Greengrocer Cicada (Cyclochila Virens) - close-up stridulation, almost reaching full burst. Dog in distance. Recorded in captivity.

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - close-up mew calls leading to long calls from several birds.

Common Bulbul (Pycnonotus Barbatus) - close-up-distant song and calls, with quail, corn bunting and nightingale.

Green Sandpiper (Tringa Ochropus) - Flight alarm calls close-up - distant. Flies mp. Water dripping medium close-up. Windy background.

Common Rhea (Rhea Americana) - calls and movement of young rhea; other birds in fore/background

Veteran Cars - Cars: Benz "Comfortable", 1900 Open Top, Start-up, Drive on country road, stationary at end. Single cylinder, belt drive, 3.5 h.p. max speed 35mph.

Crowd Reaction (Farcical) - Ten men saying  'Hear, hear'. (Farcical.)

Orange Footed Scrub Fowl (Megapodius Freycinet) - MC calls from a pair at night. Cricket chorus.

Sand Desert - Any Season: Day - With field crickets, white-crowned black wheatear, fan-tailed raven, lanner falcon, pin-tailed sandgrouse and desert lark. BBC Compilation

Land Rover (Exterior) - Land Rover, exterior, start, reverse away.

Screaming Piha (Lipaugus Vociferans) - Calls close-up, with another in background.

Domestic Clock - Grandfather Clock with St Michael's chimes, winding by chain.

Czechoslovakia - Kotna" department store, Prague, busy, with footsteps, speech (Czech), trolleys and till noise

Mountain Gorilla (Gorilla Gorilla Beringei) - Adult male and juvenile playing in thick vegetation.

Village Green Cricket Match (Rec. May With Birdsong On Each Band) - Atmosphere: Open Field, Afternoon, distant church clock striking 4, distant traffic, birdsong.

Winnowing - close-up sounds of winnowing(separating grain from chaff). Some murmurs from villagers. Occasional ringing of bell in background. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Traction Engine (Single Cylinder) - Traction Engines (Single cylinder): Idling, exterior

Motor Car: Ford Ecsort 1300 (Automatic) - Ford Escort 1300, exterior, passing with horn. (1300cc engine, automatic transmission.)

Trains - Diesel Train, interior, station atmosphere from train with indistinct P.A., starts into constant run, slows & stops.

Riverine Woodland - Wind in Silk Wood trees, several birds calling, faint trickle from stream.

Hammering (Exterior) - Hammering heavy stakes into ground. (Exterior)

Domestic Clock: Strike Removed; Hammer Merely Vibrates - Domestic clock with striker removed striking two o'clock. (No chimes, hammer merely vibrates.)

Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa Limosa) - close-up flight alarm calls. Lapwing medium close-up. Distant traffic.

Riverain Forest Atmosphere - Heron calling at start. medium distance calls from many birds, loud piping call from unknown bird & prominent calls from doves. White faced whistling duck calling towards end. Distant hippos.

World War Ii Battle Actualities - Rifle and machine gunfire, World War II. (From 78 r.p.m. disc)

Children - Middle & Secondary Schools - Boys playing during break time  - 1981 (3C2, reprocessed)

Black And White Casqued Hornbill (Bycanistes Subcylindricus) - close-up calls, bill scrapping, bill fencing at 4'00" & wingbeats from birds coming into & flying from pre-roost trees in evening. Altogether around 60 birds. Other birds & insects in background. Branch gives way at 4'30" & many birds fly.

Pine Woods - Spring: Morning Wind in trees, Boat-tailed Grackles, Northern Flicker, Red-winged Blackbird, wind gusting slightly, few quiet calls from Bald Eagle chicks.

France - Paris - Department store "Printemps" very busy atmosphere with electronic tills, footsteps and voices.

Footsteps On Pavement: Running - Footsteps on Pavement, two women running, with start & stop.

Marine-type Steam Engine, 1911 - Triple-expansion, constant run, slow down and speed up at 3'45". (Marine-type steam engine, 1911)

Comedy Sounds - Several men snoring, less hilariously. (Specially created effect)

World War 2 - 2 - Small explosions with reverberation (reprocessed)

Comedy Sounds - One piano dragged along. (Specially created effect)

Village Atmosphere - Very busy atmosphere in village during morning. Bill clacking & calls from painted storks. Caws from crows & crowing cockerels. Occasional human voices. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Aircraft: Comet Iv (Interior) - De Havilland Comet IV, interior, taxi-ing to stop, switch off. (Medium/long range airliner, 4 jet engines.)

Humpback Whale (Megaptera Novaeangliae) - Song from a solo male - mainly musical higher frequency phrases, with others in background. Snapping shrimp in background. Swirling water towards end.

Sooty Tern (Sterna Fuscata) - Calls close-up in breeding colony.

Marabou Stork (Leptoptilos Crumeniferus) - AND: VULTURE SP (AEGYPIIDAE) Calls & wingbeats close-up from several birds fighting over carcass; vultures also fighting close-up, cicada medium close-up. N.B This recording was made at an unspecified date during 1982

Red Knot (Calidris Canutus) - Estuary atmosphere - winter. close-up flock flight sounds from thousands of birds arriving at high tide roost (about 40,000 in total). Loud calls from oystercatchers. Few calls from dunlin at start.

Hornet (Vespa Crabro) - close-up buzzing from single hornets leaving and returning to nest hole. Crunching sounds from nest prominent in background.

Wind Atmosphere - Strong wind through Aspen trees, creaking from branches, wind gusting, distant bird calls, Green-tailed Towhee sings at end.

Talking Toys - 'Suzy Sing-a-Song' Singing Doll Record, "Oranges and Lemons".

Canada Goose (Branta Canadensis) - medium close-up territorial calls. A lot of echo. close-up robin. medium distance sheep & distant woodpigeon.

Hawfinch (Coccothraustes Coccothraustes) - close-up contact calls and some brief song from 2 or 3 birds. Chaffinches, greenfinches and blue tit in background. Slight wind in trees.

Fruit Bat (Pteropus Rufus) - Squabbling at roost with cicadas NB: Identity of species and location not certain. Date of recording unknown

Sydney & Urban New Zealand - Ferry arrives at Circular Quay Sydney, Australia - distant horns, water churning as large ferry arrives, indistinct speech and calls from passengers, warning alarms, clank of metal gates and ramps; passengers disembark.

Thunder Storm - Good thunder with rain falling at 1m15s onwards. Insects & frogs in background.

Refuse Collection (Occasional Distant Speech) - Refuse Collection, unloading dust-carts at tip. (Occasional distant speech.)

Elegant Tern (Sterna Elegans) - AND ROYAL TERN (STERNA MAXIMA). Calls of mixed breeding colony. medium perspective.

London Green Line Coach (Exterior) - London Green Line Coach, interior, bell sounded once to stop coach.

Bamboo Forest Atmosphere - Creaking and splitting sounds, leaf rustle and hiss, crickets and birds in distance.

Blackcap Babbler (Turdoides Reinwardii) - Calls of party close-up.

Coastal Woodland - Autumn: Afternoon Crickets and wind in trees.

Giant Otter (Pteronura Brasiliensis) - medium close-up to close-up approaching calls from semi tame animal. background atmosphere with calls from many bird species including whistling ducks & amazon terns.

Indian Tree Pipit (Anthus Hodgsoni) - close-up song from a perched bird. Other birds in background. Distant stream.

Trinity College Clock, Oxford - Trinity College clock striking half past the hour.

Suburbia - Early morning suburban birds with mid distant passing cars and heavy traffic skyline.

Mixed Woodland Edge - EARLY SPRING: EVENING With green woodpecker, fieldfare, pheasant, robin, blackbird, mistle thrush, wren and dunnock

Brent Goose (Branta Bernicla) - medium close-up - close-up flight calls from several birds in a group of about 30. Wingbeats as they pass close by. Distant calls from the rest of the flock on marsh.

Ancient Murrelet (Synthliboramphus Antiquus) - medium close-up rapid calls from adult. Also more shrill calls from chick. background sounds of the sea. Recorded at night, some sounds of wind.

Motor Car: 1940 Period ‚äòold Banger‚äô (Exterior) - Exterior, starts, heavy backfiring, stop. (1940 period car)

Traffic - London, West End, side street - 1972 (1T1, reprocessed)

Pigeon loft, door opens & closes, footsteps on wooden floor of loft.

Mallard (Anas Platyrhynchos) - close-up calls from males & females feeding on scraps on a village pond. Occasional distant traffic.

Heavy Sea Breaking On Promenade - Seawash: Heavy sea breaking on promenade

Scrub Jay (Aphelocoma Coerulescens) - close-up scolding calls from several, wingbeats. Predator alarm calls from a single bird. Eastern meadowlark and other birds in background. Some distant traffic at times.

Pottery Factory - Pottery Factory: Dipping in glaze, flatware machine in background

White-fronted Bee-eater (Merops Bullockoides) - NB: Exact date of recording not known. close-up mild alarm calls, another calling nearby, doves in distance.

Germany - Berlin U-bahn, atmosphere in underground station, with trains passing, arriving & departing, doors, announcements over P.A. & indistinct speech of passengers.

Apostle Bird (Struthidea Cinerea) - Coarse screeching & clicking calls. Also brief sounds of wingbeats. background sounds of wind. Caw from unknown species at start of recording. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording are unknown.

Clark's Nutcracker (Nucifraga Columbiana) - medium close-up-medium distance calls from several birds, Raven calls in background, 'cap car' in distance.

Canal Narrow Boat (Exterior) - Canal Narrow Boat: Engine stops, exterior

Red Tailed Black Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus Magnificus) - medium close-up flight calls from a group of five birds flying over. Other birds in background. Cicadas in background.

Atomic Power Station - Atomic Power Station, atmosphere in the main control room with sound of tickertape machines.

Army: Parade Ground Manoeuvres (Without Spoken Commands) - Platoon left turns on parade ground, without spoken command. (Recorded at Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst.) (NB Platoon = 24 men.)

Norton 500 Cc Motor Cycle - Norton 500cc, approach, stop, switch off.

African Elephant (Loxodonta Africana) - medium close-up `gurgle' call, dove and other birds in background. Grass rustling while feeding.

Sandwich Tern (Thalasseus Sandvicensis) - medium close-up flight calls from a small group of 4 - 5 birds. Gulls in distance.

Coal Mining - Maintenance at pit top - hammering steel, voices, distant perspective.

Starling (Strunus Vulgaris) - Flight calls of party of juveniles and foghorn.

Traffic 3 - Starting in pairs - Junior TT 350cc machines, Isle of Man Tourist trophy race 1967.

Tropical Seasonal Forest Atmosphere - Early morning atmosphere recorded at sunrise. close-up peacocks calling 0m20s, 1m10s & 2m40s. Wingflaps & landing of peacock 5m50s. M/d calls of other birds & axis deer.

Hedgerow - Late Spring: Evening(Dusk) With Blackbird medium close-up and Pheasant, distant dogs in background.

Rook (Corvus Frugilegus) - Single bird calling, with House Sparrows and other farmyard sounds.

Hand-operated Sewing Machine - Hand-Operated Sewing Machine, putting machine away.

Tonga Flying Fox (Pteropus Tonganus) - Evening. \ medium close-up calls at start of recording, then more distant as bat flies off. Loud cicada and cricket chorus in background.

Estuary - Distant - medium close-up calls from waders and shelduck on mud flats as tide approaches. Grey plover prominent, medium close-up at times. Mallard, knot, curlew, dunlin and redshank. Flight sounds as ducks take-off.

Office Equipment, Business & Control Areas - Lift journey - up five floors

Vintage Motor Car: Citroen 5cv Van: Exterior - Cars: Vintage motor car Citroen 5cv van, 1924. Exterior, slow, right to left

Italian Market - Crowd: Italy, Large Square, chatter and footsteps, no traffic. (Some distinct speech)

Office Equipment - One auto-key punch operating, occasional pause.

Indian Tree Pie (Dendrocitta Vagabunda) - medium distance ringing & clucking notes from tree pie. Calls & sounds of movement from liontail macaques. background atmosphere of tropical seasonal forest.

Mink Hunting - Huntsmen whistling and calling to dogs, horns. Dogs in water and shaking off water.

Royal Albatross (Diomedea Epomophora) - medium close-up `sky calling' display and bill-claps. Gulls in background. Surf in background.

Blackbird (Turdus Merula) - medium close-up song. Woodland atmosphere in background with pheasant, chaffinches, wood pigeons, blue tits and wren.

World War 2 - 1 - Lands on ship and taxis forward,occasional voices (reprocessed)

Christ‚äôs College Clock, Cambridge - Christ's College clock striking ten o'clock.

Peregrine Falcon (Falco Peregrinus) - close-up sound of adult ruffling feathers after bathing.

Antarctic Fur Seal (Arctocephalus Gazella) - close-up mother and pup on stoney beach.

Song Thrush (Turdus Philomelos) - song, with other birds in background

Mixed Woodland - WINTER: MIDDAY. With carrion crow and mixed parties of feeding goldcrests, nuthatches, tree creepers and blue, great and marsh tits.

Goldfinch (Carduelis Carduelis) - AND GREENFINCH (CARDUELIS CHLORIS) Calls of a mixed flock.

Ford Anglia 105e Van (1963, 997cc): Interior - Motor Van: Manoeuvring, interior, (Ford Anglia 105E, 1963 model, 997cc).

Rainforest Atmosphere - Several bird species calling. Some shrieking calls at start of track. Crackling foliage.

Zoo - Wildfowl Trust: Winter; Mid-day With Bewick's Swans, Mallard.

Horses 1 - Two horses walk past on rough track, left to right, dog barks in distance.

Motor Car: Ford Cortina 1.6 Gl (Manual) 1982 Model: Interior - Cars: 1.6 GL (Manual) 1982 model Ford Cortina. Interior, window open and close

Tundra Atmosphere - Very strong wind through willows, occasional calls from Snow Geese, frogs in background with several closer calls.

Ridged Frog (Ptychadena Anchietae) - Recorded after rain. medium close-up shrill calls. background calls from frogs including other frog species. background sounds of insect stridulation. N.B. Date of this recording is unknown.

Domestic Clock (Bell: Mid-perspective) - Domestic clock striking three o'clock. (Mid-perspective recording of domestic clock with bell.)

Bornean Orang Utan (Pongo Pygmaeus Pygmaeus) - Warning calls(continuous grunting) from adult male at start, 0m27s & 1m25s. Also parts of long call(rhythmic grunts & wailing) between warning calls. Calls fairly quiet at end of recording.

Trams (1903): Newcastle: Exterior - Newcastle Tram, interior, leaving depot. (Recorded on bottom deck.) (Tram built 1903.)

Red-billed Hornbill (Tockus Erythrorhynchus) - 'Tocking' calls of pair medium close-up, with West African Prinia, Wood Dove, cicadas in background.

Galapagos Sealion (Zalophus Californianus Wollebakei) - Calls from sealion colony. Splashing in rock pools. Surf in background.

Woodland Atmosphere - Neutral atmosphere recorded at dawn. Calls & song from many bird species. Mainly finches, tits & jungle crows. close-up noise 0m29s. Very distant hum from traffic.

Domestic Horse (Equus Caballus) - close-up sound of two ponies galloping. Sounds of horses and riders as ponies are brought to the corral.

Yellow Warbler (Dendroica Petechia) - close-up song from a foraging male. White-eyed Vireo, Orchard Oriole song and chatter and Red-winged Blackbirds in background.

Small Copper Butterfly (Lycaena Phlaeas) - Sounds from a female pupae with others nearby.

Kittiwake (Rissa Tridactyla) - close-up calls at nest. Atmosphere on cliffs. Calls from guillemots and razorbills.

Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus Magellanicus) - Calls close-up from large chick, South American terns and surf in background, shorebirds in distance.

Waste Disposal - Scrap yard - light metals being picked up by grab and crushed by shear.

2 Ton Diesel Truck - Exterior, passing. (2 ton diesel truck, make not known)

World War Ii Aircraft - Sunderland flying boat, interior, cruising, rec, beside pilot. World War II. (From 78 r.p.m. disc)

Cultivated Land - Semi Arid: Late Spring; Mid-day With Crested Lark, Woodchat Shrike alarm, Hoopoe, Azure-winged Magpie and Corn Bunting.

White Whale (Delphinapterus Leucas) - Echolocation pulses and some vocalisations. Recorded by hydrophone.

Bridled Tern (Sterna Anaethetus) - Calls of a single bird. Joined briefly by another. Heavy surf in background. NB: Date of recording unknown

Children At Play - Infant School Playground, bell sounds & children leave playground. (Five-&-a-half year-old children.)

Northern Elephant Seal (Mirounga Angustirostris) - Adult belching close-up

Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus Ruber) - close-up-medium close-up calls from several. Splash as one lands in water. Yellow warblers and other birds in background. Distant Bahama pintail. Wind at times. Surf in background.

Redstart (Phoenicurus Phoenicurus) - close-up clear song from redstart. background dawn chorus with calls from various bird species including wood pigeons.

Bees (Bombus Sp) - Bees and flies medium close-up. Palestine Sunbird calls as it flies over. Tristram's Grackle and Fan-tailed raven in background.

Suburbia - Street vegetable market, busy with footsteps, chatter and vendors calling.

Western Sandpiper (Calidris Mauri) - medium close-up flock calls. Snow geese in background. Flock take off, circle round and leave. NB Exact date of recording not know.

King Penguin (Aptenodytes Patagonica) - close-up begging calls from chicks. close-up calls from adults. Chicks being fed.

Curlew (Numenius Arquata) - Feeding calls mp from several. Oystercatchers and mallard in distance. Distant surf.

White Browed Gibbon (Hylobates Hoolock) - medium close-up shrieks & hooting calls from gibbons. Quiet background. Distant rumble from river. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Village Atmosphere - village atmosphere incl general background chatter of villagers, ducks, dogs and prominet cockerel

British Rail: Southern Region Multiple Unit Diesel Train (Exterior) - Multiple unit Diesel train, exterior, four coaches passing at speed. (British Rail Southern Region train.)

Oystercatcher (Haematopus Ostralegus) - Aggressive calls medium close-up from a pair. Skylark medium distance; curlew and gulls in distance. Surf in background.

Fenland - LATE SPRING: NIGHT With scop's owl, young long-eared owl, nightingale, cuckoo, marsh frog and cowbells

Outdoor Clock - Outdoor clock striking, 5 o'clock St. Mary's Church

Farmstead - Spring: Early Morning - With house sparrows (close-up) and distant rooks and herring gull

Exhibition Crowds - Earls Court Motor Show 1955, general crowd atmosphere.

Sooty Tern (Sterna Fuscata) - Continuous, busy sounds of a large colony(approx. 1 million individuals). background to distant calls, occasionally medium close-up.

Swift (Apus Apus) - Typical screaming of hundreds circling castle battlements

Goshawk (Accipiter Gentilis) - Alarm calls close-up from female. Calls from chicks in background. Strong wind in pines. NB Exact date of recording not known.

Raven (Corvus Corax) - medium close-up calls and soft conversational calls while preening. Calls echoing, bird flies off at end. Gulls in distance, some distant traffic.

Fossa (Cryptoprocta Ferox) - medium close-up female high pitch cry

Bang! - Chieftain Tank, firing machine guns & shells while moving. (Close perspective.)

Little Tern (Sterna Albifrons) - close-up and medium close-up flight calls. Heavy surf breaking on shore medium close-up.

Motor Car: Ford Cortina 1.6 Gl (Manual) 1982 Model - Cars: 1.6 GL (Manual) 1982 model Ford Cortina. Interior, start, fast motorway run, stop

Electronic Sounds - Heavy electronic door, open & close. (Specially created electronic sound.)

European Raven (Corvus Corax Corax) - Wingbeats from a raven landing & flying away. Call 0m28s. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown. Hissy recording.

Tropical Rain (Cloud) Forest - WINTER: DAY With three-wattled bellbird and steady rain

Rajasthan Musicians - medium close-up playing of flutes. Also sounds of drumming. Some background chatter from crowd.

Land Hermit Crabs (Coenobitidae Family) - close-up sounds of crabs moving over coconut leaves. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Cranes (Gruinae Subfamily) - Distant & medium distance calls from mass roost of demoiselle & common cranes. Calls intensify & then become calmer. Buzzing from fly. Somewhat hissy recording. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Sykes Monkey (Cercopithecus Albogularis) - MC calls & alarm calls with medium close-up feeding sounds from a troop of obout 20 in trees. Trumpeter Hornbills making most of the calls just in background. Cicadas & occasional calls from other birds. Recorded at dusk.

The Age Of Steam - Steam Crane, passes right to left & coupled to coal trucks.

Northern Mockingbird (Mimus Polyglottos) - Calls close-up and alarm calls from several birds. Sandhill Cranes in background. NB: Date of recording not known.

Migrating Passerine Birds - Goldfinches, greenfinches, meadow pipits sea background

Buller's Shearwater (Puffinus Bulleri) - close-up calls from several. Surf in distance.

Plantation - Night. Oil palm plantation. Tree frog and cricket chorus.

Wood Thrush (Hylocichla Mustelina) - MC song, insects in foreground, other birds in background.

Alpine Marmot (Marmot Marmota) - Calls medium close-up becoming distant then close again. Alpine Chough, Black Redstart and insects in background. Wind and water sounds.

Greyhound Racing - Greyhound Racing, general atmosphere at Tote Office.

Spotted Redshank (Tringa Erythropus) - Calls and trills medium close-up. Surf in background.

Thermal Spring - medium close-up roaring steam from a sulphur fumarole.

Veteran Cars: Rolls Royce ‚äúsilver Ghost‚äù (1911 Model, 6 Cylinders, 35 Hp) - Cars: Rolls Royce "Silver Ghost", 1911 model, 6 cylinders, 35 H.P. Exterior, bonnet opened

Sailing Ship: Gaff-rigged Ketch: Exterior - Sailing Ship: Gaff-rigged Ketch, Exterior, four men rowing ship's whaler.

Blue And Yellow Macaw (Ara Ararauna) - Calls with other macaws and hill mynas in background

More Phones - Motorola car phone - switch off, replace in holster.

Royal Albert Hall - Royal Albert Hall: Final applause, some cheers into atmosphere.

Baby Boy: 4 Weeks Old / Foetal Heartbeats (38 Weeks) - Direct contact recording of foetal heartbeats. (38 weeks)

Village Atmosphere - women singing, interspersed with villagers chatting, other village sounds, traffic etc in background

Lakeside Atmosphere - LATE SUMMER: DAY With coots, sedge warblers and house sparrows

Northern Right Whale (Eubalaena Glacialis Glacialis) - close-up 'blowing' Fin and slaps on surface and underwater. Song and calls underwater. Left track underwater, right track on surface. 2 whales mating. Sei and mink whales 'chirping' in background

Raven (Corvus Corax Corax) - Call of Hen NB: Recorded in March. Exact day and year unknown.

British Birds - Oystercatcher calls, with Skylark & heavy sea in background.

Cave Atmosphere - Cave - Bats. Many bats calling and water dripping.

Park - Spring/summer - Day - With song sparrow and Baltimore oriole NB: Compiled from existing recordings in the BBC collection of Wildlife Sounds

Beach Atmosphere - Surf on beach. Gently rolling/breaking waves.

Turtle Dove (Streptopelia Turtur) - Song close-up, with crested lark in background. Windy.

Marshland - By the side of a muddy pool at the marsh edge. Group of yellow-billed storks preening (sound of feathers being pulled through bills.) Knob-billed ducks dabbling, African jacanas calling in marsh. Calls from Saddle-billed stork (2'06") & Wood sandpipers (2

Orange-footed Scrub Fowl (Megapodius Freycinet) - medium distance loud calls between pair. Other birds in distance. Cicadas in background.

Horses (Actuality) - Horse mounted and canters away. (Actuality)

Coniferous Woodland - Spring Upland atmosphere. on hills near Algerian border Chaffinches, crossbills, great tits. High wind in trees.

London Underground - London Underground station, atmosphere in suburban booking hall. (Above ground.)

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - close-up 'rattle' alarm calls from half-grown chick and adult 'kor' calls. Colony medium close-up.

African Grey Parrot (Psittacus Erithacus) - Bird calling "Come along, action, oh how funny, ha ha ha...thank...thank you very much...ola ola

Arabian Babbler (Turdoides Squamiceps) - Alarm and chattering calls of several and movement in roost tree Tractors in background.

Herring Gull (Larus Argentatus) - Low intensity anxiety calls medium close-up. Blackcap and house sparrows mp. Distant woodpigeon.

Swimming Match At Crystal Palace (Indoors-with Crowd Reaction) - Swimming Pool: Crystal Palace, start and finish of men's 200m butterfly race, crowd reaction.

Harp Seal (Pagophilus Groenlandicus) - medium distance pups bleating and grunting adults

Diesel Railcar (Interior) - Diesel railcar, tickover, doors close, gathering speed. (Interior recording with some speech and birdsong)

Children - Singing Games & School - Exterior, group of mixed children singing 'Poor Jenny is a-weeping', with movement - 1980 (3C7, reprocessed)

Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia Longicauda) - MC calls from female, male display calls in background. Wind in grass.

Black Parrot (Coracopsis Nigra) - medium close-up calls from a single bird, distant cicadas and birds in background.

Greece - Greece: Cafe atmosphere, men chatter quite aminatedly, with chinks of cups & coffe machine.

Girls‚äô Grammar School: Gymnasium - Girls in gymnasium jumping over obstacles in pairs. (Some indistinct speech)

Red Howler Monkey (Alouatta Seniculas) - Grunting and howling close-up; group aggression.

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - Courtship calls close-up from female in colony. Distant herring gull.

Guillemot (Uria Aalge) - close-up greeting calls. Wingbeats and footsteps from bird arriving. Distant kittiwakes and herring gulls. Sounds of auks splashing in water at base of cliffs. Growls from nearby razorbill.

Jackdaw (Corvus Monedula) - medium distance - close-up calls from adults & fledglings in quarry; begging & feeding calls from chicks; flight & contact calls from adults. Some distant traffic noise & wood pigeons. Peregrine calls at end.

Rufous-sided Towhee (Pipilo Erythropthalmus) - close-up calls, slight wind in pines.

Tree-felling - A tractor starts up, driving a circular saw, sawing ends, tractor switched off.

Cuckoo Clock (Cuckoo & Chimes) - Cuckoo clock striking two o'clock. (Cuckoo & chimes.)

Aircraft - Concorde flightdeck, land, taxi to standstill. (Super-sonic jet airliner.)

Flightless Cormorant (Nannopterum Harrisi) - Adult grunting close-up

Sika Deer (Cervus Nippon) - Distant & medium distance rutting calls from deer. Strange wailing qualities to calls.

Motor Car: Porsche 924 1984cc (1979)  Interior - Cars: Porsche 924, 1979 model, 1984cc. Drive on narrow country road

Red Rumped Cacique (Cacicus Haemorrhous) - medium close-up tuneful whistles from caciques. Also brief screeching calls from other caciques. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis Phoebe) - medium close-up calls. Hissy background.

Hungary - Open-air swimming pool, St Margarets Island (Budapest), noisy, with children splashing and playing (distinct speech),clunks of diving board, generator noise

White-eyed Vireo (Vireo Griseus) - close-up song, insects and crickets in background, distant birds.

Fairgrounds And The Circus - Atmosphere in an amusement arcade at a fairground with background fairground atmosphere - Jan '1980 (5F3,reprocessed)

Burrowing Owl (Athene Cunicularia) - medium close-up alarm calls from more than one owl. More general call 0m30s. background sounds of wind & occasional insects.

Australian Shelduck (Tadorna Tadornoides) - close-up calls from a pair. Distant mallard and generator.

Hospitals - Pathological Laboratory, atmosphere recorded at workbench, clattering & clinking of metal & glass instruments, some liquids poured & occasional machinery hum.

Railway Station Booking Halls. Erith, Kent - Erith Railway Station, booking hall atmosphere with evening arrivals.

Orang Utan (Pongo Pygmaeus) - Sound of movement through branches. Cicadas in background.

Motor Car: 1 1/2 Litre Riley, 1959 (Worn Engine; Interior) - Interior, start, constant run at medium speed. (1.5 litre, 1959, worn engine)

Rainforest Atmosphere - \ Evening atmosphere in forest at dusk. Many close-up calls with distant replies, mostly coqui frogs but also some birds & insects (mainly cicadas). General background activity increases though recording. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Long-eared Owl (Asio Otus) - Hoots from an adult (song). Chicks in background. Distant tawny owl hoots. Heavy background.

Blank Record - Unmodulated groove on blank record. (Duration 4m24s if played at 45rpm.)

Fenland - With bittern, skylark, black-winged stilt, cuckoo, magpie, spanish wagtail.

Tropical Forest - Dawn. Calls from barking pigeons at start of recording. Golden whistler chorus, calls from red-breasted musk parrot & other birds in distance. Cicada chorus. Water dripping on leaves.

Smith's Longspur (Calcarius Pictus) - close-up song, Canada Geese in background.

Footsteps On Country Road: Walking - Footsteps on Country Road, woman walking, with approach & stop.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Morning - Madagascar bulbuls, Madagascar brush warblers, jerys, trees moving in breeze, water dripping, Madagascar cuckoo and frogs.

Coast Atmosphere - close-up sounds of gentle surf, foam hiss as water drains back down beach over sand (night time recording). Nice relaxing peaceful atmosphere. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Galapagos Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa Darwini) - close-up buzzing from a captive bee hovering in flight.

Motor Car: 1953 14 H.p. Citroen - Exterior, door closed. (1953 model, 14 h.p.: Citroen)

Redshank (Tringa Totanus) - medium close-up awareness 'piping` calls. Another in background.

Great Frigate Bird (Fregata Minor) - close-up wing-beats from female and calls from chick and female. Sooty Terns in background.

Brown Rat (Rattus Norvegicus) - close-up attack calls and biting.

Blue-and-white Flycatcher (Cyanoptila Cyanomelaena) - close-up song. Asian brown flycatcher in background. Jungle crows in distance. Very slight wind in trees.

Buses - Coin inserted, regain button pressed on one-man operated red Central bus.

Country Garden - Country Garden: March, birdsong, distant traffic.

Rainforest - Upland rainforest, above 900m. Prominent calls from northern logrunners, eastern whipbird and spotted catbirds. Wind in trees. Other birds in distance.

Wallace's Standardwing (Semioptera Wallacei) - Several medium distance calls. Variety of other species calling in background.

Renault 4 Saloon Car 1967 (Interior) - Renault 4 saloon, interior, one door open & close. (1967 model.)

Forest Savanna Atmosphere - Forest savanna - Dry Season - Night. With cicadas, crickets and distant owl. (later than previous band)

Oil Rigs (Offshore Oil Rig ‚äúsea Quest‚äù - Oil Rigs: Fortes Oilfield offshore rig. Mud poured, joints tightened, drill run into casing

Camargue Feral Horse (Equus Caballus) - Threat close-up with nightingale and cetti's warbler, etc in background

Transport - Amsterdam Tram, interior, run with several stops & some Dutch voices.(8-axle articulated tram, built 1980.)

Shoe Repairing - Shoe Repairing, welted shoe being stitched rapidly.

Black Spider Monkey (Ateles Paniscus) - Calls close-up of young and movement in trees with Macaws squawking in background.

Corn Bunting (Emberiza Calandra) - Song medium close-up, with Golden Oriole in background.

Great Frigate Bird (Fregata Minor) - close-up calls from male after mating. background calls from other seabirds.

Striped Skunk (Mephitis Mephitis) - close-up aggressive and alarm calls. Birds singing in background. Faint cricket chorus.

Time - Clocks & Bells - Swiss Centre, Leicester Square - bell strikes 6 into carrillion of traditional tunes (some voices in background)

Woodland Atmosphere - Fairly neutral atmosphere. Sounds of stridulating insects. medium distance to distant calls from birds. N.B. Exact date of this recording is not known.

Flamed Bowerbird (Sericulus Aureus) - Low buzz-like calls. Some wind in trees but otherwise low level background. NB: The exact date of this recording is unknown (probably Oct-Dec 95).

Comedy Sounds: Impact Rhythms - Jangle flong. (Specially created effect)

Trains - Railway Signal Box, approach of light engine, signals received & acknowledged.

Monsoon Forest Atmosphere - SPRING: EARLY MORNING With common langurs hooting and moving about. various birds and insects.

Rainforest Atm0sphere - Early morning calls and flights. Blue-headed Parrots, small macaws and other Amazon parrots. Many birds in m/d. Some close-up calls.

Footsteps On Country Road: Running - Footsteps on Country Road, man & woman running, with start & stop.

Lakeside - Red-winged Blackbird, Common Yellowthroat, Cardinal, fish splashing in water, crickets and insects, faint traffic in background.

White Stork (Ciconia Ciconia) - Greeting ceremonies close-up; bill-clapping; swifts close-up; spotless starlings medium close-up. House sparrows, jackdaws and cockerel in background.

Starling (Sturnus Vulgaris) - Mimicry: great spotted woodpecker with great spotted woodpecker in background

Woodland - Dawn chorus. Two species of thrushes, eastern crowned warbler, other warblers, buntings, oriental cuckoo and jungle crows.

West Country Market - Auctioning pigs at west country market with general atmosphere.

Grey Plover (Pluvialis Squatarola) - medium distance typical calls.

Telephone Confidence Tones - Telephone dial tone, 9 figures dialled, number unobtainable; dial tone. 7 figures dialled, ringing, receiver replaced.

Waterfall Atmosphere - Small waterfall plunging into pool. Constant deeper tone bubbling & splashing. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Tall Grass Prairie - Early Morning Wind in grass, crickets, Bobwhite, Northern Oriole, Upland Sandpiper, and Eastern Meadowlark.

Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur Catta) - \ close-up 'mewing' calls. Madagascar coucals, pied crows and other lemurs in background.

Ladder-backed Woodpecker (Picoides Scalaris) - medium close-up calls and tapping on branches, wind in trees, other birds in background.

New Zealand - The Natural World 2 - Boiling mud - nightime, Rotorua (NZ)

Golden Plover (Pluvialis Apricaria) - Calls close-up fom males. Crackly recording.

Comedy, Fantasy & Horror - Person thrown from a horse. (Comedy Spot Effect.)

Modern Interior Doors - Modern interior doors. Open with squeak.

Cars & Buses - Volkswagon Golf GL - keys, start up, belt up, city drive.

Parrot Sp. - Recorded in quarantine area. close-up "jacko" calls & beak taps.

Domestic Clock (19th Century) - Domestic clock striking eleven o'clock. (Nineteenth century domestic clock.)

Blue Wildebeest (Connochaetes Taurinus) - close-up grunts. Insects and bird calls in background.

Coniferous Woodland Atmosphere - Atmosphere recorded in early morning after dawn. medium distance to distant song from many bird species. Occasional buzz from insects.

Lakeside - Night-Late evening, in front of reedbed by side of lake. Crickets & frogs. Several calls from herons. Water lapping at times. Voices in distance.

Striped Hawk-moth (Hyles Lineata) - close-up wing vibration at rest and take-off.

House Crow (Corvus Splendens) - Calls medium close-up with many birds calling in background, another crow flies in calling.

Alligator (Alligator Mississippiensis) - Adult roaring. NB: Recorded some time during 1954

Right Whale (Balaena Glacialis) - Hydrophone recording. Low rumbling vocalisations from whale. Also some water effects.

Tufted Puffin (Lunda Cirrhata) - close-up wing-beats and landing, walking over gravel and grunting. Glaucous-winged Gulls in background. Distant surf.

Sandgrouse (Pteroclididae Family) - Calls from sandgrouse. Approaches & passes very close, whilst in flight. Some sounds of wind. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Garden Warbler (Sylvia Borin) - Song close-up, with mimicry of Blackbird.

Tufted Titmouse (Parus Bicolor) - medium close-up calls while feeding with Carolina Chickadees. Leaves falling. American Crow in background.

Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus Amphibius) - close-up snorts & bellows from a family group in Mara River. Riverine forest birds in background - mainly common bulbuls, tropical boubous & woodland kingfisher.

Mixed Woodland - LATE SPRING: EARLY MORNING With song thrush, woodpigeon, chaffinch calls, jackdaw and sheep

Kittiwake (Rissa Tridactyla) - close-up alarm calls. Guillemots and surf in background.

Kentish Plover (Charadrius Alexandrinus) - Calls close-up. Short-toed larks & greater flamingo mp. Crested larks & insects in distance.

Greater Short Toed Lark (Calandrella Brachydactyla) - Song and call.

Comedy Sounds - Wild boars having tea. (Specially created effect)

Emmanuel College Clock, Cambridge - Emmanuel College clock striking one o'clock.

Burrowing Toad (Bufo Granulosus) And - BROWN AND YELLOW MARSHBIRD (PSEUDOLEISTES VIRISCENS) With frog lysapsus sp

Girls‚äô Secondary School - Girls' Secondary School classroom, speech and clatter prior to lesson, ends with 'shshsh'. (Occasional desk scraped on floor.)

World War Ii Aircraft Carriers - Searchlight engine of aircraft carrier. World War II. (From 78 r.p.m. disc)

Tropical Desert Shrub - Summer, evening. 7.20pm Very neutral with only occasional passing flies and very distant bush crickets NB: Location not certain

Poland - 'Sukienice' (covered craft market) Cracow - echoey with footsteps and some speech

Caribou (Rangifer Tarandus) - Sudden movement (hoofbeats, splashing) from a group of caribou 0m37s which then fade into the distance. Some birds in the background with more gentle sounds of caribou movement. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

World War Ii Aircraft: Lancaster Bomber (Interior) - Avro Lancaster, exterior, landing. (World War II bomber, four piston engines.)

Oil Exploration - Oil Exploration, packing charges into drill holes. (Recorded in the Delta Region of Patagonia.)

Volvo 244 Police Ar: Exterior (Pa 150 ‚äòyelp‚äô & ‚äòwail‚äô Siren - Police Car: Volvo 244, start, fast depart with PA 150 'yelp' siren,  exterior

Footsteps On Stone: Walking (Slight Echo) - Walking, 1 woman on stone. (With approach and stop, slight echo)

Puffin (Fratercula Arctica) - medium distance sound of a large flock running across water prior to taking off. Calls from puffins in distance. Closer calls from guillemots and herring gulls. Surf in background. Recorded from cliff top facing down towards bay.

Spine-tailed Logrunner (Orthonyx Temminckii) - medium close-up calls. Yellow-throated scrub wren sings in background. Other birds in distance. Some handling noise.

Fairey Rotodyne Prototype, 2 Napier Prop Jet Engines - Fairey Rotodyne, approach, hover, pass overhead. (Prototype helicopter with 2 Napier prop jet engines.)

New Zealand Bellbird (Anthornis Melanura) - close-up song from a single bird. Others in background. House sparrows at start of recording. Distant saddleback at end.

Bang! - 5.6mm gas operated rifle, six single shots on targets. (Close perspective.)

Steam Trains Passing Without Siren - Weymouth express train passing with siren. (Southern Region steam train.)

Marsh Edge - SPRING: MID-MORNING Nightingale, great reed warbler, reed warbler, Cetti's warbler, fan-tailed warbler, greenfinch, goldfinch, marsh frogs, tree crickets and other insects

Bbc News Sound Effects Tape (Old) - boat - outboard motor 40HP onboard

Double-spurred Francolin (Francolinus Bicalcaratus) - Rather distant calls. NB Exact date of recording is unknown.

Wadham College Clock, Oxford - Wadham College clock striking six o'clock.

Superb Lyrebird (Menura Novaehollandiae) - close-up mimicry of building site, speech & electronic sounds by displaying male lyrebird. Mimicry of sawing 0m24s, chainsaw 0m36s. This is the individual called 'Chook'.

Shelduck (Tadorna Tadorna) - close-up flight calls. medium distance robins and wind in trees. Distant traffic.

Broad-tailed Hummingbird (Selasphorus Platycercus) - close-up flight trills and wingbeats as bird feeds around flowers, other birds in distance.

Romania 1 - Exterior - traffic atmosphere, busy rush hour traffic, with birsong and people passing - occasional distant trams (rec. in Piata Unirii, Bucharest).

Lesser White-fronted Goose (Anser Erythropus) - Calls of flock M-medium close-up.

Giraffe (Giraffa Camelopardalis) - close-up sounds of Giraffe feeding on acacia. Wind in trees, crickets, flies and distant birds.

Footsteps On Wood: Walking (Dead Acoustic) - Footsteps on Wood, two men & two women walking, departing. (Dead acoustic.)

Water 4 - Three small splashes (studio recording) (22H,reprocessed)

2 Horses On Hard Surface (Studio) - Two horses on hard surface, walk to stop. (Studio recording. No jingle of harness)

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - Alarm calls medium close-up from disturbed birds in colony, then settling calls. Herring gulls mp.

5-7 Cwt Bedford Light Van (Exterior) - Exterior, start, tickover, switch off. (Bedford light van.)

Vc10 Aircraft: Exterior - Belfast, Aircraft,exterior, landing, L - R

Woodland - Pre dawn. Kakas calling from tree-tops - some loud screeches. Flight call from Cook's petrel. Very distant morepork. Crickets. Wind in trees.

Harbour Seal (Phoca Vitulina) - seal calling, with water sloshing about and seabirds calling

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - NB: All recorded from microphones placed beside a Reed Warbler's Nest. Adult pair at nest, calling and incipient singing from male.

Tawny Owl (Strix Aluco) - close-up, clear calls from owl. Quiet background. Occasional very distant, faint replies. N.B. Date of this recording is unknown.

Germany - Germany: Square atmosphere, tolling bell and churchgoers.

Livestock 1 - Goat House, interior, general atmosphere with milking machine in background, suction of machine onto teats at 0m17s.

Souimanga Sunbird (Cinnyris Souimanga) - close-up song, Madagascar Cuckoo, other birds and insects in background.

Rainforest Atmosphere - busy with birds and insects; prominent unidentified bird in f/g

Church Bells (Foreign) - Bells ringing at St. Nicholas Church, Alsterdorf.

Village Atmosphere - chanting of Hagahai tribesmen across valley, prior to pig hunt

Aec Regent Bus (1950‚äôs Model): Exterior - AEC Regent Bus, interior, start, drive in town with stops & starts, switch off. (Model c. 1950s.)

Cicada Sp.(cicadidae Family) - Recorded during early afternoon. Loud, high pitched dissonant stridulation from cicada.

Rufous-throated Solitaire (Myadestes Genibarbis) - Song NB: Exact date in 1966 unknown

Parrot Sp. (Psittaciformes) - Recorded in quarantine area. Lively cacophony of birds. NB: Species is probably green cheeked amazon (Amazona viridigenalis).

Blue Wildebeest (Connochaetes Taurinus) - medium distance calls from herd, with occasional calls of closer animals; birds and occasional hyenas

Interiors - Shops And Cash Registers - Electronic NCR - entry error - 1982 (2R1,reprocessed)

Common Eider (Somateria Mollissima) - close-up female with brood of young ducklings. Mp skylark, black-headed gull & water lapping. Distant oystercatcher & herring gull.

Harbour Atmosphere - Summer morning, with herring and lesser black-backed gulls. NB. Exact date of recording unknown.

Mills & Grain - Interior, general atmosphere on top floor with ginding.

Ships And Boats 2 - Sailing Dinghy, coming a longside larger boat. (Recorded on board.)

Grassland Atmosphere - Wind over grass. Song from savannah sparrow. Other sparrow in distance. Calls from Lesser Yellowlegs at end.

Electronic Sounds - Huge rumble. (Specially created electronic sound.)

Moorhen (Gallinula Chloropus) - Calls close-up from a juvenile. Sparrows alarming in distance.

Ships & Tugs: Whistles & Sirens - Ships' and tugs' hooters sounded on River Elbe.

Peugeot 205gt 1982 1300cc Petrol (car Misfiring Quite Badly) - interior - manual sunroof wound shut

Pyrrhuloxia (Pyrrhuloxia Sinuatus) - medium close-up song, Gambol's Quail in background and distant White-winged Dove.

New Zealand - The Natural World 2 - Water trickling over leaves at night, Opapaka Walk, Waitomo (NZ)

R.a.f. V-bomber (Exterior) - RAF V-bomber, exterior, taxi to close up, switch off. (Long-range bomber, 4 jet engines.)

Small Children At Play - Nursery School, interior, 2-3 year-olds trying to play singing games. (Mixed nursery school.)

Banded Prinia (Prinia Bairdii) - medium close-up calls. Many other birds in background.

Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa Flavipes) - medium close-up awareness/mild alarm calls. Other birds in distance.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Fairly heavy rain in forest with prominent drips. Various bird calls including parrots. background roar of water in stream. N.B. Exact date of recording is unknown.

Combine Harvester: Reaping - Combine Harverster: Reaping, at rear.

Mark V Centurion Tank (Exterior) - Exterior, start up, move off over cobbles. (Mark V Centurion Tank)

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos Minor) - Hunger calls of nestlings, close perspective.

Blue Tit (Parus Caerulus) - Calls of adults as they fly to and from nest hole to feed nestlings, which beg continuously.

Balliol College Clock, Oxford - Balliol College clock striking three o'clock.

Reed-bed - Early morning beside the Caspian Sea. Prominent song from great reed warbler. Cuckoo. Frogs etc. Wind in reeds.

Warble Frequency Notes - Warble Frequency Notes, 200 Hz. (Approximate frequency.)

Sperm Whale (Physeter Catodon) - Clicks from sperm whales. Surface water noise. Hydrophone recording.

Cross-channel Ferry Boat ‚äúdover‚äù - Ferry: Cross-Channel, 'Dover', Boiler room, distant voices.

Coniferous Woodland - Morning at edge of forest. Chaffinches, wren, willow warbler, coal tits and siskins. Slight wind in trees. Also suitable for lochside and lakeside atmospheres.

Trains 2 - Interior - tickover into constant run with carriage creaks, multiple unit diesel train.

Exterior Effects - Sheltered concourse with pumps operating and traffic noises - 1985 (4P1,reprocessed)

Herring Gull (Larus Argentatus) - Long calls close-up. Lesser black-backed gulls mp.

Tropical Evergreen Rain (Cloud) Forest - WINTER: NIGHT With frogs, cicadas and other insects

Fairgrounds - Prize-winning tickets announced by woman over public address system. (Fairground atmosphere in distance.)

Arfak Parotia (Parotia Sefilata) - Male calling above display court. close-up loud calls at 0m14s, 0m56s and 2m40s. (NB wide dynamic range with some very loud calls). Also some flapping and sounds of movement becoming more active towards end of band.

Red-footed Booby (Sula Sula) - Threat calls & bill rattles close-up from an adult with chick. Sooty terns in background. Distant surf.

Frog Spp. - Chorus. N.B. Known locally as rajah & raspberry frogs.

Horses - Newbury Race Course, atmosphere at starting gate, horses away. (Flat racing.)

Motor Car Works - Motor Car Works high-pressure spray plant, general atmosphere with pauses & indistinct speech.

Footsteps In Snow - Footsteps in snow, 2 men. (With start and stop)

World War Ii Aircraft: Heinkel Iii (German) - Heinkel III, interior recordings. Landing, taxiiing

Village Atmosphere - Early Morning - Late Winter. Fairly busy, many birds calling some close-up, sounds of rain falling.

Lesser Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle Rudis) - MC calls in flight while hovering. Insects & slight wind in reedbed, Yellow-billed Stork takes off at end.

Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax Nivalis) - close-up calls and song, bird flies off at end. Meadow pipits in background. Mountain stream in background.

Aircraft: Beagle Pup - Beagle Pup, exterior recordings. Take off

Slow Footsteps Up Wooden Stairs - Footsteps Up Wooden Stairs, two men, slow, with approach & stop.

White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta Carolinensis) - close-up calls from young being fed in nest hole, calls from Mountain Chickadee and chipmunks, other birds in distance - adult calls as it approaches nest site.

Mountain Gorilla (Gorilla Gorilla Beringei) - Eating, juvenile chest-slapping, grunting while David Attenborough groans and mutters occasionally.

Coniferous Woodland - Late Spring: Mid-day. With Black Kite, Hoopoe, Chaffinch, Woodlark, Serin, Greefinch Tree Sparrow, Corn Bunting and Linnet.

Girls‚äô Grammar School - Girls' Grammar School, interior, indistinct chatter & footsteps on stairs.

Greece - Greece: Traffic during election rally, with very heavy traffic, car horns & hooters, also shouting & sirens.

Suburban Steam Train: Exterior (2-6-2 Tank Locomotive, Past 1945) - Steam Train: 2-6-2 tank locomotive, post 1945, suburban, exterior, passengers alighting.

Indian Elephant (Elephas Indicus) - Loud roar with handlers' voices in background

Children - Singing Games & School - Interior, 2-3 year olds trying to play singing games (mixed nursery school, reprocessed)  - November 1968 (76C, reprocessed)

London Underground: Victoria Line - London Underground, Seven Sisters Station, commuters buying tickets & change given using pre-decimal coinage, with some speech. (Victoria Line.)

African Grey Parrot (Psittacus Erithacus) - Bird calling "Hello poppit, hello poppit...how are you?...one...hello poppit

Football & Rugby Crowds - People in stand before match, Middlesex V Gloucester.

American Crow (Corvus Brachyrhynchos) - medium distance calls from a single bird. Yellow-rumped warblers in background. Distant traffic.

Hungary - Traffic, Moscva Ter, Budapest, with heavy traffic, including lots of trams, also footsteps and speech

Arabian Babbler (Turdoides Squamiceps) - Four individuals calling to each other whilst foraging. close-up to background calls. Distant calls from a pigeon. Occasional sounds of movement.

Motor Car: Porsche 924 1984cc (1979)  Interior - Cars: Porsche 924, 1979 model, 1984cc. Interior, drive in town traffic, windows closed

Grey Heron (Ardea Cinerea) - Atmosphere medium close-up early morning in heronry; house sparrows call close-up; songbirds in background.

Marshland - Dusk. Several species alarming and singing close-up. Distant waterbirds including buff-necked ibises.

Woodland Atmosphere - background sounds of strong wind.\ Trees creak in wind. Some hammering from magellanic woodpecker. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown. Some bumps on recording.

Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne Caspia) - medium close-up calling in flight, water rippling and Boat-tailed Grackle in background.

Galapagos Sea Lion (Zalophus Californianus Wollebacki) - Adult male roaring close-up

Aircraft - Embraer Bandeirante, passenger cabin, land, taxi, switch off. (Small airliner, 2 turboprop engines.)

Cuckoo Clock (Cuckoo & Chimes) - Cuckoo clock striking three o'clock. (Cuckoo & chimes.)

Guillemot (Uria Aalge) - medium close-up wingflaps, followed by close-up growls. Distant kittiwakes and herring gulls. Sounds of auks splashing in water at base of cliffs. Growls from nearby razorbill.

Electronically Generated Sounds - Pulsating pink noise. (Futuristic Spot Effect.)

Hawk Owl (Surnia Ulula) - medium close-up calls from male, wind in trees, frogs in background, a little bumpy.

Tawny Owl (Strix Aluco) - medium close-up calls and a hoot from one bird. Chorus of dark bush crickets in background.

Boys‚äô Secondary School - Boys' Secondary School, boys enter dining hall & atmosphere before start of meal.

London Railway Stations - Euston Railway Station, general atmosphere.

Footsteps On Stone: Running - Running, 3 men on stone departing.

Orang Utan (Pongo Pygmaeus) - medium distance kiss-squeaking alarm calls.

Vogelkop Gardener Bowerbird (Amblyornis Inornatus) - Very clear loud springing calls.

Monk Seal (Monachus Schauinslandi) - close-up growls and other calls from an adult on beach. Sooty Terns in background. Prominent surf. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Common Eider (Somateria Mollissima) - close-up female & ducklings. Distant estuary sounds.

Fairgrounds And The Circus - Crowd atmosphere with indistinct band in background - Jan '1980 (5F3,reprocessed)

Catfish Sp. (Siluriformes) - close-up to medium close-up light splashing from catfish trapped in drying pool.

Rainforest - Early morning in highland rainforest (tableland). Several birds singing and calling including spotted catbird and Eastern whipbird. Cicadas in background. Buzz from flies.

Cypress Swamp - Spring: Mid-day Wind in bushes and trees, flies occasional bird calls from Great Crested Flycatcher, White-Eyed Vireo.

Countryside In January: Early Morning - Countryside: Dusk Atmosphere, March, (For use at low level).

Snow Goose (Chen Caerulescens) - close-up-MP calls from a massive flock flying overhead. Slight aircraft noise.

Brown Rat (Rattus Norvegicus) - close-up fear calls and sniffing.

Brown Noddy (Anous Stolidus) - close-up calls while 'mobbing'. Sooty Terns in background. Occasional close Tern.

Redshank (Tringa Totanus) - close-up alarm calls from a single bird and then a pair. Skylark mp. Distant lapwing.

Sperm Whale (Physeter Catodon) - Surface recording of sperm whale blowing. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Crowds: Interior - Crowds in large entrance hall with turnstiles.

Motor Car: 1953 14 H.p. Citroen - Exterior, approach, stop, switch off. (1953 model, 14 h.p.: Citroen)

Whooping Crane (Grus Americana) - Resonant whooping calls from adult.

Spiny Forest Atmosphere - Mid morning - Cicadas and flies, distant birds.

Domestic Cattle (Bos Taurus) - Several sheltering at gate under tree in mid-afternoon summer heat, breathing heavily and occasionally urinating

Agricultural Land - Atmosphere across highland wheat field. Short-toed (red-capped) larks, cockerels. Tractor, distant voices. Wind in crop.

Time - Clocks & Bells - Carfax Tower, Oxford (interior perspective) - 1/4 hour

Woodland Atmosphere - Fairly neutral atmosphere. Sounds of stridulating insects. Distant bird calls. N.B. Exact date of this recording is not known.

Goldfinch (Carduelis Carduelis) - Song close-up, with Spotless Starling, Jackdaw and Golden Oriole in background.

Black Spider Monkey (Ateles Paniscus) - Feeding sounds close-up, movement and low chatter.

Tropical Seasonal Forest Atmosphere - Recorded in transitional zone of forest. medium distance calls from many different bird species. Sounds of water dripping on foliage from recent rain. N.B. Occasional distant sounds of an engine.

Oil Rigs (Offshore Oil Rig ‚äúsea Quest‚äù - Oil Rigs: Fortes Oilfield offshore rig. The mud shaker

Camargue Feral Horse (Equus Caballus) - Herd grunting, groaning and stamping with distant skylarks, nightingale, cetti's warbler and black-headed gulls

Transport - Regents Park Underground Station, atmosphere on platform, train arrives & departs.

Renault 4 Saloon Car 1967 (Interior) - Renault 4 saloon, interior, starts, run in traffic with several starts & stops. (1967 model.)

Common Pufferfish (Tetraodon Cutcutia) - close-up calls out of water. Echo from room.

Ibis Bill (Ibidorhyncha Struthersii) - medium distance - close-up flight attack calls, flight alarm calls & alarm calls on the ground near the nest from a pair. Low river sound.

Pied Kingfisher (Cerlye Rudis) - medium close-up flight calls of pair. Background quite low.

Crested Auklet (Aethia Cristatella) - mixed colony of CRESTED and PARAKEET AUKLETs; with prominet kittiwakes in f/g

Telephone Confidence Tones - Telephone dial tone, 4 figures dialled, busy signal.

1916 World War I Mk. V Tank (Interior) - Mark V Tank, interior, false start, start, misfire, tickover. (World War I Tank, c. 1916.)

Kentish Plover (Charadrius Alexandrinus) - Calls close-up. Bee medium close-up. Avocet & sedge warbler in distance.

Woodland - Evening in oak woodland. Woodpecker drumming. Great tit calling. Eastern crowned warbler and other birds in background. Wind gusting in trees and bushes.

Domestic Clock - Domestic Mantle Clock striking seven o'clock. (Early 19th Century clock chimes 'A', 8 bells, 1 gong.)

Indoor Shopping Centre, Birmingham - Outdoor rag market, general atmosphere.

Slow-flowing River (Canal) - LATE SPRING: MIDDAY. With nightingales, cuckoo, cetti's warbler, lesser grey shrikes, swifts, goldfinches, young great tits and woodland grasshoppers (Omocestus rufipes).

Magnificent Riflebird (Ptiloris Magnificus) - close-up and distant whooping whistles. NB: The exact date of this recording is unknown (probably Oct-Dec 95).

Trains - Steam Train, wheel tapping with brakes on. (Testing for defects in wheels.)

Monk Parakeet (Myiopsitta Monachus) - Distant and close-up calls from flock flying overhead. Other birds in background.

Aircraft: Bac 111 (Exterior) - BAC 1-11, exterior, taxi to foreground. (Short-range airliner, 2 jet engines.)

Domestic Clock (19th Century) - Domestic clock striking two o'clock. (Nineteenth century domestic clock.)

Festival Atmosphere - medium close-up to background lively crowd atmosphere during festival for Goddess Nyale. Sounds of cheering, bells & general murmur of crowd. background occasional sounds of galloping Sumba ponies.

Ecclesiastical Effects 2 - Village church, single bell ringing up then telling (Christ Church, Kilndown, Kent) - November 1966 (91B, reprocessed )

Yellow Warbler (Dendroica Petechia) - close-up song, other birds in background.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Calls from various bird species. Also sounds of insects.

Interior House Doors (Wooden) - Interior, wooden door closed with light echo.

River, Fast - close-up of melt-water river, shallow stony with water around large stone gurgling and splashing.

Tropical Seasonal Forest Atmosphere - Neutral atmosphere. medium distance chatter from bird. Distant birds, some low level traffic & voices. Sounds of wind gusts.

Indri (Indri Indri) - close-up calls from a group of four. another group in extreme distance at start, call about 0900.

Redstart (Phoenicurus Phoenicurus) - Anxiety calls of adults and nestlings being fed in nestbox

Portable Typewriter (Live Acoustic, Distant) - Portable Typewriter: Live Acoustic, distant, loading and unloading.

Jackdaw (Corvus Monedula) - medium distance - close-up calls from adults & fledglings in quarry; begging & feeding calls from chicks; flight & contact calls from adults. Some distant traffic noise.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Quite busy early morning atmosphere. Various calls from different birds. Harsh 'grinding' sounds possibly from MacGregor's bowerbird.

Leach's Petrel (Oceanodroma Leucorhoa) - AND FORK-TAILED PETREL (OCEANODROMA FURCATA) medium close-up-close-up flight calls from birds flying around in forest and landing on ground and calling.

Snow Goose (Anser Caerulescens) - Calls close-up, from chicks 3-4 days old. Slightly hissy background. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Billiards - Snooker, game in progress. (Single game, no speech.)

Merton College Clock, Oxford - Merton College clock striking one o'clock.

Right Whale (Balaena Glacialis) - Hydrophone recording. Long, low rumbling vocalisation from whale 0m12s. Also high pitched sqeaking vocalisations from dusky dolphins.

Ring Tailed Lemur (Lemur Catta) - Contact 'clucking' calls close-up from adults feeding in trees.

Traffic - Traffic from forecourt of Television Centre, distinct traffic with occas.close vehicle and footsteps - 1981(1T8, reprocessed)

Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle Rudis) - Diving splash and calls close-up with House Crows calling in background.

Cactus Wren (Campylorhynchus Brunneicapillus) - close-up song and flight call, other birds in distance.

Volvo 244 Police Ar: Exterior (Pa 150 ‚äòyelp‚äô & ‚äòwail‚äô Siren - Police Car: Volvo 244, fast run with PA 150 'wail' siren, interior

Red-billed Gull (Larus Scopulinus) - close-up excited calls from a group of gulls on beach. Surf in background.

Suricate (Suricata Suricatta) - medium close-up begging calls from an apprentice in the group. Some machine noise.

Footsteps On Stone: Walking (Slight Echo) - Walking, 2 men on stone. (With start and stop, slight echo)

Galapagos Fur Seal (Arctocephalus Australis Galapagoensis) - Bull threatening and giving warning call to cows

World War Ii Aircraft: Lancaster Bomber - Avro Lancaster, interior, constant flight. (World War II bomber, four piston engines.)

Tiger Moth Light Aircraft (Single Piston Engine, Open Cockpit) (Exterior) - Exterior, start, tickover, taxi away. (Tiger Moth Light Aircraft, Single piston engine; open cockpit)

Blue Bird Of Paradise (Paradisaea Rudolphi) - close-up calls and display call. Parrots in background. Recorded in captivity.

Short Grass Savanna - SUMMER: EARLY MORNING With wildebeest, Thomson's gazelles, capped wheatears, yellow wagtail, larks and flies and bush-cricket song towards the end

Comedy Sounds - Air escaping from punctured tyre. (Specially created effect)

Southern Lapwing (Vanellus Chilensis) - close-up mutual calls, alarm calls & flight calls. Southern screamer & pipit in distance.

Boys‚äô Comprehensive School: In Classroom - Boys' Comprehensive School classroom, junior boys in noisy classroom.

Applause At Concert - Applause at concert after musical item. (Recorded at the Royal Albert Hall, London.)

Office Equipment, Business & Control Areas - Fax machine (Pitney Bowes 8000) - receive

Steam Trains Passing Without Siren - Bournemouth express train passing with siren. (Southern Region steam train.)

Red Billed Toucan (Ramphastos Cuvieri) - medium close-up high-pitched yapping calls from a pair of birds. Other birds including parrot spp. in background. Stridulation from cicadas.

Farm And Homestead - SPRING: MID-MORNING. Sheep, sheep bells, guinea fowl, corn bunting, fan-tailed warbler, nightingale, field crickets.

New Zealand Bellbird (Anthornis Melanura) - close-up - medium distance song from several birds. Distant fantail and parakeet. Slight wind in trees. Also suitable for use as a woodland atmosphere (New Zealand).

Bumble Bee (Bombus Terrestris) - close-up buzzing from bee (Bombus terrestris) feeding on flowers.

Hand-operated Sewing Machine - Hand-Operated Sewing Machine, foot lifted & lowered three times.

World War 2 - V1 Flying Bomb (Doodle Bug) seven approach in quick succession, engines cut out, explosion - 1975 (500A)

Banded Tit Warbler (Parisoma Boehmi) - close-up song, calls from Rufous Sparrows, two calls prominent at 1'15", Klaas's Cuckoo, Rattling Cisticola and buzzing from insects in background.

Sikorski S 55 Helicopter - Fairey Rotodyne, passing overhead. (Prototype helicopter with 2 Napier prop jet engines.)

Horse On Hard Surface (Studio) - Horse on hard surface, jog trot to stop. (Studio recording. No jingle of harness)

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - Alert calls close-up. Herring gull mp. Distant skylark.

Cessna Light Aircraft - Cessna, Small Aircraft, exterior, plane taking off

Footsteps On Wood: Walking (Dead Acoustic) - Footsteps on Wood, two men & one woman walking, with start & stop. (Dead acoustic.)

Romania 1 - Dawn skyline atmosphere, birdsong including crows, distant traffic, barking dogs (rec. in yard enclosed by apartment blocks in Bucharest city centre).

Blue Monkey (Cercopithecus Mitis) - close-up alarm calls from one with another nearby. Slight breeze in trees, distant birds singing. Monkeys moving in trees, cricket and cicadas faintly in background.

Open Swamp - Summer: Dusk Various birds singing and calling, crickets stridulating, wind in trees.

Wadham College Clock, Oxford - Wadham College clock striking one o'clock.

Curlew (Numenius Arquata) - Flight calls medium close-up. Gulls and curlew in distance.

Oystercatcher (Haematopus Ostralegus) - Alarm calls close-up from a single bird, flight alarm at end. Another in distance.

Superb Lyrebird (Menura Novaehollandiae) - close-up long & good mimicry of laughing kookaburra by displaying male lyrebird. Continues with mimicry of other bird species, electronic & welding noises. This is the individual called 'Chook'.

Raven (Corvus Corax) - medium close-up-MC calls from several fighting over deer carcass. Whines and growls from Wolves and take-off of Ravens. Some return to carcass and continue to fight and call. Several take-off, the rest stay calling and are then flushed.

White Tern (Gygis Alba) - close-up calls from adults and chick. Adults preening and feeding chick. Surf in background.

Church Bells (Foreign) - Church bells ringing. (Unidentified foreign location.)

Yellow Nosed Albatross (Diomedea Chlororhynchos) - Agitated squabbling between albatrosses. Water effects, some slapping against boat.

Aec Regent Bus (1950‚äôs Model): Exterior - AEC Regent Bus, exterior, doors open & close. (Model c. 1950s.)

Blue Coua (Coua Caerulea) - MC calls, Madagascar Cuckoo and other birds in background, crickets and very distant banging at start.

Tibetan Snowcock (Teraogallus Tibetanus) - medium distance to distant clucking calls from snowcocks. medium close-up calls from another (unidentified) bird species. background sounds of wind. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown. Occasional low level bumps on recording.

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - NB: All recorded from microphones placed beside a Reed Warbler's Nest. Adult approaches nest and settles on nest, revolving as it does so.

Woodland - Dusk at edge of forest. Kakas and morepork. Distant crickets. Wind in trees.

Green Sandpiper (Tringa Ochropus) - Flight calls medium close-up. Windy background.

River, Fast - Shallow, fast flowing river, water dripping on ice, song from Savannah and American Tree Sparrows. Calls from Redpolls and Eiders in background. Windy background.

Horses / Dogs - Norwich Union Stagecoach & Four, exterior, constant run. (Recorded on coach.)

Peugeot 205gt 1982 1300cc Petrol (car Misfiring Quite Badly) - interior - electric window, wound down

Arctic Skua (Stercorarius Parasiticus) - Calls close-up - mp from two birds. Distant surf.

Gila Woodpecker (Melanerpes Uropygialis) - close-up calls, insects and Gambel's Quail calling in distance.

Electronic Sounds - Sharp clunk. (Specially created electronic sound.)

Horses / Dogs - One Dog, exterior, eating bones, with some birdsong. (Close perspective recording.)

Manchurian Crane (Grus Japonensis) - medium close-up calls from adult at nest. Chicks call in background. Crow in background. Distant cuckoo.

Thermal Mud Pool Atmosphere - close-up sounds of bubbling mud. Loud pops & splats, occasionally busy. Faint hissing sounds.

Resplendent Quetzal (Pharomachrus Mocinno) - Song, close perspective, with White-throated Thrush in background.

Fire Service - Fire engine, interior, start, run, stop. (Recorded on board vehicle)

Electronically Generated Sounds - Eerie electronic noise (various different pitches). (Futuristic Spot Effect.)

Interiors - Shops And Cash Registers - Class Three Machine (supermarket) - keyboard operated, ticket produced, drawer opens, bell, change given, drawer closes (three times) - 1969 (23Z,reprocessed)

Mixed Woodland - AUTUMN: Early morning With feeding calls of Blue Tits and Nuthatch. Distant dog and motor horn.

Trinity & St. John‚äôs College Clock, Cambridge - Trinity & St John's College clock striking eight o'clock. (Trinity clock strikes a second time for St. John's College.)

Rainforest Atmosphere - Calls from many birds including bananaquits & a 'bullthrush'. Also some insect stridulation. background roar from a stream. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Covent Garden Market - Covent Garden Market: Unloading, quiet voices, trolleys in fruit and vegetable hall.

King Penguin (Aptenodytes Patagonica) - medium close-up chicks begging. Adults calling while `sky-pointing'.

Mark V Centurion Tank (Exterior) - Exterior, start up, passing & manoeuvring over rough ground, stop. (Mark V Centurion Tank)

Urban South West Africa - Indian ocean surf - recorded close to the Cape of Good Hope.

Pampas Grassland: Tala Woodland - DAY Including house wren, white-tipped dove, southern screamer, hooded siskin, picazuro pigeon, rufous hornero, great kiskadee, rufous-bellied thrush, rufous-collared sparrow and white-rumped swallow

River/estuary Atmosphere - Spring, day. Many gulls calling over river.

Turnstiles - Turnstiles at a football match, in use during busy period.

Fairgrounds - Fairground atmosphere with indistinct sound of barkers in background attracting custom.

Blue-faced Booby (Sula Dactylatra) - Display calls, wing fluttering and footsteps close-up from a male and female. Ascension Island frigatebirds in background.

Exterior Effects - Cliff top with seagulls circling overhead (20C,reprocessed)

Pacific Black Duck (Anas Superciliosa) - medium close-up flight calls with medium distance cicadas.

Tropical Evergreen Rain (Cloud) Forest - WINTER: MIDDAY With distant quetzal and three-wattled bellbird and rain dripping on leaves

Warble Frequency Notes - Warble Frequency Notes, 250 Hz. (Approximate frequency.)

Sperm Whale (Physeter Catodon) - Sperm whale and calf blowing. Hydrophone recording.

Cross-channel Ferry Boat ‚äúdover‚äù - Ferry: Cross-Channel, 'Dover', Seawash recorded from anchor chain locker.

Puffin (Fratercula Arctica) - close-up wingbeats fom birds taking off and flying from burrows. Six birds at 0m18s, two birds at 0m24s. Distant gulls and oystercatcher. Surf in background.

Communications - BT Domestic Phone, Statesman model, 10 rings & pick-up.

Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax Auritus) - MC calls from adults on nest, others in background with egret colony, also song of Prairie Warbler.

Slow Footsteps Up Wooden Stairs - Footsteps Up Wooden Stairs, woman, slow, with start & stop.

Red-breasted Musk Parrot (Prosopeia Tabuensis) - close-up calls from a single bird. Other birds, mainly red-vented bulbuls. Cicadas in background.

Lesser Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle Rudis) - medium close-up calls & flight calls from three birds. Water lapping, Hippo & Weavers in background. Pelican takes off. Slight over-modulation on some calls.

Gasworks - Gasworks, Governor House, general atmosphere in early morning.

Footsteps In Undergrowth: Running - Running, 2 men. (With approach and stop)

World War Ii Aircraft; Heinkel 115 (German) - Heinkel 115, exterior recording. Flying with wind at 3,000ft

Motor Car Works - Motor Car Works, high pressure air pipes singing.

Solitary Mining Bee (Dasypoda Hirtipes) - close-up buzzing from single bee and several bees whilst flying, landing and taking off.

Village And Playground Atmospheres - Small town atmosphere with children playing in street, occasional traffic.

Pied Heron (Hydranassa Picata) - medium close-up calls of many feeding in water,part of flock takes off near start with the rest taking off at end.

Desert Wheatear (Oenanthe Deserti) - Alarm and feeding calls as a pair feeds two immatures, young birds 'tack' and call for food; female gives higher-pitched call and young respond; female gives alarm calls at end. Song of Bar-tailed Desert Lark in background.

Black-headed Wagtail (Motacilla Flava Feldegg) - Song, with insects. Distant traffic/aircraft noise and windy background.

Tok Tokki Beetle (Psammodes Species) - close-up tapping on small stone (stone is smaller than beetle) Also sounds of movement.

Boat-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus Major) - medium close-up song from group of twelve birds. Snow geese in background and distant hoots from barred owl.

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - Mew calls and colony atmosphere close-up.

Brent Goose (Branta Bernicla) - medium close-up calls from a feeding flock. Skylark calling near start & distant sea-wash. Disc crackles more noticeable at start.

Carpenter‚äôs Workshop - A router operating with switch on and off.

Prison Doors - Garage Door: Exterior, Up & Over type, opened and shut.

Surf - medium close-up waves breaking on rocks, from a stormy sea.

Greengrocer Cicada (Cyclochila Virens) - close-up stridulation (not full burst) in captivity.

Village Green Cricket Match (Rec. May With Birdsong On Each Band) - Atmosphere: Open Field, Afternoon, distant traffic, birdsong. (Technical note, for use at low level)

Rajasthan Musicians - Improvised beginning with some lively, rhythmic drumming. Sounds of drums & reed instrument. Drums pick up rhythm, change of tempo. Also sounds of singing. \ N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Traction Engine (Single Cylinder) - Traction Engines (Single cylinder): Idling and fire burning, interior

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - Adult arrives with food close-up. Pair give 'long' calls close-up. Chick begs close-up. Colony mp.

Domestic Clock - Grandfather Clock with St Michael's chimes, striking twelve o'clock.

Screaming Piha (Lipaugus Vociferans) - Distant and closer calls, with occasional calls of Macaws and a cicada in background.

Golden Eagle (Aquila Chrysaetos) - Female & eaglet calling close-up in nest. Slight crackles.

Land Rover (Exterior) - Land Rover, exterior, approach and stop.

African Grey Parrot (Psittacus Erithacus) - Bird calling "What a noise, good heavens...oh (kissing sounds followed by 'wolf whistling')

Goosander (Mergus Merganser) - close-up female hissing from her tree-hole nest.

Common Cuckoo (Cuculus Canorus) - hungers calls - 4 weeks old fledged chick

Brown Pelican (Pelecanus Occidentalis) - Calls close-up from a six-week-old chick, colony in background.

Riverside - Late Spring: Midday - With great grey shrike fledglings, golden oriole, corn bunting, swallows and field crickets

Household Effects - Sound of clothes being washed on a dolly board.

Honey Bee (Apis Mellifera) - close-up buzzing from a swarm in the air.

Hammering (Exterior) - Hammering iron stake into ground. (Exterior)

Church Bells - Church Bells: Incomplete Cambridge Surprise Maximus, St. Sepulchre's church, High Holborn, known as 'bells of Old Bailey'

Little Grebe (Podiceps Ruficollis) - Trill medium close-up, water rippling in background, cicadas, crested coot & other birds in distance.

Red Eyed Tree Frog (Agalychnis Callydryes) - Call of single individual close-up with insects in background

Orange-breasted Honeyeater (Myzomela Jugularis) - medium close-up calls. Polynesian triller calls in background. Slight wind in trees.

Riverside - Dawn at side of Mara River in thick, enclosed acacia woodland. Crickets, cicadas and birds. Splashes in water from hippos and distant calls.

Spring Peeper (Hyla Crucifer) - close-up winter calls. Wind in trees.

Chimpanzee (Pan Troglodytes) - Hooting and pant grunting. Screaming and whimpering at 2m00s. Small fight with sounds of choking. Nutcracking.

Motor Car: Ford Ecsort 1300 (Manual) (Exterior) - Ford Escort 1300, exterior, approach, stop, tickover, reverse away. (1300cc engine, manual transmission.)

Lapwing (Vanellus Vanellus) - Anxiety calls close-up - mp. Redshank mp, domestic geese in distance. Distant traffic and surf.

Trains - Diesel Train, interior, move from toilets to carriage with opening & closing doors.

Black Guillemot (Cepphus Grille) - guillemot being mobbed by gulls (guillemot is the one with the high-pitched call); latter part of recording only has gulls calling

Machine Shop - A drilling and milling machine operates with occasional pauses.

Footsteps On Pavement: Walking - Footsteps on Pavement, two men & two women walking, with start & stop.

Helmeted Curassow (Crax Pauxi) - medium close-up honking calls from curassow. background calls from other bird species. Also some sounds of moving foliage. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown. Recorded in captivity.

Grey Backed Camaroptera (Camaroptera Brevicaudata) - MC-medium close-up calls. Insects and other birds in distance.

D.i.y. And Building - General atmosphere on building site, mid distant acoustic, starts with dumper truck passing.

Pine Woods - Spring: Wind in trees, calls from Boat-tailed Grackle, Red-winged Blackbird. Quieter atmosphere.

France - Paris - St. Gervais Church bells, atmosphere in church precinct as bells toll for sunday morning mass, with passing footsteps,

Mountain Forest Atmosphere - Early morning just after dawn. Some prominent bird calls. Good calls from common hawk cuckoo in second part of recording.

World War Ii Battle Actuality - Enemy mortar fire (400 yds) Nebelwerfer (6 barrelled mortar) from enemy lines. World War II. (From 78 r.p.m. disc).

Wind Atmosphere - Strong breeze through aspen leaves, Green-tailed Towhee singing in background.

Mallard (Anas Platyrhynchos) - close-up chirping of duckling (few days old), female calls occasionally, medium close-up robin and garden warbler. medium distance canada goose & sheep. Distant wood pigeon, echo to more distant calls.

Talking Toys - 'Suzy Sing-a-Song' Singing Doll Record, "It's raining it's pouring"/"Round and round the garden".

Marabou Stork (Leptoptilos Crumeniferus) - Fighting close-up from several over carcass; vultures close-up also fighting. N.B This recording was made at an unspecified date during 1982

Comedy Sounds: Impact Rhythms - Bong doying, Jews' harp. (Specially created effect)

Aircraft: Comet Iv (Exterior) - De Havilland Comet IV, exterior, start and run up engines, taxi. (Medium/long-range airliner, 4 jet engines.)

Eversmann's Redstart (Phoenicurus Erythronotus) - close-up calls from a single, well grown chick, other birds in distance, Some parts of recording have clean background.

Scrub - Winter: Early Morning - With medium ground finches and flies

Blue-bellied Roller (Coracias Cyanogaster) - Several calling and mobbing Grey Hornbills.

Lapwing (Vanellus Vanellus) - Display calls in flight medium distance.

Indian Tree Pipit (Anthus Hodgsoni) - medium close-up song from a perched bird. medium distance stream. Red-breasted flycatcher singing in background.

American Wood Ibis (Mycteria Americana) - medium close-up animated begging calls from small chick. Occasional wingbeats. background sounds of colony & insect stridulation.

Refuse Collection (Occasional Distant Speech) - Road Maintenance, pneumatic drill, constant run.

Lion (Panthera Leo) - Loud snarls. Conflicts. Growls and snarls continue. NHC17 is a continuous recording of 73m48s also found starting on NHS000124.

Motor Car: Ford Cortina 1600 (Exterior) - Ford Cortina 1600, exterior, self starter, revving, stop. (Recorded at exhaust end, 1600cc engine.)

Electronic Cash Registers: Ncr Machine With Printer & Bleeps - Cash Register, Electronic NCR: With printer and bleeps, entry error.

Moorland - LATE SPRING With whinchat song, distant wren and curlew, also stream and small waterfall

Pygmy Chimpanzee (Pan Paniscus) - Excited wailing and screaming from group. Some chopping of sugar cane. Cicadas in background.

Dark Bush Cricket (Pholidoptera Griseoaptera) - Chorus with very distant tawny owl

Tuatara (Sphenodon Punctatus) - medium close-up single call. Surf in background.

Sydney & Urban New Zealand - Monorail train passing, Darling Harbour - city atmosphere with footsteps, some distinct speech. Monorail train passes overhead (ID point at 1'22" for train approach).

White-fronted Bee-eater (Merops Bullockoides) - NB: Exact date of recording not known. close-up alarm and flight alarm calls from a single bird. Others calling excitedly in background. Hissy.

German Crowds - German crowd, exterior, mixed angry crowd. (Some shouting.)

Mallard (Anas Platyrhynchos) - close-up quacks from close birds. medium close-up other mallards & distant wood pigeons.

Whooper Swan (Cygnus Cygnus) - Trumpeting calls close-up & flapping wings from a single bird; wigeon in background, barnacle geese in distance.

Atmospheres - Atmosphere: North London garden at evening, rain beginning at 1'30", (Technical note: for use at low level)

Motor Car: 1940 Period ‚äòold Banger‚äô (Exterior) - Exterior, start and depart. (1940 period car)

Willow Grouse (Lagopus Lagopus) - close-up sounds of it feeding on willows and calls, Snow Geese, American Tree Sparrow and frogs in background.

Trinity College Clock, Oxford - Trinity College clock striking two o'clock.

Dial 999 - Police car, pass right to left with wail siren, switched off as it passes.

Red-breasted Goose (Branta Ruficollis) - close-up feeding and contact calls from a flock of about 150 birds. medium distance mallard and distant collection sounds. Starling and house sparrow at start.

Mixed Woodland Edge - EARLY SPRING: EVENING Mainly pheasants going to roost but with blackbird, song thrush, etc

Carpebter‚äôs Workshop - A 10" tenon saw operating across grain of hard wood.

Aberdeen Trams, exterior, new tram crossing points followed by older model tram.

Ring-necked Parakeet (Psittacula Krameri) - Flight calls close-up of several birds, with water birds calling in distance.

Triumph 650 Cc Twin Motor Cycle - Triumph 650cc twin, passing at speed.

Rock Pipit (Anthus Petrosus) - close-up alarm calls from adult. Alarm-contact calls to fledged chick; chick gives contact calls medium close-up which become more urgent begging calls. Second adult gives brief alarm calls.

Black-billed Capercaillie (Tetrao Parvirostris) - medium distance display calls. One call from willow grouse. Slight wind in trees at 2m00s.

Tank Guns - Tank Guns, 120mm gun fired three times. (Recorded at target end.)

Army: Parade Ground Manoeuvres (Without Spoken Commands) - Platoon marches past, right to left on parade ground, without spoken command. (Recorded at Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst.) (NB Platoon = 24 men.)

Atomic Power Station - Atomic Power Station, atmosphere on ground floor of turbine hall.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Recorded in afternoon. close-up sounds of ringing stridulation from individual insect. background sounds of rainforest atmosphere.

Helicopters - Exterior - passing overhead (Brantley B2B, 2 seater with 3 bladed rotor 180hp Lycoming engine).

Western Sandpiper (Calidris Mauri) - close-up flight calls. Flock in background.

Crowds Outside Buckingham Palace, London (Mid-distant Perspective) - Crowds: Outside Buckingham Palace, Noisy, footsteps, distant national anthem played and sung.

Grey Junglefowl (Gallus Sonneratii) - medium distance crowing calls from junglefowl. background tropical seasonal forest atmosphere. Occasional shrill peeps from Malabar parakeet. Distant toks from a great Indian hornbill towards end of recording.

Bbc News Sound Effects Tape (Old) - train - train arrives at station

Vintage Motor Car: Citroen 5cv Van: Interior - Cars: Vintage motor car Citroen 5cv van, 1924. Interior, short and long horn blasts

Firecrest (Regulus Ignicapillus) - close-up song. Blackcap and wren prominent in background. Blackbird, coal tit and woodpigeon in distance. Slight wind in trees.

Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus Magellanicus) - Calls close-up from adults & large chicks, kelp gulls calling close-up near start, general colony in distance.

Harbour - LATE SPRING: EARLY MORNING With oystercatchers, herring and lesser black-backed gulls, pied wagtail, house sparrows and starlings

Fishing - Casting with a fly-fishing rod. Gulls in background. Lapping water in background.

Fenland - Marshland Mere: Later Spring; Mid-day With Mallard, Redshank and Sedge Warbler.

American Telephones - American Telephones: Receiver lifted, 7 digits dialled, ringing tone

Tropical Seasonal Forest Atmosphere - Distant axis deer rutting calls. background calls of many bird species in dawn chorus. M/d peacock & melodic whistling of short winged cuckoo. Recorded at sunrise.

Farmstead And Village - WINTER: MIDDAY. With carrion crow and starling mimicking house sparrow, moorhen and skylark.

British Rural Backgrounds - Daytime, open rural skyline, occasional gust of wind and rustle of leaves.

Christ‚äôs College Clock, Cambridge - Christ's College clock striking seven o'clock.

Free Tailed Bat Sp. (Tadarida) - Dusk. close-up sound of thousands of bats flying from cave. Crickets stridulating in foreground. NB: The species is probably Brazilian free-tailed bat (Tadarida brasiliensis).

Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis Papua) - close-up of gentoo nest with adult and 2 chicks begging and gulping. Ecstatic calls from nearby adults. Sound of adults and chicks feet on loose stones of nest. Parent gives low intensity mutual greeting to chicks.

Bee (Apoidea) - close-up landing from single bee. Slightly noisy background.

Royal Albatross (Diomedea Epomophora) - close-up bill-claps. Gulls in background. Surf in background.

Blackbird (Turdus Merula) - close-up song. Garden atmosphere in background with distant house sparrows and starlings.

France - Sarlet - open air market, setting up stalls and some shopping.

Reed Bunting (Emberiza Schoeniclus) - medium close-up calls Gadwall and tractor in background

Egyptian Goose (Alopochen Aegyptiacus) - close-up calls from a single bird. medium close-up sounds of ducks and other waterfowl.

Ridged Frog (Ptychadena Anchietae) - close-up rapid, shrill calls from frog. background calls from frogs including other frog species. background sounds of insect stridulation. N.B. Date of this recording is unknown.

Caribbean Crowds (Indoors) - Interior, subdued mixed conversation, spoken in English with Caribbean accent.

Domestic Clock (Bell: Mid-perspective) - Domestic clock striking ten o'clock. (Mid-perspective recording of domestic clock with bell.)

Waterbuck (Kobus Ellipsiprymnus Defassa) - MC alarm snorts from a small herd in woodland. Birds and insects in background. Slight wind in trees. A few mic. bumps. N.B On NHC26 the duration of this recording is 1m06s

Bornean Orang Utan (Pongo Pygmaeus Pygmaeus) - medium distance long call from adult male. Loud, rhythmic grunts & wailing sounds. Also some sounds of movement. background sounds of rain & birds.

