Bird call id - London UK today (1 Viewer)

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Tim100

Well-known member

• Oct 13, 2016

• #1

This is what I wrote down :-

Pattern 1-2-3

1 and 2 short, 3 slightly longer (but still short) fading out (so ruled out chaffinch and it sound different anyway). Medium paced, certainly not fast.

Thin high pitched and relatively strong. Clean, not chirpy.

Not as loud or melodious as starling. Nor as melodious as dunnock.

Stronger than blue title and goldfinch, not as piercing as Great Tit.

I can't match it to anything on xeno canto yet.

Anyone ?

 

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Ighalo is amazing

Well-known member

• Oct 13, 2016

• #2

Goldcrest?

 

Andy Adcock

Worst person on Birdforum

• Oct 13, 2016

• #3

Three syllable Chiffchaff call?

They often go 'chiff-chaff-chiff'


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Larry Sweetland

Formerly 'Larry Wheatland'

• Oct 13, 2016

• #4

Coal Tit?

 

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Tim100

Well-known member

• Oct 13, 2016

• #5

Thanks for replies.

Coal Tit the closest, but their notes sound in and out (parabolic shape on xeno canto) as pairs, whereas this bird was pushing each note, and each was distinct from the previous.

Chiffchaff and Goldcrest tempo is too slow for what I heard.

 

Andy Adcock

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• Oct 14, 2016

• #6

Long-tailed Tit, feeding flocks are often vocal?


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bitterntwisted

Graham Howard Shortt

• Oct 14, 2016

• #7

I got Goldcrest from the description, too. But if isn't that then long tailed tit is a good shout.

 

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Tim100

Well-known member

• Oct 14, 2016

• #8

I would say definitely not a LTT.

If you listen to 18 sec to 21 seconds of this Robin recording, draw out the gaps between each note a bit and make it less descending at the end and each note more prominent, that is pretty close. The melodious quality of robin is about right for what I heard)

Does this make it robin or something else ?

http://www.xeno-canto.org/314987