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have a listen to this bird singing -its a pretty poor recording just done on a phone yesterday June 10th North Lincs-- any idea please -- you need to turn the volume up -- the bird sings twice in the video; the bird is not visible!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JH5HTE9n ... e=youtu.be

242 have been on this link with no takers - I'll stick my head over the parapet with no knowledge of the bird whatsoever and go for a Bunting, possibly black-headed. Next please!

Hi Graham,
I've no idea what it is, but it's definitely not a BH Bunting Stuart, sorry ! It almost sounds like an aberrant / sub-song of Lesser Whitethroat, or alternatively an Acro. but I don't recall hearing anything exactly like it. Does Xeno-canto have any facility to match sonograms Graham ?

Phil

Sounds slightly slow, but I agree with Phil - Lesser Whitethroat. If not this species then another Sylvia? Doesn't sound right for a Sard...(so probably is!)

James

When I first heard this on my phone I thought I was listening to a hoarse Willow Warbler. Lesser Whitethroat sounds more likely but I've just been listening to a recording of Iberian Chiffchaff which has quite a few elements of Graham's recording. So in summary I dunno!

John

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It does no sound like any pure song that I am familiar with. However, a couple of years ago I was confused by a slightly similar wierd song that I eventually traced to a whitethroat - it continued to sing the same type of song for around two weeks.

Currently, there is a a willow warbler delivering an abberrant song from the Shoveler's Pool area - when I first heard it I thougt it was an Icky !
It does manage to get some pure willow warb notes out.

Kev

I would probably guess that something like 90% of this forum's readership thought the same as I did Stuart. If Mr. C can't ID it, we don't stand a chance ourselves!!

James

I must say I thought that but gave it a try and was way off the mark. Still, no-one else is certain what it is yet!

....not sure who's right yet though Stuart, if anyone !
Phil

When I went to You Tube, on the same page as the Lincs bird there is another mystery bird song 'Teign Estuary by Lau rie' which to me sounds very similar, however no one has suggested what it was. Lau rie has some other videos on You Tube and one he calls ' an odd Lesser Whitethroat' so perhaps that's what the Lincs. bird is, as others have mentioned.
Probably Graham knows what the bird is,but is not saying, yet?
Geoff

one person has mentioned the correct species so far and a few are very close -- will give it another day then post the species-- hopefully get some better recordings when the wind drops

bluethroat?

Lesser Whitethroat for me please!

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Del.

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You are devious Mr Catley - you should have said it was a quiz!!!

Common Whitethroat