THE CUCKOOS'’ 6,000-MILE JOURNEY a ; coe Oe oe 30 . ot ee = At 9 fy | p = ° i un sun x 7 3 s Jul Jun a 3 7 sa >a " oct Pr Feb 77 7 35 Mar Aug Nov : 3 2 Mw |e a $3 Aug | | Apr 5 is ‘Aug! © aber “S : No |r Migration routes = Martin(missing) = Kasper = Lyster — Clement (dead) — Chris Over the last 25 years, Britain’s cuckoo population has halved. In May last year, the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) fitted five cuckoos with solar-powered satelite tags tounderstand the birds’ annual cycle. After migrating south to Africa, the cuckoos are now heading back home again SOURCE: ETO ‘GRAPHIC: G.FRIGIER), L HARTMANN