Quote Originally Posted by molehill View Post
Walking in the Doethie valley yesterday, watched a pair of Cuckoos working along the valley together. Hopping from post to post, looking in the grass etc. - presumably searching for nests? Other little birds (too far to identify species) were really giving them some stick and chasing the pair away. I haven't seen a pair of cuckoos together for many years. Also heard (but couldn't see) a cricket warbler, are these potential "victims" for the Cuckoos, like the Reed warblers?
My RSPB book says dunnock, meadow pipit and reed warbler are most common 'hosts' for cuckoo Moley, although over a hundred species have been noted