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Cuckoo - Female
David Attenborough presents the sounds and story of the female cuckoo.
Tweet of the Day is a series of fascinating stories about our British birds inspired by their calls and songs. David Attenborough presents the female Cuckoo. The "cuckoo" call of the male is perhaps one of the most recognisable of all bird sounds. But the sound of "bathwater gurgling down a plughole" is much less familiar and is the call of the female looking for somewhere to lay her eggs.
Last on
Fri 3 Jun 2022
05:58
BBC Radio 4
Cuckoo - Female (Cuculus canorus)
Image courtesy of RSPB
Broadcasts
- Fri 31 May 2013 05:58BBC Radio 4
- Fri 15 May 2015 05:58BBC Radio 4
- Tue 18 Apr 2017 05:58BBC Radio 4
- Thu 4 Jun 2020 05:58BBC Radio 4
- Fri 3 Jun 2022 05:58BBC Radio 4
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