A small stream that runs out of the forest (The Ching) runs alongside my garden, with a lot of trees either side. “It didn’t stay long and I don’t yet know if my neighbour also saw it.”. Vicki Hooton emailed to say she heard a cuckoo today in Ewerby, Lincolnshire. Adrian Boyns heard a cuckoo today on moorland in Boskednan, Cornwall. Sean Doyle heard a cuckoo at 8:30 am this morning while walking in Woolton Woods. Listen free to Eumir Deodato – First Cuckoo. April 21, 2020 April 21, 2020 The heartbeat, ethereal sound of the first cuckoo, heard and almost not heard in the echoing quiet of our lockdown world. He heard the cuckoo at 7:00 am and it was repeated several times. Jemma Campbell-Scott heard and saw a cuckoo at Owlsmoor, Sandhurst. Last summer we heard the male call. Gillian Bloor said she heard a cuckoo today in Hickling, Nottinghamshire. She said, “I’m lying in bed having my second cuppa with the window ajar. Your photo is indeed of a bird of prey, a sparrowhawk. The First Cuckoo A lot of people listen out for the sound of the first Cuckoo in the Spring and one or two are idiot enough to write to The Times Newspaper bragging that they have heard one. If you think you’ve heard a cuckoo very early on have a read of this for more information. She said, “No, this is not an April fools joke. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at Last.fm. The 14th April is St. Tiburtius Day and is traditionally when you will hear the first cuckoo, as celebrated in Rudyard Kipling’s Cuckoo Song: Cuckoo, bring your song here! She said, “Very clear cuckoo song and seen flying over our house as we sat in the garden around 8:00 am.”. Andy Barnes heard a cuckoo today in Ashton, Saffron Walden, Essex. Both Lee and I are experienced bird watchers who have seen cuckoos before and had a close up view of the bird. We are fairly near Pevensey levels backing on to the Cuckoo line path. Yes it is very early and unlikely to have been a cuckoo. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. Every day for the past few days in the early evening I have been hearing a cuckoo. Brigid Carroll said she heard a cuckoo today in Old Wives Lees, Kent. Graham Chisholm heard a cuckoo in Silverhill, East Sussex. Dawn Fletcher heard a cuckoo in Combe Martin, North Devon. Maurice Barnes heard a cuckoo today in Stalham, Norfolk. She said, ” I know it’s really but I’m sure I just heard a cuckoo.”. He said, “This is the first time this year I’ve heard the cuckoo, when out on my morning walk. Yvette Ford heard a cuckoo in Sidlesham, West Sussex. The Collection 5 book is now shipping internationally! Jacobin Cuckoo / Coucou jacobin (Clamator jacobinus), Tamanrasset, southern Algeria, 5 Oct. 2019 (Karim Haddad). Amanda Chadwick heard a cuckoo at 6:25 am this morning through her bedroom window in Fen Drayton, Cambridgeshire. Time to plant some tomatoes on the windowsill.”. She said, “I wasn’t particularly listening out, but walking on my own near my home due to social distancing. Common Cuckoo (photo credit markkilner on Visual Hunt / CC BY-NC-SA) On 20 May 2020 the National Trust stated that because of the coronavirus pandemic it would not reopen its properties until late August. Marion Burns heard a cuckoo today in Wolverhampton. Heather Bunce heard a cuckoo in Ashford, Barnstaple, Devon. Emilie Lyons said she heard a cuckoo yesterday in Epping Forest in Chingford. Mrs Read heard a cuckoo on Graffham Common between Midhurst and Petworth in West Sussex. However, the 'cuckoo' that I am referring to is my first Cuckoo Wasp of the year. IMG_2636.heic. “The call is very distinctive. IMG_3507.JPG. Neil claims he heard a cuckoo from his garden which backs onto Manor Park Cemetery in Forest Gate, London. She said, “Loud, clear and lasted a good ten minutes. On hearing the first cuckoo in spring it is traditional to pen a letter to The Times, but you can also send your reports to us – we’d love to hear from you. Michelle Lewis heard a cuckoo in a wooded edge of open heath and marshland at Longslade Bottom, Brockenhurst in the New Forest. Unfortunately it was in the distance so I never actually got to see it.”