RADIO tracking by Motus has provided fascinating information on the flight of goldcrest that made the trip from a small island off the Dutch Coast
Weighing little more than a 20p coin, it completed the 400-mile journey in just under eight hours at an average speed of 27mph.
The bird had been tagged by a Dutch research team, led by Prof Sander Lagerveld of Wageningen University, which is studying the migration ecology of small passerines and bats.
Also tagged on the same date, October 20, were several yellow-browed warblers but it is not known what happened to them nor to the goldcrest after it flew north over Spurn's Motus tracking tower.
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