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Stanley now in Ivory Coast
On 13 March, Stanley a transmission from Stanley showed that he had moved west and crossed into Ivory Coast. He is currently 230km (143 miles) west of his last location in Ghana.
David moves west again
At 04.28 on 22 March David was still in Cameroon but by 14.59 on 24 March he had moved 1923km (1195 miles) west, and was in Ivory Coast, just north of Bouake. He covered this distance in 45.5 hours, averaging a speed of 42km per hour (26 mph). It will be interesting to see how long he stays where he is to allow him to recover after such a mammoth journey.
Derek continues west
Derek's continued west and covered another 550km (340 miles) to reach his new location in Ivory Coast. He is about 60km (35 miles) north-east of Ash and 105km (65 miles) north of David's new location. All in all there are six Cuckoos in Ivory Coast currently.
Derek in Ghana
From the northern edge of the forest in Cameroon, Derek had moved to Ghana by 19 March, travelling 1400km (915 miles).
Chester moves north
Chester has left his location in Gabon and travelled 745km (460 miles) north-west to Nigeria, where he appears to be on the outskirts of the Afi Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary, in the Cross River area.
Emsworthy in Ivory Coast
By 16 March, Emsworthy had left Central African Republic and made it to Ghana. He covered 2070km (1285 miles). He continued on into Ivory Coast by the 19 March, joining Ash, Stanley and Livingstone there.
Livingstone journeys on
We suspected Livingstone might rest up near Lake Volta to recover from his journey but instead he continued 790km (490 miles) west fairly quickly to make it to Ivory Coast by 17 March. Since the 12 March he has flown over 2500km (1,600 miles) over 8 days. He is now the second most westerly Cuckoo, taking into account Hennah who is not shown on the map.
Ash in Ivory Coast
Ash had moved on from Ghana and continued on to Ivory Coast by the end of February. By the 2nd March he moved 150km (96 miles) north-west and was close to Bouake, the second largest city in Ivory Coast.
David moves west
David has moved west, leaving Central African Republic (CAR) behind and travelling 515km (320 miles) south-west to Cameroon. This is very similar timing to last year when he made the move from CAR to Cameroon on 13 March, before then moving to Mali by the end of March. Will he do the same again this year?
Jake reappears after silence
The last signals from Jake's tag were back in mid-January when he was in Congo but recently received signals mean that he is back on the map and all appears to be well. He, like several of the other Cuckoos, has travelled west. His last location was in Benin, close to the border with Togo, in West Africa.