Apsalos and Moglenitsa gorges - Map Area - Hellenic Ornithological Society

Criteria: B2, C6
Coordinates: 40° 51' 11.305" N 22° 8' 8.768" E	Altitude: 100-379 m	Area: 6111 ha
Region: Kentriki Makedonia		Prefecture: Pella

MEMORANDUM

Map:

Site description:

This is a sub-mountainous area in the prefecture of Pella, located northeast of Edessa. It includes two small river valleys with riparian forest and two small rocky outcrops, the hilly region between the valleys as well as the surrounding hills which are dominated by shrubland, grasslands and transition habitats to woodland and scrub (mainly Quercus spp.).

The area’s riverine forests, riverbeds and streambeds, the scattered rocky outcrops and small gorges, together with the oak forests and the surrounding open land form a mosaic of habitats hosting many bird species. Human activities include extensive agriculture, tree plantations, livestock breeding, small-scale mining activities and recreation.

Habitats:

Grassland (35.3 %), Shrubland (24.6 %), Artificial landscape (22.1 %), Forest (16.9 %), Wetland (inland) (1 %)

Birds:

An important area for breeding raptors and passerines characteristic of mixed forest and pasture.

Species	Year	Season Status	Abundance	Minimum Population	Maximum Population	Units	Data accuracy	Criteria 2000
Ardea cinerea	2003-7	R		7	8	P	A
Milvus migrans	2004-7	B		1	0	P	B
Neophron percnopterus	2004-5	non-B		2	2	I	A
Buteo rufinus	2004-7	R		1	2	P	A
Clanga pomarina	2005-7	B		2	0	P	B
Hieraaetus pennatus	2004-7	B		1	0	P	B
Coracias garrulus	2004-7	B		2	0	P	A
Merops apiaster	2004-7	B	C				B
Hippolais olivetorum	1996	B	F				U	B2, C6

Protection Status:

• SCI: GR1240005 Stena Apsalou - Moglenitsas (6,111 ha, 100 %)

• WR: Periochi Kara Ntourou Dimou Amyntaiou (736 ha, 100 %)

Conservation issues:

Conservation issues: The illegal use of poisoned baits is a frequent problem posing a serious threat to raptor species occurring in the area, as well as disturbance caused by recreation activities at the riverbed of Moglenitsas. Human interventions in the riparian forests of the site result in the degradation of habitats which are important to protected bird species. The gradual abandonment of extensive agriculture and livestock breeding practices reduces prey availability for scavenging raptors. The construction of a feeding table would benefit the conservation of these species.

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