Interesting sound

For the last few days I've been hearing this odd bird noise - a kindo of staccato tsts. No melody just this weird sound. I heard it first on Monday just before a couple of black birds sounded the alarm, and then went absolutely mad dive bombing something out of my sight. Turned out to be a sparrow hawk which had caught ? a fledgling, as after a few seconds of this shrieking the hawk took off wih something in its talons.

Kept hearing the sound over the next few days - but couldn't see what the bird was. Clearly an alarm sound, and as there was a near by piping I assumed there a parent with young around - but couldn't see it in the trees. Today I finally saw what it was - a robin. Never heard them making that sound before - anyone else heard them?

 

I agree with Marley Fran,some strange 'sounds' at this time of the year. But for me the wonderful songs of a Song Thrush sitting high on a telegraph pole is the pain I have to bare:thumb:

 

That kind of pain is wonderful to have pal .

I'm getting to recognise quite a bit of birdsong - besides the wren, robin and thrush - the one I like is the burbling of gold finches - they have quite a nice song tooo.

What would we do without birdsong in our gardens. :thumb: