Eurasian Wigeon

Anas penelope

Pibeand

Pibeand

Short abstract from the book:
The wigeon is a very rare breeding bird in Denmark but a very common passage migrant during autumn, mainly in the Wadden Sea and the Limfjord. The first wigeon was ringed in Denmark in 1908; most were ringed in the 1960s, mainly in duck decoys on Amager, Fanø and in Nakskov. The majority is ringed between September and November. The recoveries show that many passage migrants derive from northern Russia around the Urals, with smaller numbers from Sweden, Finland and Iceland. The first arrive in August, with the majority arriving in September–October. By the end of November many wigeons have migrated SW, with the mean position in the Netherlands. Some reach southern Spain in October and November. During winter most birds are reported from Great Britain, the Netherlands and France. The spring migration happens rather quickly, and some of the wigeons ringed in Denmark during autumn probably take a more direct route across central Europe to the breeding sites in central Russia. A large proportion of the recovered birds have been shot, of these 31 % in Denmark, 19 % in Great Britain, 18 % in Russia and 13 % in France.

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

Ringing data for Eurasian Wigeon

 
Datavisning: genmeldinger    genmeldinger/mærkninger    mærkninger
Sæson: alle    vinter    forår    sommer    efterår
Periode: alle    før 2003    2003 og frem    seneste 365 dage


Data

Birds ringed
Birds ringed 257
Ringed as chicks 0 (0,0%)
Recoveries
No. of recoveries 233
No. of individuals 0
Proportion recovered 0,0%