Short abstract from the book: The pintail is a rare breeding bird in Denmark. The first
pintails were ringed in 1908 by H.C.C. Mortensen in duck
decoys (at Fanø), and since that time this catching method
have been the most important. The highest numbers were
ringed during the 1960s–1970s. Some pintails of the Danish
breeding population have been recovered, but the majority are
passage migrants from Russia. From Denmark the migration
path is SW and recoveries are found mainly along the Atlantic
coast, with a few also along the Mediterranean. During winter most birds are recovered in France, the Netherlands and
Denmark (mainly in the Wadden Sea). No pintails ringed
in Denmark have been recovered south of the Sahara. The
mean position in March indicates that the spring migration
has started. Probably some of the pintails ringed in Denmark
in the autumn take a more direct route across central Europe
to the breeding sites in Russia. A few birds ringed as ducklings
in Denmark have been found far from their ringing sites in
summer, probably as a result of pair formation during winter.
Read more about the species in the chapter from The Danish Bird Migration Atlashere
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