A cold start to the day at 3am, driving to Whichford to record a dawn chorus in the quietest wood I could find in Oxfordshire. Here’s a photo from Geograph:
Photograph of Whichford Wood in the spring © Copyright Barrie Eyre and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence. Please note – the bluebells are not out yet!
After a false start in the pine woods at the top of the hill with some tawny owls, I dropped my tartan blanket (oh no!), was freaked out by a wavering torch light seemingly approaching the woods for about ten minutes then settled in to some gorgeous road free and air free natural sounds.
All recorded with the trusty Sennheiser ME66/K6 combo, Sound Devices Mix Pre and Olympus LS10.