Shorebirds

Lapwing and Bittern

Great Snipe

Common Snipe and Bittern

Recorded live in Berlin / August 23rd, 2023

BITE Showcase // 23.08.23

Perhaps a galloping horse is not the best metaphor. Slightly better the ultrasound of baby heartbeats. Regardless nobody knows for sure whether the call is produced vocally or mechanically. Common Snipe produce their bleating vocalisations as air rushes past their outer tail feathers but Jack Snipes are reported to occasionally produce the galloping call from the ground, so perhaps vocally? Extremely difficult to make field recordings of. Unlike the Common Snipe displaying constantly, the Jack Snipe only made two calls during two hours and it is oh so quiet. 
Älvgärde, Uppsala. May 2, 2024

Lewitt 440 Pure in ortf + Mixpre 3ii

The sky horse - Jack Snipe!

Woodcocks are still roding in the forest despite a rather late date in the summer. 

Siggefora, Uppsala. July 10, 2024.
Zoom F3 + Clippy EM272

Woodcock roding

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Only Human w/ Will Evans

At dawn first a Common Sandpiper displayed close to my drop rig and a few moments later a Green Sandpiper took over the scene.

Dalälven's NP, East-Central Sweden. May 13, 2022.

Sandpiper encounter

Red Deer Rutt 2025

Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City

Had a visitor at camp, a little section of a coyote barking and yipping 

Coyote Visitor

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Home (Cloudchord Remix)

C’était les derniers rassemblements d’Hirondelle de fenêtre (Delichon urbicum) devant la maison, comme des amis qui viendraient nous saluer avant un grand voyage. Aujourd'hui l’automne est arrivé et les hirondelles sont parties.

House martins (Delichon urbicum) were gathering for the last time in front of the house, like friends coming to say goodbye before a long journey. Autumn starts today and the House martins have gone.

Voicil'automne

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Westwood is proud to present 'Mountains' - the latest single from Moontricks. 'Mountains' is the first look into a series of original compositions planned for release in 2017. Showcasing their love for deep, soulful, folksy electronic music intertwined with their signature sound design and live instrumentation, 'Mountains' oozes those laidback vibes we've been craving from this dynamic duo.

Mixed and mastered by Nick Middleton of @thefunkhunters

Released by:
Westwood Recordings

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Mountains

Deep barking pig frogs croak from shallow water as the sun sets in the Big Cypress National Preserve, Florida. Cricket and Green Tree frogs chime in and insects buzz incessantly. Recorded June 2020 with LOM Usi Pro omnis four feet apart in AB stereo & Sound Devices MixPre-3, 42 Db gain and 40 Hz low cut.

Pig Frog Sunset

Field sound recordist and archivist of vanishing sounds in natural Iandscapes. Highly commended in the Sound of the Year Awards 2024 - Best Natural Sound.

The sky horse - Jack Snipe!

Bo Söderström

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