Table 1.
Places of tick collection from birds
| Country | District | Place | Number sampled | Number ringed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baden-Württemberg | Konstanz | Radolfzell | 82 | 7002 |
| Baden-Württemberg | Stuttgart | Stuttgart | 29 | 467 |
| Brandenburg | Potsdam | Potsdam | 7 | 321 |
| Brandenburg | Havelland | Rathenow | 22 | 882 |
| Saxony-Anhalt | Anhalt-Bitterfeld | Steckby | 55 | 492 |
| Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg | Magdeburg | 33 | 1828 |
| Saxony | Erzgebirgskreis | Annaberg-Buchholz | 73 | 1502 |
| Saxony | Dresden | Dresden | 65 | 2350 |
| Saxony | Leipzig | Grimma | 1 | 419 |
| Saxony | Leipzig | Leipzig | 48 | 695 |
| Saxony | Leipzig | Leipzig | 7 | 835 |
| Saxony | Bautzen | Lohsa | 8 | 294 |
| Saxony | Bautzen | Pulsnitz | 12 | 857 |
| Thuringia | Unstrut-Hainich | Mülverstedt | 152 | 2406 |
| Thuringia | Sonneberg | Steinheid | 14 | 2039 |
| Thuringia | Eichsfeld | Wachstedt | 117 | 1560 |
| Brandenburg | Havelland | Buckow-Nennhausen | 14 | a |
| Brandenburg | Uckermark | Lychen | 5 | a |
| Hesse | Frankfurt | Frankfurt | 37 | a |
| Hesse | Frankfurt | Frankfurt | 50 | a |
| Hesse | Hochtaunuskreis | Oberursel | 5 | a |
| Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg | Magdeburg | 2 | a |
| Saxony-Anhalt | Halle | Halle | 9 | a |
| Saxony | Leipzig | Markranstädt | 8 | a |
| Saxony | Dresden | Dresden | 37 | a |
| Summary | 892 | |||
| Summary data for analysis 1 | 725 | 23,949 | ||
aExcluded from analysis 1: tick-infested birds compared to all ringed birds