The Accidental Smallholder Forum

Smallholding => Wildlife => Topic started by: Marches Farmer on April 29, 2016, 04:31:22 pm

Title: First Cuckoo
Post by: Marches Farmer on April 29, 2016, 04:31:22 pm

Heard one in the wood just now.  "Cuckoo" is the word - three days with snow and three frosts this week!  I think the seasonal calendar has shifted from the date calendar by two months.  The grass grew well into October last year and this is February weather.

Title: Re: First Cuckoo
Post by: Bionic on April 29, 2016, 04:38:05 pm

We heard our first cuckoo a couple of days ago.

Title: Re: First Cuckoo
Post by: Greenerlife on April 29, 2016, 04:54:01 pm

You can't taste last years cider until you hear the first cuckoo. (So we heard ours about two weeks ago!   :roflanim: )

Title: Re: First Cuckoo
Post by: Fleecewife on April 29, 2016, 06:55:00 pm

No cuckoos around here for some reason, but we haven't even had our first swallow yet.  Woke up to 4" snow this morning  :cold:

Title: Re: First Cuckoo
Post by: Backinwellies on April 29, 2016, 07:24:27 pm

Quote from: Bionic on April 29, 2016, 04:38:05 pm

We heard our first cuckoo a couple of days ago.

I missed that Sally ... will have to listen better ... you sure it wasn't that cuckoo clock!?!

Title: Re: First Cuckoo
Post by: devonlady on April 30, 2016, 09:48:58 am

I haven't heard a cuckoo since I left Ireland, they would shout until you could shoot them. I would give Fleecewife's £1,000 to hear one again!

Title: Re: First Cuckoo
Post by: Rupert the bear on May 01, 2016, 09:18:22 pm

yesterday heard the cuckoo in the woodland .

Title: Re: First Cuckoo
Post by: harmony on May 01, 2016, 09:30:13 pm

I can't hear anything for the rain  :raining: