marshman Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 Good to see the first of the remaining tagged cuckoos has crossed the Sahara and is on its way. Something stirring down South then so it won't be long before they return to the marshes. Bit sad they are becoming something of a rarity these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBill Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 I'm with you on that MM! I watch them on that site and it would seem we may have lost a couple whilst they were in Africa again this year. I love to hear them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marshman Posted March 27, 2017 Author Share Posted March 27, 2017 I am actually quite sad that I think my grandchildren are actually unlikely to ever experience the thrill of hearing that harbinger of spring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hylander Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 Have you a link to the site please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marshman Posted March 27, 2017 Author Share Posted March 27, 2017 https://www.bto.org/science/migration/tracking-studies/cuckoo-tracking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaughan Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 There are lots of cuckoos in the reed marshes in the Camargue but a bit further inland, where we live, we are waiting for the call of the hoopoe. They are a colourful bird, about the size of a cuckoo and nest on the ground in the vineyards, where they live off insects and grubs. They have a mating call which is a sort of mixture between a pigeon and a bittern, if you can imagine that! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaughan Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 I have just heard the first hoopoe of the season. I thought you would like to know that. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timbo Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 31 minutes ago, Vaughan said: I have just heard the first hoopoe of the season. I thought you would like to know that. Quick 'pardner's Vaughan's surrounded by injuns! Saddle the horses, get the wagons in a circle! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MauriceMynah Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 1 hour ago, Vaughan said: I have just heard the first hoopoe of the season. I thought you would like to know that. Do Hoos make a lot of noise when they poe then? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendel Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 probably Great Northern Divers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poppy Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 There were house martins flying over Barton Broad yesterday, The Terns should be back soon - especially with southerlies forecasted over the week end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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