NFX 0005 UK 3 Urban Wildlife 3

01. Blackbird ( Turdus merula) 3'42"

Garden, Park, Street atmosphereBlackbirds singing at dawn at various distances. USE: Europe, as spots: New Zealand. TIME: March-June, anytime of day.

02. Blackbird (Turdus merula) 3'48"

Garden, Park atmosphere CU song with others in distance, Blue Tit and ocassional Herring and Lesser Black-backed Gulls in distance, distant traffic at times. USE: Western Europe, as spots: Europe, New Zealand. TIME: March-June, anytime of day.

03. Blackbird ( Turdus merula) 3'46"

Garden, Park atmosphere CU song with others at various distances, ocassional Lesser Black-backed Gulls calling overhead, distant traffic at times. USE & TIME: As track 2.

04. Garden, Park, Street atmosphere 1'22"

Song from Blue Tit and Blackbird, with other Blackbirds in distance, distant traffic. USE: Western Europe. TIME: March-June, anytime of day.

05. Garden, Park atmosphere 2'00"

Chaffinch ( Fringilla coelebs) Song from Blue Tit and Chaffinch, Chaffinch becomes more prominent, distant traffic and household noise. USE: W. Europe, as spots: E & S Europe, NW Middle East. TIME: March-June, Blue Tit - any.

06. Blue Tit ( Parus caeruleus) 0'58"

Garden, Park, Street atmosphere CU song and calls, distant Blackbird at end. USE: Europe. TIME: March-June, as spots: Any.

07. Chaffinch ( Fringilla coelebs) 1'12"

House Sparrow ( Passer domesticus) Garden atmosphere CU 'pinking' calls from Chaffinch with contact and aggressive calls from sparrows, Chaffinch distant later, sparrows feeding, distant Magpie and voices. USE: W & E Europe. TIME: Any.

08. House Sparrow ( Passer domesticus) 4'25"

Garden atmosphere CU calls from birds feeding at feeder; seeds being cracked as they feed, distant voices and car at end. USE: Europe to India. TIME: Any.

09. House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) 1'24"

Garden, Park, Street atmosphere CU calls from sparrows as they feed, burst of Blackbird song at start, dog, siren and traffic in distance. USE & TIME: As 8 without Blackbird, with Blackbird as 1.

10. House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) 3'10"

Garden, Park, Street atmosphere CU calls from a group, excited at times, ocassional cars and voices in distance. USE:Europe, Russia, Middle East, India. Introduced: N & C America, S. South America, S. Africa, E. Australia and New Zealand. TIME: Any.

11. House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) 1'50"

Collared Dove ( Streptopelia decaocto) Garden atmosphere CU calls from a group of sparrows while feeding, feeding sounds of seeds being cracked and wing-beats, dove coos, take-off and wing-beats in b/g, distant voices and traffic. USE: W. & E. Europe, around villages and fields in S. Middle East and India, TIME: Any.

12. House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) 0'39"

CU annoyance and alarm calls while feeding at feeder, cars in b/g. USE & TIME: As track 10.

13. House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) 4'43"

Garden, Park, Street atmosphere CU excited and annoyance calls, wing-beats and flock take-off, feeding sounds, Woodpigeon and Blackbird in distance. USE: Europe, as spots: as track 10. TIME: March-June, as spots: all year.

14. House Sparrow (Passer dornesticus) 2'56"

Garden, Street atmosphere CU calls, excited calls and wing-beats from birds at feeder, parts without feeding sounds. USE & TIME: As track 10.

15. House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) 0'16"

CU calls and wing-beats from several, calls from Blue Tit. USE: W. & E. Europe, as spots: as track 10. TIME: Any.

16. Ring-necked Parakeet ( Psittacula krameri ) 3'12"

Roost of 600-700 birds, voices and traffic ocassionally in b/g. USE: introduced: S. London-Kent and Sussex, expanding north and west. TIME: Dusk, late autumn and winter.

17. Ring-necked Parakeet ( Psittacula krameri ) 3'23"

Roost of 600-700 birds, traffic in b/g. USE & TIME: As track 16.

18. Ring-necked Parakeet ( Psittacula krameri ) 4'26"

Roost of 600-700 birds, clean b/g. USE: As track 16, plus Indian sub--continent, Guinea and Senegal east to S. Sudan. TIME: UK as 16, the rest-any.

19. Ring-necked Parakeet ( Psittacula krameri ) 0'39"

CU calls from a group within the flock, clean b/g. USE & TIME: As track 18.

