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With regards playback the only time any of the tristis have responded is when I played a call taken from the recordings that come with the "Catching the Bug" book. On playing this particular call the tristis dived deep into cover whilst all the collybita around it carried on regardless. I wondered why it did this until I saw the full title of the call - it was an alarm call in response to the presence of a Red-backed Shrike!
As an aside it's worth giving it a blast of Blyth's Reed Warbler song as this draws in all manner of birds.
Sorry I can't be of more help.
All the best,
Marcus