Birds of prey in Denmark breeding pairs

Birds of prey in Denmark - breeding pairs

                        Denmark's area 44.500 Km² 


Source: Danich Ornithological Society


Update 19.3. 2023






Year

Species

Number of breeding pairs

Young

birds

total

Comments





Kongeørn - Kilde Jan Tøttrup. Data må ikke anvendes uden tilladelse.

Kongeørn

Golden Eagel (Aquila chrysaëtos)


41

1998-2018. The population is counted annually

1998


1

0

Yngleforsøg

1999


1

2

The first time the species has bred in Denmark

2000


1

1


2001


1

1


2002


1

1


2003


1

1


2004


1

1


2005


1

1


2006


1

1


2007


2

2


2008


4

4


2009


2

2


2010


2

2


2011


2

2


2012


2

2


2013


4

4


2014


4

4


2015


3

3


2016


3

3


2017


4

0

Bad year - due to cold and rain in April

2018


4

4

7 territoties

2019


?



2020

5

4

Three successful pairs and 4 nestlings.  1999-2020 a total of 48 nestlings.

2021

Ca.4

2022

?

Fiskeørn

Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)



The population is counted annually

1995





1996





1997





1998


2

0


1999


2

0


2000


2

3


2001


1

1


2002


1

0


2003


1

0


2004


1

0


2005


1

0

**

2006


1

2

**

2007


1

3

**

2008


2

2

**

2009


1

3


2010


1

0


2011


3

5


2012


3

7


2013


4

0?


2014


4

2

2005-2014 a total of 29 nestlings.

2015


5



2016


5

6


2017


5



2018


6

3,3,2

Three successful pairs 

2019


6


10 nestlings

2020

7

8


2021





2022





2023










Lærkefalk

Hobby (Falco subbuteo)



The population is counted annually?






1950


20


Max.

2017









1992





1993





1994





1995





1996





1997





1998


4-7



1999


6-9



2000


6-9



2001


8-10



2002


7-10



2003


10-14



2004


6-8



2005


15-19



2006


10-15



2007


7-12



2008


11-14



2009


13-16



2010


10-16



2011


13-21



2012


?



2013


?



2014


?


 

2015


?



2016


10-15



2017


10-12


1 par med 2 unger på Fyen. Der er 2. ynglefund af arten på Fyn.

The population in Denmark is unknown.


2018


?


The population in Denmark is unknown.


2019


?


The population in Denmark is unknown.

2020

13-16

The population in Denmark is unknown.

2021

2022

2023










Tårnfalk

Kestrel (falco subbuteo)



Most pairs breed in nest boxes. 

The population is only counted in subregions.

2011


1500



2018


?


The population in Denmark is unknown

2019




The population in Denmark is unknown.

2020

1500?

The population in Denmark is unknown.

2021

2022





2023





Vandrefalk

Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus)



Reintegrated in 2001.                                                            The population is counted annually

2001


1?



2002


1


First breeding years for 30 years in Denmark - 2 nestlings.

2003


2



2004


2



2005


2



2006


2


1 pair with nestlings

2007


3



2008


?



2009


3


3 pairs with 10 nestlings

2010


4


3 pairs with 10 nestlings

2011


4


4 pairs with 9 nestlings

2012


10-12


6 pairs with nestlings

2013


14-15


10 pair with 22-23 nestlings and 4 pair without nestlings

2014


14-21

30


2015


12


12 pairs with nestlings

2016


13-19


13 pair with 29 nestlings and 6 pair without nestlings.

2017


10-19


10 par with nestlings

2018


14-18


14 pairs with egg or nestlings. (10 pairs in nestboxes). 10 pairs with 19 nestlings.

2019


13-21


13 pair with 33 nestlings (1 pair with 4 nestlings).

2020


17-24


17 pairs with 45 nestlings.

2021

15-24

Rød glente 

Red kite (Milvus milvus)



The population is only counted in subregions  

Ca. 1910




Bred in Denmark until about 1910.






