Short abstract from the book: The reed bunting is a common breeding bird along lakes
and bogs all over Denmark. It is a common passage migrant
and a rare winter visitor. In Denmark the first reed bunting
was ringed in 1924, with the greatest numbers ringed in the
second half of the 1980s and the first half of the 1990s. Birds
ringed in most of Denmark have been recovered, fewest in central Jutland and Zealand. The majority of the recovered
reed buntings were ringed in April–May and July–October.
Only five chicks have been recovered. The Danish reed buntings are migratory, with most birds leaving Denmark in
October, travelling SW or SSW. In October the mean position is in the Netherlands, and birds have been recovered in
Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, southern England,
France and Belgium. Most birds have reached their winter
quarters in November. In winter reed buntings have been
recovered from Denmark to Algeria, the majority (57 %)
in France. The mean position of females is south of that of
males. The mean positions indicate that reed buntings have
started their spring migration in March. The spring migration
seems to follow the same route as in autumn. Most birds have
returned to Denmark by the end of April. The mean position between ringing and recovery site for birds ringed in the
breeding season and recovered in a subsequent breeding season
was only 1 km (0–41 km, n=93). Passage migrants from
Norway, Sweden, Finland and Estonia have been recovered
in Denmark, mainly in October and April.
Read more about the species in the chapter from The Danish Bird Migration Atlashere
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