Hi Patrick
Lovely recordings!
I can definitely hear the bubbling calls of Black Grouse in the background.=
They like flat, open spaces with short vegetation on which they perform th=
eir lek (communal male display)
Best wishes,
Martin
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> hi all,
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> some recordings and a query for you - here are a few recordings from an
> estonian spring dawn (and just after) for your ears. two from the edge
> of a small bog lake:
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> http://aporee.org/maps/work/?loc=3D13381
> http://aporee.org/maps/work/?loc=3D13379
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> and one from a bit deeper in the nearby woods:
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> http://aporee.org/maps/work/?loc=3D13379
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> in the background of all 3 you can hear a midrange drone - live, and a
> bit in these recordings, it sounds rather like the sound of wind blowing=
> through wires/cables, but it was actually some local wildlife. at first
> we thought it was frogs, as it is the local singing season, but
> actually, as can be heard more in the 2nd recording, the individual call=
> seems too long and more birdlike. any ideas what it is? it seemed to be
> coming from across the narrow lake from us, perhaps from the small hill
> that can be seen as a darker clump of trees across from and between the
> 2 lakeside recording points. a few locals have guessed that they are
> 'teder', black grouse, which tend to gather and play, apparently, in the=
> open boglands...
>
> i am certainly no wildlife expert. so any more informed guesses would be=
> more than welcome.
>
> best,
> patrick
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