Chris is still close to the Ubangi River the Congo rainforest.
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Chris still in the rainforest
Chris stays in the thick of it
On the morning of 13 October Chris was still close to the Ubangi River, northwest of Mbandaka in the Congo rainforest. At that time, he had spent three nights at this location – we had wondered whether he would move straight through the rainforest on his way to the savannahs to the south so this is extremely interesting evidence of him actually staying in and using this rainforest habitat.
Chris in the heart of the Congo
Chris has continued his recent movement from Chad and by the evening of Monday 10 October he had moved a further 320km further south to a position on the border between Congo and Democratic Republic of Congo. He is in an area of apparently continuous, closed, wet forest in the heart of the Congo rainforest, the second largest rainforest on earth after the Amazon. He is a few km’s from the Ubangi River, a major tributary of the Congo River which runs almost parallel to the Ubangi, about 55km to its east at this point.
Chris has taken a more easterly route than the Eurasian Hobbies that were recently satellite tracked from Sweden and does not appeared to have minimised his rainforest crossing to the same extent although if he continues due south he will soon reach the savannas to its south. Having stopped in rather than over-flying the rainforest, it will be very interesting to see whether Chris has moved straight through the area next time his tag transmits...
Chris moves south
No movement from Chris
Messages received two days ago show that Chris is still in southern Chad.
Chris still in no hurry
Chris is still in southern Chad and like the other three closest cuckoos is only making short flights around the immediate vicinity.
Chris in no hurry to move
Chris very settled
Chris remains in southern Chad and seems settled in his current location.
Chris stays still
Chris still in Chad
Chris remains in the same area, about 170km (106 miles) north of the town of Sarh in southern Chad.
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