Cuckoos in Ireland: Where do they spend winter?
Bird tracked on migration from Africa to Europe including a long sea crossing
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Bird tracked on migration from Africa to Europe including a long sea crossing
Tracker shows cuckoo's 9,000km journey before landing in Kerry - 02 May 2024
Bird tracked on migration from Africa to Europe including a long sea crossing
The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) has confirmed that Cuach KP, one of the first Irish cuckoos to be tagged as part of a Cuckoo Tracking Project, has landed home in Killarney National Park after a winter spent in the rainforests of the Congo Basin in Central Africa.
While the cuckoo has been well-studied during the breeding season, very little is known about the routes they take once they head off on migration