What else sounds like a quail?

I heard a sound at 6.30am today whilst it was still dark.  I have heard the sound before, but in the summer.

It sounded to me like, "click d click" and sounds similiar to the recording of a quail.

I believe quails don't arrive until the spring, so is there another bird which sounds similiar?

I live on a farm, so on one hand the habitat would be suitable for a quail. However last year, I never got to see the elusive bird so was never able to discover what it was.