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Recorded with: Parabolic reflectors

Dish reflectors that focus distant sounds – the classic tool for recording individual birds. Below are 49 recordings whose authors mention it.

Sample recordings

Bald Eagles – Courtenay
CC BY-ND 3.0by mrogalsky@wesley...Internet Archive
0:00
Red-crowned crane ... soundscape – Kushiro
4:07CC BY 3.0by david mInternet Archive
4:07
The rock band and the singer – Reykjavík
5:13Public Domain Markby fieldrecording.net@gma...Internet Archive
5:13
Young roe deer – Scarborough
2:52CC BY 3.0by david mInternet Archive
2:52

All recordings

Spectrogram of The rock band and the singer

The rock band and the singer

Reykjavík, Iceland

5:132012
 Spectrogram of Bald Eagles

Bald Eagles

Courtenay, Canada

2015
 Spectrogram of Low tide zone barnacles

Low tide zone barnacles

Courtenay, Canada

2015
 Spectrogram of Porcupine den (abandoned mica mine)

Porcupine den (abandoned mica mine)

Kingston, Canada

2016
 Spectrogram of Yellowhammer and shotguns

Yellowhammer and shotguns

Poole, United Kingdom

3:132016
 Spectrogram of Not many baas at breakfast

Not many baas at breakfast

Scarborough, United Kingdom

10:002017
 Spectrogram of Open bees nest

Open bees nest

Scarborough, United Kingdom

15:312017
 Spectrogram of Pattering waves ... up ..? and back ..?

Pattering waves ... up ..? and back ..?

Ashington, United Kingdom

15:112017
 Spectrogram of Houghton Regis Chalk Pit ... west reedbed

Houghton Regis Chalk Pit ... west reedbed

Dunstable, United Kingdom

39:002006
 Spectrogram of Belpers Lagoon soundscape ... late evening

Belpers Lagoon soundscape ... late evening

Felixstowe, United Kingdom

39:002005
 Spectrogram of Belpers Lagoon soundscape ... later evening

Belpers Lagoon soundscape ... later evening

Felixstowe, United Kingdom

26:012005
 Spectrogram of Belpers Lagoon soundscape

Belpers Lagoon soundscape

Felixstowe, United Kingdom

39:302004
 Spectrogram of Belpers Lagoon soundscape

Belpers Lagoon soundscape

Felixstowe, United Kingdom

39:302004
 Spectrogram of Cuckolds Lagoon soundscape

Cuckolds Lagoon soundscape

Felixstowe, United Kingdom

39:502003
 Spectrogram of Evening chorus of water birds and frogs

Evening chorus of water birds and frogs

Karow, Germany

8:402022
 Spectrogram of Horses and hounds

Horses and hounds

Scarborough, United Kingdom

4:122019
 Spectrogram of Water rails

Water rails

Dunstable, United Kingdom

5:062000
 Spectrogram of Sounds at a mist net

Sounds at a mist net

Scarborough, United Kingdom

5:012019
 Spectrogram of Pink-footed geese

Pink-footed geese

Scarborough, United Kingdom

3:422019
 Spectrogram of Leaf fall

Leaf fall

Scarborough, United Kingdom

10:342019
 Spectrogram of Grey seals soundscape

Grey seals soundscape

Cleethorpes, United Kingdom

7:442019
 Spectrogram of Walks with a parabolic ... horse following

Walks with a parabolic ... horse following

Scarborough, United Kingdom

9:582019
 Spectrogram of Falling sycamore leaves

Falling sycamore leaves

Scarborough, United Kingdom

10:342019
 Spectrogram of Cricket frogs and spring peepers near Lake Maumelle, March 18, 2020

Cricket frogs and spring peepers near Lake Maumelle, March 18, 2020

Maumelle, United States

2020
 Spectrogram of Young roe deer

Young roe deer

Scarborough, United Kingdom

2:512020
 Spectrogram of Grubbed out bees nest

Grubbed out bees nest

Scarborough, United Kingdom

8:002021
 Spectrogram of Grubbed out bees nest

Grubbed out bees nest

Scarborough, United Kingdom

17:322021
 Spectrogram of Blackcap in song

Blackcap in song

Scarborough, United Kingdom

12:032021
 Spectrogram of Greater Spotted Woodpeckers drumming

Greater Spotted Woodpeckers drumming

Tadley, United Kingdom

5:302022
 Spectrogram of Willow warbler song

Willow warbler song

Scarborough, United Kingdom

19:552022
 Spectrogram of Willow warbler song

Willow warbler song

Scarborough, United Kingdom

10:242022
 Spectrogram of Chiffchaff nest site

Chiffchaff nest site

Scarborough, United Kingdom

6:322022
 Spectrogram of Chiffchaff nest site

Chiffchaff nest site

Scarborough, United Kingdom

10:412022
 Spectrogram of Chiffchaff nest site

Chiffchaff nest site

Scarborough, United Kingdom

11:002022
 Spectrogram of Diesel Train

Diesel Train

Kendal, United Kingdom

1:152022
 Spectrogram of Bluebottles on a sheets carcass

Bluebottles on a sheets carcass

Kendal, United Kingdom

1:462022
 Spectrogram of Rivulet down a country road

Rivulet down a country road

Scarborough, United Kingdom

8:302022
 Spectrogram of Irrigation sprinkler

Irrigation sprinkler

Scarborough, United Kingdom

9:232022
 Spectrogram of Chiffchaff song soundscape

Chiffchaff song soundscape

Scarborough, United Kingdom

8:102022
 Spectrogram of Red-crowned crane ... soundscape

Red-crowned crane ... soundscape

Kushiro, Japan

4:072008
 Spectrogram of Red-crowned crane soundscape

Red-crowned crane soundscape

Kushiro, Japan

3:162008
 Spectrogram of Lesser whitethroat song ... subsong

Lesser whitethroat song ... subsong

Scarborough, United Kingdom

10:582022
 Spectrogram of Skylark singing from post

Skylark singing from post

Scarborough, United Kingdom

7:302023
 Spectrogram of A gnawing wasp

A gnawing wasp

Scarborough, United Kingdom

2023
 Spectrogram of Walking with the parabolic

Walking with the parabolic

Scarborough, United Kingdom

8:202023
 Spectrogram of Whitethroat song soundscape

Whitethroat song soundscape

Scarborough, United Kingdom

7:552023
 Spectrogram of Whitethroat song soundscape

Whitethroat song soundscape

Scarborough, United Kingdom

7:502023
 Spectrogram of Le murmure des feuilles

Le murmure des feuilles

Roanne, France

2024
 Spectrogram of Whistling pheasants into feed …

Whistling pheasants into feed …

Scarborough, United Kingdom

1:192025