The curlew that is also a chicken, that’s really a blackbird

I am currently captivated by the story of mimicry among birds, primarily redstarts. It is a remarkable aspect of birdsong and here below is a short recording of the blackbird in our garden that does a wonderful imitaiton of a culrew and then a chicken, roughly at 6 seconds and 15 seconds. I welcome any help with these more familiar birds that mimic their neighbours. If you have any experience of mimicry among blackbirds, song thrushes, and starlings, I would absolutely love to hear from you. There’s a contact button here. Please, please make sure you transcribe your email accurately. About 1/10 people don’t

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