NFX 0042 WORLD 3
01. Song Thrush ( Turdus philomelos ) 3'05"
CU song , another in distance, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Rooks, Robin and Dunnock in b/g. USE: W to E Europe. TIME: Feb- July.
02. Song Thrush ( Turdus philomelos ) 2'47"
CU song , Greenfinch, Chaffinch, Rooks, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Crows and Robin in b/g. USE & TIME: As track 1.
03. Chiloe Wigeon ( Anas sibilatrix ) 1'40"
CU display calls from males, calls from females, all in a tight group. USE: S. South America. TIME: Spring.
04. Dunnock ( Prunella modularis ) 0'14"
CU song , Rooks, Woodpigeon and other birds in b/g. USE: W to E Europe. TIME: Oct-July.
05. Dunnock ( Prunella modularis ) 0'35"
CU song , Rooks, geese, other birds and distant motor in b/g. USE & TIME: As track 4.
06. Ruddy Shelduck ( Tadorna ferruginea ) 0'15"
CU dueting from a pair, Moorhen and other birds in distance. USE: Coastal Black Sea, NE Greece, Turkey to C. Asia. TIME: Late winter-spring.
07. Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris ) 0'23"
MCU booming , Wren alarming in foreground, Great Crest Grebe, Little Grebe, Coot, Robin and Dunnock in b/g. USE: Very localised in W. Europe, more widespread in E. Europe. TIME: Feb-June, unmated males into July.
08. Pochard ( Aythya ferina ) 0'11"
CU flight calls from a female, Canada Geese in b/g. USE: England & Wales, Scandinavia except far north.. As spots: W & S Europe to Central Siberia. TIME: Any.
09. Woodlark ( Lullula arborea ) 2'56"
CU display song from two birds displaying on ground, alarm calls and flight alarm at end. Crows, Woodpigeons, Blackbirds and Lapwing in distance, some noise at start, distant traffic at times. USE: W & E Europe, in UK localised in S & SE England, S. Sweden. Without Lapwing - S. Europe, N. Asia Minor. TIME: Mid-Feb to early July.
10. Woodlark ( Lullula arborea ) 2'29"
CU song in flight, Rooks in distance. USE: W & E Europe, in UK localised in S & SE England. Without Rooks: S. Scandinavia, S. Europe, N. Asia Minor. TIME: Mid-Feb to early July, sometimes again in Oct-Nov.
11. Woodlark ( Lullula arborea ) 1'33"
CU contact/alarm calls, Rooks in distance at times, flight calls at end, faint traffic towards end. USE: As track 10. TIME: Any in S & W Europe, Spring & summer in E. Europe.
12. Woodlark ( Lullula arborea ) 0'57"
MD-CU calls from two birds (pair ? ) chasing each other around, Lapwing and Crows in b/g. USE & TIME: As track 11, except not N. Asia Minor with Lapwing.
13. Lapwing ( Vanellus vanellus ) 1'13"
CU-MD display calls in flight with good wing-beat sounds, Robins, Canada Geese - at end, and other birds in distance, slight wind at times. USE: England & Wales, Scandinavia except north. Without geese: W, N & E Europe, Russia. TIME: March-June.
14. Treecreeper ( Certhia familiaris ) 0'34"
MCU calls, Goldcrest feeding calls and Chaffinch singing in b/g. USE: UK, N, C & E Europe. TIME: Feb-July.
15. Goldcrest ( Regulus regulus ) 2'53"
CU song , others in b/g with Woodpigeon and Chaffinch, distant woodland birds, Woodpigeon wing-claps at one point, distant traffic near start. USE: W, N &E Europe to C. Asia & China. TIME: Feb-Nov in W & S part of range, Spring & summer in rest.
16. Heathland, moorland, bushy hillside atmosphere 4'08"
Tree Pipit ( Anthus trivialis ) MCU song from pipit, Woodpigeon, Willow Warblers, Whitethroats, Wren and Cuckoo in distance, ocassional distant cow and Pheasant. USE: W, N & E Europe, except Ireland, Iceland and far north, to C. Siberia. TIME: April-June.
17. Heathland, moorland, bushy hillside atmosphere 2'52"
Tree Pipit ( Anthus trivialis ) Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis ) CU song from both Tree Pipit and Whitethroat. Cuckoo, Woodpigeon, Willow Warblers, Wren, Crows, other Whitethroats and Pheasant in distance. USE & TIME: As track 16.
18. Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis ) 4'35"
CU song , Willow Warblers, Woodpigeons, Wrens, Cuckoo and Mistle Thrush in distance, ocassional distant cattle. USE: W, N & E Europe, except Iceland and far north, to C. Siberia. TIME: April-June.
19. Willow Warbler ( Phylloscopus trochilus ) 2'19"
CU song , Goldcrests, Chaffinches, Wren and Woodpigeon in distance, bird becomes distant at end. USE: W, N & E Europe, except Iceland. TIME: April to July.
20. Cuckoo ( Cuculus canorus ) 2'03"
MCU-MD calls, Wren, Chaffinches, Willow Warbler in b/g , distant Curlew at start, hum from insects, distant cow at one point, and Crows. USE: As track 19. TIME: April to June.
21. Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis ) 1'16"
CU alarm calls, Cuckoo, Willow Warbler, Crow and insects in b/g. USE & TIME: As track 18.
22. Mistle Thrush ( Turdus viscivorus ) 3'05"
MCU song , distant Chaffinches, Chiffchaff, Blackcap and another thrush, hum from insects. USE: Europe, except Iceland. TIME: April-June.
23. Heathland, moorland, bushy hillside atmosphere 3'13"
Tree Pipit ( Anthus trivialis ) Willow Warbler ( Phylloscopus trochilus ) MCU song from both pipit and warbler, Mistle Thrushes, Crows and hum from insects in b/g. USE: W, N & E Europe, except Ireland, Iceland and far north, to C. Siberia. TIME: April-June.
24. Tree Pipit ( Anthus trivialis ) 2'41"
CU song , Willow Warbler in b/g , distant Mistle Thrush and Wren, hum from insects. USE & TIME: As track 23.
25. Heathland, moorland, bushy hillside, hedgerow atmosphere 4'37"
Whitethroat and Willow Warbler prominent, Wren, distant Woodpigeons, Curlew, cattle and sheep at times, Linnets, Cuckoo and hum from insects. USE & TIME: As track 18.
26. Fork-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus adsimilis ) 2'07"
CU song , doves and other birds in distance, slight wind in trees, distant tractor noise. USE: E, C & S Africa. TIME: Any.
27. Pied Kingfisher ( Ceryle rudis ) 0'30"
MCU calls, crickets, doves and other birds in b/g. USE: E, C & S Africa. As spots: Asia Minor, Iran to SE China. TIME: Any.
28. Pied Kingfisher ( Ceryle rudis ) 0'34"
MCU calls from a pair, doves and other birds in b/g. USE & TIME: As track 27.
29. Lakeside, riverside atmosphere 3'11"
Crickets, frogs, Striped Kingfisher, doves and other birds. USE: E & C Africa, N. southern Africa. TIME: Any.
30. Mashona Hyliota ( Hyliota australis ) 2'21"
CU feeding/contact calls from a group of four birds, Streaky-headed Seedeater in b/g , insects, slight wind in leaves. USE: Zaire, Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique. TIME: Any.
31. Mashona Hyliota ( Hyliota australis ) 1'50"
CU feeding/contact calls from several, distant doves, a few calls from Streaky-headed Seedeater in same tree, slight wind in leaves. USE & TIME: As track 30. As spots: W. Kenya (restricted), NE Tanzania, Malawi.
32. Spotted Hyaena ( Crocuta crocuta ) 2'00"
CU excited calls from several at sight of food, panting and running around, feeding at end. Range: Non-forested areas south of the Sahara, not South Africa.
33. Spotted Hyaena ( Crocuta crocuta ) 2'07"
MCU feeding from one and dragging food in grass, another approaches, growls, movement and panting , doves in distance. Range: See track 32.
34. Arrow-marked Babbler ( Turdoides jardineii ) 0'42"
CU alarm calls from one, doves and other birds in distance. USE: S. Kenya and Uganda south to NE southern Africa. TIME: Any.
35. Arrow-marked Babbler ( Turdoides jardineii ) 3'58"
CU calls from several foraging on the ground, doves, Swainson's Francolin near start, and other birds in distance, slight wind in bushes at times. USE: NE Namibia eastwards to Zimbabwe and NE South Africa. Without francolin: as track 34. TIME: Any.
Recorded: Slimbridge, 25-2-99. CVL, 20-3-99. New Forest, 28-3-99. Stock Hill, Mendips, 16-5-99. Imire Safari Ranch, Zimbabwe, April 1999. Recorded by Nigel Tucker. Recorded digitally in Left & Right Stereo.