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The youngster was found abandoned in a field and taken to the haven where volunteers are feeding it on caterpillars and mealworms from dawn to dusk. Cuckoos are becoming rarer, especially in
England where they have suffered a 71 per cent decline in 25 years. Geoff Grewcock, founder of the Nuneaton & Warwickshire Wildlife Sanctuary, said: “It’s a really beautiful bird. It
has a wonderful red gape in its mouth. “Helping a species that is becoming rare is what working in a wildlife sanctuary is all about. “It may have left the nest and struggled to find enough
food. It was very lethargic and very thing when it was brought in. “But we are feeding it about 100 caterpillars and mealworms a day and it is taking everything we give it off the tweezers.
“We hope to fatten it up so we can release it and it can head for Africa for the winter.” The cuckoo was found in a field near Coventry but it is now recovering in the sanctuary’s hospital
while volunteers try to find enough food to satisfy is huge appetite. Geoff said: “We are having to buy in some caterpillars but we’re also collecting them locally from gardeners who have
cabbages. “It is fantastic to be helping a threatened animal. I have never seen one in the wild never mind had one brought to the sanctuary before.”