byron 1,279 Posted April 21, 2017 Report Share Posted April 21, 2017 not bad for couple of nights migration.. received thru email from bto.. Larry is the third Cuckoo to complete his desert crossing! A series of poor locations received from Larry's tag during the early evening of 17 April showed that he had embarked on his desert crossing, and was heading north through central Mauritania. We had to wait for further signals on the 19 April to show that Larry had made it, successfully completing his desert crossing, and was north of the Sienna Morena Mountain range in the Castile-La Mancha region of Spain. He has travelled 2713km (1685 miles) since the transmissions on 17 April in Mauritania. The timing of this movement is remarkably similar to last year when data transmissions on 17 April show he had left Africa. He returned to the UK on 2 May 2016. Let's see whether he does the same again. 9 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
king 12,038 Posted April 21, 2017 Report Share Posted April 21, 2017 Come on Larry keep flapping them wings lad.lol 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
j j m 6,626 Posted April 21, 2017 Report Share Posted April 21, 2017 there interesting Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zandy01 3,576 Posted April 21, 2017 Report Share Posted April 21, 2017 Awesome really they are, looking forward to photographing them again this year ? One from last year 12 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scothunter 12,609 Posted April 21, 2017 Report Share Posted April 21, 2017 I find them fascinating. I have a small enclosed bird table thing hanging in my porch at back door. Every single night a wee sparrow comes and settles in there for nite. Has been doing it for over a year now. Not sure how long the wee buggers live, but be sorry to see it go. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TOMO 29,299 Posted April 21, 2017 Report Share Posted April 21, 2017 i typed it in scot,,,it says 3 years,, 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cragman 2,843 Posted April 21, 2017 Report Share Posted April 21, 2017 Looking forward to looking for them again this year. The local one is due back on 26th but I travel to watch them. More remarkable is the fact that their young fly all the way to west Africa when they're only weeks old having never met their parents! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
byron 1,279 Posted April 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2017 heard one singing last Monday cragman,,on coast south of the humber [rimac] theddlethorpe lincs, area.. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pesky1972 5,689 Posted April 21, 2017 Report Share Posted April 21, 2017 Like seeing cuckoos. At first glance I always mistake them for a bird of prey but never disappointed when I realise it's a cuckoo. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Accip74 7,112 Posted April 21, 2017 Report Share Posted April 21, 2017 Like seeing cuckoos. At first glance I always mistake them for a bird of prey but never disappointed when I realise it's a cuckoo. They evolved to mimic sparrowhawks mate :-) I haven't heard one yet this year. Last year when I moved into this place, I found a unhatched cuckoos egg in an old nest in an old barn/cow shed we have. The story of how pipits & warblers have also evolved to try & stay one step ahead of Cuckoos is fascinating ;-) 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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