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Mar 31, 2022 9 tweets 5 min read Read on X
Afternoon everyone. For today's #TwitterBirdsong, shall we do Seven Woodland Birds To Listen For?

Yes. Let's.
1. Nuthatch. And already the 'Seven Birds' thing is ruined, because the nuthatch makes enough sounds for about ten different species. Here's one of the common ones. xeno-canto.org/235146 Pastel shades: peach on chest, blue/grey on back. Black eyes
1b, 1c, 1d. And here are three more nuthatch sounds. The pesky things. xeno-canto.org/458397
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xeno-canto.org/74865
2. Great spotted woodpecker. There is the famous drumming sound, of course, but that is mostly a spring thing. Year-round, you're more likely to hear this sharp 'kick' call. Look up! xeno-canto.org/514801 Noblest of birds. Pied plumage with red on the underside and
3. Green woodpecker. A visit to our local woods isn't complete without the sound of a green woodpecker's mocking laughter from the other side of the woods. xeno-canto.org/76373 It is, as you'd expect from the name, green. But it also has
4. Jay. This peachy corvid quite often utters this raw shriek just to let you know that it's pissed off about something or other. xeno-canto.org/438384 As I say, peachy. But also the striking electric blue wing f
5. Blackcap. Scrabbling, scratchy, fluting, jumpy. Like a pile of rubble with hidden Wedgwood. xeno-canto.org/399633 Grey/brown bird with, yes, a black cap (if it were a female
6. Treecreeper. Very high, piping, shivery. Look for something bark-coloured climbing spiral-wise up a tree. xeno-canto.org/408121 I call them 'bark mouse'.
7. Goldcrest. The best. Even higher and very fast. Tsee-bada tsee-bada tsee-bada tsee-bada scabba diddle-oo.

xeno-canto.org/570588 Olive. Tiny. Gold crest.

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