bird song

[thebeard]

i heard an odd bird song today, seemed to be utilising a bit of mimicry. it was coming from a small stand of trees opposite my bustop at uni in the middle of arable countryside. was around 4 30 so getting pretty dark so i couldnt see it.

the bird was singing very loudly and was using calls which sounded like -
great tit song and alarm calls
blue tit song and alarm though sped up considerably
a couple of 'car alarm' type calls repeated a lot
also was' whistling' a bit and there were a few trills here and there.

i know its a long shot, but does anyone have any idea what i could have been hearing, whoever it was, they were very persistent! my only thoughts is that it could have been a starling as i know they are well known for their song mimicry.

cheers
tom

[captaincarot]

probably a starling as you say

[aeshna5]

I also reckon Starling is a good bet!

[Jason Claxton]

I think that it was probably Starling too,Tom.

[loripo]

Our local blackbirds speak Starling

[thebeard]

cool cheers folks, i hope he's going to be about next week, it was nice to listen to, interesting too.