CC BY-SA 4.0, Charles J. Sharp, Wikimedia CommonsWildlife· Tilos· Greece — Dodecanese, Sporades & North Aegean
Tilos Birdlife: Eleonora's Falcon & the Tilos Park
36° 26.0′ N · 27° 22.0′ E · approximate
Tilos is a protected Natura 2000 island and Important Bird Area with more than 125 wild bird species. About 10% of the world's Eleonora's falcons, some 650 pairs, breed on its sea cliffs, hunting migrating songbirds in late summer.
Practical
Wikipedia (citing the Hellenic Ornithological Society and the EU LIFE-Nature programme on Tilos) gives 650 breeding pairs of Eleonora's falcon, which nests in colonies on coastal cliffs and breeds unusually late, in late summer and early autumn. Wikivoyage: more than 125 species, a quarter of them in Annex I of the EU Birds Directive; an EU Special Protection Area and BirdLife Important Bird Area; the surrounding sea has Mediterranean monk seals and bottlenose and striped dolphins. Visit Greece mentions shags in Livadia bay. Coordinate is the island centre (Wikipedia), approximate: watch the cliffs from the boat or from footpaths. Bonelli's eagle on Tilos is not confirmed by the sources used here.
Best for
Birdwatching from the boat and the trails
Season
Eleonora's falcons breed late summer to early autumn
Nearby
- Charkadio Cave & Dwarf Elephant Museum (Tilos)0.4 NM away
- Mikro Chorio Ghost Village (Tilos)0.7 NM away
- En Plo Taverna (Eristos, Tilos)0.8 NM away
- Eristos Bay (Tilos)0.9 NM away
- Lethra Beach Walk (Tilos)1.1 NM away
- Kokkini Bay (Tilos)1.3 NM away
- Livadia Provisions & Bakery (Tilos)1.3 NM away
- Tilos Port Police & Fuel1.3 NM away