Guess the animal sound

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Martin Hughes-Games|19:02 UK time, Tuesday, 31 May 2011

Thanks to everyone who played along with last night's question. Here's tonight's... Can you guess what animal is making the sound I play on the show?

Post your answers here, or on Twitter (#springwatch), or on our new Facebook page. Good luck!

Update: The answer was little owl. Well done to everyone that got it right!

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At 20:11 31st May 2011, ljrw wrote:
Oystercatcher?
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At 20:11 31st May 2011, Ian wrote:
I think it is a Sika deer
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At 20:12 31st May 2011, Harrison wrote:
Buzzard ??
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At 20:12 31st May 2011, Craig Round wrote:
Little Owl

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At 20:12 31st May 2011, stopthedownsizingnow wrote:
id go for a manx shearwater re sound
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At 20:12 31st May 2011, FrancesShearan wrote:
A Vixon or Fox?

Frances
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At 20:12 31st May 2011, NaturalPoolie wrote:
Barn Owl possibly
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At 20:12 31st May 2011, JONANDKEIRAN wrote:
is it a little owl please give a mention if we r wrong or right love the show keep up good work hope chris likes his humble pie
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At 20:12 31st May 2011, Scarlie wrote:
Is is a fox?

Scarlett Martin ;)
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At 20:12 31st May 2011, jackiebird wrote:
It's Little Owl
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At 20:12 31st May 2011, Avice wrote:
was the animal sound hedgehog
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At 20:13 31st May 2011, SteveRoeBatMan wrote:
A Little Owl.
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At 20:13 31st May 2011, Chris Henley wrote:
My wife is convinced that today's sound is of a vixen calling.
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Comment number 14.
At 20:13 31st May 2011, Natrix10 wrote:
Little owl
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Comment number 15.
At 20:13 31st May 2011, Vicky Rees wrote:
My son Ben thinks its a bittern
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Comment number 16.
At 20:13 31st May 2011, ch3153a wrote:
Little Owl or Oystercatcher??
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Comment number 17.
At 20:13 31st May 2011, littleowl95 wrote:
fox
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Comment number 18.
At 20:14 31st May 2011, philip wrote:
Oyster catcher. Great show guys, keep it up.
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Comment number 19.
At 20:14 31st May 2011, martin is the best wrote:
is it possibly a sika deer
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Comment number 20.
At 20:14 31st May 2011, ryjocl93 wrote:
I think a fox
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Comment number 21.
At 20:14 31st May 2011, Laurie Brown wrote:
Oystercatcher was my first thought but then I wondered if it was curlew
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Comment number 22.
At 20:14 31st May 2011, birdofpreylovaa wrote:
I think its a little owl :)
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Comment number 23.
At 20:14 31st May 2011, j young wrote:
the sound is an oystercatcher or a wading bird ...
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Comment number 24.
At 20:14 31st May 2011, Ryan Hughes wrote:
curlew because it sounds like its saying its name
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Comment number 25.
At 20:15 31st May 2011, Julia McCartney wrote:
Fox
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Comment number 26.
At 20:15 31st May 2011, Harrison wrote:
A dear ???
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Comment number 27.
At 20:15 31st May 2011, saul patric wrote:
is it an oystercatcher or a buzzard?
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Comment number 28.
At 20:15 31st May 2011, Andy Davidson wrote:
the sound is possibly a long eared owl chick
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Comment number 29.
At 20:15 31st May 2011, Hannie wrote:
Little Owl? Or Owl of some sort.

~Hannie
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Comment number 30.
At 20:15 31st May 2011, Jim wrote:
little owl
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Comment number 31.
At 20:15 31st May 2011, neilflowers wrote:
Hedgehog
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Comment number 32.
At 20:15 31st May 2011, Welshbex wrote:
mmmm im thinking nightjar????
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At 20:15 31st May 2011, Zoe wrote:
lapwing
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Comment number 34.
At 20:15 31st May 2011, Cavalryman wrote:
I think it might be a baby seal.
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At 20:16 31st May 2011, Stephen Kitchener wrote:
A Canadian Loony Bird
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At 20:16 31st May 2011, julie molson wrote:
little owl

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Comment number 37.
At 20:16 31st May 2011, combie wrote:
That's my favourite bird, it's a curlew!
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At 20:16 31st May 2011, Sion wrote:
Its a Fox
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At 20:16 31st May 2011, rsnail wrote:
Im Guessing a Badger
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Comment number 40.
At 20:16 31st May 2011, jayne wrote:
A fawn calling its mother, we have a fawn just near the house at present and we hear it caling its mother jayne
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Comment number 41.
At 20:16 31st May 2011, Jen Parry wrote:
A beaver ?
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At 20:16 31st May 2011, Lois Bowser wrote:
sounds like a black throated diver - heard similar in the Galloway Hills in Scotland
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At 20:16 31st May 2011, meds wrote:
its a lapwing, I think !!!
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At 20:16 31st May 2011, Michael wrote:
An Barn Owl?
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At 20:16 31st May 2011, Simon Alpe wrote:
little owl
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At 20:16 31st May 2011, hillsbottom wrote:
Kate Humble on a night out?
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At 20:17 31st May 2011, Gordon Gaught wrote:
Is it a Nightjar?
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At 20:17 31st May 2011, Alison wrote:
It could be a Curlew ( not sure spelling is right )

