The cold morning of April 9, 2023, you can hear the ice making low-pitched noises against a background of Black Grouse lekking in the distance. Other prominent bird species in this recording are singing Mistle Thrush, Wood Pigeon, Common Crane, Treecreeper, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Chaffinch, Brambling, Siskin and Redpoll.

April dawn in boreal forest-mire complex

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

April dawn in boreal forest-mire complex

Bo Söderström