{"id":987618432,"date":"2026-03-01T15:23:31","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T15:23:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/n2c.gr\/mission-to-the-makares-islands\/"},"modified":"2026-03-01T16:04:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T16:04:38","slug":"mission-to-the-makares-islands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/n2c.gr\/en\/mission-to-the-makares-islands\/","title":{"rendered":"Mission to the Makares-Islands"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On February 24th, the NCC team visited the island of Agios Nik\u00f3laos of the island group of M\u00e1kares east of Naxos, in order to install microphones, trail cameras and PTZ cameras on the Yelkouan shearwater colony. The goal is to study the breeding phenology of the species using modern remote monitoring technologies. The effort will continue with regular visits within the following months. <\/p>\n\n<p>Click here for a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.azalas.de\/en\/makares-wonderful-island\/\">description of the island and more photos from the expedition<\/a>.<a href=\"http:\/\/azalas.de\/\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#foogallery-gallery-987618428 .fg-image { width: 1500px; }\n#foogallery-gallery-987618428 { --fg-gutter: 10px; }<\/style>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"foogallery foogallery-container foogallery-default foogallery-lightbox-foogallery fg-center fg-default fg-ready fg-dark fg-shadow-medium fg-loading-default fg-loaded-fade-in fg-caption-always fg-light-overlays\" id=\"foogallery-gallery-987618428\" data-foogallery=\"{&quot;item&quot;:{&quot;showCaptionTitle&quot;:true,&quot;showCaptionDescription&quot;:true},&quot;lazy&quot;:true}\" data-foogallery-lightbox=\"{&quot;theme&quot;:&quot;fg-dark&quot;,&quot;thumbs&quot;:&quot;bottom&quot;,&quot;thumbsCaptions&quot;:false,&quot;thumbsBestFit&quot;:false,&quot;thumbsSmall&quot;:false,&quot;thumbsCaptionsAlign&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;info&quot;:&quot;bottom&quot;,&quot;infoVisible&quot;:true,&quot;infoOverlay&quot;:true,&quot;infoAlign&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;autoProgress&quot;:6,&quot;autoProgressStart&quot;:true,&quot;hoverButtons&quot;:false,&quot;fitMedia&quot;:true,&quot;noScrollbars&quot;:false,&quot;preserveButtonSpace&quot;:true,&quot;buttons&quot;:{&quot;fullscreen&quot;:true,&quot;info&quot;:true,&quot;thumbs&quot;:false},&quot;video&quot;:{&quot;autoPlay&quot;:true}}\" style=\"--fg-title-line-clamp: 3; --fg-description-line-clamp: 2;\" >\n\t<div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/n2c.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Makares-2_2026-02-24.jpeg\" data-caption-title=\"View from the top of the island \u00c1gios Nik\u00f3laos to the west. In the background the island of Naxos.\" data-attachment-id=\"987618421\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"View from the top of the island \u00c1gios Nik\u00f3laos to the west. In the background the island of Naxos.\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/n2c.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2026\/03\/Makares-2_2026-02-24\/2661465944.jpeg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%221500%22%20height%3D%221000%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201500%201000%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">View from the top of the island \u00c1gios Nik\u00f3laos to the west. In the background the island of Naxos.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/n2c.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Makares-1_2026-02-24.jpeg\" data-caption-title=\"Looking to the northeast from the top over the small bay on the eastern side of the island where the inflatable boat of NCC is anchored. Directly in front of us  the drop of the cliff of 50 m.\" data-attachment-id=\"987618419\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Looking to the northeast from the top over the small bay on the eastern side of the island where the inflatable boat of NCC is anchored. Directly in front of us  the drop of the cliff of 50 m.\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/n2c.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2026\/03\/Makares-1_2026-02-24\/2442119348.jpeg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%221500%22%20height%3D%221000%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201500%201000%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Looking to the northeast from the top over the small bay on the eastern side of the island where the inflatable boat of NCC is anchored. Directly in front of us  the drop of the cliff of 50 m.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/n2c.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Makares-3_2026-02-24.jpeg\" data-caption-title=\"attaching a microphone for recording the birds\" data-attachment-id=\"987618423\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"attaching a microphone for recording the birds\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/n2c.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2026\/03\/Makares-3_2026-02-24\/2681581223.jpeg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%221500%22%20height%3D%221000%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201500%201000%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">attaching a microphone for recording the birds<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/n2c.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Makares-4_2026-02-24.jpeg\" data-caption-title=\"This staircase is the only way to get from the southern part of the island to the northern part.\" data-attachment-id=\"987618425\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"This staircase is the only way to get from the southern part of the island to the northern part.\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/n2c.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2026\/03\/Makares-4_2026-02-24\/3533797375.jpeg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%221500%22%20height%3D%221000%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201500%201000%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">This staircase is the only way to get from the southern part of the island to the northern part.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/n2c.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Makares-5_2026-02-24.jpeg\" data-caption-title=\"Here, a camera and a microphone are installed at the entrance to a nesting site of Yelkouan shearwaters.\" data-attachment-id=\"987618427\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Here, a camera and a microphone are installed at the entrance to a nesting site of Yelkouan shearwaters.\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/n2c.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2026\/03\/Makares-5_2026-02-24\/3554043392.jpeg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%221500%22%20height%3D%221000%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201500%201000%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Here, a camera and a microphone are installed at the entrance to a nesting site of Yelkouan shearwaters.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On February 24th, the NCC team visited the island of Agios Nik\u00f3laos of the island group of M\u00e1kares east of Naxos, in order to install microphones, trail cameras and PTZ cameras on the Yelkouan shearwater colony. The goal is to study the breeding phenology of the species using modern remote monitoring technologies. 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