Ukrainian Ringing Centre

The Ukrainian Bird Ringing Centre was established in accordance with a decision of the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in May 1992. Our activities include research, management and other coordination of activities related to bird banding; carrying out ringing and corresponding studies; production and subsequent transferring of rings to regional ringers; maintaining bird banding databases and related activities. In 1997 Ukraine was accepted as a full member in EURING.

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Broad billed sandpiper Christian Hoefs

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Wader breeding in humid zones with 3-4 main populations in N Europe (Fennoscandia), the Taymir peninsula and NE Siberia. Coastal wintering bird from E Africa to S Asia (BirdLife International 2022).

Franks, S., Fiedler, W., Arizaga, J., Jiguet, F., Nikolov, B., van der Jeugd, Ambrosini, R, Aizpurua, O., Bairlein, F., Clark, J., Fattorini, N, Hammond, M., Higgins, D, Levering, H., Skellorn, W., Spina, F, Thorup, K. Walker, J., Woodward, I. and Baillie, S.R. (1) (2022) Online Atlas of the movements of European bird populations. https://migrationatlas.org EURING/CMS (1) Principal investigator
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Overall Connectivity for Broad-billed Sandpiper

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Few ring-recovery data, with recoveries only in Europe and the Middle East, so winter quarters not revealed by this source of information. Main axis of migration is from Fennoscandia to SE/Europe and the Middle East (up to the Persian Gulf). But some recoveries follow a S/SW axis of migration, reaching Iberia (probably drifted birds or birds following an abnormal flyway given that their wintering areas are found in E Africa).

Recoveries by Condition for Broad-billed Sandpiper

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Overall, most recoveries (almost 90%) due to birds seen alive (either recaptured or identified by other means). Practically no data before 1960 (only 2 recoveries, due to shot). From 1961 to 1990, more than 80% of recoveries were already owing to birds seen alive, and less than 5% due to shot. From 1991 to present, recoveries due to birds found dead comprise 8.8% of the total.

Annual Movements for Broad-billed Sandpiper

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Main passage through Baltic coasts in autumn from Jul to Aug, with adults preceding juveniles (Waldström & Lindström 2001, Meissner 2005). Some recoveries in Sep in SC/SE Europe, revealing movement to winter quarters in, probably, E Africa. Recoveries in spring, when birds come back to their breeding areas, seem to be more E-biased, through the Black sea region, which might suggest looping migration pattern.

Connectivity by Month by Region for Broad-billed Sandpiper

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All captures in Europe obtained from Jul to Sep, which means that most of them come from birds already in passage, most around the Baltic sea area. Recoveries, however, obtained through a broader time window, both in spring and autumn. For instance, many birds from E Fennoscandia, ringed in Jul, recaptured in May in Crimea (Syvash lake), where seems to be a relevant stopover area for the species in spring. Recoveries in Persian Gulf both in Mar and Oct. In W/SW Europe, in Feb-Mar and Nov.  

Juan Arizaga

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*Mapped data include only distant (>= 50 km) recoveries

Slovenija Bird Ringing Centre

The White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) was the first bird to be ringed in Slovenia as early as 1909. Bird ringing was initially carried out by the Ornithological Observatory in Ljubljana, which later joined the Slovenian Museum of Natural History (PMS) and now operates as the Slovenian Centre for Bird Ringing (SCOP) within the Department of Vertebrates of the PMS. Slovenia is located at the crossroads of several migration routes, so ringing of migratory birds, especially during autumn migration, has been of paramount importance in the Centre's history.

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Stavanger Bird Ringing Centre

All scientific bird ringing in Norway is organized by the Bird Ringing Centre at Museum Stavanger (NOS). Ringing started in Norway in 1914. Until 1950 a very limited number of birds had been ringed, but in 2022 we are approaching 10 million. The total number ringed during the first 35 years was less than 100.000, mainly nestlings. In the 1950s and 1960s more efficient trapping methods came into use. With the introduction of mist-nets, the average number ringed per year increased to 25-30.000.

