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Filfla Islet Nature Reserve and Bird Sanctuary - BirdForum Opus


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Malta

Overview

Landing on Filfla is allowed only by permit from the Environment Ministry in Valletta but the islet, 8km off the south coast of Malta, can be viewed from a boat. This rocky islet, only 6ha in extent, has steep cliffs and boulder-strewn slopes but little vegetation.

Birds

Notable Species

One of the Mediterranean's largest colonies of European Storm-petrel can be found here as well as Cory's Shearwater, possibly Yelkouan Shearwater, and Yellow-legged Gull.

Check-list

Birds you can see here include:

Cory's Shearwater, Yelkouan Shearwater, European Storm Petrel, Yellow-legged Gull

Other Wildlife

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Site Information

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Nature Reserves in Malta

Content and images originally posted by Steve

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