Short abstract from the book: The hooded crow breeds all over Denmark, whereas the carrion crow breeds mainly in southern Jutland. Outside the
breeding season many hooded crows visit Denmark. Of 5,289
ringed crows, only 8 were carrion crows. The first crow was
ringed in 1916, with the majority ringed in the 1960s and
early 1970s. Twenty-five per cent of the recovered birds were ringed as chicks. The majority were ringed from October to
April. Most of the Danish hooded crows are residents. Only
two birds ringed as chicks have been recovered from abroad
(one in Britain and one in the Netherlands). The mean
distance between ringing and recovery site of the remainder
was 15 km, and 70 % were recovered within 10 km of the
ringing site. From October to April, Denmark is visited by
hooded crows from Norway, Sweden, Finland, the Baltic
Countries and Russia. The majority of the migrants probably
stay in Denmark throughout the winter, since only a few of
the ringed birds have been recovered further south. Thirty-three hooded crows ringed in Germany, the Netherlands and
Belgium have, however, been recovered in Denmark outside
the breeding season.
Read more about the species in the chapter from The Danish Bird Migration Atlashere
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