Unusual call

 
Jamie Allen
 
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Jamie Allen
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13 September 2018 09:25
 

Confirmed sighting as a Rose-Ringed Parakeet this morning.
Still in the same area and still very vocal.

 
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04 September 2018 09:19
 

Managed to get a very brief glimpse of the bird as it flew directly away from me this morning. From it’s outline, it appears to be a Rose-Ringed Parakeet (although I didn’t catch any coloration).

It’s still hanging around the same Blackbrook School / Master Thatcher area, and can be heard calling very clearly.

Hope to get a decent sighting later this week when I can spend some time down there, but it’s certainly not a Little Owl.

 
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31 August 2018 09:20
 

Hi Jamie.
I think your calls are of Juvenile Little Owls and there may be an adult there too. I note they are in an apple tree and as they live by orchards it is more likely to be them than a tawny, whose young would in any case be much older at this time of year.
Could you say where this location is? The SOS is currently conducting a survey on Little Owls and would love to have info on this possible breeding site.
Thanks
Bob Jervis

 
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30 August 2018 14:56
 

Can anyone help ID this very unusual call/song from a tree in east Taunton yesterday?

https://www.xeno-canto.org/432563

I couldn’t gets eyes on it due to the leaf coverage of the tree it was sitting in (and no bins).

Escapee?

Cheers