Both our Welsh-tagged cuckoos survived 2021/22 winter, made it across the Sahara and returned to North Wales in 2022. Daniel (ringed and tagged at Lake Vyrnwy in June 2021) sadly seems to have perished on his autumn 2022 Sahara crossing, but JAC completed his migration back to his breeding grounds at the end of April. Over the three months from February to April he flew 8,270km (5,138 miles) on his migration north and has arrived at his breeding grounds approximately one week earlier than last year. In 2021 he departed on 23 June and in 2022 he left on on 20 June so we expected him to stay in the World’s End area for approximately two months before heading off on his return migration to the Congo. Sadly, his tag suggests that he has not made it through the breeding season and has perished near Llangollen. Adieu to both our Welsh tagged Cuckoos – but we’ve learnt a lot from them.