Spring Symphony; An Introduction to VisMig
04/16/24 • 68 min
A further deep dive into the wonderful sounds of Sweden in late Spring. This is a period, during which, the landscape is filled with the sounds of returning summer migrants. It is a time of auditory wonder, as the landscape slowly fills with the sounds of prospective summer breeders.
Looking forward to the second half of the episode I have put together an introduction to VisMigging. After nature has taken it's course and the breeding season has come to an end, the stage is set for the epic Autumn migration of many bird species. Here in Sweden, the early morning skies are filled with the calls and vocalizations of migrant birds, as they make their way southwards. At many sites, the incredible spectacle of migration can be enjoyed by sitting out during the early hours, observing these birds as they pass overhead. In this sound magazine, I will take you through the basics of watching, as well as listening, for visibly migrating birds over the Autumnal period...
A further deep dive into the wonderful sounds of Sweden in late Spring. This is a period, during which, the landscape is filled with the sounds of returning summer migrants. It is a time of auditory wonder, as the landscape slowly fills with the sounds of prospective summer breeders.
Looking forward to the second half of the episode I have put together an introduction to VisMigging. After nature has taken it's course and the breeding season has come to an end, the stage is set for the epic Autumn migration of many bird species. Here in Sweden, the early morning skies are filled with the calls and vocalizations of migrant birds, as they make their way southwards. At many sites, the incredible spectacle of migration can be enjoyed by sitting out during the early hours, observing these birds as they pass overhead. In this sound magazine, I will take you through the basics of watching, as well as listening, for visibly migrating birds over the Autumnal period...
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The Liquid Strophes of late Spring
In this, the tenth episode, you shall experience the diurnal and nocturnal auditory soundscape of the wonderful avian sounds of Sweden.
First up, a sound magazine concerning the incredible diurnal sounds of late Spring, as the landscape is filled with the chimes of birds, the various displays of species intent on breeding and setting up territory, here in Scandinavia. Experience the wonder of a landscape filled with bird song.
Secondly, I will return to early Spring and share the secrets of the hidden world of nocturnal migration. In the magazine you will hear the calls of migrant birds in the dead of night. These sounds are a hidden library of often long travelling species, intent on returning to the breeding grounds in order to meet future mates and reproduce, an instinct which see's our night skies filled with the calls of these avian travellers each year, a testament to the incredible resilience of nature and the inherrent drive to return to the breeding grounds, each calender year. Experience how nocturnal, automative recording opens up such a hiiden world to our often oblivious ears...
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The Joy of Late Spring; The VisMig Files #1
In this simple episode, I have a wonderful sound magazine to share, featuring some of my favourite species. Late May is an incredible time to field record, with most species having returned to breeding territory all over Scandinavia. As a result the natural soundscape is in full flow and the natural environment is flooded with the sounds and songs of a host of wild bird species. Some of these are widespread here in Sweden, whilst others took time and patience to track down and record. At time, one has to get out of your comfort zone and get out in darkness, in order to record those elusive night singing species. The dawn chorus is quite incredible at this time of the year and there is so much to get out and listen to in a period of just a few short weeks!
The episode also features the first of many educational segments concerning diurnal migration. The VisMig Files, as they will be called, will focus on the various calls of diurnally migrating birds. In this episode, I focus on two classic autumnal migrant species and play a number of recordings of both....
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