Tundra Atmosphere - Strong wind, Boreal Wood frogs calling, Snow Geese, American Tree Sparrow and Arctic Redpoll.

Motor Car: Ford Cortina 1.6 Gl (Manual) 1982 Model: Interior - Cars: 1.6 GL (Manual) 1982 model Ford Cortina. Exterior, engine revving

Horses 1 - Two horses at trot, approach, stop & depart on rough track, left to right, some noise from bit.

Madagascar Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone Mutata) - medium close-up song, another in distance. Distant cuckoo roller. Insects and wind in trees. Some alarm calls near end.

World War Ii Aircraft - Sunderland flying boat, exterior, take off. World War II. (From 78 r.p.m. disc)

Galapagos Sealion (Zalophus Californianus Wollebacki) - Adult bull bellowing close-up.

Ruined Castle Atmosphere - Spring; Afternoon With House Martin, Chaffinch, Short-toed Treecreeper, Blue Rock Thrush and distant traffic.

Urban South America - Steam train from Asuncion to Luque internal, constant run with loud distinct speech, also train noise  and hooter etc.

Dogs - Sealyham Terrier snuffling, yelping & growling, interior.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Dawn. Prominent song from honeyeater and green catbird. Other birds in background. Occasional hum from beetles. Water dripping from trees. Becomes less busy towards end of recording. NB: exact date of recording is not specified.

Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus Magellanicus) - Calls medium close-up in colony from adults at hatching stage.

Farmland/farmyard - medium distance bellowing from cattle being moved into milking shed. Cattle bellowing inside shed. Recorded from outside. House sparrows and wren in background.

Leopard (Panthera Pardus) - Aggressive hiss from 12 week old cub, recorded in captivity. Occasional calls from African fish eagle in distance. House sparrow and a few chaffinch calls.

2 Ton Diesel Truck - Exterior, slow approach and stop, gear change, depart. (2 ton diesel truck, make not known)

Domestic Horse (Equus Caballus) - medium distance feeding sounds and swishing tail from a single New Forest pony. Flies buzzing. Distant birds. Grasshopper. Slight wind in bushes.

Small Copper Butterfly (Lycaena Phlaeas) - Sounds from a male pupa. Others nearby.

Orchard Oriole (Icterus Spurius) - close-up song and calls from a male. Red-winged Blackbirds and other species in distance.

Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus Sandwichensis) - close-up song, insects and Eider in background, rather hissy.

Galapagos Storm Petrel (Oceanodroma Tethys) - close-up calls from adults and chicks. Boobies in background.

Curlew (Numenius Arquata) - medium distance calls and bubbling calls from a pair. Calls echo around valley. Others in background. Distant chaffinch, meadow pipits and buzzard. Wingbeats from goldeneye near end of recording. Strong wind across marsh.

King Penguin (Aptenodytes Patagonica) - close-up begging calls from chicks and calls from adults in colony.

Petrol Bus (On Country Route) - Petrol bus, interior, move off, running on trunk road, slow down, stop. (On country route, make of bus not known)

Marsh Frog (Rana Ridibunda) - medium close-up to background croaks & chittering calls from chorusing frogs. Some slight wind noise.

Common Swallow (Hirundo Rustica) - Flight calls inside empty farm cottage medium close-up-close-up.

Tree Cricket (Oecanthus Pellucens) - Calls close-up. Clean background.

Small Children At Play - Nursery School, interior, forty 3-5 year-olds playing in hall before roll call. (Mixed nursery school.)

Arctic Fox (Alopex Lagopus) - Distant greeting calls and bark. Snow geese and snow buntings in background.

Black Vulture (Aegypius Monachus) - close-up begging calls and movement in nest from a month old chick. Sardinian warbler mp. Song thrush and serin in distance. Wind buffeting nest.

Sailing - Light sea as heard from Halliards (STS Malcolm Miller).

Black Parrot (Coracopsis Nigra) - Calls close-up. Other birds in background. Wind and distant water. NB: Date of recording unknown

Chimpanzee (Pan Troglodytes) - close-up cracking palm nuts and rustling (very clear)

Motor Car: Ford Cortina 1.6 Gl (Manual) 1982 Model: Interior - Cars: 1.6 GL (Manual) 1982 model, Ford Cortina. Interior, false starts

European Raven (Corvus Corax Corax) - Agitated calls from ravens. Interesting click/pop call 2m14s. Also sounds of wingbeats & movement. background calls from crows. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Demoiselle Crane (Anthropoides Virgo) - Mass take-off of cranes. Sounds of calls & wingbeats. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Bang! - Scorpion Armored Vehicle, firing three High Explosive Squash Head (HESH) rounds. (Distant perspective.)

Cactus Wren (Campylorhychus Brunneicapillus) - close-up calls and hisses from chicks, adult calling in distance.

Red-naped Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus Nuchalis) - Calls close-up from chicks in nest hole, excited calls as if being fed. Some background noise, some background pumping at times. NB Exact date of recording not known: early July.

Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri Sciureus) - close-up - medium close-up calls from a troop feeding in trees. Loud cicada sounds.

Crab Plover (Dromas Ardeola) - medium close-up to background double toned calls from flock of plovers. background sounds of engine. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Cattle Egret (Bubulcus Ibis) - close-up colony calls and wingbeats.

Marsh Harrier (Circus Aeruginosus) - Hunger calls from chick close-up. Skylark in distance. Wind in reeds.

Outdoor Clock - Outdoor clock striking, 12 o'clock St. Mary's Church

Sport And Leisure - Trampolining (using mat often found in schools).

Alpine Marmot (Marmot Marmota) - Calls. medium close-up Alpine Chough and insects. Wind and water noise.

Greyhound Racing - Greyhound Racing, atmosphere during & after a race.

Ffestinog Narrow Gauge Steam Train. Exterior - Blaenau Festiniog Light Railway, Steam Train slows & stops.

Sulphur Crested Cockatoo (Cacatua Galerita) - medium close-up-MC alarm calls from several. Take flight at end. Other birds call in background. Cicada chorus varies in loudness.

Buller's Shearwater (Puffinus Bulleri) - close-up calls from a pair. Other birds outside burrow. Surf in distance. Slight wind in trees.

Black-capped Chickadee (Parus Atricapillus) - close-up calls, other birds in background including White-throated Sparrow, and Chipping Sparrows, Bullfrogs near end.

Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella Magna) - Song medium close-up. Geese and Sandhill Cranes calling in background. NB: Summer. Exact date of recording not known.

Sporting Gun Factory - Sporting Gun Factory, copy lathe turning.

Migrating Passerine Birds Over Farmland - Chaffinches, greenfinches, white wagtails, meadow pipits, firecrests, occasional gunshots from wildfowlers distant sea

Cranes (Gruinae Subfamily) - medium close-up calls from demoiselle & common cranes in flight. Calls slowly recede to distance. Insect stridulation. Low hum in background. Recorded at dusk.

Papermaking: Pulp Breaker - Papermaking, pulp breaker slow down & switch off.

Marshland - Evening by side of reedbed. Several different frogs. Insects. Calls from wood sandpiper 0'07", 0'42", 0'59", 4'02", African sand martin 0'27", 0'32", 2'26", 5'04", 6'18", 6'35", 9'59", Yellow billed egret 0'09", 0'14", 4'32"-4'50", 5'26"-8'10". Other bird

Seawash Atmosphere - Water leaping over rocks. Heavier surf in background and calls from kittiwakes.

Bower's Shrike-thrush (Colluricincla Boweri) - medium close-up song. Other birds in distance. Slight wind in trees.

Ferruginous Hawk (Buteo Regalis) - NB: Exact date of recording not known. medium close-up alarm calls from adult.

Baby (Girl): 2 1/2 Years - 2 3/4 year old baby girl. Talking nonsense, looking at picture book

Cave Atmosphere - Cave - swiftlets. medium close-up speech from nest collectors, cave swiftlets calling in background.

Fulvous Babbler (Turdoides Fulvus) - Calls from several, with calls of great grey shrike in background. Dog barking, windy.

Forest Atmosphere - Frog and insect calls. Evening (6 pm) atmosphere.

British Birds - Reedwarbler, song of unmated male with very distant cows. (Recorded approx. 1900 hrs.)

Veteran Cars: Rolls Royce ‚äúsilver Ghost‚äù (1911 Model, 6 Cylinders, 35 Hp) - Cars: Rolls Royce "Silver Ghost", 1911 model, 6 cylinders, 35 H.P. Interior, start up into reverse

Telemetry; Interplanetary Effects - Mariner 2 Satellite, telemetry effects from satellite.

Royal Albert Hall: Last Night Of The Proms - Last Night Of The Proms: Wild applause - atmosphere - applause

More Phones - Ringing tone (Benelux, Scandinavia, Germany) - 7 rings to answer.

Mixed Woodland - AUTUMN: EVENING. With calls of great tit, goldcrest, carrion crow, blackbird, blue tit and bullfinch.

Aircraft - Embraer Bandeirante, exterior, fly overhead after take-off. (Small airliner, 2 turboprop engines.)

Church Bells - Stedman triples rung - ringing , starts & ends (Evercreech, Somerset)

Hummingbird Sp (Trochilidae) - Wingbeats of flying and hovering bird. NB: Exact date in 1969 unknown

Gunfire & Guns - Gunfire & Guns: A .303 rifle, magazine removed and replaced.

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - close-up mew & kow calls to chicks. Colony mp. Herring gulls mp.

Household 2 - Vacuum cleaner (cylinder type) - in use (distant).

Common Newtonia (Newtonia Brunneicauda) - close-up calls, other birds in distance.

Fast Flowing River - LATE SPRING/SUMMER With waterfall, robin, wren, chaffinch, pied flycatcher, wood warbler and great tit in wooded surroundings

France: Tour De France - France: Tour De France, actuality, race atmosphere. at roadside, applauding spectators and bicycles only passing with distant helicopter.

Crowd Reaction & Chatter - Slow hand-clap into fast rhythm, 20-30 year olds. (Interior.)

Razorbill (Alca Torda) - close-up - medium close-up long calls with the softer `clockwork' type call near the end of the recording. Kittiwakes, guillemots and herring gulls in background. Wingbeats from auks arriving on ledges. Mid-distant surf.

Trains - London Underground Train, interior, Central Line train starts into constant run, slows & stops, doors (no voices).

Arabian Babbler (Turdoides Squamiceps) - close-up calls from fledgling being fed by adults. Sounds of fluttering wings as fledgling is fed. background calls from pigeon. Occasional fly buzz.

Horsedrawn Traffic - Horsedrawn traffic, busy with chatter and footsteps, occasional pauses in traffic with children playing.

House Bunting (Emberiza Striolata) - Song close-up, With flies, hornets etc., and distant Fan-tailed Raven

Pink-footed Goose (Anser Brachyrhynchus) - close-up flight calls from several birds with medium close-up robin ticking.

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - 2 or 3 half-grown chicks giving begging calls close-up, adults calling nearby. Colony mp.

London Underground: Victoria Line - London Underground, Brixton Station, commuters buying tickets & change given using decimal coinage. (Victoria Line.)

Horses (Actuality) - Horse approaches on turf, canters to stop in yard and is dismounted. (Actuality)

Interiors - Pubs And Clubs - Busy lunchtime in a public house in the West End of London - 1972 (1R1,reprocessed)

North Island Kokako (Callaeas Cinerea Wilsoni) - Adult male call. NB: Date of recording not known.

Indian Elephant (Elephas Indicus) - Trumpeting and roaring handlers' voices in background

Suburban Steam Train: Exterior (2-6-2 Tank Locomotive, Past 1945) - Steam Train: 2-6-2 tank locomotive, post 1945, suburban, exterior, guard's whistle, train departs.

County Rugby Football Match - Sport: Association rugby, Middlesex v. Gloucester, atmosphere during match.

Rainforest Atmosphere - medium close-up insect stridulation. background calls from birds. Occasional frog calls. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown. Occasional distant voices.

Aircraft: Lightning Twin-jet Fighter (Exterior) - English Electric Lightning, exterior, taxi & take off. (Jet engined fighter plane.)

Tree Pipit (Anthus Trivialis) - medium close-up flight display song, wind in trees and other birds in distance.

Sperm Whale (Physeter Catodon) - Blows from a small sperm whale as it moves off from close-up. Hydrophone recording. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Motor Car: Ford Ecsort 1300 (Manual) (Interior) - Ford Escort 1300, interior, heater blower. (1300cc engine, manual transmission.)

Morepork (Ninox Novaeseelandiae) - close-up alarm calls. Wind in trees in background.

Herring Gull (Larus Argentatus) - close-up long and mew calls. Lesser black-backed gulls mp. Slight hissing and rumbling in recording.

Building Construction - Single 'Jumping Jenny' (road leveller) with starts and stops.

Giraffe (Giraffa Camelopardalis) - Feeding NB: Exact date in 1982 unknown

Monk Seal (Monachus Schauinslandi) - medium close-up growls from adult with heavy surf and Sooty Terns calling. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Kittiwake (Rissa Tridactyla) - Adult and chick calls close-up. Other kittiwakes mp. Arctic tern in distance. Distant sea-wash.

Motor Car: 1 1/2 Litre Riley, 1959 (Worn Engine; Exterior) - Exterior, self-starter, fast depart. (1.5 litre, 1959, worn engine.

Footsteps On Stone: Running - Running, 3 men on stone. (With start and stop)

Shackleton (4 Piston-engined Aircraft) (Exterior) - Avro Shackleton, exterior, landing to mid-distance. (Post-war maritime reconnaissance mission, four piston engines.)

Speedboat - Medium sized boat going past, wake against bank. Prairie Warbler in background.

Flappet Lark (Mirafra Rufocinnamomea) - close-up wing flapping sound. Wind in grass.

Capybara (Hydrochoerus Hydrochaeris) - close-up, loud high pitched squeals from young capybara.

D.i.y. And Building - Hand saw through sheet of plywood, saw jams on some strokes.

Footsteps On Country Road: Walking - Footsteps on Country Road, man walking, with approach & stop.

Air Battles, Air Raids & Sirens - Night air raid on London, anti-aircraft fire, drone of planes - 1941 (500Q)

Cameras - Single shutter click with wind-on of 6 by 6 cm SLR Hasselblad camera.

Tawny Owl (Strix Aluco) - Various calls from three owls - a distant weak 'hoot', mid-distant contact calls and closer bill-snapping, with a variation on the contact call which is possibly a male 'mobbing' call. One of the owls is being mobbed by a mistle thrush, jay and blackbird,

Hoary Marmot (Marmota Caligata) - close-up-medium close-up calls, squeals and churrs from two or more animals. NB: Identity of this species is uncertain.

Children Playing Outdoors - Schoolchildren playing in a school playground in the Midlands.

Lakeside/marsh - Spring: Evening Red-winged Blackbirds, Anhinga, frogs/young alligators, insects, occasional Heron calls, fish splashing in water.

Footsteps On Country Road: Running - Footsteps on Country Road, three men running, departing.

Aircraft: Bac 111 (Exterior) - BAC 1-11, exterior, take off. (Short-range airliner, 2 jet engines.)

Sage Grouse (Centrocercus Urophasianus) - Single male displaying close-up. Distant sparrow.

African Spoonbill (Platalea Alba) - close-up calls in colony with large chicks. Yellow-billed egrets, African fish eagle & other birds mostly in the distance.

Fox Hunting: Quorn Hunt - Hunt ball chatter, without music. (Quorn Hunt.)

Ibis Bill (Ibidorhyncha Struthersii) - close-up alarm calls from a single bird. Low river sound.

Honey Bee (Apis Mellifera) - close-up "piping" from a virgin queen. Hum from worker bees. Slightly crackly recording.

Domestic Clock - Domestic Mantle Clock striking five o'clock. (Early 19th Century clock chimes 'A', 8 bells, 1 gong.)

Transport - Electric Train, exterior, arrives in station, doors open. (Class 317, built 1983.)

Long-eared Owl (Asio Otus) - close-up cheeping calls from a three-week-old chick. Slightly crackly recording.

Suricate (Suricata Suricatta) - close-up 'on-guard' bark from adult on the ground. Then 'greeting' calls from an immature towards an adult. Birds in distance.

Wallace's Standardwing (Semioptera Wallacei) - Regular close-up calls. Quiet, distant forest background.

Dry Season Stream Atmosphere - Early morning. Tide surging upstream in creekmouth. With cicadas and distant birds.

Redpoll (Acanthis Flammea) - close-up flight calls from several. Chaffinch calls at end. Slight wind in trees.

Water Mill - Water Mill, sluice opened, water runs on to wheel then stops.

Gorge - Early morning in deepest part of gorge, prominent are red and yellow barbets, doves and other birds. Wind through gorge, recorded from top looking down. Steep sided, arid, rocky areas, with scrub and trees in valley bottom, mainly without water.

Fast Flowing Stream - LATE SPRING With woodland birds, song thrush, willow warbler, marsh tits, wren and chaffinch

Carrion Crow (Corvus Corone) - close-up threat calls. N.B This recording also contains material from MP25062 Bk2, 3 & 4.

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - NB: Recorded from microphones placed beside a Reed Warbler's nest. 0620-0720hrs Male singing close-up apparently in response to presence of a Reed Bunting.

Tate Gallery - Tate Gallery, general gallery atmosphere with speech and footsteps.

Fruit Bat (Pteropus Rufus) - Many flying and calling in forest. NB: Identity of exact species is uncertain

Merton College Clock, Oxford - Merton College clock striking half past the hour.

Cactus Wren (Campylorhynchus Brunneicapillus) - close-up song, other birds in background including House Sparrows, several clear bits.

Interiors - Concert Halls - Symphony orchestra tuning, at 2'50" applause for leader, at 3'38", applause and cheers for conductor, then quiet atmosphere. - 1972 (1C7,reprocessed)

Deciduous Woodland - Insects, turtle dove, wren, linent, blackcap, yellowhammer & robin.

Petrol Stations - Petrol Stations: Pump turned on, runs, turned off, light rain in background

Black-headed Gull (Larus Ridibundus) - 'Choking' calls medium close-up from several birds in colony.

Portable Typewriter (Live Acoustic, Distant) - Portable Typewriter: Close Perspective, automatic spacing.

Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula Hypoleuca) - Alarm calls of pair with sheep

Leach's Petrel (Ocenaodroma Leucorhoa) - FORK-TAILED PETRELS (OCEANODROMA FURCATA) medium close-up calls from birds on the ground. Colony calls in background.

Lifeboat: Selsey 48‚äô6‚äù Oakley Class Lifeboat - Lifeboat: Selsey 48'6" Oakley class, launch and departure.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Recorded at mid day. Calls from imperial pigeons, bulbuls & other bird species. Loud stridulation from cicadas. Distant sounds of the sea.

Household 2 - Several short runs (hand-operated sewing machine).

Atomic Power Station - Atomic Power Station, motor hum. (Recorded from viewing area..)

Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus Magellanicus) - Braying close-up, with colony sounds and Kelp Gull in background.

Container Ship - Container Ship, exterior, control & acceleration.

Antique Firearms - Double Barrel Muzzle-Loading Percussion Shotgun, three double shots fired.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Recorded in mid afternoon. Loud & rhythmic stridulation from cicadas. Distant sounds of the sea.

Police Car (Jaguar: Interior) - Police car, interior, starts, run with horn and stops. (Jaguar police car.)

Wandering Albatross (Diomedea Exulans) - Chick on nest feeding. Distant seawash in background. NB: exact date of recording is not specified.

Ecclesiastical Effects 2 - Village church, peal of 6 bells (Christ Church, Kilndown, Kent) - November 1966 (91B, reprocessed )

Model Railways - Model Railways: Hornby HO-Gauge Clockwork train c.1935. Derailments

St. Paul‚äôs Cathedral Clock (Great Tom) - Great Tom clock striking 1 o'clock

Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus Ruber) - Flock medium close-up taking-off and calling, feeding calls and then second take-off close-up. Coots and other waterbirds medium close-up. N.B This recording was made at an unspecified date during 1982.

World War 2 - V1 Flying Bomb (Doodle Bug) approach, engine cuts out, explosion - 1975 (500A)

Indian Elephant (Elephas Maximus) - Elephant approaches through bamboo. Sounds of snapping stems & gentle crashes. Some bangs against passenger cradle.

Mountains - Early morning above tree line at base of scree slope. Calls from white winged grosbeak, himalayan rubythroat and grey marmots, with yellow-browed warblers, wren, crow, and magpie in background. Wind in trees below and distant roar from river.

Rufous-collared Sparrow (Zonotrichia Capensis) - Song with natural intervals

Grey Headed Albatross (Diomedea Chrysostoma) - close-up calls in colony.

Vintage Motor Car: Citroen 5cv Van: Interior - Cars: Vintage motor car Citroen 5cv van, 1924. Interior, start into multi-point turn

Masked Booby (Sula Dactylatra) - close-up calls from a chick begging for food. Adult calls once. Laysan Albatross and Sooty Terns in background.

Atmospheres - Atmosphere in a reception hall with footsteps, occasional indistinct voices and very distant traffic. (Technical note: for use at low level)

Mealy Amazon Parrot (Amazona Farinosa) - Early morning. Busy medium close-up trilling calls from parrots. Other birds in background.

Crowds: Outdoor - Crowd: London Zoo, Sealions at feeding time, barks, splashes, children.

Communications - Automatic letter sorter, start, run & stop. (1975 onward.)

Reindeer (Rangifer Tarandus) - Mid distant calf bleats, medium close-up adult grunts. Tendon clicks. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Dingo (Canis Familiaris Dingo) - medium close-up growls & whines from dingoes. background sounds of wind & insects.

World War Ii Aircraft Carriers - Lift ascending on board aircraft carrier. World War II. (From 78 r.p.m. disc)

Farm Machinery - Tractor flattening silage in barn. Sound of tractor driving up slope of mound driving across width of barn to flatten top, then stopping.

Trains Crossing Metal Bridge - Local train crossing brick-built bridge.

Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga Leonina) - Bulls vocalizing at each other.

Dragonfly Sp. (Anisoptera) - close-up wing-beats from several medium sized dragonflies. Wind in trees.

Post Office Telephones - Telephone receiver lifted, dialling 7 digits, ringing tone, receiver replaced.

Blue Wren (Malurnus Cyaneus) - Vcu shrill calls from wren. background calls from other bird species & sounds of water. Some sounds of insects. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Volvo 244 Police Ar: Exterior (Pa 150 ‚äòyelp‚äô & ‚äòwail‚äô Siren - Police Car: Volvo 244, quiet drive, no sirens, interior

Domestic Dog (Canis Domesticus) - Saluki. close-up howls and barks from two dogs.

Tiger Moth Light Aircraft (Single Piston Engine, Open Cockpit) (Interior) - Interior, constant flight. (Tiger Moth Light Aircraft, Single piston engine; open cockpit)

Galapagos Fur Seal (Arctocephalus Australis Galapagoensis) - Bull threatening and spitting

Shackleton (4 Piston-engined Aircraft) (Interior) - Avro Shackleton, interior, start engines & splutter out. (Post-war maritime reconnaissance mission, four piston engines.)

Arabian Babbler (Turdoides Squamiceps) - Alarm calls while scratching and scuffling on ground.

Slate Coloured Boubou (Laniarius Funebris) - medium close-up calls and song duet, White Browed Sparrow Weavers and other birds in background.

Canyon - Spring: Afternoon Water trickling, Canyon Wren singing, wind through canyon, dry brush crackling, wind increases towards end.

Horses / Dogs - Norwich Union Stagecoach & Four, interior, travels over various surfaces with open window, post horn heard at top of track.

Tropical Evergreen Rain (Cloud) Forest - WINTER: EARLY MORNING With three-wattled bellbird, bush-crickets, etc

Rainforest Atmosphere - Fairly busy atmosphere. medium distance to distant calls from various bird species inc parrots. Also sounds of insects & occasional fly buzz.

Newton's Golden Bowerbird (Prionodura Newtoniana) - medium close-up rattling advertisement call from bowerbird. background calls from other bird species.

Domestic Clock - Domestic clock striking ten o'clock. (Domestic clock with single-strike mechanism.)

Magellan Goose (Chloephaga Picta) - C.p.picta close-up contact calls between male, female & chicks. medium close-up insects & a few bumps.

Livestock 1 - Goat, interior, milked by hand, milk poured into churn at end of band, low level occasional distant traffic.

Black Bellied Sandgrouse (Pterocles Orientalis) - medium distance/medium close-up bubbling flight calls from sandgrouse. Faint sounds of wings. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Oystercatcher (Haematopus Ostralegus) - Flight alarm calls close-up. Skylark medium close-up; gulls in distance; wind medium distance.

Blue Jay (Cyanocitta Cristata) - MC-medium close-up flight calls from a single bird, others and Ravens in background. Ice crystals falling from trees.

Heermann's Gull (Larus Heermanni) - Calls medium close-up in breeding colony. Occasional medium close-up calls from terns.

Cessna Light Aircraft - Cessna, Small Aircraft, interior, taxis, takes off & flies

Tribal Singing - Haida soloist singing about nature (raven, water, fish, etc)

5-7 Cwt Bedford Light Van (Interior) - Interior, start, run with gear changes, stop. (Bedford light van.)

Cape Shelduck (Tadorna Cana) - Two close-up, aggressive calls from a single bird. medium distance house sparrows and distant collection sounds.

Western Tanager (Piranga Ludoviciana) - medium close-up flight calls, another bird singing in background, wind in trees.

Coastal/estuary Mouth Atmosphere - Spring, day. Gulls and ducks flapping across water. Ravens calling near end.

Scandinavia 2 - Helsinki Central Station - PA announcement near beginning

Electric Alarm Bells - Calling buzzer on intercom sounded at long and short intervals.

Baya Weaver (Ploceus Philippinus) - Recorded at colony. Fairly busy calls of various types. background calls from other bird species & sounds of insects. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Motor Racing - Silverstone, general practice atmosphere with Formula One cars. (Formula One International Trophy Race 1969.)

Water 2 - Sea - Gently rising tide on rocks; close perspective lapping waves with distant roar of sea - 1972 (1S3, reprocessed)

Horses On Hard Surfaces - Twelve horses on hard surface, passing. (Actuality)

Corn Bunting (Emberiza Calandra) - Hunger calls of fledglings close-up.

Impala (Aepyceros Melampus) - MC alarm calls from females. Topi call at 0'11". Flies and birds in background.

Mud And Sand Flats - AUTUMN: Night With Lapwings, Mallard, distant Oystercatchers and Curlew.

Flowing Freshwater - DAY Fast flowing river with black-headed weaver colony and other birds and insects

Arctic Tern (Sterna Paradisaea) - close-up alarm calls in colony. Mp wind over moorland.

King Penguin (Aptenodytes Patagonica) - Recorded in centre of colony. close-up sound of colony. Chicks begging. Adults calling while `sky-pointing'.

Forest Atmosphere - forest atmosphere; excited monkey calls; rsutling branches; cicadas

Mills & Grain - Wheel lowered into water, gathers speed, lifted form water, stops (closer perspective).

Lapwing (Vanellus Vanellus) - Anxiety calls medium close-up - mp from female with chicks. Bee medium close-up. Meadow pipit and skylark mp. Sheep and curlew in distance. Windy with gusts.

Motor Launch (On Deck) - Motor launch. Starts, reversing and manoeuvring with wash, stops. (On deck)

Little Tern (Sterna Albifrons) - Alarm calls near nest site. Wind blowing on beach.

Electronically Generated Sounds - Missile ricochets right to left (high pitch). (Futuristic Spot Effect.)

Sandhill Crane (Grus Canadensis) - Calls medium close-up from birds on a sandbar in river. More birds fly in. Hissy background. NB Recorded between 01/04/87 and 06/04/87

Fruit Market Atmosphere - voies of busy market shoppers and traders, with music from radios and traffic of town

Budgerigar (Melopsittacus Undulatus) - Chattering of a single bird mimicking human voice.

New Zealand - The Natural World 2 - Kea - several calls & noises in flight.

Dog Sledge - sound of sledge; rattling; panting and breathing of dogs

Forster's Tern (Sterna Fosteri) - medium close-up take-off by flock flight calls as birds circle and flock calls as they land again slight traffic in background caspian tern calls at end

Ainu Crane Dance - Ainu women performing crane dance. Rhythmic singing & chanting. Sounds of hand claps.

Horses / Dogs - Border Collies & Labradors, exterior, playing & fighting, with some early morning birdsong.

Ford Fiesta Motor Car (1980 Model, 1300cc) Exterior - Cars: Ford Fiesta, 1300 cc, 1980 model. Exterior, passing

Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus Amphibius) - close-up sounds of hippo eating. Several birds in background. NB: Date not specified.

Balinese Music - village musicians; with occasional voices of villagers, cockerels, dogs barking and traffic passing

World War Ii Aircraft; Heinkel 115 (German) - Heinkel 115, exterior recording. Flying against wind at 3,000ft

Collared Turtle Dove (Streptopelia Decaocto) - Song, alighting call and wing flaps

Waterfall - Sounds of a small waterfall. Quiet background. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Glassworks: Glassware - Glassworks, polishing glassware on cork.

Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo Lineatus) - Calls close-up (wind in trees).

Laughing Gull (Larus Atricilla) - medium close-up 'laughing' calls from several birds, slight boat noise in background.

Slow Footsteps Up Wooden Stairs - Footsteps Up Wooden Stairs, woman, slow, departing.

Lakeside - At night. close-up heavy rain on microphone but could be on leaves. Thunder in distance. Crickets in background.

Red-breasted Musk Parrot (Prosopeia Tabuensis) - close-up calls as bird flies off. Light cicada chorus.

Friendly Fantail (Rhipidura Albolimbata) - medium close-up-medium distance song from two birds. Other birds in background including Belford's melidectes.

Monsoon Forest - Late morning to afternoon. medium close-up seeds `popping' from a bush. Cicadas. Song from golden whistlers in background. Other distant birds.

Crowds: Interior - Laughter and applause. (Recorded in Broadcasting House Concert Hall, London)

Lake Atmosphere - Trout rising, water ripples, very distant birds

Mixed Woodland Atmosphere - Mixed woodland: Autumn: evening. Cricket chorus after dusk. Wind in trees.

Woodland Atmosphere - Dawn. Many birds calling in trees. Distant hippos and African fish eagle. Faint frogs and crickets. NB: date not specified.

Brown Emu Tail (Dromaeocercus Brunneus) - close-up song, insects and calls and wing-beats from other birds in background.

17-bore Twin-barrel Shotgun, 1870 - 17-bore Twin-barrel Shotgun, both barrels fired. (Shotgun c. 1870.)

Egyptian Goose (Alopochen Aegyptiacus) - close-up calls from a single bird. Mp plover calls. Other birds in distance. Distant insects.

Herring Gull (Larus Argentatus) - Low intensity anxiety calls medium close-up. Wren mp. Blackcap, rooks and house sparrows in distance.

Exterior Effects - Ship launch - bottle breaks, men hammer away at props, cheers as boat begins to move, hits water at 1'43, three cheers given, general atmosphere - 1985 (recorded at Cochrane's Shipyard, Selby) (2S23,reprocessed)

Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus Ruber) - Calls close-up from a feeding flock of 15 birds, sounds of water filtering from bill. Some single calls. Clean background.

African Grey Parrot (Psittacus Erithacus) - Bird calling "Happy birthday to bill, happy birth...(high-pitched chirps) happy birthday to bill

London Midland Region Electric Trains (Exterior) - Express Train passing with siren. (British Rail London Midland Region train, 25kV Pantograph system.)

Yellow-tufted Malachite Sunbird (Nectarinia Famosa) - close-up call of male

Western Black And White Colobus (Colobus Polykomos) - close-up calls while feeding. Cicadas in background.

Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga Leonina) - close-up breathing, snorting, grunting, coughing etc from a colony. Heaviest sound from the male. Surf in background.

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - 'Chirrup' calls close-up from half-grown young. close-up shrill alarm calls from another. Colony mp.

Diesel Railcar (Interior) - Train tickover in station. (Exterior)

Patagonian Sealion (Otaria Flavescens) - Calls from colony. Surf in background. NB: Date of this recording is unknown.

White-cheeked Bulbul (Pycnonotus Leucogenys) - Song close-up, with other birds, flies and cow bells in distance, bird flies away at end. Wind in reeds.

Ecclesiastical Effects 1 - Westminster Abbey, London, general atmosphere, large echoey interior with occasional footsteps (sections suitable for large empty building) - 1973 (1C2,reprocessed)

Istanbul - Istanbul, skyline atmosphere, with call to prayer, dog barking, children and traffic.

Golden Eagle (Aquila Chrysaetos) - Eaglet calling close-up. Female calls once. Slight tape weave at start. A few crackles.

Carpenter‚äôs Workshop - A belt sander operating with switch on and off.

Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus Magellanicus) - Calls close-up, series of burrow duets with ecstatic calls from adults, colony in distance. Recordings made at egg-laying stage.

Ships And Boats 1 - German U-Boat, two torpedos fired. (Recorded in torpedo room.)

Aircraft - Avro Lancaster navigator's position, taxi, shutdown. (World War II bomber, 4 piston engines.)

Blow Hole - close-up sound with water lapping against rocks. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Riverside/lakeside - Mixed flock of many pied herons,great,little and yellow billed egrets,whole flock takes off.

Wadi Atmosphere - medium close-up insect stridulation. Some sounds of wind. background calls from birds. Occasional buzz from flies.

Village And Playground Atmospheres - Playground atmosphere with children and distant traffic.

Red Footed Booby (Sula Sula) - medium close-up coarse croaking calls from booby, sometimes loud. medium distance warbling calls from Great frigate birds. Distant sounds of the sea

Veteran Cars - Cars: Veteran, various, passing from right to left.

Greenfinch (Carduelis Chloris) - Contact and 'ease' calls, with House Sparrows in background. Wind in trees.

Desert Wheatear (Oenanthe Deserti) - Song, with song of Bar-tailed Desert Lark near end. Windy background.

Africa 2 - The Natural World - Lions with insect chorus, in tropical evergreen forest at dusk.

Deciduous Woodland - Early morning, late winter/early spring. Robins, chaffinches, woodpigeons, blackbirds, jackdaws, rook, song thrush, wren, stock dove, and distant calls from mandarin duck.

Blue Throated Piping Guan (Aburria Pipile) - close-up piping calls from guan. background calls from other bird species. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown. Recorded in captivity.

Children - Middle & Secondary Schools - Children laughing in classroom (rec. London) - 1980 (3C9, reprocessed)

Austin A35 Van 1968 (Exterior) - Exterior, approach, stop, switch off. (1968 Austin A35 Van)

D.i.y. And Building - Building site, interior acoustic of building under construction with bricklayers in foreground.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Morning. Insects & birds calling. Pair of birds duetting at 1m00s. Water droplets falling onto foliage.

Cook's Petrel (Pterodroma Cookii) - medium distance flight calls from a single bird coming in from the sea to burrow. Heavy surf in background. Also suitable for coastal atmosphere at night - Great and Little Barrier Is, and Codfish I.

London Railway Stations: Pa Announcements And Atmosphere - Kings Cross Railway Station, public address announcements & atmosphere. (Recorded late morning.)

Cash Registers - Cash Register keyboard operated, ticket produced, drawer opened, bell, change given, coins put in drawer & closed. (Type 96-5 Cash Register.)

Mountain Forest Atmosphere - Early morning just after dawn (approx. 5.00am). Low whistling calls from a pheasant (possibly a monal pheasant). background calls from other bird species.

Common Toad (Bufo Bufo) - Mid morning,close-up croaks from a single toad. Jackdaws, mistle thrush and other woodland birds in distance.

Motor Cycle Racing: Isle Of Man Tourist Trophy Races, 1967 - 50cc machines at Isle of Man Tourist Trophy Races. Massed start.

Nightingale (Luscinia Megarhynchos) - Song with insects and distant magpie

Coastal Marsh Atmosphere - Coastal Marsh:Autumn:Late afternoon. Cricket chorus with song from eastern meadowlark. Surf in background.

Deciduous Woodland Atmosphere - Spring Morning Ovenbird, red-eyed vireo, black-and-white warbler, rufous-sided towhee, wind in trees.

White-fronted Tern (Sterna Striata) - close-up - medium distance calls from several in flight over sea. Red-billed gull calls. Heavy seawash in background. Also suitable for coastal atmosphere.

Blue-and-white Flycatcher (Cyanoptila Cyanomelaena) - medium close-up song. Slight river sound and wind in trees.

Coniferous Forest Atmosphere - Willow warbler, cuckoo, wren, goldcrest, nuthatch and cattle. Late spring, early morning.

Tristram's Bunting (Emberiza Tristrami) - Three phrases of close-up song. Eastern crowned warbler singing in background. Other birds in distance.

English Domestic Clock: Double Strike - Domestic clock striking five o'clock. (English domestic clock with double-strike mechanism.)

Honey Bee (Apis Mellifera) - close-up buzzing from a swarm around the queen.

Household Effects - An electricity meter, two two-shilling pieces inserted.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Early morning recording of various bird calls in rainforest. Busy atmosphere.

Crowds, Children & Footsteps - Industrial Dispute, cheers, clapping & booing.

Church Bells - Church Bells: Tenor bell, St. Sepulchre's church, High Holborn. (Public execution bell, rung authentically).

Tomtit (Petroica Macrocephala) - close-up alarm calls. Crickets. Wind in trees.

Household Effects: Open Fireplace - Old-fashioned mangle operated with washing in rollers.

Rainforest Atmosphere - busy atmosphere with birds and insects; wingflaps of great hornbill at end

Crowds, Children & Footsteps - Light Entertainment Audience, loud laugh with clapping.

Gannet (Sula Bassanus) - Colony atmosphere. Alarm call. Flight alarm call at end of recording. This is a continuation of Track 18. Time duration here covers Tracks 18 & 19.

Coastal Sand Flats - Autumn: Afternoon Very quiet atmosphere with crickets and distant Snow Geese and Semipalmated Plover.

Capybara (Hydrochoerus Hydrochaeris) - Alarm barks from capybaras. medium distance to background calls from birds, including southern lapwing. background sounds of footsteps, stridulating insects.

Lagoon, Coastal Atmosphere - Coastal Lagoon:Autumn:Afternoon. Greater yellowlegs, black duck, mallard, distant Canada geese, ducks flying overhead.

Marine Iguana (Amblyrhynchus Cristatus) - Sounds of walking iguana. Snort/sneeze (salt excretion) from iguana 0m11s. background calls from bird. Distant sounds of a boat at end of recording.

Rainforest - Early morning. Several birds calling prominently. Crested gibbons calling MC. Crickets & insects in background.

Red-lored (Yellow-cheeked) Parrot (Amazona Autumnalis) - Calls of very distant birds with crickets, etc

Electronic Cash Registers: Ncr Machine With Printer & Bleeps - Cash Register, Electronic NCR: With printer and bleeps, adding in mixed amounts.

More Phones - GEC Neophone (1930 onwards) - dial 7 digit number.

Orang Utan (Pongo Pygmaeus) - Second half of adult male long call.

Greater Bird Of Paradise (Paradisaea Apoda) - Distinct calls from several male birds before display, including long crowing call. Movement amongst branches. Other birds in background including magnificent riflebird.

Honda 250 Motor Cycle - Motor Cycles: Honda 250, kick start, manoeuvre

Austin Gipsy Cross-country Vehicle (Exterior) - Cross-country vehicle, exterior, approach, stop, revving, depart. (Austin Gipsy)

Hedgerow - Winter: Mid-day Gathering chorus of Redwings singing sub-song in daytime roost. NB: Recorded in late November.

Hornet (Vespa Crabro) - close-up sound at nest. Chewing, movement and buzzes from adults. Scraping from grubs in chambers.

Green Woodpecker (Picus Viridis) - Calls of adult feeding nestlings, plus adult alarm calls. with song thrush, wren, willow warbler, pied flycatcher, bumble bee and sheep

Telephones - Post Office Telephone, automatic ringing, bell B. (Distant)

Forest Atmosphere - Tropical forest - Dusk. With birds and insects including cicadas.

Common Gull (Larus Canus) - Calls medium close-up from several birds. Arctic terns medium close-up. Heavy surf and wind mp. Phasing.

Modern Agricultural Machinery & Vehicles - Two Ford Tractors, exterior, working in yard, one departs, the other switches engine off.

Fiscal Shrike (Lanius Collaris) - medium close-up melodious whistling song from shrike. Also grating calls. Distant sounds of traffic.

Electronic Sounds - Three harmonic stings. (Specially created electronic sound.)

Power Station (Conventional Type) - Power Station, atmosphere near main generator. (Conventional power station.)

Greylag Goose (Anser Anser) - close-up splashing away over water. Soft call at start.

27ft Cabin Cruiser (50 Hp. Diesel): In Cockpit - Cabin Cruiser: 27ft, 50hp, diesel engine, Start, run and stop, in cockpit

Western Sandpiper (Calidris Mauri) - medium close-up flock calls. Flock takes off at end. Snow geese in background.

Tree Swallow (Tachycineta Bicolor) - close-up calls from several, distant noise from road.

Painted Stork (Mycteria Leucocephala) - Bill-clapping and wing-beats close-up (Dripping water and wind).

World War I - Int. start up, constant run on rough ground, stops - 1968 (163A)

Carpebter‚äôs Workshop - A rip saw operating along grain of hard wood.

Plumbeous Antbird (Myrmeciza Hyperythra) - Calls close-up with female male in background and insects

Sea Eagles (Haliaeetus Genus) - medium close-up calls from Steller's & White tailed sea eagles. Some background calls from crow.

Red Breasted Goose (Branta Ruficollis) - close-up red breasted goose calling with murmuring calls of another background.

Dawn Chorus / Woodland Atmosphere - incl: 13.00 tawny owl; 19.40 tawny owl, robin, redstart, pheasant, roe deer (movement); 38.00 cuckoo, great tit; 52.00 great tit, 53.00 thrush alarm

F.a. Cup Final: Wembley, 1966 - 1966 F.A. Cup Final, goal scored. (Everton v Sheffield Wednesday, Wembley Stadium.)

British Rural Backgrounds 2 - Quiet birds and insects with light breeze - August, 1981 (1B16, reprocessed)

Marsh Atmosphere - medium close-up chirping calls from unidentified bird. Many other bird species calling in background. Also sounds of insects & frogs.

Cicadidae Family - medium close-up loud, rhythmic buzzing from cicadas. background occasional calls from hornbill. Very distant rumble from the sea.

Crowds - Crowd, exterior, expectant crowd in large open courtyard, with footsteps, occasional close voices and distant traffic.

Theatre Foyers - Theatre Foyer, atmosphere in foyer of repertory theatre.

Parrot - Calls of escaped parrot, with Tristram's Grackles, Blackstarts, Lesser Whitethroats and Raven.

Tropical Evergreen Rain Forest Edge - Early Spring: Early Morning - With various birds and background chorus of insects

Rhinoceros Auklet (Cerorhinca Monocerata) - close-up wingbeats, Hermit Thrush in background.

Mexican Free-tailed Bat (Tadarida Brasiliensis Mexicana) - close-up sounds thru bat detector

Razorbill (Alca Torda) - close-up alarm growls and close-up `clockwork' calls. Calls from a nearby group of guillemots. Kittiwakes and surf in background.

Humpback Whale (Megaptera Novaeangliae) - Song from a solo male - mainly musical higher frequency phrases, with others in background. Snapping shrimp in background. Swirling water towards end. NB This is a filtered recording.

Whooper Swan (Cygnus Cygnus) - Calls from a small group, wigeon calling in background, feeding sounds in foreground.

Bee (Apoidea) - close-up constant buzzing in flight from a single bee. Bee tires towards end of recording.

Periodical Cicada (Magicicada Genus) - close-up clicking and high-pitched stridulation from a single cicada.

Comedy Sounds - Knocking with doors opening and closing. (Specially created effect)

Rainforest Atmosphere - Midday. Cicadas stridulating - becoming less towards end. Calls and movement from distant birds and squirrels. Wind in trees and sound of leaves rustling.

Oil Exploration - Oil Exploration, atmosphere on oil rig with drill operating. (Recorded in the Delta Region of Patagonia.)

British Rural Backgrounds - Harbour atmosphere, with herring gull calls and quayside activity.

Tanks: World War Ii - German Tiger tank passing, World War II. (From 78 rpm record)

Guillemot (Uria Aalge) - medium close-up calls in mixed colony with kittiwakes. Mainly adult calls with chicks in background. Seawash against rocks in distance.

Domestic Sewing Machines - Treadle Sewing Machine, stitching a sixteen inch seam with pauses to remove pins. (Machine c. 1920.)

Linnet (Acanthis Cannabina) - close-up song. Very distant birds. Slight wind in trees.

Woodland - Early morning. Many birds singing and calling including cockatoos and coucals. Cicada chorus in background. Some dripping water.

Red Howler Monkey (Alouatta Seniculus) - medium distance guttural grunts from howlers (rhythmic). Also some screeching bird calls. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Peugeot 205gt 1982 1300cc Petrol (car Misfiring Quite Badly) - interior - switch on and fast pull away, drive fast, slow and switch off

Crowds Outside Buckingham Palace, London (Mid-distant Perspective) - Crowds: Outside Buckingham Palace, large subdued crowd.

Bbc News Sound Effects Tape (Old) - train - diesel train exterior passes

National Daily Newspaper - National Daily Newspaper Block Department, powder etching machine operating.

M.g. Midget Sports Car 1967 (Interior) - Interior, start, move off fast into constant run. (Sports car, 1967 model M.G. Midget)

Moussier's Redstart (Phoenicurus Moussieri) - Song medium close-up-close-up, and insects. Sheep bells and shepherd in background.

Great Frigate Bird (Fregata Minor) - close-up calls and wingbeats from male bringing nesting material to female on nest. Masked boobies in background. Wind and surf in background at times.

Galapagos Sealion (Zalophus Californianus Wollebakei) - Colony atmosphere, surf in background. Distant boobies at times.

Dial 999 - Ambulance service R/T chat (indistinct) with urban background as heard in ambulance without engine running.

Lincoln College Clock, Oxford - Lincoln College clock striking five o'clock.

Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet Aircraft: Exterior - Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet Aircraft, exterior, approach and touch down.

Horse On Turf (Studio) - One horse on turf, walk to stop. (Studio recording with jingle of harness)

Rainforest Atmosphere - Canopy recording. Cicadas & birds calling. Sound of river in background. NB: Day & month of recording is not specified.

Motor Car: Ford Cortina 1.6 Gl (Manual) 1982 Model: Interior - Cars: 1.6 GL (Manual) 1982 model Ford Cortina. Exterior, bonnet opened and closed

Greater Bird Of Paradise (Paradisaea Apoda) - Early morning. Calling in forest. Insects in background.

Ford Anglia 105e Van (1963, 997cc): Interior - Motor Van: Run Uphill with down gear changes, interior, (Ford Anglia 105E, 1963 model, 997cc).

Madagascar Coucal (Centropus Toulou) - medium close-up calls. Other birds in distance.

Little Penguin (Eudyptula Minor) - medium distance calls from penguins. background sounds of heavy surf.

Aircraft 2 - Taxi & switch off (4 piston-engined aircraft, exterior).

Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps Cristatus) - medium close-up display calls chaffinch, coots, rooks, gadwall and mallard in background water rippling

White-handed Gibbon (Hylobates Lar) - calls from group, with otheres in background responding to those in f/g; birds incl jungle fowl in background

Trams: Sheffield Tram No. 189 - Sheffield Tram No. 189, interior, run in crowded upper saloon.

Gannet (Sula Bassana) - Colony medium close-up, herring gulls calling medium close-up, kittiwakes in background. N.B. this recording also contains material from NHS000065 Bd10

Topi (Damaliscus Lunatus) - close-up - medium close-up grunts from topi at lek. Sounds of them chasing each other. Prominent flappet lark and pectoral patch cisticola, with other larks in distance. Flies.

Caribbean Crowds (Indoors) - Barbados, exterior, street atmosphere, with traffic & voices.

Oil & Petrol - Rotary table during drilling (Sea Quest offshore oil rig, Fortes oilfield May 1976).

Adelie Penguins (Pygoscelis Adelie) - medium close-up of several hundred birds in and out of water. Some cheeping chicks at 0m30s. Sound of birds slipping on stones. Terns overhead. Loud crash as ice melts. More frenetic towards end of band.

Outdoor Clock - Outdoor clock striking, half-hour - SS. Peter & Paul

Tundra Atmosphere - Sounds of many insects flying around microphone. Birdsong of various types. close-up bird wingbeats 0m46s & 0m56s from a medium sized bird. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Electronic Sounds - Sound of computer touch panel bleeps. (Specially created electronic sound.)

Motor Car: Ford Cortina 1.6 Gl (Manual) 1982 Model: Interior - Cars: 1.6 GL (Manual) 1982 model, Ford Cortina. Interior, changing from 1st, to 2nd, gear

Stripe-throated Jery (Neomixis Striatigula) - medium close-up song, Tree Frog calls in background. Wind in trees, distant river and other birds.

Bearded Bellbird (Procnias Averano) - Bellbird in foreground at start becoming distant. Weaker 'pewing' calls in background of white-tailed trogon becoming medium close-up. Other birds and insects background.

Helicopters - Exterior - circling overhead. (Wessex 11, 16 seater with two Bristol Siddeley Gnome turbines).

Baka People - close-up playing of Eyida (harp), with singing. Also gentle drumming & other percussion instruments. Nice, rhythmic music.

Snow Goose (Chen Caerulescens) - close-up mid-flock take-off and fly over.

Grey Heron (Ardea Cinerea) - Heronry calls close-up mid-morning; blue tit close-up; jackdaws, wren, great tit & cockerel in background.

Northern Anteater Chat (Myrmecocichla Aethiops) - MC calls from several birds. Distant Wildebeest at times.

Crowd In Marquee - Large excited carnival crowd with frequent cheering.

Woodland - Spring: Day; Several birds singing including American Robin, Sandhill Cranes in background. Other birds possibly Redpolls and Crossbills. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Liontail Macaque (Macaca Silenus) - Alarm bark from macaque. Sounds of wind in trees.

Giant Coot (Fulica Gigantea) - Calls and splashing in water close-up. Others in background.

Flies Spp. (Diptera Spp) - And Bees, Hornets etc. Around a pool. Tristran's Grackles and Fan-tailed Ravens in background.

Greylag Goose (Anser Anser) - close-up flight calls & wingbeats from a small flock, then distant calls. N.B. The date of this recording is unknown.

Wetland Atmosphere - close-up calls from chorusing marsh frogs. medium distance calls from whiskered terns. Some sounds of wind.

Water: Streams - Water: Heavy stream trickling fast in confined space

Lesser Marsh Grasshopper (Chorthippus Albomarginatus) - Typical male chirps

Royal Albert Hall: Last Night Of The Proms - Last Night Of The Proms: Applause, atmosphere

Sailing Ship: Gaff-rigged Ketch: Exterior - Sailing Ship: Gaff-rigged Ketch, Exterior, foresail sheets squealing with sail flap.

Telemetry; Interplanetary Effects - Alouette Satellite, telemetry effects from satellite.

Sperm Whale (Physeter Catodon) - Single sperm whale producing well defined clicks of varying patterns and intensities. background quiet. Hydrophone recording.

Ice/water/sea Atmosphere - Smallish ice chunks slapping around sea.

Suburbia 2 And Skylines - Traffic from top of city building (1T3, reprocessed)

Buff-necked Ibis (Theristicus Caudatus) - close-up hunger calls from chicks in nest; medium distance calls of adults with distant brown skuas and a slight wind.

Sea Cliffs And Rocky Shores - LATE SPRING: Evening With howling wind and turbulent sea.

Killdeer (Charadrus Vociferus) - NB: Exact date of recording not known. medium close-up-medium distance calls, Sage Thrasher singing in background. Crickets in sagebush.

Interiors - Shops And Cash Registers - Atmosphere with cash conveyor, some distinct speech - April 1967 (23D,reprocessed)

Baby (Girl): 2 1/2 Years - 2 3/4 year old baby girl. Saying 'please' and 'thank you'

Forest Atmosphere - Jungle - Dawn. Chorus of birds and cicadas near cave entrances, occasional loud calls from cockerel (red jungle fowl?). Some extraneous noise, background pumping slightly.

Christchurch College Clock, Oxford - Christchurch College clock striking three o'clock.

French Steam Trains (Interior) - French Steam Train, interior, constant run at speed. (Slows down at 002m50s.)

World War Ii Aircraft: Junkers 88 (German) - Junkers 88. Land and taxi away.  (World War II German Aircraft)

Diesel Electric Train (Interior) English Electric Vulcan: 20000 B.h.p. - Interior, tickover, depart from station gathering speed over mostly welded track. (English Electric Vulcan Locomotive,

Village - EARLY SPRING With collared dove, greenfinch, house sparrows and starlings

Copper Rumped Hummingbird (Amazilia Tobaci) - close-up aggressive calls and wingbeats. Cicadas and other birds in background. Distant traffic at times.

Footsteps Down Metal Stairs - Footsteps Down Metal Stairs, two men, slow, departing.

Yellow-bellied Prinia (Prinia Flaviventris) - Song close-up, with wind in reeds.

Istanbul - Istanbul, street music, with passing traffic and voices.

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - close-up adult seizing young, followed by uproar in colony.

Diesel Railcar (Interior) - Train arrives in station, tickover. (Extterior)

Wild Boar (Sus Scrofa) - Herd feeding with turtle doves and redstart song

Western Black And White Colobus (Colobus Polykomos) - close-up calls while feeding. Cicadas in background. Common bulbuls in background.

London Midland Region Electric Trains (Exterior) - Express Train passing. (British Rail London Midland Region train, 25kV Pantograph system.)

Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga Leonina) - close-up calls from a `beachmaster'. Females and pups in background. Skuas in background. Distant surf.

African Grey Parrot (Psittacus Erithacus) - Bird calling "Do you want a punch up...come on, come on, come on!

Red-eyed Dove (Streptopelia Semitorquata) - Calls medium close-up and wingbeats at end. With Ring-necked Parakeets in background.

House Bunting (Emberiza Striolata) - Song close-up and distant sheep. Windy background.

Africa 2 - The Natural World - Male lion roaring (with clean background).

America 2 - Steam boat departure with hooters & announcements (Mississippi)

Crowd Reaction (Farcical) - Twelve men and women saying  'Aye, aye'. (Farcical.)

Wadi Atmosphere - background echoing calls from birds. Sounds of wind. medium distance insect stridulation.

Great Frigate Bird (Fregata Minor) - medium close-up warbling calls from male frigate bird. background warbles from other individuals. Some quieter croaking calls. Distant sounds of the sea.

Veteran Cars - Cars: Veteran, various, passing from right to left

Aircraft - Avro Lancaster navigator's position, descend, land. (World War II bomber, 4 piston engines.)

Starling (Sturnus Vulgaris) - Nestling (8 days old) hunger calls

Baka People - close-up drumming; background insect stridulation, occasional voices

Greengrocer Cicada (Cyclochila Virens) - close-up stridulation, not reaching full burst. Dog in distance briefly.

Blow Hole - MC sound with water lapping against rocks. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Ships And Boats 1 - German U-Boat, torpedo passes left to right. (Recorded underwater.)

Black Grouse (Tetrao Tetrix) - Males displaying close-up at lek. (courtship) N.B. Interference & whine disappears at low level.

Greenfinch (Carduelis Chloris) - Song close-up, with another in background; also corn bunting and nightingale.

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - Adult 'churring' as it approaches nest (mild anxiety produced by mics being re-positioned by the nest) and settles on the nest and nestlings.

Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus Magellanicus) - Calls close-up from adults, starting with threat, then ecstatic calls and ending with burrow duets, colony in background. Recordings made at egg-laying stage.

Motor Cycle Racing: Isle Of Man Tourist Trophy Races, 1967 - 350cc machines at Isle of Man Tourist Trophy Races - Junior T.T. Passing at Quarter Bridge

Mixed - Television sets crushed at refuse depot plant. (Pre-1976 TV sets.)

Great Tit (Parus Major) - 'Teacher' call with distant nightingale, serin, greenfinch and field crickets

Cameras - Long burst of shutter clicks with motor drive of 35 mm SLR camera.

Common Toad (Bufo Bufo) - Mid morning,close-up croaks from a single toad. Robins and other woodland birds in background.

White Throated Capuchin (Cebus Capucinus) - close-up calls from several feeding in trees. Higher pitched calls from young after 3m00s. Some louder calls from adults. Twigs snapping with slight wind in trees and rustling leaves at times. Occasional calls from distant bird.

London Railway Stations: Pa Announcements And Atmosphere - London Bridge Railway Station, public address announcements & atmosphere.

Lesser Snow Goose (Anser Caerulescens Caerulescens) - Distant to medium distance calls from flock. Snow bunting at start. background noisy at times with melt-water streams.

France - Paris - Trains interior, train arrives at station, board train 24", intermediate stops at 1'30", and 2'35" disembark at 3'46", train

Deciduous Woodland - Woodland edge, day, late winter/early spring. Robin singing. Calls and song from chaffinches. Distant magpie and greenfinches. Birds moving around in bushes. Also suitable for hedgerow atmosphere.

Austin A35 Van 1968 (Exterior) - Exterior, start, tickover and occasional traffic, switch off. (1968 Austin A35 Van)

Children - Middle & Secondary Schools - Grace said, atmosphere during meal - 1981 (3C2, reprocessed)

Black And White Casqued Hornbill (Bycanistes Subcylindricus) - medium close-up calls from a single bird. Song from Black faced Rufous Warbler at start. Other birds in distance. Slight wind in trees.

Blackbird (Turdus Merula) - medium close-up song from male blackbird during dawn chorus. background calls & song from many other bird species. Also occasional distant calls from tawny owl & wood pigeons.

Udipi Festival - Tiger festival atmosphere. Sounds of drumming & whistling approach. Also tinkling cymbals & some mens voices. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Crowds, Children & Footsteps - London Marathon, cheers & applause.

Ready-mixed Cement - Stationary ready-mixed cement lorry charged with sand, gravel, cement and water. (Some speech)

Stonechat (Saxicola Torquata) - medium close-up calls with another in background. Greenfinch, skylark and other birds in background. Some traffic at times.

English Domestic Clock: Double Strike - Domestic clock striking twelve o'clock. (English domestic clock with double-strike mechanism.)

Coal Tit (Parus Ater) - Call with cuckoo, redpoll, wren, goldcrest and cattle in background

European Nuthatch (Sitta Europaea) - medium close-up calls. Other birds in distance. Insects.

Motor Car: Ford Cortina 1600 (Interior) - Ford Cortina 1600, interior, 2 doors opened & closed. (1600cc engine.)

Comedy, Fantasy & Horror - Person throwing up. (Comedy Spot Effect.)

Coastal Marsh Atmosphere - Coastal Marsh:Autumn:Early morning. Cricket chorus, calls from red-winged blackbirds, seaside sparrows, song sparrows, royal tern, white ibis, fish crow. Wind in marsh grasses and shrubs. Distant surf.

Fast Flowing River Atmosphere - Streamside:Fast-flowing. Water rippling. White-winged dove, Bewick's wren. Wind in trees and other distant birds.

London Green Line Coach (Exterior) - London Green Line Coach, interior, bell sounded three times on a full coach.

Lion (Panthera Leo) - Snarl. NHC17 is a continuous recording of 73m48s also found starting on NHS000124.

Magnificent Frigate-bird (Fregata Magnificens) - Quiet rattling calls & other resonant sounds from male Frigate bird whilst bill snapping. Brief squealing call 0m12s. Wingbeats & distant boat at end of recording.

Beach Atmosphere - Surf:Coastline:Autumn medium distance from behind dunes.

Hawaiian Goose (Branta Sandvicensis) - close-up calls and hissing. Distant songbirds.

Green Wood Hoopoe (Phoeniculus Purpureus) - Calls medium close-up of party, with West African Prinia, Wood Dove, White-crowned Robin-chat and cicadas in background.

Gannet (Sula Bassanus) - Calls from incoming birds and greeting calls on arrival. Sky-pointing calls, wingbeats, calls from chicks and some bill-fencing.

Crowds, Children & Footsteps - Light Entertainment Audience, hearty laughter.

Hawfinch (Coccothraustes Coccothraustes) - medium close-up calls from male. close-up movement in nest from female. Calls from male whilst flying in and out of nest several times. Male comes in to feed female at end of recording, then soft calls. Goldfinches, jackdaws, rooks, wrens and other birds in background. Som

Coastal Woodland - Autumn: Mid-morning Carolina Wren, Rufous-sided Towhees, Yellow-rumped Warblers, Crickets, Carolina Chickadee, Brown Thrasher and leaves falling.

Tomtit (Petroica Macrocephala) - close-up song. Tui singing and flying around in background. Calls from grey warbler. Hum of insects and crickets.

Forest Atmosphere - Tropical forest - Night. With insects including cicadas and occasional distant birds.

Austin Gipsy Cross-country Vehicle (Exterior) - Cross-country vehicle, exterior, approach, stop, tickover, switch off. (Austin Gipsy)

Hornet (Vespa Crabro) - close-up buzzing from single hornets leaving and returning to nest hole. Crunching from nest. Field grasshoppers, crows, jackdaw and blue tit in background. Distant traffic noise.

Fenland Atmosphere - Low-lying fenland pasture Late spring Evening Neutral; reed-choked ditch with rustling reeds rustling in a light breeze. 2030hrs

Honda 250 Motor Cycle - Motor Cycles: Honda 250, Recorded on Bike, start, fast move off, run

Mixed - Yamaha RD 350 motor cycle, rider runs up & cycle departs on gravel.

Whistling Bird (?) - medium distance song. Occasional insects flying past.

Grey Pelican (Pelecanus Philippensis) - Parents returning & feeding young chicks. close-up calls, bill clacking & general colony activity. medium distance deep whooping calls. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Manchurian Crane (Grus Japonensis) - Soft, quiet calls from cranes.

Cliffs - Waves in a narrow, deep gully recorded from cliff-top facing out. Water dripping over rockface. Calls from jackdaws, herring gulls & fulmar.

Domestic Clock (English, 1810) - Domestic clock striking four o'clock. (English domestic clock, manufactured 1810.)

Lapland Bunting (Calcarius Lapponicus) - High pitched warning calls of male bunting. Red necked phalarope and occasionally other birds background. Recorded at night. Slight hiss.

Norton 500 Cc Motor Cycle - Norton 500cc, approach, tickover, depart.

Carpebter‚äôs Workshop - A jack plane operating, knocking apart, sharpening, reassembling and setting.

World War I - Ext. approach (climbing steep bank) with gear changes - 1968 (163A)

Redshank (Tringa Totanus) - medium close-up flight display song from a pair. Skylark mp.

Caspian Tern (Sterna Caspia) - close-up flight calls from several birds flying overhead. Western sandpiper calls at start in background.

American Robin (Turdus Migratorius) - medium close-up alarm calls from an adult with soft 'seep' calls from fledged young, wind in trees.

Modern Agricultural Machinery & Vehicles - Ford 7610 Tractor, interior, engine started, idles, pulls away.

Bokmakierie Shrike (Telophorus Zeylonus) - Creaking alarm call from shrike. Distant sounds of traffic.

Razorbill (Alca Torda) - close-up `clockwork' calls. Calls from a nearby group of guillemots. Kittiwakes and surf in background.

Scrub Jay (Aphelocoma Coerulescens) - close-up `food call' from female at nest, with faint calls from chicks.

Mute Swan (Cygnus Olor) - Calls close-up, snorts & hisses, walking in water, wind in bushes. Calls from whooper swans & wigeon occasionally in background, distant curlew & barnacle goose. Wingbeats from more swans flying in, wing-flaps & feeding sounds, rooks call at one stage, a group 

Humpback Whale (Megaptera Novaeangliae) - \ Song from a solo male through the breathing cycle. Short, ascending phrases, starting at different pitches, developing into alternating high and low phrases. Some clicks from shrimp.

Mallard (Anas Platyrhynchos) - close-up mallard flying off after release.

Mangrove Swamp - Summer: Midday - Rather neutral with occasional bird calls and mangrove trees creaking in force 3 wind

Raven (Corvus Corax) - Flight calls, with Tristram's Grackles, Yellow-vented Bulbul and Graceful Warbler in background.

Leach's Petrel (Oceanodroma Leucorhoa) - medium distance-medium close-up calls and wing-beats from birds leaving burrows near dawn.

Woodland Atmosphere - Fairly neutral atmosphere recorded at night. Calls from ancient murrelets & Cassin's auklets. medium close-up calls 2m00s & 2m27s. Occasional sounds of wings.

Dial 999 - Police car start and depart without siren, interior acoustic.

Theatre Foyers - Theatre Foyer, atmosphere in foyer of large West Eend theatre, with bars.

Crowds - FA Cup Final, reaction to goal scored, singing and chanting. (1989 FA Cup Final, Liverpool v Everton.)

British Rural Backgrounds 2 - Nightingales singing, close perspective - 1972 (1B3, reprocessed)

F.a. Cup Final: Wembley, 1966 - 1966 F.A. Cup Final, near miss. (Everton v Sheffield Wednesday, Wembley Stadium.)

World War Ii: Nau Crowd - Large German crowd shouting "Sieg Heil". (From 78rpm record)

British Rural Backgrounds - Summer afternoon atmosphere in farmyard with house sparrow calling mid distance, rook collared doves, sheep, insects

Lesser Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle Rudis) - medium close-up calls of pair.

Periodical Cicada (Magicicada Sp.) - close-up sound of cicadas stridulating. Hum in background.

Bee (Apoidea) - close-up prolonged buzzing from one bee in studio.

Antarctic Fur Seal (Arctocephalus Gazella) - close-up cow and pup interactions. Cow trying to see off another pup which is not her own.

Comedy Sounds - One pair of feet overhead and removing boots. (Specially created effect)

Vintage Motor Car: Citroen 5cv Van: Exterior - Cars: Vintage motor car Citroen 5cv van, 1924. Exterior, bonnet opened and closed

Bicycles - Bicycle passing with bell, with some birdsong. (Model c. 1936.)

Bbc News Sound Effects Tape (Old) - sports car - interior and start

National Daily Newspaper - National Daily Newspaper Block Department, grouting machine operating.

Peugeot 205gt 1982 1300cc Petrol (car Misfiring Quite Badly) - interior - start, gear crunch, handbrake and slow reverse, tickover, switch off

Red Howler Monkey (Alouatta Seniculus) - close-up grunts of short duration from two individuals. Sounds of birdsong. Cockerel in background. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Mid morning - mid day in highland rainforest. Cicada chorus. Distant birds.

Forest - Afternoon at edge of forest - bushy area in valley with forest 100m away. Prominent song from bellbird. Crickets and cicadas. Other insects. Distant birds. Wind in bushes. Also suitable for grassland/scrubland atmospheres.

Fenland - Fenland: Late Spring; Night Rather neutral with occasional distant Mallard, Snipe and Lapwing.

American Telephones - American Telephone: Northern Telecom loud ringing tone

Italy (Rome): Children Playing - Vatican, exterior, crowds disperse at end of Pope's speech with tolling bell, other bells join in.

Lesser Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle Rudis) - close-up calls from several. Hippo in background. Distant birds. N.B. CAN ALSO BE USED FOR WATERHOLE atmosphere.

Domestic Sewing Machines - Electric Sewing Machine, stitching three fourteen inch seams, with cotton cut & scissors put down between each seam. (Machine c.1968.)

Tonga Flying Fox (Pteropus Tonganus) - close-up - medium distance calls from adults and juveniles in colony. Slight wind in trees. Very distant surf.

Waste Disposal - Scrap yard - general atmosphere with cranes & shear.

Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet Aircraft: Exterior - Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet Aircraft, exterior,land with reverse thrust.

Horse On Turf (Studio) - One horse on turf, start, canter, stop. (Studio recording with jingle of harness)

Proboscis Monkey (Nasalis Larvatus) - medium close-up calls from several. * Day and month of recording is not specified.

Interiors - Theatres And Halls - Crowds in a large entrance hall, with turnstiles at close perspective - 1983 (1C29,reprocessed)

Boats - Motor launch - start into tickover, stops with splashes (on deck).

Tropical Evergreen Rain Forest - Winter: Midday - With flies, cicadas and distant birds

Galapagos Sealion (Zalophus Californianus Wollebakei) - Various calls underwater. Snapping shrimp and water sounds. Some bumps towards the end.

Lincoln College Clock, Oxford - Lincoln College clock striking six o'clock.

Olivaceous Warbler (Hippolais Pallida) - Song close-up, with insects in background.

M.g. Midget Sports Car 1967 (Interior) - Interior, slow down, stop. (Sports car, 1967 model)

Domestic Horse (Equus Caballus) - close-up sound of riders talking and horses moving around.

Trams (1903): Newcastle: Exterior - Newcastle Tram, exterior, run with trolley noise on wire. (Recorded on top deck.) (Tram built 1903.)

Impala (Aepyceros Melampus) - close-up alarm calls. Woodpecker, crickets and weavers in background.

Gannet (Sula Bassana) - Colony medium close-up with arrival & take off calls close-up, Herring Gulls medium close-up, Kittiwakes in distance. N.B. this recording is also included in NHC000024 Tr09

Domestic Clock (Bell: Mid-perspective) - Domestic clock striking five o'clock. (Mid-perspective recording of domestic clock with bell.)

Oil & Petrol - atmosphere. in mud pump room (Sea Quest offshore oil rig, Fortes oilfield May 1976).

Middle East Crowds - Israel, crowd atmosphere in a large communal hall.

Aircraft 2 - Passing overhead (4 piston-engined aircraft, exterior).

Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus Leucocephalus) - MC call, hissy background.

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - Adult approaching nest, calling quietly as it does so.

Water Rail (Rallus Aquaticus) - medium close-up advertising calls coot and cows in background wind in reeds

Industry 2 - (Pilkington Insulation, Merseyside) - furnace glass burners

Ford Anglia 105e Van (1963, 997cc): Interior - Motor Van: Drive On Trunk Road, open windows, passing traffic, interior, (Ford Anglia 105E, 1963 model, 997cc).

Little Penguin (Eudyptula Minor) - medium close-up whistling & other calls from penguins. Distant sounds of the sea.

Greater Bird Of Paradise (Paradisaea Apoda) - Animated single medium distance calls with some croaking calls. Response calls from several.

Right Whale (Balaena Glacialis) - Snorting blows from mother & calf. background quiet with gentle water effects.

Ovenbird (Seiurus Aurocapillus) - medium close-up song with another in background, some foraging calls, other birds in distance. Slight wind in trees.

Land Hermit Crabs (Coenobitidae Family) - close-up sounds of moving hermit crabs. Distant roar of surf. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Red-fronted Coot (Fulica Rufifrons) - close-up calls and territorial skirmishes. Red-gartered coots calling medium close-up. Other waterfowl in distance.

Electronic Sounds - Long computer bleeps at various pitches. (Specially created electronic sound.)

African Fish Eagle (Haliaeetus Vocifer) - Mc calls from one bird by side of marsh. Another replying medium distance. Wood sandpiper calls. Tropical boubou, ducks and insects in background. NB:Northern fish eagles have a different call from those further south.

Farmstead - Spring: Early Morning - Rather neutral with house sparrows, whitethroat, swallow, wren, etc Several close-up wingbeats

Exhibition Crowds - Earls Court Boat Show 1966, atmosphere in entrance hall.

Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes Forsteri) - Chicks hatching. close-up crunching on snow with movement L to R and R to L. Distant calls of adults. Some very close-up calls at 2m00s. Abandoned chick away from colony.

Goshawk (Accipiter Gentilis) - Calls close-up from female as she comes to nest. Chicks call in background. Cickets and wind in pines. NB Exact date of recording not known.

Steller's Jay (Cyanocitta Stelleri) - MC alarm calls, windy background.

Traffic 3 - Traffic entering & leaving, London Airport road tunnel 1958.

Greylag Goose (Anser Anser) - close-up feeding calls in water; birds calling in flight. Others taking off from water; good wingbeats. N.B. The date of this recording is unknown.

Chaffinch (Fringilla Coelebs) - close-up song. Woodland birds in distance.

White Browed Gibbon (Hylobates Hoolock) - medium distance hooting calls from gibbons. Shrieks from 0m38s. Some birds call in background. Distant rumble from river. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Farmstead - Summer: Early Morning - With blackbird, wren, robin, rooks, woodpigeon, feral pigeon, chaffinch, house sparrow, distant peacock and sheep

Sailing - Creaking and flapping boom in calm weather (STS Malcolm Miller).

Osprey (Pandion Haliaetus) - Chicks calling in nest close-up. Heerman's gulls in distance.

Snow Goose (Chen Caerulescens) - medium distance flock calls with medium close-up calls from boat-tailed grackle.

Blue-footed Booby (Sula Nebouxii Websteri) - close-up courtship calls. Others in distance. Surf in background.

Mixed Outdoor Crowds - Chatter and footsteps on gravel, animated.

Northern Elephant Seal (Mirounga Angustirostris) - Colony close-up with Californian sea lion and western gulls

Buff-necked Ibis (Theristicus Caudatus) - medium close-up calls from adults in flight; close-up passerine species & medium close-up calls from brown skuas. Slightly windy.

Hoopoe Lark (Alaemon Alaudipes) - Several variations of song close-up during song-flights. With wingbeats when bird takes off.

Baby (Girl): 2 Years - 2 year old baby girl. Looking at picture book, pages turned

Interiors - Shops And Cash Registers - Atmosphere recorded in a London department store - John Lewis - 1973 (1C3,reprocessed)

Northern Mixed Temperate Forest - Spring/summer: Day - Blue jay, cardinal, hermit thrush, veery, winter wren and red-winged blackbird NB: Compiled from existing recordings in the BBC collection of Wildlife Sounds

Nightjar (Caprimulgus Europaeus) - medium close-up wing-claps. Another `churring' in background.

White-rumped Swallow (Tachycineta Leucorrhoa) - Call note roosters in background

Suburbia 2 And Skylines - Open skyline (specially created) (1N1, reprocessed)

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - Song with sedge warbler and coot

Sailing Ship: Gaff-rigged Ketch: Exterior - Sailing Ship: Gaff-rigged Ketch, Exterior, man rowing ship's tender at sea, boat pulled onto shingle beach.

Telemetry; Interplanetary Effects - Ariel Satellite, telemetry effects from satellite.

Sperm Whale (Physeter Catodon) - Single sperm whale producing mainly single, high intensity clicks. Slow repetition rate. Hydrophone recording.

Veteran Cars: Rolls Royce ‚äúsilver Ghost‚äù (1911 Model, 6 Cylinders, 35 Hp) - Cars: Rolls Royce "Silver Ghost", 1911 model, 6 cylinders, 35 H.P. Exterior, handbrake applied

Lakeside (Atmosphere) - AUTUMN/EARLY SPRING: DAY/NIGHT Ducks on lakeside - mallard, wigeon and shoveler

Footsteps Down Metal Stairs - Footsteps Down Metal Stairs, two men, slow, with approach & stop.

Monsoon Forest - Early morning. Cicadas and crickets. Birds calling in flight, song and calls from golden whistlers, calls from sulphur breasted musk parrot, wattled honeyeaters & other birds. Water dripping on leaves.

Diesel Train - Diesel Train, interior, doors as passengers disembark & board stationary train.

Copper Rumped Hummingbird (Amazilia Tobaci) - close-up-medium close-up wingbeats with several close-up aggressive calls from a single bird. Loud cicadas in background. Other birds calling.

Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps Cristatus) - Anxiety calls close-up from bird on nest, water lapping in background.

Lakeside Atmosphere - Neutral atmosphere with sounds of insects stridulating. Also calls from cranes, ducks & other bird species. Quiet background with some wind noise. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Diesel Electric Train English Electric Vulcan: 20000 B.h.p. - Fast constant run (English Electric Vulcan Locomotive, 2000 b.h.p.)

Christchurch College Clock, Oxford - Christchurch College clock striking two o'clock.

Common Gonolek (Lanariarius Barbarus) - Pair medium close-up, threat call from female, song from male.

French Steam Trains - French Steam Train, goods train passing at speed.

The Age Of Steam - Steam Water Pump, topping-up cold water tank.

Pampas Atmosphere - Fairly busy with calls from many bird species. background sounds of wind, growing louder. Occasional distant calls from cattle. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown. Bump 0m23s.

Crowd Reaction & Chatter - Hearty laughter, 20-30 years old. (Interior.)

Farmland - Atmosphere around farmhouse. Loud calls from blue-winged parrotlets, parakeets and other birds. Distant voices. Workmen banging.

Sea Cliffs - Loud calls from kittiwakes, with softer nest and social calls. Guillemots calling in background. Occasional grunts from razorbills. Distant herring gull calls. Faint surf.

Horsedrawn Traffic - Horsedrawn traffic, fairly busy with hansom cabs, some quiet periods without footsteps or speech.

White-breasted Mesite (Mesoenas Variegata) - medium close-up calls, other birds including Common Newtonia and Black Parrot in background. Birds flies off at end of recording.

Hungary - Metro station ticket office at Deli Palyaudvar near top of escalator, busy, with footsteps,ticket barrier noise and escalator noise

France: Tour De France - France: Tour De France, actuality, race atmosphere. at roadside with spectators, passing cars and cycles.

Red-brown Skipjack (Athous Haemorrhoidalis) - Jumping up with characteristic click. Recorded in captivity.

Gunfire & Guns - Gunfire & Guns: Revolver, Broken open and closed.

Ships And Boats 1 - Paddle Steamer, engine room telegraph, engine start.

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - Courtship begging calls close-up from female.

Hummingbird Sp (Trochilidae) - Calls and wingbeats of several different species. NB: Exact date in 1969 unknown

Diesel Railcar (Exterior) - Train arrives and stops. (Exterior, with birdsong)

Suburban Steam Train: Exterior (2-6-2 Tank Locomotive, Past 1945) - Steam Train: 2-6-2 tank locomotive, post 1945, suburban, exterior, standing in station, speech.

Swimming Match At Crystal Palace (Indoors-with Crowd Reaction) - Swimming Pool: Crystal Palace, men's 1500m free-style race end, crowd reaction.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Recorded at dawn. Frogs & stridulating insects. background calls from birds. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown. Some slight wind on microphone.

Boys‚äô School - Boys' School, boys entering school, with indistinct speech and footsteps.

Children - Babies & Infants - Exterior, hand bell rung, children leave playground (5 and a half year-olds, reprocessed)  - December 1968 (76D, reprocessed)

Eastern Wood Pewee (Contopus Virens) - MC calls, other birds calling including Bobwhite and Mourning Dove. Wind in trees.

Archery - Guillotine being used at an execution. (Specially created effect.)

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - close-up adult giving long calls, then attacks juvenile. Outbreak of calls close-up from other adults.

Pink-footed Goose (Anser Brachyrhynchus) - medium close-up feeding calls from a flock of 100 birds. Distant lapwings, skylark & black-headed gulls.

Horses (Actuality) - Two horses led out of stable at run, repeated. (Actuality)

Slow Flowing River Or Stream - Lakeside: Spring; Early Morning Lake Ichkeul atmosphere. with Bee-eaters, Turtle Doves, Greenfinch, Chaffinch and insects.

Arabian Babbler (Turdoides Squamiceps) - Scratching and scuffling of several birds close-up, on the ground.

Wildebeest (Connochaetes Taurinus) - Grazing and grunting with zebras NB: Human voice saying 'scuse me' about 30" in NB: Exact date in 1982 unknown

Sifaka (Propithecus Sp) - close-up hen-like clucks getting louder towards end; gen atmosphere and distant ring-tailed lemur

Buses - Several adults through turnstile - two 3d pieces inserted, one-man operated red Central bus.

Rainforest - Morning, inside forest. Loud rasping calls from paradise riflebird. Whistles from golden whistlers. Machine-gun like rattle from lewin's honeyeater medium distance. Distant eastern whipbirds and green catbirds and others. Flies buzzing.

Demolition Work - Cutting brick and stone with metal hand tools. (Interior)

Marshland - Evening at stream leading to marsh. Crowned plovers on grass. Many birds calling from acacia woodland. Dove chorus and later frog chorus in background. Grunts from small herd of wildebeest.

Blue-footed Booby (Sula Nebouxii) - Calls close-up from female who is walking around nest site. A 6-8 week old chick calling, with occasional call from male. Some light wind on mic.

Water Atmosphere - Atmosphere at edge of large pond. Small wavelets lapping on shore. background sounds of some wind. Distant bird calls. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Sperm Whale (Physeter Catodon) - Busy clicking with a very 'dry' sound, also occasional higher intensity clicks (metallic twang). Hydrophone recording. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Motor Car: Ford Ecsort 1300 (Manual) (Interior) - Ford Escort 1300, interior, self starter into constant run, stop. (1300cc engine, manual transmission.)

Redshank (Tringa Totanus) - close-up calls and medium close-up flight display song from a pair. Robin mp. Distant chaffinch.

Boeing 707 Jet Aircraft (Interior) - Boeing 707, exterior, passing overhead. (Long-range airliner, 4 jet engines.)

Smith's Longspur (Calcarius Pictus) - close-up song from one bird, with two others close by, flight calls near start.

Footsteps On Country Road: Walking - Footsteps on Country Road, three men walking, departing.

Air Battles, Air Raids & Sirens - Massed formation of German bombers in steady flight - 1940 (500P)

Lowland Riverside - EARLY MORNING With distant flamingoes, crickets, frogs, etc

Buller's Shearwater (Puffinus Bulleri) - medium distance - close-up calls from hundreds of birds at burrows. Birds begin to leave by flapping their way up through the trees. Surf in distance. Recorded at 5.45am inside woodland.

Hospitals - Maternity Ward, atmosphere in ward with newborns crying & indistinct adult speech. (Some distant traffic.)

D.i.y. And Building - Tenon saw, small piece of wood, steady rythm.

Kittiwake (Rissa Tridactyla) - Calls close-up - mp in colony, echoing off cliffs. Sea-wash against cliffs medium close-up. Slightly crackly recording.

Monk Seal (Monachus Schauinslandi) - medium close-up calls, snorts and 'cough'. Laysan Albatross, Sooty Terns and surf in background. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Motor Car: 1 1/2 Litre Riley, 1959 (Worn Engine; Interior) - Interior, start, hard-driven hill climb. (1.5 litre, 1959, worn engine, Riley)

Footsteps On Stone: Walking (Slight Echo) - Walking, 2 men and women on stone departing. (Slight echo)

Railway Station: Birmingham (New Street) Station Announcements - Birmingham New Street Railway Station, station announcements at 0930 hours.

Domestic Clock - Domestic Mantle Clock striking quarter to the hour. (Early 19th Century clock chimes 'A', 8 bells, 1 gong.)

Greenshank (Tringa Nebularia) - Calls medium close-up, distant traffic and shore birds.

Ashy Cisticola (Cisticola Cinereola) - medium close-up song, other birds in background, with crickets and slight wind in bushes.

Aircraft: Bac 111 (Interior) - BAC 1-11, interior, switch off, sounds of movement from passengers. (Short-range airliner, 2 jet engines.)

Golden Pipit (Tmetothylacus Tenellus) - close-up flight call, other birds and insects in background.

Comedy Sounds: Impact Rhythms - Wallop clang jangle. (Specially created effect)

Marsh/open Woodland - Spring: Night Cricket chorus and two Chuck-will-widows calling.

Footsteps On Country Road: Running - Footsteps on Country Road, two women running, with approach & stop.

Red Footed Booby (Sula Sula) - medium close-up coarse rattling calls from booby. medium distance to background calls from many other seabirds. Distant sounds of the sea.

Red Knot (Calidris Canutus) - close-up sound of about 20,000 birds taking off from high tide roost. Calls from knot before & after take-off. Remaining knot bathing & preening. Oystercatchers, shelduck, lapwing & others call excitedly after take-off.

Tate Gallery - Tate Gallery, atmosphere in entrance hall with speech and footsteps.

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - NB: Recorded from microphones placed beside a Reed Warbler's nest. 0620-0720hrs Female churrs close-up as she approaches nest close-up.

Dry Season Stream Atmosphere - Early morning. With greenshank, grey plover, gonoleks etc.

Gorge - Midday in open part of gorge, wind in bushes & trees - gusting & whistling at times. Calls from several birds, doves in background. Steep sided, arid, rocky areas with scrub & trees in valley bottom, mainly without water.

Vickers Viscount, interior, constant flight, descent, landing & passengers disembark. (Short/medium-range airliner, 4 piston-engines.)

Wallace's Standardwing (Semioptera Wallacei) - medium distance calls of medium intensity. Quiet background.

Grey Wolf (Canis Lupus) - medium close-up howls from a pack. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Long-eared Owl (Asio Otus) - close-up bill snapping from three-week-old chicks, plus calls and hisses.

