Nightfall with European Nightjar

https://youtu.be/WylaAMdKBpk A warm evening in late May on a former military training ground. The sun goes down and bird song activity is high. Wood Larks are abundant and their song can be heard continuously. Willow Warbler, Tree Pipit, Yellowhammer and Common Blackbird are regular singers as well. At night the song of several European Nightjars … Continue reading Nightfall with European Nightjar

Sound of the two most relaxing bird songs in Europe captured on a military area

https://youtu.be/4HGFAlmPgL0 The location is a former military training ground. The sound recording starts just before sunrise, when the Willow Warbler is already intensely singing and later joined by several Wood Larks. Both species have very unstressed and relaxing songs and are typical inhabitants of this semi-open habitat type. The sounds of birds, mammals, amphibians, insects … Continue reading Sound of the two most relaxing bird songs in Europe captured on a military area

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

https://youtu.be/iNkqgINIUcs 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 … Continue reading Blackbird, Song Thrush and Robin are singing on an early spring evening

Bioacoustic evening at a small lake with singing warblers and booming bitterns

https://youtu.be/8ROeBV576Sw Camera and microphone capture the evening chorus at a small lake in eastern Germany. This lake is full of waterfowl and you can hear displaying Goldeneyes, Eurasian Wigeons and Eurasian Teals. Calling Eurasian Coots, Black-headed Gulls, Greylag Geese and Red-necked Grebes are everywhere. From the reedbeds we listen to the insect-like song of the … Continue reading Bioacoustic evening at a small lake with singing warblers and booming bitterns

Song battle between Thrush Nightingale and Icterine Warbler

https://youtu.be/cEfV5regDUw An intense morning in a small forest patch that is surrounded by pastures and lush meadows. Spring is in full swing and all birds wish to get heard in the dawn chorus. The two loudest singers, Icterine Warbler and Thrush Nightingale, dominate the morning, but Common Redstart, Eurasian Blackcap, Common Chaffinch and Common Blackbird … Continue reading Song battle between Thrush Nightingale and Icterine Warbler

Calling Common Frogs and Moor Frogs at a water pool in spring

https://youtu.be/XK0WZvD-Dl0 It is early spring and the first warm days of the season arrived. At noontime the temperatures reach almost 20°C for the first time of the year. Wind blows through the trees. The birds already slowed down their daily singing activity, but in a small and shallow and sunlit water pool amphibians become active. … Continue reading Calling Common Frogs and Moor Frogs at a water pool in spring

Listen to the intense song of the Common Nightingale

https://youtu.be/PCnD1g59YeY This soundscape is located in a yellow rapeseed field that is surrounded by hedgerows and a small forest patch. The intense songs of two Common Nightingales dominate this recording, but other bird species can also be heard. The sounds of birds, mammals, amphibians, insects or anything that is human-related are annotated in the spectrogram … Continue reading Listen to the intense song of the Common Nightingale

The vibrant sound of meadows and pastures with calling curlews, godwits and lapwings

https://youtu.be/T_ZofMVaDpA This meadow soundscape is dominated by the continuous songs of Eurasian Skylarks and the loud calls three wader species: Black-tailed Godwit, Northern Lapwing and Eurasian Curlew. Waders are ground-nesting birds and were once widespread in Central Europe's grasslands. Due to intense land use and transformation of their habitats they disappeared in many parts, so … Continue reading The vibrant sound of meadows and pastures with calling curlews, godwits and lapwings

Red-breasted Flycatcher, Firecrest & Wood Warbler singing in Forest

https://youtu.be/c5Wj0YvBI-k From a German perspective the Red-breasted Flycatcher is the highlight of this soundscape. This species is restricted mainly to the northern and eastern parts of the country and a typical inhabitant of Beech forests. Its appearance resembles that of a European Robin, but its rhythmic song and its attitude to live high up in … Continue reading Red-breasted Flycatcher, Firecrest & Wood Warbler singing in Forest