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a pair of Scarlet-breasted Robins attacked an A,sh-coloured 

 Cuckoo, alighting together upon its head and back. They 

 worried it for half a minute, the Cuckoo not caring much, 

 judging by appearances. When it flew away to catch a grub 



Ash-coloured or Fan-tailed Cuckc 



several Yellow-rumped Tits took offence at its presence and 

 offered fight. Flying to a green tree, it was then beset by 

 a White -shafted Fantail. From there it flew to the ground, 

 amongst the ferns (Pteris), outside the slab fence. I could 



