Short abstract from the book: The greenfinch is a common breeding bird on farmland, in
woods, parks and gardens all over the country. It is a common passage migrant in October–November and April. In
Denmark the first greenfinch was ringed in 1921, with the
majority ringed since the mid-1960s. Most of the recovered
birds have been ringed outside the breeding season, and only
a few as chicks. The recovered birds were ringed in all parts
of the country. Part of the Danish population is migratory.
Seventeen per cent of the recoveries during winter have been
from abroad. Most Danish birds depart in late September,
and during winter birds have been recovered in Germany, the
Netherlands, Belgium and France. In spring birds have been
recovered south of Denmark up until April. Recoveries show
that most of the passage migrants come from Norway and
Sweden. Most Norwegian birds have been recovered in western
Jutland and most Swedish birds pass eastern Denmark. Some
remain in Denmark throughout the winter while others continue SW. Some of the birds ringed in Denmark during winter
were in a subsequent winter recovered in Norway, Sweden,
Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium or France, indicating a
low degree of winter site philopatry. The spring migration follows the same route as in autumn. The mean position is south
of Denmark in March and north of Denmark in April.
Read more about the species in the chapter from The Danish Bird Migration Atlashere
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