clipo 871 Posted February 22, 2014 Report Share Posted February 22, 2014 anyone no of one??? been cutting a few trees down today in a lovely suburb of derby and every now and then i heard two birds calling each but i cant say ive heard/noticed that particular call before and its now sending me crazy as i cant find anything out online......... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jeppi26 1,855 Posted February 22, 2014 Report Share Posted February 22, 2014 You Tryed western river ? Think that's the name lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the_stig 6,614 Posted February 22, 2014 Report Share Posted February 22, 2014 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/wildlife/10015599/Birdsong-for-beginners-the-most-common-bird-calls-in-British-gardens.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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the_stig 6,614 Posted February 22, 2014 Report Share Posted February 22, 2014 no muff diver on it paulus Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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the_stig 6,614 Posted February 22, 2014 Report Share Posted February 22, 2014 anyone no of one??? been cutting a few trees down today in a lovely suburb of derby and every now and then i heard two birds calling each but i cant say ive heard/noticed that particular call before and its now sending me crazy as i cant find anything out online......... thought you lot were down at newkids for the rugby today,,, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Outlaw Pete 2,224 Posted February 22, 2014 Report Share Posted February 22, 2014 ..... in a lovely suburb of derby and every now and then i heard two birds calling ..... i cant find anything out online. F**k me, Clipo. I'm afraid that's a bit of a needle in a haystack one Suburban Derby, this time of year? Okay. Fair bet to say ye can count sea birds out then. What sort of habitat were they in? Did they sound to be calling from cover? Or a high point? Was it a sweet sound? Or harsh? Did it seem to come from a small bird, or something bigger? See? Break it down ..... Sorry about that! Never can resist it. Fact is, mate; There's a shit load of birds out there. Shit load of sites providing whole ranges of individual birds calls and songs.Before you start stabbing, wildly, at any number of possibilities? Eliminate the less likely. Golden eagle? Doubtful. Didn't sound like " Quack! " ? Most ducks can be discounted then. And so on. You'll still end up with an amazing raft of possibilities, of course. But, you do the primary donkey work and at least try to present us with a more 'viable' proposition? I reckon we'll enjoy working with ye. This, of course, assuming you'll have the vaguest True recollection of what ye were hearing, come tomorrow 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tatsblisters 10,161 Posted February 22, 2014 Report Share Posted February 22, 2014 Heard the blackbirds calling before it gets light.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tatsblisters 10,161 Posted February 23, 2014 Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 Heard the blackbirds calling before it gets light..Not here man this is saccred ground justbang the drum waterboys. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
clipo 871 Posted April 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2014 (edited) ..... in a lovely suburb of derby and every now and then i heard two birds calling ..... i cant find anything out online. F**k me, Clipo. I'm afraid that's a bit of a needle in a haystack one Suburban Derby, this time of year? Okay. Fair bet to say ye can count sea birds out then. What sort of habitat were they in? Did they sound to be calling from cover? Or a high point? Was it a sweet sound? Or harsh? Did it seem to come from a small bird, or something bigger? See? Break it down ..... Sorry about that! Never can resist it. Fact is, mate; There's a shit load of birds out there. Shit load of sites providing whole ranges of individual birds calls and songs.Before you start stabbing, wildly, at any number of possibilities? Eliminate the less likely. Golden eagle? Doubtful. Didn't sound like " Quack! " ? Most ducks can be discounted then. And so on. You'll still end up with an amazing raft of possibilities, of course. But, you do the primary donkey work and at least try to present us with a more 'viable' proposition? I reckon we'll enjoy working with ye. This, of course, assuming you'll have the vaguest True recollection of what ye were hearing, come tomorrow f**k that made me laugh mate lol Heard it again today infact quite a few times now im listening for it lol and thanks to ed sheeran of all people as its on the beginning of his song "A-team" http://www.youtube.com/results?q=a%20team%20ed%20sheeran&sm=1 Its the loud one you hear three times.... Edited April 5, 2014 by clipo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Outlaw Pete 2,224 Posted April 5, 2014 Report Share Posted April 5, 2014 Oh, Kar Ist!!! That's doing my f**king head in now!!! I Know that f**king call! (Where the hell's JD when ye need him? He'd be good on this) F**k it! I don't give up! Rang my boss and played it to him. I Knew it had to be a permanently resident bird. I knew it wasn't a tit, finch, bunting. I ignored Thrushes as they sing. Wasn't Dunnock or Robin. I was in deep trouble! Boss had it straight away! He can't be 100% as the f**kers mimic all sorts of sounds (I never knew that!) But, his money's on SONG THRUSH!!! Resident bird. Never goes away. Common enough to be plausible. Nests early, so could be calling now. Fits the environment ye hearing it in. And I'm f**ked if I can think of anything else!!! What ye reckon? Look out for any thrushes around there! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
clipo 871 Posted April 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2014 cant hear it on this video pete mate??? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2N9BN-mYrw Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Outlaw Pete 2,224 Posted April 5, 2014 Report Share Posted April 5, 2014 That bird's Singing, mate. Your one's Calling. World of difference. But, listening to that buggers repertoire, can ye not 'see' how divergent it is? Here ye go; Listen to as many Song Thrush songs as ye like. See how they compare to that birds one, on ye film. Then realise that your own bird is Calling. Not Singing. Try picking out the calls on that site too. See what ye think about all those sounds. Then, if ye head hasn't melted? Do what I did: Follow my own advice, as above, and discard anything silly ~ like a Whooper swan. Use ye own knowledge of birds to tick off what's not going to be in the country. What it's patently Not going to be. And listen to the remaining possibilities. Now, where is JD .....? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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