Owl Call identification

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Owl Call identification

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Hi there,

I am a true novice when it comes to birding, but have begun creating a record of birds seen in my area. I recorded a few owl calls and just cant seem to identify with absolute certainty and am hoping someone can help me please!

The video clip is of what i think is a Marsh Owl judging by the call - The contradiction comes in that images on the internet show a Marsh Owl to have very dark eyes but this, as you can see, has yellow eyes,..
Owl Feed and Call 29Nov21.mp4
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Next recording is of an owl i saw at dusk - this one is titled African Grass Owl (I mentioned Marsh Owl in the clip by mistake) as it matches up with other recordings.
20211226_180000 African Grass Owl.mp3
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The other clip is of something that we hear almost every night and is similar to the Grass Owl but the tone is much higher!
20211130_023350_Clear call Unknown Owl.m4a
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Can anyone please confirm these three recordings for me?

Lastly, I have several recordings of various birds which i would like to identify. Is it fine for me to post new topics for each?

Looking forward to solving this! :-)


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Hi SS and welcome to the forum. I am not sure that any of our members are much into owl calls, but we will try our best and have a look here: https://www.google.com/search?q=South+A ... nt=gws-wiz


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0/* Shongweni!

What an interesting yet tricky subject! :-0

Let's see what comes up, and I'm sure you can post the others, we can just rearrange them! \O 0()


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0/* Welcome O0
I'd certainly be interested in learning more about this subject as well. Thanks for starting the topic. :ty: 0()


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I have passed this on to an expert! 0()


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Thats fantastic, thank you, Curious to know the outcome :-)


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Ok our one expert, Duncan Butchart,has passed away recently unfortunately. :-(

Garth says he cannot recognise the calls, although the last video is a spotted eagle owl.

One more expert to go! 0()


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