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Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
Mimicry in the Whinchat The following sonograms are from a single male Whinchat mimicking at least 15 avian species (plus lamb & frog!) in a 10 minute period.
Glen Brerachan, Perthshire, Scotland 56° 45' 18.9'' N 03° 35' 20.9'' W 17 June 2009, 0540h Singing male incorporating thrush mimicry; single verse consisting of Mistle Thrush alarm rattle followed by three phrases of Blackbird song.
Glen Brerachan, Perthshire, Scotland 56° 45' 18.9'' N 03° 35' 20.9'' W 17 June 2009, 0540h Singing male incorporating finch mimicry; a single verse consisting of rearranged Chaffinch song (trill-flourish-trill).
Glen Brerachan, Perthshire, Scotland 56° 45' 18.9'' N 03° 35' 20.9'' W 17 June 2009, 0540h Singing male incorporating bunting mimicry; a single verse consisting of a very close representation of Corn Bunting song.
Glen Brerachan, Perthshire, Scotland 56° 45' 18.9'' N 03° 35' 20.9'' W 17 June 2009, 0540h Singing male incorporating multi-species mimicry in a single delivery; two rasps of Corncrake advertising song followed by territorial vocalisation of a displaying lapwing, and almost certainly a frog vocal.
Glen Brerachan, Perthshire, Scotland 56° 45' 18.9'' N 03° 35' 20.9'' W 17 June 2009, 0540h Singing male incorporating wader mimicry; a single verse consisting of two unrecogisable phrases and the start of Curlew terriorial vocalisation.
Glen Brerachan, Perthshire, Scotland 56° 45' 18.9'' N 03° 35' 20.9'' W 17 June 2009, 0540h Singing male incorporating hirundine mimicry; a single verse consisting of the dry chirps of a House Martin followed by possible Acrocephalus vocalisations.
Glen Brerachan, Perthshire, Scotland 56° 45' 18.9'' N 03° 35' 20.9'' W 17 June 2009, 0540h Singing male incorporating mammal mimicry; a single verse consisting of a representation of a distant lamb, followed by an unknown phrase.
Glen Brerachan, Perthshire, Scotland 56° 45' 18.9'' N 03° 35' 20.9'' W 17 June 2009, 0540h Singing male incorporating thrush mimicry; a single verse consisting of probable Nightingale phrases.
Glen Brerachan, Perthshire, Scotland 56° 45' 18.9'' N 03° 35' 20.9'' W 17 June 2009, 0540h Singing male incorporating wader mimicry; a single verse consisting of the piping flight call of Oystercatcher.
Glen Brerachan, Perthshire, Scotland 56° 45' 18.9'' N 03° 35' 20.9'' W 17 June 2009, 0540h Singing male incorporating bunting mimicry; a single verse consisting of Reed Bunting song, followed by an unknown phrase.
Glen Brerachan, Perthshire, Scotland 56° 45' 18.9'' N 03° 35' 20.9'' W 17 June 2009, 0540h Singing male incorporating thrush mimicry of two vocalisation types from the same species; a single verse consisting of Robin call followed by song phrases.
Glen Brerachan, Perthshire, Scotland 56° 45' 18.9'' N 03° 35' 20.9'' W 17 June 2009, 0540h Singing male incorporating hirundine mimicry; a single verse consisting of the fast, dry flight twitter of Barn Swallow.
Glen Brerachan, Perthshire, Scotland 56° 45' 18.9'' N 03° 35' 20.9'' W 17 June 2009, 0540h Singing male incorporating warbler mimicry; a single verse consisting of the first few phrases of Willow Warbler song.
Glen Brerachan, Perthshire, Scotland 56° 45' 18.9'' N 03° 35' 20.9'' W 17 June 2009, 0540h Singing male incorporating Wren mimicry; a single verse consisting of various phrases of Wren song.
Glen Brerachan, Perthshire, Scotland 56° 45' 18.9'' N 03° 35' 20.9'' W 17 June 2009, 0540h Singing male incorporating Wren mimicry; a single verse consisting of almost 3 seconds of various phrases of Wren song.
Pogorzelce, Bialowieza Forest, Poland 52º 43' 25.0'' N 23º 48' 38.0'' E 27 June 2009, 1848h Repeated calls consisting of a 'huu' note between 2-3 kHz, often followed by a harder single or double 'chat' note.
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