Short abstract from the book: The European nightjar is a fairly scarce breeding bird in
Denmark with a patchy distribution. It is only very rarely
observed on migration. In Denmark, the first European
nightjar was ringed in 1928; the largest number was ringed
in 1994 (20). The majority of the recovered birds were ringed
in the breeding areas of North-Western Jutland. Only two
birds have been recovered outside Denmark – both in the
Mediterranean. One of these was shot in Italy September 7
and the other April 21 on Malta. Recoveries from Denmark
indicate that the birds are very faithful to their breeding sites,
since 14 of the 16 recoveries from Denmark were from the
ringing site. The oldest bird was ringed as an adult male at
the breeding site and recovered at the same place two and four
years after ringing respectively. 66 per cent of the recoveries
were live recaptures.
Read more about the species in the chapter from The Danish Bird Migration Atlashere
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