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Updates from our Cuckoos

Read the latest updates from our Cuckoos on their epic migration between the UK and tropical Africa, or track their movements in real-time on our Cuckoo migration map.

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Cookie in Italy

30 Jun 2015

Newly named Cuckoo, Cookie, is on the northern edge of the Po Valley and the southern edge of the Italian Alps. He is currently 1,244km (773 miles) from his tagging location in the Lune Valley.

Coo on his way

30 Jun 2015

Newly named Cuckoo Coo is on his way and is currently in the Po Valley, Northern Italy, 50km (30 miles) southwest of Milan and 1,240km (772 miles) from his tagging location on the North York Moors.

Vigilamus

30 Jun 2015

Vigilamus is in southern France. He is currently 145km (90 miles) northwest of Monaco.

Stanley still in southern France

30 Jun 2015

Stanley is stll in the area of southern France that he arrived in just over a week ago. He is currently on the northeast edge of the Camargue.

Dudley in Spain

30 Jun 2015

Dudley is leading the way south and is currently our most southerly Cuckoo. He is in northern Spain, just northeast of Cantaviejo. He arrived here in the early hours of 27 June.

Hennah's tag failing

26 Jun 2015

Hennah's tag battery is damaged and appears to be failing - consequently we have not received a good quality location from it recently although poor quality locations showed him in France on 16 June and heading south to Italy a few days ago. 

Livingstone moved to inactive

26 Jun 2015

We haven't received signals from Livingstones's tag since March and do not know whether he failed to return to the UK this year or whether his tag has stopped working. Everything was well according to the last signal received but it is unlikely that we will receive any further information about his journey now so he is being moved to inactive. 

Emsworthy alive and well?

26 Jun 2015
It's unlikely that we will receive further signals from Emsworthy given the long period of silence, however, there is reason to believe that he is still alive.  A Cuckoo was sighted in May by a member of the public with a non-functioning tag in Dartmoor. It's likely that, although we won't be able to follow his journey, it is not the end of the road for Emsworthy. 
 

Three more Cuckoos in France

25 Jun 2015

Nine Cuckoos (plus Hennah whose tag has still not sent a good quality location) have now left the UK and seven of these (plus Hennah) are currently in France. The most recent three to have transmitted from France are new Welsh Cuckoo 146760, and Sherwood Cuckoos Jake and Dudley. Jake is currently in Burgundy, while 146760 is further south in the Auvergne region and Dudley is even further south in Toulouse.

It's interesting to note that Dudley left about a week later this year compared to 2014 while Jake left two weeks earlier.

Yorkshire Cuckoos on the move

25 Jun 2015

Two of the three Cuckoos tagged in the North Yorkshire Moors have left the country. 146756's tag sent low quality transmissions which indicated he was crossing the Channel on 22 June and by 24 June he had travelled 965km (600 miles) to Italy and was west of Venice.  

Vigilamus hadn't made it quite as far and was in the Champagne-Ardenne region of France by 24 June, 620km (390 miles) from his last location in Yorkshire. He appears to be travelling further south again today so he may soon have made it as far as 146756. 

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