I would have thought it's rather late in the season to expect to see the Indian Cuckoo (Cuculus micropterus) but not at all after all, as this sub-adult male appeared unexpectedly.
It should be making its way home soon, perhaps to Siberia, China or Korea.
This sub-adult is generally browner from crown to its upper-parts compared to the grey of the adult, and broad white tips on its head and tip feathers. As common with other cuckoos, this one seems to favour hairy caterpillars too.
22/2020
It was sitting pretty for a while but guess none should be fooled in the case of any cuckoo as it would be scanning all the time for a catch.
And the next thing I knew it had flown into the tree across, dense, so I lost it until it emerged to clean its bill, so another successful catch.
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