On a beautiful, but cold May morning, I was able to record the birds at Höfdi, a little forested patch at the Mývatn Lake. Recorded after sunrise (Recording no. 115)

Recorded with Sennheiser Ambeo and Sound Devices Mixpre 10 II.

Morning Chorus, Höfdi, Mývatn Lake, Iceland, 27 May 2021

Recorded at 02.30 in the morning(105)

Recorded with Sennheiser Ambeo and Sound Devices Mixpre 10 II.

Morning Chorus, Helgavogur, Mývatn Lake, Iceland, 25 May 2021

Recorded at 11.30 p.m. (23.30)(Recording No. 80)

Oystercatchers, Eider Ducks

Recorded with Sennheiser Ambeo and Sound Devices Mixpre 10 II.

Hrólfsskáli Beach, Seltjarnarnes (Reykjavík), Iceland, 14 May 2021

Waking up of a Loon (Great Northern Diver); bathing, first wake-up calls and then its characteristic call. Recorded at 2 am in the morning after sunrise (163)

Recorded with Sennheiser Ambeo and Sound Devices Mixpre 10 II.

Loon waking up on Langvatn Lake, Skagi, Iceland, 20 June 2021

Rock Ptarmigan recorded at 11 pm (23.00) close to the Fagradalsfjall volcanic eruption which is hearable in the background (142). You first hear its wings flutter, then its song and faint calls.

Recorded with Sennheiser Ambeo and Sound Devices Mixpre 10 II.

Rock Ptarmigan close to Fagradalsfjall Volcano Eruption, Iceland, 13 June 2021

Recording of nesting and chatting Fulmars (127); at the beginning you can also hear Arctic Terns and Eider Ducks.

Recorded with Sennheiser Ambeo and Sound Devices Mixpre 10 II.

Fulmars at Spákonufellshöfdi, Skagaströnd, Iceland, 06 June 2021

Arctic Terns (Krías) during breeding season attacking the recordist walking through their territory (excerpt of recordng no. 210). At the end of the excerpt you can also hear an Oystercatcher.

Recorded with Schoeps MS (CCM4 cardioid and a CCM8 figure-of-eight microphone) and Sound Device Mixpre 10 II.

Kría (Arctic Terns) at Spákonufellshöfdi, Skagaströnd, Iceland, 05 July 2021

Recording of Puffins flying between nesting grounds above the cliff and hunting for fish (recording no. 189).

Recorded with Sennheiser Ambeo and Sound Devices MixPre 10 II.

Puffins in Flight and Gnarling, Drangey Island, Skagafjörður, Iceland 02 July 2021

[cat] Vulgia {vulnerable salvatgia}, de Laura Guarch, és una composició feta únicament a partir d'enregistraments sonors de la natura i veu. La veu humana interactua com una veu més del paisatge de les zones humides de Menorca i es comunica amb ocells, aus aquàtiques, amfibis i insectes en un viatge serè i transcendent.
Vulgia fa referència als petits éssers que amb un pes de només 8 grams creuen continents cada primavera.

[esp] Vulgia {vulnerable salvatgia} es una composición hecha únicamente con grabaciones de campo y voz. La voz humana interactúa como una voz más dentro del paisaje de las zonas húmedas de Menorca i se comunica con pájaros, aves, anfibios e insectos en un viaje sereno y transcendente.
Vulgia hace referencia a los pequeños seres que con un peso de sólo 8 gramos cruzan continentes cada primavera.

[eng] Vulgia {vulnerable salvatgia} is a composition made only with field recordings and voice. The human voice is integrated as one of the many voices of the soundscape and communicates with birds, amphibians and insects in a peaceful and transcendent journey. 

Vulgia reflects upon the little beings that weight around 8 grams and travel across continents every spring.

Vulgia - Laura Guarch

This is the song of Migaloo the White Whale recorded in 1998.

We dedicate this recording to Uncle Lewis Walker, Aboriginal elder of the Wahrlabal tribe of the Bundjalung nation of Byron Bay. Uncle Lewis is a Keeper of the Ancient Songlines of the Whales. We honour the Ancestor Spirits of Bundjalung Country. We honour Uncle Lewis's Dreaming Lineage and we honour Uncle Lewis's innate understanding of the relationship between the water, the whales, the Earth and humanity. Uncle Lewis reminds us that all Earth's creatures are our brothers and sisters.

Whale Song Research

Songlines of the Whales

Amanecer en las estepas de Belchite. Todavía es de noche cuando empieza a cantar la alondra ricotí, en vuelo. Su canto resuena en el silencio de la noche, solo un mochuelo lejano, algún alcaraván y los sapos corredores le acompañan desde la lejanía. Cuando el cielo empieza a clarear, terreras y calandrias comienzan a cantar y en pocos minutos, una explosión de cantos llena el aire fresco de la madrugada. Es el "dawn chorus". Grabado el 31 de marzo de 2006 en las estepas de Belchite.
Sunrise on the Belchite Steppes. It's still dark when the Dupont's lark starts singing, in flight. Its song resonates in the silence of the night, only an owl from far away, a few Stone-curlew and Natterjack toads accompany it from the distance. When the sky begins to clear, it is time for the larks to start singing and in a few minutes, an explosion of songs fills the fresh morning air. It is the dawn chorus. Recorded on March 31st 2006 in the steppes of Belchite.

Dawn Chorus on the Spanish steppes

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