Curlew has almost vanished as a breeding bird in Uppland but still a few pair linger on in boreal forest mires. I have for a long time wanted to record this disappearing song. This morning I was lucky!

Svinasjön, Uppland. June 8, 2025.
Zoom F3 + Clippy EM 272 as tree ears

The most beautiful song of all - Curlew over the mire

Sound recordist Colin Hunter 
Founder of the World Sounds project

new audio storyteller; sharing doodles, shorts, class assignments, snippets of WIPs; listening; todo: recording exp; edits

𝔈𝔵𝔭𝔩𝔬𝔯𝔦𝔫𝔤 ℌ𝔢𝔞𝔯𝔦𝔫𝔤, 𝔱𝔥𝔢 ℌ𝔢𝔞𝔯𝔞𝔟𝔩𝔢, 𝔞𝔫𝔡 𝔱𝔥𝔢 ℌ𝔢𝔞𝔯𝔢𝔯, 𝔞𝔰 𝔞𝔫 𝔈𝔳𝔢𝔫𝔱, 𝔞 𝔐𝔬𝔡𝔢, 𝔞𝔫𝔡 𝔞 𝔇𝔦𝔪𝔢𝔫𝔰𝔦𝔬𝔫 𝔬𝔣 𝔅𝔢𝔦𝔫𝔤.

Irish field recordist, now residing in Sweden. I have a deep interest and background in birding, which is reflected in my sound recordings. Follow my podcast, Wild Bird Acoustics, on all podcast providers!

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 most beautiful song of all - Curlew over the mire

Bo Söderström