Cuckoos tagged with GPS trackers

[Ashley Cawley]

http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/53266000/jpg/_53266983_taggedcuckoo1_bto.jpg

Scientists from the British Trust for Ornithology are planning to attach tiny satellite trackers to cuckoos to study their migration patterns. Read More at:

BBC Nature News Article: http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/13559202

[Ashley Cawley]

"These five birds will send their data back to the BTO where the organisation will publish it on its website, so that the public can follow the progress of the migrant birds." ...

... This is pretty cool! Here is the link which shows their latest news and a visual map of where the tags birds are!... http://www.bto.org/science/migration/tracking-studies/cuckoo-tracking

[Bernie]

There's one called Martin! http://www.bto.org/science/migration/tracking-studies/cuckoo-tracking/martin

They each have their own blogs! This is so very well done.

[brigit]

I caught this on the radio last week...had never heard female cuckoos before. They sound a bit like bubbling water. Thanks for posting Martin's blog Bernie!