KP

KP was named by Jenny and Tony in memory of Jenny’s late father Ken, who took a keen interest in their birding exploits and would have been fascinated by the satellite-tracking project.

Status:: Inactive
Tagged:: Wednesday, May 17, 2023 - 05:00
Tagging Location:: Incheens, Killarney National Park, Ireland
Sex:: Male
Age when found:: Adult
Satellite Tag No.:: 242388
Wing Length (mm):: 222

KP's journey from 01 May 2024 to 28 October 2024

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14 Apr 2025 - KO for KP

We’re sorry to say that we haven’t heard anything from KP since October 2024, when we last received a signal from him in his wintering grounds in Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Tagged in Ireland in May 2023, KP has provided us with invaluable insights into the movements of these amazing birds.

05 Nov 2024 - KP keeps to the plan

Like his cohort Joe, KP has returned to the same area of the Democratic Republic of the Congo as he did last winter.

Currently just 165 km (102 miles) south-east of Joe, KP is in the vast tropical forests around the Salonga River.

28 Aug 2024 - KP has conquered the Sahara

After keeping us anxiously guessing for several days, KP has finally moved on from the remote Tibesti Mountains and flown the remaining 1,000 km (621 miles) south to complete his desert crossing.

He must've found sufficient food around the few oases and rivers of the mountains to sustain him for a few days before pressing on south. He is now in south-western Chad, approximately 66 km (41 miles) south-east of the capital N'Djamena where he will hopefully be able to replenish his fat reserves and recover from his journey.

Last year KP reached the Sahel further east in Sudan on 24 August and remained in the Sahelian region of Sudan/Chad until mid October when he crossed into Central African Republic and shortly after moved south to the Congo.

19 Aug 2024 - KP heads high

Having covered around 1,200 km (745 miles) of relentless Sahara Desert since crossing the Mediterranean, KP appears to be taking a break in the Tibesti Mountains in northern Chad.

With canyons and vegetated valleys running throughout this range, he will hopefully be finding plenty of food to fuel the next leg of his journey south.

13 Aug 2024 - KP heads for the Med

After a lengthy stay in the Italian Alps, and exploring the area around Lake Garda, KP has now upped and flown south. He has coursed through central Italy and crossed the Tyrrhenian Sea to Sicily, covering around 1,083km (672 miles) in the process.

From here, his next move should see him crossing the Mediterranean into Libya, before commencing the perilous Saharan crossing. This time last year he was already well on his way through the desert, heading south along the Libyan / Egyptian border.

Past updates from kp

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