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 Common Linnet  Carduelis cannabina


 

 Sonogram of long song phrases from a Linnet © Fraser Simpson  ·  www.fssbirding.org.uk

Rainham Marshes, Essex, England  51º 29' 15.35'' N  00º 13' 22.7'' E   4 April 2021

A 27 second stream of Linnet song from Blackthorn/Hawthorn scrub.

A complex series of melodic whistles, wheezes, slow trills and buzzes with a frequency range of 1.4-7.5 kHz

[File name: linnet0420122329ecut] Click here for the MP3 file


     

     Sonogram of long song phrases from a Linnet © Fraser Simpson  ·  www.fssbirding.org.uk

Rainham Marshes, Essex, England  51º 29' 15.35'' N  00º 13' 22.7'' E   4 April 2021

A 27 second stream of Linnet song from Blackthorn/Hawthorn scrub. Full spectrogram of above recording.

[File name: linnet0420122329ecut]

     

     

Sonogram of Linnet vocalistations  © Fraser Simpson  ·  www.fssbirding.org.uk

Rainham Marshes, Essex, England  51º 29' 15.35'' N  00º 13' 22.7'' E   9 April 2021

Individual vocalistions (short, sharp whistles and nasal buzzes) from a Linnet preceeding full phrases of short song strophes (linnet117593ecut2 below) in Blackthorn/Hawthorn scrub.

[File name: linnet117593ecut1] Click here for the MP3 file


     

     

Sonogram of short song phrases from a Linnet © Fraser Simpson  ·  www.fssbirding.org.uk

Rainham Marshes, Essex, England  51º 29' 15.35'' N  00º 13' 22.7'' E   9 April 2021

Shorter song strophes (1.1-6.4 secs) from a perched male Linnet in Blackthorn/Hawthorn scrub. Singing at a rate of 11 stropes per minute. A complex series of melodic whistles, wheezes, slow trills and buzzes with a frequency range of 1.4-8.4 kHz,

[File name: linnet117593ecut2] Click here for the MP3 file


     

     

Sonogram of Linnet flight calls © Fraser Simpson  ·  www.fssbirding.org.uk

Rainham Marshes, Essex, England  51º 29' 15.35'' N  00º 13' 22.7'' E   11 February 2023

Calls from from a small group of eight Linnets in flight.

[File name: linnet117593ecut2] Click here for the MP3 file


     

     

Sonogram of Linnet song

Montenmedio, Vejer de la Frontera, Andalucia, Spain  20 Apr 2010, 1223h

Song from Umbrella Pine woodland; a continuous rambling series of squeaky notes interspersed with short trills (e.g. 5.1 to 5.5 secs) and whistles (e.g. at 6.7 sec).

[File name: linnet0420122329ecut] Click here for the MP3 file


     

     

 Sonogram of Linnet song

Montenmedio, Vejer de la Frontera, Andalucia, Spain  20 Apr 2010, 1223h

(Continuation of the above sound file)

[File name: linnet0420122329ecut]

     

 

 Sonogram of Linnet call

Crosshouse, Ayrshire, Scotland  39° 51' 36.0" N  05° 56' 28.6" W  12 June 2013

Call from a male which briefly alighted in a suburban garden before flying off.

[File name: linnetLS113305e] Click here for the MP3 file


     

     

 Sonogram of Linnet song

Salto del Gitano, Monfragüe, Extremadura, Spain  39° 51' 36.0" N  05° 56' 28.6" W  12 June 2013

Begging calls from a fledgling.

[File name: linnet111246ecut] Click here for the MP3 file


     

     


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