Wild Bird Acoustics

Alan Dalton
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A journey into the wonderful world of field recording birds in their natural environment. Join me at Wild bird Acoustic's to experience incredible soundscapes of wild birds, here in Sweden and further abroad. The podcast will feature sound magazines, trips to wild places and interviews with sound recorders from all around Europe and beyond. Carefully selected audio from the field will inform and educate birders who wish to learn more about bird vocalizations. Going forward, I hope to draw together a community of field recorders, birders and outdoor enthusiasts, to share the sounds of wild birds and places from all over the world.... I hope it will appeal to those who seek a relaxing audio experience, contribute to mental well being and provide an outlet for listener's who seek to escape the stress that modern life can generate. 

  1. An Interview with Dave Boyle; The Seabirds of Chatham Island; Part 2

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    An Interview with Dave Boyle; The Seabirds of Chatham Island; Part 2

    Lying 700km east of New Zealand, in the vastness of the Pacific Ocean, lie the Chatham Islands. This far flung location is one of the finest locations in the world for breeding seasbirds. Sadly, many of them are now critically endangered. I could not pass up the opportunity of talking to Dave Boyle, on of the Chatham Island Taiko Trust team. Over the past decade or so, Dave has been working tirelessly with Seabirds on these islands and has made serious efforts to field record many of them. He was king enough to come on to the podcast and share some quite remarkable recordings of a wide range of seabird species. Many of these recording are of very high quality and some of them may contain calls that are previously unrecorded. Over the course of two episodes, Dave takes us into the hidden world of breeding seabirds in the Pacific Ocean, shares his expansice knowledge of these species and talks about the work being carried out with regard to one of the world rarest seabird species, the Chatham Island Taiko. This long interview was broken down into two episodes, due to the long running time and large number of field recordings.  Headphones Recommended! https://www.taiko.org.nz/ Leave a comment here.... Support the show Subscibe to Wild Bird Acoustics here; https://wildbirdacoustics.buzzsprout.com Lots more audio related material here at my long running website; https://blogbirder.blogspot.com/

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  2. An Interview with Dave Boyle; The Seabirds of Chatham Island; Part 1

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    An Interview with Dave Boyle; The Seabirds of Chatham Island; Part 1

    Lying 700km east of New Zealand, in the vastness of the Pacific Ocean, lie the Chatham Islands. This far flung location is one of the finest locations in the world for breeding seasbirds. Sadly, many of them are now critically endangered. I could not pass up the opportunity of talking to Dave Boyle, on of the Chatham Island Taiko Trust team. Over the past decade or so, Dave has been working tirelessly with Seabirds on these islands and has made serious efforts to field record many of them. He was king enough to come on to the podcast and share some quite remarkable recordings of a wide range of seabird species. Many of these recording are of very high quality and some of them may contain calls that are previously unrecorded. Over the course of two episodes, Dave takes us into the hidden world of breeding seabirds in the Pacific Ocean, shares his expansice knowledge of these species and talks about the work being carried out with regard to one of the world rarest seabird species, the Chatham Island Taiko. This long interview was broken down into two episodes, due to the long running time and large number of field recordings.  Headphones Recommended! https://www.taiko.org.nz/ Leave a comment here.... Support the show Subscibe to Wild Bird Acoustics here; https://wildbirdacoustics.buzzsprout.com Lots more audio related material here at my long running website; https://blogbirder.blogspot.com/

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  3. 16 APR.

    Nedre Kärret; Voices from a Forest Wetland; The Tyresta Files #4

    Tucked away, deep inside the ancient woodlands that make up Tyresta National Park, lies one of many small wetlands, hidden in the interior of this vast forest reserve. This small marsh is called Nedre Kärret and lies in a natural ampitheatre, surrounded by high outcrops of rock and pristine spruce forest. Having honed in on this micro habitat, I decided to attempt to uncover the birds present day and night, using a combination of active and passive recording techniques. The wetland is in constant flux, with European Beaver the architects of this hidden world, creating breeding habitat for a multitude of bird species by way of their ceaseless activities. In this episode I will lift the curtain an this magical little wetland and invite you, the listener, to join me.... Leave a comment here.... Support the show Subscibe to Wild Bird Acoustics here; https://wildbirdacoustics.buzzsprout.com Lots more audio related material here at my long running website; https://blogbirder.blogspot.com/

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  4. 1 APR.

