Amazing feat to be able to continuously sing without seemingly breathe. Close to Hågaån in Uppsala I recorded this grasshopper warbler and its close neighbours: Sedge Warbler,Common Reed Bunting, Red-backed Shrike. June 7, 2023.

The bird that never breathes: Grasshopper Warbler

Sound recordist Colin Hunter 
Founder of the World Sounds project

𝔈𝔵𝔭𝔩𝔬𝔯𝔦𝔫𝔤 ℌ𝔢𝔞𝔯𝔦𝔫𝔤, 𝔱𝔥𝔢 ℌ𝔢𝔞𝔯𝔞𝔟𝔩𝔢, 𝔞𝔫𝔡 𝔱𝔥𝔢 ℌ𝔢𝔞𝔯𝔢𝔯, 𝔞𝔰 𝔞𝔫 𝔈𝔳𝔢𝔫𝔱, 𝔞 𝔐𝔬𝔡𝔢, 𝔞𝔫𝔡 𝔞 𝔇𝔦𝔪𝔢𝔫𝔰𝔦𝔬𝔫 𝔬𝔣 𝔅𝔢𝔦𝔫𝔤.

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

The bird that never breathes: Grasshopper Warbler

Bo Söderström