Azov-Syvash National Nature Park
Steppe islands, brackish lagoon and migratory birds on Ukraine's Azov coast
Access: currently not possible. This area has been affected by the war in Ukraine, and conditions may differ from the description.
Byriuchyi Island, linked to the mainland by the narrow Fedotova Spit, and the islands of Syvash Bay protect southern steppe on the northwestern Sea of Azov. More than a million birds pass through each year.
Things to do
- WildlifeWatch migratory birds on Byriuchyi Island, an important resting spot on the flyway
- On footWalk the narrow Fedotova Spit onto the island's sand-and-shell plains
- WildlifeLook for red deer, fallow deer and mouflon on Byriuchyi Island
- WildlifeScan the reed beds along the Utlyutsky estuary for wetland birds