NFX 0001 Turkey 1
01. Mistle Thrush ( Turdus viscivorus ) 1'20"
Mountain Coniferous Forest atmosphere. MD song, another in distance, calls from Kruper's Nuthatch in b/g, wind in trees gusting at times. USE: SW, W & N Turkey to Caucasus, Lesbos. Thrush as spots: As above + Europe (not arctic), western Russia. TIME: Jan~May.
02. Bee species ( Apoidea sp.) 0'56"
CU buzzing, Mistle Thrush in b/g. USE: Europe (not Arctic), western Russia, SW,W & N Turkey. TIME: Jan-May.
03. Kruper's Nuthatch ( Sitta kruperi ) 2'26"
Mountain Coniferous Forest atmosphere MD calls, alarm, rattling and contact, more distant song, Mistle Thrush and Chaffinches in b/g, wind in trees. USE: SW, W & N Turkey to Caucasus, Lesbos. TIME: March~May.
04. Great Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus arundinaceus) 1'57"
Lowland Farmland atmosphere CU song from bird in irrigation channel; Reed Warblers, Red-rumped Swallows,House Sparrows and towards end Marsh Frog in b/g, distant Black Francolin and Graceful Warblers, some faint noise. USE: southern coastal Turkey.TIME: April-early August.
05. Great Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus arundinaceus) 4'17"
Lowland Farmland atmosphere CU song with CU Marsh Frog calls at times, sparrows and swallows in b/g, Black Francolin and chickens in distance. USE & TIME: As track 4.
06. Lowland Farmland atmosphere (Modern day) 4'14"
Great Reed Warbler, sparrows, Marsh Frog, distant Black Francolin, chickens, Hoopoe, motor bike and dog. USE & TIME: As track 4.
07. Lowland Farmland atmosphere (Modern day) 3'14"
Great Reed Warbler, sparrows, larks, Red-rumped Swallows, Black Francolin, Graceful Warbler, distant cows, voices, chickens and traffic. Wider atmos. than track 6. USE & TIME: As track 4.
08. Lowland Farmland atmosphere 3'20" Mono
Crested and Short-toed larks, Black Franclolin, chickens, Red-rumped Swallows, sparrows, Graceful Warbler, Reed Warbler, distant traffic and dogs at times. USE & TIME: As track 4.
09. Graceful Warbler ( Prinia gracilis ) 0'17"Mono
CU song, one phrase, larks and Black Fraucolin in distance. USE: southern Turkey east to northern India. TIME: Spring, Summer.
10. Graceful Warbler ( Prinia gracilis ) 1'28"Mono
MCU song, larks and cow in distance, distant voices at times. USE &TIME: As track 9.
11. Marsh Warbler ( Acrocephalus palustris ) 1'40"Mono
MCU song, Graceful Warbler in b/g, faint traffic. USE: southern coastal Turkey. TIME: May.
12. Three-wheeled Pick-up Vehicle 0'52" Mono
CU sound, Great Reed and Graceful Warblers in b/g. USE: southern coastal Turkey. TIME: Apnl~August
13. Graceful Warbler ( Prinia gracilis ) 0'21"Mono
CU alarm calls, 'tacking' and territorial at end, wind in reeds. USE: As track 9. TIME: All year.
14. Black Francolin (Francolinus francolinus ) 0'47"Mono
CU calls, larks and MCU Graceful Warbler, strong wind in reeds. USE & TIME: As track 9.
15. Marsh, Lakeside, Riverside atmosphere 2'15"
Dusk, Marsh Frog chorus, Little Tern calls in b/g, wind in reeds. USE: E & SE Europe, Turkey. TIME: Spring, Summer.
16. Coastal Village or Garden atmosphere 5'17"
House Sparrows. Greenfinches and Goldfinches, surf in b/g, USE: Mediterranean coasts. TIME: Spring. Summer.
