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Migratory. Moves S from late Jul to Oct, N in Apr-May. In E Asia migrates along coasts of Ussuriland, Japan, Korea, NE China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Philippines and W Micronesia. Birds wintering in N Australia and E Indonesia probably breed farther N than those wintering in SE Asia and W Indonesia. On E coast of Australia to southbound waves of migration occur, one in Sept one in Nov. Return passage probably non-stop from NW Australia to Philippines or Taiwan. In W Asia birds pass S through Caspian region and Middle East to Africa; Finnish birds fly across E Europe, probably crossing Mediterranean and Sahara non-stop. Strong site tenacity. Many non-breeders spend N summer on wintering grounds.   (del Hoyo J, Elliott A, Sargatal J (eds), 1996)

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