    Summer Field Recording at Västerbotten; The Hällögern Files #2

    Late summer is a fantastic time to be in the far north of Sweden. In July 2024 I spent a month on the tiny island of Hällögern, field recording the many breeding species present on the island. This proved to be an overwhelming success. Because I had such a generous amount of time available to me, I was able to observe the birds carefully at the location, often managing to get my microphones into optimal positions. The result was a large amount of extremely high quality audio, which I will be sharing with listeners in this episode. This episode will transport you to the coast of Västerbotten in summer and allow full immersion into this wonderful part of the world.. Leave a comment here.... Support the show Subscibe to Wild Bird Acoustics here; https://wildbirdacoustics.buzzsprout.com Lots more audio related material here at my long running website; https://blogbirder.blogspot.com/

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  5. 16 MARS

    Where Meadows Breathe and Woodlands Sing; The Sandemar Files #2

    Sandemar Reserve, located just southeast of Stockholm City, is a wonderful place to record birds. My favourite month at this site is undoubtedly May, when the spring floodgates are opened and migrant bird species return in the large numbers. It is at this time of year that waves of summer migrants arrive on the coastline of Sweden. This is an exciting time to be in the field. Throughout the entire month, I devoted myself to this this remarkable site, arriving at dawn to actively record returning migrant species. In addition to the large amount of time spent actively recording at the site, I also made great efforts to carefully place automated recorders in several areas, in the  hope of uncovering audio of some of the more secretive species at this site.  The result was a treasure trove of delightful results, audio of a wide range of species, in a number of different habitats. Join me at Wild Bird Acoustics as I share the audio with listeners... Leave a comment here.... Support the show Subscibe to Wild Bird Acoustics here; https://wildbirdacoustics.buzzsprout.com Lots more audio related material here at my long running website; https://blogbirder.blogspot.com/

    59 min

  6. 1 MARS

    Whispers over the Water; The Tyresta Files #3

    Sweden is world famous for its stunning vista of remote freshwater lakes, lined with coniferous forest. Happily, this scene is still very much a reality in the modern day. At Tyresta National Park, a stones throw from Stockholm City, lie a number of freshwater lakes and in the spring of 2024, I was drawn to them once again. Having undertaken a major field recording project at the park, I wanted to uncover the secrets of the lakes within the park. I was very much focused on field recording of one of Sweden's most iconic sounds, the breeding display of Black-throated Diver. This endeavour proved not to be as simple as I had anticipated, but there were some wonderful moments along the way, as I tried to get to grips with my target species. Did I succeed in the end? Join me in this episode of Wild Bird Acoustics in order to find out... Leave a comment here.... Support the show Subscibe to Wild Bird Acoustics here; https://wildbirdacoustics.buzzsprout.com Lots more audio related material here at my long running website; https://blogbirder.blogspot.com/

    57 min

  7. 16 FEB.

    Microphones in the Moss; The Tyresta Files #2

    March in Sweden is a period when resident species begin to become active after a long winter here in Sweden and woodland habitats begin to ring with the sounds of singing birds once again. In 2025 I visited Tyresta National Park throughout the early Spring period in order to record these resident species, before the return of summer migrants. I was interested in recording the soundscape within woodland before it became saturated with the song of a wider range of species. In effect, the sound of woodland in early spring is rather pure and it is an excellent time to obtain high quality recording of several special species, such as Black Woodpecker and Red Crossbill. I found a wonderful soundscape to record within the park, as I traversed this massive tract of woodland in search of birds. The results of this intensive sound recording project were quite wonderful and surpassed my own expectations. In this episode, I share recordings from that early spring period, just before most migrants return to Sweden.  Leave a comment here.... Support the show Subscibe to Wild Bird Acoustics here; https://wildbirdacoustics.buzzsprout.com Lots more audio related material here at my long running website; https://blogbirder.blogspot.com/

    59 min

  8. 1 FEB.

    Songs from the Solstice; The Hällögern Files #1

    Northern Sweden is a field recorders dream and a place I return to at every given opportunity. Each summer, I return in order to relax and spend time in nature, allowing the sounds of the natural world to seep into my very being. It is an incredibly relaxing place and one I wish to share with other's. Places like this are increasingly rare in the modern world...   In this episode I present the audio I collected over the course of July 2025 from the tiny island of Hällögern. Most of the month was spent recording various breeding species, often watching them for long periods in order to figure out where best to deploy my recording rigs. Having an abundance of time on my hands was a rare gift and the result was some rather special audio. This will be the first of a number of episodes where I share audio from that particular period on the island and I hope that listeners will enjoy every strophe of it... Leave a comment here.... Support the show Subscibe to Wild Bird Acoustics here; https://wildbirdacoustics.buzzsprout.com Lots more audio related material here at my long running website; https://blogbirder.blogspot.com/

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A journey into the wonderful world of field recording birds in their natural environment. Join me at Wild bird Acoustic's to experience incredible soundscapes of wild birds, here in Sweden and further abroad. The podcast will feature sound magazines, trips to wild places and interviews with sound recorders from all around Europe and beyond. Carefully selected audio from the field will inform and educate birders who wish to learn more about bird vocalizations. Going forward, I hope to draw together a community of field recorders, birders and outdoor enthusiasts, to share the sounds of wild birds and places from all over the world.... I hope it will appeal to those who seek a relaxing audio experience, contribute to mental well being and provide an outlet for listener's who seek to escape the stress that modern life can generate. 

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    Alan Dalton
  • Aktiva år
    2024 - 2026
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