Cuach Cores

Cuach Cores's movements

22 Apr 2025 - Corking news from Cuach Cores

After a few days resting and feeding in northern Spain, Cuach Cores has powered on and headed straight for Ireland. Crossing the Bay of Biscay, he took a direct route of around 1,200 km (745 miles), skirting the Isles of Scilly, and arriving in County Cork this morning (22).

He is currently just 70 km (43 miles) to the east of Killarney National Park, where he spent last summer, and also where  he was first tagged in 2023. He has arrived back in Ireland 18 days earlier than he did last year.

14 Apr 2025 - Cores leads the way

In the past few days, Cuach Cores has cracked on, speeding through north-east Morocco, crossing the Mediterranean and arriving in Europe, just east of Almeria on the Spanish coast.

From here, he has continued north and is now the most northerly of our tagged birds. He is presently close to the Iregua river, in the La Rioja province, and just 100 km (62 miles) south of Bilbao.  

09 Apr 2025 - Cores for celebration

Cuach Cores, whose last signal was received from Central African Republic back in November, suddenly re-appeared, somewhat Lazurus-like, around midday on 8 April in western Algeria!

He is crossing the Sahara in earnest and appears to be heading directly toward Morocco. As of this morning (9 April) he is currently just south of the town of Mogheul.   

This time last year, he was still in Nigeria, not arriving in Europe until the end of April, when he touched down in Montpelier, France.

Which route will he take this spring?  

05 Nov 2024 - Cuach Cores in Central African Republic

Cuach Cores crossed the Sahara much earlier this year, arriving south of the desert region by early August. In 2023, he’d lingered in Europe until 10 October.

He is currently in the Central African Republic from where he will likely move into the Congo basin shortly, given his movements last year.

06 Aug 2024 - Sudden surge for Cuach Cores

Cuach Cores spent July in Italy, preparing for the next leg of his journey.

Less than a week ago, he suddenly headed south, and crossed the Mediterranean before setting off across the Sahara, pressing on through Libya and into Chad. Our latest signal shows that he is now in the Sahel region, close to the city of Abéché, Chad’s fourth largest city.

Interestingly, Cores remained in Europe well into October last year, and took a very different route to Africa via Spain!

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