Unidentifiable Birdcall at night?? (1 Viewer)

[Sadie_the_bird]

Hi I’m Sadie. I signed in to this Forum because I hear that Stange noise outside at night, that I can’t identify. Is it a bird? And if yes, wich?

We have woods here in the area, a river and fields, if that’s helpful.

It’s driving me crazy that I can’t find anything that sounds similar! 😭

I’m Looking forward to many answers and I’m very happy to be a member of this community now!

here the audio:

MOD: I've deleted the file as it was a mis-identified zip file.

 

[Alexander Stöhr]

Hello,

welcome to Birdforum!

There is no audio in your zip folder. If you need help, feel free to ask, staff and members are friendly and helpful, you will soon find out

 

[Sadie_the_bird]

Hello,

welcome to Birdforum!

There is no audio in your zip folder. If you need help, feel free to ask, staff and members are friendly and helpful, you will soon find out

Thank you. I tried to add the audio but it isn’t working 😭

 

[Sadie_the_bird]

I tried to add it here again

 

[Lisa W]

Hi welcome to the forum ojn behalf of the staff and moderators. I think you will find us a friendly and helpful group. I’ve never posted an audio file on here, but am pretty sure you need an MP3 file not a zip file.

 

[Mono]

The file you have posted has the zip file extension but it is not a zip file. How have you recorded the sound?

 

[Andrew Rowlands]

I tried to add it here again

The attachment works fine, it needs renaming back to the native *.mp3 with a manual download (most movie/sound files are already highly compressed so little advantage in zipping them). Allowing an auto-download (very common now) will retain the *.zip

Mods: can you rename the attachment, or does it need re-uploading as a .mp3?

 

[delia todd]

The attachment works fine, it needs renaming back to the native *.mp3 with a manual download (most movie/sound files are already highly compressed so little advantage in zipping them). Allowing an auto-download (very common now) will retain the *.zip

Mods: can you rename the attachment, or does it need re-uploading as a .mp3?

Morning Andy.. how did you manage to play this, I get nothing LOL.

I have several "Download" attempts, and re-named one to .mp3, but neither MediaPlayer nor Clipchamp can open it.

 

[delia todd]

Hi I’m Sadie. I signed in to this Forum because I hear that Stange noise outside at night, that I can’t identify. Is it a bird? And if yes, wich?

We have woods here in the area, a river and fields, if that’s helpful.

It’s driving me crazy that I can’t find anything that sounds similar! 😭

I’m Looking forward to many answers and I’m very happy to be a member of this community now!

here the audio:

MOD: I've deleted the file as it was a mis-identified zip file.

Hi Sadie and a warm welcome to you from all the Staff and Moderators.

Sorry, I've been unable to help using Andrew's advice. Can you save your file in .mp3 format and re-upload it. There's obviously something recorded, as Andy is clever enough with 'puterish stuff to be able to hear it.

I'm sure you will enjoy it here and I look forward to hearing your news.

 

[Sadie_the_bird]

I simply recorded it with the pre installed app on my Phone, than added it into “files” and posted here. I’ll try to convert it to mp3 or record it in another way next time I hear it.

 

[Sadie_the_bird]

The attachment works fine, it needs renaming back to the native *.mp3 with a manual download (most movie/sound files are already highly compressed so little advantage in zipping them). Allowing an auto-download (very common now) will retain the *.zip

Mods: can you rename the attachment, or does it need re-uploading as a .mp3?

And what did you think? Is it even a bird? I’m pretty confused with it 😅

 

[Sadie_the_bird]

Thank you all for your efforts and help 🙏🏼☺️

 

[Sadie_the_bird]

I converted the file
Can you guys open it now?

 

[Chris G6 UXU]

Hello Sadie and welcome to the forum, I have listened to it and I have no idea what it is.

 

[Sadie_the_bird]

Hello Sadie and welcome to the forum, I have listened to it and I have no idea what it is.

😭
Thank u anyway 🥲

 

[delia todd]

Hi Sadie, well done. I don't know what it is. Can you tell us which part of Italy you are from please? That may help limit the options.

 

[Sadie_the_bird]

Hi Sadie, well done. I don't know what it is. Can you tell us which part of Italy you are from please? That may help limit the options.

I’m from northern Italy, around Turin.

 

[Mono]

I have pull the levels up.
View attachment louder.mp3

 

[Andrew Rowlands]

how did you manage to play this, I get nothing

I just renamed it from .zip to .mp3 and PotPlayer, my default media player since the Noughties, ran with it as soon as I double clicked the new file name.

 

[Andrew Rowlands]

And what did you think? Is it even a bird?

Sorry Sadie, I'm not very good with noises now, I've lost access to several of the higher octaves in the last couple of decades and so my PC sound mixer has been roughly tweaked to 'reclaim' a little of what I can no longer hear naturally, or without being dangerously close to the source.

The 'tweaked' sounds from Mono in #18 are better than my vanilla copy but I don't think I've heard anything similar - what I can hear 'feels' like there's a lot of acoustic reflection/reinforcement happening, like a toy in an empty goldfish bowl, or the back of a small cave... some elements do vaguely remind me of Golden Oriole, or some of the more vocal European toads - I can't rule out a Scops - type owl, or any nocturnal insects from your region as I haven't experienced them.

Have you been out to listen since? What was the weather/temperature like the night you made the recording?

I'll hand you back to those who can hear things well