There was a male cuckoo in residence for most of the day in the Mullock area yesterday. I first heard/saw him at 6:00am when emptying the moth box and last heard him at 9:00pm when letting the moths go. This is the first time, since we have lived here (17 years) that there has been a cuckoo which stayed for a while - usually we just hear a couple of "cuc-oo"s as they fly up the valley on the way to somewhere else. There are plenty of hosts (sedge and reed warblers) but I doubt that he will find a female.
