Martin the Cuckoo heads for home

**whitestarling** Wed Apr 04, 2012 12:20 am

See Martin’s Blog and chart Martin’s progress at: http://www.bto.org/science/migration/tracking-studies/cuckoo-tracking/martin

WS

**Laikipia** Wed Apr 04, 2012 8:14 am

WS - good to know Martin is on the move, he's covered some distance on that map Very Happy

Lai

**Doogs** Wed Apr 04, 2012 9:03 pm

what a busy bee or should I say Cuckoo ! Martin the Cuckoo heads for home 40683

Good to see he has completed his Sahara crossing Very Happy

4 April 2012-Sahara Crossing Complete !

Martin has successfully completed his desert crossing – by the evening of 3 April he was settled in woodland high in the Atlas Mountains of the Sidi-bel-Abbes region of Algeria. He is presumably taking a well-earned rest and undertaking a period of recuperation before heading north to Britain.

Fascinatingly, he is 37km (22 miles) south of the location that Clement stopped at before crossing the desert in a southwards direction, having crossed the Mediteranean from Cabo de Gata in southern Spain to the Algerian coast near Oran. We are excited to see whether he will re-trace Clement’s steps in reverse, thus taking a direct route back to Britain and forming a loop in his migration route.

**whitestarling** Wed Apr 04, 2012 10:35 pm

Thanks for the update Doogs, its going to be interesting to see if he follows Clements journey in reverse
WS

**Laikipia** Thu Apr 05, 2012 9:14 am

Thanks for the update Doogs. Let's hope Martin makes it home safely.

Lai

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