Wild Sound
While working for the ABC as the Natural Sound Archivist I was able to use field recording equipement on the weekends to capture the sounds of the coast. The close perspective sound of waves lapping on rocks or a beautiful stereo dawn chorus were always valuable additions to an already extensive Natural History sound library.
My brother John and myself often enjoy going bush and recording its sounds. Below is a collection of recordings we've made of the local bird song. Click the play buttons to listen.
| Common Name | Description | mp3 audio sample |
| Brush
Wattle bird Anthochaera chrysoptera |
Medium perspective of a male Brush Wattle bird vocalising.
Also contains close perspective Superb Fairy-wren. Superb Fairy-wren - Malurus cyaneus |
Recorded October 1999 - Stereo
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| Crimson Rosella Platycercus elegans |
Close perspective of bird screaching as it flys away. |
Stereo
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| Horsefield's
Bronze-Cuckoo Chalcites (Chysococcyx) |
Medium perspective call. Vehicle in background. Light rain falling. |
Recorded at Point Roadknight 2001 - Stereo
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| Currawong - Pied Strepera graculina |
Medium perspective of calling juvenile. High wind in trees and sound of vehicle in background. |
Recorded summer, Anglesea, 2001 - Stereo
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| Galah Eolophus (Cacatua) roseicapillus |
Calls of several galahs flying past and off in to distance followed by others. Township sounds in background. |
Recorded summer, Anglesea, 2001 - Stereo
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| Grey Fantail Rhipidura rufiventris |
Close perspective of single Grey Fantail calling. Beautiful call. Wattlebird and town noise in background. |
Recorded summer, Anglesea, 2001 - Stereo
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| Grey
Shrike-thrush Colluricincla harmonica |
Close perspective call. Short call. |
Recorded summer, Anglesea, 2001 - Stereo
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| Little Raven Corvus mellori |
Close perspective of several Little Ravens calling. Occasional close perspective wattlebird call. Birds in background. Brush Wattlebird - Malurus cyaneus |
Recorded Point Roadknight, Anglesea, 2001 - Stereo
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| Olive-backed
Oriole Oriolus flavocinctus |
Wonderful medium perspective male Olive-backed Oriole call. Most of the call is the mimicked call of other birds but it gives itself away at the end. Sounds of instects and high wind in tree tops. |
Recorded summer, Anglesea, 2001 - Stereo
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| Pied Currawong Strepera graculina |
Medium perspective of calling juvenile. High wind in trees and sound of vehicle in background. |
Recorded summer, Anglesea, 2001 - Stereo
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| Rufous
Bristlebird Dasyornis broadbentii  |
Close perspective of 2 Rufous Bristlebirds calling. The male begins the call while the female finishes it. There is the sound of breaking waves in background. |
Recorded summer, Aireys Inlet, 2001 - Stereo
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| Spotted Pardalote Pardalotus punctatus  |
Close perspective of single Spotted Pardalote calling. Olived-backed Oriole and high wind in tree tops. |
Recorded summer, Anglesea, 2001 - Stereo
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| Striated
Pardalote Pardalotus striatus  |
Close perspective
of a communicating pair of breeding Striated Pardalote. South
eastern form (Red Spotted) |
Recorded October 1999 - Stereo
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White-eared honeyeater
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Close perspective of a single white-eared honeyeater. Call has been edited. |
Recorded Anglesea, Vic. September 1999 - Stereo
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