Short abstract from the book: The honey buzzard is a scarce breeding bird in Denmark,
most common in the east of the country. It is, however, a
common passage migrant in August-September and May-June. The first honey buzzard was ringed in Denmark in
1898, with the greatest number ringed in the late 1980s and
early 1990s. The majority of the recovered birds were ringed as chicks in July-August. The recovered birds were ringed
in Jutland and on Zealand. Most of the Danish honey buzzards migrate SW through France and some travel S through
Italy. The first birds have been recovered south of Denmark
in September, and in October all recoveries are from abroad.
Three birds have been recovered in Africa in January-March:
two in Ghana and one in Côte d’Ivoire. Only a few birds
have been recovered during spring and summer: the first in
early June (in France), and in Denmark in mid-June. A few
foreign honey buzzards have been recovered in Denmark: two
from Sweden and one from Germany. Twelve of the recovered
honey buzzards were found dead: nine with an unknown
cause of death, eight had been shot (in France (4), Denmark,
Spain, Italy and Africa), two had collided with wires, one
was killed in traffic and one was recovered sick. Fifty-nine
per cent of the dead honey buzzards were recovered during
their first year.
Read more about the species in the chapter from The Danish Bird Migration Atlashere
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