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…

  • Produced by:
    Peter Prokosch
  • 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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