Mate, the Channel-billed Cuckoos have been busy in our area (Blacktown, Sydney) this year. Last night they woke me up with their ruckus twice. Haven't seen them much before this year. They certainly are a big bird and cause all the other birds (understandably) to get most upset!
A large noisy bird heard and seen this morning on the neighbours arial in Maroubra, Sydney. Definitely a cuckoo but not sure if pallid or channel billed but a magpie lark was going crazy dive bombing it in an attempt to scare it away. Could that mean it was a channel bill ?
Carmel, This is a Channel Billed Cuckoo ( apologies about the quality) and as you can see he/she was pretty unpopular at the time with the local birds. It's almost as though they know what they are up to and why they are here. Big birds.
Samford Valley Qld.
Check out the bird call page on this web site. The Channel-bill is pretty distinctive! Their bill is also a lot bigger.