Swans, ducks and geese

Greylag Geese and Bittern

Canada Goose

Common Crane and Barnacle Goose

Bean geese

When out at night in late April and early May in Uppland, a very common call is that of Common Scoters migrating north to the Swedish mountains. Mellow whistles in the night. Nåsten, Uppsala. May 3, 2023. 

Photo shows American Scoters by Gary Leavens

Common Scoter on their night spring migration

Perhaps not the nicest of courtship calls... but a local pair has started to court each other between spouts of nest building. 

Sunnersta, Uppsala. April 27, 2025.
Zoom F3 + Clippy EM272

The "pig squeal" of courting Red-necked Grebes

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 "pig squeal" of courting Red-necked Grebes

Bo Söderström