Bird song - Scotland, April this year (1 Viewer)

[mummymonkey]

Hello all.

I was checking out the web cam at Loch of the Lowes a while back and heard an unusual sound. The next evening it was there again, though slightly different and I took a short recording.

I'm not even 100% sure it's a bird but I know of nothing amphibian or otherwise around here that could make such a noise. I wondered if it might be a bird (jay?) very close to the microphone?

At around 1 minute you can hear what appears to be another individual "answer" in the distance.

All very strange. Anyway, what do you think?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvQ2KKR3fiI

 

[delia todd]

Hi mummymonkey and a warm welcome to you from all the Staff and Moderators.

I brought this up in March in this thread: https://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=387680

Unfortunately I can't seem to get that link to the SWT blog to work now. Maybe you can find it if you go to their site? https://scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/blog/

I'm sure you will enjoy it here and I look forward to hearing your news.

 

[delia todd]

Ah! I've found it : https://scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/2020/04/identifying-bird-song-at-loch-of-the-lowes/

Thanks for reminding me about what it said LOL

 

[PYRTLE]

No idea, but it is nothing like a European Jay.

Remote monitoring and telemetry devices do emit what I can only describe as "wave pulse tones" and perhaps this is being picked up and recorded as sounds.

There have been other mysterious sounds ( repetitive and rhythmical phrases ) put up for identification that also originated as recordings from web cams.

Failing that, aliens have invaded Scotland.

Edit: Delia has found a likely explanation.

 

[mummymonkey]

Thanks folks. A distorted wren seems likely.

 

[delia todd]

Cheers Mummymonkey (love that username LOL) - it's quite interesting that, I've never heard those noises before this year.

BTW All things Scottish can be found here. Also, keep an eye on threads titled something like Scottish Bashes; we try to meet up occasionally and they're always great fun. You'd be most welcome to join us on another if you can manage and if we're ever able to do so again, as there's often an element of car sharing.