Bar-tailed godwits have been spotted in the region before, but not as a flock of five. “These are waders that are known to travel long distances at a stretch,” explains Subramaniam Shankar ...
The Guinness World Record for the longest continuous flight was set at 8,345 miles by a Bar-tailed Godwit in January 2023. The non-stop migration flight, from Alaska to Tasmania, Australia took 11 ...
Long-distance flights and migrations require a high metabolic rate and massive amounts of ... Record-breaking species like the Arctic Tern may travel over fifty thousand miles every year, and species ...
Mik Stoddard was at RSPB Boyton and Hollesley Marshes, near Orford on the Suffolk coast, when he saw a trio of black-tailed godwits in the sky last Friday. Black-tailed godwits are a rare breeding ...
Currently, the world’s longest flight route is operated by Singapore Airlines, jetting between New York City and Singapore in 18 hours and 50 minutes. The Australian airline Qantas aims to raise the ...