I managed to get a short recording of the bird I have been hearing on many early morning walks. This morning I saw it, in fact a pair flying together. It was definitely singing whilst in flight and is about Blackbird size. Unfortunately it was too fast and too far away to see as anything more than a greyish bird shape in the early morning light.
I tried uploading my audio file to eSnips where I have stored the odd one in the past only for the site to keep rejecting it as a possible infringement of copyright. Goodness know what sort of stupid algorithm they use for checking when a personal file is rejected. So far I haven't found a replacement free storage site to move my files and make them easily accessible in Blogger. Any suggestions?
I have created a video file and added the bird song clip to a still photo so it can be stored and viewed on YouTube. The song I can't identify is in the distance behind the chatter of the local House Sparrows.
It is probably a very common bird but as yet I haven't found an example audio file on the net which comes near this song.
Could be a Song Thrush John.
ReplyDeleteI upload files to box.net and mediafire.com - you can link to them on your blog so people can access them or download them. I haven't had any problems with either of them so far.
ReplyDeleteHi John, try Mistle Thrush first, if not satisfied, try Song Thrush:-)
ReplyDeleteRoy & Linda. Thanks for the suggestions. Certainly it has characteristics of a Song Thrush with the way it repeats the song. The nagging doubt I have is that the song never changes and is often sung on the wing. So far I haven't been able to find out if thrushes sing when in flight.
ReplyDeleteHello Susan. Thanks for the suggestions. I will have a look at those sites.
ReplyDeleteHi John. My first thought was Song Thrush and it sounds so familiar. I agree about singing in flight; I've always associated their song with being perched up somewhere. Be interesting to find out though...
ReplyDeleteHello Tricia. I have just found a couple of reports, from 2008 on the Manchester Birding Forum, of Mistle Thrushes singing in flight so I may be getting nearer to a solution.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.activeboard.com/forum.spark?aBID=96752&p=3&topicID=15192795
One refers to it being mentioned in BWP which I take to be Birds of the Western Palearctic. (outside my price range)
I am not much good at ID by song but my first thought was a Song Thrush followed by Mistle Thrush and I see others are thinking on the same lines. I do enjoy these little mysteries :)
ReplyDeleteHello Jan. That makes two of us ;) Hopefully I will get a good sighting of the bird.
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