Fixes were received for Martin on both Monday evening (4 July) and yesterday morning (7 July) that placed him in the same area - 50km SSW of Milan, 75km NE of his previous position on the border between Piedmont and Liguria. This north-easterly movement after arrival in Italy mirrors a similar movement by Chris on Wednesday evening - see his blog for further details.
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Martin moves east
08 Jul 2011
Martin speeds south
04 Jul 2011
Martin, along with Chris, has been the star of the show this past weekend. He surprised us last week by rapidly moving into France on the 30 June, and when we received the next signal, he had joined Clement and Kasper on the edge of the Mediterranean. He turned up in northern Italy in the Ligurian region, 50km west of Genoa, moving approx 430km in the 2 days.
Martin follows Clement
30 Jun 2011
showing the centre of the area in
Auvergne region where Martin is.
Martin has left Breydon Water. At 0921hrs this morning (30 June) he popped up in the Auvergne region of central France – having travelled 715km on a heading near to due south since Tuesday. He is now in a landscape of arable and grazing fields with scattered woodlots (see below for photo from streetview) about 100km south-west of where Clement staged in Burgundy.
Martin back at tagging location
27 Jun 2011
Accurate fixes received for Martin on Saturday (25 June) evening show he was back precisely at the tagging location – just as we had been informed by Peter Allard on Friday!
Martin returns to Breydon Water
23 Jun 2011
The latest fixes for Martin (on Tuesday) were not very accurate but suggest he was probably still in the Runham area. However, this morning Peter Allard saw and photographed a Cuckoo with a satellite tag - back at the place where Martin was tagged adjacent to Breydon Water!
Peter says today is the first time a Cuckoo has been in the area for some time. This (see photo) must surely be Martin –and we await new positions later today that will hopefully tie in with this!
A BTO Cuckoo was spotted and photographed. In the second photo you can just see the aerial of the tag on the back of the Cuckoo, which is enlarged in picture 3. Photos by Peter Allard.
Will Martin out-stay the rest?
20 Jun 2011
Early on Sunday (19 June) morning Martin was still close to Runham. As the only adult male amongst our sample of tagged birds, Martin might be expected to remain in the UK looking for mating opportunities longer than the other birds. Watch this space.
Martin near Great Yarmouth
17 Jun 2011
By Thursday afternoon, Martin had moved slightly south and was in the area 5km (3 miles) inland from Great Yarmouth, just north of the River Bure near Runham.
Rob Martin reports that on the morning of 7 June he and Daniel Watson found a Cuckoo with a transmitter antenna visible coming from its back in Winterton Dunes. Clearly this was Martin and provides nice confirmation of his stay in the area!
Martin still close to tagging site
15 Jun 2011
No further accurate positions have been received for Martin but he appears to still be in the area inland of Winterton Dunes, Norfolk, not too far from where the tag was fitted.
Martin visits Martham Fen
13 Jun 2011
Martin has remained in the same area – on Saturday evening he was located at Martham Fen. Perhaps a good area for female Cuckoos on the look out for Reed Warbler nests.
Martin remains near Winterton Dunes
10 Jun 2011
Martin continues to move around the area inland of Winterton Dunes and south of Hickling Broad.
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