Short abstract from the book: The red kite is a rare breeder in Denmark with about 20–25
breeding pairs. In Denmark the first red kite was ringed in
1905, but most were ringed after the species recolonisation in
the 1970s. The recovered birds were all ringed as chicks in
Jutland. A first-year bird was recovered in southern Norway
in August, but the main migration is SW. In autumn, Danish
kites have been found in southern Spain (6 November) and
Portugal (17 November). Only one red kite has been recovered
in winter, in Spain. Two red kites were recovered in March,
one in Belgium and one in Denmark. Three of the red kites
ringed as chicks were recovered as mature birds in the breeding
season, one in Sweden, one in Schleswig-Holstein and one in
southern Jutland. Four Swedish and three German red kites
have been recovered in Denmark. One of the Swedish birds
bred in Denmark in 1983.
Read more about the species in the chapter from The Danish Bird Migration Atlashere
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