Common Reed Bunting

Emberiza schoeniclus

Rørspurv

Rørspurv

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 Atlas here

Ringing data for Common Reed Bunting

 
Datavisning: genmeldinger    genmeldinger/mærkninger    mærkninger
Sæson: alle    vinter    forår    sommer    efterår
Periode: alle    før 2003    2003 og frem    seneste 365 dage


Data

Birds ringed
Birds ringed 20.794
Ringed as chicks 0 (0,0%)
Recoveries
No. of recoveries 1801
No. of individuals 0
Proportion recovered 0,0%