Bird call identification needed

[Sethayla]

This is probably a long shot. I've never seen the bird, but hear it regularly, quite often in the early morning when I go and let the chickens out. It short, loud and has three notes. It starts on the middle note, goes to a lower note, and then up to a higher note. They are virtually stacatto, not running into each other. Does any of that make sense?

Hope someone can help, this has been bugging me for weeks now!!

[Dorts]

Could be a Song Thrush, (with a rather limited repertoire).
Their clear and quite load 'song' is usually made-up of 3 or 4 notes, repeated with slight variation, similar to that which you describe.
I can think of other garden birds with 3 or 4 notes, but none very loud.
I'm sure you'll get other suggestions.
Dorts.

[RoyW]

Moorhen perhaps? Is there a pond, stream, or wet ditch nearby?

[Sethayla]

No, not a moorhen. The environment is lots of large oak trees, and parkland over the road. Seems to be coming from the direction of the oak trees.

It does sound like the beginning of a song thrush call, but not as warbly, and much louder.

[Sethayla]

Just managed to get a glimpse of it this morning, and I think it is a parakeet or something. I saw one in the garden a good few months ago, but never saw it again, hoped that it had been recaptured, but it would be surviving at least during the summer. It has a green underside, red beak, and from memory a blue tail.

I suppose the next questions are would it survive the winter? And would it be worthwhile trying to recapture it, or let it enjoy the freedom for however long that may be?

[Dogghound]

Could be a ring-necked parakeet, several large feral colonies exist around Britain and the birds survive winter quite well.