Latest frrom BTO.

 

  Cuach Torc is 330 km (205 miles) south-west of KP, in another of Sudan's volcanic fields. He is still on the western edge of the Marrah Mountains, approximately 73 km (45 miles) north-west of the town of Zalingei.

Cuckoo Torc making good progress south.

 The latest bulletin from the BTO.

 

 Since crossing the Sahara, Cuach Torc has flown 117 km (72 miles) south and is now in the Sahel of Central Darfur, Sudan. He is currently on the western edge of the Marrah Mountains, approximately 73 km (45 miles) north-west of the town of Zalingei and 390 km (242 miles) south-west of KP.

My Cuckoo crosses the Sahara

 

The latest bulletin from the BTO.

 

"Dear John,

In our last update we told you that Irish Cuckoo Cuach Torc had moved to Greece. Since then he has made quite a journey. By Saturday evening (29 July) he had departed Greece, crossed the Mediterranean and reached northern Libya. He carried on south and by late on Monday (31 July) he was over the Sahara in eastern Chad. By early yesterday morning (3 August) he had reached the Marrah Mountains in Darfur, Sudan. He is currently 40 km (25 miles) west of the town of Kutum. Interestingly, neither Greece nor Sudan have been common destinations for our previously tagged birds. It'll be interesting to see whether Torc remains in the area or continues further south into the Sahel."