. He said, “I’ve never heard the call of a cuckoo before. “I live behind heathland. She said, Thought I was hearing things at first, but being familiar with collar doves in our previous home I can confirm it was definitely a cuckoo. But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience. First Cuckoo of 2020 in the Bluebell woods of Kent - Summer to look forward to. Occam’s razor applies here. This website uses cookies to improve your experience. Lucy Pendrick heard a cuckoo in Triscombe Stone car park in Wiveliscombe, Somerset. “Yesterday Wed 2nd April 2020 at 10.00am I heard a cuckoo. Sue Harrison said she heard a cuckoo today in her garden in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex. “He was perched high on a branch at the top of a tree.”. This is actually the second very, very early cuckoo heard in Sutton Coldfield this year. Cuckoo Clock Style: You should first look around your house if it has a modern or classic design. Pam Warr heard a cuckoo today in Trinity, Jersey. After five years and a staggering 50,000 miles, Suffolk Cuckoo PJ has once again returned from Africa to his breeding grounds in the King's Forest, Suffolk. “I was waiting to see how many greenfinches or chaffinches have recovered and it just landed within my sights! You can hear them from first light until late into the evening. First record of Jacobin Cuckoo for North Africa. Val Starling claims to have heard a cuckoo today in Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire. Good to hear the Grasshopper Warbler as well. Rovhard heard a cuckoo today in Broadwoodwidger, Devon. He said, “We hear the cuckoo (s) every year. Tanya Harris heard a cuckoo today in Kippax. Sunday 22 March 2020, 6.30 pm Kings Place, 90 York Way, London, N1 9AG David heard a pair of cuckoos calling to each other at Cwmcarn Forest Drive, Cwmcarn, Newport, Gwent. The strings also play the theme, before the rich second theme is developed … IMG_3950.jpg. Every year we get lots of people telling us they’ve heard cuckoos well before April, but cuckoos are very unlikely to have made their way back from Africa in January, February, or early March, so it’s probably a case of mistaken identity. He said, “Thought I heard it a couple of times on 29th March during the day, but then definitely heard it about 6am on 30th.”. She said, “I heard a cuckoo at 4.00 pm today. We got very excited today when we saw that Eugene Broderick had emailed us with an image attached. The First Cuckoo: Nature Unwrapped. Joanne Thackeray heard a cuckoo today in Stockbridge, Hampshire. She said, “Heard in my garden then later in the day when walking on a country lane just outside my village.”. Springwatch, 2020, Episode 1. I thought it was early and at first thought I was hearing things, but I heard it again on Monday and again yesterday.”. Les heard a cuckoo today in Rhydywaun near Aberdare. On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring is a tone poem composed in 1912 by English composer Frederick Delius; it was first performed in Leipzig, Germany on 23 October 1913, under conductor Arthur Nikisch with Summer Night on the River.. He said, “Simply a beautiful moment in time, the cuckoo stayed around for the afternoon and not a single contrail in the pure blue sky.”. And I have a friend who works on a farm in rural Kent who recorded the same today (5th).”. The pastoral opening showcases the woodwind section, who play the exchanges of cuckoo calls. “On Thursday morning I was working with 2 staff from the Countryside Restoration Trust at their property, Turnastone Court Farm, Vowchurch, Herefordshire. Sun 26 Apr 2020 03.15 EDT Last modified on Sun 26 Apr 2020 12.45 EDT. Steve Porter heard a cuckoo in Little Langton, North Yorkshire. My husband also heard it.”. Melissa Moremon heard a cuckoo today in her garden in Westcott, Surrey. Sadly, I’ve not heard it since, despite ranging far and wide!”. This website uses cookies to improve your experience. S Pippett heard a cuckoo in Trowbridge, Wiltshire. I hear them every year in the woods and walk there every day so it’s a lovely sound first thing in the morning.”. “It maintained its height and skimmed over the hedgerow on the opposite side of the road. Emma Hull said she saw a cuckoo today in an apple tree in her garden on the border of Kent and Surrey. Frederick Harris heard a cuckoo today in woods near Haywards Heath Golf Club, West Sussex. She added, “Saturday morning cuckoo called about 10 times spaced out over about 3 minutes. This is the first record for Algeria and North Africa. He said, “Just putting washing out in the grand after a shower of rain and hear a cuckoo, stopped still and concentrated on the sound. I hope you will allow me to report that this Sunday afternoon at approximately ten to six I heard the first cuckoo of 2020 while I was walking my dog, Winkle, on the Marsh. She said, “I heard the cuckoo as I stood in my garden – the sound was coming from some nearby trees.”