Cardinal (Cardinalis Cardinalis) - medium close-up calls from a male. Cattle, American Crow and leaves falling in background.

Kittiwake (Rissa Tridactyla) - close-up calls from several pairs at nest site. Others in background. Occasional calls from nearby razorbill. medium distance guillemots. Surf in background.

Black-headed Gull (Larus Ridibundus) - Various calls medium close-up and mp from birds in colony. Distant skylark. Very distant surf.

Portable Typewriter (Close Perspective) - Portable Typewriter: Rec. 4 metres away, fast typing.

Snowy Egret (Egretta Thula) - medium close-up-close-up colony calls, calls from chicks, wingbeats, feeding etc.

Yellow-bellied Prinia (Prinia Flaviventris) - Song medium close-up with prominent cow bells and wind through reeds.

Interiors - Concert Halls - Atmosphere before concert with tuning (symphony orchestra), at 1'08" applause for leader, at 1'26" applause for conductor, at 1'48" quiet atmosphere to end - 1972 (1C6,reprocessed)

Partridge (Perdix Perdix) - Calling with PHEASANT (PHASIANUS COLCHICUS)

Barnacle Goose (Branta Leucopsis) - Flight calls close-up from a small group. Other geese & Bewick's swans in distance.

Magdalen College Clock, Oxford - Magdalen College clock striking seven o'clock.

School Dining Hall - School Dining Hall, fairly quiet atmosphere with some indistinct speech & sounds of crockery being used.

Parrot Sp. (Psittaciformes) - medium close-up inquistive parrot calls. Sparrows in background. Heavy traffic passing in background.

Lakeside - Dawn. On lakeside in front of reedbed. White-browed sparrow weavers in the acacias. Grey-backed fiscals and white- browed coucals in background. African fish eagle calls in distance.

18th Century Naval Cannon - Eighteenth Century Naval Cannon, fires quadruple shot.

Ambulance (Austin Automatic: Exterior) - Ambulance, exterior, doors, starts and departs. (With bell.) (Austin Automatic ambulance.)

Blue Wildebeest (Connochaetes Taurinus) - Night. close-up blue wildebeest calling. Insects in background.

Atomic Power Station - Atomic Power Station, water gravity-feed to sea with transformer hum.

Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur Catta) - \ medium close-up yelps and howls from a group at dawn. Madagascar bulbuls and other birds in busy dawn atmosphere.

Equestrian Events - National Hunt Racing, excited crowd at finish of 1989 Cheltenham Gold Cup, 1989, also distant P.A. with audible results (numbers only).

Container Ship - Lock water rushing at St. Lawrence Seaway, Canada.

Dawn Chorus Atmosphere - Fairly neutral atmosphere. Calls from various bird species. Occasional sounds of insects. Some sounds of wind. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown. Described as lush green valley.

Punting (With Aluminium Pole) - Punting: Punt paddled to bank, stops.

Great Indian Hornbill (Buceros Bicornis) - Toks from individual in forest atmosphere. background sounds of other bird species & cicadas. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

New Zealand - The Natural World 2 - Artist's Palette, Waiotapu Thermal Reserve (NZ)

Golden Plover (Pluvialis Apricaria) - Display calls close-up. Skylark mp. Distant gulls and kittiwakes. Wind and surf mp.

Nilgiri Langur (Presbytis Johni) - Distant crash of vegetation & barking calls from langur. Also some medium distance barks. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown. Also known as Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary.

Communications - Linotype Machine, operator's perspective. (1930 onward.)

Aylesbury Market - Crowds: Exterior, Aylesbury Market, speech, traffic, footsteps, ventilator hum.

Masked Booby (Sula Dactylatra) - close-up calls from adult and chick, chick 'grunting' for food. Sooty Terns in background.

Vintage Motor Car: Citroen 5cv Van: Interior - Cars: Vintage motor car Citroen 5cv van, 1924. Interior, 1st gear to 2nd gear

Hospitals - Hospital pathology laboratory atmosphere, some indistinct speech.

St. Paul‚äôs Cathedral Clock (Great Tom) - Great Tom clock striking 4 o'clock

Tropical Seasonal Forest Atmosphere - Neutral atmosphere recorded in early morning. medium distance bird calls, including scarlet minivet. Red junglefowl alarm calls from 2m33s. Also calls from barbet & Indian tree pie. Insects in background. Some distant engine noise at end of recording.

Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus Ruber) - Flock close-up calling & wading in water, taking-off & landing. Coots,white pelicans and other waterbirds medium close-up. N.B Precise date of recording unknown.

Puffin (Fratercula Arctica) - close-up calls and wingbeats at nest burrows. Kittiwakes in background. Some crackles.

Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes Forsteri) - Sounds of penguins entering and leaving ice hole. Several soft calls, snorts and typical calls. Some birds bathing. Water sounds. NB this was recorded between June and November 1992.

Model Railways - Model Railways: Hornby HO-Gauge Clockwork train c.1935. 4-6-2 Pacific with 3 carriages, running continuously on oval track

Deciduous Woodland - Winter: Day - With crows, crickets, towhee, etc

Piper Light Aircraft (Single Pistol Engine) (Exterior) - Exterior, land, taxi up and switch off. (Piper private light aircraft, 1 piston engine)

Oil Exploration - Oil Exploration, drilling lorry departs. (Recorded in the Delta Region of Patagonia.)

Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus Mexicanus) - Calls close-up from a feeding flock. Yellow warbler and insects mp. Distant surf.

Church Bells - Church Bells, start into ringing. (Holy Rude Church, Stiring, Stirlingshire.)

White Winged Chough (Corcorax Melanorhamphos) - close-up rough, gutteral screeches from chicks being fed by adult. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Footsteps On Stone: Walking (Slight Echo) - Walking, 2 women on stone. (With start and stop, slight echo)

Badger (Meles Meles) - close-up squeals, suckling sounds, snuffles and breathing from cubs in holt.

Wild Boar (Sus Scrofa) - close-up feeding sounds, grunts and squeals from a boar and sow. Other sows in background. Distant tractor and aircraft.

Farm Machinery - Tractor with engine running. Second tractor with silage blower, passing, then coming almost head on and passing.

Girls‚äô Secondary School - Girls' Secondary School playing field, with shouting, laughter & footsteps. (Occasional distinct speech.)

Trains Crossing Metal Bridge - Local 2-car Diesel train crossing metal bridge.

Southern Elephant-seal (Mirounga Leonina) - Weaner pups in stream and pools. Noise of bulls seals. Waves.

Caribou (Rangifer Tarandus) - close-up sounds of movement with tendon clicks & occasional snorts/grunts. End of recording becomes more busy with individuals passing microphone & splashing as caribous ford stream. Also birdsong m/d & in background. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknow

World War Ii Aircraft Carriers - Swordfish taking off from aircraft carrier. World War II. (From 78 r.p.m. disc)

Dingo (Canis Familiaris Dingo) - medium close-up howls. Also barks, yelps & whines.

Austral Thrush (Turdus Falcklandii) - Song with other birds in background.

Livestock 1 - Goat, interior, milked by machine, with other goats bleating occasionally.

Bornean Orang Utan (Pongo Pygmaeus Pygmaeus) - close-up sounds of eating. background grunts at end of recording. background sounds of rainforest including birds & insects. N.B. Creaking sounds of movement 0m42s.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Fairly busy atmosphere will calls from many bird species. Also distinct calls from dove/pigeon (COLUMBIDAE family). Distant sounds of running water.

Domestic Clock - Domestic clock striking eleven o'clock. (Domestic clock with single-strike mechanism.)

Horses 1 - Group of horses walking & trotting past on tarmac, some indistinct voices in background.

Tropical Evergreen Rain (Cloud) Forest - WINTER: EARLY MORNING Near river with three-wattled bellbird, etc

Tawny Owl (Strix Aluco) - medium distance, clear calls from owl. Quiet background. N.B. Date of this recording is unknown.

Pink Breasted Lark (Mirafra Poecilosterna) - close-up song, other birds & insects in distance.

Louisiana Heron (Egretta Tricolor) - MC calls, Moorhen calls and White Ibis group bathing in background.

Lake - Early Spring: Early Morning - With mallard, coots, carrion crow, etc

Frilled Coquette Hummingbird (Lophornis Magnifica) - Calls and wingbeats NB: Exact date in 1969 unknown

Broad-tailed Hummingbird (Selasphorus Platycercus) - medium close-up flight display calls, trill made by wings and high frequency calls as bird dives from a great height - which are not distortions. Yellow-bellied Marmot calling in background.

Footsteps On Wood: Running (Dead Acoustic) - Footsteps on Wood, man running, with approach & stop. (Dead acoustic.)

Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus Niloticus) - Roaring, purring and hissing.

5-7 Cwt Bedford Light Van (Exterior) - Exterior, three false starts, (Bedford light van.)

Horses On Hard Surface (Studio) - Two horses on hard surface, trot to stop. (Studio recording. No jingle of harness)

Hoopoe (Upupa Epops) - Typical call close-up Swallows and nightingale in background

Village Weaver (Ploceus Cucullatus) - Calls of colony medium close-up. NB Exact date of recording is unknown.

Heermann's Gull (Larus Heermanni) - Calls close-up in disturbed breeding colony. Slightly bumpy recording.

Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta Varia) - close-up song, quite strong wind in trees.

Redshank (Tringa Totanus) - Excited calls close-up in communal display flight. Meadow pipit mp. Blackbird, willow warbler and crows in distance.

Buzzard (Buteo Buteo) - Chick calling occasionally, but mainly atmosphere. With song thrush, woodpigeon and blowflies.

Crowned Sandgrouse (Pterocles Coronatus) - medium distance calls & sounds of wings from passing flock. Some sounds of wind. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Wadham College Clock, Oxford - Wadham College clock striking eight o'clock.

Kittiwake (Rissa Tridactyla) - busy atmosphere calls on cliff, with guillemtos, puffins and shags in background

Great Black-backed Gull (Larus Marinus) - Calls, with Oystercatcher in background.

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos Minor) - Hunger calls of nestlings Medium perspective

Mark V Centurion Tank (Exterior) - Exterior, manoeuvring. (Mark V Centurion Tank)

Beach Atmosphere - Waves breaking on beach. A group of king penguins patter out of the surf. Calls from penguins at end of recording.

Impala (Aepyceros Melampus) - close-up - distant alarm calls from several in group. Topi calls at 0'31". Mainly calls from females, one call from male at start. Distant insects and birds

Balliol College Clock, Oxford - Balliol College clock striking five o'clock.

Salt Marsh (Tidal) - Late Spring: Early Morning Neutral, seawall at high tide with Redshank, Robin, Wren, Skylark, Greenfinch, Herring Gull and foghorn - 0755 hrs.

Tropical Seasonal Forest Atmosphere - Dawn chorus with calls & song of many birds. Birds include greater racket tailed drongo, quaker babbler & yellow bulbul. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown. Also known as Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary.

Water 2 - Sea - Heavy sea breaking on rocks - 1972 (1S2, reprocessed)

Small Children At Play - Nursery School, interior, 3-5 year-olds playing with construction sets. (Mixed nursery school.)

Setrite Push-button Ticket Machine - Setrite Push-Button Ticket Machine, 4/11d. rejected.

Red-billed Tropic Bird (Phaethon Aethereus) - Flight calls. heavy sea in background.

Andean Avocet (Recurvirostra Andina) - Alarm calls medium close-up. Crested duck and Baird's sandpiper mp. Trickling water medium close-up.

Moorhen (Gallinula Chloropus) - Display & threat calls medium close-up. Running water mp.

Ford Fiesta Motor Car (1980 Model, 1300cc) Exterior - Cars: Ford Fiesta, 1300 cc, 1980 model. Exterior, wheelspin start and departure

Horses / Dogs - Two dogs, exterior, barking & one whining occasionally.

Brown Bear (Ursus Arctos) - close-up growl. Rain on leaves in background (or stream).

Peugeot 205gt 1982 1300cc Petrol (car Misfiring Quite Badly) - interior - start, fierce revving and switch off

Fish Crow (Corvus Ossifragus) - close-up calls from a small flock of birds perched in low pines flock takes off at end common flicker, yellow-rumped warblers and crickets in background

Rock Sparrow (Petronia Petronia) - Calls close-up and wingbeats.

Sandhill Crane (Grus Canadensis) - Calls close-up from a flock, excited calls. NB Recorded between 01/04/87 and 06/04/87

Interiors - Shops And Cash Registers - Electronic NCR - bleeps without printer - 1982 (2R1,reprocessed)

Electronically Generated Sounds - Descending projectile passes left to right. (Futuristic Spot Effect.)

Puffin (Fratercula Arctica) - Flight sounds of individuals, followed by mass take off from sea

Ships And Boats 2 - Sailing Dinghy, going about in strong wind. (Recorded on board.)

White Eared Hummingbird (Hylocharis Leucotis) - medium distance to background cheeps from hummingbird. background noisy with sounds of a stream. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown. Distant engine noise 0m22s.

Outdoor Clock - Church clock striking, 10 o'clock. (All Saints Church)

Village - Late Spring: Early Morning - With swallows, house sparrows, chaffinch, collared dove, starlings, goldfinch, etc

Mountain Forest Atmsophere - Autumn: Neutral atmosphere w/ wren, willow tit, jay and buzzard

Aircraft: Beagle Pup - Beagle Pup, exterior recordings. Start up engines.

Prairie Warbler (Dendroica Discolor) - close-up song, another, American Crows in distance, distant boat near end.

Lakeside - At night. Running water after heavy rain,sounding like a river. Surrounding area of lake flooded and this is the sound of the run-off, flowing into the lake. Crickets & frogs chorus. Distant thunder. Could be used for fast flowing river or stream.

Blue-headed Parrot (Pionus Menstruus) - Alarm flight calls of several

Whooper Swan (Cygnus Cygnus) - Calls close-up from a mixed flock with Bewick's swans, mallard, wigeon being fed, sound of corn being scooped & thrown, much splashng in water, coot, pied wagtail, skylark, house sparrow & crow in background.

Coast Atmosphere - Quiet seawash. Wind rustling vegetation & slight buffeting. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Renault 4 Saloon Car 1967 (Exterior) - Renault 4 saloon, exterior, passing at 50 m.p.h. (1967 model.)

Herring Gull (Larus Argentatus) - close-up mew calls from several birds in colony.

Egyptian Goose (Alopochen Aegyptiacus) - close-up calls from a group in flight. Calls from birds on ground. Other birds in distance. Slightly hissy recording, some background weaving.

Chiloe Wigeon (Anas Sibilatrix) - close-up calls from male. medium close-up wing-flaps and calls from other wildfowl, including geese. Distant house sparrows, starling and chaffinch.

Galapagos Sea Lion (Zalophus Californianus Wollebaeki) - Grunts of bull mainly sea in background

Madagascar Swamp Warbler (Acrocephalus Newtoni) - close-up song, voices in distance on first few songs, insects, crickets and Madagascar Coucal in background.

Yellow Billed Stork (Mycteria Ibis) - Wing beats and bill clicks from stork. African fish eagle. Weaver chorus in background. Storks taking off. NB: date not specified.

Crested Lark (Galerida Cristata) - Nest with two chicks hatching from eggs BCU.

Woodland Atmosphere - Hedgerow/woodland: autumn: morning. Sounds of leaves falling. American crows and common flicker call in background, distant cockerel.

Eurasian Badger (Meles Meles) - medium close-up calls and movement sounds of adults at play.

Metal Lathes - Lathe switched on, turns brass, slows down, stops.

British Birds - Coal Tits, two pairs displaying to each other on territorial boundary.

Monsoon Forest - Pre-dawn. Cicada and cricket chorus. Wattled honeyeaters and other birds in distance.

Sperm Whale (Physeter Catodon) - Sperm whales clicking very rapidly. Hydrophone recording.

Nightingale Wren (Microcerculus Marginatus) - Song close-up with cicadas in background

Bits & Pieces - Riot in Belfast - with breaking glass, rubber bullets, distant cries and chants

Wren (Troglodytes Troglodytes) - medium close-up song. Siskin and Goldfinches, Sardinian Warbler alarms Greenfinches in background.

Domestic Clock: Double-strike (Heavy Mechanism) - Domestic clock striking six o'clock. (Domestic clock with heavy double-strike mechanism.)

Evergreen Woodland - Late spring Mid-day Warm temperate, includes some scrub and heath Feeding bee-eaters and spotless starlings, with field crickets. A short band 'flip-flop' extension.

Giant Hummingbird (Patagona Gigas) - medium distance cheeps from individual. background sounds of running water. Some slight handling noise. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Forest - Early morning in lakeside forest, 6.30am, as the sun warms up. Occasional calls from common bulbuls, chorus from cicadas. Large trees, commonly in this area - Yellow Fever trees with fairly dense under- growth in the lowlands, & Fig & Nuxia congesta in th

Sea Coast: Island - With wren, hedgesparrow, jackdaw, house sparrow, chough, chiffchaff and sea background

Hover Fly (Syrphus Sp) - Hovering at gorse flowers with willow warbler close-up

Adventure - Windsurfing, board capsizes & righted. (Recorded on nearby boat.)

Rock Ptarmigan (Lagopus Mutus) - medium close-up croaking calls & peeps from individual. Some distant calls from other bird species. N.B. Date of this recording is unknown.

Great-grey Shrike (Lanius Excubitor) - Adult call medium distance. Bee-eaters and Field-crickets in background.

Household - Telephone, handset lifted & 7 digits keyed. (Push button telephone.)

Black-headed Plover (Hoplopterus Tectus) - Flight calls medium close-up, with White-vented Bulbul medium close-up and Blue-spotted Wood Dove.

Monk Parakeet (Myiopsitta Monachus) - Small flock circling in flight

Laughing Gull (Larus Atricilla) - MC calls from a flock of about 1000 gulls in flight, flock broken into several large groups, and more individual calls.

Whooper Swan (Cygnus Cygnus) - Calls close-up from several whooper swans as 15-20 mute swans take off, good wingbeat sounds

Razorbill (Alca Torda) - Sound of bird landing and calls. Guillemots, kittiwakes and herring gulls in background.

Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga Leonina) - close-up grunts from a bull. King penguins and surf in background.

Beautiful Sunbird (Nectarinia Pulchella) - medium close-up song. Initially a brief song from a male drowned out by a White Browed Sparrow Weaver. Then two snatches from a female. Slate coloured Boubous. Red & Yellow Barbets & other birds in background.

Exterior Crowds 1 - Close good natured crowd at public demonstration - occasional distant PA - 1982 (2C10,reprocessed)

Great Skua (Stercorarius Skua) - Attacking dives and calls, with Skylark song in background.

University Of St. Mary The Virgin Church Clock, Oxford - Clock of the University Church of St Mary the Virgin, Oxford striking eleven o'clock.

Gambling - A game of cards being played in a small mixed social club.

Common Gull (Larus Canus) - Calls medium close-up from several birds. Skylark mp. Wind and surf mp.

Dusky Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus Obscurus) - Hydrophone recording. Shrill vocalisations & rapid echolocation clicks. background sounds of swirling water.

Comedy, Fantasy & Horror - Cork twist & pop. (Comedy Spot Effect.)

Grey Heron (Ardea Cinerea) - Calls close-up from adult, heronry calls, starling medium close-up.

Honey Bee (Apis Mellifera) - close-up buzzing from bees entering and leaving hive, side-on. Some bees hovering before entering, other `dancing' on alighting board. Birds calling in background.

Maasai Tribe - Group of six men singing one of them solo. Five men chanting until 01m05s then mixed voices.

Trains - Busy Mainline Station, atmosphere before arrival of train.

Electronic Cash Registers: Ncr Machine With Printer & Bleeps - Cash Register, Electronic: Bleeps.

Moorland - LATE SPRING Swift-flowing stream in wooded combe with distant pied flycatcher, willow warbler and wren

Fulmar (Fulmarus Glacialis) - Calls close-up from adult in nest conflict with Jackdaw close-up, House Sparrows medium distance.

Swallow Tailed Manakin (Chiroxiphia Caudata) - medium close-up display & other calls from manakins. Also some repetitive cheeps from another bird species.

Gallery Forest Atmosphere - Evening after dark - Ring-tailed lemurs, broad-billed roller, cicadas, crickets, Madagascar coucals, mosquitoes and white-browed owl.

Gannet (Sula Bassanus) - Colony sounds. Bill clicks and rattles from preening birds.

Crowds, Children & Footsteps - Press Reception atmosphere. (Useful also for party atmosphere.)

Dawn Chorus (Atmosphere) - medium distance on a farm with doves, sparrows and domestic fowls

Crested Duck (Anas Specularioides) - close-up calling and take-off. close-up upland goose grunting.

Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus Trochilus) - close-up song. Wingbeats as bird moves around various perches. Wren, wood pigeon & other birds in distance.

Motor Car: 1929 Austin 7 - Exterior, approach and stop. (1929 Austin Seven)

Roseate Tern (Sterna Dougallii) - Calls close-up from a single bird in flight. Arctic tern colony in distance.

Lowland Rainforest Atmosphere - Lowland rainforest - Morning 0800hrs. Various cicadas, several water drips on leaves, chestnut-headed oropendula calls in background near end.

Oystercatcher (Haematopus Ostralegus) - close-up calls between a pair. Others calling in background. Distant surf & gulls.

Newsagent/confectioner‚äôs Shop - Confectioner's Shop, busy atmosphere with children. (Some distinct speech.)

Modern 35mm Cine Projector - A 1927 Kalee 7, start, run stop. (35mm)

Lake Atmosphere - Recorded at dusk. medium distance chuckling calls, bird identified as 'water cock'. Also sounds from many other bird species, including a common crow pheasant. Stridulating insects. Occasional distant engine noise.

Sheffield Tram (Interior) - Sheffield, Tram, interior, compressor released. (Tram built 1938.)

Aircraft: Vc 10 (Exterior) - Vickers VC10, exterior, warm up, taxis away. (Long-range airliner, 4 jet engines.)

Dunlin (Calidris Alpina) - medium close-up calls while feeding. Running water in foreground.

Sailing Vessel: Sts Malcolm Miller - Tacking in average sea. (STS Malcolm Miller)

Grey Seal (Halichoerus Grypus) - Group of two pups, two females & single (silent) male. General interaction of grunts, groans & higher pitched, plaintive pup calls.

Mallard (Anas Platyrhynchos) - close-up calls from male & female; medium close-up wigeon, distant single call of moorhen, wind in trees & occasional traffic.

Fenland - LATE SPRING: MIDDAY. With reed and sedge warblers, coot, moorhen, black-headed gull, redshank, wren and blow fly.

Motor Cycle Racing: Isle Of Man Tourist Trophy Races, 1967 - 125cc machines at Isle of Man Tourist Trophy Races. Starting in pairs at 10sec. intervals

Atlantic Forest Atmosphere - medium close-up to background calls from swallow tailed manakins & other bird species. Faint sounds of rain on foliage. background insect stridulation.

Wooded/tall Grass Savanna Atmosphere - Wooded - dry season - night. With insect chorus.

Tropical Seasonal Forest Atmosphere - medium distance calls from hornbills, sometimes animated. Also sounds of rustlng foliage. Many other bird species calling including barbets & greater racket tailed drongo towards end of recording.

Stitchbird (Notiomystis Cincta) - medium close-up - close-up calls, some in flight. Goldfinches singing medium distance. Blackbird calls medium distance. Canada goose calling in distance. Wind in trees.

Bats (Chiroptera) - Many bats flying past. Sounds of massed wings. Also some individual wingbeats & chittering cries. Occasional birdsong in background. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Fast Footsteps Down Stone Stars - Fast footsteps down stone stairs, 1 man. (With start and stop)

Caving & Pot-holing - Water in small passage leading to waterfall in a cave.

Wildebeest (Connochaetes Taurinus) - Adult close-up. NB: Exact date in 1981 unknown

Red Deer (Cervus Elaphus) - Hinds with bleating calves approaching

Arctic Souslik (Spermophilus Parryi) - medium close-up calls from a single animal. Birds & wind in background.

Cuckoo Clock (Cuckoo Only) - Cuckoo clock striking nine o'clock. (Cuckoo only.)

Canterbury Cathedral Bells: Interior - Canterbury Cathedral Bells: Interior, ringing starts, rounds, Grandsire Cinques, rounds, ringing stops. (Recorded in roof void above nave)

King Of Saxony's Bird Of Paradise (Pteridophora Alberti) - Clear rattle-like calls. Low background with very distant calls from other birds.

Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa Violacea) - close-up buzzing from a single bee. Crested lark singing in background.

Ancient Murrelet (Synthliboramphus Antiquus) - medium distance-close-up flight calls from adults at night.

Lakeside Atmosphere - Morning - prominent calls from a Madagascar green sunbird, other birds in distance, water lapping gently. (hissy).

Fish & Chip Shop - Conversation, frying food and traffic noise in fish & chip shop.

Lakeside Woodland - AUTUMN: MORNING Yellow-rumped warblers, ruby-crowned kinglets, cardinals, tundra swans in background, wind in trees and crickets

Comedy, Fantasy & Horror - Party siren on reverb. (Comedy Spot Effect.)

Chimpanzee (Pan Troglodytes) - Pant hoot from young male. Relaxed hoo hoo calls at 0m50s whilst grooming. Feeding grunts. Aggressive screams at 1m09s as male approaches. Greeting display with pant hoot, screaming & barking at 2m05s.

Manx Shearwater (Puffinus Puffinus) - close-up calls, and "sneeze" from a single bird on the ground. Then medium close-up calls from nearby birds. Birds in burrows and movement in grass. Colony in background.

Lion (Panthera Leo) - Loud snarls and growls. Growls and groans. NHC17 is a continuous recording of 73m48s also found starting on NHS000124.

Rosy Patched Shrike (Tchagra Cruenta) - close-up song with another replying in background, Red-Chested Cuckoo, Slate-coloured Boubou, Doves and frogs in distance, bird flies off at end and calls more distantly.

Peregrine Falcon (Falco Peregrinus) - close-up - medium distance flight alarm calls from male & female. Cattle, jackdaws, willow warbler, wren & some traffic in distance.

Professional League Football - Football League match, goal scored.

Turtle Sp (Testudines) - Female laying eggs and sighing close-up

London Underground: Victoria Line - British Rail: Waterloo & City Line, Bank Station: Passengers leave platform, ride on travelator.

Grey Heron (Ardea Cinerea) - Calls close-up from adult arriving at nest, chicks call close-up to be fed. Wren & sheep in distance.

Istanbul - Istanbul, Hagia Sophia church, interior acoustic with heavy reverb.

Oriel College Clock, Oxford - Oriel College clock striking eight o'clock.

Sea Cliffs - Summer: Day Mixed colony of Brunnich's Guillemots and Kittiwakes, Fulmars in background.

Fox (Vulpes Vulpes) - Young cubs whining and moving about in straw bedding

Dogs: Malamute Alaskan Huskies - Malamute Alaskan Huskies  screaming, exterior.

Wedge Capped Capuchin (Cebus Olivaceous) - Rustling foliage & crashes as group of capuchins forage in palms for palm nuts (inc. some sounds of nut cracking) Contact calls, often with a trilling aspect. Distant howls from howler monkeys. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown. Occa

London Midland Region Electric Trains (Interior) - Express Train, interior, start into constant run. (British Rail London Midland Region train, 25kV Pantograph system.)

Modern Agricultural Machinery & Vehicles - Land Rover, exterior, approach, pass & depart. (Land Rover, Long Wheel Base, 109" Safari Diesel, Series 2A, 1967.)

Motor Car: Ford Cortina 1500c 1969 Model: Interior - Cars: Ford Cortina, 1500cc, 1969 model. Exterior, tickover.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Busy atmosphere recorded during early morning. medium distance to distant calls from many bird species. Includes calls from white bibbed fruit dove, black billed sicklebill, grey thicket flycatcher & Papuan treecreeper. background cicada stridulation.

America 2 - Mockingbirds at coastguard station, St Simon's Island, Georgia.

Frankincense Dance - Singing from several men performing frankincense dance. N.B. Some English spoken in background.

Arctic Tern (Sterna Paradisaea) - Calls close-up from several birds. Wind mp.

Africa 2 - The Natural World - Zebra, middle distance calling from single animal.

Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis Macularia) - medium close-up flight calls. Water lapping in background.

Marsh Harrier (Circus Aeruginosus) - close-up excited calls from chicks as female arrives with food, female departs. Wind in corn.

London - Docklands Light Railway train, exterior, arrives, doors open & shuts, departs.

Continental Great Tit (Parus Major Major) - Song NB: Recorded between March-May 1934

Ships And Boats 1 - Lifeboat, bow-wave. (Recorded on deck.) (48ft 6in Oakley class self-righting boat, RNLB 'Charles Henry'.)

Field Grasshopper (Chorthippus Bornhalmi) - close-up stridulation as recorded.

Purple Heron (Ardea Purpurea) - Calls medium close-up; coot in distance; slightly crackly & uneven background.

Zoo - Autumn/spring: Midday - With house sparrows, black-headed gulls, crow, etc plus unobtrusive traffic and people

Lapland Bunting (Calcarius Lapponicus) - Mco song then flight call Distant long-tailed duck Some wind near the end.

Feral Pigeon (Columba Livia) - Pair displaying. with collared doves, house martins, house sparrows, starlings and swifts.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Early Morning: busy atmosphere with birds   

Suburbia 2 And Skylines - Refuse collection - dust cart arrives, bins emptied, departs, occas. distant speech (4C1, reprocessed)

Yellow-billed Stork (Mycteria Ibis) - close-up wingbeats as one stork flies. Shuffling as a couple of storks fly/run a few yards through water. Alarm at the appearance of a spotted hyaena. Alarm calls in background from African jacanas and egrets. Insects in reedbed.

Bumble Bee (Bombus Sp.) - close-up buzzing from a single small bumble bee (Bombus terrestris) feeding on a flowering bush. Dog and traffic in distance.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Busy with frogs calling in forest at night. medium close-up two frogs call & respond. background stridulation of crickets & calls from other frogs. Wind in trees, increasing towards end of recording. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Static Engines (Constant Runs) - Operating, constant run. (Refuse machinery suitable for general use)

Weasel (Mustela Nivalis) - Male in vegetation producing "trilling" courtship calls to female.

Sailing Ship: Gaff-rigged Ketch - Sailing Ship: Gaff-rigged Ketch, Exterior, sails flapping, ropes creaking, distant seawash, on deck.

Wren (Troglodytes Troglodytes) - close-up alarm calls. Siskins in backgroud at start of recording. Distant willow warbler & chaffinch. Hum from bees.

Slow Footsteps Down Wooden Stairs - Footsteps Down Wooden Stairs, two women, slow, with approach & stop.

Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus Leucocephalus) - close-up calls from chicks in nest. Wind in trees.

British Birds 2 - Chiffchaff, with wren, other chiffchaffs and song thrush in distance.

New College Clock, Oxford - New College clock striking seven o'clock.

White-crowned Robin-chat (Cossypha Albicapilla) - medium close-up song of two males.

Sporting Gun Factory - Sporting Gun Factory, checking firing mechanism of guns.

Bmc Mini Car 1966 (848cc) (Interior) - Interior, self starter, high speed constant run, slow down, stop. (1966 848cc BMC Mini car)

Chacma Baboon  (Papio Ursinus) - Family group grunting while eating Acacia seed pods. Exact date unknown. December 1980 to November 1981

Chilean Flamingo (Phoenicopterus Chilensis) - close-up calls from a mixed flock of Chilean and Andean flamingoes. Water rippling. Clean background.

World War Ii: Air Raids - Air raid actuality. Intensive air raid, anti-aircraft fire, bombs falling and bursting, fire engine, bells.

Electronic Sounds - Steady electronic motor hum. (Specially created electronic sound.)

World War I Army Drill - World War I Army Drill, Company 'A' dismiss & march off, with orders shouted.

Hyaena (Hyaenidae Family) - Distant short howls of hyaena. medium distance whines of langur monkey. Some handling noise & faint engine sound.

American Black Vulture (Coragyps Atratus) - medium close-up wingbeats from vulture taking off & flying past.

Ford Anglia 105e Van (1963, 997cc): Exterior - Motor Van: Rear Doors Close, exterior, (Ford Anglia 105E, 1963 model, 997cc).

Madagascar Bulbul (Hypsipetes Madagariensis) - medium close-up calls, wind in trees increasing.

Macaroni Penguin (Eudyptula Chrysolophus) - close-up fighting calls.

Bang! - Standing tanks & soldiers, general atmosphere, with one vehicle passing.

Hollow Doors: Interior - Solid Panel Door: Interior, open and close. (Room acoustic, recorded 4 metres away)

Green Woodpecker (Picus Viridis) - Spring, medium distance calls. Blackcap,nightingale,wren,woodpigeon,chiffchaff and blue tit in background. Suitable for deciduous woodland atmosphere.

Oil & Petrol - Packing charges into drill holes (Patagonia, Delta region 1970).

Blue-footed Booby (Sula Nebouxii) - Whistles, grunts & cheeps close-up from male & female at nest with a 2/3 week old chick. Whistles from male, grunts from female.

Forest Atmosphere - Forest atmosphere with distinct bird calls. Recorded approximately 45 minutes after dawn. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Bus Depot - Bus depot, atmosphere with buses parking for the night.

Sea Cliffs And Rocky Shores - LATE SPRING: Early Morning Rough sea with Eiders, Oystercatchers, Fulmars, Arctic Terns and Skylark

Brown Pelican (Pelecanus Occidentalis) - Mixed colony medium close-up with Brown Pelicans, Wood Storks & White Ibises.

Wetland Atmosphere - Swamp grass:wet season:evening. Frog chorus & bush crickets.

Crash 1 - Medium glass crashes - 1: two crashes (5C1) 2" 2-5: Four glass crashes (5C1) 3", 2", 3", 2".

Crowd Of 6000 At Protest Meeting - Cheers and applause at protest meeting. (6000 people, recorded outdoors in England.)

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - Colony atmosphere medium close-up with a few close calls. Herring gull mp. Oystercatcher in distance.

Motor Horns (Single & Multitone) - Twin Tone Motor Horn sounded.

New Zealand - The Natural World 1 - Thunderstorm passing - forest clearing, Mapara reserve, NZ.

Sikorski 61n (24 Seater) Helicopter Exterior - Sikorski 61N, Helicopter, interior, Start up. (24 seater with General Electric CT 58 Turbine engine)

Bokmakierie Shrike (Telophorus Zeylonus) (?) - medium close-up calls, other birds in background. NB:Exact date of recording is unknown. NB: identity of bird uncertain.

Hawaiian Goose (Branta Sandvicensis) - close-up contact calls and crooning calls with movement sounds. medium distance mallard. Occasionally, very distant calls from collection.

World War Ii Aircraft - Sunderland flying boat, interior, take off. World War II. (From 78 r.p.m. disc)

Interiors - Theatres And Halls - Laughter - 1980 (1C13,reprocessed)

Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes Forsteri) - Adults with young chicks (2-6 wks old) in colony. Continuous distant calls. Some close-up calls.

Horse On Gravel (Studio) - Horse on gravel, walk to stop. (Studio recording)

Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet Aircraft: Interior - Boeing 747, Jumbo Jet Aircraft, atmosphere' upstairs in 1st class lounge, climb & into constant flight

Leopard (Panthera Pardus) - Loud snarl and hisses from two cubs about 12 weeks old, in captivity. Occasional calls from house sparrows. African fish eagle in distance.

Pied Wagtail (Motacilla Alba) - Song close-up with other birds in background. Wind in trees

Dhufar Toad (Bufo Dhufarensis) - medium close-up & medium distance rhythmic, rasping croaks from toads. background sounds of running water.

Mgb Open Sports Car 1966 (1798cc) (Exterior) - Exterior, approach, stop, tickover, depart. (1966 1798cc MGB open sports car)

University College Clock, Oxford - University College, Oxford clock striking nine o'clock.

Dial 999 - Ambulance, pass right to left with two-tone horn siren.

King Bird Of Paradise (Cicinnurus Regius) - medium close-up croaks from displaying male. background sounds of other bird species & insects.

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - Song close-up of unmated male, with reeds rustling.

Antarctic Tern (Sterna Vittata) - close-up in flight. Sounds of brash ice.

Great Grey Bowerbird (Chlamydera Nuchalis) - medium close-up to medium distance animated screeching calls. background sounds of wind. Occasional distant traffic.

Monsoon Forest - Mid morning. Cicadas. Song from golden whistler. Calls from giant forest honeyeater and other distant birds. NB: track part of a longer atmosphere band NHS000941 Bd06

Common Buzzard (Buteo Buteo) - Two adults calling medium close-up. Blowflies close-up (sometimes more distant). Mp dog barking at start. Song thrush in distance.

Grassland - Midday on long grass plains, prominent cricket, other insects and birds in distance.

Kitchens: Busy Chinese Restaurant, London - French Restaurant Kitchen, atmosphere of kitchen in busy restaurant with sounds of utensils & some indistinct speech.

Cuban Parrot (Amazona Leucocephala) - Group parrot calls at close-up, medium close-up & medium distance. Flight calls from approaching individual at end of band. Also sounds of insects & rain.

Sunset Prayers - Prayers at sunset by member of Harsusi tribe(Mohammed Aziz) Solo male voice. Neutral background.

Horses 1 - One horse trots through grass, approach, stop & depart, right to left, tractor heard briefly in background at end of track.

Forest Atmosphere - Neutral atmosphere recorded in early morning. medium close-up to distant calls from many bird species. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown. Occasional distant crows from cockerel.

Whooper Swan (Cygnus Cygnus) - Contact calls medium close-up, wigeon in foreground, both males & females. Mallards occasionally call & a few calls from mute swan in background, birds splashing about in water. Part of a wigeon flock takes off (9'53") with much calling from birds which are left, roo

Ford Anglia 105e Van (1963, 997cc): Interior - Motor Van: Head and side light switch, interior, (Ford Anglia 105E, 1963 model, 997cc).

Yellow-throated Bunting (Emberiza Elegans) - Introduced vocally. Song, with dog, rooster and Grey-headed Woodpecker in background.

Coast Atmosphere - medium distance crashing waves. Wide perspective sounds of sea wash. background occasional bird calls.

Gelada Baboon (Theropithecus Gelada) - Atmosphere of troop with choughs and white-collared dove

Comedy Sounds - Traffic jam, pause, jam with moving traffic. (Specially created effect)

Turnstone (Arenaria Interpres) - and DUNLIN (CALIDRIS ALPINA) Feeding calls on mud flats freshly exposed by ebbing tide

Cattle (Bos Taurus) - close-up group of calves, blowing, licking gate and moving around yard. Calf coughs at 2'33". Great tit prominent in background, wren, chaffinch and blackbird in distance.

Footsteps On Wood: Walking (Dead Acoustic) - Footsteps on Wood, two men walking, with approach & stop. (Dead acoustic.)

Red-crested Pochard (Netta Rufina) - close-up male splashing and calling. Mp house sparrows and other species of duck.

Sage Grouse (Centrocercus Urophasianus) - Single male displaying close-up. Sparrow mp.

World War 2 - 1 - Starts up,revs up,slows down,mic.placed in cockpit,perspex hood closed,normal flight speed,power dive and pull out(imitated) (reprocessed)

Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta Varia) - medium close-up song, Red-eyed Vireo in background and wind in trees.

Peugeot 205gt 1982 1300cc Petrol (car Misfiring Quite Badly) - exterior - start and medium depart to left on wet road

Southern Grackle (Gracula Religiosa) - medium close-up shrill whistles from grackle, with some more complex notes. background sounds of wind & other birds. Also some low hoots from brown fish owl in background. Distant engine noise.

Brown Booby (Sula Leucogaster) - medium close-up clicking calls from fledged chick to parents. Adults feed chick. Some calls from adults. Surf and other birds in background. Uneven background at times.

National Daily Newspaper - National Daily Newspaper Foundry, moulding of page under 350 ton press.

Submarines (1960 ‚äòp‚äô Class) - Submarine: 1960 'P' class, Control room telegraph of submarine.

River Atmosphere - Tropical Evergreen (Riverine) Forest: Winter (Dry season): Midday. With Blue-spotted Wood Doves, White-vented Bulbuls, Yellow-bellied (Senegal) Parrots, Double-spurred Francolin etc.

Bbc News Sound Effects Tape (Old) - seaside - water lapping over pebbles

Crowds: Interior - Crowd, interior, 40 men & women, cheering 3 "Hip, Hip, Hoorays".

Red Knot (Calidris Canutus) - Early morning. Calls from large flock of birds flying in and landing at roost.

Domestic Dog (Canis Familiaris) - close-up running sounds from five deerhounds in forest. Human voices and running sounds.

Rome: Metropolitana (Underground Railway) - Termini Railway Station, Rome, platform atmosphere.

Yellowhammer (Emberiza Citrinella) - medium close-up song. Swallows calling in flight. Rooks and other birds in distance.

Lake Atmosphere - Busy atmosphere with many calls, wingbeats & splashes from ducks. background & medium distance calls from other bird species. Also some sounds of insects.

Comedy 2 - Tap turned on, fizzy liquid gurgles out - 1967 (7B, reprocessed)

Manual Typewriter (Live Acoustic) - Electric Typewriter: Long and short underlining.

Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus Amphibius) - close-up splashing, snorts & a few grunts from a group of about 20 in pool. Water not deep enough to cover their backs so they are flicking water over themselves with their tails. Occasionally they rollover completely. Wind in reeds at start, dying away complet

Black-headed Gull (Larus Ridibundus) - Long calls medium close-up from birds in colony.

Goldcrest (Regulus Regulus) - close-up song and calls. Other birds in background.

Newspapers - General newsroom atmosphere in national daily newspaper.

Merton College Clock, Oxford - Merton College clock striking seven o'clock.

Kaka (Nestor Meridionalis) - medium close-up calls from kaka including clicks & screeches. Also some wingbeats & sounds of movement. background calls from other bird species.

Steam Trains: Exterior - Steam Train: Maunsell Q class 541 0-6-0 Loco 1938, pre 1940 rolling stock, exterior, stands, departs, station atmosphere.

Exterior Crowds 2 - Crowds outside St.Paul's Cathedral at the wedding of The Prince of Wales - orders shouted, carriage procession arrives, cheers - July 1981 (2C1,reprocessed)

Louisiana Heron (Egretta Tricolor) - close-up calls in colony, egret colony in background and call from American Crow.

Grandfather Clock: Bell Type (London, 1845) - Grandfather clock striking one o'clock. (Bell type Grandfather clock with Whittington chimes, manufactured in London 1845.)

Ambulance (Bedford: Interior) - Ambulance, interior, starts and moves into constant run with bell, stops. (As heard by patient.) (Bedford ambulance.)

Large Outdoor Crowd: Men - Battle Crowd, men shouting angrily. (Suggested use, period battle)

White-fronted Goose (Anser Albifrons) - medium close-up small group of geese calling in flight. medium close-up wigeon calls & wingbeats. medium close-up mallard. Distant water pipit & lapwing.

Bo‚äôsun‚äôs Pipe - Bo'Sun's Pipe: Piping the side, (To be preceded by bugle alert)

Barking Pigeon (Ducula Latrans) - medium close-up wing beat sounds from two birds flapping around in a small tree. Cicadas and crickets. Distant birds.

Rufous-headed Or Variable Chachalaca (Ortalis Motmot) - Calls close-up.

Bits & Pieces - Nazi Germany - large German crowd cheering and shouting slogans (500T, reprocessed)

Mandrill Baboon (Mandrillus Sphinx) - 'Cough' sounding call from mandrill. Also some grunts & squeals. background sounds of stridulating insects.

Lifeboat: Selsey 48‚äô6‚äù Oakley Class Lifeboat: At Sea - Lifeboat: At sea inside front (engine) cabin of "Charles Henry", Selsey 48'6" Oakley class 7 crew self righting lifeboat

Razorbill (Alca Torda) - `Clockwork' type calls. Guillemots, kittiwakes, arctic tern and herring gulls in background. Distant surf.

Grey Heron (Ardea Cinerea) - Greeting display close-up; house sparrows call close-up, chaffinch & wood pigeon in distance.

London Green Line Coach (Interior) - London Green Line Coach, interior, slow down, stop, switch off.

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - medium close-up - distant colony atmosphere with some close calls & bill clicking. Distant herring gulls.

Motor Car: 1929 Riley 9 H.p. Saloon (Exterior) - Exterior, start, fast depart. (Riley 9 h.p. saloon, 1929 model)

Rainforest - Early morning in highland rainforest. Water dripping from trees. Two groups of chowchillas calling. Other birds in background.

Aircraft: Hawker Harrier Vertical Take-off Jet (Exterior) - Hawker Harrier, exterior, passing over. (Harrier Jump-Jet, vertical take off & landing fighter jet.)

Exterior Atmospheres - Large Airport, general exterior atmosphere. (Recorded in roof-garden observation area.)

Beach Atmosphere - Beach, summer, day. Sea pounding on shore, with occasional bird calls.

Religion In Britain - London Central Mosque, Regents Park - Friday prayers in main mosque - from beginning of midday Friday prayers, with PA - some noise and bustle as worshippers come and go

Fox Hunting: Whaddon Chase Hunt - Beating for fox. (Whaddon Chase Hunt.)

Arctic Skua (Stercorarius Parasiticus) - close-up - mp flight calls and calls from several birds. Skylark mp. Windy background.

Sea Coast: Mud Or Sand Flats - EARLY SPRING: EARLY MORNING Oystercatcher, redshank, curlew, shelduck and herring gull

Boeing 747 Jet Aircraft (Exterior) - Boeing 747 'Jumbo Jet', exterior, landing. (Long-range airliner, 4 jet engines.)

De Havilland Vampire, interior, engine running, take off, climb, levelling out. (Single jet-engined fighter plane.)

Wamba Indigenous Music - Solo tongue clicks gradually getting faster throughout track. Used as communication, different tones for each individual background sounds of insect stridulation & occasional bird calls.

Local Steam Trains: Eastern Region - Local train approach and stop in station, station background, depart. (Eastern Region steam train.)

Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus Collybitus) - medium close-up contact calls from a pair. Song thrush in background. Wind in trees.

Spanish Sparrow (Passer Hispaniolensis) - Calls of male with Crested Lark in background; flies off at the end.

Silvereye (Zosterops Lateralis) - medium distance - close-up calls from a feeding party. Calls from redpoll. High pitched call from rifleman. Distant calls from kaka and yellowheads. Also suitable for South Island forest atmosphere.

Tiger (Panthera Tigris) - Siberian tiger (P.t.altaica) Pacing around cage and growling.

Rainforest - Early morning. Many birds calling and singing. Crickets and other insects.

Oil Rigs (Offshore Oil Rig ‚äúsea Quest‚äù - Oil Rigs: Fortes Oilfield, offshore rig. Atmosphere, pulling out the pipe, heard from control hut

Sea Coast: Beach - SUMMER: DAY Wind on tree-clad seashore with distant birds

Indian Smooth-coated Otter - otters whistling and calling on river, while working for otter fishermen; occasional voices of fishermen in background

Wilson's Bird Of Paradise (Diphyllodes Respublica) - close-up single call at 0m18s. Continuous background of other birds and insects.

Hovercraft: Srn 6 (Interior) - SRN 6 Hovercraft, start up, manoeuvering (hooter sounds at 000m30s). (Saunders Roe Nautical 6 hovercraft.)

Household Effects: Vacuum Cleaners - Junior type vacuum cleaner, stopping on carpet.

Suricate (Suricata Suricatta) - close-up growls and chewing sound from adult feeding on gecko and giving aggressive growls to an approaching immature. Hissy.

Thermal Spring - Hot spring. Up-welling from a circular pool in the rock. Cicadas and weavers in background.

Brantley B2b 2-seater Helicopter (Exterior) (3-bladed Rotor; 180 H.p. Lycoming Engine) - Brantley B2B, exterior, passing overhead. (2-seater helicopter with 3 bladed rotor, 180 h.p. Lycoming engine.)

Brown Noddy (Anous Stolidus) - Croaking calls and display medium close-up of nesting birds in bushes. (With noisier Sooty Terns - shrill calls).

House Mouse (Mus Musculus) - 12-hour old nestlings ?suckling (or adult ?licking)

Athletics - White City Stadium athletics meeting, starting gun, race, shouts & applause.

Forest Atmosphere - Quiet atmosphere with insects & a few birds calling. Occasional calls from white throated capuchin.

Long Eared Owl (Asio Otus) - Male wing flapping disturbing wood pigeon.

Red-footed Falcon (Falco Vespertinus) - close-up excited calls as male flies in to nest & passes food to female. Many other birds in distance.

Woodland - Midday at about 800ft. Whiteheads, long-tailed cuckoo, bellbirds, tuis, saddleback and fantails. Good chorus before rain. Wind in trees and bushes.

Footsteps On Country Road: Walking - Footsteps on Country Road, two women walking, with approach & stop.

Fast Footsteps Up Stone Stairs (Slight Echo) - Fast footsteps up stone stairs, 2 women. (With approach and stop, slight echo)

Guianan Cock Of The Rock (Rupicola Rupicola) - Recorded at lekking ground. medium close-up & medium distance calls from displaying males. Also some bill snapping between males. background sounds of wind in canopy & other bird species. Insect stridulation. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Small Boat On Lake - Small rowing boat on a lake. Beaching boat on mud & gravel. (Distant birds)

Riverside - Midday, in dense wooded area. Light rain, water dripping on leaves. Several birds calling. Occasional splash in river. Insects buzzing.

Badger (Meles Meles) - close-up suckling sounds from very young cub in holt.

Domestic Clock - Domestic Mantle Clock striking nine o'clock. (Early 19th Century clock chimes 'B', 8 bells, 1 gong.)

Black Kite (Milvus Migrans) - Flight call & wing flaps medium close-up. Slight hum.

Hemlock Forest Atmosphere - Hemlock forest - Early Morning, Early Spring. 11,000ft with white-spotted laughing thrush, tits etc.

Old Textile Machinery - Arkwright's water-twist frame operating. (Invented by Richard Arkwright, c. 1790.)

Northern Mockingbird (Mimus Polyglottos) - close-up alarm calls. Yellow-rumped warblers, brown-headed nuthatch, ruby-crowned kinglet in background. Tundra swans in distance.

Song Sparrow (Melospiza Melodia) - medium close-up song, other birds in background and faint leaf noise and traffic.

Sperm Whale (Physeter Catodon) - Sperm whale producing high intensity echolocation clicks. Lower intensity, high repetition rate background clicks. Hydrophone recording.

Trains - London Underground, daytime platform atmosphere, footsteps & fire buckets filled.

Guillemot (Uria Aalge) - close-up - medium close-up calls in mixed colony with kittiwakes. Loud calls from adults with chicks calling in background. Seawash in distance.

Farmland - Spring,sunrise,farmland,low plantation. Prominent at start is yellowhammer,then song thrush and turtle dove, with chiffchaff,wren,woodpigeon,linnet,chaffinch,pheasant,crows,willow warbler in background.

Cross-channel Car Ferry - Calais Port, exterior, departure of cross-channel ferry from Calais. (With siren and clatter.)

Tawny Owl (Strix Aluco) - Kewick and too-it calls with answering hunger call of young bird

Bristol Britannina Prop-jet Airliner (Exterior) - Bristol Britannia, exterior, take off. (Long/medium range airliner, four turboprop jet engines.)

Aircraft 3 - Two passing overhead - exterior (single engine jet fighter).

Great Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Arundinaceus) - Song with oystercatchers and lapwing

Fire Atmosphere - close-up grass fire. * Day and month is not specified.

Ecclesiastical Effects 2 - Interior, 5 bells rung at random in Pre-Reformation style (St. Mary and St. Andrew's Church, Whittlesford, Cambs.) - 1982 (2B7, reprocessed )

Periodical Cicada (Magicicada Sp.) - medium close-up sound of several. Very faint traffic towards end of recording.

Gunfire (Artillery, Rifle Fire) - Gunfire (Artillery, Rifle Fire): 25 Pounder, heavy explosion.

Lifeboat - Lifeboat. On board, boat hauled up slipway, sound of winch engine, some orders. (Twin diesel engines)

Children - Babies & Infants - 2-3 year olds playing with squeakers in mixed nursery school - November 1968 (76C, reprocessed)

Brown Headed Cowbird (Molothrus Ater) - close-up shrill whistle from cowbird.

Winter Sports: Sking - Skiing: Downhill, start and stop, close perspective of skis on snow

Grey Heron (Ardea Cinerea) - Greeting display close-up; wren & cuckoo in distance.

Trouser Manufacture - Factory Machines: Trouser Manufacture, Reece button-holer operating (c.1960)

Common Peafowl (Pavo Cristatus) - close-up tail shake from peacock with tail fanned. Greenfinches, blackbirds etc in background.

Bonellis's Warbler (Phylloscopus Bonellis Orientalis) - 'Tacking' close-up, call and wingbeats while bird hovers and feeds; With blackstart and rock doves Tractors in background.

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - Calls mp in colony with some close calls. Jackdaws & herring gull mp. Skylark & rock pipit in distance. Distant fog horn & rumble from sea.

Bar-headed Goose (Anser Indicus) - close-up deep calls from several. Sound of individual birds taking off. Several take off and fly past towards end of recording. Flies and mosquitoes. Slight dolby pumping.

Ruppell's Weaver (Ploceus Galbula) - medium close-up calls recorded in evening. Complex trills & other calls from group of weavers. background calls from other bird species. Some sounds of wind on mic. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown, described as Royal Garden. This weaver is found E Sudan, NE

Antarctic Skua (Catharacta Antarctica) - Aggressive calls close-up from two birds while dive-bombing. Windy background.

White Fronted Goose (Anser Albifrons) - Single bird and small flock.

Common Cuckoo (Cuculus Canorus) - 6am: food begging calls of 16-day old chick in reed warbler's nest

Aircraft: Beaufighters - Bristol Beaufighter. (Exterior) Four planes diving in succession with bursts of machine gun & cannon fire

Pine Warbler (Dendroica Pinus) - medium close-up song, Northern Flicker, Red-winged Blackbird and other birds in background.

Himalayan Foothills Atmosphere - Himalayan foothills - Winter - Late Afternoon. Mainly red-vented and white cheeked bulbuls singing and insects on open hillside. Slight wind in scrub, increasing at times.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Calls from white nosed guenon & southern black & white colobus. Cicadas in background.

Hooded Crow (Corvus Corone Cornix) - Caws from crow on right hand side. Flys away at end. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus Hyacinthinus) - close-up alarm calls from nesting pairs in palm tree.

Diesel Taxi (Exterior) - Exterior, approach, stop, tickover, depart. (Diesel Taxi)

Glossy Ibis (Plegadis Falcinellus) - medium close-up calls from a few birds preening by side of lake. Distant red-billed duck. Grey-headed gull at end of recording. Flies in background.

Long-tailed Duck (Clangula Hyemalis) - close-up calls from male courting several females, other birds in distance.

Lake Atmosphere - Sounds of many ducks taking off & in flight due to presence of harrier. background busy atmosphere with various bird calls, water splashes & insect sounds. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Hornet (Vespa Crabro) - close-up buzzes from hornets flying to & from nest. Chewing & tapping sounds from nest. Robins singing in background.

St. Clemen Danes Church, London - St. Clement Danes Church Clock, striking three-quarters

Black-tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys Ludovicianos) - calls w/ occasional bison in background

Brown-headed Gull (Larus Brunnicephalus) - medium close-up colony calls. Water lapping medium distance. Slight wind on microphone. Slight dolby pumping.

Sprinkler - close-up sound of rotating sprinkler, nothing in background, aircraft near end.

Siberian Blue Robin (Erithacus Cyane) - close-up song. Oriental cuckoo prominent in background. Other birds in distance.

Playhouse Theatre - Playhouse Theatre: Audience chatter (French & English)

Coniferous Woodland - Morning. Siskins, coal tit, chaffinches and willow warblers.

Motor Car: 1960 Ford Anglia - Exterior, self starter, depart fast. (1960 Ford Anglia)

Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur Catta) - Distant medium close-up calls at evening chorus. Cicadas, Madagascar Coucal in background.

Ranch - Cattle being herded/driven by Mexican cowboys, some close 'moos', sounds of galloping horses.

Forest Atmosphere - forest atmosphere; cicadas; branches breaking

Mud Or Sand Flats - AUTUMN: Early Morning With Curlew, Oystercatchers, Greenshank, Redshank, White-fronted Geese, Mallard and Black-headed Gulls.

Wolf (Canis Lupus) - close-up walking and jumping on snow. Three Wolves chewing at and then dragging deer carcass. Growls and snarls as fights break out. Ravens in background.

Kentish Plover (Charadrius Alexandrinus) - Calls close-up from several birds. Crested larks, flamingos & insects mp.

Mallee Fowl (Leipoa Ocellata) - medium close-up calls while digging at nest mound. Other birds in distance. Much handling noise.

Greater Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos Major) - Adult feeding nestlings in nest hole goldcrest in background

Urban South West Africa - Large supermarket, crowded, with the sound of tills.

Scandinavia 2 - Rosenborg Gardens, Copenhagen, Sunday morning, summer

Trumpeter Hornbill (Bycanistes Bucinator) - medium close-up calls from two or three birds in tree tops in evening. Cleaning bills on side of branch. Black breasted Glossy Starlings, Blue Monkeys and distant Black Kites in background. Leaf rustle from slight wind in trees and cicadas. A few calls from other birds.

Yellow-rumped (Myrtle) Warbler (Dendroica Coronata) - close-up song and calls, other birds in background.

Nilgiri Langur (Presbytis Johni) - Distant hooting alarm calls from langur. Also alarm calls from Indian giant squirrel. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown. Also known as Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary.

Mossy-nest Swiftlet (Collocalia Satangana) - close-up echo-location calls from several birds in narrow passage - sound more concentrated. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Interiors - Various 1 - Trolley passing in hospital corridor - 1966 (55E,reprocessed)

Greater Prairie Chicken (Tympanuchus Cupido) - close-up display calls from males at 'Lek'. Western Meadowlark singing occasionally. Wing-flaps and footsteps from displaying birds and sounds as more males arrive. Later more birds calling together with some calls and song from sparrows in background.

Grey Backed Fiscal Shrike (Lanius Excubitoroides) - close-up begging calls from several juveniles chasing their parents. Doves and other birds in background.

Rainforest Atmosphere - medium distance & background calls from many birds including brown jays, oropendolas & three different species of amazon parrot. Also medium distance croaking calls of keel billed toucan. Insect stridulation.

Ford Fiesta Motor Car (1980 Model, 1300cc) Interior - Car: Ford Fiesta, 1300 cc, 1980 model. Atmosphere in car, traffic outside

River Atmosphere - Frozen river recorded at 6 p.m. medium close-up to background cracks, bangs & pops from breaking ice. Hoots from pair of Blakiston's fish owls 0m45s, 1m10s & 2m04s. Distant hum & occasional traffic.

Woodland (Warm, Dry Evergreen) - Spring/summer: Midday - With golden oriole, corn bunting, blackbird, spotless starling, swallow, cuckoo, red-rumped swallow and field crickets

Army: Infantry Arms Drill - Light Infantry Arms Drill at the halt, with orders shouted.

Ships And Boats 2 - Rowing Boat, constant rowing. (Recorded on board.) (One man rowing.)

Heather Moorland - Late Spring: Evening - With snipe drumming and chippering and oystercatchers

Electronically Generated Sounds - Single Crash. (Futuristic Spot Effect.)

Old Fashioned Lift With Gates (Exterior) - Lift: Old-Fashioned, Descends, stops at 4 floors, gates open & close.

Triumph Tr6 Sports Car, 1971 (Exterior) - Exterior, self starter, slight skid, departs. (TR6 Sports Car, 1971 model)

Domestic Clock - Domestic clock striking six o'clock. (Domestic clock with single-strike mechanism.)

Ships And Boats 2 - Canal Narrow Boat, engine tick-over. (Exterior acoustic.)

Church Bells: Czechoslovakia - Brno Cathedral bells ringing. (Bells c. 17th century.)

Namaqua Sandgrouse (Pterocles Namaqua) - medium close-up to background bubbling calls, sometimes busy, from sandgrouse at waterhole. Sounds of wings & take offs. Occasional cheeps from other bird species.

Farm Machnery: Drum Threshing Machine - Drum threshing machine in operation. Pitching side. Starts, runs, stops.

Linnet (Acanthis Cannabina) - close-up shrill calls from chicks in nest. More animated calls during feeding visit from parent. Also some sounds of parents wings.

Green Honeyeater (Gymnomyza Viridis) - medium distance calls. Cicadas. Song from golden whistler. NB: track also part of longer atmosphere band, NHS000941 Bd05.

Livestock 1 - Suckling Herd being feed in field (very close perspective recording).

19ft Motor Boat (12 H.p. Petrol Engine) - Start up, into constant run. (In cockpit of 19 foot motor boat, 12 h.p. petrol engine)

Fan-tailed Raven (Corvus Rhipidurus) - Flight calls medium distance.

Spotted Sandgrouse (Pterocles Senegallus) - Calls and wingbeats close-up of flock at drinking pool, with softer calls of some birds. Green Sandpiper calls briefly.

Electronically Generated Sounds - Compressed gas gun, single burst. (Futuristic Spot Effect.)

Greater Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus Ferrumequinum) - Adults flying in loft and young calling at night

Redshank (Tringa Totanus) - Calls and song close-up from several birds.

Motor Car: 1914 Model ‚äòt‚äô Ford - Interior, stop, Ford Model 'T' (1914)

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - NB: Recorded from microphones placed beside a Reed Warbler's nest. 0615-0735hrs Wingbeats, occasional quiet calls and movement in reeds. Dog, cow and Skylark in background.

Violet-green Swallow (Tachycineta Thalassina) - MC calls from a single bird in flight and then from several other birds in background.

Lakeside Atmosphere - Spring: fairly neutral w/ Japanese reed bunting, little grebe, common sandpiper

Superb Bird Of Paradise (Lophorina Superba) - medium close-up calls. Other birds in background including calls from Blue bird of paradise.

5-7 Cwt Bedford Light Van (Exterior) - Exterior, start, three-point turn, depart. (Bedford light van.)

Raggiana Bird Of Paradise (Paradisaea Raggiana) - Displaying close-up.

Interiors - Various 2 - Lutine bell, rung twice - Dec '1984 (2L1,reprocessed)

Desert - Desert Pool: Spring. Crested Lark calling. Black-headed Wagtail calls, first contact then alarm. Then alarm calls from Green Sandpiper. Water dripping, insects and distant Spotted Grouse in background. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Interiors - Theatres And Halls - Old Vic Theatre - large audience,quiet , people entering auditorium with some noise from bars - 1980 (1C13,reprocessed)

Monk Parakeet (Myiopsitta Monachus) - Large disturbed flock close perspective with some sheep in background

Wigeon (Anas Penelope) - Take-off medium close-up by a flock of about 1,000 birds.

Pleske's Ground Jay (Podoces Pleskei) - close-up shrill, rapid calls from jay. background slight sounds of wind. Occasional sounds of movement in second half of recording. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Blue Tit (Parus Caeruleus) - Song (+ willow warbler and chaffinch)

King Of Saxony Bird Of Paradise (Pteridophora Alberti) - close-up display calls. Brown sicklebill and other birds in background. Distant waterfall.

Hospitals - Pulse monitor, erratic pulse, slow down, continuous pulse.

Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius Phoeniceus) - Calls of a flock taking off and settling again (with starlings).

Vintage Motor Car: Fiat 509a Saloon - Cars: Vintage motor car Fiat 509A saloon. Interior, start up into tickover

Green Winged Macaw (Ara Chloroptera) - medium distance flight calls from a single bird.

Australian Stilt (Himantopus Leucocephalus) - close-up calls from several in flight and on the ground. Wrybills call in background. Calls from red-billed gulls. Wind gusting across estuary.

Telephones: Telephone Box 1985 - Push-Button Telephone Box (1985): Receiver replaced

Cars - Jaguar Sovereign, exterior, switch on, idle, switch off. (3.6 litre, 1986/7 model.)

Village/garden Atmosphere - Winter (Dry Season): Mid-day With glossy starlings, village weavers and pied crows.

Bee Eater (Merops Apiaster) - Calls of adult on being offered a dragonfly

Wren (Troglodytes Troglodytes) - medium close-up song. Chafinch, robin, woodpigeons & pheasant in background. Distant chicken.

Barasingha Deer (Cervus Duvauceli) - medium distance loud alarm barks from deer, in response to tiger. Groan from tiger 0m34s. background sounds from insects & birds.

Fairley Ultralite Helicopter (Exterior) 2-seater; Jet Engine - Fairey Ultralite, exterior, approach, hover, circle, depart. (2-seater helicopter with jet engine.)

Baboon, Gelada (Theropithecus Gelada) - Distress calls of young male

Church Bells St. John The Baptist, Croydon - Church Bells, ringing, ringing stops. (St. Mary the Virgin's Church, Brixham, Devon.)

Sea Coast: Mud Flats - EARLY SPRING: DAY OR NIGHT Grey and golden plover, dunlin, shelduck and foghorn

World War I Aircraft: S.e. 5a Fighter (Exterior) - Exterior, aerobatics as in dog fight. (S.E. 5A First World War single-seater fighter, 1 piston engine)

Ruddy Duck (Oxyura Jamaicensis) - close-up male display 'bubbling'. Mp house sparrows. Distant redshanks at start, woodpigeon & aircraft.

South Africa Shelduck (Tadorna Cana) - medium close-up calls from male and female, other birds in background and engine from dumper-truck in distance towards end.

Tooth-billed Catbird (Scenopoeetes Dentirostris) - medium distance - medium close-up calls. Other birds in background including golden bowerbird.

Coast - Surf around rocky coast. Distant calls from white-fronted terns.

Blackcap (Sylvia Atricapilla) - Sub-song; flies off at end close-up.

Antarctic Fur Seal (Arctocephalus Gazella) - close-up vocalisation and some male to male agression.

White Headed Buffalo Weaver (Dinemellia Dinemelli) - close-up song from a single bird, White Browed Sparrow Weavers, Red and Yellow Barbets, and other birds in background.

Blind Mole Rat (Spalax) - Simulation of blind mole-rat underground communication. Recorded through a geophone.

Exterior Crowds 2 - Large subdued crowd - mid-distant perspective (rec. Silver Jubilee - June 1977) (2C8,reprocessed)

Steam Trains: Br ‚äòstandard‚äô Class 4: 2-6-4t Locomotive (With 6 Or 7 Coaches) - Steam Train: BR 'Standard' Class 4, sliding interior door opens and closes, rec. Severn Valley Railway.

Great White Egret (Egretta Alba) - medium close-up calls from nest, colony including Snowy Egrets in background, occasional song from Prairie Warbler. Adults come in to feed young, sound of adult regurgitating food.

Water - Filling metal bucket from pond and pouring water on to grass.

Merton College Clock, Oxford - Merton College clock striking four o'clock.

Interiors - Pubs And Clubs - Barman activity, putting bottles onto shelves, setting out bar, collecting glasses

Right Whale (Balaena Glacialis) - close-up deep snorting blow from whale. background blows & inspiration (inhalation) from other individuals.

Superb Lyrebird (Menura Novaehollandiae) - close-up, loud shrill alarm calls from female lyrebird. Also some other calls from lyrebird. background calls from other bird species. Distant sounds of traffic.

Chaffinch (Fringilla Coelebs) - Song. with redpolls, cuckoo, sheep in background.

Manual Typewriter (Live Acoustic) - Manual Typewriter: Close perspective, loading machine. (Close perspective)

Black-headed Gull (Larus Ridibundus) - Alarm calls mp in large colony.

Razorbill (Alca Torda) - Wingbeats from bird landing on ledge. More birds land. Sound of footseps and conversational growls. Guillemots, kittiwakes, arctic tern and herring gulls in background. Distant surf.

Motor Car: Porsche 924 1984cc (1979)  Interior - Cars: Porsche 924, 1984cc, 1979 model. Interior, electrically operated windows

Household 1 - Washing body - swilling down basin, water runs away

London Green Line Coach - London Green Line Coach, exterior, coach passing at medium speed.

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - Activity at nest - nestlings responding to chirps of adult BCU 0730-0845 hrs

Mandrill Baboon (Mandrillus Sphinx) - medium distance squealing calls. Some good cackling calls. Also some grunts/groans. background sounds of insects stridulating & bird calls.

Doors (Large & Heavy) - A large wooden door opened and closed with echo.

Lifeboat: Selsey 48‚äô6‚äù Oakley Class Lifeboat - Lifeboat: Selsey 48'6" Oakley class, bow wave.

Bo‚äôsun‚äôs Pipe - Bo'Sun's Pipe: Special call, (Calling the hands)

Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula Hypoleuca) - Song of unmated male, with Song Thrush in background.

Bits & Pieces - Nazi Germany - large German crowd cheering and shouting 'Sieg Heil' (500T, reprocessed)

Rufous-sided Towhee (Pipilo Erythrophthalmus) - close-up song, others in background. Calls from other birds and cricket chorus.

Fire Engines - Three fire engines approach and stop (With 2-tone horns.)

Goldeneye (Bucephala Clangula) - Male display call close-up. Wing-flapping medium close-up. Other ducks mp.

Pygmy Chimpanzee (Pan Paniscus) - medium close-up grovelling peeping calls. Many buzzing insects.

Fox Hunting: Whaddon Chase Hunt - Fox located. (Whaddon Chase Hunt.)

Sea Coast: Mud Or Sand Flats - EARLY SPRING: MID-MORNING Black-tailed godwits (large flock), curlews, redshanks, shelducks and black-headed gulls

Arctic Skua (Stercorarius Parasiticus) - Calls medium close-up. Skylark mp. Very windy.

Boeing 747 Jet Aircraft (Exterior) - Boeing 747 'Jumbo Jet', exterior, taxi past and take off. (Long-range airliner, 4 jet engines.)

International - Belgium: Fifty junior school pupils in playground.

Beech Forest Atmosphere - Southern beech forest - Summer - Day. Quiet atmosphere with several bird species singing and calling. Slight wind in background.

Religion In Britain - Singing in temple leader on PA, congregation singing, clapping and playing bells

Aircraft: Hawker Harrier Vertical Take-off Jet (Exterior) - Hawker Harrier, exterior, revving engines, taxi away. (Harrier Jump-Jet, vertical take off & landing fighter jet.)

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - close-up 'kow' alarm calls from adult with chicks alarming; adult taking flight. Colony mp. This recording also includes material from MP25254 Bk3,4 & 5.

Vogelkop Gardener Bowerbird (Amblyornis Inornatus) - medium close-up calls from bird. Louder screeching calls from single bird. Wing beats from taking-off. Chirping and cooing sounds from other birds in background.

Motor Car: 1929 Riley 9 H.p. Saloon (Exterior) - Exterior, approach, stop, tickover, switch off. (Riley 9 h.p. saloon, 1929 model)

Post Office Telephones - Post Office Telephone, 6d. inserted in old type coinbox. (Recorded at caller's end.)

Rainforest Atmosphere - close-up flying insects. medium close-up insects. Continuous selection of bird species in background.

Hovercraft: Srn 6 (Exterior) - SRN 6 Hovercraft, approach, stop switch off. (Saunders Roe Nautical 6 hovercraft.)

Household - Household: Microwave, Tricity Model 2002T, Door opened and closed.

Crested Lark (Galerida Cristata) - Song medium close-up. Corn Bunting in background.

Local Steam Trains: Eastern Region - A4 Streamline express passing with siren. (London Midland Region steam train.)

Northern(common)cardinal (Cardinalis Cardinalis) - close-up song and wing-beats, Cactus Wren and other birds in background. (Song with mimicry)

Himalayan Rubythroat (Erithacus Pectoralis) - close-up alarm calls from male & female, both giving high pitched calls, movement & wingbeats from birds near nest. Other birds in distance. Slight wind in bush.

Great Tit (Parus Major) - 'Bell' song with breeze in forest trees

Lakeside - Night, by marshy area near lake. Fruit bat, crickets, distant flamingoes, doves, frogs.

De Havilland Vampire, interior, start engine, run-up & taxi. (Single jet-engined fighter plane.)

Plantation Atmsophere - Dry Season Atmosphere with speckled pigeon and black-headed babbler.

Wamba Indigenous Music - medium close-up tongue clicks used as a communication whistle, different tones for each individual. background insect stridulation & occasional bird calls.

Red-tailed Tropic Bird (Phaethon Rubricauda) - medium close-up aerial display calls. Laysan Albatross and Sooty Tern in background.

River, Fast - Fast flowing shallow river with stony bed, a few stones breaking surface.

Kaka (Nestor Meridionalis) - close-up extreme alarm from a bird just caught. Loud alarm calls from rest of the group in background, which carries on after caught bird has stopped calling. Bellbirds and long-tailed cuckoo in background. Cicadas in background.

Motor Car: Ford Ecsort 1300 (Manual) (Interior) - Ford Escort 1300, interior, 2 doors opened & closed. (1300cc engine, manual transmission.)

Buses - Exterior - London Green Line Coach approach, stop, tickover.

Wessex Ii 16-seater Helicopter (Exterior) (2 Bristol Siddeley Gnome Turbines) - Westland Wessex mark 2, exterior, start, take off. (16-seater helicopter with 2 Bristol Siddeley Gnome turbines.)

1964 Renault 1100 Saloon Car - Renault 1100 saloon, switch off. (1964 model.)

Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus Amphibius) - Several grunting with coots and little grebes, and pelicans taking off NB: Exact date in 1982 unknown

Excavators & Pumps - One bulldozer starts up, clears top soil, stops.

Thermal Spring - Hot spring. Bubbling, fizzing, circular rock pool. Long strings of bubbles breaking the surface, some popping. Fan-tailed ravens, little bee-eater and cicadas in background.

Suricate (Suricata Suricatta) - close-up calls and feeding sounds from baby eating gecko.

Black Kite (Milvus Migrans) - Flight calls mp. Bees & field crickets medium close-up. Serins & tree sparrows mp.

Fairgrounds And The Circus - Atmosphere at children's roundabout - May '1985 (rec West Midlands Safari Park) (5F4,reprocessed)

Domestic Clock - Domestic Mantle Clock striking six o'clock. (Early 19th Century clock chimes 'B', 8 bells, 1 gong.)

D.i.y. And Building - File, formica with squealing on some strokes.

Old Textile Machinery - Lapping machine mechanism operating , with several starts & stops. (Old textile machinery.)

Himalayan Forest Atsmosphere - Himalayan Forest - Early Spring, Early Morning. With distant European cuckoo, grey-winged blackbird, green-backed tit, red-browed blue flycatcher, jungle crow and Darjeeling pied woodpecker.

Fast Footsteps Up Stone Stairs (Slight Echo) - Fast footsteps up stone stairs, 1 woman. (With approach and stop, slight echo)

Motor Car: 1 1/2 Litre Riley, 1959 (Worn Engine; Exterior) - Exterior, door opened. (1.5 litre, 1959, worn engine, Riley)

Vogelkop Gardener Bowerbird (Amblyornis Inornatus) - Regular calls from single bird.

Badger (Meles Meles) - medium close-up squeaks from a very young cub in holt. Softer suckling sounds.

New Forest Pony (Equus Caballus) - Neigh of mare, answered by foal

Footsteps On Country Road: Walking - Footsteps on Country Road, man & woman, with approach & stop.

African Elephant (Loxodonta Africana) - medium close-up bubbling noises while feeding. Crickets and birds calling in the background. * Day and month not specified.

Ecclesiastical Effects 2 - Interior, peal of 8 bells, ringing ends (St. Chad's Parish Church, Rochdale) - 1974 (2B3, reprocessed )

Undergrowth - Tree branches being chopped by axe. One man chopping branch.

Bristol Britannina Prop-jet Airliner (Exterior) - Bristol Britannia, exterior, taxi away. (Long/medium range airliner, four turboprop jet engines.)

Aircraft 3 - Airfield atmosphere - exterior (single engine jet fighter).

Motor Car: Ford Cortina 1500c 1969 Model: Exterior - Cars: Ford Cortina, 1500cc, 1969 model. Exterior, running skids

Tonga Flying Fox (Pteropus Tonganus) - medium close-up calls from adult. Slight wind in trees. Distant calls from barking pigeon. Crickets.

Buff-necked Ibis (Theristicus Caudatus) - Calls close-up of adults, with Brown Skuas calling in background.

Cross-channel Car Ferry - Cross-Channel car ferry, exterior, close perspective recording of engines on cross-channel ferry running at 18 knots.

Trains - London Underground Train, atmosphere on board stationary train.

Lakeside Woodland Atmosphere - Spring:Early Morning Common grackles and red-winged blackbirds, Canada geese flying into lake. Mourning dove, chipping sparrow and other birds.

Bornean Orang Utan (Pongo Pygmaeus Pygmaeus) - close-up kiss-squeaking alarm calls from female. background sounds of rainforest including birds & insects.

Northern Mockingbird (Mimus Polyglottas) - close-up-medium close-up song with a lot of mimicry.

Bar-headed Goose (Anser Indicus) - close-up calls and wingbeats from birds taking off. Some land again on water. Flies and mosquitoes.

Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax Nycticorax) - Calls & squawks close-up from adult & chicks in colony; frog chorus in distance.

Eating Places & Food Shops - Large hotel kitchen - food collection area.

Blackstart (Cercomela Melanura) - Song close-up, with Bonelli's warbler 'tacking' and rock doves calling. Tractors in background.

Common Peafowl (Pavo Cristatus) - close-up rustling of tail and wings from a peacock defending his display ground from an intruding bird. Collared doves and other birds in background.

Flying Fortress, interior, engines starting. (Recorded inside cockpit.) (World War II US bomber.)

Ratu (Priest) - close-up prayers from Ratu at sea edge. Sounds of seawash. N.B. Prayers possibly to Goddess of sea, Nyale. Recorded prior to Pasola festival.

African Buffalo (Synceros Caffer) - close-up groans from injured buffalo on ground, snorts & movement from one or two buffalo out of a group of five which are defending it from lion pride (about 18 cats at this stage). A couple of charges to move the lions back, snarls & growls from lions. Rufous

Winter Sports: Sking - Skiing: Cross country, manoeuvres, start and stop, close perspective of skis on snow

Factory Machines: Blanket Manufacture - Factory Machines: Blanket Manufacture, Atmosphere with machines operating

Island Atmosphere - Bleak atmosphere with constant sounds of strong wind. medium distance calls from unidentified bird species. N.B. Footsteps at start. Introduced bird species(all native land birds extinct). Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Black Kite (Milvus Migrans) - Whinnying flight call & wingbeats medium close-up. Crackly recording, slight hum.

Children - Babies & Infants - Baby boy, waking up sounds, 10 weeks old, with distant birdsong - 1984 (8B2, reprocessed)

Greece - Greece: Covered fish market, fairly echoey with chat, footsteps, bangs & crashes, ice machine switched on twice.

Diesel Taxi (Exterior) - Exterior, approach, stop, tickover, door closes, depart. (Diesel Taxi)

The Age Of Steam - Railway Carriage, interior, compartment double doors opened.

Canada Goose (Branta Canadensis) - medium close-up trumpeting calls on small, enclosed pond. medium distance mallard & robins. Distant moorhen, woodpigeon & cockerel.

Glossy Ibis (Plegadis Falcinellus) - medium close-up individual calls from a flock preening in lake. Lots of wing-flapping as birds bathe. Birds take flight and circle at end of recording. \ Calls from grey-headed gulls. Red-billed ducks in background. Flies buzzing.

Post Office Telephones - Telephone receiver lifted, dialling tone, dialling 7 digits, STD engaged tone. receiver replaced

Common Killer Whale (Orcinus Orca) - Blowing from pod of whales. Some engine noise in background. Recorded at night in fjord. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Monk Parakeet (Myiopsitta Monachus) - Group of several squawking, more frenetic towards end of band. Wind in trees and insects. NB: could be used as a busy atmosphere.

Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus Himantopus) - close-up to mp alarm in a large colony. Mp fan-tailed warbler and distant redshank.

Himalayan Foothills Atmosphere - Himalayan foothills - Winter - Late Afernoon. Many birds calling and singing - mainly bulbuls, on open hillside, slight wind in scrub.

Black-naped Tern (Sterna Sumatrana) - medium distance-medium close-up calls at colony. Surf in background. Bumpy and windy on the mic at times.

House Wren (Troglodytes Aedon) - medium close-up song, grackles in background. Wind in trees.

Aircraft: Beaufighters - Bristol Beaufighter. (Exerior) Squadron diving in succession

Verreaux Sifaka (Propithecus Verreauxi) - close-up 'lost' call. Slight wind in trees, distant bird song.

Black Field Cricket (Teleogryllus Commodus) - medium close-up stridulation from a single cricket at dawn. Morepork calls in distance. Wind in trees. Slight wind in grass. Very distant surf. Also suitable for woodland edge and grassland atmospheres in New Zealand.

Motor Car: 1960 Ford Anglia - Interior, self starter, stuck in mud, wheel spin, switch off. (Ford Anglia)

Communications - BT Crossbar electromechanical exchange. (1960 onward.)

Steam Railway Goods Yard - Shunting in a steam railway goods yard.

Park - Winter: Evening (Dusk) Rather neutral, with roosting calls of Blackbirds and Wren.

Spectacled Flying Fox (Pteropus Conspicillatus) - medium close-up calls from colony at daytime roost. Faint waterfall in background.

Plantation - Night. Frogs calling from pools in a coconut plantation. Cricket chorus. Voices in background.

Hornet (Vespa Crabro) - close-up buzzes from hornets returning to nest. Swooping noises as they touch in flight. Chewing sounds from nest in background. The short buzzes are hornets leaving nest.

Saddleback (Creadion Carunculatus) - close-up alarm calls from a single bird. Tui in background. Cicadas in background.

Cackling Canada Goose (Branta Canadensis Minima) - Distant - medium close-up flight calls from a small group flying overhead. Other birds in distance, bumpy.

Bang! - General purpose machine gun surface fire. (Distant perspective.)

Bee-eater (Merops Apiaster) - Flight calls close-up of birds hawking insects.

Indian Gharial (Gavialis Gangeticus) - close-up creaking calls from hatchlings. Occasional sounds of movement. Distant calls from birds.

Great Tailed Grackle (Quiscalus Mexicanus) - Recorded at dawn. medium close-up calls of great tailed grackle. background sounds of insects & other bird species.

Markets 2 - Selling glass cutting tools, Portobello Road street market.

Brown-headed Nuthatch (Sitta Pusilla) - medium distance calls, other birds in background, wind in trees.

Australian Kingfisher (Laughing Kookaburra) (Dacelo Gigas) - 'Laughing' song

Scandinavia 2 - Quayside market, Helsinki  - changing perspective

Oystercatcher (Haematopus Ostralegus) - Flight alarm calls close-up. Curlew flight alarm medium close-up; lapwing & skylark in distance; songbirds alarming medium close-up - distant. Wind & river in distance. N.B This recording was made at an unspecified date during 1977

Pygmy Chimpanzee (Pan Paniscus) - "Peeps" during mating in canopy of forest. Heavy insect background. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Robin (Erithacus Rubecula) - Song with lesser spotted woodpecker nestlings in background

Common Sandpiper (Tringa Hypoleucos) - Flight display calls close-up - distant. Distant red-throated diver. Trickling stream medium close-up.

Bus Ticket Machines (London Transport) - 6d piece issued as change on one-man bus. (London Transport bus.)

Saddleback (Creadion Carunculatus) - close-up, rapid squeaking calls from saddleback. background calls from other bird species. N.B. Different location/dialect to NHS1284 bands 1,2,3,8-15. Exact location is unknown, though the same as NHS1284 bands 4,5,7.

Broad-leaved Woodland - AUTUMN: Mid-day With Jays collecting acorns, Treecreeper feeding calls and distant Carrion Crow. Wind on mic.

Newspapers - Atmosphere in despatch department at a national daily newspaper.

Kentish Plover (Charadrius Alexandrinus) - close-up contact, aggression & flight calls from several birds. Crested lark, little stint & insects medium close-up. Black tern mp. Distant flamingos.

Wolf (Canis Lupus) - close-up squeaks from a single animal at carcass. Ravens calling in background, ice crystals falling from trees. Growls and chewing sounds from three wolves, whining and licking. White-breasted Nuthatch in background, wingbeats and calling from Ravens. Growls and chewing at 

Electronically Generated Sounds - Talking Computer (mid pitch with warble). (Futuristic Spot Effect.)

Triumph Tr6 Sports Car, 1971 (Exterior) - Exterior, fast pass. (TR6 Sports Car, 1971 model)

Ships And Boats 2 - Rowing Boat, launch, board, ship oars & depart. (Recorded on shore.) (Recorded on board.) (One man rowing.)

Rainforest Atmosphere - Neutral atmosphere recorded at night. Insects stridulating. Occasional sounds of mosquitoes, calling frogs & flying bats.

