These birds are called ‘knots’ and fly together. Where do the pupils think they are going? Why do they fly together? Ask pupils to write a story imagining they are one of the birds in the flock.
The red knot is a medium sized shorebird which breeds in tundra and the Arctic Cordillera in the far north of Canada, Europe, and Russia. It is a large member of the Calidris sandpipers ...