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Birding Finland on the Fly

10,000 Birds

First was an awesome stay in Iceland. Here’s his third stop: In June of 2013, we arrived in Helsinki, the capital and largest city in Finland, and our third destination on our European getaway. And, as appears to be the case in most cities in Finland, wildlife and nature is only steps away! Next came a stop in Russia.

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What the rings reveal

10,000 Birds

Black-tailed godwits winter in large numbers on the estuaries of both Norfolk and Suffolk, and we know that nearly all these birds breed in Iceland. They are of the race islandica , a sub species of the nominate race, limosa. One assumes Iceland, but there’s no proof. Black-tailed Godwits on the move.

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