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

GR4220030

1.3 Site name

DYTIKI MILOS, ANTIMILOS, POLYAIGOS KAI NISIDES

1.4 First Compilation date

2009-06

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:	2010-03
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:	24.399190
Latitude:	36.680809

2.2 Area [ha]

9171.6600

2.3 Marine area [%]

0.0800

2.4 Sitelength [km] (optional):

No information provided

2.5 Administrative region code and name

NUTS level 2 code	Region Name
GR42	Notio Aigaio

2.6 Biogeographical Region(s)

Mediterranean

(0.00 %)

Marine 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	A168	Actitis hypoleucos			c				P	DD
B	A247	Alauda arvensis			w				P	DD
B	A247	Alauda arvensis			c				P	DD	C	B	C	B
B	A053	Anas platyrhynchos			p	1	1	p		G		B
B	A255	Anthus campestris			c				P	DD
B	A226	Apus apus			c				P	DD	D
B	A226	Apus apus			r				P	DD	D
B	A028	Ardea cinerea			c				P	DD	C	B	C	B
B	A059	Aythya ferina			c				P	DD		B
B	A059	Aythya ferina			w				P	DD	C	B	C	B
B	A133	Burhinus oedicnemus			c				P	DD
B	A087	Buteo buteo			p	2	4	p		G	C	B	C	B
B	A243	Calandrella brachydactyla			c				P		D	B
B	A144	Calidris alba			c				P	DD
B	A149	Calidris alpina			c	8	8	i		G	D	B
B	A149	Calidris alpina			w				P	DD		B
B	A147	Calidris ferruginea			c				P	DD		B
B	A145	Calidris minuta			c				P	DD		B
B	A861	Calidris pugnax			c				P	DD
B	A146	Calidris temminckii			c				P	DD
B	A224	Caprimulgus europaeus			c				P	DD		A
B	A138	Charadrius alexandrinus			c				P	DD	C	B	C	B
B	A137	Charadrius hiaticula			c				P	DD
B	A080	Circaetus gallicus			c				P	DD	C	A	C	B
B	A082	Circus cyaneus			w				P	DD	C	A	C	B
B	A082	Circus cyaneus			c				P	DD	C	A	C	B
B	A083	Circus macrourus			c				P	DD	C	B	C	B
B	A113	Coturnix coturnix			c				P	DD
B	A036	Cygnus olor			w				P	DD
B	A738	Delichon urbicum (urbica)			c				P	DD	D	B
B	A738	Delichon urbicum (urbica)			r				P	DD	D	B
B	A026	Egretta garzetta			c				P	DD	C	B	C	B
B	A447	Emberiza caesia			c				P	DD	D	A
B	A447	Emberiza caesia			r				P	DD	D	A
B	A379	Emberiza hortulana			c				P	DD
B	A100	Falco eleonorae			r	24	24	p		G	C	A	C	B
B	A103	Falco peregrinus			p	1	1	p		G	D	A
B	A097	Falco vespertinus			c				P	DD		A
B	A321	Ficedula albicollis			c				P	DD
B	A320	Ficedula parva			c				P	DD
B	A125	Fulica atra			c				P	DD		A
B	A125	Fulica atra			w				P	DD	C	B	C	B
B	A153	Gallinago gallinago			c				P	DD
B	A002	Gavia arctica			c				P	DD
B	A130	Haematopus ostralegus			c				P	DD
B	A131	Himantopus himantopus			r				P	DD	D	B
B	A131	Himantopus himantopus			c				P	DD	D	B
B	A439	Hippolais olivetorum			c				P	DD	D	B
B	A439	Hippolais olivetorum			r				P	DD	D	B
B	A251	Hirundo rustica			c				P	DD	D	B
B	A251	Hirundo rustica			r				P	DD	D	B
