SO3isme Posted February 15, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2019 Or I need a hip replacement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twenty Posted February 15, 2019 Report Share Posted February 15, 2019 Short eared owl ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgun Posted February 15, 2019 Report Share Posted February 15, 2019 1 hour ago, SO3isme said: beginning to think it might be a penguin on the basis that I still can't work it out. The suggestions are close but I'm not convinced on any of them. The mystery remains unsolved. I will try to record it on my phone, but it aint gonna be easy. I have listened to the various recordings on the internet and Woodcock seems close. They are not at all common in the area but they are fairly secretive I guess. Would they be on the ground at night? They would be feeding on invertebrates at night, on the open pasture Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish lad Posted February 15, 2019 Report Share Posted February 15, 2019 Here them quite regular on my patch certain fields they like sometimes you get 2/3 together making your possible noises this is using my thermal spotter and nv scope to confirm ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NatureBoy Posted February 15, 2019 Report Share Posted February 15, 2019 Could be moorhens? They very active at night opposite mine and some of there calls sound very strange in the still of night. coots the same. Both will be pairing up and getting very territorial about now. Very noisy when disturbed. Do you see either about during the day? NB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SO3isme Posted February 15, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2019 Woodcock would be nice, but the rasp in the call is not there in the sound I'm hearing. Oddly, I have not seen a Moorhen in the area. It would be good habitat for them. Call is not right for a Moorhen though. The only owls that I've seen/heard in the area are Tawny and Barn. It's defo not Tawny and not really right for Barn Owl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SO3isme Posted February 15, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2019 I am now 90% they are Woodcock - which is nice. We put up two again tonight. Could not see anything despite the moonlight, but I did hear a bit of a rasp in one of the calls. They take off with a fast audible wing beat. It makes a lot of sense that they are feeding in the grass that is very wet at the moment. Thanks to all - especially the Woodcock suggestions. No penguins! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish lad Posted February 16, 2019 Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 Still plenty down here at the moment (Cornwall ) seen 9 last night out foxing, once again 3 all together Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaxiDriver Posted February 16, 2019 Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 (edited) ***** courtship/mating call? Blimey you can't say ***** 5letter word for traveller race. Edited February 16, 2019 by TaxiDriver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkfanz Posted February 16, 2019 Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 On 15/02/2019 at 08:13, TIGHTCHOKE said: But what species? jacobs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Novice Posted February 18, 2019 Report Share Posted February 18, 2019 On 15/02/2019 at 21:05, SO3isme said: I am now 90% they are Woodcock - which is nice. We put up two again tonight. Could not see anything despite the moonlight, but I did hear a bit of a rasp in one of the calls. They take off with a fast audible wing beat. It makes a lot of sense that they are feeding in the grass that is very wet at the moment. Thanks to all - especially the Woodcock suggestions. No penguins! Have you looked up the various snipe calls as well as woodcock? From your description I'd still say they're snipe you're hearing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SO3isme Posted February 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2019 I can't find a Snipe recording to match. The behaviour and habitat seem to match Woodcock better than Snipe. Agreed Snipe are a possibility. Thanks for the thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinj Posted February 19, 2019 Report Share Posted February 19, 2019 (edited) On 15/02/2019 at 06:45, JDog said: Golden plover. My thought too, I've seen and heard a few recently on open farmland. This site has the audio for some species https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/wildlife-guides/bird-a-z/golden-plover/ https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/wildlife-guides/bird-a-z/snipe/ https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/wildlife-guides/bird-a-z/woodcock/ Edited February 19, 2019 by martinj Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scolopax Posted February 19, 2019 Report Share Posted February 19, 2019 if its raspy its a snipe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Novice Posted February 19, 2019 Report Share Posted February 19, 2019 13 hours ago, SO3isme said: I can't find a Snipe recording to match. The behaviour and habitat seem to match Woodcock better than Snipe. Agreed Snipe are a possibility. Thanks for the thought. From your description of the habitat, I'd say it's just as likely, if not more so, to be a snipe. They seem to accept a wider variety of habitat and put up with a bit more disturbance than woodcock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SO3isme Posted February 19, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2019 Ok. I am happy to accept that they could be Snipe. I am not sure how I will ever be certain - which is a bit annoying. I have not been able to find a recording that is a good match for what I am hearing. The best match is for a Woodcock recording. Maybe I will get sight of one at dusk as the days get longer, assuming that they stick around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonty Posted February 22, 2019 Report Share Posted February 22, 2019 It does sound like snipe to me. They tend to squawk when taking off, which would fit in with the dogs disturbing them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SO3isme Posted February 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2019 Okay - edging towards Snipe then. Do you know if they are predominantly nocturnal? I regularly walk there in the day time and have never seen a Snipe or a Woodcock! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Novice Posted February 22, 2019 Report Share Posted February 22, 2019 They probably lay up elsewhere in the day and visit that particular area to feed at night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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