Short abstract from the book: The brambling is a rare and irregular breeding bird in
Denmark, but a common passage migrant and winter visitor.
In Denmark the first brambling was ringed in 1922, with the
majority ringed from the 1960s to today. The greatest numbers were ringed in hard winters. The majority of the recovered birds were ringed in January and February, mainly in
eastern Denmark. The recoveries show that the visitors come
from Norway, Sweden, Finland and western Russia. The first
birds arrive in late August, with the numbers culminating in
September. Norwegian birds are most common in Jutland
whereas Swedish and Finnish birds have been found all over
Denmark. Some birds continue SW or S, with birds recovered in Germany, Belgium and Luxembourg, and one as
far south as Spain. Migrants passing eastern Denmark have
in general been recovered further east than birds in western
Denmark. Bramblings ringed in Denmark during winter
have in subsequent winters been recovered in other parts of
western Europe. Birds ringed in Norway and Sweden during
winter have sometimes been recovered in Denmark later in
the same winter. Bramblings have been recovered south of
Denmark in March and north of Denmark in April.
Read more about the species in the chapter from The Danish Bird Migration Atlashere
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