. Russell Price heard a cuckoo today at Blackbird Leys, Oxfordshire. Mrs Avery said she heard a cuckoo in Hoblingwell Woods near St Paul’s Cray, Kent. I opened the window to check I was not mistaken and heard it again. Tried to record on phone but didn’t pick up. I was thrilled as we dont hear any in our Devonshire village.”. It probably isn’t as it’s too early for cuckoos to have arrived back from Africa. Jan Dennehy said she heard a cuckoo today in Seaford, East Sussex. Paul Sterry gives a guide on the sort of entry this award seeks to attract with this piece on the Cuckoo. Alan Baker heard a cuckoo in Linton, Cambridge when he was lying in bed. “I have just read on your website that I could be mistaken by the similar call of the collared dove however I have just watched a video on identifying cuckoo sounds versus collared doves, and, mad as it sounds, I still think what I heard was a cuckoo!”. She said, “The cuckoo was seen by myself and a friend as it flew across our path into the cover of trees.”. Lorna Parton heard a cuckoo on the 23rd April in Cannock Chase, Staffordshire. Catherine Swain heard a cuckoo on the 9th April in Wylde Green. Dr Jenny Daltry heard a cuckoo today in a garden in the Brecks, near Thetford, Norfolk. Will definitely be keeping eyes and ears open.”. M O R E. THE FUTURE OF MUSIC. Kivlan O’Brien heard a cuckoo calling for a short time on the 10th April from the football pitch by the community shop in Fittleworth, West Sussex. It was in a deeper tone than I would have imagined.”. Belinda Martin heard a cuckoo for the second time this year in Midenhall, Wiltshire. Hilary Simons heard a cuckoo today in Rossett, near Wrexham. But this morning, before 10.00 I heard cuck-oo, cuck-oo, cuck-oo, followed by a pause, a repeat call, a pause, a further call, then silence. It is the first of Two Pieces for Small Orchestra, the second piece being Summer Night on the River, although these have for many years existed separately on recordings and in the concert hall. She said, “I can’t believe I’m hearing a cuckoo in my garden at the beginning of February?!! Stephen Cooper heard a cuckoo in Winterslow, Wiltshire. Alan Peterson heard a cuckoo today at Alfrick, Worcestershire. The first cuckoo of spring. Welcome to the Cuckoo homepage. Carl Johnson heard a cuckoo yesterday in Widecombe-in-the-Moor, Devon. I know it’s very unusual but maybe because of our strange weather?”. Lesley Roberts claims to have seen a cuckoo in Brixham, Torbay. 16/48. John Casey heard a cuckoo on the 14th March 600 m from Black Down car park above Haslemere. Odell heard a cuckoo on the 6th April towards Ashdown golf course, RH18. Gill heard a cuckoo today at Reigate Heath, Surrey. Maggie was beaten by Margaret by nearly 2 months. Very clear.”, Gavin Owens said he saw a cuckoo fledgling today in Elderdine, Telford, He said, “I saw a cuckoo fledgling in the garden today. First cuckoo of the year Out walking the dog this lunchtime (30th April 2020) we heard our first cuckoo of the year ( Cuculus canorus ) across the Warwickshire fields. “Given its purposeful and low flight, we may postulate that it had been driven down by gales and rain from higher altitude and it was now flying low over the ground for lift and that it was headed North through central England. Ann Blake emailed us to say she definitely heard a cuckoo today in Godshill in the New Forest. Angie Abdirahman heard a cuckoo today in Southend-on-Sea. She said, ” I haven’t heard a cuckoo here for many years so I was thrilled to hear it yesterday.”. I heard a bird calling and at first dismissed it as it was far too early for a cuckoo. Probably moving through as only heard a calling while sitting in a tree for a short time.”. “Is this something we should report? Morven heard a cuckoo today at Stonehouse, Lanarkshire. Lyn heard a cuckoo today in Bramshaw in the New Forest. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. Judith Bubb heard a cuckoo in South Stoke, South Oxfordshire. Shirley Gregory heard a cuckoo at about 2:00 pm today in Skegby, Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire. “I was siting in my window with my binoculars as many birds are accustomed to landing on my neighbour’s trees as she has been feeding the birds for years. Edwin Timewell wrote to tell us he and his friend heard and saw a cuckoo on the 5th March near Beaumont Chase, Leicestershire. Recorded on the riverbank north of Bottisham Lock. She said, “I was so surprised I stopped work to see if I could pinpoint where the cuckoo was. Christine Brown heard a cuckoo in her garden in New Radnor, Wales. The reinforced my views ten minutes later.”