Sounds
and Sonograms
Including
some flight calls just after dawn.
Eurasian
Wigeon
Anas
penelope
Purfleet, Essex,
England 51º
28' 52.62'' N 00º 13' 56.11'' E 28
Feb 2021
[nocmig
recording]
Call from a male Eurasian
Wigeon in flight
at 01:07.
[File
name: wigeon117419nocmig280221]
Click here for the MP3 file
Gadwall
Anas strepera
Purfleet, Essex,
England 51º
28' 52.62'' N 00º 13' 56.11'' E 29
April 2020
[nocmig
recording]
Courtship
calls from a male Gadwall pursuing a female in flight
at 04:31.
[File
name: gadwall117163nocmig290420]
Click here for the MP3 file
Common
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
Purfleet, Essex,
England 51º
28' 52.62'' N 00º 13' 56.11'' E 24
April 2020
[nocmig
recording]
Call
from a Moorhen in flight at night at 00:32. A nasal tooting
series.
[File
name: moorhen117145nocmig240420]
Click here for the MP3 file
Common
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
Purfleet, Essex,
England 51º
28' 52.62'' N 00º 13' 56.11'' E 31
May 2020
[nocmig
recording]
Call
from a Moorhen in flight at night at 01:03. A nasal tooting
series.
[File
name: moorhen117234nocmig310520cut]
Click here for the MP3 file
Eurasian
Coot Fulica atra
Purfleet, Essex,
England 51º
28' 52.62'' N 00º 13' 56.11'' E 24
April 2020
[nocmig
recording]
Call
from a Coot in flight at night at 00:17. A short, wavering
nasal trumpeting.
[File
name: coot117145nocmig240420]
Click here for the MP3 file
Eurasian
Coot Fulica atra
Purfleet, Essex,
England 51º
28' 52.62'' N 00º 13' 56.11'' E 9
May 2020
[nocmig
recording]
Calls
from a Coot in flight at night at 01:34. A short, wavering
nasal trumpeting.
[File
name: coot117192nocmig090520]
Click here for the MP3 file
Eurasian
Coot Fulica atra
Purfleet, Essex,
England 51º
28' 52.62'' N 00º 13' 56.11'' E 3
May 2020
[nocmig
recording]
Call
from a Coot in flight at night at 02:58. A short, wavering
nasal trumpeting.
[File
name: coot117176nocmig030520]
Click here for the MP3 file
Little
Grebe Tachybaptus
rufocollis
Purfleet, Essex,
England 51º
28' 52.62'' N 00º 13' 56.11'' E 26
May 2020
[nocmig
recording]
Distant
call (700+ metres)
from a Little Grebe in flight at night at 02:52.
Four
introductory peeps at 1.9-3.0 kHz over 1.1 sec, followed
by a slow 1.4 sec, largely unwavering, trill of
16 elements at 1.8-1.9 KHz.
[File
name: littlegrebe117217nocmig260520]
Click here for the MP3 file
Little
Grebe Tachybaptus
rufocollis
Purfleet, Essex,
England 51º
28' 52.62'' N 00º 13' 56.11'' E 25
May 2020
[nocmig
recording]
Distant
call (700+ metres)
from a Little Grebe in flight at night at 02:25.
[File
name: littlegrebe117211nocmig250520]
Click here for the MP3 file
Eurasian
Oystercatcher Haematopus
ostralegus
Purfleet, Essex,
England 51º
28' 52.62'' N 00º 13' 56.11'' E 17
May 2020
[nocmig
recording]
Call
from an Oystercatcher in flight at night at 02:55.
[File
name: oystercatcher117202nocmig170520]
Click here for the MP3 file
Eurasian
Oystercatcher Haematopus
ostralegus
Purfleet, Essex,
England 51º
28' 52.62'' N 00º 13' 56.11'' E 6
Mar 2021
[nocmig
recording]
Territorial
song
from an Oystercatcher at night at 02:24.
[File
name: oystercatcher117434nocmig060321]
Click here for the MP3 file
Little
Ringed Plover Charadrius
dubius
Purfleet, Essex,
England 51º
28' 52.62'' N 00º 13' 56.11'' E 26
April 2020
[nocmig
recording]
Call
(2.7-3.5 kHz)
from a Little Ringed Plover in flight at night at 02:45.
