Dunlins fly from Scandinavia and Russia to the UK every year. They arrive in autumn and form huge flocks on estuaries before heading back in spring. Moors for the Future Partnership
Species include brent geese, barnacle geese, white-fronted geese, pink-footed geese, Bewick’s swans and whooper swans. The longest swan sea crossing goes to the whooper swan, which flies all the way from Iceland to the UK. With a wingspan of almost 2.5 metres, whooper swans can fly up to 55mph. Generally, the UK sees a few hundred waxings over winter, however, if the winter is particularly cold or berries run low in Scandinavia and Eastern Europe, we can see thousands.
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