We are really pleased that Skinner has completed one of the most hazardous elements the Cuckoos face on their migration! We were a little worried about him over the weekend as signals showed that he was stationary in Algeria, in the middle of the desert, all day during Saturday. His decision to ground may have been due to winds from the north-west pushing him in the wrong direction or making it hard going. On the morning of the 5 April however, further signals were received which showed he had pressed on northwards a further 530km (335 miles).
New locations received today (which will update on the map tomorrow) reveal he continued to Morocco, clearing the desert and the High Atlas Mountains, and is the first of our tagged Cuckoos to successfully cross the desert this year. Well done Skinner!
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