Charles

Charles has been named by Ann Masters, who fondly remembers competing with her husband each year to see who heard the first Cuckoo, and hopes that work such as this tracking project will continue to inspire a love of nature for future generations.

Status:: Active
Tagged:: Saturday, May 28, 2022 - 06:00
Tagging Location:: Knepp Estate, West Sussex
Sex:: Male
Age when found:: Adult
Satellite Tag No.:: 232745
Wing Length (mm):: 217

Charles's journey from 28 May 2022 to 25 June 2022

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15 Jun 2022 - Charles is in France

Cuckoo Charles exploded out of the starting blocks and updates received on 1st June showed that he had already flown 280 km (174 miles) south across the Channel and into France. He has subsequently moved another 30 miles south and is now on some farmland between the towns of Dourdan and Etampes in the Metropolitan area of Paris.

13 Jun 2022 - Introducing Charles

Charles is one of two birds tagged on the same morning at the amazing Knepp Estate in West Sussex in May 2022. The nets were set the night before, with a backdrop of calling Cuckoo. Before light everything was set and... there was a long wait. After an hour our hopes of catching a Knepp Cuckoo started to dwindle... but the calling Cuckoo, which was ever-present decided to investigate and flew directly into the middle of one of the nets. He turned out to be a great weight so was promptly tagged and released. Charles has been named by Ann Masters, who fondly remembers competing with her husband each year to see who heard the first Cuckoo, and hopes that work such as this tracking project will continue to inspire a love of nature for future generations. Charles is also the first name of the owner and founder of the Knepp Wildland Project, Sir Charles (Charlie) Burrell.

Past updates from Charles