MOUNDA BEACH
This glorious stretch of beach is 2.8 km long with Kaminia beach at the other end. It is on the southeast coast of Kefalonia, near Skala. The sand shelves gently into the sea which allows the loggerhead turtles easy access to the back of the beach for egg laying. Beyond the back of the beach are sand dunes which lead to wonderful scrubland and then the cliffs. The wonderful Wildlife sense volunteers patrol the back of the beach and mark with sticks and tape the position of the turtle nests for protection, so please, no umbrellas at the back. Once on the beach, if you venture left and walk to the end of the beach, you will find the naturist area.
Apart from the loggerhead turtles, you can also find green toads and marsh frogs where the freshwater trickles from the clumps of bamboo and makes its way to the sea. In the dunes, little ringed plovers' nest and chase away anyone who gets too close. In the scrubland there are numerous grasshoppers and crickets, as well as mantids, and butterflies. Blackcaps and stonechats also frequent this area. In the cliffs, bee-eaters nest in the tunnels they excavate, while sparrowhawks fly through and kestrels and buzzards search for prey. The local farmer allows his small flock of sheep to graze the scrubland, so you will be serenaded by the sheep bells.