screeching noise

[mempsey]

Hi, I live in Tenterden in Kent, and I frequently hear a "Screeching" noise from a bird of some sort. I hear this noise at different times of the day, mostly early morning, but sometimes in the afternoon and evening too. I was wondering if anyone knew what this could be. I thought it may be an owl of some type, but would that be screeching during the day?
I know it isnt foxes, as i know that noise really well (was plagued by them where I used to live)
This noise is just one screech at a time, sometimes a few minutes apart.
Mempsey

[beryllium]

Possibly parakeets?. They scream their little beaks off lol....

It's also possible someone has lost a bird??? maybe check the local news... I read somebody has lost their African Grey in the Kent area.....

Here's the Parakeets.....

http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http: //www.rspb.org.uk/Images/rnp_nb90_tcm9-124540. jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.rspb.org.uk/ourwork/p olicy/species/index.asp%3Fview%3Dprint&h=90&w= 90&sz=3&hl=en&start=4&um=1&tbnid=owyZVcn44-kTS M:&tbnh=78&tbnw=78&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dwild%2Bu k%2Bparakeets%26svnum%3D10%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den% 26cr%3DcountryUK%257CcountryGB%26sa%3DN

[beryllium]

oooh.... Owl sound bites..... :)

http://www.barnowl.co.uk/interact/owlsounds/in dex.asp

[burnhal]

Magpie or Jay are quite likely. One of the moorhens calls can be likened to a screech. Little owls are about in the daytime. They screech. Of the bigger owls only the barn owl is likely to be about in daytimes- if it is it will be hunting and likely to be silent.
However- try the RSPB site- particularly the bird ID pages at http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdguide/name /a/index.asp
choose a bird and the top of the page lets you play the call of that bird. Happy hunting!!

[Kleiber]

Yes, could be jays, they make a hell of a racket. If you hear it in the evening, it could be tawny owls.