NFX 0019 Ukraine 3
01. Marsh, Lakeside, Pool atmosphere 4'10"
Marsh (or Lake) Frog, ( Rana ridibunda ) Yellow Wagtail ( Black-headed race - Motacilla flava feldegg ) MCU calls from several frogs, Tree Sparrows and Green Toads in b/g, MCU calls from wagtails - especially at end, distant Quail and faint calls from Lesser Grey Shrike at times. USE: Southern and eastern Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, southern Ukraine, Greece and Turkey east to Afghanistan. TIME: late April - August.
02. Marsh (or Lake) Frog ( Rana ridibunda ) 3'15"
CU calls from several, some single calls and plops, Quail, Ortolan Bunting and Black-headed Wagtail in distance at times. USE & TIME: As track 1.
03. Marsh, Lakeside atmosphere 2'12"
Green Toad ( Bufo viridis ) Toad chorus, calls from Little Gulls, Black-winged Stilt and White-winged Black Terns. USE: Black Sea coasts. TIME: late April - mid May.
04. Marsh, Lakeside atmosphere 1'46"
Calls from Little Gulls, Black-winged Stilts, Green Toads, White-winged Black Terns, several calls from Slender-billed Gulls, slight wind in reeds. USE & TIME: As track 3.
05. White-winged Black Tern ( Chlidonias leucopterus ) 0'52"
CU calls from several, loud calls from Marsh Frogs; Black-winged Stilts and Green Toads in distance. USE: Romania, Ukraine east to Central Asia. TIME: late April - August.
06. Marsh, Lakeside atmosphere 2'43"
White-winged Black Tern ( Chlidonias leucopterus ) CU calls from terns at times; Little Gulls, Black-winged Stilts, Avocets, Green Toads, Coot and Marsh Frogs in b/g, ocassimnal faint traffic. USE & TIME: As track 3.
07. White-winged Black Tern ( Chlidonias leucopterus ) 3'21"
Marsh, Lakeside atmosphere CU calls from terns; Little Gulls, Black-winged Stilts, Marsh Frogs, Coot, Greenshank in b/g, distant Great Reed Warbler, faint dog and traffic at times. USE & TIME: As track 3.
08. Great Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus arundinaceus ) 5'14"
CU song, Marsh Frog chorus in b/g, Gull-billed Terns and other lakeside birds in distance, faint farm machinery. USE: Greece and Black Sea coasts. TIME: Late April - July.
09. Great Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus arundinaceus ) 0'52"
CU song, Marsh Frog chorus in b/g, distant lakeside birds and farm machinery. USE: Spain. SW France; central, eastern and SE Europe. TIME: April-August.
10. White-winged Black Tern ( Chlidonias leucopterus ) 3'33"
Lakeside, Marsh atmosphere CU calls from terns at times, calls from Little Gulls, Swallows, Sand Martins, Coot, Black-winged Stilts and Moorhens in b/g, Green Toad chorus, distant farm machinery, gulls and other waders. USE & TIME: As track 3.
11. Steppe Marmot ( Marmota bobak ) 2'36"
CU calls from a female, Skylarks and Calandra Larks in b/g, very faint traffic at times. USE: S. Ukraine east to Ural Mts. TIME: April-August.
12. Skylark ( Alauda arvensis ) 0'24"
CU song, Rooks in distance. USE: western, central and eastern Europe. TIME: In west all year, C & E April-September.
13. Steppe, Grassland atmosphere 1'34"
Song from Skylarks and Calandra Larks, distant Rooks, wind in grass. USE: eastern Romania NE through to S.central Russia. TIME: April-September.
14. Steppe Marmot ( Marmota bobak ) 3'04"
Steppe, Grassland atmosphere MCU calls from a female, distant Skylarks, Calandra Larks and Quail. USE & TIME: As track 11.
15. Steppe Marmot ( Marmota bobak ) 5'34"
Rook ( Corvus frugilegus ) Steppe, Grassland atmosphere CU calls from female marmot, CU wing-beats from Rook, many larks singing, distant calls from Rooks and Quail. USE & TIME: As track 11.
16. Steppe, Grassland atmosphere 3'07"
Rook ( Corvus frugilegus ) Skylarks and Calandra Larks, distant Quail at times, flight calls from several Rooks, faint traffic in b/g. USE & TIME: As track 13.
17. Skylark ( Alauda arvensis ) 1'05"
MCU calls from one bird chasing another, other Skylarks in b/g. USE: Europe, and Russia to Japan, not Iceland; in Winter: western and southern Europe, Asia Minor and N. North Africa, eastern populations winter in NE China. TIME: All year.
18. Steppe, Grassland atmosphere 2'53"
Skylarks and Calandra Larks, distant Quail at times, slight wind in grass. USE: Spain, Sardinia, Italy, Greece, Romania east to Ukraine and east to the steppes of Central Asia; Crete, Turkey and NW North Africa. TIME: late April- early August.
19. Steppe, Grassland atmosphere 5'19"
Skylarks and Calandra Larks, ocassional calls from Rooks, distant calls from a pair of Shelduck and later flight calls, slight wind in grass, faint traffic at times. USE: western Black Sea coast, S. Ukraine to Central Asia. TIME: Mid April~August.
20. Skylark ( Alauda arvensis ) 0'25"
CU flight calls, other Skylarks singing in b/g. USE & TIME: As track 17.
21. Skylark ( Alauda arvensis ) 0'24"
Aggressive calls between two fighting larks, others singing in b/g. USE & TIME: As track 17.
22. Steppe, Grassland atmosphere 4'44"
Skylarks, Calandra Larks and Black-headed Wagtail singing, ocassional calls from Rooks, slight wind in grass, Rook wing- beats. USE: eastern Romania to Ukraine and C. Asia. TIME: April-September.
23. Steppe, Grassland atmosphere 2'38"
Skylarks singing, slight wind in grass. USE & TIME: As track 17.
24. Steppe Marmot ( Marmota bobak ) 3'07"
CU calls from female, larks in distance. USE & TIME: As track 11.
25. Steppe Marmot ( Marmota bobak ) 3'02"
26. Steppe Marmot ( Marmota bobak ) 3'12"
CU calls from female, larks in distance, slight wind at times. USE & TIME: As track 11.
27. Steppe Marmot ( Marmota bobak ) 1'33"
Recorded at Askaniya-Nova and southern Ukraine coast, 2 - 4 May 1997. Recorded by Nigel Tucker. Recorded digitally in Left & Right Stereo.