A Cuckoo’s Tale: In June I Change My Tune

June 17, 2023
picture of a cuckoo

A Cuckoo’s Tale: In June I Change My Tune HomeWalkingWild SwimmingRunningDays OutBirdsBook Reviews Last week I read that the male cuckoos that are part of the cuckoo tracking project were already leaving the UK and returning to Africa to overwinter, their job done in terms of ensuring the next generation. These first ones to fly…

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Curlew Call Lifts Spirits

April 20, 2020
curlew

Curlew Call Lifts Spirits HomeWalkingWild SwimmingRunningDays OutBirdsBook Reviews On World Curlew Day (21st April) I thought it appropriate to write about my encounters with this beautiful bird. This year I fear I will not hear it’s evocative call, the call of the wild moorland. one of my harbingers of spring. This 2020 spring has me…

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