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WildBirdAcoustics.bsky.social

@wildbirdacoustics.bsky.social
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My name is Alan Dalton. I am a Sound Recorder, Artist, Podcaster and generally avid Irish birder, now living in Sweden. All about sharing wild bird songs and calls, along with images and videos from the field, here in Scandinavia and beyond…

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WildBirdAcoustics.bsky.social @wildbirdacoustics.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
One of three Wildlife Acoustics SM Mini recorders just collected from coastal areas in Västerbotten, Sweden. Over 1,800 hours of nocturnal and early morning audio will now be checked over the coming winter. Can’t wait to see what this may reveal…
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WildBirdAcoustics.bsky.social @wildbirdacoustics.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Eurasian Pygmy Owl showing in broad daylight all morning on Hällögern and very vocal. What an incredible little bird. A joy to watch…
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WildBirdAcoustics.bsky.social @wildbirdacoustics.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
blogbirder.blogspot.com/2026/09/bird... Caught up with updates on the blog tonight, full sightings for last two days now posted…
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Birding at Hällögern; 21st September 2026
Weather conditions are akin to an indian summer at the moment. Not so good for birding, with birds overflying the island and geting swallo...
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WildBirdAcoustics.bsky.social @wildbirdacoustics.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
blogbirder.blogspot.com/2026/09/bird... Yet another day of wonderful birding, just updated my blog. Recording arrays out for Owls and I’m off to bed…
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Birding at Hällögern; 20th September 2026
Above; White-tailed Eagle drifting over the waterin front of the cabin. Today was a remarkable day for this species and it is difficult to k...
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WildBirdAcoustics.bsky.social @wildbirdacoustics.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
blogbirder.blogspot.com/2026/09/bird... Things began with an impenetrable wall of thick fog and ended in the most delightful manner possible today…
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Birding at Hällögern; 19th September 2026
Above; Eurasian Pygmy Owl, beside the cabin in broad daylight, but more on that a little later... I have probably mentioned this before, but...
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WildBirdAcoustics.bsky.social @wildbirdacoustics.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
blogbirder.blogspot.com/2026/09/bird... What an incredible day of birding, a summary at the link below…
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Birding at Hällögern; 18th September 2026
Above; A cracking juvenile Honey Buzzard overhead this morning on a day when the island produced the goods... When things go well here on ...
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WildBirdAcoustics.bsky.social @wildbirdacoustics.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
blogbirder.blogspot.com/2026/09/bird... A quiet dy on the island, the days birding summarized here…
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Birding at Hällögern; 17th September 2026
Above; A morning of very pleasant conditions, not cold at all with a light westerly wing. After a slow start, passage became steady overhe...
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WildBirdAcoustics.bsky.social @wildbirdacoustics.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
blogbirder.blogspot.com/2026/09/bird... Yesterday’s sightings on the island here for those interested…
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Birding at Hällögern; 15th September 2026
Above; The scene at dawn was pleasant, just before the cloud rolled in from the south, which made further photography difficult. At this p...
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WildBirdAcoustics.bsky.social @wildbirdacoustics.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
blogbirder.blogspot.com/2026/09/bird... Quick summary of today’s birding on the Vasterbotten coastline…
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Birding on Hällögern; 14th September 2026
Above; A Black Woodpecker going over this morning is wonderful light. The bird spent a few hours on the island, before moving onto the mai...
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WildBirdAcoustics.bsky.social @wildbirdacoustics.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
blogbirder.blogspot.com/2026/09/bird... Day one on Hällögern, a two week journey into bird migration at the site. Daily blog updates to follow…
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Birding on Hällögern; 13th September 2026
A dour start to the day, with rain at daybreak. It took a couple of hours for this to cease, by which time I had seen little. As it began ...
