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I heard my first cuckoo today, sounded happy to be here !
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Dear Natures Babe, we have a few calling to each other from the woods, that are dotted around the village.
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Haven't heard one for years in this part of Essex. :( :(
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I guess you need to be near a bit of woodland Shallotman, I love to hear the woodpeckers too.
Old herbacious, mostly coppiced woodland here but a lot of mature trees in the hedgerows.
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I've heard a few around here in the last couple of days :D

You can never quite pinpoint where they are though can you.
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We had our first on the 5th but on Wednesday we spotted one calling as it flew over us.
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LOL considering they opt out of parenting they seem to be thriving !
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from my husband: this is not a cuckoo this is a hedge sparrow or commonly named Dunnock and is very small.

Cuckoo are about the size of a collared dove and barred.

he love bird!

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sorry Alan should have reade the complete email just look at the picture!!!
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Dear Amo, i thought the same until i read the bit under the picture.
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Haven't heard one here yet. I'm in Ambridge most evenings and haven't heard one there either.

Geoff - I think I'm right in saying that cuckoos only call when they are in flight.

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John wrote:Geoff - I think I'm right in saying that cuckoos only call when they are in flight.John


And it's only the males who call.
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Perhaps there are just as many Cuckoos as there always were but natural selection is favouring the quiet ones that don't warn their victims that they are about.
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The Cuckoos round here call while sitting in the trees. :?
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