Radde's Warbler call

[CJW]

Has anyone got a Wav. file or similar of a Radde's Warbler call or know of an online resource for the same?

[Jane Turner]

The usual site for such things, western palearctic bird sounds http://www.ifrance.com/wpbs/ doesn't have Radde's. two Duskies however. Raddes is a fuller and slightls softer noise.

Not that I have heard many. For some reason I get follwed about by Dusky Warblers and loud ones at that...I think all the "Tacking" drowns out Raddes!

[Tim Allwood]

Radde's often doubles up its call (Tek Tek), which Dusky doesn't.

[CJW]

Hmmm. Me and a couple of other birders had an 'eye-browed' phyllosc this morning on my local patch. It was very elusive and none of us have had prolongued views. All I can say is that it is a brown phyllosc with a whopping super, which because of the lateness, I thought was a probable Dusky, but the call it was giving matches the description of Radde's - "a soft, repeated chett". It certainly couldn't be described as "a harsh tac".
I'll go back down there this afternoon and give it another go.

[CJW]

Saw the bird well, but briefly, a couple of times at 3.30pm. Enough to confirm the identity as Radde's Warbler - a First for the main island.
Thanks for your input Jane and Tim.

[Stephen Dunstan]

Nice one Chris - not that bad an autumn for passerines on the IoM mainland after all then?

Stephen.

[Michael Frankis]

Best distinction between Dusky & Radde's:

Dusky Warblers have feet.

Radde's Warblers don't. They have talons.

Michael

[Tim Allwood]

nice one Chris
well done

[Jane Turner]

I think they move like hippos too! On account of their big feet and legs.

Jealous. It must have nearly come here.

[Darrell Clegg]

Well done Chris - you after the complete phyllosc set this year, what with Greenish & Yellow-browed already in the bag?

Darrell