Common Wood Pigeon

Short abstract from the book:
The woodpigeon is a very common breeding bird all over Denmark, including urban areas. The species is furthermore a very common passage migrant. In Denmark the first woodpigeon was ringed in 1917, with the majority ringed in the 1960s. Sixty-six per cent of the recovered birds were ringed as chicks. Part of the Danish woodpigeon population is migratory and part is resident. Of 32 woodpigeons ringed in the breeding season and recovered in winter, 23 (72 %) were from abroad. The migration is directed SW and takes place in mid-October. At that time the mean position of the migrants is in France. A few birds have been recovered south of the Pyrenees. During winter birds have been recovered in a rather narrow zone from Denmark through northern Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium to southwest France. The spring migration follows the same route as in autumn. Most birds have returned to Denmark by the end of April. From October to April, Denmark is visited by birds from Norway, Sweden and Finland. Some winter in Denmark, but the majority migrate further south. Norwegian birds pass Jutland and Swedish and Finnish birds mainly pass eastern Denmark.

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

Ringing data for Common Wood Pigeon

Datavisning: genmeldinger    genmeldinger/mærkninger    mærkninger