Great Spotted Cuckoo
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Clamator glandarius
Rare & regular vagrants from Southern Europe with 60 records for Britain & 10 for Ireland from Feb-May, Jul-Aug.
Breeds in France, Spain & Portugal.
Winters in Africa.
Adults are grey above with a slender body, long tail and strong legs.
It has a grey cap, grey wings, a yellowish face and upper breast, and white underparts.
Sexes are similar.
Juveniles have blackish upperparts and cap, and chestnut primary wing feathers.
This species has a magpie-like flight.
The call is a loud cher-cher-kri-kri and variations.