Short abstract from the book: In Denmark the black stork has been a rare breeding bird
since the beginning of twentieth century – since 1953 it has
bred only occasionally. The first black stork was ringed in
1907 and in total 128 birds have been ringed. Thirty-six
have been recovered, all ringed as chicks. The black storks
departed from Denmark in August–September, with the
first reported from southern Spain on 31 August. Most
birds migrated SW through western Germany and France.
However, some went SE and were reported from the Czech
Republic, Hungary and Romania. Of four brood mates
recovered in their first autumn, two went SW and two SE.
There is only one recovery from the winter period, from
southern France. In August 2001 a young ringed bird was
observed in Denmark. The bird was ringed a few months
previously in the Czech Republic.
The majority of the recovered black storks were reported
as shot. The recovery frequency of the black stork (28 %)
was much higher than that of the white stork at that time
(6–8 %).
Read more about the species in the chapter from The Danish Bird Migration Atlashere
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