Short abstract from the book: The magpie is a common breeding bird all over Denmark,
both in rural and urban areas. The first magpie was ringed in
Denmark in 1916, with the majority ringed in the second half
of the 1950s and first half of the 1960s. Seventy-three per cent
of the recovered birds were ringed in April–June. Most of the
Danish magpies are residents and 70 % have been recovered
within 5 km of the ringing site. Of 76 young magpies recovered during their first autumn, the mean distance was 2 km,
and only five were recovered between 10 and 24 km from the
ringing site. Only one of the birds ringed as a chick travelled
more than 100 km (from the island of Anholt to Århus). Most
adult magpies have also been recovered in close vicinity to the
ringing site. Magpies ringed around Skagen in northernmost
Jutland travelled the longest distances: all nine birds that were
recovered more than 100 km from the ringing site were ringed around Skagen. The recoveries indicate that Denmark is
visited by a few magpies from Norway and Sweden.
Read more about the species in the chapter from The Danish Bird Migration Atlashere
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