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  • Long shot – weird bird call…
  • user-removed
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    There was a thread on here a few years ago about a bird call that sounded like “a spaceship taking off”. Was heard by a forumite camping in the Cairngorm I think and had an accompanying video.

    I’ve recently heard the call and wondered if anyone remembered the thread or the birdcall?

    thepurist
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    Nightjar is an unusual call but they’re not around at the moment.

    nightjar

    user-removed
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    Ta – close with similar warble, but the one I’m thinking of is lower pitched and rises through the call. Heard in East Lothian if it makes a difference.

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    CaptainFlashheart
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    Baby Robin.

    thepurist
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    Maybe a willow ptarmigan – they’re plain weird and have a range of sounds

    willow ptarmigan

    user-removed
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    Good shout but the first one was closer tbh. It’s quite a rounded sound, rather than harsh. A bit like the Jetsons’ spaceship 🙂

    bearnecessities
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    “a spaceship taking off”

    Bird 3,2,1, Zero.

    Greybeard
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    The one that puzzles me and may be similar is perhaps a Greenfinch – but it doesn’t sound like most of that link, only like the warble at 0.13-0.14 but going on for 5s.

    thepurist
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    user-removed
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    ‘Twas really quite low pitched to begin and rose a fair bit during the call. Wish I could figure out how to post a noise so I could make a tit (pun intended) of myself trying to emulate it.

    redthunder
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    LBJ

    ossify
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    Curlew

    The call can sound quite a bit longer than that sample

    Drac
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    Baby Robin.

    hebridean
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    13thfloormonk
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    Any one of the variety of crazy noises a Lapwing makes?

    user-removed
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    None of the above but thanks for the suggestions! It’s sort of a “cwoo, cwoo, cwoo, cwoo, cwooo” noise, getting progressively higher pitched.

    botk
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    thought the thread would be about some nut job women calling you

    no_eyed_deer
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    Okay… I’ll have a stab.

    Could be a little ringed plover:

    Little ringed plover call

    ?

    Or a lapwing:

    Call of lapwing on this page

    chorlton
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    I’m betting Green Woodpecker.

    fergal
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    Probably a Terrordactyl.

    tillydog
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    Weird bird, you say?

    It’s not rossendalelemming’s ex, is it?

    Run! Run for the hills!

    CaptainFlashheart
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    Baby Robin.

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    beagle
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    Curlew and whimbrel get progressively higher pitched. Have a listen to a few samples. They can differ. What was the habitat?

    Edit: how about at 44 seconds on this clip:

    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=q7V25M0szqU

    user-removed
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    Habitat is rural Scottish woodland with open moors not far away. Bird was heard at night. Definitely not a curlew.

    beagle
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    Male short eared owl?

    ninfan
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    close with similar warble, but the one I’m thinking of is lower pitched and rises through the call.
    Habitat is rural Scottish woodland with open moors not far away. Bird was heard at night.

    Long shot, but you do get the odd one in upland UK

    [video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7vxjRq2ytk[/video]

    user-removed
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    Aegolius Funereus! Pretty sure that’s it, thanks ninfan! Or if not, it’s incredibly close. Thought it was an owl at first.

    The only slight difference was that the call rose with each iteration, over about five seconds. Off to do a spot of research…

    EDIT – ah, it *is* an owl!

    chorlton
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    Hooray. Been racking my brain over this. 🙂

    Bustaspoke
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    If it is that owl it’s very rare.I’d never heard of it before so I looked on google.Says rarity MEGA 😯
    http://www.birdguides.com/species/species.asp?sp=073127

    chorlton
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    Last go. Little Owl.

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