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The phenomenon of migration

Godwits in flight

Godwits in flight

Netting birds (1st of 3)

Netting birds (1st of 3)

Godwits and oystercatchers

Godwits and oystercatchers

International arrivals

Bird species that migrate to New Zealand

Bird species that migrate to New Zealand

The Firth of Thames

The Firth of Thames

Feeding sites for waders

Feeding sites for waders

Manukau Harbour

Manukau Harbour

The East Asian–Australasian Flyway

The East Asian–Australasian Flyway

Learning about migration

Learning about migration

New Zealand’s migratory birds

Campbell albatross colony (1st of 2)

Campbell albatross colony (1st of 2)

White-fronted terns

White-fronted terns

Shining cuckoo (1st of 2)

Shining cuckoo (1st of 2)

Birds that migrate away from New Zealand

Birds that migrate away from New Zealand

Migration within New Zealand

Birds that migrate within New Zealand

Birds that migrate within New Zealand

Wrybill migration

Wrybill migration

The Rakaia riverbed (1st of 3)

The Rakaia riverbed (1st of 3)

South Island pied oystercatcher and godwits

South Island pied oystercatcher and godwits

Ornithologist Adrian Riegen

Ornithologist Adrian Riegen

Black-billed gulls and chick (1st of 2)

Black-billed gulls and chick (1st of 2)

Preparation for the journey

Eastern bar-tailed godwit

Eastern bar-tailed godwit

Migration route, Eastern bar-tailed godwits

Migration route, Eastern bar-tailed godwits

Weighing a godwit

Weighing a godwit

Isahaya Bay, Japan

Isahaya Bay, Japan

Migrating knots

Migrating knots

Navigation and the magnetic field

Michael Walker

Michael Walker

Bar-tailed godwits taking off

Bar-tailed godwits taking off

Silvereye

Silvereye

Earth’s magnetic field

Earth’s magnetic field

Navigating by the stars and sun

Celestial rotation

Celestial rotation



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