Another tagged cuckoo, named Bayan ... says the satellite tagging project has revealed much about long-distance migration. "I think the big takeaway is that the birds are able to travel so ...
This year was his sixth tagged journey. The cuckoo was tagged in his second year, meaning he had already completed one migration to and from the rain forests of west Africa. Each complete ...
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 or where in Africa they spend the winter months.