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French Birdsong
Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2016 12:17 pm
by Charles Nicol
https://www.flickr.com/photos/captainca ... 38567@N24/
there seem to be two birds singing... one is a chirpy type; the other is more churring
any ideas please ?
from Aude France.
Re: French Birdsong
Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2016 7:45 pm
by bugboy
I can only hear one on the clip, the repetitive single note chirp which if I heard on my local patch I would put it down as a Willow Warbler/Chiffchaff. I think the choice of suspects would be somewhat larger where you are though.
Re: French Birdsong
Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2016 12:39 pm
by Charles Nicol
bugboy wrote:I can only hear one on the clip, the repetitive single note chirp which if I heard on my local patch I would put it down as a Willow Warbler/Chiffchaff. I think the choice of suspects would be somewhat larger where you are though.
thanks for those suggestions bugboy
the recording is not of the best
Charles
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Re: French Birdsong
Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2016 8:31 pm
by John Chapple
Hi Charles,
I have heard very similar calls to this in Spain and once in my home county of Cornwall. they turned out to be Nightingales. As you may know they have a massive repertoire of calls including whistles and churrs. They only sing for a month or so, then, once paired up they become much more stealthy, and just use contact calls. This is what I think you have recorded. By the look of the thick bush the calls are coming from it seems perfect Nightingale habitat.
All the best
John
Re: French Birdsong
Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2016 12:40 pm
by Charles Nicol
John Chapple wrote:Hi Charles,
I have heard very similar calls to this in Spain and once in my home county of Cornwall. they turned out to be Nightingales. As you may know they have a massive repertoire of calls including whistles and churrs. They only sing for a month or so, then, once paired up they become much more stealthy, and just use contact calls. This is what I think you have recorded. By the look of the thick bush the calls are coming from it seems perfect Nightingale habitat.
All the best
John
merci John !!
i am sure that your suggestion is correct. the only other churring candidate would be the nightjar ( which i have seen nearby ) but i am sure you are right.
Charles