subbuteo

Any ideas?

Heard calling this morning (30/9/09 6.15am) from the Tai Mo Shan side of Lam Tsuen between Ping Long and Ha Tin Liu Ha.  The bird called from the dense forest at the edge of the marsh area of the valley.  I couldn't see it.

The call:

Two note, deep.  Ho-hooooooooooooo, second syllable four to five times the length of the first (and seemed to have a glottal stop halfway through).  Call lasted about two seconds.  Calls were approximately 30-60 seconds apart.  I heard it call five times.

Definitely not a call I have heard before.

I'm currently trawling the internet for calls that match- can anyone direct me to a site?  I'll have my mobile phone for recording tomorrow!  Here's hoping it is still there.

subbuteo

Thanks for the links and suggestions.  Not Emerald Dove from the recordings I've found, I am confident this was an owl given the spacing of the calls.  The call was very distinct.  I am afraid I don't have access to books to do any research so that is why I am requesting suggestions.

The second call on the second brown wood owl recording is very similar.  

http://www.xeno-canto.org/asia/browse.php?query=Brown+Wood+owl

How exciting!

subbuteo

I've pm-ed with details.  I can post a map link on here if anyone else is interested.

[ Last edited by subbuteo at 30/09/2009 14:53 ]

subbuteo

I didn't get out this morning- kids are off school today so I was occupied.  I went out last night after 11 pm but heard nothing in the fifteen minutes I was there.  I'll keep listening!

Dylan