Other birds present included 2 male Nightjars, one of which decided to give a brief chur at 20:20, a very vocal Goshawk - presumably on a nest, and a Songthrush that does an amazing impression of a group of Crossbills!!
Monday, May 30, 2011
Cuckoos @ Hafren Forest
The stars of the show this evening were not the Nightjars, but 3 males Cuckoos going mad over the presence of a female. They kept me entertained for a good half an hour (has anyone else notice an increase in Cuckoos this year?)!
Other birds present included 2 male Nightjars, one of which decided to give a brief chur at 20:20, a very vocal Goshawk - presumably on a nest, and a Songthrush that does an amazing impression of a group of Crossbills!!
Other birds present included 2 male Nightjars, one of which decided to give a brief chur at 20:20, a very vocal Goshawk - presumably on a nest, and a Songthrush that does an amazing impression of a group of Crossbills!!
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Is all of this action near the forest carpark/picnic area? Amazing to see a nightjar on the road; the sort of thing more often reported from Africa!Have a chest infection at the moment but desperate to get out there again.
ReplyDeletecrackerjack cuckoo shot Paul!
ReplyDeleteYes never seen so many Cuckoos as this year... Llandinam, Glaslyn, Ynys Hir, Carno etc. Like the pic too!
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