Name: Lapland Longspur by Bo Söderström in Sparrows
Duration: 9 min 3 s
Description: A pair of Lapland Longspurs flew in tandem about 50 m above the mountain heath for about one hour at dawn. Mostly having their peculiar contact calls but now and then the male also sang. Not sure what kind of breeding behaviour this was. Flatruet, June 12, 2023.

Sparrows

Common Reed Bunting

Yellowhammer

Ortolan Bunting

Reed bunting

A pair of Lapland Longspurs flew in tandem about 50 m above the mountain heath for about one hour at dawn. Mostly having their peculiar contact calls but now and then the male also sang. Not sure what kind of breeding behaviour this was. Flatruet, June 12, 2023.

Lapland Longspur

Tawny Owl Pair, Forest Clearing.

A wonderful soundscape from a beaver wetland at Ovre Kärret in Tyrest National Park in Sweden. Recorded on 19th April 2025 with and SM Mini recorder. Wonderful sounds from this wetland featuring Siskin, Green Woodpecker, Stock Dove, Greylag Goose, Eurasian Coot, Chaffinch and many other species.

Early morning Soundscape at Ovre Kärret

Soundscape from Ovre Kärret in Tyresta National Park on 18th April 2025. Wonderful audio of Wood Pigeon, Green Sandpiper, White Wagtail, Greylag Goose, Water Rail, Eurasian Siskin, Nuthatch, Wren, Common Blackbird, Mallard and a host of other species from this amazing habitat, all created by European Beaver. Recorded with an SM Mini recorder.

Morning Soundscape at  Ovre Kärret, Tyresta National Park in Sweden.

A late morning soundscape from flooded woodland in Tyresta National Park, a site created by the actions of European Beaver. My main target was a pair of Northern Raven that were breeding close by and their calls were ringing out all morning. Other species provide a wonderful backdrop here, including Robin, Green Sandpiper, Siskin, Eurasian Coot, Goldcest, Nuthatch, Song Thrush, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Wood Pigeon and others. Recorded with an SM Mini recorder. 19th April 2025.

Soundscape;  Beaver flooded woodland at Nedre Kärret

47 Eno said 2

An Australian Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus australis) in reeds beside a bay formed a little way inland from the edge of Lake Alexandrina, within Tolderol Game Reserve.

(One of a set of exploratory 8030/8060 mid-side recordings made deliberately in windy/gusty conditions. Radius hoops and M-S clips were mounted inside a Rycote WS3 with windjammer (hence the 8030 capsule was near the middle of the windshield's length: not aligned with (obstructed by) either of the end-cap connector rings at the two ends of the windshield). The rig was used both hand-held and on a tripod. In this recording, the rig is mounted on a tripod, set low to the ground. No EQ or other processing has been used, in order to present the characteristics of the original recording.)

Recorded respectfully in the country of the Ngarrindjeri peoples (the Warki).

2025.12.17 Reed Warbler. Tolderol. Windy Summer Afternoon.

An Australian Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus australis) and a few Spotted Marsh Frogs (Limnodynastes tasmaniensis) at the edge of Lake Alexandrina, Tolderol Game Reserve. Two Little Black Cormorants (Phalacrocorax sulcirostris) fly overhead.

(One of a set of exploratory 8030/8060 mid-side recordings made deliberately in windy/gusty conditions. Radius hoops and M-S clips were mounted inside a Rycote WS3 with windjammer (hence the 8030 capsule was near the centre of the windshield's length: not aligned with (obstructed by) either of the end-cap connector rings at the two ends of the windshield). The rig was used both hand-held and on a tripod. In this recording, the rig is mounted on a tripod, set low to the ground. No EQ or other processing has been used, in order to present the characteristics of the original recording.)

Recorded respectfully in the country of the Ngarrindjeri peoples (the Warki).

2025.12.17 Reed Warbler by Lake Alexandrina. Tolderol. Windy Summer Afternoon.

The first isolated call is likely from a Grey Shrike-thrush. Soon after, high-pitched calls from a pair of male Superb Fairy Wrens. Three White-browed Babblers arrive, moving from tree to tree. As they recede, a single bird - apparently a Grey Shrikethrush (possibly juvenile) - passes through, also moving from tree to tree, repeating a harsh, scolding call. (The Babblers can still be heard in the background.)

(One of a set of exploratory 8030/8060 mid-side recordings made deliberately in windy/gusty conditions. Radius hoops and M-S clips were mounted inside a Rycote WS3 with windjammer (hence the 8030 capsule was near the centre of the windshield's length: not aligned with (obstructed by) either of the end-cap connector rings at the two ends of the windshield). The rig was used both hand-held and on a tripod. In this recording, the rig is mounted on a tripod, set low to the ground. No EQ or other processing has been used, in order to present the characteristics of the original recording.)

Recorded respectfully in the country of the Ngarrindjeri peoples (the Warki).

2025.12.14 Shrikethrush, Fairy Wrens, Babblers. Gusty Mallee Afternoon. Summer.

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

Lapland Longspur

Bo Söderström

Related tracks