Short abstract from the book: The great tit is a common breeding bird all over Denmark,
breeding in woods, scrubland, parks and gardens. It is also
a common winter visitor and passage migrant in October
and March–April. In Denmark the first great tit was ringed in 1906, with the majority ringed from 1960 to today.
The majority of the recovered birds were ringed in May–June
and October–November. At least 40 % of the recovered birds
belonged to the Danish population.
Most of the Danish great tits are residents. Seventy-one per
cent of the tits ringed as chicks have been recovered within
1 km of the ringing site and only 0.75 % more than 100
km away. The recoveries indicate that birds disperse over the
longest distances in October and April. The mean distance for
great tits ringed as adults and recovered outside the breeding
season was only 1 km (0–106, n=226).
Outside the breeding season, Denmark is visited by great
tits from Norway, Sweden, Finland, the Baltic Countries,
Kaliningrad and Poland. The first birds from these populations arrive in late September, most in October. Great
tits from Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium have also
been recovered in Denmark. Most were ringed and recovered
during migration, but six were ringed as chicks and recovered
in Denmark within a year.
Read more about the species in the chapter from The Danish Bird Migration Atlashere
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