Tawny Owl calls - winnowing? UK (1 Viewer)

Was outside around 8pm (still light) this evening and pleased to hear a Tawny Owl typical call across the fields, followed by a quieter 'ker-wick' which is also afaik a common call. However, heard a sound which sounded just like a winnowing Snipe at around the same time.

Snipe don't breed around here (Cornwall), so question is, do Tawny Owls make a similar call at all? Alternative would be whether the owl(s) had put up a Snipe and it was making the song flight anyway. Do Snipe make the call whilst off/en-route to breeding territory?

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Cheers.

To answer my own question, wikipedia states that they (Snipe) occasionally winnow on migration and commonly when disturbed by predators ... !!

Tawny Owls make a very distinctive 'warbling' call - could it be that?

King Edward said:

Tawny Owls make a very distinctive 'warbling' call - could it be that?

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Pretty much it -

https://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=224082

Specifically -

http://www.tarsiger.com/mp3/harry/stralu_ylane_B20h56m51s07apr2009_ed.mp3


And a lot more likely in reality! Thanks (although now done one on the garden list unfortunately!)

Glad you've identified it.