Birdsong with rhythm like Woody Woodpecker?

[Mercadante]

Today I heard a bird repeatedly singing cheep cheep cheep CHEEP cheep - exactly to the rhythm of Woody Woodpecker's Ha ha ha HA ha. Any idea what it might be? We mostly have woodland species, if that's a clue.

[leifus]

I've heard that before and wondered what it was but I can't say I know it I'm afraid

[Gill Catton]

Its always difficult to interpret someone elses version of a sound, but try chaffinch - have a look at the rspb's website, I think they have the bird songs within their id section (birds by name section)

[shei111]

Yes I too think its a chaffinch I watch and hear them in our garden males doing most of the singing sheila

[Mercadante]

Gill Catton wrote: Its always difficult to interpret someone elses version of a sound

You're telling me. I couldn't even think how to write the sound I put a generic 'cheep' for. On second thoughts maybe 'chirp' would have been better, but still quite wrong.

Thanks for the chaffinch suggestion. I thought the RSPB clip didn't really sound like it, but I have listened to so many now I'm not sure! I'll have to keep my ears out for it again.

[leifus]

The one that I've heard is definately not a chaffinch - it sounds exactly like woody the woodpecker.

[Pigeon feather]

I'm thinking perhaps blue tit, they have a cute little chirp that goes like the woody tune in a sense! that's what I thought anyway

[Astra]

How about a Green woodpecker?

That has a laughing call - also known as a yaffle.

The RSPB: Green woodpecker

[Dan Salter]

I was just about to suggest Green Woodpecker but Astra beat me to it...love your avatar Astra !

[Mercadante]

I don't think it was any kind of woodpecker - I checked them first because I wondered if the composer of the Woody Woodpecker tune had been really clever! This really had the tune exactly right, but sounded like a smaller bird. Maybe the local tits have been tuning in to children's TV.

[Dan Salter]

how about yellowhammer? just an idea.....

[witham]

I was going to write a similar topic until I read this, we've had a bird that goes ha, ha, haha , haha, ha (ish) in a high pitched tone and have wondered what it is, we often saw a Green Woodpecker last year as it used to come to one of the bird tables, but so far haven't seeen it this year. We get Chaffinches in the garden all year round but have only heard this call for a week or so.