Gail there is a Wildlife
Submitted by myabruzzohome on Tue, 07/28/2009 - 13:34In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
Gail there is a Wildlife group for your strange bird tales.!I would say that this bird is almost certainly a Sardinian Warbler or Occhiocotto (cooked eye) in Italian.This is a common bird that does migrate but also in some areas overwinters .It is a very excitable species and makes the noise you describe when it sees a cat , snake, bird of prey etc. Like most birds in Italy they ( wisely) skulk around in the undergrowth so are quite difficult to see. Wrens make a similar noise but they are much easier to see.
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In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
A woodpecker?These birds make a similar noise when in flight,usually between trees
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Thankyou, but.....
Submitted by Gail Somers on Tue, 07/28/2009 - 14:27Thank you both. I have checked out the calls on a couple of bird sites and the don't seem to match, there is no melody to this strange birds call. Just a repetative loud clackety clack ? Some friends have suggested it is another animal, like a frog, but I know what the frogs and toads sound like around here...... very noisy
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magpie similar - audio below.....?
Submitted by pianopiano on Tue, 07/28/2009 - 17:28In reply to Thankyou, but..... by Gail Somers
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magpie with an accent
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 07/28/2009 - 19:26In reply to magpie similar - audio below.....? by pianopiano
Thats the strangest magpie I have ever heard.Does it have an american accent or what? There are lots of magpies around my house and they have a much harsher sound
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No neither of these
Submitted by Gail Somers on Wed, 07/29/2009 - 04:34In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
Sorry not these. It literally sounds like two stones being knocked together, but not the Stone Chat, I have checked that.
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In reply to No neither of these by Gail Somers
It literally sounds like two stones being knocked together, . Perhaps its just that - a local scaring the birds away as he goes out to work in the morning
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Two stone clicking could be a
Submitted by Mark on Wed, 07/29/2009 - 06:05In reply to No neither of these by Gail Somers
Two stone clicking could be a Warbler alarm call and as someone has already said it is most lightly Sardian or Blackcap. Check those out. Mark
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Don't think so
Submitted by Gail Somers on Wed, 07/29/2009 - 11:25In reply to Two stone clicking could be a by Mark
No. Sorry, definately not these !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Perhaps a woodpecker?
Submitted by Russ on Wed, 07/29/2009 - 04:42In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
http://www.scricciolo.com/eurosongs/Dendrocopos.leucotos.wavVery hard to spot, but you can certainly hear them!
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I'm going to try and get a
Submitted by Gail Somers on Wed, 07/29/2009 - 12:59In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
I'm going to try and get a recording of Mr Clackety Clack for you all. Will keep you posted.
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Could it be a sparrer?? Or
Submitted by Annec on Wed, 07/29/2009 - 13:07In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
Could it be a sparrer?? Or lots of them?http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdguide/name/t/treesparrow/index.asp
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Back to the drawing board !
Submitted by Gail Somers on Wed, 07/29/2009 - 13:48In reply to Could it be a sparrer?? Or by Annec
Not that either. Much slower, clack...ety.. cl...a...ck Clack...ety cla...ck . Has anyone else heard this ? THINK I AM GOING TO DRIVE EVERYONE NUTS WITH THIS QUESTION!!!!
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THINK I AM GOING TO DRIVE EVERYONE NUTS WITH THIS QUESTION!!!!
Submitted by Mark on Thu, 07/30/2009 - 03:54In reply to Back to the drawing board ! by Gail Somers
I think we are way passed that already. Has anyone had Ostrich yet?
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I think you are!!
Submitted by Russ on Wed, 07/29/2009 - 14:56In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
Can't wait to hear the recording!Maybe we should donate £2 to the Abruzzo Earthquake Appeal for every wrong guess?http://www.justgiving.com/italy-abruzzo-earthquake/
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SOLVED!
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 07/29/2009 - 15:08In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
Silly you. It's not a bird at all. It's your next door neighbour's child reading a book by Luana Rinaldo. Don't believe me - then google Clackety Clack.
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check out this site
Submitted by myabruzzohome on Wed, 07/29/2009 - 17:02In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
http://www.avisoft.com/sounds.htmListen to both Sardinian warbler calls here as they do have a melodious as well as an alarm call!Otherwise it could just be a Jay but these are very easy to see as opposed to the Sardinian Warbler!
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record
Submitted by myabruzzohome on Thu, 07/30/2009 - 15:10In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
Can you record the call ?And put it on you tube?I've downloaded a picture of a Sardinian warbler in my photo gallery!
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Not heard it for a couple of
Submitted by Gail Somers on Thu, 07/30/2009 - 07:52In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
Not heard it for a couple of days. Will try,
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strange bird
Submitted by carolina on Fri, 07/31/2009 - 11:53In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
Ciao Gail, lots of good ideas ,do hope the mystery will be solved,I thought it may be a quail, as syllables seemed to fit, as call is heard as "wet your lips, wet your lips", but then you said its like two stones clacking.Could it possibly be a blackcap, ours get very raucous when they see our cats !I'll watch out for recording.
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Go to the top of the class
Submitted by Gail Somers on Fri, 07/31/2009 - 12:55In reply to strange bird by carolina
Hi Carolina, YES!!!! It's a Quail. I checked it on the RSPB site just now. THANK YOU SO MUCH
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Thank you Alan !!!!!! That
Submitted by Gail Somers on Fri, 07/31/2009 - 13:25In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
Thank you Alan !!!!!! That explains why I have not heard it for a few days !!!!!!!
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