Short abstract from the book: The bullfinch is a common breeding bird in woodlands, parks
and mature gardens all over Denmark. It is common passage
migrant and winter visitor. In Denmark the first bullfinch
was ringed in 1928. The number of ringings has increased
since the 1960s and culminated in the 1990s. Most of the
recovered bullfinches were ringed outside the breeding season,
and only a few were ringed as chicks. The subspecies has been
identified for only very few of the recovered birds. Most of
the Danish bullfinches seem to remain close to the breeding
site all year round. None of the birds ringed in the breeding
season has been recovered from abroad. Sixty-seven per cent
of the birds have been recovered within 5 km of the ringing
site. Outside the breeding season, Denmark is visited by bullfinches from Norway, Sweden and Finland. The influx of
birds from these populations is greatest in October. Some of
the visitors continue to Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands
or even Italy. The mean position of females during winter is
a little south of that of males. In spring most bullfinches pass Denmark in April.
Read more about the species in the chapter from The Danish Bird Migration Atlashere
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