Small birds fly at high altitudes towards Africa
A new study from Lund University in Sweden shows that small birds migrating from Scandinavia to Africa in the autumn occasionally fly as high as 4 000 metres above sea level - probably adjusting their flight to take advantage of favourable winds and different wind layers. This is the first time that researchers have tracked how high small birds fly all the way from Sweden to Africa. Previous studi
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/small-birds-fly-high-altitudes-towards-africa - 2025-10-03