This was the first time I had recorded away from Teesside. It was a chilly evening with a clear sky when I switched on by Zoom H2n Recorder at 10 pm. I recorded until 07:35 am the next morning.
22:00 - 02:10
Oystercatcher - 18 calls - 2 birds
Herring / Lesser Black-backed Gulls sp (flock) - estimated 50 birds
Lesser Black-backed Gull 19 calls - 3 birds
Jackdaw - 3 calls - 1 bird
Tawny Owl - 32 calls - 1 or 2 birds
02:10 - 05:33
Tawny Owl - 14 calls, 4 songs - 2 birds
Oystercatcher - 20 calls - 3 birds
Mallard - 10 calls - 3 birds
Pheasant - 2 calls - 1 bird
Greylag Goose - 6 calls - 2 birds
Carrion Crow - 20 calls - 6 birds
Blackbird - 3 calls - 3 birds
Woodpigeon - 2 calls - 1 bird
Robin - 2 calls - 2 birds
Greenfinch - 1 call - 1 bird
Starling - 1 call - 1 bird
Chaffinch - 1 call - 1 bird
05:33 to 07:36 - Dawn Chorus
Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird, Pheasant, Mallard, Wren, Carrion Crow, Lesser-Black-backed Gull, Great Tit, Greenfinch, Carrion Crow, Greylag Geese, Chiffchaff and Woodpigeon.
I have copied below a section of the sonogram, with some songs and calls identified.
The intensity of this Dawn Chorus was far greater than at home on Teesside with a much wider range of species and volume.
