Bird ID - No Picture

[Laurie]

Alright, there is a bird which every year around this time starts to chirp at ridiculous hours, i woke up at 2am this morning and it was chirping!
It also chirps late at night.
I have seen a Willy Wag Tail hoping around but I'm pretty sure that's not the bird.

I don't really have any more information but if someone can help me that'd be great.

And no, I don't want to find and kill the bird, I like it!
Cheers

[DaveB]

When I grew up we had Willy Wagtails who would sing loudly in the tree outside my window in the middle of the night.

So don't necessarily discount Willy!

[ATJ]

I'd say it was a willy wagtail. They do chirp in the middle of the night.

[blacknstormy]

Hey Laurie - I'm backing the willy wagtail too - follow this link - and on the page click on the 'hear me' button under the photo of the willy wagtail - let me know if this is the call that you are hearing

http://www.epa.qld.gov.au/nature_conser ... y_wagtail/

[Laurie]

That's it
Thanks guys!
Silly bird, has a broken watch!
Damn they are cute though!

[radar]

Thanks for the link Rel,

I was able to confirm, as I suspected, that an amorous male Common Koel is the one waking us up at 4am

I'd take a Willy Wag Tail any day, so consider yourself lucky Laurie.

André

[ATJ]

I was able to confirm, as I suspected, that an amorous male Common Koel is the one waking us up at 4am

I like making them respond by mimicking their call - but not at 4am.

[matt-chops]

Any way you look at it it has to be more pleasant than the sound of the 2 cats fighting / dying / having sex right outside my window (above my head) at 3am one morning last week... shortly followed by my 2 dogs loosing their minds at the cats and barking like there was no tomorrow. Most unpleasant wake-up call ever. ugh.