Migratory birds travel through Malaysia

A migratory bird flies through the skies of Tanjung Tuan, 100 km (62 miles) south of Kuala Lumpur March 13, 2010. Millions of birds of more than 40 species travel from areas in Australia and New Zealand passing through East and South East Asia heading toward Russia, Alaska, eastern China, Japan and Siberia, annually, covering about 25,000 km, avoiding cold weather in the southern hemisphere. The birds fly back from October onwards for the summer.

A migratory bird flies through the skies of Tanjung Tuan, 100 km (62 miles) south of Kuala Lumpur March 13, 2010. Millions of birds of more than 40 species travel from areas in Australia and New Zealand passing through East and South East Asia heading toward Russia, Alaska, eastern China, Japan and Siberia, annually, covering about 25,000 km, avoiding cold weather in the southern hemisphere. The birds fly back from October onwards for the summer.

A migratory bird flies through the skies of Tanjung Tuan, 100 km (62 miles) south of Kuala Lumpur March 13, 2010. Millions of birds of more than 40 species travel from areas in Australia and New Zealand passing through East and South East Asia heading toward Russia, Alaska, eastern China, Japan and Siberia, annually, covering about 25,000 km, avoiding cold weather in the southern hemisphere. The birds fly back from October onwards for the summer.