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Wildlife Sound Recording Society

Corncrake Photo Roger Boughton

Welcome to the Wildlife Sound Recording Society website.

We welcome anybody who has an interest in the sounds of wildlife to a group of people who share this passion.

The aim of the society (WSRS for short) is to encourage the participation in the collection of these wonderful sounds, and to promote the need to understand their meaning.

We show people how to go about obtaining these sounds, where to go, what equipment to use and what to do with the sounds that have been captured, and some of the pit-falls to avoid to succeed in this challenge. New to wildlife sound recording? Take a look at our newcomer's guide to find out what you need to get started at a modest cost.

Blackbird
Bird of the year 2009

This year we are surveying the variation in song of one of Britian's most melodious songsters, the Blackbird. Originally a woodland bird, the blackbird has adapted well to other habitats. The song is partially learned, and some regional variation in song might be expected.

This is all part of the bird of the year project, giving the opportunity to discover something about a brid we often take for granted. The results are initially displayed on a map of recordings.

This is a significant step forward for the Society, and comes on the back of our successful collaboration with the CPRE and the production of their CD Tranquillity which brings you some quintessentially English natural sounds.

When you have reviewed the website, we hope that you will see the benefits in joining WSRS, so that you can develop this initial interest into a hugely fulfilling pastime, and join with the rest of us in capturing and listening to these sounds of nature, and experiencing and learning more about the spectacular natural world about us.

We look forward to meeting with you all.

Coming Soon

Wildlife Sound Spring 2009

This is just one of two journals each year you receive as part of your membership of the Wildlife Sound Recording Society, not forgetting the 4 CDs full of great wildlife sounds that all members receive, along with details of workshops and local meetings.

Sound Network

The sponsorship from Sound Network goes from strength to strength with the award of the Sound Network Award for the best recording in the annual Wildlife Sound Recording Society competition.

The prize was won by Simon Elliott for his superb close recording of a Sedge Warbler. His chosen prize of a pair of DPA 4060’s with associated accessories. He is already finding the quality of these DPA microphones amazing, and will be putting them to good use very soon.

The Wildlife Sound Recording Society wishes to thank Sound Network for their continued support in raising the quality of natural history sound recording.