Short abstract from the book: sage migrants have been recovered. The Danish song thrushes
are migratory, leaving Denmark in September. The migration is directed towards the SW. Danish birds winter in southwest France, Spain, Portugal and also in Italy and North
Africa. The first birds are recovered from the winter quarters
in September but the majority arrive in October. Recoveries
south of the Pyrenees are mainly from November. The mean
position of Danish birds is in southwest France in March and
in Denmark in April. Many adult birds return to the same
breeding site and many breed close to the site where they were
born. Migrants from Sweden, Norway, Finland and Russia
pass Denmark in September–October. The migrants are
recovered in the same areas as Danish birds, although more
frequently in the Mediterranean. The winter mean position
of young birds in their first winter is a little further north of
that of older birds. In spring most migrants pass Denmark in
March–April.
The main cause of death is shooting/hunting. Most have been
shot in France (45 %), Spain (31 %) and Portugal (14 %).
Read more about the species in the chapter from The Danish Bird Migration Atlashere
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