Common Cuckoo

A well known bird in spring The arrival of the Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) in Britain is eagerly awaited each April The familiar call 'cuck-oo, cuck-oo ' is imitated by the common name A Cuckoo lay its eggs in the nest of other species and will provide no parental care of its young. Cuckoo eggs mimic those of their most common hosts. If the hosts notice the extra egg they will abandon the nest. The newly hatched cuckoo chick immediately ejects other eggs and chicks from the nest of its host