For Special Protection Areas (SPA),
Proposed Sites for Community Importance (pSCI),
Sites of Community Importance (SCI) and
for Special Areas of Conservation (SAC)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• 1. SITE IDENTIFICATION
• 2. SITE LOCATION
• 3. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION
• 4. SITE DESCRIPTION
• 5. SITE PROTECTION STATUS
• 6. SITE MANAGEMENT
• 7. MAP OF THE SITE

1. SITE IDENTIFICATION

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1.1 Type

A

1.2 Site code

GR2540006

1.3 Site name

YGROTOPOI EKVOLON EVROTA

1.4 First Compilation date

2001-10

1.5 Update date

2020-07

1.6 Respondent:

Name/Organisation:	Υπουργείο Περιβάλλοντος και Ενέργειας
Address:
Email:

1.7 Site indication and designation / classification dates

Date site classified as SPA:	2001-10
National legal reference of SPA designation	JMD HP 37338/1807/E103/6-9-2010 (OJ 1495 B)

2. SITE LOCATION

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2.1 Site-centre location [decimal degrees]:

Longitude:	22.692639
Latitude:	36.813857

2.2 Area [ha]

2238.1400

2.3 Marine area [%]

0.0000

2.4 Sitelength [km] (optional):

No information provided

2.5 Administrative region code and name

NUTS level 2 code	Region Name
GR25	Peloponnisos

2.6 Biogeographical Region(s)

Mediterranean

(0.00 %)

3. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION

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3.1 Habitat types present on the site and assessment for them

No habitat types are reported for the site

3.2 Species referred to in Article 4 of Directive 2009/147/EC and listed in Annex II of Directive 92/43/EEC and site evaluation for them

