Recorded in rural South Wales, UK, last September, nobody I've played it to can tell what it is (and Merlin didn't know either)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TwEW5eprcyu8PtiOfxdwc_8hdDLn25wV/view?usp=drivesdk
(Apologies for the Drive link but I couldn't find an easy way to share audio files on here directly)
12 Comments
Tempus_Fugit@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 145d
This could also be a squirrel. Their alarm calls are close to this. Example.
CelloMike@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 145d
Oh my god I think that's it!
Looked up some other examples too and yeah it sounds very similar, I never knew they could make that noise
Tempus_Fugit@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 145d
Glad to hear you figured it out. I frequent a cemetery where there are thousands of squirrels and you'll hear them make all kinds of noises. Adorable creatures, but they eat all the damn bird seed!
shittydwarf@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 145d
Cat meowing?
atropa@piefed.social · 3 pts · 145d
CelloMike@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 145d
It sounded nothing like a cat to me, honestly. It was more like a squawk in real life, with a consistent high pitched ending sound which barely comes across in the recording, I've never heard a cat make a sound like that
Golfnbrew@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 145d
All three of my cats sound exactly like that. Especially when the food bowl is empty.
atropa@piefed.social · 3 pts · 145d
CelloMike@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 145d
If you've got a recording of the sound I'll gladly compare 😁 seems like I'm outnumbered here so I'll disappointedly concede that it's a cat
atropa@piefed.social · 1 pts · 144d
marighost@piefed.social · 3 pts · 145d
Could be a gray catbird? 😅
sudoMakeUser@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 145d
I'm 95% sure that is a cat.
coalie@piefed.zip · 1 pts · 145d
Have you tried the Merlin app or similar bird call app?
CelloMike@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 145d
Yes, this was recorded with Merlin, and as I said in the post it couldn't identify what it was
coalie@piefed.zip · 1 pts · 145d
Sorry, I missed that.