Knysna Warbler call (1 Viewer)

[sneil]

Bit of help, please. Trying to access recording of the call/alarm (not song, which I can readily find) of Knysna Warbler so I can discount (or reflect further on) sighting (and 'hearing') at Kirstenbosch Gardens, end January. Can't seem to find one on the web. Saw briefly a dark warbler that might fit the bill then it disappeared into the undergrowth, and have it calling in the background of a rather pathetic video of Cape Francolin that I took (and don't have the technical nous to upload!). If anyone could point me in the right direction, much appreciated.
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[Bananafishbones]

Bit of help, please. Trying to access recording of the call/alarm (not song, which I can readily find) of Knysna Warbler so I can discount (or reflect further on) sighting (and 'hearing') at Kirstenbosch Gardens, end January. Can't seem to find one on the web. Saw briefly a dark warbler that might fit the bill then it disappeared into the undergrowth, and have it calling in the background of a rather pathetic video of Cape Francolin that I took (and don't have the technical nous to upload!). If anyone could point me in the right direction, much appreciated.
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I just checked Xeno Canto but unfortunatly currently only has song recordings, albeit one from Kirstenbosch

 

[sneil]

Thanx Bfbs.....yes that seems to be prob.....I can get the song (pretty diagnostic), but it's that wretched 'prrt' call that I want to check out

 

[Larry Sweetland]

Probably not much help, but as I recall, the call is very like you would expect from eg an Asian Bush warbler type bird. Irregularly uttered and short and sharp from dense undergrowth. I only heard one calling (at a site where several were singing), and instantly thought 'that has to be it'. Pishing then got me views of it. There probably aren't that many fiendishly skulking options that sound anything like that at Knysna sites?

 

[birdboybowley]

Pah, the stupid bloody bird doesn't exist so why bother?? Everyone that has 'seen' it is delusional

 

[Larry Sweetland]

Pah, the stupid bloody bird doesn't exist so why bother?? Everyone that has 'seen' it is delusional

the pain will go eventually Ads, like I presume it has from the Black Gr......:-O

 

[Steve Keen]

Spent literally hours trying to tape out Knysna when I did the Cape, getting to within inches at times it seemed, without luck, at several sites.

Then at Constantia, last site to be tried having exhausted all other possibilities, I strolled up and there was one singing, in the open, completely oblivious. The tape player hadn't even got out of the bag.

Certainly felt deluded at the time, a serious "pinch myself" moment:t:

 

[sneil]

Thanks all......Thanks Larry: I'll check out the bush warblers.......otherwise I'm going with the 'Pah, the stupid bloody bird doesn't exist so why bother?? Everyone that has 'seen' it is delusional' strategy!

 

[birdboybowley]

the pain will go eventually Ads, like I presume it has from the Black Gr......:-O

For your child's sake I'm glad you never finished typing that sentence.....
Oh yes, the pain has obviuosly gone.....

:-O