desi Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 Every morning from around 7am until 9, a tedious bird repeats one short sound. I can hear it right now actually. It doesn't have a bird sound that I can reproduce with our alphabet (or maybe I'm just not clever enough to figure it out). It's more machine like. And at times it sounds like someone left their car alarm on. For two hours and up. The same short utterances over and over and over and over. Grrrrrrrrrr... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmsally Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 Can't think of a bird that sounds like a car alarm! But if its whoop whoop it's a coucal Coucal Coucals are repetitive like some car alarms I have heard, but have a lower pitch. I'm getting pretty expert on this I have some nesting just outside my window. 6am whoop whoop whoop ...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stiggy Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 What Is The Name Of That Annoying Bird?, Continuous noisemaker ...? Mine answers to wife...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desi Posted July 3, 2008 Author Share Posted July 3, 2008 Can't think of a bird that sounds like a car alarm!But if its whoop whoop it's a coucal Coucal Coucals are repetitive like some car alarms I have heard, but have a lower pitch. I'm getting pretty expert on this I have some nesting just outside my window. 6am whoop whoop whoop ...... 'whoop whoop whoop'... poor you! I believe I know the Coucal (or one of the Cuckoos) from Borneo. Is it large, rust and dark brown, and glides soundlessly? I got out my digital and took a mov this morning. Listening to it over and over, it's more like... Geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip ... AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carib Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 Could you please repeat that sound, i didnot get it right the first time.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desi Posted July 3, 2008 Author Share Posted July 3, 2008 What Is The Name Of That Annoying Bird?, Continuous noisemaker ...?Mine answers to wife...... (sigh) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toptuan Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 Don't know the name of your bird, but the sound you described matches the description of one that consistently comes to my bedroom window (ignoring all the other rooms of the house) at precisely 6 a.m. each morning. It not only makes the car alarm sound, but it pecks incessantly at its reflection in the window. So, I have a car alarm AND a jack hammer. If all other problems in Thailand were so small.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desi Posted July 3, 2008 Author Share Posted July 3, 2008 Don't know the name of your bird, but the sound you described matches the description of one that consistently comes to my bedroom window (ignoring all the other rooms of the house) at precisely 6 a.m. each morning. It not only makes the car alarm sound, but it pecks incessantly at its reflection in the window. So, I have a car alarm AND a jack hammer. Ouch. Well, this one roams around a great deal but maybe it's sharing the love? If all other problems in Thailand were so small.... Problems? What problems? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozsamurai Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 If its the same one that annoys me...... I was siting by the pool trying to have a bit of a relax, but the dam_n thing wouldn't shut up, so as you do, you start to count its chirps. On average it peeped loudly 6-7 times then finished of its lung full of air with an set of decreasingly lower pitched warbles.... If thats the one I want to know what it is too.. PEEP PEEP PEEP PEEP PEEP PEEP stacato warble to close... annoying little thing it was and LOUD!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desi Posted July 3, 2008 Author Share Posted July 3, 2008 Mine didn't warble. And from the long recordings I have (three), it didn't even come up for air! But I know the one you mean (I believe). Is it a black, medium sized bird? Either white or yellow around its neck? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Burr Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 It could be a Drongo, a migratory bird that is in Thailand at this time of year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samtam Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 Finally. I've been wondering myself which bird this is, that makes an almost haunting and repeated call. Does anyone know the Thai name for Coucal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dotcom Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 I call em "noisy birds". They are welcome in my yard anytime. Love them. Maybe you can find him here. I think he is a wagtail. Because they do have a long tail they use for balance. http://www.pbase.com/peterericsson/birds_of_thailand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p_brownstone Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 Finally. I've been wondering myself which bird this is, that makes an almost haunting and repeated call. Does anyone know the Thai name for Coucal? It's called "Nok Doo-wow" in Thai. Patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_Dog Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 I call em "noisy birds". They are welcome in my yard anytime. Love them.Maybe you can find him here. I think he is a wagtail. Because they do have a long tail they use for balance. http://www.pbase.com/peterericsson/birds_of_thailand Dot Com.... Nice website. I am still trying to ID a crake-like bird that I see every morning with three young ones. (It has white around its neck, but black otherwise.) Unreal how many birds there are in Thailand. Thanks for passing along the website and good luck catching up with PB! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p_brownstone Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 Can't think of a bird that sounds like a car alarm!But if its whoop whoop it's a coucal Coucal Coucals are repetitive like some car alarms I have heard, but have a lower pitch. I'm getting pretty expert on this I have some nesting just outside my window. 6am whoop whoop whoop ...... 