Day Rising with Nightingales and Golden Orioles

The Summer heat arrived ahead of time. It’s the year of 2025: the late Winter and Spring received an amount of rain at least three times higher than usual over the average of the last three decades, technically saving the region from draught. The water in the lake margins is the highest I’ve seen with many trees and bushes and even human infrastructure at least partially underwater. Suddenly in the end of May the temperature spiked over 15ºC – again above the already very warm usual temperature. The green in the fields dissipated almost entirely in less than a week, but the millions of flowers – from wild carrots to wild roses, lavender, daisies and ephemeral tulips remain for now with their explosive colours.
It is very harsh and health threatening to be outside for most of the day, but this one place with its truly lush tree and bush corridors provide shadow and a spectacular relief from the scorching sun. With some rocks and rugged terrain, neighbouring the immense lake, I can say without shyness that a symphony is carried out every day.
This recording – between 5 and 6am – starts out with a nearby energetic nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos) followed by the curious song of a red-necked nightjar (Caprimulgus ruficollis). Then, at distance, the beautiful song of the eurasian golden oriole (Oriolus oriolus), the black bird (turdus merula) and other passerines common to the region.