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World’s tiniest transmitter finds nesting area of rarest migratory shorebird

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Spoon-billed sandpiper ( Calidris pygmaea) is thought to be the world’s rarest migratory shorebird.

The world's smallest solar-powered satellite transmitter was glued to the back feathers of a bird dubbed K9 .

K9 led researchers to a newly discovered breeding location and habitat, which could be a game-changer for SBS conservation.