I went to a local common Northern Raven Corvus corax roost. Unexpectedly, it started rainingand it was also very windy. I was a little undecided whether I should perhaps abort the session,but then decided to continue recording that rather rough setting.In the end, I liked the combination of everything much more than a clear recording… Continue reading Roost
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Common Starling roost
June 2020 At the beginning of April, during a sound recording trip, I accidentally came across a roost of Common Starlings Sturnus v. vulgaris consisting of several hundreds of individuals. During the morning recording session I realised that those songs were differently from those uttered at night. At night the birds arriving at the roost… Continue reading Common Starling roost
Drömling IX – New year’s eve in a nature reserve
January 2020 No doubt, fireworks are something exciting for sound enthusiasts. The impact, however to the natural world, pets and people with no interest in extremely loud detonations or certain traumas are devastating – just to talk about the acoustic aspect. In the past few years there have been many studies on the health effects… Continue reading Drömling IX – New year’s eve in a nature reserve
Linum
October 2019 I went to Germany’s most famous Common Crane roost north of Berlin recently. My goal was to make sound recordings of a really large number of Common Cranes arriving at roost. In this case around 20.000 individuals. It is certainly arguable whether if it is right, in times of continuous habitat loss, to… Continue reading Linum