tmichael

Can I just ask what the rather barbet-like repetitive call in the background might be? Maybe there's a simple explanation I'm missing, or is it a frog? I did note the Greater Coucal, a thrush-like call, and bulbul chatter.

tmichael

Thanks, Paul, makes sense and I'm sure that's what it is. Comes across as a shade higher-pitched and, in that stretch at least, perhaps a bit more rapid than usual, but yeah, a Waterhen it no doubt is.

Used to be commonly heard from the swamp in front of my home, but not for a while now, sadly. They are still regularly encountered in the nearby Lions Park, however.