French Birdsong

[Charles Nicol]

https://www.flickr.com/photos/captainca ... 38567@N24/

there seem to be two birds singing... one is a chirpy type; the other is more churring

any ideas please ?

from Aude France.

[bugboy]

I can only hear one on the clip, the repetitive single note chirp which if I heard on my local patch I would put it down as a Willow Warbler/Chiffchaff. I think the choice of suspects would be somewhat larger where you are though.

[Charles Nicol]

I can only hear one on the clip, the repetitive single note chirp which if I heard on my local patch I would put it down as a Willow Warbler/Chiffchaff. I think the choice of suspects would be somewhat larger where you are though.

thanks for those suggestions bugboy

the recording is not of the best

Charles

[John Chapple]

Hi Charles,
I have heard very similar calls to this in Spain and once in my home county of Cornwall. they turned out to be Nightingales. As you may know they have a massive repertoire of calls including whistles and churrs. They only sing for a month or so, then, once paired up they become much more stealthy, and just use contact calls. This is what I think you have recorded. By the look of the thick bush the calls are coming from it seems perfect Nightingale habitat.

All the best
John

[Charles Nicol]

Hi Charles,
I have heard very similar calls to this in Spain and once in my home county of Cornwall. they turned out to be Nightingales. As you may know they have a massive repertoire of calls including whistles and churrs. They only sing for a month or so, then, once paired up they become much more stealthy, and just use contact calls. This is what I think you have recorded. By the look of the thick bush the calls are coming from it seems perfect Nightingale habitat.

All the best
John

merci John !!

i am sure that your suggestion is correct. the only other churring candidate would be the nightjar ( which i have seen nearby ) but i am sure you are right.



Charles