Night callsRe: [canberrabirds [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

[David Nicholls <>]

Thanks, Richard.

I think it might be the Whimbrel, though it's difficult to find sound 
files online for all the birds.
DN

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> David
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> A few larger waders fit this description including Curlew, Whimbrel, 
> Grey plover, Golden Plover
> Though Oystercatchers call with piping at night they sound more excited 
> than mournful.
> cheers
> Richard
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> Can anyone tell me what the bird is that calls at night on the lake in
> Merimbula?  I've not heard it since I was down there some months ago, so
> I can't give an exact description but it's a mournful piping sound that
> carries a long way.
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> DN
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