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31-01-2010, 08:40 PM
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Please help, I've been driving myself crazy to remember what bird makes a noise described as two pebbles knocking together. I have heard that sound around (obviously, not recently tho), always thought it was a bullfinch but listening to some of the files online doesn't sound anything like. It'll be a fairly common woodland/hedgerow type one. Or maybe I'm imagining the whole description thing.
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31-01-2010, 08:44 PM
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The pebbles thing I think is a Chat (Stonechat?), but I guess this is not so common 
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31-01-2010, 08:59 PM
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I would also suggest the alarm call of a Stonechat. I am listening to a recording of one now - just like two stones being knocked together.
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31-01-2010, 09:03 PM
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Try Blackcap.
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31-01-2010, 09:06 PM
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Also, the time of year, and location are useful bits of info. British Garden Birds has sound recordings of calls and maps of location at different times of the year.
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31-01-2010, 09:28 PM
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Originally Posted by AshLee  Try Blackcap. | The alarm call of a Blackcap does sound like stones tapping too although there tends to be an intermitant 'squark' (don't know how to describe it) too.
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31-01-2010, 09:42 PM
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The "traditional" two pebbles being knocked together call is Stonechat - hence the "Stone" bit, I suppose. 
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A single metallic chink is probably a great tit, especially at this time of year when they are most active. Can anyone tell us a good place to get bird song IDs? animartco |
01-02-2010, 12:59 PM
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Lots of birds make noises like pebbles banging together. Lesser Whitethroat being the most obvious and well known for it. Blackcap too. Stonechats/Robins/Wrens tend to sound more 'clicky' - bit like the Long tailed Tit 'clack'.
'Woodland/Hedgerow' is not likely habitat for Stonechat but certainly Lesser Whitethroat and Blackcaps. If it's a loud agitated 'click' it will be a Robin or Wren.
The RSPB has common bird sound files on it's website animartco, which should be OK for your purposes. I use, Jean L Roche set of 4 CDs which gives all the bird songs of Europe, including their contact/mating/alarm calls etc. but it's rather heavy going if you just want uk birds.
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01-02-2010, 06:51 PM
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Thanks to you all, I guess I probably heard a great tit 'chink' as they are pretty common (see I knew it was a common bird!) around here & knowing my bird song id skills (& bad memory  ) got it crosswired in my head with the description of two pebbles knocking together description of a stonechat. Oops! Guess I need to re-enter bird song school  .
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