NFX 0022 Ukraine 6 & UK Countryside 2
01. Red Squirrel ( Sciurus vulgaris ) 2'43"
MCU alarm and annoyance calls from two, one eating while the other calls, sounds of claws on trunk, Blue and Great Tits, Rooks, Cuckoo, Shelduck, Spotted Flycatcher, Wren, Willow Warbler and dog in b/g. USE: As spots, Europe and Russia, not arctic or Iceland, restricted to a few woodlands in England. Without Shelduck - Europe. With - coasts of NW Europe, S. Ukraine. TIME: Late April-July. As spots most of yea r.
02. Red Squirrel ( Sciurus vulgaris ) 2'50"
CU eating, feeding on pine cone, chattering and calling from two; Willow Warbler, Thrush Nightingale, dogs, Rooks, Great Tits in b/g, some clean parts. USE: Eastern Europe, western Russia. As spots - as track 1. TIME: As track 1.
03. Red Squirrel ( Sciurus vulgaris ) 5'31"
CU eating, feeding on pine cone, and calls. Willow Warbler, Great Tits, Rooks and Goldcrests in b/g, distant Thrush Nightingale and other birds, faint dogs, cattle and village sounds at times. USE & TIME: As track 2.
04. Red Squirrel ( Sciurus vulgaris ) 1'27"
CU soft calls, alarm, eating and movement from two; Hoopoe, Rooks, Great Tits in b/g, other birds in distance, faint dog at times. USE: W & L Europe & Russia. As spots as track 1. TIME: As track 1.
05. Red Squirrel ( Sciurus vulgaris ) 1'54"
CU annoyance calls and movement from two; Great Tits, Rooks, Pheasant, Hoopoe and other birds in b/g, distant cattle at end. USE & TIME: As track 4.
06. Chaffinch ( Fringilla coelebs ) 2'34"
CU song; Great Tit in b/g - prominent at times, Collared Doves, Rooks and woodpeckers in distance, distant dog at times. USE: UK, W. Europe, S. eastern Europe, W. Russia. TIME: April-July, from March in west.
07. Syrian Woodpecker ( Dendrocopos syriacus ) 1'03"
CU tapping on trunk then CU 'drumming'; Collared Doves, Blackcap, Blue and Great Tits in b/g. USE: SE Europe, Turkey, lowland deciduous woodland, parks, gardens. TIME: mainly spring, also through the year.
08. Syrian Woodpecker ( Dendrocopos syriacus ) 0'14"
MD 'drumning'; Rooks, Great Tit and other birds in b/g. USE: As track 7, not Turkey. TIME: As track 7.
09. Hoopoe ( Upupa epops ) 2'50"
MCU calls from male, female flies in to top of tree to join him giving rasping call, male calls become slightly deeper, both birds give rasping calls at end as they fly off. Spotted Flycatchers, Great and Blue Tits, Rooks in b/g, wind in trees increases. USE: France, central & eastern Europe. As spots: southern Europe, western Middle East, eastern Russia, China and India. TIME: Europe and Russia April/May-September, in other areas will call outside these dates.
10. Deciduous Woodland atmosphere 3'03"
Calls from Rooks, Collared Doves, Syrian Woodpecker, Great and Blue Tits and others, becomes louder at end. USE & TIME: As track 7. (afternoon/evening).
11. Syrian Woodpecker ( Dendrocopos syriacus ) 0'42"
CU 'drumming' and soft calls from male; Collared Doves, Rooks, Great Tit and Willow Warbler in b/g. USE & TIME: As track 8.
12. Syrian Woodpecker ( Dendrocopos syriacus ) 0'50"
CU calls with soft calls at end, from male; Collared Doves, Rooks, Great Tits and Willow Warbler in b/g. USE & TIME: As track 8.
13. Syrian Woodpecker ( Dendrocopos syriacus ) 0'44"
CU 'drumming' from male, Great Tits, Collared Doves and Rooks in b/g. USE & TIME: As track 8.
14. Syrian Woodpecker ( Dendrocopos syriacus ) 0'26"
MCU 'greeting' call from male outside nest hole calling to chicks which are calling faintly in b/g; Collared Doves, Rooks and Great Tits in b/g. USE: As track 8. TIME: May-June.
15. Kiev, City Centre atmosphere 4'29"
Traffic, Swifts, Greenfinches, House Sparrows, Crows, dog, trolley buses. USE: Similar European cities. TIME: Aprll- August
16. Yellowhammer ( Emberiza citrinella ) 0'16"
CU calls from chicks in nest, adult flies off, Blackbird and Yellowhammer singing in distance. USE: western, northern (not arctic) and eastern Europe, northern Spain, parts of Italy and Greece. TIME: End of May - early June and end of June - early July, sometimes may have a third clutch in August.
