Bird calls in the Engadin

Decision table for identifying calls
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Bird Description Audio
einnotig

Baumpieper ■■		 einnotig slow medium (1-5 KHz) . Sounds like 1-note to me. Have also heard two high notes, then dann hlhlhl
Call: “psiet“ etwas nach unten gezogen. Auch „zieh“ [Link]
Flight call a short buzzing "tzzzeet". Given at even pitch, and in a fuller tone than Red-Throated Pipit. [Link]		 ♫

Wiesenpieper ■■		 - Flugruf. Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording.
Call: fast tonlos „ist, ist.“ [Link]
Contact call a short "eest". Similar to Rock Pipit but shorter,cleaner and most often in quick series. Warning call a sharp, high pitched "tzeet". Also a rattling "trrrrt". [Link]		 ♫

Ringdrossel ■■		 - Gesang. Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording.
Call: Alarm call a series of "chok-chok". Thicker and more resonant than Redwing. [Link]		 ♫
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stottern/kieseln

Klappergrasmücke ■■		 stottern/kieseln einnotig slow low-high (2-7 KHz) . BirdID says: Warning call a hard "check" similar to Blackcap but slightly softer
Call: „tze“ oder „tett“ [Link]
Warning call a hard "check" similar to Blackcap but slightly softer. [Link]		 ♫
absteigend

Heckenbraunelle ■■		 absteigend einnotig fast high (5-7 KHz) . Swooping staccato call 0.5 seconds long heard near Lendikon. Repeated irregularly after 1-3.5 seconds.
Call: Hohe „zi“ „tsi“. Auf dem Zug „zieht“. Etwas absinkend.. [Link]
Contact call a dry, thick trill "trrr", and a short King Fisher-like, high-pitched "zeep". [Link]		 ♫

Braunkehlchen ■■		 - Gesang. Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording.
Call: „teck, teck“ (ähnlich wie wenn man zwei Steine zusammen schlägt) [Link]
Contact call resembles many of it relatives. A short, soft "peeu", followed by a hard "check" (like hitting two rocks together). [Link]		 ♫
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Raspel

Tannenhäher ■■		 Raspel einnotig slow low-high (1-10 KHz) . - Alarmruf. Like crow or its cousin the Eurasian jay (Eichelhaeher).
Call: Warning call a characteristic dry and rasping "karrr karrr karr" in even pitch. [Link]
einfach rhythmisch

Dreizehenspecht ■■		 einfach rhythmisch slow low (1-3 KHz) . - Trommeln. Behavior: Seine unauffälligen Rufe sind nicht laut und tönen ähnlich wie jene des Buntspechts. [Portrait]
Call: Contact call similar to Great Spotted, but deeper and softer. Not very vocal. [Link]		 ♫
stereotypisch melodisch

Haubenmeise ■■		 stereotypisch melodisch slow medium (1-5 KHz) . 5 oder mehr schnelle, aufsteigende Noten. Erinnert mich an die Blaumeise.
Call: Call a characteristic vibrating rolling trill "Trrrrurrrurrrit", with last syllable emphasized and ending with ascending pitch. Often preceded by a couple of introductory "tzi tzi". [Link]		 ♫

Feldlerche ■■		 - Flugruf. This quickly-written call archetype may need review/enhancement.
Call: Most typical flight call a short trilling "chirrup", with the end note noticeably lower pitched than the start. Also several other more cryptic calls. [Link]		 ♫
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Wasseramsel ■■		 einnotig slow high (4-7 KHz) . Chirp repeated 1-2s.
Call: Contact call a short, metallic and explosive "zrreet", often betraying its presence perched among boulders or when flying up and down a stream. [Link]		 ♫

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Lösung Braunkehlchen XC732132 - Whinchat - Saxicola rubetra - call - chirp, click.
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Lösung Dreizehenspecht XC498796 Dreizehenspecht call.
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Lösung Haubenmeise XC926922 - European Crested Tit - Lophophanes cristatus - 1x4-10 call recorded in Sweden.
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Lösung Ringdrossel XC942931 - Ring Ouzel - Turdus torquatus - clicky call.
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Lösung Wiesenpieper XC930459 - Meadow Pipit flight call - Anthus pratensis.
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Lösung Heckenbraunelle XC594397 - Dunnock - Prunella modularis modularis - call recorded in Poland.
♫ Lösung Klappergrasmücke
♫ Lösung Wasseramsel XC883371 - White-throated Dipper - Cinclus cinclus - squeaky, rhythmic call.
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Lösung Feldlerche
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Lösung Baumpieper XC917776 - Tree Pipit alarm call, one note, repeated every second - Anthus trivialis.

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Bird Description Audio

Fichtenkreuzschnabel ■■		 Call: Contact call similar to Parroy Crossbill's "tupp", but is on average higher and less powerful, with a "cut-off" ending. In sum: Parrot Crossbill; hard attack, soft ending, Crossbill: softer attack, cut-off ending. Beware regional variations and overlap in pitch of calls with Parrot. [Link]

Alpenbraunelle ■■		 Call: Most common call a noisy "tchrt", often repeated in short, retarding series. Also has a more pleasant, ringing Snow Bunting-like "prrrriitt". [Link]

Zippammer ■■		 Call: Recalls stuttering Dunnock. Jerky, uneven thythm and tempo, with fairly large register and recognizible bunting timbre. May include mimicry. Alarm call a thin, short "seeeep", with clipped ending, similar to Cirl Bunting. [Link]

Steinhuhn ■■

Felsenschwalbe ■■

Weidenmeise ■■		 Call: Folge v. etwas heiser näselnden „zi zi dääh dääh. (einmalige Laute) [Link]
Call: Most characteristic call a frequently uttered, nasal "ti ti chaa chaa chaa". First notes high pitched and the following lower, coarse, nasal and drawn. Sometimes uttered without the introductory high pitched notes. [Link]

Steinschmätzer ■■		 Call: „Tschack“ auch „hiit“ (saugend) [Link]
Contact and alarm call a high pitched, sharp "weet", followed by a hard "check", like hitting two rocks together. The "weet" sound is much sharper than the similar sound in Whinchat and Stonechat. Wheater usually repeats the "weet" sound more frequently than the "check" sound. The "check" of Stonechat is less pure and more gritty. [Link]

Birkenzeisig ■■		 Call: Contact call diagnostic. A chattering "Chutt-utt-utt", with a more metallic and nasal timbre than Linnet and Twite. Other sound includes plaintive call mostly given when perched. Uttered as a continuous sound, but with a disyllabic feel. First part ascending slowly, then faster before it is cut off "tsooeet". [Link]