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WildBirdAcoustics.bsky.social @wildbirdacoustics.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Back on Hällögern for two weeks. Arrived at 3pm, quickly set up the cabin and birding gear. A Quick Look around followed and one of the first birds I run into was this stonking Three-toed Woodpecker feeding in the woods. Two weeks to come, so happy to be here…
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WildBirdAcoustics.bsky.social @wildbirdacoustics.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
open.spotify.com/episode/0VAO... The final episode of Wild Bird Acoustics, season 3, has just gone live. A major announcement and some rather special audio await listeners. Huge thanks to all who tuned in to this third season…. #bioacoustics
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Life on a Beaver Wetland; Season Finale
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WildBirdAcoustics.bsky.social @wildbirdacoustics.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Wild Bird Acoustics A Podcast for those seeking relaxation via nature and bird sound....
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WildBirdAcoustics.bsky.social @wildbirdacoustics.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
open.spotify.com/episode/7iTs... Wild Bird Acoustics Season 3; Episode 19 Coastal Autumn Soundscapes; Active Fiwld Recording at Hällögern The penultimate episode of this season, filled with the sounds of the Northern Swedish coast, when bird migration is in full swing. #bioacoustics
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Coastal Autumn Soundscapes: Active Field Recording at Hällögern
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WildBirdAcoustics.bsky.social @wildbirdacoustics.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
open.spotify.com/episode/1WWG... The idea for this episode was simple. Leave an autonomous recorder in an Alder copse on an isolated island in Northern Sweden for eight weeks, in order to find out what bird species moved through or over it on Autumn migration… #bioacoustics
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A Bird in the Bush; The Secret World of Autumn Migration
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WildBirdAcoustics.bsky.social @wildbirdacoustics.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Another amazing day in Västerbotten. Laying automated recorders out for the autumn, drop rigs down for Spotted Redshanks and Common Swift, Rustic Buntings and Wood Sandpipers all going through in Numbers today…
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WildBirdAcoustics.bsky.social @wildbirdacoustics.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
A juvenile Redstart around the cabin today at Hällögern, Sweden. The first year in many this delightful summer visitor has bred on the island…
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WildBirdAcoustics.bsky.social @wildbirdacoustics.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Digiscoped Wood Sandpiper from an short time ago here in Västerbotten. This species is piling through in big numbers this year, already lots of juveniles on the move…
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WildBirdAcoustics.bsky.social @wildbirdacoustics.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
open.spotify.com/episode/2DgR... Wild Bird Acoustics Season 3; Episode 17 Now live!
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The VisMig Files #2; Early May at Tyresta National Park
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WildBirdAcoustics.bsky.social @wildbirdacoustics.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
open.spotify.com/episode/1MHB... Wild Bird Acoustics Season 3; Episode 16 From Woodland to Flooded Meadow Now Live Season 3 is moving towards its conclusion rapidly. Here the latest in a series of sound magazines featuring some wonderful late spring recordings… #bioacoustics #birds
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From Woodland to Flooded Meadow; The Sandemar Files #4
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WildBirdAcoustics.bsky.social @wildbirdacoustics.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
open.spotify.com/episode/6kEQ... Wild Bird Acoustics Season 3; Episode 15 The Vocalizations of European Green Woodpecker; Autumn Owls on the Vasterbotten Coastline Two sound magazines here for listeners to enjoy! Now live!
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The Vocalizations of Green Woodpecker; Autumn Owls on the Västerbotten Coastline
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WildBirdAcoustics.bsky.social @wildbirdacoustics.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
blogbirder.blogspot.com/2026/06/fiel... Blogpost summarizing my field recording activities this Spring. It’s been another wonderful year… #bioacoustics
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Field Recording; Spring 2026; A Season in the Field
Above; Tyresta National Park in mid March 2026. Over the early spring period, woodland is the best option for the field recorder here in Swe...
