A new bird call for me

[Anthony Overs <>]

David, it's an interesting record for a couple of reasons. The species is a migrant and is not really a bird that over winters, particularly to the extent of the fan-tailed cuckoo. From my recollection and experience, the species is rarely seen or heard in the suburbs, and it is also not really that vocal outside the breeding season. Great record and worthy of inclusion in the COG database.

Anthony

On 21 May 2010 11:13, David Nicholls <> wrote:

Thanks, Anthony, that's *exactly* what it was.  And a new one for my (somewhat sporadic) listing of local birds.

DN

Anthony Overs wrote:

David, might be a Brush Cuckoo. Try http://birdsinbackyards.net/images/audio/cacomantis-variolosus.mp3

Anthony

On 21 May 2010 10:15, David Nicholls < <mailto:m("dcnicholls.com","dcn");" target="_blank">>> wrote:

   Somewhere (invisible) in a street tree outside my house in Deakin,
   there was a new call which I didn't recognise this morning.  Not a
   parrot of any sort or a Mynah (all of which are pretty inventive).

   It came in bouts of three calls qwith several second pause in
   between: "tee-err tee-er tee-err" as a descending whistle.  It went
   on for several minutes at least.

   Is that sufficient to identify it?

   Thanks

   DN

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