B	A862	Hydrocoloeus minutus			c				P	DD
B	A022	Ixobrychus minutus			c				P	DD
B	A233	Jynx torquilla			c				P	DD
B	A338	Lanius collurio			c				P	DD		C
B	A339	Lanius minor			c				P	DD
B	A156	Limosa limosa			c				P	DD		B
B	A855	Mareca penelope			c				P	DD	C	B	C	B
B	A855	Mareca penelope			w				P	DD	C	B	C	B
B	A230	Merops apiaster			c				P	DD		B
B	A875	Microcarbo pygmaeus			c				P	DD
B	A260	Motacilla flava			c				P	DD		B
B	A023	Nycticorax nycticorax			c				P	DD
B	A337	Oriolus oriolus			c				P	DD
B	A094	Pandion haliaetus			c				P	DD		B
B	A355	Passer hispaniolensis			c				P	DD
B	A072	Pernis apivorus			c				P	DD		B
B	A392	Phalacrocorax aristotelis desmarestii			p	90	100	i		M	C	A	C	B
B	A391	Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis			c				P	DD
B	A391	Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis			w				P	DD
B	A663	Phoenicopterus roseus			c				P	DD		B
B	A005	Podiceps cristatus			c				P	DD	C	B	C	B
B	A008	Podiceps nigricollis			w				P	DD		B
B	A008	Podiceps nigricollis			c				P	DD		B
B	A119	Porzana porzana			c				P	DD
B	A249	Riparia riparia			c				P	DD
B	A210	Streptopelia turtur			c				P	DD	D	B
B	A210	Streptopelia turtur			r				P	DD	D	B
B	A228	Tachymarptis melba			r				P	DD	D	A
B	A228	Tachymarptis melba			c				P	DD	D	A
B	A161	Tringa erythropus			c				P	DD
B	A166	Tringa glareola			c				P	DD		B
B	A164	Tringa nebularia			c				P	DD		B
B	A165	Tringa ochropus			c				P	DD		B
B	A165	Tringa ochropus			w				P	DD		B
B	A163	Tringa stagnatilis			c				P	DD		B
B	A162	Tringa totanus			w				P	DD		B
B	A162	Tringa totanus			c				P	DD		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
P		Centaurea raphanina ssp. mixta						R				X
B	A136	Charadrius dubius						P						X
B	A136	Charadrius dubius						P					X
B	A136	Charadrius dubius						P			X
B	A207	Columba oenas						P			X
B	A207	Columba oenas						P						X
B	A207	Columba oenas						P					X
B	A687	Columba palumbus palumbus						P						X
B	A687	Columba palumbus palumbus						P			X
P		Dianthus fruticosus						C				X
B	A152	Lymnocryptes minimus						P						X
B	A152	Lymnocryptes minimus						P					X
B	A152	Lymnocryptes minimus						P			X
P		Nepeta melissifolia						R				X
B	A435	Oenanthe isabellina						P					X
B	A435	Oenanthe isabellina						P			X
P		Orchis papilionacea						P						X
B	A006	Podiceps grisegena						P						X
B	A006	Podiceps grisegena						P			X
B	A006	Podiceps grisegena						P					X
P		Silene kythnia						R				X
B	A004	Tachybaptus ruficollis			1	1	p				X
B	A004	Tachybaptus ruficollis			1	1	p						X
B	A004	Tachybaptus ruficollis			1	1	p							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
N01	2.43
N02	0.57
N08	73.29
N09	10.07
N12	2.94
N21	10.35
N23	0.36
Total Habitat Cover	100.01

