marsh man Posted April 19 Report Share Posted April 19 Haven't heard a Cuckoo or seen a Swallow yet , way to cold at the moment along the East coast , but as a compensate I do hear the booming of a Bittern , my hearing is not that good but I can hear it from a fair distance , and as a bonus , every so often I see it on the wing , never seen a young one or two flying together . MM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted April 20 Report Share Posted April 20 On 14/04/2024 at 07:17, twenty said: Two singing Nightingales at Highnam woods yesterday, and a calling Cuckoo at Cotswold water parks. Hello, Oh lucky you !!!!!!, not heard a cuckoo around Abingdon Lock for a few years now where before there were here every year, they was a Kingfisher nest in the old mill but not seen for now, maybe river pollution with fish, plenty of Cormorants !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted April 20 Report Share Posted April 20 2 hours ago, oldypigeonpopper said: Hello, Oh lucky you !!!!!!, not heard a cuckoo around Abingdon Lock for a few years now where before there were here every year, they was a Kingfisher nest in the old mill but not seen for now, maybe river pollution with fish, plenty of Cormorants !!!! There was a nice photo of a Cuckoo in flight in our local paper this morning , mind you it don't look very happy , still far to cold around this way at the moment , the Swallows would be better off staying in Africa for a few more days until it warm up a bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted April 20 Report Share Posted April 20 1 hour ago, marsh man said: There was a nice photo of a Cuckoo in flight in our local paper this morning , mind you it don't look very happy , still far to cold around this way at the moment , the Swallows would be better off staying in Africa for a few more days until it warm up a bit Hello, Peed of with the weather i expect 🤔😄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twenty Posted April 20 Report Share Posted April 20 House martins have returned to previous nesting location near Dursley. A solitary Swift flew over at height (north easterly) yesterday, and an Osprey flying upriver (Severn,north westerly). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down South Posted April 20 Report Share Posted April 20 Saw 3 swifts this morning, usually hear them early May. Quite a few swallows too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratchers Posted April 21 Report Share Posted April 21 Whilst out on pest control heard a Cuckoo for the first time this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUNKS Posted April 21 Report Share Posted April 21 Not heard a Cuckoo in many many years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokersmith Posted April 21 Report Share Posted April 21 Heard my 1st of the year on Thursday evening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Boggy Posted April 21 Report Share Posted April 21 (edited) Saw and heard my first cuckoo of the year yesterday. On 19/04/2024 at 20:34, marsh man said: Haven't heard a Cuckoo or seen a Swallow yet , way to cold at the moment along the East coast , but as a compensate I do hear the booming of a Bittern , my hearing is not that good but I can hear it from a fair distance , and as a bonus , every so often I see it on the wing , never seen a young one or two flying together . MM Hi John, I`ve never seen seen a bittern but have heard a few out on the marsh over the years. Saw and heard my first cuckoo of the year yesterday. Edited April 21 by Old Boggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted April 21 Report Share Posted April 21 2 hours ago, Old Boggy said: Saw and heard my first cuckoo of the year yesterday. Hi John, I`ve never seen seen a bittern but have heard a few out on the marsh over the years. Saw and heard my first cuckoo of the year yesterday. Evening Chris ... There is just something about hearing the first Cuckoo and seeing the first Swallow before the Summer kick off , within a day or so I normally see my first Swallow around the last week in April and that need to be a nice warm day , I do normally hear and see the Cuckoo throughout the Summer with spending a fair bit of time in the woods , the Bittern on the marsh have been on these marshes for the last three or four years so I imagine it would be the same one. The late Jim Vincent who used to be the warden on Hickling Broad had a photo in one of the books I had where he was holding a couple of very young Bitterns , this was at a time when they were nearly extinct where now they are still fairly rare but numbers are building up nicely , you will see one before long MM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgun Posted April 21 Report Share Posted April 21 You would think that given the alleged catastrophic climate crisis we are enduring, the migratory birds would be heading over here earlier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted April 22 Report Share Posted April 22 Hello, i use to see quite a few Kingfishers around the Thames area here in town but so far this year not seen any, i wonder if that is due to the pollution from Sewage outflows that has been on the news these last few years, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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