Late Spring at Sandemar Reserve;
05/16/24 • 64 min
In this episode of Wild Bird Acoustics, I will take listeners on an audio journey into Sweden's birdlife. The initial site for this episode is the Sandemar Reserve, located southeast of Stockholm city which is noted for its diverse range of bird species. Sit back and listen to the sounds of this wonderful venue, as I share captured sounds of various species including the Common Rosefinch, Marsh Warbler, Garden Warbler, Blackcap, Willow Warbler, Common Redshank, Common Snipe, and Northern Lapwing among others. Although road noise poses a minor distraction, it is generally manageable and doesn't diminish the overall field recording experience.
A second sound magazine, comprising more recent audio from 2023, will further immerse the listener in the wonderful late Spring soundscape here in Sweden, a time when the countryside is, quite simply, alive with birds.
The episode concludes with an encouraging note to listeners to engage more with birds in the field and I hope this may encourage a few listeners to consider possibly taking up field recording as a hobby.
00:00 Introduction to Wild Bird Acoustics
00:49 Exploring Sandemar Reserve in Sweden
02:36 Recording Techniques and Challenges
03:40 First Sound Magazine: Field Recording at Sandemar Reserve
24:25 Reflections on Podcasting and Sound Recording
25:02 Second Sound Magazine: Late Spring in Sweden
26:04 Future Plans and Challenges for Wild Bird Acoustics
01:02:51 Conclusion and call to action.
In this episode of Wild Bird Acoustics, I will take listeners on an audio journey into Sweden's birdlife. The initial site for this episode is the Sandemar Reserve, located southeast of Stockholm city which is noted for its diverse range of bird species. Sit back and listen to the sounds of this wonderful venue, as I share captured sounds of various species including the Common Rosefinch, Marsh Warbler, Garden Warbler, Blackcap, Willow Warbler, Common Redshank, Common Snipe, and Northern Lapwing among others. Although road noise poses a minor distraction, it is generally manageable and doesn't diminish the overall field recording experience.
A second sound magazine, comprising more recent audio from 2023, will further immerse the listener in the wonderful late Spring soundscape here in Sweden, a time when the countryside is, quite simply, alive with birds.
The episode concludes with an encouraging note to listeners to engage more with birds in the field and I hope this may encourage a few listeners to consider possibly taking up field recording as a hobby.
00:00 Introduction to Wild Bird Acoustics
00:49 Exploring Sandemar Reserve in Sweden
02:36 Recording Techniques and Challenges
03:40 First Sound Magazine: Field Recording at Sandemar Reserve
24:25 Reflections on Podcasting and Sound Recording
25:02 Second Sound Magazine: Late Spring in Sweden
26:04 Future Plans and Challenges for Wild Bird Acoustics
01:02:51 Conclusion and call to action.
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Join me for this carefully edited soundbite, a wonderful introduction into the world of the night singers...
00:01 Introduction to Wild Bird Acoustics
00:44 Exploring the Magic of Night Singing Birds
02:24 The advantages of Field Recording at Night
05:10 An unforgetable night at Angarn Reserve
06:07 Various recordings from the Reserve
07:22 A Nocturnal tour of Angarn Reserve
26:44 Nocmig Corner: Nocturnal Migration
28:00 Exploring the Sounds of Nocturnal Migration at Landsort
50:32 General discussion about Night Recording
52:57 Conclusion and Farewell
Wild Bird Acoustics - Late Spring at Sandemar Reserve;
Transcript
You're all very welcome to wild bird acoustics. I'm your host, Alan Dalton, and I'll be taking you on a journey into sound.
Now welcome everybody to another episode of wild bird acoustics and I really do hope you're all enjoying the spring things are in full flow here and there's birds absolutely everywhere and I just love this time of the year now in this episode we have a lovely podcast a really special episode for you and as always lots of amazing audio and I just want you to sit back
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