Donal Hickey: Keeping an ear out for cuckoo

Some people have reported hearing the cuckoo's call around Mangerton mountain, near Killarney, Co Kerry, writes Donal Hickey

Mon, 07 May, 2018 - 01:00

Some people have reported hearing the cuckoo's call around Mangerton mountain, near Killarney, Co Kerry, writes Donal Hickey

SOME people visiting the countryside this bank holiday will be listening for the call of the cuckoo, heard in Ireland from April to August, at which point the migrant bird returns to Africa.

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