Pizzey describes it as: a sharp ‘tick’,
like snapping twig.
I too heard the call when observing the
bird and that’s exactly what it sounded like. I’d never heard one
call before.
Anthony
-----Original Message-----
From: Geoffrey Dabb
[
Sent: Thursday, 8 June 2006 1:28
PM
To: 'Cog line'
Subject: RE: [canberrabirds] RFI
Pink Robin and Blue-faced HE
The P Robin was at the previously reported spot again
this morning - although only for relatively brief periods. On
this occasion, as it was calm with little garden racket, an aid to locating it
was its soft but distinct 'tick'. [ "Attention may first be
attracted by hearing Tick ... which is said to be the normal call."
- HANZAB ]
-----Original Message-----
From: Ian Fraser [
Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2006 11:41 AM
To: Cog line
Subject: RFI Pink Robin and Blue-faced HE
Having managed to be 2500km away when these turned up,
I'm only now
trying. If anyone has seen them in the last few days
(ie since reports
to this line), or even looked and not seen them, I'd
be grateful to hear
- off-line please, so as not to clog it up. I did a 65
minute
hypothermic vigil early yesterday on the Melville Hall
balcony for the
Bf HE...
berrabirds.org.au>
