Short abstract from the book: The marsh tit is a common breeding bird in most of Denmark,
though not as common in western Jutland as in the rest of the
country. The first marsh tit was ringed in Denmark in 1923,
with the greatest number ringed in 1971 (229). The majority
of the recovered birds were ringed in northern Zealand, southwestern Zealand and on eastern Funen. The Danish marsh
tits are residents and very sedentary – of 301 recoveries, 91 %
were within 1 km of the ringing site; only six birds have been
recovered more than 5 km from the ringing site and one more
than 10 km away (14 km). Ninety per cent of the birds that
had moved more than 1 km were recovered from November
to April. Twenty-eight per cent of the recoveries of marsh tits
ringed as chicks were more than 1 km from the ringing site
and 8 % had moved more than 5 km (though none more
than 10 km).
Read more about the species in the chapter from The Danish Bird Migration Atlashere
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