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- Magpies have a wide repertoire of vocalisations. Their most common call is a loud, harsh chattering 'chack-chack' or 'chacker'.
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How to identify. With its noisy chattering, black-and-white plumage and long tail, there's nothing else quite like the Magpie in the UK. When seen close-up, its black plumage reveals a purplish-blue iridescent sheen to the wing feathers and a green gloss to the tail.
Magpies are a prominent species within the bird kingdom, distinguished by their unique black and white plumage. Their appearance is marked by a contrasting blend of glossy black feathers and stark white patches, especially noticeable on their bellies and wings.
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Eurasian Magpie calls and sounds in a British woodland. Eurasian magpies make a few different sounds, their most commonly heard call is a loud, harsh chatter...
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Their most distinctive call is a repetitive chac-chac-chac-chac', often made when birds are agitated. Captive birds have been shown to be capable mimics. Magpies are common and widespread in most of Britain & Ireland apart from north and north-west of Scotland.
What does a Eurasian Magpie sound like? Eurasian Magpies make a range of different sounds, their most commonly heard call is a loud, harsh chattering “chak-chak-chak-chak…..”. They also give shorter “ch-tak” calls and higher-pitched squeaky ‘chuik’ phrases.
Scientific name: Pica pica. "One for sorrow, two for joy…". is a popular rhyme associated with the magpie - a bird of much myth and legend. An unmistakeable member of the crow family, it can be seen almost anywhere.
