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We usually hear the first cuckoo here in Essex in April, to be more precise, between Apr 15 and Apr 23 - I know it's sad but we mark it on the calendar each year. This year however - nothing - not a dicky bird. It may well be that we've been hearing the same one each year and it's now popped its clogs or it may simply be that I'm getting deafer.
Anyone else noticed their absence this year?
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We only heard the first one this weekend. I don't know when we normally hear the first one but just haven't been outside so much because it has been so cold.
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No Cuckoos here yet, strange, wonder where they are?
To be honest, I had not missed them till this thread
But we do have many ringed doves and not forgetting our resident blackbird, we call him Cheeky, who seems to be always watching your every move, and seems to play a game as to how close he can fly past you without touching.
Geoff
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I heard a cuckoo up here about a week ago, but nothing since.
There's hardly any housemartins, swifts or swallows about either.
Andy
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we normally go to Clumber a couple of times a week, but we have slipped a bit just lately.
We normally park at the far side of the cricket pitch, either in the truck, a Eurostyle, or in the car, an 03 Honda Jazz, feel free to knock on the door
we really must try to get their one evening this week
Geoff
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I was just working out the other day when I heard my first cuckoo this year.It was my first fishing trip of the year on our syndicate water near Harwich,Essex.The date was 13/4/08.I heard another this weekend at little walden,near saffron walden in essex.
steve
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