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A few more birds I don't recognize (1 Viewer)

Aetherial

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Hey all,

I've been hearing some more new birds yesterday and today that I don't recognize.
I did see a small bird where the sounds were coming from, but it could also be the Chaffinch you hear in the recordings.
If it wasn't the Chaffinch though, perhaps it's just 1 bird making all these sounds?

Bird 1: https://clyp.it/ll3vr440
Bird 2: https://clyp.it/1lpqnh5n
Bird 3: https://clyp.it/fdf5ualg
Bird 4: https://clyp.it/w1deobld
Bird 5: https://clyp.it/qpjnzhpl
Bird 6: https://clyp.it/m012uool

Cheers!
 
1 ?
2 Marsh Warbler
3 ?
4 Possibly another Marsh Warbler?
5 either an Icterine Warbler or a Marsh Warbler
6 ?

It would be easier if you could get longer recordings, say half a minute - Marsh Warblers in particular are highly variable and imitative, with major changes in the song from one second to the next. Also some information on the location and habitat would help, please!
 
1 ?
2 Marsh Warbler
3 ?
4 Possibly another Marsh Warbler?
5 either an Icterine Warbler or a Marsh Warbler
6 ?

It would be easier if you could get longer recordings, say half a minute - Marsh Warblers in particular are highly variable and imitative, with major changes in the song from one second to the next. Also some information on the location and habitat would help, please!

Marsh Warbler is definitely possible! I'll look into them some more.
These 6 clips are all from 1 recording but I split it up in different parts because I thought they might be different birds.
It's still going though so I'll go out and record for longer now and will post it when I'm back.

Location is the Netherlands.
Here's a photo of the area:
https://puu.sh/Dwehg/a0f7cbe63e.png

Most of the birds are in the tree area that runs through the middle of the yard.
 
Of course as soon as I start recording, the bird is nowhere to be seen.
I'll have to wait till tomorrow and will post it once I've recorded it.
 
If it is likely all the same bird, and given the habitat (trees rather than dense herbaceous vegetation and shrubs), I'd tend to favour Icterine Warbler rather than Marsh.

Compare Icterine here: https://dofbasen.dk/sound_proxy.php?mode=a&snd=12590.mp3

I'm not 100% certain if it's all the same bird but it did seem like the small bird I spotted today was making all those sounds.
It's honestly really a combination of trees and dense vegetation.
Here's some photos taken from the ground:
https://puu.sh/DwlM5/602e92294e.jpg
https://puu.sh/DwlQM/ee236d49f2.jpg

I actually managed to get a picture of the bird I spotted but I figured it wouldn't be sharp enough to really tell what bird it is.
I'll post it anyways, just in case:
https://puu.sh/Dwm15/152c9cbf2e.png

It does look like an Icterine Warbler to me if I compare them.

I must say, the Icterine Warbler does sound very similar to some of the recordings. There's also a few sounds in my recordings that I can't seem to find in any of the Icterine Warbler videos/recordings so far, so perhaps it's a different bird making those sounds?
 
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