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Westgate Woods - Cuckoo
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Author:  Daniel Newton [ Wed Jun 05, 2013 8:15 pm ]
Post subject:  Westgate Woods - Cuckoo
I was greeted by a calling Cuckoo during a quick trip up to Westgate Wood this evening. I stuck to the perimeter of the woods and was finally rewarded when it decided to have a little two-minute flutter over the adjacent meadow before settling back in the trees. It was still calling as I left for home (1915).

Also:-

Barn Owl x 1
Whitethroat x 1
Chiffchaff x 1
Sedge Warbler x 2
Goldfinch x 3 very noisy fledglings!

Had previously popped to Wyberton Churchyard, which yielded one Great Spotted Woodpecker, two Great Tits, one Blue Tit, one Wren, two Chaffinch and a pair of Mistle Thrush.
Author:  Katherine Birkett [ Wed Jun 05, 2013 9:51 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Westgate Woods - Cuckoo
Whereabouts in Westgate Wood is it? Would like to nip up there tomorrow and investigate.....
Author:  Daniel Newton [ Wed Jun 05, 2013 10:17 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Westgate Woods - Cuckoo
Hi Katharine,

The Cuckoo was calling from the within the wood and could be heard clearly from the car park at the Five House Lane end. I stuck to the path between the wood and the meadow and lucked out in the end when it decided to stretch it's wings! :D
Author:  Daniel Newton [ Thu Jun 06, 2013 10:02 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Westgate Woods - Cuckoo
Hi Katharine,

Did you manage to get up today? If not, I just had a quick bez up the road after Springwatch and Cuckoo is still present. Was calling from a telegraph pole for about ten minutes before flying back into the woods near the Five House Lane car park again. As like yesterday, it was still calling as I left.

Also had a Little Owl sat on the next telegraph pole along to the Cuckoo! Not bad for a bit of twenty minute fly-by birding.

On another note, popped up Frampton straight after work and managed to briefly pick up the three Black Terns reported today - but didn't see them again after approximately 1800.
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