tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270024178512866290.post8744584578680322764..comments2023-10-27T07:29:26.285+00:00Comments on Polyolbion: Birdsong dialectsMatt Merritthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12371656447328595720noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270024178512866290.post-32055915086035308672015-06-14T11:46:20.868+00:002015-06-14T11:46:20.868+00:00We have actually a citizen-science project focused...We have actually a citizen-science project focused on Yellowhammer dialects (http://yellowhammers.net). If you would like to hear few examples, checkout this: http://yellowhammers.net/listenPavel Pipekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17505827815418302991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270024178512866290.post-14738298885204064152015-06-05T10:23:53.253+00:002015-06-05T10:23:53.253+00:00There’s a whole page of willow warbler/chiffchaff ...There’s a whole page of willow warbler/chiffchaff mixed singers here:<br /><br />http://www.xeno-canto.org/set/1004Harryhttp://heracliteanfire.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270024178512866290.post-3010620969101609912015-06-05T10:20:57.298+00:002015-06-05T10:20:57.298+00:00Here’s a recording I made of what I think was a wi...Here’s a recording I made of what I think was a willow warbler switching between willow warbler and chiffchaff song: http://www.xeno-canto.org/134763<br /><br />I think willow warbler/chiffchaff are somewhat well-known for doing that? Or for doing a mixed song. I don’t know if anyone has a convincing explanation for they they do it. It seems somehow more surprising to think of yellowhammer/corn bunting doing the same thing because they look so different, but I guess they’re both buntings. <br /><br />As if identifying birds wasn’t difficult enough… Harryhttp://heracliteanfire.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270024178512866290.post-29914014747371491402015-06-04T22:40:21.164+00:002015-06-04T22:40:21.164+00:00You have just made me wonder (though this is not n...You have just made me wonder (though this is not necessarily relevant to your Corn Bunting situation) whether it might be possible - now or in the future - to distinguish every bird by its unique voice. I know there was some thought that Inner Hebridean Corncrakes could be distinguished by their calls, just as humans can be, I suppose. Caroline Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05203454486693014969noreply@blogger.com