Gowk the Cuckoo

Call of the Spring

 

This is a great story following the breeding and migration of an adult bird from Norfolk to Africa using the modern information gained from satellite tracking thanks to the BTO.

 

The bird had its name on one of these birds sponsored by the Broads Authority but sadly it died in Spain. Our bird makes it to the Congo after flying via Italy, Malta and Lake Chad. It shows the remarkable chick hatching in a Reed Warbler’s nest and Gowk travelling
around Norfolk looking for females.