NATURE SOUNDS - BLEAN WOODS N.N.R at Dargate, Kent.
First field recording trip of 2024. Blean Woods (Kent) is so full of wildlife that sometimes its easier just to stand perfectly still here and let the wildlife watch you. This idyllic little spot by a babbling brook was chock full of Tits- Great, Blue, Long-Tailed and Coal Tits- all eager to find out why some stupid human was just standing there...
NATURE SOUNDS - RECULVER DAWN CHORUS.
I used two stereo revcorders to create a 'deep array' capturing the sounds of the incoming tide as well as familiar songbirds awakening and merged the two recordings in Audacity. A dawn chorus in this part of the world includes the sound of distant trains, overhead airliners and even a brief encounter with a dog chasing rabbits...
NATURE SOUNDS - Summer rain at Rainham Riverside Country Park. Assorted gulls, redshank and occasional oystercatcher feeding on the rich mudflats of the receding tideline of the Medway Estuary in Kent. This whole area is an internationally important feeding ground for birds year round. Other spots included my first blackcap of the summer as well as my first ever spot of the European Honey Buzzard- what an impressive critter!
Butterflies at Blean Woods NNR, Kent. 11 square miles of ancient woodland absolutely teeming with life. 'Spots and listens' included billions of wood ants, Amanita fungus buttons, Kestrel, Treecreeper, Nuthatch, Bullfinch, Goldcrest, Firecrest, Bullfinch, Robin, Wren, Coal, Blue, Great & long-tailed tit, weasel, muntjack deer and a large variety of butterflies including the endangered heath fritilliary.
'Woodland Clearing', Blean Woods NNR, Kent. 11 square miles of ancient woodland absolutely teeming with life. 'Spots and listens' included billions of wood ants, Amanita fungus buttons, Kestrel, Treecreeper, Nuthatch, Bullfinch, Goldcrest, Firecrest, Bullfinch, Robin, Wren, Coal, Blue, Great & long-tailed tit, weasel, muntjack deer and a large variety of butterflies including the endangered heath fritilliary.
'Songbird alarm calls', Blean Woods NNR, Kent. 11 square miles of ancient woodland absolutely teeming with life. 'Spots and listens' included billions of wood ants, Amanita fungus buttons, Kestrel, Treecreeper, Nuthatch, Bullfinch, Goldcrest, Firecrest, Bullfinch, Robin, Wren, Coal, Blue, Great & long-tailed tit, weasel, muntjack deer and a large variety of butterflies including the endangered heath fritilliary.