Birds · Not heard for 37 days.

Eurasian Coot

Fulica atra

First heard here 20 Sept · last heard 30 Sept · 3 days in the last year · 4 detections on record

Hear it

A clear recording call, recorded in Australia

Peter Boesman, xeno-canto, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Trimmed to 20 seconds.

Heard here by the park sensor, 89% match

Raw and a bit distant; the bird was somewhere in the park, not next to the microphone.

What to look for

The Eurasian coot, also known as the common coot or Australian coot, is a member of the rail and crake bird family, the Rallidae. It is found in Europe, Asia, Australia, New Zealand and parts of North Africa. It has a slaty-black body, a glossy black head and a white bill with a white frontal shield. The sexes are similar in appearance.

When it has been heard

Detections per day, last 30 days. Heard on 0 of them.

Busiest day so far: Monday 28 September, 2 detections between 7:20am and 8:15am.

Time of day

When it calls, last 30 days. Darker is busier.

Busiest around 7am. From 3 days with hourly counts.

Day	Heard	First	Last	Peak confidence
30 Sept	1	4:29pm	4:29pm	77%
28 Sept	2	7:20am	8:15am	89%
20 Sept	1	1:52pm	1:52pm	83%

Detections are automatic and can be wrong.