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| BTO tagged Cuckoos; The Journey Begins Again | |
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| Topic Started: Feb 7 2013, 07:02 PM (8,045 Views) | |
| Davebutterflyman | Jul 12 2014, 02:42 PM Post #101 |
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An interesting thought Jan but i fear they would not survive our winter, especially it it was a harsh one. |
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| Davebutterflyman | Jul 15 2014, 06:23 PM Post #102 |
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A report on the BTO here about Chris the Cuckoo. http://www.birdwatch.co.uk/channel/newsitem.asp?cate=__15540 |
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| Night Owl | Jul 16 2014, 08:06 PM Post #103 |
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for the update Dave he has safe journey back
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| Davebutterflyman | Jul 17 2014, 05:02 PM Post #104 |
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Hope he returns back next year as well. |
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| celticsparrow-Jan | Aug 14 2014, 10:07 AM Post #105 |
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New Updates Chris the Cuckoo running later than ever In previous years, Chris has been one of the first tagged Cuckoos to cross the Sahara desert but this year he seems to be on a much more relaxed schedule. His previous arrival dates south, of the Sahara desert, were mid July but right now he's not even in Africa – he's still in Italy! Most of our Cuckoos are having a successful southward migration this year, possibly as a result of them being in good condition when they left the UK thanks to our good spring and early summer weather. Six other Cuckoos remain in Europe while thirteen are in Africa. Read about the other tagged cuckoos http://www.bto.org/science/migration/tracking-studies/cuckoo-tracking?dm_i=IG4,2PAU4,39HKK4,9V0AA,1 |
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| JennyWren | Aug 14 2014, 01:04 PM Post #106 |
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thanks for that , Jan I wonder why Chris is so laid back this year ... maybe he'll stick around in Italy and i see one called Livingtone is still in the France area How comes they're all male
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| Davebutterflyman | Aug 14 2014, 05:46 PM Post #107 |
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There were quite a few sightings of adult Cuckoos across the UK this year that were unusually late in returning and perhaps it has been to the improved climate this spring and summer. Thanks for the link Jan. |
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| celticsparrow-Jan | Dec 3 2014, 05:03 PM Post #108 |
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An update on the amazing cuckoo Chris... Scientists tracking cuckoos between the UK and Africa say one of the birds has now clocked up 60,000 miles (96,560km). The British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) tagged a group of five cuckoos in Britain with satellite-tracking devices in 2011. Only one, named Chris after BBC wildlife presenter Chris Packham, still has a functioning device. full report here http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-30254364 |
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| Davebutterflyman | Dec 3 2014, 06:04 PM Post #109 |
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That is incredible Jan!! I'll take a look at the link now. |
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| JennyWren | Dec 4 2014, 05:58 PM Post #110 |
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i meant to mention that the other day , Jan .... an incredible piece of news .. certainly for Chris and the younger ones . Sad about a couple though
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| Night Owl | Dec 4 2014, 07:55 PM Post #111 |
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That's amazing Jan! for the link
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| celticsparrow-Jan | Feb 4 2015, 10:31 AM Post #112 |
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A sign that spring isn't that far away the Cuckoos are on the move again starting their journeys back to the UK,I hope they make it back safely especially Chris. http://www.bto.org/science/migration/tracking-studies/cuckoo-tracking |
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| Night Owl | Feb 4 2015, 05:18 PM Post #113 |
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A great sign that Spring is on the way Jan Thank you for the link, I'm looking forward to tracking their return to the UK again this year
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| Davebutterflyman | Feb 4 2015, 05:52 PM Post #114 |
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I'm really looking forward to tracking their progress Jan and even more looking forward to seeing one again. Thanks for the link. |
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| JennyWren | Feb 4 2015, 08:20 PM Post #115 |
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wow ! thanks for the link and reminder , Jan . Some sad news but lots of optimism
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| Davebutterflyman | Feb 5 2015, 04:48 PM Post #116 |
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Hopefully it will be a better year for our Cuckoos in 2015 Jen. |
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| celticsparrow-Jan | Feb 12 2015, 03:09 PM Post #117 |
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The latest update on movements Latest News And they are off! - 10 Feb 2015 Two of our tagged Cuckoos are already moving west and are well on their way back to their breeding grounds in the UK! Hennah had moved 2500km (1500 miles) to Ivory Coast by 8 February from a position on the northern forest edge on 6 February, low quality signals tell us, but by the 9 he had already continued west a further 820km (510 miles). He is now just inside the border of Sierra Leone in an area where the Lofa-Mano National Park and Gola North Forest Reserve meet, where presumably he will rest for a while after such a long journey in such a short amount of time. Meanwhile, Ash was in Nigeria on the 8 February but by the 9 he was in Ghana, north of Lake Ghana and the Digya National Park. These two Cuckoos have moved west a lot earlier than we were expecting. Ash, Emsworthy and Derek move to forest edge - 4 Feb 2015 It looks like a few of our Cuckoos are setting off on their first spring migration movements. Ash and Emsworthy have both joined Stanley in making a move northwards to the Congo rainforest edge while Derek has been in the area for a few days but only transmitting low quality signals, until now, which hadn't registered on the maps. Lack of signals - 4 Feb 2015 Several of our Cuckoo tags have not sent transmissions for over 10 days; BB, Hennah, Peter, Skinner and Waller. This means they are not currently shown on the main map by default, although can be switched on using the tick boxes under their photos. It's not uncommon for Cuckoos to disappear for up to several months during mid-winter as tag charging conditions in the forest are poor so we won't really know their fate unless we receive further transmissions. If they fail to move northwards when expected then either the Cuckoo may have died or the tag may failed or degraded. Our greatest concerns are still for Peter and Waller who were in the same area when signals were last received, all the way back in October. Lets hope signals might be picked up from the others soon,no mention of Chris yet. |
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| JennyWren | Feb 12 2015, 04:22 PM Post #118 |
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Oh dear .. poor Chris ....... but thank you for the latest info , Jan ........ what amazing birds they are
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| Davebutterflyman | Feb 12 2015, 05:06 PM Post #119 |
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Lets hope that no news is good news in relation to Chris...maybe he will be picked up soon. Many thanks for posting that update Jan. |
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| Night Owl | Feb 12 2015, 08:41 PM Post #120 |
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for the updates Jan hopefully something will be picked up on the others soon ![]() |
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for the update Dave
he has safe journey back



I wonder why Chris is so laid back this year ... maybe he'll stick around in Italy
and i see one called Livingtone is still in the France area
i meant to mention that the other day , Jan .... an incredible piece of news .. certainly for Chris and the younger ones . Sad about a couple though
That's amazing Jan!
A great sign that Spring is on the way Jan
Thank you for the link, I'm looking forward to tracking their return to the UK again this year
for the updates Jan hopefully something will be picked up on the others soon 
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