Thrushes

Redwing

Blackbird

Mistle Thrush and Lesser Spotted Woodpecker

Mistle Thrush

Collared Dove and Fieldfare

Song Thrush

Redwing Choir

Redwing Choir 2

Redwing 2

Blackbird "goodnight call"

Blackbird subsong

One of the most longed for songs after the long winter is the first blackbird in full song. Today it happened in my garden. Let spring arrive. Håga, Uppsala. March 18, 2023.

The first singing blackbird of the year

You can understand why this species was selected as our national bird. When the blackbird sings in late March, it brings the promise of spring yet again. Nåsten, April 7, 2023. Photo: Stefan Berndtsson

The Swedish National Bird - Blackbird

Dawn in the forest in mid-April means that thrushes dominate the soundscape. Blackbirds, Song Thrushes, Redwings, Robins, Dunnocks are all prominent in this recording. Högbyhatt, Uppsala. April 20, 2023

Mixpre 3ii with spaced omnis (2x Clippy EM272) and center mic (AT BP 4025).

Thrush dawn

Earlier this was a bird of the forest in Sweden but during recent years the Song Thrush has become less and less shy, occuring in urban parks just like in Great Britain and continental Europe. A successful bird species able to lay (at least) two clutches in Sweden nowadays. Högbyhatt, Uppsala. June 28, 2023.

Song Thrush once more

The local wolf pack in Uppsala has been conspicuously quiet the last few weeks but I managed to (finally) get a decent recording of Mistle Thrush. These are probably young birds trying out their song ability. Uppsala. July 24, 2023

Mistle Thrush learning how to sing

Minus 24 degrees Celsius and around 25 blackbirds spend most of their day at the feeding station outside my office window. Lots of small skirmishes between the thrushes when you would have thought they should conserve energy. Håga, Uppsala. December 6, 2023.

Lewitt 440 Pure in ORTF + Mixpre 3ii

Desperate blackbirds

Early April and the newly arrived Mistle Thrush sings its melancholic song against a background of a Black Grouse lek. Uppland, April 9, 2023.

My favourite bird song - Mistle Thrush

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

Thrushes

Bo Söderström