The Hackney year
A hundred recordings of birdsong and early morning city ambience made by Richard Beard in his back garden in Hackney, north-east London. From a series recorded every morning between March 2012 and March 2013.
BIRD SPECIES HEARD IN THESE RECORDINGS
KEY AND RECORDIST'S NOTES
Bb: Blackbird (Turdus merula). Bc: Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla). Bt: Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus). Cc: Carrion Crow (Corvus corone). Cg: Canada Goose (Branta canadensis). Ch: Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs). Du: Dunnock (Prunella modularis). Gf: Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis). Gt: Great Tit (Parus major). Gw: Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major). Hg: Herring Gull (Larus argentatus). Jy: Jay (Garrulus glandarius). Mg: Magpie (Pica pica). Rb: Robin (Erithacus rubecula). Rp: Ring-necked Parakeet (Psittacula krameri). St: Starling (Sturnus vulgaris). Sw: Swift (Apus apus). To: Tawny Owl (Strix aluco). Wp: Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus). Wr: Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes).
All tracks recorded in Stoke Newington, Hackney, London N16; duration 3’10”. Where timings are shown this represents the first identifiable entry of a species. I have not included birds that are too distant, or are masked by others so that identification is inconclusive. Weather shown in Beaufort scale and direction, e.g. 2s means wind strength 2, direction south. Recorded in mid-side stereo with Sennheiser MKH 30 and MKH 50 mics. Richard Beard