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WildBirdAcoustics.bsky.social @wildbirdacoustics.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Delighted to announce that the BBC Radio 3 Breakfast Show with Tom McKinney will be running a selection of my field recordings on air for the week beginning 8th June 2026. #bioacoustics
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WildBirdAcoustics.bsky.social @wildbirdacoustics.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
open.spotify.com/episode/52Su... Wild Bird Acoustics Season 3; Episode 14 Early Spring in Swedish Woodland Now live! Another audio packed episode for listeners… #bioacoustics
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Early Spring in Swedish Woodland; The Tyresta Files #5
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WildBirdAcoustics.bsky.social @wildbirdacoustics.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Late Spring is hard to beat. Out field recording today along Dalarövägen this morning, concentrating on Garden Warbler, Icterine Warbler, Rosefinch and Red-backed Shrike. Collected three recorders that have been out for three weeks in Red-backed Shrike habitat, a species I wanted to target this year
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WildBirdAcoustics.bsky.social @wildbirdacoustics.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
open.spotify.com/episode/7dYU... Another episode of Wild Bird Acoustics is live today! Birch Meadow Voices takes you on a spring tour of my favourite place, Sandemar Reserve, in late Spring. Enjoy every strophe… #bioacoustics
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Birch Meadow Voices; The Sandemar Files #3
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WildBirdAcoustics.bsky.social @wildbirdacoustics.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Norra Järvafältet the venue, Saby Gård and 30 M Kärret. First Wood Warblers and Garden Warbler of the year. Common Pochard breeding. No sign of the reported Firecrest though. Thrush Nightingales have arrived!
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WildBirdAcoustics.bsky.social @wildbirdacoustics.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Thrush Nightingale, newly returned, belting out song next to the car park at IKEA Barkarby, in Stockholm. How terribly Swedish….
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WildBirdAcoustics.bsky.social @wildbirdacoustics.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Hjalstaviken, Sweden. A wonderful night last Saturday, successfully managing to sound record Great Snipe in display. Two birds began to display as the sun dipped behind the horizon, giving my best ever views of the species. These birds were resting up at the site, before continuing north to breed.
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WildBirdAcoustics.bsky.social @wildbirdacoustics.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Field recording all night at Hjalstaviken in Sweden was remarkable. Here’s the sound of one of the four Spotted Crake I found on site in the darkness. Nothing beats getting out at night and experiencing birds like this.
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WildBirdAcoustics.bsky.social @wildbirdacoustics.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Displaying Great Snipe at Hjalstaviken in Sweden. A very special experience with remarkable views had of two individuals. Delighted to field record the birds at the site….
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WildBirdAcoustics.bsky.social @wildbirdacoustics.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Spent last night field recording in the darkness at Hjalstaviken in Sweden. At first light I had unforgettable views of Savi’s Warbler. It boggles my mind that these birds can summon the energy to display non stop for hours on end… #bioacoustics
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WildBirdAcoustics.bsky.social @wildbirdacoustics.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Field Recording along the Dalarö/Sandemar coastline in Sweden. Lots of early migrants moving through, with Redstarts, Pied Fly, Tree Pipit, Willow Warbler and ChiffChaff in numbers. Glorious weather, couldn’t be happier… #bioacoustics
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WildBirdAcoustics.bsky.social @wildbirdacoustics.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
New arrivals! Chiffchaff in song on the Dalarö coast, Sweden. Lovely spring weather for field recording! #bioacoustics
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WildBirdAcoustics.bsky.social @wildbirdacoustics.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
open.spotify.com/episode/6Ebc... Wild Bird Acoustics; An Interview with Dave Boyle on the remarkable seabirds and conservation work being carried out on the Chatham Islands. Now Live! #bioacoustics
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An Interview with Dave Boyle; The Seabirds of Chatham Island; Part 1
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WildBirdAcoustics.bsky.social @wildbirdacoustics.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
blogbirder.blogspot.com/2026/04/nocm... Summary of NocMig results for the month of August 2025 at Landsort, Sweden. An extensive blog post detailing all records at the site… #bioacoustics
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NocMig at Landsort; August 2025
Above; Arctic Terns are a big feature of nocturnal passage at Landsort, with adult birds moving down the coastline early in the autumn, foll...
