Number of birds ringed and recovered during the time period 1911-2008

Total number of ringed birds: 11 946 093 birds of 356 species and 18 hybrids.
Total number of recoveries: 156 797 recoveries. Each individual might have been recovered more than once, which is the case when the number of recoveries is higher than the number of ringed birds.
(Additional recoveries of Pheasants and Partridges exist but are not computerized.)

Species Ringed Recovered
Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 1145 86
Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 259 27
White-billed Diver Gavia adamsii 1 1
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 33 1
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 244 11
Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 19 3
Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus 31 2
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 6 0
Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 40 2
Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus 59 5
Leach`s Petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa 3 0
Gannet Morus bassanus 44 0
Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 43113 2849
Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis 8 0
Bittern Botaurus stellaris 249 29
Heron Ardea cinerea 17531 2378
Black Stork Ciconia nigra 5 0
White Stork Ciconia ciconia 498 58
Mute Swan Cygnus olor 14057 7965
Bewick`s Swan Cygnus columbianus 4 1
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 418 116
Hybrid: Whooper Swan / Mute Swan Hybrid: Cygnus cygnus / olor 4 3
Bean Goose Anser fabalis 819 119
Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 3 0
White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 72 7
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus 407 57
Hybrid: Barnacle/L. Whitefronted Goose Hybrid:Branta leucopsis/Anser erythropus 0 1
Grey Lag Goose Anser anser 7135 1303
Hybrid: Greylag Goose / Canada Goose Hybrid: Anser anser / Branta canadensis 1 0
Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus 6 8
Snow Goose Anser caerulescens 1 0
Canada Goose Branta canadensis 8251 2055
Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 8108 1169
Brent Goose Branta bernicla 222 15
Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 2698 144
Wigeon Anas penelope 597 50
Gadwall Anas strepera 121 22
Teal Anas crecca 4922 810
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 57533 5858
Pintail Anas acuta 892 139
Hybrid: Pintail / Mallard Hybrid: Anas acuta / platyrhynchos 0 0
Garganey Anas querquedula 198 23
Shoveler Anas clypeata 958 120
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 11 1
Pochard Aythya ferina 593 34
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 6201 539
Scaup Aythya marila 279 14
Eider Somateria mollissima 15862 1923
Steller`s Eider Polysticta stelleri 2 0
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 73 7
Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 19 3
Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 619 33
Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 8865 514
Smew Mergus albellus 46 3
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 548 44
Goosander Mergus merganser 2329 224
Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus 2033 167
Black Kite Milvus migrans 11 2
Red Kite Milvus milvus 1207 101
Hybrid: Red Kite / Black Kite Hybrid: Milvus milvus / migrans 12 2
White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 4171 1636
Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 5918 242
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 599 79
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus 8 1
Montagu`s Harrier Circus pygargus 758 30
Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 22771 3568
Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 17893 1829
Buzzard Buteo buteo 17905 2167
Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus 4148 333
Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis 2 0
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos 1898 610
Osprey Pandion haliaetus 20426 2256
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 43999 1622
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus 7 1
Merlin Falco columbarius 2460 113
Hobby Falco subbuteo 961 44
Gyr Falcon Falco rusticolus 406 11
Peregrine Falco peregrinus 4133 483
Hazel Grouse Bonasa bonasia 738 7
Willow Grouse Lagopus lagopus 1488 52
Ptarmigan Lagopus mutus 113 2
Black Grouse Tetrao tetrix 1450 36
Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus 2339 53
Partridge Perdix perdix 13027 58
Quail Coturnix coturnix 14 0
Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 25840 19
Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 997 16
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana 301 5
Little Crake Porzana parva 6 0
Corncrake Crex crex 890 9
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 1890 105
Coot Fulica atra 3304 285
Crane Grus grus 805 211
Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 9205 450
Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 4081 141
Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 8772 97
Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 19960 523
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus 402 27
Dotterel Charadrius morinellus 246 4
Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 942 16
Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 317 5
Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 36440 1185
Knot Calidris canutus 4713 91
Sanderling Calidris alba 260 6
Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis 1 0
Little Stint Calidris minuta 7726 122
Temminck`s Stint Calidris temminckii 2364 43
Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta 1 0
White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis 1 0
Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 7 0
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 7829 129
Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 1948 23
Dunlin Calidris alpina 215934 4123
Broad-billed Sandpiper Limicola falcinellus 766 12
Buff-breasted Sandpiper Tryngites subruficollis 5 0
Ruff / Reeve Philomachus pugnax 15950 515
Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 1206 46
Snipe Gallinago gallinago 12359 772
Great Snipe Gallinago media 373 7
Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 1844 219
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 623 13
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 550 22
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 340 6
