Yup, i still comment on the Cuckoo call each time i hear it, round these parts they seemed to have increased their presence in recent years, mainly i think due to the change in farming practice, the farm i back on to used to be all arable and lots of hedges had been ripped out to make bigger fields, but the farm changed hands and is now Sheep, Beef cattle and the only plant crops (apart from the Pumpkins) are for animal feed (Maize, Turnips and Barley), the new farmer has also put back many of the hedgerows and planted thousands of trees, we have also seen this last couple of years the return of Hares, which i haven't seen around here since i was nipper.
Yes, lots in the New Forest and surrounding area. I’ve heard and seen quite a lot this year. I tend to see a greater variety of all birds on the woodland edges or just outside of the ‘Forest’ where there is a a mix of hedgerow and farmland (if it’s not just intensive agricultural).
