The first Cleethorpes cuckoo of 2024 was watched calling amid sea buckthorn on the fringe between the saltmarsh and the outer beach shortly after 10 o'clock this morning. The bird had flown here all the way - via either Spain or Italy - from its wintering grounds in the Congo where it shares the same jungle habitat as gorillas. It is this thought that this bird was taking a breather before continuing its journey to elsewhere in Britain. Cuckoos used to be common throughout North East Lincolnshire, but they have declined rapidly over the past 30 years.
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