Species					Population in the site						Site assessment
G	Code	Scientific Name	S	NP	T	Size		Unit	Cat.	D.qual.	A|B|C|D	A|B|C
						Min	Max				Pop.	Con.	Iso.	Glo.
B	A402	Accipiter brevipes			c				P	DD	C	B	B	B
B	A247	Alauda arvensis			w				C	DD	C	A	C	B
B	A229	Alcedo atthis			c				C	DD	C	B	C	B
B	A229	Alcedo atthis			w				C	DD	C	B	C	B
B	A054	Anas acuta			w				R	DD	D	A
B	A052	Anas crecca			w				C	DD	C	A	C	C
B	A053	Anas platyrhynchos			w				P	DD	C	A	C	C
B	A255	Anthus campestris			c				C	DD	C	B	C	B
B	A226	Apus apus			c				C	DD	C	B	C	C
B	A226	Apus apus			r				C	DD	C		C	C
B	A028	Ardea cinerea			w				C	DD	C	B	C	B
B	A028	Ardea cinerea			c				C	DD	C	B	C	B
B	A169	Arenaria interpres			c				C	DD	C	B	C	B
B	A059	Aythya ferina			w				R	DD	D	B
B	A215	Bubo bubo			p				P	DD	C	B	C	B
B	A133	Burhinus oedicnemus			r				P	DD	C	B	C	B
B	A133	Burhinus oedicnemus			c				C	DD	C	B	C	B
B	A087	Buteo buteo			p				C	DD	C	A	B	B
B	A087	Buteo buteo			r	3	3	p		M	C	A	B	B
B	A087	Buteo buteo			c				C	DD	C	A	B	B
B	A087	Buteo buteo			w				C	DD	C	A	B	B
B	A243	Calandrella brachydactyla			c				C	DD	C	B	C	B
B	A243	Calandrella brachydactyla			r				P	DD	C	A	C	B
B	A144	Calidris alba			c				R	DD	C	B	C	B
B	A144	Calidris alba			w				P	DD	C	B	C	B
B	A149	Calidris alpina			w				P	DD	D	A
B	A149	Calidris alpina			c				C	DD	D	A
B	A147	Calidris ferruginea			c				C	DD	C	A	C	B
B	A145	Calidris minuta			c				C	DD	C	B	C	B
B	A861	Calidris pugnax			c				C	DD	C	A	C	A
B	A861	Calidris pugnax			w				R	DD	C	B	C	A
B	A146	Calidris temminckii			c				C	DD	C	B	C	B
B	A224	Caprimulgus europaeus			c				C	DD	C	B	C	B
B	A224	Caprimulgus europaeus			r				P	DD	C	A	C	B
B	A138	Charadrius alexandrinus			r				P	DD	C	B	C	B
B	A138	Charadrius alexandrinus			w				P	DD	C	B	C	B
B	A138	Charadrius alexandrinus			c				C	DD	C	B	C	B
B	A137	Charadrius hiaticula			w				P	DD	C	B	B	B
B	A137	Charadrius hiaticula			c				P	DD	C	B	B	B
B	A198	Chlidonias leucopterus			c				C	DD	C	B	B	B
B	A080	Circaetus gallicus			r	2	2	i		G	C	B	C	B
B	A080	Circaetus gallicus			c				C	DD	C	B	C	B
B	A082	Circus cyaneus			w				C	DD	C	A	C	B
B	A082	Circus cyaneus			c				C	DD	C	B	C	B
B	A083	Circus macrourus			c				P	DD	C	B	B	B
B	A859	Clanga clanga			w				R	DD	C	B	B	B
B	A113	Coturnix coturnix			c				C	DD	C	B	C	B
B	A113	Coturnix coturnix			w				C	DD	C	B	C	B
B	A122	Crex crex			c				R	DD	C	B	C	C
B	A036	Cygnus olor			w				R	DD	C	B	B	B
B	A738	Delichon urbicum (urbica)			c				C	DD	D	A
B	A738	Delichon urbicum (urbica)			r				C	DD	D	A
B	A026	Egretta garzetta			w				C	DD	C	A	C	B
B	A026	Egretta garzetta			c				C	DD	C	A	C	B
B	A447	Emberiza caesia			c				C	DD	C	B	B	B
B	A379	Emberiza hortulana			c				C	DD	C	B	C	C
B	A098	Falco columbarius			w				R	DD	C	B	B	B
B	A100	Falco eleonorae			c				C	DD	C	B	C	C
B	A103	Falco peregrinus			p	3	3	i		G	C	B	C	B
B	A103	Falco peregrinus			c	3	3	i		G	C	B	C	B
B	A097	Falco vespertinus			c				C	DD	C	A	C	B
B	A321	Ficedula albicollis			c				C	DD	C	B	C	B
B	A320	Ficedula parva			c				C	DD	C	B	B	B
B	A125	Fulica atra			r				C	DD	C	B	C	B
B	A125	Fulica atra			c				C	DD	C	B	C	B
B	A125	Fulica atra			w				C	DD	C	A	C	B
B	A153	Gallinago gallinago			w				C	DD	C	A	C	B
B	A153	Gallinago gallinago			c				C	DD	C	A	C	B
B	A130	Haematopus ostralegus			c				P	DD	C	B	C	B
B	A131	Himantopus himantopus			c				C	DD	C	A	C	B
B	A131	Himantopus himantopus			r	10	15	p		G	C	A	C	B
B	A439	Hippolais olivetorum			c				C	DD	C	B	B	B
B	A251	Hirundo rustica			r				C	DD	C	A	C	B
B	A251	Hirundo rustica			c				C	DD	C	B	C	B
B	A862	Hydrocoloeus minutus			c				P	DD	C	B	C	C
B	A862	Hydrocoloeus minutus			w				P	DD	C	B	C	C
B	A022	Ixobrychus minutus			r	4	4	i		G	C	A	C	B
B	A233	Jynx torquilla			w				R	DD	C	B	C	B
B	A233	Jynx torquilla			c				C	DD	C	B	C	B
B	A338	Lanius collurio			c				C	DD	C	B	C	B
B	A339	Lanius minor			c				C	DD	C	B	C	B
B	A433	Lanius nubicus			c				R	DD	C	B	B	B
B	A182	Larus canus			w				V	DD	D	B
B	A179	Larus ridibundus			c				C	DD	D
B	A179	Larus ridibundus			w				C	DD	D
B	A156	Limosa limosa			c				C	DD	C	B	C	B
B	A246	Lullula arborea			w				C	DD	C	A	C	B
B	A855	Mareca penelope			w				C	DD	D	A
B	A069	Mergus serrator			w				R	DD	D	B
B	A260	Motacilla flava			r				P	DD	C	A	C	B
B	A260	Motacilla flava			c				C	DD	C	B	C	B
B	A768	Numenius arquata arquata			c				C	DD	C	A	C	B
B	A768	Numenius arquata arquata			w				P	DD	C	B	C	B
B	A159	Numenius tenuirostris			c	4	4	i		G	A	A	C	A
B	A023	Nycticorax nycticorax			c				C	DD	C	B	C	B
B	A337	Oriolus oriolus			c				C	DD	C	B	C	B
B	A094	Pandion haliaetus			c				C	DD	C	A	C	B
B	A094	Pandion haliaetus			w				R	DD	C	B	C	B
B	A355	Passer hispaniolensis			c				C	DD	C	B	C	B
B	A355	Passer hispaniolensis			w				C	DD	C	B	C	B
B	A072	Pernis apivorus			r				P	DD	C	B	C	B
B	A072	Pernis apivorus			c				C	DD	C	B	C	B
B	A392	Phalacrocorax aristotelis desmarestii			w				P	DD	C	B	C	B
B	A391	Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis			w				P	DD	C	A	C	B
B	A663	Phoenicopterus roseus			c				R	DD	D	B
B	A140	Pluvialis apricaria			c				C	DD	C	A	B	B
B	A140	Pluvialis apricaria			w				C	DD	C	A	B	B
B	A141	Pluvialis squatarola			c				P	DD	C	B	C	C
B	A141	Pluvialis squatarola			w				P	DD	C	B	C	C
B	A005	Podiceps cristatus			w				R	DD	D	B
B	A008	Podiceps nigricollis			w				R	DD	D	A
B	A249	Riparia riparia			c				C	DD	C	B	C	B
B	A857	Spatula clypeata			w				P	DD	C	A	C	B
B	A193	Sterna hirundo			c				C	DD	C	B	C	C
B	A885	Sternula albifrons			r				P	DD	C	B	C	B
B	A885	Sternula albifrons			c				C	DD	C	B	C	B
B	A210	Streptopelia turtur			c				C	DD	C	B	C	B
B	A210	Streptopelia turtur			r				C	DD	C	B	C	B
B	A440	Sylvia rueppelli			r				P	DD	C	B	B	B
B	A440	Sylvia rueppelli			c				C	DD	C	B	B	B
B	A228	Tachymarptis melba			c				C	DD	C	B	C	B
B	A128	Tetrax tetrax			w				R	DD	C	B	B	C
B	A161	Tringa erythropus			c				C	DD	C	B	C	B
B	A166	Tringa glareola			c				C	DD	C	A	C	A
B	A164	Tringa nebularia			w				P	DD	C	A	C	B
B	A164	Tringa nebularia			c				C	DD	C	B	C	B
B	A165	Tringa ochropus			w				P	DD	C	A	C	B
B	A165	Tringa ochropus			c				P	DD	C	B	C	B
B	A163	Tringa stagnatilis			c				C	DD	C	A	B	A
B	A162	Tringa totanus			w				P	DD	C	B	C	B
B	A162	Tringa totanus			c				C	DD	C	B	C	B
B	A892	Zapornia parva			c				C	DD	C	B	C	B

