Bluethroat, night song (1 Viewer)

Andy Adcock

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• Jul 7, 2017

• #1

We were out looking at Short-eared Owls last night and among the calling Corncrakes and Grasshopper Warblers was this prolonged song. It was coming from a bush in a roadside ditch.

I'm very familiar with Thrush Nightingale so I'm sure the culprit was a Bluethroat. The song was constant for an hour at almost midnight, we expect this in spring but why now, when breeding is pretty much over?

I'll post a link to the song later




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Andy Adcock

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• Jul 7, 2017

• #2

Here's the song

 

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jalid

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• Jul 9, 2017

• #3

It is Blyth's Reed Warbler. Some unpaired males are still singing at this time of year, but in a week or so singing is completely ceased.

 

Andy Adcock

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• Jul 9, 2017

• #4

Many thanks indeed Jalid, I was convinced it was Bluethroat due to some of the sounds being similar to Thrush Nightingale, neither are birds that we hear sing in the UK


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Simon Wates

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• Jul 9, 2017

• #5

What a great song and not so Acro in style - I've only ever seen one autumn bird and after that I've often pondered about them on breeding grounds..

 

Andy Adcock

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• Jul 9, 2017

• #6

Simon Wates said:

What a great song and not so Acro in style - I've only ever seen one autumn bird and after that I've often pondered about them on breeding grounds..

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Doesn't sound at all accro to me Simon, we've seen Bluethroat in almost the same place so I assumed that's what it was.


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Simon Wates

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• Jul 9, 2017

• #7

andyadcock said:

Doesn't sound at all accro to me Simon, we've seen Bluethroat in almost the same place so I assumed that's what it was.


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I'd say some of the harder notes are a little bit Acro but the rhythm and the musical notes are mad! Wish I could see one singing

By the way - nice recording.

 

Andy Adcock

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• Jul 9, 2017

• #8

Simon Wates said:

By the way - nice recording.

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Thanks Simon but no skill involved, the bird was in a ditch less than 2m away and it was recorded from the car with a Samsung Galaxy S7.




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