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Help with a bird song please

wickenwoman
02/04/2013 16:01

I keep hearing a bird nearby that sounds like a squeak, the kind of sound a squeaky wheelbarrow or a swing makes. Any ideas please?

  • 0 03/04/2013 03:32

    Hi wickenwoman - could it be a Goldcrest? - the audio file is on here www.rspb.org.uk/.../index.aspx

    of course being so small and fast moving it's not always easy to spot!

  • 0 03/04/2013 04:05 in reply to john_l_uk

    All sorts of birds can make sounds like that which are often just contact calls. If your camera can take videos you could record the sound on that even if you can't see it and post it on here. We can then listen to it and someone may be able to ID it.

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  • 0 03/04/2013 04:42 in reply to TeeJay

    Lots of birds can sound "squeaky" ( bullfinches,coal tits etc) when making contact,as TJ says.The most famous (double squeak) being a Great Tit....They`ve been at it all day,today :-)

  • 0 03/04/2013 21:00 in reply to edgebander

    Hi Edgbander, sorry to hi-jack the thread but please could you tell me how to post an audio file? There's no audio option available on the 'rich formatting' menu! Thanks.

  • 0 04/04/2013 02:12 in reply to john_l_uk

    Treat them as if they were pictures....Which they are to me  :-)

  • 0 04/04/2013 21:46 in reply to edgebander

    Cheers for that edgebander, great tip. ;-)

  • 0 05/04/2013 00:39 in reply to john_l_uk

    I think Edgebander may be right,Great Tit.

    Pete

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  • 0 05/04/2013 04:54 in reply to Seaman

    I will try to catch it's call next time I hear it. Not a Great Tit, this is just a single squeak. I wonder if it might be a blackbird (is it them who are capable of mimicry?)

  • 0 05/04/2013 05:03 in reply to wickenwoman

    Starlings are brilliant mimics ...I have heard them make noises like 'trim' phones and when I lived in town 2 used to make either siren like sounds or car alarm noises.  Jays make an a irritating screech

    Caroline in Jersey

    Cin J

  • 0 05/04/2013 05:16 in reply to Germain

    Hi Wickenwoman saw a robin today making a single long drawn out 'peep' or 'seehp' call? Sorry I'm terrible with birdsong lol. Germain it must have really confusing when they mimicked noises like that :-)