Well the Cuckoos have arrived down the meadows yesterday morning - I was alerted to this by Ken from next door who also wanted me to check out a pair of 'grey' geese. These in turn, turned out to be a pair of Greylags. For the time of year not exactly surprising. Definately no Cuckoos on Sat or Sun.
On Sunday morning I had a pair of microphone out to record the morning chorus. Really nice and full now, and starting at about 0530. Listening back and observing the sounds on the computer, I noticed again how a loud noise - a jet flying over - at the start of the Dawn Chorus results in an increaed level of song. Its as though either the birds put more effort into their songs - or for other birds this is the extra impulse/signal to start singing.
Meanwhile up on the Down, one Lapwing has now been sitting for a week - whilst another pair were mating. At the other side of the field a flock of 75 Linnets were feeding.
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