Wondered if anyone could help with these three recordings please, both made with a newly built BirdNET PI. Located in the garden, which is next to a field, in Essex between 2 Estuaries (around 2 miles from each)
So far it has made 8000 bird recordings in 6 days and I'm only using a spare Mic I had - I'm planning to buy a EM272 capsule based microphone (plus possibly a parabolic reflector for overnight) which should be make the recordings much more sensitive. Within days it has completely changed my view of what I don't see or hear in/over our garden. For instance I haven't seen any Redwing this year in the garden, or in the trees at the back, yet from an audio viewpoint they have been in the top 5 every day I have put the BirdNET PI out !
These three have me confused and wondered if anyone had any ideas please ?
1st one - 8am 14/01 - BirdNET PI identified as a Little Owl but with Low Confidence. I've heard Little Owl before and didn't sound like this. Either an additional vocalisation, someone whistling ? ( don't think so as sounds like a bird) - or maybe a Starling being creative ? Bit at the end makes me think Starling but never heard one do the first two parts
2nd one - 9pm 14/01 - BirdNET PI identified as Common Crane. I'm not sure - sounds like a "larger" overflying bird from the low audio frequency but not sure what. 2 calls, first one slightly lower pitched, a gap then a louder slightly higher pitched one.
3rd one - 12pm 13/01 - BirdNET PI identified as a Night Heron. Now I'd automatically exclude and I am pretty certain it is incorrect, but the day before this recording I was in a phone call and saw a large chunky looking dark bird (typically I didn't have binoculars in the same room as me). My first impression as strange as it sounds was a very large chunky Curlew. It was smaller than a Grey Heron about Little Egret size, looked like it had no real end/tail to it, and was flying over the field next to the house, at around 4pm. It had a constant wingbeat. Even though was approaching dusk the bird looked dark so pretty certain wasn't a Little Egret. House is between 2 estuaries (both less than 2 miles away) in Essex. After I finished the phone call, went to look at the BirdNET PI, and it had a recording that matches the one below for the exact time I saw the bird. 12pm the following day it picked up what it thought was the same species, but this time was a slightly better signal so that is the one I've included below. I'm pretty certain it is not a Night Heron - would be a surprise for here in Winter - but I'm not sure what it could be please ? Frequency looks too low for Grey Heron ?
many thanks for any help - finding automated bird audio recording fascinating already
So far it has made 8000 bird recordings in 6 days and I'm only using a spare Mic I had - I'm planning to buy a EM272 capsule based microphone (plus possibly a parabolic reflector for overnight) which should be make the recordings much more sensitive. Within days it has completely changed my view of what I don't see or hear in/over our garden. For instance I haven't seen any Redwing this year in the garden, or in the trees at the back, yet from an audio viewpoint they have been in the top 5 every day I have put the BirdNET PI out !
These three have me confused and wondered if anyone had any ideas please ?
1st one - 8am 14/01 - BirdNET PI identified as a Little Owl but with Low Confidence. I've heard Little Owl before and didn't sound like this. Either an additional vocalisation, someone whistling ? ( don't think so as sounds like a bird) - or maybe a Starling being creative ? Bit at the end makes me think Starling but never heard one do the first two parts
2nd one - 9pm 14/01 - BirdNET PI identified as Common Crane. I'm not sure - sounds like a "larger" overflying bird from the low audio frequency but not sure what. 2 calls, first one slightly lower pitched, a gap then a louder slightly higher pitched one.
3rd one - 12pm 13/01 - BirdNET PI identified as a Night Heron. Now I'd automatically exclude and I am pretty certain it is incorrect, but the day before this recording I was in a phone call and saw a large chunky looking dark bird (typically I didn't have binoculars in the same room as me). My first impression as strange as it sounds was a very large chunky Curlew. It was smaller than a Grey Heron about Little Egret size, looked like it had no real end/tail to it, and was flying over the field next to the house, at around 4pm. It had a constant wingbeat. Even though was approaching dusk the bird looked dark so pretty certain wasn't a Little Egret. House is between 2 estuaries (both less than 2 miles away) in Essex. After I finished the phone call, went to look at the BirdNET PI, and it had a recording that matches the one below for the exact time I saw the bird. 12pm the following day it picked up what it thought was the same species, but this time was a slightly better signal so that is the one I've included below. I'm pretty certain it is not a Night Heron - would be a surprise for here in Winter - but I'm not sure what it could be please ? Frequency looks too low for Grey Heron ?
many thanks for any help - finding automated bird audio recording fascinating already
way better observations than I would have the time for (I don't have time to sit in the garden for 12 hours as much as I'd like to 
