Unknown bird (1 Viewer)

[JayFeatherPL]

North-eastern Poland, Biebrza National Park, 5th May, 6:30 pm, it was at the big marsh, the weather was warm and sunny. The unknown bird is the short calls.

 

[Alexander Stöhr]

Hello,

not a confident answer, but one to bump this up.

Its a Chiffchaff or a Common Redstart for me. I heard your recording yesterday and got a Redstart vibe, but today on another device it sounds better for a Chiffchaff.

Conclusion? I still search for reasons why many recordings are so difficult for me, and this is one more example. No offence you know, but Tfs!

My thoughts:

• compare to this Common Redstart (Fiener Bruch near Ziesar, NE-Germany, 25.04.2023)
  https://flic.kr/p/2ovNCW1
  , with a more pronounced/emphasized end
• hearing your recording, the image of a slowly foraging Chiffchaff comes into my mind, making his way through a bush searching for insects

Conclusion2: its a Chiffchaff for me, but I hope for confirmation and answers/comments about my question. Thanks!

 

[CARERY]

It's a Chiffchaff, the calls are too thin (I hope you know what I mean) for Redstart. To me Redstart calls are much closer to Willow Warbler than to Chiffchaff...

 

[Alexander Stöhr]

Thanks Roland! Indeed helpful!