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Wild Starling`s song mimics other birds and even talks

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Wildlife enthusiast was treated to quite a show when a starling landed in his garden and started to mimic the bird songs around him.

The clip filmed on February 3 in Cumbria, shows the starling, nicknamed Sidney, sitting on a log proudly chirping bird songs including a greenfinch, tawny owl and a blue tit.

Impressively, the starling also mimics a car alarm and somebody speaking.

"With being stuck at home during the lockdown, I decided to set up a remote camera to video the birds that visit my small back garden in Cumbria," Jonty Wilson explained to Newsflare.

"Of all the wild birds to visit the feeding post in my garden, there was one particular Starling among the many other wild Starlings (who we named Sidney) that would often sing from the feeding post. His song was made up of many different sounds, including several other birds calls he could mimic." he continued.

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