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WERNER SYKORA IS: THE BEAVER MAN

Patrick — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 09:48:11 +0000

At an ornithologist conference in may 2010 I met Werner Sykora from
Bad Düben (Saxony, Germany). He´s a guard to protect Beavers
Castor fiber in northwestern saxony and over several years he made
a lot of recordings from the inside of beaver lodges. In addition it
seems notable that Werner is building most of his equipment by himself.
Please listen to a selection from two “Best of CD´s” he shared, and feel
free to get in contact (oberbiber at web de).

© All recordings by Werner Sykora
Beaver Castor fiber, adult and juvenile, Call

Beaver Castor fiber, Contact Call

Beaver Castor fiber, activities

GREIFSWALDER OIE – 2

Patrick — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 18:07:50 +0000

During my second journey to the island “Greifswalder Oie” in December 2008
I found a complete new situation there. No migrating birds; on the whole island
where only a few songbirds. A pair of Ravens Corvus corax made their display flights,
a straying flock of Hooded Crows Corvus corone cornix, and 5 or 6 clicking
Water Rails Rallus aquaticus. But on the costline and at the water where a lot of seabirds.

A sleeping place of Great Cormorants Phalacrocorax carbo are located in the little wood.
It´s wonderfull to hear and see a flock of them, sitting down and clamouring through
the trees. There´s no stupid hunter or fisherman who attacks the birds…

Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo, December 17th, 2008:

One day a small flock of Bohemian Waxwings Bombycilla garrulus strayed around.
This should be an small foretaste for the weeks after my return home. Up to 150
individuals migrated through my hometown Leipzig in January 2009. But unfortunately
at bad acoustic surroundings…

Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus, December 19th, 2008:

After one week I finally managed to record the long call of a Water Rail Rallus aquaticus.
Prior to this the individuals hid within blackberry bushes and were clicking all the day,
but rarely “cried” their pig-like long calls.

Water Rail Rallus aquaticus, December 26th, 2008:

After a short daylight period I had enough time to collate my recordings. Another recording
of a Deer Capreolus capreolus giving a alarm call is a nice one I found.

Deer Capreolus capreolus, alarm call, September 27, 2008:

RED DEER DISPLAY

Patrick — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 19:10:33 +0000

Every Autumn during the last years I tried to go to a wonderful
place called “Wildenhainer Bruch” at the “Dübener Heide”
(near Leipzig, FRGermany). There´s a watching point from which you
can hear at this time Cranes, Red Deers, different Orthoptera´s or
watch a Sea Eagle without disturbing.
This Autumn I only managed to make this single recording.

Red Deer Cervus elaphus, Common Crane Grus grus
and Pholidoptera griseoaptera. August 27th, 2008:

WAITING FOR BOTAURUS STELLARIS

Patrick — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 10:21:36 +0000

Meanwhile waiting for the call of Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris a Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus
came closer and called “alarm” as it noted us… Nearby a Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos.

June 22th, 2008, Schladebach near Merseburg, Sachsen-Anhalt (East-Germany), 11pm: