Spring Sounds

🎧 A British woodland at dawn

The start of the dawn chorus on a lazy Sunday morning. Some of the birds that can be heard include European blackbirds, great spotted woodpeckers, European goldfinches, Eurasian wrens, European wood pigeons, common pheasants, a variety of tits, and many others. Their calls are layered and come from a variety of distances, emphasizing the beautiful acoustics of the area Though barely audible at times, the gentle babbling of the water ties their songs together.

🎧 A Norfolk wood

Great spotted woodpeckers drum while many other birds call, including a long yaffle from a green woodpecker.

🎧 Forest Rain with Tiny Owl Hooting

A vast forested valley during springtime in the wild Balkan mountains, with the evening ambience of a hooting owl. One of the last in Europe, this primeval forest is also known as the continent’s last jungle.

🎧 Rain in a Deciduous Forest

Gentle rain falling in a British deciduous forest. Halfway through, the dawn chorus starts softly, not reaching the levels of a sunny morning. Instead, relaxing rain sounds take center stage.

🎧 Andalucia’s pinsapo forest at dawn

A dawn chorus from a rare pinsapo (Spanish fir) forest in the mountains of Andalucia. Starting softly at first light, a Eurasian robin is the first to herald the new day with its song. As the day brightens, the songs of many other species fill the air. In the background, the soft tinkling of bells can be heard from goats on a distant hillside.

🎧 Woodpeckers in Tuscan mountains

This recording was captured on 1,200 m high woodlands below a mountain summit. This entire expansive area is covered by ancient chestnut trees, with a few distant old chestnut farmhouses dispersed throughout the landscape. Although spring has not yet arrived at this high elevation, woodpeckers and chirping birds can be heard all across the forest.

🎧 A mountain valley in Sweden

Recorded near the treeline, high in a montane valley, this soundscape features spring birdsong alongside the sounds of a mountain river rushing in the background.

🎧 European pied flycatchers and cuckoos in the morning

The aim of the Alam-Pedja Nature Reserve in Estonia is the natural development of protected forests and bogs. In the recording, European pied flycatchers, cuckoos, and wood warblers are clearly distinguishable. In the deep background, wrens, blackbirds, garden warblers, cranes, chaffinches, chiffchaffs, wood pigeons, and others can also be heard. 

🎧 Nernier Soundscape

A short but sweet sample of birdsong at dawn in the woodland of Nernier.

🎧 An Irish pine forest 

Wood pigeons, song thrushes, blackbirds, robins, goldcrests, and coal tits all sing in this vibrant recording from a pine forest in Ireland.

🎧 Mountain birds 

A vibrant mountain soundscape featuring the calls of mistle thrushes, coal tits, common redstarts, and common cuckoos. Don’t miss the cuckoo interactions toward the end of the recording.

🎧 The Himalayan foothills

The stunning rhododendron forests of Shivapuri National Park are alive with birds and bees in the springtime. Enjoy!

What’s your favorite spring sound?