Electronic Sounds - Roar, with tinkles over. (Specially created electronic sound.)

Ford Fiesta Motor Car (1980 Model, 1300cc) Interior - Car: Ford Fiesta, 1300 cc, 1980 model. Interior, tickover

Waterfall - Rushing water from fall, not very high, in two stages but very fast flowing.

Whooper Swan (Cygnus Cygnus) - medium distance continuous chorus of trumpeting calls from swans. Occasional wingbeats.

Golden Oriole (Oriolus Oriolus) - Typical call close-up, Hoopoe in background.

Interiors - Various 1 - Activity in a hospital corridor - 1981 (3H1,reprocessed)

Cactus Wren (Campylorhynchus Brunneicapillus) - close-up song. Beware parrot calling in background near start. Gila Woodpecker and White-winged Dove in background.

Brown Booby (Sula Leucogaster) - Calls close-up from a 5-6 day old chick, slight wind and hum in background.

Woodland - Early afternoon. Cicadas. Saddleback, kaka, bellbird, tui, long-tailed cuckoo, whiteheads and fantails.

Mountain Bluebird (Sialia Currucoides) - medium close-up song and calls, wind in trees, Violet-green Swallows and other birds.

Horses / Dogs - One horse & cart at walk approach, stop, harness & cart removed, horse walks off.

Mechanical Digger (Four Wheels) - Mechanical digger, digging soft ground. (Four wheeled vehicle, recorded close to bucket.)

Geysers - Tiny bubbles on a boiling pool with deeper mud bubbling in background.

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - Contact calls close-up (wind in bamboos)

Woodland - Evening near dusk, African mourning doves, white-crowned shrike, white-browed coucal, yellow-necked spurfowls, superb starlings etc.

Motor Car: 1914 Model ‚äòt‚äô Ford - Exterior, hand cranking five times and backfire, hand cranking four times, fire, tickover, stop. Ford Model 'T' (1914)

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - NB: Recorded from microphones placed beside a Reed Warbler's nest. 0905-0923hrs Male approaches nest and calls loudly three times, apparently answered by female with quieter calls; then incubation changeover, followed by louder calls before female flies o

Ford Anglia 105e Van (1963, 997cc): Interior - Motor Van: Windscreen Wipers, interior, (Ford Anglia 105E, 1963 model, 997cc).

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - Intermittent song medium close-up of unmated male, flies off at end.

19ft Motor Boat (12 H.p. Petrol Engine) - Start up, depart. (Exterior recording of 19 foot motor boat, 12 h.p. petrol engine)

Wimbledon 1997 - Wimbledon 1997 - Queue outside All England club, chatter, passing traffic

Graceful Warbler (Prinia Gracilis) - Song close-up, becoming distant. House Sparrows in background.

Electronically Generated Sounds - Compressed gas gun, six single shots. (Futuristic Spot Effect.)

Sand Partridge (Ammoperdix Heyi) - Calls mp. White-eyed bulbul medium close-up. Wind through canyon.

Ships And Boats 2 - Canal Narrow Boat, pass right to left. (Recorded on shore.)

Domestic Clock (Bell) - Domestic clock striking eleven o'clock. (Domestic clock with bell.)

Western Capercaillie (Tetrao Urogallus) - Vcu display from male. Processed to accentuate deep bass note during display, this appears to be audible component of infrasound.

Napoleonic Battle: 18th Century: Re-enactment - Napoleonic Battle Re-enactment, with fighting, cannon, muskets, distant bagpipes & drums. (18th Century battle re-enactment recorded in East Sussex.)

Marianas Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus Roseicapilla) - medium distance mournful calls from individual. background calls from other bird species. Sounds of wind in trees.

2-stroke Band Saw - A two-stroke band saw being used for felling tree, start, run, stop.

Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus Collybita) - Song (with distant bullfinch and wren).

Warbler Sp. (Sylvinae Subfamily) - Short piping calls from warbler. Occasional sounds of wings. Sounds of wind, occasionally on microphone. N.B. Exact date & location of recording is unknown. Exact species unknown, identified as 'scrub warbler'.

Superb Lyrebird (Menura Novaehollandiae) - close-up mimicry of mainly other bird species from male lyrebird. Clear whistles & ringing notes.

White-fronted Goose (Anser Albifrons) - medium close-up flight calls from a small flock. medium close-up wigeon calling. Water splashes as birds land & take-off.

Blue Bird Of Paradise (Paradisaea Rudolphi) - close-up calls and display calls. Parrots and other birds in background. Recorded in captivity.

Romania 2 - Exterior - peasant farm, pig in pigpen grunting and eating in medium close-up (rec. in Romania).

Southern Sea Lion (Otaria Flavescens) - Small isolated group of both sexes with pups

Interiors - Various 2 - Trolleys passing, Covent Garden market - 1973 (1M2,reprocessed))

Desert - Initial calls from Black-headed Wagtail. Distant calls from Spotted Sandgrouse. Water dripping into pool. Few wing-flaps, insects sound in foreground. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Brown Sicklebill (Epimachus Meyeri) - close-up calls. Other birds in distance.

5-7 Cwt Bedford Light Van (Exterior) - Exterior, passing at medium speed. (Bedford light van.)

Rook (Corvus Frugilegus) - Rookery at dawn with occasional jackdaw

Wren (Troglodytes Troglodytes) - medium close-up wingbeats from several wrens approaching winter roost. Calls from pheasant. Traffic and aircraft in distance.

Mixed Heronry Atmosphere - Glossy ibis, squacco heron, little egret in colony. Day, late spring. NB. Exact date of recording unknown.

Golden Jackal (Canis Aureus) - Whining howls from jackals calling at dusk. Wingbeats at 0m06s. Some background sounds of insects & birds.

Monsoon Forest - Early morning. medium close-up song from golden whistler. Other birds in distance. Cicada and cricket chorus in background. NB:golden whistler can be used as a species recording, as on NHC000001 Tr24.

Tsikirity Warbler (Nesillas Typica) - medium close-up calls, distant sound of river, frogs and other birds in distance.

Telephones: Telephone Box 1985 - Snoopy Push-Button Telephone: Receiver lifted, replaced

Cars - Jaguar Sovereign, exterior, approach from right, idle, switch off. (3.6 litre, 1986/7 model.)

Dairies - Milk carrier arrives at dairy, full bottles unloaded using fork lift trucks.

Green Winged Macaw (Ara Chloroptera) - Distant flight calls. Stridulation from cicadas.

Hospitals - Ventilator, busy period in intensive care unit. (Recorded at patient's end.)

Vintage Motor Car: Fiat 509a Saloon: Interior - Cars: Vintage motor car Fiat 509A saloon. Interior, windows open and close

Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius Phoeniceus) - Many birds calling in a roost, followed by mass take-off.

Black-browed Albatross (Diomedea Melanophris) - close-up calls and bill-snapping (bill fencing behaviour) from a pair of mating birds.

Carrion Crow (Corvus Corone Corone) - Hunger calls of two well-grown nestlings close-up. (windy day)

Wasp Sp. (Hymenoptera) - close-up sound of wasp digging in sand. Buzzing from others flying to and from site.

Red-crested Pochard (Netta Rufina) - close-up flight call from a female, other birds in background.

European Cities - Station, Venice - rec.on platform, with train noise and PA (intelligable)

Common Starling (Sturnus Vulgaris) - close-up sound of wingbeats and calls from groups flying close together in a huge flock of birds going to roost site.

Thunder - Distant thunder over savanna. Wind gusting. Tall grass swaying. Crickets and distant birds.

Moorland - EARLY-LATE SPRING With blackcocks at the lek, skylark and distant sheep

World War I Aircraft: 1917 Aerodrome Activity - Exterior, taxi away, take off, aerobatics. (S.E. 5A First World War single-seater fighter, 1 piston engine)

Church Bells - Church Bells ringing. (St. Nicholas' Church, Kings Norton.)

Household - Doorbell with electric chime rung. (Ding-dong note.)

Azure-winged Magpie (Cyanopica Cyanus) - Adult pair chasing Common Magpie. Golden Oriole in background.

Wilson's Bird Of Paradise (Diphyllodes Respublica) - medium close-up loud calls. Also some more faint croaking calls. background peaceful sounds of rainforest with stridulating insects. Occasional distant calls from another individual.

Domestic Clock: Double-strike (Heavy Mechanism) - Domestic clock striking three o'clock. (Domestic clock with heavy double-strike mechanism.)

Waterfall Atmosphere - Recorded in spring, during snow melt. Constant sounds, hissing spray & faint roar of water.

Steppe - Mid-day Spring Warm temperate zone from Iberia to NW China Rather neutral but windy, with field cricket chorus, Cetti's warbler and passing flies

Wood Ant (Formica Rufa) - nest activity [rec with mic on surface of mound]   

Bluish-slate Antshrike (Thamnomanes Schistogynus) - Calls with other birds in background Broad-billed motmot giving low calls and slate-coloured grosbeak giving thrush-like calls

World War I - A" company dismiss and march off (WW1 drill with orders shouted) - 1967 (83D)

Marsh Harrier (Circus Aeruginosus) - Distant displaying calls from a male. Golfinches, Skylark, Corn bunting and cows in background.

White Pelican (Pelecanus Onocrotalis) - medium close-up wingbeats & calls from groups of birds taking off. Sacred ibis takes off at 0'44". Egyptian goose calling near end. Grey-headed gulls in distance.

Right Whale (Balaena Glacialis) - close-up blow & sounds of inspiration (inhalation) from whale. Nice quality to sounds. Gentle water effects.

Exterior Crowds 1 - Expectant crowd background with birdsong, footsteps on pavement and speech - 1977 (2C4, reprocessed)

Arctic Skua (Stercorarius Parasiticus) - Calls close-up from several birds. Calls echo against cliffs. Rock pipit mp. Surf medium close-up.

Churchyard/town Centre - Late Spring: Early Morning - With house sparrows, swifts, jackdaws, white storks, feral pigeons and swallows

Guillemot (Uria Aalge) - Sound of wingbeats, landings, calls and greeting calls. Calls from kittiwakes, razorbills, rock pipit, herring gulls, terns and fulmars.

Whooper Swan (Cygnus Cygnus) - Calls & wingbeats close-up from mixed groups of mute & whooper swans flying in and splashing down on lake; wigeon & barnacle geese in distance; wind in bushes.

Spotted Morning Thrush (Cichladusa Guttata) - close-up song, mimicry. White browed Sparrow Weavers & other birds in background.

Atmosphere: Norfolk Broads - Atmosphere: Norfolk Broads, Daytime, wind through trees, waterfowl, etc. (recommended for lowlevel use).

Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga Leonina) - close-up calls from female & pup. Female 'singing' Surf in background

Rook (Corvus Frugilegus) - Nestlings begging as adult arrives at nest.

Scaly-bellied Green Woodpecker (Picus Squamatus) - Calls close-up, with other birds in background. Distant car horns and wind in trees.

Blue Gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila Caerulea) - medium close-up alarm calls, other birds in distance, wind in trees, wings vibrating.

Shelduck (Tadorna Tadorna) - Adult with brood of ducklings close perspective with common and sandwich terns, black-headed gulls, redshanks, etc

Paddyfield - Trickling stream, insects, Grey-Emu-tail, Madagascar Coucal.

Crowds, Children & Footsteps - Theatre Audience, laughter & applause into interval.

Moorland - LATE SPRING/SUMMER Very neutral atmosphere with distant meadow pipit, raven, whinchat, merlin also stream and small waterfall in background

Whooper Swan (Cygnus Cygnus) - Group taking off. Oystercatchers & curlew in distance.

Household Effects - A pop-up electric toaster. (Operated three times)

Atlantic Forest Atmosphere - Neutral atmosphere. medium distance to distant calls & song from birds, some echoing. Insect stridulation. Distant sounds of wind, rising at end of recording. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Dromedary Camel (Camelus Dromedarius) - Low, rumbling calls from camel. Some arabic speech in background.

Electronic Cash Registers: Ncr Machine With Printer & Bleeps - Cash Register, Electronic: Printing and bleeps.

Comedy, Fantasy & Horror - Dripping taps (musical). (Comedy Spot Effect.)

Grey Heron (Ardea Cinerea) - Wing flaps & calls close-up; blue tits in distance.

Boxing & Wrestling - Good throw & applause - bell into PA & chatter

Sailing Vessel: Sts Malcolm Miller - Creaking and flapping boom in calm weather. (STS Malcolm Miller)

Grey Seal (Halichoerus Grypus) - Seal pup with two females, by rockpool. Individual pup calls (plaintive) with responses from females.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Rainforest. Very busy atmosphere with oropendolas, yellow-rumped cacique, cobalt-winged parakeets, etc.

Sheffield Tram (Interior) - Leicester Tram, interior, reversing seats. (Tram built 1904.)

Curlew (Numenias Arquata) - medium distance-medium close-up bubbling calls. Other birds calling in distance.

Lowland Rainforest Atmosphere - Lowland rainforest. Dawn 0515hrs. Various birds and insects, dripping water on leaves.

Black-headed Gull (Larus Ridibundus) - Calls medium close-up from many birds. Lapwing, redshank and turnstone mp. Rock pipit and cattle in distance. Water lapping mp.

Newsagent/confectioner‚äôs Shop - Newsagent/Confectioner's Shop, fairly quiet atmosphere with voices & till.

Pied Crested Cuckoo (Clamator Jacobinus) - medium close-up calls from cuckoo. Many other birds also calling. Stridulating cicadas.

Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus Trochilus) - close-up song. Distant chaffinches and mistle thrush. Distant roe deer.

Rook (Corvus Frugilegus) - Single bird calling in flight with green woodpecker

Continental Goldfinch (Carduelis Carduelis Carduelis) - Call note

Austin A35 Van 1968 (Interior) - Interior, 1 door open and close. (1968 Austin A35 Van)

Capuchin Bird (Perissocephalus Tricolor) - Strange resonant moaning calls from displaying males. background calls from other bird species. Sounds of insect stridulation. Wind in distance. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Caving & Pot-holing - Stream trickling through small cavern in a cave. (Close perspective recording.)

Arctic Souslik (Spermophilus Parryi) - close-up alarm call. Redpoll calls in distance. Hum from insects in background.

Camargue Feral Horse (Equus Caballus) - Herd splashing in water close-up

Southern Region Electric Trains - Interior, constant run in tunnel.

Yellow Knobbed Curassow (Crax Daubentoni) - medium close-up whistles of descending frequency. background calls from other bird species. N.B. Exact location of recording is unknown. Recorded in captivity.

Engines - Single cylinder steam engine (1860), belt drive to overhead shafting - slow and stop.

Stitchbird (Notiomystis Cincta) - close-up - medium distance hard and high-pitched calls from male and female. Male stitchbird gives alarm call. Fantails, whiteheads and grey warbler in background. Blackbird alarming. New Zealand pigeon takes flight at 4'12". Kakas call at end. Distant traffic.

Buffy-headed Marmoset (Callithrix Flaviceps) - close-up calls. Birds in distance.

Cetti's Warbler (Cettia Cetti) - Song with wren and willow warbler

Footsteps On Pavement: Walking - Footsteps on Pavement, two men & one woman walking, with start & stop.

Kittiwake (Rissa Tridactyla) - medium close-up - mp moan, alarm and pre-flight calls from two birds. Distant Arctic tern. Sea-wash on rocks medium close-up.

Wolf (Canis Lupus) - Two animals growling and chasing each other close-up. N.B The precise date of this recording is unknown.

Lion (Panthera Leo) - Loud growls and hisses. NHC17 is a continuous recording of 73m48s also found starting on NHS000124.

Restaurant - Noisy French resturant, in London with English speech.

Fast Flowing River Atmosphere - close-up water sounds. Birds in background, prominent Bewick's wren.

Comedy, Fantasy & Horror - Metallic twang, with vibrato. (Comedy Spot Effect.)

St. Mary-le-bow Church Bells, London - Church Bells: Stedman Cinques finish, traffic and birdsong, St. Mary Le Bow Church, London.

Bee (Apoidea) - medium close-up buzzing from a swarm of bees and flies around farm buildings. Nightingale and corn bunting in background.

Twelve-wired Bird Of Paradise (Seleucidis Melanoleuca) - Running up and down perch. close-up cawing calls. Movement, flaps and flight sounds. Constant but not busy background of other birds and insects. Rain on foliage.

Cuckoo Clock (Cuckoo Only) - Cuckoo clock striking twelve o'clock. (Cuckoo only.)

Studio Pottery - Clay Mixer operating with start, run & stop. (Recorded at a Studio Pottery.)

Bronze Mannikin (Lonchura Cucullata) - Calls close-up, of small flock. Distant sea in background.

World War Ii Aircraft: Spitfire Fighter (Exterior) - Supermarine Spitfire, exterior, diving with gunfire. (World War II fighter, one piston engine.)

Wedge Capped Capuchin (Cebus Olivaceous) - Rustling foliage & crashes as group of capuchins forage in palms for palm nuts (inc. some sounds of nut cracking) Shrill whistles 0m54s. Occasional capuchin contact calls & some distant bird calls. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - Calls close-up from two birds. Dunlin in distance.

Mixed Boreal Forest Atmosphere - White-throated sparrow, eastern chipmunk, hermit thrush, red-eyed vireo, chipping sparrow. Wind in spruces. Dawn.

Fox (Vulpes Vulpes) - Cubs snarling and choking while feeding with distant traffic

Istanbul - Istanbul, Sultan Ahmet Camii blue mosque, interior acoustic with many tourists and guides in English, some distinct speech,

Common Crow Pheasant (Centropus Sinensis) - Calls medium close-up, with other birds in background. Wind in trees.

Pond Or Lakeside Atmosphere - SPRING/SUMMER: DAY With edible frog, garden and willow warblers

Cricket Match (From Umpire‚äôs Perspective) - Cricket Match: Bat hitting ball from umpire's position.

Peregrine Falcon (Falco Peregrinus) - close-up - medium distance flight alarm calls from female & male in quarry. Jackdaws, blue tits & willow warbler in background. Some traffic in distance.

Wolseley Sixteen-sixty Car 1967 (Interior) - Interior, false start, revving, with traffic. (Wolseley sixteen-sixty car, 1967)

Local Football Match - Local football match, footsteps and conversation in stand.

Grey Heron (Ardea Cinerea) - Calls close-up as adult leaves nest, chick calls softly close-up; wren in distance.

Suricate (Suricata Suricatta) - close-up warning growls from adult eating Scorpion. Other animal trying to 'ease-in' on meal.

Mixed Woodland - Late Spring/summer: Midday - Rather neutral with hum of hover-flies and other flies, plus distant song of blackbird, wren and willow warbler

Black Backed Jackal (Canis Mesomelas) - Calling (rather distant) with lion gnawing wildebeest head in foreground

Aircraft 3 - Aerobatics single aircraft (WWII aircraft, one piston Griffon engine).

Tundra Atmosphere - Calls from various species near lake including: lapland buntings, oriental golden plover, long tailed duck, tern, gull and ptarmigan.

Grey Heron (Ardea Cinerea) - Greeting display close-up; house sparrows medium close-up; wood pigeon in distance.

Field Grasshopper (Chorthippus Bornhalmi) - close-up clicks from grasshopper using its left hind leg, with some filtering.

Eider (Somateria Mollissima) - close-up females 'chanting' [calling] with young in nesting colony. Terns calling close-up, becoming very noisy at end. Male eiders medium distance.

Continental Great Tit (Parus Major Major) - Young in nest: Parents feeding NB: Recorded between March-May 1934

Weather 2 - Storms - Driving rain on window. (Interior acoustic.)

Starling (Sturnus Vulgaris) - Flock of 500 flying past medium close-up.

Africa 2 - The Natural World - Chacma Baboons, juveniles screaming, with background.

Locks, Knockers, Banging, Etc - Person banging on door several times.

Boat-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus Major) - medium close-up song from several birds. Canada geese calling and dog barking in background.

London - Routemaster Double-Decker Bus, interior, constant run on lower deck, with bell rung once at 0m23s & twice at 1m47s.

Olivaceous Warbler (Hippolais Pallida) - close-up song. Yellow wagtail singing in background. Crested lark in distance.

Motor Car: Ford Cortina 1500c 1969 Model: Interior - Cars: Ford Cortina, 1500cc, 1969 model. Exterior, revving.

Horses 1 - One horse at walk approaches first on gravel then proceeds onto concrete, rider dismounts, with some wind noise.

Magnificent Bird Of Paradise (Diphyllodes Magnificus) - medium close-up loud display calls from male. background sounds of rainforest.

Bushland Atmosphere - Splash at beginning from kingfisher. Calls from palm doves & other bird species. Some background sounds of wind.

America 2 - Long passenger train passes with siren (Folkston, Georgia)

Schools / Crowds - Primary School, junior girls' gym class, organised activities with whistle, lots of running around & occasional cheering.

Space Travel & Interplanetary Effects - Taurus Satellite, telemetry effects from satellite.

Sailing Ship: Gaff-rigged Ketch: Interior - Sailing Ship: Gaff-rigged Ketch, Interior, below decks, at sea, creaks, distant sea spray.

19th Century Static Steam Engine - Single cylinder horizontal steam engine, start, run, stop. (Built in 1851 for the Great Exhibition)

Fiji Goshawk (Accipiter Rufitorques) - medium distance calls. Other birds in distance. Cicadas.

Riverside Atmosphere - Flowing river, fairly loud. Insect noises. Fallen tree in river. N.B. Brahmaputra River also known as the Jamuna River.

Trains 2 - Dropping side of steel truck in steam railway goods yard.

Pygmy Chimpanzee (Pan Paniscus) - Very loud call from individual at 00m30s. Sound levels are turned down during call.

Bmc Mini Car 1966 (848cc) (Exterior) - Exterior, self starter, depart. (1966 848cc BMC Mini car)

Chilean Flamingo (Phoenicopterus Chilensis) - Mixed flock of Chilean & Andean flamingoes taking off, flying past & landing. Giant coots in foreground. Buzz from flies.

Chacma Baboon  (Papio Ursinus) - Male grunting. Exact date unknown. December 1980 to November 1981

British Birds 2 - Rock Dove, coos and calls from several in old barn, wing flaps, chaffinch, jackdaws, wren and other birds in distance.

Robin (Erithacus Rubecula) - Song medium close-up, Chaffinch and Chiffchaff in background. (Wind in trees).

Western Reef Heron (Egretta Gularis) - Calls medium close-up-close-up, with Little African Swifts.

Sporting Gun Factory - Sporting Gun Factory, general background with some voices.

New College Clock, Oxford - New College clock striking two o'clock.

American Alligator (Alligator Mississippiensis) - close-up hisses from alligator. Some background sounds of traffic. Occasional distant birds. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Thermal Mud Pools - Scarborough boiling mud pool at Poikili Hot Springs.

Slow Footsteps Down Wooden Stairs - Footsteps Down Wooden Stairs, three men, slow, departing.

White Noise Synthesised Wind (Constant Pitch) - White noise filtered to simulate wind at constant pitch. Wind 7. (3 tones up from Wind 6)

Red Billed Gull (Larus Scopulinus) - close-up calls from juveniles and adults in a small group. Distant seawash.

American Bison (Bison Bison) - quiet grunts from bison during rutting

Cloud Forest Atmosphere - Winter at 6000 feet. Dripping water and a number of different birds calling, cicadas in background. Busy.

Garden Warbler (Sylvia Borin) - close-up song. Chiffchaff,green woodpecker,robin,wren,blue tit,great spotted woodpecker, nuthatch and woodpigeon in distance.

Brown Booby (Sula Leucogaster) - Calls close-up from male (sky pointing) and then chick. Seawash in background.

Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes Forsteri) - 25-30 birds in and out of sea ice hole made by Weddell seal. Good calls at 2m50s and 3m50s. Water activity gets frenetic at 4m00s and then quietens. Scratching at 4m10s-4m40s.

World War I - Int. take off, climb into constant flight - 1968 (104C)

Hollow Doors: Interior - Hollow Door: Interior, open and close. (Room acoustic, recorded four metres away)

Ford Anglia 105e Van (1963, 997cc): Exterior - Motor Van: False Starts, exterior, (Ford Anglia 105E, 1963 model, 997cc).

American Black Vulture (Coragyps Atratus) - medium close-up wingbeats from vulture taking off & flying away.

Black Parrot (Coracopsis Nigra) - medium close-up song, calls at start, other birds in background, some movement sounds from parrot in tree.

Electronic Sounds - Electronic engine with start & stop. (Specially created electronic sound.)

Lake Atmosphere - medium distance & background calls from many bird species. Most prominent calls from geese. Also sounds of stridulating insects. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown. Distant sounds of traffic.

Army: Infantry Arms Drill - Light Infantry Arms Drill on the march, with orders shouted.

Hoatzin (Opisthocomus Hoazin) - Calls and wingbeats medium close-up. Cicadas mp. Other birds in distance.

Orly Airport, Paris, France - Airport, Orly, Paris, France, indistinct public address announcements.

New Zealand - The Natural World 1 - Woodland - roadside, Waitomo, New Zealand.

Guillemot (Uria Aalge) - Shrill contact calls; greeting calls. Calls from kittiwakes, razorbills, rock pipit, herring gulls, terns and fulmars.

Farmstead - Late Spring: Early Morning - With wren, robin, pheasant, cuckoo, chaffinch, house sparrows, goldfinch, peacock, feral pigeon, cattle and cockerel

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - Begging calls from chick close-up. Colony mp.

Osprey (Pandion Haliaetus) - Female calling close-up from nest, chicks call faintly. High wind.

Raggiana Bird Of Paradise (Paradisaea Raggiana) - close-up display and calls. Very distant birds in background. Recorded in captivity.

Canada Goose (Branta Canadesis) - medium distance calls in colony, strong wind in willows, American tree sparrow in background.

Crash 1 - Medium to large glass crashes - 1-2 crashes (5C1) 2", 4".

Forest Atmosphere - Forest atmosphere with bird calls close-up/dist. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Horse On Turf - Horse On Hard Road: Trotting, Approach and stop.

Worcester College Clock, Oxford - Worcester College clock striking two o'clock.

Humpback Whale (Megaptera Novaeangliae) - bubble-netting and feeding

Rufous Bellied Giant Kingfisher (Dacelo Gaudichaud) - medium distance abrasive, percussive calls from kingfisher. Occasional sounds of movement from other birds. background sounds of stridulating insects.

Mgb Open Sports Car 1966 (1798cc) (Interior) - Interior, self starter, move off into constant run, slow down, stop, switch off. (1966 1798cc MGB open sports car) Cars:

Dhufar Toad (Bufo Dhufarensis) - Fairly busy. close-up to background rhythmic croaks from toads. \ Distant sounds of running water.

Bay-backed Shrike (Lanius Vittatus) - Song medium close-up with Little Green Bee-eaters calling near start. Wind in trees

Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes Forsteri) - close-up of first day of eggs hatching in colony Distant calls from birds in huddles. Some crunching on snow. Very occasional close-up calls.

Chucao Tapaculo (Scelorchilus Rubecula) - Calls close-up, with other birds in background.

2 Horses On Gravel (Studio) - Two horses on gravel. Restless. (Studio recording)

Barn Owl (Tyto Owl) - close-up calls from an immature male. Great and blue tits in background.

Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet Aircraft: Interior - Boeing 747, Jumbo Jet Aircraft, take off and climb, recorded from seat in middle of plane. (Interior, 747 giant long-range airliner, 4 jet engines)

2 Ton Diesel Truck - Interior, start, tickover, switch off. (2 ton diesel truck, make not known)

Nuthatch (Sitta Europaea) - Adults feeding at bird table and peanut holders.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Neutral atmosphere recorded at dawn. medium distance to background shrill stridulation from insects. Sounds of dripping rain. Also short calls, possibly from frog. N.B. Details of the reserve unknown.

Ford Anglia 105e Van (1963, 997cc): Interior - Motor Van: Heater Fan, interior, (Ford Anglia 105E, 1963 model, 997cc).

Cuban Parrot (Amazona Leucocephala) - medium close-up croaking/shrill cries from parrots, animated at times.

Ice - Ice, creaking as tide pushes against cracks in fast ice. NB this was recorded between June and November 1992

Wigeon (Anas Penelope) - Calls close-up-medium close-up from males, females also 'growling' medium close-up-close-up, calls from whooper swans and mute swans medium close-up, dabbling, splashes and feeding sounds.

Common Buzzard (Buteo Buteo) - Calls mp from adult. Blowflies close-up. Song thrush mp. Woodpigeons in distance. Wind in trees mp. Distant traffic.

Tonga Flying Fox (Pteropus Tonganus) - medium distance calls from an adult. Cicadas. Birds in distance. NB: Track part of a longer atmosphere band NHS000941 Bd06

Puffin (Fratercula Arctica) - Chattering of puffins Arctic skuas in fg background seawash and wind NB. Exact date of recording is unknown.

Kitchens: Busy Chinese Restaurant, London - Chinese Restaurant Kitchen, atmosphere of kitchen in busy restaurant with sounds of utensils & some indistinct speech.

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - Male singing mid-perspective in far boundary of its territory (microphone positioned by nest). Wren sings occasionally in background.

Industry 2 - Robotic car manufacture (Ford Motor Co. ,Dagenham) robotic side-frame - spot welding

Wimbledon 1997 - Wimbledon 1997 - Outdoor Bar - crowds, distant commentary (recorded on the tea lawn)

Water Rail (Rallus Aquaticus) - close-up advertising calls coot, blackbird, moorhen and cattle in background wind in reeds traffic rumble

Hand Saw - close-up sound of hand saw being used to fell a larch tree.

Natural Atmospheres 1 - Lake in late Spring, night atmosphere with Oystercatcher & Artic Terns. (Some wind.)

Fast Footsteps Down Metal Stairs - Footsteps Down Metal Stairs, two men, fast, with start & stop.

Manicou Crab (Pseudothelphusa Garmani) - Single crab producing hissing, creaking & clicking sounds from its mouthparts (to deter predation). N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Fenland - Summer: Midday - Wicken Lode with feeding goldfinches in waterside willows

Motor Cars Passing - Lotus 15 Sports Car, exterior, passes with skid.

Magpie Robin (Copsychus Saularis) - close-up song and alarm calls. Egret calls at start of recording. Other birds in background. Wingbeats as small birds fly around.

Otter (Lutra Lutra) - Half-grown cubs long eared owl hoots in background

Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus Niloticus) - close-up calls from a single hatchling.

French Traffic - Cannes Traffic, heavy traffic on main Cannes road, with occasional whistles & atmosphere.

Painted Stork (Mycteria Leucocephala) - medium close-up grating begging calls from large painted stork chicks. Background colony atmosphere very busy. Also some high pitched calls in background.

Cars - Jaguar Sovereign, interior, skid to stop. (3.6 litre, 1986/7 model.)

Oystercatcher (Haematopus Ostralegus) - Early morning. close-up calls from oystercatchers at roost.

Florida Manatee (Trichechus Manatus Latirostris) - close-up snorting

Rome: Termini Railway Station - Termini Railway Station, Rome, atmosphere outside station.

Spangled Drongo (Dicrurus Bracteatus) - close-up calls. Crickets in background. Other birds in background.

Submarines (1960 ‚äòp‚äô Class) - Submarine: 1960 'P' class, Conning tower hatch closed.

Bbc News Sound Effects Tape (Old) - seaside - harbour wall with gulls

Tropical Forest Atmosphere - At dusk with insect chorus & lions roaring in background.

Farm Machinery - Continuation and end of milking operation with electric milking unit.

Ovenbird (Seiurus Aurocapillus) - MC song, other birds in distance, wind in trees.

Flying Fox (Pteropus Genus) - Calls in colony? Wingbeats. Cicadas and distant birds, dripping water and falling foliage in forest.

Red Howler Monkey (Alouatta Seniculus) - medium close-up calls from a troop. Contact calls from Wedge-Capped Capuchins. Birds and insects in background.

Peugeot 205gt 1982 1300cc Petrol (car Misfiring Quite Badly) - exterior pass from left to right, sounding horn with doppler effect

Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta Canadensis) - close-up alarm calls. Rufous-sided Towhee, Yellow-rumped Warbler and falling leaves in background.

Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio Porphyrio) - Distant contact and alarm calls, goldfinches and skylark singing. Water lapping in foreground. (Hissy background)

Pied Wagtail (Motacilla Alba) - medium close-up song while perched. Gulls, terns, kittiwakes and rock pipit in background. Occasional calls from oystercatcher. Wingbeats from auks and eider flying over. Very distant surf. Could also be used as a typical atmosphere of the higher, central part of island.

Goldfinch (Carduelis Carduelis) - Calls of single bird, with sheep and Snipe chippering in the background.

Tropical Rainforest Atmosphere - Evening atmosphere. Stridulation from various insect species. medium close-up to background honking courtship display calls from male hammer headed fruit bats.

Fire Engines - Three fire engines passing medium-fast. (With 2-tone horns.)

Rainforest Atmosphere - medium close-up to background noisy stridulation from cicadas. Distant calls from birds. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Adventure - Windsurfing, board launched from gravel beach, sails pulled up, board sails off. (Recorded on sailboard.)

Motor Car: Porsche 924 1984cc (1979)  Interior - Cars: Porsche 924, 1984cc, 1979 model. Interior, drive in heavy traffic with open windows, majority of noise from other vehicles

Mute Swan (Cygnus Olor) - 40 taking off and flying past with coots

Dry Deciduous Woodland Atmosphere - Dry deciduous woodland - Winter - Dawn. Many birds calling and singing - bulbuls, crow-pheasant, mynahs, parakeets, warblers, doves, treepies, Indian grey partridge, smyrna kingfisher etc.

India, Pakistan And Nepal - Countryside - Dry deciduous woodland, midday, winter, Lal Suhanra, Pakistan, many collared dovesand insects, other birds in background

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - Nestlings moving in nest and cheeping and clicking close-up. 0730-0845 hrs

Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides Villosus) - medium distance calls, American Crows in distance. Wind in trees.

Honda 90 Motor Cycle - Motor Cycles: Honda 90, start, run, stops with turns, run, stop. Recorded on bike

Tufted Puffin (Lunda Cirrhata) - close-up wing-beats from birds landing by burrows. One bird breathing heavily after landing, some grunting. Glaucous-winged Gulls in background. Distant Surf.

Peregrine Falcon (Falco Peregrinus) - Flight calls medium close-up. Bee-eaters medium close-up.

Purple Heron (Ardea Purpurea) - Calls medium close-up in colony; wind in trees.

Black-headed Gull (Larus Ridibundus) - Calls close-up - mp in breeding colony.

Lion (Panthera Leo) - close-up sounds of pride at rest, moving in grass & flicking tails on ground & each other. One female approaches & joins another with vocalizations. Sighs & breathing sounds; sneeze & groans. Crack as tail hits the trunk of a tree (6'26"). Grooming sounds betwe

Grey-breasted Prinia (Prinia Hodgsoni) - Calls and song close-up of several birds in a feeding party with other birds in distance. Hissy.

Brewing - Racking cellar - Smiles Brewery (small traditional brewer)

Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus Sp) - close-up chewing on vegetation

Right Whale (Balaena Glacialis) - Mating pair of whales. Splashing water & loud blows. Also sounds of inspiration (inhalation). N.B. Some bumps & water slapping against side of boat.

Girls‚äô Grammar School - Girls' Grammar School, chairs being set up in hall with some quiet periods & some chatter. (No distinct speech, wide perspective recording.)

Parson Bird (Prosthemadera Novaeseelandiae) - Good close-up calls with musical notes. background calls from other bird species & parson birds.

Bee-eater (Merops Apiaster) - 'Quick-quick' flight calls medium close-up.

Red-tailed Tropic Bird (Phaethon Rubricauda) - close-up greeting calls from pair on nest. Sooty Tern colony in background.

Bokmakierie Shrike (Telophorus Zeylonis) - medium close-up cackling call from individual. background sounds of wind in vegetation. Distant traffic rumble.

Household Effects: Vacuum Cleaners - Cylinder type vacuum cleaner. Start, constant run on lino.

Wetland Atmosphere - Calls & song from many bird species. Stridulation & buzzing from insects. Calls from Everglade kite, best at 1m21s. Distant calls from howler monkeys. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Ten-pin Bowling - Ten Pin Bowling, league game in progress across 12 lanes.

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - 'Kow' alarm calls from adult with chicks alarming; with some 'kak-kak-kak' alarm calls. Rather distant. Colony mp.

Lesser Flamingo (Phoeniconaias Minor) - close-up calls from a flock of several thousand birds. Groups within flock moving around. Greeting calls to arriving birds. Some calls from waders. Crickets in grass at edge of lake. Recording becomes busier towards end.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Early Morning: busy atmosphere with birds, gibbons, cicadas, etc

Transport - Rolls Royce Silver Spirit, interior, electrically operated seat adjustment. (6.75 litres, 1986 model.)

Dry Deciduous Forest Atmosphere - Dry deciduous forest canopy - 0830hrs. Various birds and insects calling from the forest canopy 70-80 feet above the ground, tinamou calling in background, a group of parrots call as they fly past, later a group of parakeets also fly past calling.

Country Market - Auctioning beef cattle, general atmosphere in market. (Winslow)

Domestic Sheep (Ovis Aries) - close-up - mc calls from a flock. Wren in distance.

Harpy Eagle (Harpia Harpyja) - Calls close-up. Unfolding wings and taking off. (Captive bird). Rooster, crickets and songbirds in distance.

Common Tern (Sterna Hirundo) - With little terns and avocet, combined anxiety calls

Post Office Telephones - Post Office Telephone, Button 'B' pressed. (Recorded at caller's end.)

Barbary Shrike (Laniarus Barbarus) - medium close-up calls, traffic in background.

Vogelkop Gardener Bowerbird (Amblyornis Inornatus) - Wing beats from flight. Cracking sounds on vegetation as bird lands. Various different calls in background from other birds.

Arctic Skua (Stercorarius Parasiticus) - Calls medium close-up. Distant surf.

Pygmy Chimpanzee (Pan Paniscus) - Dragging and breaking of branches. Footsteps from 3 juveniles running along log.

Little Owl (Athene Noctua) - Three chicks (about 4 weeks old) in nest box; wing-flapping.

Red Howler Monkey (Alouatta Seniculus) - Typical howl bcu In captivity

Snow Goose (Chen Caerulescens) - close-up calls from a chick still in the egg, tapping sounds as it tries to enlarge small hole in side of egg, the other three eggs still whole, gulls and geese in background. Flies around nest.

Kea (Nestor Notabilis) - close-up calls from a single bird. Waterfall in distance.

Northern Fulmar (Fulmarus Glacialis) - Display calls close-up, Skylark medium distance, wind gusting.

Rainforest - Early morning in highland rainforest. Prominent song and calls from golden whistlers, orange-footed scrubfowl and many other birds. Cicada chorus. Water dripping from trees.

Magellan Goose (Chloephaga Picta) - C.p.picta close-up male & female contact calls. medium close-up bees & magellanic oystercatcher flight calls. Wind gusting.

Ornate Hawk Eagle (Spizaetus Ornatus) - Calls close-up. Clean background.

Capybara (Hydrochoerus Hydrochaeris) - Calls & footsteps from approaching young capybara.

Fairgrounds And The Circus - People shouting and screaming in the Rotor as the machine operates - July '1966 (38C,reprocessed)

Vogelkop Gardener Bowerbird (Amblyornis Inornatus) - Call,'frog-like' @ 000m50s. Wing beats of bird taking off @ 001m00s.

Guianan Cock Of The Rock (Rupicola Rupicola) - Recorded at lekking ground. Clicks from male cock of the rocks bill snapping at each other. Some soft buzzing calls from males at end of recording. medium distance singing from another bird species. background sounds of wind, birds & insect stridulation. N.B. Exact date & lo

Railway Station: Local Diesel Trains - Local Diesel Train, train departs.

1964 Renault 1100 Saloon Car - Renault 1100 saloon, starts, revving, tickover. (1964 model.)

Elephant (Loxodonta Africana) - Walking and feeding on thorn tree NB: Exact date in 1982 unknown

Lowe's Swiftlet (Collocalia Lowi) - Large colony in caves (with occasional voices of collectors in background).

Wessex Ii 16-seater Helicopter (Exterior) (2 Bristol Siddeley Gnome Turbines) - Westland Wessex mark 2, exterior, start, run engines on ground, switch off. (16-seater helicopter with 2 Bristol Siddeley Gnome turbines.)

Comedy 3 - Twangs made using wooden ruler - 1970 (7J, reprocessed)

Suricate (Suricata Suricatta) - close-up calls from group in den. Travel call near end.

Tropical Deciduous Forest Atmosphere - Neutral atmosphere with some distant Puerto Rican tody calls. medium distance whistling calls & some wind noise.

Cricket Sp - Chorus in daytime with Hornbills and other birds in background.

Excavators & Pumps - One mechanical excavator start up, run, stop.

Autumn Atmosphere (Southern England) - Autumn, Atmosphere: Sparrows, Starlings roosting in thicket, lively.

Wren (Troglodytes Troglodytes) - close-up song, with distant gulls

Vicuna (Vicugna Vicugna) - Calls medium close-up Exact date unknown

Motor Car: 1968 Citroen Am 1.6 (Interior) - Interior, start, reversing, switch off. (Ami 6, 1968 model, 602cc: Citroen)

White-water Rapids - Sound of very fast flowing river, recorded from centre of river facing downstream.

Parakeet Auklet (Cyclorrhynchus Psittacula) - medium close-up - close-up calls from groups on sea. Flock calls from hundreds of crested auklets in background. Slight seawash in foreground.

Thailand 1 - Coffee Shop, interior, busy shop atmosphere with teenagers' chatter.

Motor Car: Ford Ecsort 1300 (Manual) (Interior) - Ford Escort 1300, interior, self starter, tickover, switch off. (1300cc engine, manual transmission.)

Brown Dipper (Cinclus Pallasii) - medium close-up song with medium - loud river sound.

Wire-haired Fox Terrier Dog - Dogs: Two Doberman Pinschers,Interior, whining, snuffling, lapping and barking.

Winter In A Suburban Garden - Suburban garden in winter with bird song, traffic and occasional speech.

Grey Heron (Ardea Cinerea) - Hunger & aggressive calls close-up from five-week-old chicks, house sparrows close-up.

Suricate (Suricata Suricatta) - close-up 'on-guard' calls from a different adult. Not lead male.

Cinnamon Bittern (Ixobrychus Cinnamomeus) - Calls medium close-up, magpie robin in background, other forest birds in distance.

Black Kite (Milvus Migrans) - Alarm calls and take off medium close-up. Sparrows in distance. Slight hum.

Bbc News Sound Effects (Fairly Random) - tape spooling - dv cam - medium - press conference - including s

Africa 1 - The Human World - Ethiopia: Pawi, muted chatter (Amharic), with birdsong & a creaking chair.

Grey-headed Lovebird (Agapornis Cana) - MC calls, Common Newtonia at about same perspective, flies and cicadas.

Hyrax Sp. (Procaviidae Family) - medium distance calls from individual. Distant replies from other hyrax. background sounds of wind. N.B. Exact species unknown, either large-toothed or small-toothed rock hyrax.

Grey-headed Sparrow (Passer Griseus) - Song medium close-up with Fan-tailed Warbler and other birds in background.

Village Atmosphere - background indistinct voices, some of children. Also sounds of birdsong & buzzing insects. Occasional distant vehicle.

Forest - Mid-morning in gallery forest by Mara River. Loud cicadas at start. Several birds calling. Distant baboons. Tropical boubous & woodland kingfisher mid- way through.

London Underground - London Underground, train passing. (Above ground.)

Mountain Gorilla (Gorilla Gorilla Beringei) - Male playing with juvenile & chest beating.

Common Peafowl (Pavo Cristatus) - close-up sound of peacock raising tail. Another calls in background. Song thrush, collared doves etc in background. Insects in background.

Black Capped Mocking Thrush (Donacobius Atricapillus) - medium distance coarse hissing calls from female mocking thrush. background fairly quiet with some sounds of wind. Some clicks on recording between calls.

Cross-channel Car Ferry - Cross-Channel car ferry, exterior, rough sea recorded from bows of  ferry.

Motor Car: Ford Cortina 1500c 1969 Model: Exterior - Cars: Ford Cortina, 1500cc, 1969 model. Exterior, skid approach and 4 wheeled skid

Helmeted Hornbill (Buceros Vigil) - Soft honking calls from hornbill build to cackling calls. Sounds of stridulating cicadas. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Northern Elephant Seal (Mirounga Angustirostris) - medium close-up calls from males and females. High-pitched yelps(at 0min 20sec) from pup being 'run-over' by male.

Edge Of Woodland/farmland Hedgerow/poolside Atmosphere - Spring:Early morning Orchard orioles, red-winged blackbird, cardinal, Carolina wren and other birds.

Livestock 2 - Cow & Calf Auction, interior, with some distinct speech. (Recorded near ring.)

Common Grackle (Quiscalus Quiscula) - medium close-up calls from a large roosting flock of around 3,000 birds.

16ft Speedboat (40 H.p. Outboard) - 16 foot, 40 h.p. engine - passing at speed. (Exterior)

Whooper Swan (Cygnus Cygnus) - Trumpeting calls medium close-up from a group; a few calls from wigeon in background.

Large Marsh Grasshopper (Stethophyma Grossum) - close-up stridulation from a single grasshopper.

Marsh Tit (Parus Palustris Dresseri) - Young in nest NB: Recorded between March/June 1937/38

Electronically Generated Sounds - Hand phaser weapon, bursts. (Futuristic Spot Effect.)

Horse-drawn Coach pulled by four horses, start into continuous run.

Wood Ant (Formica Rufa) - nest activity - rec w/ mic inside and on surface of mound]

Boat-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus Major) - MC-close-up flight calls and calls, Moorhens, Red-winged Blackbirds, White-eyed Vireo and crickets in background.

Streamertail (Trochilus Polytmus) - medium close-up shrill, repetitive cheeps from female. background quiet with faint sounds of wind.

Yellow-billed Oxpecker (Buphagus Africanus) - Calls of several. with fish eagle and dove in background and sounds of grazing animal

Flooded Woodland - Autumn: Morning Distant calls from male and female Wood Ducks, Crickets in foreground, ducks splashing around and chasing each other, calls from distant Canada Geese.

Saddleback (Creadion Carunculatus) - medium close-up typical call phrase.

Dartford Warbler (Sylvia Undata) - Single alarm churr. Nightingale song in background.

Steam Railway Goods Yard - Shutting side of steel truck in a steam railway goods yard.

Indoor Wrestling - Laughter and applause after throw at a wrestling match.

Sandhoppers (Talitridae) - seaweed being moved, followed by sound of sandhoppers jumping up off seaweed en masse; gulls in background

Salt Marsh (Tidal) - Winter: Early Morning Turf saltings, with Wigeon, Mallard & distant White-fronted and Hawaiian Geese.

Black Field Cricket (Teleogryllus Commodus) - close-up stridulation from a single cricket. Another in distance. Surf in distance (could be light wind in trees). Recorded at night.

Motor Car: 1960 Ford Anglia (Interior) - Interior, stuck in mud, stalls and restarts several times. (1960 Ford Anglia)

Spectacled Flying Fox (Pteropus Conspicillatus) - medium close-up colony sounds.

King Bird Of Paradise (Cicinnurus Regius) - Advertising calls medium close-up from single bird. Some background noise from insects and various birds.

Gallery Forest - Midday. Birds calling. Wedge-capped capuchins calling in trees, branches snapping. Red howler monkeys in distance. Insects buzzing and cicadas. Wind in trees towards end.

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Dendroica Coronata) - close-up contact calls from several birds Crickets in background

Slow Footsteps Down Wooden Stairs - Footsteps Down Wooden Stairs, man, slow, with start & stop.

Rainforest - Early morning by small, shallow river. Prominent blue-shouldered robin chat. Frogs and birds calling.

Grasshopper (Chorthippus Apicalis) - Males stridulating medium close-up.

Light Industry - Motor accessories assembly shop, general atmosphere.

Horse Racing (Chases) - Cheltenham Race Course, starting tape & horses away. (Steeplechasing.)

The Age Of Steam - Steam Train passes at high speed without whistle, right to left.

Canada Goose (Branta Canadensis) - medium close-up trumpeting calls, wing-flaps & water movement sounds. close-up robin & chaffinch. medium distance woodpigeon. Distant cockerel & cow.

Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus Himantopus) - close-up alarm calls from a single bird. Mp yellow wagtail and bee. Hissy recording.

Chacma Baboon  (Papio Ursinus) - Juvenile screaming having been bitten by its mother. Sea in background. Exact date unknown. Between December 1980 and November 1981.

World War Ii Flying Bomb (Vi) (German Doodle Bug) - V1 - Flying Bomb (Doodle Bug) Approach, engine cut out, expolosion

Common Killer Whale (Orcinus Orca) - Blowing from pod of whales. Also some splashing of water. Recorded at night in fjord. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Ships‚äô Sirens - R.M.S. Queen Elizabeth II, ship's siren, seven blasts as ship leaves port, close perspective.

Common Sandpiper (Tringa Hypoleucos) - Calls close-up. Snipe takes off close-up. Snipes chippering and drumming medium close-up. Distant lapwing. Trickling water medium close-up.

Electronic Sounds - Sharp hum. (Specially created electronic sound.)

New Zealand - The Natural World 2 - Peacocks - several birds calling at night.

Thick-billed Parrot (Rynchopsitta Pachyrhyncha) - close-up calls, water running in background.

Corn Bunting (Emberiza Calandra) - Song medium close-up, with a woodland edge atmosphere.

Triumph Tr6 Sports Car, 1971 (Exterior) - Exterior, approach, skid to stop, tickover, depart. (TR6 Sports Car, 1971 model)

Interiors - Shops And Cash Registers - Type Ninety-Six One - keyboard operated, ticket produced, drawer opens, bell, change given, coins put in drawer and closed - 1969 (23Z,reprocessed)

Red-naped Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus Nuchalis) - Drumming MP on aspen trunk. American robin singing in background. Wind in aspens. NB Exact date of recording not known.

Parrot Sp. - Single bird in cage. Sporadic and noncoherent chattering.

Cassowary (Casuarius Casuarius) - calls of chick, captive in village; river in background

Lakeside Atmosphere - Spring, dusk. Night herons occasionally calling, frogs, crickets and cicadas in background.

Interiors - Restaurants - Busy atmosphere in a tea room, children & adults (constant background with coins and clatter) - 1978 (1R8,reprocessed)

Common Sandpiper (Tringa Hypoleucos) - Calling, with Curlew and Red-throated Diver in background.

Road Re-surfacing - 8-ton diesel roller starts, rolls, stops. (Rec. on roller)

Pygmy Chimpanzee (Pan Paniscus) - Chimps moving in dry forest canopy. Insects in background. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Newspapers - Atmosphere in copytype section at a national daily newspaper.

Saddleback (Creadion Carunculatus) - close-up squeaking calls from saddleback. background calls from other bird species. Occasional sounds of movement. N.B. Different location/dialect to NHS1284 bands 1,2,3,8-15. Exact location is unknown, though the same as NHS1284 5,6,7.

Crimson-bellied Woodpecker (Campephilus Haematogaster) - Trilling calls close-up of young in nest hole, with cicadas, other birds in background, (waterfall in distance).

Rainforest Atmosphere - Recorded during afternoon in rainforest. medium close-up calls & song from clay coloured thrush. Sounds of several stridulating insects.

Merlin (Falco Columbarius) - F.c.subaesalon Alarm calls close-up.

Crowd Of 6000 At Protest Meeting - Cheers, applause and whistles at protest meeting. (6000 people, recorded outdoors in England.)

Electric Typewriter (Live Acoustic) - Electric Typewriter: Live Acoustic, slow typing with 1 finger.

Markets 1 - General wares sold at Bullring market (use at low level due to hiss).

Open Pampas - Day \ With southern lapwing, southern screamer, burrowing owl, rufous hornero, rufous-collared sparrow, firewood gatherer, coots, limpkin, brown yellow marshbird, field flicker and lysapsus sp (frog)

Dolphin Sp (Delphinidae Sp) - School playing around boat mainly splashing

Interiors - Theatres And Halls - Playhouse Theatre - large audience,English and French,chatter, close perspective, busy chatter - 1980 (1C60,reprocessed)

Interiors - Various 2 - Fish market, general atmosphere (rec. Grimsby) - 1984 (7F1,reprocessed)

Footsteps On Wood: Running (Dead Acoustic) - Footsteps on Wood, three men running, with approach & stop. (Dead acoustic.)

Little Owl (Athene Noctua) - medium close-up alarm calls from a bird in the hedgerow. Wingbeats and calls (alarm calls) from small birds, mainly chaffinches. Calls from crows and blackbirds in distance. Distant tractor.

Aircraft: Trident (Interior) - Trident, Aircraft, interior, final approach and land.

3 Horses On Gravel (Studio9 - Three horses on gravel, walking. (Studio recording)

Brunnich's Guillemot (Uria Lomvia) - close-up calls from several birds in mixed colony of Guillemots and Brunnich's Guillemots Glaucous-winged gulls call in background Sea wash in distance occasional birds flying into ledges

Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula Hypoleuca) - Adults feeding nestlings in nestbox

Banded Mongoose (Mungos Mungo) - Regular high pitched chirpy calls.

Spotted Sandgrouse (Pterocles Senegallus) - Calls close-up of birds at drinking pool; another flock flies in to join them.

Magellanic Woodpecker (Campephilus Magellanicus) - Tapping close-up with other birds in background. (Windy).

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - Song close-up of unmated male.

19ft Motor Boat (12 H.p. Petrol Engine) - Slow down, stop. (Stern of 19 foot motor boat, 12 h.p. petrol engine)

Woodland - Night, 11pm, open acacia woodland, cricket chorus, distant hyenas, bird and frogs.

Sulphur-breasted Musk Parrot (Prosopeia Personata) - Early morning. medium distance - medium close-up calls from five birds. Golden whistlers in background. Cicadas.

Period Battle (17th Century) - Volley of musket fire. (Seventeenth Century muskets.)

Church Bells - St. Nicholas Church, Hamburg, single tenor bell tolling.

Domestic Clock (Bell) - Domestic clock striking one o'clock. (Domestic clock with bell.)

Mechanical Digger (Four Wheels) - Mechanical digger, shutdown. (Four wheeled vehicle.)

Woodland - Mid-afternoon in forest. Prominent cicadas. Bellbirds. Distant tuis and kaka.

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - NB: Recorded from microphones placed beside a Reed Warbler's nest. 0905-0923hrs Adult moving about on nest and in adjacent reeds. Skylark, Wren and Crow in background.

Water Mill - Close perspective recording of wheel lowered into water, gathers speed, lifted from water and stops.

Peugeot 205gt 1982 1300cc Petrol (car Misfiring Quite Badly) - interior - switch on, squeaky continuous operation, switch off

Domestic Yak (Bos Grunniens) - close-up sounds of grazing yak. background lakeside atmosphere, including calls from redshank. N.B. Some background sounds from people at end of recording.

Diesel Electric Submarine (1961) - Submarine, cruising on surface with seawash & gale. (Diesel Electric Submarine, c. 1961.)

Two-horse Brake (On Hard Surface) - Two-Horse Brake: Hard Surface, walking, start, depart.

Leopard (Panthera Pardus) - Leopard growling quietly. Quiet atmosphere.

Whistling Thorn Acacia (Acacia Drepanolobium) - close-up Whistle through galls from fairly strong wind. Rufous sparrows call nearby. Wind in Acacia thorn.

Manx Shearwater (Puffinus Puffinus) - 11.30pm. Calls and wingbeats from birds flying in to their burrows. Oystercatcher in background. Fulmars, herring gulls and lesser black-backed gulls in distance. Distant surf on rocks below cliffs.

Comedy Sounds - A country idyll, countryside atmosphere. (Specially created effect)

Poland - Church bells and village band outside church (Poland) during harvest festival celebrations, bells, chat, brass band (very bad) makes circuit of church playing hymn and returns (indexed 2'02'')

Common Starling (Sturnus Vulgaris) - close-up high alarm from male held in the hand. Slightly crackly recording.

Mangroves - LATE SPRING: EARLY MORNING With cicada chorus, baboons and various birds in background; rather neutral - 0600 hours

Dairies - Bottle filling machine starts and operates, bell sounds, machine fades at end.

Bbc News Sound Effects Tape (Old) - chatter - 6000 people - exterior

Vintage Motor Car: Fiat 509a Saloon: Interior - Cars: Vintage motor car Fiat 509A saloon. Interior, person enters

Applause At Concert - Applause at concert for Orchestra Leader. (Recorded at the Royal Albert Hall, London.)

St. Paul‚äôs Cathedral Clock (Great Tom) - Great Tom clock striking quarter-hour

Whirlwind 10-seater Helicopter (Exterior), 1 Bristol Siddeley Gnome Turbine - Westland Whirlwind, exterior, helicopter circling. (10-seater helicopter with 1 Bristol Siddeley Gnome turbine.)

Tropical Forest - Early morning. Cicada and cricket chorus. Prominent song from golden whistler. Other birds in background.

Village - AUTUMN: EVENING With tree cricket and distant village sounds

Tropical Forest Atmosphere - With common bulbul, grey plantain-eaters, vinaceous dove and bush crickets. background traffic.

Pygmy Chimpanzee (Pan Paniscus) - medium close-up individual peeps. Cicadas & birds in background.

Madagascar Bulbul (Hypsipetes Madagascariensis) - close-up song and 'mewing' calls.

Wrybill (Anarhynchus Frontalis) - medium distance - close-up calls from a roosting flock of about 100 birds on sand-flats. Pied stilts call at start. Redpolls fly over calling. Distant gulls. Distant cattle at times. Strong wind across estuary.

Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga Leonina) - medium distance calls from two bulls challenging each other.

London Riverside Atmosphere - Building Site: Heavy Machinery, atmosphere,

Mallard (Anas Platyrhynchos) - close-up adult 'up-ending', medium close-up mallard calling, medium distance water rushing over small waterfall

Town Centre - Late Spring: Early Morning - With swifts, mid-distant bell tolling and occasional traffic

Rufous-sided Towhee (Pipilo Erytrhopthalmus) - close-up song, other birds in distance, slight wind in trees.

Rook (Corvus Frugilegus) - Adult calls close-up, plus feeding calls of nestlings.

Tarsier Sp.(tarsius Genus) - Recorded at night. medium close-up shrill song from tarsier(exact species unknown). Brief sounds from hornbill at beginning of recording. Distant sounds of the sea.

Wood Pigeon (Columba Palumbus) - Cooing, with wren, willow warbler, chaffinch and carrion crow

Concert Hall - Royal Albert Hall, tuning up after item. (Quiet after 0m40s.)

University Of St. Mary The Virgin Church Clock, Oxford - Clock of the University Church of St Mary the Virgin, Oxford striking two o'clock.

Common Eider (Somateria Mollissima) - Males 'crooning' close-up. Rock pipit medium close-up, oystercatcher medium distance, skylark in distance. Water lapping close-up & surf in background.

American Tree Sparrow (Spizella Arborea) - close-up song, frogs, geese and other sparrow in background.

Exterior Crowds 2 - Large cheer with whistles - July 1981 (2C9, reprocessed)

Black-headed Gull (Larus Ridibundus) - Adults calling medium close-up. Herring gull mp. Trickling water close-up. Distant surf.

Motor Car (Badly Worn, Interior) - Interior, slow down, stop, switch off. (Badly worn Sunbeam Rapier, 1962 model)

Cricket Sp - close-up stridulating in marsh. Another cricket in background.

London Tram, approach with Driver's bell, stop, second tram passes.

Blyth's Hornbill (Aceros Plicatus) - medium distance flight calls & wingbeats from bird flying overhead.

Bits & Pieces - Outdoor classical concert - crowd presence before performance (2 bursts of applause for performers)

Scandinavia 1 - Stockholm Central Station concourse - PA announcement near beginning

Dinghy (Powered By A Small Outboard Motor) - Dinghy: Start, run, stop, Small outboard motor

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - NB: Recorded from microphones placed beside a Reed Warbler's nest. 0430 - 0455hrs Chirping call close-up of female who leaves nest as the male arrives singing and takes over incubation of eggs.

Red Headed Weaver (Malimbus Rubriceps) - medium close-up cheeps from female in nest. background calls from other bird species. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown. Some low freqency distortion.

Adventure - Speedway, entrance hall with turnstiles, P.A. music, clinks of coins. (Could be used for any sporting event.)

King Cormorant (Phalacrocorax Albiventer) - Calls close-up in colony, grunts from adults, whistles from chicks, some wingbeats and movement sounds.

Tank Guns - Tank Guns, .3 machine gun firing. (Recorded inside tank.)

Electrical Sounds - Gyros operating, each with start and stop. 3-phase A.C gyro.

Laysan Albatross (Diomedea Immutabilis) - Mainly clicking sounds in colony close-up, Sooty Terns in distance, sounds from aircraft base medium distance.

Tropical Forest Atmosphere - Dusk. Various birds and insects, including cicadas. NB Exact date of recording unknown.

Mallard (Anas Platyrhynchos) - close-up flight calls from male, becoming distant. medium close-up canada goose, medium distance coot. Enclosed feel to recording with some echo.

Talking Toys - Talking Story Set Record, fire story. (Speech mainly unidentifiable.)

Austin A35 Van 1968 (Interior) - Exterior, rear door open and close. (1968 Austin A35 Van)

Rainforest Atmosphere - Rainforest. Fairly quiet atmosphere with insects, dripping water and distant birds.

Mixed - Bicycle, 1936 Raleigh sports model, passing with bell from left to right.

Himalayan Rubythroat (Erithacus Pectoralis) - close-up alarm calls from male & female near nest. Wingbeats as they fly in & out of bush. Insects, distant cuckoo & other birds. Low-pitched calls from white-winged grosbeak. Slight wind in bushes.

Aircraft: Vc 10 (Exterior) - Vickers VC10, exterior, landing. (Long-range airliner, 4 jet engines.)

Comedy Sounds - Rocket ship takes off. (Specially created effect)

Trains - Electric Train, interior, starts into constant run on unwelded track, slows & stops, doors. (Compartment acoustic.)

Cottage Industries - Shoe maker - Skiving, cutting the leather to allow stitching.

Oystercatcher (Haematopus Ostralegus) - Anxiety calls medium close-up. Shorebird medium distance; traffic in distance.

Grey Heron (Ardea Cinerea) - Calls close-up in heronry; house sparrows call close-up, woodland birds medium close-up, aircraft noise.

Grey-backed Camaroptera (Camaroptera Brevicaudata) - Calls close-up, with distant traffic.

Village Atmosphere - general chatter of villagers prior to kob hunt

Comedy, Fantasy & Horror - Woman laughing. (Comedy Spot Effect.)

Sydney & Urban New Zealand - Sheep shearing machine - starts, runs, stops. Rec. at the New Zealand Agrodome, Rotorua.

Feral Rock Dove (Columba Livia) - close-up wing-flaps from a single bird, used in aggression. Could be used for wing-clap display of other pigeons.

Washing Machine - Washing Machine: Hotpoint Twintub, Domestic, worn out model c. 1966, loading spin-dryer, start, run, stop.

Lambretta Motor Scooter, 1968 (Exterior) - Lambretta Scooter, approach, stop, switch off.

Hoatzin (Opisthocomus Hoatzin) - Dry, rasping alarm calls from hoatzin. background busy with calls from many other bird species, including doves. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Whooper Swan (Cygnus Cygnus) - Single calls & loud trumpeting greeting calls. Wing beats from flock flying in. Sound of them landing on water.

Bridge Building: London Bridge - Torque hammer operating, some speech. (Construction of London Bridge, 1969)

Village Musicians - musicians playing instruments during performance in village (occasional village noises in background)

Crowds: Interior - Crowd, interior, twenty men, club atmosphere.

Beam Fishing Trawler - Beam Fishing Trawler: On Board, Catch being hauled inboard, opening and clearing trawl gear.

Wolf (Canis Lupus) - Several animals growling close-up and chasing each other. N.B The precise date of this recording is unknown.

Motor Car: Ford Cortina 1600 (Interior) - Ford Cortina 1600, interior, self starter, slow run, stop. (1600cc engine.)

Wood Duck (Aix Sponsa) - close-up display calls from male, other birds in background. background traffic.

Woolly Spider Monkey (Brachyteles Arachnoides) - close-up 'neighing' call. medium close-up chewing sounds. Loud medium distance contact calls. Crickets in background.

Footsteps On Pavement: Walking - Footsteps on Pavement, man & woman walking, with approach & stop.

Post Office Telegraph Equipment - Morse perforator and punches operating, used with Wheatstone transmitter and receiver. (c.1870)

Southern Region Electric Trains (Interior) - Interior, constant run gathering speed.

Cook's Petrel (Pterodroma Cookii) - close-up - distant calls from birds flying in from the sea to burrows. Distant crickets. Slight wind in trees. Distant surf.

Caving & Pot-holing - Wire ladder thrown down pitch in a cave. (Close perspective recording.)

Footsteps Down Stone Stairs - Medium tempo footsteps down stone stairs, 2 men. (With start and stop)

Siskin (Carduelis Spinus) - medium close-up calls from a small group feeding in trees. Buzzing from bees. Distant willow warbler and chaffinch. Wind in trees.

Stream Atmosphere - Dry Season Early morning With common bulbul fairly close.

Gambel's Quail (Lophortyx Gambelii) - Distant calls, House Sparrows and distant windmill in background.

House Martin (Delichon Urbica) - medium close-up song and calls. Rooks prominent in background.

Africa 2 - The Natural World - Wildebeest, several grazing & grunting, with birds & insects in background.

Masked Plover (Vanellus Miles) - medium close-up-Distant calls from several. Black-backed butcher bird in background. Other distant birds.

Wadi Atmosphere - Flight calls(possibly alarm) from unidentified bird passing microphone. Some buffets from wind.

Army Drill With Orders - High velocity light machine gun firing single shots from 500 yards. (At receiving end.)

Horses 1 - Two horses at walk past on gravelly track, left to right.

Triumph 650 Cc Motor Cycle - Triumph 650cc twin, two machines start and depart (revving)

Aircraft 3 - Landing (WWII aircraft, one piston Griffon engine).

Dry Bush Atmosphere - African turtle dove prominent. Flies and grasshopper sp. Other birds and insects in distance. NB: Exact date of recording is unknown.

Burrowing Owl (Athene Cunicularia) - close-up calls from adults as they carry in food to 8 five-week-old chicks, which at times call weakly in background.

Eider (Somateria Mollissima) - Male calling close-up with occasional calls from female. Lapwing medium close-up, skylark in distance.

Weather 2 - Storms - Heavy rain on car roof. (Interior acoustic.)

Ecclesiastical Effects 1 - Church atmosphere at Stratford-on-Avon with crowd - 1972 (1C4,reprocessed)

Oriel College Clock, Oxford - Oriel College clock striking one o'clock.

Mixed Boreal Forest Atmosphere - Several birds singing and insects humming, white-throated sparrow, red-breasted nuthatch, American redstart, veery and calls from eastern chipmunk. Morning.

Trains: Paris Metro, France - Paris Metro: Interior, new train runs 1 station, with hooter and doors.

Camel Market - medium close-up ringing of camel bell. Also occasional voices. background sounds of crowd.

Cricket Match (From Umpire‚äôs Perspective) - Cricket Match: Bowling from umpire's position.

Mixed Woodland Atmosphere - LATE SPRING/SUMMER: DAWN With woodland birds with light rain

Wolseley Sixteen-sixty Car 1967 (Interior) - Interior, 2 doors close. (Wolseley sixteen-sixty car, 1967)

Studio Pottery - Balls of clay prepared for repetition throwing pot. (Recorded at a Studio Pottery.)

Lesser Flamingo (Phoeniconaias Minor) - medium close-up calls from a flock of several thousand. A group of about 30 birds take off with single birds following. Others are preening & wing-flapping. Various sized groups take off at regular intervals. A variety of waders call in the background.

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - Long call note (single bird)

World War Ii Aircraft: Spitfire Fighter (Exterior) - Supermarine Spitfire, exterior, circling and diving. (World War II fighter, one piston engine.)

Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus Leucocephalus) - close-up calls from chicks in nest, Common Flicker and Common Grackle in background. Wind in trees.

White Noise Synthesised Wind (Constant Pitch) - White noise filtered to simulate wind at constant pitch. Wind 5. (3 tones up from Wind 4)

Woodland Savanna Atmosphere - Complex birdsong. Faint sounds of wind in vegetation. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Woodland Savanna - Morning.Calls from noisy and helmeted friarbirds. Rainbow lorikeets in background. Other birds calling and crickets in background.

Red Squirrel (Sciurus Vulgaris) - close-up calls from a pair chasing each other in tree. Birds in background. Slight hum.

Forest Atmosphere - Dry. Several birds singing with dove calling prominently at start. Cicadas stridulating loudly at times.

Cloud Forest Atmosphere - Winter - Dripping water, quiet cicadas, soft bird song at 6,000ft.

Chacma Baboon  (Papio Ursinus) - Juvenile screaming. medium close-up Exact date unknown. December 1980 to November 1981

Papermaking - Papermaking, hand sorting paper, rejecting imperfect sheets.

Mantled Howler Monkey (Alouatta Palliata) - Distant, intermittant calls from monkeys. Sounds of rain on foliage. Neutral atmosphere in background.

Bmc Mini Car 1966 (848cc) (Exterior) - Exterior, approach and stop, tickover, switch off. (1966 848cc BMC Mini car)

African Grey Hornbill (Tockus Nasutus) - One calling close-up and answered by distant bird.

Caving & Potholing - Stones falling down 60ft pot hole (6 takes).

Long-tailed Duck (Clangula Hyemalis) - Calls MP, diving sound, splashing in water, clicking bill. (Running water in background). NB: Date of recording unknown

Short-toed Lark (Calandrella Cinerea) - Song, with others in background.

Mixed Species Colony Atmosphere - Mixed rookery. Painted storks, cormorants, egrets and spoonbills calling. Nest building. Bill clapping. Not very busy.

Savanna Atmosphere - close-up, loud, shrill stridulation from cricket. background calls from many bird species. Also background sounds of insects. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Trains 2 - Dropping side of wooden truck in steam railway goods yard.

Tundra Swan (Cygnus Columbianus) - Sub-species - bewickii medium close-up calls from a group of birds in Wildfowl Trust Collection. medium close-up starlings. Other waterfowl & distant house sparrows.

Royal Albert Hall - Royal Albert Hall: Atmosphere , with tuning & fountain , at 1'09" applause for leader, at 1'27" applause for conductor 1'48" quiet atmosphere

Cetti's Warbler (Cettia Cetti) - Song at night (12:28 - 12:35am)

Schools / Crowds - School Computer Class, general atmosphere in pre-fabricated room, with hum from computers, keys clicking, occasional background speech, T.V. whistle from monitors & people moving around.

European Water Vole (Arvicola Terrestris) - close-up sound of vole eating. Waterbirds and robin in background. Distant traffic.

Industry - Brewery, Jacobs ladder, with occasional distant voices.

19th Century Static Steam Engine - Corliss steam engine, running. (Built in 1889, 91 h.p.)

Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius Dubius Curonicus) - Conversation of adults at nest

Canyon Atmosphere - Spring; Day Streamside atmosphere in canyon, frogs and distant birds, Palestine Sunbird near end.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Rain falling on banana leaves. background & medium distance calls/song of birds. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Small Children (Indoors) - Two small children playing and laughing, ends with crying.

Hudsonian Godwit (Limosa Haemastica) - medium close-up flight/alarm calls, wind in willows.

Red Deer (Cervus Elaphus) - Stag roaring close-up, others in background then fighting distant sea background

Emperor Of Germany Bird Of Paradise (Paradisaea Guilielmi) - close-up display calls. Another bird of paradise and other birds in background. Cicadas. Recorded in captivity.

Greylag Goose (Anser Anser) - close-up wingbeats of adults overhead. Distant calls as birds approach & pass by. Windy. N.B. The date of this recording is unknown.

Sea Coast: Shingle Beach - Late Spring: Early Morning - With American oystercatcher and Californian sea lion

Sand Martin (Riparia Riparia) - Calls of breeding colony with greenfinch and blow flies

Chaffinch (Fringilla Coelebs) - close-up song. Blackbird and another chaffinch in background.

Petrol Bus (On Country Route) - Petrol bus, exterior, arrives and stops. (On country route, make of bus not known)

Dark Backed Weaver (Ploceus Bicolor) - close-up song. Other birds in background. Cicadas and Yellow White Eyes singing at end.

Guillemot (Uria Aalge) - Wing-flaps followed by conversational calls and contentment calls. Calls from kittiwakes, razorbills, rock pipit, herring gulls, terns and fulmars.

Public Demonstration In A London Square - Public Demonstration in a London square, surge of angry crowd.

Motor Horns (Electric) - Single Tone Motor Horn sounded, 2 blasts into impatient blasts. (Electric motor horn.)

Lesser Snow Goose (Anser Caerulescens Caerulescens) - medium close-up calls from a single goose flying over. Song from the snow bunting. Melt-water stream in background.

Madagascar Bulbul (Hypsipetes Madagascariensis) - medium close-up song. Frogs, insects and river in background.

Blackbird (Turdus Merula) - Song close-up (with house sparrows in background)

Textiles - Several short runs on hand operated sewing machine (rec. 1971).

Rainforest Atmosphere - Sounds of wind in trees. Distant calls from birds & stridulating insects. Distant Sounds of thunder at begining of recording. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Hoatzin (Opisthocomus Hoazin) - Calls and wingbeats medium close-up. Other birds and cicadas mp.

Village Atmosphere - Voices of adults & young children. Distant birds calling very quietly. Sounds of moving cooking utensils. Possible miaow from a cat.

Lake Atmosphere - medium close-up trilling calls from unidentified bird species. medium distance & background calls from many other bird species. Also sounds of stridulating insects. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown. Distant hum of traffic.

Motor Car: Ford Cortina 1.6 Gl (Manual) 1982 Model: Interior - Cars: 1.6 GL (Manual) 1982 model, Ford Cortina. Interior, multi-point turn

Domestic Clock (Bell: Double-strike) - Domestic clock striking ten o'clock. (Domestic clock with double-strike mechanism.)

Coniferous (Hemlock) Forest Atmosphere - Early Spring: Early morning \ 11,000 ft, with alarm call of white collared blackbird and tits

White-fronted Tern (Sterna Striata) - close-up calls of alarmed birds in colony (distant sea in background.) NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Anne Boleyn's Clock, Hampton Court - Anne Boleyn's Clock, chimes & 7 o'clock

World War I - Ext. start up, engine running and revving, stops - 1968 (104C)

Triumph Tr6 Sports Car, 1971 (Exterior) - Exterior, 2 doors opened & closed. (TR6 Sports Car, 1971 model)

Bang! - RAF Hawker Siddeley Harrier, three fly overhead firing rockets (some tank engine noise in foreground).

Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus Magelanicus) - 'Billing' and braying close-up from adults, colony in distance.

Puffin (Fratercula Arctica) - Distant chattering of puffins Arctic skuas in fg background seawash and wind NB. Exact date of recordings is unknown.

Domestic Clock (Bell) - Domestic clock striking three o'clock. (Domestic clock with bell.)

Australian Bush Atmosphere - Atmosphere recorded during morning at 9.30 a.m. medium close-up whistling birdsong. medium distance to distant calls from other bird species. Distant caws from Australian raven.

Macaroni Penguin (Eudyptes Chrysolophus) - Colony calls, some close-up.

Wimbledon 1997 - Wimbledon 1997 - Pimms tent, general atmosphere.

Shama Thrush Or White Rumped Shama (Copsychus Malabaricus) - Song close-up (with Zebra Dove and Myna in background).

Lapwing (Vanellus Vanellus) - Unhatched chick calling and tapping close-up from within egg. Skylark and lapwing in distance.

Capuchin Bird (Perissocephalus Tricolor) - medium close-up weird, eerie display calls from displaying males. Break in recording 0m55s, followed by shorter, resonant calls. background sounds of insect stridulation & occasional calls from other bird species. Sounds of dripping rain. N.B. Details of reserve unknown.

Arctic Tern (Sterna Paradisaea) - Calls in colony mp. Surf in distance.

Poolside - Spring: Early Morning Crickets, Red-winged Blackbird, White-eyed Vireo, White Ibis preening and bathing and flapping wings, Moorhens, Boat-tailed Grackle, Green-backed Herons.

Horses 1 - One horse galloping through stubble field, right to left.

Grey Headed Kingfisher (Halcyon Leucocephala) - close-up shrill, staccato calls from kingfisher. medium distance to background calls from other bird species. N.B. Slight distortion, as recorded.

Fenland - SUMMER; Early Morning Close perspective in small reed-bed on hot sunny morning with Drone-flies ERISTALIS and other insects prominent plus gently running water.

2 Ton Diesel Truck - Interior, sliding door closed. (2 ton diesel truck, make not known)

Leopard (Panthera Pardus) - Aggressive hisses and growls from two cubs about 12 weeks old in captivity. African fish eagle in distance. House sparrow and a few chaffinch calls.

Chucao Tapaculo (Scelorchilus Rubecula) - Calls close-up with other birds in background. Slightly windy.

Deciduous Woodland - Spring/summer day. Mainly blue and great tits with robins and long tailed tits,wrens and chaffinches. Slight wind in trees at times.

2 Horses On Gravel (Studio) - Two horses on gravel, walk to stop. (Studio recording)

Vickers Vanguard, interior, constant flight. (Short/medium-range airliner, four piston engines.)

Rural South America - Village atmosphere. Santana (small village near Cartagena) small but busy crowd with noisy children,also wind in trees

Lakeside Atmosphere - Mixed lark song (short-toed, crested, calandra) Exact date in May unknown

World War Ii Mosquito Fighter Bomber Exterior - Exterior, take off, close. World War II fighter-bomber. (From 78 r.p.m. disc)

New Zealand Bellbird (Anthornis Melanura) - Mainly background calls & musical song from bellbirds. Good medium close-up song 1m05s with occasional sounds of flight. Calls from other bird species. Also suitable as a woodland atmosphere. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Worcester College Clock, Oxford - Worcester College clock striking four o'clock.

Angonoka Tortoise (Geochelone Yniphora) - close-up calls from male mating. The whole action sounds of shells rubbing together as he dismounts.

Rufous-fronted Prinia (Prinia Buchanani) - Song close-up with other birds in distance and soft voices in background. Slightly hissy March 1986. Exact date unknown.

Austin Maestro Vanden Plas: Interior - Cars: Austin Maestro Vanden Plas. Interior, boot opened, closed

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - Anxiety calls from several birds close-up - medium close-up.

Red Howler Monkey (Alouatta Seniculus) - close-up aggressive grunts towards capuchins. Howler troop in background. Movement and some calls from capuchins in trees. Bird calls and cicadas in background.

Udipi Festival - Tiger dance with sounds of drums & trumpets. Some rolls played on drums. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Household Effects - Water: Running from two taps into hand basin

Cars - Peugeot 309, exterior, slow pass right to left. (1.9 litre Diesel engine, 1986/7 model.)

Salt Marsh (Tidal) - Salt-Marsh: Winter; Night With White-fronted Geese, Wigeon, Curlew.

Telephones - 1985: Sceptre 100 Telephone - Telephones: Tremolo telephone, Receiver lifted, 4, 7, and 9 figures dialled, Three takes

Marshland - AUTUMN: EARLY MORNING With sandhill cranes, geese and ducks

Tawny Flanked Prinia (Prinia Subflava) - close-up song. Golden-rumped Tinkerbird, Joyful Greenbul, crickets, cicada, flies and other distant birds in background. Slight wind in trees.

Church Belles: Evercreech - Church Bells, Grandsire Triples rung, ringing ends. (Evercreech Church, Somerset.)

Arabian Camel (Camelus Dromedarius) - Cry of calf as it walks and moves

Common Dormouse (Muscardinus Avellanarius) - High-pitched squeak on awakening from hibernation

Greater Snow Goose (Anser Coerulescens Atlanticus) - Large flock flying overhead.

French Trains - Gare Maritime, Boulogne, general station atmosphere with steam trains.

Engines - Steam pumping machine, start and slow run with puffing steam.

Grinding & Sharpening - Chopper being sharpened on an old fashioned, hand-turned stone wheel.

Manicou Crab (Pseudothelphusa Garmani) - Single crab producing tapping/scrabbling sounds by moving its claws against each other. Also hissing/bubbling noise from mouthparts(to deter predation). N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Boat-billed Heron (Cochlearius Cochlearius) - Calls close-up in colony, other birds singing and calling in distance, distant surf and wind, a little uneven towards end.

Kerguelen Fur Seal (Arctocephalus Gazella) - Aggression between females.

Mistletoe Flowerpecker (Dicaeum Hirundinaceum) - medium distance calls from chicks at start. close-up calls from female visiting the nest. Male singing in background and distant calls from other birds. Wind in trees.

Motor Cars Passing - Lagonda Rapier, exterior, passing. (1935 model.)

Starling (Sturnus Vulgaris) - Song. with imitation of mistle thrush.

Exterior Crowds 2 - Mixed excited chatter with laughter and occasional distinct speech, constant background  - 1967 (40C, reprocessed)

Rocky Sea Coast - LATE SPRING: EARLY EVENING With oystercatchers, herring gulls, shetland starlings and wheatear with distant sheep

University Of St. Mary The Virgin Church Clock, Oxford - Clock of the University Church of St Mary the Virgin, Oxford striking nine o'clock.

Common Bulbul (Pycnonotus Barbatus) - Mobbing calls close-up while mobbing Long-tailed Glossy Starling. With Grey Plantain-eater and Ring-necked Parakeets.

Lesser Kestrel (Falco Naumanni) - Chattering medium close-up from birds going to roost. Spotless starlings medium close-up. Dog barking in distance.

Aircraft - Lancaster bomber, World War II, Aircraft, interior, circle, land and taxi, touchdown at 1'40". (Lancaster bomber, World War II)

Guillemot (Uria Aalge) - Wingbeats and footsteps from bird arriving. Kittiwakes, razorbills and herring gulls in background.

Tank Guns - Tank Guns, 76mm high explosive shells fired three times. (Recorded outside tank.)

Great Frigate-bird (Fregata Minor) - Display calls close-up, calls close-up from yellow warbler.

Dinghy (Powered By A Small Outboard Motor) - Small Yacht: Start, slow run, accelerates. Powered by 7h.p. diesel engine

Rock Ptarmigan (Lagopus Mutus) - medium close-up/medium distance grating calls from male ptarmigan. Also some shrill calls. background calls from other ptarmigan & other bird species. N.B. Date of this recording is unknown.

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - NB: Recorded from microphones placed beside a Reed Warbler's nest. 0455 - 0525hrs Quiet cheeping call (?anxiety) as female approaches nest through reeds. Magpie pair call noisily in background.

Hoopoe (Upupa Epops) - Typical call and 'haar' hiss call close-up. With grasshoppers, flies and sparrows in background, windy towards end.

World War I - Horsedrawn gun carriage approaches and stops, panting of horse, moves off - 1970 (83E)

Brown-hooded Gull (Larus Maculipennis) - medium close-up screeching contact calls from gull. medium distance & background calls from other gulls. Occasional blustery wind on microphone. Recorded close to nesting site. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Factory On Fire (Electrical Component Works) - Factory Fire, electrical components work, atmosphere & activity at scene.

Cricket Sp - medium close-up stridulating in bushes. Other crickets in background. Foraging sounds from birds in bushes.

Himalayan Rubythroat (Erithacus Pectoralis) - close-up song. Buzz from bees.

Aircraft: Vc 10 (Exterior) - Vickers VC10, interior, descends, lands and taxis. (Long-range airliner, 4 jet engines.)

Sheffield Tram (Interior) - Sheffield, Tram, interior, bells sound, tram starts, continuous run. (Tram built 1938.)

Grey Seal (Halichoerus Grypus) - Copulation of adult pair with other females in proximity. Water splashes, snorting & breathing sounds. Ducks & other birds in background.

Mixed - Bicycle, 1936 Raleigh sports model, passes from right to left.

Sailing Vessel: Sts Malcolm Miller - Light ripples as heard from deck. (STS Malcolm Miller)

Metal Scrap Yards - Metal scrap yard. Light background with hammering.

Olive Ridley Turtle (Lepidochelys Olivacea) - turtle digging nest in sand; squeaking noise as flippers dig; seawash in background

Oystercatcher (Haematopus Ostralegus) - Mc - medium distance territorial calls between 2 or 3 birds on beach. Surf & distant gulls.

Red Knot (Calidris Canutus) - close-up calls from birds in high tide roost. Calls from oystercatchers & greylag goose.

Sydney & Urban New Zealand - Quiet back street, Auckland - distant cars revving and accelerating, hum of air conditioning, sparrows, rustle of wind-blown paper.

Crowds, Children & Footsteps - Two & a quarter year old baby talking nonsense.

