Help id this bird song, please.

[Insomniak]

For the last few weeks I've been hearing a bird in the distance and despite listening to hundreds of bird song recordings, I haven't had any luck IDing it.
It sounds like eeeee uuuuu eeeee uuuuu repeated 3 or 4 times then a lull before it starts up again.
The "eeeee" part is high pitched and the "uuuuu" part is about 2 notes lower.
Nice clear sound, just simply those two notes.

I hear it mainly afternoon and early evening and it seems to be high in the trees a few 100m away . I'm in Dublin, pretty urban setting but close to a huge wooded area and gardens.

I've tried recording it (on an iPhone) but it's barely audible, I would need a better recorder, I'm afraid.
In the meantime... any ideas?

[Dogghound]

Blue tit?

[Gatekeeper]

Are you sure it's not somebody expressing their appreciation of the European Union.

[accipter]

How long is a peace of string, or this a wind up.

[Insomniak]

Totally genuine, I'm just useless at identifying birds by their songs.
In the recordings I've listened to, the Coal Tit sings a two-note song which is slightly similar, though it's faster than the one I'm trying to id.

[RoyW]

Originally Posted by Insomniak

In the meantime... any ideas?

Try Coal Tit ( XC53736 Coal Tit (Parus ater) | sound on xeno-canto/europe )
...or a car alarm!



Edit:

Originally Posted by Insomniak

Totally genuine, I'm just useless at identifying birds by their songs.
In the recordings I've listened to, the Coal Tit sings a two-note song which is slightly similar, though it's faster than the one I'm trying to id.

You must have posted while I was copying the link. The speed of delivery of Coal Tit song/calls can vary.

[captaincarot]

general rule of thumb if it's a call you can't recognise it's probably a great tit

they have 70 odd calls documented, probably a lot more variations.

[RoyW]

Originally Posted by captaincarot

general rule of thumb if it's a call you can't recognise it's probably a great tit

And that's another very good suggestion!

[Insomniak]

Originally Posted by RoyW

Try Coal Tit ( XC53736 Coal Tit (Parus ater) | sound on xeno-canto/europe )
...or a car alarm!



Edit:
You must have posted while I was copying the link. The speed of delivery of Coal Tit song/calls can vary.

Thanks!
But neither the Coal Tit nor the Great Tit has the clear UUUUUU sound, and their songs are scratchy in comparison to what I'm trying to ID. It's a lovely full rich sound, more blackbird-like in tone, actually.

[accipter]

The only bird I can think of with a blackbird tone is a blackcap see you got me at it again.