Britains most common songbird

Jonny · #1 (**permalink**) 28-05-2006, 09:19 PM

Oops I said the blackbird.................Jon

Jonny · #2 (**permalink**) 28-05-2006, 09:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Jonny

Oops I said the blackbird.................Jon

I would of thought that there were more blackbirds than wrens, but obviously I am wrong.................Jon

wildone · #3 (**permalink**) 28-05-2006, 09:21 PM

I reckon Wren _ Troglodytes troglodytes.

Gill Catton · #4 (**permalink**) 28-05-2006, 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Jonny

I would of thought that there were more blackbirds than wrens, but obviously I am wrong.................Jon

If you get into survey and actually plot the birds down as you see and hear them wrens are regularly the most frequent, though dunnocks and whitethroat are doing quite well this year in a couple of my sites!! Hopfully the dunnock may be recovering from it's decline!!

Jonny · #5 (**permalink**) 28-05-2006, 09:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Gill Catton

If you get into survey and actually plot the birds down as you see and hear them wrens are regularly the most frequent, though dunnocks and whitethroat are doing quite well this year in a couple of my sites!! Hopfully the dunnock may be recovering from it's decline!!

loads of dunnocks round here and also wrens too, but the blackbirds are everywhere, hence my answer.
Good quiz though, I would of done really well on it..............Jon

Boddie · #6 (**permalink**) 29-05-2006, 09:10 AM

I had a bird singing outside my house last night so recorded it with my PDA. Actually it sounds like there may be more than one. It really was a lovely sound and I sat in carpark for some time listening to it. I hear them here every morning, as I have the windows wide open but I never really thought about it too much. Last night there was a few in the area but one very close. I could not see it in the tree but saw the tree it was coming from. I thought it must be really content sat up the tree singing away to its friends and them joining in too. It was a supercool bird

Jonny · #7 (**permalink**) 29-05-2006, 09:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Boddie

I had a bird singing outside my house last night so recorded it with my PDA. Actually it sounds like there may be more than one. It really was a lovely sound and I sat in carpark for some time listening to it. I hear them here every morning, as I have the windows wide open but I never really thought about it too much. Last night there was a few in the area but one very close. I could not see it in the tree but saw the tree it was coming from. I thought it must be really content sat up the tree singing away to its friends and them joining in too. It was a supercool bird

Why not upload it into sounds Boddie.................Jon

Boddie · #8 (**permalink**) 29-05-2006, 09:31 AM

Unfortunately the file is 670k so its too large for the sounds section. I will see if I can convert the .wav file to .mpeg and make it smaller, then I shall upload if I can work it out.

Cheers

Boddie

Jonny · #9 (**permalink**) 29-05-2006, 09:35 AM

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Unfortunately the file is 670k so its too large for the sounds section. I will see if I can convert the .wav file to .mpeg and make it smaller, then I shall upload if I can work it out.

Cheers

Boddie

Its easy to do, just the same as uploading a photo. You could shorten the recording to make it smaller...............Jon

Boddie · #10 (**permalink**) 29-05-2006, 09:39 AM

I am not sure how to shorten it and I just found out that the software I had has time elapsed. Thats bang out of order as I paid some money for it. Is there anything Windows XP that I can use?

Jonny · #11 (**permalink**) 29-05-2006, 10:20 AM

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I am not sure how to shorten it and I just found out that the software I had has time elapsed. Thats bang out of order as I paid some money for it. Is there anything Windows XP that I can use?

You got me there..........I am not sure. I think that windows media player is just that, a player, though I may be wrong. You could try making a copy (just in case) and having a play around, seeing if you can delete part of it..............Jon

pheonix · #12 (**permalink**) 30-05-2006, 09:02 PM

Chaffinch's - there everywhare!

cherrybee · #13 (**permalink**) 30-05-2006, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Boddie

I am not sure how to shorten it and I just found out that the software I had has time elapsed. Thats bang out of order as I paid some money for it. Is there anything Windows XP that I can use?

try this I have had it for years it converts wave to mp3 and basic program is free.
http://www.dbpoweramp.com/

eeyore · #14 (**permalink**) 31-05-2006, 12:34 AM

Nice one CB, I was going to say play it back on your speakers and rerecord part of it with the PDA, simple is often best - look at me !

Imaginos · #15 (**permalink**) 31-05-2006, 07:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Jonny

loads of dunnocks round here and also wrens too, but the blackbirds are everywhere, hence my answer.
Good quiz though, I would of done really well on it..............Jon

Blackbirds are more common in most Urban and Suburban areas, but in woodland and scrub wrens are present in much higher densities.

JohnF · #16 (**permalink**) 02-06-2006, 06:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Boddie

I am not sure how to shorten it and I just found out that the software I had has time elapsed. Thats bang out of order as I paid some money for it. Is there anything Windows XP that I can use?

Boddie, some sound editing features can be had by downloading WavePad, it's feee. Here the link.

http://www.nch.com.au/wavepad/masters.html

John