The underparts are white with black barring. Cuckoo, bring your song here! Juvenile Cuckoos resemble the female rufous-morph, but are darker brown above.The song is probably one of the most recognisable and well-known of all Irish bird species. Identification.

Cuckoo migration to the UK takes place between mid April and early May. The male gives a distinctive “wuck-oo”, which is occasionally doubled “wuck-uck-ooo”. Cuckoos occur right across Northern Ireland, but are more common in the west They prefer rough, marginal land such as hillsides, heathland, scrub or marshes The cuckoo is a summer visitor, arriving in April and departing by the end of September The main hosts in the UK are the Dunnock, Meadow Pipit, Pied Wagtail and Reed Warbler. When you see a cuckoo in Ireland, people say that it is a sign that spring has arrived as this is when it leaves Africa. Cuckoos are summer visitors to the UK from Africa. Occurs throughout Ireland, though nowhere especially common. In flight, can be mistaken for a bird of prey such as Sparrowhawk, but has rapid wingbeats below the horizontal plane - ie. The so-called grey-morph resembles the adult male plumage, but has throat and breast barred black and white with yellowish wash. For Spring to pass along here! Cuckoo. Spending the winter months in Africa, Cuckoos arrive back in the UK during late April and early May, timing this arrival to match the breeding season of its host species here. Adult male Cuckoos are a uniform grey on the head, neck, back, wings and tail. Since the early 1980s Cuckoo numbers have dropped by 65%. The cuckoo is a migrating bird. Has a remarkable breeding biology unlike any other Irish breeding species.Summer migrant, Wintering in Africa. However, the lack of a relationship between shifts in Dunnocks and Pied Wagtails and Cuckoo abundance in the following year suggests that shifts in these two species also do not explain Cuckoo declines. The cuckoo migrates north from Africa and the date of its arrival, although traditionally the 14th April, varies in different parts of the country. In flight, can be mistaken for a bird of prey such as Sparrowhawk, but has rapid wingbeats below the horizontal plane - ie. The Cuckoo is arguably the UK’s best known summer visitor.

Widespread summer visitor to Ireland from April to August.Despite its obvious song, relatively infrequently seen. The first sighting is often in the far South West, in the Isle of Scilly and then gradually moves northwards.

Widespread summer visitor to Ireland from April to August. the wings are not raised above the body. Adult females can appear in one of two forms. Spending the winter months in Africa, Cuckoos arrive back in the UK during late April and early May, timing this arrival to match the breeding season of its host species here.Since the early 1980s Cuckoo numbers have dropped by 65%. The rufous-morph has the grey replaced by rufous, with strong black barring on the wings, back and tail. The Cuckoo is arguably the UK’s best known summer visitor. the wings are not raised above the body. The latest research using BBS and Nest Record data examines whether changes in the abundance or timing of breeding of these four species is behind the large-scale decline of the Cuckoo.At the same time, Dunnocks, Pied Wagtails and Reed Warblers have shifted their breeding forward by about 5-6 days. The female has a distinctive bubbling “pupupupu”. Despite its obvious song, relatively infrequently seen. This means that for half of the year, it lives in one part of the world and for the other half it migrates or moves to live in a different part of the world. Registered Charity Number 216652 (England & Wales), SC039193 (Scotland)© British Trust for Ornithology, BTO, The Nunnery, Thetford, Norfolk IP24 2PU, Tel: +44 (0)1842 750050 Fax: +44 (0)1842 750030 Considering the timing of arrival of Cuckoos, Dunnock and Pied Wagtail nests are likely to have become less available to Cuckoos, but the late breeding Reed Warbler more available. Good areas to see Cuckoo are the Burren and Connemara, which hold the highest density of breeding pairs. For Reed Warbler there was a positive relationship, so that earlier breeding of Reed Warbler may be benefiting Cuckoos.Considering this study and given the Cuckoo breeding ecology and migration strategy, the remaining plausible explanations for the decline of Cuckoos includes reduced prey (mainly caterpillers) availability during the breeding season or deterioration of conditions along migration routes or on over-wintering grounds in sub-Saharan Africa.Meet our panel of volunteers who help steer BTO to better serve our younger supporters.Phil Atkinson explains the technology behind tracking.Every year the Scottish Ornithologist's Club arrange a one-day Scottish Birdwatchers’ Conference, organised by a local branch of the SOC, in conjunction with BTO Scotland. The song period is late April to late June.Widespread in Ireland, favouring open areas which hold their main Irish host species – Meadow Pipit.

The reason for this decline is not known, but it has been suggested that declines in its hosts or climate-induced shifts in the timing of breeding of its hosts could have reduced the number of nests that are available for cuckoos to parasitize, resulting in Cuckoo declines.

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