Radio tag reveals epic phalarope journey

A tiny geolocator has uncovered a hitherto unsuspected extra-long migration by a Scottish Red-necked Phalarope.

An RSPB tracking device weighing less than a paperclip has helped scientists uncover one of the world’s great bird migrations. It revealed that one particular Scottish Red-necked Phalarope migrated thousands of miles west across the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean, a longer journey than that recorded for any other European breeding bird.

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