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Kazakhstan Bird Ringing Centre

Bird ringing in Kazakhstan dates back to 1926 and reached its maximum development in the 1970s and 1980s. Employees of the Institute of Zoology, some nature reserves, the Ural Anti-Plague Station, students and birdwatchers  took part in bird ringing. In the 1980s they began to create electronic databases.

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Radolfzell Bird Ringing Centre

Being a ringing scheme without any coastal areas the top ten list of bird species is dominated by landbirds: Great Tit, Blue Tit, Barn Swallow, Kestrel, Barn Ownl, Little Owl, White Stork, Reed Warbler, Blackcap and Black-headed Gull.

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Callum Macgregor

Well-known, common and widespread small passerine, breeding throughout Europe and NW Africa.  Partial migrant; NE breeders move regularly and go furthest, with the proportion migrating and migration distance decreasing towards SW. Irruptive into W Europe. Migration distance has decreased recently (Smallegange et al. 2010). Insectivorous in summer, feeding chicks mainly with caterpillars, in winter eats fruits, seeds and nuts. Population fluctuates depending on beech mast. Popular garden bird, that has benefited from increase in garden feeding. European population 65-106 million breeding pairs.

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Population trendStable
Population size
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Red List categoryLC
Franks, S., Fiedler, W., Arizaga, J., Jiguet, F., Nikolov, B., van der Jeugd, Ambrosini, R, Aizpurua, O., Bairlein, F., Clark, J., Fattorini, N, Hammond, M., Higgins, D, Levering, H., Skellorn, W., Spina, F, Thorup, K. Walker, J., Woodward, I. and Baillie, S.R. (1) (2022) Online Atlas of the movements of European bird populations. https://migrationatlas.org EURING/CMS (1) Principal investigator
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Overall Connectivity for Great Tit

Cline from ENE to WSW in connectivity pattern. Birds from the British Isles show few movements, mainly within country, with very few connections to C and E Europe. Fennoscandian birds move frequently, but a minority reaches C Europe. Broad band of connectivity from Russia and Baltic states to C and W Europe, linking encounters as far East as Perm and Yekatarinburg in Russia at 60° East to W Europe. Few movements in SW, SC and SE Europe, usually over short distances. Large ringing stations in eastern Baltic clearly visible as nodes in the network.

Recoveries by Condition for Great Tit

As many as 88% of recoveries are retrapped by ringers, with an increasing trend over time. Another 8% are also live birds, leaving only 4% dead recoveries. Birds shot or intentionally taken are rare at 0.5%, but occur disproportionally in SE France. Other categories are evenly spread geographically, although recaptures are more concentrated at migration hotspots and in the Low Countries where they are apparently ringed in very high numbers.

Annual Movements for Great Tit

Very little variation in time and space visible, but a few things stand out: Nearly all encounters in France are in Oct-Feb, in Russia Sep-Feb, while breeding season encounters in these countries are absent, possibly due to a lack of nestbox studies where birds can be retrapped that are common in many other countries.

Connectivity by Month by Region for Great Tit

Birds in the breeding season (May-Jun) in N Europe mainly connect to coastal sites in the region in Oct, then there are connections to the Low Countries in Oct-Dec. E and C European birds in May-Jun connect to scattered sites in W and C Europe in Nov-Jan. Encounters in Sep-Oct are concentrated at Baltic ringing stations, connecting to the Netherlands, Belgium and France in Nov-Jan, also to the northern Baltic in Jun. Birds in Oct at Col du Bretolet, Switzerland nearly all connect to SE France in Dec-Feb. In the British Isles nearly all connections are within country, highlighting the isolated status of the newtoni subspecies, although a handful of birds from Nov-Feb connect to W Europe in Mar-Jun or C and E Europe in Oct. Birds in SW and SC Europe in Oct-Feb connect to C and E Europe May-Dec.

Henk van der Jeugd

References

Statistics Map
N records N individuals N recoveries
Mapped data*
Total available data
*Mapped data include only distant (>= 50 km) recoveries
References Map
Smallegange, I.M., Fiedler, W., Köppen, U., Geiter, O., Bairlein, F.2010 . Tits on the move: exploring the impact of environmental change on blue tit and great tit migration distance. Journal of Animal Ecology 79 Link to Article (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2656.2009.01643.x) : 350–357

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