Northern Goshawk

Short abstract from the book:
The goshawk breeds over most of Denmark, mainly in large forests. The breeding population has increased since the 1970s and the population today is around 700 breeding pairs. The first goshawk was ringed in 1906, but the majority were ringed after 1975. Most of the recovered birds were ringed in northern Jutland, southern Jutland and northern Zealand. Ninety-six per cent were ringed as chicks. The Danish goshawks are residents and few leave the region where they were born. Sixty-nine per cent are found less than 40 km from the ringing site and only 7 % are recovered more than 100 km away. In the first winter the mean distance to the ringing site is 57 km; in subsequent winters the distance is 40 km. Goshawks often settle to breed close to where they were born. Outside the breeding season goshawks from Norway, Sweden, Finland and Germany have been recovered in Denmark. Most of these were first-year birds recovered in autumn and winter. The main cause of death is hunting. Most are shot in July– September

Read more about the species in the chapter from The Danish Bird Migration Atlas here

Ringing data for Northern Goshawk

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