Tawny owls bid farewell to the night, as the first songsters begin to call. This moment just before the first songs begin has sometimes been referred as First Blush. The forest acoustic space goes from relative silence to full symphony in the space of a few minutes, recorded here for International Dawn Chorus Day 2025.

The crackling sound is not rain (or fire!) but honey dew, I believe. Would love your thoughts on that.

Main species: Tawny owl (Strix aluco)
UK conservation status: Amber
World: Least Concern (population trend is stable)
Location: Spernal Park, Warwickshire, UK
Date and time: 4 May 2025 at 04:38am
Habitat: Ancient forest

Gear: Zoom F3, Sennheiser 8040 and 30 in MS

Last Cry of the Night

Immerse yourself in the enchanting soundscape of a French forest at dawn, recorded in the heart of the Foret Dominale du Perche et de la Trappe. The most prominent bird song is that of the Wood Warbler, but we also hear Eurasian Wren, Common Cuckoo, Common Chaffinch, Eurasian Blackbird, European Robin, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Song Thrush, Common Firecrest and Common Wood-Pigeon.

Recorded 09.05.2025
Zoom F3 + 2 x Clippy EM272

Dawn Chorus - Le Perche, France

A long recording of a Common Whitethroat in song on a windy morning at Sandemar Reserve, Sweden. A nice ambience here from the wind through vegetation, whilst a Skylark sings in the background. Recorded with a Tascam FR-AV2 and matched pair of Sennheiser 8020 microphones.

Common Whitethroat in song at Sandemar Reserve

This is an edit of a field recording of the Dawn Chorus. It was recorded near Cincinnati, Ohio, in a wooded area of a friend's back yard. 

Dawn Chorus 5/19/25 5:33 AM - Jordan Road, Cleves, Ohio

After being in Soomaa National Park.  The people in 'Soomaa Holiday village' (dot com) were really good and the guy even drove me to a town called Viljandi, this was nearer to Tartu than starting the bus journey in Parnu.  So I would like to say a big thankyou to those kind people.  I had planned to get a bus across to Tartu and out to Palupohja in the Alam Pedja Reserve, to see the old place and say hello.  I had planned three nights there.  There was a large group staying in the Nature School so I stayed in the other house down near the sauna house.   On one of the evenings I got to meet up with my friend and fellow bird recordist Andrus Kannel.  Two of the mornings were a bit damp, however in the evenings I was able to record the evening chorus without mosquitos spoiling the sound - they sound somewhat like 'brown' noise.   My thanks to Robert for bringing me out to Palupohja and back to Tartu.  I think evening choruses have a magical other worldly quality, a bit melancholic but beautiful.  I love how the many tree trunks blur the sound. Recording 4436.


Dawn Chorus (2) 13 May 2025-4.47am - Sauna House, Palupohja

A long soundscape of the dawn chorus at Sandemar Reserve in Sweden. Many species can be heard in this recording, predominantly Chaffinch, Garden Warbler, Common Crane and Wood Pigeon. In the background there are many others, such as Thrush Nightingale, Blue tit, Tree Pipit, Blackcap, Greylag Goose, Eurasian Treecreeper and others. This recording was made with a Wildlife Acoustics SM Mini automated recorder, which was placed at the site for a week long deployment. I have been using these devices extensively in 2025 and they have allowed me to obtain some wonderful audio in a wide range of habitats. I have found the audio quality to be perfectly good, as you will hear in this recording...

Dawn Soundscape at  Sandemar Canal; 17th May 2025

I remade Dawn Chorus by Thom Yorke by using his vocal acapella. I also made a visual experience for it up on youtube!!!

DAWN CHORUS REMAKE

This is a recent field recording from Halifax, PA. The recording was collected from near Dividing Ridge on an unpaved and overgrown township road. Locals might recognize the site as being near a former water wheel on the Brown Farm. Listening through headphones is highly encouraged.

Rainy Dawn Chorus 5-28 AM

Warning: this is a recording of a thunderstorm, it can get quite loud, listen to it at a reasonable volume!

Recording of a night in the forest.
00:12 Wind begins (03:13 am)
01:12 Wind drops, distant thunder (04:12 am)
01:34 Rain begins, thunder is coming closer (04:34 am)
01:58 Dawn Chorus begins (04:58 am)
02:31 Surise (05:31 am)

Location: Switzerland, Sihlwald, Weid
Date and time: 2025/06/26 03:00 am to 05:34 am
Recording: Zoom F3, Micbooster Clippy 172 XLR, Tree Ears
Postprocessing: lowcut at 80Hz, normalized to -35 db LUFS

20250626 030000 CH Sihlwald Weid Wind Thunderstorm Rain Dawn Chorus

Dawn beside the little stream in Berkeley's Gerber Park. The stream burbles, the birds sing, and trains whistle in the distance.

Garber Park Stream at Dawn, April 2025

Sound recordist Colin Hunter 
Founder of the World Sounds project

virtual wandering through soundscapes of the world

Freelance journalist and writer | Science, nature, animals & ideas | Author of Meet the Neighbors: Animal Minds and Life in a More-than-Human World https://wwnorton.com/books/9781324007081

Richard Bitting is an artist, composer, and teacher residing in Cincinnati, Ohio. 
He makes soundscape-based audio compositions, concert music, visual artworks, photographs, and sound art installations.

Hi! Angel here, Sound Artist and Field Recordist. My inspiration is the natural world. I run SoundArk. offering Audio Production and Post-Production services. I'm based in the United Kingdom, and have been lucky to travel the world through my trade.

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Irish field recordist, now residing in Sweden. I have a deep interest and background in birding, which is reflected in my sound recordings. Follow my podcast, Wild Bird Acoustics, on all podcast providers!

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.

New tracks tagged #DAWN CHORUS