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At 20:17 31st May 2011, goldyfinch wrote:
A little owl? We have one in the woods near us! Great show, love you all!x
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At 20:17 31st May 2011, Nic wrote:
I think it's a barn owl
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At 20:17 31st May 2011, nikon201 wrote:
It's a little owl
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At 20:17 31st May 2011, MC wrote:
Barn owl?
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At 20:17 31st May 2011, Pat Hatch wrote:
It's a Little Owl
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At 20:17 31st May 2011, Molls wrote:
I think it is a heron
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At 20:17 31st May 2011, twomagpies1966 wrote:
seagull
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At 20:17 31st May 2011, foxy roxy wrote:
tawny owl
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At 20:17 31st May 2011, jampots wrote:
little owl?
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Comment number 58.
At 20:17 31st May 2011, raptorlvr wrote:
Sounds like either a Wimbrel or Curlew
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At 20:17 31st May 2011, david wrote:
lapwing
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At 20:17 31st May 2011, Susie15257 wrote:
I don't know, but my cat has just leapt out of his basket and is looking around the house with a wild-eyed expression!
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Comment number 61.
At 20:17 31st May 2011, Emsiecat wrote:
A Curlew
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At 20:17 31st May 2011, mandy daniel wrote:
curlew
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Comment number 63.
At 20:18 31st May 2011, Kevin wrote:
Is it an animal
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Comment number 64.
At 20:18 31st May 2011, mike wrote:
A moorhen?
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Comment number 65.
At 20:18 31st May 2011, Martyna320 wrote:
I think it is a lapwing?
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Comment number 66.
At 20:18 31st May 2011, saul patric wrote:
or an owl?
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Comment number 67.
At 20:18 31st May 2011, Andy gregory wrote:
I think the noise is made by a short-eared owl. Keep up the great work.
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At 20:18 31st May 2011, birdersrock wrote:
This comment was removed because the moderators found it broke the house rules. Explain.
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Comment number 69.
At 20:18 31st May 2011, miss_wildlife wrote:
Little Owl???
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Comment number 70.
At 20:18 31st May 2011, Welshbex wrote:
or maybe a curlew
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Comment number 71.
At 20:18 31st May 2011, keith Julier wrote:
Little Owl
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Comment number 72.
At 20:19 31st May 2011, Melanie wrote:
A Fox call
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Comment number 73.
At 20:19 31st May 2011, Roger wrote:
Stone Curlew
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Comment number 74.
At 20:19 31st May 2011, chris peck em wrote:
Curlew
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Comment number 75.
At 20:19 31st May 2011, devious wrote:
A sandpiper
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At 20:19 31st May 2011, tibsy wrote:
stone curlew
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At 20:20 31st May 2011, Alan the silkiebreeder wrote:
Without doubt a little owl I used to hear them outside my house all the time
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Comment number 78.
At 20:20 31st May 2011, Julia wrote:
Hi Martin,

I think it's a Curlew!

Great show,

Love from Julia Day
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Comment number 79.
At 20:20 31st May 2011, Gareth from Aberyystwyth wrote:
I think its a Barn Owl!
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At 20:20 31st May 2011, PETE COLEMAN wrote:
I THINK ITS A LTTLE OWL, PETE COLEMAN KENT
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Comment number 81.
At 20:20 31st May 2011, f1wood wrote:
I believe it's a curlew
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At 20:20 31st May 2011, littleowl95 wrote:
or some kind of dear perhaps sika
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At 20:20 31st May 2011, raptorlvr wrote:
Whimbrel
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At 20:20 31st May 2011, merielen wrote:
Curlew?
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At 20:20 31st May 2011, j young wrote:
I've narrowed it down to oystercatcher, plover, godwit or culew
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At 20:21 31st May 2011, Talgarth wrote:
I think it is a Curlew
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At 20:21 31st May 2011, Angus wrote:
Stag ?
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At 20:21 31st May 2011, tarabygrave wrote:
Is it a Osprey???
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At 20:21 31st May 2011, terry23hack wrote:
Sounds like a Barn to me for sure!
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At 20:21 31st May 2011, Elina wrote:
Barn Owl Call?
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Comment number 91.
At 20:22 31st May 2011, Charlotte wrote:
A Natterjack Toad?
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At 20:22 31st May 2011, Julia McCartney wrote:
Is it a Justin Beaver?
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At 20:22 31st May 2011, SteveAllain wrote:
Sounds alot like an Oystercatcher! Hear them all the time down the beach about a mile away from my house!
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At 20:22 31st May 2011, scottbhoy wrote:
the noise is a fox
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At 20:22 31st May 2011, danny30 wrote:
is it a baby owl ?
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At 20:22 31st May 2011, markt wrote:
Is it a tawny owl? Just a wild guess

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At 20:22 31st May 2011, jayjay wrote:
I think it's a frog??
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At 20:22 31st May 2011, Domminog wrote:
Buzzard?
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At 20:22 31st May 2011, rockyskelshaw wrote:
Little Owl
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At 20:22 31st May 2011, Rose Molyneux wrote:
Little owl?
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