fishboy Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 Has anyone else heard a strange animal call over the past few nights, near the junction of Colyton & Dovedale? Very distinct, four or five throaty chirps every few minutes, almost sounds tropical. First thoughts were a pheasant or some type of owl, could possibly be foxes but haven't ever heard them make a sound like this before. Very odd... Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/339602-strange-nocturnal-animal-calls/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishboy Posted January 14 Author Share Posted January 14 I've managed to edit a video I took the other night to isolate the calls - any ideas anyone? (Yes I know I should've used an audio recorder but I didn't have one on my phone and didn't want to miss it!) VID_20240113_004128878.mp4~2.mp4 VID_20240113_004128878.mp4~3.mp4 Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/339602-strange-nocturnal-animal-calls/#findComment-1652430 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartacus Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 Obvious It's the mating cry of the lesser spotted Essex girl lamenting to suitable males that she's just dropped er chips 4 Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/339602-strange-nocturnal-animal-calls/#findComment-1652431 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpringTime Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 Foxes 2 Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/339602-strange-nocturnal-animal-calls/#findComment-1652433 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzer Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 13 minutes ago, Spartacus said: Obvious It's the mating cry of the lesser spotted Essex girl lamenting to suitable males that she's just dropped er chips 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/339602-strange-nocturnal-animal-calls/#findComment-1652434 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewWave Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 Yes I hear that in my garden..quite eerie sounding and very loud assumed it was foxes. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/339602-strange-nocturnal-animal-calls/#findComment-1652438 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishboy Posted January 15 Author Share Posted January 15 Following some investigative research aka Google searches, disappointingly it would appear to be just foxes, not some rare owl 🙁 Although I'm still mystified as to why I've never heard this call before, having lived in the same flat for nearly 20 years and constantly having had foxes & cubs in the garden throughout that time... Oh well, mystery solved! 1 Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/339602-strange-nocturnal-animal-calls/#findComment-1652452 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ed26 Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 Thanks for posting that. I've also heard those noises and always wondered what they are. I assumed it would be foxes but wondered if it was frogs in the Wildlife Gardening Centre (https://www.wildlondon.org.uk/nature-reserves/centre-wildlife-gardening) Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/339602-strange-nocturnal-animal-calls/#findComment-1652671 Share on other sites More sharing options...
niall Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 (edited) a couple of years ago i was woken up on more than one night by what i can only describe as a robot groaning. or a person sighing through a vocoder. coming from the garden or somewhere close. freaked me the hell out. Edited January 18 by niall Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/339602-strange-nocturnal-animal-calls/#findComment-1652774 Share on other sites More sharing options...
teddyboy23 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 (edited) Sounds like dulwich fox .who's not been heard of for quite some time.maybe he's back .locked in someone's garden shed Edited January 18 by teddyboy23 1 Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/339602-strange-nocturnal-animal-calls/#findComment-1652793 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vladi Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 Sounds like a Tawney owl Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/339602-strange-nocturnal-animal-calls/#findComment-1652831 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 23 hours ago, teddyboy23 said: Sounds like dulwich fox .who's not been heard of for quite some time.maybe he's back .locked in someone's garden shed He is still around, just not posting on here 🦊 2 Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/339602-strange-nocturnal-animal-calls/#findComment-1652901 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponderwoman Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 Dog fox, vixen does the screaming. Wonderful ED wildlife comes up to my 1st floor balcony to eat their takeaways then shit in as many places as possible and scent mark anything vertical, even the front door. Just spent an hour scrubbing as the smell has infiltrated the flat. Bearing in mind my brain is bigger than theirs, I should be able to solve this problem. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/339602-strange-nocturnal-animal-calls/#findComment-1656675 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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