Hi,
For the last 3 evenings and dawn choruses we have heard a bird that we have never heard before and despite trolling through bird call/song audios still cannot identify it.
We live in a village but are surrounded by trees but the bird sounds as if it belongs in a tropical rain forest and not a rural garden.
We have managed to record the bird but have been unable to view it. As soon as we go into the garden it goes quiet on us. What do we need to do next to identify it ?
It has several calls but the most distinguishing is 3 long 'whoop' noises.
Thanks in advance....
I'd been meaning to post on this thread and say I thought it might be a Song Thrush from your description, and now there's a clip and I'm hearing a Song Thrush :) It has a very varied fluty song, but the key thing is that each short phrase is repeated several times.
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Hi
Been stumped so far but hearing that recording I have to agree with aiki.
We had a song thrush as a regular last year (sadly no sign this year) and this does sound like some of his repertoire.
Cheers
Pipit
Hi all
I agree: that is definitely a Song Thrush: it takes a short refrain and repeats it usually 3 or 4 times, pauses, takes another refrain and repeats, pauses ... and so it goes on. A most amazing variety of refrains, but the key feature is the repetition.
Cheers, Mike
Well done for getting it on your computer, Tgb55.
I agree with aiki, it's a song thrush. They typically sing at dawn and dusk often perched quite high up in a tree.
There is quite a lot of variation in their calls but the repitition of phrases is the key. Here's a typical song for comparison.
Play this audio clip
Don't apologise, recognising bird songs can be quite tricky. People are always willing to help.
Regards TJ
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Im just getting into learning birdsong. got a friend who is teaching me on the days that we get out birding .
Im getting there but its slow going but I like the challenge and Being a musician ye would think I would be better at it LOL
AL
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It puzzles me how anyone discovers these old threads. It surely can only be found by searching for something, but what. Even more puzzling is why they post an "answer" when it's already done and dusted.
You have no doubly discovered the answer by now We too were intrigued to find the bird making the woop woop woop call morning and evening in South West France in spring. After some web searching we think it's a Hoopoe (Upupa epops). It's a colourful bird, Jay size with this long beak and crest
Pete
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