From an early age I have always been fascinated by the sounds of nature and wildlife from bird song, the calls of mating frogs in the early spring to the roar of the rutting deer in the autumn. I have recently invested in some sound recording equipment and have started to explore creating wildlife sound clips.

Here are just a few of our wildlife sounds clips. We will add some more as they are recorded.

The sound of two Pine Martens barking and growling at each other when one approaches the other feeding. Recorded at Cholas Beag, Kindlochmoidart, Scotland on 21st May 2025.

Immerse yourself in 33 minutes of the Dawn Chorus. Listen as the Tawny owl makes its final calls of the night before flying off to roost. The first to wake are Graylag geese in the distance with the Robin first to give song followed by the Blackcap. They make up the main chorus until they are joined by Spotted Flycatchers, Cuckoos, Blue tits and the very vocal songster the Song Thrush. Towards the end you can hear the croaky warble of the woodcock mixed in with the Wren, Goldcrest, Blackbird and the last to wake the Chaffinch. Recorded at Cholas Beag, Kinlochmoidart, Scotland on 20th May 2025. The recording was made using a Stereo Field recording kit with 2 Clippy EM272Z1 XLR Microphones from micbooster.com with Rycote Windjammer windshields and a Tascam FR-AV2 32-Bit Field Recorder.

The sounds of two Tawny Owls calling to each other. Recorded at Keith Thorburn's Pine Marten Hide, Loch Leven, Scotland on 8th May 2025. The recording was made using a Stereo Field recording kit with 2 Clippy EM272Z1 XLR Microphones from micbooster.com with Rycote Windjammer windshields and a Tascam FR-AV2 32-Bit Field Recorder.

The sound of a Corncrake calling with a Skylark singing in the background. Recorded on the island of Iona, Scotland on 25th May 2025. The recording was made using a Telinga PRO-X V.2 parabolic dish with a Telinga STEREO MK3 microphone and a Tascam FR-AV2 32-Bit Field Recorder.

The sound of a Great Spotted Woodpecker calling. Recorded at the Suffolk Wildlife Trust Lackford Lakes Nature Reserve on 25th December 2024. The recording was made using a Telinga PRO-X V.2 parabolic dish with a Telinga STEREO MK3 microphone and a Tascam FR-AV2 32-Bit Field Recorder.

The sound of Wigeon calling. Recorded at the Suffolk Wildlife Trust Lackford Lakes Nature Reserve on 22nd November 2024 from Bess's Hide. The recording was made using a Telinga PRO-X V.2 parabolic dish with a Telinga STEREO MK3 microphone and a Tascam FR-AV2 32-Bit Field Recorder.

Bird sounds from RSPB Havergate Island, Suffolk. Recorded on 2nd November 2024. You can hear the calls of Wigeon, Redshank and Grey Plovers amongst others feeding on the Lagoon near the Main Hide. The recording was made using a Telinga PRO-X V.2 parabolic dish with a Telinga STEREO MK3 microphone and a Zoom F3 32-Bit Field Recorder.

The wonderful sound of the Nightingale singing. Recorded at the Suffolk Wildlife Trust Black Bourn Valley Nature Reserve. This was at the car park on a really still day and all I had with me was my Samsung S10 smartphone. As the Nightingale was so close in a tree just 2 meters away the sound quality is actually quite good.

Male Common frogs in our wildlife pond calling for a mate. To us the sound that spring is on the way! Recorded using a Røde VideoMic NTG microphone directly into my MacBook Pro.

A Grey Squirrel calling whilst eating an acorn at the Suffolk Wildlife Trust Lackford Lakes Nature Reserve, Suffolk, UK. Recorded using a Røde VideoMic NTG microphone on my Canon EOS R5 DSLR camera.

The sound of a Common Pipistrelle Bat. Recorded flying around our Suffolk garden using a Magenta Bat 5 Bat Detector.