NFX 0004 UK 2 Urban Wildlife 2
01. Waxwing ( Bombycilla garrulus) 1'05"
CU calls from birds feeding in trees, slight wind, distant Pheasant and Water Rail calls at end. USE: coast, marsh. In UK various sized flocks irregularly in Winter ( Nov-March), mainly along the east coast. Also Winter: Southern Scandinavia, eastern Europe - central Russia. As spots: Northern USA and southern Canada. In Summer: N. Scandinavia and N. Russia. As spots: N. North America. TIME: Give same calls year-round.
02. Waxwing ( Bombycilla garrulus) 1'54"
CU calls and wing-beats from birds feeding in trees, distant Pheasant, Robin, Fieldfare, Blue Tit and traffic. USE: Edge of village, farmland. As track 1. TIME: As track 1.
03. Waxwing ( Bombycilla garrulus) 3'25"
CU calls from birds feeding in trees, distant Robin, Bullfinch, Chaffinch, Blue Tit, Dunnock singing; cars passing, slight wind. USE: Edge of village, country garden, coast, farmland. As track 1. TIME: As track 1.
04. Waxwing ( Bombycilla garrulus) 0' 05"
CU call from a single bird. USE & TIME: As track 1.
05. Waxwing ( Bombycilla garrulus) 2'05"
CU calls from birds feeding in trees, good trills and Starling-like calls, wind in trees, calls from Blue Tit. USE: Anywhere, as track 1. TIME: As track 1.
06. Waxwing ( Bombycilla garrulus) 2'53"
CU calls from birds feeding in trees, flight calls and good trills at end, calls from Robin and Fieldfare, slight wind in trees. USE: Coastal, farmland, edge of village. As track 1. TIME: As track 1.
07. Waxwing ( Bombycilla garrulus) 1'52"
CU calls and wing-beats from birds feeding in trees, distant Mallard, Blue Tit, Pheasant and Fieldfare, slight wind in trees. USE: Farmland, coast, marsh, edge of village. As track 1. TIME: As track 1.
08. Waxwing ( Bombycilla garrulus) 2'29"
CU calls from birds feeding in trees, good trills, flight and Starling-like calls, traffic passing, Blue Tit singing, distant dog and calls from Fieldfare at end. USE: Farmland, without b/g birds - anywhere. As track 1. TIME: As track 1.
09. Waxwing ( Bombycilla garrulus) 3'09"
CU calls from birds feeding in trees, good trills and wing-beats, calls from Fieldfare, distant traffic, passing vehicle, slight wind. USE: farmland, edge of village. As track 1. TIME: As track 1.
10. Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) 3'25"
CU calls from birds feeding in trees, good trills, Robin, distant Fieldfare and Oystercatchers at end, vehicles passing, slight wind in trees. USE: Farmland, coast, marsh. As track 1. TIME: As track 1.
11. Waxwing ( Bombycilla garrulus) 2'48"
CU calls from birds feeding in trees, good trills, slight wind at times. USE: Anywhere. As track 1. TIME: As track 1.
12. Waxwing ( Bombycilla garrulus ) 2'31"
CU trills, wing-beats and flight calls from birds feeding in trees, calls from Robin, slight wind in trees at times, faint traffic. USE: Anywhere. As track 1. TIME: As track 1.
13. Starling ( Sturnus vulgaris) 2'49"
Urban roost under bridge, first few birds chattering, then first flock arrives with lots of calling, traffic over bridge, good echo. USE: Western and southern Europe where applicable. Introduced: N. America, SE. Australia, New Zealand, South Africa. TIME: Evening/dusk, late Autumn, Winter.
14. Starling ( Sturnus vulgaris) 3'05"
Urban roost under bridge, three more flocks arrive, calls intensify each time, echo under bridge, distant traffic. USE & TIME: As track 13.
151515 Starling ( Sturnus vulgaris) 3'39"
Urban roost, constant flock calls, distant traffic at times, more open than above, slight echo under bridge. USE & TIME: As track 13.
16. Starling ( Sturnus vulgaris) 4'00"
Urban roost, constant flock calls, faint traffic, slight echo under bridge. USE & TIME: As track 13.
17. Starling ( Sturnus vulgaris) 4'12"
Urban roost, large flock calls, rising and falling in intensity, no traffic or echo. USE & TIME: As track 13.
18. Starling ( Sturnus vulgaris) 5'09"
Urban roost, large flock calls, even sound, no echo, faint traffic at times. USE & TIME: As track 13.
19. Ring-necked Parakeet (Psittacula krameri) 2'20"
CU calls from singles and several, others in distance, calls from Nuthatch, song from Blue Tit, Crows in b/g, distant traffic, wind in trees at times. USE: Park or garden, south London to Kent and Sussex, expanding north and west - recent introduction in UK. As spots: Indian sub-continent and from Senegal to Guinea east to southern Sudan. TIME: Jan-May, will call all year.
20. Ring-necked Parakeet ( Psittacula krameri ) 1'15"
CU calls from a single bird, contact calls from singles feeding in trees, aggressive call between two. USE & TIME: As track 19.
21. Ring-necked Parakeet ( Psittacula krameri) 1'51"
CU contact calls and display calls leading to copulation, others in distance, distant Crows, Redwing and dog in b/g. USE & TIME: Without Redwing as track 19, with Redwing Nov-March.
22. Ring-necked Parakeet ( Psittacula krameri) 2'54"
CU contact and conversational calls, others in distance, dog, Robin and Crows in b/g, slight wind in trees at times. USE & TIME: As track 19.
23. Ring-necked Parakeet ( Psittacula krameri) 1'53"
CU calls from a single and several with flight calls at end, others in b/g, voices, dog, Robin and Blue Tit in b/g, slight wind in trees at times, distant traffic. USE & TIME: As track 19.
24. Ring-necked Parakeet (Psittacula krameri) 1'38"
CU flight calls from one landing to join two others; flight and contact calls, then departure and flight calls; Robin, Blue Tit and Crow in b/g. USE & TIME: As track 19.
25. Ring-necked Parakeet ( Psittacula krameri ) 4'18"
CU calls from 1-6 birds, flight calls; Starling, Blue Tit, Blackbird and Crow in b/g, distant voices, faint traffic. USE & TIME: AS track 19.
26. Ring-necked Parakeet ( Psittacula krameri) 4'31"
CU calls from a pre-roost flock of c250 birds sat in trees, bits of bark falling, sounds like only a few birds present, many preening or sat quitely. USE: As track 19. TIME: In UK, late Autumn, Winter.
27. Ring-necked Parakeet ( Psittacula krameri) 1'01"
As track 26, with distant traffic.
Recorded at Snettisham, Norfolk, 5-2-96. Central Bristol, 14 -11-95. Foots Cray Meadow, Kent, 14-2-96. Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, 14 -2-96. Recorded by Nigel Tucker. Recorded digitally in Left & Right Stereo.