LONDON WILDLIFE

A collection of recordings, nearly all of land and water birds by xeno canto recordist Stuart Fisher, and which are included here under the collective works provisions of their own Creative Commons 2.5 license (which still applies).

Abbey Wood squirrels Lesnes Abbey Woods
Angry grey squirrel Pinner Nower Hill Pinner
Common Pipistrelle 1 Ladywell Fields
Dark Bush Cricket ultrasound Leg o' Mutton reservoir, Barnes
Daubenton’s bat sonar Leg o' Mutton reservoir, Barnes
Flying ants Rainham Rainham Marshes
Leislers bat sonar Barnes Wildlife Wetland Centre, Barnes
Nunhead foxes Near Nunhead railway station
Soprano Pipistrelle sonar Barnes Wildlife Wetland Centre, Barnes
Soprano Pipistrelle swarm Leg o' Mutton reservoir, Barnes
West Ham fox cubs West Ham cemetery
     
         
                         
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Grey Squirrel
Illustration from Hill's Practical Reference Library, 1906.

File name: Grey Squirrel 1

Classification: Mammals

Common name: Grey Squirrel

Scientific name: Sciurus carolinensis

Recorded by: IM Rawes

Recording date and time: 27 September 2009, 10am

Location: Lesnes Abbey Woods

Duration: 1:00

Description: Repeated squealing calls from at least one grey squirrel, about a dozen feet above ground level and largely obscured by foliage. Some kind of struggle appeared to be going on, with leaves and twigs being dislodged and falling onto the ground.

Technical guff: Stereo. Audio Technica BP4029 mid/side mic, Fostex FR-2LE digital recorder.

Additional notes: None.