Sustained, fast repetitive, high pitched, garden bird call

["Philip Veerman" <>]

Hi John,

 

As with many birds, the one that fits the description is one of a variety of calls. So I suspect it still is that even if "However I've never associated the spinebills with that call". Beyond that just an example of that it can be hard to describe bird calls.

 

Philip

 

-----Original Message-----
From: John Brown [
Sent: Sunday, 29 June 2014 3:46 PM
To: COG_Mailing_List
Subject: RE: [canberrabirds] Sustained, fast repetitive, high pitched, garden bird call

 

Thank you all. I had many responses both on and off the list of eastern spinebill. We certainly have a few very thick bushy grevillea in our yard, and see spinebills in them moderately often, as well as in our large hakea (tree). However I've never associated the spinebills with that call. The recordings on my phone apps are not terribly similar, but allowing for regional variations are within the ball park, so I am thoroughly satisfied that it is the spinebills we're hearing.

 

I clearly need to try to peer deeper into the grevillea and hakea next time I hear the call!

 

Thanks again,

 

John

 

 

From: Harvey Perkins [
Sent: Sunday, 29 June 2014 8:29 AM
To: Maurits Zwankhuizen
Cc: John Brown; COG_Mailing_List
Subject: Re: [canberrabirds] Sustained, fast repetitive, high pitched, garden bird call

 

Eastern Spinebill was my first thought too. If the calling stops as soon as you open the door, it suggests to me that it is probably feeding nearby, probably in a grevillea or similar though they will feed at all sorts of flowers, including camellias in winter. Look for a bird with rapid somewhat flitting flight with flashes of white in the sides of the tail...

 

Harvey

 

On 29 June 2014 08:20, Maurits Zwankhuizen <> wrote:

Hi John,
 
Sounds to me like an Eastern Spinebill.
 
Regards,
Maurits Zwankhuizen
 

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> Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2014 22:03:53 +0000
> Subject: [canberrabirds] Sustained, fast repetitive, high pitched, garden bird call

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> In my garden I often hear a sustained/continuous, fast repetitive, high pitched bird call, which stops the moment I open my door, never to restart when I am outside! And I've always failed to spot it through a window. What bird am I most likely looking for?
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> It is much higher pitched, faster and more sustained than a white-throated treecreeper (which I wouldn't expect to see in my garden anyway)
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> All ideas welcome!
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> John
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