Hi I have just moved to Yorkshire and nearby I regularly hear a weird call. I think it is bird but I am not sure it sounds like very sad, mournful, quite deep aow aow aow aow - always repeated four times. Its driving me potty because I have no idea what it is. Any ideas?
thanks
A recording will go a long way to identifying the call. Most smart devices are more than capable, and have an app along the line of Voice Recorder, or another term might be dictaphone.
You could also try some of the more well known birds that you know and see on the Bird Song UK website.
https://www.british-birdsongs.uk/
Well done on posting the video. I wouldn't have had a clue what it is. However, one of our members, Germain, identified a similar call as coming from a corvid - possibly a crow - on a previous thread. Have a listen to the call on this thread to see if you think it's similar.
community.rspb.org.uk/.../can-you-identify-this-bird-call