. It’s a shame Belinda wasn’t prepared with her camera this time so we could finally get a picture. I’ve been treated to its dawn chorus for the last two days .”. Vicki heard a cuckoo on the 13th April in Chiddingfold, Surrey. He said, “I was sat working from home on my laptop with the back doors closed and I heard a faint familiar sound. Jane Pearce-Vogan heard a cuckoo yesterday in Milford on Sea in the New Forest. Delius uses the woodwind, namely the clarinets, to portray the cuckoo call. The 14th April is St. Tiburtius Day and is traditionally when you will hear the first cuckoo, as celebrated in Rudyard Kipling’s Cuckoo Song: The cuckoo migrates north from Africa and the date of its arrival, although traditionally the 14th April, varies in different parts of the country. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. These cookies do not store any personal information. Ali heard a cuckoo at Setthorns campsite, Sway, Hampshire. Martyn Foster heard a cuckoo today at Newhall, Derbyshire. Sally Mitchell heard a cuckoo in Repps With Bastwick, Norfolk. Pam said she heard a cuckoo today in Box Mill in Halstead, Essex. I know pigeons can sound like them, so I checked the call, it was definitely a cuckoo.”. She added, “I live just south of Epping Forest, in Chingford. He said, ” Listened and watched a cuckoo in a small wooded valley on the way down from Darwen Moor to my home in the village of Tockholes. Aine Traynor heard a cuckoo today in Roscommon Town, Ireland. On hearing the first cuckoo of spring. These cookies do not store any personal information. Claire Bowden-Dan heard a cuckoo today in Beckenham Place Park. Roy Dadge heard a cuckoo in his garden coming from the direction of Manor Road, Ashton, Surrey. Kate Crawford heard a cuckoo today just outside Dunbar, East Lothian. In 16 mths he flew nearly 40,000km and made 33 border crossings. We are not twitchers but take a keen interest in wildlife and the birds in and around.”. Sarah McDade heard a cuckoo on heathland near Milford, Surrey. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website. My first cuckoo of the year, a bird calling from Foel Goch this morning. Sarah Emanuel heard a cuckoo in Marden, Kent. Tracey Peace heard a cuckoo today in Giggleswick churchyard, North Yorkshire. Sarah McDade heard a cuckoo on the 11th April on Elstead Common, Elstead, Surrey. Warrant, Act … For the day I have renamed Cookworthy “Cuckoo-Worthy’!”. Create quick links to your … We love that Ronnie. It is quiet and rural where I am and it was quite unmistakable.”. She said, “I know this is very unusual but definitely know the difference between a wood pigeon and cuckoo.”. She said she hadn’t heard one for 14 years. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. You’re the second person today who heard the cuckoo in Cookworthy Forest, so a great renaming! You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. He added, “Cuckoo was heard calling before seeing it through my telescope around 120 meters away on the south facing slope perched on a fence post in rough grassland before it flew off.”. In recent years the cuckoo has tended to arrive on average five days earlier than usual, likely due to climate change. He said, ” I was walking in an area known as Drumshangie Moss when I heard what I believe to be a male cuckoo. Scott Gibson heard a cuckoo on the 30th March in Dalmally, Argyll. Camilla was delighted to hear the first cuckoo of the season at 6:00 pm yesterday at West Stow, King’s Forest, Suffolk. The old nursery rhyme line "in May the cuckoo sings all day" should be just around the corner. Mono. It might be a bit early for those tomatoes, Phil. Paul Hipkin heard a cuckoo in Cookworthy Forest, Devon. She said, “I was in our garden which backs onto fields when I heard the cuckoo singing. I know it’s early in the year, but is it possible! I had to stand listening to make sure I was hearing correctly.’. I’m listening to the distinctive wood pigeon close at hand and then, when he stops, in the distance, a cuckoo. