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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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Blogpost detailing nocturnal migration results at Landsort, Sweden during the month of July 2025.
Blogpost detailing nocturnal migration results at Landsort, Sweden during the month of July 2025.
November 21, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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Blogpost detailing nocturnal migration results at Landsort, Sweden during the month of July 2025.
Blogpost detailing nocturnal migration results at Landsort, Sweden during the month of July 2025.
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…
October 8, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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…
Female coloured Smew at Hällögern this morning, one of three birds present. Cracking little birds…
October 4, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Female coloured Smew at Hällögern this morning, one of three birds present. Cracking little birds…
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.
October 1, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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.
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.
September 30, 2025 at 7:18 AM
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.
Dawn this morning at Hällögern, Sweden.
September 27, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Dawn this morning at Hällögern, Sweden.
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.
September 27, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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.
Woddpecker Bonanza at Hällögern. 2 Grey headed Pecker, 1 Lesser Spotted Pecker, 2 Greater Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Three-toed Woodpecker and a Black Woodpecker!
September 27, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Woddpecker Bonanza at Hällögern. 2 Grey headed Pecker, 1 Lesser Spotted Pecker, 2 Greater Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Three-toed Woodpecker and a Black Woodpecker!
A magical afternoon, with a trio of Three-toed Woodpecker found feeding in the centre of the island. Incredible birds.
September 27, 2025 at 12:28 PM
A magical afternoon, with a trio of Three-toed Woodpecker found feeding in the centre of the island. Incredible birds.
Finally got eyes on the resident Eurasian Pygmy Owl at dusk this evening here at Hällögern, Västerbotten. What a pearl.
September 25, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Finally got eyes on the resident Eurasian Pygmy Owl at dusk this evening here at Hällögern, Västerbotten. What a pearl.
Great White Egret this morning at Hällögern! Species 163 for the island and a proper rarity this far north.
September 22, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Great White Egret this morning at Hällögern! Species 163 for the island and a proper rarity this far north.
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.
September 21, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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.
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!
September 20, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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!
Back in Vasterbotten on the island for two weeks birding and relaxation. Watch this space…
September 19, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Back in Vasterbotten on the island for two weeks birding and relaxation. Watch this space…
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…
September 17, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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…
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….
September 15, 2025 at 7:31 AM
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….
Lunar Eclipse in Stockholm, Sweden.
September 7, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Lunar Eclipse in Stockholm, Sweden.
Wild Bird Acoustics is delighted to announce that an incredibly talented Swedish field recorder, Bo Soderström will be the guest for tomorrow’s new episode. He has shared some quite incredible audio and gives some wonderful insights into his field recording process during an in-depth interview.
August 31, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Wild Bird Acoustics is delighted to announce that an incredibly talented Swedish field recorder, Bo Soderström will be the guest for tomorrow’s new episode. He has shared some quite incredible audio and gives some wonderful insights into his field recording process during an in-depth interview.
Mind boggling night of NocMig at Landsort Sweden on 22nd April 2025. 31 Species recorded and site records recorded for several of them. Mammoth seven hour session at the desktop now finished and an incredible 14,563 birds tallied.
#bioacoustics
#bioacoustics
August 22, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Mind boggling night of NocMig at Landsort Sweden on 22nd April 2025. 31 Species recorded and site records recorded for several of them. Mammoth seven hour session at the desktop now finished and an incredible 14,563 birds tallied.
#bioacoustics
#bioacoustics
Another incredible night of nocturnal migration at Landsort, Sweden took place on 21st April 2025, with some quite remarkable totals!
August 22, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Another incredible night of nocturnal migration at Landsort, Sweden took place on 21st April 2025, with some quite remarkable totals!
Landsort, Sweden. New record Spring NocMig count record recorded for European Robin, a massive night of passage in light northerly winds. Light rain through the night probably helped detect many of these birds.
#bioacoustics
#bioacoustics
August 18, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Landsort, Sweden. New record Spring NocMig count record recorded for European Robin, a massive night of passage in light northerly winds. Light rain through the night probably helped detect many of these birds.
#bioacoustics
#bioacoustics
Just had a Golden Eagle at Hällögern, Sweden. Island tick! Over the moon. Distant Bird, but at least 3rd calendar year.
August 3, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Just had a Golden Eagle at Hällögern, Sweden. Island tick! Over the moon. Distant Bird, but at least 3rd calendar year.
August has arrived and I have been busy setting up my listening station in Vasterbotten, Sweden. Nocturnal migration and early morning along the coastline covered and this year I am also putting a device out in this woodland clearing, in Oder to maximize coverage this Autumn.
August 1, 2025 at 4:55 PM
August has arrived and I have been busy setting up my listening station in Vasterbotten, Sweden. Nocturnal migration and early morning along the coastline covered and this year I am also putting a device out in this woodland clearing, in Oder to maximize coverage this Autumn.
Drop Rig utilizing natural cover, put out for passage Wood Sandpiper and Green Sandpiper for the next 18 hours. Simple and extremely effective.
August 1, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Drop Rig utilizing natural cover, put out for passage Wood Sandpiper and Green Sandpiper for the next 18 hours. Simple and extremely effective.
Acoustic Wildlife SM Mini deployed in coastal Alder cover in Västerbotten, Northern Sweden. The device will record from two hours before sunrise and five afterwards each day until the end of September in the hope of migrant passerines calling. Wrapped in camo gauze for extra concealment.
August 1, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Acoustic Wildlife SM Mini deployed in coastal Alder cover in Västerbotten, Northern Sweden. The device will record from two hours before sunrise and five afterwards each day until the end of September in the hope of migrant passerines calling. Wrapped in camo gauze for extra concealment.