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 Atlashere
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