Table 2 Numbers of infected songbird-derived Ixodes ricinus (Ir) and I. frontalis (If) stages

Turdus merula

15 (30.5)

125 (53.6)

−/4

1 (4.2)

20 (7.6)

−/2

9 (5.3)

4 (14.6)/1 (3.3)

53 (24.2)

1 (9.1 10^-4)

Turdus philomelos

11 (91.6)

26 (61.7)

2 (5)

9 (22.5)

3 (25.0)

13 (29.2)

−/1

1 (1.3 10^-2)

Turdus iliacus

3 (9.1)

9 (25.4)

3 (6.8)

3 (8.0)

1 (4.5)

3 (1.8)

3 (15.9)

5 (10.7)

Phoenicurus phoenicurus

4

1

1

2

Prunella modularis

11 (20.2)

2 (1.4)

2 (2.9)

1

9 (23.4)

Erithacus rubecula

1

1

10

4

1

Troglodytes troglodytes

2

1

4

1

Sylvia communis

1

2

1

6

Phylloscopus trochilus

5

1

4

Sylvia curruca

1

2

Parus major

2

1

1/−

Fringilla coelebs

Sylvia atricapilla

1

1

2

Carduelis cabaret

1

−/1

2

Acrocephalus scirpaceus

1

Luscinia svecica

Acrocephalus palustris

Passer domesticus

1

1

Passer montanus

1

1

Phylloscopus collybita

1

1

1

Sylvia borin

1

Coccothraustes coccthraustes

1

Ficedula hypoleuca

1

Garrulus glandarius

Carduelis cannabina

Poecile montanus

1

Emberiza schoeniclus

Acrocephalus schoenabaenus

Alauda arvensis

1

1

Anthus pratensis

Chloris chloris

Turdus viscivorus

1

Cyanistes caeruleus

−/1

Carduelis spinus

Hippolais icterina

Total per stage

34

188

−/5

4

28

−/2

2

28

32/1

109

1/2

1

3

I. ricinus infected/total (%)

I. frontalis infected/total (%)