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 Black-eared Wheatear  Oenanthe hispanica melanoleuca

Ipsilou Monastery, Lesvos, Greece  39° 13' 50.0" N  26° 56' 18.4" E  22 May 2017

Territorial song from bare slope of rocky volcanic plug below an ancient monastery.

Song composed of short strophes of around one second, comprising a hurried series of dry chirps mixed with slightly more musical upslurred and downslurred elements.

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Lardia Valley, Lesvos, Greece  39° 13' 40.6" N  26° 01' 42.9" E  19 May 2017

Singing from a rocky outcrop above a slope with a dense herb-layer of spiny plants and sparse scrub layer, draining into a larger gorge.

Song composed of short strophes of around one second, comprising a hurried series of dry chirps mixed with slightly more musical upslurred and downslurred elements.

[File name: blackearedwheatear114461ecut] Click here for the MP3 file

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Ipsilou Monastery, Lesvos, Greece  39° 13' 50.0" N  26° 56' 18.4" E  19 May 2017

Territorial song from bare slope of rocky volcanic plug below an ancient monastery.

These song strophes composed largely of Barn Swalllow (Hirundo rustica) mimicry, mixed with normal song strophes.

[File name: blackearedwheatear114469ecut] Click here for the MP3 file

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