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Wild Bird Acoustics

Alan Dalton

40 episodes

1 month ago

In this, the finale of the second season, we take an initial trip to Västerbotten, for a relaxing selection of recordings from the coastline in July. I wanted to share some particularly nice audio with listeners in this finale. Along the coastline of Northern Sweden is where I enjoy field recording the most and I thought this would be an apt way to begin the final episode of this second season.. The main sound magazine documents an incredible overnight trip to Sandemar Reserve. I knew when I ...

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In this, the finale of the second season, we take an initial trip to Västerbotten, for a relaxing selection of recordings from the coastline in July. I wanted to share some particularly nice audio with listeners in this finale. Along the coastline of Northern Sweden is where I enjoy field recording the most and I thought this would be an apt way to begin the final episode of this second season.. The main sound magazine documents an incredible overnight trip to Sandemar Reserve. I knew when I ...

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Episodes (20/40)

Wild Bird Acoustics

July in Northern Sweden; Nocturnal Recording at Sandemar Reserve

In this, the finale of the second season, we take an initial trip to Västerbotten, for a relaxing selection of recordings from the coastline in July. I wanted to share some particularly nice audio with listeners in this finale. Along the coastline of Northern Sweden is where I enjoy field recording the most and I thought this would be an apt way to begin the final episode of this second season.. The main sound magazine documents an incredible overnight trip to Sandemar Reserve. I knew when I ...

1 month ago

1 hour 3 minutes

Wild Bird Acoustics

The Long Black Veil; Uncovering the Secret World of Tengmalm's Owl

In this episode, the first sound magazine concerns a selection of recordings if diurnal calls at Hällögern, Sweden. Join me as I share audio recordings of some wonderful species in the far north of Sweden. This audio appetizer serves as a starter, in order to warm your ears for the main course... The main feature describes my journey uncovering the hidden migration of a rather special species along the Baltic coastline of Northern Sweden. Tengmalm's Owl is a species I dreamed about as a young...

1 month ago

1 hour

Wild Bird Acoustics

An Interview with Bo Söderström

In this episode, I converse with an exceptionally talented and dedicated field recorder, Mr. Bo Soderström. As a field recorder, Bo spends a considerable amount of time in the wonderful wild habitats around Uppsala, Sweden. Here, in mature forest, expansive wetlands and various other locations, he has honed his craft to secure intimate recordings of the birdlife in these very special locations. Here in this this interview, Bo selflessly talks in depth about his own processes and shares some w...

2 months ago

1 hour 29 minutes

Wild Bird Acoustics

Autumn Leaves; Soundscapes from the Far North

Autumn is almost upon us, which means one thing for many active birders, fall migration. For all birders, Autumn is perhaps the most highly anticipated time of year. Migration takes place on an epic scale over the fall months and there is much to enjoy in the field. For many, it is the spectacle of migration itself, that fires the senses. For others, it is the hopes or rarities, vagrant bird that have been swept far from where they ought to be, only to be found on a far flung headland by a lu...

2 months ago

1 hour 4 minutes

Wild Bird Acoustics

Whispers from the North; Autumnal Soundscapes from Hällögern

With autumn approaching, a wonderful time to be out in the field, Wild Bird Acoustics concentrates on an autumnal episode of sounds from the far north of Sweden, along the coast of Västerbotten. Here, in an environment of solitude, I have been collecting audio of the sounds of both resident and passage bird species over the past number of years. In this episode, I share audio from the autumn of 2024. The first sound magazine concerns nocturnal migration at Hällögern, a simple roun...

3 months ago

1 hour 15 minutes

Wild Bird Acoustics

The Fruits of 2024; The Sound Identification of migrating Buntings

Another audio packed episode at Wild Bird Acoustics! I begin with a magazine entitled 'The Fruits of 2024', a random collection of field recordings, all of which were taken over the course of Spring 2024. I had a wonderful time visiting different locations at that time, simply recording the wonderful soundscapes I came across whilst out in the field. As I often do, I simply wandered around various locations, letting the sounds of singing birds define what I recorded next, at times, simp...

3 months ago

57 minutes

Wild Bird Acoustics

The Hällögern Diaries; The Best of 2024

Over the course of 2024, I spent several weeks at coastal Västerbotten, field recording birds on the tiny island of Hällögern. During the summer months, this was often a rather relaxed affair and I frequently left microphones in the field for long periods. often in areas where I knew certain species frequented. As the island is wonderfully quiet in the summer at night, long soundscapes were often my focus, but within these long recordings there were many wonderful moments. I wanted to s...

4 months ago

56 minutes

Wild Bird Acoustics

The Sound Identification of Migrant Eurasian Skylark and Woodlark; The Echoes of May

Firstly, a short sound magazine dealing with the calls of Eurasian Skylark and Woodlark on spring passage here in Sweden. One is a species that is widespread over much of Europe, the other a local breeding species, which is highly sought after by birders. Both species are magnificent songsters, both are migratory and both are species recorded overhead at migration watchpoints. I this section, we will look into their typical calls, whilst on active migration. As always, this is followed my the...

4 months ago

50 minutes

Wild Bird Acoustics

The VisMig Files; Summer Soundscapes from Västerbotten

I open this episode with another edition of the VisMig Files. Here I run through some of the Spring migration highlights from my main listening station at Landsort. As usual, I have tried to include only the better quality audio files, recorded during the months of March and April of various migrant species, all recorded early in the morning as they made their way north over the island. The main feature relates to a midsummer trip to Hällögern, a small island located on the coast ...

