Cuckoo

[coppiceer]

I heard my first cuckoo of the year yesterday (26/4 in NW Leics.). Nothing quite like their call to raise my spirits after a long hard Autumn.

 

Earlier than last year(May 10th.) but possibly not early enough as the Dunnocks have probably nested already. I have been feeding them mealworms all winter to keep a good population going.

[ArthurBottlesworth]

3 days ago here ( n wales)

[Rebel_Commando]

I heard one 7 days ago here and my old man heard one about 3 days before that.

[Graham]

Been here nearly two weeks. Just in time for the meadow pipit nests. As a kid a cuckoo's egg took pride of place in my egg collection found in a dunnocks nest....not that I'm proud of it now but learnt a lot about birds looking for eggs.

[Matthew Storrs]

3 days ago- had to be one of my favourite sounds- summer!

[hedgesparrow]

go on BTO site cuckoo tracking fasinating to see were they were caught and still come back to the same place did loose one to a sudanese who shot it for lunch. better not go down that track as chris packham been arested for protesting about jonny foringer shooting birds of prey and song birds.

[corylus]

Walked along the river here yesterday and saw a bird drop out of a tree, fly across river and over meadows. Thought to myself that looked like a cuckoo, but too early.

 

One minute later heard it call.......very happy......and early for us.

 

First time I've ever seen first one of the year before hearing it!

 

Btw....it was a male.

[hedgesparrow]

now heard two this year most i have heard for years good to hear hate to see them disapeer part of our landscape. even if there not that nice a bird kicking out other birds eggs for there own.

[tobimax]

I heard my first cuckoo of the year yesterday (26/4 in NW Leics.). Nothing quite like their call to raise my spirits after a long hard Autumn.

 

Earlier than last year(May 10th.) but possibly not early enough as the Dunnocks have probably nested already. I have been feeding them mealworms all winter to keep a good population going.

 

We have had one here in Shackerstone for over a week now.

[ArthurBottlesworth]

go on BTO site cuckoo tracking fasinating to see were they were caught and still come back to the same place did loose one to a sudanese who shot it for lunch. better not go down that track as chris packham been arested for protesting about jonny foringer shooting birds of prey and song birds.

 

2 years ago 80+ housemartins left ......

And didn't come back...... Still upset and hoping we'll get some this year