Hi Peter (Graeme, Marc et al),
This has been bugging me...I've listened to that call over and over now!
I was one of the original supporters of Rose Robin (not Pink, which I think was
a typo you made Peter) and no, I haven't changed my mind - I still think it
belongs to a Rose Robin. I can hear a suggestion of the female Brush Cuckoo
call (especially in the first call) but it still just leaves me thinking it's a
Rose Robin, albeit not 'typical' (perhaps a young bird learning the ropes?).
There is a lot of variation in Rose Robin calls, which is evident from the
various recordings I have been accessing during this exercise (the one on
Graeme's website is a very interesting one for example).
I'm sure I'm hearing the "chip, chip, chip-chip" lead-up-to-the-trill call in
there, consistently before the trill, but admittedly not immediately before it.
Also, the fact that there is a "double-trill" and importantly, on two pitches,
leans more to the robin I would have thought.
And the regularity that the call is made (at even intervals only a few seconds
apart) pushes me to the robin.
One thing that worries me though is Marc's confident assertion that the cuckoo
is the call he heard on the day.
Gulp...."help" Rose Robin supporters?!? ;-)
Mick
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I had no idea female Brush Cuckoos made that call, and I agree it's closer than
Pink Robin, which seems to have a faster trill.
This call isn't on the BOCA CD track, and isn't mentioned in P&K (maybe hinted
at). I'd be interested to know if the others who thought it was a robin have
changed their minds now they've heard Graeme's track.
Graeme, are all those recordings yours? That's an impressive collection.
Peter Shute
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