Cuckoo's. Have you heard one yet?

[ginger ninger]

I've yet to hear my first cuckoo this year, but has anyone else heard one yet?

[Nicos]

Yep- for about 3 weeks now!!!

OH spotted one flying parallel to the road when I was driving the other day...first one either of us have ever actually seen!!! ( nope- I missed it!!!)

[ginger ninger]

OH's heard one last week when he pulled over in the wagon for his lunch, think he said he was up Cumbria.

[ladylottie]

Yes, heard my first cuckoo in the woods above Cwmavon last Saturday (23rd April)

[Headfry]

Me too! heard ours on Saturday.....

They say that wherever you are when you hear your first cuckoo of the year, that is where you will spend most of your time in the coming year....

I heard mine in my back garden - I always say that I want more time in my garden, maybe this will be my and my gardens year! I'll see what happens

[bobleponge]

Hope so HF, heard mine out in the big field walking the hounds about 3 or 4 weeks ago.
Dont know about UK but in France when you hear the first cuckoo of the year, if you rattle the change about in your pocket you will be lucky.

[Jeanied]

We used to hear them every year, here in East Anglia. Haven't heard one for ages now, though.

[Headfry]

Hi Jeanied, Mum in (east) Essex heard a cuckoo a few days ago - first time in years! so maybe there is hope.

We heard one last year and now this year - prior to that I had not heard one in Oxon for years and years.

[arpoet]

Hope so HF, heard mine out in the big field walking the hounds about 3 or 4 weeks ago.
Dont know about UK but in France when you hear the first cuckoo of the year, if you rattle the change about in your pocket you will be lucky.

If i find change in my pocket i go home to see if the boss is ok as she must have forgotten to go though them..

[Jelliebabe]

Ooooh YES! I heard my first EVER one on Saturday at the allotment! I was so excited I tweeted it straight away! I tweeted about a tweet - does that make me a twit?

[TonyF]

First cuckoo, too many of them, bloody things never shut up, been cuckooing away for hours and for days, mutter mutter mutter ...............

[Nicos]

Ye gawds...I've been waiting to hear them- and as Tony says- it's non-stop!!!!


Maybe I've got the only one in our area- so he/she's madly calling a lass/laddie???

On reflection- I think it's a male...only a male would go on and on and on like that!!!

** runs for cover!!

[SlugLobber]

Been hearing them since March on Leith Hill (Dorking). Saw my first house-martin of the year yesterday. Hopefully my Swallows will be here any day, now!

[Flummery]

Nope. Didin't hear one at all 2 years ago.

[ginger ninger]

Just been to hang the washing out and low and behold if I didn't hear a cuckoo...that or there's a very good dove that does impressions