Blackbird, Song Thrush and Robin are singing on an early spring evening

Temperatures are still mild after sunset and wind is calm. It is a pleasant early spring evening in March. Common Blackbird and Song Thrush are the loudest singers of the dusk chorus joint by other forest birds as well. Night approaches and the nearly full moon shines brightly. The European Robin is the last singing bird and its song slowly fades as nightfall continues. The night is quiet, but occasionally interrupted by overflying Mallards and Goldeneyes. Redwings and Eurasian Woodcocks start their migration. A distant flock of Eurasian Wigeon pass by and the night becomes quiet again.

The sounds of birds, mammals, amphibians, insects or anything that is human-related are annotated in the spectrogram below and include:

Song Thrush – Singdrossel – Turdus philomelos

Common Blackbird – Amsel – Turdus merula

Great Tit – Kohlmeise – Parus major

European Robin – Rotkehlchen – Erithacus rubecula

Great Spotted Woodpecker – Buntspecht – Dendrocopos major

Black Woodpecker – Schwarzspecht – Dryocopus martius

Eurasian Wren – Zaunkönig – Troglodytes troglodytes

Hooded Crow – Nebelkrähe – Corvus corone

Goldeneye – Schellente – Bucephala clangula

Common Crane – Kranich – Grus grus

Eurasian Woodcock – Waldschnepfe – Scolopax rusticola

Black-headed Gull – Lachmöwe – Chroicocephalus ridibundus

Redwing – Rotdrossel – Turdus iliacus

Mallard – Stockente – Anas platyrhynchos

Eurasian Wigeon – Pfeifente – Anas penelope

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