Common Cuckoo
Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Reedbeds, moorland, farmland (summer).
Diet: Caterpillars.
Best time to spot: Brood parasite; iconic call.
When to look
Resident in the UK, so it can be found year-round. More on the season in Bird migration in Britain.
Recent UK sightings
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Similar birds
- Pallid Cuckoo · Open woodland (extreme vagrant)
- Common Reed WarblerUncommon · Reedbeds (summer)
- Eurasian HobbyUncommon · Heathland
- European Golden PloverUncommon · Moorland (summer); fields (winter)
- MerlinUncommon · Moorland (summer); coast (winter)
- Sedge WarblerUncommon · Reedbeds
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