Flying Rabbit Removal

In the last two days I have seen three buzzards.  Two of these were in North Yorkshire and could have been the same bird, the third was in East Yorkshire and because of the timing this couldn't have been the same bird.  The first bird took off from a tree about fifteen yards in front of the wagon, giving me a very good view for a short time.  These sightings are much less remarkable than they would have been thirty years ago.  The reason for my commenting on the sightings is more as an illustration of the changes that have taken in the bird populations in my life time.  One of the most remarkable and sad changes in bird life is the decline in the cuckoo population.  During the early years of my life I would hear cuckoos several times a day during May. Last year I only heard one the whole of May. I don't admire the cuckoo for its habits but I do find its lack very sad!