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two young ones which may or may not have 
belonged to her. Possibly she came in and laid 
an egg about mid- June, dismissed the other two 
Cuckoos, and then laid four more eggs about 
June 17, 19, 21, and 23. 
Other Reed Warbler Cuckoos met with were 
unprolific birds, showing no particular interest, 
although one or two, of which much had been 
hoped, had their territories spoilt by cattle eating 
the reeds, from shortage of grass due to the 
drought. 
