Where Have All the Cuckoos Gone?

According to the latest assessment from conservation groups, the number of cuckoos has declined by more than 60% since the 1960s, a decline matched by other once-common farmland birds including the lapwing and yellow wagtail. ...

Why are cuckoos declining?

The reason for this decline is not known, but it has been suggested that declines in its hosts or climate-induced shifts in the timing of breeding of its hosts could have reduced the number of nests that are available for cuckoos to parasitize, resulting in Cuckoo declines.

Where are cuckoos found in UK?

The cuckoo is a summer visitor to the UK, arriving from April onwards. They do not spend long here, with many having flown south to Africa by the end of June. Find them in woodland, particularly woodland edges, as well as around reed beds and the moorlands of Scotland.