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Chester

Chester has been funded by the Sussex Ornithological Society and named by children at High Hurstwood Primary School.

Chester the Cuckoo
Status:
Inactive
Tagged:
Thursday, June 5, 2014 - 01:00
Tagging Location:
Ashdown Forest, Sussex
Sex:
Male
Age when found:
Adult
Satellite Tag No.:
134951
Wing Length (mm):
225

Chester's journey from 06 June 2014 to 04 June 2015

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Chester's movements

31 Jul 2015 - Sad news of Chester

We now believe that Chester, tagged in spring 2014, died whilst still in the UK this summer. The last signal was received on the 4 June and none have been received since.  Chester dying on the breeding grounds is unusual and this is the first time that we have seen this for a bird that has already been tracked on one migration. It could perhaps be a knock on effect of the cold wet summer we have experienced. In 2012 we saw a similar effect.  

07 Jul 2015 - Where is Chester?

The last signal received from Chester was on 4 June from Ashdown Forest but nothing has been received since. In 2014 he left the UK on 19 June and by the 7 July was in Spain. Without signals we do not know whether he is still in the UK or has already begun his journey. Hopefully further signals in the future will reveal his location. 

12 May 2015 - Chester returns to the south of England

By the 11 May Chester had covered the 1500km (930 miles) from his last location in Spain and returned to his breeding grounds at Ashdown Forest in Sussex, becoming the ninth of our tagged Cuckoos to make it back to the UK.

05 May 2015 - Chester in Spain

Chester has continued on from north Africa and by 1 May was in southern Spain, just north of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. 

23 Apr 2015 - Chester in North Africa

From Nigeria on 12 April, Chester has travelled north-west around 3100km (1940 miles), crossing the Sahara desert, and making it to a location close to the Algeria/Morocco border in north Africa by 22 April.   

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