Cuckoo Sponsorship Packs

 

The Cuckoo satellite-tagging project has been delighting both old and young alike, as we have all eagerly followed our intrepid Cuckoos, over sea and desert crossings, to reach their wintering grounds then make the return trip back to their breeding grounds. 

Lyster was the first back, returning on May 1st, despite being the last to leave and taking the longest route! He skirted around the west African coast on his way to the Congo, but took a more direct route home, flying straight across the Sahara.

Give a gift with a difference.  

Our Cuckoo Sponsorship Gift Pack  filled with mystery and intrigue as we learn more about Cuckoo migration as it happens!

Adults will love reading Mike McCarthy's 'Say Goodbye to the Cuckoo'. Children can save for a rainy day with this charming money box or learn about the adventure that is migration in these delightful storybooks.

Whats included in your gift?

• Sponsorship of one of our four Cuckoos in the name of a friend or relative. Their name will be posted on the blog of 'their' Cuckoo for all to see.
• Regular Cuckoo email updates with unseen maps and insider information on the Cuckoos journey.  
• A personalised Cuckoo sponsor certificate to give to your friend or relative.
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  A free gift!

  Adult sponsors will receive a copy of Mike McCarthy's 'Say Goodbye to the Cuckoo'. For children there is a selection of items dependant on age. Choose from a 'Hungry Caterpillar' Money Box - Cuckoos eat a lot of Caterpillars! - or a charming set of two storybooks about Rusty the Swallow's adventures as he migrates to and from Africa in 'Rusty flies south' and 'Rusty's return'. See one of the illustrations on the right.
• Children will also receive some of our bright and cheerful Cuckoo stickers.

Children's gift packages cost just £20 and the Mike McCarthy book package is £25. Your gift will be enjoyed all year and will support this vital project to inform the conservation of Cuckoos well into the future. Available from the BTO shop.
 

Make a gift of a whole month of tracking
time!

Fund a month of satellite time for one of our Cuckoos

Our satellite tags have a lifetime of two or three years, so as long as the birds survive, the tags will carry on working.  It costs us £60 a month for the satellite usage and data retrieval.

If you are buying for a friend of relative who already has a copy of Mike McCarthy's book or you have no need for a free gift, you could help cover the cost of one months satellite time for one of our Cuckoos at £60.  

Perfect for Cuckoo or migration enthusiasts. The lucky recipient will receive regular Cuckoo email updates, a personalised certificate and a summary map of the journey taken during a month's satellite time.

Visit our online donation page and pledge £60 to the Out of Africa Appeal. You will then be contacted and asked to provide the gift recipients name and email.

This is a gift that can help Cuckoo conservation in the coming years!