Washing Machine - Washing Machine: Hotpoint Twintub, Domestic, worn out model c. 1966, draining, rinsing, closing door.

Honey Bee (Apis Mellifera) - close-up buzzing from bees entering and leaving the hive and bees on the alighting board. Birds in distance.

Osprey (Pandion Haliaetus) - close-up black-headed gull 'mobbing', screaming at female osprey on nest. Calls close-up from female & chicks. Insects medium close-up. Wind in trees.

Grey-backed Camaroptera (Camaroptera Brevicaudata) - Calls close-up, with cicadas, and large leaves falling.

Trains - Diesel Train, exterior, mainline express engine ticking over, with distant station activity.

Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus Leucocephalus) - medium close-up calls, wing flaps at start as eagle flies in, evening marsh atmosphere of Bull Frogs and Blackbirds in background, bird flies off at end.

Ancient Murrelet (Synthliboramphus Antiquus) - close-up calls from birds flying in off the sea to their roosting cliffs. close-up sea wash. Crested Auklets calling in background.

Penduline Tit (Remiz Pendulinus) - medium close-up song from male. Cetti's warbler, cuckoo, bittern, crakes & other birds in background. Marsh frogs in background. Wind in reeds.

Rosy Patched Shrike (Tchagra Cruenta) - close-up song with another in background, Woodpecker, White Browed Sparrow Weavers, doves and crickets in background.

Beam Fishing Trawler - Beam Fishing Trawler: On Board, Washing catch on deck with hosepipe.

Motor Car: Ford Cortina 1600 (Interior) - Ford Cortina 1600, interior, self starter, tickover, stop. (1600cc engine.)

Chimpanzee (Pan Troglodytes) - Pant hoot developing into loud screams & clean barking. Panting & grunting at 1m30s from group collecting food. Pant hoot at 1m54s. NB: some distortion.

Crowds: Interior - Crowd, interior, twenty men, cheerful laughter & party chatter.

Comedy 3 - One man screaming 3"; one man screaming twice 7"- 1980 (169B, reprocessed)

King Of Saxony's Bird Of Paradise (Pteridophora Alberti) - Male displaying to female. Various sounds and calls, starting quietly and building up to a crescendo, including a repetitious buzzing sound, mewing/squeaking calls, a vibrating rattling/rustling sound, squawks, squeals and wing flapping.

Bridge Building: London Bridge - General atmosphere of steel erection and welding with some voices. (Construction of London Bridge, 1969)

Wooded/tall Grass Savanna Atmosphere - Wooded - dry season, evening. With cicadas, crickets, dove sp.

Old Textile Machinery - Winding up yarn after spinning. (Old textile machinery.)

D.i.y. And Building - Electric grinder, short burst on metal sheet.

Southern Region Electric Trains - Brighton Station: General atmosphere with P.A. at start.

Lion (Panthera Leo) - Pair copulating. NB: Exact date in 1981 unknown

Footsteps Down Stone Stairs - Medium tempo footsteps down stone stairs, 2 women. (With approach and stop)

Post Office Telegraph Equipment - Sounder used with morse key, receiving end. (c.1839)

Kittiwake (Rissa Tridactyla) - Adult and chicks calling close-up. Other kittiwakes and Arctic tern in distance. Sea-wash medium close-up.

Mallard (Anas Platyrhynchos) - close-up flight calls & wing-beats, distant wigeon.

Motor Cycle Racing: Isle Of Man Tourist Trophy Races, 1967 - 350cc machines at Isle of Man Tourist Trophy Races - Junior T.T.  Atmosphere in pits before start.

Footsteps On Pavement: Walking - Footsteps on Pavement, woman walking, with start & stop.

Fenland - LATE SPRING: MIDDAY. With reed and sedge warblers, reed bunting, green woodpecker and blow fly.

Coal Mining - Lift cage going up & down - miners chatter, hammering.

Eider (Somateria Mollissima) - close-up calls from a one week old duckling. Lots of clicks, drop-outs & bumps, but calls fairly clean.

Purple Heron (Ardea Purpurea) - Flight calls close-up as bird comes in to land; wind in trees.

Aircraft 3 - Passing low overhead - exterior (single piston, open cockpit aircraft)

Triumph 650 Cc Motor Cycle - Triumph 650cc twin, start, revving, depart fast.

Coaching Inn, changing horses with voices, jingling harnesses & horses' hooves.

Urban - SUMMER: EARLY MORNING With house sparrows, swifts including nestlings, black-headed gulls, herring gulls, starlings and collared doves

Scottish Crossbill (Loxia Scotica) - medium close-up sounds of male feeding on cones. Some soft calls. Prominent willow warbler in background. Distant chaffinches and jackdaws. Flight calls from siskins. Wind gusting in trees.

Arctic Tern (Sterna Paradisaea) - close-up attack calls and wingbeats from several birds.

Wandering Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna Arcuata) - close-up-Distant calls from groups in flight, calls from singles. Other birds in distance.

Chatter - Luncheon party with 50 men, general atmosphere with speech & occasional cutlery & crockery sounds.

Chieftain Main Battle Tank (Diesel) - Chieftain Main Battle Tank, interior, start, run, stop. (Diesel engined tank.)

Black Billed Sicklebill (Drepanornis Albertisi) - medium close-up advertisement calls from sicklebill. background calls from other bird species Also sounds of stridulating cicadas.

Vermilion Flycatcher (Pyrocepohalus Rubinus) - medium close-up song, other birds in distance.

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - Calls close-up while copulating. Colony mp. Skylark & herring gulls in distance.

Forest - Dusk in rain forest. Cicada & cricket chorus. Distant calls from roosting black & white casqued hornbills & other birds. Hammerkop calls at 2'10".

Men‚äôs Hairdressing Saloon - Gentlemen's hairdressing saloon. (Recorded in close perspective.)

Dogs: Malamute Alaskan Huskies - Pack of Malamute Alaskan Huskies howling, exterior. (Pack of 18 dogs.)

Red-cheeked Cordon Bleu (Uraeginthus Bengalus) - Calls and songs of small party close-up, distant sea in background.

London Underground: Victoria Line - London Underground: Victoria Line, train at platform, departs, crowds and indistinct speech.

Leatherback Turtle (Dermochelys Coriacea) - Adult female moving down beach to the sea. Sea in background.

Wolseley Sixteen-sixty Car 1967 (Interior) - Interior, false start. (Wolseley sixteen-sixty car, 1967)

Camel Market - General atmosphere of camel market. Some distinct individual voices. close-up & background calls from camels.

Cricket Match (From Umpire‚äôs Perspective) - Cricket Match: Slow applause from umpire's position.

Oriel College Clock, Oxford - Oriel College clock striking six o'clock.

Ecclesiastical Effects 1 - Prinknash Abbey Monastery,Glos.,monks file into refectory in a monastery, chairs scraped - 1984 (7M1,reprocessed)

New College Clock, Oxford - New College clock striking nine o'clock.

Caving & Potholing - Small boulders falling and rolling (6 takes).

Raven (Corvus Corax) - Calls MP from a pair of Ravens. (Note different pitch of call).

Tropical Seasonal Forest Atmosphere - Atmosphere recorded at dusk. Mostly stridulating insects. background bird calls, also tree pie 1m58s & 2m45s. Very quiet sounds of water.

Mountain Atmosphere - At 5,000ft. Morning - Winter. Persistent call of mountain barbet and golden-naped barbet, plus other birds and cicadas.

Grey Cheeked Mangabey (Cercocebus Albigena) - medium close-up sounds of feeding in trees with foliage falling. A few soft grunts becoming more frequent towards end of band. Cicadas and distant birds calling.

Variable Oystercatcher (Haematopus Unicolor) - close-up calls from adult feeding immature. Immature calls softly in background. Distant gulls. Distant skylark near end of recording. Distant surf on rocks.

Constant Movement Background To Simulate Troop Movements Over Rough Ground - Constant movement on a soft surface. (Created to simulate troop movements over rough ground)

Slow Footsteps Down Wooden Stairs - Footsteps Down Wooden Stairs, man & woman, slow, with start and stop.

Pine Warbler (Dendroica Pinus) - medium close-up song, Boat-tailed Grackles, Bald Eagle chicks, Northern Flicker and Common Yellowthroat in background. Wind in trees.

Red Squirrel (Sciurus Vulgaris) - close-up calls. Skylark and other birds in background. Slight hum.

Torresian Crow (Corvus Orru) - medium close-up calls from a single bird. Other birds and cicadas in distance.

African Honey Bee (Apis Mellifera Adansonii) - close-up, loud buzzing from agitated swarm. background calls from birds. N.B. Exact date of recording is unknown.

Starling (Sturnus Vulgaris) - medium close-up calls from large roost in station roof; some commuter noise

Canyon - Spring; Early morning With Tristram's Grackles predominant, lots of very good wing-beats. Also House Sparrows, Sand Partridge, Palm and Rock Doves. Beware of escaped Parrot calls!

Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius Dubius Curonicus) - Song of hen to mate

Rainforest Atmosphere - medium close-up to distant frogs calling in forest at night. Sounds of wind in trees. background stridulation of crickets. N. B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Royal Albert Hall - Royal Albert Hall: Atmosphere, no tuning, fountain & programme seller.

Coastal Lagoon - LATE SPRING: EVENING With black-headed gulls, little and sandwich terns, avocets, redshanks, ringed plover, yellow wagtail, etc and distant sea

European Polecat (Mustela Putorius) - Baby, 3-4 days old. Female washing kittens and moving them around nest. NB: Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Schools / Crowds - Mixed Comprehensive School, classroom atmosphere at end of 5th year lesson, bell rung, chairs moved & door banged.

Hobby (Falco Subbuteo) - medium distance calls from female. close-up calls from large, downy chicks in response. Wren and other birds in background. Slight wind in trees. Traffic in background.

Savanna Atmosphere - Fairly busy atmosphere recorded near open water. Wide perspective sounds. medium distance to distant calls from many bird species. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Trains 2 - Level crossing gates closed mechanically from signal box - as heard from box.

Suburbia 2 And Skylines - Refuse collection - unloading dustcart at tip (4C1, reprocessed)

Lakeside Atmosphere - 7.30am Noisy calls from unknown species of birds. Constant background traffic. N.B. Lake also known locally as 'Sandgrouse Lake'.

Yellow-billed Stork (Mycteria Ibis) - medium close-up sound of storks coming in to land. They twist in the air producing a humming sound. Flock flies in towards end of recording, a couple land, the rest continue to circle. Grey-headed gulls, white pelicans and yellow wagtails in background. Insects in ba

Swallow (Hirundo Rustica) - Song, (with Feral Pigeons, House Sparrows and Woodpigeons in background).

Lesser Black Backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - Single bird, then pair 'choking', low intensity Begging in background

Botanical Garden Atmosphere - Atmosphere with varied calls from several bird species. Birds include crimson rosella, blue & scrubwrens (MALURINAE subfamily). Loud calls 1m04s from unknown species. background sounds of wind. N.B. Date of this recording is unknown.

Public Demonstration: Paris Riots - Paris Riots, banging on shields, smoke grenades.

Guillemot (Uria Aalge) - close-up calls from several. Wingbeats and footsteps from arriving birds. Kittiwakes, razorbills and herring gulls in background.

Sikorski 61n (24 Seater) Helicopter Exterior - Sikorski 61N, Helicopter, interior, Shut down. (24 seater with General Electric CT 58 Turbine engine)

Chaffinch (Fringilla Coelebs) - close-up song. Great spotted woodpecker, woodpigeons, chiffchaff and other birds in background.

Bus Depot - Diesel bus, interior, on congested London route in low gear, bell rung once at beginning of track. (Make of bus not known)

Black Backed Puffback (Dryoscopus Cubla) - close-up calls. Four-coloured Bush Shrike, Nicator, other birds and insects in background.

Rockpool Atmosphere - underwater atmosphere within rockpool [rec with hydrophone]

Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus Savannarum) - close-up song, strong wind in grass, Bobwhite, Eastern Meadowlark, distant Upland Sandpiper and crickets.

Inland Marsh Or Swamp - Spring/summer: Day - With American bittern, red-winged blackbird, marsh hawk, pied-billed grebe and mallard NB: Compilation from existing recordings in BBC Collection

Triumph Tr6 Sports Car, 1971 (Exterior) - Exterior, spring-loaded petrol filler cap opened & closed. (TR6 Sports Car, 1971 model)

Snow Petrel (Pagodroma Nivea) - Calls from two birds at or near nest. Spring time.

Honey Bee (Apis Mellifera) - close-up buzzing from bees flying to and from hive entrance. Bees on the alighting board in the distance.

Bang! - Chieftain Tank, interior atmosphere (mainly the noise of air conditioning for on board computer).

Oil & Petrol - Drilling lorry departs (Patagonia, Delta region 1970).

Domestic Clock (Heavy Gong) - Domestic clock striking seven o'clock. (Domestic clock with heavy gong.)

Anne Boleyn's Clock, Hampton Court - Anne Boleyn's Clock, chimes & 10 o'clock

Southern Black-backed (Kelp) Gull (Larus Dominicanus) - High alarm calls of breeding colony, with some low intensity 'kak-kak-kak' calls near end medium close-up (sea in background) NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Golden Jackal (Canis Aureus) - Jackals howling at dusk. Distant howls begin quietly & build in volume & numbers. Some close-up unidentified calls at start of recording. Loud bang & chorus quietens before building again. Some close-up noise of langur monkeys moving past. Slight handling noise.

Tropical Seasonal Forest Atmosphere - Recorded in early morning. medium close-up popping/clicking calls from unidentified bird. Many other birds calling in background. Also some chittering from monkeys & axis deer calls at end of recording.

Motor Car: Ford Cortina 1.6 Gl (Manual) 1982 Model: Interior - Cars: 1.6 GL (Manual) 1982 model, Ford Cortina. Interior, changing from 3rd, to 2nd, gear

Spotted Redshank (Tringa Erythropus) - medium close-up flight calls and trills from a flock. Gulls and terns in distance.

Black Parrot (Coracopsis Nigra) - medium close-up calls from several, cicadas, flies and Mandagascar Turtle Dove in background.

Horses 1 - One horse at trot through grass, approach & stop, right to left.

Lake Atmosphere - Winter Day American wigeon, mallard, snow geese, American coot, wind in reeds and distant aircraft.

Fenland - SUMMER; Early Morning Close perspective in small reed-bed on hot sunny morning with Drone-flies ERISTALIS and other insects prominent plus gently running water. Skylark song noticeable.

Arabic Music - Music performed by men from area of Ibri (major town of Dhahirah Region). Sounds of drums & vocal chanting. Also rattling of swords. Some general crowd sounds. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown. Some peak distortion, as recorded.

Doors & Lift Gates - Large spring door with squeak, three times.

Arctic Tern (Sterna Paradisaea) - Threat calls medium close-up from several birds. Colony in distance.

Whooper Swan (Cygnus Cygnus) - Trumpeting & group calls medium close-up from a flock, chattering calls from female wigeon calls from male wigeon & mallard - chorus of greeting calls from swans, ticking calls robin, distant curlew.

Red Jungle Fowl (Gallus Gallus) - Territorial & clucking calls close-up. Another calling mp. Dove & other birds in distance.

Sage Grouse (Centrocercus Urophasianus) - medium close-up-close-up display sounds from a group of about 50 males. Western Meadowlarks and Black-tailed Prairie Dog alarming in background.

Antarctic Skua (Catharacta Antarctica) - Melt lake below glacier. Distant bathing, flying and calling of a gathering of 30-50. NB: The gathering also includes great skuas (Catharacta skua). Occasional whooshing of wings.

Wimbledon 1997 - Wimbledon 1997 - atmosphere Court One, men's singles.

Horse Racing Atmosphere - Sound of hooves galloping past Distant music and crowd atmosphere at horse racing event.

Grassland - Midday on grassy hillside. Anteater chats calling and singing. Rufous-naped lark singing. Pectoral patch cisticola song flight. Insects in background.

Beach Atmosphere - Beach atmosphere, waves on shore. Fur seals in background.

Domestic Clock (Bell) - Domestic clock striking two o'clock. (Domestic clock with bell.)

Spotted Bowerbird (Chlamydera Maculata) - close-up coarse & shrill calls including mimicry. background calls from other bird species including dove/pigeon(COLUMBIDAE family).

Mgb Open Sports Car 1966 (1798cc) (Exterior) - Exterior, fast approach and pass. (1966 1798cc MGB open sports car)

Fruit Bat (Rousettus Sp) - mass roost of fruit bats in and around cave

Saami Tribe - Pouring water onto fire, hissing and clatter of bucket. Village atmosphere.

Gila Monster (Heloderma Suspectum) - close-up hissing and clicking sounds from tongue or swallowing, crickets in background.

Rural South America - Market,Cartagena (on Atlantic coast) cries of hawkers,carts,some traffic(including motorbikes)

New Zealand Bellbird (Anthornis Melanura) - Calls & musical song from New Zealand bellbirds. Also some sounds of bellbirds in flight. background calls from other bird species. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Mallard (Anas Platyrhynchos) - close-up calling, flighting [taking off then changing mind], splashing of many at dusk close-up moorhen, medium distance wigeon, moorhen, blackbird alarming & cattle at start Distant white-fronted geese & other geese & ducks

World War Ii Mosquito Fighter Bomber Exterior - Exterior, taxi-ing. World War II fighter-bomber. (From 78 r.p.m. disc)

2 Ton Diesel Truck (Interior) - Interior, start, constant run, stop. (2 ton diesel truck, make not known)

Leopard (Panthera Pardus) - Aggressive growls, followed by snarl and hisses from two cubs about 12 weeks old, in captivity. Occasional calls from house sparrows. African fish eagle in distance.

Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet Aircraft: Exterior - Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet Aircraft, exterior, take off and depart.

Vickers Vanguard, interior, constant flight, Captain using P.A. system. (Short/medium-range airliner, four piston engines.)

Rainforest - Dusk. Cricket and cicada chorus. Very distant voices at times.

Wheatear (Oenanthe Oenanthe) - close-up calls. Mountain stream in background.

Black-tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys Ludovicianos) - calls (signifying 'all clear' following alarm)

Big Ben - Big Ben recorded prior to repair in 1956. Three-quarters

Red Knot (Calidris Canutus) - Early morning. close-up surging of calls at knot roost.

Comedy 2 - One pair of feet approach to door, door open and close, feet depart - 1968 (7G, reprocessed)

Cars - Peugeot 309, interior, constant run, skids to a stop. (1.9 litre Diesel engine, 1986/7 model.)

Telephones - 1985: Sceptre 100 Telephone - Telephones: Tremolo telephone, Constant ring

Northern Coniferous Forest - Late Spring; Day With foraging Bumble Bee, Wren, Greenfinch, Chaffinch, Cuckoo, Wood Pigeon and very distant cattle and Curlew. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes Foresteri) - various calling and walking over ice; colony and wind in background

Peugeot 205gt 1982 1300cc Petrol (car Misfiring Quite Badly) - exterior - fast pass right to left through puddles

Meadowland Atmosphere - Recorded at dawn (before sunrise). close-up calls from peafowl. Distant calls from birds. Axis deer rutting calls towards end of recording.

Rainforest - Afternoon. Crickets and cicadas. Common bulbuls and other birds.

Austin Maestro Vanden Plas: Interior - Cars: Austin Maestro Vanden Plas. Interior, seatbelt unfastened, door opens, closes

Hedgerow - EARLY SPRING: MIDDAY. Gusts of wind in hedgerow trees with hedge sparrow, wren and herring gulls in flight.

Kerguelen Fur Seal (Arctocephalus Gazella) - close-up calls from pup being squashed by bull sitting on it.

Comedy Sounds - Clockwork airship inflator. (Specially created effect)

Woodland Atmosphere - Early morning in eucalyptus woodland. Calls from eastern broad-billed roller, pied currawong, noisy friarbird & rainbow lory. Honey bees & crickets in background & with cicadas at end of recording.

Motor Cars Passing - Lotus sports car, exterior, passes cornering fast. (Sports car, 1960 model.)

Brown Babbler (Turdoides Plebejus) - Chattering medium close-up.

Eastern Whipbird (Psophodes Olivaceus) - medium close-up - medium distance calls. Distant birds including a few high-pitched calls from yellow-spotted honeyeater. Cicada chorus in background. Also suitable for high rainforest atmosphere

Footsteps On Wood: Walking (Dead Acoustic) - Footsteps on Wood, three men walking, with start & stop. (Dead acoustic.)

Red-breasted Goose (Branta Ruficollis) - medium close-up calls from a single bird. medium distance water splashes and wing-flaps and calls from other waterfowl. Distant house sparrows and collared dove. N.B This band also includes material originally on MB005 Bd

Grinding & Sharpening - Small saw being set by hand using a file.

Engines - 2 and a quarter h.p. 4-stroke petrol engine, starts, constant run, driving small compressor.

Southern Black-backed Gull (Larus Dominicanus) - Calls close-up in colony. Wader mp. Distant surf.

Church Belles: Evercreech - Church Bells, ringing down in peals, ringing ends. (Evercreech Church, Somerset.)

Black-faced Bunting (Emberiza Spodocephala) - Introduced vocally. Song.

Thames Sailing Barge: Wooden - Thames Wooden Sailing Barge: Setting mainsail and hoisting foresail, recorded on board S.B. Pudge, May 1985

India, Pakistan And Nepal - Countryside - Dry deciduous woodland, midday, late winter, Lal Suhanra, Pakistan with insects,collared doves, bulbuls, little green bee-eaters and other birds

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - Adult chirping and nestlings bill-clicking BCU 0730-0845 hrs

Rural England - Rural England, village pond with frogs, very distant traffic.

Grey Heron (Ardea Cinerea) - Greeting display medium close-up from adults; house sparrows call close-up.

Dry Deciduous Woodland Atmosphere - Dry deciduous woodland - Winter - Dawn. Doves, bulbuls, warblers, parakeets, crow-pheasant, tree pies, palm squirrel, mynahs, smyrna kingfisher etc. Wind in trees. Fairly busy at start.

Motor Car: Porsche 924 1984cc (1979)  Exterior - Cars: Porsche 924, 1984cc, 1979 model. Exterior, slow approach and stop

Equestrian Events - Show Jumping, horse jumps & knocks fence down, attendants put it up again.

Razorbill (Alca Torda) - close-up bill clicks from one bird, followed by long growls and `clockwork' type calls. Guillemots, kittiwakes, arctic tern and herring gulls in background. Distant surf.

Lava Flow - Lava flowing into sea, steam, surf and lava breaking up. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

18th Century Naval Cannon - Eighteenth Century Naval Cannon, fires single shot.

Coniferous Woodland Atmosphere - Neutral atmosphere recorded during dawn chorus. medium distance to distant song from variety of bird species. background sounds of wind in trees.

Patagonian Sealion (Otaria Flavescens) - close-up roars and calls from males. Calls from females and pups in colony. NB: Date of this recording is unknown.

Grandfather Clock: Bell Type (London, 1845) - Grandfather clock striking eleven o'clock. (Bell type Grandfather clock with Whittington chimes, manufactured in London 1845.)

Gannet (Sula Bassanus) - close-up calls from a 3 week old chick. Another calling nearby. Colony in background.

Reddish Hermit (Phaethornis Ruber) - Calls with other birds in background. (Dripping water audible).

Kaka (Nestor Meridionalis) - medium close-up whistling calls from kaka. Followed by departing wingbeats. background calls from kakas & other bird species.

Right Whale (Balaena Glacialis) - close-up brief, snorting blow from whale. Some water effects.

Coastal Woodland - Autumn: Day Several birds calling and singing, very distant Geese towards end. Wind in trees. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Girls‚äô Grammar School - Girls' Grammar School, chatter in playground. (No distinct speech, some distant traffic.)

Purple Sunbird (Nectarinia Asiatica) - Calls close-up and some song of females or immature birds with House Crows and White-cheeked Bulbuls in background.

Exterior Crowds 2 - Orders shouted, small cheer - July 1981 (2C9,reprocessed)

Water 1 - Riverside atmosphere (Chelsea, London) - 1982 (1N2, reprocessed)

Spur-winged Plover (Vanellus Spinosus) - medium close-up flight alarm calls from a single bird. Egyptian goose, weavers and other birds in background. Lapping water.

Fountains: Rome - Sound of fountains, with voices in background. (Rome, Italy.)

Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus Amphibius) - Calls, grunts & snorts from several in pool, surrounded by thousands of pelicans & storks. Prominent calls from Egyptian geese, red-billed oxpeckers & yellow wagtails. Grey-headed gulls, blacksmith plovers, wood sandpiper, wingbeats from pink-backed pelic

Cardinal (Cardinalis Cardinalis) - close-up calls from a male. American Crows in distance, leaves falling and movement from bird in bush.

Honda 250 Motor Cycle - Motor Cycles: Honda 250, start, tickover, depart

Tufted Puffin (Lunda Cirrhata) - close-up call, surf in background.

Transport - Rolls Royce Silver Spirit, exterior, start up & drive off. (6.75 litres, 1986 model.)

High Mountain Grassland And Shrub - SUMMER: DAY Rather neutral with wind gusting at times and occasional creaking trees

Demolition - Demolition: Manual work, with some indistinct voices.

Household Effects: Vacuum Cleaners - Cylinder type vacuum cleaner stopping.

Roadside Hawk (Buteo Magnirostris) - Several good screeching calls from hawk. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown. background engine hum.

Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa Limosa) - close-up calls; wind, sheep and tractor in background

Bokmakierie Shrike (Telophorus Zeylonis) - medium close-up staccato & other calls from shrikes. Strident calls at end. Distant traffic rumble.

Orange Winged Amazon Parrot (Amazona Amazonica) - Early morning chorus. Distant parrots calling and then becoming louder and closer. Other birds calling and crickets. Wind gusting in trees at times. NB: This recording can also be used as an early morning chorus atmosphere.

Parson Bird (Prosthemadera Novaeseelandiae) - medium close-up calls & song with complex sounds. Good buzzing calls 0m30s. background calls from other bird species.

Silvereye (Zosterops Lateralis) - close-up song from a single bird. Insects buzzing. Song thrush, chaffinch, redpoll and blackbirds in distance.

Black-throated Sparrow (Amphispiza Bilineata) - medium close-up-close-up song, Cactus Wren in background, insects buzzing.

Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus Trochilus) - medium close-up song. Wren and chaffinches in background.

Air Battles, Air Raids & Sirens - Actuality of air battle, planes diving and zooming, gunfire (German film) - 1975 (500J)

British Trams - Tram approach & pass slowly with bell being sounded.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Midday. Sound of monkeys in trees including black & white colobus & Diana monkeys. Cicadas, flies & distant birds calling.

Continental Telephones: Engaged Tones - Swiss telephone engaged tone. (As heard from London.)

Black Sicklebill (Epimachus Fastuosus) - Mixture of 'chicken', knocking and other close-up calls. Low background.

Silver Pheasant (Lophura Nycthemera) - Male threat calls close-up.

Common Trumpeter (Psophia Crepitans) - Typical booming & clucking calls close-up. Occasional birds calling medium close-up. Becomes windy towards end.

Domestic Sheep (Ovis Aries) - medium close-up calls from a single sheep. Others in background. Distant chiffchaff. Distant traffic.

Rainforest - Early morning in highland rainforest. Several birds singing and calling. Chowchillas dominant in background. Slight wind in trees which increases towards end of recording.

Riverside - Mid-afternoon. \ Fast flowing creek / small river flowing down from hills, passing through dry woodland. Water in foreground. Cicada chorus in background. Faint bird calls. Azure kingfisher calls towards end of recording.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Early morning. Superb bird of paradise calls in distance. Other birds.

Guianan Cock Of The Rock (Rupicola Rupicola) - Recorded at lekking ground. medium close-up/medium distance calls & wingbeats from squabbling & displaying males. Insect stridulation. background sounds of wind in canopy. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Railway Station - Railway Station, country town diesel train termius, general atmosphere with doors, chatter & footsteps.

Siskin (Carduelis Spinus) - close-up calls from several. willow warbler and chaffinches in background.

Wattled Jacana (Jacana Jacana) - close-up alarm calls from jacana.

Fairgrounds And The Circus - A ghost train ride with sirens and bells - Jan '1980 (5F2,reprocessed)

Cape Shelduck (Tadorna Cana) - medium close-up calls , Red-breasted Geese and other wildfowl in background, only suitable if in collection.

Oystercatcher (Haematopus Ostralegus) - Various calls and trills, mainly in flight close-up - distant. Fulmars close-up; eiders, rock pipit and dunlin song medium distance; skylark in distance. Seawash medium distance.

Woodland - Mid-morning at about 1000ft. Party of whiteheads calling in trees. Distant bellbirds, long-tailed cuckoo and grey warbler. Flies and cicadas.

Trains & Tunnels - Express passenger train entering tunnel with siren. (Recorded at trackside.)

Steller's Sea-lion (Eumetopias Jubatus) - medium close-up breathing from animals in the water. Gulls in background. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Thailand 1 - Khao Yai National Park, monkeys in forest canopy (late morning).

Brown Dipper (Cinclus Pallasii) - medium close-up flight calls with loud river sound.

Collared Peccary (Tayassu Tajacu) - Rooting and feeding close-up. With birds and cicadas in background.

Long-eared Owl (Asio Otus) - medium close-up calls from adult returning to nest. Calls to chicks (reassurance calls). close-up begging calls from four-day-old chicks. Movement in nest.

Jabiru (Jabiru Mycteria) - medium distance calls at dusk. Other birds in background. Cricket chorus. Slight breeze. Also suitable for swampland atmosphere at dusk.

Motor Car: 1968 Citroen Am 1.6 (Interior) - Interior, self starter; tickover; switch off (Ami 6, 1968 model, 602cc: Citroen)

Puerto Rican Tody (Todus Mexicanus) - close-up calls, with wing beats(flight sounds) at 0m8s, 0m20s & 0m33s. Forest atmosphere background.

Collared Dove (Streptopelia Decaocto) - medium close-up flight calls and wingbeats from two birds taking off.

1964 Renault 1100 Saloon Car (Microphone Outside) - Renault 1100 saloon, interior, tickover. (1964 model.)

Falaj Atmosphere - Peaceful sounds of trickling water in irrigation channel. Calls from birds including graceful warbler, Occasional sounds of insects. Bump on recording 0m55s.

Mountain Gorilla (Gorilla Gorilla Beringei) - Excited adult male chest beating.

Africa 1 - The Human World - Zaire: Gabadalit, small noisy crowd, with screaming children & footsteps.

Children - Babies & Infants - Noisy infants in classroom - 1982 (3C11, reprocessed)

Grey-headed Lovebird (Agapornis Cana) - medium close-up calls, insects and other birds in background, sound of their claws on dead branch as two pairs investigate nest site.

Bbc News Sound Effects (Fairly Random) - tape spooling - beta sp - rushes - medium spooling - various loc

Burchells Zebra (Equus Burchelli) - Herd galloping towards recordist with calls of spotted hyaenas and wildebeest in background, also chorus of crickets and grasshoppers

Common Gonolek (Laniarius Barbarus) - Duet calls close-up, with Pied Crow and Vinaceous Dove in background.

Hyrax Sp. (Procaviidae Family) - medium distance barking calls from hyrax. background occasional calls from birds. background sounds of wind. N.B. Exact species unknown, either large-toothed or small-toothed rock hyrax.

Winter In A Suburban Garden - Countryside atmosphere in summer with birdsong.

Suricate (Suricata Suricatta) - close-up digging sounds in sand. Chewing sounds as animal finds and eats beetles. Dove in background.

Grey Heron (Ardea Cinerea) - Greeting display close-up; house sparrows call close-up.

Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax Nycticorax) - Calls close-up from birds in colony, cuckoo & warblers in distance, some handling noise & a few drop-outs.

Brown Headed Cowbird (Molothrus Ater) - Edited collection of songs. Rapid bubbling notes & shrill whistles. Also some wingbeats.

America - Philadelphia: Lunchtime atmosphere in delicatessen restaurant.

Bornean Orang Utan (Pongo Pygmaeus Pygmaeus) - close-up sounds whilst eating bananas. Sounds of smacking lips. Some sounds of movement. background insect stridulation & sporadic bird calls. Occasional buzz from flying insects. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Bristol Britannina Prop-jet Airliner (Exterior) - Bristol Britannia, exterior, landing. (Long/medium range airliner, four turboprop jet engines.)

Farm Machinery - Winnowing machine. Start, corn fed in, corn seperated from chaff; machine switched off. (Sieve End)

Lifeboat - Lifeboat. On board, constant run into neutral prior to hauling up slipway. (Twin diesel engines)

Marsh Tit (Parus Palustris Dresseri) - Song NB: Recorded between March/June 1937/38

Electronically Generated Sounds - Hand phaser weapon, six single shots. (Futuristic Spot Effect.)

Greengrocer Cicada (Cyclochila Virens) - close-up stridulation, almost reaching full burst. Dog in distance briefly.

Whooper Swan (Cygnus Cygnus) - Feeding sounds close-up with feeding calls from whooper swans medium close-up; some wigeon calls from male & female close-up, mute swan & mallard calls.

Vermilion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus Rubinus) - medium close-up soft, subdued calls, Brown Towhee in background, wind in trees.

Livestock 2 - Poultry Auction, interior, with some distinct speech.

Carolina Chickadee (Parus Carolinensis) - close-up calls from several birds. Tundra swans in distance and dew dripping from trees.

Black Capped Mocking Thrush (Donacobius Atricapillus) - medium close-up whistling calls from female mocking thrush. Also some coarse hissing calls. background sounds of insect stridulation.

Yellowhammer (Emberiza Citrinella) - close-up song. Crows,willow warbler,tree pipit,turtle dove,woodpigeon,song thrush and other yellowhammers in distance. Hum from insects.

Northern Elephant Seal (Mirounga Angustirostris) - close-up sounds of snorting, coughing and breathing from yearling males sleeping. Colony in background.

Motor Car: Ford Cortina 1500c 1969 Model: Exterior - Cars: Ford Cortina, 1500cc, 1969 model. Exterior, approach and stop at medium speed

Rainforest Atmosphere - Fairly neutral atmosphere recorded in morning. Sounds of stridulating cicadas. Distant occasional calls from birds. Very distant sounds of wind/water. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Traffic - Main street of small town, fairly heavy traffic with occasional pauses and footsteps.

Mersey Ferry, Liverpool - Ferry: Mersey, Liverpool, Exterior, moving, bow wash.

Crowds: Interior - Atmosphere in reptile house at London Zoo. Children

King Bird Of Paradise (Cicinnurus Regius) - close-up screeching calls. Heavy insect sounds in background. Other unknown birds in background.

Indoor Wrestling - Animated crowd reaction at a wrestling match.

Southern & Western Region Goods Trains - Brake van passing. (Steam train.)

Domestic Horse (Equus Caballus) - close-up sound of a patch of pony's hair being cut. Neighs from ponies. Chat from people. close-up sound of branding at end of recording.

Small Toothed Sportive Lemur (Lepilemur Microdon) - \ MC calls. White-browed owl, cicadas, thick-billed roller and distant ring-tailed lemurs calling in background.

Black Turnstone (Arenaria Melanocephala) - close-up display calls and song. Emperor Geese and other birds in background.

Prairie - On high ground, calls from Dickcissel. Cricket chorus, wind in grasses, slight increasing to strong, Bobwhite and Upland Sandpiper in distance.

World War 2 - Barrage, with soft shells and whistles - 1945 (500Y)

Chacma Baboon  (Papio Ursinus) - Two females eating and chewing Exact date unknown. Between December 1980 and November 1981.

Richardson's Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus Richardsoni) - close-up alarm calls at predator. Very little background. Distant birds singing.

Dry Woodland Atmosphere - medium distance calls from Amazon parrots. Howler monkeys moving through trees with branch-snapping and foliage noises. Persistent cicadas and other insect noises. Other bird species include:dusky capped greenlet, greyish mourner, bright rumped attila, pygmy antwren, 

Footsteps In Snow - Footsteps in snow, 4 men. (With approach and stop)

Busy Post Office - Quiet Post Office Atmosphere, with footsteps and indistinct speech.

Horse Racing (Chases) - Cheltenham Race Course, Starter's voice & horses away. (Steeplechasing.)

Grasshopper (Chorthippus Apicalis) - Male stridulating close-up.

Bactrian Camel (Camelus Bactrianus) - Grazing close-up Distant chaffinch calls

The Age Of Steam - Steam Train coasts past at medium speed, right to left with whistle.

Slow Footsteps Down Wooden Stairs - Footsteps Down Wooden Stairs, man, slow, with approach & stop.

Snow Goose (Anser Caerulescens) - medium close-up calls from a group in flight Single bird calling as it flies over near end

Chimpanzee (Pan Troglodytes) - Pant hooting and barking followed by distant pant hooting. Pant hooting and hoo calls at 1m33s. Barking. Screaming infant at 2m18s followed by whimpering. Pant hooting at 2m55s.

Gallery Forest - Many birds singing and calling, mainly grackles and caciques. Raucous chorus from hoatzins in background.

Old Fashioned Lift With Gates (Exterior) - Lift: Old-Fashioned, Gates open & close, Descends, stops at 3 floors, gates open & close.

Lakes And Ponds (Loch) - Late Spring: Night - Fairly neutral, with occasional oystercatcher and arctic terns and wind in background

Marshland Atmosphere - Night. Frog (Eleutherodactylus urichi), cricket and cicada chorus. Water dripping from trees. Wind in trees at times. Aircraft at end.

Interiors - Shops And Cash Registers - Class One Hundred - opened, bell, change given, coins put in drawer, drawer closed (six times) - 1969 (23Z,reprocessed)

New Zealand - The Natural World 2 - Dolphins echo underwater (NZ)

Common Buzzard (Buteo Buteo) - close-up hunger calls from 36-day-old chick. Fly medium close-up. Song thrush & wren in distance.

Cactus Wren (Campylorhynchus Brunneicapillus) - close-up song, another in background, Canyon Wren and insects, calls from Curve-billed Thrasher, Gila Woodpecker and Gambel's Quail.

Deciduous Woodland Atmosphere - Spring Early Morning Several birds singing, including wood thrush, wind in trees.

Army - Army Drill, marching at 160 paces per minute, with start & halt.

Nightingale (Luscinia Megarhyncha) - Song by day with blackcap, chiffchaff, woodpigeon, etc in background

Common Sandpiper (Tringa Hypoleucos) - Calls close-up. Answer from another mp. Chaffinch, skylark and crow in distance.

Ford Fiesta Motor Car (1980 Model, 1300cc) Interior - Car: Ford Fiesta, 1300 cc, 1980 model. Interior, changing from third into second gear

Electronic Sounds - Laser guns, with hits. (Specially created electronic sound.)

Electric Typewriter (Close Perspective) - Electric Typewriter: Rec. 4 metres away, slow typing with 1 finger.

Urban South West Africa - Windhoek (capital city) - street with traffic and pedestrians.

Romania 1 - Interior - small apartment block lift, arrival of lift, doors open, travel five floors (rec. in Bucharest).

Warthog (Phacochoerus Aethiopicus) - close-up sound of a single Warthog feeding in long grass, other moving through grass. Several run off at end - good hoof-beats. Insects & birds in distance.

Northern Right Whale (Eubalaena Glacialis Glacialis) - close-up 'blowing' or 'spouting' from a group mating in water. Slapping of flukes on surface. Calls from female whale

Newspapers - Beveller operating in block department at a national daily newspaper.

Red-rumped Cacique (Cacicus Haemorrhous) - Distant calls at nest site. (Heavy waterfall noise in background).

Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Puffinus Posificus) - Strange moaning & wailing calls from shearwaters in burrows at colony. Occasional more shrill cries from shearwaters. Also a few calls from other seabirds. Intermittent sounds of movement in burrow.

Street Cleaning & Refuse Collection - Mechanical road sweeper, engine starts, brushes lowered, sweeps and stops.

Pygmy Chimpanzee (Pan Paniscus) - Screams from juveniles. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Buzzard (Buteo Buteo) - Begging calls close-up from a 36 day old. Song thrush, wren and other woodland birds in background. Wind in trees. Fly close-up around nest.

Marsh Atmosphere - Night. Quiet atmosphere. Calls from frogs in background. Bird calls. NB: Exact date of recording unknown.

Robin (Erithacus Rubecula) - Song with wren, chaffinch and song thrush in background

Pleske's Ground Jay (Podoces Pleskei) - close-up & medium close-up shrill, rapid calls from jay. medium close-up sounds of wings 1m20s. Slight sounds of wind. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Brunnich's Guillemot (Uria Lomvia) - close-up calls from several birds in mixed colony of Guillemots and Brunnich's Guillemot Wing-beats as birds fly to ledges and leave. Calls from Glaucous-winged Gulls, some distant boat noise. Surf in background.

Aircraft: Trident (Interior) - Trident, Aircraft,  interior,  engines idle, shut down.

3 Horses On Gravel (Studio9 - Three horses on gravel. Restless. (Studio recording)

Interiors - Theatres And Halls - Applause - 1980 (1C60,reprocessed)

Wren (Troglodytes Troglodytes) - Scolding medium close-up-close-up. Robin 'ticking' call in background, also distant Blackbird alarm.

Footsteps On Wood: Running (Dead Acoustic) - Footsteps on Wood, three men running, with start & stop. (Dead acoustic.)

Peugeot 205gt 1982 1300cc Petrol (car Misfiring Quite Badly) - interior - gear stick jiggled in neutral

Motor Car: 1929 4 1/2 Litre Bentley - Exterior, door closed. (4.5 litre, 1929 model Bentley)

Black-necked Crane (Grus Nigricollis) - Trumpeting display calls from cranes. Very quiet peaceful atmosphere from 0m22s. Wingbeats as crane takes off 1m24s. Also calls from redshank & bar headed geese.

House Sparrow (Passer Domesticus) - AND: SPANISH SPARROW (PASSER HISPANIOLENSIS) Calls of mixed flock of house and spanish sparrows in reeds roost, with field cricket (windy)

Apricot Portable Micro Computer: 1985 Model - Apricot portable micro computer, disk unloaded. (1985 model.)

Golden Dove (Ptilinopus Luteovirens) - medium close-up calls (yapping) from a male. Red-vented bulbul (introduced species) calls at start. Cicadas & crickets. Golden whistler and other birds in last 30 seconds.

Farm Machinery: Combine Harvester - Combine Harvester. Approaches and stops, moves into cutting position and departs

Period Battle (17th Century) - Seventeenth Century Battle, with cannons, muskets, shouting & hand-to-hand fighting.

Church Bells: Czechoslovakia - Cesky Budejovice Dominican monastery, bells of Black Tower, with start & stop.

Black-bellied Sandgrouse (Pterocles Orientalis) - Calls, with calls and wingbeats of Spotted Sandgrouse.

Yellow-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus Xanthopygos) - Distant calls with Fan-tailed Raven and Tristram's Grackles.

Poland - Library reading room, University of Warsaw - quiet with some paper rustles, creaks of chairs, no speech

Savanna Atmosphere - With crickets, flies and distant Helmeted Guineafowl.

Mixed School Children (10-13 Year Olds In Classroom) - Schoolchildren in classroom, subdued classroom atmosphere with 10 to 13 year old pupils reading. (Recorded in London, 1980.)

Black Faced Sandgrouse (Pterocles Decoratus) - MC single call as bird takes off, other birds in foreground & background.

Antarctic Fur Seal (Arctocephalus Gazella) - close-up of two bulls defending territory boundaries.

Comedy Sounds - More-or-less normal chicken. (Specially created effect)

Church Bells St. John The Baptist, Croydon - Church Bells, ringing, stop. (St. John the Baptist Church, Croydon.)

Side Striped Jackal (Canis Adustus) - Single jackal growling and barking with nice echoes. Quiet background with frogs and insects. Occasional slight rumble.

Two-horse Brake (On Hard Surface) - Two-Horse Brake: Loose Surface, approach, stop.

Diesel Electric Submarine (1961) - Submarine, submerged, engines running. (Diesel Electric Submarine, c. 1961.)

Australian Stilt (Himantopus Leucocephalus) - medium close-up - medium distance calls from a feeding flock in a lagoon. Wind in reeds and bushes in foreground. Distant chaffinch. Wind in trees in background. Also suitable for lakeside atmosphere.

White Browed Scrub Robin (Erythropygia Leucophrys) - Sub-spp leucoptera (white-winged scrub robin). close-up song. White browed Sparrow Weavers, Slate coloured Boubou, White bellied Go Away Bird & other birds in background.

Red Fox (Vulpes Vulpes) - close-up feeding sounds and a few quiet growls from a single 4-5 week old female cub. Note: cubs this age would still be underground in the den.

Baboon, Gelada (Theropithecus Gelada) - 'Face-lifting' of 3-month-old female

Fairley Ultralite Helicopter (Exterior) 2-seater; Jet Engine - Fairey Ultralite, exterior, start jet engine, rotor tip motor (after 001m00s), switch off. (Ground test of helicopter.) (2-seater helicopter with jet engine.)

Fire - medium distance fire burning in forest. Loud popping. Fire builds up towards end of band. Cicadas in background.

Cultivated Land - Farmstead and surroundings: Winter (Dry Season): Early morning. With parties of village weavers, grey-headed sparrows and red bishops in Sorghum crop with doves etc.

Space Travel - Titan 3 lift off. (Recorded at NASA Space Centre.)

Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius Phoeniceus) - Mass take-off from roost.

Bbc News Sound Effects Tape (Old) - chatter - pub chatter 20-30 people

Teenage Crowds - Teenage crowd, girls scream & applaud in a theatre.

Car Park Atmosphere - Traffic: Regent's Park, Carpark, atmosphere' with close and distant traffic. (Technical note, for use at low level)

Dairy Farming - Atmosphere of cows being prepared for milking, with footsteps, buckets being moved and machinery sounds in background.

Magellan Goose (Chloephaga Picta) - Calls close-up of female calling to young.

Woodland Atmosphere - Atmosphere recorded during pre dawn. medium distance song from redstart. background to distant song from other bird species. Distant calls from geese in first half of recording. N.B. Same location as NHS1293 Bands 6,8,9, recorded 4 mins prior to NHS1293 Band 8, 4 mins after 

Wasp (Vespula Sp) - Activity at nest by moorland stream with grey wagtail in background NB: Exact date in 1977 not known

M.g. Midget Sports Car 1967 (Interior) - Exterior, slow approach and pass. (Sports car, 1967 model)

Tiger (Panthera Tigris) - Siberian tiger (P.t.altaica) Sounds of drinking, sniffing and `licking lips'.

Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet Aircraft: Interior - Boeing 747, Jumbo Jet Aircraft, stationary aircraft with APU running. (Interior, 747 giant long-range airliner, 4 jet engines)

Unidentified Bird - Song close-up Seychelles fody in background fairly strong wind and surf

Farmland - Farmland,hedgerow,early morning,late summer-early autumn. Blue tits calling. Distant rooks,heron. Slight wind in bushes and trees.

Mixed Woodland - Autumn: Midday - With calls of great and blue tits, bullfinch and greenfinch, plus flies

Rural South America - Evening birdsong, Pantanal Swamp (central Brazil) with ibis,great kiskadee,toco toucan and parakeet,wind in trees

Tundra Swan (Cygnus Columbianus) - Sub-species - bewickii close-up flight calls from a small family party. medium distance mallard. Black-headed gull calls near end.

Lake Atmosphere - Busy atmosphere noisy with calls from seabirds & wildfowl. medium close-up to distant honks & screeches. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

World War Ii Bombers - Wellington (twin-engined) bomber passing over, diving twice. (From 78 r.p.m. disc)

London - Westminster Cathedral atmosphere, with large tourist groups.

Estuary - With gulls, ring plover, curlew, oystercatcher and greenshank

California Gull (Larus Californicus) - close-up - mp calls in colony. N.B The precise date of this recording is unknown

Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus Ruber) - Calls close-up from a group. Distant chain-saw.

Horses 1 - One horse walks past on tarmac, right to left, with quite a lot of wind noise.

Churchyard - Dawn chorus with rooks, song thrush, turtle dove, wren, etc and church clock striking 6am

Poolside - Spring: Evening Busy with calls from Moorhens, frogs, Green-backed and Tricoloured Herons, Red-winged Blackbirds, Boat-tailed Grackles, Laughing Gulls, White Ibis at roost.

Shining Sunbird (Nectarinia Habessinica) - Recorded in evening. medium close-up shrill calls from sunbird. background calls from other bird species. Sounds of insects. Slight sounds of wind. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown, described as Royal Garden. Also known as Abyssinian sunbird.

Salt Marsh (Tidal) - Late Spring: Early morning With high tide lapping against seawall and distant foghorn.

Wigeon (Anas Penelope) - Call close-up from a single male, other wildfowl in background.

Bannerman's Turaco (Tauraco Bannermani) - background & distant calls from two turacos. Also calls from other bird species. Sounds of dripping rain & stridulating insects.

Wandering Albatross (Diomedea Exulans) - close-up calls from fully grown chick, soft bill-clapping from adult.

Spotted Bowerbird (Chlamydera Maculata) - medium close-up croaks & whistles from bowerbird (includes mimicry). background sounds of wind in trees. Distant calls from other bird species.

Domestic Clock (Bell: Heavy Mechanism) - Domestic clock striking three o'clock. (Domestic clock with bell & heavy machanism.)

Palm Warbler (Dendroica Palmarum) - close-up contact or flight calls from two immature birds. Carolina Wren in background.

Industry 2 - Dinorwic Hydro-electric Station - general alarm sounding

Wimbledon 1997 - Wimbledon 1997 - Tea room, indoors with waiters.

Field Cricket (Chorthippus Bornhalmi) - close-up sound of clicking wings. First take as recorded, second with some filtering.

Fenland - Summer: Midday - With landing calls and wingbeats of collared dove, turtle doves, woodpigeons, long-tailed tits, sedge and reed warblers

American Oystercatcher (Haematopus Palliatus) - Anxiety calls medium close-up. California sealions mp. Surf mp.

Fast Footsteps Down Metal Stairs - Footsteps Down Metal Stairs, man, fast, with approach & stop.

Kerguelen Fur Seal (Arctocephalus Gazella) - close-up calls from pups. Colony in background.

Canal Longboat - Canal Longboat, winding flood gate at lock, rush of water. (Recorded on board.) (Vessel carrying general cargo, 16 h.p. Petter engine.)

Kerguelen Fur Seal (Arctocephalus Gazella) - close-up bulls challenging. Pups and females also calling.

Caving & Pot-holing - Stream running through a medium-sized cave.

Church Bells - Churc h Bells, eight bells ringing. (St. Peter's Church, Woolton, Liverpool.)

Migrating Passerine Birds Over Farmland - With insects, meadow pipits, swallows, white wagtails, greenfinches, drone flies, eristalis tenax sea background

Cars - Vauhall Carlton, interior, switch on, constant run, switch off. (1.8 litre saloon, 1986 model.)

Lake Atmosphere - Lakeside: Canada Goose, Coots, Little Grebes, Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Wren and Great Crested Grebes.

American Telephones - American Telephone: Push button dialling and ringing tone

Time Signals & Clocks - Big Ben recorded prior to repair in 1956. 11 o'clock

Citron Crested Cockatoo (Cacatua Sulphurea Citrinocristata) - Calls.

Monsoon Forest - Early morning. Cicadas. Calls from sulphur-breasted musk parrots, song from golden whistlers. Water dripping on leaves. Other birds in distance.

Lakeside - Early morning at lake edge. Many birds and insects - prominent are crested francolin, northern masked weavers, slate-coloured boubou, grey-backed fiscals and African jacana. Occasional chickens in background. Bill claps from marabou stork.

Rain - Heavy rain falling on leaves and ground in rainforest. Distant thunder. Very faint calls in distance.

Austin Maestro Vanden Plas: Interior (Dashboard Audible Warnings) - Cars: Austin Maestro Vanden Plas, 1984 model, 1600cc OHC. Interior, dashboard audible warnings, move off; handbrake warning, handbrake released

More Phones - Sony mobile (Vodaphone) - switched on, dial 10 digit number.

Peugeot 205gt 1982 1300cc Petrol (car Misfiring Quite Badly) - interior - severe brake and skid, stalling engine

Brown Jay (Psilorhinus Morio) - Recorded from inside ruins in early morning (approx. 6.00 a.m.). medium distance calls from jay outside temple. Some bumps on recording.

Blackbird (Turdus Merula) - seep call; with other birds incl gulls in background

Insurance: Lloyd‚äôs Of London - Insurance: Lloyds of London, Atmosphere, Lutine bell, rung eight times

Galapagos Giant Tortoise (Geochelone Elephantopus) - Male copulating mocking bird in background

St. Paul‚äôs Cathedral - Atmosphere, feet, distant traffic distant clock, recorded in Westminster Abbey, London

Poison Dart Frog (Dendrobatid Promilian) - close-up calls from a single frog. Neutral background. Recorded in a studio.

Hobby (Falco Subbuteo) - Female flight calls medium close-up, some calls closer. Wren in distance.

Schools / Crowds - Dinner-Dance with large crowd (100-plus) in hall. (Narrow stereo image.)

Industry - Refuse Skip, approach and delivery of skip, distant birds in background.

Natterjack Toad (Bufo Calamita) - Individual male close-up. With background chorus of others.

Whooper Swan (Cygnus Cygnus) - Calls medium close-up from single bird 'splashing down' on pool & announcing its arrival, barnacle geese flock in distance.

Lakeside Atmosphere - Insect noise. Various bird calls including jungle fowl, parakeets and fruity (?) birds. Noisy unknown bird at 002m10s. N.B. Can also be used as grassland atmosphere. Brahmaputra River also known as Jamuna River.

Hoopoe Lark (Alaemon Alaudipes) - Song, with song of Crested Lark in background. Windy.

Lark Bunting (Calamospiza Melanoconys) - close-up song, Western Meadowlark. Horned Lark, Pheasant and Mourning Dove in background.

Pygmy Chimpanzee (Pan Paniscus) - Excited screaming as group collects food. Quieter calls towards end of band.

Suburban Atmosphere - Quiet, neutral atmosphere. Sounds of stridulating insects & wind. Distant sounds of city.

World War Ii: Air Raids - Battle of Britain actuality, air battle.

Mahout - Mahout talking to elephant. Some sounds of movement. Occasional voice in background.

New College Clock, Oxford - New College clock striking quarter to the hour.

Greylag Goose (Anser Anser) - Distant calls from a large feeding flock, Swallows, White Wagtail calls in foreground, Waders calling in background.

Slow Footsteps Up Metal Stairs - Footsteps Up Metal Stairs, man, slow, departing.

White Noise Synthesised Wind (Constant Pitch) - White noise filtered to simulate wind at constant pitch. Wind 9. (3 tones up from Wind 8)

African Hunting Dog (Lycaon Pictus) - Squeals & whines from pups. background sounds of wind. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Trains: Goods Yard (Feltham) - Steam engine shunting in goods yard (steam express passes at 4m50s).

Paradise Shelduck (Tadorna Variegata) - medium distance calls from a flock of about ten birds. Flock takes flight at end of recording. Alarm call from a pied stilt in background. Occasional very distant sheep. Wind across mud-flats.

Snowy Sheathbill (Chionis Alba) - close-up sound of sheathbill eating macaroni penguin egg within penguin colony.

Eastern Grey Squirrel (Sciurus Carolinensis) - MC - medium close-up calls. Crickets in background. Distant traffic.

Domestic Clock (Bell: Double-strike) - Domestic clock striking six o'clock. (Domestic clock with double-strike mechanism.)

Oil & Petrol - Dragging up lining pipes (Sea Quest oil rig, Fortes oilfield May 1976).

Sandhill Crane (Grus Canadensis) - Calls close-up from a single bird. Red-winged blackbird mp. Another crane in distance.

Anne Boleyn's Clock, Hampton Court - Anne Boleyn's Clock striking quarter-hour

Yellowhead (Mohoua Ochrocephala) - Song and calls medium close-up. NB: Date of recording not known.

Triumph Tr3 Sports Car, 1957 (Interior) - Exterior, approach & pass at speed. (TR3 Sports Car, 1957 model)

Little Penguin (Eudyputula Minor) - close-up begging calls from chicks. Calls from adults. Other pair call in background. Surf in distance.

Weddell Seal (Leptonychotes Weddelli) - close-up of adult female and pup calling. Second longer drawn-out call is mother.

Electronically Generated Sounds - Mewing kitten alarm (high pitch.) (Futuristic Spot Effect.)

Stripe-throated Jery (Neomixis Striatigula) - close-up song, Common Newtonia, Madagascar Cuckoo, Madagascar Turtle Dove, cicadas and flies in background.

Oystercatcher (Haematopus Ostralegus) - close-up flight alarm calls from a single bird. Skylark medium distance, gulls in distance.

Steller's Jay (Cyanocitta Stelleri) - medium close-up calls, Rose-breasted Grosbeak flock in background.

Footsteps - close-up crunching sounds of individual person walking in snow. Slight wind noise.

Motor Car: Ford Cortina 1.6 Gl (Manual) 1982 Model: Exterior - Cars: 1.6GL (Manual) 1982 model Ford Cortina. Exterior, fast approach and stop, with skid

Lake Atmosphere - medium distance & background calls from many bird species. Sounds of many ducks taking off & in flight. Also sounds of stridulating insects. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown, Distant sounds of traffic.

Sea Cliffs - close-up calls from razorbills. Calls from guillemots and kittiwakes. Distant surf.

Cypress Swamp - Autumn: Day Birds and cicadas, occasional water plop. Common Grackles.

Waste Disposal - General atmosphere - forklift, saw cutting paper & bailing machine in background

Aircraft - Lancaster Bomber, World War II, Aircraft, interior, taxi, manoeuvre, shutdown.

Estuary Atmosphere - medium distance to background calls from various bird species including waders & cormorant. Constant sounds of rippling water. Occasional buzz from insects. Very distant engine hum.

Lesser Black Backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - Pair 'choking', high intensity

Crowd Of 6000 At Protest Meeting - General atmosphere of crowd at protest meeting. (6000 people, recorded outdoors in England.)

Tundra Swan (Cygnus Columbianus) - medium close-up flock calls. Flock becomes excited as new birds fly in. Wind in hedgerow.

Prairie - Late Spring: Midday - With field crickets, bush crickets and buzzing of flies, occasional distant birds

Bus Ticket Machines (London Transport) - Almex ticket machine issuing one ticket. (London Transport.)

Domestic Horse (Equus Caballus) - Group of New forest ponies chewing grass close-up. close-up snort at end of recording.

Archery: Long Bows: Tournament Atmosphere - Archery: Draws arrows and shoots six times, Traditional English yew longbow, cedar wood arrows.

Gannet (Sula Bassana) - Calls close-up from chick as it breaks through egg, colony in distance.

Southern Region Electric Trains - Interior, constant run over welded track.

Fast Footsteps Down Stone Stars - Fast footsteps down stone stairs, 1 woman. (With approach and stop)

Lakeside Atmosphere - atmosphere with several grunting and calling hippopotamus.

London 2 - Dash 7 (De Havilland, Canada) short take off and landing, 2 turboprops, airport apron atmosphere as Dash 7 lands:

Footsteps On Pavement: Walking - Footsteps on Pavement, man walking, with start & stop.

Horsedrawn Vehicles - Coach and four. Approach & stop; horse moves about

Post Office Telegraph Equipment - Creed transmitter, perforator and receiver operating together.

Tawny Owl (Strix Aluco) - medium close-up calls from one bird with another hooting in distance. Chorus of dark bush crickets in background.

Common Zebra (Equus Burchelli) - close-up eating sounds and snorts; slight wind in grass; several brays; insects and yellow wagtails. Mane shaking at 4'53". Could be suitable for horses, ponies etc, if used with care.

Mangroves Atmosphere - Mangrove swamp. With quiet bird calls, crickets and snaps, pops and crackles from the mangrove trees.

Motor Car: Ford Cortina 1600 (Interior) - Ford Cortina 1600, interior, stop, switch off. (1600cc engine.)

Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo Olivaceous) - medium close-up song, other birds in distance.

Woolly Spider Monkey (Brachyteles Arachnoides) - medium distance - distant 'neighing' calls. Birds call medium close-up. Insects in background.

Lowland Swamp Forest Atmosphere - Bird atmosphere including cawing call of twelve-wired bird of paradise. Constant background of other birds and insects. Rain on foliage.

Motorway Construction - Tracked Hi-Mac type excavator dumping excavated soil.

Crowds: Interior - Crowd, interior, twenty women, apprehensive chatter.

Buses - Interior - general atmosphere with school children on board, running with odd stops.

Comedy 3 - One woman, three fairly short screams - 1968 (169A, reprocessed)

Wood Lark (Lullula Arborea) - medium close-up song from individual displaying from top of conifer. A few distant replies from rivals. Some wind buffeting & traffic noise in background.

Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus Trochilus) - 'Pui' low anxiety call close-up. Cow munching in background. Very hissy.

Black-necked Swan (Cygnus Melancoryphus) - close-up calls. medium distance mallard and other ducks in distance.

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - Female begging calls close-up. Colony with herring gull mp.

World War Ii Aircraft: British Naval Seafire (Griffon Engine) - Supermarine Seafire, exterior, start, tickover, taxi away. ( World War II fighter, Spitfire adapted for Royal Navy, one Griffon piston engine.)

Ecclesiastical Effects 1 - Westminster Abbey bells, from Dean's Yard, some birds, movement and traffic - 1972 (2B2,reprocessed)

Madagascar Cuckoo (Cuculus Rochii) - close-up calls, wind in trees and distant birds, Green-backed Heron calls in background.

University College Clock, Oxford - University College, Oxford clock striking five o'clock.

Dial 999 - Police car constant run with yelp siren switched on/off, interior acoustic.

Trains: Paris Metro, France - Paris Metro: Platform atmosphere with footsteps and trains.

Wolseley Sixteen-sixty Car 1967 (Interior) - Interior, slow down and stop. (Wolseley sixteen-sixty car, 1967)

Black-necked Crane (Grus Nigricollis) - medium distance calls; windy

Association Football - Association Football: Large ooh and applause from crowd, (Arsenal v. Wolves)

Flamingos (Phoenicopteridae Family) - Quiet calls from flamingos. A few cheeps from other birds. Some wind buffeting. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Norton 500 Cc Motor Cycle - Norton 500cc, passing at medium speed.

Black Headed Heron (Ardea Melanocephala) - medium close-up calls from several birds in flight. Bill-clap from marabou stork. Other birds and insects in background.

London Airport Buffet - Buffet: London Airport, quiet, tannoy announcements

Savanna Monitor (Varanidae Family) - close-up hisses, and some movement.

Common Eider (Somateria Mollissima) - Males 'crooning' close-up, rock pipits calling in distance, water lapping close-up , surf in distance.

Montezuma Quail (Crytonyx Montezumae) - medium close-up soft calls, wing-beats from Mourning Doves landing, House Finches in background.

London - Austin Taxi, interior, constant run. (Austin Diesel Taxi Cab.)

Cocktail Party - Cocktail Party, general atmosphere, fairly animated. (20 people, mixed.)

Monsoon Forest - Early morning. Cicadas and crickets. Song from golden whistler. Calls from sulphur breasted musk parrots and other birds.

Common Tern (Sterna Hirundo) - medium close-up conversational calls. Oystercatcher and lapwing in distance. Distant surf.

Lowland Mouse Warbler (Crateroscelis Murina) - medium close-up musical whistling song from warbler. Loud advertisement call from manificent bird of paradise 0m40s. background calls from other bird species.

Army Drill With Orders - Drill with orders, left turn, double march, quick march, halt.

Graceful Warbler (Prinia Gracilis) - Song close-up, with Nightingale in background.

Red Headed Weaver (Malimbus Rubriceps) - medium close-up chattering from squabbling males. background calls from other weavers & bird species. Occasional sounds of insects. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Water Pumping Station - Water Pumping Station, pump no. 3 starts, runs & stops.

Lapwing (Vanellus Vanellus) - close-up hunger calls from chick. Distant skylark. Wind gusting slightly.

Lake - AUTUMN: MIDDAY With long tailed tits, Cetti's warbler, robin, firecrests, bee and rising fish

Marsh Warbler (Acrocephalus Palustris) - medium close-up song from marsh warbler. background calls from other bird species. Sounds of running water.

Paddle Steamer (2400 H.p.) - Interior, general atmosphere in engine room. (On board a 2,400 h.p. paddle steamer)

Bee-eater (Merops Apiaster) - Flight calls medium close-up-close-up.

White Pelican (Pelecanus Onocrotalis) - medium close-up sound of flock taking off from water, after small groups & single birds take off. Blacksmith plover calls in foreground. Crickets & other birds in background.

India And Nepal - City Life - Khatmandu: Busy street , with heavy traffic (rickshaws, cars, etc.), some distinct speech.

World War I - Four companies approach and halt (WW1 drill with orders shouted) - 1967 (83D)

Squirrel Sp.(sciurinae Subfamily) - medium close-up agitated calls from squirrel(exact species unknown). background sounds from Sulawesi hornbill & other bird species. Distant sounds of the sea.

Black-headed Gull (Larus Ridibundus) - close-up - mp flight calls from several gulls. Bittern mp. Distant pheasant and skylark.

University Of St. Mary The Virgin Church Clock, Oxford - Clock of the University Church of St Mary the Virgin, Oxford striking quarter past the hour.

Man - Walking Through Water - man wading thru small river (generic)

Motor Car (Badly Worn, Interior) - Interior, start, tickover, switch off. (Badly worn Sunbeam Rapier, 1962 model)

Slow-moving River - Late Spring: Day - With nightingale, crag martin, azure-winged magpie, blackcap, Cetti's warbler and grazing goats

Guillemot (Uria Aalge) - Wingbeats and footsteps. Calls from kittiwakes, razorbills, rock pipit, herring gulls, terns and fulmars.

Oriental White-eye (Zosterops Palpebrosa) - Call close-up, with Blue-throated Barbet in background. Wind in trees.

Crowds, Children & Footsteps - Football Crowd reaction to goal in Second Division Match. (Recorded during Portsmouth v. Carlisle, 6th May 1985.)

Restaurants & Kitchens - Cheap restaurant - quiet conversation and chatter.

Baby (Girl) (20 Weeks Old) - 20 week old baby girl. Very irritable crying.

Southern Black-backed Gull (Larus Dominicanus) - close-up and medium close-up anxiety calls from two birds. Other gulls in distance.

Lambretta Motor Scooter, 1969 - Vespa Scooter, start, tick over, switch off. (Recorded on scooter.)

Crowds: Foreign - Frightened cries of crowd. (Specially created effect.)

Wooded Savanna Atmosphere - Wooded savanna. Neutral with cricket prominent in background.

Ruppell's Weaver (Ploceus Galbula) - medium distance calls from weavers, sometimes lively. Distant calls from other bird species. Also sounds of insects. background sounds of running water. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown. This weaver is found E Sudan, NE Ethiopia & SW Arabia.

Kittiwake (Rissa Tridactyla) - Calls in colony medium close-up. Guillemots and shags mp. Arctic terns in distance. Waves breaking on rocks close-up.

Sardinian Warbler (Sylvia Melanocephala) - Alarm call and song close-up, with sheep bells in background.

Blue Wildebeest (Connochaetes Taurinus) - medium close-up calls from a herd of several hundred, zebra braying, larks calling in background.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Rainforest. Very busy atmosphere with scarlet macaws, cobalt-winged parakeets, insects and other birds calling.

White Noise Filtered To Simulate Sea Effects - White noise filtered to simulate sea effects. Ripples.

Mixed - Karate shout or kai. (Recorded at 10 metres in large hall.)

Aircraft: Vc 10 (Exterior) - Vickers VC10, exterior, take off. (Long range-airliner, 4 jet engines.)

Common Redstart (Phoenicurus Phoenicurus) - close-up calls and part song. Chaffinches, siskins, willow warbler and great spotted woodpecker in background.

Sheffield Tram (Interior) - Leicester Tram, interior, tram stopping. (Tram built 1904.)

Brunnich's Guillemot (Uria Lomvia) - Calls medium close-up-close-up from birds on the ledges at change over time and courtship.

Mechanical Digger (Four Wheels) - Mechanical digger, working close. (Four wheeled vehicle.)

Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus Pileatus) - Distant calls, wind in trees.

River - close-up fast flowing, shallow, rocky river in river valley. Very distant, indistinct birds.

Motor Car: 1914 Model ‚äòt‚äô Ford - Exterior, hand cranking. Ford Model 'T' (1914)

Windmill (Interior) - Interior, general atmosphere on 2nd floor with mill operating.

Peugeot 205gt 1982 1300cc Petrol (car Misfiring Quite Badly) - exterior - start, tickover with misfires and poor running, switch off near exhaust)

Dawn Chorus Atmosphere - Neutral atmosphere. Calls & song from various bird species including bellbirds. background sounds of wind.

Spotted Sandgrouse (Pterocles Senegallus) - Calls distant-medium close-up, and wingbeats of flock flying in and landing at drinking pool. Alarm calls of Black-headed Wagtail near end.

Tristram's Grackle (Ammonanes Deserti) - Soft, Conversational-like calls, possibly a sub-song.

2-stroke Band Saw - Start, constant run, stop. (Recorded behind Massey Ferguson Motor Mower drawn by tractor)

Napoleonic Battle: 18th Century: Re-enactment - Volley of muskets. (Eighteenth Century muskets recorded at Stanmer Park, East Sussex.)

Monsoon Forest - Early morning. Cicadas. Song from golden whistlers. Calls from Polynesian triller, grey-backed white eyes, wattled honeyeaters, sulphur-breasted musk parrot, and barking pigeons. NB: this is part of a longer track on NHS000941 Bd03

German Emergency Services - German police car departs with martinhorn.

Sicklebill (Falculea Palliata) - medium close-up roosting calls from several, village sounds and voices in background, a few clear bits, distant thunder, Madagascar Coucals and Madagascar Cuckoo.

Warbler Sp. (Sylvinae Subfamily) - medium close-up whistling calls from warbler. Occasional faint calls & sounds of movement. Sounds of insects. N.B. Exact date & location of recording is unknown. Exact species unknown, identified as 'scrub warbler'.

Collared Dove (Streptopelia Decaocto) - and COMMON STARLING (STURNUS VULGARIS) \ Calls on rooftop in early morning with swifts and cooing of feral pigeons

Swamp Atmosphere - Recorded at night. Croaks from swamp treefrogs. background calls from frogs of AGALYCHNIS genus. background stridulating insects. N.B. Date of this recording is unknown.

Caius College Clock, Cambridge - Keble College clock striking ten o'clock.

Horses On Hard Surfaces - Six horses on hard surface, leaving yard. (Actuality)

Sardinian Warbler (Sylvia Melanocephala) - Anxiety call medium close-up, with sounds of sheep in background.

Footsteps On Wood: Running (Dead Acoustic) - Footsteps on Wood, man & woman running, with start & stop. (Dead acoustic.)

Papermaking - Newspaper folding machine, large printing company (rec. 1998).

Aircraft: Concorde: Exterior - Concorde, exterior, start and run up engines.

6 Horses On Gravel (Studio) - Six horses on gravel, walk to stop. (Studio recording)

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - close-up pre-copulation begging calls leading to copulation. Colony medium close-up.

Fallow Deer (Dama Dama) - medium close-up calls from a buck with does bleating in distance.

Galapagos Giant Tortoise (Geochelone Elephantopus) - Male copulating mockingbird in background

Whirlwind 10-seater Helicopter (Exterior), 1 Bristol Siddeley Gnome Turbine - Westland Whirlwind, exterior, start, take off. (10-seater helicopter with 1 Bristol Siddeley Gnome turbine.)

Wilson's Bird Of Paradise (Diphyllodes Respublica) - close-up flurry of wing flaps. Prominent call at 0m38s. Birds calling and insects in background.

Fork Tailed Drongo (Dicrurus Adsimilis) - close-up calls & snatch of song from two birds. Tropical Boubous, other birds & insects in distance. Nicator at end.

Tui (Prosthemadura Novaeseelandiae) - close-up song and sub-song. Bird flies of at end of recording. Other tuis in background. Grey warbler and chaffinch in distance. Cricket and other insects.

Formula One - One car starts up. switches off (1994 Silverstone Grand Prix)

Dairies - Atmosphere of milk floats being loaded using Slingsby trucks.

Suburban Traffic - Traffic: Heavy in a one way street, occasional dog bark( R - L)

Great Frigate-bird (Fregata Minor) - Display calls & wingbeats close-up in colony, sooty terns call medium close-up, surf in background.

Manx Shearwater (Puffinus Puffinus) - Flight calls and calls in burrow close-up, gulls in distance.

Mixed School Children (10-13 Year Olds In Classroom) - Schoolchildren in classroom, mixed 10 to 13 year old pupils laughing. (Recorded in London, 1980)

Wandering Albatross (Diomedea Exulans) - close-up frenetic bill tapping from chick being fed by adult. Food transfer at 2m25s and 3m28s.

European Cities - Beer garden in Am Coblenzl suburb, chat (some distinct) birdsong, cock-crows, distant traffic, sounds of barbecue being cooked and served

World War Ii Submarine - German U-Boat, surfacing. (World War II German U-Boat manned by British crew.) (Recorded in Control Room.)

Church Bells - Church Bells ringing. (St. Mary the Virgin's Church, Pembroke, Pembrokeshire.)

Coati (Nasua Nasua) - Eating, sniffing & moving in tree. Waves breaking on beach in background.

Horsedrawn Brewer‚äôs Dray: On Gravel - Horsedrawn Brewer's Dray: On Gravel, approaching, stopping.

Horse (Flat) Racing: Oak Stakes - Epsom Race Course, Derby Stakes, general atmosphere between races. (Flat racing.)

Light Industry - Assembly shop, general atmosphere with sound of machinery, occasional drilling & some indistinct speech.

Caving & Potholing - 2 men constant walking up sharp incline of loose stone.

The Age Of Steam - Railway Platform atmosphere as distant steam train accelerates up hill, with birdsong.

Electric Eel (Electrophorus Electricus) - close-up pulses from swimming eel and stunning discharges. The last one was discharging as it came to the surface to breathe.

Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus Himantopus) - close-up alarm calls from several birds. Grey-headed gulls, red-billed ducks, glossy ibis and little stints in background.

Chacma Baboon  (Papio Ursinus) - Adult calling. Exact date unknown. Between Dec.1980-Nov. 1981

Continental Telephones: Engaged Tones - Dutch telephone engaged tone. (As heard from London.)

Footsteps On Stones & Shingle - Footsteps on stones and shingle, 1 man departing.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Early morning. Crickets, cicadas & several birds singing. Water dripping on leaves.

Fast Footsteps Up Wooden Stairs - Footsteps Up Wooden Stairs, two men, fast, with approach & stop.

Steam Trains Passing Without Siren - Express train passing without siren. (Western Region steam train.)

Sewage Pumps (All With Start & Stop) - Single five inch pump operating with start and stop. (Sewage pump)

Kittiwake (Rissa Tridactyla) - birds flying and calling in gulley

Verreaux Sifaka (Propithecus Verreauxi) - MC 'lost' call. Wind in trees and leaf noise. Calls from Jerys.

Silvereye (Zosterops Lateralis) - close-up flight call from a single bird. Flock calls from several in background. Distant bellbird. Bees buzzing.

Circus - Activity with clowns, act in progress with indistinguishable music, drum rolls and children shouting.

Vogelkop Gardener Bowerbird (Amblyornis Inornatus) - close-up cheeping calls and flaps from a single bird. Quiet background.

Tropical Rain Forest Creek - SPRING: MIDDAY With birds, insects and distant giant otters

World War 2 - Heavy barrage rec. during attack on the Siegreied Line, Reischwald Forest - 1945 (500W)

King Penguin (Aptenodytes Patagonicus) - Colony close-up, adults & chicks in foreground, general colony in background.

Starling (Sturnus Vulgaris) - Massed pre-roost aerial manoeuvres (with parties landing momentarily and taking off again)

Black Headed Apalis (Apalis Melanocephala) - close-up calls from a small feeding party. Other birds & insects in background.

Markets 2 - Lorries arriving, voices and movement, Covent Garden.

London Airport (Heathrow) - Heathrow Airport, general atmosphere in European and domestic flights terminal building. (No P.A.)

4 Horses On Hard Surface (Studio) - Four horses on hard surface, walking, stop. (Studio recording. No jingle of harness)

Mixed Woodland - MIDDAY: WINTER With jackdaw, chaffinch, starling, robin, wren and tits

Steam Trains: Interior - Steam Train: Indian, exterior, narrow gauge train pulls out of Rival station.

Red-billed Hornbill (Tockus Erythrorhynchus) - Display calls of a pair medium distance. With white-vented bulbul, vinaceous dove etc. in f/g. NB Exact date of recording is unknown.

Marshland - Egrets, cormorants and other birds. Wind in trees. Also suitable for paddyfields.

Common Marmoset (Calithrix Jacchus Jacchus) - Family group - very quiet social chatter mid-distance. Same plus one single animal chirping.

Saddleback (Creadion Carunculatus) - medium close-up & background rapid squeaking calls from saddlebacks. background calls from other bird species. Some wind on microphone. N.B. Different location/dialect to NHS1284 bands 1-7,11-15. Exact location is unknown, though the same as NHS1284 bands 9,10. Very distant sounds

Andean Cock Of The Rock (Rupicola Peruviana) - Calls, (waterfall in background).

Printing - Newspapers: Webb-offset Press - Printing Newspapers: Igranic paper-conveyor.

Town Atmosphere - traffic, voices and other sounds of busy street

Lakes And Pools - Early spring: Early morning With Coot, Wren, Nuthatch etc. and distant stream.

Interiors - Shops And Cash Registers - Petrol station shop, with occasional voices and distant traffic - 1985 (4P1,reprocessed)

Interiors - Restaurants - Buffet at London Airport, quiet with distinct PA announcements from 1'13" - 1973 (1R3,reprocessed)

Outdoor Clock - Church clock striking, 8 o'clock. (St. John the Evangelist)

Forest - Midday, cicadas and birds. Bird tapping on branch in background.

Ships‚äô Sirens - Unidentified liner, ship's siren, sounded once.

Rapids - Very fast flowing, white-water river, recorded from centre of river facing down from stream.

Electronic Sounds - Urgent alarm gong. (Specially created electronic sound.)

Ford Fiesta Motor Car (1980 Model, 1300cc) Interior - Cars: 1980 model, 1300cc engine Ford Fiesta. Exterior, fast drive on country road, slows down at 1', fastest run from 2'

Rufous-collared Sparrow (Zonotrickia Capensis) - singing, with other birds in background

Wren (Troglodytes Troglodytes) - Song close-up, with Reed Warbler in background.

Peugeot 205gt 1982 1300cc Petrol (car Misfiring Quite Badly) - exterior - two bleeps from close perspective, as for disarming

Animals And Birds - Winter Migrant Wildfowl, including Berwick Swans, Canada Geese, Tufted Duck, Pochard & Pintail.

Fast Flowing Stream - Distant fast flowing stream, shallow with stoney bed.

Forest - Morning in lowland forest. Prominent drumming from bearded woodpecker, calls from superb starlings and other birds in background. Second distant woodpecker at end.

Song Thrush (Turdus Philomelos) - Song. with rook and common wren.

Motor Car: 1968 Citroen Am 1.6 (Interior) - Interior, self starter, tickover; switch off (Ami 6, 1968 model, 602cc: Citroen)

Thailand 1 - Bangkok suburban nightime skyline, with insects, distant scooters, cars & dogs.

Estuary - Winter. High tide. Calls from grey plovers, shelduck, oystercatchers, redshank, curlew and lapwing. As the tide floods in over the mud-flats, sound of water becomes closer.

Saracen Or Saladin Armoured Car (Exterior) - Armoured Car, exterior, fails to climb steep gradient, reverses. (Alvis Saracen or Saladin armoured car - both use same chassis.)

Mistle Thrush (Turdus Viscivorus) - medium close-up song. Robin, great tit and woodpigeon in background. Slightly crackly recording.

White Rumped Shama (Copsychus Malabaricus Mallopercnus) - Song and calls, with distant cicadas.

Greenshank (Tringa Nebularia) And - REDSHANK (TRINGA TOTANUS) Calls

1964 Renault 1100 Saloon Car (Exterior) - Renault 1100 saloon, exterior, one door close. (1964 model.)

Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes Foresteri) - medium close-up leaping out of water onto ice

Common Noddy (Anous Stolidus) - close-up agitated calls from noddy which then subside. medium close-up "trilling" of sooty terns.

Cricket Sp (Gryllidae Family) - close-up clatter of wings, wind in grass and call from Upland Sandpiper.

Rainforest - Morning in highland rainforest. Calls from spotted catbirds, Lewin's honeyeaters, brown cuckoo-doves and other birds. Water dripping from trees. Becomes less busy about 2m00s in and then picks up again towards end of recording.

Fairgrounds And The Circus - The Satellite - machine operates, screams with occasional indistinct PA - July '1966 (38C,reprocessed)

D.i.y. And Building - Hand-drill, single hole in metal, jams, is freed.

Lowland Swamp Forest Atmosphere - Fairly busy with various bird calls including prominent calls from twelve-wired bird of paradise. Rain on foliage.

American Red Squirrel (Tamiasciurus Hudsonicus) - medium close-up alarm calls. Wolf chewing in background. Distant ravens and white-breasted nuthatch. N.B The precise date of this recording is unknown

Rainforest Atmosphere - Early afternoon. Insects and birds calling in the background. Fairly neutral.

Chemical & Electrical Reactions - Acetylene torch lights & ends.

Mantled Howler Monkey (Alouatta Palliata) - Several calling close and in distance with birds in background

Little Owl (Athene Noctua) - Three chicks (about 4 weeks old) calling in nest box; rasping calls, a variety of cheeps, coughs, bill-snaps and movement sounds. Rooks call in distance at times.

Red-breasted Goose (Brata Ruficollis) - medium close-up calls from a single bird.

Mail Coach (4 Horses) (Interior) - Four horse mail coach, stopping. (From drivers position)

Coast - Midday. Bellbirds. Distant calls from red-crowned parakeet. Heavy surf in background. Wind in woodland.

Starling (Sturnus Vulgaris Zetlandicus) - Wingbeats with sea waves lapping in background

16ft Speedboat (40 H.p. Outboard) - 16 foot, 40 h.p. engine, constant run with bow wave. (Forward position)

Electronically Generated Sounds - Variable pitch harmonic hum. (Futuristic Spot Effect.)

Oystercatcher (Haematopus Ostralegus) - Alarm calls close-up from a single bird in flight. Surf in distance.

Periodical Cicada (Magicicada Sp.) - Sound of distant cicadas. Distant traffic.

Park Garden Atmos - With distant waterfall, various birds and distant voices.

Domestic Dog (Canis Familiaris) - dog barking in open woodland during walk

Orange Bellied Parrot (Neophema Chrysogaster) - medium distance flight calls from parrots. Also sounds of insects. N.B. Some microphone handling noise on recording. Exact location & date of this recording is unknown.

Farm Machinery: Combine Harvester - Combine Harvester. Starts and departs.

White Throated Pigeon (Columba Vitiensis) - medium distance call. Continuation of Track 16. Time duration covers Tracks 16 and 17.

Tropical Seasonal Forest Atmosphere - Quiet, neutral atmosphere recorded at twilight. medium distance to distant calls from birds. Distant junglefowl calls 1m30s. Cicadas stridulating.

Small Town - Small quiet town atmosphere with birds, speech and occasional traffic.

Bearded Bellbird (Procnias Averano) - medium close-up calls. Other birds in background and distance.

Bmc Mini 1000 Car: Interior - Cars: B.M.C. car, 1000cc engine. Interior, start run on country road, stop

Canyon Wren (Catherpes Mexicanus) - MC song in canyon, wind through bushes.

American Kestrel (Falco Sparverius) - medium close-up-medium distance flight calls. Snow goose and crickets in background. Distant traffic.

Livestock 2 - Sheep, one sheep being sheared with some noise from sheep. (Close perspective recording, length of track equals time taken to shear one sheep.)

Bee Eaters (Merops Genus) - medium close-up shrill calls from a group of bee eaters. Some calls from other bird species. Group takes off 2m37s. Slight wind on mic.

Mountain Gorilla (Gorilla Gorilla Beringei) - Male & juvenile grunting & playing in thick vegetation. Male chest beating at end of recording.

London Underground (Interior) - London Underground, train running above ground, start, fast run through stations, stop.

Northern Elephant Seal (Mirounga Angustirostris) - medium close-up 'yelping' calls from several yearlings in rocks. Surf in background.

Harbour Wall Atmosphere - Harbour wall, night time atmosphere in force 5 wind.

Canary (Serinus Canaria) - medium close-up song from canary 0m10s. Musical whistles & staccato notes.

