Examples of what recoveries of birds ringed in Denmark have shown
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Long-distance recoveries Most recoveries of birds ringed in Denmark are recovered from Europe, but sometimes there are single birds from other parts of the world. See some examples. |
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Shelduck Tadorna tadorna In July and August large flocks of shelducks gather in the Wadden Sea, which is an important moulting area for a large part of the north-west European population. The shelduck’s wintering area is, besides the German part of the Wadden Sea, the English Channel area and the Atlantic coast of France. |
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Shoveler Anas clypeata Denmark is passed by shovelers migrating from Sweden, Finland, the Baltic countries and Russia. From Denmark, they move further southwest - a few going all the way to Senegal in west Africa. |
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Marsh harrier Circus aeruginosus The Danish marsh harriers migrate south-west and the migration route goes directly from Denmark through central France and Spain. Some Danish marsh harriers leave Europe via Gibraltar to Africa. |
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Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Some of the Danish woodpigeons are migrants, and outside the breeding season the birds are found in a rather narrow strip from Denmark through north-west Germany, Holland and Belgium to southern France. |
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Linnet Carduelis cannabina The direction of the linnet’s autumn migration is strictly between south-west and south-south-west. 95% of all recoveries are within a 400 km wide band through Holland, Belgium, France and Spain. |