Cuach Torc

Cuach Torc was named by the National Parks and Wildlife Service after a mountain in Killarney National Park where he was tagged.

Status:: Active
Tagged:: Wednesday, May 17, 2023 - 05:00
Tagging Location:: Incheens, Killarney National Park, Ireland
Sex:: Male
Age when found:: Adult
Satellite Tag No.:: 242384
Wing Length (mm):: 228

Cuach Torc's journey from 02 May 2024 to 06 October 2024

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23 Sep 2024 - Torc walks the walk

Cuach Torc finally seems to have come to his senses after his lengthy, unscheduled visit to northern Germany, and now appears to be heading south once more.

In recent days he left an area just north of Leipzig, flew down past Frankfurt and entered French airspace through the North Vosges Regional National Park before proceeding to Dijon, covering some 768km (477 miles). Hopefully he is fully rested, fed, and in good shape to continue south to make a swift Mediterranean crossing.

13 Sep 2024 - Torc treks north

Torc has certainly had us scratching our heads a little in recent weeks. By mid July he looked poised to cross the Mediterranean from his position in southern Greece, but since then he has headed back north through the Balkans and into central Europe.

For some reason, he is now in Saxony, western Germany, approximately 53 km (32 miles) north of Leipzig. We just hope that he can find enough food to fatten himself up for a journey south soon.

By this time last year Cuach Torc had already been on the other side of the Sahara for around six weeks, having crossed the Mediterranean in late July. What will he do next?

06 Sep 2024 - Torc Czechs in

After trying Croatia, Greece, Albania and Bosnia & Herzegovinia, new signals received from Torc's tag last night showed that he had flown 740 km (460 miles) north to the Czech Republic.

He is now near the town of Holýšov, in the Plzeň Region of western Czech Republic.

04 Sep 2024 - Cuach Torc takes to the hills

While most of our tagged Cuckoos have now crossed the Sahara, Torc is continuing his leisurely tour of south-eastern Europe.

He has moved north again in recent days, this time from Albania into Bosnia and Herzegovina. Currently exploring the forested uplands less than 20 km (12 miles) north-east of the capital Sarajevo, he is hopefully finding plenty of food and getting into shape to continue his long journey south.

15 Jul 2024 - Torc gets to Greece

Cuach Torc set off from the area around The Kunë-Vain-Talë Reserve on Friday night and continued south through Albania, and into Western Greece.

He is now in a wooded valley in a mountainous region approximately 25 km (15 miles) south of the city of Patras, on the Peloponnese peninsula.

Past updates from cuach torc

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