Migrating Passerine Birds - Meadow pipits, greenfinches, chaffinches, gun shots and distant sea.

Wallace's Standardwing (Semioptera Wallacei) - MC display calls, sounds as if there are several birds. Other birds and cicadas in background.

African Buffalo (Synceros Caffer) - close-up groans from injured buffalo as lions move in for kill; grunts & growls from lions. Lions begin to feed with buffalo still groaning; feeding at rear of buffalo - this was a large male buffalo so the lions would not attempt to kill it & risk injury from 

Madagascar Magpie Robin (Copsychus Albospecularis) - close-up song, cicadas and other birds in background.

Wildebeest Or Brindled Gnu (Connochaetes Taurinus) - Herd grunting while grazing

Orchard Atmosphere - Several birds calling and singing medium distance. Distant insects and traffic. Some hiss and wind noise. NB: Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Red-cheeked Cordon Bleu (Uraeginthus Bengalus) - Calls close-up, with palm leaves rustling.

Darwin's Finches (Geospizidae) - Mainly medium ground finch (Geospiza fortis), small ground finch (Geospiza fuliginosa) with cactus finch (Geospiza scandens) and small tree finch (Camarhynchus parvulus)

Water 1 - Large fountain, recorded close right centre with some traffic - 1972 (1W2,reprocessed)

Little Crake (Porzana Parva) - Calls medium close-up. Cicadas medium close-up, reed warblers mp. Wind in reeds mp.

Exterior Crowds 2 - Noisy crowd, some footsteps - distant band plays National Anthem at 1'05.,mid-distant perspective (rec. Silver Jubilee - June 1977) (2C8, reprocessed)

Right Whale (Balaena Glacialis) - close-up blow & inspiration (inhalation) from whale. Followed by loud water effects.

Boulder Chat (Pinarornis Plumosus) - Cheeps from individual in tree. Some sounds of movement. background sounds of wind.

Girls‚äô Grammar School - Girls' Grammar School classroom, laughter, chatter & atmosphere in class. (No distinct speech.)

Newspapers - Powder etching machine operating in block department at a national daily newspaper (use at low level).

Mixed Forest Atmosphere - Late spring, early morning. Dawn chorus at 2,000 feet.

Honda 250 Motor Cycle - Motor Cycles: Honda 250, kick start, revving

Village Atmosphere - Spring: Meadow atmosphere. with Palm Doves, Crested Larks, insects, Donkey, House Bunting and distant village sounds.

American Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus Leucocephalus) - MC alarm calls, wind in trees.

Rushing Water: Rapids - Rapids, rushing water. (Close perspective from river bank.)

Tufted Puffin (Lunda Cirrhata) - close-up calls, flight calls and wingbeats. medium close-up "yelping" calls from crested auklets on rocks and in burrows. Distant colony and slaty-backed gulls. Dripping water from melting snow-field.

Sea Cliffs - Kittiwakes, herring gulls and guillemots. Distant surf.

Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo Novaeguineae) - close-up 'laughing' calls from an adult and young bird. Distant crickets.

Woodland - Early morning, 7.00am. Quieter atmosphere in open acacia woodland with African golden oriole and doves, other birds in background.

Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus Niloticus) - Young calling, close-up. NB: Exact date of recording is unknown.

Narrow-gauge Light Railway (Exterior) - Narrow-Gauge Light Railway, exterior, train passing.

Equestrian Events - Polo, goal scored in match with hooves, applause, P.A. (Recorded beside goal posts.)

Motor Car: Porsche 924 1984cc (1979)  Interior - Cars: Porsche 924, 1984cc, 1979 model. Exterior, start, tickover, switch off

Lion (Panthera Leo) - Conflict. Loud snarls and growls. NHC17 is a continuous recording of 73m48s also found starting on NHS000124.

Deciduous Woodland Atmosphere - Spring Morning Wind in trees, black and white warbler, worm eating warbler, ovenbird, rufous sided towhee, indigo bunting, red eyed vireo

Arctic Tern (Sterna Paradisaea) - close-up and medium close-up anxiety calls in colony. Wind gusting strongly at times.

Wren (Troglodytes Troglodytes) - Male singing with chaffinch, jackdaw, carrion crow and stock dove

India, Pakistan And Nepal - Countryside - Mule train passes (left to right)with sound of bells, hooves and shouts from minders, Himalayas, near Annapurna, Nepal

Coast - Seawash. close-up waves breaking on beach on island. Sounds of pebbles moving.

House Finch (Carpodacus Mexicanus) - medium close-up song, other birds in background, distant traffic.

Comedy, Fantasy & Horror - Pendulum torture machine. (Horror Spot Effect.)

Sea Cliffs - Atmosphere of the largest cliff-face on the island. Several thousand guillemots, smaller numbers of razorbills, kittiwakes and herring gulls. Distant surf.

Wren (Troglodytes Troglodytes Zetlandicus) - Song, close perspective.

Tropical Rainforest Atmosphere - Recorded in evening. Wide angle heavy sounds of insects stridulating. close-up calls of great blue turaco from 1m02s. Also background calls from turaco 0m12s & 0m47s. Occasional distant calls from other bird species. Some water drips.

Period Battle - Period Battle, shouting men, horses galloping & whinnying, etc

Clocks - Domestic clock striking eight o'clock. (Domestic clock with Westminster chimes.)

Southern Ground Hornbill (Bucorvus Leadbeateri) - close-up calls and cackling calls. Another in distance at times. Cricket chorus in background. Occasional slight wind. NB:Exact date of this recording is unknown

Trams - Diesel Tram, start up, constant run, stop, tickover, switch off.

Religion In Britain - Evening prayers, end of ceremony - animated chanting 4'08" chanting stops, bells and then leader solo (some noise from child)

Diesel Taxi (Interior) - Interior, start into constant run, stop, switch off. (Diesel Taxi)

Vulture Sp (Aegypiidae) - AND: MARABOU STORK (LEPTOPTILOS CRUMENIFERUS) Several vultures and marabou storks fighting over carcass close-up. Crickets medium close-up. Slight wind. N.B The precise date of this recording is unknown.

Seagulls (Laridae) - gulls on side of mountain, feeding on salmon; mountain river in background

Buller's Shearwater (Puffinus Bulleri) - medium distance - close-up calls from hundreds of birds at burrows. Bird lands in tree and flaps down to the ground crashing through the branches. Slight wind in trees. Surf in background.

Post Office Telephones - STD payphone, 6d. inserted in STD coin box. (Recorded at caller's end.)

Suricate (Suricata Suricatta) - close-up yelps, calls, chatter and 'Sparrow-type' calls from young ones early in the morning, running around before sun rises. Hornbill and other birds in background.

Vogelkop Gardener Bowerbird (Amblyornis Inornatus) - close-up loud high pitched pulsating calls from single bird. Regular squeaking calls from single bird.

Household Effects: Electric Automatic Washing Machine - Electric automatic washing machine. Pumping out water after final wash

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - Colony atmosphere disturbed with some herring gulls and distant skylark

Foreign Atmospheres - Pakistan, street demonstration with crowd chanting 'Pakistani Zinderbad'.

Babies - 16 month old baby boy, looking at a book, says "ba bat".

Palm Trees (Palmae Family) - Leaves of young trees swaying in the breeze.

Transport - BMW Motor Cycle, start up, constant run, stop. (Recorded on bike.) (980cc, 2 cylinders, 1982 model.)

Demolition - Demolition: Very Loud Explosion, close-up collapse of large power station.

Lakeside - Mid-morning, acacia woodland close to lake. Wind increasing in trees. Calls from white-crowned shrikes, superb starlings, african mourning dove, cicadas, wood hoopoes. May also be used for acacia woodland atmosphere.

Dickcissel (Spiza Americana) - Sounds of large roosting flock in background. medium distance occasional sounds of groups taking flight.

Brown Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus Tyrannulus) - MC-medium close-up calls, Gambel's Quail, White-winged Dove, Curve-billed Thrasher, Bell's Vireo and other birds in background.

Local Steam Trains - Local train passing with whistle. (Western Region steam train.)

Red Bishop (Euplectes Orix) - Rapid cheeping calls from Red Bishop.

Suburban Town Garden Atmosphere - Dry season: early morning. With black-headed plovers, grey plantain-eaters, pied crow etc.

White Capped Noddy (Anous Minutus Melanogenys) - close-up calls from several birds. Surf in background. Distant Terns and Albatross.

Time - Clocks & Bells - Bracket with St.Michael's chimes - 3/4 hour

Aec Routemaster Bus: Diesel - Metro Scania Bus, approach, stop & tickover, depart. (Diesel bus.)

Monsoon Forest - Dawn. Cicadas and crickets. Calls from sulphur-breasted musk parrots in background. Other birds in distance.

Domestic Clock (Bell: Heavy Mechanism) - Domestic clock striking twelve o'clock. (Domestic clock with bell & heavy machanism.)

German Emergency Services - German fire engine arriving at scene of fire, activity and speech.

Green Sandpiper (Tringa Ochropus) - AND: MARSH SANDPIPER (TRINGA STAGNATILIS) Green sandpiper calls as it flies off; medium close-up Marsh sandpiper calls from ground (last four calls), medium close-up Dripping water; slight wind

Boat (7 H.p. Twin-cylinder Diesel Engine) - Boat 2 1/4 h.p. engine, start, constant run.

Peugeot 205gt 1982 1300cc Petrol (car Misfiring Quite Badly) - interior - four short, angry blasts

Windmill (Interior) - Interior, mill starts, grinds grain with breast and tail stones, warning bell at 2'40" as grain runs out, mill stops.

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - NB: Recorded from microphones placed beside a Reed Warbler's nest. 0515-0615hrs Adult moves in to nest in reed-bed, close-up. Wren singing in background.

Harbour Seal (Phoca Vitulina) - close-up seal calling; also good sounds of water sloshing about

Colony Atmosphere - Busy atmosphere of mixed species colony of bar headed geese & Indian black headed gulls. Honking calls from geese. Also some sounds of stridulating cricket.

Bicycles - Bicycle passing through puddle, with some birdsong. (Model c. 1936.)

Sea King Helicopter: Exterior - Sea King Helicopter, exterior,taxi, take off into distance.

6 Horses On Gravel (Studio) - Six horses on gravel, gallop, stop. (Studio recording)

Curlew (Numenius Arquata) - medium close-up hoarse calls (untypical). Oystercatcher mp. Redshank, gulls and snipe in distance. Distant surf.

Great Frigate-bird (Fregata Minor) - Calls close-up in colony, female calls & male display calls, 'cheeps' close-up from Galapagos mockingbird.

Interiors - Various 2 - Underwriting room at lunchtime, quiet - Dec '1984 (2L1,reprocessed)

Water 4 - Gentle stream flowing, close perspective (1W10,reprocessed)

Horses On Hard Surfaces - Twelve horses on hard surface, passing at trot. (Actuality)

Footsteps On Wood: Running (Dead Acoustic) - Footsteps on Wood, two men & one woman running, with start and stop. (Dead acoustic.)

Cuckoo (Cuculus Canorus) - Typical call with echo and dawn chorus. Garden Warbler.

Lion (Panthera Leo) - Night. Several roaring lions. Cicadas in background. NB: Exact date of recording is unknown.

Caius College Clock, Cambridge - Caius College clock striking quarter past the hour.

Red-billed Buffalo Weaver (Bubalornis Niger) - close-up calls from several at nest site, insects in background, wind in trees.

Vintage Motor Car: Fiat 509a Saloon: Exterior - Cars: Vintage motor car Fiat 509A saloon. Exterior, passing slowly

Warble Frequency Notes - Warble Frequency Notes, 1000 Hz. (Approximate frequency.)

Peugeot 205gt 1982 1300cc Petrol (car Misfiring Quite Badly) - exterior - start and reverse, stop and switch off (rec. near exhaust)

Australian Stilt (Himantopus Leucocephalus) - medium close-up - close-up calls from several. Red-billed gulls in background. Sound of water lapping as tide approaches. Wind gusting across estuary.

Fork Tailed Drongo (Dicrurus Adsimilis) - close-up-MC calls. Wind in trees, bird moving around, other birds in background.

Tsikirity Warbler (Nesillas Typica) - close-up calls, wind in trees.

Wessex Ii 16-seater Helicopter (Exterior) (2 Bristol Siddeley Gnome Turbines) - Westland Wessex mark 2, exterior, circling overhead. (16-seater helicopter with 2 Bristol Siddeley Gnome turbines.)

Fallow Deer (Dama Dama) - Distant - medium close-up calls from a buck on his stand. Sounds of movement and pawing the ground. Females call in distance. Faint wind in trees, gusting at times.

Baka People - medium close-up drumming; also clapping and singing (possibly female or child vocalists)

Wilson's Bird Of Paradise (Diphyllodes Respublica) - close-up display calls. Flurry of wing flapping. Insects and birds calling in background.

Spiny Forest Atmosphere - Midday 1210 Cicadas and crickets, flies, distant birds and wind in trees.

Golden Bamboo Lemur (Hapalemur Aureus) - medium close-up contact calls

Coati (Nasua Nasua) - Feeding sounds. Sniffing & calling. Alarm squeak at 0m24s. Waves breaking on beach in background.

World War Ii Submarine - German U-Boat, diesel engines start & run on surface. (World War II German U-Boat manned by British crew.) (Recorded in Control Room.)

Spiny Forest Atmosphere - Late afternoon 1657hrs. Cicadas, flies and distant birds, slight wind in trees.

European Cities - Foyer, Rossiya Hotel, Moscow (large cosmopolitan hotel, Red Square) chat in various languages and general bustle

Mixed School Children (10-13 Year Olds In Classroom) - Schoolchildren in classroom, mixed 10 to 13 year old pupils laughing. (Recorded in London, 1980.)

Moose (Alces Alces) - Simulated effect of moose walking through willow branches. Also suitable for any other large mammal.

Comedy Sounds - Typing with three hands. (Specially created effect)

Fast Footsteps Up Wooden Stairs - Footsteps Up Wooden Stairs, man, fast, with approach & stop.

Radio And Electrical Sounds - Television sound interference caused by car revving engine.

Public Houses - A game of bar billiards being played in a town saloon bar.

Farmland/farmyard - Spring-Summer,day,edge of village. medium close-up house sparrows. medium distance blackbird singing, collared dove. Distant cuckoo and wren. Insects and farmyard sounds.

World War Ii German V2 Rocket - V2 rocket, Explosion, train whistle and cock crow

Chacma Baboon  (Papio Ursinus) - Juvenile screaming. Exact date unknown. Between Dec.1980-Nov. 1981

Blue Wren (Malurnus Cyaneus) - close-up loud, shrill calls from wren. background calls from other bird species & sounds of water. Some sounds of insects. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Footsteps On Stones & Shingle - Footsteps on stones and shingle, one man and woman. (With start and stop)

Frog Spp (Anura) - medium close-up calls from two species with wind through bamboos, watery stream background

Horse Racing (Chases) - Cheltenham Race Course, general course atmosphere beteween races. (Steeplechasing.)

Whooper Swan (Cygnus Cygnus) - Trumpeting calls & arrival call medium close-up from birds on water & birds arriving, splashes & group calls, barnacle geese.

Black Stilt (Himantopus Novaezelandiae) - medium close-up alarm calls from 2 - 4 birds. Contact calls medium distance at start of recording. Redpolls and greenfinches calling. Alarm calls from blackbird. Fast flowing stream.

Woodland/prairie Edge - Early Morning Mourning Dove, Eastern Wood Pewee, Bobwhite and other birds, wind in grass and trees.

Outdoor Clock - Outdoor clock striking, 4 o'clock St. Mary's Church

Paddle Steamer: Built 1940, Horizontal Steam Engine (Rec. From Quay) - Paddle Steamer: Built 1940, horizontal steam engine, departure, from quay.

De Havilland Comet III, exterior, landing. (Medium/long-range airliner, 4 jet engines.)

Vogelkop Gardener Bowerbird (Amblyornis Inornatus) - 'Twangy'low-pitched calls interspersed with chirpy calls from a single bird.

Sewage Pumps (All With Start & Stop) - An electric centrifugal pump operating with start and stop. (Sewage pump)

Blackcap (Sylvia Atricapilla Atricapilla) - Song NB: Recorded between March-June 1938

Southern & Western Region Goods Trains - Long goods train entering tunnel. (Steam train.)

Island/coast - Summer:Day Gulls calling; mainly Western Gulls, California Sea Lions in background, distant surf.

Paddy Field Atmosphere - worker walk thru watery field (fairly generic)

Domestic Horse (Equus Caballus) - close-up sound of a pony being branded. Chatter from people.

Kittiwake (Rissa Tridactyla) - calls of individuals in small group

Motor Car Accessories - Bonnet closed three times, heavy and light.

Andean Cock Of The Rock (Rupicola Peruviana) - Calls close-up and movement. (Waterfall in distance).

Saddleback (Creadion Carunculatus) - close-up shrill alarm calls at start of recording. Followed by variety of repetitive calls from saddlebacks. background calls from other bird species. N.B. Different location/dialect to NHS1284 bands 1-10. Exact location is unknown, though the same as NHS1284 bands 11

Steam Trains: Interior - Steam Train: Indian, interior, wide gauge train pulls into station, distant voices, train pulls out slowly, gathers speed, constant run over varying track.

Oystercatcher (Haematopus Ostralegus) - Alarm calls medium close-up from a single bird. Common sandpiper display & red-throated diver in distance. Water trickling medium close-up,surf in distance.

Water - Water flowing over waterwheel. N.B. Exact date of recording unknown.

Red-billed Hornbill (Tockus Erythrorhynchus) - Display calls of a pair medium distance. With calls of unidentified species in f/g. NB Exact date of recording is unknown.

Tropical Forest: Wet Evergreen - MIDDAY In cocoa plantation with distant colobus monkeys

Trumpeter Hornbill (Bycanistes Bucinator) - close-up - medium close-up calls and cleaning bills against branch from several birds. Cicadas and crickets in background.

Estuary Atmosphere - Early morning atmosphere. Calls from waders including whimbrel, red capped dotterel & rufuous necked sandpiper. Sounds of seawash & wind. Also sounds of insects.

London Airport (Heathrow) - Heathrow Airport, general atmosphere in transcontinental flights terminal building. (No P.A.)

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - NB: All recorded from microphones placed beside a Reed Warbler's Nest. Female arrives close-up at nest, pecks at mics while fluttering wings to maintain position, then settles on nest.

Common Grackle (Quiscalus Quiscula) - medium close-up flock calls from a large feeding party. Later one bird more close-up. Boat-tailed grackles with flock. Cricket in background.

Peugeot 205gt 1982 1300cc Petrol (car Misfiring Quite Badly) - exterior - continuous alarm sounding, close perspective

Dawn Chorus - No further details NB: Exact date of recording unknown

Forest - Midday, loud cicadas. Calls from hornbills in background.

Ships‚äô Sirens - Cruiser's siren, sounded approximately six times.

Electronic Sounds - Varied hollow warble with start & stop. (Specially created electronic sound.)

Interiors - Restaurants - Buffet at London Airport, fairly busy - 1973 (1R3,reprocessed)

General Background - Moving cases and objects in a warehouse with distant conversation and occasional whistling.

Interiors - Shops And Cash Registers - Atmosphere in a quiet urban post office with footsteps, voices and distant traffic - Jan '1980 (1C21,reprocessed) (technical note - for use at low level)

Gulls (Larinae Subfamily) - And WHOOPER SWAN (CYGNUS CYGNUS) No further details

Mixed Woodland - LATE SPRING MIDDAY. With Blackbird, Goldcrest, Bullfinch, Chiffchaff Robin and Great Tit. (Rather windy).

Common Noddy (Anous Stolidus) - medium distance noddy calls then close-up calls with reply. background sea wash.

Suricate (Suricata Suricatta) - close-up calls from baby foraging with parent for beetles. Some chewing sounds.

Building & Demolition Work - Pile driver, three ton drop hammer in operation.

1964 Renault 1100 Saloon Car (Exterior) - Renault 1100 saloon, exterior, starts, depart. (1964 model.)

Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur Catta) - Troop squabbling in tree-tops at dawn

Comedy 3 - Colliding traffic with horns - 1967 (7C, reprocessed)

Brantley B2b 2-seater Helicopter (Exterior) (3-bladed Rotor; 180 H.p. Lycoming Engine) - Brantley B2B, exterior, approach, land, switch off. (2-seater helicopter with 3 bladed rotor, 180 h.p. Lycoming engine.)

Thailand 1 - Bangkok Riverside Market, small stalls, chatter & vendors' voices.

Mistle Thrush (Turdus Viscivorus) - medium close-up song. Jackdaws, wrens, woodpigeon, rooks and blue tits in distance. Slightly crackly recording.

Athletics - White City Stadium athletics meeting, applause with atmosphere.

Motor Car: 1968 Citroen Am 1.6 (Exterior) - Exterior, approach and pass at medium speed. (Ami 6, 1968 model, 602cc: Citroen)

Tall Grass Prairie - Early Morning Wind through grasses, crickets, Eastern Wood Pewee calls from nearby woodland, Bobwhite and other birds.

Mail Coach (4 Horses) (Interior) - Four horse mail coach, start, constant run, stop. (From driver's position)

Coniferous Forest Atmosphere - Blackbird, wren and goldcrest. Late spring, mid-day.

Coast - Mid-afternoon in coastal woodland above beach. Loud cicadas. Loud bellbirds. Surf in background.

Trains - Level Crossing, train passes, gates opened by hand, traffic resumes.

Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga Leonina) - close-up roars from a bull, and calls from females. Surf in background.

Lion (Panthera Leo) - Young male eating wildebeest medium close-up

Macgregor's Bowerbird (Amblyornis Macgregoriae) - Very elaborate continuous calling in bower. 2m Shrill calls; 2m30s wing flaps, calls; 5m shrill calls, flapping, rhythmic; 5m40s complex trilling; 6m15s new song; 6m40s new song, trilling; 7m30s flapping, arpeggios, complex rhythms; 8m20s bass notes & per

Train Doors & Windows - Train window with leather strap opened (after struggle with strap).

Satin Bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus Violaceus) - close-up calls from male at bower. Other birds in background.

Golden Eagle (Aquila Chrysaetos) - medium close-up wingflaps & "trilling" calls. Also some yelping calls from same eagle. Possibly sounds of a stream in the background. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Red Tailed Comet Hummingbird (Sappho Sparganura) - close-up sounds of wings from male hummingbird. Also calls from Chilean plantcutter 0m30s. background calls from other bird species. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown. Some bumps on recording.

Fairgrounds And The Circus - Children and clowns shout 'hello' (indistinguishable music in background) - Nov '1979 (1C20,reprocessed)

Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza Georgiana) - close-up calls. Crickets and wind in sedges in background.

Livestock 2 - Goats mating, with other goats bleating in background & some wind in trees. (Perspective varies as goats move around in front of microphone.)

Container Ship - Container Ship, interior, recording of atmosphere in engine room, no speech.

Meadow Atmosphere - Recorded in early morning just after sunrise. medium distance calls from many birds including doves. Very slight engine noise at end of recording.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Fairly busy atmosphere recorded during afternoon after rain. medium distance tapping calls from unidentified species. background sounds from cicadas & birds. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Bmc Mini 1000 Car: Interior - Cars: BMC car, 1000cc engine. Exterior, start, tickover, stop

Horse gallops up, stamps, rider dismounts, rider remounts, horse canters off on soft cinder road.

Farm Machinery - Grain stacker blowing corn through funnel from trailer to silo. (Inside silo)

Woodland Atmosphere - medium distance to background calls from various bird species, occasionally loud. background sounds of wind in trees. Distant calls from diver (Gaviidae family).

Low-lying Marshy Pasture - Late Spring: Midday - With common green grasshopper, flies, distant skylarks and bee-eaters

19ft Motor Boat (12 H.p. Petrol Engine) - Start up, revving, manoeuvring. (Stern of 19 foot motor boat, 12 h.p. petrol engine)

Periodical Cicada (Magicicada Sp.) - medium distance sound of cicadas in suburban Cincinnati. Sound of city in distance. Traffic and hammering noises in background.

Electronically Generated Sounds - Electronic motor hum. (Futuristic Spot Effect.)

Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa Limosa) - close-up anxiety and alarm calls. Lapwing, skylark and gulls in distance.

Wildebeest Or Brindled Gnu (Connochaetes Taurinus) - AND BURCHELL'S ZEBRA (EQUUS BURCHELLI) Wildebeest grunting and zebras snorting

Green-backed Heron (Butorides Striatus) - close-up call while roosting in tree, wind in trees and Madagascar Red Fodys calling.

Africa 1 - The Human World - Algeria: Tamanrasset, market atmosphere, with distant traffic.

Woodland Savanna Atmosphere - Loud stridulation from cicadas. Snorts, footsteps & sounds of grazing from Burchell's zebra. background calls from birds. Some sounds of wind.

Northern Elephant Seal (Mirounga Angustirostris) - MC colony calls and waves breaking on beach.

Grey Heron (Ardea Cinerea) - Calls medium close-up in heronry; house sparrows & wren in background.

African Elephant (Loxodonta Africana) - close-up feeding sounds from single animals eating & ripping up long grass. Breathing & chewing; some rumbling sounds & groan. Insects, crowned cranes & crowned plovers in background.

Migrating Passerine Birds - Greenfinches, chaffinches and distant sea.

Bar-headed Goose (Anser Indicus) - medium close-up contact calls. Flies and mosquitoes buzzing and humming. Other birds in distance. Slightly hissy. Slight dolby pumping.

White Throated Kingfisher (Halcyon Smyrnensis) - Quivering song from kingfisher. Also calls from malabar whistling thrush. Also sounds of wingbeats. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Arctic Skua (Stercorarius Parasiticus) - Calls close-up. Seawash mp.

Rushing Water: Rapids - Rapids, rushing water. (General perspective)

Guillemot (Uria Aalge) - close-up calls from a large group of non-breeding birds. Various calls as they preen, stand, walk and land. Also, occasional calls from several, as the main group rests. Kittiwakes in background. Occasional calls from razorbills and shags. Surf medium distance-medium close-up.

Andean Lapwing (Vanellus Resplendens) - close-up - mp flight alarm calls near nest.

Woodland - Night, mid-night. Open acacia woodland - crickets and deeper frog call.

Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo Novaeguineae) - medium close-up - close-up alarm calls and flight alarm calls at a predator (goanna) near nest, includes some laughing calls. \ Adult flies in, strikes and forces lizard down tree. Sounds of lizard descending tree. Calls from other birds in group at end of recording. Camer

Black-headed Gull (Larus Ridibundus) - Landing calls medium close-up from bird in colony.

Honda 250 Motor Cycle - Motor Cycles: Honda 250, attempted kick starts

Village Atmosphere - Spring: House Bunting, Black-eared Wheatear, Rock Sparrow, Crested Larks, Chickens, insects, Palm Doves, Olivaceous Warbler, Serins, Donkey. Windy in background.

Northwestern Crow (Corvus Caurinus) - medium close-up calls. Woodland birds in background.

Right Whale (Balaena Glacialis) - close-up deep pitched blow from whale. Also water effects.

Girls‚äô Grammar School - Girls' Grammar School classroom, footsteps & indistinct chatter as girls enter room.

Deciduous Woodland Atmosphere - Spring. Rather neutral with great tit, willow warbler, chaffinch etc.

Dusky Gull (Larus Fuliginosus) - Laughing and conversational calls close-up. Surf medium close-up.

Water 1 - Lapping river water (River Thames, London)  - 1979 (1W9, reprocessed)

Blue And Yellow Macaw (Ara Ararauna) - medium close-up calls. Sound of bird excavating hole in dead palm tree. Other birds and insects in distance.

Marsh Warbler (Acrocephalus Palustris) - medium close-up mimicry of blackbird alarm calls. background calls from other bird species. Sounds of running water.

Domestic Clock: Westminster Chimes - Domestic clock striking three o'clock. (Domestic clock with Westminster chimes.)

Southern Ground Hornbill (Bucorvus Leadbeateri) - close-up calls and cackling calls. Another in background at end. Cricket chorus in background. NB:Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Ambulance (Bedford: Interior) - Ambulance, interior, starts, ticks over and moves off. (Recorded in cab.) (Bedford ambulance.)

Guillemot (Uria Aalge) - medium close-up wing-flaps, bill-fencing and calls. Distant kittiwakes and herring gulls. Sounds of auks splashing in water at base of cliffs. Growls from nearby razorbill.

Casqued Oropendola (Clypicterus Oseyri) - Song close-up, with others in background.

Golden Eagle (Aquila Chrysaetos) - Eaglet & female calling close-up.

Wren (Troglodytes Troglodytes Zetlandicus) - Song, with Skylark song and wind in background and occasional distant Eider and Fulmar.

Interiors - Various 1 - Ground floor, Terminal III Heathrow, lively acoustic, footsteps, voices, movement and indistinct tannoy - 1972 (1C9,reprocessed))

Doors (Large & Heavy) - A latched church door opened and closed.

Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus Alexandri) - close-up wing-beats and calls.

Coast - Evening. MC waves breaking on beach on island. Crested and parakeet auklets and ancient murrelets in distance. Occasional closer calls from birds in flight over the sea - typical of late evening.

Motor Car: Porsche 924 1984cc (1979)  Exterior - Cars: Porsche 924, 1984cc, 1979 model. Exterior, medium start and depart

Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus Niloticus) - Adult female moving about with calling young, close-up. NB: Exact date of recording unknown.

Lava Flow - Lava flowing into pool, trees burning and steam gushing. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Post Office Telephones (Std) - Telphone, 20 digits dialled, pulses only. (STD telephone.)

Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus Hyacinthinus) - close-up calls. Some wind noise in trees.

Red Junglefowl (Gallus Gallus) - Junglefowl calling in mid-distance. Other bird species calling & singing.

Diesel Taxi (Interior) - Interior, stop, tickover, door opened and closed, switch off. (Diesel Taxi)

Woodland (Atmosphere) - Mid day. Arid area scattered with trees, near a creek with more lush vegetation. Loud cicada chorus.

White Pelican (Pelecanus Onocrotalus) - medium close-up sound of groups taking off from ground. Some calls. Grey-headed gulls, yellow wagtail and cisticola in background.

Domestic Sheep (Ovis Aries) - close-up bleats from six-week-old Jacob's sheep lamb. Birds in distance. Slight wind in trees.

Black Crow (Corvus Capensis) - close-up calls from a single bird. Moves medium distance later. Alarm calls from cisticolas in bushes.

Thick Billed Parrot (Rhynchopsitta Pachyrhyncha) - medium close-up to close-up calls from a single bird.

Trams - Horse-drawn Tram starts, constant run, stop, with motor traffic passing.

Red-footed Booby (Sula Sula) - close-up calls from chick in nest. Sooty Terns in background.

Starfighter Single-engined Jet Fighter - Exterior, passing overhead. (Starfighter. Single-engined jet fighter)

Red Bishop (Euplectes Orix) - Rapid, shrill calls from Red Bishop. Some sounds of insects. background calls from other bird species. N.B. Some microphone rumble at start.

Lucy's Warbler (Vermivora Luciae) - close-up song, Gambel's Quail, White-winged Dove and Gila Woodpeckers in background.

Solander's Petrel (Pterodroma Solandri) - Petrels flying & calling. medium distance & occasionally medium close-up calls. Distant sounds of the sea.

Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus Trochilus) - close-up song. (Sub-song at 2'10" -2'50") Willow warbler and chaffinch in background.

Spotless Starling (Sturnus Unicolor) - Nestlings begging in tree nest-hole. With Azure-winged Magpie, Turtle Dove and Bee-eater.

Camargue Feral Horse (Equus Caballus) - Horse coughing close-up with bee-eater

Transport - Bedford Truck, exterior, start up & drive off. (10 ton Diesel truck, 6 cylinders, 1984 model.)

Forest Atmosphere - With Green Vervet Monkeys in trees, Grey Plantain-eaters, Brown-throated Wattle Eye and insects.

Household Effects: Electric Automatic Washing Machine - Electric automatic washing mashine. Filling with water

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - Alarm calls medium close-up from several birds. Kak-kak-kak & kow calls medium close-up.

Rural South America - Neutral early morning atmosphere.with birdsong (Brazil) with night jar and lapwing

World War Ii Aircraft Carriers - Searchlight working on aircraft carrier. World War II. (From 78 r.p.m. disc)

House Sparrow (Passer Domesticus) - Recorded in early morning (6.00 a.m.). medium close-up chirruping advertisement calls from male. N.B. Location & date of this recording is unknown.

Leopard (Panthera Pardus) - Growls and hisses from female, with growls and hisses from her two 12 week old cubs. Occasional calls from house sparrows. African fish eagle in distance.

5 Ton Austin Diesel Truck - Interior, start, tickover, switch off. (5 ton diesel truck)

Horse On Gravel (Studio) - Horse on gravel. Restless. (Studio recording)

Oriental White-eye (Zosterops Palpebrosa) - Calls close-up with other birds in background.

White-fronted Bee-eater (Merops Bullockoides) - NB: Exact date of recording not known. close-up calls and wingbeats from adults coming to nest tunnel entrance to feed large chick, doves and hornbills calling in background.

Darwin's Finch Sp. (Geospizinae Family) - medium close-up loud ringing calls from finch 0m08s & 1m00s (exact species unknown). background calls from other birds & sounds of insect stridulation. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Jesus College Clock, Oxford - Jesus College clock striking three o'clock.

Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa Lapponica) - close-up display calls, other birds in background.

Traffic 3 - Car approach & pass with horn. Dartford tunnel, 1968.

Wild Places - Patagonia - Lake Venados, Argentina. Water lapping, frogs (background)

Montane Forest Atmosphere - Peaceful atmosphere recorded by edge of village. Sounds of insect stridulation. medium distance to background calls from various bird species. Occasional voices in background.

Desert Rain Frog (Breviceps Macrops) - medium close-up to background whistling calls from frogs. background sounds of the sea. N.B. Date of recording is unknown.

Domestic Clock (Bell: Heavy Mechanism) - Domestic clock striking six o'clock. (Domestic clock with bell & heavy machanism.)

Churchyard - Towards castle mound with blackcap, wren, bumble bee, etc

Village/garden Atmosphere - Rather quiet with distant Pied Crow and doves.

Horses 1 - Two horses at trot, approach, stop & depart on gravelly track, left to right.

Heathland - Late spring Early morning With robin, blackbird, willow warbler, chaffinch, whitethroat & wren

Rajasthan Musicians - Sounds of flute & jews harp. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Curtains & Windows - Curtains being pulled. Small rings on wire.

Orange Winged Amazon Parrot (Amazona Amazonica) - Flock calls, medium close-up at times. Other birds in background. Slight wind in trees.

Whooper Swan (Cygnus Cygnus) - Calls close-up from a single bird, wigeon & other whooper swans in background.

Linnet (Acanthis Cannabina) - Flight calls of party medium close-up. With skylark in background.

Gasworks - General interior atmosphere on rig (some voices). 1970.

French Crowds - French Snack Bar, atmosphere in a busy snack bar.

Elephant Seal (Mirounga Leonina) - Atmosphere on breeding beach American oystercatcher in background

Gelada Baboon (Theropithecus Gelada) - Atmosphere of troop while foraging

Cicada Sp - SPP. medium close-up several different species of cicadas including 6 O'clock cicada.

Adelie Penguin (Pygoscelis Adeliae) - medium distance to close-up calls from 50-60 large chicks about to fledge on beach. Gulls in distance. Surf in background.

India: General Backgrounds - Ajmer main street. (Recorded at noon.)

Grey Headed Albatross (Diomedea Chrysostoma) - close-up bill clicking between a pair. Calls. Others in background.

Scrubland - Sunset. Many flies, crickets. A few birds singing and calling.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Dawn chorus at sunrise. Loud stridulating cicadas. medium close-up warbling birdsong with many birds in background. Also some hammering from woodpecker.

Snipe (Gallinago Gallinago) - Mp display calls from several - chippering, and drumming sounds. close-up take-off near end. Trickling stream mp.

Insurance: Lloyd‚äôs Of London - Insurance: Lloyds of London, Atmosphere, Lutine bell, rung twice

Raven (Corvus Corax) - medium distance calls, with prominent running water froms tream, and occasional other birds in background

Austin Maestro Vanden Plas: Interior (Dashboard Audible Warnings) - Cars: Austin Maestro Vanden Plas, 1984 model, 1600cc OHC. Interior, dashboard audible warnings, selection of dashboard switches and noises

Time Signals & Clocks - Big Ben recorded prior to repair in 1956. 12 o'clock

Coypu (Mycocastor Coypus) - close-up chewing & calls from a single animal. Surf in distance. Slightly crackly recording.

Yellow Throated Sandgrouse (Pterocles Gutturalis) - medium close-up take-off and calls, some reflector noise, doves in background.

Cars - Vauxhall Carlton, exterior, slow pass left to right. (1.8 litre saloon, 1986 model.)

Telephones - 1985: Sceptre 100 Telephone - Telephones: Sceptre 100 Telephone, Constant ring

Lake Atmosphere - Lakeside: Coots, Great Crested Grebe, Canada Goose, Little Grebe, Blackbird, Woodpigeon and Wren.

Desert Atmosphere - Recorded in sand dunes. Sounds of howling wind. Gentle insect stridulation. Some distant bird calls. Occasional wind on microphone.

Vulturine Guineafowl (Acryllium Vulturinum) - Mp alarm calls at two pale chanting goshawks. Insects and birds in distance.

Hoopoe Lark (Alaemon Alaudipes) - Song close-up, with Crested Larks singing in background.

Spotted Necked Dove (Streptopelia Chinensis) - M/d calls from spotted necked dove. background calls from other birds. Slight sounds of moving foliage & occasional insect buzz.

Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon Pyrrhonota) - NB: Exact date of recording not known. medium close-up calls in colony.

Industry - China Factory, checking the ware for faults, with voices in background.

Mountain Chicken (Leptodactylus Fallx) - Whooping calls from mountain chicken frog. background calls from other frog species. Occasional low level microphone handling noise. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Black Headed Gull (Larus Ridibundus) - Calls of feeding flock at night.

Crested Auklet (Aethia Cristatella) - close-up flock calls from birds on their roosting/breeding slopes in the evening. Some calls from birds in burrows.

Trains Passing - Steam Train slow pass R-L. (King George V Steam Locomotive.)

Scrub Stone And Sand Desert (Hamada) Atmosphere - Scrub stone and sand desert - Winter - Mid Morning. Many birds calling and singing, insects buzzing - some close-up. Wind in trees and gusting.

Forest Atmosphere - close-up bird song. Sound of waves in background.

Village Atmosphere - quiet atmosphere with birds and occasional distant voices

Pale-eyed Thrush (Platycichla Leucops) - close-up song with mimicry cicadas and waterfall in background

Great Skua (Catharacta Skua) - Calls and attacking dives close-up. Herring gulls, snow bunting and oystercatcher in distance.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Atmosphere recorded at night by lakeside. Loud insect stridulation. background croaks from frogs. Occasional water sounds. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Giant Coot (Fulica Gigantea) - Calls close-up. Bee medium close-up. Flamingoes in distance. Water sounds medium close-up. Hissy recording.

Caving & Potholing - 4 men walking in single file along small passage.

Caribou (Rangifer Tarandus) - MP panting, grunting and clashing antlers at 'rut'. Lightly falling rain in f/g. Date unknown

Bmc Mini Car 1966 (848cc) (Interior) - Interior, constant run, slow down, stop. (1966 848cc BMC Mini car)

Lake Atmosphere - Sounds of cicadas & distant birds. Distant roars (unidentified) gently agitate birds. Some gentle bumps, cleaner sounds in second half.

Ringing Bell - Echoing notes from ringing bell. Some chatter from people in background.

Motor Car: Ford Cortina 1.6 Gl (Manual) 1982 Model: Exterior - Cars: 1.6GL (Manual) 1982 model Ford Cortina. Exterior, passing at slow speed

Underwater Effect - Heavily filtered water. medium close-up constant very deep rumble with occasional bumps. No specific watery sounds. Sounds as if recording has been made near bottom of ocean. NOTE: This effect was created from a BBC copyright recording of SURFACE water (not a hydroph

Crested Drongo (Dicrurus Forficatus) - close-up song, cicadas, insects, Crested Drongo, Madagascar Cuckoo, White-headed Vanga.

Black-nest Swiftlet (Lowe's Swiftlet) (Collocalia Maxima) - close-up echo-locating calls from many birds inside cave after dark.

Grasshopper (Orthoptera) - medium close-up stridulation from grasshopper. Occasional fly buzz. background quiet atmosphere of llanos.

Domestic Clock (Bell: Double-strike) - Domestic clock striking seven o'clock. (Domestic clock with double-strike mechanism.)

Greylag Goose (Anser Anser) - close-up flight calls from a single bird. medium distance house sparrow calls near end.

Grey Warbler (Gerygone Igata) - Song of male. NB: Date of recording not known.

Sandhill Crane (Grus Canadensis) - Birds calling. with flicker dominant.

Anne Boleyn's Clock, Hampton Court - Anne Boleyn's Clock striking half-hour

Bus Ticket Machines (London Transport) - Bell Punch ticket machine operated several times. (London Transport.)

Domestic Horse (Equus Caballus) - medium close-up sounds of two New Forest ponies walking through forest on dead leaves. Chaffinch and other birds in background.

Hummingbirds (Trochilidae) - Calls and wing beats of dwarf violet-ear (colibri sp?), gould's violet-ear (colibri sp?), brown violet-ear (colibri delphinae) and white-breasted emerald (or amazilia) (amazilia chionopectus)

Gannet (Sula Bassana) - Colony medium close-up, calls and bill clattering.

Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides Villosus) - MC calls. Wind in trees. Slight aircraft noise in background.

Common Marmoset (Calithrix Jacchus Jacchus) - Single adult subdued agitation.

Brown Pelican (Pelecanus Occidentalis) - Calls close-up from a week-old chick, colony in background.

Banded Stilt (Cladorhynchus Leucocephalus) - medium distance calls from stilt approaching in flight. medium close-up calls & sounds of wings as stilt flies past. background calls from other bird species. Constant sounds of rippling water. Very distant engine hum.

Guillemot (Uria Aalge) - Greeting calls followed by a long growl; distress call. Kittiwakes, razorbills, herring gulls and arctic terns in background.

Lifts - Eiffel Tower Lifts, lift gates close, bell, lift ascends to 1st stage, announcement & atmosphere.

Post Office Telegraph Equipment - Creed tape-printing telegraph operating. (c.1928-1952)

Footsteps On Pavement: Walking - Footsteps on Pavement, two men walking, departing.

Orange Grove - Spring Morning; Leaf rustle, Mockingbird and other birds, crickets.

Grassland - Mid-day. Alpine meadow with fast flowing river in distance. Crickets and cicadas in grass. Distant redpoll flies over at start of recording. Distant black-billed gulls. Also suitable for farmland, open scrub areas and coastal dune interior.

London 2 - Airport apron atmosphere as Dash 7 aircraft engines start up; aircraft taxis to end of runway (2'36"); and takes off.

Southern Region Electric Trains - Exterior, train passes through station.

Canada Goose (Branta Canadensis) - medium distance calls from a feeding flock. medium distance crickets/grasshoppers.

Fast Footsteps Down Stone Stars - Fast footsteps down stone stairs, 1 man departing.

Caving & Pot-holing - Small boulders rolling & falling in a cave. (Six takes.)

Crowds: Interior - Crowd, interior, twenty women, angry loud chatter.

Motorway Construction - JCB type excavator levelling and excavating motorway. (Also suitable for building use)

Tufted Titmouse (Parus Bicolor) - medium close-up calls, other birds in background including Carolina Wren and Rufous-sided Towhee.

Comedy, Fantasy & Horror - Swannee whistle, high pitched ascend & descend quickly. (Comedy Spot Effect.)

White Winged Grosbeak (Coccothraustes Carnipes) - close-up calls. medium close-up-close-up calls from Himalayan Rubythroat. Other birds in distance. Wind in bushes.

Sulphur-breasted Musk Parrot (Prosopeia Personata) - Early morning. medium distance - medium close-up calls from three birds. Golden whistlers & other birds in distance. Cicadas.

Mangroves Atmosphere - Mangrove swamp. Crackling, snapping and popping sounds from the mangrove trees. Cricket chorous.

Motor Car: Ford Cortina 1600 (Exterior) - Ford Cortina 1600, exterior, door opened & closed. (1600cc engine.)

Rainforest - Morning - 9.15am. Rain and dripping water on leaves. Distant birds. Faint cricket chorus.

Professional League Football - Football League match, whistle for throw in.

London Underground: Bakerloo Line Train: 1938 Stock: Exterior - London Underground: Bakerloo Line Train, 1938 Stock, exterior, doors close, train departs.

Association Football Match: Crowd Reactions - Association Football: Crowd leaving ground, close perspective, Arsenal v. Wolves game.

Migrating Passerine Birds - Meadow pipits, white wagtails, woodlark and distant sea.

Tropical Seasonal Forest Atmosphere - Morning atmosphere in Gir Forest. Some medium distance calls from birds. Also sounds of cicadas & other insects.

Mgb Open Sports Car 1966 (1798cc) (Interior) - Interior, self starter, tickover. (1966 1798cc MGB open sports car)

University College Clock, Oxford - University College, Oxford clock striking ten o'clock.

Ecclesiastical Effects 1 - People leaving church after service, no conversation - 1984 (7M2,reprocessed)

Dial 999 - Fire engine started, revving, departs from fire station with two tone horns.

German Gasthof - German Gasthof, atmosphere in busy gasthof with conversation, footsteps & clinking of glasses.

Grey Plantain-eater (Crinifer Piscator) - Calls close-up-medium close-up. With Blue-spotted Wood Dove and White-vented Bulbul.

Frankincense Dance - Singing & chanting from several men performing frankincense dance. Male speech in background.

Chatter - Crowd of 100 women, in a hall, with footsteps & indistinct speech.

Little Tern (Sterna Albifrons) - close-up wingbeats from bird taking off. Wind and surf mp.

Monsoon Forest - Sunrise. Cicadas and crickets. Song from golden whistler. Wattled honeyeaters in background.

Modern Agricultural Machinery & Vehicles - Land Rover, door slammed shut. (Land Rover, Long Wheel Base, 109" Safari Diesel, Series 2A, 1967.)

Cassin's Kingbird (Tyrannus Vociferans) - medium close-up calls.

Livestock 2 - Sheep, one lamb bleating in barn with occasional reply from ewe from outside, some birds in background. (Recorded inside barn.)

Club Bar - Club/Pub: Large Club Bar, Rugby Football Union Twickenham

Common Eider (Somateria Mollissima) - Males & females calling close-up. Common gull medium distance, skylark & rock pipit in distance. Waves medium close-up, surf medium distance.

Ships And Boats 1 - Lifeboat., atmosphere in wheelhouse, with some indistinct speech & R/T. (48ft 6in Oakley class self-righting boat, RNLB 'Charles Henry'.)

Red-breasted Goose (Branta Ruficollis) - close-up calls from single birds Distant flock calls Windy atmosphere Wingbeats near end.

Aircraft 3 - Land, switch off - exterior (single piston, open cockpit aircraft).

Triumph 650 Cc Motor Cycle - Triumph 650cc twin, start, revving, switch off.

Scottish Crossbill (Loxia Scotica) - close-up sub-song from a single bird. close-up flight calls at 1m16s. Others in background with wren, chaffinches, curlew and willow warbler. Wind in trees.

Raven (Corvus Corax) - And MAGPIE (PICA PICA) Many gathering at roost in Eucalyptus wood, with Magpies.

Traffic 2 - Small town, children in playground - distant traffic.

Scandinavia 1 - Cobbled street -  with trams, traffic and 3'42 pedestrians - Oslo

Rainforest - Day. Water dripping on leaves. Cicadas and crickets. Distant birds. Distant thunder as storm approaches.

Winter Sports - Ski-ing, atmosphere at departure point of ski drag lift.

Paddle Steamer (2400 H.p.) - Interior, sound of engines as heard from empty saloon with some distant voices. (On board a 2,400 h.p. paddle steamer)

Agile Gibbon (Hylobates Agilis) - Recorded during early morning. Distant long calls from agile gibbon. Also shrill stridulation from cicadas. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Adventure - Hot Air Ballooning, fan filling balloon with air on ground, burners join in, fan stops.

Power Station (Conventional Type) - Power Station, atmosphere in basement of power station. (Conventional power station.)

Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus Niloticus) - Adult walking through grass, medium close-up. NB: Exact date of recording is unknown.

Lapwing (Vanellus Vanellus) - close-up anxiety calls from a pair. Distant meadow pipit. Surf mp.

Forest - Late afternoon, loud cicada chorus, a few birds calling in background. Large trees, commonly in this area - Yellow Fever trees with fairly dense undergrowth in the lowlands and Fig & Nuxia congesta in the highlands.

Canoes - Canoes: Group of canoes bumping together, some distant birdsong

Colony Atmosphere - medium close-up to background calls from breeding colony of White cheeked & Crested terns. Distant roar of sea.

Goldfinch (Carduelis Carduelis) - Song and insects, with alarm calls and song of Graceful Warbler in background.

Osprey (Pandion Haliaetus) - medium distance calls from bird on nest, other in distance.

Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga Leonina) - close-up grunts from a bull. King penguins in background.

Hospital Equipment: Pulse Monitor (Actuality) (All Bands With Activity & Traffic) - Hospital Equipment: Pulse monitor activity, accelerate, erratic, activity & traffic

Cliff Top - Very strong wind, with distant curlew, meadow pipit, gulls, oystercatcher, etc

Lapwing (Vanellus Vanellus) - medium close-up anxiety calls and display calls, wingbeats. Redshank medium close-up - mp. Sheep in distance. Surf in distance. Windy background.

Exterior Crowds 2 - Aylesbury market, Buckinghamshire - atmosphere with speech, traffic and footsteps - 1981 (2C2, reprocessed)

Motor Car (Badly Worn, Exterior) - Exterior, passing at 40 m.p.h. (Badly worn Sunbeam Rapier, 1962 model)

Oystercatcher (Haematopus Ostralegus) - Calls. with black headed gulls.

Lakeside - LATE SPRING: MORNING With oystercatcher, curlew, black-headed gulls and skylark

Tarsier Sp.(tarsius Genus) - Recorded at night. close-up shrill calls from tarsier (exact species unknown). medium distance wingbeats from Sulawesi hornbill, calls from 0m39s. background calls from other bird species. Distant sounds of the sea.

Queens College Clock, Oxford - Queens College clock striking eight o'clock.

Rainforest Atmosphere - close-up high pitched squeaking bird calls in general atmosphere. Fairly constant background with wind sounds. N.B. The exact date of this recording is unknown.

Osprey (Pandion Haliaetus) - close-up female feeding chicks, calls from both. Insects mp.

Common Tern (Sterna Hirundo) - Calls medium close-up from several birds. Distant avocet.

Kittiwake (Rissa Tridactyla) - close-up anxiety calls of adult with nestlings. Other kittiwakes mp. Distant herring gull.

Linnet (Acanthis Cannabina) - Snatch of song and flight call close-up and sheep bells.

Comedy, Fantasy & Horror - Horse on cobbles. (Comedy Spot Effect.)

Suburban Town Garden Atmosphere - Dry season: evening. With chorus of crickets, bulbuls and distant roar of Atlantic Ocean.

Cottage Industries - Wood turning on lathe, being polished & worked with sandpaper.

Yellow Hooded Blackbird - Shrill singing by group of adults & subadults. Distant calls from other bird species. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown. Bumps at end of recording.

Red Knot (Calidris Canutus) - Calls from high tide roost. Greylag goose in background. Wind over beach.

Restaurants & Kitchens - Kitchen of busy French restaurant, London.

Yellow-breasted Bunting (Emberiza Aureola) - close-up song. Pheasant, cuckoos, distant Japanese cranes, pale thrush, Far Eastern curlew and other birds in background.

Household - Household: WC cistern flushing and filling, low level plastic.

Austin A35 Van 1968 (Exterior) - Exterior, approach and stop in mid-distance. (1968 Austin A35 Van)

Magellan Goose (Chloephaga Picta) - C.p.picta close-up calls in flock. close-up ashy-headed geese & distant wing-beats.

Eastern Dwarf Mongoose (Helogale Undulata) - close-up alarm calls while foraging. Weavers and other birds in distance.

Common Redstart (Phoenicurus Phoenicurus) - close-up calls from adults and chicks being fed. Loud calls are female alarm. Willow warbler, jackdaws and other birds. Distant traffic.

Savanna - Night Droning calls from hyaenas. High-pitched braying alarm calls from zebras. Distant barking. Some distant voices. NB: Exact date of recording unknown.

Blackbird (Turdus Merula) - Clucking quietly close-up, then flies off uttering flight alarm call.

Jackdaw (Corvus Monedula) - Adults feeding well-grown nestlings inside barn roof (recorded from inside).

Streamside - With red rumped and common swallows, great grey shrike fledglings, cuckoo and Iberian marsh frogs

Lion (Panthera Leo) - close-up panting & growling from a pride of 19 at rest at midday. The clicks or plops are their tails hitting either their backs or the ground. Hum from insects & flies. Distant birds.

Bells, Door Chimes And Buzzers - Electric door chimes rung at intervals. (Ding-dong note)

Mistle Thrush (Turdus Viscivorus) - Adult arrives and feeds nestlings rookery in background

Woodland - Spring: Day; Several woodland bird species calling and singing, high wind in Aspens, slight pump in background. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Interiors - Various 2 - Quiet atmosphere in a small public library (recorded near issue desk) - 1982 (2N1,reprocessed)

White Eyed Bulbul (Pycnonotus Xanthopygos) - Song close-up, with house sparrows in background, and lesser whitethroat alarm 'tacks' Distant hotel noise.

Leisler's Bat (Nyctalus Leisleri) - Adult squeaking and chattering

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - NB: Recorded from microphones placed beside a Reed Warbler's nest. 0515-0615hrs Quiet calls and movement in and on nest. With Wren, Carrion Crow, Great Tit, Curlew and cattle in background.

Motor Car: Morris Bullnose, 1922 (Exterior) - Exterior, approach & pass. (11.9 hp side valve Hotchkiss engine, 1922 Morris Bullnose.)

Lakeside - Afternoon (but could be any time) Many grey-headed gulls and gull-billed terns at lake edge. Also calls from Egyptian goose, swallows, yellow wagtail and waders. Some distant town noise.

Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo Olivaceus) - medium close-up song, other birds in background.

House Wren (Troglodytes Aedon) - close-up song, very little in background.

Island Atmosphere - Night atmosphere. Clear sounds of stridulating cricket. background sounds of loud wind. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Horses / Dogs - Dog, interior, lapping water. (Close perspective recording.)

Black Chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus Alexandri) - close-up sounds of whirring wings & rapid calls. N.B. Bird at feeder during migration. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Domestic Clock (Bell: Heavy Mechanism) - Domestic clock striking ten o'clock. (Domestic clock with bell & heavy machanism.)

Red Bird Of Paradise (Paradisaea Rubra) - medium distance to background repetitive calls. background calls from other bird species. Also sounds of insect stridulation.

Open-top Vintage Bus: Dennis (1925): 4 Cylinder Petrol Engine: Exterior - Dennis Open-Top Bus, exterior, approach & stop. (Vintage open-top bus c. 1925, 4 cylinder petrol engine.)

Island Thrush (Turdus Poliocephalus Seebohmi) Sub Sp. - Song, with others in distance. Wind and dripping water in background.

Livestock 1 - Milking Parlour, interior, cow enters & moos (live acoustic).

Boat (7 H.p. Twin-cylinder Diesel Engine) - Boat. Stop. (7 h.p. twin-cylinder diesel engine)

Electronically Generated Sounds - Variable velocity gun, single shot. (Futuristic Spot Effect.)

Green-tailed Towhee (Chlorurus Chlorurus) - close-up song, other birds in background.

Rothschild's Mynah (Leucopsar Rothschildi) - medium close-up calls from two birds, complex at times. background calls from other individuals. N.B. Occasional cage noise.

Blue-eared Pheasant (Crossoptilon Auritum) - Calls close-up from a captive bird. House sparrows mp. Chaffinch in distance. Background sounds from zoo.

Frog  (Unidentified) - Night. Rainy season. medium close-up frog chorus with crickets. Occasional distant traffic and voices.

European Cities - Red Square outside Lenin Mausoleum, some speech, including foreign tourists, also bells (indexed) and footsteps

Trains & Tunnels - Goods train leaving tunnel without siren. (Recorded at trackside.)

Kerguelen Fur Seal (Arctocephalus Gazella) - close-up calls from pup in colony. Grunts from females.

Moose (Alces Alces) - Simulated effect of fighting with antlers being hit and scraped against each other. Sound of antlers against brushwood at 1m00s.

Red Deer (Cervus Elaphus) - Hind giving birth to calf - groaning and licking

Garden Tiger Moth (Arctia Caja) - \  close-up clicking produced by moth (blocking bat's echo-location). Distant high-pitched sound (echo location emissions from bat). N.B. Bat sounds may be a recording.

Church Bells: St. Albans Abbey - St. Albans Abbey Bells, ringing down, bells stop.

House Sparrow (Passer Domesticus) - Several feeding at bird table Calls and wingbeats

World War Aircraft: 1916 Bristol Fighter (Exterior) - Exterior, take off. (1916 Bristol Fighter, First World War two-seater fighter with single Rolls Royce piston engine)

Fairgrounds - Fairgrounds: Crowd atmosphere, indistinct band in background

Madagascar White-eye (Zosterops Maderaspatana) - close-up song from several, wind in trees, frogs in background. Calls from single bird near end and flight calls from flock.

Atlantic Grey Seal (Halichoerus Grypus) - Bull hauling up onto beach

Robin (Erithacus Rubecula) - close-up spring song. Chiffchaff in background. Other birds in distance.

Camargue Feral Horse (Equus Caballus) - Stallion neighing close-up

Woodland - Wind in trees with branches creaking. Mid-distant stream. Blue-and-white flycatcher, nuthatch, jungle crows and calls from Tristram's bunting in distance.

Fallow Deer (Dama Dama) - medium close-up - close-up rutting calls from a buck as he walks around his stand. Calls from female in background. Slight wind in trees. Some radio interference.

Vintage Motor Car: Fiat 509a Saloon: Exterior - Cars: Vintage motor car Fiat 509A saloon. Exterior, slower speed start and depart, engine warm

Laysan Albatross (Diomedea Immutabilis) - Wing flaps and bird taking off close-up, traffic medium distance.

Southern Region Steam Train: Hauled By Stroudley 0-6-0 Tank Locomotive - Stroudley 0-6-0 tank locomotive running in and out of local stations, with whistles. (Southern Region train.) (Recorded on footplate.)

Woodland Atmosphere - close-up honking calls of Mexican tree frog. medium close-up rasping croaks of Gulf Coast toad. background calls of other individuals & crickets.

Paddle Steamer: Built 1940, Horizontal Steam Engine (Rec. From Quay) - Paddle Steamer: Built 1940, horizontal steam engine, stop with telegraph, in engine room.

Domestic Horse (Equus Caballus) - close-up sound of ponies being herded into a corner of the corral before tail marking. close-up neighs and snort. Chat from people.

Red Colobus Monkey (Colobus Badius) - Barks and moving about in trees, and distant wood doves. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Motor Car Accessories - A hand brake operated, slow, fast, faster. (With three second pauses)

Indian Elephant (Elephas Indicus) - Baby (aged 2 years) with old elephant

Southern & Western Region Goods Trains - Goods train shunting. (Steam train.)

Mountain - Summer: 0613 hrs Prominent Lincoln's Sparrow with varied Thrush in background, also distant Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Dark-eyed Junco and Pine Siskins, wind in pines.

Sperm Whale (Physeter Catodon) - Sperm whales producing echolocation clicks. Also chirrups, high-pitched whistles & "laughs". Hydrophone recording. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Outdoor Clock - Outdoor clock striking, 2 o'clock St. Mary's Church

Trains 2 - Signal box opening with signal received and acknowledged.

Himalayan Snowcock (Tetraogallus Himalayensis) - Approaching & passing flight calls from snowcock. Also some calls from other bird species. Constant sounds of wind. Recorded at altitude of 18300 ft.

Riverside - MC fast flowing river, shallow with rocks. Pale-legged leaf warbler and blue and white flycatcher in background.

Waterfall Atmosphere - Constant sounds from heavy cascade. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Continental Telephones: Engaged Tones - Belgian telephone ringing tone. (As heard from London.)

Village Atmosphere - Early Morning: prominetn crows of cockerels, with background chatter of villagers

Parrot Spp. - Very busy parrot atmosphere at clay lick cliff. Species roosting include: Amazon parrot, blue headed, chestnut fronted and red fronted macaws. Early morning.

The Age Of Steam - Distant Steam Train starts from station, passes right to left with whistle.

Caving & Potholing - Water running in cavern, medium perspective.

Tiger Moth Light Aircraft (Single Piston Engine, Open Cockpit) (Exterior) - Exterior, land, switch off. (Tiger Moth Light Aircraft, Single piston engine; open cockpit)

Great Skua (Catharacta Skua) - medium distance - close-up attack calls and swooping sounds at intruder. Yelping calls from arctic skuas. Skylark in distance. Slight wind at start of recording becomes stronger.

Boat-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus Major) - close-up wingbeats from bird flying past, crickets in background.

Lesser Bird Of Paradise (Paradisaea Minor) - Display calls Parrots and other birds in background Cicadas and crickets. Recorded in captivity.

Aircraft: Barracuda (On Aircraft Carrier) - Aircraft: Barracuda (on aircraft carrier) Lands & taxis forward

Black-tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys Ludovicianus) - close-up alarm, then a 'jump' call and continuing alarm. Windy in background.

Chimpanzee (Pan Troglodytes) - close-up pant hooting and screaming.

Radio And Electrical Sounds - Television sound interference caused by vacuum cleaner.

Outdoor Clock - Church clock striking, 1 o'clock. (St. John the Evangelist)

Ships And Boats 2 - Yacht, sailing past bell buoy, passes right to left, wind force 5. (30ft sailing yacht 'Alice May', Halmatic 30, GRP, sloop rig.)

Corn Bunting (Emberiza Calandra) - Song close-up With woodland edge atmosphere, including blue tit and golden oriole

White-rumped Swallow (Tachycineta Leucorrhoa) - Song and call roosters in background

Wigeon (Anas Penelope) - Calls close-up from a female, flapping in water, not a good recording.

Electronically Generated Sounds - Emergency alarm (with slight phasing). (Futuristic Spot Effect.)

Tree Sparrow (Passer Montanus) - 1-3 individuals at a time leaving a hedgerow at intervals.

General Background - Atmosphere in a club boatyard with general movement and some distinct speech.

British Rural Backgrounds 1 - Woodland, daytime -  with birdsong, 1972 (1B1, reprocessed) (technical note: to be used at low level)

Hoopoe (Upapa Epops) - Adult flies in and feeds nestlings close-up, with flies around nest and Woodlark in background.

Common Buzzard (Buteo Buteo) - Hunger calls close-up from a 36-day-old chick. Adult arrives with food & calls close-up. Wind in trees mp.

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - NB: All recorded from microphones placed beside a Reed Warbler's Nest. Adult moving very close to mics and calling occasionally very quietly.

Motor Car: Porsche 924 1984cc (1979)  Interior - Cars: Porsche 924, 1984cc, 1979 model. Exterior, headlights emerge and retract

Electronic Sounds - Gas capsule. (Specially created electronic sound.)

Green-winged Macaw (Ara Chloroptera) - Distant-medium close-up calls from birds near 'clay-lick' cliff face. Song and calls from other birds in foreground and background. Light cicadas. Also suitable as a rainforest atmosphere. NB: Exact date of recording is unknown.

White Winged Chough (Corcorax Melanorhamphos) - medium close-up calls from choughs. Loud, shrill alarm calls from 0m23s. Also sounds of movement & wingflaps.

Slot Machines: Food & Beverages; Background Hum - Beverage Machine operating.

Motor Racing: Silverstone - Silverstone, Formula One International Trophy Race 1962, cars passing stands.

Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypos Trichas) - close-up song, Red-winged Blackbirds and Orchard Oriole in background, other birds in distance.

Markets 2 - Berwick Street market, recorded walking along, distinct voices.

Estuary Atmosphere - Calls from rufuous necked sandpipers feeding & gathering for migration. Sounds of gentle wind & rippling water. Occasional calls from other bird species. Sounds of insects.

Mixed Woodland - AUTUMN: Afternoon With Marsh Tits, Coal Tits, Great Tits, Bullfinches and Blackbird 'clucking'.

Saddleback (Creadion Carunculatus) - medium close-up chattering calls from saddleback. background sounds of blowing vegetation. N.B. Different location/dialect to NHS1284 bands 1-10. Exact location is unknown, though the same as NHS1284 bands 11-14.

Northern Right Whale (Eubalaena Glacialis Glacialis) - close-up 'blowing' and calls from whales on surface (right track). Calls from northern right, sei and possibly minke whales underwater (on left track). Distant engine noise.

River Trout (Salmo Trutta Fario) - Trout leaping out of water. Some traffic in background. \  \ N.B. Exact date of recording unknown.

Bus Ticket Machines (London Transport) - Auto-Slot mk 2 ticket machine, adult fare of 6d inserted several times. (London Transport green Country bus.)

Oystercatcher (Haematopus Ostralegus) - Flight calls close-up from several birds. Curlew medium distance; surf in distance.

Footsteps Up Stone Stairs (Slight Echo) - Footsteps up stone stairs, 2 women. (With approach and stop, slight echo)

Lakeside - Dawn. Cricket and frog chorus. Bats calling. Bird song chorus and calls in background. Hippos call in distance. Bird song increases towards end of recording,with more species calling including white browed sparrow weavers,swallows,plovers and shrikes.

Superb Bird Of Paradise (Lophorina Superba) - close-up calls. Unobtrusive background. Early morning.

Rowing (Sea Scouts Whaler) - Sea Scouts whaler, fairly fast rowing with 3 pairs of oars.

Golden Eagle (Aquila Chrysaetos) - medium close-up "trilling" with other calls. Possibly sounds of a stream in background. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Domestic Clock - Grandfather Clock with St Michael's chimes, striking two o'clock.

Fairgrounds And The Circus - Expectant drum roll, with speech and atmosphere, cymbal crash, applause (indistinguishable music in background) - Nov '1979 (1C20,reprocessed)

Textile Industry - Loom operating in carpet factory, with double beat.

Footsteps On Country Road: Running - Footsteps on Country Road, man running, with approach & stop.

Whooper Swan (Cygnus Cygnus) - Dabbling sound of swans feeding at waters edge.

Junior Children‚äôs Sports Day - Junior School Sports Day, "On your marks, get set", starting pistol & cheers for race.

Lightning Twin-jet Fighter (Exterior) - English Electric Lightning, exterior, starting-up proceedure. (Jet engined fighter plane.)

Whitethroat (Sylvia Communis) - close-up song. Wind in bushes in background. Distant traffic noise. Distant shotgun.

New Zealand Sealion (Phocarctos Hookeri) - close-up female grunts; windy

Tall Grass Prairie - Strong wind through grasses, calls from Upland Sandpiper, cricket chorus, insects and Bobwhite.

Suricate (Suricata Suricatta) - medium close-up calls while 'play fighting' from several animals.

1964 Renault 1100 Saloon Car (Exterior) - Renault 1100 saloon, exterior, starts, reverse, depart. (1964 model.)

Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus Collybita) - Song, with stiff breeze in treetops.

Bonelli's Warbler (Phylloscopus Bonelli) - Song close-up, with Blackcap and Nightingale in background.

Bar-headed Goose (Anser Anser) - close-up contact & feeding calls. Other waterfowl medium distance - mainly suitable for collection birds, some single calls may be useful.

Hyrax Sp. (Procaviidae Family) - Alarm squeak then sounds of individuals fleeing into undergrowth. Distant sounds of traffic. N.B. Exact species unknown, either large-toothed or small-toothed rock hyrax.

Burchells Zebra (Equus Burchelli) - Small herd grazing and moving off - medium close-up

Africa 1 - The Human World - Niger: Niamey, central Post Office, very echoey, with footsteps & some indistinct speech. (Could be used as conference hall, station, etc.)

Ecclesiastical Effects 1 - St. Paul's Cathedral bells, on occasion of HRH Prince of Wales' wedding - 1981 (2B6,reprocessed)

Brown Headed Cowbird (Molothrus Ater) - Recorded in outdoor aviary. medium close-up to medium distance calls from cowbird. Also sounds of wingbeats. Loud stridulation from cricket.

Farm Machinery - A winnowing machine starts, runs with no corn and stops.

Ecclesiastical Effects 2 - St. Mary-Le-Bow, exterior, incomplete Maximus from churchyard with distant traffic - July 1976 (2B4, reprocessed )

Proboscis Monkey (Nasalis Larvatus) - medium distance grunts and sound of movement in trees. Cicadas in background. * Day and month of recording is not specified.

Gunfire (Artillery, Rifle Fire) - Gunfire (Artillery, Rifle Fire): 25 Pounder Blanks being fired.

Crested Tit (Parus Cristatus) - medium distance - close-up alarm calls and wingbeats from a female. Other birds in background.

Curve-billed Thrasher (Toxostoma Curvirostre) - MC calls, insects and wind in bushes.

Bornean Orang Utan (Pongo Pygmaeus Pygmaeus) - Grunting warning (threat) calls from male. Buzz from insects. background song from orange tailed shama. Also some calls from other bird species.

Bmc Mini 1000 Car: Interior - Cars: BMC car, 1000cc engine. Exterior, start, false starts, stop

Traffic On Wet Main Road - Fast traffic, occasional pauses, on a wet main road.

Container Ship - Container Ship, exterior, engines running in rough weather.

Tonga Flying Fox (Pteropus Tonganus) - Colony. Early morning as bats return to roosting trees on coast, close-up shrill calls from younger bats squabbling, adults in background. Continuation of Track 09, here background with more bird song, mainly red vented bulbuls,crickets more noticeable. Distant pigeon calls.

Trains - Single Diesel Locomotive passes under bridge left to right.

Manakin (Pipridae Family) - medium close-up wing cracks from 'hooded' manakin. Calls at lek site. background sounds of other bird species and insects. NB:Exact manakin sp unknown.

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - Adult moving about on nest BCU (bill-clicking from nestlings). 0730-0845 hrs

Thames Sailing Barge: Wooden - Thames Wooden Sailing Barge: Underway, force 5 wind, recorded at stern on board S.B. Pudge, May 1985

Razorbill (Alca Torda) - Sound of bird landing on ledge. Annoyance calls. Guillemots, kittiwakes, arctic tern and herring gulls in background. Distant surf.

Lava Flow - medium distance Lava flowing into pool, trees burning and steam gushing. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Motor Car: Porsche 924 1984cc (1979)  Exterior - Cars: Porsche 924, 1984cc, 1979 model. Exterior, fast approach and stop

Narrow-gauge Light Railway (Exterior) - Narrow-Gauge Light Railway, exterior, train whistles & leaves station, whistles again.

Ambulances - Ambulance, exterior, stretchers wheeled out. (No ambulance sounds.) (Bedford ambulance.)

White-fronted Goose (Anser Albifrons) - close-up flight calls from a small group approaching & flying past - distant to close-up. medium close-up wigeon & mallard.

Winter Sports - Curling, stone approaches with caller & sweeping.

India And Nepal - City Life - Mumbai: Marriage procession, with band, some car horns & speech.

Unidentified Bird - Possibly Treecreeper Song and calls close-up with other birds in background (light winds)

Snow Goose (Chen Caerulescens) - medium close-up calls from a large flock in flight and on the water, flock lifts off again at end.

Newspapers - Full transmission, recorded in picture transmitting and receiving room of a daily national newspaper.

Queens College Clock, Oxford - Queens College clock striking quarter to the hour.

Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus Magellanicus) - Ecstatic (braying) calls close-up from adults, general colony in background.

Woodland Savanna Atmosphere - Recorded during hot midday. Very neutral atmosphere. medium distance calls from unidentified bird. background sounds of insects, wind & rustling vegetation.

Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus Sp) - close-up squeak; insect buzz

Right Whale (Balaena Glacialis) - Vcu loud blow from whale. Nice water effects including foam hiss after blow.

Steam Train (4-6-0 Locomotive, No. 5231) Exterior - Steam Train: 4-6-0 locomotive, no. 5231, exterior, idling at station.

Interiors - Concert Halls - Atmosphere, with some quiet tuning - 1972 (1C11,reprocessed)

Water 1 - Water lapping on shore (Loch Bream, Ullapool)  - 1965 (22A, reprocessed)

Raven (Corvus Corax) - medium distance calls from a pair in trees. Wind in trees. Other birds in distance.

Black-headed Gull (Larus Ridibundus) - Calls medium close-up in colony. Distant oystercatcher. Distant surf.

Manual Typewriter (Close Perspective) - Manual Typewriter: Close Perspective, medium speed typing.

Andean Lapwing (Vanellus Resplendens) - close-up flock calls and single flight alarm calls. Distant snipe drumming.

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - Begging calls close-up from two 2-3 day old chicks. Clean background.

Rook (Corvus Frugilegus) - Rooks waking up close-up at dawn, with Tawny Owl hooting and Little Owl calling.

Noctule Bat (Nyctalus Noctula) - medium close-up calls from bats in roost hole at dusk. Bats start flying out at 0m53s. 65 bats emerged before end of recording. Robins in background. Distant woodpigeon and mallard. Calls from crow. Slight wind in trees. Traffic and aircraft noise in background. Occa

Shops - Supermarket - At checkout positions, quieter than track 4.

Aircraft Standard Beam Approach, complete run with outer & inner Marker beacons. (Recorded on aircraft.)

Red-footed Booby (Sula Sula) - close-up calls from male defending nest. Sooty Terns in background.

Wamba Indigenous Music - Trio of children singing unaccompanied both solo and as a group

Lakeside Atmosphere - Lakeside/dry deciduous forest - morning - cicadas, Madagascar fody, Madagascar cuckoo and insects, prominent Madagascar fody in foreground, crested drongo and other birds in background.

House Sparrow (Passer Domesticus) - A number of birds calling medium close-up (with echo) nesting in sunblind boxes over windows in corridor in hotel.

Local Steam Trains - Local train leaves station with whistle, passes under bridge, signal drops. (Southern Region steam train.)

House Swift (Apus Affinis) - medium close-up calls from a group flying overhead, many birds calling in background.

Song Thrush (Turdus Philomelos) - medium close-up song. Other birds in distance. Distant traffic.

Exterior Atmospheres - Main Road in the country. (Recorded on a bend on the A44 near Leominster.

Short Grass Atmosphere - Moorland wind. Very distant animal calls - probably llamas.

Fox Hunting: Quorn Hunt - Horses gallop past on soft surface. (Quorn Hunt.)

Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus Hyacinthinus) - close-up calls. Good flight calls. Other birds in distance. Voices and village atmosphere with chickens etc.

Boeing 707 Jet Aircraft (Exterior) Landing - Boeing 707, exterior, take off. (Long-range airliner, 4 jet engines.) (Recorded 1970.)

Black Crow (Corvus Capensis) - medium distance calls from several. Larks, doves and zebra in background. Wingbeats from vultures.

Pere David's Deer (Elaphurus Davidianus) - Calls - female and young

Motor Car: 1929 Riley 9 H.p. Saloon (Interior) - Interior, start, constant run. (Riley 9 h.p. saloon, 1929 model)

Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus Hyacinthinus) - Regular, urgent calls from several in dispute over a nest site. Other birds, insects and wind in background.

Rainforest - Afternoon. Loud cicadas at start becoming quieter. Several birds singing including common bulbuls and tinkerbirds.

Post Office Telephones (Std) - Telephone receiver replaced. (STD telephone)

Domestic Sheep (Ovis Aries) - close-up calls from sheep and lambs at feeding time. Whistle from farmer at start of recording. Sounds of feed being put into tray. Birds in distance.

Fernandina's Flicker (Colaptes Fernandinae) - medium close-up chattering from Fernandina's flicker at nest. Also close-up insects.

Rufous Vented Chachalaca (Ortalis Ruficauda) - Distant-medium distance calls from a group. Other birds calling.

Ford Anglia 105e Van (1963, 997cc): Interior - Motor Van: Door Opens, Driver Alights, door closes, interior, (Ford Anglia 105E, 1963 model, 997cc).

Greenfinch (Carduelis Chloris) - close-up song. Calls from other greenfinches at end of recording. Jackdaws in background. Slight wind in trees.

Wild Places - Patagonia - Sunset at Lake Venados, Argentina - good bird calls.

Industry 2 - Steel production (British Steel Corporation, Port Talbot)  Hot Strip Mill

Traffic 3 - Traffic on the M1, 1969 - mid perspective, use at low level.

Chinstrap Penguin (Pygoscelis Antarctica) - close-up calls from a pair. Ecstatic calls from rest of colony in background. Individual calls tend to be drowned out by the colony calls.

Siskin (Carduelis Spinus) - medium close-up song Blackbird in background NB: Hissy and low level

Fossa (Cryptoprocta Ferox) - medium close-up calling loudly; forest atmosphere

Foreign Traffic: Middle East - Busy side street in Middle Eastern town, with traffic, pauses & occasional speech. (Excact location unknown.)

Macaroni Penguin (Eudyptes Chrysolophus) - close-up calls from two during fight.

Baby Boy: Waking Up Sounds - Ten week old baby boy, waking up sounds. (Weight 6.0 kg.)

Moroccan Music - medium distance drums Singing and chanting of crowd at horse racing event.

Crowned Plover (Vanellus Coronatus) - Alarm calls from a pair. NB: The date of recording is between 1989 & 1990.

Marsh Harrier (Circus Aeruginosus) - Male aerial display calls close-up. Wren in distance. Uneven background.

Wigeon (Anas Penelope) - Calls close-up from a large flock gathering at pool, birds arriving and splashing down, mallard call medium close-up occasionally, generator in distance.

M.g. Midget Sports Car 1967 (Exterior) - Exterior, one door close. (Sports car, 1967 model M.G. Midget)

Sind Jungle Sparrow (Passer Pyrrhorotus) - Calls close-up with other birds in background

Garden Atmosphere - Calls from graceful warbler & other bird species. Distant dhufar toads. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Jesus College Clock, Oxford - Jesus College clock striking one o'clock.

Magnificent Bird Of Paradise (Diphyllodes Magnificus) - Vocalisations during display by male. medium close-up croaks followed by shrill calls. Some sounds of movement from bird.

Rook (Corvus Frugilegus) - Rookery atmosphere medium perspective distant traffic rumble

Hawaiian Goose (Branta Sandvicensis) - close-up and medium close-up calls from several birds plus wing-flaps. medium distance mallard. Distant crows and robin.

Interiors - Theatres And Halls - Applause at a Political Party Conference - 1982 (1C28,reprocessed)

6 Horses On Turf (Studio) - Six horses on turf, canter into gallop, stop. (Studio recording with jingle of harness)

Deciduous Woodland - Morning, late winter/early spring. Chaffinches and robins song and calls. Wren and great tit in background.

Indian Elephant (Elephas Maximus) - Sound of walking through water and elephant grass.

5 Ton Austin Diesel Truck - Exterior, passing. (5 ton diesel truck)

Aircraft: Concorde: Exterior - Concorde, exterior, high pass (some birds)

Red Knot (Calidris Canutus) - Evening. close-up individual calls at roost site. Rest of flock is quiet in background.

Taino Indian - One soloist & four harmony singers (all male) performing a re enactment of a Taino sacred ceremony within a cave. Singers walk slowly past microphone, beginning close-up, distant at end of recording.

Comedy 2 - Execution being carried out with a block and sword - 1971 (199A, reprocessed)

Cars - Peugeot 309, interior, switch on, idle, switch off. (1.9 litre Diesel engine, 1986/7 model.)

Dark Bush Cricket (Pholidoptera Griseoaptera) - Rivalry behaviour of males in presence of females

Peugeot 205gt 1982 1300cc Petrol (car Misfiring Quite Badly) - exterior - slow pass right to left through puddle

Submarines (1960 ‚äòp‚äô Class) - Submarine: 1960 'P' class, during Emergency Stations, air conditioning closed down.

Pool - Spring: Early Morning Warbling Vireo prominent; Red-winged Blackbirds, Common Grackles, Bald Eagle Wood Duck, Blue Jay.

Cowbells - close-up cowbells. medium distance voice of herder at beginning.

India: General Backgrounds - Nomadic encampment with camels. (Recorded in India, exact location unknown.)

Fast Footsteps Down Metal Stairs - Footsteps Up Metal Stairs, man, fast, with start & stop.

Natural Atmospheres 1 - Farmstead in Summer, evening atmosphere with Barn Owls, distant Tawny Owls & distant dog.

Zoo - Any Season: Day - Tropical bird house with gentle waterfall and birds NB: Exact date in 1974 unknown

World War 2 - 1 - Barracuda (Light Bomber, Fleet Air Arm) (GB) misfire on starting,twice (reprocessed)

Coast - Night. About 2am on the shore near the breeding cliffs. Calls from ancient murrelets as they fly in from the sea. Good wingbeats at 3'50". Crested auklets and kittiwakes. Surf.

Cicada Sp - 6 O'clock cicada. medium close-up, with birds & other insects in background

Ammunition Factory - Ammunition Factory, cartridge printing machine in operation, with occasional indistinct speech.

Balliol College Clock, Oxford - Balliol College clock striking six o'clock.

Bmc Mini Car 1966 (848cc) (Interior) - Interior, constant, run, slow down, stop, tickover with revving, switch off. (1966 848cc BMC Mini car)

World War Ii Aircraft: Night Bombers (German) - German night bombers in constant flight. Desynchronised engines

Caribou (Rangifer Tarandus) - medium close-up grunting and movement sounds (some wind noise) Date unknown

Neotropic Cormorant (Phalacrocorax Olivaceus) - AND: GREAT EGRET (EGRETTA ALBA) Colony close-up of mixed cormorants & Great Egrets.

Mountain Atmosphere - Atmosphere at Poring - 2,000ft. Dusk, Winter. Prominent sound of scops owl species, cicadas and other birds in background and dripping water.

Golden Whistler (Pachycephala Pectoralis) - P.p.graeffii close-up song. Other birds and cicadas in background.

World War 2 - 1 - Starting up,engines running,stop engines(rec.outside aircraft) (reprocessed)

Slow Footsteps Down Wooden Stairs - Footsteps Down Wooden Stairs, man & woman, slow, departing.

Coal Mining - Miners assembling at pit bottom with occasional pit cage gates and bells.

U.s. Space Ship Launching - NASA Space Ship Launch, space ship engine running.

Paddle Steamer: Built 1940, Horizontal Steam Engine - Paddle Steamer: Built 1940, horizontal steam engine, loading coal from quayside trucks.

Trains 2 - Train passes - level crossing gates opened by hand, traffic resumes.

Suburbia 2 And Skylines - Suburban traffic - heavy traffic with footsteps in one way street (right to left) (1T9, reprocessed)

Slow Flowing River Or Stream - Slow Flowing River: Spring; Evening Little Owl, Nightingale, Cetti's Warbler, Reed Warbler, Common Bulbul, Quail and distant village sounds.

Pygmy Chimpanzee (Pan Paniscus) - Excited whoops followed by screaming & contented grunts. Sounds of movement in foliage.

Vulturine Guineafowl (Acryllium Vulturinum) - close-up calls from single birds, then mc calls from several. Yellow-necked spurfowl and other birds in background. Some traffic noise at start and faint radio interference.

Meadow Atmosphere - Neutral atmosphere recorded in meadow at sunset. Constant stridulation of cicadas. M/d calls from peacocks. Also calls from other birds & some rustling of undergrowth/foliage.

Feral Rock Dove (Columba Livia) - medium close-up coos from several 'white doves` in old barn. Jackdaws call midway in. Blackbird, wren & other birds in distance.

Outdoor Crowds (30 People) - Two long bursts of mixed cheering. (Thirty people.)

Motor Horns - Portoblast sounded. (Hand-held horn used on light sailing craft.)

Osprey (Pandion Haliaetus) - close-up wingbeats of male coming to eyrie, calls from female. Wren & insects in distance.

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - Single bird 'choking' (high pitched)

New Zealand - The Natural World 1 - Rural graden, Maropiu, nr Dargaville (NZ)

Sikorski 61n (24 Seater) Helicopter Exterior - Sikorski 61N, Helicopter, interior, constant flight. (24 seater with General Electric CT 58 Turbine engine)

Crested Oropendola (Psarocolius Decumanus) - medium close-up display calls and wingbeats. Another bird species calling nearby at start. Other oropendolas calling in background. Crickets, cicadas in distance.

African Fish Eagle (Haliaeetus Vocifer) - close-up calls, Long-tailed Glossy Starlings in background

Guillemot (Uria Aalge) - Wingbeats and footsteps from birds arriving. Kittiwakes, razorbills, herring gulls and arctic terns in background.

