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The Journal of the Wildlife Sound Recording Society Wildlife Sound The Journal of the Wildlife Sound Recording Society BBC Natural History Unit “Close Up” Recording Recording Dolphins Baltic Expedition Volume 12 No 4 Autumn 2012 Wildlife Sound Autumn 2012 Contents 3 EDITORIAL Andy Freeth 4 FROM THE CHAIRMAN Alan Burbidge 5 INTRODUCING YOUR NEW S.M. EDITOR John Paterson 5 WEB OFFICER’S REPORT Alan Burbidge 6 TODD’S AUTUMNAL SERMON Ian Todd OWP-1 7 INTRODUCING NICK DAVISON OWP-2 8 WSRS DATA PROTECTION POLICY Alan Burbidge 9 SECRETARY’S REPORT Paul Pratley 10 MEET THE OFFICERS! 36 AGM & MEMBERS’ DAY COTTESMORE Ian Brady, Robert Malpas, David Mellor Andy Freeth 11 ABSTRACTS 38 WSRS 2011 COMPETITION RESULTS AND Compiled by Simon Elliott PRIZE PRESENTATIONS 12 WWT COLLABORATION 40 “CLOSE UP” Nick Davison Simon Elliott 13 SOUND MAGAZINE COMMENTS 43 WSRS EQUIPMENT AND REGALIA SALES Compiled by Jenny Beasley 45 THE SNARL OF THE TAIGA 15 THE SONG OF THE YELLOW-BROWED David Moon WARBLER Philip Radford 51 EQUIPMENT REVIEW: HERCULES QUIK-N-EZ MIC ADAPTOR 16 SEPARATING SPECIES BY THEIR SONGS Simon Elliott AND CALLS Phil Rudkin 52 ISLE OF ISLAY SOCIETY SPRING MEETING MAY 2012 18 WILD LONDON CD REVIEW Les Whittle Nick Davison 55 OBITUARY FOR JEFFERY BOSWALL 19 THE BBC NATURAL HISTORY UNIT Chris Watson SOUND LIBRARY 1948-1988 John F Burton 56 INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS; PHOTOGRAPHY CREDITS 28 RECORDING DOLPHINS IN SOUTHERN ANGOLA Caroline R Weir 34 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 34 A NEOPHOBIC RAT? Gordon Edgar Front Cover: Corncrake on Islay by Robert Malpas 1 Wildlife Sound Autumn 2012 Wildlife Sound Recording Society Wildlife Sound Recording Society (WSRS) was formed in 1968. The Society is based in the United Kingdom, but membership is spread throughout the world. “The objects of the Society shall be to encourage the enjoyment, recording and understanding of wildlife and other natural sounds. This will be achieved by circulating a sound magazine and a printed journal, by instigating and supporting projects which aim at furthering the science of bioacoustics, by developing the techniques of recording natural sounds and by any other means.” WSRS holds an AGM & Members’ Day each year, as well as regular local and field meetings at suitable venues, and also runs an annual sound recording competition. Officers for 2012 President Richard Ranft British Library Sound Archive, 96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB Tel: 020 7412 7402 Email: [email protected] Chairman / Alan Burbidge Webmaster 30, Wilsthorpe Road, Breaston, Derby DE72 3EB Tel: 01332 870184 Email: [email protected] Vice Chairman Ian Brady 25 Church Street, Newchurch, Rossendale, Lancs, BB4 9EX Tel: 01706 222120 Email: [email protected] Hon Secretary Paul Pratley 2 Broadway View, Deymans Hill, Tiverton, Devon EX16 4LJ Tel: 01884 258193 Email: [email protected] Hon Treasurer / Robert Malpas Hon Sales Officer Church Cottage, York Road, Escrick, York YO19 6EX Tel: 01904 728462 Email: [email protected] Hon Sound Magazine John H Paterson Editor Cranbourne Farm House, Sutton Scotney, Winchester, Hampshire , SO21 3QD Tel: 01962 760484 Email: [email protected] Hon Journal Editor Andy Freeth 33, Argus Close, Sutton Coldfield West Midlands, B76 2TG. Tel: 0121 313 3312 Email: [email protected] Hon Membership Secretary David Mellor Fuschia Cottage, Main Street, Helperthorpe, nr Malton, North Yorkshire YO17 8TQ Tel: 01944 738424 Email: [email protected] Officer without Portfolio Ian Todd 11 Fydell Court, Boston, Lincolnshire, PE21 8QB Tel: 01205 352189 Email: [email protected] Officer without Portfolio Nick Davison 79 Carnglas Road, Tycock, Swansea, SA2 9BL. Tel: 07944 767343 Email: [email protected] 2 Wildlife Sound Autumn 2012 Editorial Andy Freeth Well another six months has passed since my last edito- rial column and we’ve just had our week of summer sun at the beginning of September..better late than never I suppose! The adverse climatic conditions have certainly played their part in scuppering many members’ plans for recording this year, me included, but I trust that you have managed to get capture some good sounds. Several members prepared for the potentially wet and windy conditions on the Scottish island of Islay this May. Fortunately, lady luck was on their side, bringing a week without rain, though I understand that a lot of the record- ings were made at night to avoid the wind! John Burton provides us with an in depth look back at the Wildlife Sound Library at the BBC Natural History Unit. It’s amazing how far recording gear has developed over the years, making the pursuit available and relatively affordable to the general public. Think of the pioneers of location