Following a lengthy post-Saharan rest in Chad, Joe has now continued south and having flown through Central African Republic and northern Republic of the Congo, is now in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. 

His latest signal places him in the huge Ngiri Triangle Nature Preserve, where vast tracts of swamp forest provide a home for a wide range of wildlife.   

Wingston has moved from his temporary home in Central African Republic in recent days and has headed south into the Republic of Congo.

He is currently deep in the inaccessible Lac Télé Community Reserve, a vast protected area home to a significant population of Western Lowland Gorillas and designated an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International.

Since crossing the Sahara in late July, Norman spent August and September in an area just to the east of Lake Chad, near the town of Massakory.

In recent days he has made his way south, covering almost 1,500 km (930 miles) as he flew through Cameroon, and down along the border between Gabon and Republic of the Congo. 

As of late last night (6 October) he was deep in the remote rainforests to the south of Mwagna National Park, home to Forest Elephant, Western Lowland Gorilla, Leopards and a wide range of reptiles, invertebrates and birds.    

Following a protracted stay in western Nigeria, Jim took flight again on October 2 and has now moved further into the country. 

Flying around 340 km (211 miles) south-east, he crossed the Niger near the town of Ohunene, in Kogi State, and is now on the eastern side of the mighty river. Jim is currently just to the north of the Southern Adoru Forest Reserve.

Having remained in the same region of eastern Chad since early August, Cores has now made a move, and has flown 380 km (236 miles) south in the last week. He is now close to the northern border of Central African Republic. 

From here he will most likely head for the Congo basin where he should spend the next few months in the rainforest.  

Tagged in May 2023, this is the third autumn migration that we have been able to monitor Cuach Cores’ epic odysseys.

Following our last update, Frederic set off south through France and crossed the Pyrenees once again. 48 hours, and approximately 780 km (485 miles) later, he was on the southern Spanish coast just east of Almeria. An overnight crossing of the Mediterranean saw him arriving in north-east Morocco in the early hours of 20 Sept. 

After a rest, he set off again, and headed across the Sahara, covering around 2,200 km (1,367 miles), arriving on the shores of the Niger River in the Tombouctou Region of Mali. After a few days resting and feeding up, he has continued his exploration of the area and just after 5am this morning (29) had moved a short way further south. 

After a lengthy stay in southern Sudan, Sayaan has moved significantly in the last few days, flying some 1,700 kms (1,056 miles). 

He passed through Central African Republic and continued down into the dense tropical rainforests on the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where he will likely remain for the winter.

Having spent the last few weeks on the border of Chad and Central African Republic, Ashok has made a move of almost 500 km (310 miles) south in recent days and is currently close to the northern border of Republic of the Congo. 

After several weeks hanging around in the Médoc Regional Natural Park region, to the northwest of Bordeaux, Cuckoo Frederic has suddenly leapt, Lazarus-like, into life!  

Yesterday evening he set off south and flew approximately 130 km (80 miles), arriving in a lightly wooded region near the small village of Arengosse.  

Given that he had inexplicably returned to France from Spain back in mid-July and the fact that we were seeing his satellite signal repeatedly coming from a very small area, we were beginning to think that Frederic had perhaps reached the end of his journey.

So, it was quite a thrill to see this latest movement! Fingers crossed he is in good enough shape to continue his onward migration in the coming days!

Since his arrival in Chad in late July, Norman has been spending his time in an area to the east of Lake Chad. In recent days however, he has sprung into action and started to head south. 

Will he continue into Central African Republic or remain in the forests of southern Chad for a while?