ N · 25° 11.5′ E · approximate
The wild north-east of Tinos and its islets hold one of the Cyclades' big Eleonora's falcon populations, 350-380 pairs, plus resident peregrines.
Practical
Site GR4220031 'North-east Tinos and islets' (SPA, 5,060 ha). Its Standard Data Form lists Eleonora's falcon (350-380 breeding pairs), peregrine falcon (4 pairs), common buzzard (2 pairs), Mediterranean shag (5-10 pairs) and Alpine swift; the overlapping habitat site GR4220019 (Myrsini - Cape Livada) lists the javelin sand boa and other reptiles, and green turtle. Best seen sailing past the cliffs around Cape Livada and the north-east coast, or from trails around Myrsini. Keep off nesting islets. Pin is approx: site centroid computed from the EEA polygon.
Best for
Falcon watching along the NE cliffs
Season
Apr-Oct, best Aug-Oct
Nearby
- Volax Boulder Village (Tinos)1.2 NM away
- Tinos Trail M2: The Georoute (Volax-Falatados-Myrsini)1.3 NM away
- Livada Beach (Tinos)2.1 NM away
- Exomvourgo Hike (Tinos)2.2 NM away
- Drakonisi Taverna (Kolymbithra, Tinos)2.6 NM away
- Kolymbithra Bay (Tinos)2.6 NM away
- Kolymbithra Snorkel (Old Agiofylaktos, Tinos)2.6 NM away
- Viktoria Taverna (Kolymbithra, Tinos)2.6 NM away