Confirmation of Merlin sonogram. Crossbill? (1 Viewer)

[Bismarck Honeyeater]

Heard a very feint and distant ‘chip-chip-chip’ this afternoon, in the Brecks.

When I looked down the Merlin app was saying Crossbill.



Is there enough on these three marks to say either way?

 

[Mark Lew1s]

Possibly with access to the sound file, but not from this. Pro crossbill is timing, there are plenty on the move at the moment, and location/habitat of course.

 

[Bismarck Honeyeater]

Possibly with access to the sound file, but not from this. Pro crossbill is timing, there are plenty on the move at the moment, and location/habitat of course.

Tried uploading but it’s too big. Don’t have the software to resize it.

I’m aware and agree with the pro points, plus it sounded good, the half second I heard, it’s weird because Merlin often doesn’t get the quiet distant things. This time it did.

It also called Firecrest at the same time, but soon circled back and corrected itself to Goldcrest. With the Crossbill, there was no correction, but I guess that was because it was a flyover.

 

[01101001]

WavePad Free (an Android app) allows for trimming without limit, and a fixed number of normalisations (best done to -3dB, reportedly) per reinstallment. You can see the sonogram only in Merlin, though.

 

[LittleBitOfBreadNoCheese]

WavePad Free (an Android app) allows for trimming without limit, and a fixed number of normalisations (best done to -3dB, reportedly) per reinstallment. You can see the sonogram only in Merlin, though.

You can access the wav file external to Merlin though and hence do what you want with it? including export it to a PC and so on.

 

[01101001]

Yes, though all you need is a phone--the PC would only make it less convenient (for me, at least).

 

[Bismarck Honeyeater]

WavePad Free (an Android app) allows for trimming without limit, and a fixed number of normalisations (best done to -3dB, reportedly) per reinstallment. You can see the sonogram only in Merlin, though.

You lost me at Wavepad. 😂

 

[qwerty5]

I would suggest WaveEditor for Android. It's also free but with unlimited trimming, normalizations, filters, etc. It also functions as a recording app (which iirc WavePad does not).
I installed WavePad briefly but it seemed much inferior to WaveEditor.

 

[Bismarck Honeyeater]

Thanks to RichyTwitchy, here is the edited clip. Just three notes and it’s over before it begins.
View attachment crossbill edit 2.mp3

 

[Butty]

Post in thread 'Song ID please- willow warbler? - Belgium today' Song ID please- willow warbler? - Belgium today

 

[RichieTwitchy]

The original file does contain a lot of wind noise but here's a complete longer segment running at 40 seconds - it's around the 19 seconds mark where the bird in question makes a call - and also the full audio recording too.

I'm sure BH won't mind me posting this on his behalf.

 

[Bismarck Honeyeater]

It sounded better in life. Not sure what I would make of it from the recording.