Mimicry of Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra) and possibly of Black-headed Bunting (Emberiza melanocephala), two species that does not breed in this area...

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Male on breeding territory

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alarm to recordist near fledged young (light rain)

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small hill edge with short bushes and solitary trees among swamps

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SNR 58dB(ISO/ITU)

Mimics Cettia cetti 00:57, a species not found breeding any closer than 1000km from the recording site.

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Calls fledgelings and adult. Recorded from webcam Beaver (Kobras), Lümanda vald, Saaremaa, Estonia.

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Mimicks an impressive range of species, each case of mimicry constituted by the song of the bird mimicked only. Quite unusual and initially very confusing! Mimics Scolopax rusticola, Tringa nebularia, Sylvia atricapilla, Sterna hirundo, Luscinia luscinia,m Erithacus rubecula, Phoenicurus ochruros, Troglodytes troglodytes, Phylloscopus collybita, Emberiza citrinella, Phylloscopus trochilus and Sylvia communis.

To add further to the confusion, the was an actual Sylvia communis present, so some may come from it.

Pretty sure I heard it mimic Cettia cetti too, but I didn't manage to record that.

Same individual as XC653142.

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Crystallised song from an adult male on territory, including mimicry of, at least, Corn Bunting, House Martin and Red Grouse. High pass filter applied below 500Hz, otherwise unedited.

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An adult male Whinchat alarming nearest.

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fields and meadows