The Koel cuckoos are in town! They were diving through the treetops and calling all round me when I went for a stroll in the bush today. Here’s a picture of one of them – a female:

In the following short video you can hear the cuckoos calling to each other. You can’t actually see any birds:

Common name: Common Koel or Eastern Koel

Scientific name: Eudynamys scolopacea

Approximate length: 45 cm

Date spotted: 25 November 2018 (spring)

Location: Manly Dam National Park, New South Wales, Australia: 33°46’56.2″S 151°15’22.5″E