Cuckoo

Heard one yesterday in Surrey.

Usually a lucky charm for me, but it was cancelled out by the hex of seeing 14 deer (3 different spots) on the drive to the venue…🙄
 
Heard one last week, first one in years. It always amazes me how we hear that call with such fondness, when in reality it is a truly parasitic psychopathic mimic of a bird. Wonderfull how it changes the colour of eggs to that of the host. And it cant even be bothered to look after its own offspring. Quite unique.
 
Hadnt heard a cuckoo for many years, went to France over easter and had one in the trees behind our accomadation, lovelly to hear
 
Heard and saw a pair on Tresco (Isles of Scilly) last week. First one I have heard since I was a kid on the outskirts of Birmingham. I was pleased as punch!
 
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