Pied Avocet

Recurvirostra avosetta

Klyde

Klyde

Short abstract from the book:
The avocet is fairly common breeding bird in Denmark, breeding at shallow coastal sites and along many of the fjords. The population is estimated at 5,000 pairs. The avocet is a rare passage migrant.In Denmark the first avocet was ringed in 1910, with most ringed between 1930 and 1990, mainly in May–July. The majority of the recovered birds belong to the Danish breeding population. The avocets start their migration in August, but the mean position does not move south of Denmark until September. The mean migration direction is SW; birds from eastern Denmark migrate in a more westerly direction than those from Jutland. During autumn the birds have been found along the west coast of Europe: most have been found in western France, mainly from late August to October; a juvenile bird was recovered in Senegal on 8 October. During winter Danish avocets have been found over most of western Europe and in the western Mediterranean. The spring migration generally follows the same route as in autumn. Most birds return to the breeding sites in late March and early April. Both one-yearolds and older birds have been found south of Denmark in the breeding season. Passage migrants from Scania, Øland, Gotland and Estonia have been recovered in Denmark from mid-August to September. German and Dutch birds have also been recovered in Denmark, some in their first autumn before the autumn migration.

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

Ringing data for Pied Avocet

 
Datavisning: genmeldinger    genmeldinger/mærkninger    mærkninger
Sæson: alle    vinter    forår    sommer    efterår
Periode: alle    før 2003    2003 og frem    seneste 365 dage


Data

Birds ringed
Birds ringed 666
Ringed as chicks 0 (0,0%)
Recoveries
No. of recoveries 515
No. of individuals 0
Proportion recovered 0,0%