Hi. I have just moved to Loftus in Sydney and keep hearing but not seeing a bird that calls 'Oi!' very distinctively. Can someone tell me what this bird might be?
Thanks
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Is it a short 'oi' or is it drawn out? Is it a singe call or does it repeat? If repeats, then at what frequency? I am afraid it's a tough call to work out (at least for me) and it just about fits into the league of how long is a piece of string, if you know what I mean.
Try and describe it a little better if you could, or try to record it if you are able to. :)
Thanks for the reply.
It is a very short, distinct 'oi' that could easily be followed by 'whadya think you're doing!'. It is repeated a few times - I have never counted them, but somewhere between 2 and 4.
Sorry that I do not have more information!
Cheers.
I should importantly add that the repetition is not immediate,but that there is a long pause, possibly 20-30 seconds or even longer, between each repetition.
Lol, it sounds like it might be someone yelling at people for going on his lawn :) Otherwise i've got no clue, it is so hard to describe a bird call...
I know exactly the bird you are referring to, and I call it the 'oi' bird. I was gardening in the front lawn and it sounded like the bird was reprimanding me every 20 seconds or so, yelling 'oi' like a teacher or a policeman with a naughty child. Although I've looked for it many times it is really hard to see, but not hard to hear! I live in Gymea Bay, near Loftus, and this bird has recently moved into the neighbourhood. I would also like to know what it is if anyone has any ideas....
Lionprincess,
Hopefully its not your neighbour. I'd suggest Koel Cuckoo or Figbird.
http://www.xeno-canto.org/species/Sphecotheres-vieilloti
I would suggest Eastern Koel too. A friend of mine calls it the Joyce bird, because the call sounds like a drawn out 'Joyce'. Their other call is something like 'wirra,wirra, wirra'.
LM
Any follow-up or answers on this bird (maybe non-bird) call?
Hi, I moved to Yarrawarrah last year and also heard this bird. I finally identified it clearly this morning – it is the little wattle bird. I can't find it described as making this call but it definitely does. Maybe it is a local Sutherland dialect!
OMG, I'm not crazy then, I've been hearing this "oi" call since I moved to Engadine! And look what I found, it IS a little wattlebird, here's the recording taken in Royal National Park with that exact call https://www.xeno-canto.org/141378
OMG, I'm not crazy then, I've been hearing this "oi" call since I moved to Engadine! And look what I found, it IS a little wattlebird, here's the recording taken in Royal National Park with that exact call https://www.xeno-canto.org/141378
Great to see the problem solved.
You're right it does sound like it's saying Oi. Slightly different dialect to the ones we get up here in Qld. Great to here you solved it!