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Great Spotted Cuckoo, Pembrokeshire

Ray and I headed down to Pembrokeshire for the day today, in search of a Great Spotted Cuckoo which has been present for a few days. What a bird! It eventually showed really well on the golf course at Penally near Tenby. We also had good views of Chough on the headland. More on my blog.



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  1. Andrew16 March 2014 at 13:58

    Does it call like a normal Cuckoo?

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  2. Colin16 March 2014 at 18:16

    No, the calls nothing like our cuckoo, in fact it's more like a great spotted woodpecker. Not that it called while I was there, but I have seen them abroad as well.

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