we heard the first Cuckoo @ Collimer yesterday

[sailorman]

 

[DanTribe]

Heard our first one on Foulness on Saturday evening,[and at 1st light this morning]
Do they call at night? I thought I heard one before dawn last Wednesday, but may have been dreaming.

 

[keithsboat]

There was one last night and this morning around Bradwell Marina, guess summer might be here

 

[MudShipper]

Heard one at Titchmarsh y'day - first I've heard this year.

 

[Boz]

He (or she) gets about a bit, he was in North Fambridge yesterday (about 7:30 am)
Boz

 

[dabsolute470]

we heard one but its was more like cuckoooooo cuckoooooo its blo000dy cold.

 

[Daniel5]

We've started hearing them as well. Could we be in for some warm weather I wonder?

 

[Corribee Boy]

There was one calling on Saturday night at Orford. He certainly gets about.

 

[johnalison]

All I've heard are those blasted collared doves. Sometimes they give a hoot that sounds quite like a cuckoo and, present company excepted, I wonder how many "cuckoos" are actually doves.

 

[LONG_KEELER]

Have not heard a cuckoo yet.

Had a nice sail yesterday, noticed two Terns having a conversation on a buoy.

Nice to see them back.

 

[Leighb]

Heard my first one here in Pin Mill at 0600 today, had to get up that early in order to be at Harwich in time to go on the Committee boat for the North Sea Race start.

Quick plug here for the Harwich Haven Authority, they provide us with the use of the Haven Hornbill each year to use as Committee boat. No charge, and it is an excellent start platform, lots of space to walk about, very stable. Also given its unboat like shape it is pretty fast.

 

[LONG_KEELER]

Heard my first one here in Pin Mill at 0600 today, had to get up that early in order to be at Harwich in time to go on the Committee boat for the North Sea Race start.

Quick plug here for the Harwich Haven Authority, they provide us with the use of the Haven Hornbill each year to use as Committee boat. No charge, and it is an excellent start platform, lots of space to walk about, very stable. Also given its unboat like shape it is pretty fast.

I liked this bit describing what kind of race it is on the website :-

"This is the longest race in the EAORA programme and has been described as 180 miles of frustration. "

Anyone had a go ?