Cleeve

Cleeve's movements

05 Nov 2024 - Cleeve's in the Congo

Having crossed the Sahara in early August, Cleeve has been moving slowly south and is now by the Bouenza River in the Republic of the Congo.

Cleeve had a taste of fame when he was the star of a BBC One Show episode back in May. Hannah Stitfall and crew joined our BTO team in Norfolk as they caught Cleeve and attached his satellite tag. In early spring we'll hope to see him start to make his return journey to the UK!

13 Aug 2024 - Cleeve carries on

In recent days Cleeve has moved further into north-east Nigeria and is currently in a forested savannah area to the west of Erwa Nature Reserve in Borno State.

09 Aug 2024 - Cleeve nudges into Nigeria

Since our last update Cleeve has continued south, crossing from Niger into Nigeria. He has spent the last few days at the Hadejia-Nguru wetlands, an Important Bird Area in northern Nigeria.

377 bird species have been recorded here, including two species of global conservation concern, Pallid Harrier and Great Snipe.  

06 Aug 2024 - Cleeve clears out

After a lengthy stay in the foothills of the Spanish Pyrenees, Cleeve finally headed south in earnest.

In just two days, he had flown the length of Spain, crossed the Mediterranean and was halfway across the Sahara! He appears to be well on his way, and our latest signal shows that he has passed through much of Niger, and is now close to the Nigerian border.

01 Jul 2024 - Cleeve makes a minor move

Cleeve is still in north-east Spain, having flown just over 100 km (62 miles) from his last location just south of Andorra.

He is currently in Huesca province in the Pre-Pyrenees, approximately 40 km (24 miles) north of the city of Lleida.

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