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Old 02-05-2006, 05:26 PM
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Re: Bird song

I am sure i read somewhere the Blue Tit has 82 different calls/songs so it's an uphill struggle.

I have found that starting with the common birds first like Blackbird,Robin,Chaffinch etc helps me rather than getting bogged down with the more obscure birds.

There are some like Cetti's Warbler which are unlike no other and can be easily remembered.

I also carry an Ipaq with bird songs on it which give the alarm calls and main call which i find helps,especially when trying to id a singing bird i don't immediately know ........i can play the call of the bird i think it is and match it up.
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