val douest Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 Can anyone help us identify a bird which we hear each evening callingfrom the trees on the edge of the wood? We never see it, but itbegins in the early evening and carries on far into the night. Itis a rather plaintive sound, between a 'woo' and a 'mew' which lastsabout a second and is quite soft but very clear. I have listenedto sound recordings of all the owls and nothing comes close. Itis probably something very ordinary but we are mystified! Anysuggestions gratefully received,Val Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris pp Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 Scops Owl?Don't know where you can hear a recording though, but it is exactly as you describe. Sounds like a midwife toad, if you've ever heard one of those.Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
val douest Posted July 13, 2006 Author Share Posted July 13, 2006 Many thanks, Chris. I managed to track down a recording of thescops owl on www.junglewalk.com/popup.asp?type=a&AnimalAudioID=7126and the midwife toad (with lots of other interesting creatures!) onwww.shopping.yahoo.com/p:Songs%20Through%20the%20Seasons:1921249857which brings you to 'Songs through the seasons' by Jean C Roche. If you click on 'tracks' you can listen to a whole range of wildlifesounds, from the fat doormouse to a fallow deer (the scops owl is onthere too).And yes, I think it probably is a scops owl - it's certainly verysimilar, much closer than anything else we have identified. Sothanks again; all we can do now is hope it will emerge from the woodbefore dark so we can get a good look.Val Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris pp Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 Val, thanks for the links, I'm sure they will be useful for other people, I have almost everything on CD but not much use to anyone else. Incidentally, the mid wife toad ones a bit "cluttered" when you hear them in the wild they are often clearer, just a gentle poop poop with greater intervals between each call..Good luck with viewing the owl (s), never know you may have young.Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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