Table 2. Prevalence and mean intensity (MI) of Ixodes ricinus on birds captured in Danube Delta.

	Eurasian Robin, Erithacus rubecula	Common Blackbird, Turdus merula	Song Trush, Turdus philomelos	Common Reed Bunting, Emberiza schoeniclus	Bearded Reedling, Panurus biarmicus	Blue Tit, Cyanistes caeruleus	European Pied Flycatcher, Ficedula hypoleuca	Great Tit, Parus major	Common Chiffchaff, Phylloscopus collybita	Goldcrest, Regulus regulus
Foraging habitat	Ground			Reed		Foliage
Status	M	M	M	R	R	R	M	R	M	M
Birds examined in spring	40	22	3	4	0	3	10	1	4	0
Birds infested in spring	4	18	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
Birds examined in autumn	312	120	88	7	306	27	0	15	92	47
Birds infested in autumn	19	21	4	0	1	1	0	5	1	2
Total examined birds	352	140	91	11	306	29	10	16	96	47
Total birds infested (prevalence)	23 (6.5)	39 (27.8)	5 (5.5)	1 (9.1)	1 (0.3)	1 (3.4)	1 (10.0)	5 (31.2)	1 (1.0)	2 (4.2)
No. of larvae spring (MI)	0 (0)	6(1.2)	0	1(1)	0	0	2(2)	0	0	0
No. of larvae autumn (MI)	97 (8.08)	29(4.1)	40(13.3)	0	0	1(1)	0	4(4)	0	0
No. of larvae total (MI)	97(5.1)	35(2.9)	40(13.3)	1(1)	0	1	2	4(4)	0	0
No. of nymphs spring (MI)	5 (1.25)	75(4.41)	2(2)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
No. of nymphs autumn (MI)	60(7.5)	20(1.66)	8(4)	0	1(1)	0	0	7(1.75)	1(1)	2(1)
No. of nymphs total (MI)	66(2.8)	94(5.5)	10(3.3)	0	1	0	0	7(1.75)	1(1)	2(1)
No. of females spring (MI)	0	3(1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
No. of females autumn (MI)	1 (1)	4(1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
No. of females total (MI)	1(1)	7(1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
No. of ticks spring (MI)	5(1.25)	82 (4.55)	2(2)	1(1)	0	0	2(2)	0	0	0
No. of ticks autumn (MI)		53(2.5)	48(12)	0	1(1)	1(1)	0	11(2.2)	1(1)	2(1)
No. of ticks total (MI)	164(7.1)	136(3.5)	50(10)	1(1)	1(1)	1(1)	2(2)	11(2.2)	1(1)	2(1)
Prevalence larvae	0.05	0.08	0.03	0.09	0	0.03	0.2	0.06	0	0
Prevalence nymphs	0.06	0.2	0.03	0	0.003	0.000	0	0.25	0.1	0.4
Prevalence females	0.002	0.05	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

M - Migratory; R - Resident.