'whoop whoop whoop'... poor you! I believe I know the Coucal (or one of the Cuckoos) from Borneo. Is it large, rust and dark brown, and glides soundlessly? I got out my digital and took a mov this morning. Listening to it over and over, it's more like... Geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip geip ... AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! It's almost certainly a Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutoris . A small bird 4 1/2 inches or so in length, common in gardens and similar habitats in Thailand. From "A Field Guide to the Birds of South East Asia": Voice: loud call notes chw-ee, chw-ee, chw-ee at the rate of 25 times in 10 seconds; at times it sounds like chip, chip, chip (Smythies) ; "shrill, monotonous and rather annoying" (Deignan). Unfortunately I can't find a Link to a recording at the moment - but you probably would not want to listen to it anyway . Patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galong Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 Koels are another rather noisy bird... see here Males are black and females and the young are scaly like this image. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galong Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 (edited) Koels are another rather noisy bird and they tend to make their calls very early in the morning. I've had a family of them in my yard for many years. There's no sleeping late in my house. Take a look here. Males are black and females and the young are scaly like this image. They're in the cuckoo family. Wagtails aren't really noisy. Racket-tailed Drongos can be fairly noisy. Edited July 3, 2008 by Galong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desi Posted July 3, 2008 Author Share Posted July 3, 2008 It's almost certainly a Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutoris .A small bird 4 1/2 inches or so in length, common in gardens and similar habitats in Thailand. From "A Field Guide to the Birds of South East Asia": Voice: loud call notes chw-ee, chw-ee, chw-ee at the rate of 25 times in 10 seconds; at times it sounds like chip, chip, chip (Smythies) ; "shrill, monotonous and rather annoying" (Deignan). Unfortunately I can't find a Link to a recording at the moment - but you probably would not want to listen to it anyway . Patrick "loud call... chip, chip, chip... rate of 25 times in 10 seconds... shrill, monotonous and rather annoying" That's it! And for such a tiny little thing, he's REALLY loud. I enjoy most birds. Even the ones in Australia that cover every waking space of your day. But this one? It's got me beat. And he lives here. With me. Every morning. For about two hours. Sigh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desi Posted July 3, 2008 Author Share Posted July 3, 2008 I've never seen this bird. I can only hear him every morning. And this morning, to record the sound, I took movs with an old digital of mine. You can hear it here (apologies for the lousy pics). While you are listening, imagine hearing that for two hours. Over and over. Every morning. Without a breath (how does it do that?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 (edited) Arrrrrgghhhh. If he lived near me I'd be getting the scatter gun out Youtube of Common Tailorbird doesn't sound like what you have (unless yours is on Speed), much slower repetition, no less annoying though. Edited July 3, 2008 by Crossy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desi Posted July 3, 2008 Author Share Posted July 3, 2008 Mine does sound like it's on speed compared to the one on youtube (or that one is on downers), but sadly, no. (any tips on where to buy a scatter gun?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dotcom Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 Dot Com.... Nice website. I am still trying to ID a crake-like bird that I see every morning with three young ones. (It has white around its neck, but black otherwise.) Unreal how many birds there are in Thailand. Thanks for passing along the website and good luck catching up with PB! Yeah a 10 second google search turned that up. Noisy birds are sure not of the cuckoo family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dotcom Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 It's almost certainly a Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutoris .A small bird 4 1/2 inches or so in length, common in gardens and similar habitats in Thailand. From "A Field Guide to the Birds of South East Asia": Patrick You nailed it my friend. That is the little beauty I see in my trees everyday. They jerk about & use that LONGGGGGG tail for balance. They are just a delight. Anyone who would kill one of these gorgeous creatures is worse than a hit & run driver who kills a 5 YO kid on a trike. Thank you Patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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dotcom Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 http://www.pbase.com/peterericsson/warblers&page=2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilyushin Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 Nok Guan Who! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desi Posted July 3, 2008 Author Share Posted July 3, 2008 Anyone who would kill one of these gorgeous creatures is worse than a hit & run driver who kills a 5 YO kid on a trike. You didn't honestly believe I was going to wave a gun around Bangkok did you? In the direction of my Thai neighbours? (or anybody/thing for that matter) Although ... 'Thai police run down scatter gun wielding Tailorbird murderer' ... does have a certain something to it. < wink > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilyushin Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 Anyone who would kill one of these gorgeous creatures is worse than a hit & run driver who kills a 5 YO kid on a trike. You didn't honestly believe I was going to wave a gun around Bangkok did you? In the direction of my Thai neighbours? (or anybody/thing for that matter) Although ... 'Thai police run down scatter gun wielding Tailorbird murderer' ... does have a certain something to it. < wink > Great post! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goshawk Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 I am still trying to ID a crake-like bird that I see every morning with three young ones. (It has white around its neck, but black otherwise.) based on that info, probably White-breasted Waterhen It's almost certainly a Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutoris Thai name is 'Nok Krajib Thamada' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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