The latest bulletin on my Cuckoo. Torc

Dear John,

Our satellite-tagged Cuckoos are funneling into west Africa now, with only one left in the Congo. One or two have already been out west for a few weeks so we can expect to see the first taking on the Sahara very soon. 

Over the last week Irish Cuckoo Cuach Torc has been the big mover, departing his wintering grounds in the Congo Basin and flying 2,102km (1,306 miles) west to Ghana. He is now in western Ghana, a few miles east of Bui National Park and the Bui Gorge Reservoir. Norfolk Cuckoo Joe is also in Ghana, 167km (104 miles) south-west of Torc.

 BTO.