When do the birds sing?

Recording sound is a great way to get in-depth knowledge about what bird species lives near the recorder, and when they do sing. The figure below show how many species that were recorded each hour for 24 hours in mid May at Frøya, on the coast outside Trondheim in Norway.

A total of 37 species was recorded during the 24 hour period. Redshank and Lapwing (local breeding birds) were recorded most frequent, and they made sound in 21 of the 24 hours. The recording device was a Wildlife Acoustics Song Meter Mini.

Number of bird species recorded during 24 hours (From 22:00 17th. and until 22:00 18th. of May 2023) at Ytterneset, Frøya, Norway. Solnedgang = sunset and soloppgang = sunrise.

Selected recordings from the logger