Short abstract from the book: The nuthatch breeds over most of Denmark except in
western Jutland where the distribution is patchier. The
species is a rare but occasionally irruptive visitor at the
migration hotspots. In Denmark the first nuthatch was
ringed in 1922, with the highest number of birds ringed
in 1995 (94). The majority of the recovered birds were
ringed during winter, and most birds were ringed in
northern Zealand and on eastern Lolland. The Danish
nuthatches are very residential: only 14 of 86 birds were
recovered more than 1 km from the ringing site and only
four more than 5 km away. Four of the ten recoveries of
birds ringed as chicks were between 1 and 3 km from the
ringing site; the rest were recovered within 1 km if the
ringing site. None of the four birds recovered more than
5 km from the ringing site were ringed as chicks, and the
longest distances (21 and 22 km) were travelled by an
adult and a one-year old.
Read more about the species in the chapter from The Danish Bird Migration Atlashere
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