Table 1. The effectiveness of ringing of non-passerine birds on the Curonian spit, Eastern Baltic.
| Species |
Number of ringed birds |
Distant recoveries |
| Number |
Fraction, % |
| Caprimulgus europaeus, European Nightjar |
444 |
4 |
0.9 ± 0.4 |
| Apus apus, Common Swift |
698 |
2 |
0.3 ± 0.2 |
| Cuculus canorus, Common Cuckoo |
1707 |
15 |
0.9 ± 0.2 |
| Columba palumbus, Common Wood Pigeon |
70 |
4 |
5.7 ± 2.8 |
| Streptopelia turtur, European Turtle Dove |
126 |
3 |
2.4 ± 1.4 |
| Streptopelia decaocto, Eurasian Turtle Dove |
34 |
1 |
2.9 ± 1.7 |
| Scolopax rusticola, Eurasian Woodcock |
239 |
41 |
17.2 ± 2.4 |
| Gallinago gallinago, Common Snipe |
36 |
3 |
8.3 ± 4.6 |
| Actitis hypoleucos, Common Sandpiper |
45 |
2 |
4.4 ± 3.1 |
| Ciconia ciconia, White Stork |
364 |
9 |
2.5 ± 0.8 |
| Ardea cinerea, Grey Heron |
375 |
40 |
10.7 ± 1.6 |
| Accipiter nisus, Eurasian Sparrowhawk |
7749 |
334 |
4.3 ± 0.1 |
| Accipiter gentilis, Northern Goshawk |
52 |
4 |
7.7 ± 3.7 |
| Circus cyaneus, Hen Harrier |
71 |
2 |
2.8 ± 1.9 |
| Aegolius funereus, Boreal Owl |
355 |
4 |
1.1 ± 0.5 |
| Asio otus, Long-eared Owl |
3424 |
103 |
3.0 ± 0.3 |
| Asio flammeus, Short-eared Owl |
57 |
1 |
1.7 ± 1.7 |
| Upupa epops, Eurasian Hoopoe |
173 |
1 |
0.6 ± 0.5 |
| Alcedo atthis, Common Kingfisher |
268 |
2 |
0.7 ± 0.5 |
| Jynx torquilla, Eurasian Wryneck |
1218 |
1 |
0.1 ± 0.1 |
| Dendrocopos major, Great Spotted Woodpecker |
3883 |
11 |
0.3 ± 0.1 |