Island Life Magazine Ltd October/November 2017 | Page 84

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Photo: Brent Geese by Alan Price
Migratory birds
how they find their way
By Alice Ashcroft, Hampshire
& Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust
As autumn draws to a close and winter comes into the fore,
many of the world’s migratory birds are travelling far and wide in
preparation for the season ahead. Visiting ospreys and swallows
have left the UK for the warmer climes of Africa, while fieldfare,
brambling and widgeon arrive in their thousands.
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