Dawn chorus

Although on the decline (?) there are still quite many Ural Owls breeding in Uppland. In the end of this recording you will hear when the male comes with food to the female and young. They are quite vocal in mid-May in the very early morning hours. This is a passive recording, I would not dare stand so close to Ural Owls otherwise. Really aggressive at their nests. During the night a Tawny Owl came too close and was chased off by the Urals. 220517

Dusk to dawn chorus with Ural Owls and Tawny Owls (May 17, 2022)

Morning recording from our garden surrounded by horse pastures and agricultural fields. Tree sparrow, blue tit, skylark, pheasant breed nearby. In the middle of the recording some unknown raptor passes by and all birds warn. 220521. Hågaby

Dawn chorus in my garden in Håga by (May 21, 2022)

Dusk to dawn chorus in my garden in Håga by (May 23, 2022)

From midnight to around 8 o'clock in the morning. A drop rig close to Hågaån, near Kvarnbo, Uppsala, Sweden. 220527

Dusk to dawn chorus along a small creek Hågaån (May 27, 2022)

Passive recording on a clearcut just west of Uppsala from 8PM June 5 to 6 AM June 6, 2022. The morning chorus dominated by blackcap and songthrush, in the background cuckoo and redbacked shrike. At dusk a pair of pygmy owls called.

Dusk to dawn chorus on a forest clearcut (June 6, 2022)

Left a drop rig at my favourite spot (Högbyhatt in Hågadalen-Nåstens NR just outside Uppsala during the night). The volume of bird calls are turned down this time of year. During the night a pygmy owl calls making robins and thrushes a bit uncomfortable. In the morning young willow warblers, nuthatches, long-tailed tits, garden warblers sing but not at all like a few months ago.

Early autumn in boreal forest

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

Early autumn in boreal forest

Bo Söderström