A Wild Bird Acoustics interview with Dean Mc Donnell, an Irish birder and field recorder based in Co. Louth, Ireland. During the course of the interview, we discuss birding in the areas Dean has been recording at and he shares some wonderful audio of a wide range of species from the past few years...

00:00 Introduction to Wild Bird Acoustics

00:50 Interview with Special Guest: Dean McDonnell

01:29 Dean's Journey into Birding

02:29 Exploring Birding Habits and Techniques

08:29 The challenges of Sound Recording in Louth

09:53 The Fascination of Field Recording

11:04 Dean's Recording Equipment

12:45 Birding Locations and Habitats

39:19 Discussing the Sounds of Spring and Summer

41:04 The Intricacies of Birdsong

41:30 The song of Common Cuckoo's

42:59 Alarming birds and Sparrowhawk

45:14 The Sounds of the flood meadow and Eurasian Teal 

54:24 The Unique sound of Hoverfly's!

01:12:02 The Song of the Skylark

01:18:20  Echolocation of the Soprano Pipistrelle

01:22:42 The Melody of the Song Thrush

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