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Birds can ‘read’ the Earth’s magnetic signature well enough to get back on course – EurekAlert

Birdwatchers get excited when ‘rare’ migratory birds makes landfall having been blown beyond their normal range. But these are rare for a reason; most birds that…

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IMAGE: Map: Eurasian reed warbler breeding range (green) in Europe and variation in the geomagnetic signature (total magnetic intensity, magnetic inclination and magnetic declination). The natural migratory direction from the study…
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Birdwatchers get very excited when a ‘rare’ migratory bird makes landfall having been blown off-course and flown beyond its normal range. But these are rare for a reason; most birds that have made the journey before are able to correct…

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