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Discussion => General Discussions => Topic started by: GStuart on September 11, 2007, 02:05:58 PM

Title: New Migration Record
Post by: GStuart on September 11, 2007, 02:05:58 PM

I had always thought that the sandpipers flying from the Bay of Fundy down to Venezuela had a long way to go.  But, it seems that a Bar-tailed Godwit has just been recorded flying about 11,500 km non-stop.  Here (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6988720.stm) is the BBC story.

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Post by: Brian Bailey on September 11, 2007, 08:17:25 PM

I didn't see the link on your posting, but I found it: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6988720.stm (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6988720.stm)

An amazing story.  Maybe that helps explain why we see so few in migration.

BB