Undisclosed Site - 12.05.2022
It's May and that means it's Cuckoo time !
At this time of year one of the signs Spring is the arrival the sound of a calling Cuckoo, unfortunately it's now not so common unless you search out some of their preferred habitat, and that's were I am this morning. This will be the third year I'm at this location and I haven't been disappointed yet with multiple males all chasing a single female Cuckoo.
It's three am and still dark when I set off hoping to be on site just after sunrise when the birds are most active, getting out of the car I can already hear a Cuckoo calling a good indictor for a brief few hours before the sun gets to harsh, I would prefer cloud but at least it's not lashing it down rain.
A male makes an appearance only to disappear, then a female which inevitably brings in the males causing the female to fly off and a twenty minuet wait for the birds to return, and that's the way the session goes, action then a load of waiting around.
It's now gone very quiet with just the occasional call in the distance, time to pack up, but happy to have another session next week...can't wait !
Common Cuckoo
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