[File
name: ringedplover117146nocmig240420]
Click here for the MP3 file
Ringed
Plover Charadrius
hiaticula
Purfleet, Essex,
England 51º
28' 52.62'' N 00º 13' 56.11'' E 24
April 2020
[nocmig
recording]
Call
from a Ringed Plover in flight at night at 02:23.
[File
name: ringedplover117146nocmig240420]
Click here for the MP3 file
Grey
Plover Pluvialis
squatarola
Purfleet, Essex,
England 51º
28' 52.62'' N 00º 13' 56.11'' E 9
May 2020
[nocmig
recording]
Calls
from one or more Grey Plover in flight at night at 04:00.
[File
name: greyplover117194nocmig090520]
Click here for the MP3 file
Dunlin
Calidris
alpina
Purfleet, Essex,
England 51º
28' 52.62'' N 00º 13' 56.11'' E 26
Apr 2020
[nocmig
recording]
Calls
from a Dunlin in flight at night at 00:56.
[File
name: dunlin117152nocmig260420]
Click here for the MP3 file
Common
Sandpiper Actitis
hypoleucos Common
Redshank Tringa
totanus
Purfleet, Essex,
England 51º
28' 52.62'' N 00º 13' 56.11'' E 2
May 2020
[nocmig
recording]
Call
from a Common Sandpiper (4.3-5.4kHz) and Common Redshank
(2.0-2.3
kHz) in flight at night at 01:05.
[File
name: csandpiperredhshank117171nocmig020520]
Click here for the MP3 file
Whimbrel Numenius
phaeopus
Purfleet, Essex,
England 51º
28' 52.62'' N 00º 13' 56.11'' E 25
Apr 2020
[nocmig
recording]
Calls
from a Whimbrel in flight at night at 03:33. Around
16-20
elements in 1.4-1.7 sec at 1.6-2.3 kHz.
[File
name: whimbrel117150nocmig250420]
Click here for the MP3 file
Eurasian
Curlew Numenius
arquata
Purfleet, Essex,
England 51º
28' 52.62'' N 00º 13' 56.11'' E 2
May 2020
[nocmig
recording]
Calls
from a Curlew in flight at night at 03:04.
[File
name: curlew117173nocmig020520]
Click here for the MP3 file
Eurasian
Curlew Numenius
arquata
Purfleet, Essex,
England 51º
28' 52.62'' N 00º 13' 56.11'' E 31
May 2020
[nocmig
recording]
Calls
from a Curlew in flight at night at 04:38.
[File
name: curlew117234nocmig310520]
Click here for the MP3 file
Common
Redshank Tringa
totanus
Purfleet, Essex,
England 51º
28' 52.62'' N 00º 13' 56.11'' E 9
May 2020
[nocmig
recording]
Downslurred
tue-huhu call (2.0-3.4 kHz)
from a Redshank at night at 04:04.
[File
name: redshank117193nocmig090520]
Click here for the MP3 file
Common
Redshank Tringa
totanus
Purfleet, Essex,
England 51º
28' 52.62'' N 00º 13' 56.11'' E 26
April 2020
[nocmig
recording]
Call
and song
from a Redshank at night at 01:09.
[File
name: redshank117152nocmig260420]
Click here for the MP3 file
Common
Redshank Tringa
totanus
Purfleet, Essex,
England 51º
28' 52.62'' N 00º 13' 56.11'' E 9
May 2020
[nocmig
recording]
Chipping
call (2.2-3.4 kHz)
from a Redshank at night at 00:37.
[File
name: redshank117191nocmig090520]
Click here for the MP3 file
Common
Greenshank Tringa
nebularia
Purfleet, Essex,
England 51º
28' 52.62'' N 00º 13' 56.11'' E 2
May 2020
[nocmig
recording]
Tyu
tyu tyu calls (2.3-3.0 kHz)
from a Greenshank at night at 02:49.
[File
name: greenshank117172nocmig020520]
Click here for the MP3 file
Green
Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Whimbrel Numenius
phaeopus
Purfleet, Essex,
England 51º
28' 52.62'' N 00º 13' 56.11'' E 27
April 2020
[nocmig
recording]
Call
from a Green Sandpiper (3.4-4.9 kHz) and Whimbrel (1.4-3.1
kHz) in flight at night at 02:00.
