Spotted flycatcher / Grauschnäpper (Muscicapa striata)

Wikipedia eBird Vogelwarte BirdLife ZH ornitho.ch bird-song.ch Xeno-Canto BirdID NABU

In a pinch barbed wire will do instead of a tree branch. Source: WIKIPEDIA Wikipedia-300px-SpottedFlycatcheronfence.jpg
Classification: Genus Muscicapa; Family Old world flycatchers (Muscicapidae)
Perches on limbs in forest to swoop for insects and return to perch, specifically heard in woods near Staldenweiher.
Heard in woods near Staldenweiher, seen at Kaltbrunnerriet. Has streaks on crown and breast, rather than spots. Medium brown on head and back, light colored belly. 'Pincette-shaped beak'.
Gesang 'unauffaellig' - zirp x 2-3, mal steigender tWIT
Song: Song a primitive, slow series of various buzzing and very high pitched sounds. No recurring phrases. [Link]
Calls: The discreet calls often goes unnoticed. Most calls high pitched with a buzzing, "electric" timbre. Alarm call a sharp, drawn "tzreeeee-check", with the second syllable abruptly clipping the sound. [Link]
Physical details: length=14 cm, wingspan=23-25 cm, weight=14-20 g
Habitats: Settlement

Song: High (6-8 KHz?) short sound repeated every half to 5 seconds.
Song attributes: Melody: simple rhythmic, slow, Frequency: 6-8 KHz
Call: General: To me something between a one-note and an extremely simple melody, namely med-med chk-hi-med-med, with a very irregular speed, not at all like a metronome.
Call: Most calls high pitched with a buzzing, "electric" timbre. [Link]
XC656714 - Spotted Flycatcher - Muscicapa striata - Sounds similar to what I know.

XC656714 - Spotted Flycatcher - Muscicapa striata - Sounds similar to what I know. Source: XENOCANTO XC656714 - Spotted Flycatcher - Muscicapa striata.mp3 (call)


Call attributes: Call melody: stereotype melodic, slow, Frequency: 4-7 KHz,
First documented observation : 2020-06-03 in Hungerseeli.

Media


Spotted flycatcher and 13 or more flies. 2021-08-19 08.17.26 Kaltbrunner-Riet

Grauschnaepper. 2021-08-19 08.17.26 Kaltbrunner-Riet

Call in Staldenweiher woods Source: BirdNet 20200622_165836 birdnet 700 Staldenweiher - Spotted flycatcher.mp3 2020-06-22 16.58.36 Staldenweiher (call)

Additional Images


Grauschnaepper bei Gsangweg, nahe Lendikon. 2021-07-20 15.21.20 Weisslingen

Additional Audio


Source: BirdNet 20210814_095433 birdnet 1935 - Spotted Flycatcher, I thought goldcrest, check frequency etc - Spotted Flycatcher - Fehraltorf.mp3 2021-08-14 09.54.33 Fehraltorf (song?)

Source: BirdNet 20210720_152655 birdnet 1829 - Spotted Flycatcher - 2021-07-20 15:26:55 - Spotted Flycatcher - Weisslingen.mp3 2021-07-20 15.26.55 Weisslingen (song?)

Source: BirdNet 20210720_152355 birdnet 1828 - Spotted Flycatcher - 2021-07-20 15:23:55 - Spotted Flycatcher - Weisslingen.mp3 2021-07-20 15.23.55 Weisslingen (song?)

Source: BirdNet 20210703_075122 birdnet 1787 - Spotted Flycatcher, high call between 6 and 9 KHz - Spotted Flycatcher - Fehraltorf.mp3 2021-07-03 07.51.22 Fehraltorf (call)

Source: BirdNet 20210520_140240 birdnet 1587 - Spotted Flycatcher - 2021-05-20 14:02:40 - Spotted Flycatcher - Chabrey.mp3 2021-05-20 14.02.40 (song?)

Source: BirdNet 20210520_140025 birdnet 1586 - Spotted Flycatcher - 2021-05-20 14:00:= - Spotted Flycatcher - Chabrey.mp3 2021-05-20 14.00.25 (song?)

Source: BirdNet 20210510_081837 birdnet 1531 - Spotted Flycatcher - 2021-05-10 08:18:= - Spotted Flycatcher - Gambarogno.mp3 2021-05-10 08.18.37 Gambarogno (song?)

Source: BirdNet 20200805_153525 birdnet - Spotted flycatcher.mp3 2020-08-05 15.35.25 Hungerseeli (song?)

Source: BirdNet 20200622_165716 birdnet 699 Staldenweiher - Spotted flycatcher.mp3 2020-06-22 16.57.16 Staldenweiher (song?)