1970




Re-immigrated about 1970.






1977


5



1978


6



1979


9



1980


13



1981


9



1982


11



1983


14



1984


16



1985


15



1986


20



1987


10-11



1988


15-16



1989


25



1990


29



1991


21



1992


26-27



1993


25-27



1994


28-30



1995


?



1996


?



1997


?



1998


21



1999


22-29



2000


15-20



2001


17-22



2002


18-22



2003


38 (28-33)



2004


25-35



2005


37-39



2006


40-52



2007


47-57



2008


71-87



2009


81-92



2010


82-102



2011


(57-67)



2012


90-134



2013


120



2014


140



2015


133



2016


?



2017


200


Smallest number - estimated (137-142 sikre par).

2018


150


Estimated (37-41 pairs in Østjylland - 4600 km²).

2019


220


Estimeret

2020

230-260

Breeding pairs in sub-areas: East Jutland 90, North Jutland 28, Southeast Jutland more than 10, Funen 21 and Zealand more than 40 pairs. The Danish population is estimated at 230-260 pairs.

2021

325-375

Havørn

White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)



The population is counted annually






1992





1993





1994





1995


1

0


1996


3

2


1997


3

2


1998


5

6


1999


6

7


2000


6

5


2001


9

12


2002


9

7


2003


11

13


2004


13

16


2005


13

18


2006


15

23


2007


18

26


2008


23

27


2009


29

31


2010


37

38


2011


38

52


2012


48

52


2013


54


1,97 unger pr. succesfuldt par. (8 reder med 3 unger)

2014


61

83


2015


72



2016


83

123

Flew from the nest.

2017


92

104


2018


ca. 80

105

Of which 67 couples with 105 nestlings - ie 1.26 nestlings per couple with nestlings.

Heraf 67 par med 105 unger - dvs. 1,26 unger pr. par med unger.

2019


85


80 par med unger.

2020

136

138

121 pairs with weaned cubs in 2020. At 24 years 1224 weaned cubs.

 121 par med udfløjne unger i 2020. På 24 år 1224 udfløjne unger.

2021

155-160

2005-2008 

Grønlandsk havørn (Haliaeetus albicilla)

150-170


Greenland White-tailed Eagle. Breeds only in Greenland

2021


155-160



Hedehøg

Montagus Harrier (Circus pygargus)




Ca. 1930-1940


350-400








After 1970


30-50








1978


30



1979





1980





1981


50



1982


48


(Kilde: Hans Erik Jørgensen)

1983-1996




The population in Denmark is unknown.

1996


33



1997

21

1998


35



1999


35-45


DOF angiver ingen data fra 1999!

2000


41-49



2001


36



2002


42



2003


18?


DOF angiver ingen data fra 2003

2004


31



2005


28



2006


23-34



2007


22-24



2008


21-25



2009


22-24



2010


18-21



2011


22-24



2012


18-22



2013


19-24



2014


25-35



2015


25-35


24 pairs produced 48 kids (1,91/pairs) 

2016


13-21


Food shortage, high water level, predation

2017


25-33


13 pairs produced 29 kids) (22 sikre par)

2018


20-27


14 pairs produced 48 kids.  Dry and hot years (20 sikre par)

2019


25-26



2020

19-20

2021




2022










Blå kærhøg

Hen Harrier (Cirsus Cyaneus)



Disappeared as a breeding bird

1983


1


Birded with 3 eggs (1)

1991


0-1


The Population in Jutland a part of Denmark */

1992


2

2

The Population in Jutland a part of Denmark */

1993


1

1

The Population in Jutland a part of Denmark */

1994


2

2

The Population in Jutland a part of Denmark */

1995


2

2

The Population in Jutland a part of Denmark */

1998


?



1999


?



2000-2018


0



2019


0



2020

0

2021


0













Rørhøg

Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)



Ca. 650 pair/years.                                                                 The population is only counted in subregions






1970


75













2002





2003





2004





2005


7-800



2006


7-800



2007


7-800



2008


7-800



2009





2010





2011


650



2018


?



