According to Dr. Clive Minton ( Australasian Wader Studies Group ) `` The distance between these two locations is 9,575 kilometres ( 5,950 mi ) , but the actual track flown by the bird was 11,026 kilometres ( 6,851 mi ) .
According to Clive Minton ( Australasian Wader Studies Group ) `` The distance between these two places is 9,575 kilometres ( 5,950 mi ) , but the actual track flown by the bird was 11,026 kilometres ( 6,851 mi ) '' .