Bird Help

[Huge_Vitae]

This is a new one for me as I can ID most but perhaps age is taking its toll..............

 

Had a Bird in sight several times over the last few months but only at a fair distance, it is the size of a very large crow but smaller than a Buzzard, Black or very Dark Brown, as it flies it shouts a 'call' I can only describe as a low grunt similar to a pig, consistent and repetitive, rather like somebody clearing their throat, I am at a loss to identify, any ideas so I can look it up to see what it might be?

[ayjay]

Raven?

 

Quite a few around the IoW and South coast.

[Huge_Vitae]

Raven?

 

Quite a few around the IoW and South coast.

Definately not, more low tone and grunting, more like a pig than a crow, baffeling............, but thank you for the correct abbreviation of my 'home'..........

[Worms]

Sounds like a raven to me too....diamond shaped tail and very heavy bill?

[medwaygreen]

It could be a Knot?

[DavyR]

Almost certainly a raven - they make that sound exactly. They've spread all over the place in the last 10 years, just like the buzzard.

[Now there's a right un.]

Anyone thought about the Jackdaw? They can also be Brown in colour.

[DavyR]

Anyone thought about the Jackdaw? They can also be Brown in colour.

 

But quite a bit smaller than a crow - and their call invariably sounds like "jack", rather than the blood-curdling croak of a raven!

[Tony U]

Look here for a description of the Raven. It is bigger than a Buzzard but the call sounds about right.

[Phone]

Huge Vitae,

 

I agree with all others. We don't have ravens frequent the part of the midwestern US where I live. At least not often. A neighbor a couple farms over had one as a pet. No doubt, the smartest creature I've ever seen with feathers. He said it talked.

 

The natural noise I would describe as a croak (somewhat frog like(?)).

 

Phone

Edit: this was when I was a child.

Edited January 11, 2012 by Phone