sound recording. They captured many of the sounds we hear in present day wildlife documentaries, using often cumbersome and heavy equipment. It will make one think twice about complaining at the weight of a compact flash recorder again! The results of the 2011 Society Competition are included David Moon enjoyed a Wildeye course on the Baltic coast in this edition, together with some images of the prize of Sweden, with the participants employing an assort- presentations. Many thanks to Nick Dando and Phil Rud- ment of open mics and hydrophones to capture the kin for doing their “David Bailey” bit at the AGM again. It’s habitats presented to them. It just goes to show that there good to capture the wildlife recordist in its natural habitat isn’t a right or wrong equipment rig to use in a particular (chatting to other members!) scenario, as there seemed to be as many different set- ups as there were recordists. I trust that those of you who attended the Society Work- shop in September had a good time and made some new Phil Rudkin explains the methods he uses for identifying friends and contacts. The society maintains its aim to the differences in calls between Willow and Marsh Tits, promote bio-acoustics and scientific research, but recog- as well as Great and Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers. nises that many of you have joined the WSRS because Useful advice for us all here. you enjoy the activity of hearing and recording birdsong. Nick Davison, our newly appointed OWP, reviews a We will endeavour to encourage the “newbie” by offering British Library CD entitled “Wild London”, which was help at workshops and field meetings, but we can only published in June of this year. achieve this if you attend them. Take a look at the planned events for next year and come along! Nick has been doing some very valuable work in forging links with the Wildfowl and Wetland Trust, so that the Some of you may have heard the sad news that Jeffery Society may raise its profile with the public at WWT Boswall had passed away in August. Jeffery was a very reserves. This is a most worthwhile collaboration that well known naturalist and broadcaster, working with the may benefit members who wish to record on WWT sites BBC and RSPB. Importantly, he was a co-founder of the in the future. British Library Sound Archive. Chris Watson writes an obituary for us. We also welcome John Paterson onto the committee, who is talking over as the Sound Editor. Please make his Sadly I have to announce the passing of another mem- job easier by continuing to send your recordings to him. ber, Dennis Pickering. Our condolences to his family at this time. Dr Caroline Weir has contributed a scientific article on the vocalizations of the Atlantic Humpback Dolphin, which Finally, I trust that 2013 will be an excellent recording she was studying in Angola. year for you all, whether you’re on your home patch, on holiday or joining us at a WSRS field meeting. For those of you who attended the AGM and members’ day back in July, you will have heard the winning entries All best wishes in the annual society recording competition. Andy 3 Wildlife Sound Autumn 2012 From the Chairman Alan Burbidge I would like to emphasise what I said in my introduction to the AGM and Members’ Day about the level of support that so many members give freely to WSRS. I failed then and I will probably fail now to include everyone, so I’m going to try to avoid names(!), but I think it is crucial that those who do so generously give their time to the society should be recognised and thanked. The officers whether they crave it or not do inevitably get in the limelight. Without them the Society wouldn’t function, however, it wouldn’t function as well as it does nor be the welcoming society that it is without the many ‘unsung heroes’ doing their bit in the background. The Journal wouldn’t be the professional, well-rounded publication it is without its regular contributors, new mem- bers would have a fairly clinical welcome to the society if it were not for the regional contacts who phone up new members to make sure they have everything they need and try to answer any queries they might not want to ask via a more formal route. The web-site has several volun- teers looking after various aspects including the forum, Facebook and where would the blog page be without its regular contributors. Then there are the competition or- ganisers and the judges, the volunteer who prepare the aural version of the Journal for our visually impaired A couple of years ago I scanned all of the past issues of members plus the support team for the Sound Magazine. Wildlife Sound and uploaded them to the Members’ Area of the web-site as a resource for members only.
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