JanJul 9
🎶🐦‍⬛ The bird songs recorded this morning via the Merlin Bird ID app during my 25 minute sit by the river. 20 species in all and one new addition too!
Show threadJenWJul 9

@geminicat7

That's amazing! I hadn't heard of Merlin until I read about it in an article from the Observer magazine; an unknown person sometimes leaves us the paper a day or so on -outside, in a bag!

You may well have seen this

https://observer.co.uk/style/gardens/article/have-you-seen-my-hair-nothing-pecky-with-claws-flies-near-me

‘Have you seen my hair? Nothing pecky with claws flies near me’

Birds had always been something of a mixed blessing for the writer, until a visit to Australia changed her mind

The Observer
Show threadJanJul 9
@drystone Oh thank you Jen, I hadn’t seen that - I was just recommended the app by my sister, maybe she’d read the article!
Show threadJenW

@geminicat7

I should have it when I hear that bird that sounds like a very dry frog in the trees near by (we do have frogs, but not tree frogs!)

Jul 9 at 8:58amWeb
Show threadJanJul 9
@drystone Well I do highly recommend it! Let me know if you identify the croaking frog bird!
Show threadJenWJul 9

@geminicat7

I will!

Show threadJanJul 9
@drystone In the meantime, I’m sure I’ve read or heard a similar description of a bird’s call. I’ll look in my bird books later.
Show threadJenWJul 12

@geminicat7

I wondered if it might be a jay (they are around) but it's a less urgent noise, more like a frog guiro (below) rather than an actual frog, perhaps. On the other hand, birds have a variety of sounds, so it could be a warbler, a jay or something else..

Show threadJanJul 9
@drystone Hi Jen, Do you think you might have a Grasshopper Warbler? I just found this on-line.
Show threadJenWJul 12

@geminicat7

Thanks-sorry for the delay.
Ours sounds a lot more hoarse and less warbly but it's possible. I must go out in the garden with my phone more-a bit hot atm to stay for long and I'm often needed indoors, but I'll persevere and let you know.
Thanks again for checking.

Show threadJanJul 12
@drystone No problem, I’m excited to find out what it is!
Show threadJenWJul 12
@geminicat7 😊