Cuckoo 161321 south of the Sahara

13 Jul 2016

Cuckoo 161321 has crossed the Sahara desert earlier than any of our previously satellite-tagged Cuckoos. He is currently in Mali on the southern edge of the desert. All twelve of the Cuckoos we are following have left the UK and are spread across five different countries. Follow and sponsor them here.

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