Knots (Calidris canutus islandica) on the way from the Wadden Sea to Greenland just landed at the South Coast of Iceland
The Red Knot is a migratory shorebird that travels up to 20,000 km twice a year from its breeding grounds on the high Arctic tundra to its southern non-breeding sites. Along with having one of the longest total migrations of any bird, some populations also fly as much as 8–9,000 km between stopover sites in…
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Produced by:Peter Prokosch
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Year:01/10/2013
Knots (Calidris canutus islandica) on the way from the Wadden Sea to Greenland just landed at the South Coast of Iceland
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