Possible Marsh Warbler Stafforshire (1 Viewer)

[Periwinkle]

ANy thoughts? - Audio below:

https://soundcloud.com/philip-jenkins-419715168/marsh-warbler-online-audio-convertercom

 

[Richard Prior]

Sounds like a good candidate to me.

 

[Periwinkle]

Thanks Richard - some people are suggesting Blyth's Reed as well. Anyone else?

 

[Richard Prior]

I’ll have to pass on BRW as I’ve never heard one ( the shame, the shame:C).

 

[lou salomon]

sounds like a messing song thrush to me.

 

[Brian J Small]

Not Blyth's Reed and another possibility is one those pesky Whitethroats that sing oddly with mimicry...

https://soundcloud.com/mrsmallbrain/sets/whitethroat-walberswick-2015

Brian

 

[opisska]

The filtering makes it quite difficult for me. Marsh Warbler is one of the most common sound shere and this is different from the typical song, but there is llenty of variation possible. At no point in the recording did I hear any of the "key" Blyth's motives, so I wouldn't suggest that at all.

 

[Periwinkle]

Thanks all - interesting about the Whitethroat theory

 

[Richard Prior]

What was the habitat PW? I presume it was hidden the whole time?

 

[DMW]

I would err on the side of Song Thrush too. It's reminiscent of a bird that sang in my garden just pre dawn this spring, and eventually switched to regular song.

 

[Richard Prior]

Very few repetition of phrases for a Song Thrush I’d have thought...

 

[Brian J Small]

Not Blyth's Reed and another possibility is one those pesky Whitethroats that sing oddly with mimicry...

https://soundcloud.com/mrsmallbrain/sets/whitethroat-walberswick-2015

Brian

Sorry, I wrote BRW when I meant Marsh.

This is not Marsh Warbler. I have been listening to two birds here recently and this is not right for Marsh.

B

 

[Nutcracker]

I'm getting a mix of Whitethroat and Song Thrush - will go for the two bird theory, rather than one Marsh Warbler imitating both.

 

[lou salomon]

I'm getting a mix of Whitethroat and Song Thrush - will go for the two bird theory, rather than one Marsh Warbler imitating both.

agreed.