I was puzzled by the call of a bird hidden in a thicket by our local lake. I had suspicions that it was a Cettis Warbler and your video has now confirmed this. My favourite is the Grasshopper Warbler as it takes me back 60 years when I heard these in a plantation of young conifers in Swaffham forest in Norfolk. There were several birds calling. Thankyou.
Thank you so much, I’ve been trying to identify a bird who sings so beautifully from the top of a large oak nearby, after listening to your video I think it’s the willow warbler, such amazing clarity of song.
Thanks, great to know its proving useful. I made it after the manager of RSPB Newport was kind enough to point out the call of the Lesser Whitethroat a few years ago and I found that so helpful.
I know what you mean Simon, it does take time to recognise them but I’d recommend Wood Warbler and Lesser Whitethroat as another pair that are pretty distinctive.
Yes they’re very similar although as I was able to hear them both locally for a couple of weeks I could eventually tell them apart. I did do this video comparing them. th-cam.com/video/N6_pO5kbN5M/w-d-xo.htmlsi=7l6Vt6h2McmuJRL_
Some fab footage - thanks for sharing. I’ve been teaching myself to recognise birdsong since lockdown and still find the warblers incredibly confusing (chiffchaff aside ☺️).
Thank you so much Sarah, great to know it’s proving useful. I’m hoping to update it eventually with more 4K footage but as you can appreciate some of them are quite elusive (chiffchaff aside😊).
What a great video! With these 'LBJ'S" I always hear them first and if I can't find them in the binoculars as I stare into the abyss of green and brown - with varying light - I'll at least know what I was trying to see. 😁
Nice work, I'm just getting started and am looking forward to getting some of these in the next couple of months, sadly not the Savi's and doubtful I'll see a Grasshopper, or Wood. But others species will show up.
Thank you Fraser, that’s for sure. Although I heard Willow Warblers regularly on passage it wasn’t until last year and heading up into the hills that I got some very good footage. Likewise the Wood Warbler. It’s very much a case of finding their preferred habitat and the chances of seeing them are much heigher!
Very pleasant and a joy_ the wood warbler is my favourite great shot. There is one in Portree. Last year it sang and sang I dont know if it got a mate.
@@johnluk just getting back into birding but your videos are a great help and I live in carephilly so we’ve been to the places you’ve video John , apart from magor ! Must get down there next couple of days!!!
Great sound and views! I hate the lazy "LBJ" epithet though, as your superb video shows each bird is unique - even the garden warbler is unique in its lack of diagnostic marks! Typically the Marsh warbler is my favourite (missing) and its crazy song is rivalled only by the Icterine in my view. You're right that they can all be identified by calls and song.
@@johnluk Never, as you know they are so scarce, but birdwatching in Lithuania ... I spent a lot of afternoons standing a few feet away from them in wonder at their virtuosity!! Listening to them every day for weeks you can tell the difference between the stuttering staccatto of the reed warbler and the incredibly varied mimicry of the marsh. They imitate birds they have wintered with in Africa, I guess that;s how they come over all windswept and interesting to the females!!
I was puzzled by the call of a bird hidden in a thicket by our local lake. I had suspicions that it was a Cettis Warbler and your video has now confirmed this. My favourite is the Grasshopper Warbler as it takes me back 60 years when I heard these in a plantation of young conifers in Swaffham forest in Norfolk. There were several birds calling. Thankyou.
Thank you David, great to know it’s proving useful!
Thank you so much, I’ve been trying to identify a bird who sings so beautifully from the top of a large oak nearby, after listening to your video I think it’s the willow warbler, such amazing clarity of song.
Thank you Juliet, it’s great to know it was helpful. 😊
Amazing footage. I live near some Reed beds so this is really useful for me. Thank you 👌
Thanks, great to know its proving useful. I made it after the manager of RSPB Newport was kind enough to point out the call of the Lesser Whitethroat a few years ago and I found that so helpful.
Chiffcaff, dartford and grasshopper aside, I don’t think I’ll ever be able to teach myself to recognise these!!!
I know what you mean Simon, it does take time to recognise them but I’d recommend Wood Warbler and Lesser Whitethroat as another pair that are pretty distinctive.
Very useful. Thanks for taking the time to create and upload the clips.
Paul Davis: Thank you, it’s great to know it’s been appreciated. 👍
I had no idea that the Savi's also reels (like a Grasshopper W.)
Yes they’re very similar although as I was able to hear them both locally for a couple of weeks I could eventually tell them apart. I did do this video comparing them. th-cam.com/video/N6_pO5kbN5M/w-d-xo.htmlsi=7l6Vt6h2McmuJRL_
Some fab footage - thanks for sharing. I’ve been teaching myself to recognise birdsong since lockdown and still find the warblers incredibly confusing (chiffchaff aside ☺️).
Thank you so much Sarah, great to know it’s proving useful. I’m hoping to update it eventually with more 4K footage but as you can appreciate some of them are quite elusive (chiffchaff aside😊).
What a great video! With these 'LBJ'S" I always hear them first and if I can't find them in the binoculars as I stare into the abyss of green and brown - with varying light - I'll at least know what I was trying to see. 😁
Thanks Lee. You might like to know that you are not alone in standing under a tree and hearing a bird but finding it impossible to actually see it! 😅
Nice work, I'm just getting started and am looking forward to getting some of these in the next couple of months, sadly not the Savi's and doubtful I'll see a Grasshopper, or Wood. But others species will show up.
Thank you Fraser, that’s for sure. Although I heard Willow Warblers regularly on passage it wasn’t until last year and heading up into the hills that I got some very good footage. Likewise the Wood Warbler. It’s very much a case of finding their preferred habitat and the chances of seeing them are much heigher!
Wood warbler sounds like a spinning coin coming to rest
Very pleasant and a joy_ the wood warbler is my favourite great shot. There is one in Portree. Last year it sang and sang I dont know if it got a mate.
Cheers Malcolm, good luck with spotting them this year!
Very informative thank you for sharing.
QuadyModo Thanks for the feedback, glad you enjoyed it!
Awesome thanks for sharing
Thanks John! I hope to update it with more 4K footage over time.
The Savis warbler sounds similer to Grasshopper warbler
Brilliant very helpfull
Thank you Jacqueline, great to know it’s appreciated! 🙏
Brilliant
Thank you so much! Glad you liked it. It’s great to get such positive feedback!
@@johnluk just getting back into birding but your videos are a great help and I live in carephilly so we’ve been to the places you’ve video John , apart from magor ! Must get down there next couple of days!!!
Nice video :)
Thank you my friend, you’re very kind.
Great sound and views! I hate the lazy "LBJ" epithet though, as your superb video shows each bird is unique - even the garden warbler is unique in its lack of diagnostic marks! Typically the Marsh warbler is my favourite (missing) and its crazy song is rivalled only by the Icterine in my view. You're right that they can all be identified by calls and song.
Thanks Conor! Would love to see a Marsh, have you seen one in the U.K.?
@@johnluk Never, as you know they are so scarce, but birdwatching in Lithuania ... I spent a lot of afternoons standing a few feet away from them in wonder at their virtuosity!! Listening to them every day for weeks you can tell the difference between the stuttering staccatto of the reed warbler and the incredibly varied mimicry of the marsh. They imitate birds they have wintered with in Africa, I guess that;s how they come over all windswept and interesting to the females!!
@@michaelm3149 Thanks Conor, hope to hear one here one day. they keep popping up as rarities in various places.
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Cảm ơn Hàng Mai, họ rất dễ thương! 😊
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Thank you!