Cuckoos

We heard a couple in the Lake District last week, one near Buttermere and one near Loweswater - sadly they are the only ones we've heard all year. 

We heard a few in Norfolk, late April, and nearer to home, in East Lancashire, May and early June.

Never an easy bird to spot, and ( I think) in decline in the UK.

No, not one🤷🏻‍♂️. More Woodpeckers than usual-it don’t make up for the cuckooless year but it was a nice +👍🏻

Was on a CL in Cambridgeshire a couple of weeks ago - heard cuckoos across the fields.

We heard quite a few in Wales, the first near Pencoed, then a lot more around the Llangurig, followed by Aberbran, Brecon, then Bircher Common near Croft Castle and finally at Swynnerton Old Park near Market Drayton

Heard a few. At least 2 different ones when on Angelsey and 1 near Welshpool. There was also one on the moors in Staffordshire near the Roaches area about 5 weeks ago. Not seen one this year.

We have always seen young ones in September on the Ouse Washes near March in Cambridgeshire.

We heard several cuckoos in the New Forest in May.

Staying in our static van near Stratford Upon Avon a couple of weeks ago and one flew very close past our open bedroom window, calling loudly. It was 5.30 am and it woke us both up. 

We heard several near Hurn Lane site, early May.  Walked to Brean Down from site, there were at least three cuckoos on the headland.  Or one that was following us.... Then heard another just near the site entrance.  

We heard several when we were in western Scotland in mid May. At Morvich we were several miles up a Glen with nothing other than scrub and heather about. Never actually observed them, just the call echoing round the mountainside.