Updates from our Cuckoos

A transmission from Chris, received at 06.13 on 14 December, shows that he is still in his former position on the west bank of the Congo River.

Chris is still close to the mighty Congo River in the heart of the rainforest, and a transmission from him on Wednesday 7 December at 07.09 shows his position is unchanged.

Kasper is still the most southerly of our cuckoos and a weak transmission from him on Thursday 8 December at 01.13 shows him still on the southern edge of the rainforest where it meets the southern savannah.

A strong transmission from Lyster at 08.50 on Wednesday 7 December shows that he is still around 80km south of Clement in the Congo Rainforest.

Having been last to arrive in the rainforest, a message from Clement received at 03.06 on Thursday 8 December shows him settled just north of Lyster in Congo.

We received a weak transmission from Martin at 14.49 on Tuesday 6 December that placed him still in the northern Savannah, on the northern edge of the Congo Rainforest.

Kasper is still the most southerly Cuckoo. A transmission received at 08.36 on Monday 28 November shows him in the area north of Brazzaville, Congo, where he has been since 23 October.

Lyster is still in Congo, close to Ewo. He has been in in this area since 8 November. Lyster and Clement were tagged within 80km of each other when they were tagged in East Anglia. Both took the western route around the Mediterranean, and through West Africa to arrive in Congo. Both are now just 82km apart.

On 23rd November we received a transmission from Clement showing that he had moved 224km (134miles) south-east into Congo. This movement puts him just 82km (51miles) north of Lyster. Both Clement and Lyster took the western route through Spain to North Africa, and then flew down the western edge of the Sahara before heading east and then finally south east to get to Congo.
When the tags were fitted in the UK, Clement and Lyster were 76km (48miles) apart.
By 26th November he had moved a further 25km (15 miles) ESE to an area of forest along a river.
 

Since the 10 October Chris has been in Congo, close to the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo. A transmission received on Sunday 27th November shows that he is still in the same area.