Curlew Numenius arquata 3967 256
Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 749 51
Redshank Tringa totanus 16529 577
Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis 1 0
Greenshank Tringa nebularia 1060 38
Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 2495 62
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 33314 671
Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus 2 0
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 24253 288
Turnstone Arenaria interpres 5164 143
Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus 483 5
Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 1 0
Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus 1 0
Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 1242 17
Long-tailed Skua Stercorarius longicaudus 358 8
Great Skua Stercorarius skua 3 0
Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus 5 1
Hybrid: Mediterr.Gull/Black-headed Gull Hybrid: Larus melanocephalus/ridibundus 1 0
Little Gull Larus minutus 797 5
Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus 200808 14673
Common Gull Larus canus 92546 5386
Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 29074 1088
Herring Gull Larus argentatus 45487 5538
Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 3 0
Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus 4 0
Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 16628 2591
Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 1489 52
Ivory Gull Pagophila eburnea 1 0
Caspian Tern Sterna caspia 30546 2354
Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis 22436 1035
Common Tern Sterna hirundo 56819 759
Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 36253 238
Little Tern Sterna albifrons 4674 72
Black Tern Chlidonias niger 2436 32
White-winged Black Tern Chlidonias leucopterus 1 0
Guillemot Uria aalge 61618 3606
Razorbill Alca torda 16804 518
Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 15851 806
Little Auk Alle alle 31 1
Puffin Fratercula arctica 54 0
Stock Dove Columba oenas 3872 208
Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus 5207 379
Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 8046 245
Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 41 2
Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 1457 12
Barn Owl Tyto alba 295 64
Eagle Owl Bubo bubo 8230 2261
Snowy Owl Nyctea scandiaca 198 8
Hawk Owl Surnia ulula 2213 35
Pygmy Owl Glaucidium passerinum 3817 27
Little Owl Athene noctua 1 0
Tawny Owl Strix aluco 41774 3106
Ural Owl Strix uralensis 7136 460
Great Grey Owl Strix nebulosa 2692 205
Long-eared Owl Asio otus 7085 314
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 1038 57
Tengmalm`s Owl Aegolius funereus 31581 488
Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 1036 21
Swift Apus apus 59008 408
Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 4957 250
Bee-eater Merops apiaster 2 0
Roller Coracias garrulus 23 0
Hoopoe Upupa epops 22 0
Wryneck Jynx torquilla 29147 122
Grey-headed Woodpecker Picus canus 1193 13
Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 2655 54
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius 3019 28
Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 14982 151
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos medius 20 0
White-backed Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos 292 7
Hybrid:White-backed/Great Spotted Woodp. Hybrid: Dendrocopus leucotos / major 2 0
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos minor 3252 14
Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus 652 1
Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla 5 0
Crested Lark Galerida cristata 138 3
Wood Lark Lullula arborea 929 3
Skylark Alauda arvensis 6565 37
Shore Lark Eremophila alpestris 207 3
Sand Martin Riparia riparia 161478 626
Swallow Hirundo rustica 116132 388
Red-rumped Swallow Hirundo daurica 2 0
House Martin Delichon urbica 52743 181
Hybrid: House Martin / Swallow Hybrid: Delichon urbica/Hirundo rustica 5 0
Richard`s Pipit Anthus richardi 6 0
Blyth`s Pipit Anthus godlewskii 1 0
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris 1261 9
Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni 12 0
Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 86508 95
Petchora Pipit Anthus gustavi 1 0
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 50441 127
Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus 806 4
Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 19966 153
Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 8 0
Buff-bellied Pipit Anthus rubescens 1 0
Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 126331 381
Hybrid: Yellow-headed / Yellow Wagtail Hybrid: Motacilla citreola / flava 5 0
Yellow-headed Wagtail Motacilla citreola 7 0
Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 9984 69
White Wagtail Motacilla alba 125242 692
Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 20296 257
Dipper Cinclus cinclus 44711 1692
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 93324 175
Dunnock Prunella modularis 159976 632
Mountain Accentor Prunella montanella 4 0
Black-throated Accentor Prunella atrogularis 1 0
Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris 1 0
Robin Erithacus rubecula 828879 2684
Thrush Nightingale Luscinia luscinia 17040 81
Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos 32 0
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica 81497 212
Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus 15 0
White-throated Robin Irania gutturalis 3 0
Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 3008 19
Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 141301 478
Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 47072 89
Stonechat Saxicola torquata 31 0
Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 34956 108
Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka 1 0
Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica 2 0
Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti 1 0
White´s Thrush Zoothera dauma 1 0
Siberian Thrush Zoothera sibirica 1 0
Veery Catharus fuscescens 1 0
Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 443 7
Blackbird Turdus merula 112454 2159
Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 67638 1125
Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 117697 1858
Redwing Turdus iliacus 50316 706
Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 2050 38
Cetti`s Warbler Cettia cetti 3 0
Lanceolated Warbler Locustella lanceolata 5 1
Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 5922 15
Hybrid: Grassh. / Lanceolated Warbler Hybrid: Locustella naevia / lanceolata 3 0
River Warbler Locustella fluviatilis 463 11
Savi`s Warbler Locustella luscinioides 79 0
Aquatic Warbler Acrocephalus paludicola 19 0
Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 148818 820
Hybrid: Reed Warbler / Sedge Warbler Hybrid: Acroc. scirpaceus/schoenobaenus 1 0
Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola 20 0
Blyth`s Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum 179 4
Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris 37750 91
Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 396509 2957
Hybrid: Reed Warbler / Marsh Warbler Hybrid: Acroceph. scirpaceus / palustris 42 0
Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus 5867 145
Olivaceous Warbler Hippolais pallida 2 0
Isabelline Warbler Hippolais opaca 1 0
Booted Warbler Hippolais caligata 11 0
Sykes`s Warbler Hippolais rama 1 0
Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina 24925 62
Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta 1 0
Datford Warbler Sylvia undata 1 0
Subalpine Warbler Sylvia cantillans 28 0
Sardinian Warbler Sylvia melanocephala 4 0
Desert Warbler Sylvia nana 3 0
Barred Warbler Sylvia nisoria 3562 23
Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca 112493 248
Whitethroat Sylvia communis 96052 241
Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 118932 269
Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 111056 314
Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides 522 2
Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis 36 0
Pallas`s Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus 436 0
Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 472 0
Hume`s Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus humei 12 0
Radde`s Warbler Phylloscopus schwarzi 37 0
Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus 34 1
Western Bonelli`s Warbler Phylloscopus bonelli 10 0
Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 21757 44
Plain Willow Warbler Phylloscopus neglectus 1 0
Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 66798 118
Iberian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus ibericus 6 0
Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 1109310 1377
Goldcrest Regulus regulus 727333 760
Firecrest Regulus ignicapillus 298 1
Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa daurica 1 0
Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 74627 179
Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva 3325 7
Narcissus Flycatcher Ficedula narcissina 1 0
Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis 120625 429
Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 738189 2312
Hybrid: Pied / Collared Flycatcher Hybrid: Ficedula hypoleuca / albicollis 4002 19
Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 36797 353
Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 36125 117
Marsh Tit Parus palustris 52240 184
Willow Tit Parus montanus 39383 95
Siberian Tit Parus cinctus 2424 25
Hybrid: Siberian Tit / Willow Tit Hybrid: Parus cinctus / montanus 2 0
Crested Tit Parus cristatus 6634 13
Hybrid: Crested Tit / Willow Tit Hybrid: Parus cristatus / montanus 1 0
Coal Tit Parus ater 71418 94
Blue Tit Parus caeruleus 609572 2791
Hybrid: Azure Tit / Blue Tit Hybrid: Parus cyanus / caeruleus 1 2
Great Tit Parus major 709884 4578
Nuthatch Sitta europaea 26092 177
Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 31493 41
Short-toed Tree Creeper Certhia brachydactyla 23 0
Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus 3539 423
Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus 41 0
Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus 1 0
Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus 6 0
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 62934 231
Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor 7 0
Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor 2075 18
Southern Grey Shrike Lanius meridionalis 1 0
Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator 7 0
Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus 1 0
Jay Garrulus glandarius 12374 303
Siberian Jay Perisoreus infaustus 3606 35
Magpie Pica pica 15586 731
Nutcracker Nucifraga caryocatactes 2002 55
Jackdaw Corvus monedula 22613 1007
Rook Corvus frugilegus 3487 189
Carrion Crow Corvus corone 21265 2546
Raven Corvus corax 6879 894
Starling Sturnus vulgaris 234161 2787
Rose-coloured Starling Sturnus roseus 4 0
House Sparrow Passer domesticus 35613 446
Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 63854 353
Hybrid: Tree Sparrow / House Sparrow Hybrid: Passer montanus / domesticus 2 0
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 145060 697
Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 127918 472
Serin Serinus serinus 82 2
Greenfinch Carduelis chloris 303721 3108
Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 5140 23
Siskin Carduelis spinus 220627 1062
Linnet Carduelis cannabina 23541 146
Twite Carduelis flavirostris 10108 76
Redpoll Carduelis flammea 239114 420
Arctic Redpoll Carduelis hornemanni 4138 6
Intermediate: Redpoll / Arctic Redpoll Interm.: Carduelis flammea/hornemanni 64 0
Two-barred Crossbill Loxia leucoptera 429 2
Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 4798 32
Parrot Crossbill Loxia pytyopsittacus 902 4
Scarlet Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus 12923 73
Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator 1202 8
Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 93887 842
Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 10375 175
Lapland Bunting Calcarius lapponicus 1728 2
Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 3560 7
Pine Bunting Emberiza leucocephala 2 0
Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 91786 481
Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus 1 0
Rock Bunting Emberiza cia 1 0
Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana 2655 18
Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica 13374 16
Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla 197 0
Yellow-breasted Bunting Emberiza aureola 7 0
Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 269153 1757
Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala 10 0
Corn Bunting Miliaria calandra 134 0
Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus 1 0
¹ Additional recoveries of Pheasants and Partridges exist but are not computerized.
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