2019





2020

We believe that the population is stable

2021

?











Duehøg

Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)



Decline - cause possibly hunting.                                                The population is only counted in subregions






2004





2005


350



2006


350



2007


350



2008


350



2009


?



2010


?



2011


270


Then a significant decline

2018


270


Estimate

2019




I fortsat tilbagegang.

2020

We believe that the population is in decline

2021

550











Hvepsevåge

Honey Buzzard (Pernis apivorus)




After 1980




650 pairs - stable population since 1980.                                                              The population is only counted in subregions

2004





2005


650-700



2006


650-700



2007


650-700



2008


650-700



2009





2010





2011


650



2018


11


Population in Grib Skov (Grib Forest) 54 km²

2019





2020

?

2021

?











Slangeørn

Short-toed Eagle (Ciraëtus gallicus)









1832


1

1

Shoot

1854


1

1

Egg robbed and one adult bird shoot.

1859


1

1 egg

Shoot

1860


1


Breeding attempt. One adult bird shoot.

1877


1

egg

Robbed

1870erne


0-1



1882


1

egg

Egg robbed and one adult bird shoot. Last Danish breeding couple.

1883-2021


0



Musvåge

Buzzard (Buteo buteo)




2002





2003





2004





2005


6500



2006


6500



2007


6500



2008


6500



2009





2010





2011


5000



2018


?



2019





2020

?

We believe that the population is stable

2021

?

Possibly in decline due to progress for Red kite

Spurvehøg

Sparrow Hawk (Accipiter nisus)



Common breeding bird.                                                           The population is only counted in subregions

1970érne


3500-5000








1970-1974


1000-1500?








2005


3-4000



2006


3-4000



2007


3-4000



2008


3-4000



2009





2010





2011


2100



2018


?


Stabil

2019





2020

?

We believe that the population is in decline.

2021

?

Possibly in decline






Kilde:










Kim Skelmose leder af DOF’s Projekt Ørn



Havørn


Frank Wille Danmarksrovfuglegruppe.dk



Grønlandsk havørn


Jan Tøttrup Nielsen



Kongeørn

**

Koldinggruppen v. Kurt Storgård, Per Bomholt og Lars Fenger Nielsen



Rød glente, Musvåge, Hvepsevåge


Louise Ekberg og Leif Novrup



Fiskeørn


Jørgen Terp Laursen



Rød glente (Østjylland)


Jørgen Terp Laursen



Rørhøg (Østjylland)


Dansk Ornitologisk Forening



Hedehøg ***


Jesper Toftt



Lærkefalk


Johannes Bang



Tårnfalk


Niels Peter Andreasen



Vandrefalk

Jørgen Terp Laursen

Vandrefalk i Østjylland


Jan Tøttrup - Kurt Storgård



Duehøg


Svend Møller Jensen



Spurvehøg


Dansk Ornitologisk Forening



Slangeørn


Truede og sjældne ynglefugle i Danmark

1998-2012. Dansk Ornitologisk Forenings Tidsskrift 108 • nr 1 • 2014.




Flere arter


Hedehøg i Danmark 2018

 

DOF’s arbejdsrapport fra Projekt Hedehøg

 

*** Lars Maltha Rasmussen, Iben Hove Sørensen, Aage Matthiesen, Jesper Leegaard, Kurt Bredal Christensen, Svend Anker Schwebs & Timme Nyegaard.




















































































Litteratur

(1) = Blå kærhøg (Circus cyaneus) som dansk ynglefugl efter 1990. - Bent Møller Sørensen, Per Bomholt og Bent Jacobsen. Accipiter (Rovfugle-gruppen. Dansk Ornitologisk Forening 8. årg. nr. 1. 1995. Permanent succesful breeding of Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus) in Denmark from 1990.

*/ Dertil mangler ynglefund fra Sjælland, som skal verificeres.

Buzzard is the most common bird of prey in Denmark.