17. Yellowhammer ( Emberiza citrinella ) 1'29"
CU wing-beats as adult flies in and out of nest, chicks call, adult lands near nest, chicks call loudly, adult flies off at end; distant Blackbird, Linnets and Yellowhammer. USE & TIME: As track 16.
18. Yellowhammer ( Emberiza citrinella ) 1'23"
CU calls fom chicks in nest, adult flies in, feeds and flies out, chicks continue to call; distant Whitethroat and Yellowhammer. USE & TIME: As track 16.
19. Yellowhammer ( Emberiza citrinella ) 1'05"
CU calls from chicks being fed, adult flies off, adult returns and feeds again, adult flies off, chicks continue to call; Whitethroat, Blackbird and flies in b/g. USE & TIME: As track 16.
20. Yellowhammer ( Emberiza citrinella ) 1'21"
CU calls from chicks in nest, adult flies in, feeds and flies off; Yellowhammers and Linnets in b/g. USE & TIME: As track 16.
21. Yellowhammer ( Emberiza citrinella ) 4'13"
CU calls and bill-clicking from chick, adult arrives and feeds and flies off, adult flies in near nest, chicks call, adult comes in and feeds at end; Linnet, Yellowhammer and Slylark in b/g. USE & TIME: As track 16.
22. Yellowhammer ( Emberiza citrinella ) 2'40"
CU calls from chicks in nest, adult flies in and feeds and flies off, adult flies over three tlmes without feeding, distant Linnets, Yellowhammer and Chaffinch. USE & TIME: As track 16.
23. Yellowhammer ( Emberiza citrinella ) 1'34"
CU calls from chicks in nest, adult lands near nest twice, Blackbird in b/g. USE & TIME: As track 16.
24. Yellowhammer ( Emberiza citrinella ) 1'07"
CU calls from chicks in nest, adult arrives and feeds, good wing-beats as adult leaves; distant Yellowhammer and Skylark. USE & TIME: As track 16. 25. Yellowhammer ( Emberiza citrinella ) 2'40" CU calls from chicks being fed at start, adult comes in twice more and feeds, good wing-beats, male sings in b/g, distant Skylark, faint traffic. USE & TIME: As track 16.
25. Yellowhammer ( Emberiza citrinella ) 1'32"
CU calls from chicks being fed by adult, three times; Blackbird and Yellowhammer in b/g, faint traffic. USE & TIME: As track 16.
26. Honey Bee ( Apis mellifera ) 3'06"
CU sound of wild bees nest in base of tree, bees swarming to enter, slight wind at times. USE: at nest. TIME: Summer.
27. Honey Bee ( Apis mellifera ) 2'05"
CU sound, of wild bees nest in base of tree on left, bees arriving on right. USE & TIME: As track 27.
28. Grey Partridge ( Perdix perdix ) 0'11"
CU alarm call from adult female. USE: western and eastern Europe. western Russia, scarce in Ireland. TIME: all year.
29. Grey Partridge ( Perdix perdix ) 0'40"
CU soft alarm and clucking calls from female to chicks, movement in grass, distant Crows. USE: As track 29. TIME: late May - July.
30. Grey Partridge ( Perdix perdix ) 0'41"
CU clucking calls to chicks, threat call and bill-clicking, slight wind in grass, distant birds. USE & TIME: As track 30.
31. Grey Partridge ( Perdix perdix ) 0'56"
CU alarm calls and threat call, wind in grass, distant aircraft. USE & TIME: As track 29.
32. Grey Partridge ( Perdix perdix ) 2'11"
CU alarm calls, hisses, snorts and movement; dogs barking in b/g, distant aircraft at one point. USE & TIME: As track 29. .
33. Grey Partridge ( Perdix perdix ) 1'47"
CU alarm and clucking calls from female to chicks, cheeps from chicks, threat calls and hissing from male, movement sounds. USE & TIME: As track 30.
34. Grey Partridge ( Perdix perdix ) 5'15"
CU clucking calls from female to chicks, cheeps from chicks, movement sounds, then clucking calls from both adults, alarm calls from male near end, calls from nearby Yellow Wagtails a couple of times. USE & TIME: As track 30.
35. Grey Partridge ( Perdix perdix ) 1'10"
MCU cheeps from chicks, female giving reassurance clucking calls in b/g, Chaffinch in b/g, wind in grass and bushes. USE & TIME: As track 30.
36. Skylark ( Alanda arvensis ) 3'14"
CU song in flight and descent; Grey Partridge and Pheasant in b/g, wind in grass, gusting at times. USE: As track 29. TIME: Spring-Summer.
Recorded at Askaniya-Nova, S. Ukraine. 8/9-5-97 and in Rutland, England. 24-6-97. Recorded by Nigel Tucker. Recorded digitally in Left & Right Stereo.