Gilbey 1,432 Posted May 21, 2019 Report Share Posted May 21, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Greyman said: Several years since I saw a cuckoo, I do call in owls at night quite regularly and they are also a solitary bird so I,d not be quite as dismissive, but then some of us are a bit more open minded than others you can call shorties up in the day. Also when the dog puts one up way off in front had them fly right over looking down as if there seeing what you are? Without any calling Edited May 21, 2019 by Gilbey Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sandymere 8,263 Posted May 21, 2019 Report Share Posted May 21, 2019 Used to call owls as a kid along with spotted woodpeckers, the latter by tapping on a branch/tree, and all sorts, still do somethings. Most creatures will be interested in the right sounds be it fox, roe or robin. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
slip lead 862 Posted May 21, 2019 Report Share Posted May 21, 2019 Your be surprised how many birds will drop, if you get the call spot on. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
delswal 3,819 Posted May 21, 2019 Report Share Posted May 21, 2019 8 hours ago, jigsaw said: explain how ,? i listen to the cuckoo in the forestry where i walk ,never knew they could be called in ,as a matter of fact i didnt know you could call owls in either ...very interesting topic Just shout Sunderland are shite....................you will get a fecking cuckoo show up for sure 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Daniel cain 45,130 Posted May 21, 2019 Report Share Posted May 21, 2019 I always end up calling in hares when out foxing on the lamp ....was out with a member off here 1 night,he asked me 'why don't you use a slip lead?'I told him you soon see.......started calling,my bitch is gone....switch on the lamp and she's retrieving a hare from 20 metres away....first of 3 that night 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnasher16 30,046 Posted May 21, 2019 Report Share Posted May 21, 2019 1 hour ago, jigsaw said: explain how ,? i listen to the cuckoo in the forestry where i walk ,never knew they could be called in ,as a matter of fact i didnt know you could call owls in either ...very interesting topic Im glad you said it....i was afraid to in case i got a response of " you thick city bred prat " 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
delswal 3,819 Posted May 21, 2019 Report Share Posted May 21, 2019 8 hours ago, gnasher16 said: Im glad you said it....i was afraid to in case i got a response of " you thick city bred prat " Without sound like a thick northern fecker...............to call a cuckoo would ya not make a noise like a cuckoo and for an owl make a niose like an owl? or would that be sounding to simple ? lol 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gilbey 1,432 Posted May 21, 2019 Report Share Posted May 21, 2019 3 minutes ago, delswal said: Without sound like a thick northern fecker...............to call a cuckoo would ya not make a noise like a cuckoo and for an owl make a niose like an owl? or would that be sounding to simple ? lol or an owls dinner Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greyman 28,203 Posted May 21, 2019 Report Share Posted May 21, 2019 6 minutes ago, delswal said: Without sound like a thick northern fecker...............to call a cuckoo would ya not make a noise like a cuckoo and for an owl make a niose like an owl? or would that be sounding to simple ? lol Yep that’s how you call an owl, some people can do it with there hands but I have a hollow stick like a whistle but it makes an owl noise Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zandy01 3,575 Posted May 21, 2019 Report Share Posted May 21, 2019 Only the male bird calls Cuckoo, they can be very territorial and yes, when a Cuckoo call is heard they often fly around to see where the call is coming from... Taken weekend just gone by myself... Fascinating birds. 12 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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bell 3,591 Posted May 21, 2019 Report Share Posted May 21, 2019 2 hours ago, W. Katchum said: Can deffo call in cukoo’s, same with nightjars Wouldn’t mind seeing a nightjar mate, you know where they are ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cragman 2,766 Posted May 21, 2019 Report Share Posted May 21, 2019 I’ve studied cuckoos for years and I’m still at it. Often call the males in which come at first but after a few times don’t bother. I think they must be immature birds. Watched two on Sunday actually mating so I’ve a female laying in my patch. Last year lucky enough to watch one laying in a meadow pipits nest, which was a fantastic thing to watch. She was down on the heather for 2 hours, sat still, weighing everything up. Then she fluttered a few yards, dived into the grass, searched, found and layed. I could sit for hours watching them 6 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jok 3,213 Posted May 21, 2019 Report Share Posted May 21, 2019 Greyman . Small world. Friend of mine does a bit ar Fisherwick. Also done a bit there myself. Jok. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greyman 28,203 Posted May 21, 2019 Report Share Posted May 21, 2019 13 minutes ago, jok said: Greyman . Small world. Friend of mine does a bit ar Fisherwick. Also done a bit there myself. Jok. James the lad in the lodge used to live in Bristol back in the 90s and we used to fish together, we loose touch with to many as we get older so I try to make the effort a few times a year here is my lad with James last year got some nice cats in there as well 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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