Yet another update by the ringing station of thePonza Island: “May, a month famous for the so-called 'barrel', that is days of capture with extraordinary numbers, proved even more productive. In the last three weeks, we have ringed about half (approx. 10.000) of the birds captured throughout the season. The day with the highest number of catches was May 5th with approx 1200 birds all entered in a very short amount of time. In the last few days, we have also been maintaining a steady pace of about 400-500 birds per day.
In fact, the full moon has helped to keep the numbers of catches high even in the later hours of the day. The most frequent species are the typical trans-Saharans passing through this period: Greater canapino (Hippolais icterina), Beccafico (Sylvia borin), Sterpazzole (Sylvia communis) and Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata). There is no shortage of species that, although always common, they are less frequent on networks, such as the Calander (Anthus campestris), the Hoopoe (Upupa epops), the Blackcap (Emberiza melanocephala), and the Bee-eater (Merops apiaster).
The most surprising catches because they are rarer are those of European jay (Coracias garrulus) and Smeriglio (Falco columbarius). From 23 April the weather has stabilized, with sunny sunny and warm days, cooled only by a few gusts of wind. We expect it to continue like this until the end of the ringing season 2022 which ends on 26st May"(Source: CISCA ONLUS).
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