Monday 24 April 2023

My Cuckoo's a Winnner

The latest bulletin from BTO on my tagged Cucko0, JAC.

JAC wins the race home

Photo shows Cuckoo JAC. He is a silver/grey bird with an arresting yellow eye ring and orange iris around a black retina.

Llangollen Cuckoo JAC arrived back on Saturday. 

Dear John,

                

We are delighted to be able to bring you the good news this morning that two of our tagged Cuckoos have successfully completed their return journeys back to their UK breeding grounds. Llangollen Cuckoo JAC completed his migration back to his breeding grounds over the weekend. Over the last three months he has flown 8,270km (5,138 miles) on his migration north and has arrived at his breeding grounds approximately one week earlier than last year. We have now tracked him over two complete migrations to Africa and back. In 2021 he departed on 23 June and in 2022 he left on on 20 June so we expect him to stay in the World's End area for approximately two months before heading off on his return migration to the Congo.

 

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