Now is the time to listen for drumming woodpeckers. In this recording I have mixed all woodpecker species that drum regularly in Sweden. Three drums each and in the following order: great spotted, lesser spotted, white-backed, three-toed, grey-headed and black. Green woodpecker almost never drums.

Recorded in Uppland 2022-2025.

Drumming of all Swedish woodpeckers

[00:00] Part I; [02:55] Part II, "Hammerklavier"; [13:24] Part III

Radio bardo ₂₀₁₆ ᶰʸᶜ

Recorded with clippies em272 and mxpre 6ii at 192 kHz (32bit float), slowed down to 1/20 of the original speed and rendered to 24bit/48 kHz


Different species of bats circling a barn

I had a lovely time in the Siggefora wolf territory. My droprigs did not catch any wolves unfortunately but two singing males Great Grey Owls, two Ural Owls and two Pygmy Owls in addition to Red Deer and Fallow Deer. But the best recording was that of a singing Hazel Grouse. During the autumn they sing quite actively pairing up for next Spring.

Siggefora, Uppland. August 28, 2025.
Zoom F3 + Clippy EM272 as tree ears

Hazel grouse is actively singing during the autumn

Embrace and love our beautiful managed english lowland landscapes. We must conserve them but also improve them over time.

2025 STRAIGHT FROM THE FIELDS 1 - OUR BEAUTIFUL ENGLISH LOWLANDS

A very strange hydrophone recording in a dew pond near brighton. Thanks to Alice Eldridge for finding the place.

Dew Pond Near Brighton

2025.08.29 Stormy Dawn Excerpt: Mid-Side with Omni Mid and additional gain on Side mic

2025.08.29 Stormy Dawn Excerpt: Omni pair in AB with 63 cm spacing

Some incidental background information about the weather event recorded in this recording: https://www.weatherzone.com.au/news/rare-tornado-warning-in-adelaide-as-storms-powerful-winds-slam-sa/1890841.

2025.08.29 A Stormy Night and Dawn. Late Winter.

2025.08.29 Stormy Dawn Excerpt: Mid-Side with Omni Mid

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

Drumming of all Swedish woodpeckers

Bo Söderström

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