NFX 0036 WORLD 2

01. Stream 2'52"

CU moorland/mountain stream. USE: Anywhere. TIME: Any.

02. Chiffchaff ( Phylloscopus collybita ) 1'10"

CU unusual song, and calls from a bird which was thought to be an Iberian Chiffchaff when it first arrived, but within a couple of weeks it had changed its song to normal Chiffchaff. Now thought to be an intergrade between the two species with this song being typical of birds from southern France. Wren, Crows, Coot, Chaffinch, another Chiffchaff and traffic in b/g. USE: Lakeside, S. France. Without Coot: in other habitats. TIME: Mid-March-July.

03. Chiffchaff ( Phylloscopus collybita ) 2'54"

CU unusual song ; Wren, Crows, Coot, Blackcap and Goldcrest in b/g. DETAILS, USE & TIME: As track 2.

04. Bali Starling ( Rothschild's Myna ) ( Leucopsar rothschildi ) 2'01"

CU display song and calls from male, other birds in distance. In captivity. Several 'takes'. USE: Bali, where now very rare, more in captivity than in the wild. TIME: Spring for song, all year for calls.

05. Bali Starling ( Rothschild's Myna ) ( Leucopsar rothschildi ) 0'50" MONO

CU calls and song, other birds in b/g. In captivity. USE & TIME: As track 4.

06. Black-faced Ibis ( Theristicus melanopis ) 0'41"

CU calls from a pair, with some single calls from other birds, other birds in distance. In captivity. USE: Two populations in S. Chile and S. Argentina, and in Ecuador, Peru and N. Bolivia. TIME: Any.

07. Oak, deciduous, mixed woodland atmosphere 5'12"

Wrens, Blackbirds, Song Thrushes, Goldcrests, Robins, Blue and Great Tits, Jay, Chaffinch, Cuckoo and Woodpigeon. USE: W & E Europe, S. Scandinavia. TIME: Dawn/sunrise, late April - mid June.

08. Oak, deciduous, mixed woodland atmosphere 5'29"

Wood Warbler ( Phylloscopus sibilatrix ) Song, full song and call from Wood Warbler, CU at times, Song Thrush, Woodpigeon, Blackbirds, Robins, Blackcap, Wrens, Blue, Coal and Great Tits and Goldcrests. USE: As track 7, not Ireland. TIME: Late April - early July.

09. Wood Warbler ( Phylloscopus sibilatrix ) 2'12"

MCU full song , with descending notes at times other woodland birds in b/g. USE: W & E Europe, not Ireland; S. Scandinavia, Italy and the Balkans to C. Siberia. TIME: Late April - early July.

10. Wood Warbler ( Phylloscopus sibilatrix ) 3'01"

CU full song , with descending notes at times, and calls; bird moving song posts, becoming distant at times, other woodland birds in b/g. USE & TIME: As track 9.

11. Oak, deciduous, mixed woodland atmosphere 2'35"

Wood Warbler ( Phylloscopus sibilatrix ) Wood Warbler song , closer at times, Blackbirds, Woodpigeon, Robins, Cuckoo, Blue, Coal and Great Tits. USE: As track 8. TIME: Morning , late April - mid June.

12. Oak, deciduous, mixed woodland atmosphere 2'58"

Blackbird, Chaffinch, Blue and Great Tits alarming, Robin, Cuckoo in distance and Woodpigeon. USE & TIME: As track 7.

13. Oak, deciduous, mixed woodland atmosphere 1'21"

Song from Blackbird, alarm calls from Blue Tits, calls from Grey Squirrel, Robin and other distant birds. USE: England, Wales, N. Ireland. TIME: Morning , April-July.

14. Redstart ( Phoenicurus phoenicurus ) Great Tit ( Parus major ) 2'12"

MCU song from Redstart, piping calls from Great Tit, Pied Flycatcher and other woodland birds in distance. USE: Open deciduous woodland in Wales, W. England, SW Scotland, N, C & E Europe to C. Siberia. Without Pied Flycatcher: the rest of England & Scotland, W & S Europe except very south. TIME: Mid April - early July.

15. Redstart ( Phoenicurus phoenicurus ) 2'21"

CU song ; Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon, Wren, Blue Tit and other birds in distance. USE: Open woodland, Europe except Ireland, Iceland and the very south, to C. Siberia. TIME: Mid April - early July.

16. Oak, deciduous, mixed woodland atmosphere 4'29"

Redstart ( Phoenicurus phoenicurus ) Redstart MCU song at times, Wood Warbler, Pied Flycatcher, Willow Warbler calling , Blackbirds, Woodpigeon, Great Tit and other distant birds, slight wind in leaves. USE & TIME: As track 9, not E. England or Scotland except SW, or S. Europe.

17. Redstart ( Phoenicurus phoenicurus ) 3'41"

CU song ; Goldcrest, Pied Flycatcher, Chaffinch and other distant birds. USE & TIME: As track 14.

18. Pied Flycatcher ( Ficedula hypoleuca ) 0'19"

CU song , two phrases, other woodland birds in distance. USE: Deciduous woodland, Wales, W. England, SW. Scotland, N, C & E Europe to C. Siberia. TIME: Mid April - early July.

19. Pied Flycatcher ( Ficedula hypoleuca ) 1'14"

CU song , other woodland birds in distance, slight aircraft at one point. USE & TIME: As track 18.

20. Pied Flycatcher ( Ficedula hypoleuca ) 2'25"

CU-MD song , other woodland birds in distance, bits falling from trees occasionally. USE & TIME: As track 18.

21. Pied Flycatcher ( Ficedula hypoleuca ) 2'11"

CU song , other woodland birds in b/g , bits falling from trees occasionally, Woodpigeon display wing-claps in b/g. USE & TIME: As track 18.

22. Garden Warbler ( Sylvia borin ) 4'12"

Deciduous, open woodland atmosphere CU-MCU song ; Chaffinch, Wren, Goldcrests, Chiffchaff and other woodland birds in b/g , slight wind in trees at times. USE: N, W & E Europe to C. Siberia, except Ireland, N. Scotland, Iceland and far north. TIME: April-July.

23. Oak Woodland, Dawn Chorus 5'11"

Compilation of a rich chorus of Wood Warbler, Redstart, Pied Flycatcher, Blackbirds, Wrens, Song Thrush, Cuckoo, Woodpigeon and other birds. USE & TIME: As track 18.

Recorded: C. Wales, 19-3-98. CVL, 5-4-98 & 18-4-98. Bristol Zoo, 19-4-98. Forest of Dean, 17-5-98.
Recorded by Nigel Tucker.
Recorded digitally in Left & Right Stereo, unless stated Mono.