Name the Cuckoo at County Show

Caitlin Clark
Authored by Caitlin Clark
Posted Wednesday, May 21, 2014 - 8:36am

Three more cuckoos were successfully tagged on Dartmoor last week, the first to be tagged in the UK this year as part of a national programme managed by the British Trust for Ornithology.

This project is using new technology to uncover some of the mysteries of their migration routes, use of stop-over sites for refuelling along the way and the timings of the different legs of their journeys.

Two of the satellite tags are being sponsored by Devon Birds, with a third satellite tag being sponsored by Dartmoor National Park Authority.

Visitors to the Dartmoor National Park Authority stand at Devon County Show this year will have the opportunity to enter a competition to name one of the birds.

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