New update by the ringing station of thePonza Island: “Plastic, this material which is so resistant, ductile and absolutely ubiquitous it has now contaminated any environment. We are used to seeing the 'plastic continents' accumulated by the currents in the middle of the sea or the pollution due to the less respectful around the green spaces that we frequent, and this time the plastic has reached us too!
Here we are at the tranasetto at the top of the hill, the most exposed in terms of wind, and the wind made a plastic bag end up in one of the bags! At least we were able to recover it and recycle it correctly: a little less plastic free in the environment! But let's go back to the focus of our business: birds!
We are literally at the gates of spring, so the diversity of species increases every day, with new arrivals for the season. For example, in the second part of the week we have ringed the first ones Prispolone (Anthus trivialis) e Straw Forager (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus) of the season. The latter anticipated his arrival at our station by a little: last year, for example, the first specimen of this species did not show up until 11 April! " (source: CISCA ONLUS).