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The migrations that carry every autumn and spring million aquatic birds us from the Nordic regions towards the svernamento zones and nidificazione, interest the Sicily that it represents a nevralgico point in the migratory routes of much species. The migrations of aquatic birds have us large way a course the north-est/sud-west. The destinations of the birds that journey in Sicily are in particular the great humid zones of Tunisia. Vendicari is found in a strategic position along this route, in how much represents the last earth border with the characteristics appropriated before the definitive leap of 350 km until the coasts Africans.

 

The summery presences

During the summery period, because of the strong evaporation and of the lack of outlet channels that allow the riflusso of waters, the marshes of Vendicari are for the greater part buckets with the exception of isolated puddles to the marsh center. In this period some migratory flocks of "premature" are present, are enough frequent, in fact, the presence of gossipy, chiurli greater and smaller, some tens of avocette, totani Moors and pantane. Beyond to these groups it is possible to observe a sure number of individuals that have interrupted the migration and that they pass the summer without riprodursi sostando to Vendicari. Of norm draft of aironi cenerini, garzette, flocks of real gulls and also some ten of the rare run gulls.

In summer a massive passage of fratini (in some cases also some thousand is recorded also) and from July half the rose-colored gulls. From half August large groups of ciconiformi are succeeded: aironi cenerini, garzette and above all the rare ones spato them (of which they are available by now not more than 2000 braces perhaps) that they are sure the more fascinating presences in how much to Vendicari is only possible to observe them in numerous groups therefore. Some individuals of cicogna black are observable also and more very rarely than cicogna white woman.

Towards the August end they can be sighted small group of ducks, alzavole and marzaiole, groups consisting of mignattini and sgreater tern. With first rains they arrive to migliaia gambecchi and piovanelli pancianera and in less numerous groups the piovanelli, the piro-piro, the pivieressa, the piovanello greater, the pittima smaller.

Autumnal Presences

The beginning of the autumn sanctions for Vendicari the moment of the arrival of the greater number of ducks. Between of they they detach the volpoche, undoubtedly beautifulst, than to case they have not been chosen like symbol of the reservoir. In advanced autumn they begin to arrive also large groups of common gulls, between which numerous coming from coralline gulls from east and the Black Mar distinguish themselves also. The autumnal months, moreover, are sure most favorable for the sight of the fenicotteri, than coming from from France of the North, sostano in the Reservoir, thanks to an atmosphere particularly adapted to their feeding, before catching up the zones of reproduction in Tunisia. In the moments of maximum concentration if they can some observe also some hundred in contemporary. Rare times, between ducks and large trampolieri, the fortune can be had to sight some copy of crane.

Winter Presences

With the December month the marshes are filled up literally of folaghe, usually present (if the level of marshes enough is elevated) with some thousand of individuals. In this period the maximum concentration of Volpoche is recorded also , than coming from from the Black Mar, they will remain until February. They complete the picture of the Small ducks some ten of Svassi and in Greater smaller number the Svassi. The limicoli presents in the depths of winter, solitamenti in small small group of Fratino, Gambecchio, pancianera and Gossipy Piovanello. A lot interesting is the presence of the Gull saffron that is observable in only elevated number therefore in the Southeastern Sicily. Particular hosts of this period are, moreover,the Upupa and the Pettazzurro, than normally svernano in Africa, mentra to little tens of meters from the coast is often stopped to fish the Gannets and on the Island the Stercorari.

Primaverili presences

In spring, while they begin to diminish the presences of the svernanti birds, the first flocks begin to catch a glimpse themselves that head towards the nidificazione places. To February they above all pass Marzaiole to continuous big waves in flocks from 50/100 individuals. With the end of March and the beginning of You open them begins the period of greater traffic. Between the limicoli the Knights of Italy, Chiurli, Albastrelli pass Smalland Greater, Pantane and Totani Moors. Between the laridi: Mignattini common and alibianche, Sterne to zampenere and Gabbianelli. Between the rapaci diurnal: Hawks of swamp and Hawks fishermen; between the trampolieri: Garzette, Sgarze, Aironi red, Spatole and Fenicotteri. In the campaigns around marshes, the crowding is not from less: tortore, cuculi, upupe. The passeriformi invade the rebellions of the trees: Common Luì large andgreens , Nannies and from the collar, Codirossi, To have them capirosse, Culbianchi and finally rondini and rondoni fill up the sky. The half of May is of the caradriformi: gambecchi, piovanelli, piovanelli tridatti them, voltapietre and pivieresse.

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