Undisclosed Site - 17.06.2025
This the last visit of the season, well for me it is, for images of probable our most iconic of summer migrants the Common Cuckoo, now more often see only in favoured locations, gone are the days when I would hear them locally.
Weather conditions over the three visits has been a mixture of rain, sun and overcast conditions giving quite a different look to the images, these taken in sunny cloudy conditions.
As previous the process is the same, it's sunrise as I'm making my way to uncut field with tall waste high grass, a location favoured by Reed Buntings and Sedge Warblers and probable target species of the Cuckoo’s. It’s still quite dark as I make myself comfy in a weathered and worn fabric portable hide, nothing fancy at least it will keep you out of the wind and dry if it rains.
With still plenty of activity with a single dominant male chasing several female's around the area of the field along with the inevitable periods of waiting between the action. Not an extensive post this time but you can read earlier posts if you choose.
Images below of the male bird which was the more elusive, unfortunately not the classic cock tail pose.
Common Cuckoo - male
The next image shows a Sedge Warbler taking exception to this female Cuckoo with more images of the female.
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