hi all, i live in the Neath area of South Wales and for the last few nights (anytime from 11pm till about 4am) i have been hearing a rather strange noise i thought it was geese but on listening further i now know it isn't i am starting to wonder if it could possibly be an eagel owl. anyone got any ideas on this.
I live in Kent UK and have heard every Owl outside my window from a barn Owl to a Little Owl and then for 2 months or so we heard what we thought were Geese flying up the road and landing in the tree outside making geese kinda noises, whatever it was and I suspected a Euro eagle owl was taking ducks from the pond every night ...
What does the noise sound like?
There's plenty of nocturnal animals that make odd noises .. the simple hedgehog being amongst them.
Woodcocks make a deep throated croaking noise.
Ant
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like wierd geese i live in the counrtyside and my hobbies are wildlife and bird watching, hedgehogs birds coughing sheep etc i have heard but this is a new one on me i have listened every night since i first heard it and the noise is stationery and in the woods behind my property i thought it was geese but its not coz i'm surrounded by trees and i am sure the geese aren't up any of them. also heard woodcock and nightjars not them either
you've got it its very weird i first heard it at 3.10 woke me (which is something extraodinery in itself lol) and like you i thought it was geese on the road outside but couldnt see them husband is a countryman and also agrees he has never heard a noise like this it was his suggestion that it may be an eagel owl. thanks for contacting me and sharing your experience thought i was loosing it. just joined this site for the first time
ooops forgot to thank you for getting in touch Ant sorry. what is your thoughts on the possibility of it being an eagle owl tho,
i hope its not
I have no idea what an Eagle Owl sounds like. ;o)
Try googling Eagle Owl Call and see if there is any audio out there in Interweb land .. bound to be I would have thought.
Why do you hope it's not an Eagle Owl by the way?
Will try googling thanks. I love owls probably my fav bird but an eagle owl although very beautiful are not native to this country lets preserve the birds and wildlife we have.
Hi again i have been listening to owl calls and the nearest i can find is a Scops owl have a listen and what do you think
Taffy, your in my neck of the woods, where abouts is the sound?
could you record it?
There has been a known eagle owl in Maesteg, and these birds have a huge base range, so not completely out of it.
Here's a link to vairous owl calls
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Hi Taffy,
Have you checked if there are any records of eagle owls or other unusual owls being in your area?
That should help narrow the field a bit!
:-)
Andy
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