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ABOUT

Granite shoulders rise sharply above the Gravona valley, and it is here, in the chestnut-clad hills around Ucciani, that the island's interior reveals its true character. This is the heart of Corse Regional Nature Park: a rugged mosaic of Corsican pine, holm oak and sweet chestnut groves, threaded by clear torrents that tumble down from higher ridges. The climate is Mediterranean-montane, with a pronounced summer dry season that bleaches the maquis to silver-green and slows the streams to a whisper, while autumn rains and spring meltwater bring the gullies back to life. That rhythm shapes everything. In the dense evergreen scrub and open woodland, birds of prey ride the thermals above the ridgelines, woodland songbirds and small forest mammals work the understory, and the rocky, scrubby slopes shelter reptiles and insects adapted to heat and drought. It is a landscape of texture and contrast rather than lushness — stone, thorn, resin and dry earth.

For photographers and birdwatchers, the appeal lies in that very austerity. Early morning and late afternoon light rakes across the granite, picking out the grain of the maquis and the silhouettes of soaring raptors against a pale sky. Spring is the season of movement and song, when migratory passerines flood the woodland edges and the air is loud with territorial calls; autumn brings clearer light and quieter trails, ideal for patient observation of resident birds and shy mammals. Access is largely on foot, via the network of marked paths that climb from the valley floor toward the higher forest, rewarding those who start early and walk slowly. Bring long lenses for the ridgelines, patience for the dense scrub, and respect for a protected landscape where wildlife sets the pace.

