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Bird sound id

Silvics · 2012-04-30 21:24:53

Anybody able to identify this bird, or rather the sound of it? I hear it in the summer, at dusk in the meadow.It makes a low whirring or vibrating sound. I'm not sure if that is the sound of it flying or its actual call. I had thought it was the nightjar but I listened on http://www.rspb.org.uk and it is not that. Any…

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Anybody able to identify this bird, or rather the sound of it? I hear it in the summer, at dusk in the meadow.It makes a low whirring or vibrating sound. I'm not sure if that is the sound of it flying or its actual call. I had thought it was the nightjar but I listened on http://www.rspb.org.uk and it is not that. Any suggestions appreciated. Thanks

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A Kookaburra?

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it was a Snipe apparently, got sorted in the Nature & Bird Watching forum. Locking this now so...

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