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RE: Re: Mallards whistling

Subject: RE: Re: Mallards whistling
From: "Martyn Stewart" <>
Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 19:26:11 -0800
Thank you Geoff

Interesting sounds, I can not find any whistles from American Mallards up t=
o
now.....

Love your website Geoff, very nice on the eyes and very well done mate :)

30 million Pheasants!!, I see the "toffs" are still wearing their Barbour
jackets and wellies up in the Highlands then!!

Years ago I use to scare the pheasants away from the estates and many times
I was chased by the laird..... I was known as the "do gooder" in the
village. how pathetic :(

Martyn

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-----Original Message-----
From: 
 On Behalf Of Geoff Sample
Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2005 2:43 PM
To: 
Subject: [Nature Recordists] Re: Mallards whistling

Hi Martyn

Well, I've put them up with a few other duck sounds.
http://www.wildsong.co.uk/soundpages/ducks.html

The mallard whistles aren't particularly spectacular. And there were no tea=
l
about. I was trying for the goldeneye male display call also discussed -
which I've included. And some whistles from gadwall, probably the male. And
a bit of teal music. Mostly 3rd rate recordings.

If you'd like to listen to some nicer quality stuff, take a listen to our
newsletter. There's some orthoptera items, cicada, goshawk calls, red deer
(Cervus elaphus) stags rutting in Scotland -can't remember what else.
http://www.wildsong.co.uk/newsletter/news05a.html

Hey, this is the shooting season! - c.30 million pheasants released every
autumn. So the report is right in a sense. But I haven't heard anything
about the dreaded bird flu instigating this mass slaughter. The BBC, like
the rest of the media, never let the facts get in the way of sensationalist
story.

Regards to all, Geoff.


on 10/11/05 9:29 am,  at
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> Message: 19=20=20=20=20=20
>    Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2005 20:43:44 -0800
>    From: "Martyn Stewart" <>
> Subject: RE: Mallards whistling
>
> I can't remember John, I have mallard recordings from back home but I nee=
d
> to go searching, I can not find whistling here in any of my
recordings......
> I'm hoping Geoff will post some for me :) ? :) ?** :)
>
> By-the-way Geoff, what is happening in the mother land regarding this bir=
d
> flu? Are there many birds getting persecuted?
> I saw a piece on BBC America that many hunters have set up blinds to shoo=
t
> hundreds? Tell me that's not true mate?
>
>
>
>
> Martyn





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