Irish Cuckoo Tracking Project hopes to solve migration mysteriesOne of Ireland’s most intriguing natural mysteries may soon be solved thanks to a cross-channel Cuckoo Tracking Project that aims to find out where Irish cuckoos spend their winter months. The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) hopes that the project will also answer the question of whether Irish cuckoos undertake a different migration strategy to their British counterparts across the Irish Sea. The Cuckoo Tracking Project is being undertaken by the NPWS and the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO). In 2011, BTO embarked on a new project to study Cuckoo migration patterns. But the big question for birdwatchers in Ireland is do Irish Cuckoos face the same issues or do they undertake a different migration strategy, and therefore experience different challenges?

Source: Irish Independent June 08, 2023 19:21 UTC