Short abstract from the book: In Denmark the raven is most common in southern and
eastern Jutland and on Funen, but the distribution has expanded and it is now found in many parts of the country. The
first raven was ringed in 1910, with the majority ringed in
the 1990s, mainly in southern Jutland and mainly as chicks.
A large proportion of the recoveries are from birds where the
ring number has been read in the field. The recoveries show
that the Danish ravens are residents, making only relatively
short movements. The mean distance between ringing and
recovery site was 27 km (0–139, n=108). Young birds stay
in close vicinity to their birthplace in July, but in August three
young birds have been recovered between 9 and 53 km from
the ringing site. The longest distance to the ringing site during
winter is 78 km. Several Danish ravens have been recovered
in Schleswig-Holstein, mainly in November–February.
Read more about the species in the chapter from The Danish Bird Migration Atlashere
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