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Troopers Hill
Local Nature Reserve
Dawn Chorus 2008

Video and sound recorded between 04.45 and 05.45 on Wednesday 7th May 2008.

There are several areas of Japanese Knotweed on Troopers Hill - Bristol Parks is spraying this insidious weed with the aim of eradicating it in accordance with the Management Plan. This has resulted in a wonderful, open space in the woods and that is where Kit recorded this bird song.

You are looking South West through a new valley in the trees and as you listen, you can watch the dawn arrive. It was fairly hazy, which together with the South West aspect, meant no sunshine this morning.

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The video is one hour long, but if you would like to download an audio only version to listen to, you can do so by clicking on these links, or right clicking and selecting "Save target as" or "Save link as..":

Audio only - Full length

Audio only - 20 second sample

So far we have identified the following birdsongs. If you hear any others, please email us. Let us know the counter time for the song if you can.