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. She added, “I’m stunned to have very clearly heard a cuckoo at around 8am this morning. Well, two days ago - April 24 to be exact - I finally heard the first cuckoo call of the year. I’ve attached a photo, it’s not a great one but there you go!”. She said, “I heard my first cuckoo call this year for the first time in years and it was on a telephone call to my daughter, she was standing in Lambourn High St Car park at the time. On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring is a tone poem, and is a vivid musical painting on literally hearing the first cuckoos of emerging at springtime. 4:32am on Sunday 19th April - Waterbeach's first cuckoo of 2020. Neil Middleton heard a cuckoo today in East Tytherley, Hampshire. On his local patch Chris Packham hears his first cuckoo call of the year. April 7 – the first cuckoo is supposed to visit Wales today.This is the month when the summer birds return to Britain, such as the swallow and the cuckoo. Woodpeckers also in the distance followed by wood pigeons. He said, “Fantastic – gave me a big smile.”. 20210305_163723851_iOS.png. The best I’ve heard for some years.”. Heard it at 8.10am this morning. He said, “My wife and I both heard the cuckoo call at the same time. It was a lovely warm day.”. Snake Den Farm, Providence, Rhode Island. This is a good area for cuckoos but I was surprised to hear one before April. We have plenty of wood pigeons and collared doves in our garden so know what they sound like. I thought at first it must be a Collared Dove but the more I hear it the more I’m sure it’s a Cuckoo. She said she did not hear it last year, so is thrilled to report it today. Sue McDowall heard a cuckoo today in South Normanton, Derbyshire. She added, “Couldn’t believe I heard it so went and got my husband, definitely a Cuckoo. Philip Stitson heard a cuckoo in Blackheath, London. She said, “My garden is next to the trees alongside the Wickford to Southminster train line. This was definitely a cuckoo calling. Lisbeth Bennison heard a cuckoo today at Gloucester Docks. Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. He said, “Seems early but heard a cuckoo twice today.”. But my 3yr son knew what it was as we have a cuckoo clock. we live on the side of a mountain 230m above mean sea level surrounded by woodland. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. 2018. Dr Angela Davis heard a cuckoo in Llyn Parc Mair woods, Malltraeth, Anglesey this morning at 7:40. LINKS. She asked if it was early. She said, “Thought I heard the distinct sound of the the cookoo this morning at about 8.30am, I’d heard the pigeons but then came the very distinct sound, not heard it for many years.”. He said, “I was at the allotment very early to adjust window closing devices on a greenhouse and was taking advantage of the deep frost. Julie Hough said she heard a cuckoo in someone’s garden while waiting outside the Co-op in Clare, Suffolk. It then attempted to put a positive gloss on this announcement by claiming that the officially imposed … On his local patch Chris Packham hears his first cuckoo call of the year. When you’ve just braved sandstorms, thunderstorms and drought during a 4,000-mile solo flight in search of romance, what is your first priority? no, we’re not even going to try and explain this one. John Cossins heard a cuckoo in Knaphill, Woking, Surrey. A PROFESSIONAL SOLUTION. He said, “I did not hear the cuckoo but my friend Lee Overton and I saw the cuckoo flying very low skimming over a hedgerow at speed and swerved low over the road between us an oncoming car. She said she woke up this morning to hear a cuckoo calling repeatedly at 6 am. He said, “Heard 3 calls in the Widecombe valley north of the village.”. He said, “I heard a cuckoo from my garden close to extensive woodland.”. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. First Cuckoo Darwen Moor 2020 Bill Tomlinson heard a cuckoo in a small copse on the lower western slope of Darwen Moor, Lancashire. She said, “Heard the cuckoo this morning for the first time this year. Jeff Cox heard a cuckoo today in Dunkery Beacon, Somerset. Maggie Jephcott claimed to have heard a cuckoo on the 18th March in Sutton Coldfield. “This was not a dove. Geoffrey, you probably still haven’t hard a cuckoo, as a cuckoo with a deeper tone sounds like a collared dove. He said, “Not heard one in town before in 9 years. Nigel Pickering heard a cuckoo today at Cangate, near Neatishead, Norfolk. I didn’t hear one at all last year, so it was very enjoyable to be standing near the tree where the bird was calling from. We get some reports of people hearing cuckoos at this time of year which are most probably the calls of collared doves. Caron Stone heard a cuckoo in Oxenhope, Yorkshire. Christopher Stanton heard and saw a cuckoo in Richmond, London. She said, “Is this not really early for the cuckoo, could I be mistaking it for something else?”