Comments on: The cuckoo population in Britain is down by half over the last 20 years. How many have been shot in Malta? https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2015/04/the-cuckoo-population-in-britain-is-down-by-half-over-the-last-20-years-how-many-have-been-shot-in-malta/ Daphne Caruana Galizia is a journalist working in Malta. Sat, 18 Apr 2015 19:12:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Diana Fleming https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2015/04/the-cuckoo-population-in-britain-is-down-by-half-over-the-last-20-years-how-many-have-been-shot-in-malta/#comment-3037194 Sat, 18 Apr 2015 19:12:00 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=61853#comment-3037194 I don’t know what the reasons are for the decline in cuckoos in the UK but I do know I have not heard or seen one since my childhood, over forty years ago.

Hearing the cuckoo’s call was one of the first signs of spring, sadly no longer.

]]> By: A.Vella https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2015/04/the-cuckoo-population-in-britain-is-down-by-half-over-the-last-20-years-how-many-have-been-shot-in-malta/#comment-3037176 Sat, 18 Apr 2015 18:13:00 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=61853#comment-3037176 The single largest cause for the decline is the dwindling numbers of host birds due to draining of swamps, destruction of hedgerows and lack of food due to pesticides.

]]> By: L.Gatt https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2015/04/the-cuckoo-population-in-britain-is-down-by-half-over-the-last-20-years-how-many-have-been-shot-in-malta/#comment-3037169 Sat, 18 Apr 2015 17:35:00 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=61853#comment-3037169 I think that the “cuckoo” population has actually all migrated to Malta, it does not fly but stands on two feet.

]]> By: Daphne Caruana Galizia https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2015/04/the-cuckoo-population-in-britain-is-down-by-half-over-the-last-20-years-how-many-have-been-shot-in-malta/#comment-3037157 Sat, 18 Apr 2015 13:47:00 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=61853#comment-3037157 http://www.bto.org/science/migration/tracking-studies/cuckoo-tracking

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