Stock Dove

Short abstract from the book:
The stock dove is a rather rare breeding bird in Denmark with an estimated population of 800–1,000 pairs. It is a rather common passage migrant and a rare winter visitor to Denmark. The first stock dove was ringed in Denmark in 1921, with the majority ringed from 1980 to the mid-1990s. Most of the recovered birds were ringed as chicks. The first birds have been found away from the ringing sites (between 3 and 6 km) in July and August. The autumn migration is directed SW and takes place in October. In this month young birds have been found in southern France. No birds have been recovered during winter. A bird was recovered in northern Germany in March, and by the end of April most birds have returned to the breeding sites. Recoveries show that Denmark is visited by stock doves from southern Norway, southern Sweden and southern Finland. The first visitors have been recovered in late August and the majority in September–October. Most have been recovered in eastern Denmark except for a Norwegian bird recovered in northwest Jutland.

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

Ringing data for Stock Dove

Datavisning: genmeldinger    genmeldinger/mærkninger    mærkninger