The Cuckoos of 2018 have crossed the desert

08 Aug 2018

Raymond was the last to successfully cross the desert during the early hours of 8 August. This means that all fourteen tagged Cuckoos that we are currently following have survived the Sahara and are now spread from Senegal in the west to Chad in the east. Read their blogs and follow them as they make their way to the Congo basin.

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