Short abstract from the book: In Denmark the turnstone is a very rare breeding bird,
breeding only on Læsø. However, it is a common passage
migrant in July–November and in May. The first turnstone
was ringed in Denmark in 1925, with the majority ringed
in the 1960s and ’70s. The recovered birds were ringed in
May–November, six as chicks.
Migrants from the north European breeding populations
around the Baltic Sea arrive in Denmark in July and August.
From Denmark these birds migrate southwest along the west
coast of continental Europe. A one-year-old turnstone hatched in Denmark was recovered in Senegal on 20 August.
During winter turnstones have been recovered in Denmark,
the Netherlands, Morocco and Gambia. During spring birds
have been recovered in Morocco (May) and along the French
Atlantic coast (April and May).
Two turnstones from Canada have been recorded in
Denmark. One was recorded on 26 August, 20 days after it
was ringed on Ellesmere Island in northeast Canada, and the
other was recorded on 11 May. The few turnstones that are
observed in Denmark during winter are believed to belong to
the Canadian/Greenland population.
Read more about the species in the chapter from The Danish Bird Migration Atlashere
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