[File
name: greensandpiper117156nocmig270420]
Click here for the MP3 file
Black-headed
Gull Larus
ridibundus
Purfleet, Essex,
England 51º
28' 52.62'' N 00º 13' 56.11'' E 25
May 2020
[nocmig
recording]
Calls
from Black-headed Gulls in flight at night at 01:45.
[File
name: blackheadedgull117211nocmig250520]
Click here for the MP3 file
Common
Tern Sterna
hirundo
Purfleet, Essex,
England 51º
28' 52.62'' N 00º 13' 56.11'' E 25
May 2020
[nocmig
recording]
Calls
from a Common Tern in flight at dawn at 05:36.
[File
name: commontern117213nocmig250520]
Click here for the MP3 file
Barn
Owl Tyto alba
Purfleet, Essex,
England 51º
28' 52.62'' N 00º 13' 56.11'' E 15
Mar
2021
[nocmig
recording]
Call
from a Barn Owl at night at 04:16. Hoarse shriek (1.3
sec) at 1.4-2.4 kHz, ending with a wader-like element
at 7 kHz.
[File
name: barnowl117441nocmig150321]
Click here for the MP3 file
Barn
Owl Tyto alba
Purfleet, Essex,
England 51º
28' 52.62'' N 00º 13' 56.11'' E 7
May
2020
[nocmig
recording]
Call
from a Barn Owl at night at 02:18. Hissy shriek, rising
slightly in frequency.
Bird
was at picked up at least 700 metre away on the other
side of the River Thames in Kent.
[File
name: barnowl117187nocmig070520]
Click here for the MP3 file
Tawny
Owl Strix aluco
Purfleet, Essex,
England 51º
28' 52.62'' N 00º 13' 56.11'' E 21
Mar
2021
[nocmig
recording]
Advertising
call
from a male Tawny Owl at night at 03:26. Distant - harmonic
elements not present in sonogram.
[File
name: tawnyowl117448nocmig200321]
Click here for the MP3 file
Common
Kingfisher Alcedo
atthis
Purfleet, Essex,
England 51º
28' 52.62'' N 00º 13' 56.11'' E 27
May
2020
[nocmig
recording]
Call
from a Kingfisher in flight at 04:17.
[File
name: kingfisher117220nocmig270520]
Click here for the MP3 file
European
Robin Erithacus
rubecula
Purfleet, Essex,
England 51º
28' 52.62'' N 00º 13' 56.11'' E 27
May 2020
[nocmig
recording]
Call
from a European Robin in flight at night at 03:10.
Short
(0.074 sec/74 msec), high-frequency,
polyphonic tsee call composed of two elements:
1). 7.7-8.2 kHz; 2). 6.4-6.9 kHz.
[File
name: robin117220nocmig270520]
Click here for the MP3 file
Blackbird Turdus
merula
Purfleet, Essex,
England 51º
28' 52.62'' N 00º 13' 56.11'' E 27
April 2020
[nocmig
recording]
Call
from a Blackbird in flight at night at 03:59.
Short,
high-pitched (6.3-9.1 kHz) srrri.
[File
name: blackbird117157nocmig270420]
Click here for the MP3 file
Blackbird Turdus
merula
Purfleet, Essex,
England 51º
28' 52.62'' N 00º 13' 56.11'' E 25
May 2020
[nocmig
recording]
Alarm
call
from a Blackbird in flight at dawn at 05:37.
[File
name: blackbird117213nocmig250520]
Click here for the MP3 file
Song Thrush Turdus
philomelus
Purfleet, Essex,
England 51º
28' 52.62'' N 00º 13' 56.11'' E 4
Mar 2021
[nocmig
recording]
Call
from a Song Thrush in flight at night at 02:50.
Very
short
(0.026 sec/26 msec), high-frequency,
zit call at 7.1-10.2 kHz.
[File
name: songthrush117431nocmig040321]
Click here for the MP3 file
Song Thrush Turdus
philomelus
Purfleet, Essex,
England 51º
28' 52.62'' N 00º 13' 56.11'' E 25
Mar 2021
[nocmig
recording]
Call
from a Song Thrush in flight at night at 02:23.
Very
short
(0.034 sec/34 msec), high-frequency,
zit call at 7.6-10.8 kHz.
[File
name: songthrush117452nocmig250321]
Click here for the MP3 file
Redwing Turdus
iliacus
Purfleet, Essex,
England 51º
28' 52.62'' N 00º 13' 56.11'' E 21
Mar 2021
[nocmig
recording]
Call
from a Redwing in flight at night at 04:48.
