"To the west is the Atlantic Ocean and to the east the Ria de Aveiro . This protected area has around 600 hectares , was created in 1979 and is part of the Special Protection Area of ??Ria de Aveiro. Part of the reserve houses the Environmental Training Center of the Corpo Nacional de Escutas.
Conservation Statutes
Portuguese
Decree -Law nº 41/79, of March 6th - Creates the reserve.
Regulatory Decree nº 46/97, of November 17th - Reclassification of the Protected Area maintaining the previous statute .
Decree-Law nº 384-B/99 - Creates the Special Protection Zone of Aveiro.
Regulatory Decree nº 24/04, of July 12th - Reclassification of the area, changing its limits.
Community
Directive nº 79/409/EEC, of ??April 2.
History
The land where this protected area is located is relatively recent, having acquired its current form between the 10th and 17th centuries , and separate the Ria de Aveiro from the sea . Until the 19th century , these lands were formed by moving sand that made it difficult for plants to settle; at the end of that century, afforestation work began by the Forest Services, which lasted until the 1930s. Before these works, there were numerous swamps in the area , where mosquitoes are found., responsible, for example, for the transmission of malaria . This was one of the causes for the drainage and drying of these zones.
In 1979 , Decree-Law nº 41/79 of March 6 created the São Jacinto Dunes Natural Reserve with the main objective of protecting the dune system and its flora and fauna. In 1997, Regulatory Decree nº 46/97, of November 17th, reclassified the reserve, being managed by the Institute for Nature Conservation.
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The dunes are very fragile structures; as such, it makes perfect sense to safeguard them to prevent the advance of the sea and protect the existing biodiversity , despite the fact that in 1979 , when classifying them, the population of herons existing in the place weighed heavily in the decision-making process. The Reserve is part of the Special Protection Area of ??Ria de Aveiro, an important area for the protection of seabirds
Fauna
On the beach
Fulmar glacial ( Fulmarus glacialis )
Gannet ( Sula Bassana )
White-faced Cormorant ( Phalocrocorax carbo )
Crane ( Larus ridibundus )
Black-winged Gull ( Larus fuscus )
Tridactyla Gull ( Rissa tridactyla )
Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo )
Airo ( Uria aalge )
Great Grebe ( Alca torda )
puffin ( Fratercula artica )
Calhandrinha ( Calandrela brachydactyla ) [ 9 ]
on the primary dune
Interrupted Plover ( Charadrius alexandrinus )
Crested Lark ( Galerida cristata )
Weasel ( Cisticola juncidis )
Pintarroxo ( Carduelis cannabina ) [ 9 ]
in the pateira
Mallard ( Anas platyrhynchos )
Teal ( Anas crecca )
Piadeira ( Anas penelope )
Black duck ( Melanitta nigra )
Red-billed Duck ( Netta rufina )
Pintail ( Anas acuta )
Common Duck ( Aythya ferina )
Brown Duck ( Aythya nyroca )
Egret ( Egretta garzetta )
Great Gray Heron ( Ardea cinerea )
Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia ) [ 9 ]
in the woods
Robin ( Erithacus rubecula )
Great Tit ( Parus cristatus )
Black tit ( Parus ater )
Blue tit ( Parus caeruleus )
Great Tit ( Parus major )
Black Flycatcher ( Ficedula hypoleuca )
Eurasian Hawk ( Accipiter nisus )
Goshawk ( Accipiter gentilis )
Bocage's gecko ( Podarcis bocagei )
Mouse snake ( Malpolon monspessulanus )
Necklaced water snake ( Natrix natrix )"
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This wildwife in this point is scenica because you can see some dunes and the beach.
The panel that put that is protected is good but some people cross the dunes.
Other interesting view is when you go by car to the beach, is the swamp.
The place is very windy.