NFX 0002 Turkey 2
01. Menetries's Warbler ( Sylvia mystacea) 1'57" Mono
CU song, other birds and insects in distance. USE: SE Turkey, W & N Iran, western side of the Caspian Sea, Central Asia. TIME: April-July.
02. Upland Grassland & Farmland, Hillside atmosphere 3'58"
Crested, Short-toed and Bimaculated Larks, Yellow Wagtails, Black-headed Bunting (prominent at times), insects. USE: C & E Turkey. TIME: May-July.
03. Upland Grassland & Farmland, Hillside atmosphere 2'47"
Black-headed Bunting, larks, insects, seeds popping in hedgerow, faint traffic at times. USE & TIME: As track 2.
04. Black-headed Bunting ( Emberiza melanocephala ) 1'55" Mono
MCU song, lark in b/g, insects and seeds popping in hedgerow, other distant birds. USE: SE Italy, Greece NW to Croatia and NE to Romania, Turkey east to western Iran, N to S. Russia and S to the Sinia. TIME: May-July.
05. Horse and Cart 1'08" Mono
CU sounds passing along track, taking workers to fields, Black-headed Bunting and other birds in b/g, insects buzzing. USE: Turkey. TIME: As 4.
06. Upland Grassland & Farmland, Hillside atmosphere 5'14" Mono
Black-headed Bunting, larks, insects, Upcher's Warbler alarm calls, very faint traffic at times. USE: eastern S. Turkey, Lebanon, Israel, SW. Iran. TIME: May-July.
07. Horse and Cart 2'32" Mono
CU sounds passing along track, workers going to fields, larks in b/g. USE & TIME: As track 5.
08. White-throated Robin ( Irania gutturalis) 0'21" Mono
CU song, two phrases, distant voices at times. USE: S & E Turkey to NW & SW Iran, Uzbekistan, SW Kazakhstan. TIME: late April-July.
09. Black-headed Bunting ( Emberiza melanocephala ) 1'06"
CU song, distant larks, insects, bee buzzing loudly at times. USE & TIME: As track 4.
10. Grassland, Plains, Steppe atmosphere 3'16"
Lesser Short-toed and Calandra Larks, calls from Isabelline Wheatears, wind in grass, gusting at times. USE: Central Turkey, Central Asia. TIME: May-early August.
11. Calandra Lark ( Melanocorypha calandra ) 0'16"
CU calls in flight, Swift and Lesser Short-toed Larks in distance, slight wind in grass. USE:N and the very S of Spain, NW North Africa, Central Turkey, Central Asia. TIME: late April-early August.
12. Grassland, Plains, Steppe atmosphere 3'25"
Lesser Short-toed and Calandra Larks, wind in grass, slight breeze at times. USE & TIME: As track 11.
13. Lesser Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella rufescens ) 0'17" Mono
MCU song phrases, slight wind in grass, insects. USE & TIME: As track 11.
14. Lesser Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella rufescens ) 1'01" Mono
MCU song in flight, slight wind in grass. USE & TIME: As track 11.
15. Isabelline Wheatear ( Oenanthe isabellina) 0'22" Mono
MCU song, slight wind in b/g. USE: Turkey, S. Ukraine and SW Russia, parts of W. Middle East, W. Iran, Central Asia east to eastern end of Central Siberian Plateau. TIME: May-early August.
16. Calandra Lark ( Melanocorypha calandra) 1'16" Mono
MCU song in flight. USE: Spain, NW North Africa, Sardinia, S. coastal Italy and Sicily, Greece NE to SW Russia, Turkey east to Central Asia. TIME: March- August, will sing in Autumn sometimes.
17. Mountain Coniferous Forest atmosphere 3'02"
Tree cicadas, Chaffinch, Kruper's Nuthatch, Goldfinch, insects. USE: SW, W & N Turkey to Caucasus, Lesbos. TIME: April-July. (mid-morning to late afternoon).
18. Mountain Coniferous Forest atmosphere 3'40"
Tree cicadas, Chaffinches, insects, pine cones cracking, some distant traffic at start, not as busy as track 17. USE: southern Europe, Turkey. TIME: As 17
19. Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) 1'13"
CU song, other distant birds, insects, tree cicadas. USE & TIME: As track 18.
