'Squeaky' bird (1 Viewer)

[Frost1976]

I was in Northern Cyprus earlier this week, up in the mountains in a pine forest, near some ruins and I heard an odd call and I wondered if anyone might be able to help....

There were a series of single squeaks, several in a row, each with a pause in between, followed by some chatter, then silence, then repeat.

I was unable to get eyes on what was making the calls, all I did see prior to that was two small, sparrow(ish) size birds fly towards the tree where the call was coming from but the sun meant I couldn't get the binos on them. The tree was positioned on the edge of an outcrop meaning I couldn't get too close.

The squeaking sound sounded, for the life of me, a bit like Sweep (from Sooty fame). Those who aren't Brits can sample some of the puppet's finest work here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gEns3odJ50&feature=related

But, like I said, it was a single "squeak"........."squeak"......."squeak" rather than any kind of melody. I've never heard anything quite like it before.

I appreciate this is a bit of an odd one, just wondered whether someone might have any bright ideas to help my confusion!

 

[harr1y]

The chatter and the squeak could have come from 2 seperate sources ..chatter being the birds ... sounds like some sort of warbler ... the squeaking could possibly have been a branch bending in the breeze ..not saying that it is as i wasnt there .. but theres many a time ive been up north in a Scots pine forest and experienced a squeak then pause and thats all that its been

 

[Frost1976]

Cheers Harry, I know what you mean, but it was too regular and repetitive to be a tree. Part of me wondered squirrel or other mammal but it definitely sounded bird like.


Furthermore, after a while of listening to it and attempting to scramble down the cliff for a better view, it suddenly stopped!