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Listen to Britain’s #DawnChorus of 1976: the dramatic loss of #birdsong in 50 years

Guardian recreates audio landscape of past filled by loud morning symphony before 73m wild birds were lost

Sandra Laville and Madeleine Finlay
Fri 3 Jul 2026

"As the symphony of birdsong known as the dawn chorus draws to its annual close at the end of June, the Guardian has recreated an audio landscape from across the past 50 years to try to portray the variety and plentitude of birdsong we have lost since tens of millions more birds were in full voice. The calls and songs of a variety of species have been isolated to build an illustration of the dawn chorus, representing a year in each decade, from now back to the abundance of the 1970s.

"In April 1976, as the dawn chorus was in full swing, Labour’s Harold Wilson resigned as prime minister and James Callaghan took his place. Today, while remarkably similar political manoeuvrings are taking place, the soundscape of the #NaturalWorld is utterly changed to one of absences, omissions and loss."

Read more:
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/03/dawn-chorus-uk-birdsong-50-years-audio-landscape

#SolarPunkSunday #DawnSong #Birds #Wildlife #Nature #HabitatLoss #NaturesSoundscapes #Biodiversity #DiversityLoss #WildlifeLoss #SaveNature #RestoreNature

It will soon be #internationaldawnchorus day. For years now the people over at https://soundtent.org/ have been organising an international broadcast of the #dawnchorus from around the globe.

I'll be helping set up a #soundcamp in #keighly in the UK, with the help of Cliffe Castle Support Group - deets here: https://asenseofplace.org.uk/ - it would be nice to see you there!

All good things come to an end, and so has #Reveil10. Kudos to the #SoundCamp team and everybody involved. Here's to next year's #Reveil

#DawnChorus 🐦 📡 🌄 💫

And now, my turn to start #dawnchorusing.

Here we go...

🐦 :antenna: 📻 📡 🔊 🌄

http://streams.soundtent.org/2023/streams/utc2_-4b125436-305a-4ad9-aac3-a1ffae30d7d1

#Reveil10 #AcoustiCommons #DawnChorus #AcousticEcology #Reveil #SoundCamp #listening #birdies #radio #streaming #phonography

Aside from managing and mixing streams from every time zone on the planet, last year SoundCamp, the organizers of #Reveil, also built a cool Portable Auditorium in Stave Hill Ecological Park, London.

I wonder how they'll set it up this year.

Only a few hours to go now.

http://soundtent.org/

#Reveil10 #SoundCamp #AcousiCommons #DawnChorus #InternationalDawnChorusDay #listening #BioAcoustics #AcousticEcology #birdies #MicrophonesInTreesAndBushes #streaming #radio

At daybreak tomorrow, I’ll be once again joining the programme of Reveil 10: a 24+1 hour global stream following the Dawn Chorus around the planet.

This year marks a special occasion, since this is Reveil’s 10th anniversary.

https://acousticmirror.tumblr.com/post/716466329403703297/soundcamp-reveil-10

#Reveil #DawnChorus #InternationalDawnChorusDay #Radio #SoundCamp #Streaming

About to test my stream for this weekend's #Reveil10.

http://streams.soundtent.org/2023/streams/utc2_-4b125436-305a-4ad9-aac3-a1ffae30d7d1

#Reveil #SoundCamp #AcoustiCommons #DawnChorus #DawnChorusing #radio #birdies #PureData

Sound Camp and the Acoustic Commons Network have just announced the open call for Reveil 10: a sound and ecology festival at places around the world on Dawn Chorus Day.

I've participated in Reveil in the past three years, and I can't recommend it enough. Last year's 48-hour stream was fantastic.

So apply now, and get those coffee-makers ready.

#Reveil #REveil10 #SoundCamp #AcousticCommons #DawnChorus #InternationalDawnChorusDay #AcousticEcology #Soundscape #Listening

https://soundtent.org