. Diana Adams heard a cuckoo today at about 6:30 am at Exeter Golf and Country Club. Peggy Knight says she head a cuckoo in Hailsham, East Sussex. This is the third morning I have heard him.”. If Gavin really saw a fledgling cuckoo in his garden today that means the parent bird must have laid their eggs in another bird’s nest at least a month ago. The first cuckoo of spring. He said, “It was not the sound of a Collar Dove or pigeon so I am pretty sure it was the sound of a cuckoo.”. DISRUPT TOGETHER. New for 2020 is our Conservation Documentary Award sponsored by Gitzo. M Lankford heard a cuckoo today in Nomansland, Wiltshire. Linda Wyville said she heard a cuckoo in Worksop, Nottinghamshire. She said, “Definitely a cuckoo; he or she comes every year at this time! Ian Sampson heard a cuckoo calling for several minutes in Hincheslea Wood, west of Brockenhurst in the New Forest. He said, “I heard the distinctive call of a Cuckoo whilst working in Alresford Hampshire yesterday. She said, “It sounded very like the cuckoos I hear in April, despite it only being January. James Haslam heard a cuckoo today in Enfield, North London. A reed warbler feeding a fledged cuckoo chick with a dragonfly — tiny foster parents keep feeding the cuckoos, even when they've witnessed them ejecting their foster-siblings from the nest. Such a lovely herald to spring! This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. She said, “I didn’t actually hear a cuckoo, but a male came and perched on my neighbour’s cherry tree. This information will then be used to build up a picture of when the cuckoo first arrives in Fermanagh and Omagh and where it lives while it is here. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. Ian Oliver heard a cuckoo in Cowley, Oxfordshire on the 12th March. “Haven’t heard one in years and was quite excited at the sound, so used to the doves and pigeons but this was definately a cuckoo.”. Geoffrey Robinson emailed us to say he heard a cuckoo today in Market Harborough, Leicestershire. SELECT. The first one we have heard here in 2 years”. Dan heard a cuckoo yesterday in Alresford, Hampshire. I heard the song coming from woods the other side of the Mini car plant”. He said, “Heard a cuckoo at 8.20 this morning. She said she heard it from the kitchen and ran outside to see it flying over the garden. Jo Harris wrote to tell us she was visiting her sister in a village outside Andover and woke up to hear a cuckoo in the woods. He said, ” Listened and watched a cuckoo in a small wooded valley on the way down from Darwen Moor to my home in the village of Tockholes. She added, “Was very surprised as to early heard twice now so not mistaken!”. It is far too early for cuckoos to have arrived back to the UK to breed so unfortunately Vicki must have been mistaken. Pat Bains emailed to tell us she heard a cuckoo today in Sutton, Suffolk. There was no other extraneous noise, and it was very clear. Peter Smerdon heard a cuckoo yesterday at 11:30 am in Rattery, South Devon. It’s still too early for cuckoos to have arrived in the UK, and we’re still waiting for that elusive photographic evidence. THE CUCKOO CORPORATION EST. Last year I did not hear him at all.”. Pamela Houghton wrote to tell us that her hubby woke her at 6.40 am this morning and it was definitely a cuckoo that they heard. Posts about First Cuckoo 2020 written by thegardenimpressionists - Julian and Fiona Wormald Two Jacobin Cuckoos photographed at Tamanrasset in October 2019. It was heard loud and clear near Tostock in the vicinity of the Suffolk Wildlife Trust site. Lesley Harrison heard a cuckoo in Bacton, Norfolk. She asked, “Is this possible? Pete Gallon heard a cuckoo today in Burgess Hill, West Sussex. I realise this is traditionally far too early, but we all know urbanisation and global warming is leaving its mark on our wildlife so that further convinces me that I am correct.”. In Boskednan, Cornwall Couldn ’ t stay long and I ’ ve never heard call... 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