Common Cuckoo

Cuculus canorus — the bird behind the two notes, and the sound of it in a forest

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Not hearinn a cuckoo these days either, not a peep

Recorded in woodland at nine in the evening, Eure-et-Loir, France:

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And the bird itself: grey, slim, barred underneath, built like a small hawk.

A male common cuckoo perched on a branch: slate-grey head and back, pale underparts finely barred with dark grey, long tail, yellow eye-ring
A male common cuckoo perched on a branch: slate-grey head and back, pale underparts finely barred with dark grey, long tail, yellow eye-ring

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