Updates from our Cuckoos

Indy was tagged at Cors Caron, Ceredigion, Wales. and is at least one year old. Since being caught on 30 May 2012 he has remained in the area. 

Cuckoo 115590 is the first female cuckoo to have a satellite tag fitted. She joins five male birds that have been tagged in Wales. She is an adult of at least two years  of age and was caught in the Brechfa Forest, Carmarthanshire, Wales, on 10 June 2012.

Wallace is an adult male Cuckoo of at least two years of age. He was caught and had his satellite tag fitted on the southern shore of Loch Katrine, Stirling, on 15 May 2012.

The south shore of Loch Katrine, Stirling, was the catching site for Cuckoo 115591.  Caught on 17 May 2012 this is BB’s second summer in the UK, having hatched during the summer of 2011. 

Caught near Stronachlachar, Loch Katrine, Stirling on 15 May 2012, Cuckoo 115602 is a one-year old male. Since his satellite tag was fitted he has remained around the shores of Loch Katrine.

The first of five male Scottish cuckoos to be satellite tagged, Cuckoo 115600 was caught near Stronachlachar, Loch Katrine, Stirling on 15 May 2012. He is an adult bird at least two years old.

Cuckoo 115589 is a male bird that was caught and tagged on 9 May 2012 at Aldeby, Norfolk. He is in his second year, having hatched during the summer of 2011. 115589 joins Chris and Martin as a member of the East Anglian cuckoos.

One of the five Scottish cuckoos, Roy had his satellite tag fitted on 16 May at Glen Gyle, Loch Katrine, Stirling. Being at least two years of age he is an adult male. For the first 28 days after tagging he was settled in the Loch Katrine area.

Caught at Burgh Castle, Norfolk on 9 May 2012, Cuckoo Reacher is an adult male that is at least two years old. Since being tagged he has moved 25km (15 miles) north and settled in the Norfolk Broads area.

A transmission from Lyster's tag yesterday shows that he has headed back in the same direction he came from. He has travelled around 15km (10 miles) and is once again close to the River Chet in an area known as Hardley Flood, northeast of Loddon. This area consists of shallow lagoons and reedbeds which act as a spillway for the River Chet.