A compilation of recordings of the dawn chorus from Lingshan, Beijing's highest mountain.  Recorded at various elevations from 1100m asl to 1550m asl on the morning of 31 May 2021.  The recording starts with the haunting whistle of a White's Thrush at 0200am, after which it moves to the beginning of the dawn chorus proper from 0415am at 1100m elevation, slowly moving higher to the final recording at 1550m elevation.

The Dawn Chorus from Lingshan, Beijing, on 31 May 2021

Calls and song of the Far Eastern Curlew from the breeding grounds in Inner Mongolia.  Recorded on 16 June 2021.

Far Eastern Curlew calls and song, Inner Mongolia

A Far Eastern Curlew calling in display on the breeding grounds in Inner Mongolia.

Far Eastern Curlew calls And song, Inner Mongolia

A short recording of the dawn chorus in urban Beijing, recorded close to the Wenyu River, Shunyi District, on 17 June 2020.

Dawn Chorus, Wenyu River, Beijing

A soundscape from a wetland in Beijing in late April.

A Beijing Wetland At Dusk In Late April

A 14-minute recording of the dawn chorus in urban Beijing at Luoma Lake, Shunyi District.

The dawn chorus in urban Beijing at LuomaHu, Shunyi District

A recording of the dawn chorus from Lingshan, Beijing's highest mountain, on 17 June 2022.  Recorded at various elevations between 1400-1900m asl.

Lingshan Dawn Chorus (1400m - 1900m), 17 June 2022

A familiar sound to Beijingers in summer.  This is an Indian Cuckoo singing "One More Bottle".

Indian Cuckoo, Shunyi, Beijing

The sound of a wildlfower meadow at Lingshan, Beijing.  Elevation around 1800m above sea level.  Teeming with insects.

The Sound of a Meadow at Lingshan, Beijing

The cacophony of Oriental Reed Warblers with Common Cuckoo and Moorhen at dusk, Yeyahu Wetland Reserve, Beijing.  Recorded at 1952 on 3 June 2018.

The Sound Of A Beijing Wetland At Dusk

A Common Cuckoo calling just before dusk at Yeyahu Wetland Reserve, Beijing, on 3 June 2018.

Common Cuckoo

A Spotted Nutcracker calls briefly close by before flying over a nearby ridge.  Recorded at Lingshan, Beijing.

Spotted Nutcracker, Beijing

A chorus of Dark-spotted Frogs at the Olympic Forest Park, Beijing.  Recorded at dusk on 9 June 2018.

Dark-spotted Frogs, Olympic Forest Park, Beijing

A singing Black-faced Bunting recorded at Wuerqihan, Inner Mongolia on 17 June 2018.

Black-faced Bunting (song), Inner Mongolia

Territorial Black-tailed Godwits calling on the breeding grounds in Inner Mongolia as a thunderstorm edges closer.

Black-tailed Godwits and thunder in Inner Mongolia

A Meadow Bunting calling with Beijing Babbler and Willow Tit in the background.

Meadow Bunting (call) with Beijing Babbler and Willow Tit in background

The dawn chorus recorded around Wuerqihan in Inner Mongolia, China.

The Sound Of Wuerqihan, Inner Mongolia, June 2019

The sound of Beijing Swifts (Apus apus pekinensis) at dusk at Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China.

The Sound of Tiananmen Square at Dusk

Celebrating the birds of Beijing and beyond.

Birding Beijing

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