Short abstract from the book: The common snipe is a rather common breeding bird all over
Denmark and a common passage migrant in July–December
and March–May.
The first common snipe was ringed in Denmark in 1926,
with most ringed in the 1960s and first half of the 1970s. The
majority of the recovered birds were ringed on Amager and in
Vejlerne, mainly in July–October. Only a few of the recovered
birds belong to the Danish breeding population.
Passage migrants in Denmark are from Norway, Sweden,
Finland, Estonia and northwest Russia. These birds have been
recovered all over Denmark in July–August, most in western
Jutland and along Limfjord. Some stay in Denmark to moult
in August–September while others continue further SW. In
October the mean position is south of Denmark, indicating
that many have left the country. Some migrate to Britain
and others in a more southerly direction to France and Italy.
During winter most have been recovered in Britain and
Ireland, France and Spain, and some have reached northwest
Africa. The spring migration starts in March, and from
March to April the mean position moves from France to north
of Denmark.
Read more about the species in the chapter from The Danish Bird Migration Atlashere
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