identify a bird song

Stoner

having been present at a dawn chorus in Newbridge house this year, I've been trying to tune my ear to the different sounds. I go for walks along the canal and I'm starting to improve.

there is one particular bird that I can't place, it's a common enough call for me to hear. I've listened to all the birds here
http://www.askaboutireland.ie/reading-room/environment-geography/environmental-information/biodiversity/spotlight-on-biodiversity/ireland/song-birds/

the nearest thing i can come up with is the greenfinch but not the whole sound clip just the rough bit at the end.

The best my wife and I can come up with as a verbal description is the sounds of a cable tie being pulled closed quickly, it's a rough fast sound with little song to it, if you combine that to the second part of the greenfinch song you might get where i'm coming from, note there is no nice bit before the harsh sound as per the greenfinch clip i linked to.

thank you all again.

1squidge

Could be a starling. Ger.

Stoner

1squidge wrote: »

Could be a starling. Ger.

No it's not, I do know the sound you are talking about alright, it's a small bird and I'm now 90% sure its a greenfinch, thanks for the suggestion:)

trebor28

Stoner wrote: »

having been present at a dawn chorus in Newbridge house this year, I've been trying to tune my ear to the different sounds. I go for walks along the canal and I'm starting to improve.

there is one particular bird that I can't place, it's a common enough call for me to hear. I've listened to all the birds here
http://www.askaboutireland.ie/reading-room/environment-geography/environmental-information/biodiversity/spotlight-on-biodiversity/ireland/song-birds/

the nearest thing i can come up with is the greenfinch but not the whole sound clip just the rough bit at the end.

The best my wife and I can come up with as a verbal description is the sounds of a cable tie being pulled closed quickly, it's a rough fast sound with little song to it, if you combine that to the second part of the greenfinch song you might get where i'm coming from, note there is no nice bit before the harsh sound as per the greenfinch clip i linked to.

thank you all again.

could it be the alarm call of a wren?

cscook

I was going to say that from that description it sounds like a wren to me. I think of the sound as like winding up an old-fashioned clock.

swifts need our help!

sounds more like a grasshopper warbler

Durnish

the cable being pulled in sound is diagnostic(??) of the grasshopper warbler's call, sure enough.

Stoner

not it's a cable tie, you know the plastic bands, its a fast sound, faster than winding a clock more zippy if you get me. It's very similar to the greenfinch sound on the BBC web site but without the singing at the start, its just repeating the zippy sound and they call to each other so I don't think its a warning sound..

jmkennedyie

Male reed bunting? Heard one yesterday so still calling...repetitive call...habitat sounds right...