Idemili flies in style to Italy

15 Aug 2012
Now that Idemili has put on weight and regrown her feathers she is ready to set off but, having fallen so far behind the other Cuckoos, she is getting a helping hand, or rather wing, thanks to British Airways! On Tuesday, WAF's vet nurse Lucy Kells, and Idemili were flown in style to Turin in the cabin of a 747. 
 
Once in Italy, Idemili will be released in the same area where two of the tagged male Cuckoos are also preparing for their long journey south. Idemili will make her southward migration to Africa without her tag so, once she has been released, there will be no further updates posted on her blog. We wish her well on her migration, and who knows, maybe someone will report her ring number in years to come? 
 

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