Oilbird (Steatornis Caripensis) - Noisy with coarse, screeching calls from oilbirds at fairly constant levels. Clear individual calls & echolocation clicks. Colony calls echo within cave. Recorded in mouth of cave. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Swimming - Swimming: Pool atmosphere, water lapping, occasional splash, no swimmers

Brown Pelican (Pelecanus Occidentalis) - Colony close-up, very busy with many loud calls & wingbeats.

Wood Duck (Aix Sponsa) - medium close-up call from a female. Crickets and wind in background.

Rain With Thunder - Weather: Rain, Thunder, claps and rolls at various distances.

World War I - Aircraft warming up and taking off, aerodrome activity - 1967 (104A)

Blue Wildebeest (Connochaetes Taurinus) - medium close-up calls from a herd of several hundred, more single calls near end, calls from zebra at start, larks & wagtails in background, black-backed jackal in distance.

Oil & Petrol - Lorry constant run on a bumpy road (Patagonia, Delta region 1970).

Sport And Leisure - Cricket, village match with spectators' speech, "Good shot Barry" at 0m20s, call between batsmen at 0s42m. (For use at low level.)

Underwater Effect - Underwater - sounds as if recording was made deep underwater. Constant thunderous roar with rhythmic increases in volume and noise of bubble. NOTE: This effect was created from a BBC copyright recording of SURFACE water (not a hydrophone recording)

Electronic Sounds - Double pulse. (Specially created electronic sound.)

Army - Horsedrawn Gun Carriage approaches & stops, panting of horse, moves off.

Ford Anglia 105e Van (1963, 997cc): Interior - Motor Van: On Gravel, start and pass, exterior, (Ford Anglia 105E, 1963 model, 997cc).

Textiles - Stitching two 6-inch seams, cutting cotton, scissors being put down (Treadle machine c.1920).

Llanos Atmosphere - Busy dawn atmosphere. medium close-up to distant calls from various bird species. Also sounds of stridulating insects & occasional fly buzz.

Black Coucal (Centropus Toulou) - medium close-up calls, Pied Crows and evening crickets in background.

Dry Deciduous Forest Atmosphere - Early morning - cicadas, crickets, broad-billed roller, common newtonia, black parrot, Madagascar bulbul, jerys etc.

Comedy, Fantasy & Horror - Swannee Whistle, slowly ascending and descending. (Comedy Spot Effect.)

Wolf (Canis Lupus) - close-up growls and feeding sounds while feeding on deer carcass. close-up crunching of bones and sound of hair being ripped off at end of recording. Ravens in background. N.B The precise date of this recording is unknown.

Lion (Panthera Leo) - Feeding sounds from pride feeding on buffalo carcass. Snarls, growls, howls, hisses and heavy breathing. Conflicts caused by younger members approaching to feed. NHC17 is a continuous recording of 73m48s

Common Zebra (Equus Burchelli) - close-up braying; medium close-up wildebeest calls in background.

Cuckoo Clock (Cuckoo Only) - Cuckoo clock striking one o'clock. (Cuckoo only.)

Cathedral Bells, London - Church Bells: St Pauls, five minute bell.

Tropical Deciduous Forest Atmosphere - medium close-up & distant bird calls with some wind noise.

Common Mole Cricket (Gryllotalpa Gryllotalpa) - Male stridulating close-up beside small stream

Chilean Plantcutter (Phytotoma Rara) - medium close-up croaking, whirring calls from plantcutter. background calls from many other bird species. Faint wingbeats at end as plantcutter departs. N.B. Some bumps on recording. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Engines - Triple-expansion marine-type steam engine (1911) - start by donkey engine.

Dry Tropical Forest - Early morning with close sounds of langurs feeding and crashing around in trees. A few calls. Many birds singing and calling.

Grassland - Evening. Blackbirds singing, yellowhammers, redpolls, chaffinches, dunnocks, goldfinches and song thrushes. Slight wind in grass and bushes. Also suitable for farmland, open scrub areas and coastal dune interior.

Rainforest - Atmosphere in forest canopy(recorded from tower). medium distance & distant calls from many bird species. background sounds of insect stridulation. N.B. Some bumps on recording.

Canada Goose (Branta Canadensis) - close-up flight calls from a large flock gradually approaching. medium distance sparrow 'ticking'.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Dawn chorus, 5.30am, near Vogelkop bowerbird bower, 1550m above sea level. medium distance diffuse sound of many birds calling including ashy robin, Sclater's whistler and Vogelkop bowerbird.

Kittiwake (Rissa Tridactyla) - Adults calling close-up and mp in colony. Sea-wash medium close-up.

Fenland - LATE SPRING: MIDDAY. With wood pigeon, reed warblers, willow warbler, reed bunting, lapwing, green woodpecker and moorhen.

Coach & Four - A coach and four, start into constant run. (Interior)

Footsteps On Pavement: Walking - Footsteps on Pavement, three men walking, with approach & stop.

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - Long calls close-up from a single bird in colony. Distant skylark.

Field Grasshopper (Chorthippus Bornhalmi) - close-up stridulation with some filtering.

Purple Heron (Ardea Purpurea) - Calls close-up as adult arrives at nest, then calls from the pair. Coot in distance.

Ships And Boats 1 - Lifeboat, deck pick-up by Whirlwind Helicopter. (48ft 6in Oakley class self-righting boat, RNLB 'Charles Henry'.)

Tropical Rainforest Atmosphere - Summer: Early morning With various birds and distant howler monkeys

Aircraft 3 - Taxi up, switch off - exterior (single piston open cockpit aircraft).

Rainforest Atmosphere - Atmosphere recorded during evening. Calls from various bird species including Pinon imperial pigeon & Blyth's hornbill. Rapid piping calls of common paradise kingfisher from 1m07s. background sounds of crickets, cicadas & frogs.

Modern Agricultural Machinery & Vehicles - Land Rover, exterior, one long blast on horn followed by three short sharp blasts, with slight wind noise. (Land Rover, Long Wheel Base, 109" Safari Diesel, Series 2A, 1967.)

Motor Car: Ford Cortina 1500c 1969 Model: Interior - Cars: Ford Cortina 1500cc 1969 model. Interior, start, run in town, stop.

Camel Herding Song - Shouts from drivers. Also sounds of movement & footsteps. Grunts from camels. Sounds echo in wadi.

Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius Phoeniceus) - close-up song from flock in bushes about mid-day, calls at end. Crickets in background.

Livestock 2 - Sheep, flock of sheep run up lane with lots of wind in trees, gate opening.

German Gasthof - Bowling alley in German gasthof being used. (No speech.)

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - medium close-up mutual begging calls from a pair. Colony in distance. Sheep mp. Skylark in distance.

Painted Stork (Mycteria Leucocephala) - medium close-up begging calls from young chicks. Also adult wing beats & bill clapping. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Eurostar - Train travelling in France (Second class compartment)

Goats - Atmosphere in goat house with bleating and animal sounds.

Studio Pottery - Mixing glazing material. (Recorded at a Studio Pottery.)

Grey Plantain-eater (Crinifer Piscator) - Calls of a pair close-up.

Peregrine Falcon (Falco Peregrinus) - close-up begging calls from well grown chick, second chick joins in at 4'10", adult comes in & drops food at 4'51" & then calls from a distance. Mc - medium close-up calls from jackdaws in quarry. Some distant traffic noise.

Cricket Match (From Umpire‚äôs Perspective) - Cricket Match: Polite applause from umpire's position.

Mgb Open Sports Car 1966 (1798cc) (Interior) - Interior, 1 door closing. (1966 1798cc MGB open sports car)

Wood Lark (Lullula Arborea) - close-up song from a bird on the ground. Nuthatch, mistle thrush, green woodpecker and other birds in background. Very distant train near start. Level drop at 2m16s.

Professional League Football - Football League match, final whistle and crowd disperses.

Water Rail (Rallus Aquaticus) - close-up pinking calls and pig-like squeal

Prairie/woodland Edge - Early morning. Cricket chorus, slight wind in grass, distant Dickcissel.

Mantled Howler Monkey (Alouatta Palliata Mexicana) - Calls of troop with alarmed birds and wind in trees

Broad-leaved Woodland (Mountain Oakwood) Late Spring:early Morning - Dawn chorus with cuckoos, garden warbler, nightingale, etc dog barking

Crowds - Hotal Dining Room, large busy dining room, with distant traffic.

Exterior Crowds 1 - Mixed chatter and footsteps on gravel, animated ,1966 (40A,reprocessed)

Gannet (Sula Bassana) - Calls medium close-up - close-up from several birds, threat calls, annoyance calls, bill clattering, take off sounds, arrival calls and occasional chick call. Main colony in distance.

Gaming Club - A game of roulette being played in a club with English female croupier.

Autralian Pied Imperial Pigeon (Ducula Spilorrhoa) - Recorded in breeding colony. medium close-up to background cooing from pigeons. Also sounds of movement from pigeons. background sounds of other bird species & insects.

Indian Tree Pie (Dendrocitta Vagabunda) - Duetting close-up of a pair, which fly off at end, with other birds in distance. Distant traffic near end.

Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa Solitaria) - MC calls from two birds in flight coming into land, cattle and other birds in background, some handling noise.

Red Howler Monkey (Alouatta Seniculus) - Adults howling close-up Various birds in background

Whooper Swan (Cygnus Cygnus) - Dabbling, feeding & calls close-up; a few calls from mute swan, barnacle geese, wigeon & curlew in distance, swans calling in background.

Guillemot (Uria Aalge) - close-up greeting calls, other calls, and wingbeats. Calls from kittiwakes, razorbills, rock pipit, herring gulls, terns and fulmars.

Lakes And Ponds (Woodland Pond) - Spring: Early Morning - Woodland dawn chorus with carrion crow, mallard and coots on pond

Hospital Equipment: Pulse Monitor (Actuality) (All Bands With Activity & Traffic) - Hospital Equipment: Synthesised pulse monitor, steady

Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga Leonina) - close-up calls from females and pups. Others in background. Distant surf.

Wedge Capped Capuchin (Cebus Olivaceous) - medium distance-medium close-up calls in trees after rain. Water dripping onto leaves. Wind in the trees causes occasional shower onto lower leaves. Twigs breaking as troop moves through branches. Red Howler Monkeys call in distance, birds in background. Also suitable for early morning 

Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus Niloticus) - Young crocodile calling medium close-up. NB: Exact date of recording is unknown.

Ant Shrike Sp (Thamnophilas Sp) - calls with other birds in background windy NB: Exact date in 1980 unknown

Scandinavia 1 - Oslo Fornebu Airport - PA announcement near beginning

White Pelican (Pelecanus Onocrotalus) - Sound close-up from several taking off & landing. Hippo grunts & common sandpiper calls close-up; Coots, little grebe & other birds in background. NB. This recording was made at an unspecified date during 1982.

Wigeon (Anas Penelope) - And GREYLAG GOOSE (ANSER ANSER) MP calls from a mixed feeding flock,White Wagtail calls.

Domestic Clock (Double-strike On Wood) - Domestic clock striking two o'clock. (Domestic clock with double-strike on wood.)

Rainforest Atmosphere - Neutral atmosphere recorded at sunset. medium distance to distant sounds of stridulation from many insects. background sounds of birdsong. Occasional rustles/twig snaps. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Broad-billed Prion (Pachyptila Vittata) - Greeting calls of pair at nest. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Fieldfare (Turdus Pilaris) - medium close-up rattling alarm call from perched individual. background song from other bird species & sounds of water. N.B. Slight bumps on recording.

Leicester Tram (Interior) - Leicester Tram, interior, passenger bell sounded, double rings. (Tram built 1904.)

Atlantic Grey Seal (Halichoerus Grypus) - Cow arrives to feed pup

White Throated Capuchin (Cebus Capucinus) - Group calling quietly from overhead. Wind in background.

Sailing Vessel: Sts Malcolm Miller - Average sea as heard from inside sail locker. (STS Malcolm Miller)

Grey Seal (Halichoerus Grypus) - General atmosphere in seal colony. Sea in background & occasional birdsong from starlings, no wind.

Lake Duck (Oxyura Vittata) - close-up male display calls and running over surface of water. Mp songbird. Distant buff-necked ibis. Wind in grass or trees.

Great Tit (Parus Major) - medium close-up song. Eastern crowned warbler, oriental cuckoo, grey-backed thrush & pale-legged leaf warbler in background. Rain falling on leaves.

Austin A35 Van 1968 (Exterior) - Exterior, start, depart. (1968 Austin A35 Van)

Eastern Dwarf Mongoose (Helogale Undulata) - medium close-up aggressive call. Birds and crickets in background.

Yellow Rumped Cacique (Cacicus Cela) - close-up-medium close-up calls from adults and chicks. Prominent calls from russet-backed oropendola. About 1'00" is sound as if chicks are being fed. Slight wind in trees. Distant birds and insects.

Mountain Forest Atmosphere - Many birds calling in dawn chorus. Distant sounds of running water.

Oystercatcher (Haematopus Ostralegus) - close-up calls from oystercatchers at high tide. Groups of knots calling. Greylag & Canada Geese in background. Wind across beach.

Suburban Garden - WINTER OR SPRING: MIDDAY. With house sparrows, starlings, children playing and background traffic.

Barred Antshrike (Thamnophilus Doliatis) - Duetting song from pair of antshrikes. background calls from many other bird species. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown. Distant engine & some speech at end.

Household Effects: Gas Appliances - Match struck, gas mantle lit and burns. (Gas light)

Beech Forest Atmosphere - Southern beech forest. Several birds singing, strong wind in trees.

Crowds, Children & Footsteps - Noisy Children in class, with banging.

Comedy, Fantasy & Horror - Seychelles tortoises mating. (Comedy Spot Effect.)

Grey Heron (Ardea Cinerea) - Heronry calls close-up in afternoon; jackdaws & blue tit in background, distant tractor.

Harbour Seal (Phoca Vitulina) - water sloshing about, with calls of crows on shore, followed byc alls and breathign of seal

Maasai Tribe - Masai dancers. Two discreet 'grunts' (individual components of NHS001219 Bd06). Low-pitched.

Middle East Crowds - Beirut fruit market, busy crowd atmosphere with some distinct speech.

Spotted Bowerbird (Chlamydera Maculata) - medium close-up musical song from bowerbird. background sounds of wind in trees. Distant calls from other bird species.

Wigeon (Anas Penelope) - Calls close-up from males and females in large flock, mallard calls medium close-up, crows in distance.

Common Buzzard (Buteo Buteo) - Mewing flight calls mp. Great tit & robin medium close-up. Blackbird & wrens mp. Sheep, pheasant, woodpigeon & cuckoo in distance. Wind in trees mp.

Blue Wildebeest (Connochaetes Taurinus) - Alarm calls. Alarm calls from helmeted guineafowl. Impala alarm calls and distant birds in background. NB: Date of recording is between 1989 & 1990.

Industry 2 - Pumped-storage power generation (Dinorwic Hydro - Electric Station) Machine hall

Chaffinch (Fringilla Coelebs) - medium close-up song willow warbler and wren in background

Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis Papua) - Small rookery. Occasional close-up ecstatic calls. Distant calls in background.

Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus Ruber) - Calls medium close-up from a breeding colony on islet.

Capuchin Bird (Perissocephalus Tricolor) - close-up beginning of display call from male at lek. Eerie, moaning sounds. background calls from capuchin birds & other bird species. Insect stridulation & occasional water drips. N.B. Details of reserve are unknown.

Ford Anglia 105e Van (1963, 997cc): Interior - Motor Van: Front Door Closed, interior, (Ford Anglia 105E, 1963 model, 997cc).

Dhufar Toad (Bufo Dhufarensis) - close-up calls from toads in falaj(irrigation channel). background sounds of birds & running water. N.B. Some peak distortion, as recorded. Exact location of this recording is unknown, described as Royal garden.

Marsh Atmosphere - General marsh atmosphere with some hammering from a Fernandina's flicker. close-up flight sounds of insects.

Horses 1 - One horse trots past on grass, right to left, some wind noise.

Rain Atmosphere - constant rain with distant thunder; occasional call of bird in insect in background

Poolside - Spring: Early Morning Moorhens, Boat-tailed Grackle, White Ibis, Green-backed Heron, frogs, crickets in background, American Coot, Common Yellowthroat.

6 Horses On Turf (Studio) - Three horses on turf, start, canter into gallop, stop. (Studio recording with jingle of harness)

Mountain Atmosphere - Single birds singing. Sound of insects. Faint rustling of vegetation in wind. NB: Day & month of recording is not specified.

Piper Cherokee Light Aircraft: Interior - Piper Cerokee, Light Aircraft, interior,  land, taxi, shutdown-landing at 24". (Light aircraft)

Bobcat (Felis Rufus) - close-up snarls. Parrots and other birds in distance.

Mistle Thrush (Turdus Viscivorus) - Alarm rattle close-up. With Redwing, Blackbird in background.

Footsteps On Wood: Running (Dead Acoustic) - Footsteps on Wood, two men & two women running, departing. (Dead acoustic.)

World War Ii Mosquito Fighter Bomber Exterior - Exterior, starting, running, ticking over. World War II fighter-bomber. (From 78 r.p.m. disc)

Mud And Sand Flats - Autumn: Early Morning - With mallard, curlew, redshank and black-headed gulls and sound of tidal race

Interiors - Theatres And Halls - Applause from a small group of people - 1966 (63A,reprocessed)

Worcester College Clock, Oxford - Worcester College clock striking six o'clock.

Magnificent Bird Of Paradise (Diphyllodes Magnificus) - medium close-up loud,clear calls from male. background sounds of stridulating insects.

Holi Celebrations - close-up drum & medium close-up flute playing(moves left to right). Also some small cymbals/bells. Nice relaxed sounds. Some villagers voices in background. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Serin (Serinus Serinus) - Song, with frogs in background. and Wren at end. Slightly windy.

M.g. Midget Sports Car 1967 (Exterior) - Exterior, approach, stop, tickover, switch off. (Sports car 1967 model M.G. Midget)

Submarines (1960 ‚äòp‚äô Class) - Submarine: 1960 'P' class, Emergency Stations.

Saltmarsh - Red-winged Blackbirds, Common Grackles, Common Yellowthroat, bill snaps from Eastern Kingbird, Orchard Oriole, distant Canada Geese, frogs, distant Yellowlegs and Bald Eagle, Great Blue Heron.

Peugeot 205gt 1982 1300cc Petrol (car Misfiring Quite Badly) - exterior - start and stall engine

Long Winged Conehead Bush Cricket (Conocephalus Discolor) - Male stridulating

Ancient Murrelet (Synthliboramphus Antiquus) - medium close-up calls from a chick, adult answers once. Hissing and clicks in background.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Recorded in morning. background & medium close-up calls from birds. Also insect stridulation (mainly crickets).

Taino Indian - Re enactment of Taino ceremonial dance (Areitos) in open air with chanting, drums, conch blowing & other percussion instruments. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes Foresteri) - colony atmosphere; windy conditions [human voice at end]

Bottle Nosed Dolphin (Tursiops Truncatus) - Recorded from beach. close-up calls and blows from three above water. Some voices in background. at times

Marsh Frog (Rana Ridibunda) - Frog chorus. Avocets, lapwing and other birds in distance.

Monsoon Forest - Early morning. Cicadas. Song from golden whistlers. Calls from Polynesian triller, grey-backed white eyes, wattled honeyeaters, sulphur-breasted musk parrot, and barking pigeons.

Ants Spp - close-up vibrating on a palm leaf, aggressive display. Birds calling in background.

Greater Bamboo Lemur (Hapalemur Simus) - medium close-up squeaks; wind in trees

Migrating Passerine Birds Over Farmland - Meadow pipits, white and yellow wagtails, chaffinches, linnets, etc sea background

North Sea Gas Rig - North Sea Gas Rig, drilling floor atmosphere.

Natural Atmospheres 1 - Broad-leaved woodland in late Spring, early morning dawn chorus with Cuckoos, Garden Warbler & Nightingale.

Fast Footsteps Down Metal Stairs - Footsteps Up Metal Stairs, two men, fast, departing.

European Cities - Market, Moscow (interior) morning, busy with clanks, speech, footsteps and general bustle

Comedy Sounds - Sequence played on Jews' harp. (Specially created effect)

India: General Backgrounds - Kerala State Game Reserve, general atmosphere. (Recorded at night-time.)

World War 2 - 1 - One Spitfire taking off towards mic.(reprocessed)

Slow Footsteps Up Metal Stairs - Footsteps Up Metal Stairs, man, slow, with start & stop.

Yellow Warbler (Dendroica Petechia) - close-up song, White-eyed Vireo and Orchard Oriole in background, other birds in distance. Canada Geese call near start.

Cook's Petrel (Pterodroma Cookii) - close-up - medium distance calls from birds flying in from the sea to their burrows. 'Coos' also from the birds. Cricket chorus in distance.

American Bison (Bison Bison) - bison at waterhole (movement in water and occasional grunts)

World War Ii: Air Raids - Night raid on London, stick of bombs, anti-aircraft fire-close, wardens voices.

Chacma Baboon  (Papio Ursinus) - Juvenile screaming. close-up Exact date unknown. December 1980 to November 1981

British Birds 2 - Goldcrest, with blackbird, woodpigeon, wren and blue tit in background.

New College Clock, Oxford - New College clock striking quarter past the hour.

British Rural Backgrounds - Deciduous woodland atmosphere at dawn with robins, wrens, woodpigeon, song thrush, rooks, chiffchaff, blackbird and

Red-eyed Dove (Streptopelia Semitorquata) - Song medium close-up, Vinaceous Dove in background.

Feral Rock Dove (Columba Livia) - medium close-up coos and calls from several 'white doves` in old barn. Some wingflaps. Chaffinch, wren and jackdaw in background. Other birds in distance. Flies buzzing. Very distant traffic noise.

Whooper Swan (Cygnus Cygnus) - Calls close-up from birds 'milling around' on water, trumpeting calls, excitement calls. Wigeon & mute swans in background occasionally closer, group excitement calls near end.

Suburbia 2 And Skylines - Garden in north London at evening - rain begins at 1'30'' - 1985 (2N2, reprocessed) (technical note - to be used at low level)

Pygmy Chimpanzee (Pan Paniscus) - close-up screams with some distant answering calls from another group.

Space Travel & Interplanetary Effects - NASA Saturn V Project, exterior, test rig atmosphere.

Saiga Antelope (Saiga Tatarica) - close-up - medium close-up calls from female and calf. Insects buzzing. Larks and sandgrouse in background.

Paddle Steamer: Built 1940, Horizontal Steam Engine - Paddle Steamer: Built 1940, horizontal steam engine, hooter, on deck.

Industry - Refuse Skip, rummaging in full skip with distant traffic.

19th Century Static Steam Engine - Corliss steam engine, stopping. (Built in 1889, 91 h.p.)

Urban - Late Spring: Day - With Laysan albatrosses, fairy terns, etc in naval base

Oilbird (Steatornis Caripensis) - Noisy with coarse calls & echolocation clicks from oilbirds. Colony calls echo within cave. Recorded in mouth of cave in evening. Birds massing before leaving cave. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Gannet (Sula Bassana) - Colony calls close-up, kittiwakes also calling close-up, occasionally wind on mic.

Archery: Long Bows: Tournament Atmosphere - Archery: Long Bows, Tournament atmosphere, fairly distant, Japanese and American bows, metal alloy arrows, straw target. Approx. 100

Bus Ticket Machines (London Transport) - Ultimate ticket machine, setting machine. (London Transport.)

Aircraft - Douglas DC3 Dakota, Aircraft, exterior, taxi to halt and shutdown

New Zealand - The Natural World 1 - Small holiday park, Upper Hutt, nr Wellington (NZ)

Woodland - Autumn:Day Crickets and birds, twig falling through branches. Wind in trees.

Outdoor Crowds (30 People) - Mixed continuous outdoor laughter. (Thirty people.)

Lesser Black Backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - Single bird 'choking', low intensity

Osprey (Pandion Haliaetus) - close-up wingbeats as male leaves nest. Distant woodland atmosphere.

Motor Horns (Electric) - Electric Motor Horn being sounded. (c. 1931 motor horn.)

Middle Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopus Medius) - Typical call of adult NB: Exact date of recording unknown

Ford Anglia 105e Van (1963, 997cc): Interior - Motor Van: On Gravel, manoeuvring, exterior, (Ford Anglia 105E, 1963 model, 997cc).

Crested Madagascar Coucal (Coua Cristata) - close-up calls from two birds, wind in trees and distant birds.

Electronic Sounds - Hand-held ray guns. (Specially created electronic sound.)

Common Pheasant (Phasianus Colchicus) - medium close-up calls from a single bird, another in distance. Skylark, wren, rooks and yellowhammer in background.

Tropical Seasonal Forest Atmosphere - Neutral atmosphere, recorded in early morning. medium distance & background calls from a great many birds. Birds include spotted dove & southern grackle. Sounds of insect stridulation. V.distant engine hum.

Army - Horsedrawn Gun Carriage starts, runs & stops, turns, stops. (Recorded on board.)

Blue Wildebeest (Connochaetes Taurinus) - medium close-up calls from a herd of several hundred, larks singing, zebra braying, several different toned calls from individual wildebeest. N.B On NHC26 the duration of this recording is 5m13s

Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus Caeruleus) - medium close-up flight alarm call from an adult bird mobbing a tawny eagle.

Oil & Petrol - Atmosphere in main deck (Sea Quest offshore oil rig, Fortes oil field May 1976).

Weddell Seal (Leptonychotes Weddelli) - close-up adult female reaming hole in ice. close-up pup calling. Plenty of calls close-up. close-up water.

Electronically Generated Sounds - Rapid warble alarm (high pitch). (Futuristic Spot Effect.)

Church Bells: London - Church Bells: Westminster Abbey, from roof, pealing stops, distant traffic.

Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa Violacea) - At flowers close-up with corn bunting and nightingale and field cricket in background

Arfak Parotia (Parotia Sefilata) - Flapping sounds and quiet churring calls from male at display court. close-up flapping sounds at 1m40s and 1m48s. Other birds in background.

Cuckoo Clock (Cuckoo & Chimes) - Cuckoo clock striking twelve o'clock. (Cuckoo & chimes.)

Wolf (Canis Lupus) - Several animals close-up - medium close-up whining, growling, walking around on snow, sniffing and drinking water. Raven in distance. N.B The precise date of this recording is unknown.

Salt Marsh Atmosphere - Wigeon & whooper swan calls from water. Mallard taking off at 2m30s.

Common Zebra (Equus Burchelli) - close-up eating sounds & snorts from several feeding; wind in grass & wind gusting Faint crickets & birds in background; prominent are yellow wagtails flight calls. The squeaky sounds are grass being pulled. This could be suitable for horses, ponies etc, if use

Lion (Panthera Leo) - Loud snarls. NHC17 is a continuous recording of 73m48s.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Evening/night - various crickets and frogs, river in background.

Woolly Spider Monkey (Brachyteles Arachnoides) - medium close-up - close-up alarm calls while feeding in trees. Crickets in background. Slightly bumpy recording.

Caving & Pot-holing - Wire ladder hauled up in a cave. (Close perspective recording.)

Fast Footsteps Down Stone Stars - Fast footsteps down stone stairs, 1 woman. (With start and stop)

Lakeside Atmosphere - Busy atmosphere recorded at night. medium close-up individual high pitched piping frog calls. medium close-up to background calls from many frogs, with various distinct calls. background insect stridulation.

Brown Bear (Ursus Arctos) - Sounds of feeding on fish. Calls from distant bald eagle. Gulls calling in background. Electrical clicks in background.

Chilean Plantcutter (Phytotoma Rara) - medium close-up croaking, whirring calls from plantcutter. background calls from other bird species. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

New Zealand Robin (Petroica Australis) - medium distance loud song bursts. Calls from rifleman medium close-up. Distant calls from yellowhead. Wind in trees.

Dry Tropical Forest - Early morning. Many birds singing and calling. Langurs feeding in trees.

Lakeside Atmosphere - Busy atmosphere with fish eagle, weavers, dove and many other spp. (weaver rather close at times).

Rufous-sided Towhee (Pipilo Erythrophthalmus) - close-up alarm calls. Blue jay, yellow-rumped warblers and crickets in background.

Livestock 2 - Turkeys, interior, eight month old turkeys, mostly hens (females). (Close perspective recording.)

Greater Prairie Chicken (Tympanuchus Cupido) - close-up display calls from males at 'Lek'. Western Meadowlark singing. Wing-flaps and movement sounds during dance.

London - Austin Taxi, exterior, tickover. (Austin Diesel Taxi Cab.)

Wilson's Bird Of Paradise (Diphyllodes Respublica) - medium close-up soft calls & wingbeats. Followed by loud advertising calls. background peaceful sounds of rainforest.

Veteran Cars: Exterior (Benz ‚äúcomfortable‚äù 1900 Open Top) - Cars: Benz "Comfortable" 1900 Open Top. Exterior, handbrake released and engaged. Single cylinder, belt drive, 3 1/2 h.p.

Modern Agricultural Machinery & Vehicles - Tractor with Hedgecutter, exterior, cutting hedge round field. (Varying perspective.)

Common Tern (Sterna Hirundo) - Calls medium close-up from two birds. Distant avocet.

Frankincense Collecting Song - Single male voice. Some sounds of movement.

Red Breasted Goose (Branta Ruficollis) - Low pitched calls of parent on nest. More agitated calls at end. Other bird spp & water sounds background. NB: Exact date of this recording is unknown.

African Elephant (Loxodonta Africana) - Trumpeting and gurgling close-up and more distantly

Ships And Boats 1 - Thames sailing barge, hoisting topsial. (Recorded on board S.B. Pudge.)

Continental Great Tit (Parus Major Major) - Spring song NB: Recorded between March-June 1938

Helmeted Guineafowl (Numida Meleagris) - Mp alarm calls from a small group, which fly calling at end. medium distance alarm calls from white-bellied go-away bird. Distant birds and voices.

Yellow-rumped Cacique (Cacicus Cela) - Calls, with other birds in background. Dripping water audible.

Madagascar Swamp Warbler  (Acrocephalus Newtoni) - medium close-up calls and song, Madagascar Cukoo and insects in background.

University College Clock, Oxford - University College, Oxford clock striking seven o'clock.

Crowds - Quiet Restaurant, subdued conversation in small restaurant (indistinct speech.)

Mantled Howler Monkey (Alouatta Palliata Mexicana) - Mid-distant calls of troop at dawn with distant roosters NB: Bad edits

Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopus Major) - Adult anxiety call

Peregrine Falcon (Falco Peregrinus) - close-up begging calls from a well grown chick. Jackdaws calling medium close-up around rock ledge.

Wood Lark (Lullula Arborea) - close-up calls from well-grown chicks being fed. Calls from adult before flying off. Faint aircraft at start of recording.

Trains: Paris Metro, France - Paris Metro: Train Boarded, runs with 2 stops.

2.6 Litre Rover Saloon Car - Exterior, approach and stop. (2.6 litre Rover saloon car.)

Wood Lark (Lullula Arborea) - close-up calls from well-grown chicks being fed by adult. Good wingbeat sounds as adult leaves.

Studio Pottery - Banging & wedging clay. (Recorded at a Studio Pottery.)

Samoyed Dogs - Samoyed puppies playing, interior. (28 day old puppies.)

Painted Stork (Mycteria Leucocephala) - medium close-up busy bill clapping & wingbeats. Two matings take place during recording. General background of painted storks & other birds. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Guillemot (Uria Aalge) - Wingflaps and alarm-bowing calls. Calls from kittiwakes, razorbills, rock pipit, herring gulls, terns and fulmars.

Wedge Capped Capuchin (Cebus Olivaceous) - medium close-up `snake alarm' calls with birds alarming in background. Movement in trees.

Wax Moth (Galleria Mellonella) - Electrical discharge from up to 20 moths. Mechanical sound made by wings. Rapid pulses from vibrating wings or moths in flight.

Grey-breasted Prinia (Prinia Hodgsoni) - Song close-up, with other birds in distance.

Redshank (Tringa Totanus) - Anxiety calls Curlew, blach-headed gulls, carrion crow & whooper swans in background.

Common Nighthawk (Chordieles Minor) - MC flight calls, insects in background, distant bird song in pine woods mid-afternoon.

University Of St. Mary The Virgin Church Clock, Oxford - Clock of the University Church of St Mary the Virgin, Oxford striking quarter to the hour.

Nightingale (Erithacus Megarhynchos) - medium close-up song from nightingale. background calls from other bird species.

Motor Car (Badly Worn, Interior) - Interior, start into slow run with gear changes. (Badly worn Sunbeam Rapier, 1962 model)

Exterior Crowds 1 - Mixed chatter and footsteps on gravel - 1966 (40A, reprocessed)

Gannet (Sula Bassana) - Alarm, threat and annoyance calls close-up from several birds at intruder. Wingbeats near end, chicks calling medium distance, colony in distance.

Common Eider (Somateria Mollissima) - Males 'crooning' medium close-up. Oystercatcher medium distance, skylark, golden plover & fulmar in distance. Water lapping on shore close-up, surf medium distance.

Domestic Clock (Double-strike On Wood) - Domestic clock striking three o'clock. (Domestic clock with double-strike on wood.)

Stream Atmosphere - close-up sounds of a stream. Splashes & gurgling sounds. Clean background.

Whitethroat (Sylvia Communis) - medium close-up calls from whitethroat. background fieldfare alarm calls & sounds of running water.

Sooty Shearwater (Puffinus Griseus) - Adults calling in or near nesting burrows. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Short-tailed Ant Thrush (Chamaeza Campanisona) - Call close-up and flight sounds NB: Exact date in 1980 unknown

Greylag Goose (Anser Anser) - MP calls from a feeding flock with some calls from a closer group Greenshank calls, some geese calling in flight. (Slight traffic noise near end)

White Pelican (Pelecanus Onocrotalis) - Mc calls & wingbeats from large flock flying & circling overhead. A couple of wing-flaps at the beginning. Cisticolas, larks & other birds in background.

Lesser Masked Weaver (Ploceus Intermedius) - Recorded in evening. medium distance chorus of calls from colony of weavers. Occasional medium close-up calls. Some periods of relative quiet. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Mallard (Anas Platyrhynchos) - medium close-up anxiety calls. close-up robin, also robin medium distance. Distant cattle.

Adventure - Speedway, four bike race, bikes come out on course with distant P.A., rev up & start, pass four times with distant crowd. (Recorded by start/finish line.)

Yellow Rumped Cacique (Cacicus Cela) - close-up calls from a pair flying to and from the nest. Sounds of chicks. Cicadas and other birds in distance.

Laysan Albatross (Diomedea Immutabilis) - Display close-up, sounds from airforce base medium distance.

Arizona Grey Squirrel (Sciurus Arizonensis) - close-up chewing sounds of squirrel eating nut. Rain and distant birds in background.

Monsoon Forest Atmosphere - medium distance calls from a long tailed tailorbird. Calls from Indian grey francolin 0m07s. background calls from other bird species.

Electrical Sounds - D.C. rotary converter operating in short bursts.

Post Office Telegraph Equipment - Teleprinter no. 15 operating (automatic transmitter & re-perforator). (Post Office Telegraph Equipment.)

Mugimaki Flycatcher (Ficedula Mugimaki) - MC-close-up song. Oriental cuckoo in background. Other birds in distance.

Lakeside Atmosphere - Spring, day. Goldfinches, greenfinches, serins, Sardinian warbler and blackbird. Coot calling in background. (Wind in shrubs)

Fulmar (Fulmaris Glacialis) - Calls medium distance from a group of nesting birds. Colony atmosphere. of Kittiwakes, Glaucous gulls etc in background.

Austin A35 Van 1968 (Interior) - Interior, start, revving, tickover. (1968 Austin A35 Van)

Black Vulture (Aegypius Monachus) - One month old chick moving around in nest and giving food-begging calls close-up. Songbird mp. Wind in trees medium close-up.

White Noise Filtered To Simulate Sea Effects - White noise filtered to simulate sea effects. Medium frequencies.

White-tailed Tropic Bird (Phaethon Lepturus) - medium distance - close-up courtship and flight calls. Distant land birds calling. Surf in background. Windy. Vegetation rustling in the wind. Wind on microphone at times.

Leicester Tram (Interior) - Leicester Tram, interior, bulkhead door closing four times. (Tram built 1904.)

London Railway Station Victoria - Victoria Station Buffet atmosphere.

White Throated Capuchin (Cebus Capucinus) - Alarm barks of group at boa constrictor.

Aircraft: Vc 10 (Exterior) - Vickers VC10, interior, climb into level flight. (Long-range airliner, 4 jet engines.)

Black Guillemot (Cepphus Grille) - gulls mobbing guillemot (guillemot is the one with the high-pitched call)

Waterfall Atmosphere - Largish waterfall with constant hissing sounds. Some gurgling & splashing. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Comedy, Fantasy & Horror - Gibberish phone call. (Comedy Spot Effect.)

Avocet (Recurvirostra Avosetta) - Flight alarm calls medium close-up. Terns and gulls in distance.

Grey Heron (Ardea Cinerea) - Heronry calls close-up; jackdaws, house sparrows, blackbird, starlings, blue tit, & crows, in background.

Beach Atmosphere - Wind. Strong wind over tussocks, seawash in background.

Crowds, Children & Footsteps - Football Crowd during Second Division Match. (Recorded during Portsmouth v. Carlisle, 6th May 1985.)

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - Calls close-up from a single bird. Colony mp.

Far Eastern Frog (Rana Semiplicata) - close-up calls from several. Frogs give alarm calls and some jump in water about 0'20".

Household Effects - Water running into sink. (Plug out, tap half on)

Boreal Forest Atmosphere - Mixed woodland: autumn: mid pm. Wind in trees (mainly conifers) Distant crickets - neutral.

South America - Rural & Urban Atmospheres - Indian village - recorded on Brazil/Argentine border

Mallard (Anas Platyrhynchos) - medium close-up, several birds calling & splashing. medium close-up black-headed gull.

Steppe (Semi-arid) - With coal tit, hoopoe, woodlark, corn bunting and azure winged magpie

Lion (Panthera Leo) - close-up sighs & pants from a pride resting at midday. Hum from insects & flies.

Papermaking - General atmosphere at printers rec. near the path rollers at a large printing company.

Bells, Door Chimes And Buzzers - Electric door bell rung at long and short intervals. (Medium note)

House Martin (Delichon Urbica) - Nearly fledged nestling begging and being fed close-up.

Indoor Swimming Bath - Indoor Swimming Pool, footsteps on springboard and dive.

Redwing (Turdus Iliacus) - Flocks flying off in waves from hedgerow.

Eurasian Dipper (Cinclus Cinclus) - close-up quiet, Shrill calls from chicks in nest. Busy calls in response to feeding 0m31s. background sounds of running water.

Tristram's Grackle (Onychognathus Tristramii) - Calls medium close-up, with Sand Partridge and insects in background. Wind in trees.

Livestock 1 - Cattle, exterior, 10 cows walk past over rough track, with vehicle in distance.

Spotted Sandgrouse (Pterocles Senegallus) - Calls close-up of several birds as they fly over drinking pool.

Electronically Generated Sounds - Variable velocity gun, series of bursts. (Futuristic Spot Effect.)

Broad Billed Hummingbird (Cynanthus Latirostris) - close-up sounds of whirring wings & calls. background calls from other hummingbird species. N.B. Bird at feeder. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Ships And Boats 2 - Cabin Cruiser, pass right to left. (Recorded on shore.) (27ft, 50hp diesel engine.)

2-stroke Band Saw - Start, depart. (Massey Ferguson Motor Mower drawn by tractor)

Grey Seal (Halichoerus Grypus) - calls of small group; seawash in background

Sulphur-breasted Musk Parrot (Prosopeia Personata) - Early morning. medium distance - medium close-up calls from a single bird. Song from golden whistlers, calls from silvereyes and wattled honeyeaters. Two other parrots call at end of recording. Cicadas.

Marianas Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus Roseicapilla) - Mournful calls from individual. Sounds of stridulating insects. background calls from other bird species.

Indigo Bunting (Passerina Cyanea) - medium close-up song in defence of territory, two males, one singing more prominently, other birds in background. Wind in bushes.

Island Atmosphere - Windswept atmosphere with continuous sounds of wind & strong gusts. Occasional stridulation from crickets & some calls from birds. N.B. Introduced bird species(all native land birds extinct). Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Horses / Dogs - Jack Russell/Corgi cross, interior, leaping around playing & barking, loud barking (at 0m50s).

Green-taile Towhee (Chlorurus Chlorurus) - close-up song, another in background, slight wind in trees.

House Bunting (Emberiza Striolata)) - Song, with crested lark and swallow in background.

Clapper Rail (Rallus Longirostris) - medium close-up calls Wind in marsh grass and distant sparrow calls

Motor Car: 1914 Model ‚äòt‚äô Ford - Exterior, door opened, Ford Model 'T'. (1914)

Village - SPRING/SUMMER: DAY With collared dove (alighting calls and songs), blackbird, starlings, coal tit and house sparrows

World War Aircraft: 1916 Bristol Fighter (Exterior) - Exterior, approach and land, taxi up, tickover, switch off. (1916 Bristol Fighter, First World War two-seater fighter with Rolls Royce piston engines)

Chaffinch (Fringilla Coelebs) - and YELLOWHAMMER (EMBERIZA CITRINELLA) Songs

Muffled Church Bells - Church Bells, muffled bells starting & pealing. (St. Mary the Virgin's Church, Godmanchester, Cambridgeshire.)

Death's Head Hawk-moth (Acherontia Atropos) - close-up wing-beats from a single moth.

Trains & Tunnels - Goods train entering tunnel without siren. (Recorded at trackside.)

South Georgia Pipit (Anthus Antarcticus) - medium close-up singing. Occasional sound of wing beats from wandering albatross flying past.

Magnificent Riflebird (Ptiloris Magnificus) - medium distance calls. Other birds in background. Insects.

Manx Shearwater (Puffinus Puffinus) - Colony medium distance, birds calling from burrows and flight calls, some close-up.

Sooty Tern (Sterna Fuscata) - Calls of distant colony, with young.

Bahama Pintail (Ana Bahamensis) - close-up display calls from several, other birds in distance.

Common Starling (Sturnus Vulgaris) - close-up hunger calls from chicks. Willow warbler in distance.

Frog  (Unidentified) - medium close-up croaks from a forest frog. Water dripping from leaves.

Traffic - Traffic: Car Park of Television Centre, distant traffic with occasional close vehicle and footsteps.

Mexican Tree Frog (Smilisca Baudinii) - close-up resonant honking calls in pond. Several frogs, some pauses between calling.

Laysan Albatross (Diomedea Immutabilis) - Mainly clicking sounds close-up, Sooty Terns flight calls close-up with tern colony in distance, some wind at times.

Vintage Motor Car: Fiat 509a Saloon: Interior - Cars: Vintage motor car Fiat 509A saloon. Exterior, short and long horn blasts

Robin (Erithacus Rubecula) - close-up spring song. Chiffchaff & willow warbler in background. Sheep bleating at start of recording. Other distant birds including nightingale.

Bush Cricket (Homorocoryphus Nitidulus) - Bush-cricket stridulating. Evening, autumn.

Tropical Desert Shrub - Summer: Early morning \ Rather neutral with distant calls of waterfowl on pool and low chorus of crickets

Whirlwind 10-seater Helicopter (Exterior), 1 Bristol Siddeley Gnome Turbine - Westland Whirlwind, exterior, passing overhead. (10-seater helicopter with 1 Bristol Siddeley Gnome turbine.)

Mixed Woodland Edge - LATE SPRING: EARLY MORNING. With wood pigeon, green woodpecker, willow warbler, chaffinch, wren, rook, blue tit, yellowhammer, starling, grey wagtail, bumble bee and distant stream

Woodland - Light wind at first, then strong gusts. Branches creaking. Asian brown flycatcher in background. Distant jungle crows and blue-and-white flycatcher.

Stripe-throated Jery (Neomiscis Striatigula) - close-up song, wind in trees, other birds in background and insects.

Fairgrounds - Fairgrounds: Roundabouts with fairground atmosphere

Tui (Prosthemadura Novaeseelandiae) - close-up calls from one bird with others singing nearby. Birds becoming more distant towards end of recording. Crickets and cicadas in background. Slight wind in trees.

Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes Foresteri) - penguin walking and scurrying, with several loud calls

Butter Manufacture - close-up sounds of yak butter making. Rhythmic gurgling, bubbling sounds. N.B. Exact locaton of recording is unknown.

Tropical Rain Forest - SPRING: EVENING With frogs and insects - rather neutral and uniform

Saddleback (Creadion Carunculatus) - close-up alarm calls and typical calls. Bird moves away giving typical calls medium distance, then more calls from two birds. Bellbirds and other distant birds. Slight wind in trees.

Bang! - 5.6mm gas operated rifle, a section firing single shots. (Distant perspective.)

Sperm Whale (Physeter Catodon) - Sperm whales producing clearly defined echolocation clicks. Also chirps & whistles(good whistle at 3'25"). Hydrophone recording. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Fish Market: Grimsby - Fishing Industry: Actuality, Weighing and boxing cod

Black Vulture (Aegypius Monachus) - Food calls and movement sounds close-up in nest. Pecking at nest from a month old chick. Great tit mp. Song thrush in distance. Wind gusting.

Motor Car: 1960 Ford Anglia (Interior) - Interior, self starter, slow run over wet road, switch off. (1960 Ford Anglia)

Verreaux Sifaka (Propithecus Verreauxi) - medium close-up footsteps as animal leaps across track. Broad-billed Roller and Madagascar Coucal in background.

Mountainside - Late Spring-Summer; Mid-day Mainly high wind with flies, bees and grasshoppers.

Babirusa (Babirusa Alfurus) - Grunting NB: Recorded between 1937/38

Warble Frequency Notes - Warble Frequency Notes, 256 Hz. (Approximate frequency.)

Circus - Cymbal crash, applause. (Indistinguishable music in background)

Rainforest Atmosphere - Mid morning. Cicadas stridulating. Sound of foliage and twigs falling from trees. Distant birds calling, insects and crickets.

Radio And Electrical Sounds - Creed Machine operating (100 wpm.)

Great Skua (Catharacta Skua) - Calls close-up. Windy background.

White-tailed Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus Albicilla) - close-up female calling and flapping wings. Wind gusting in background.

Aircraft: Barracuda (On Aircraft Carrier) - Aircraft: Barracuda (on aircraft carrier) Take off

Boat-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus Major) - medium close-up flight calls, frogs and insects in background.

Canada Goose (Branta Canadensis) - close-up & medium close-up contact calls & wing-beats. close-up robin, medium close-up sheep & other birds in distance. A lot of echo on this recording.

Tiger Moth Light Aircraft (Single Piston Engine, Open Cockpit) (Exterior) - Exterior, passing overhead. (Tiger Moth Light Aircraft, Single piston engine; open cockpit)

Light Industry - Machine shop, general atmosphere with constant sound of machinery. (No speech.)

Lowe's Swiftlet (Collocalia Lowi) - Colony fluttering about and calling in cave.

Twite (Acanthis Flavirostris) - Calls & wingflaps from twite. Some cawing from ravens in background. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Continental Telephones: Engaged Tones - French telephone engaged tone. (As heard from London.)

Electric Eel (Electrophorus Electricus) - close-up pulses from swimming eel. Several strikes to stun prey.

Ford Fiesta Motor Car (1980 Model, 1300cc) Interior - Cars: 1980 model, 1300cc engine Ford Fiesta. Interior, constant motorway run

Green-winged Macaw (Ara Chloroptera) - Distant calls from macaws in trees, with crickets and cicadas. Other birds calling. medium close-up calls from closer macaws at times. Also suitable as a rainforest atmosphere. NB: Exact date of recording is unknown.

Ships‚äô Sirens - R.M.S. Queen Elizabeth II, ship's siren, four long blasts as ship leaves port, close perspective, with other ships at end.

Rapids - Very fast flowing, white-water river, recorded from side of river.

White Winged Chough (Corcorax Melanorhamphos) - Various calls from choughs, from loud screeches to softer whistling. background sounds of wind.

British Rural Backgrounds 1 - Woodland, dusk wind in trees, birdsong, distant light aircraft, bee buzzing, 1972 (1B10, reprocessed)

Bee-eater (Merops Apiaster) - Calls of several in tree. Breeze amongst foliage.

Common Buzzard (Buteo Buteo) - Calls close-up from 36-day-old chick. Blowflies medium close-up. Song thrush in distance.

Mixed Woodland - Late spring: Early morning With Chiffchaff, Goldcrest, Fox yapping, Wren alarm and wind in trees.

Electronically Generated Sounds - Descending siren. (Futuristic Spot Effect.)

Triumph Tr6 Sports Car, 1971 (Interior) - Interior, self starter, manoeuvring with tickover, into constant run. (TR6 Sports Car, 1971 model)

Printing - Newspapers: Webb-offset Press - Printing Newspapers: Cutter and folder slows down and stops.

Outdoor Clock - Church clock striking, 6 o'clock. (St. John the Evangelist)

Golden Oriole (Oriolus Oriolus) - Typical call close-up Anxiety call of great grey shrike in background

Horse-drawn Hansom Cab, interior, starting into continuous walk.

Ships And Boats 2 - Yacht, sailing past channel marker buoy, close hauled sai, wind force 4 (horn on buoy.) (30ft sailing yacht 'Alice May', Halmatic 30, GRP, sloop rig.)

Marshland - Egrets, magpie robins and other birds. Cricket chorus. Insects buzzing. Wind in trees. Also suitable for paddyfields.

Eastern Dwarf Mongoose (Helogale Undulata) - close-up contact calls and alarm calls from several animals while foraging. Weavers and lodge canteen in background.

Bus Ticket Machines (London Transport) - Automatic turnstile on one-man bus, tone, 3d inserted, child through turnstile. (London Transport bus.)

Rock Pipit (Anthus Spinoletta) - Calls (edited), with Fulmars, Dunlin, Eiders and heavy sea wash in background.

Mixed Woodland - AUTUMN: Evening Rather neutral with calls of feeding Goldcrests, Blackbirds 'clucking' and Robins 'ticking'.

Common Marmoset (Calithrix Jacchus Jacchus) - Single animal - alarm calls and territorial 'Tsee' screeches.

Moussier's Redstart (Phoenicurus Moussieri) - Song close-up, with olivaceous warbler in background. Wind blowing through bush.

Motor Racing: Silverstone - Silverstone, Formula One International Trophy Race 1962, cars passing Becketts Corner.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Recorded in late afternoon with sun just above horizon. close-up song of spot breasted wren at start of recording & 1m00s. medium close-up calls of sulphur bellied flycatcher, banded backed wren & other birds. Distant calls of howler monkeys.

Orchard Oriole (Icterus Spurius) - close-up song, Red-winged Blackbirds, Common Yellowthroat and other birds in background.

Black Headed Apalis (Apalis Melanocephala) - medium close-up calls from a single bird. Other birds & insects in background.

Scandinavia 2 - Copenhagen Central Station -  PA announcement near beginning

Lake Atmosphere - early morning; lapping from recordist's waders; bird call

Slot Machines: Food & Beverages; Background Hum - Sandwich Machine operating.

Gorge - Midday in open part of gorge. Windy with several birds calling. Acacias clicking as they blow in the wind.

Footsteps On Country Road: Running - Footsteps on Country Road, man running, with start & stop.

Domestic Clock - Grandfather Clock with St Michael's chimes, striking three o'clock.

Golden Eagle (Aquila Chrysaetos) - Three week old eaglet calling close-up.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Dusk. medium distance individual Diana tarsier call at 0m36s.

Footsteps Up Stone Stairs (Slight Echo) - Footsteps up stone stairs, 2 women departing, slight echo.

Marshland - Evening, cricket chorus. Frogs and calls from waterfowl and other birds.

Rowing (Sea Scouts Whaler) - Sea Scouts whaler, fairly slow muffled rowing with one pair of oars.

Bristol Sycamore S171 Helicopter (Exterior) - Bristol Sycamore S171, exterior, several helicopters circling overhead.

Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga Leonina) - close-up breathing and snorting from a young, injured male. Colony and surf in distance.

Bittern (Botaurus Stellaris) - Flight calls close-up, dunlin in background, slightly crackly & windy.

Whitehead (Mohoua Albicilla) - close-up calls from a feeding party with fantails (mainly at start). A few bursts of song from whiteheads. Long-tailed cuckoo, grey warbler and bellbird in background. Cicadas in background.

Motor Car: 1968 Citroen Am 1.6 (Interior) - Interior, door closed. (Ami 6, 1968 model, 602cc: Citroen)

Whooper Swan (Cygnus Cygnus) - Quiet contact calls between swans at roost. Wind in background.

Junior Children‚äôs Sports Day - Junior School Sports Day, starting pistol & cheers for race.

Saracen Or Saladin Armoured Car (Exterior) - Armoured Car, exterior, start up, depart. (Alvis Saracen or Saladin armoured car - both use same chassis.)

Coast Atmosphere - close-up sea lapping on rocky beach; distant boat engine [some distortion]

Scuba Diving - Scuba Diving: Breathing as heard in water, below surface

Canary (Serinus Canaria) - close-up song. Chirrups & staccato notes.

Motor Industry - Factories: Motor Industry, Austin Rover, body plant production line

Children - Babies & Infants - Baby boy, waking up sounds, 10 weeks old - 1984 (8B2, reprocessed)

Mountain Gorilla (Gorilla Gorilla Beringei) - Family group contact calling, eating, scratching & moving in dense undergrowth. background sounds from birds.

European Bee Eater (Merops Apiaster) - medium close-up & medium distance calls from group of bee eaters. Buzzing of flies. Sounds of group take off 1m04s. Some wind buffets on mic.

Greylag Goose (Anser Anser) - close-up excitable calls & wing-flaps from a flock. Distant mallard calling. N.B. The date of this recording is unknown.

Garden Warbler (Sylvia Borin) - Song and subsong, with mimicry of Blackbird and Blackcap close-up. Woodlark, Bonelli's Warbler, Cuckoo in background.

Common Peafowl (Pavo Cristatus) - close-up call from a peacock with tail down, throwing head back as it calls. Another in background. Song thrush in background.

Traffic: Provincial Town - Light and heavy traffic in a provincial town, without footsteps or chatter.

Quiet Harbour Background - Harbour background, quiet atmosphere with gulls, sirens & water lapping. (Some engine noise at end of band.)

Tonga Flying Fox (Pteropus Tonganus) - Evening. Colony. close-up calls from young bats squabbling. Continuation of Track 14. Time duration here covers Tracks 14 and 15.

Little Tern (Sterna Albifrons) - close-up flight calls from two birds. medium close-up surf on beach.

American Kestrel (Falco Sparverius) - medium close-up flight calls. Wind in trees and evening crickets in background.

Rainforest Edge Atmosphere - Recorded at edge of rainforest. background sounds of cicadas & grasshoppers. Calls from various bird species. Slight sounds of wind.

Brown Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus Tyrannulus) - medium close-up calls, Bell's Vireo and Gambel's Quail in background.

Oystercatcher (Haematopus Ostralegus) - Awareness and alarm calls close-up; skylark in distance. Some wind.

Periodical Cicada (Magicicada Genus) - close-up clicking and high-pitched stridulation from a single cicada. Several different sounds - alarm sounds. Aircraft, traffic and dog in distance.

Ecclesiastical Effects 2 - St. Sepulchre's Church, High Holborn, exterior, tenor bell rung, ends, background traffic (This was the bell rung at public executions and rung here in an authentic manner - opposite The old Bailey, formerly site of Newgate Prison) - 1985 (2B9)

Stream Atmosphere - close-up fast-flowing stream. NB: Day & month of recording is not specified.

16ft Speedboat (40 H.p. Outboard) - 16 foot, 40 h.p. engine - tickover.

Ranch Land - With house sparrows and other birds, plus distant skylark song

Crowned Crane (Balearica Pavonina) - Calls of several medium close-up. Songbirds calling in distance. A few bumps.

Aircraft 3 - Engines running, foreground - exterior (prop-jet airliner).

India And Nepal - City Life - Benares: Bathing ghats, atmosphere with splashes & shouts, with distant bell.

Carolina Wren (Thryothorus Ludovicianus) - close-up song, slower song. Yellow-rumped Warblers, Cardinals, Fish Crow, Rufous-sided Towhee, White-throated Sparrow and another Wren alarming.

Bits & Pieces - Tannoy signal - untreated, no background (2 notes)

Scarlet Macaw (Ara Macao) - Calls from trees with other birds in background.

Rocky Coast - atmosphere on a part of the island where the rocks slope down to the shore. Sea-wash of incoming tide, swell just breaking over rocks. Calls from rock pipit, oystercatcher, kittiwake, herring and lesser black-backed gulls, terns and pied wagtail.

Ambulances - Ambulance, exterior, passing. (With horn.) (Bedford ambulance.)

Clocks - Domestic clock ticking. (Domestic clock with Westminster chimes.)

Winter Sports - Ski-ing, nursery slope atmosphere with childrens voices & slight hum of ski drag lift.

Razorbill (Alca Torda) - close-up long growl, mild alarm and `clockwork' calls. Guillemots, kittiwakes, arctic tern and herring gulls in background. Distant surf.

Narrow-gauge Light Railway (Exterior) - Narrow-Gauge Light Railway, exterior, train whistles & passes.

Manakin (Pipridae Family) - close-up calls, chirps and wing cracks from two male 'hooded' manakins displaying. background sounds of other bird species and insects. NB: Exact manakin sp unknown.

Thames Sailing Barge: Wooden: Interior - Wooden Thames Sailing Barge: Cabin at stern, below deck underway with auxiliary engine, interior

Rook (Corvus Frugilegus) - Sleeping birds preening and occasionally flapping wings.

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - close-up adult mewing. Another adult flies in calling close-up & disgorges food to chick.

Lapwing (Vanellus Vanellus) - close-up wingbeats. Flight calls from a more distant bird. Distant mallard.

Lion (Panthera Leo) - close-up crunching & chewing on warthog (head) by male. Sneezes, growls, shaking head (1'18"); licking & slurping. Insects & a few birds in background.

Manual Typewriter (Close Perspective) - Manual Typewriter: Close Perspective, slow typing with 2 fingers.

Interiors - Concert Halls - Laughter at LE show - 1981 (1C15,reprocessed)

Steam Train (4-6-0 Locomotive, No. 5231) Exterior - Steam Train: 4-6-0 locomotive, no. 5231, interior of first carriage, start, gentle run and stop, occasional whistle.

Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus Pileatus) - medium distance 'drumming' from two birds. Slight wind in trees. Red-eyed vireos and ovenbird calling. Raven in distance.

Queens College Clock, Oxford - Queens College clock striking one o'clock.

Newspapers - A coating machine operating in block department at a national daily newspaper.

African Red Winged Starling (Onychognathus Morio) - medium close-up whistling calls from starling. Also some croaking alarm calls. Some sounds of movement & wingbeats. background sounds of wind & occasional thunder.

Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus Magellanicus) - Begging close-up from two large chicks with adult hissing, oystercatchers and surf in distance.

Cicadas (Cicadidae) - close-up cicadas; with crickets, birds and gibbons in background

Local Steam Trains - Local train passing. (Western Region steam train.)

Rook (Corvus Frugilegus) - Advertisement calls, plus courtship feeding close-up.

Gambian Sun Squirrel (Heliosciurus Gambianus) - Two chattering mid-distant with red-billed hornbill, etc in background

Collared Pratincole (Glareola Pratincola) - Flight calls close-up. Fan-tailed warbler and crested lark mp. Spanish wagtail, coot and great reed warbler in distance. Slightly windy.

Savanna:acacia Scrub - Early morning:05.45. Many birds calling and singing, mainly superb starling, generator in distance.

Foreign Atmospheres - India, Bombay bullion market general atmosphere.

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - close-up 'kow' alarm calls from adult with chicks alarming; adult taking flight. Colony mp.

Household Effects: Electric Automatic Washing Machine - Electric automatic washing machine. Cleaning & replacing parts of machine

Ten-pin Bowling - Ten Pin Bowling, machinery room, quiet tick over of machines, two distant games in progress.

Dry Deciduous Forest Atmosphere - Dry deciduous forest - 1630hrs. Various birds singing and calls, insects in background.

Demolition - Demolition: Close explosion & fall of rubble, (factory chimney).

Grey Shrike-thrush (Colluricincla Harmonica) - close-up song from one bird with another in distance - duetting.

Vulture Sp (Aegypiidae) - Calls, movement and wingbeats close-up from a mixed group of vultures on a carcass. The recording includes the following species: Hooded vulture (Necrosyrtes monachus) Lappet-faced vulture (Torgos tracheliotus) African white-backed vulture (Gyps africanus) Rupp

Motor Car: 1929 Riley 9 H.p. Saloon (Interior) - Exterior, klaxon sounded once. (Riley 9 h.p. saloon, 1929 model)

Rainforest - Dusk. Open area at edge of rainforest. Flight alarm call from common bulbul at 0'17". Calls from blue monkeys. White-browed coucals, great blue turaco and loud cricket chorus.

Fox Hunting: Quorn Hunt - Horses canter past on soft surface, hounds and hunting horn. (Quorn Hunt.)

Boeing 707 Jet Aircraft (Exterior) Landing - Boeing 707, exterior, landing. (Long-range airliner, 4 jet engines.) (Recorded 1970.)

Religion In Britain - Atmosphere before service, Westminster Cathedral, bell tolls and congregation gather for service

Wind/mountain Grassland Atmosphere - Wind gusting through rocks in Andean Foothills.

Articulated Lorry (Diesel): Exterior - Articulated Lorry: Diesel, slowly pulling away, exterior

Dusky Legged Guan (Penelope Obscura) - Wing beats & calls from Guan taking off. Sounds of insect stridulation.

Botanical Garden Atmosphere - medium distance to background calls from many bird species. Includes blue wren & screeching calls from cockatoos. N.B. Date of this recording is unknown.

Blue Jay (Cyanocitta Cristata) - medium close-up calls. American crow in background.

Heron (Ardea Cinerea) - Mid-distant advertisement call. Neck-stretch display of un-mated male.

Black Vulture (Aegypius Monachus) - close-up begging calls, pecking at nest and movement from a month old chick. Long-tailed tits mp. Songbirds in distance. Windy background, gusting at times.

Outdoor Crowds: Boys - Group of 16-19 year old boys talking, occasional laughter.

Marshland Atmosphere - Night in marshland. Frog and cricket chorus.

Open Fields Near Mixed Woodland And Swamp - AUTUMN: DAY Crickets, distant birds, canada geese flying around calling in background

Army - Soldiers marching past on gravel. (Ragged marching, troops wearing studded boots.)

Reindeer (Rangifer Tarandus) - medium close-up walking caribou. Sounds of wind and birdsong. Very distant honking from geese 1m20s. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown. Also suitable for use as an atmosphere recording.

Electronic Sounds - Gong sounded. (Specially created electronic sound.)

Laughing Gull (Larus Atricilla) - medium close-up-close-up calls from a large flock of around 3000 birds - some on ground, some in flight, other bathing in brook. On Farmland north of Blackwater Refuge.

Apostle Bird (Struthidea Cinerea) - medium close-up clicking calls from individual. Followed by busy croaking calls between two birds. background calls from other bird species. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording are unknown.

Triumph Tr3 Sports Car, 1957 (Exterior) - Exterior, start, revving, depart at medium speed. (TR3 Sports Car, 1957 model)

Rain With Thunder - Weather: Heavy Rain on turf and bushes, thunder rolls, occasional cars pass in distance.

Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus Bachmani) - Distant-MC flight calls. Seawash and calls from Sea Otter pup in background.

Common Flicker (Colaptes Auratus) - Calls close-up from juveniles. With red-naped sapsucker chicks 'peeping' in background. Other woodland birds in distance. House wren calls at end. High wind in trees. NB Exact date of recording not known: early July.

Cattle Egret (Bubulcus Ibis) - medium close-up colony calls and wingbeats, other herons in distance.

British Rail High Speed Train (Inter-city 125) (Exterior) - Inter-City 125, exterior, approach, stop & tick over. (British Rail High Speed Train, Diesel engine.)

Hedgerow - EARLY SUMMER: MIDDAY. Various insects and birds including jackdaw, yellowhammer, linnet, rook, wood pigeon. Compilation from BBC Sound Archives discs.

Mandarin Duck (Aix Galericulata) - close-up calls from three 4-day-old chicks running around on forest floor.

Slow Footsteps Up Metal Stairs - Footsteps Up Metal Stairs, two men, slow, departing.

Coast - Early morning. Crickets and cicadas in trees. Loud high-pitched calls from Polynesian triller. Other calls from red-vented bulbuls. Faint calls from flying foxes. Distant surf.

Christchurch College Clock, Oxford - Christchurch College clock striking eleven o'clock.

Sheet Metal Engineering - Sheet metal engineering, auto hacksaw cutting through sheet metal.

British Birds 2 - Song thrush, with goldfinch, woodpigeon, pheasant, chaffinch and green woodpecker in distance.

French Steam Trains - French Steam Train, Fleche d'Or, passing at speed.

Brown Lemming (Lemmus Trimucronatus) - close-up squeaking, calling and chittering.

World War Ii Aircraft: Messerschmitt 110 (German) - A Messerschmitt 110, taxi and take off. (World War II German Aircraft)

Rail Terminus - Interior, fast constant run on welded track. (Recorded in restaurant car)

Mountain Atmosphere - medium close-up calls & wingbeats from unidentified bird. Occasional twittering calls. Some distant vehicle noise. Wind noise. \ N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Drilling Rig Atmosphere - Mid-distance sounds of drilling rig, gas flare and machinery.

Monk Parakeet (Myiopsitta Monachus) - Small colony with hooded siskin, house wren, great kiskadee, firewood gatherer, rufous hornero, white-rumped swallow

Australian Cassowary (Casuarius Casuarius) - close-up attack sounds including some impacts. Scary sounding gurgling hisses. Followed by rhythmic croaking calls. Distant sounds of traffic.

Exterior Effects - Bulldozer (tracked vehicle) - starting up, earth moving - 1981 (6B1, reprocessed)

African Buffalo (Synceros Caffer) - medium close-up movement sounds & calls from a herd of about 300 walking past. Calls from crowned plover & oxpeckers in background.

Comedy 2 - Squeaky feet, door open and close with squeak - 1968 (7G, reprocessed)

Baby (Girl): 15 Months - 22 week old baby girl. Tantrums when toys are taken

Coal Mining - Pneumatic coal drill operating in a coal mine. (Distant perspective)

Giant Otter (Pteronura Brasiliensis) - medium close-up contact whistles from semi tame animal. Also sounds of splashing water.

Fenland - SUMMER: EARLY MORNING With moorhen, swallow, pheasant, bearded tits, yellow-hammer, swallow and water rail

Submarines (1960 ‚äòp‚äô Class) - Submarine: 1960 'P' class, Klaxon , 2 blasts, vents open, dive.

Telemetry; Interplanetary Effects - OSO Satellite, telemetry effects from satellite. (Orbiting Solar Observations satellite.)

Veteran Cars: Rolls Royce ‚äúsilver Ghost‚äù (1911 Model, 6 Cylinders, 35 Hp) - Cars: Rolls Royce "Silver Ghost", 1911 model, 6 cylinders, 35 H.P. Interior, revving

Peugeot 205gt 1982 1300cc Petrol (car Misfiring Quite Badly) - interior - downhill freewheel over rough ground and through puddles

Woodland - Night in an area of magnetic termite mounds. Crickets and cicadas. Frogs.

Temminck's Crowned Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus Coronatus) - medium close-up-close-up song. A few distant birds. Light rain falling on leaves.

Office Printing Equipment - Multilith 1250 printing machine, constant run.

Austin Maestro Vanden Plas: Interior (Dashboard Audible Warnings) - Cars: Austin Maestro Vanden Plas, 1984 model, 1600cc OHC. Interior, dashboard audible warnings; fuel used

National Daily Newspaper - National Daily Newspaper Picture Transmitting & Receiving Room, picture transmission.

Household Effects - Laying heavy crockery on wooden table. (Period)

Italy (Caracalla): Indoor Crowds - Caracalla, interior, gong sounds, auditorium atmosphere.

Firecrest (Regulus Ignicapillus) - close-up song. Other birds in distance. Slight wind in fir trees.

Dressmaking - Machine Room Atmosphere, with some background conversation. (Dressmaking factory.)

Rhesus Monkey (Macaca Mulatta) - Young whimpering and adult screeching

White Tailed Kingfisher (Tanysiptera Sylvia) - Calls from one week old chick in nest burrow. Distant calls from adult. Adult flying in and sounds of feeding chicks. Occasional parrot calls. Heavy cicada chorus in background.

Hedgerow - Winter: Mid-day Small birds returning to feeding station, including Fieldfare, tits, Chaffinch and Rook.

Satyr Tragopan (Tragopan Satyra) - medium distance individual calls from tragopan. Some close-up sounds of movement/bumps. background calls from another bird species. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

British Rural Backgrounds - Boeing 747 passes left to right at high altitude.

World War Ii: Ground Warfare - Sound of artillery with machine gun fire.

Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis Papua) - Calls, mostly ecstatic, from birds sitting on ledge. Nest of stones containing 1-2 chicks. Occasional calls from chicks. Colony quiet except for occasional close-up calls.

Yellow Rumped Cacique (Cacicus Cela) - close-up calls from single bird. Several calling after 1'30" in, and tapping on tree. Other caciques in background. Other birds and cicadas in distance.

Scrubland - Early morning in area of open mixed grass-bush, with river in distance. White-browed sparrow weavers, doves, yellow-necked spurfowl and other birds. Swallows flying and calling. Cicadas and distant frogs. May also be used for lakeside atmosphere.

Red-billed Hornbill (Tockus Erythrorhynchus) - Display medium close-up, with many other birds and insects in background.

Nightingale (Luscinia Megarhynchos) - Song, with another in distance Corn bunting, bee-eaters and turtle dove in background

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - Adult calls, while nestlings beg.

Aircraft 2 - Start engines & splutter out (4 piston-engined aircraft, interior).

House Door: Interior - House Door: Front Door, Interior, open and close. (Close perspective)

Cormorant (Phalacrocorax Carbo) - close-up calls from adults and chicks at nest. Colony calls. Other birds in background.

Thomson's Gazelle (Gazella Thomsoni) - Stampeding herd followed by alarm calls from the herd and impala NB: Date of recording is between 1989 & 1990.

Baby Boy Crying - Newly born baby boy crying, delivery room atmosphere. (Weight 4.0 kg.)

Timber & Wood - Morning work begins with lorries in background - band saw starts, general activity.

Domestic Clock (Heavy Gong) - Domestic clock striking four o'clock. (Domestic clock with heavy gong.)

New Zealand Brown Creeper (Finschia Novaeseelandiae) - close-up - medium close-up song and calls from a feeding flock. Tui in background. Wind in trees, gusting at times. Also suitable for use as a woodland atmosphere (South I).

Ford Anglia 105e Van (1963, 997cc): Interior - Motor Van: Fast Motorway Run, interior, (Ford Anglia 105E, 1963 model, 997cc).

Crab Plover (Dromas Ardeola) - medium close-up to medium distance calls from small group of plovers. background sounds of wind. Distant sounds of an engine. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Interiors - Theatres And Halls - Applause from 30 people - 1966 (63A,reprocessed)

Urban South America - City park, Asuncion, Paraguay with heavy traffic, footsteps, speech and some birdsong

Galapagos Sealion (Zalophus Californianus Wollebacki) - Colony close-up with bull bellowing and pups fighting.

Motor Horns (Single & Multitone) - Bulb-type Motor Horn sounded.

Germany - Atmospheres - Germany - Tourist queueing at historical site

3 Horses On Turf (Studio) - Three horses on turf. Restless. (Studio recording with jingle of harness)

Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps Cristatus) - Calls, growls & chattering medium close-up from birds around nest in reedbed, could be used as an atmosphere, Coot in background, Blackbird, Black-headed Gull & other birds in distance.

Goldfinch (Carduelis Carduelis) - Song and calls medium close-up-close-up, with insects.

M.g. Midget Sports Car 1967 (Interior) - Exterior, reverse to microphone, tickover, switch off. (Sports car, 1967 model M.G. Midget)

One-horse Trap (2 Wheeler) On Hard Surface - One-Horse Trap: Two Wheeler, hard surface, trot past.

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - close-up long calls from several birds, others giving mew calls.

Cave Swallow (Petrochelidon Fulva) - Cave swallows flying around temple, producing many cheeps & squeaks. Occasional wing flaps as they pass microphone.

Jesus College Clock, Oxford - Jesus College clock striking nine o'clock.

Austin Gipsy Cross-country Vehicle (Exterior) - Cross-country vehicle, exterior, 2 doors open and close. (Austin Gipsy)

Crested Auklet (Aethia Cristatella) - close-up calls from a group of birds in the flock on roosting/breeding slopes. Some calling from burrows. Others arriving to join the flock in the evening.

Oystercatcher (Haematopus Ostralegus) - Various calls close-up. Gulls medium close-up - distant; water lapping medium distance.

Fenland - Reed Bed: Autumn; Dusk Mass roost of Swallows chattering, also Yellow Wagtails calling, Mallard calls in background. Wind in reeds.

Dry Scrub Woodland Atmosphere - Dry scrub woodland - mid-afternoon - Winter. Many birds calling, insects buzzing, distant dog barking, some calls close-up, the 'chacking' is clamorous reed warbler moving through scrub. Frog calls near end briefly.

Orang Utan (Pongo Pygmaeus) - Breaking branches to make nest. Insects & birds in background.

Blue Wildebeest (Connochaetes Taurinus) - medium distance-mc galloping by large herd of wildebeest, lark calls at start, grunts & snorts from wildebeest, dawn chorus from distant woodland.

Interior Backgrounds - Public Foyer with voices & footsteps on stone stairs. (Recorded at the National Gallery.)

Rainforest Atmosphere - Bird calls with doves/pigeons "cooing". Insects, wind in trees & snapping of twigs. Sound level rises though band. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Willet (Catoptrophorus Semipalmatus) - close-up song, and calls from a bird on the ground, other birds in distance.

Veteran Cars: Rolls Royce ‚äúsilver Ghost‚äù (1911 Model, 6 Cylinders, 35 Hp) - Cars: Rolls Royce "Silver Ghost", 1911 model, 6 cylinders, 35 H.P. Exterior, start up and depart to the left

Sand - Sand being blown over dune. When wind gusts gives the sound of sand hitting vegetation. `Dune' bees, flies and beetles buzzing. Short-toed (red-capped) larks in background. Sounds of sand on sand dune could relate to deserts, coasts and isolated dunes.

Savanna Atmosphere - Sounds of vegetation rustling in wind. background calls from many birds. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Sandgrouse (Pteroclididae Family) - Distant massed calls from crowned & chestnut bellied sandgrouse. Birds approach in flight & pass close to microphone, with calls. Also some individual calls. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown. Recorded by water pool.

Lion (Panthera Leo) - Low growls leading to loud conflict of snarls. NHC17 is a continuous recording of 73m48s also found starting on NHS000124.

Household Effects: Open Fireplace - Open fireplace. Shovelling out cinders

Great Spotted Cuckoo (Clamator Glandarius) - close-up flight alarm calls. Corn buntings in background. Traffic in background.

Vespa Motor Scooter, 1956 (Exterior) - Vespa Scooter, start, mid-distant approach and pass. (1956 model.)

Chaffinch (Fringilla Coelebs) - close-up song. Other birds in distance.

Gannet (Sula Bassanus) - close-up threat calls from one bird with another joining in. Calls from a 4-6 day old chick. Colony in background.

Transport - Car Ferry Bridge, with morse code, RT & intercoms security announcement (at 1m33s). (Car Ferry "St. Nicholas", 17,400 tons, built 1980.)

Monasteries - Monasteries: Monks sit down, silence bell rung, meal commences

Beach Atmosphere - Water. Waves lapping on shore, distant sea roar. Black-necked swans, chiloe wigeon and other ducks calling in background.

Long-tailed Cuckoo (Urodynamis Taitensis) - medium close-up - medium distance calls from adult and juvenile. Juvenile's calls are higher pitched and in background. Occasional calls from other birds. Crickets in background.

Mixed Woodland - Early Spring: Early Morning - With wren, rook, jackdaw, starling, marsh tit and blue tit.

Smyrna Kingfisher (Halcyon Smyrnensis) - Call, with stream in background.

Eagle Owl (Bubo Bubo) - Distant calls, with frogs and insects in background, and alarm call of Red-wattled Lapwing.

Wedge Capped Capuchin (Cebus Olivaceous) - Loud screeching & quieter calls from agitated/excited capuchins fighting over an iguana. background sounds of calling howler monkeys. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Kittiwake (Rissa Tridactyla) - A variety of close-up calls around breeding cliffs. medium close-up calls from a very young chick. \ Wingbeats from birds arriving and departing. Footsteps from auks walking along ledge. Guillemots and surf in background.

Mallard (Anas Platyrhynchos) - close-up alarm calls from a flock of ducks in decoy, with medium distance robin.

Humpback Whale (Megaptera Novaeangliae) - Song from a solo male with others singing in background. Alternating deep and higher phrases, with whoops and moaning. Very slight snapping shrimp sound.

Mute Swan (Cygnus Olor) - Wingbeats close-up from a single bird flying past, distant songbirds, slightly windy & crackly.

Quail (Coturnix Coturnix) - NB: Date of recording not known. close-up cheeps and tapping from a chick inside egg, calls from inside two other eggs in background.

County Rugby Football Match - County rugby match, applause for goal kick.

British Rural Backgrounds 2 - Country scene - sheep and lambs with birdsong and stream in meadow - 1973 (1B6, reprocessed)

Song Thrush (Turdus Philomelos) - close-up song from song thrush. background calls from other bird species singing in dawn chorus. Very distant sounds of traffic.

Dial 999 - Police car, pass right to left with yelp siren, urban background.

Suburbia - Pedestrianised high street, with passing footsteps, chatter and children.

Aircraft: D. H. Dove (Exterior) - De Havilland Dove, exterior, taxi up & away, take off. (Light civil aircraft, two piston engines.) (NB Military versions of this plane named Devon & Sea Devon.)

Weather 2 - Storms - Gale force wind & rain on yacht. (Recorded in cabin.)

Blackcap (Sylvia Atricapilla) - Mimicry of blackbird alarm chuckle, followed by typical song.

Siberian Crane (Grus Leucogeranus) - Calls of adults and young, with calls of Bar-headed Geese in background.

Skylark (Alauda Arvensis) - Complete song flight, the male rising from close-up. Distant foghorn.

Cliffs - Cliff-top facing cliff-face. Recorded back from edge. Sea breaking on beach below. Herring gulls calling - closer chicks, adults mainly in distance. Linnets fly over calling.

Coastal Atmosphere - medium close-up sounds of small waves breaking on shore. Ice in water affecting qualities of sound. background occasional calls from jungle crow.

Triumph 650 Cc Twin Motor Cycle - Triumph 650cc twin, approach, stop, switch off.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Constant sounds of rain. Water drips at all perspectives. Distant sounds of thunder. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Domestic Clock (English, 1810) - Domestic clock striking quarter past the hour. (English domestic clock, manufactured 1810.)

Coastal Atmosphere - Sounds of heavy surf with crashing waves. Distant calls from gulls at end of recording.

Modern Agricultural Machinery & Vehicles - Animal Feed Mill, interior, barley drawn up from silo to mill & crushed.

Western Sandpiper (Calidris Mauri) - MC flock calls. Sanderling also in flock. Slightly windy background. Snow geese in background.

Woolly Spider Monkey (Brachyteles Arachnoides) - medium close-up mild alarm calls from a single monkey. Flies buzzing. Distant birds.

Green-tailed Towhee (Chlorurus Chlorurus) - close-up song, slight wind in trees, Western Wood Pewee and distant Snipe 'drumming', bird flies off at end.

Thailand 1 - Tropical Storm, rain & heavy thunder recorded from aprtment balcony.

Tropical Seasonal Forest Atmosphere - Fairly lively atmosphere recorded in early morning. medium distance hooting & alarm calls from nilgiri langur. Shrill shrieks from parakeet. background engine hum.

Crowd Reaction (Farcical) - Closing time in public house, twelve youths, laughter with some distinct speech. (Farcical.)

Veteran Cars: Exterior (Benz ‚äúcomfortable‚äù 1900 Open Top) - Cars: Benz "Comfortable" 1900 Open Top. Start up, slower run on country road, stationary at end. Single cylinder, belt drive, 3 1/2 h.p.

Swallow-tailed Gull (Creagrus Furcatus) - Begging calls from female gull. Raucous screams & croaks gradually quieten. background sounds of sea & other bird species. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Africa 2 - The Natural World - Senegal: Suleti water holes on savanna (during dry season, with insects & birds (cicadas, purple starlings, distant red-beaked hornbills & doves).

Ships And Boats 1 - Beam Fishing Trawler, collecting fish from deck.

Grassland - Mid-morning 10.30am, on short grass plain, hum from thousands of tiny flies in grass, song & calls from short-toed larks, pectoral-patch cisticola, rufous- naped larks etc., wind over grass.

Termites (Reticulitermes Sp.) - close-up tapping - communication between guards. Faint feeding sounds from workers.

Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella Magna) - Song MC, and close-up flight alarm calls. Western sandpiper and snow geese in background.

Austin Taxi, start, approach, stop, door opens, meter, depart. (1950 model, 16hp engine.)

Surf - close-up waves breaking over rocks and water being drawn back.

2.6 Litre Rover Saloon Car - Interior, one door open and close. (2.6 litre Rover saloon car.)

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - Begging calls close-up from two 2-3 day old chicks. Slightly hissy background.

Indian Grey Partridge (Francolinus Pondicerianus) - Calls medium close-up, slightly windy.

Brazilian Giant Otter (Pteronura Braziliensis) - Moans and squeaks of cubs

Communication & Electronics - Tuning communications receiver - medium wave band.

Chimango (Milvago Chimango) - Calls, with Sedge Wren and other birds in background. Wind in trees.

Long-tailed Glossy Starling (Lamprotornis Caudatus) - Calls close-up. With Domestic Cockerel and Grey Plantain-eater in background.

African Grey Parrot (Psittacus Erithacus) - Bird calling "a tickle, tickle, tickle, tickle, tickle".

Ruddy Duck (Oxyura Jamaicensis) - close-up male displaying & splashing. Mp house sparrow & distant wigeon.

Brown Pelican (Pelecanus Occidentalis) - Calls close-up from chicks, colony medium close-up.

Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus Ruber) - Single calls close-up, others in background, songbirds medium distance. Distant traffic hum.

London Midland Region Electric Trains (Exterior) - Local Train arriving with siren. (British Rail London Midland Region train, 25kV Pantograph system.)

Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga Leonina) - close-up calls from a male. Yelps from a pup being squashed as male moves towards female. Calls and song from female. Surf in background.

Tonga Flying Fox (Pteropus Tonganus) - medium distance - medium close-up calls in colony. Call from white-throated pigeon in background. Strong wind in trees.

Domestic Clock: Strike Removed; Hammer Merely Vibrates - Domestic clock with striker removed striking nine o'clock. (No chimes, hammer merely vibrates.)

Comedy 3 - One woman, uncontrolled sobbing - 1968 (169A, reprocessed)

Darwin's Frog (Rhinoderma Sp) - Call of single individual mid-perspective with birds and stream in background NB: Exact species not known

Rainforest Atmosphere - Receding cries from St Lucian parrots against rainforest background. Wind in trees & frogs calling.

Crowds, Children & Footsteps - Group of young people walking in park, with some voices.

Suburb - Birds & Backgrounds: Song, Woodland Atmosphere, Kingswood Warren.

Canyon Tree Frog (Hyla Arenicolor) - MC calls from several with running water in stream at base of Canyon. Cassin's Kingfisher and Canyon Wren in background.

Comedy, Fantasy & Horror - Tearing fabric. (Comedy Spot Effect.)

Gallery Forest Atmosphere - Wind in trees and squeaking of boughs in strong wind, birds in distance.

County Cricket Match - County cricket match in Kent. 1 stroke of bat.

Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus Ruber) - Large flock taking-off, flying past and landing, then calling medium close-up. Coot and other waterbirds medium close-up. N.B This recording was made at an unspecified date during 1982.

Spotted Hyaena (Crocuta Crocuta) - close-up yelps, groans and growls isolated from NHS278 bds 1-4.

Motor Car: Ford Ecsort 1300 (Manual) (Exterior) - Ford Escort 1300, exterior, approach, stop, tickover, depart. (1300cc engine, manual transmission.)

