The project will satellite track four Irish cuckoos in an attempt to understand whether they undertake a different migration strategy to their British counterparts, and to try to explain their population decline.
A CROSS-CHANNEL tracking project to help solve the mystery of where Irish cuckoos spend their winter months has begun.
Three of the Irish cuckoos tagged are from Killarney National Park in Co Kerry, while the fourth is from Burren National Park in Co Clare. Cuckoos reside in Ireland from April to early July, having spent the winter on the African continent. They are a unique bird in Ireland as they lay their eggs in other birds’ nests and have no involvement in raising their young.
The Ireland, the cuckoo has displayed a population shift northwards and westwards, similar to a number of other migrants that winter in Africa’s humid regions. However, not much is known about the potential causes and drivers of these declines. Minister of State for Heritage Malcolm Noonan said the project ushers in “a new era for bird monitoring” in Ireland.
“It will be fantastic to get a full picture of the movements of these birds at home, during their migration and when they hopefully return to our shores.”
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