17. Olivaceous Warbler ( Hippolais pallida ) 1'33"Mono
MCU song, Goldfinches and House Sparrows in b/g, sub-song at end, faint traffic at end. USE: Hungary, Balkans, Greek Islands, Turkey east to Central Asia, Israel, Egypt along the Nile to Aswan. TIME: April-July.
18. Rufous Bushchat (Bush Robin) ( Cercotrichasgalactotes ) 1'17" Mono
MCU song. House Sparrows in b/g, distant traffic. USE: SE Spain. Greece, Turkey to Central Asia, Nile Valley, NW North Africa. TIME: April-August.
19. Bald Ibis (Waldrapp) (Geronticus eremita) 0'52"Mono*
Colony, begging calls from chicks, adult calls and wing-beats, chicks being fed, traffic in b/g at times, distant Collared Doves. Colony of 50 adults and 24 chicks. USE: Birecik in Turkey and SW Morocco are the only known colonies. TIME: Adult calls at roost all year, chicks May-June.
20. Bald Ibis (Waldrapp) ( Geronticus eremita )9'13" Mono*
Colony, begging calls from chicks, adult calls and wing-beats, chicks being fed, traffic in b/g at times, distant Collared Doves. USE & TIME: As track 19.
21. Bald Ibis (Waldrapp) ( Geronticus eremita )0'30" Mono*
CU wing-beats, 4 short tracks, (a) three adults taking off, (b) adult flight and lands, another flies over. (C) three adults taking off, (d) single adult lands.USE & TIME: As track 19.
22. Canyon atmosphere 2'46" Mono
Hoopoe, Rock Sparrow, ocassional calls from Black-eared Wheatear, running water from stream. USE: Spain, S. coastal France, S. Italy, Greece, S. Turkey, Israel, NW North Africa. TIME: Spring, Summer.
23. Rock Sparrow ( Petronia petronia) 0'30"Mono
CU calls, Hoopoe in b/g, running water from canyon stream. USE: Spain, S. coastal France, S. Italy, Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily, Greece, S.Turkey to Central Asia, Israel, NW North Africa. TIME: All year - more in Spring, Summer.
24. Canyon atmosphere (near village or settlement)1'34" Mono
CU calls from House Sparrow, ocassional calls from Rock Sparrow and brief conflict between them, cricket and faint stream. USE & TIME: As track 22.
25. Rock Sparrow ( Petronia petronia ) 3'36"Mono
CU calls/song from a single bird, insects, House Martins and frogs in b/g, faint stream, distant Black-eared Wheatear. USE & TIME: As track 22, as spots - will call all year.
26. Rock Sparrow (Petronia petronia) 1'23"Mono
CU calls/song from a single bird, stream in b/g, distant House Martins, frogs and White Wagtail. USE & TIME: As track 25.
27. Rock Sparrow (Petronia petronia) 3'24"Mono
CU calls/song from male, House Martins in b/g, call from female at end, low stream sounds. USE & TIME: As track 25.
28. House Martin ( Delichon urbica ) 2'52"Mono
Colony, calls from birds flying to and from nesting cliff in canyon, ocassional calls from Swift, stream in b/g. USE: Mediterranean region. TIME: May-Sept.
29. Menetries's Warbler ( Sylvia mystacea ) 0'45"Mono
CU song, then distant with calls; insects. Hoopoe, Crow and other birds in b/g. stream in foreground. USE: SE Turkey, W & N Iran, western side of the Caspian Sea, Central Asia. TIME: April-July.
30. Menetries's Warbler ( Sylvia mystacea ) 1'44"Mono
CU song, insects, other birds in distance, faint stream. USE & TIME: As track 29.
31. Menetries's Warbler ( Sylvia mystacea ) 4'23"Mono
CU song, another in b/g, other birds and insects in distance. USE & TIME: As track 29.
Recorded in Southern Turkey, 13th - 18th May 1996. Recorded by NigeI Tucker. Recorded digitally in Left and Right Stereo, unless stated in Mono