Celebrating my first International Dawn Chorus Day in Nairobi, where I'm usually woken up by Pied Crows, House Sparrows and Hadadas...and very audible traffic noise in the distance. So, I'm sharing a mixed chorus from one of my most memorable camping expeditions in Kitobo Forest, away from city noise pollution. Ideally dawn chorus is majorly orchestrated by birds but this is not always guaranteed. This day we were woken up by a mix of Black and white Colobus Monkeys and Red-capped Robin-chats, which made a beautiful dawn chorus. Enjoy every little bit of nature's music wherever you are. 
#naturesoundrecording #wildlifeacoustics #zoomh1 #internationaldawnchorusday #dawnchorusday #dawnchorus #blackandwhitecolobusmonkey #redcappedrobinchat #birdsong #wildsong #kitoboforest #kenya




Black and white Colobus Monkeys

My 8 x EM272 rig (going via a 9v battery box) is lower noise than a normal EM272 pair but it is also quite a bit more sensitive (around 7.5dB). 

In a very dynamic situation like a thunderstorm, I like to record at the lowest possible level to avoid clipping. On the Sony PCM-A10 you can set the gain right down to level 3 without introducing any additional noise (with a normal EM272 stereo pair). Levels 1 and 2 add quite a bit of recorder self noise.

I wanted to test recording at level 1 with the 8 capsule rig, to see if the lower noise of that rig would mitigate the effects of the increased recorder noise.

In this clip you hear a standard EM272 pair recorded at level 15, followed by the 8 capsule rig at level 1. Recordings were made simultaneously to two separate Sony PCM-A10 recorders and subsequently normalised to the same level using a 1kHz test tone played from my phone.

The result was positive. The 8 capsule rig still has less noise, despite the added recorder noise due to the low gain level.

Sony PCM - A10 Low Gain With 8 X EM272 Capsules

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Rain - Dripping - La - Réunion

Nighttime - Rain - Tbilisi - Georgia

Loud - Thunder - Singapore

Rain Sound Compilation

Recorded the screech of the Barn Owl in Nairobi, Kenya, 2020, during lockdown. 

Barn Owl Screech

Reconfiguring the Landscape

Impossible Moments from Venice 2

The Schalow's Turaco is a spectacular green, crested turaco found in forest and dense woodland. It shows large crimson wing patches in flight, and can be seen bouncing through the trees, and flying occasionally with short bursts of wingbeats and long glides. This particular flock was busy feeding on fruiting trees and calling in Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.

Call of the Schalow's Turaco

The loud shrieks of the Tree hyraxes are a common and unmistakable sound in Mt. Kenya and other highland forests. Tree Hyraxes are medium-sized mammals living in the canopies of tropical forests. They are shy and only move at night, to forage for food or look for mates. As the night unfolds, so do the calls, eventually quietening down, and then rise once more in the wee hours of the morning.

Call of the Tree Hyrax

Squeaking Swimming Bridge In The Port of Hamburg

Field recording 🎤 enthusiast from Hamburg ⚓️ Germany 🇩🇪

Squeaking Swimming Bridge In The Port of Hamburg

Rob's Field Recording