Sayaan

Sayaan was named after Cuckoo funder Anne Master's new baby cousin. Sayaan is an old Saka name, Saka being the region of Siberia that his mum comes from, and it means “kind, generous and warm like the sun”.

Status:: Active
Tagged:: Thursday, May 18, 2023 - 05:00
Tagging Location:: Knepp Estate, Sussex
Sex:: Male
Age when found:: Adult
Satellite Tag No.:: 242502
Wing Length (mm):: 221

Sayaan's journey from 20 May 2023 to 21 April 2024

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17 Apr 2024 - Really Sayaan something...

In the past couple of days, Sayaan has flown north, leaving the Atlas Mountains, flying 340km (211 miles) to the Moroccan coast close to the small town of Bnir Bouzra.

From here he has continued another 350km (217 miles) across the Mediterranean, passing by the Spanish coastal resort of Malaga, and onwards up to Parque Natural Sierra de Andújar, a region renowned as a stronghold for Iberian Lynx.

15 Apr 2024 - Sayaan has head for heights

From his last stop just into Western Sahara, close to the Mauritanian border, Sayaan has flown 717km (445 miles) to the central Atlas Mountains in Morocco.

He is currently in an area just east of the small town of Imilchil.

12 Apr 2024 - Sayaan says 'sayonara' to Ivory Coast

Along with Cuckoos KP and Joe, Sayaan has spent a few weeks in the south-eastern region of the Ivory Coast, and like them has now sprung northwards.

In a journey that has covered around 2,184km (1,357miles) he has already crossed the bulk of the Sahara Desert and is now in Western Sahara, heading for Morroco.

07 Mar 2024 - Sayaan reaches Ivory Coast

Sayaan was clearly just passing through Nigeria as new updates show that he pressed on to Ivory Coast.

He is now in south-eastern Ivory Coast, close to the village of Kotogwanda and just 100km north-west of Cuckoo KP.

06 Mar 2024 - Sayaan moving West

Over the last few days Sayaan has left his wintering grounds in the Congo Basin and flown almost 2,000km (1,243 miles) north and west to his new location in southern Nigeria.

He is now just north of Mahin Lake in the southern part of Ondo State. It'll be interesting to see if he stays here or continues west to join Trent and KP in Ivory Coast or Guinea.

Past updates from Sayaan