The Great Green Bush-Cricket (Tettigonia viridissima) is active in day and night, as testified by its endless crepuscular and nocturnal singing. The males display to females by producing a very loud, long 'song' by rubbing their forewings together. They sound like a sewing machine, going continuously for long periods, but their expert camouflage still makes them hard spot.  Recorded by WSRS member Simon Elliott.

Great Green Bushcricket

Unusual cuckoo call as a pair of cuckoos presumably court on a hot and breezy day.  The first call is that of the female.

The edited highlights of a twelve minute recording.

Recorded at Stodmarsh Nature Reserve, Kent on Saturday 7th June 2014.

Two Sennheiser 416s in XY Stereo configuration to SD744T.

Female and male Cuckoo Call

The pilot for a series of podcasts covering wildlife sound, field recording and the natural world.

This is my first attempt at a podcast...comments/criticisms more than welcome!

www.thesoundfarmer.com

Fieldcast: Episode One (Pilot) - Recording the Swallows

Episode 5 looks at close-up recording, parabolic reflectors and Greenfinches.

Featuring:  Goldfinch, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Blackbird, Robin and a soundscape comprised of dawn chorus recordings from the farm in South East Kent.

Wildlife sounds recorded with MKH20 in Telinga reflector, open DPA4060s to SD744T.

Main website:  www.thesoundfarmer.com

Blog post about close-up recording attempts: www.thesoundfarmer.com/fieldcraft

Fieldcast:  Episode Five - Springtime Recording

Recorded in the Black River Valley in south east Sweden.  A soundscape of birds at evening time.  Sedge Warblers, a 'booming' Bittern, 'drumming' Snipe and a pair of Whooper Swans fly overhead.  Recorded with a dummy-head, so it's best to listen back via headphones.  Dense forest on the far side of the river reflects the sound of the swans flying overhead - providing an echo on the near left hand side.
 

Whooper Swans, Black River Valley

Robin

Red-Fox

The amazing sound of a Common Snipe 'drumming' at dusk...

Snipe 'Drumming'

Even though it was a bit of a blustery day I thought I'd try my luck recording at the RSPB Lodmoor Reserve.  This is an excellent location to find some of our earliest migrants - the 'leaf warblers' (so called for their colours).   It is still a bit early for the rarer Wood Warbler but Chiffchaff and Willow Warbler were there in abundance; often several in the same tree.  Unfortunately the strong breeze also magnified the local traffic noise a bit too but you can't have everything!

Leaf warblers at Lodmoor

And finally, a range of vocalisations and individual pieces from the Natters.

Natterjack nights - 3

A lifelong naturalist who enjoys listening to our native wildlife as much as watching it!

For best results use your headphones, kick back and relax!!

Leaf warblers at Lodmoor

BirdSongBob

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