Still, in this recording you can hear other species in the background and the snapshot sonogram below (click for bigger version) shows: the omnipresent (and very irritating) mosquitoes in the first four secounds at 0.2-1.2 kHz; a Corncrake which is rasping at 1.8-3.8 kHz; the continuous stitching reel of the River Warbler at roughly 4-8 kHz; and a distant barking dog between 5.5 and 6.7 seconds at 0.55 kHz.
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Anyway, this is just a quick update to say I'm still here! More news to follow on Estonia's great birds such as Great Snipe, Citrine Wagtail, White-backed Woodpecker, Three-toed Woodpecker, Greenish Warbler and, of course, Eurasian Cranes.
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View of Männikjärve raba - bog with Black Grouse and Wood Sandpiper.
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Finland and Sweden have great bird observation towers but in Estonia they really know how to construct very tall ones!
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Part of the 700 metre boardwalk at Sutlepa meri - excellent for getting close to Savi's Warblers and Bitterns booming in stereo in both ears!
1 comment:
That song is simply stunning Fraser, what a sound !!
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