I Live in rural Midlothian, Scotland. We're surrounded by woods and fields. This Summer I've heard an unusual Bird call a few times but haven't spotted the bird yet.
It's a very distinctive 'Wow Wow Wow Wow Wow Wow' call, heard only in the daytime and I assume the bird is sitting in the tree when making the call. It'll repeat a few times over a number of minutes. Going by the depth of the call I'm guessing it'd be about Wood Pigeon size.
Any help much appreciated! Let me know if you have any questions!
Without a recording we are into guessing territory based on your description. My first suggestion would be the call of a Stock Dove which approximates to your description. Have a listen to recording below to see if you think I might be on the right track.
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Stuart Fisher, XC32006. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/32006
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Just listened on rspb and I'm afraid not, too shrill and not big enough sounding. It almost sounds tropical! I'll try recording my best impression which my wife thinks is pretty good!
Hello, I have just found this old post while searching for info on this exact unidentified call. I hear it often in our woodland, (Perthshire) and have managed to capture it several times on my most recent Merlin app recording, but it hasn't popped up as any recognised bird. Your attempt at mimicking it is very good. I have heard the bow wow vocalisation clearly when the bird is nearer. When it is further away it sounds more whistly and less vocal, almost like a hoot. I'd agree that the bird is probably about pigeon or jackdaw size and in the trees when it calls. On the visual of the Merlin recording it registers around the same frequency of the carrion crow calls and is easy to spot with it's pattern, just the same five/six short calls, repeating after a few minutes. We have a number of birds in the area that are that size, including woodpeckers, jays, magpies and many types of pigeon - but all of those have very distinctive calls, none like this at all. It's a puzzle!