Public invited to track three Irish cuckoos on migration to Africa

Cuach Cores tagged in 2023 at Incheens, Derrycunnihy, Killarney National Park, helping to solve one of Ireland’s natural mysteries when National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) commenced a cross-channel Cuckoo tracking project with the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) to find out just where cuckoos spend their winter months. Picture: Valerie O'Sullivan

The public is being encouraged to follow the journeys of three Irish cuckoos as they migrate south to Africa.

Using satellite technology, the Cuckoo Tracking Project is monitoring the routes of three birds — Cuach Sean from Wicklow Mountains National Park, Cuach Rua from the Burren National Park, and Cuach Cores from Killarney National Park.