5 months ago

1 hour 3 minutes

Wild Bird Acoustics

Winter Recording in Stockholm City; Autumn Recording in Västerbotten.

In the initial sound magazine in this episode, I discuss winter recording close to home, in Stockholm City. Winter in Sweden is generally quite harsh, but a milder season than is usual over the course of 2024/25 saw me venture out into the field around Stockholm City, where I managed to get some lovely recordings, despite the urban setting. In this sound magazine, I hope to highlight the possibilities of field recording close to home, even in an urban setting. The second sound magazine will t...

6 months ago

1 hour 1 minute

Wild Bird Acoustics

An Interview with Magnus Robb

In this episode, the second interview of the season, I was delighted to welcome Magnus Robb to Wild Bird Acoustics. As a member of 'The Sound Approach to Birding' team, Magnus Robb will need little introduction to many of the podcasts listeners. Magnus is widely respected as prolific field recorder of birds and has traveled very widely in his capacity as member of the Sound Approach team over the past twenty years or more. In this respect, he brings a vast wealth of knowledge and expertise to...

6 months ago

1 hour 38 minutes

Wild Bird Acoustics

Nocturnal Migration at Landsort; A Song for Spring

Send us a text In this episode, firstly, a short sound magazine that serves as an overview of my nocturnal recordings at Landsort, Sweden, over the course of the spring season in 2024. As always, plenty of interesting nocturnal migrants were identified moving over the island, a superb location for passage of many bird species at this time of the year. I discuss some of the better quality recording that were secured over the season here and share some thoughts on these.. The main feature, whic...

7 months ago

1 hour 6 minutes

Wild Bird Acoustics

Northern Wheatear Mimicry; Early Spring Soundscapes from Sandemar Reserve

Send us a text Over the course of Spring 2024, I was presented with a wonderful opportunity to carry out a single species project by way of good providence. It seemed my luck was in, when a single male Northern Wheatear took up territory at Landsort, Sweden. The bird chose to sing regularly on the roof of the island's bird observatory, right next to my deployed SM Mini field recorder. As I began to listen to the recorded song strophes, it was very obvious that this individual was an ast...

7 months ago

50 minutes

Wild Bird Acoustics

An Interview with Teet Sirotkin

Send us a text In this episode, Wild Bird Acoustic's is delighted to welcome a well known Swedish birding and field recording figure, Mr. Teet Sirotikin, for an extensive interview. In this episode, Teet talks about his sound recording journey and shares some quite incredible audio from many parts of Sweden. Furthermore, we journey to the Baltic States, into Latvia and Lithuania and listen to some incredible recordings and soundscapes, in areas rich in phenomenal birdlife. Join me here ...

8 months ago

1 hour 20 minutes

Wild Bird Acoustics

The Call of Coastal Woodlands

Send us a text In this episode, I briefly outline my approach to sound recording birds in the field. I share some of my insights into my own recording technicques, give some general tips of what to do and what not to do and offer some advice on recording equipment. Following this, the main feature of the episode is a carefully presented sound magazine, featuring my efforts to record various species at coastal woodlands here in Sweden, all during the Spring season. These habitats a...

8 months ago

1 hour

Wild Bird Acoustics

The Sound Identification of Hawfinch; Echoes from the Woodlands

Send us a text In this episode, I first take a look at the vocalizations of migrating Hawfinch. This is tha largest finch species in Europe, a stunning looking beast that inhabits in our woodlands here in Sweden. It is a species that is actively sought by birders, due to its scarcity in many parts of Europe. Knowing it calls will give you the edge on finding them, particularly on active migration. The main sound magazine is a celebration of Spring. At Sandemar Reserve, last year,I...

8 months ago

1 hour

Wild Bird Acoustics

The Sultans of Spring

Send us a text In this episode I recount what it is that draws me out into the field to sound record birds, how my interest in field recording initially formed and how it has developed, over the past several years. The main feature, an extensive sound magazine then follows, with some high quality audio of a range of wonderful species from here in Sweden, all recorded over the Spring of 2024. At the time, I was travelling to various sites and making a special effort to secure some ...

9 months ago

57 minutes

Wild Bird Acoustics

The Quest for Black Gold

Send us a text In this episode, in the first instance, I take a closer look at the vocalisation of two common migrant species here in Sweden over the Autumn period, Eurasian Siskin and Common Redpoll. Both these widespread European species are common migrants and an understanding of the calls given by both, whilst actively migrating, is fundamental to any birder with an interest in observing migrating passerines in the fall period. Following this, the main sound magazine in this episode...

10 months ago

1 hour 4 minutes

Wild Bird Acoustics

The Calls of Northern Bullfinch; Nocturnal Recording at Bro Reserve

Send us a text In this, the first episode of the second season of Wild Bird Acoustics, I offer a small educational piece on the vocalizations of Northern Bullfinch, a regular migrant here in Sweden, which periodically appears elsewhere in Europe. Following that, a simple sound magazine of a nocturnal trip to Bro Reserve in Sweden, a wonderful site filled with magical bird sounds, free of man made noise. On this special night, I made some wonderful recordings on a night when the ether was fill...

10 months ago

1 hour 1 minute

Wild Bird Acoustics

The Identification of Autumn Pipits by Sound

Send us a text In this episode, I run through a few random recording from various locations, made over the course of 2024, in order to warm the listeners up and ease them into the New Year with a relaxing sound magazine, full of ambient sound ans bird sound... Following this gentle introduction, the main sound magazine is a more detailed treatment of one on my favourite groups of migrants here in Sweden. During the course of Autumn, various species of Pipit are a migratory staple ...

10 months ago

1 hour 12 minutes