Wild Bird Acoustics

Step into the living soundscape of Scandinavia with Wild Bird Acoustics — a deeply immersive birding podcast hosted by birder, naturalist, and sound recorder Alan Dalton. Recorded across the forests, wetlands, coastlines, and wild spaces of Sweden, this podcast invites listeners to slow down, listen carefully, and reconnect with nature through authentic bird sound recordings and atmospheric natural audio. Each episode blends rich field recordings of birdsong, calls, and ambient wilderness soundscapes with thoughtful reflections, identification tips, behavioural insights, and stories from the field. Whether you are a seasoned birder refining your ear, a beginner learning to identify species by sound, or simply someone seeking calm and restoration through natural audio, Wild Bird Acoustics offers a unique and rewarding listening experience. Expect intimate encounters. From the haunting display of Black-throated Diver across pristine lakes, to the rhythmic

Wild Bird Acoustics is a science podcast hosted by Alan Dalton, with 59 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Alan Dalton hosts Wild Bird Acoustics, a science show with 59 episodes published.

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  Episode #19

  Coastal Autumn Soundscapes: Active Field Recording at Hällögern

  Aug 15, 20261h 2mS3

  In the latter half of September 2025, I travelled north to the tiny island of Hällögern, in the northern part of Sweden. On this occasion I would spend two weeks on the island during the peak period of autumn migration. The trip was carefully planned and over the course of a fortnight I managed to to a great deal of active field recording, whilst out looking at birds in the field. My focus was on monitoring and recording passage migrants moving southwards along the coastline, as well as any interesting resident species that might be present on this tiny island. I had a magical time on the island and a great deal of success, with regard to field recording. In this episode, I share some very high quality audio with listener's of the podcast, all secured in this wonderfully quiet location in Northern Sweden. Leave a comment here.... Support the show Subscibe to Wild Bird Acoustics here; https://wildbirdacoustics.buzzsprout.com Lots more audio related material here at my long running website; https://blogbirder.blogspot.com/

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  Episode #18

  A Bird in the Bush; The Secret World of Autumn Migration

  Jul 31, 20261h 8mS3

  Along the coast of Västerbotten, each autumn, a vast migration of birds takes place each year. In 2025, by means of passive recording, I was able to monitor this migration by placing a recorder in cover for two months. During this period, a wide range of species moved through this area. On some mornings, the migration was heavy. There were times when migrant species were moving through cover. past my recorder at close range. This project gave me a unique insight into what was taking place at the island during the months of August and September. It is during these two months when passage is heaviest. Some of the resulting audio was remarkable and lifted the lid on bird movements through the area. In this episode, I share and discuss the audio with listeners. Leave a comment here.... Support the show Subscibe to Wild Bird Acoustics here; https://wildbirdacoustics.buzzsprout.com Lots more audio related material here at my long running website; https://blogbirder.blogspot.com/

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  Episode #17

  The VisMig Files #2; Early May at Tyresta National Park

  Jul 15, 202657 minS3

  Wild Bird Acoustics brings you two sound magazines in this episode. As Autumn now stretches out in front of us, I thought this might be a good time to include the second installment of passively recorded audio from my listening station at Hällögern in Västrbotten. Podcast listener's will now be very familiar with this location, but this will be the first time I will share audio from the late autumn period at this site. In 2024, due of the aqquisition on a new SM Mini recorder for this site, I was able to passively record for a significantly longer period of time, which allowed me to collect audio all the way into mid November. I will share the results of that passive deployment with listeners in this sound magazine. The second half of this episode concernes itself with field recording at Tyresta National Park in early May. Having recorded there extensively throughout early spring, it was wonderful to get out into the field and experience new sounds in the park in May, those of newly return summer migrants. It is during the late spring period that many breeding species return and reclaim breeding territories at this site and I was on hand to get some lovely audio as this began to happen in 2025. Join me as I share some wonderful audio of a wide range of species, as summer species began to flood back into Sweden. Leave a comment here.... Support the show Subscibe to Wild Bird Acoustics here; https://wildbirdacoustics.buzzsprout.com Lots more audio related material here at my long running website; https://blogbirder.blogspot.com/

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  Episode #16

  From Woodland to Flooded Meadow; The Sandemar Files #4

  Jun 30, 20261h 2mS3

  In this, the final installment of the Sandemar Files, I take you on an auditory tour of Sandemar Reserve, exploring the wonderful sounds of this reserve on May. In late spring, this reserve bursts into life, as summer migrants return in large numbers to establish breeding territories. The soundscape at this site through the spring is quite remarkable and it is at its most diverse in May, when a large number of species are present. This year was no exception and I employed a number of field recording techniques to secure some wonderful audio at this very special reserve. Leave a comment here.... Support the show Subscibe to Wild Bird Acoustics here; https://wildbirdacoustics.buzzsprout.com Lots more audio related material here at my long running website; https://blogbirder.blogspot.com/

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  Episode #15

  The Vocalizations of Green Woodpecker; Autumn Owls on the Västerbotten Coastline

  Jun 15, 202659 minS3

  In this episode of Wild Bird Acoustics, I will present two sound magazines for listener's to enjoy. The first of these deals with one on my favourite species here in Sweden, the European Green Woodpecker. This is a shy, rather retiring bird and they can be difficult to field record as a result. Over the course of 2025 I employed passive recorders with great success in order to get up close and personal with these wonderful birds. The result of this project was some wonderful intimate audio of the species and I have been able to put together a dedicated sound magazine on Green Woodpecker, as a direct result. In the latter half of the episode, I will transport listener's to the Västerbotten coastline in Northern Sweden. Over the course of two weeks there in late September I set myself the task of securing high quality audio of the various owl species present on the tiny island of Hällögern. This proved a rather special experience. A number of rather special moments were captured by my microphones and here I will relay the story of how things unfolded over a wonderful fortnight in a remarkable part of the world... Leave a comment here.... Support the show Subscibe to Wild Bird Acoustics here; https://wildbirdacoustics.buzzsprout.com Lots more audio related material here at my long running website; https://blogbirder.blogspot.com/

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