Kasper’s tag is still not charging well but we received good quality fixes for him on Monday evening (4 July) and yesterday morning (7 July) which place him in the same area, near Serramazzoni 50km (30 miles) west of Bologna.
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Kasper unmoved
08 Jul 2011
Lyster still on breeding territory
08 Jul 2011
As of the evening of Tuesday (5 July) Lyster was still in the Reedham area, several fixes putting him very close to Reedham village itself. His tag has just started transmitting this morning (8 July) and the first positions suggest he is still in the same area. Dave Leech (BTO staff member) found a freshly laid Cuckoo’s egg in a Reed Warbler’s nest earlier this week, so there may still be some mating opportunities for Lyster – we would expect him to set off on migration within the next week or so though.
Martin moves east
08 Jul 2011
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.
Clement not transmitting
08 Jul 2011
We have received no further positions for Clement since last Sunday (3 July), and have now had two ‘on’ periods for his tag in which no transmissions have been received. Given our recent experience with Chris we are not unduly worried but it will be a relief when we do receive some new positions for him. The charge on his tag had dropped to a very low level when we last heard from him on 3 July.
Chris comes back to life!
04 Jul 2011
Despite, in our last blog, trying to gently prepare people for a possible death in our Cuckoo family, Chris has come alive again! A series of fixes have shown his tag is charging and that he is in the Moselle region of France. He has moved southwards 280km to an area of woods, 40km west of Strasbourg. This area is a popular tourist destination with some spectacular views (try googling the "Pays du Dabo"), so hopefully he is enjoying the views!
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.
Lyster's last fling?
04 Jul 2011
Lyster remains in Broadland and a good quality fix on 2 July put him just to the north of Raveningham. He is the last remaining tagged Cuckoo left in the UK.
Clement stays put?
04 Jul 2011
Clement is another cuckoo where we are having battery charging issues. We received a good series of high-quality fixes on 30 June but only one low accuracy fix on 3 July. We suspect he has not moved as this was in exactly the same place as the fixes a few days before.
Kasper's tag low on power
04 Jul 2011
Kasper has remained in the same area until at least 30th June. His tag does not appear to be charging particularly well so we are only getting intermittent, low accuracy fixes. The single fix we received was of such low accuracy we are not sure if he has moved or not!
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.
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