Short abstract from the book: The wood sandpiper is a rare breeding bird in Denmark but
a common passage migrant in July–August and in May. Most
passage migrants are observed in eastern Denmark. One of the
recovered birds was ringed as a chick, and the remainder are
probably passage migrants. Most have been ringed in August.
The recovery of Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish and
Estonian wood sandpipers in Denmark gives an indication of
the origin of the passage migrants. From Denmark the wood
sandpipers migrate SW or S, the majority through central
Europe. During autumn the majority have been recovered in
Italy, France and Spain. The fastest birds were recovered in
northern Italy and southern France two and three days after
ringing. During winter birds have been recovered around the
Mediterranean and in tropical Africa. The only recovery of a
wood sandpiper born in Denmark was from France (January).
Wood sandpipers depart from their winter quarters in March–April, and recoveries indicate a broad-fronted passage of the
Mediterranean. In April birds have been recovered in Spain,
Italy and Greece and in May in Belgium and Denmark.
Read more about the species in the chapter from The Danish Bird Migration Atlashere
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