Cuckoos heading south

15 Jun 2018

The UK Cuckoo population is in decline and we are using the latest satellite-tracking technology to help us understand why. We currently have 14 satellite-tagged Cuckoos and all have now left the UK on their migration south. Who will be the first to cross the Sahara? Follow the Cuckoos on their perilous journeys to central Africa.

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