Short abstract from the book: The pied flycatcher is a common breeding bird in woodland in
all parts of Denmark. It arrives at the breeding grounds from mid-April and departs in August-September. The main passage through Denmark is in April-May and August-October.
The first pied flycatcher was ringed in Denmark in 1922, with
the highest number ringed in 1987 (2,889). Of the 525 recoveries, 100 were ringed as adult breeders and 207 as chicks.
The majority of the recovered birds were ringed in June, 86 %
east of the Great Belt. The recoveries show that the pied flycatchers ringed in Denmark are mainly of Scandinavian origin, which is also indicated by the mean positions in May-July
in Denmark/Scania. The passage migrants and the Danish
breeders show similar migration patterns. The first birds were
recovered south of Denmark (in France) on 19 August, but
the mean position is not south of Denmark until September. A
fast bird was ringed on 25 September on Christiansø and recovered in Geneva eight days later (142 km/day). The autumn
migration is mainly SW towards the Iberian Peninsula. In
northwest Africa the birds probably turn south to reach the
wintering grounds in West Africa, but no birds have been
recovered from the presumed winter quarters. Spring recoveries
from northwest Africa, Spain, Italy and France indicate that
the spring migration follows a slightly more eastern route than
in autumn. The first ringed bird to return to Denmark was
recovered on 4 April, and by May the mean position is in the
breeding area. A fast bird was ringed on 30 April in northern
Italy and recovered at Chriatiansø eight days later (161 km/
day). Another bird was ringed in Skagen on 19 May and recovered the next day at Vestfold in Norway (148 km). Nearly
half of the recovered birds have been recorded by ringers. Of
269 dead birds, most had collided with windows, been killed
by cats, collided with vehicles or had been hunted.
Read more about the species in the chapter from The Danish Bird Migration Atlashere
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