• Group: A = Amphibians, B = Birds, F = Fish, I = Invertebrates, M = Mammals, P = Plants, R = Reptiles
• S: in case that the data on species are sensitive and therefore have to be blocked for any public access enter: yes
• NP: in case that a species is no longer present in the site enter: x (optional)
• Type: p = permanent, r = reproducing, c = concentration, w = wintering (for plant and non-migratory species use permanent)
• Unit: i = individuals, p = pairs or other units according to the Standard list of population units and codes in accordance with Article 12 and 17 reporting (see reference portal)
• Abundance categories (Cat.): C = common, R = rare, V = very rare, P = present - to fill if data are deficient (DD) or in addition to population size information
• Data quality: G = 'Good' (e.g. based on surveys); M = 'Moderate' (e.g. based on partial data with some extrapolation); P = 'Poor' (e.g. rough estimation); VP = 'Very poor' (use this category only, if not even a rough estimation of the population size can be made, in this case the fields for population size can remain empty, but the field "Abundance categories" has to be filled in)

3.3 Other important species of flora and fauna (optional)

Species					Population in the site				Motivation
Group	CODE	Scientific Name	S	NP	Size		Unit	Cat.	Species Annex		Other categories
					Min	Max		C|R|V|P	IV	V	A	B	C	D
B	A143	Calidris canutus						R			X
B	A143	Calidris canutus						R					X
B	A143	Calidris canutus						R						X
B	A136	Charadrius dubius						C						X
B	A136	Charadrius dubius						C					X
B	A136	Charadrius dubius						P					X
B	A136	Charadrius dubius						P						X
B	A136	Charadrius dubius						C			X
B	A136	Charadrius dubius						P			X
B	A207	Columba oenas						C						X
B	A207	Columba oenas						C			X
B	A207	Columba oenas						C					X
B	A687	Columba palumbus palumbus						C						X
B	A687	Columba palumbus palumbus						C			X
B	A489	Larus fuscus all others						P						X
B	A489	Larus fuscus all others						P			X
B	A152	Lymnocryptes minimus						P			X
B	A152	Lymnocryptes minimus						P					X
B	A152	Lymnocryptes minimus						P						X
B	A435	Oenanthe isabellina						P					X
B	A435	Oenanthe isabellina						P			X
B	A004	Tachybaptus ruficollis						C			X
B	A004	Tachybaptus ruficollis						C						X
B	A004	Tachybaptus ruficollis						C					X

