Cuckoo singing three notes: what’s going on?

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We recently reported on a male Cuckoo that was in the habit of adding an extra note into its song: instead of singing “cuck-oo”, it was singing “cuck-oo-oo”. This prompted listener Pierce Ryan to get in touch with us to proffer his own theory. On tonight’s programme, we investigate.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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