We last heard from Clement two days ago. A transmission from him in the evening of 17 January showed that he was still in the area of Congo that he has now been in since 23 November.
Clement remains in Congo
- 11 Jan 2012
Clement's last transmssions were on the 10 Jan at 13.54 and 8 Jan at 03.56 but indicated there was no movement from his previous location.
Hot and sticky
- 04 Jan 2012
A transmission from Clement on 3 January at 07.53 showed that he is still on the Teke Plateau and still close to Lyster and Martin. Yesterday, the weather there was sticky and wet, with 80% cloud cover, 78% humidity and 11.2mm of rainfall.
Clement at mid-winter
- 23 Dec 2011
Clement is one of three Cuckoos on the Teke Plateau in Congo, and has been there since 23 November. The plateau is covered in grassland interspersed with humid closed-canopy forest. Climatically, it is within the humid closed-canopy tropical forest zone but the sandy soils combined with frequent fires mean this habitat restricted mostly to the river courses. This seems to provide ideal conditions for Cuckoos – the satellite photos show how Clement is using forest patches with lots of edges in the northern part of the plateau.
Clement with Lyster and Martin
- 16 Dec 2011
At 12.44 on 15 December, Clement was still around 80km (50 miles) north-east of Lyster and around 100km (60 miles) north-west of Martin's new position in Congo. Will these birds get any closer? Watch this space.
- ‹ previous
- 3 of 11
- next ›
Information on this page is only for illustrative purposes and can not be used without our permission © British Trust for Ornithology 2024.