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WildBirdAcoustics.bsky.social @wildbirdacoustics.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Wild Bird Acoustics will launch a double feature tomorrow morning. In this interview, Dave Boyle shares some mind blowing audio of some of the world’s rarest seabird species from the Chatham Islands and discusses his work there. #bioacoustics
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WildBirdAcoustics.bsky.social @wildbirdacoustics.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Wild Bird Acoustics is delighted to announce that this Fridays double episode release will feature an interview with Dave Boyle. You know when you are editing something special. Don’t miss it… #bioacoustics
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WildBirdAcoustics.bsky.social @wildbirdacoustics.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Wild Bird Acoustics will drop a very special double episode later this week on Friday morning. Watch this space… #bioacoustics
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WildBirdAcoustics.bsky.social @wildbirdacoustics.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
One of three passive recorders collected this weekend from European Beaver habitat this weekend. I’m carrying out a field recording project and bioacoustic survey of these remarkable habitats at Tyresta National Park this year. It is absolutely fascinating to work with these sites. #bioacoustics
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WildBirdAcoustics.bsky.social @wildbirdacoustics.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Loving my time in Swedish woodland these past couple of years in early spring. It’s incredible how engaging and relaxing I find it. Willow Tit is my target species today, but here’s a woodland clearing. What a beautiful soundscape… #bioascoustics
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WildBirdAcoustics.bsky.social @wildbirdacoustics.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Green Sandpipers in full display at a Beaver pond at Tyresta National Park in Sweden. An absolute pleasure to be out field recording in places like this. #bioacoustics
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WildBirdAcoustics.bsky.social @wildbirdacoustics.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
open.spotify.com/episode/47Nj... European Beaver create incredible habitat for birds. This episode is now live and was a joy to put together. I hope listeners enjoy this one….
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Nedre Kärret; Voices from a Forest Wetland; The Tyresta Files #4
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WildBirdAcoustics.bsky.social @wildbirdacoustics.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Tyresta National Park. Field recording on European Beaver habitat again. Black-throated Diver, courting Goshawk, Slavonian Grebe and displaying Green Sandpipier among the highlights. Three passive recorders deployed in superb habitat for next nine days.
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WildBirdAcoustics.bsky.social @wildbirdacoustics.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
blogbirder.blogspot.com/2026/04/pass... Blogpost detailing early spring field recording efforts at Hågadalen Nästen in Sweden. Wonderful to be back in the field collecting audio of birds again….
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WildBirdAcoustics.bsky.social @wildbirdacoustics.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Eurasian Pygmy Owl display in the Rain by Wild Bird Acoustics on #SoundCloud on.soundcloud.com/ndCx7BCb49Ll... Recorded last week in Uppland, Sweden. #bioacoustics
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Eurasian Pygmy Owl display in the Rain
A male Eurasian Pygmy Owl displays early in the morning, during light rain at Håga Ängar in Upland, Sweden. This is a typical late March scene at this site. This was recorder passively using a wildlif
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WildBirdAcoustics.bsky.social @wildbirdacoustics.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
open.spotify.com/episode/2Moh... Wild Bird Acoustics brings you another wonderful episode from Northern Sweden today, featuring some high quality audio from a range of species recorded in July 2025.
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Summer Field Recording on Västerbotten; The Hällögern Files #2
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WildBirdAcoustics.bsky.social @wildbirdacoustics.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
The forests of Uppland are wonderful place to visit. Out this morning to put down passive recorders at one site for various Owl species. The woods are quiet just now by day, but migratory species will soon return to this habitat.
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WildBirdAcoustics.bsky.social @wildbirdacoustics.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
blogbirder.blogspot.com/2026/03/zoom... My review of a trusted companion, the Zoom F6 Field Recorder. My impressions and thoughts on the device from a field recording aspect….
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Zoom F6 Digital Recorder Review; Five years in the Field
Above; The Zoom F6 Digital Recorder, here housed in a K-Tec bag. In this instance I was recording the underwater sounds of a fast flowing st...
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WildBirdAcoustics.bsky.social @wildbirdacoustics.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
open.spotify.com/episode/4VXq... Wild Bird Acoustics New Episode now live! Featuring audio from one of Sweden’s most impressive raptors and much more. A full length sound magazine to relax to..
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Where Meadows Breathe and Woodlands Sing; The Sandemar Files #2
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