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Cuckoos nesters? Aren't they brood parasites - sneaking their eggs into other breeds nests? Or was that the reason for the 's.We are 10 miles inland rom Turnberry and when we moved here in 1998 Oystercatchers, Curlews and cuckoos were regular 'nesters'.
Have not heard them for at least 5 years now.
Curlews are rare now, they were deemed game birds until 1953 and could be legally shot.
Curlews seem to be victims of human intervention in their traditional preferred areas.