gambirder
Kev Roy
Baffled by this. Seen on edge of wood c11am, from a garden on the outskirts of Southampton...
Thrush-sized bird, very top of large tree on edge of wood. Bird appeared dark, but no plumage details observed as bird seen as silhouette only from c50m away. Short, mellow, plaintive call (“pheep"?) uttered in a measured, unhurried way every 2 secs or so, from the edge of a wood. Vaguely recalled Scops Owl.
Bird looked set, but ran to get my bins and, inevitably, the bird had gone by time I returned.
I'm stumped... Any ideas?
Thrush-sized bird, very top of large tree on edge of wood. Bird appeared dark, but no plumage details observed as bird seen as silhouette only from c50m away. Short, mellow, plaintive call (“pheep"?) uttered in a measured, unhurried way every 2 secs or so, from the edge of a wood. Vaguely recalled Scops Owl.
Bird looked set, but ran to get my bins and, inevitably, the bird had gone by time I returned.
I'm stumped... Any ideas?