Our new ladder courtesy of The Sound Approach the boy is taller than me now!

OH look at that!!! Thank you Killian a bonus for the The Sound Approach day at Careys Secret Garden #SaunderssTerns #fwendz #ornithology

I’d like to thank birdsofpooleharbour and The Sound Approach for an interesting and stimulating workshop, thinking about bird calls, songs, vocalisations etc, and what we can learn from them. And if you are free: bookings.careyssecretgarden.co.uk/event/migratio… for lots of fun anecdotes!

We’ve got two amazing events coming up in a few days. Learn about bird sounds in a full day course (22/02) and join us for an exclusive lecture with Killian Mullarney, Magnus Robb and Mark Constantine (23/02), both at Careys Secret Garden >> bookings.careyssecretgarden.co.uk/events-and-cou…

NEW EVENT - In conversation with The Sound Approach hosted by Lucy McRobert Careys Secret Garden Join Collins Bird Guide artist & ID expert Killian Mullarney, Europe's top bird sound analyst Magnus Robb & Sound Approach founder Mark Constantine
6pm - 8pm Feb 23rd
bookings.careyssecretgarden.co.uk/event/migratio…

The excellent Careys Secret Garden are running 'Migration Festival 2024' in Dorset , some great talks and events next up ospreys and eagles by Tim Mackrill from Roy Dennis Foundation on the 8th , followed by birdsofpooleharbour and The Sound Approach More details here bookings.careyssecretgarden.co.uk/events-and-cou…

We’ve got another event lined up at Careys Secret Garden - In Conversation with Magnus Robb, Killian Mullarney and Mark Constantine. Hear stories about upcoming projects, their travels, bird sound recording and more 💙 we may livestream this event too >> bookings.careyssecretgarden.co.uk/event/migratio…

We’re delighted to be running a workshop on Learning to Speak Bird, presented by The Sound Approach team at Careys Secret Garden near Poole this February. Learn about bird sounds, how to identify them and an introduction to sound recording. Tickets are limited >> bookings.careyssecretgarden.co.uk/event/migratio…

Nocturnal flight calls of a flock of Grey Herons (Ardea cinerea) recorded by Magnus Robb at Vilamoura, Portugal, 3rd Jan 2020. Photo by René Pop, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India, 1st Jan 2011 @soundapproachuk xeno-canto Dutch Birding

A shopping trip for rice saw me instead return having seen Merlin, 8 Waxwing & 45 Greenfinch all in/over central Cambridge.
Waxwing also recently became my 169th sound recorded species in the UK, with the goal being 180sp by the end of the year. Cambs Bird Club The Sound Approach

Tzik calls of a Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra) recorded by Magnus Robb at Vilamoura, Portugal, 6th January 2020. Background: Sardinian Warbler and European Greenfinch. Photo by René Pop, Andujar, Spain, 4th May 2012 @soundapproachuk Dutch Birding xeno-canto

Soliciting calls of a presumed female Western Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus) recorded at dusk by Magnus Robb, Vilamoura, Portugal, 4th Jan 2020. Background: Common Blackbird, Meadow Pipit and Corn Bunting. Photo by René Pop, Kazakhstan, 11th September 2009 The Sound Approach

Calls of Bar-tailed Godwits (Limosa lapponica), Great Knot (Calidris tenuirostris), Greater Sand Plovers (Anarhynchus leschenaultii) and Siberian Sand Plovers (A mongolus) by Magnus Robb at a high tide roost, Roebuck Bay, Western Australia, 12 Dec 2023. Photo of Killian Mullarney

Calls of a flock of Far Eastern Curlews (Numenius madagascariensis) recorded and photo’d by Magnus Robb at a high tide roost, Roebuck Bay, Western Australia, 12 December 2023 Background: Eastern Osprey. @soundapproachuk xeno-canto Dutch Birding

Happy New Year! Flight calls of Australian Pratincoles (Stiltia isabella) recorded and photo’d by Magnus Robb at Taylor's Lake, Roebuck Plains, Western Australia, 9th December 2023. Background: Torresian Crow @soundapproachuk xeno-canto Dutch Birding

Serious ornithology at work from the Sound Approach team last week at O’Reilly’s Rainforest Retreat, Queensland, Australia 😎

This winter, the award-winning The Sound Approach team are seeking input from birders from the UK and beyond, to understand more about how bird and wildlife-watchers interact with the world of bird sounds rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/Fro…

Calls of a departing flock of Grey Hypocolius (Hypocolius ampelinus) recorded by Magnus Robb and photographed by René Pop south of Haradh, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia, 8th Nov 2023 Dutch Birding @soundapproachuk xeno-canto

📣 Calling all birders 🐦 we need your help! We want to understand more about how bird- and wildlife-watchers interact with bird sounds. Can you take our 10m survey? Whether you’re a complete novice or an aural expert, we want to hear your thoughts >> surveymonkey.com/r/89RLGPH l 🙏

Community singing of Yemen Linnets (Linaria yemenensis) recorded by Magnus Robb and photo'd by René Pop near Taïf, Mekkah, Saudi Arabia, 13th November 2023 xeno-canto Dutch Birding @soundapproachuk