Tagged cuckoos complete migration and return to the UK

Tracking devices fitted to five cuckoos have revealed the remarkable annual journey of a bird that heralds the arrival of the UK’s spring.

The male birds were fitted with the satellite tags last May by scientists from the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO).

Two cuckoos, Lyster and Chris arrived back in the UK this week - the first to have their African migration mapped.

After a 10,000 mile trip, Lyster was seen 10 miles from where he was tagged.

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Cuba on Tuesday relaxed a rule that limits islanders’ internal movement, reducing bureaucratic hurdles associated with migration to Havana for people with immediate family members there.

Spouses, children, parents, grandparents, grandchildren and siblings of Cubans with legal residence in the capital will no longer have to ask for prior permission to come to Havana, according to a decree that appeared in the Official Gazette, a government publication that disseminates new laws.

Migrating whale numbers hit 50-year high

There has been a rise in the number of migrating whales. They travel on a 5,000km (3,100 miles) round trip to give birth off the coast of Australia before heading back to Antarctica to their main feeding grounds.

It is the highest number seen in half a century.

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