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The 11,000km Avian Commute to Moreton Bay: World’s Most Important Pit-Stop — and Why Banksia Beach Matters

From the air, Banksia Beach looks like a quiet coastal suburb on Bribie Island. From a migratory bird’s perspective, it is part of one of the most important pit-stops on the planet. Each year, shorebirds arrive in Moreton Bay after flying more than 11,000 kilometres non-stop from the Arctic. Many reach Queensland’s shores exhausted and…