Short abstract from the book: Long-tailed tit breeds over most parts of Denmark except in
Western Jutland where the distribution is very patchy. Both the
caudatus and the europeauces subspecies breed in Denmark.
In Denmark, the first long-tailed tit was ringed in 1926; the
largest number was ringed in 1983 (586). The majority of
the recovered birds were ringed and recovered at costal sites in
September-October and in March-April.
Only eight birds were recovered more than 50 km from the
ringing site, and only four were recovered from abroad (three
in Sweden and one in Germany). The recoveries indicate that
the most of the Danish long-tailed tits are residents performing
only local movements – mainly from late September to early
November and in March-April.
Long-tailed tits from Russia, Sweden and Finland pass
through Denmark on their migration in October-November.
These recoveries show that many long-tailed tits migrate
together during several hundred kilometres of migration, since
they were ringed and recovered together.
Read more about the species in the chapter from The Danish Bird Migration Atlashere
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