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07-02-2009, 09:27 PM
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| | | Cuckoo in February!
As I was topping up the feeders today I heard a Cuckoo, I could hardly believe my ears! I had to listen hard to check and yes it was a Cuckoo  Has anyone else heard a Cuckoo so early? |
07-02-2009, 09:37 PM
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| | | Re: Cuckoo in February!
Never up here in Scotland, only my cuckoo clock 
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07-02-2009, 09:39 PM
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| | | Re: Cuckoo in February!
Didn't Dan Salter reckon he heard one very early last year? |
07-02-2009, 09:40 PM
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| | | Re: Cuckoo in February!
More likely to be a collared dove they get mistaken every year for Cuckoo's
Early in the season.. |
07-02-2009, 09:43 PM
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| | | Re: Cuckoo in February!
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Originally Posted by Kayleigh  More likely to be a collared dove they get mistaken every year for Cuckoo's
Early in the season.. | It wasn't a Collared Dove Kayleigh I have a pair in one of my trees they sound different. It was definitely a Cuckoo! |
07-02-2009, 09:51 PM
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| | | Re: Cuckoo in February!
Yep!...i realise my sighting (hearing) was way way early and ill allow a tinsy slight allowance for error but i know my birds and im convinced...a good 95% it was deffo cuckoo....i sat telling myself , trying to make it be a collared dove and i couldnt...it was a cuckoo, i remember spitting toothpaste out all over my mirror too! 
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07-02-2009, 10:02 PM
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| | | Re: Cuckoo in February!
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Originally Posted by Kayleigh More likely to be a collared dove they get mistaken every year for Cuckoo's
Early in the season.. | yeah i can never tell them apart 
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07-02-2009, 10:07 PM
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| | | Re: Cuckoo in February!
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Originally Posted by Dan Salter Yep!...i realise my sighting (hearing) was way way early and ill allow a tinsy slight allowance for error but i know my birds and im convinced...a good 95% it was deffo cuckoo....i sat telling myself , trying to make it be a collared dove and i couldnt...it was a cuckoo, i remember spitting toothpaste out all over my mirror too! | Glad I'm not on my own then Dan, I almost felt embarrassed to post it! Thinking everyone would say I was mad or something lol  |
07-02-2009, 10:13 PM
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| | | Re: Cuckoo in February!
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Originally Posted by Phoebe Glad I'm not on my own then Dan, I almost felt embarrassed to post it! Thinking everyone would say I was mad or something lol | Well I will give you the benefit as I was not there and you know what doves sound like but they do sound similar...
I haven't heard on in these parts for over a year that's sad.. |
07-02-2009, 10:29 PM
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| | | Re: Cuckoo in February!
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Originally Posted by Kayleigh More likely to be a collared dove they get mistaken every year for Cuckoo's
Early in the season.. | Agree with Kayleigh - Cuckoos winter in tropical Africa and, as far as i'm aware, no wintering records exist in the UK. Collared Dove can make almost identical cuckoo sounds. Woodpigeons can also make a cuckoo type sound. I've heard Starlings not doing a bad imitation too!
The earliest ever Cuckoo on record is April 18 in 1843! They start to arrive normally during the last week of April until first week of May.
Sorry but a Cuckoo on the 7 of February would be extremely unlikely to say the least - if you think you've heard one, I'd try and get a recording or photo, I'm sure BOURC would be very interested indeed since it would be a major rarity! | | | |
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