Great Spotted Cuckoo
Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Olive groves (rare vagrant).
Diet: Caterpillars.
Best time to spot: Crested; long-tailed.
When to look
Resident in the UK, so it can be found year-round. More on the season in Bird migration in Britain.
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Similar birds
- Black-billed Cuckoo · Woodland (very rare vagrant)
- American Bittern · Reedbeds (very rare vagrant)
- American Coot · Lakes (very rare vagrant)
- Belted Kingfisher · Rivers (rare vagrant)
- Black Duck · Marshes (very rare vagrant)
- Black-and-white Warbler · Woodland (rare vagrant)
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