Siberian Chiffchaff - NW UK today (1 Viewer)

Jane Turner

Well-known member

• Oct 5, 2010

• #1

I've got a few Chiffs in the garden this morning. One looks and sounds good for tristis. It keeping low to the ground and I'd finding hard to lay bins on, let alone a camera - but its calling and occasionally singing. Only managed to record the call so far.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIZU5nuQtL0

any thoughts?

 

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OlaB

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• Oct 5, 2010

• #2

It does indeed sound spot on for tristis. Would be nice if you got some pictures too (and singing )

 

Ronayne88

Seán Ronayne

• Oct 5, 2010

• #3

Sounds the real deal alright. Here's a recording of a tristis from denmark for comparison: http://www.xeno-canto.org/europe/browse.php?query=siberian+chiff.

Seán R.

 

Jane Turner

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• Oct 5, 2010

• #4

It sounds like a Goldcrest on steroids!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncOUXNEkG74

Getting windy and promising wet - so no chance of photos I'm afraid

 

Last edited: Oct 9, 2010

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OlaB

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• Oct 5, 2010

• #5

Well, the sound are better for id I suppose and the song also sounds spot on so there shouldn't really be any doubt.

 

p wolf

Sleep is the Enemy

• Oct 6, 2010

• #6

Hi Jane,

both call and song sound spot on for tristis (as you know). A sharp-eared friend of mine asked if that really was a singing Arctic Warbler at the end of your recording with the tristis song? A tape running close to some mist-nets maybe?

regards, pim wolf

 

Jane Turner

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• Oct 7, 2010

• #7

There wouldn't be a mist net, but there might have been someone trying to get a view. That would explain why there were suddenly 5 or so very clear bursts of song some time after I'd last heard the bird. I caught the last one. Earlier in the day it had only piped up once and was very unenthusiastic. I'll see if anyone will cough to it. I'd assumed it was a Wren!