• Group: A = Amphibians, B = Birds, F = Fish, Fu = Fungi, I = Invertebrates, L = Lichens, M = Mammals, P = Plants, R = Reptiles
• CODE: for Birds, Annex IV and V species the code as provided in the reference portal should be used in addition to the scientific name
• S: in case that the data on species are sensitive and therefore have to be blocked for any public access enter: yes
• NP: in case that a species is no longer present in the site enter: x (optional)
• Unit: i = individuals, p = pairs or other units according to the standard list of population units and codes in accordance with Article 12 and 17 reporting, (see reference portal)
• Cat.: Abundance categories: C = common, R = rare, V = very rare, P = present
• Motivation categories: IV, V: Annex Species (Habitats Directive), A: National Red List data; B: Endemics; C: International Conventions; D: other reasons

4. SITE DESCRIPTION

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4.1 General site character

Habitat class	% Cover
Total Habitat Cover	0

Other Site Characteristics

This site is located a few km east of the town of Gytheio and is the innermost place of the Lakonikos Gulf. Evrotas is one of the most historic rivers of Peloponnisos. The river, with a total length of c. 100 km, crosses the historic town of Sparti and plays a significant role in the economy of the area.It is to be pointed out however that in nowdays the natural habitats of the area have been restricted to the river and channel beds and the sea shores while the majority of the Delta surface has be planted by orange trees

4.2 Quality and importance

The area is important for passage waterbirds and passerines, and for breeding and passage raptors. Species of concern include: Plegadis falcinellus and Numenius tenuirostris.

4.3 Threats, pressures and activities with impacts on the site

The most important impacts and activities with high effect on the site

4.4 Ownership (optional)

No information provided

4.5 Documentation (optional)

1)Πορτόλου, Δ., Μπουρδάκης, Σ., Βλάχος, Χ., Καστρίτης, Θ. & Δημαλέξης, Τ. (επιμ.), (2009), Οι Σημαντικές Περιοχές για τα Πουλιά της Ελλάδας: Περιοχές Προτεραιότητας για τη Διατήρηση της Βιοποικιλότητας, Ελληνική Ορνιθολογική Εταιρεία, Αθήνα, ISBN: 978960 & Βλάχος, Χ., ISBN: 97896068611302)Handrinos, G. & Akriotis, T., (2004), Recapture of ringed birds (1985-2004), Hellenic Bird Ringing Centre, ISBN: 96088507033)Zalidis, G. & Mantzavelas, Α. (2006), Inventory of the Greek Wetlands as Natural Resources, ΕΚΒΥ, ISBN: 960751100Χ4)Vasilakis, K., Panayotopoulou, M. & Tsakona, G. (1994), Important Areas for the Birds of Greece. An introduction to important biotopes of Greece, Hellenic Ornithological Society , ISBN: 9608559707 5)Vlachos Ch., Chatzinikos E., Kiousis D., Dimou P., Bontzorlos V., Dedousopoulou E., Braziotis S., Xenos A., Stefanou L. Birtsas P., Vlachaki D. and Kontos K. (version Coordinators) 2015. Updated version of the descriptive database of the Natura 2000 network of the Study 9 «Monitoring and Evaluation of Bird Species Conservation Status in Greece» Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change, Athens, Partnership Consulting Firms" "F.FASOULAS-N.MANTZIOS" EU - RODOULA GEORGE KONSTANTINIDOU - "ATH.TZAKOPOULOS AND Co." EU ", Thessaloniki.6)NATURA 2000 Network descriptive & geographical database (2012). http://www.ypeka.gr/Default.aspxtabid=432&language=el-GR

5. SITE PROTECTION STATUS

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5.1 Designation types at national and regional level (optional):

Code	Cover [%]
GR00	100.00

5.2 Relation of the described site with other sites (optional):

No information provided

5.3 Site designation (optional)

No information provided

6. SITE MANAGEMENT

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6.1 Body(ies) responsible for the site management:

No information provided

6.2 Management Plan(s):

An actual management plan does exist:

	Yes
	No, but in preparation
X	No

6.3 Conservation measures (optional)

No information provided

 

7. MAP OF THE SITE

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