20. Industrial area, Dockland atmosphere 1'43"

Starling singing, Herring Gulls calling, Houne Sparrows and Crow, distant industrial noise. USE: W. Europe. TIME: Winter, Spring.

21. Starling ( Sturnus vulgaris ) 2'17"

Garden, Park, Street atmosphere CU song and calls, Collared Dove calls, Blue Tit singing, other Starlings nearby, distant traffic. USE: W. Europe. TIME: Oct-June.

22. Collared Dove ( Streptopelia decaocto ) 1'08"

Garden atmosphere CU coos from one bird, calls and landing from a second, House Sparrows, Chaffinch and Blue Tit in b/g, distant household noise. USE: W. Europe, as spots: E. Europe, India, S. Middle East. TIME: Dec-June.

23. Collared Dove ( Streptopelia decaocto) 0'19"

CU take-off and wing-beats, CU landing. USE: W. & E. Europe, India, S. Middle East. TIME: Any.

24. Blue Tit ( Parus caeruleus ) 0'54"

CU song, House Sparrows and Starling in distance, slight noise in b/g. USE: W. & E. Europe. TIME: All year.

25. Blue Tit ( Parus caeruleus ) 1'36"

CU song and calls, distant House Sparrows, Magpie in b/g at end, faint traffic. USE & TIME: As track 24.

26. Blackbird ( Turdus merula ) 0'41"

CU flight alarm calls and alarm calls, House Sparrows and Starling in b/g. USE: W. Europe. TIME: Any.

27. Magpie (Pica pica) 0'39"

CU calls, tapping on branch and wing-beats from two birds in tree. USE: Europe. TIME: Any.

28. Redwing ( Turdus iliacus ) 0'22"

CU calls while perched, same call given in flight, distant House Sparrow, use as spots. USE: W & S Europe. TIME: Late Autumn, Winter. In summer: N. Russia, Scandinavia, Iceland.

29. Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes ) 1'32"

Garden, Park, Street atmosphere MCU alarm calls, distant House Sparrows, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Blue Tit, faint traffic. USE: Europe. TIME: All year.

30. Greenfinch ( Carduelis chloris ) 0'40"

Garden atmosphere MCU calls while perched, same calls given in flight, wing-beats at end, House Sparrow, Blue Tit and Starling in distance. USE: Europe. As spots: New Zealand where introduced. TIME: All year.

31. Chaffinch ( Fringilla coelebs ) 3'22"

Garden, Park atmosphere CU 'Pink' calls, Blue Tit and Starling song, House Sparrows, Robin and Collared Dove in distance, wing-beats from sparrows. USE: W Europe. TIME: November-June.

32. House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) 0'13"

CU wing-beats, calls in b/g. USE & TIME: As track 10.

33. Fox ( Vulpes vulpes) 1'33"

Garden, Street, Countryside atmosphere MCU calls from a dog Fox, becoming distant, clean b/g. USE: UK, also in cities in Europe, Russia. TIME: Night, Nov-Feb.

34. Dunnock ( Prunella modularis ) 0'38"

Garden, Park, Street atmosphere CU alarm calls, Starling, Chaflinch and Blue Tit in b/g. USE: W Europe. Summer: N. Europe. Winter: S. Europe. TIME: All year.

35. Greenfinch ( Carduelis chloris ) 1'15"

CU song, 'ease' calls and flight calls- at end, distant Blue Tit, House Sparrows, Blackbird, voices and traffic. USE & TIME: As track 30.

36. Blackbird ( Turdus merula ) 0'10"

MCU flight alarm calls. USE & TIME: As track 26.

37. Collared Dove ( Streptopelia decaocto ) 0'15"

CU take-off and wing-beats from two birds, one calling. USE & TIME: As track 10.

38. Great Tit ( Parus major) 1'45"

CU calls from 10-day-old chicks being fed in nest-box, sounds of adults entering and leaving box. USE: Europe. TIME: May.

39. Great Tit ( Parus major) 3'10"

CU calls from 10-day-old chicks being fed in nest-box, wing-fluttering at start, sounds of adults entering and leaving box, Blackbird singing in distance. USE: W. Europe, without Blackbird - Europe. TIME: May.

Recorded in Central Bristol, 28-4-96, 22-6-96, 12-1-92 and 28-5-94-. Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, 14-2-96.
Recorded by Nigel Tucker.
Recorded digitally in Left & Right Stereo.