Wintering area
The thrush named “Varano” – a male subject, as identified with DNA analysis – marked in the Marche region on 5 December 2023, began pre-nuptial migration moving from the wintering area in the region and reaching eastern Austria in the “Burgenland” area, at an intermediate distance between Graz, Vienna and the border with Hungary.
Migration start date
The first signal in this area was on March 3rd, while the last signal in the wintering area in the Marche was on February 24th. The migration start date is therefore included in this range. This first data confirms the results obtained in previous years, which demonstrate the absence of migratory movements in January.
The next updates
To date the other subjects are still in the wintering territories both in the Marche and in Sardinia. We will provide updates as soon as the migration data are available (Federcaccia Fauna and Agro-Environmental Studies and Research Office).