Short abstract from the book: The golden plover was once a common breeding bird in
Denmark, but today the population has decreased to 6–10
breeding pairs. The species is a common passage migrant,
mainly in August–November and April–May. Most birds
are observed in western Jutland.
The first golden plover was ringed in 1952; most were
ringed in the 1950s. The recovered birds were all ringed on
Amager during autumn, probably all passage migrants.
From Denmark migration is directed SW. During winter
Danish ringed birds have been found in western and southwestern Europe, and a few in North Africa. Only a few golden
plovers have been recovered in spring, in France and Belgium
(March) and Russia (May). The recoveries indicate that most
passage migrants in eastern Denmark come from northern
Russia, whereas more birds passing northern and western
Jutland are of Scandinavian origin. The main known cause
of death is hunting
Read more about the species in the chapter from The Danish Bird Migration Atlashere
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