Wooden decoys long played a key role in hunting birds. Artist David Personius hopes his modern take can inspire conservation ...

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 ...

Migration is a remarkable feat, requiring incredible endurance and navigation skills. While many animals undertake impressive ...

The common swift (Apus apus) may seem unassuming at first glance, weighing a mere 40 grams on average. However, this tiny ...

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 ...