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The Japan News/Yomiuri
The Japan News/Yomiuri
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The Yomiuri Shimbun

Autumn stopover

(Credit: The Yomiuri Shimbun)

White-fronted geese take off from the Miyajimanuma wetland in Bibai, Hokkaido, on Wednesday. Surrounded by rice paddies that provide a rich source of food, Miyajimanuma is a stopover point on the birds' migration route from Russia's Far East. According to the Miyajimanuma Waterbird and Wetlands Center, the number of migratory birds in the area had hit a peak of about 62,000 by last week. Many of the geese have already started the journey south, where they will winter in wetlands including Izunuma in Miyagi Prefecture.

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