In 1952, long-distance Arctic Tern migration was coming into focus: "Until very recently the route followed by these hardy fliers was a complete mystery." Frederick C. Lincoln, Migration of Birds (1952)
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Around 96,000 kilometres in just 10 months. That is more than twice the circumference of the Earth. 🌍🌊

Meet the Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea), a small seabird whose extraordinary journeys deserve the spotlight this World Migratory Bird Day.

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