NFX 0006 UK4 Marsh 1
01. Woodland by water atmosphere 2'28"
Song from Blackcap and Wren, distant gulls, Canada Geese, Coot and Reed Warblers. USE: UK but not Scottish Highlands. TIME: Late April-end of July.
02. Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes ) 1'19"
Woodland, Lakeside bushes, Park, Hedgerow atmosphere CU song, distant Blackcap, Wren, Crow, Chiffchaff and Blackbird. USE: W. Europe, not Scotland unless as spots. TIME: As track 1, as spots: Any.
03. Reed-bed 2'06"
Reed Warblers singing and calling, calls from Blue Tits, distant Blackcap, Coot, Chiffchaff, Wren and Crows, slight wind in reeds. USE: UK but not Scottish Highlands, W & C Europe. TIME: May-July.
04. Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus scirpaceus ) 1'24"
CU alarm calls, often given near nest, Coot and Chiffchaff in b/g, distant Blackcap, Wren, Moorhen and other Reed Warblers, slight wind in reeds. USE & TIME: As track 3.
05. Reed-bed atmosphere 5'03"
Reeds rustling in light wind, song from Reed Warbler, Wren and Chiffchaff, distant Blackcap, Crows, Coot, Blue Tits, Moorhen, Canada Geese, Woodpigeon, stronger wind at end. USE: UK but not N. Scotland, without Canada Geese then W & C Europe. TIME: Late April-July.
06. Reed-bed atmosphere 1'58"
Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus scirpaceus ) Reed Warbler singing and calling, Blackcap sings loudly in b/g, calls from Coot, distant Wren, Moorhen and Crows. USE & TIME: As track 3.
07. Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus scripaceus ) 1'57"
CU alarm calls (near nest), another singing with Blackcap in b/g, Wren, Blue Tit, Coot and Moorhen in distance, sounds of reeds moving. USE & TIME: As track 3.
08. Cuckoo ( Cuculus canorus) 1'19"
Reed-bed, Marsh, Fen, Lakeside, Edge of woodland atmosphere MCU calls, Robins, Great Tits, Garden Warbler, Woodpigeon, Wren and Blackcap in distance. USE: N. W. & E. Europe, not N. Scotland. TIME: Mainly early morning and evening, will call all day, late April-mid June.
09. Edge of reed-bed, Marsh, Fen, Damp Meadows, Lakeside atmosphere 3'17"
Song from Garden Warbler, distant Cuckoo at start, song and calls from Blue and Great Tits, Woodpigeons, Pheasant, Moorhen, Wren, Rooks, Cattle, Reed Warbler, Whitethroat and Magpie. USE: W. Europe. TIME: Early morning, late April-June.
10. Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus ) 2'33"
CU song, Reed Warblers, Crows, Moorhens, Grey Heron, Blackbird, Coot, Woodpigeon, Pheasant, Canada Geese and Cuckoo in distance, distant traffic at end. USE: UK, without Canada Geese: W & E Europe to C. Siberia. TIME: Late April-June.
11. Sedge Warbler ( Acrocephalus schoenobaenus ) 4'55"
CU song, Reed Warbler in b/g, distant Canada Geese, Wren, Cattle, Willow Warbler, Blackbird, Moorhen, Pheasant, Woodpigeons and Whitethroat. USE & TIME: As track 10.
12. Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis ) 1'31"
CU song, distant Reed Warblers, Blackbird and Blackcap. USE: W & C Europe, S. Scandinavia, not N. Scotland. TIME: Mid April-July.
13. Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus scirpaceus ) 5'27"
CU song with mimicry, other Reed Warblers, Sedge Warbler, Moorhen, Coot, Canada Geese, Grey Heron and Woodpigeon in distance. USE: England. Without Canada Geese then W & C Europe, S. Scandinavia. TIME: Mid April - begining of August.
14. Reed-bed, Marsh, Fen, Lakeside atmosphere. 5'16"
Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus scirpaceus ) Reed Warbler singing prominently, calls from Coot and Grey Herons; Sedge Warbler, Cuckoo, Cetti's Warbler, Mallard, Reed Bunting, Moorhen, Robin, Swallows and Wren in distance, water ripples, warbler giving mimicry. USE: S. England from Somerset-Norfolk, parts of France and Holland. TIME: Mid April - Mid June.
15. Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus scirpaceus ) 1'53"
CU song with mimicry, slight wind rustle in reeds, other Reed Warblers, Crows, Coot, Woodpigeons and insects in b/g. USE: W & E Enrope, S. Scandinavia. TIME: Mid April - July..
16. Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis ) 0'21"
CU song, wind in trees, Garden Warbler in b/g. USE & TIME: As track 15.
17. Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis ) 0'58"
CU song, leaves rustling in wind, Willow Warbler in b/g. USE & TIME: As track 15.
18. Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis ) 0'31"
CU song, Willow Warbler, Chaffinch, Swifts, Blackcap, Reed Warbler and Blackbird in distance. USE & TIME: As track 12.
19. Sedge Warbler ( Acrocephalus schoenobaenus ) 1'28"
CU song, Swifts and Coot in b/g, Reed Warblers, Willow Warbler and dog in distance, becoming windy. USE: W & E Europe. TIME: late April-June.
20. Reed-bed atmosphere 2'21"
Wind in reeds, very distant bird calls at times, insects buzzing. USE: Anywhere. TIME: Any.
21. Reed-bed atmosphere 3'22"
Wind in reeds, Robin singing at times in distance, distant gulls, insects buzzing. USE & TIME: W. Europe all year, E & N Europe in Spring & Summer.
22. Mallard ( Anas platyrhynchos ) 0'39"
Mute Swan ( Cygnus olor ) CU calls from several Mallard, CU alarm snorts from Mute Swan. USE: UK, N. France east to Poland and north to S. Sweden and Finland. TIME: Any.
23. Mute Swan ( Cygnus olor ) 0'13"
CU alarm snorts. USE & TIME: As track 22.
24. Coot ( Fulica atra ) 0'15"
CU bill clicking. USE: Europe. TIME: Any.
25. Pied-billed Grebe ( Podilymbus podiceps ) 1'10"
MCU calls from a male, CU Teal and Mallard calls, distant traffic and train. USE: Rare vagrant from N. America which sometimes over-winters or even remains for a year or so. TIME: Jan- April.
26. Teal ( Anas crecca ) 0'41"
CU flight calls from several, wing-beats, Mallard in b/g, distant traffic. USE:In summer: locally in UK; Iceland, Scandinavia, E. Europe, N. Russia. In winter: W. Europe, Spain and patchily in rest of S. Europe. TIME: Any.
27. River Warbler ( Locustella fluviatilis ) 1'43" Mono
CU song, Blackbird in b/g, distant voices and aircraft, end part clean. USE: Rarity in UK. Dense cover in damp areas by marshes or woodland, in S. Finland, E. Europe, W. Russia. TIME: Mid May - mid July.
28. River Warbler ( Locustella fluviatilis ) 3'34" Mono
CU song, Blackbird, occasional voices and pump in distance, distant aircraft towards end. USE & TIME: As track 27.
29. Water Rail ( Rallus aquaticus ) 0'40" Mono
CU calls, distant noise at start, reeds rustling, Robin and Little Grebe call in distance. USE: W. Europe. In summer: E. Europe. TIME: Day or night, all year.
30. Kingfisher ( Alcedo atthis ) 0'16"
CU flight calls, Curlew and Water Rail in distance. USE: NW Europe. TIME: September - March.
31. Water Rail ( Rallus aquaticus ) 0'41" Mono
CU calls with another in b/g, water rippling in foreground, reeds rustling in b/g. USE & TIME: As track 29.
32. Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis ) 3'33" Mono
MD-CU trills from a pair, Coot and Willow Warbler in b/g, calls from Robin, Crows and Gadwall, water rippling sounds at times. USE: W & E Europe, as spots: S. Europe, Africa, C & S Asia. TIME: Mid April-July, as spots: most active Feb-April, will trill all year.
33. Willow Warbler ( Phylloscopus trochilus ) 3'16" Mono
MCU song with others in b/g, Little Grebe, Coot, Moorhen, Crows, Wren and Pheasant in distance, water rippling sounds at times. USE: W & E Europe. TIME: Mid April-July.
34. Lapwing ( Vanellus vanellus ) 2'45" Mono
MD-CU alarm calls, given in flight and on the ground, Reed Bunting, Moorhen, insects, Reed Warblers, Gadwall, Cuckoo, Blackcap and Coot in distance, distant tractor at times. USE: W & E Europe, as spots: in summer, Scandinavia, N. Russia. TIME: late April-June, as spots: all year.
35. Reed Bunting ( Emberiza schoeniclus ) 0'43" Mono
Cetti's Warbler ( Cettia cetti ) CU song from bunting, MCU song from warbler, distant Wren and Crows. USE: Bunting - W & E Europe, Russia. Warbler- S.England from Somerset- Norfolk, and patchily through France, Holland and S. Europe. Both: S. England, France and Holland. TIME: Spring, Cetti's as spots - all year.
36. Coot ( Fulica atra ) 0'36" Mono
CU sound of Coot running across water, then calls from adult and chicks, Crows, Willow Warbler, Wren and Little Grebe in distance. USE: W. Europe. as spots: as track 24. TIME: June, as spots: all year.
37. Moorhen ( Gallinula chloropus ) 0'12" Mono
CU single alarm call, reeds in b/g. USE: W & E Europe, Spain, Turkey, W. Russia, S. Asia, E & S Africa, N & C America, E & C South America. TIME: Any.
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.