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NFX 0021 Ukraine 5

01. Great Tit ( Parus major ) 0'38"

CU 'teecher' song, Rook and Collared Doves in b/g, distant dog. USE: Eastern Europe. TIME: March-June, will sing at other times of year.

02. Great Tit ( Partis major ) 0'08"

CU call, Collared Dove and Rooks in b/g. USE: western & eastern Europe. TIME: October-July.

03. Steppe, Grassland atmosphere 4'50"

Wind in grass, gusting at times, Skylark chorus, distant calls from Steppe Marmot and Quail, bees and flies buzzing. USE: S. Ukraine east to Ural Mts. TIME: April-August.

04. Steppe, Grassland atmosphere 4'02"

Wind in grass, gusting at times, Skylarks and Calandra Larks singing, distant Quail, buzz from insects at times. USE: Spain, Sardinia, Italy, Greece, Turkey, countries bordering Black Sea to Central Asia. TIME: April-August.

05. Steppe, Grassland atmosphere 4'08"

Wind in grass, gusting at times, song from Skylarks and Calandra Larks, buzz from insects, Rooks call near end. USE: without Rooks as track 4, with from eastern Romania NE through to S. Central Russia. TIME: April-August.

06. Steppe, Grassland atmosphere 3'09"

Wind in grass, gusting at times, Calandra Larks and Skylarks singing, buzz from bees and flies, very windy towards end. USE & TIME: As track 4.

07. Steppe, Grassland atmosphere 5'10"

Wind in grass, gusting at times, buzz from bees and flies, distant Skylarks at first, becoming louder and closer with Quail in b/g, distant larks near end. USE & TIME: As track 4.

08. Calandra Lark ( Melanocorypha calandra ) 2'42"

CU song, other larks and Quail in distance, windy b/g. USE & TIME: As track 4.

09. Calandra Lark ( Melanocorypha calandra ) 1'24"

CU song, windy b/g, other distant larks. USE & TIME: As track 4.

10. Calandra Lark ( Melanocorypha calandra ) 0'10"

CU calls or short song from a bird flying up from grass and down again,

windy b/g. USE & TIME: As track 4.

11. Skylark ( Alauda arvensis ) 1'29"

CU song, windy b/g, descent at end. USE: Europe and Russia to Japan, not Iceland; in Winter: western and southern Europe, Asia Minor and N. North Africa, eastern populations winter in NE China. TIME: All year.

12. Skylark ( Alauda arvensis ) 0'52"

CU song, windy b/g, descent at end. USE & TIME: As track 11.

13. Skylark ( Alauda arvensis ) 1'36"

CU song, windy b/g, flies buzzing. USE & TIME: As track 11.

14. Skylark ( Alauda arvensis ) 1'51"

CU song, windy b/g, descent at end. USE & TIME: As track 11.

15. Skylark ( Alauda arvensis ) 1'29"

CU song, windy b/g. USE & TIME: As track 11.

16. Calandra Lark ( Melanocorypha calandra ) 1'15"

CU song from one bird at start, joined by another near end, one bird flies off the other descends, windy b/g. USE & TIME: As track 4.

17. Calandra Lark ( Melanacorypha calandra ) 2'29"

MCU-CU song, others and Skylarks in b/g, windy, hum from insects, loud Skylark at end. USE & TIME: As track 4.

18. Skylark ( Alauda arvensis ) 2'38"

CU song, slightly windy, flies buzzing, bird descends at end. USE & TIME: As track 11.

19. Steppe, Grassland atmosphere 4'00"

Wind over grass, flies, bees and other insects, Skylarks in b/g, distant Yellow-legged Gull calls, Calandra Lark song mixed-up with Skylarks. USE & TIME: As track 4.

20. Skylark ( Alauda arvensis ) 2'57"

CU song, buzz from flies, slight wind, bird descends at end, call from Calandra Lark. USE & TIME: with Calandra Lark as track 4, without as 11.

21. Skylark ( Alauda arvensis ) 2'41"

CU song, Calandra Lark calls near start, buzz from insects, wind gusting at times. USE & TIME: As track 20.

22. Calandra Lark ( Melanocorypha calandra ) 0'35"

MCU song with mimicry (mainly Swallow) from a bird on the ground, slightly windy b/g. USE & TIME: As track 4.

23. Calandra Lark ( Melanocorypha calandra ) 5'08"

CU song from two birds singing in the air together, lots or mimicry, buzz from insects, windy b/g. USE & TIME: As track 4.

24. Calandra Lark ( Melanocorypha calandra ) 2'33"

CU song from two birds (three for a while) singing in the air together, lots of mimicry, buzz from insects, distant Rooks, windy b/g. USE & TIME: As track 5.

25. Edge of Village atmosphere 1'55"

Woodland/woodland edge near village/town; Turtle Dove, Great Tit, Rooks, Pheasant, distant radio and voices, dove flies off at end. USE: E. Europe. TIME: May-July.

26. Golden Oriole ( Oriolus oriolus ) 3'06"

MCU song and 'cat' calls from male, calls from female, Rook, Collared Dove and Great Tit in distance, distant voices at times. USE: SE England when in vision, N. France to Denmark, eastern Europe, western Russia. TIME: May-June.

27. Golden Oriole ( Oriolus oriolus ) 1'21"

MCU song and calls from male, calls from female, Rooks, Turtle Dove, Pheasant in b/g, distant dog at one point. USE & TIME: As track 26.

28. Golden Oriole ( Oriolus oriolus ) 1'27"

MCU song and calls from male, calls from female, Rooks, woodpecker and Turtle Dove in b/g, faint voices and dog at times. USE & TIME: As track 26.

29. Golden Oriole ( Oriolus oriolus ) 0'51"

MCU song and calls from male, calls from female, Rooks in b/g. USE & TIME: As track 26.

30. Great Tit ( Parus major ) 1'53"

CU song, distant Rooks, dog, Red Squirrel and Goldfinches, typical song of this region. USE: S. Eastern Europe. TIME: April-July.

31. Syrian Woodpecker ( Dendrocopos syriacus ) 0'54"

MD sound of tapping on trunk, breeze in trees, Great Tit and Rooks in b/g, some voices towards end in b/g. USE: S.Central and SE Europe, Turkey. TIME: late April-September.

32. Syrian Woodpecker ( Dendrocopos syriacus ) 1'51"

MCU sound of tapping on trunk, wind increases in trees, Great Tits, Rooks and Jackdaws in b/g, CU calls from woodpecker at end with another in distance, distant voices at end. USE & TIME: As track 31.

33. Golden Oriole ( Oriolus oriolus ) 1'04"

MD-CU 'cat' calls from male, Blue and Great Tits, Pheasant, Cuckoo and Rooks in b/g. USE & TIME: As track 26.


Recorded at Askaniya-Nova, S. Ukraine, 6-8 May 1997.
Recorded by Nigel Tucker.
Recorded digitally in Left & Right Stereo.