Jim has moved south into Burkina Faso from Mali in recent days. Our latest signal shows that he is in the Ganzourgou Province, and approximately 100 km (62 miles) east of the capital Ouagadougou.    

After a while recovering from his Saharan crossing, Ashok has moved further south into Chad. He is now close to the border with the Central African Republic, on the edge of the Réserve de Faune de la Nana Barya, which is home to African Elephants, Lions, Leopards and Giant Elands, among many other species.

After arriving in NE Libya last week, Cuach Cores swung further east into Egypt, before heading south through Sudan. He has since crossed the border in eastern Chad and is currently in the Wadi Fira region, just 120 km (74 miles) north-east of the city of Abéché.    

After a leisurely stay in the Italian Alps, Scottish-tagged Cuckoo Norman made his way east down past Turin, onto Florence, past Gallipoli and across to the Peloponnese. From here he crossed the eastern Mediterranean and made his way south through Libya. 

By late last night (28 July), having covered some 4,200 km (2,610 miles) since leaving Italy, he was in southern Chad, near the town of Massakory. Looking at weather maps of the region, we can see that there is currently a large tropical rainstorm moving through the area – no doubt offering welcome relief after that scorching desert crossing! 

After what looked like a bit of a false start last week, with an attempt to head out to sea followed by a swift return, it appears Cores has now taken the plunge and finally set off south. 

Leaving Italy from just west of Genoa, he took off, crossing the Mediterranean, arriving on the North African coast in Libya. From here he continued and by yesterday afternoon was starting to cross the Sahara. 

Having made his way into Spain over three weeks ago, we would have expected Frederic to continue his journey south. But Cuckoos will be Cuckoos, and he has not followed our logic! 

Ten days ago, he turned about-face and headed 450 km (280 miles) back north, and returned to south-western France. For the last few days, he has once again been exploring the Landes de Gascogne Regional Natural Park, an area that he initially left in early July! 

In the last week, Wingston has been moving slowly eastwards into Nigeria. Currently in the Sokoto region in the north-west of the country, his arrival here is timed to coincide with the rainy season. 

Since our last check-in with Cleeve almost three weeks ago, he has remained in eastern Spain. He is currently lingering on the coast near Tarragona, just 65 km (40 miles) west of Barcelona. 

From here he could head straight out over the Balearics and on into Algeria, or take a more westerly route for a shorter sea crossing into Morocco? 

Cuach Cores has been feeding and resting up in the foothills of the Italian Alps for a good couple of weeks and is hopefully in fine shape for his next major leg of the migration journey.  

He has now made his way to the coast, and was just west of Genoa when we received his latest signal around 10am this morning. This is our third summer following Cores since he was tagged in Ireland in June 2023. 

In the last week, Joe has finally left his resting place on the French coast and headed south with gusto, covering some 4,000 km (2,485 miles).

He first headed past Sardinia, and arrived on the Algerian coast near the port city of Annaba before heading down through Tunisia, passing through the Jebil National Park. He then followed the Libyan border down into Niger and then swung south-east into Chad where he is now on the banks of the Chari River, and just 90 km (56 miles) from his Cuckoo cohort Ashok!