Short
(0.30 sec), high-frequency,
polyphonic tsee call at 6.3-8.3 kHz.
[File
name: redwing117449nocmig200321]
Click here for the MP3 file
Redwing Turdus
iliacus
Purfleet, Essex,
England 51º
28' 52.62'' N 00º 13' 56.11'' E 21
Mar 2021
[nocmig
recording]
Call
from a Redwing in flight at night at 03:34.
Short
(0.48 sec), high-frequency,
polyphonic tsee call at 6.0-8.2 kHz.
[File
name: redwing117448nocmig200321]
Click here for the MP3 file
Redwing Turdus
iliacus
Purfleet, Essex,
England 51º
28' 52.62'' N 00º 13' 56.11'' E 1
Mar 2021
[nocmig
recording]
Call
from a Redwing in flight at night at 02:10.
Short
(0.23-0.31 sec), high-frequency,
polyphonic tsee call at 6.3-7.6 kHz.
[File
name: redwing117423nocmig010321]
Click here for the MP3 file
Purfleet, Essex,
England 51º
28' 52.62'' N 00º 13' 56.11'' E 15
Mar 2021
[nocmig
recording]
Calls
from Redwings in flight at night at 04:57.
Short
(0.7-1.2 sec), high-frequency,
polyphonic tsee call at 6.1-8.1 kHz.
[File
name: redwing117441nocmig150321]
Click here for the MP3 file
Western
Yellow Wagtail Motacilla
flava flavissima
Purfleet, Essex,
England 51º
28' 52.62'' N 00º 13' 56.11'' E 5
May 2020
[nocmig
recording]
Call
from a migrant Yellow Wagtail in flight at dawn at 05:04.
[File
name: yellowwagtail117182nocmig050520]
Click here for the MP3 file
Grey
Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
Purfleet, Essex,
England 51º
28' 52.62'' N 00º 13' 56.11'' E 21
May 2020
[nocmig
recording]
Calls
from a Grey Wagtail in flight at 06:30.
[File
name: greywagtail117209nocmig210520]
Click here for the MP3 file
Pied
Wagtail Motacilla
alba yarrellii
Purfleet, Essex,
England 51º
28' 52.62'' N 00º 13' 56.11'' E 21
May 2020
[nocmig
recording]
Calls
from a Pied Wagtail in flight at 06:00.
[File
name: piedwagtail117209nocmig210520]
Click here for the MP3 file
Dunnock Prunella
modularis
Purfleet, Essex,
England 51º
28' 52.62'' N 00º 13' 56.11'' E 21
Mar 2021
[nocmig
recording]
Calls
from a Dunnock at 06:20. Single element at 5.1-6.1
kHz.
[File
name: dunnock117450nocmig200321]
Click here for the MP3 file
Black-billed
Magpie
Cyanopica cyanus
Purfleet, Essex,
England 51º
28' 52.62'' N 00º 13' 56.11'' E 31
May 2020
[nocmig
recording]
Alarm
calls from two Magpies at dawn, 04:33.
[File
name: magpie117234nocmig310520]
Click here for the MP3 file
Eurasian
Jackdaw
Corvus monedula
Purfleet, Essex,
England 51º
28' 52.62'' N 00º 13' 56.11'' E 21
May 2021
[nocmig
recording]
Calls from a
Jackdaw at dawn, 05:59.
[File
name: jackdaw117449nocmig200321]
Click here for the MP3 file
Common
Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
Purfleet, Essex,
England 51º
28' 52.62'' N 00º 13' 56.11'' E 17
May 2020
[nocmig
recording]
Alarm
calls from a Starling at 07:04.
[File
name: starling117204nocmig170520son]
Click here for the MP3 file
Ring-necked
Parakeet Psittacula
krameri
Purfleet, Essex,
England 51º
28' 52.62'' N 00º 13' 56.11'' E 21
May 2020
[nocmig
recording]
Song
from a Ring-necked Parakeet at 07:06.
[File
name: rnparakeet117209nocmig210520]
Click here for the MP3 file
European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
Purfleet, Essex,
England 51º
28' 52.62'' N 00º 13' 56.11'' E 30
May 2020
[nocmig
recording]
Calls
from a European Goldfinch in flight at dawn at 04:41.
[File
name: goldfinch117229nocmig300520]
Click here for the MP3 file
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