Bird Song

Wherenext replied on 13/10/2016 20:32

Wherenext

Posted on 13/10/2016 20:32

Now that summer is over and most of the song birds have migrated south for the winter, I was thinking about how much I miss the sound of birds from dawn to dusk and during my recent long drives home had started to make a list of my favourite bird sounds, as in a "Top 5" type of thing. So here it is:

1. The jaw dropping sound of a Skylark on a summers morning singing high up over a field.

2. The madness of a Song Thrush as he flits from one warble to another, usually the first sound I hear in early Spring and one of the last at the end of the day. Totally manic.

3. The gentle cascade of a Willow Warbler. An English Summer in a brief song.

4. Hearing thousands of Geese coming in off one of our coasts for winter or for roosting. Tingle time

5. The laughter of a female Mallard as if someone has just told her a dirty joke.

Loads of others but I did say 5, so what will you miss or even look forward to?

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Oneputt replied on 15/10/2016 13:41

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Oneputt

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Posted on 15/10/2016 13:41

Great photo Birder

Rocky 2 buckets replied on 15/10/2016 16:21

Rocky 2 buckets

Posted on 15/10/2016 16:21

Curlew, wonderful when they return to their breeding ground on the moors in spring.

Barn owl, something other worldly about their call.

In Norfolk last week, the calls of hundreds of wigeon in the early morning drizzle was magical.

Pliers, it ain't called the screech Owl for nowt, always gives me shivers

Wherenext replied on 15/10/2016 20:50

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Posted on 15/10/2016 20:50

We're quite lucky really in the UK as winter has nearly as many memorable bird "noises" as summer. The shrill of a Wren never ceases to amaze me as I can never get used to such a small bird making such a big noise. I've been woken up by the cronking of a Raven so there's nearly always something out there to remind you of birds.