20. Chaffinch ( Fringilla coelebs) 0'10"
MCU 'piping' calls, other Chaffinches and tree cicadas in b/g, distant traffic. USE: As track 18. TIME: April-September.
21. Mountain Woodland Edge, Clearing or Hillside atmosphere 1'29"
Calls and sub-song from Rock Nuthatch, Chaffinches and other birds, tree cicadas, distant goat herd, insects. USE: Greece north to Croatia and Bulgaria, Turkey east to W. Iran. TIME: April-July.
22. Pine Cone 0'32 Mono
Cracking sounds of cones opening in the sun, woodpecker drumming, Chaffinches and insects in b/g. USE & TIME: Where applicable.
23. Rock Nuthatch ( Sitta neumyer) 1'01" Mono
CU calls, distant birds and insects. USE: As track 21. TIME: all year.
24. Rock Nuthatch ( Sitta neumyer) 1'35" Mono
CU calls (two different types), tree cicadas and other birds in b/g, faint traffic at times. USE: As track 21. TIME: April-Sept. As spots - all year.
25. Rock Nuthatch ( Sitta neumyer) 0'15" Mono
MCU calls/song, tree cicadas and birds in b/g. USE & TIME: As track 24.
26. Rock Nuthatch (Sitta neumyer) 0'16" Mono
MCU calls/song, tree cicadas and birds in b/g, distant traffic at times. USE & TIME: As track 24.
27. Deciduous Woodland atmosphere 10'45"
Roller ( Coracias garrulus) Lesser Spofted Woodpecker ( Dendrocopos minor) Insects, Rollers, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Cuckoo, Hoopoe, bits falling from trees. Old mature Oak woodland. Rollers MD-MCU contact, alarm, greeting and flight calls; woodpecker giving MCU rattle and contact calls. USE: Without woodpecker S. & E. Europe, Turkey to Central Asia, with woodpecker S. Europe but not Spain, E. Europe, W Turkey. TIME: May- Aug.
28. Deciduous Woodland atmosphere 5'53"
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Rollers, Cuckoo, insects, Blue Tit, Hoopoe, Nuthatch and Chaffinch, bits falling from trees, slight wind at one stage. USE: S. Europe but not Spain, E. Europe, W. Turkey. TIME: May-August.
29. Nuthatch (Sitta europaea) 1'39" Mono
MCU calls (two different calls), Roller, Hoopoe and other birds in b/g, insects and cicadas, slight wind in trees. USE: S & E Europe, W. Turkey. TIME: May-August.
30. Olive-tree Warbler ( Hippolais olivetorum) 0'21" Mono
MCU calls, village sounds in b/g, traffic etc.. USE: Open oakwoods, olive groves, vineyards, cemeteries etc.. Greece north to Croatia, Bulgaria, Romania, Crete, W & SW Turkey. TIME: May-June.
31. Black-headed Bunting ( Emberiza melanocephala ) 0'16" Mono
CU song, two phrases, tractor in b/g. USE & TIME: As track 4.
32. Olive-tree Warbler ( Hippolais olivetorum ) 2'59" Mono
CU song, soft alarm at end; birds and village in distance - cattle, chickens traffic etc.. USE & TIME: As track 30
33. Olive-tree Warbler ( Hippolais olivetorum) 1'02" Mono
CU song, Black-headed Bunting, cows, donkey and village in b/g. USE & TIME: As track 30.
34. Olive-tree Warbler ( Hippolais olivetorurn) 1'41" Mono
CU song, Black-headed Bunting in b/g, distant village. USE & TIME: As 30.
35. Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) 0'53" Mono
CU Song, Olive-tree Warbler and village in b/g. USE & TIME: As track 30.
36. Meadow, Pasture, Orchard, Edge of Village atmosphere 2'58"
Many bees, Black-headed Bunting, Chaffinch, Roller, cricket, village in b/g. USE: SE Europe, Turkey. TIME: May-July.
Recorded in Southern Turkey, 18th - 25th May 1996. Recorded by Nigel Tucker. Recorded digitally in Left and Right Stereo, unless stated in Mono.