Strange Animal Noises 3 am Help!!!

v0y4ger · #1 (**permalink**) 09-03-2010, 12:52 PM

Hi all,

I wondered if anyone could help me with this one.

Very early this morning I woke up and was quite warm, so I opened the window and got back into bed. I was lying there trying to fall asleep when I heard a fox bark. There followed a scuffle of some sort and then I heard a very very strange repetitive sound that I really can't identify.

It was a sort of whistle/wheeze followed immediately by a sort of gobbling sound. The creature repeated the call a number of times until it was far enough away for it not to be heard.

I should have gotten out of bed to look, I know, but I was a bit scared

so I just lay there listening. My hubby heard it too and didn't know what it was.

I live in the Cannock Chase region and we have deer, foxes, badgers, hedgehogs and supposedly wild boar and a mysterious big cat population.

Does anyone have any thoughts on what might have made the sound?

artdemole · #2 (**permalink**) 09-03-2010, 02:21 PM

Might have been badger but don't know how far your boundaries are

Eryri · #3 (**permalink**) 09-03-2010, 02:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by v0y4ger

Hi all,

It was a sort of whistle/wheeze followed immediately by a sort of gobbling sound.

Sounds to me like a farmer.

Sorry..

Richard G. · #4 (**permalink**) 09-03-2010, 03:10 PM

Fox with a Turkey?
Maybe not though...

jazzy10 · #5 (**permalink**) 30-01-2011, 09:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by v0y4ger

Hi all,

I wondered if anyone could help me with this one.

Very early this morning I woke up and was quite warm, so I opened the window and got back into bed. I was lying there trying to fall asleep when I heard a fox bark. There followed a scuffle of some sort and then I heard a very very strange repetitive sound that I really can't identify.

It was a sort of whistle/wheeze followed immediately by a sort of gobbling sound. The creature repeated the call a number of times until it was far enough away for it not to be heard.

I should have gotten out of bed to look, I know, but I was a bit scared

so I just lay there listening. My hubby heard it too and didn't know what it was.

I live in the Cannock Chase region and we have deer, foxes, badgers, hedgehogs and supposedly wild boar and a mysterious big cat population.

Does anyone have any thoughts on what might have made the sound?

hi, my name is mellissa, i live in australia, my daughter and i have heard the exact same noise that you have it is indeed creepy! have you found out what it is yet?

artdemole · #6 (**permalink**) 30-01-2011, 11:57 AM

Predator or fox finishing off a rabbit.

STYRBJORN · #7 (**permalink**) 30-01-2011, 12:03 PM

Asthmatic turkey.

2dogs2000 · #8 (**permalink**) 30-01-2011, 09:16 PM

I heard this a week ago and thanks to a link on here I discovered it was an alarm call of a fox. I don't know how to do a link but if you have a look at "A strange night call" posted on 25/01/11 then that gives you a link to the different sounds that foxes make. Hope that helps.