Seasonal· Piperi· Greece — Dodecanese, Sporades & North Aegean

Eleonora's falcon season (Piperi & Skantzoura)

39° 20.9′ N · 24° 19.4′ E · approximate

In late summer hundreds of pairs of Eleonora's falcons breed on the cliffs of Piperi (350–400 pairs) and Skantzoura, hunting migrating songbirds over the sea.

Dodecanese

Practical

Watch from outside Piperi's 3 nm exclusion ring; Skantzoura's Limani is the place to see them from an anchorage. Audouin's gull also breeds on Skantzoura (Sailing Issues).

Best for

Birdwatching from the deck

Season

Late summer

Nearby