Red Knot

Short abstract from the book:
Knots of both the Siberian subspecies canutus and the Canadian/Greenland subspecies islandica pass Denmark during autumn and spring, and some Canadian/Greenland knots winter in the Danish Wadden Sea. The first knot was ringed in Denmark in 1951, the majority in the 1970s. The recovered birds were ringed in July– October and in April, most on Amager. Furthermore, many knots ringed abroad have been recovered in Denmark. One bird from Siberia was recovered in Denmark (26 September) and others were ringed in Finland and Sweden during migration and subsequently recovered in Denmark. The Siberian birds continue along the west coast of continental Europe to Mauritania and South Africa. Four birds ringed in South Africa were later recovered in Denmark (in August–September and April). A knot ringed as a chick on Ellesmere Island in Canada was recovered in eastern Jutland a month later. Another bird from this population was ringed in Iceland on 10 August and recovered in Denmark on 1 September the same year. After moulting, many Canadian/Greenland knots migrate to the British Isles to winter. Many birds ringed in Britain during autumn and winter have later been recovered in Denmark, mainly in western Jutland (in August). Canadian/Greenland knots return to the Danish Wadden Sea in March and depart in May.

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

Ringing data for Red Knot

Datavisning: genmeldinger    genmeldinger/mærkninger    mærkninger