WILDLIFE

Month

Type

Bearded Vulture

Gypaetus barbatus

Aquila chrysaetos

Red-legged Partridge

European Nightjar

Caprimulgus europaeus

Tachymarptis melba

Cuculus canorus

Common Wood Pigeon

Columba palumbus

European Turtle Dove

Streptopelia turtur

Eurasian Collared Dove

Streptopelia decaocto

Tachybaptus ruficollis

Eurasian Dotterel

Eudromias morinellus

Yellow-legged Gull

Larus michahellis

African Sacred Ibis

Threskiornis aethiopicus

European Honey Buzzard

Pernis apivorus

Griffon Vulture

Eurasian Sparrowhawk

Accipiter nisus

Western Marsh Harrier

Circus aeruginosus

Eurasian Scops Owl

European Bee-eater

Merops apiaster

Eurasian Wryneck

Great Spotted Woodpecker

Dendrocopos major

Falco tinnunculus

Eleonora's Falcon

Falco eleonorae

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

Woodchat Shrike

Red-backed Shrike

Lanius collurio

Garrulus glandarius

Red-billed Chough

Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax

Pyrrhocorax graculus

Eurasian Blue Tit

Cyanistes caeruleus

Lullula arborea

Eurasian Skylark

Alauda arvensis

Riparia riparia

Eurasian Crag Martin

Ptyonoprogne rupestris

Hirundo rustica

Western House Martin

Delichon urbicum

Cetti's Warbler

Long-tailed Tit

Aegithalos caudatus

Yellow-browed Warbler

Phylloscopus inornatus

Common Chiffchaff

Phylloscopus collybita

Eurasian Blackcap

Sylvia atricapilla

Sardinian Warbler

Curruca melanocephala

Moltoni's Warbler

Curruca subalpina

Marmora's Warbler

Dartford Warbler

Common Firecrest

Regulus ignicapilla

Regulus regulus

Troglodytes troglodytes

Corsican Nuthatch

Sitta whiteheadi

Eurasian Treecreeper

Certhia familiaris

Common Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

Spotless Starling

Sturnus unicolor

Turdus philomelos

Turdus viscivorus

Common Blackbird

Turdus torquatus

Spotted Flycatcher

Muscicapa striata

Erithacus rubecula

Phoenicurus ochruros

Common Redstart

Phoenicurus phoenicurus

Common Rock Thrush

Monticola saxatilis

Blue Rock Thrush

Monticola solitarius

European Stonechat

Saxicola rubicola

Northern Wheatear

Oenanthe oenanthe

White-throated Dipper

Cinclus cinclus

Petronia petronia

Spanish Sparrow

Passer hispaniolensis

Italian Sparrow

Alpine Accentor

Prunella collaris

Prunella modularis

Western Yellow Wagtail

Motacilla flava

Motacilla cinerea

Anthus campestris

Anthus pratensis

Anthus spinoletta

Eurasian Chaffinch

Fringilla coelebs

Fringilla montifringilla

Coccothraustes coccothraustes

European Greenfinch

Chloris chloris

Linaria cannabina

Loxia curvirostra

European Goldfinch

Carduelis carduelis

Carduelis corsicana

Serinus serinus

Eurasian Siskin

Emberiza cirlus

Anas platyrhynchos

Common Pheasant

Phasianus colchicus

Coturnix coturnix

Greater Flamingo

Phoenicopterus roseus

Common Sandpiper

Actitis hypoleucos

Tringa glareola

Slender-billed Gull

Chroicocephalus genei

Black-headed Gull

Chroicocephalus ridibundus

Ichthyaetus audouinii

Scopoli's Shearwater

Calonectris diomedea

Gulosus aristotelis

Ardeola ralloides

Pandion haliaetus

Hieraaetus pennatus

Montagu's Harrier

Circus pygargus

Common Kingfisher

Red-footed Falcon

Falco vespertinus

Falco columbarius

Eurasian Golden Oriole

Oriolus oriolus

Western Jackdaw

Coloeus monedula

Phylloscopus trochilus

Great Reed Warbler

Acrocephalus arundinaceus

Zitting Cisticola

Cisticola juncidis

Common Whitethroat

Curruca communis

Tichodroma muraria

Common Nightingale

Luscinia megarhynchos

European Pied Flycatcher

Ficedula hypoleuca

Saxicola rubetra

Eurasian Tree Sparrow

Passer montanus

Anthus trivialis

Emberiza calandra

Gallinula chloropus

Eurasian Woodcock

Scolopax rusticola

Green Sandpiper

Tringa ochropus

Barolo Shearwater

Puffinus baroli

Great Cormorant

Phalacrocorax carbo

Black-crowned Night Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

Short-toed Snake Eagle

Circaetus gallicus

Bonelli's Eagle

Aquila fasciata

Lophophanes cristatus

Eastern Red-rumped Swallow

Cecropis daurica

Eurasian Nuthatch

Short-toed Treecreeper

Certhia brachydactyla

African Stonechat

Saxicola torquatus

White-winged Snowfinch

Montifringilla nivalis

Emberiza citrinella

Western Red Deer

Lepus europaeus

European Rabbit

Oryctolagus cuniculus

European Fat Dormouse

Long-tailed Field Mouse

Apodemus sylvaticus

Rattus norvegicus

West European Hedgehog

Erinaceus europaeus

Güldenstädt's White-toothed Shrew

Crocidura gueldenstaedtii

Geoffroy's Myotis

Myotis emarginatus

Savi's Pipistrelle

Eurasian Wild Boar

European Mouflon

Ovis aries musimon

European Garden Dormouse

Eliomys quercinus

Lesser White-toothed Shrew

Crocidura suaveolens

Schreibers's Long-fingered Bat

Miniopterus schreibersii

Bechstein's Myotis

Myotis bechsteinii

Brandt's Myotis

Myotis brandtii

Long-fingered Myotis

Myotis capaccinii

Daubenton's Myotis

Myotis daubentonii

Common Whiskered Myotis

Myotis mystacinus

Natterer's Myotis

Myotis nattereri

Greater Noctule

Nyctalus lasiopterus

Leisler's Noctule

Nyctalus leisleri

Kuhl's Pipistrelle

Pipistrellus kuhlii

Nathusius's Pipistrelle

Pipistrellus nathusii

Common Pipistrelle

Pipistrellus pipistrellus

Soprano Pipistrelle

Pipistrellus pygmaeus

Western Barbastelle

Barbastella barbastellus

Brown Long-eared Bat

Plecotus auritus

Gray Long-eared Bat

Plecotus austriacus

Alpine Long-eared Bat

Plecotus macrobullaris

Mediterranean Horseshoe Bat

Rhinolophus euryale

Greater Horseshoe Bat

Rhinolophus ferrumequinum

Lesser Horseshoe Bat

Rhinolophus hipposideros

Striped Dolphin

Stenella coeruleoalba

Lepus corsicanus

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Natural environment

Corse Regional Nature Park

Generally mild conditions, with noticeable seasonal changes.

Usual climateTemperate with dry, mild summersUpland · Mountain · Lowland

Average annual temperature 10.5 °C Average of the twelve monthly means

Average elevation 1,026 m Upland

Climate pattern Temperate with dry, mild summers Main environment around this hotspot

A year of temperatures

Monthly means, with the coldest and warmest highlighted

Monthly minimum · February 3.2 °C Monthly maximum · July 19.6 °C

Global temperature scale

−40°−20°0°20°40°

Terrain and elevation

1,026 m · Upland

Average terrain elevation estimate across the hotspot; the figure does not represent its highest summits.

Elevation scale

1,026 m

02,0004,0006,0008,000m

Upland

Long-term climate averages, not live weather.

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