International Dawn Chorus Day - Looking for your recordings!
The first Sunday in May (3rd May) is International Dawn Chorus Day ! The Dawn Chorus is the song of birds at around sunrise, and everybody in the world is invited to record it on this day to participate in this global collaborative project. Of course, in the case of an ongoing lockdown this can be done from home or in your garden. If we are lucky, we might be able to create a 24h sound collage, including recordings from different time zones and habitats. In order to get involved, you would need to: -Set the clock early (about 90 min or 1 h) before sunrise at the 3rd of May (in Cambridge, the sun will rise on 5:21) -Start recording with the device you have (there are even free smartphone apps such as Voice Recorder) as long or as short as you like to record. Don't worry about other noises! If you trust your recorder, you may go back to bed. -Save the file in a space-saving format -Transfer (e.g. wetransfer.com) to us or post it on a filesharing website yourself with e...