It is indeed very unfair David,
I've always loved Graham Pizzey's white throated gerygone song:
"beautiful silvery falling leaf song in a minor key..." - I knew it as soon as
I heard it -and I'm glad those descriptions are still there in the e-version.
(It's also the bird I choose when demonstrating Morcombe on my phone)
Andrew Bell
On 27/11/2013, at 5:13 PM, David Adams <> wrote:
> I've been trying out the sounds on the Pizzey app and comparing them with
> the Morcombe app here and there. Today I tried out the calls for Forest and
> Sacred Kingfishers on both apps. What I've been finding with my random
> sampling is that the collection of calls are often complimentary. If I had
> to pick one app based on pictures, it would be Pizzey. If I had to pick one
> on sounds...it would be tough. David Stewart's recordings on Morcombe are
> excellent, as everyone knows. (I particularly like it that the natural gaps
> are left in place.) Then again, the Morcombe app often has a wide range of
> calls.
>
> So, if you can only manage to get one app...I'm not sure...but if you can
> get both, you'll probably be glad of it.
>
> Unless you don't like apps, in which case, you can stick to the field guide
> transcriptions of sounds. "LIke a box of marbles falling down stairs
> covered in maple syrup-EEEH-WOOH...falling away on the second note." That's
> not quite fair, but I can't say that I've ever found a written sound
> description of any help.
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