'First Cuckoo' of 2026 heard in Stratford on 19 April
Apr 19
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Last time I reported my first hearing of the year, it was a St George's Day, but this year it is 4 days earlier. Lying in bed this morning - there it was, the other side of the river, but loud-and-clear and repeated several batches of 3-or-4 calls.
Spring is here!
Richard Death
Ed: The Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) is famously heard but rarely seen. So we must be content to use a library image to illustrate this newspost - unless one of our readers is fortunate enough to capture a genuine local image of course.....