Hi David and Phil
Here's a link to a page with a range of water rail calls on the new website=
I'm developing.
http://web90.extendcp.co.uk/wildsong.co.uk/rails.html
(Bear in mind this is a preview - much of the site isn't functional yet).
Geoff Sample
Wildsong Studio
Northumberland, UK
http://soundcloud.com/wildsong
> 2b. Re: Another unknown call
> Posted by: "David Darrell-Lambert" daviddarrelll=
ambert
> Date: Tue Jun 19, 2012 3:25 am ((PDT))
>
> Hi Geoff,
>
> An interesting response but I will still go for Common Redshank, when the=
y are breeding they also give this quieter version of their alarm. I have =
been working on a site (without and reed beds or sedge) which has a gravel =
island on it with Ringed Plover, Little Ringed Plover and Common Redshank. =
The Common Redshanks give this call before they start displaying or giving=
that strong alarm call. I know the Water Rail call you are referring to, =
for my ears it sounds more like the call of a Great Spotted Woodpecker. As=
I don't have a recording of Water Rails giving that call I will listen to =
Xento-Canto to compare. I have heard this call during winter at site where =
they don't breed.
>
> I have to say when you know the habitat a bird is calling from, immediate=
ly your mind starts you thinking about specific species and narrowing it or=
IDing it straight away. With this recording I imagined myself in the North=
Hide with the bird calling in front of me. Out of interest before I end up=
eating humble pie which hide was it taken from? Island Mere and I am done =
for with no wafer habitat present.....
>
> Yours with knife and fork in hand
>
> David Darrell-Lambert
> Bird Brain UK
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> On 19 Jun 2012, at 10:46, Geoff Sample <> wrote:
>
>> Hi Phil
>>
>> It's water rail. I think this is considered to be male song. Females do =
it with a trilled squeal:-)
>>
>> I can hear why it might be thought to be the chipping alarm call of reds=
hank, since in the recording there's not much low frequency content to the =
call. But when redshanks do the chip call, it's usually more rapidly repeat=
ed.
>>
>> Water rail make all sorts of weird and wonderful sounds.
>>
>> Geoff Sample
>>
>> Wildsong Studio
>> Northumberland, UK
>>
>> http://soundcloud.com/wildsong
>>
>>> 5a. Another unknown call.
>>> Posted by: "macmang4125" macmang4125
>>> Date: Mon Jun 18, 2012 9:02 am ((PDT))
>>>
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> This is probably something very common but for the life of me I can't i=
dentify it.
>>>
>>> http://snd.sc/Nab6ga
>>>
>>> Location: Minsmere, East Anglia, England.
>>>
>>> A quick and dirty recording, somewhat cleaned up, of the mystery caller=
. It was calling from the fringes of a small pool in a reed bed but was com=
pletely hidden, aren't they all :)
>>>
>>> And help much appreciated.
>>>
>>> Phil
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> 2c. Re: Another unknown call
> Posted by: "Philip Tyler" macmang4125
> Date: Tue Jun 19, 2012 3:51 am ((PDT))
>
> Hi Geoff
>
> Yes I did filter out the LF's as it was quite windy and the Rycote wind g=
ag for the PCM-M10 was not up to the job. Certainly Water Rail would fit th=
e location much better, I can see the similarities with Redshank but your s=
uggestion of Water Rail does fit the habitat better.
>
> Many thanks.
>
> Phil
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On 19 Jun 2012, at 10:46, Geoff Sample <> wrote:
>
>> Hi Phil
>>
>> It's water rail. I think this is considered to be male song. Females do =
it with a trilled squeal:-)
>>
>> I can hear why it might be thought to be the chipping alarm call of reds=
hank, since in the recording there's not much low frequency content to the =
call. But when redshanks do the chip call, it's usually more rapidly repeat=
ed.
>>
>> Water rail make all sorts of weird and wonderful sounds.
>>
>> Geoff Sample
>>
>> Wildsong Studio
>> Northumberland, UK
>>
>> http://soundcloud.com/wildsong
>>
>>> 5a. Another unknown call.
>>> Posted by: "macmang4125" macmang4125
>>> Date: Mon Jun 18, 2012 9:02 am ((PDT))
>>>
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> This is probably something very common but for the life of me I can't i=
dentify it.
>>>
>>> http://snd.sc/Nab6ga
>>>
>>> Location: Minsmere, East Anglia, England.
>>>
>>> A quick and dirty recording, somewhat cleaned up, of the mystery caller=
. It was calling from the fringes of a small pool in a reed bed but was com=
pletely hidden, aren't they all :)
>>>
>>> And help much appreciated.
>>>
>>> Phil
>>
>>
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