Our Cuckoos successfully cross the Sahara

19 Apr 2016

Four of the seven Cuckoos that we are currently following have made it into southern Europe, while the other three are on the northern edge of the Sahara desert. All seven will be making their way back to the UK in the next couple of weeks. See the latest movements for our satellite-tagged Cuckoos.

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