Other Site Characteristics

The vegetation is characterized mainly by phrygana, maquis and secondly by cultivations. Amongst the maquis, the dominant species are the Pistacia lentiscus and Juniperus phoenicea. In the valleys, mainly, small patches with olive trees (Olea europea), carob trees (Ceratonia siliqua) and Quercus coccifera are found. Small patches with Arbutus unedo and Juniperus oxycedrus ssp. Macrocarpa are also present in the area. Along the waterstreams there are communities with Nerium oleander, Myrtus communis, Juncus spp. and Carex sp. Geologically speaking, the island had been an active volcano till the middle of Quaternary. It consists of Plio-Pleistocene volcanic rocks and in small areas of Pliocene limestones. There are also a lot of minerals, mainly products of the older volcanic activity. Quarrying activity in nowadays is limited and fully controlled, taking into consideration the environmental concerns.Quite a large number of archeological sites (mesolithic settlements in many cases) occur in the area.The island of Antimilos is located on the west side of the Aegean Volcanic arc. It belongs to the island group of Milos in Cyclades. Geologically, it was an active volcano till the beginning of Quaternary. It totally consists of Pliocene and Pleistocene volcanic rocks. On the top of the island an old, non-active, caldera can be seen. The vegetation is phrygana and dry maquis. There are intermittent streams on the island. On the top, at a height of 670m, there is a small hollow area with standing water during spring time, most likely it is a temporary pond. An old water reservoir, which dates back to World War II, and two buildings are the only constructions by the top. Today the island is uninhabited but there are signs of previous cultivations and settlements. The coastline is rocky and there is only one pebble beach only on the south side. The sea surrounding the island is not deep, but the depth between Antimilos and the island of Milos can exceed 200 m. In the marine area (20% of the site), there are Posidonia beds and near the island there are shallow reefs with a rocky substrate with Cymnodocea beds. We have used habitat type 1240 to describe the vegetated sea cliffs but not necessarily with the plant communities of Euphorbia sp., Limonium sp. etc.Falco eleonorae population values are based on LIFE - Nature «Δράσεις προστασίας για τον Μαυροπετρίτη Falco eleonorae στην Ελλάδα» (LIFE03 NAT/GR/000091)

4.2 Quality and importance

The western part of Milos and the islets of Antimilos, Polyaigos are rather untouched by human development, therefore they are very important sites for birds and other species. More specifically, a large colony of Eleonora's Falcons nests in the area, while Shags and Bonelli's Eagle are also found in good numbers. During migration period, the area is used as a resting and feeding station for many migrants (herons, waders, passerines), while Chivadolimni lagoon holds wintering populations of wildfowl. It is also one of the few islands of the Cyclades that can support breeding pairs of species like the Little Grebe and the Mallard. Finally, Milos and Antimilos are home to the endemic Milos Viper.

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)Handrinos, G. & Akriotis, T., (1997), The Birds of Greece, Christopher HELM publishers, A & C Black, London, ISBN: 07136392962)Handrinos, G. & Akriotis, T., (2004), Recapture of ringed birds (1985-2004), Hellenic Bird Ringing Centre, ISBN: 96088507033)Dimalexis, A., Bousbouras, D., Kastritis, T., Manolopoulos, A. & Saravia, V. (editors), (2009). Final project report for the evaluation of 69 Important Bird Areas as Special Protection Areas. Hellenic Ministry for the Environment, Physical Planningand Public Works, Athens4)Δημαλέξης, Α. Μπούσμπουρας, Δ., Καστρίτης, Θ., Μανωλόπουλος, Α. & Saravia, V, (2009), Τελική αναφορά προγράμματος επαναξιολόγησης 69 σημαντικών περιοχών για τα πουλιά για τον χαρακτηρισμό τους ως Ζωνών Ειδικής Προστασίας της Ορνιθοπανίδας5)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)Κακαλής, E., (2009), Πρόγραμμα επαναξιολόγησης 69 Σημαντικών Περιοχών για τα Πουλιά για τον χαρακτηρισμό τους ως Ζωνών Ειδικής Προστασίας της ορνιθοπανίδας. Σύνταξη σχεδίων δράσης για την προστασία των ειδών προτεραιότητας, ΥΠΕΧΩΔΕ7)NATURA 2000 Network descriptive & geographical database (2012). http://www.ypeka.gr/Default.aspxtabid=432&language=el-GR2)Ελληνική Ορνιθολογική Εταιρεία (2007) Βάση Δεδομένων Μαυροπετρίτη (2004-7). LIFE - Nature «Δράσεις προστασίας για τον Μαυροπετρίτη Falco eleonorae στην Ελλάδα» (LIFE03 NAT/GR/000091)

5. SITE PROTECTION STATUS

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

Code	Cover [%]
GR21	9.30
IN06	100.00

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

Designated at national or regional level:

Type code	Site name	Type	Cover [%]
GR21	Antimilos Kykladon	*	9.30

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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