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Chris,
Ah
yes, a Brush Cuckoo in a nature reserve and more importantly in late October is
not so unusual. Sure they are not common, but when they arrive, and pass through
our area, they call a lot, so no reason to question this one. Yes mimicry
then by another species is of course possible in late October, but on the
balance of probabilities, it is less likely that your observation was mimicry by
another species. Calling in late May in contrast is odd.
Philip
For what it's worth, I heard the
distinctive call of what I believed was a Brush Cuckoo in Hackett nature reserve
last October. But I did not know about the mimicry possibility then.
Chris
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