Danllan
Member
- Location
- Sir Gar / Carms
Several times this year I have been in the yard and heard a cricket chirruping on sunny days. Thinking that unlikely so early in the year, I have investigated and found the sound to be a cock house sparrow, in fact I think there are two or three doing it. Other sparrows here sound normal, but these are making a noise indistinguishable from a cricket.
I haven't come across this before, here or elsewhere, although I am aware that birds do adapt their calls and have regional 'accents'*. I know it is not my imagination because Mrs Danllan has heard them too, and she is normal.
However, they're evasive - if I take my 'phone out to record them the little s*ds fly off or shut up. Anyone else come across such a change in calls?
*When I mentioned this to a neighbour the other day, he said that he used to have a blackbird around his house that finished its songs with the opening bar of Beethoven's 5th; thinking he was taking the p*ss I asked his keeper, she confirmed it.
I haven't come across this before, here or elsewhere, although I am aware that birds do adapt their calls and have regional 'accents'*. I know it is not my imagination because Mrs Danllan has heard them too, and she is normal.
However, they're evasive - if I take my 'phone out to record them the little s*ds fly off or shut up. Anyone else come across such a change in calls?
*When I mentioned this to a neighbour the other day, he said that he used to have a blackbird around his house that finished its songs with the opening bar of Beethoven's 5th; thinking he was taking the p*ss I asked his keeper, she confirmed it.