Please could anyone help identify this song? (1 Viewer)

[BethShack]

Hi I was wondering if I could have help identifying this song? I am hoping it is a European robin but would like confirmation and tips on how to identify a Robin song (without visuals), if I am wrong.
Thank you in advance.

 

[Andrew Whitehouse]

Welcome to BirdForum Beth. The song I can hear on all three recordings is of a Wren. Wren has quite a fast, intense burst of song with a distinctive trill towards the end. Robin's song is much slower, more relaxed and varied with long pauses between phrases.

 

[delia todd]

Hi Beth and a warm welcome from me to.

Our Opus article has a rather typical recording of a Robin's song. You can listen to it here: European Robin - BirdForum Opus

 

[01101001]

I don't know how diagnostic this is (?), but I'd noticed and remembered the feature from a single short recording, and some time later I successfully identified a singing Robin based on it. I mean the U-shaped hills and valleys, and glissandi in the sonogram like the ones pictured below.

Apart from that, familiarising yourself with the song by listening to it to get the hang of the general timbre and maybe pick up some oft-repeated phrases (possibly with the help of Merlin or BirdNET to confirm the ID in the field) is also a good way of learning to tell the difference, and I'm currently in the process of it.

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(without visuals)

whoops

 

[BethShack]

Welcome to BirdForum Beth. The song I can hear on all three recordings is of a Wren. Wren has quite a fast, intense burst of song with a distinctive trill towards the end. Robin's song is much slower, more relaxed and varied with long pauses between phrases.

Thank you that's a big help

 

[BethShack]

Hi Beth and a warm welcome from me to.

Our Opus article has a rather typical recording of a Robin's song. You can listen to it here: European Robin - BirdForum Opus

Thank you really useful information

 

[BethShack]

I don't know how diagnostic this is (?), but I'd noticed and remembered the feature from a single short recording, and some time later I successfully identified a singing Robin based on it. I mean the U-shaped hills and valleys, and glissandi in the sonogram like the ones pictured below.

Apart from that, familiarising yourself with the song by listening to it to get the hang of the general timbre and maybe pick up some oft-repeated phrases (possibly with the help of Merlin or BirdNET to confirm the ID in the field) is also a good way of learning to tell the difference, and I'm currently in the process of it.

EDIT:

whoops

Amazing thank you I will definitely try that, and yes I've heard some good things about Merlin so will be trying that too.