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WildBirdAcoustics.bsky.social @wildbirdacoustics.bsky.social · 23h

The other options to provide them in an extra capacity, under a Patreon banner for those who would be interested in becoming subscribers, for the extra content. This would keep it separate from the published season of 20 episodes.

WildBirdAcoustics.bsky.social @wildbirdacoustics.bsky.social · 23h

A question for listeners of the Wild Bird Acoustics podcast. Would you be interested in episodes featuring long form soundscapes? Relaxing, long ASMR recordings of high quality featuring birds. Stand alone, extra episodes. A simple yes or no will suffice, all thoughts gratefully received…

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WildBirdAcoustics.bsky.social @wildbirdacoustics.bsky.social · 4d

Female coloured Smew at Hällögern this morning, one of three birds present. Cracking little birds…

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WildBirdAcoustics.bsky.social @wildbirdacoustics.bsky.social · 7d

Superb Vismig at Hällögern, Västerbotten this morning. 3,027 Chaffinch/Brambling a new high count at the site. 463 Waxwing also tallied, moving purposefully south west.

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WildBirdAcoustics.bsky.social @wildbirdacoustics.bsky.social · 7d

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The final episode of Wild Bird Acoustics second season is now live. No spoilers on this occasion, but I do want to make a point of thanking all of my regular listeners for tuning in for this season. I really do hope you have enjoyed the audio presented…

July in Northern Sweden; Nocturnal Recording at Sandemar Reserve

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WildBirdAcoustics.bsky.social @wildbirdacoustics.bsky.social · 8d

Great Grey Shrike at Hällögern, Västerbotten just now. Moving south along the coast, very vocal. To distant to sound record alas! Lovely bird and welcome addition to the trip list.

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WildBirdAcoustics.bsky.social @wildbirdacoustics.bsky.social · 11d

Dawn this morning at Hällögern, Sweden.

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WildBirdAcoustics.bsky.social @wildbirdacoustics.bsky.social · 11d

Drop Rig components and set up. Recorder out on southeast coast of island, facing the Baltic Sea for next 18 hours. Whooper Swan, White-tailed Eagle and Godeneye here last night at dusk and vocal.

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WildBirdAcoustics.bsky.social @wildbirdacoustics.bsky.social · 11d

Woddpecker Bonanza at Hällögern. 2 Grey headed Pecker, 1 Lesser Spotted Pecker, 2 Greater Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Three-toed Woodpecker and a Black Woodpecker!

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WildBirdAcoustics.bsky.social @wildbirdacoustics.bsky.social · 11d

A magical afternoon, with a trio of Three-toed Woodpecker found feeding in the centre of the island. Incredible birds.

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WildBirdAcoustics.bsky.social @wildbirdacoustics.bsky.social · 13d

Finally got eyes on the resident Eurasian Pygmy Owl at dusk this evening here at Hällögern, Västerbotten. What a pearl.

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WildBirdAcoustics.bsky.social @wildbirdacoustics.bsky.social · 13d

blogbirder.blogspot.com/2025/09/bird... The daily birding summary has just gone up on Blogbirder, for those interested in my birding efforts here on Hällögern, a tiny little island in Northern Sweden. I am posting such updates every evening for the next ten days...

Birding at Hällögern; Northern Sweden; 25th September 2025

Adult White-tailed Eagle floating past my position this morning in glorious early morning light. This alone was worth the price of admission...

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WildBirdAcoustics.bsky.social @wildbirdacoustics.bsky.social · 16d

Great White Egret this morning at Hällögern! Species 163 for the island and a proper rarity this far north.

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WildBirdAcoustics.bsky.social @wildbirdacoustics.bsky.social · 17d

Two recording rigs out for Owls in the woods at Hällögern, a little drop tog with Lom mikro Usi’s and the Sennheiser Array. Looks like its a peak year for Tengmalm’s Owl here, with a lot of activity last night.

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WildBirdAcoustics.bsky.social @wildbirdacoustics.bsky.social · 17d

blogbirder.blogspot.com?m=1 Link to a summary of my second days birding in Västerbotten, Sweden. I will attempt to put a summary up daily for the next couple of weeks for those interested…

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WildBirdAcoustics.bsky.social @wildbirdacoustics.bsky.social · 18d

blogbirder.blogspot.com?m=1 51 bird species recorded today on the island, with one new addition to the site list, which was Rook. A local rarity. 4 recording arrays currently out on the island!

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WildBirdAcoustics.bsky.social @wildbirdacoustics.bsky.social · 19d

Back in Vasterbotten on the island for two weeks birding and relaxation. Watch this space…

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WildBirdAcoustics.bsky.social @wildbirdacoustics.bsky.social · 21d

Going through my pencil drawings from the past few years, on of my personal favourites here of Jack Snipe, worked up from field sketches from a bird that showed exceptionally well at Ågesta Reserve a few years ago…

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WildBirdAcoustics.bsky.social @wildbirdacoustics.bsky.social · 23d

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Uncovering the migration patterns of Tengmalm’s Owl in Northern Sweden.
Wild Bird Acoustics brings you the penultimate episode of season 2.

Now Live!

The Long Black Veil; Uncovering the Secret World of Tengmalm's Owl

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WildBirdAcoustics.bsky.social @wildbirdacoustics.bsky.social · 23d

Field recording along the coast of Västerbotten has led to me uncovering the migratory patterns of a little understood species; Tengmalm’s Owl. Join me at the Wild Bird Acoustics podcast tomorrow to listen to an account as to how this unravelled. It has been a fascinating experience….

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WildBirdAcoustics.bsky.social @wildbirdacoustics.bsky.social · Sep 7

Lunar Eclipse in Stockholm, Sweden.

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WildBirdAcoustics.bsky.social @wildbirdacoustics.bsky.social · Sep 3

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Ploughing through spring audio at Landsort, Sweden. Here are the NocMig results from early May 2025.
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NocMig on Landsort; 1st-15th May 2025

Long-tailed Duck is a regular nocturnal migrant in early May at Landsort. By day, many hundreds, or even thousands of birds can move north d...

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WildBirdAcoustics.bsky.social @wildbirdacoustics.bsky.social · Sep 1

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A blog article completed this weekend, detailing my thoughts of best field recordings methods and techniques and when to apply them. This after several years of experimenting in the field, here in Sweden. Hope this is useful to some.
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Field Recording Techniques; Capturing Bird Vocalizations in the Field

Above; Recording an early morning dawn chorus in coastal woodland. On this occasion, I simply mounted an ORTF array on a stand and left the ...

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WildBirdAcoustics.bsky.social @wildbirdacoustics.bsky.social · Sep 1

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Late April nocturnal migration was stunning in 2025! Details of an incredible period of migration here, with several new records set!

NocMig at Landsort; 16th-30th April 2025

Above; Ring Ouzel is a much sought after species at Landsort, with a handful of this scarce thrush species recorded each year. Late April is...

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WildBirdAcoustics.bsky.social @wildbirdacoustics.bsky.social · Sep 1

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An interview with Bo Söderström now live! A wonderful guest and delighted to have interviewed him.

An Interview with Bo Soderström

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