A rainforest dawn chorus from Fraser's Hill, Malaysia. Including Fire-tufted Barbet, Red-headed Trogon, Siamang Gibbon and many more species that I didn't manage to identify! Recorded from an east-facing overlook on Jalan Richmond on April 3rd, 2014, using a Sony PCM-D50.

Dawn at Fraser's Hill

Recorded around sunrise (07:57GMT) on the 28th January 2023 in an area of broadleaf woodland on the banks of Fernworthy Reservoir, Dartmoor National Park. Included in this soundscape are Herring Gull, Woodpigeon, Teal, Canada Goose, Carrion Crow, Raven, Blackbird, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Coal Tit, Marsh Tit, Nuthatch, Chaffinch, Crossbill and Great-spotted Woodpecker.

Equipment used: 2 x Audio-Technica AT4022 omnidirectional microphones in an Olson half-sphere array (https://www.trackseventeen.com/mic_rigs.html) and a Sound Devices MixPre-3.

Fernworthy Reservoir - 28/01/2023

The pre-dawn sounds of a remote mire in Dartmoor National Park. Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) are performing their "winnowing" courtship display, flying up and diving downwards so their tail feathers vibrate with a distinctive thrumming sound. A Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus) sings loudly from a nearby bush.

Recorded on 25th April 2023 with 2 x AT4022 microphones in an Olson stereo array (https://www.trackseventeen.com/mic_rigs.html) and a Sound Devices 722 recorder.

A Dartmoor Mire Dawn

An hour before sunrise in a secluded valley mire in Dartmoor National Park. Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) are performing their "winnowing" courtship display, flying up and diving downwards so their tail feathers vibrate with a distinctive thrumming sound. Tawny Owls and Cuckoo call across the valley.

Recorded on 1st May 2023 with 2 x AT4022 microphones in an Olson stereo array (www.trackseventeen.com/mic_rigs.html) and a Sound Devices 722 recorder.

May Day Snipe

Deep in an abandoned quarry, sheltered from the wind blowing across the open moors, toads croak in a pool as water drips from the surrounding trees.

Recorded on the 17th February, 2024 with a Zoom F3 and an ORTF pair of Rode NT1As.

Foggy Morning in the Quarry

Title: Sound Map - 20120708-17
Duration: 00:48
Time: 2012/07/08, am 08:13
Location: New Taipei City/ Taiwan

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