This is another recording I made with what is now the spare Microphone and recorder, the Marantz PMD661 and the Rode NT4.  This set-up I leave to record alone while I go off somewhere else to record.  I am usually pleased with what it captures.  In this recording a Wren sings nearby with the sound of the stream never too far away.  Recorded in Ballinvally woods, north-west of Arklow, County Wicklow, Ireland.  21st of July 2020 beginning at 5.06am.  Recording 3426.

Wren song and stream - 21 July 20 - 5.06am - Ballinvally

A cabinetmaker by trade.  I have been recording birds for over 42 years.  Even as a seven year old I loved to hear the sound of birds. 
I believe that birdsong is a perfect reflection of the natural environment and yet a part of the experience of the environment.  
Over the years I have made some wildlife films and videos.  For wildlife recording I have been around Ireland, Wales, Finland, Estonia, Sweden, Belize, Guyana, Brazil, Peru and Costa Rica. At the moment I have 26 albums of birdsong/nature, most of which can be found here for free download in high quality F.L.A.C. format.
  
Birdsong is Spiritual Medicine,
a Natural Treasure 
and a Companion to Silence.

Wren song and stream - 21 July 20 - 5.06am - Ballinvally

Fintan O'Brien