This was a vagrant bird that turned up at Middlebere Farm for a week or so in late June 2021. I popped in for 15 mins on my way to work at Arne to obtain this recording.  Good to hear this species in a comparatively quiet environment; I'm more use to it in The Gambia where it struggles to be heard above the insects and Vinaceous Doves.
Picture from Bird's Of Poole Harbour web site; credit: Mark Wright.

Melodious Warbler

Nightjars churring and wing clapping, recorded at RSPB Grange Heath, deep in the Purbeck Hills.

Nightjars, Grange Heath, 13 - 6-21

Typical Dartford Warbler song: 2 to 3-second, chattering song repeated every 10 seconds. It might sound random but each bird tends to repeat exactly the same phrases, either partially or completely.

Dartford Warbler, Arne, Hyde Heath, 27-4-21

I picked up this White-tailed Eagle when recording the dawn chorus in Finlaggan Forest on Islay.  The birds in the dawn chorus are mostly Willow Warbler and Goldcrest.  The eagle's yapping calls are heard at about 7s and again at 49s.  This is almost certainly a female - the male's call is higher pitched. Recorded in stereo, so listen through headphones for full immersive effect.
    I (rather crudely) spliced out a minute or so to reduce the interval between the eagle's calls.

White-tailed Eagle, Islay, 24-5-2018

Frogs recorded in Taman Negara, Malaysia at 22:30 on 14 Nov 2016 using a Rode NT4 mic to a Marantz PMD661.  The "teeth-chattering" comes from the Dark-sided Chorus Frog (Microhyla heymonsi)and the more distant yapping from the Rough-sided Frog (Hylarana glandulosa).  The deep "trumping" sound is some sort of bullfrog common in the reserve but I haven't identified the species.

Kuala Tahan frogs swamp, 14-11-16

Siamang chorus, Bukit Fraser

Little Egrets squabbling as they arrive to roost on Wicken Fen, Cambridgeshire, UK. It's not clear exactly what they are arguing over but probably the best perches.
Recorded 29-8-2016 at dusk using Rode NT4 to Marantz PMD661.

Little Egrets arriving at roost

Common Nightingale recorded at 23:00 on 20 April 2017 at Wicken Fen, Cambridgeshire, UK using a Wildtronics parabolic mic to a Zoom H4n.

Nightingale - Wicken Fen 20-4-2017

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Woodwalton Fen dawn, 9-6-20.  Mostly Blackbird, Blackcap, Garden Warbler, Robin, Wood Pigeon, Cuckoo - June is late in the year for full dawn chorus here.  Recorded using a pair of DPA 4060 microphones pinned either side of a tree trunk and capture on a SD Mixpre3.

Tony Fulford

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