british bird sounds cd

[boogle]

Hi all !!!!

looking for a good quality British birds sounds cd...i am hoping to polish up my bird sounds skills and would appreciate any input from those that have used any of these cd's....many thanks in advance ! Boogle !

[scottwild]

I have mp3 versions of British bird song CD Vol 1+2 which came free with the Sunday Telegraph about a year or so ago. There are 100 different bird songs.

I can upload somewhere for you. It comes with scanned colour images of the included ID Guides. Please let me know if interested.

[boogle]

HI Scottwild...that is very kind of you and yes i am interested, but i have no idea how we do this !
can you upload somewhere where i can download it and view ? this would be great !!!!
many thanks Boogle !

[nigel_b]

I've got a couple and like the British Library one a lot.

[Jonathan]

Originally Posted by boogle

Hi all !!!!

looking for a good quality British birds sounds cd...i am hoping to polish up my bird sounds skills and would appreciate any input from those that have used any of these cd's....many thanks in advance ! Boogle !

Hi Boogle,

You'll find the website Xeno-Canto is far more comprehensive than most birdsong CD's. The problem with many CD's is that they only contain the song of the bird (if it has one) when, very often, what you want to hear is a contact or flight call. Here's a sample page of chaffinch songs and calls (there are three pages!):

xeno-canto/Europe :: bird sounds from Europe :: Fringilla coelebs

Here's a sample page for the same species from another good site, Tarsiger.com:

Tarsiger.com

You can download all these as mp3's from both sites and make up your own collection if you so choose.

It may sound obvious but the best way to learn bird songs and calls IMO is to try and find the bird that's making the sound you can't identify. Once you can identify it by sight the call/song seems to stick in the mind much more than simply listening to a CD. It works for me anyway!

I believe the four CD set 'Bird Songs and Calls of Britain and Europe' by Jean-Claude Roche is excellent if you'd rather use CDs.

Cheers
Jonathan

[Hobjob]

Originally Posted by Jonathan

xeno-canto/Europe :: bird sounds from Europe :: Fringilla coelebs

Here's a sample page for the same species from another good site, Tarsiger.com:

Tarsiger.com

You can download all these as mp3's from both sites and make up your own collection if you so choose.

Cheers
Jonathan

What a superb site and collection.

Thank you Jonathon for posting that - maybe next winter I will work on it ready for the Spring.

Agree its best done in the field, but they just don't stick in my non-musical brain.

[actionfinch]

another good one is a cd book

collins
garden bird songs and calls

by geoff sample
i find it a great little cd not a huge rang but just enough for usual birds.

and i have heard the cd that came with big rspb bird book cant remember which version, a friend lent it to me.

[scottwild]

Boogle

Yes i will upload and send you the link via private message. You simply click this link and it will download like a normal free file would. I have allocated 1GB of my download allowance to this file so if any body one else wants it let me know.

Look out for my message boogle sometime this saturday at the latest.

[scottwild]

@Jonathan
Thanks for those links. Really good

[boogle]

hi again !!!!!

just a quick thank you for all the input....i really appreciate everyones reply !!!
Boogle !