Korbinian Ring 15.07.2020, 18:09 #1

Bird Expert Wanted

Here's the situation. Lately, I've been coming across some birds in the forest that I can't identify. Unfortunately, I only have photos of two of them (I'll upload them soon, but just for identification purposes—they're not great quality), and for the others, I only have audio recordings. So, if anyone is knowledgeable enough about birds to possibly recognize them by their songs, please get in touch—I’d be happy to share the audio files. Just to add, these aren’t your typical songbirds. There’s an owl, and presumably at least one bird of prey. I’ve listened to quite a few bird calls already, but I don’t think I found a match. Figured there must be some experts here🙂 Cheers, Korbi
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Karl-Heinz Sauer 16.07.2020, 10:30 #2
Hello Korbi!
Why not check out the internet? On the website "deutsche Vogelstimmen.de," you can listen to the calls of 295 German bird species. I’m sure you’ll find what you’re looking for there!
Best regards, Okasa
Korbinian Ring 16.07.2020, 11:32 #3
Thanks for the tip. We’ll see if it works... I’m not sure how big the differences are between males and females, or the different types of calls. I’m not confident I’ll be able to tell once I find him, but I’ll give it a try.
Korbinian Ring 02.11.2020, 20:29 #5
I had actually forgotten about this topic🙂 Thanks anyway, I'll save this for future reference.
Shortly after I asked, I managed to find a local expert who has often encountered them in the forest. It turned out to be sparrowhawks, and (after I saw them myself, I realized) it was a family with two or three young birds.
Unfortunately, I didn’t manage to get a photo. They were always high up or flying just above the trees, so all I have are audio recordings.
Maybe they’ll be back again next year.
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