Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2019 9:57:45 GMT
Sad news. The BTO believe Larry has perished 
It was a pleasure hearing his call in Spring whilst I fished then tracking him around south west Africa in winter.
Excerpt from BTO report:
"Larry's last stop
06 Aug 2019
On 3 August we received a further location from Larry’s tag showing that he had not moved from his reported position, in northern Libya. Unfortunately, there’s no way he could have survived for that long in the arid conditions so we must conclude that he has perished there.
This is especially sad news as he was our longest surviving active Cuckoo, having been tagged in 2015 and entering his fifth year of tracking. "
It was a pleasure hearing his call in Spring whilst I fished then tracking him around south west Africa in winter.
Excerpt from BTO report:
"Larry's last stop
06 Aug 2019
On 3 August we received a further location from Larry’s tag showing that he had not moved from his reported position, in northern Libya. Unfortunately, there’s no way he could have survived for that long in the arid conditions so we must conclude that he has perished there.
This is especially sad news as he was our longest surviving active Cuckoo, having been tagged in 2015 and entering his fifth year of tracking. "