Yellowhammer

Short abstract from the book:
The yellowhammer is a very common breeding bird in open countryside all over Denmark, mainly in farmland with bushes and hedgerows and in scrubland. It is also a common passage migrant and winter visitor. The first yellowhammer was ringed in Denmark in 1918, with the majority ringed from the 1960s to today. Birds ringed in most of Denmark have been recovered. The recovered birds were ringed throughout the year, most in January, April and August. Only 3 % were ringed as chicks. Only six birds ringed in the breeding season were recovered more than 5 km from the breeding site. The longest distance travelled for a Danish yellowhammer was 11 km. Thirteen birds ringed in Denmark have, however, been recovered more than 100 km from the ringing site. These birds were all ringed in October–April. The recoveries indicate that Denmark is visited by migrants from Norway, Sweden, Finland and Estonia, and that some of these birds spend the winter in Denmark whereas others continue SW to the Netherlands, Belgium and France. Norwegian yellowhammers are most frequent in Jutland and Swedish and Finnish yellowhammers most frequent in eastern Denmark. A few recoveries indicate that some yellowhammers spend subsequent winters in different areas.

Read more about the species in the chapter from The Danish Bird Migration Atlas here

Ringing data for Yellowhammer

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