The Lagoon of Antiniotis is an important wetland of Corfu. It covers 400 acres and is comprised of the Kounoufadi marsh and the main lagoon. It is a place filled with wild flowers and reeds, as well as aquatic plants which are not encountered in any other part of the Ionian Islands. More than 90 species of migratory birds have been recorded by scientists in the lagoon of Antiniotis including, among others, herons and cormorants. The rarest species you can find in the region is the otter which lives in large populations in the Lagoon. The scenery is completed by the sixteen different species of orchids found in the lake. The lagoon is also famous for its large fish pond where traditional ways of fishing are used. The fishermen’s catch in the lake is comprised mainly of eels, stripped gray mullets and sea brasses. The lagoon of Antiniotis is united with the sea with two mouths (boukes) while in the southeast of the lake there are freshwater springs.