Estuary - Winter. High tide. close-up calls from several hundred lapwings at high tide roost. medium close-up calls from oystercatchers & small group of knot. Shelduck, greylag geese, mallard & redshank in background. Oystercatchers call more prominently. Part of lapwing flock takes off at

Tropical Forest: West Africa - Tropical forest, West Africa at night.

Moorhen (Gallinula Chloropus) - medium distance-medium close-up calls,mainly annoyance calls,water splash. Mallard,ducks and swans in background.

Sailing Vessel (19ft. Cabin Sloop) - In cabin, general atmosphere. (19ft cabin sloop)

Sea Wash - close-up sound of gently lapping waves over and around seaweed covered rocks as tide comes in. Oystercatcher calls in background. Distant gulls in bay.

London 2 - Heavy passing traffic and occasional voices and footsteps, river boat hoots at 3'14"

Children - Middle & Secondary Schools - Boys leaving classroom - 1981 (3C3, reprocessed)

Grey Backed Camaroptera (Camaroptera Brevicaudata) - close-up song. Rufous-tailed Starlings fighting in air at 1'47". Other birds in background.

Gabonese Music - Rhythmic drums & percussion instruments. Singing & chanting by villagers. Celebration prior to circumcision ceremony. Nice atmosphere of village celebration. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Caving & Pot-holing - Man crawling quickly away through a 30ft drainpipe in a cave wearing steel toe-caps.

Cash Registers - Cash Register keyboard operated, bell, change given, coins put in drawer, closed. (Repeated twice.) (Class 100 Cash Register.)

Herring Gull (Larus Argentatus) - Calls close-up - mp from a flock. One bird is more prominent. Seawash mp.

Snow Goose (Anser Caerulescens) - close-up calls from a single goose flying past.

Peugeot 205gt 1982 1300cc Petrol (car Misfiring Quite Badly) - interior - manual window wound down

Motor Car: 1929 4 1/2 Litre Bentley - Exterior, approach and pass. (4.5 litre, 1929 model Bentley)

British Rural Backgrounds 1 - Devon hedgerow, dawn - stream, birdsong, occasional sheep, 1973 (1B5, reprocessed)

Thermal Mud Pool Atmosphere - close-up sounds of bubbling mud. Loud pops & splats. Faint hissing. background calls from jungle crow.

Marshland - Mid morning by side of pool near marsh. A group of yellow-billed storks preening, (taking off, landing) shuffling feathers & excreting (4'12"). Calls from wood sandpipers (0'51", 5'30", 6'38"), yellow-billed egret (3'07") African jacanas (4'50") & marsh s

Horses / Dogs - Sheep dogs barking in distant barn, with sheep in foreground.

Ford Fiesta Motor Car (1980 Model, 1300cc) Exterior - Cars: Ford Fiesta, 1300 cc, 1980 model. False starts

Ships And Boats 2 - Steam Launch, three short blasts on hooter. (Steam Launch 'Victoria', 31ft, 19th century.)

Outdoor Clock - Church clock striking, 1 o'clock. (All Saints Church)

Boreal Forest Atmosphere - Ravens calling, pileated woodpecker 'drumming', wind in trees, other birds in distance. Early Morning Broadleaved woodland

Rock Sparrow (Petronia Petronia) - Flight calls and wingbeats, with song of crested larks in background.

30 Children Playing In Field - Exterior, 30 children playing in a field with birds and traffic.

Bulbul Sp. - AND CRICKET. Other birds and insects in background.

Electronically Generated Sounds - Sliding door, rapid, with mechanism hum. (Futuristic Spot Effect.)

Trinity & St. John‚äôs College Clock, Cambridge - Trinity & St John's College clock striking six o'clock. (Trinity clock strikes a second time for St. John's College.)

Cirl Bunting (Emberiza Cirlus) - Song. With Hoopoe, Goldfinch and anxiety calls of Corn Bunting in background.

Fenland Atmosphere - Late spring Early morning Close perspective reed-bed with contact call of reed bunting & drone-fly at intervals.

Articulated Lorry (Diesel): Exterior - Articulated Lorry: Diesel, starting and reversing away, exterior

Sarus Crane (Grus Antigone) - Display calls medium close-up. Waterfowl mp to distant. Cicada and wagtails mp.

Olive Baboon (Papio Anubis) - medium close-up aggressive calls and fear call from a group fighting over food.

Setrite Push-button Ticket Machine - Setrite Push-Button Ticket Machine, 9d. inserted.

Blue-faced Booby (Sula Dactylatra) - Excited calls close-up from adults & chicks in colony, Ascension Island frigatebirds in background.

Chimango Caracara (Milvago Chimango) - Calls close-up. Another in distance. Water lapping.

Miscellaneous Bells - Single cow bell ringing. (No animal sounds)

Greater Racket Tailed Drongo (Dicrurus Paradiseus) - medium distance calls & song from drongo. Occasional calls from liontail macaque. background calls from other birds. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Motor Racing - Silverstone, amosphere recorded in pits with Formula One cars revving & departing for practice laps. (Formula One International Trophy Race 1969.)

Interiors - Various 2 - Conversation at a cocktail party - 1972 (1C5,reprocessed)

Black Sicklebill (Epimachus Fastuosus) - close-up alarm calls from two females. Wingflaps. Calls fewer and more distant towards end of band.

Forest Savanna Atmosphere - Forest savanna - dry season - midday. With various birds including barbets.

Carolina Chickadee (Parus Carolinensis) - medium close-up calls from two birds, one giving normal 'chickadee' calls, the other giving high-pitched metallic calls.

Kittiwake (Rissa Tridactyla) - close-up colony calls, becoming quieter, several individual calls from close birds.

Domestic Goat (Capra Hircus) - Faint bleats in a windy atmosphere from a domestic goat(feral). N.B. Exact date/location of this recording is unknown. Some duplication of recording.

Herring Gull (Larus Argentatus) - medium close-up - mp calls from adults and immatures as they take off from river. Distant river.

Gadwall (Anas Strepera) - medium close-up calls from male. medium distance mallard and lapping water. Distant geese and heavy background.

Atmospheres - Quiet atmosphere in a bank, traffic noise increases when door opens.

Riverside - Afternoon. Calls from silvereyes. Crickets and cicadas. Slight wind in bushes. River in background.

Lake Atmosphere - Neutral atmosphere recorded in early morning. medium distance & medium close-up soft calls from birds with some splashes. background sounds of wind.

Lakeside Atmosphere - Recorded mid afternoon during autumn. Cricket chorus with dogs, water lapping as fish feed close to bank. Killdeer in distance at end.

Static Diesel Engines - Ingersoil Rand air compressor, slow down and stop. (1900)

Aircraft: Barracuda (On Aircraft Carrier) - Aircraft: Avro York Transport. Take off

Boat-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus Major) - AND: RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD (AGELAIUS PHOENICEUS) close-up alarm calls at Red-shouldered Hawk sat at top of tree, other birds and insects in background.

Grey Gull (Larus Modestus) - Calls medium close-up - distant from several birds over sea. Seawash and waves breaking on shore close-up.

Woodland Atmosphere - Dawn chorus just before sunrise. Many birds calling & singing. medium close-up song of white collared seed eater. Calls from melodious blackbird & grassquit. White winged doves in distance & peeps from cave swallows in flight. Insects fly past microphone on last 10s 

Lake/oasis Atmosphere - Lakeside (oasis)- Winter - Evening. Crickets and cicadas, occasional frogs. Small pool in desert.

Large Horns/trumpets - close-up low resonant sounds from large horns. One leads, others follow. background sounds of people in street. N.B. Location identified (verbally) as Lekea Monastery.

Dry Deciduous Woodland Atmosphere - Dry deciduous woodland - Early Morning - Late Winter. Busy, ring-necked parakeets and common mynahs prominent, house crows in distance.

Footsteps On Stone: Walking (Slight Echo) - Walking, 2 men and women on stone. (With start and stop, slight echo)

Honeyeater (Meliphagidae Family) - medium close-up loud whistling song from honeyeater. background sounds of wind in trees. Occasional calls from other bird species. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Post Office Telephones - Telephone, 4d, drops into coin box. (As heard from distant end.)

Grey Necked Bald Crow (Picathartes Soreas) - Cackling calls from individual in background. Sounds of dripping vegetation.

American Black Vulture (Coragyps Atratus) - Vultures feeding on turtle eggs. Threat call to another vulture at 0m58s. close-up call at 2m22s. Sound of vultures flying off at 3m05s. Insects and ocean in background.

Suricate (Suricata Suricatta) - medium close-up social calls from group at mid-day.

Piper Light Aircraft (Single Pistol Engine) (Interior) - Interior, take off, climb into level flight. (Piper private light aircraft, 1 piston engine)

Coniferous Woodland Edge Atmosphere - \ Foraging parties of Firecrests, blue and long tailed tits, chaffinches & robin. By lakeside with fish rising. Autumn day.

Reindeer (Rangifer Tarandus) - close-up adult grunts with occasional bleats from calf. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

World War Ii: Aircraft Carriers - Footsteps from cabin, up ladder, along deck and return, on board aircraft carrier. World War II. (From 78 r.p.m. disc)

Dingo (Canis Familiaris Dingo) - Sounds of 5 week old pups fighting. Growls & snarls. Some sounds of movement. background buzz of flies.

5-10 Year Old Children Playing - Schoolchildren, exterior, singing 'London Bridge'.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Cicada chorus. close-up of tooth-billed catbird.

Rufous-legged Owl (Strix Rufipes) - Distant calls, with frog chorus and dripping water. Poor recording.

Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga Leonina) - Close up breathing and snorting from several. NB: Exact date of recording is not specified.

Emmanuel College Clock, Cambridge - Emmanuel College clock striking eight o'clock.

Great Frigate Bird (Fregata Minor) - close-up calls from a male, at start flies in and lands on nest, then calls. Sooty Terns prominent in background.

Vintage Motor Car: Fiat 509a Saloon: Exterior - Cars: Vintage motor car Fiat 509A saloon. Exterior, manoeuvring

Office Equipment, Business & Control Areas - Telex machine (Transtel) - receiving

Motor Car Accessories - Three spanners dropped, six spanners dropped. (Car accessories)

Mangrove Forest Atmosphere - Atmosphere with bird calls & insect stridulation. background sounds of ocean waves. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

French Traffic - Traffic: Parisian square with footsteps, occasional speech, distant traffic police whistle.

Bang! - Quarrying, three siren blasts. (Short World War II siren.)

Birds' Wingbeats - Chaffinches, Redwings & other passerines taking off.

Fairgrounds - Fairgrounds: Quiet safari park fairground atmosphere

Giant Otter (Pteronura Brasiliensis) - close-up call while fishing. Water slapping against boat. Cicada chorus in background.

St. Paul‚äôs Cathedral Clock (Great Tom) - Great Tom clock with street atmosphere striking quarter-hour

Ice - Pancake ice rubbing along shore in sludge. NB this was recorded between June and November 1992.

Rustic Bunting (Emberiza Rustica) - MC song. Occasional buzz from bee. Slight wind in trees.

Pampas Grasslands: Marshy Areas - NIGHT 5' frogs and toad including bufo arenarum (toad), phytzalemus barbouri (frog), lysapsus sp (frog) and hyla pulchella (frog)

5-7 Cwt Bedford Light Van (Interior) - Interior, heater boost motor. (Bedford light van.)

Horse On Hard Surface (Studio) - Horse on hard surface, walk to stop. (Studio recording. No jingle of harness)

South America - Rural & Urban Atmospheres - Amazon river port - unloading boat at Santarem

Rainforest Atmosphere - Summer: Early am Various birds singing, rain on leaves.

Buff-bellied Pipit (Anthus Rubescens) - medium close-up display song flight, with 'howling' wind.

Footsteps On Wood: Walking (Dead Acoustic) - Footsteps on Wood, man & woman walking, with approach & stop. (Dead acoustic.)

Magellan Goose (Chloephaga Picta) - Calls close-up of adults and young. With Magellanic Oystercatcher calls and bees. Wind towards end. NB:Date of recording unknown

Superb Lyrebird (Menura Novaehollandiae) - Wailing mimicry of fire alarm siren from displaying male lyrebird. Particularly good sounds from 0m27s. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Manx Shearwater (Puffinus Puffinus) - Calls medium close-up in colony, flight calls, wingbeats & birds calling from ground, surf in background.

Keble College Clock, Oxford - Keble College clock striking seven o'clock.

House Martin (Delichon Urbica) - Adults feeding nestlings - some song bursts close-up.

White Tern (Gygis Alba) - medium close-up calls from a pair at nest. Laysan Albatross calls occasionally in background. Tern colony and surf.

Children - Singing Games & School - Exterior, group of children singing 'Looby Loo' - 1981 (3C8, reprocessed)

Thick-billed Raven (Colvator Crasirostris) - Calls and take offs

Domestic Dog (Canis Familiaris) - Studio recording of collie dog (exact breed unknown). Sneeze at start of recording. Whines, pants & lip smacks.

Domestic Clock: Double-strike - Domestic clock striking two o'clock. (Domestic clock with double-strike mechanism.)

Macgregor's Bowerbird (Amblyornis Macgregoriae) - Loud, resonant piping calls from bowerbird. background calls from other bird species. background sounds of water.

Ringed Kingfisher (Ceryle Torquata) - Calls close-up with other birds, and running water in background.

Livestock 1 - Pigs, interior, pigs feeding with occasional noise from ducks, cows & dogs.

Golden-naped Barbet (Megalaima Pulcherrima) - Song, with cicadas and distant birds. Windy.

Motor Car: Morris Bullnose, 1922 (Exterior) - Exterior, door closed. (11.9 hp side valve Hotchkiss engine, 1922 Morris Bullnose.)

American Darter (Anhinga Anhinga) - close-up calls from male as it arrives to feed chicks.

Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus Schoenobaenus) - medium close-up shrill piping calls from chicks. Distant sounds of traffic.

Yellow Warbler (Dendroica Petechia) - medium close-up song, other birds in distance, slight wind in trees.

Black Skimmer (Rynchops Niger) - close-up calls and sounds of bill going through water, Laughing Gulls, Least Turns, Snowy Egrets and Boat-tailed Grackles in background.

Woodland Pool Atmosphere - Several birds calling and singing, including tufted titmouse, orchard oriole, wood ducks, yellow warbler, blue jay, Canada goose, and common grackle, laughing gulls fly over near end. Spring Morning

Vickers Viscount, exterior, landing. (Short/medium-range airliner, 4 piston-engines.)

Dusky Gull (Larus Fuliginosus) - medium close-up anxiety calls from two birds. Surf mp.

Moorland - LATE SPRING/SUMMER Swift flowing stream with distant willow warbler, chaffinch, whitethroat and distant sheep

Brent Goose (Branta Bernicla) - medium close-up honking calls from goose. Background calls from other bird species. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Lloyd‚äôs Underwriting Room - Lloyd's of London underwriting rooms, general atmosphere with speech & other indistinct noises.

Blue Wildebeest (Connochaetes Taurinus) - quiet grunts from herd

Reed Bunting (Emberiza Schoeniclus) - NB: Recorded from microphones placed beside a Reed Warbler's nest. 0530 - 0553hrs Contact calls medium close-up-close-up, then sings medium close-up. Chaffinch in background.

Solitary Mining Bee (Dasypoda Hirtipes) - medium distance - close-up buzzing from two bees hovering over burrows.

Suricate (Suricata Suricatta) - close-up calls from young ones to adults for protection.

Chimpanzee (Pan Troglodytes) - Infant screaming at start. Low intensity barking followed by further screaming from infants. Sounds of nutcracking throughout.

Crowds: Chatter Yugoslav - Italian Chatter, large mixed crowd, interior.

1916 World War I Mk. V Tank (Interior) - Mark V Tank, exterior, approach climbing steep bank, with gear changes. (World War I Tank, c. 1916.)

Blackcap (Sylvia Atricapilla) - close-up song with lots of mimicry. Wren and other birds in distance. Cow towards middle of recording. Distant traffic roar.

Bumble Bee (Bombus Sp) - Flight and approach With chaffinch, blackbird etc

Speckled Pigeon (Columba Guinea) - medium distance song, with Pied Crow and crickets in background.

Domestic Clock - Domestic Mantle Clock striking nine o'clock. (Early 19th Century clock chimes 'A', 8 bells, 1 gong.)

Austin Gipsy Cross-country Vehicle (Interor) - Cross-country vehicle, interior, start, run in traffic, stop, switch off. (Austin Gipsy)

World War 2 - 2 - Minesweeper - sweep in - donkey engine, hawser, paravane made fast on deck (reprocessed)

Slow Footsteps Up Wooden Stairs - Footsteps Up Wooden Stairs, man, slow, with start & stop.

Interior Backgrounds - Airport Terminal Building, with footsteps, voices, suitcase conveyors & P.A. announcements (at 1m33s & 3m01s).

New Forest Pony (Equus Caballus) - Two stallions challenging each other

Donaldson Smith's Sparrow Weaver (Plocepasser Donaldsoni) - close-up song/calls with others in background. Insects buzzing and distant Hoopoe.

Aircraft: Trident (Exterior) - Hawker-Siddeley Trident, exterior, landing and taxi to mid-distance. (Short/medium-range airliner, 3 jet engines.)

Fox Hunting: Quorn Hunt - Whipping in, hunting horn and atmosphere. (Quorn Hunt.)

Antique Firearms - Period Gunfire, fairly concentrated in foreground. (Suggested use period battles.)

Saltwater Crocodile (Crocodylus Porosus) - 1 year old crocodile (can be used for babies). Single close-up calls, dripping water at start. NB:Exact date of recording unknown

Ambulance (Austin Automatic: Exterior) - Ambulance, exterior, approaches and stops, doors, stretchers taken out. (With horn.) (Austin Automatic ambulance.)

Kerguelen Fur Seal (Arctocephalus Gazella) - Female fur seal coming ashore and calling to her pup. Pup in foreground. NB: exact date of recording is not specified.

27ft Cabin Cruiser (50 Hp. Diesel) - Cabin Cruiser: 27ft, 50 hp. diesel engine, exterior, departs from lock.

Household 2 - Putting machine away (hand-operated sewing machine).

Bornean Orang Utan (Pongo Pygmaeus Pygmaeus) - close-up energetic kiss-squeak alarm calls from female. Amusing raspberry sounds 0m37s.

Dry Deciduous Woodland Atmosphere - Dry deciduous woodland - Early Morning - Late Winter. Many birds calling and singing, raining in parts, cow bells and distant voices now and again. Wind in trees.

Narrow-gauge Light Railway (Interior): In Closed Coach - Narrow-Gauge Light Railway, train slows down & stops. (Recorded in closed coach.)

Equestrian Events - Point to Point Racing, field passes on flat, with distinct P.A. & one straggler.

Evening Prayer - Evening prayer by member of Harsusi tribe(Mohammed Aziz). Louder calls followed by quieter speech. background sounds of family & flapping tent. Recorded in evening by fariq(tent/homestead). N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Pool Of London - Pool of London, dockside atmosphere with sirens & ships passing.

Magellanic Woodpecker (Campephilus Magellanicus) - Calls, scratching sounds and wing-flap as bird climbs tree. Other birds in background. Windy.

Razorbill (Alca Torda) - medium close-up annoyance calls from a group of razorbills and guillemots.

Portable Typewriter (Live Acoustic, Distant) - Portable Typewriter: Live Acoustic, distant, tabulating.

Common Peafowl (Pavo Cristatus) - close-up single call from a peacock. Answered by another in distance. Collared doves, wren, starlings and other birds in distance.

Williamson's Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus Thyroideus) - Calls close-up, from chicks in nest hole, sounds made when adult feeds them. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Barnacle Goose (Branta Leucopsis) - Calls close-up from large flock dispersing in the morning.

Atlantic Salmon (Salmo Salar) - Adults splashing in river. Herring gulls in background.

Billiards - Billiards, game in progress. (Single game, no speech.)

Magdalen College Clock, Oxford - Magdalen College clock striking quarter past the hour.

16mm Rca Cine Projector - 16mm RCA cine projector. Power rewind.

Curve-billed Thrasher (Toxostoma Curvirostre) - close-up calls and song.

Interiors - Concert Halls - Royal Festival Hall - closing applause - 1973 (1C10,reprocessed)

Interiors - Pubs And Clubs - Club atmosphere, busy mixed chatter, close perspective - 1981 (1C25,reprocessed)

Swimming (Outdoor Pool) - Outdoor Swimming Pool, swimmer enters water, breast stroke, leaves water.

Bighorn Sheep (Ovis Canadensis) - close-up male ram grunting; traffic in background

Double-spurred Francolin (Francolinus Bicalcaratus) - Calls close-up.

Aircraft 1 - 747 jet aircraft - interior. Descent - touch down - taxi.

Fossa (Cryptoprocta Ferox) - medium close-up fossa 'wah' and scream

Suburban Steam Train: Interior (2-6-2 Tank Locomotive, Past 1945) - Steam Train: 2-6-2 tank locomotive, post 1945, suburban, interior, start, run, stop, occasional whistle.

Wetland Atmosphere - Fairly busy atmosphere with resonant bird calls. medium distance calls from various birds, some medium close-up. Also sounds of insects. Occasional splashes, bubbling & other water effects.

Association Football - League Match - Sport: Association football, Derby v. Arsenal, crowd cheers.

Tristram's Grackle (Onychognathus Tristramii) - Calls and chatter of several; with house bunting, fan-tailed raven and insects in background

Pulleys, Winches & Chains - Rope Pulley operated with start & stop.

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - Begging calls close-up from half-grown chick, adults calling nearby. Colony mp.

Salt Marsh - Autumn: Early Morning - With carrion crow, black-headed gulls and oystercatcher

2 Horses (Actuality) - Two horses on grass turf, cantering, then stop. (Actuality)

Sicklebill (Falculea Palliata) - medium close-up calls from a single bird. Thick-billed Roller and other birds and insects in background. Calls from several birds at end.

France: Tour De France - France: Tour De France, actuality, winners presentation, small cheer & applause.

India, Pakistan And Nepal - Countryside - Birds, Madumbalai National Park, early morning with close-up partridge calls, warblers, crow-pheasants and house crow

Sea Cave Atmosphere - exterior of sea cave, with water dripping in cave, and sea outside

Razorbill (Alca Torda) - Good wingbeats from a bird landing on ledge. Sounds of footseps - nails on rock. This is followed by conversational growls. Kittiwakes and guillemots in background. medium distance surf.

Tui Parakeet (Brotogeris Sanctithomae) - medium close-up flock calls. Insects buzzing. Oropendola calls in background. Cicada chorus.

Chatter (Indoors) - Continuous chatter, ten men and women aged 20-25 years old. (Continuous background chatter.)

Woodland Atmosphere - Sounds of wind in trees. Distant sounds of a stream. Occasional calls from birds. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

London Traffic - Rumble of traffic with fountains and speech. (Trafalgar Square, London.)

Church Bells - Parish Church of St. Nicholas, Sevenoaks - 8 bells.

Hummingbird Sp (Trochilidae) - Wingbeats - close perspective NB: Exact date in 1969 unknown

Guns: Revolvers: Exterior - Revolver: 357 magnum, 6 shots, outside, (used by American Police).

Electronically Generated Sounds - Particle beaming device, run up, fades. (Futuristic Spot Effect.)

Wind Atmosphere - Sound of strong rumbling wind. Likely to be an open, bleak & upland location. NB: Day & month of recording is not specified.

Footsteps On Pavement: Running - Footsteps on Pavement, woman running, with start & stop.

Air Battles, Air Raids & Sirens - Night raid on London, distant anti-aircraft fire, bomb falls, drone of plane - 1940 (500M)

Boys‚äô Secondary School - Boys' Secondary School, boys playing in outdoor swimming pool with younger mixed children also audible.

Motor Car: 1929 Riley 9 H.p. Saloon (Exterior) - Exterior, door opened. (Riley 9 h.p. saloon, 1929 model)

Kittiwake (Rissa Tridactyla) - Calls close-up in a mixed colony of kittiwakes and shags. Calls echoing off cliff-face.

Ringed Plover (Charadrius Hiaticula) - Various calls close-up from several birds. Eider, sparrow, skylark, arctic tern and gulls in distance. Waves lapping on shore close-up.

Train Doors & Windows - Long-Distance Train, exterior, window lowered, door opened & closed.

Footsteps On Stone: Running - Running, 1 woman on stone. (With approach and stop)

Rainforest - Early morning in lowland rainforest. Cicadas, crickets and flies. Several birds singing and calling. Loud calls from orange-footed scrubfowl in background. Water dripping on leaves.

Tall Grass Savanna Atmosphere - Dry season - early morning. Chorus of birds including red-cheeked cordon bleu.

Lion (Panthera Leo) - close-up suckling sounds from a well grown cub, breathing sounds from a pride at rest. Hum from insects. Loud sneezes towards end, tails hitting ground & each other.

Heavy Engineering Works - Interior of heavy engineering works, with machinery, distant speech and occasional hammering. (Wide perspective)

Sifaka (Propithecus Sp) - medium close-up alarm call; vegetation rustle

Lightning Twin-jet Fighter (Exterior) - English Electric Lightning, exterior, three planes land in succession. (Jet engined fighter plane.)

Red Breasted Flycatcher (Ficedula Parva) - close-up-medium close-up song and calls. Other birds including Brambling in distance. Running water in background.

Motor Car: Ford Ecsort 1300 (Manual) (Exterior) - Ford Escort 1300, exterior, self starter, revving, stop. (1300cc engine, manual transmission.)

Sperm Whale (Physeter Catodon) - Sperm whales producing echolocation clicks. Faint background whistles. Hydrophone recording. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Animals And Birds - Labrador & two sheep dogs barking. (Exterior.)

Marsh Edge - SPRING: MID-MORNING Goldfinch, reed warbler, little grebe, fan-tailed warbler, marsh frog, insects

Snow Goose (Anser Caerulescens) - Fairly busy calling from flock. Occasional sounds of flight & insects. Some sounds of wind. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa Sp.) - close-up buzzing from hovering bees, others in background. Sound of bee excavating hole in wood at 5m50s, another near hole at 5m40s. Occasional calls from red-winged blackbird and American crow.

Black-eared Wheatear (Oenanthe Hispanica) - Song and calls, with crested larks and palm doves. Children in background.

30 Children Playing In Field - Exterior, 6 children playing in a London street, distant traffic and birds.

Electronically Generated Sounds - Sliding door, rapid, no hum. (Futuristic Spot Effect.)

Village Atmosphere - general chatter of villagers in manyatta (community of huts), with occasional calls of livestock (cattle and goats)

African Grey Parrot (Psittacus Erithacus) - Recorded in quarantine area. close-up long screeches & "coos" from single bird. Several other birds of same species calling in background. Wing flaps at 0m50s.

Crimson-headed Wood Partridge (Haematortyx Sanguiniceps) - Calls medium distance with windy background.

Hobby (Falco Subbuteo) - Flight calls close-up from female. Take off from nest close-up. Distant wren.

Ships And Boats 2 - Sailing Dinghy, sail past right to left. (Recorded on shore.)

Northern Fulmar (Fulmarus Glacialis) - Calls close-up from groups displaying on cliff ledges, House Martins call medium close-up, sea wash medium close-up.

Boreal Forest Atmosphere - Evening Mixed Woodland Strong wind in trees, stream rippling, several birds singing, insects buzzing.

Outdoor Clock - Church clock striking, 2 o'clock. (All Saints Church)

Fumarole Atmosphere - close-up sulphur fumarole. Powerful whooshing sounds of volcanic gases.

Marshland - In damp area of marsh with tall rushes and grasses. Frog chorus mc; insects; doves; yellow wagtails and other birds in distance.

Bond Sports Car (C. 1970) - Cars: Bond sports car, 1970 model. Start, running with speed variations, stop

Schools / Crowds - Primary School, classroom atmosphere in prefabricated building, 8-9 yo girls, some desk lids open & closed, children move around room.

New Zealand - The Natural World 2 - Stream 2 - waterfall gully track, Shakespeare Regional Park (NZ)

Snow Goose (Anser Caerulescens) - close-up flock calls. Contact or feeding calls, awareness calls. Crickets in foreground and background.

British Rural Backgrounds 1 - Open field atmosphere, May, afternoon - with distant traffic and birdsong, 1980 (2S13, reprocessed) (technical note: to be used at low level)

Motor Car: 1929 4 1/2 Litre Bentley - Interior, start, constant run. (4.5 litre, 1929 model Bentley)

Streamside Atmosphere - Dawn chorus with willow warbler, rooks, turtle dove, etc and distant church bell

Liontail Macaque (Macaca Silenus) - medium distance calls from macaques, with some sounds of movement. Loud song from quaker babbler & whistling thrush. background with other sounds of birds. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

R.a.f. V-bomber (Exterior) - RAF V-bomber, exterior, take-off. (Long-range bomber, 4 jet engines.)

Interiors - Various 2 - General newsroom atmosphere at a national daily newspaper with indistinct speech and occasional typing on manual typewriters - May '1967 (120A,reprocessed)

Motor Racing: Formula 1: 1.3 Litre - Silverstone, Formula One International Trophy Race 1969, cars passing. (Formula One, 1.3 litre.)

Siberian Ruby Throat (Luscinia Calliope) - Song with orange-barred leaf warbler in background

Setrite Push-button Ticket Machine - Setrite Push-Button Ticket Machine, 4/8d. inserted.

Wind & Water - Aerial wind - constantly buffeting wind from birds eye view.

Fast Flowing River In Pastureland - MID/LATE SUMMER: MORNING Song thrush, long-tailed tit, great tit, robin, pheasant and willow warbler

Yellow-bellied Marmot (Marmota Flaviventris) - medium close-up predator alarm calls from a single animal. American Robins alarming in background. Wind in Aspens.

Sarus Crane (Grus Antigone) - Display calls medium close-up. Cicadas mp. Distant collared doves.

Corn Bunting (Emberiza Calandra) - Adult flies in to feed fledgling, then flies off again. Anxiety calls of other adult on nest close-up.

Fenland Atmosphere - Summer Night Neutral - close perspective reed-bed with distant sound of the sea.

Communications - BT Pushbutton Payphone, telephone ringing in callbox.

Lakeside Atmosphere - Recorded mid afternoon during autumn. Cricket chorus with dogs, water lapping as fish feed close to bank.

Rockpool Atmosphere - underwater - gentle bubbling sound, with movement of shrimps etc

Theatre Crowds - Old Vic: Applause at end of act, interval chatter.

Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus Leucocephalus) / Raven (Corvus Corax) - calls of bald eagle; followed by calls of raven

Sacred Kingfisher (Halycon Sancta) - medium distance - medium close-up calls. Bellbird, goldfinches and occasional distant South Island pied oystercatchers calling from nearby inlet. Buzzing of insects. Distant sheep near end of recording. Slight wind in trees.

Magnificent Riflebird (Ptiloris Magnificus) - close-up display calls with wing-flapping. A bird of paradise in background with other distant birds. Bird flies around cage at end. Recorded in captivity.

Herring Gull (Larus Argentatus) - Calls close-up from a pair on breeding ledge. close-up flock calls echoing against cliff-face. Kittiwakes mp. Mp rock pipit song.

Exterior Effects - A heavy object dragged through ice and snow (2J1, reprocessed)

Common Flicker (Colaptes Auratus) - medium close-up calls. Yellow-rumped warblers, white-throated sparrow and Canada goose in background.

Cultivated Land - Dry Season; Early Morning. With vinaceous dove, yellow-vented bulbul, village weavers etc.

Arfak Parotia (Parotia Sefilata) - Male calling above display court. medium close-up short squawk-like call at 0m48s. Movement among branches and wingflaps. Persistent bird in background at times.

Least Auklet (Aethia Pusilla) - medium close-up-close-up calls in colony, Crested Auklets calling in background. Parakeet Auklets adding to general sound.

Pheasant Shoot - Pheasant shoot, footsteps in undergrowth, flushing birds out.

Horse (Flat) Racing - Newbury Race Course, tote background with customers placing bets. (Flat racing.)

Caving & Potholing - Ladder thrown down pitch, close perspective.

Tropical Mockingbird (Mimus Gilvus) - Mockingbird calls in scrubland. background of crickets stridulating & various birds calling. Variable sounds of wind in vegetation.

World War Ii Aircraft: Heinkel Iii (German) - Heinkel III, exterior recordings. Constant flight 1,000

Glassworks: Sheet Glass And Bottles - Glassworks, molten glass poured into moulds.

Prayer Wheel - medium close-up rattling & creaking sounds from prayer wheel being turned. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown. Location identified (verbally) as Tikse Monastery.

White-tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys Leucurus) - medium close-up alarm calls from a single animal. Birds singing in background. NB: Exact date of recording unknown.

Fieldfare (Turdus Pilaris) - medium close-up contact and alarm calls from flock feeding on buckthorn with starlings. Blackbird singing sub-song. Also suitable for coastal or urban atmospheres in winter.

Boat-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus Major) - close-up calls and song, other birds in distance.

Aircraft: Beagle Pup - Beagle Pup, exterior recordings. Pass over several times

Slow Footsteps Up Wooden Stairs - Footsteps Up Wooden Stairs, two men & two women, slow, with approach & stop.

Singing Cisticola (Cisticola Cantans) - close-up song between three birds, other birds in background.

Pampas Grassland: Farmstead (Estancia) - With white-tipped dove, eared dove, rufous hornero, great kiskadee, rufous-bellied thrush, white-rumped swallow, house sparrow and chickens

Rainforest Atmosphere - Early morning. Several crickets and birds calling and singing, including Eastern whipbird.

Public Houses - Cash register, bell, change given and coins put in drawer, closed

Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes Forsteri) - Flock calls and movement.

Emmanuel College Clock, Cambridge - Emmanuel College clock striking three o'clock.

Mangrove Swamp - Summer; Midday \ Rather neutral, with occasional bird calls, crickets and mangrove trees creaking and breaking in force 3 wind

Dingo (Canis Familiaris Dingo) - Chorus of howling from dingoes. Becomes loud, strange & frightening with many individuals joining in. Slowly subsides to individual barks & howls.

World War Ii: Aircraft Carriers - Turbines, changing speed, slow to half-half to full, with telegraph. World War II. (From 78 r.p.m. disc)

Piper Light Aircraft (Single Pistol Engine) (Exterior) - Exterior, take off. (Piper private light aircraft, 1 piston engine)

Fenland Carr Atmosphere - Atmosphere recorded during autumn evening. Sounds of Cetti's warbler & other species including robin & wren.

Shackleton (4 Piston-engined Aircraft) (Exterior) - Avro Shackleton, exterior, take-off. (Post-war maritime reconnaissance mission, four piston engines.)

Galapagos Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa Darwini) - close-up buzzing from a bee held in hand.

Blue Wren (Malurnus Cyaneus) - Shrill, trilling calls from wren. Harsher calls at end of recording. background sounds of wind. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Post Office Telephones - Telephone receiver lifted, dailling tone, dailling 7 digits, ringing tone, receiver replaced.

Horsedrawn Vehicles: Heavy Cart - Blacksmith: Working with anvil.

Suricate (Suricata Suricatta) - medium close-up alarm calls from burrow at sight of Jackal.

Patagonian Mockingbird (Mimus Patagonicus) - close-up song. Surf in distance. Wind gusting.

St. Paul‚äôs Cathedral Clock (Great Tom) - Great Tom clock striking 12 o'clock

Adelie Penguin (Pygoscelis Adeliae) - close-up aggressive calls from several. NB this was recorded between June and November 1992.

Wilson's Bird Of Paradise (Diphyllodes Respublica) - close-up leaf flicking with loud clicks at 0m24s and 0m56s. Flurry of wing flaps at 0m35s and 1m18s. close-up flying insect at start of recording. Distant dog barking at 1m00s.

Pampas Grassland: Marsh/tala Woodland Edge - DAY With great kiskadee, rufous hornero, white-tipped dove, black and rufous warbling finch, spinetail sp, snail kite, house wren, brown yellow marshbird, firewood gatherer, eared dove, coot sp, burrowing toad and bufo arenarum(toad sp)

Puffin (Fratercula Arctica) - close-up wingbeats & calls from birds arriving & leaving their nesting burrows. Clicks as birds land in grass & flick their wings. Movement in grass as they walk to burrows. At 2'30" about 60 birds take-off & make several passes before landing again; at 4'38" 1

Demoiselle Crane (Anthropoides Virgo) - Mass take-off of cranes. medium close-up cries from cranes & other birds. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown. Occasional engine noise in background.

Motor Car Accessories - Large spanner dropped twice. (Car accessory)

Communications - Rex Stencil Duplicator run by hand. (1960 onward.)

Vintage Motor Car: Fiat 509a Saloon: Exterior - Cars: Vintage motor car Fiat 509A saloon. Exterior, approach with skid, engine cut

Great Frigate Bird (Fregata Minor) - medium close-up flight calls as bird comes in and lands on nest. Sooty Terns prominent in background.

Office Equipment, Business & Control Areas - Thomas Cook World Travel Centre

Newton's Golden Bowerbird (Prionodura Newtoniana) - medium close-up scolding calls, and some mimicry. Tooth-billed catbird and other birds in background.

Indigo Bunting (Passerina Cyanea) - medium close-up song, Red-eyed Vireo and Worm-eating Warbler in background. Warbler restricts to certain areas, but there are clean sections.

Children - Singing Games & School - 30 children playing in a field with birds and traffic - November 1970 (136E, reprocessed)

Warbling Vireo (Vireo Gilvus) - close-up song, other birds in background, call from young vireo.

Woodland Atmosphere - medium distance to distant distinct calls from various bird species. Wide angle sounds. Distant sounds of a stream.

Indoor Swimming Bath - Indoor Swimming Pool, swimmer dives in, back stroke.

Wildebeest (Or Brindled Gnu) (Connochaetes Taurinus) - Herd stampeding with field crickets

South America - Rural & Urban Atmospheres - Bus interior - unpaved road

Forest Atmosphere - Summer: Day Various birds, bees and flies, slight wind in trees.

White-fronted Goose (Anser Albifrons) - close-up flight calls from a flock flying past. Windy with distant calls of Bewick's swans.

5-7 Cwt Bedford Light Van (Interior) - Interior, two doors opened and closed. (Bedford light van.)

Northern Fulmar (Fulmarus Glacialis) - Calls close-up, House Sparrow medium close-up, Herring Gull, Kittiwakes, Blackbird, Skylark & Lapwing in distance. Windy background with distant surf.

Vc10 Aircraft: Exterior - VC 10, Aircraft,exterior, touch down and take off, L - R

Crested Lark (Galerida Cristata) - Adult calls at nest close-up plus cracking egg-shell

Desert Museum - Spring: Early morning Gila Woodpecker, White-winged Dove, Canyon Wren, distant Gambel's Quail and Cactus Wren, Woodpecker drumming. Busy.

White-eyed Vireo (Vireo Griseus) - medium close-up sub-song, or song variation, other birds in background.

Motor Car: Morris Bullnose, 1922 (Exterior) - Exterior, start & depart fast. (11.9 hp side valve Hotchkiss engine, 1922 Morris Bullnose.)

Brown Booby (Sula Leucogaster) - Annoyance calls close-up from female with chick on nest, chick calls at end, other seabirds in background, distant seawash.

American Darter (Anhinga Anhinga) - close-up calls from chicks (about 3 months old) while being fed by male. Fish splashing in the water. Cricket chorus and insects. Red-winged blackbirds in distance.

Buff-necked Ibis (Theristicus Caudatus) - close-up chicks calling in nest, distant calls of adults & other birds in a slight wind.

Livestock 1 - British Saanen Goat, exterior, bleating, with some birdsong.

Drongo Cuckoo (Surniculus Lugubris) - Calls, with Golden-capped Bulbul, and cicadas in background.

Domestic Dog (Canis Familiaris) - Studio recording of collie dog (exact breed unknown). Barks & some whines.

Domestic Clock: Double-strike - Domestic clock striking eleven o'clock. (Domestic clock with double-strike mechanism.)

Tooth Billed Catbird (Scenopoeetes Dentirostris) - medium close-up shrill & clicking calls from catbird, occasionally loud. Distant sounds of water & calls from other bird species. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Quiet early morning atmosphere. Occasional bird calling in distance.

Transport - Car Ferry, seawash at stern. (Car Ferry "St. Nicholas", 17,400 tons, built 1980.)

Suricate (Suricata Suricatta) - medium close-up warning barks at a predator.

Solitary Mining Bee (Dasypoda Hirtipes) - close-up buzzing from single bee, then several, whilst hovering around burrow.

Common Mynah (Acridotheres Tristis) - close-up song/calls with Red-fronted Serins singing nearby, Himalayan Snowcock, Crow and Cuckoo in background, slight wind in trees and distant river.

Tropical Forest Wet Evergreen - DAWN With insects and colobus monkeys

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - NB: Recorded from microphones placed beside a Reed Warbler's nest. 0530 - 0553hrs Adult approaching and mounting nest. Movement of bird through reeds close-up. Skylark singing in background.

Indoor Crowds - Large crowd murmuring in a large room with echo.

Vickers Viscount, interior, in-flight prelanding announcement. (Short/medium-range airliner, 4 piston-engines.)

Riverine - Evening. River gorge, distant river. Several birds calling and singing. Crickets.

Crested Screamer (Chauna Torquata) - close-up vibrating and hissing from air sac. Distant blackbird alarming; house sparrows; collection sounds and generator.

Aircraft: Bac 111 (Interior) - BAC 1-11, interior, constant flight. (Recorded in pilots' cabin.) (Short-range airliner, 2 jet engines.)

Fox Hunting: Quorn Hunt - Hunting horn call, drawing the cover. (Quorn Hunt.)

Trains - Railway Signal Box, approach of passenger train, signals received & acknowledged.

Urban: Town Centre - Early Morning: Late Spring \ With spotless starlings, jackdaws, house sparrows and rooster

Footsteps On Country Road: Running - Footsteps on Country Road, man & woman running, departing.

Long-tailed Skua (Stercorarius Longicaudus) - close-up - medium close-up alarm calls from a single bird - alarm at ground / nest at start then flight alarm Wolf howling in background all the way through Slightly windy, hissy background

Domestic Clock - Domestic Mantle Clock striking one o'clock. (Early 19th Century clock chimes 'B', 8 bells, 1 gong.)

Grey-headed Gull (Larus Cirrocephalus) - medium close-up calls from several birds bathing with a flock of glossy ibis. Flies buzzing. Red-billed ducks call in background.

Narrow-gauge Light Railway (Interior) - Narrow-Gauge Light Railway, locomotive whistles & moves off coaling into constant run, whistles (at 005m20s), slows down & stops in station. (Recorded on footplate.)

Pool Of London - Pool of London, atmosphere as vessel berths with sirens & some speech.

Magellanic Woodpecker (Campephilus Magellanicus) - Calls, with other birds in background. Very windy.

27ft Cabin Cruiser (50 Hp. Diesel) - Cabin Cruiser: 27ft, 50 hp. diesel engine, exterior,entering lock.

Comedy, Fantasy & Horror - Cedric the CD Robot. (Space Fantasy Spot Effect.)

Household 2 - Curtains being pulled - wooden rings on wooden rod.

Agile Gibbon (Hylobates Agilis) - medium close-up calls from female gibbon. Also squeals from baby. Energetic squeals at end of recording. background sounds of rainforest with stridulating insects.

Bits & Pieces - 4-6-2 Pacific model locomotive, with 3 Mark 1 coaches, run round track

Kerguelen Fur Seal (Arctocephalus Gazella) - Single pup close-up. Shingle noise as pup moves. NB: exact date of recording is not specified.

Celebes Crested Macaque (Macaca Nigra) - Calls from group of play fighting macaques. Loud sounds of squabbling 1m07s. background sounds of cicadas. Distant rumble from the sea.

Bristol Britannina Prop-jet Airliner (Interior) - Bristol Britannia, interior, start & run up engines, taxi. (Long/medium range airliner, four turboprop jet engines.)

Sea Cliffs - Calls from kittiwakes, herring and lesser black-backed gulls, guillemots, fulmars. medium close-up surf. Recorded from about half way down cliff face.

White-winged Dove (Zenaida Asiatica) - close-up wing-beats, Gambel's Quail calls and House Sparrows in background.

Modern 35mm Cine Projector - Modern 35mm cine projector. Start run and stop (without sound).

Interiors - Concert Halls - Applause, at 0'14" atmosphere, settling down, score rustles, at 0'25" quartet tuning up, quiet - 1972 (1C10,reprocessed)

Prairie Atmosphere - Late Spring/Summer: Day \ Crickets, bush-crickets, grasshoppers, flies and distant birds.

Barnacle Goose (Branta Leucopsis) - Calls medium close-up from a large flock returning in the evening. Curlew call medium close-up. Lapwing in background. One blast from distant foghorn. Slight hiss.

Magdalen College Clock, Oxford - Magdalen College clock striking three o'clock.

Tufted Puffin (Lunda Cirrhata) - close-up wing-beats of birds flying past and landing. Distant surf. Glaucous-winged Gulls call in background, a few birds taking off.

Rook (Corvus Frugilegus) - Squeal-like begging of nestling, with Blue Tit.

Tennis: Hard Court In Park - Doubles match on hard court in park.

Fire Service - Fire Engine: Interior, start, run with bell, stop

Common Peafowl (Pavo Cristatus) - close-up calls from a peacock. Woodpigeons, collared doves, blackbirds, dunnock, robin and others in background.

2 Horses (Actuality) - Pony gallops up on hard surface, breathing heavily. (Actuality)

Honda 90 Motor Cycle - Motor Cycles: Honda 90, approach and stop

Grey Seal (Halichoerus Grypus) - H G Hurrell's 'Atlanta' breathing heavily on pool in captivity

Suburban Steam Train: Interior (2-6-2 Tank Locomotive, Past 1945) - Steam Train: 2-6-2 tank locomotive, post 1945, suburban, exterior, slow pass, slack run downhill.

Red Fox (Vulpes Vulpes) - Brief, distant calls from fox. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Interiors - Pubs And Clubs - Barman putting bottles onto shelves, close perspective

Aircraft 1 - 747 jet aircraft - Pass overhead (use at low level).

Guns: Revolvers: Exterior - Revolver: A .38 special, single shot, outside, (used by U.K. Police Force).

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - Calls close-up from adults; bird alighting.

Cliffs - Cliff-top facing into bay, waves breaking on shore. Jackdaws calling, faint buzzing from crickets on cliff-edge.

Aircraft - Concorde passenger cabin, mid-flight at super-sonic speed. (Super-sonic jet airliner.)

Sea Cliffs - Calls from kittiwakes, guillemots and razorbills. Mid-distant surf.

Chatter (Indoors) - Three men & three women speaking. (Close perspective recording.)

Traffic On M1 Motorway - Close perspective sound of fast motorway traffic, occasional quiet periods. (M1.)

Sika Deer (Cervus Nippon) - Gurgling aggressive call from male deer. Followed by strange wailing sounds of rutting calls.

Madagascar Sandgrouse (Pterocles Personatus) - MC calls from a flock of 14 as they take off. Madagascar Coucal and cicadas in background.

France: Tour De France - France: Tour De France, actuality, winners presentation, general atmosphere of crowd.

Hospitals - Autoclave steriliser, operating with sound of water in steriliser and spraying. (Close perspective)

Savanna - DAY With didric cuckoo, fiscal shrike, hoopoe, other birds and crickets

Capybara (Hydrochoerus Hydrochaeris) - Alarm call followed by massed footsteps of herd. Also massed chittering calls from capybaras. Passing hoofbeats of horse at end.

Motor Car: 1 1/2 Litre Riley, 1959 (Worn Engine; Interior) - Interior, runaway car, no engine, skid to stop. (1.5 litre, 1959, worn engine, Riley)

Crested Auklet (Aethia Cristatella) - MC - medium close-up calls from thousands of birds wheeling over their roosting slopes.

Footsteps Up Stone Stairs (Slight Echo) - Footsteps up stone stairs, 2 men. (With start and stop, slight echo)

Moorhen (Gallinula Chloropus) - close-up fight between two birds with calls and wing flaps,others join in calling. Goose calling near end.

Boys‚äô Comprehensive School: In Classroom - Boys' Comprehensive School classroom, argumentative atmosphere.

Horse & Cart - Trot to stop with dog cart. (Recorded on one-horse cart)

Footsteps On Pavement: Running - Footsteps on Pavement, two men running, with approach & stop.

Air Battles, Air Raids & Sirens - Night raid on London, bombs fall, anti-aircraft fire A.R.P. warden's of plane - 1940 (500M)

Merlin (Falco Columbarius) - Flight calls mp. Skylark mp. Running stream water close-up.

Grey Wren Warbler (Camaroptera Simplex) - close-up calls, Red billed Hornbill and other birds in distance.

Lightning Twin-jet Fighter (Exterior) - English Electric Lightning, exterior, plane passing over. (Jet engined fighter plane.)

Motor Car: Ford Ecsort 1300 (Manual) (Exterior) - Ford Escort 1300, exterior, false starts. (1300cc engine, manual transmission.)

Buses - 6d piece issued as change, one-man operated red Central buses.

Natterjack Toad (Bufo Calamita) - Chorus mid-distant tawny owls hooting in background

Flying Foxes (Pteropus Spp) - medium close-up-medium distance colony calls at dawn. Mixed colony of little red, grey-headed and black flying foxes.

Heavy Engineering Works - Industrial atmosphere, wide perspective recording of industrial sounds suitable for general purpose background.

Open Fields Near Mixed Woodland And Swamp - AUTUMN: DAY Crickets and distant american crow, frog calling at start

Rainforest Atmosphere - Evening chorus. Many birds singing. Louder orange-winged amazon parrot at the end. Distant chickens at times and crickets. Slight wind in trees at times.

Thunderstorm With Light Rain - Wind & rain against windows. (Interior recording.)

Sailing - Bow wave as heard from lee quarter (STS Malcolm Miller).

Forster's Caracara (Phalcoboenus Australis) - Adult alarm calls mp. Sea wash in background mp.

Snow Goose (Chen Caerulescens) - medium close-up calls from flock while swimming and wading in water. Crickets in foreground and background.

Outdoor Crowds: Boys - Group of boys assembling with speech, laughter and footsteps on gravel.

Radiated Tortoise (Testudo Radiata) - close-up sounds from male copulating. Black Parrot singing in background.

Goat Herding - Sounds of goats bells & hooves. Also bleats & grunts from goats. Occasional herders' voices.

Articulated Lorry (Diesel): Exterior - Articulated Lorry: Diesel, approach, stop, switch off, exterior

Curlew (Numenius Arquata) - Calls medium close-up. Oystercatcher mp. Red-throated divers and sheep in distance. Water lapping close-up.

Lesser Masked Weaver (Ploceus Intermedius) - Constant sounds from a colony of weavers. Busy cheeping calls. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown. Some bumps & rumbles on recording.

Bathroom Effects - Bath, water running into bath. (Mid-perspective recording.)

Outdoor Clock - Outdoor clock striking, chimes & 8 o'clock  SS. Peter & Paul

Wind In Hedge - Weather: Steady Wind through thick hedge, with bird song.

White-chinned Petrel (Procellaria Aequinoctialis) - close-up sounds from chick in burrow.

Spoonbill (Platalea Leucorodia) - close-up adults & young at nest in colony. Adults fly in & off; many wing-beats & young birds exercising their wings.

Apostle Bird (Struthidea Cinerea) - Coarse croaking calls from apostlebird. background calls from other bird species. Also sounds of wind. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording are unknown.

White-eyed Vireo (Vireo Griseus) - close-up-medium close-up song, other birds in background.

Helicopters - Exterior - start off, hover, depart (4 seat with Alvis Leonides piston engines).

Montane Forest Atmosphere - close-up lyrical birdsong with distant replies. Low background atmosphere, faint knocking from a woodpecker. Parabolic mike recording.

Rainforest - Early morning. White-rumped shama singing prominently. Other birds, insects and crickets in background.

Bond Sports Car (C. 1970) Exterior - Cars: Bond sports car, 1970 model. Exterior. Ticking over

Electronic Sounds - Sharp hum with trail out. (Specially created electronic sound.)

Brown Lemming (Lemmus Trimucronatus) - close-up aggressive calls.

Sykes Monkey (Cercopithecus Albogularis) - medium close-up alarm blast by a male, answered by a more distant animal. Trumpeter Hornbills, crickets, cicadas and other birds in background.

World War Ii Aircraft: German - Stuka dive bombers. (World War II German Bombers)

Diesel Electric Train English Electric Vulcan: 20000 B.h.p. - Exterior, sounds siren and passes at medium speed, sounding siren again. (English Electric Vulcan Locomotive. 2000

Fast Flowing Stream - close-up fast flowing, shallow stream with rocky base, melt-water flowing down from mountains.

Horse Racing - Point to Point meeting, general atmosphere with bookmakers.

French Steam Trains - French Steam Train, Paris Express departs from station.

British Birds 2 - House sparrows, two adults singing and chirruping.

Slow Footsteps Up Metal Stairs - Footsteps Up Metal Stairs, three men, slow, departing.

Mandarin Duck (Aix Galericulata) - close-up sounds from several chicks running around and feeding on forest floor. close-up - medium close-up calls.

Hedgerow - LATE SUMMER: MIDDAY. Insects and birds including great green grasshopper and meadow grasshopper, jackdaw, yellowhammer, wood pigeon in background. Compilation from BBC Sound Archives discs

Srn Super 4 Hobercraft - Hovercraft: SRN Super 4, Exterior, arrive, stop with slight activity at end.

Woodland Atmosphere - Atmosphere with crickets & tree frogs. medium distance occasional honking calls & replies from tree frogs.

U.s. Space Ship Launching - Sonic Boom, single distant boom as English Electric Lightning passes through sound barrier. (Jet fighter, c. 1967.)

Coal Mining - Tubs crashing together in a coal mine with occasional pit cage bells.

Capybara (Hydrochoerus Hydrochaeris) - medium close-up chittering contact calls & squeal from nine month old (juvenile) female.

Fish (Brienomyrus Brachyistus) - close-up electrical pulses from one or more fish. Five in tank.

African Buffalo (Synceros Caffer) - close-up feeding sounds at start, from herd of about 300 as they walk past; some calls Prominent calls from yellow wagtail.

Ferrugionous Hawk (Buteo Regalis) - NB: Exact date of recording not known. MC flight alarm calls around nest site. Other birds in background. Bumpy.

Northern Mixed Temperate Forest - Spring/summer: Day - With flicker drumming, yellow-bellied sapsucker drumming, veery and cardinal and wind. NB: Compiled from existing recordings in the BBC collection of Wildlife Sounds

Fenland - Lakeside: Spring With insects and Goldfinches, distant Blackbird.

Exterior Effects - Mechanical digger (four wheels) - approaching and passing - 1981 (6B1, reprocessed)

Swallow (Hirundo Rustica) - Song, with Feral Pigeons, Chickens, etc.

Sadhu (Hindu Holyman) - Beating of drum & chanting of mantras by Sadhu. Drumming & chanting speeds up during recording. N.B. This Sadhu is called Ba ba.

Italy: Outdoor Crowds - Italian Crowd, exterior, very large crowd with cheers at beginning.

Factory Atmosphere - Industrial Sewing Machines, constant background of twenty sewing machines operating.

White Tailed Kingfisher (Tanysiptera Sylvia) - Calls from one week old chicks in nest burrow. Feeding by adult. Wing beats as adult arrives and departs. Cicadas in background.

National Daily Newspaper - National Daily Newspaper Tape Room, atmosphere with indistinct speech.

Temminck's Crowned Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus Coronatus) - medium close-up song. Jungle crow and other birds in background.

Peugeot 205gt 1982 1300cc Petrol (car Misfiring Quite Badly) - interior - reversing and manoeuvring on muddy ground

St. Paul‚äôs Cathedral - Large Crowd: Outside St. Paul's Cathedral, orders shouted, small cheer.

Scrubland - Morning in open area of grass-bush. Swallows calling while perched and in flight. Rosy-patched shrike, doves and other birds. Cicadas and frogs in distance. May also be used for lakeside and marshland atmospheres, but avoid piece at start with rosy-patche

Yellow Rumped Cacique (Cacicus Cela) - close-up song and calls from a single bird in colony. Others in background. Other birds and cicadas in distance.

Peregrine Falcon (Falco Peregrinus) - close-up distress & annoyance calls.

Comedy Sounds - One pair of feet approach and explosion. (Specially created effect)

English Church Bells - Village Church Bells, single bell tolling with sound of mechanism. (St. Margaret's Church, Horsmonden, Kent.)

World War Ii: Ground Warfare - Sound of a tank battle. (World War II actuality)

North Sea Gas - North Sea Gas Industry, coating interior of pipes.

France - Paris - Crowds, Tuileries Gardens, atmosphere at open air cafe, with speech, children, passing footsteps, birds and distant

Ford Anglia 105e Van (1963, 997cc): Interior - Motor Van: Start & Revving, interior, (Ford Anglia 105E, 1963 model, 997cc).

Cell Doors (Modern) - Modern cell doors. Cell door in passage closed.

Crab Plover (Dromas Ardeola) - medium close-up shrill calls from group. background calls from other crab plovers. background sounds of wind. N.B. Exact location & date of this recording is unknown.

Madagascar Sandgrouse (Eremialector Personatus) - MC 'take-off' and calls from a small group. Sicklebills, black parrot and cicadas in background.

Vintage Motor Car: Fiat 509a Saloon - Cars: Vintage motor car Fiat 509A saloon. Interior, false starts

Rainforest Atmosphere - Evening. Several individual bird species calling. Insects in background.

Village - Summer: Midday - Olive grove with chorus of cicadas and sparrows NB: Recorded in Summer of 1967

Impala (Aepyceros Melampus) - close-up - distant alarm calls from several in group. Mainly calls from females, one call from male at start. Distant insects and birds

Wigeon (Anas Penelope) - Calls close-up from females, males and females calling mc, occasional call from whooper swan in background, windy background.

Trams (1903): Newcastle: Exterior - Newcastle Tram, interior, tram running with stops & starts. (Recorded on bottom deck.) (Tram built 1903.)

Nigerian Crowds - Lagos, native quarter with traffic & crowd atmosphere.

Tristram's Warbler (Sylvia Deserticola) - Song close-up, with chaffinch in background. Wind in trees

House Door: Interior - House Door: Interior, Wooden, Bolt, open and close.

Snow Goose (Anser Caerulescens) - close-up calls from a small flock of about 50 birds.

Stream Atmosphere - medium close-up constant sounds of fast running water. background occasional calls from a dipper.

Jesus College Clock, Oxford - Jesus College clock striking six o'clock.

M.g. Midget Sports Car 1967 (Interior) - Interior, one door close. (Sports car, 1967 model M.G. Midget)

Short-toed Eagle (Circaetus Gallicus) - Distant calls, with Reed Warbler singing in foreground.

Aircraft - Trident, Aircraft, passing overhead. (exterior, medium-range airliner, 3 jet engines)

Ant Sp. (Formicidae) - close-up drumming of ants on rattan leaves. Cicadas and birds calling in the background. NB: Day & month of recording not specified.

2 Horses On Turf (Studio) - Two horses on turf, canter to stop. (Studio recording with jingle of harness)

Interiors - Theatres And Halls - Small reception hall with footsteps, speech and traffic - 1972 (1C1,reprocessed)

Plantation - Night in cocoa plantation. Cicadas and crickets. Occasional frogs. Suitable for almost any habitat.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Dawn in canopy. Crickets, cicadas. Several birds singing in background.

Broad Leaved Woodland Atmosphere - Recorded in evening. close-up sounds of rain falling in leaved woodland. medium distance stridulating crickets. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Manual Telephone Switchboard - Automatic Telephone Exchange, general atmosphere (close perspective).

Lake Atmosphere - Lakeside - Winter - Mid Morning. Mainly coot, wigeon and common mynahs.

Austin Gipsy Cross-country Vehicle (Interor) - Cross-country vehicle, interior, start, revving. (Austin Gipsy)

Fenland - Reed Bed: Spring; Day Calls from Grey Heron, Water Rail and Swallows. Wind in reeds.

Herring Gull (Larus Argentatus) - medium close-up calls from a mixed colony of herring gulls and lesser black-backed gulls. Lesser black-backed gulls are more prominent.

Grey Heron (Ardea Cinerea) - Hunger calls medium close-up from five-week-old chicks, occasional calls from adults. House sparrows close-up, cuckoo in distance.

Transport - Car Ferry, atmosphere in rest lounge in public area, with childrens' voices. (Car Ferry "St. Nicholas", 17,400 tons, built 1980.)

Mangrove Atmosphere - Coastal bushland - Dawn. Dawn chorus with passerines and white terns, faint surf.

Gannet (Sula Bassanus) - Calls from adult on arrival. Greeting display with bill-fencing. close-up calls from a 3 week old chick. Colony in background.

Coastal Woodland - Autumn: Early Morning Wind in trees and distant surf, Red-breasted Nuthatch, yellow-rumped Warblers distant raptor calling.

Monasteries - Monasteries: People leaving church after service, no conversation

Household Washing Machines: Automatic - Household: Washing Machine, automatic, spins, stops, door opened.

Sea Cliffs - Calls from guillemots, kittiwakes, herring and lesser black-backed gulls and fulmars. Heavy surf. Recorded from about half way down cliff face.

Crowds: Interior - Crowd, interior, twenty people, jovial party chatter & laughter.

Three-wattled Bellbird (Procnias Tricarunculata) - Typical call compiled from a single call (0900 hrs)

Sand - Sand being blown over dune. close-up `dune' bees buzzing. Bees landing & digging shallow holes in sand, then hovering over them. Short-toed (red-capped) larks in background. Wind gusting. Sounds of sand on sand dune could relate to deserts,coasts & isolated dunes.

Veteran Cars: Rolls Royce ‚äúsilver Ghost‚äù (1911 Model, 6 Cylinders, 35 Hp) - Cars: Rolls Royce "Silver Ghost", 1911 model, 6 cylinders, 35 H.P. Exterior, passing from right to left

Lion (Panthera Leo) - Loud growls. Eating sounds. NHC17 is a continuous recording of 73m48s also found starting on NHS000124.

Rainforest Atmosphere - General atmosphere (gentle), with little wind. M/d soft cooing from doves/pigeons. Cheeping calls from other birds in background. Some repetitive calls & also others from insects. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Desert - Spring: Mid-day Gambel's Quail, Cactus Wren, insects, Black-tailed Gnatcatcher and Phainopepla in background.

Wattled Jacana (Jacana Jacana) - close-up to medium close-up calls betweeen two jacanas. Some amusing qualities to calls.

Water: Streams - Water: Streams, small trickle with rain and rain drops, one foot away

Rainforest Atmosphere - Peaceful atmosphere recorded in early evening. Constant sounds of stridulating cicadas. Occasional calls from birds. Distant sounds of the sea.

Ancient Murrelet (Synthliboramphus Antiquus) - medium close-up calls from murrelet paddling at sea. background calls from other individuals. Gentle water effects with some distant breakers. Recorded at night, some slight bumps on recording.

Aircraft: D. H. Dove (Exterior) - De Havilland Dove, exterior, take off. (Light civil aircraft, two piston engines.) (NB Military versions of this plane named Devon & Sea Devon.)

Suburbia - Hampstead Heath winter afternoon with coal tit, long tai ed tit, blue tit, nuthatch, robin, goldcrest, crow, distant dogs,

Quail (Coturnix Coturnix) - NB: Date of recording not known. close-up tapping to get out of egg, leading into calls from three chicks.

British Rural Backgrounds 2 - Moorland, June -  Exmoor atmosphere with chaffinch, redpolls, distant cuckoo, cattle, sheep, raindrops - 1979 (1B14 , reprocessed)

County Rugby Football Match - County rugby match, try scored, applause.

Coast - Low, rocky shore with incoming tide almost at it's height. Sound of surf over rocks. Herring gulls, lesser black-backed gulls, arctic terns, guillemots, kittiwakes, fulmars, rock pipits, pied wagtail and starlings.

Wedge Capped Capuchin (Cebus Olivaceous) - medium close-up calls as troop crosses track. Twigs snapping. Sound of water falling from leaves as monkeys jump into tree tops. Chachalacas and Red Howler Monkeys call in background. Low cicada sound and other distant birds. Also suitable for early morning atmosphere in ga

Mute Swan (Cygnus Olor) - Snorts medium close-up-close-up, wigeon & mallard in background, whooper swans call at end.

Humpback Whale (Megaptera Novaeangliae) - Calls from a male, squeaks from another? Seals in distance.

Scrub Warbler (Scotocerca Inquieta) - Alarm calls, with House Sparrow, Blackstart and stream in background.

Chimpanzee (Pan Troglodytes) - Juvenile muttering, screaming and chewing sugar cane

Little Green Bee-eater (Merops Orientalis) - Calls close-up, with frogs in background. Wind in trees.

Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo Jamaicensis) - MC flight calls, from a pair.

27ft Cabin Cruiser (50 Hp. Diesel) - Cabin Cruiser: 27ft, 50 hp. diesel engine, in cockpit, entering lock.

Woolly Spider Monkey (Brachyteles Arachnoides) - medium close-up sound of single monkey eating. Others jumping around in trees. Distant howler monkey chorus and a few bird calls.

Military Vehicles - Fox Combat Vehicle, start, run, stop. (4 wheeled, petrol engined vehicle.)

Cape Gannet (Morus Capensis) - Atmosphere at edge of colony. medium distance to background continuous calls from birds. Occasional flight calls towards of recording.

Modern Agricultural Machinery & Vehicles - Grain Dryer, interior, on floor generator & fans, starts, runs through cycle & stops. (Close perspective recording.)

Power Station (Conventional Type) - Power Station, loading signal alarm. (Conventional power station.)

Creekside Tropical Rain Forest - MIDDAY Quite neutral with mid-distant birds, flies and other insects

Collared Trogon (Trogon Collaris) - medium close-up calls which sound like a quiet, descending whistle. Orange-winged amazon parrots, rufous-vented chachalacas, bananaquits and other birds in background. Slight wind in trees at times. Busy recording. NB This recording can also be used as a forest atmosphere

Coastal Atmosphere - medium close-up sounds of water lapping on shore. Ice slush in water gives thick, viscous quality to sounds.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Atmosphere recorded during afternoon. medium distance bubbling calls from unidentified bird species. background calls from other birds. Distant sounds of thunder.

Domestic Clock (English, 1810) - Domestic clock striking twelve o'clock. (English domestic clock, manufactured 1810.)

Seychelles Fody (Foudia Sechellarum) - Calls close-up with other birds in background (heavy surf).

Weather 2 - Storms - Gale force wind & rain on yacht. (Recorded in cockpit.)

Open-air Timber Yard - A moulding machine Starts, works, slows down at 2m50s, switches off.(In an open air timber yard)

Beach Atmosphere - Seashore. Seawash with fishing and diving sooty terns.

Grassland - Mid-morning 11am, wind over grass on short grass plain, hum from flies & calls from larks.

Ships And Boats 1 - Beam Fishing Trawler, atmosphere in wheelhouse with indistinct R/T.

Crested Lark (Galerida Cristata) - Calls, with insects, wingbeats of Rock Doves and calls of Black-headed Wagtail near end. Water dripping and windy background.

Africa 2 - The Natural World - Cameroon: Kribi, mid morning tropical rain forest atmosphere, with birds & insects.

House Bunting (Emberiza Striolata) - Song close-up. Wind rustling nearby bushes.

Tropical Seasonal Forest Atmosphere - Neutral atmosphere, recorded in early morning. medium distance & background calls from a great many birds. Occasional distant engine noise.

Raggiana Bird Of Paradise (Paradisaea Raggiana) - medium close-up calls from two birds. Crickets in background.

Thailand 1 - Restaurant Kitchen atmosphere, with cooks chatting, food prepartion & cooking sounds, extractor fan & parking attendant blowing whistle outside.

Veteran Cars - Cars: Benz "Comfortable" 1900 Open Top, Exterior, faster start and depart. Single cylinder, belt drive, 3 1/2 h.p.

Magnificent Frigate-bird (Fregata Magnificens) - medium close-up clicks & drumming from male frigate bird bill snapping. Also some movement & soft display calls. background sounds of sea. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Road Tunnel Traffic - Dartford tunnel, traffic entering and leaving.

Wood Pigeon (Columba Palumbus) - Aberrant song, with Turtle Dove and Greenfinch.

Brown Pelican (Pelecanus Occidentalis) - Threat calls close-up from adult & chick, becoming more intense, seawash on rocks medium close-up.

Eurostar - Train travelling in France with announcements at 1'22" (First class compartment)

Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga Leonina) - Fight between two bulls. Colony in background. Distant king penguins.

African Grey Parrot (Psittacus Erithacus) - Bird calling "What's that...(slurping sounds)...cup of tea...what's that...(popping sounds)?

Piapiac (Ptilostomus Afer) - Calls close-up. Traffic in background.

Kelp Gull (Larus Dominicanus) - Calls MP, with other birds in distance. Windy.

Dogs: Spaniels - Two King Charles Spaniels barking & growling, exterior.

Brazilian Giant Otter (Pteronura Braziliensis) - Fighting and calling loudly in river

Spain - Spain: Expectant crowd, exterior, general chatter with lots of children around.

Czechoslovakia - Pedestrian street, Bratislava, footsteps on cobbles, speech (Slovak), no traffic

Indian Grey Partridge (Francolinus Pondicerianus) - Calls close-up of single bird, with bulbuls and babblers in background.

2.6 Litre Rover Saloon Car - Interior, sounds horn while on move. (2.6 litre Rover saloon car.)

Wood Lark (Lullula Arborea) - medium distance - medium close-up song from a bird high in the sky moving in a large circle above territory. Another occasionally in distance.

Patagonian Sealion (Otaria Flavescens) - close-up pup calls and calls from colony. NB: Date of this recording is unknown.

Comedy, Fantasy & Horror - Tum punches (four times). (Comedy Spot Effect.)

White-fronted Tern (Sterna Striata) - close-up calls from adult as it comes in to feed fledged juvenile. close-up begging calls from juvenile. Gulls and terns in distance. Seawash in background.

Lakeside - Spring: Evening Crickets, blackbirds and grackles, splashes from fish jumping at Anhinga Pool.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Rainforest atmosphere. St Lucian parrots in background. Some 'bumps' on recording.

Chuchyard - Birds & Backgrounds: Churchyard, Night, owls hooting, clock strikes 12 midnight at 14"

Domestic Clock: Strike Removed; Hammer Merely Vibrates - Domestic clock with striker removed striking four o'clock. (No chimes, hammer merely vibrates.)

Parkland  (Atmosphere) - Early morning in park on the edge of town. Prominent calls from green orioles and rainbow lorikeets. Other birds in background. Sound of a car starting up and driving off at start of recording. Rest of recording is clean.

Comedy 3 - Maniacal laughter (male and female, reprocessed)  - 1969 (169C, reprocessed)

Rainforest Atmosphere - Mid-morning after rainfall. Various birds singing. Sound of dripping water.

Black Footed Albatross (Diomedea Nigripes) - close-up sounds of chick being fed. Calls from chick and tapping on adult's bill. Feeding sounds. Calls from colony in background. Adult calls as it regurgitates food.

Launderette - Launderette Washing Machine door closed & wound up.

Caving & Pot-holing - Man crawling away through a 30ft drainpipe in a cave.

Sea Wash - Sandy area bordered by seaweed covered rocks. close-up sound of gently lapping waves on beach as tide comes in. Distant oystercatcher.

Western Capercaillie (Tetrao Urogallus) - close-up flutter jumps & display calls from male at lek.

Cats And Kittens - Four week old kitten, mewing and drinking milk from bottle.

Children - Middle & Secondary Schools - Boys supposed to be working in classroom - 1981 (3C3, reprocessed)

Sailing Vessel (19ft. Cabin Sloop) - In cabin, sound of mooring chain being pulled in. (19ft cabin sloop)

Black Necked Swan (Cygnus Melancoryphus) - close-up sounds of swans dabbling in water.

Colorado Chipmunk (Eutamias Quadrivittatus) - medium close-up alarm calls American robin alarming in background

Rainforest Atmosphere - Busy atmosphere with many bird & frog calls. Sounds of wind in trees. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Articulated Lorry (Diesel, 1976): Interior - Articulated Lorry: 1976 Diesel, Variable speed, stopping and starting, interior

Fenland Atmosphere - Summer Dawn Close perspective reed-bed with light dawn chorus of wrens, reed warbler & carrion crow, also distant sea in background

Cambridge Clocks - Trinity & St John's College clock striking half past the hour. (Trinity clock strikes a second time for St. John's College.)

R.a.f. V-bomber (Exterior) - RAF V-bomber, exterior, emergency start-up with combustor, taxi away. (Long-range bomber, 4 jet engines.)

Kestrel (Falco Tinnunculus) - Alarm calls close-up from chicks. Distant female calling.

Rook (Corvus Frugilegus) - Rookery by Dorton Cottage, Selborne - with jackdaws and marsh tit

Setrite Push-button Ticket Machine - Setrite Push-Button Ticket Machine, 6/10d. inserted.

Schools / Crowds - Primary School, mixed junior playground atmosphere, one child occasionally cries in background.

Ships & Tugs: Whistles & Sirens - Southampton foghorn, two blasts. (Period between signals should be 1m00s.)

Fumarole Atmosphere - close-up sulphur fumarole. Powerful hissing sounds of volcanic gases.

Moorhen (Gallinula Chloropus) - medium close-up clucking calls from female with chicks,also calling. Cricket chorus in background.

Peugeot 205gt 1982 1300cc Petrol (car Misfiring Quite Badly) - exterior - two people exit car

New Zealand - The Natural World 2 - Small stream at night, farmland nr Dargaville

Verdin (Auriparus Flaviceps) - close-up song and calls, distant Black-throated Sparrow in background.

Interiors - Shops And Cash Registers - Electronic NCR - addition, empty drawer opened and closed - 1982 (2R1,reprocessed)

Electronically Generated Sounds - Machine gun rhythm, slow. (Futuristic Spot Effect.)

Parrot Sp. (Psittaciformes) - Recorded in quarantine area. close-up laughing and screeching of several parrots. Some sounds of human activity in background. NB: Probable genus of parrot is Amazon (Amazona).

Printing - Newspapers - Printing Newspapers Foundry: Casting and milling plate.

Police Cars (Exterior) - Police car, exterior, arrives and stops. (With bell)

Mills & Grain - Winnowing machine - starts, corn fed in, corn separated from chaff, machine switched off.

Hobby (Falco Subbuteo) - close-up feeding calls from 3 large, downy chicks. Female brings food then leaves and calls in distance. One chick continues to call. Woodpigeon and robin in distance. Distant traffic.

Brubru Shrike (Nilaus Afer) - medium close-up calls, White browed sparrow weavers, cicadas, doves & lilac breasted roller in background.

Fieldfare (Turdus Pilaris) - medium close-up flight call. Wingbeats and feeding or contact calls from a group feeding on buckthorn.

Mountain Forest Atmsophere - Spring: Netrual atmosphere w/ Japanese robin, narcissus flycatcher, buzzard, grey thrush

Rainforest Atmosphere - Forest insects and crowing domestic cockerel in village and people snoring.

Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis Trichas) - close-up song, Boat-tailed Grackle in distance, cricket chorus in background.

Slow Footsteps Up Wooden Stairs - Footsteps Up Wooden Stairs, two men & one woman, slow, departing.

Sheet Metal Engineering - Sheet metal engineering, arc welding with some indistinct speech.

Horse (Flat) Racing - Newbury Race Course, general course background with busy crowd. (Flat racing.)

Trains: Diesel Electric - Interior complete sequence - Part 4 (English Electric Vulcan Locomotive, 2000 b.h.p.)

Glassworks: Glassware - Glassworks, colour printing machine operating with the sound of bottles.

Hamadryas Baboon (Papio Hamadryas) - Call NB: Recorded in November 1937 and January 1938

World War Ii Aircraft: Heinkel Iii (German) - Heinkel III, exterior recordings. Landing.

Desert Grass Savanna (Pampas) - SPRING: DAY Breeze blowing over the pampas grass

Blue-faced Booby (Sula Dactylatra) - Colony calls close-up; Ascension Island frigatebirds and surf in background.

Rock Hyrax (Procavia Capensis) - medium close-up annoyance calls between adult and young. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Ford Anglia 105e Van (1963, 997cc): Exterior - Motor Van: Approach, stops with slide, switch off, exterior, (Ford Anglia 105E, 1963 model, 997cc).

Metal Lathes - Lathe switched on, turns steel, slows down, stops.

Communications - BT Pushbutton Payphone, pips heard when operator dialled or telephone box called from outside.

Tree Felling - Axe strikes on tree with falling wood chips. background sounds of insects. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Warble Frequency Notes - Warble Frequency Notes, 440 Hz. (Approximate frequency.)

Cross-channel Ferry Boat ‚äúdover‚äù - Ferry: Cross-Channel, 'Dover', ship's engines.

Southern Region Steam Trains - Exterior, local train hauled by Stroudley 0-6-0 tank locomotive arrives in station, doors slam. (Southern Region train.)

Demoiselle Crane (Anthropoides Virgo) - medium close-up & close-up animated calls from cranes. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Temminck's Crowned Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus Coronatus) - close-up song. Combination of two types of song. Other birds occasionally in distance. Wind gusting in trees.

Office Equipment, Business & Control Areas - Newspaper copy typists room (rec. 1986)

Wilson's Bird Of Paradise (Diphyllodes Respublica) - close-up leaf flicking. Short flight at 0m35s and at 0m57s. Good clicking flight at 1m40s. One other bird species calling prominently in background.

Adelie Penguin (Pygoscelis Adeliae) - Threat calls from mainly one bird with others. NB this was recorded between June and November 1992.

Coast - Waves breaking on beach. Song from medium distance bird with others in distance. Occasional snorts from young elephant seals.

Greater Spotted Woodpecker (Picoides Major) - medium close-up sound of bird tapping on trunk. Yellowhammer in background. Slight wind in trees. Distant traffic.

Shackleton (4 Piston-engined Aircraft) (Exterior) - Avro Shackleton, exterior, generator, start and run up engines. (Post-war maritime reconnaissance mission, four piston engines.)

Piper Light Aircraft (Single Pistol Engine) (Exterior) - Exterior, landing. (Piper private light aircraft, 1 piston engine)

World War Ii Submarine - German U-Boat, firing 2 pairs of torpedoes.  (World War II German U-Boat manned by British crew.) (Recorded in Torpedo Room.)

Horsedrawn Vehicles: Heavy Cart - Carthorse: Leaving enclosed yard.

Suricate (Suricata Suricatta) - close-up chewing sound of adult eating scorpion pincers.

Wild Boar (Sus Scrofa) - close-up grunts from one of three sows. Loud begging calls. Feeding sounds. Some noise as they brush against fence at start of recording.

Footsteps On Stone: Walking (Slight Echo) - Walking, 2 women on stone, departing. (Slight echo)

Mixed School Children - School Playground, mixed group of mixed 5 to 11 year old pupils in enclosed playground. (Close perspective.)

Southern Lapwing (Vanellus Chilensis) - Flight alarm calls close-up from several birds. Cicadas mp. Distant Southern screamers.

Red Billed Hornbill (Tockus Erythrorhynchus) - medium close-up piping calls from a single bird in early morning, cricket & cicada sounds & other birds in background, prominent is Yellow-necked Spurfowl at end.

Air Battles, Air Raids & Sirens - Anti-aircraft fire - 1968 (162A)

Tropical Rain Forest - Dawn chorus of various birds, including whip-bird and rufous whistler Summer, early morning

Rainforest Atmosphere - busy with insects and birds, incl macaques feeding on small fruits; distant gibbons

Lakeside - Spring: Dusk; Jackals, Little Owl, Nightingales, Quail, Crickets and distant village noise.

Tooth Billed Catbird (Scenopoeetes Dentirostris) - medium close-up advertisement calls including piping & ringing notes. Includes some mimicry of crimson rosella. Also some brief, loud calls between advertisements. background calls from other catbirds with some occasional replies. background calls from other bird species. Distant 

Open-top Vintage Bus: Dennis (1925): 4 Cylinder Petrol Engine: Exterior - Dennis Open-Top Bus, exterior, passes. (Vintage open-top bus c. 1925, 4 cylinder petrol engine.)

Meadow Pipit (Anthus Pratensis) - medium close-up song from a perched bird. Distant crows and robin.

Thick-billed Parrot (Rhynchopsitta Pachyrhyncha) - close-up - medium close-up calls from about 12 birds in captivity. Some cage noise.

Horses 1 - One horse eating hay & moving around in stable, close & very close perspective with loud snort on mic.

Great Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Arundinaceus) - Song close-up. Marsh Frogs close-up and Cirl and Corn Buntings in background.

Tawny Owl (Strix Aluco) - medium distance, clucking calls from owl. Also a more typical call. Quiet background. N.B. Date of this recording is unknown.

Footsteps On Wood: Walking (Dead Acoustic) - Footsteps on Wood, three men walking, with approach & stop. (Dead acoustic.)

Curlew (Numenius Arquata) - medium close-up 'barking` flight alarm calls. Curlew in distance. Very distant white-fronted geese.

Topi (Damaliscus Lunatus) - close-up alarm snorts from a single animal. Wildebeest alarming in background. Insects and birds in background.

Romania 1 - Interior - metro station ticket hall atmosphere. with one person passing through barrier - ticket franking machine operating with beep (rec. at Izvor metro station Bucharest).

Water 4 - Small light flowing stream, medium perspective (1W12,reprocessed)

Fast Flowing River Atmosphere: Summer; Day - Birds and insects. Close lapping water with distant rapids.

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - Calls close-up while copulating.

Horse On Turf (Studio) - Horse on turf, trotting, stop. (Studio recording. No jingle of harness)

Vc10 Aircraft: Exterior - VC 10, Aircraft,exterior, take off, L - R

Red Winged Bush Lark (Mirafra Hypermetra) - close-up song, crickets and strong wind through bushes and grass, other birds in distance.

Worm-eating Warbler (Helmitheros Vermivorus) - close-up song, Red-eyed Vireo and Indigo Bunting in background.

Keble College Clock, Oxford - Keble College clock striking quarter past the hour.

Indoor Swimming Bath - Indoor Swimming Pool, swimmer dives in, crawl.

Aldabra Tortoise (Geochelone Gigantea) - close-up sounds of tortoise settling down on ground. Grunts, creaks & some gentle farting. background sounds of birds & the sea.

Northern Fulmar (Fulmarus Glacialis) - Display calls close-up, three calls from rock pipit & skylark in distance, surf medium close-up.

Mountain Chickadee (Parus Gambeli) - close-up calls and song from two feeding birds, American Robin, Western Wood Pewee and other birds in background, wind in trees. One bird feeding on ground, the other in trees; the bird on the ground brings food up to a branch to crack open.

Woodland - Morning in an area of open acacia. Many birds singing. Larks, starlings, crickets and insects. Flappet lark wingbeats.

Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopus Major) - Adult feeding young and calling.

West Country Market - General west country market atmosphere with speech. Under cover.

Domestic Clock - Domestic Mantle Clock striking three o'clock. (Early 19th Century clock chimes 'B', 8 bells, 1 gong.)

World War Ii: Sirens & Gunfire - World War II Air Raid Sirens, English, all clear sounded.

Post Office Telephones (Std) - Telephone, 20 digits dialled (acoustic & pulses). (STD telephone.)

Trains - Railway Signal Box, opening up with signals received & acknowledged.

Monk Parakeet (Myiopsitta Monachus) - medium distance-close-up calls from several. Landing in trees by river. Low river sound. Other birds in background.

Aircraft: Bac 111 (Interior) - BAC 1-11, interior, descent. (Short-range airliner, 2 jet engines.)

Eclectus Parrot (Eclectus Roratus) - Several calls. Some wind. \  NB: exact date and location of recording are not specified.

Rubbish Tip - Midday: Late Spring \ With swarms of flies and occasional calls of bee-eaters, crested larks and black kite, and bill clattering of white storks

Spotless Starling (Sturnus Unicolor) - Song of male close-up, with House Sparrows in background.

Rattling Cisticola (Cisticola Chiniana) - close-up song, D'Arnaud's Barbets and other birds in background.

Waved Albatross (Diomeda Irrorata) - Resonant, honking calls from two squabbling albatross. background sounds of seawash & other birds.

Vickers Viscount, interior, constant flight. (Short/medium-range airliner, 4 piston-engines.)

Riverine - Afternoon. Small forest stream, running water in f/g. Several birds in background. Slight wind in trees. Crickets, flies.

Island Atmosphere - Peaceful atmosphere. medium close-up to background birdsong. Occasional buzzing insects. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown. Distant boat engine at end of recording.

Wire-haired Fox Terrier Dog - Dog: Fox Terrier, Wire-Haired, Exterior, snarls and growls.

Renault 4 Saloon Car 1967 (Exterior) - Renault 4 saloon, exterior, starts, depart. (1967 model.)

Household Effects: Electric Food Mixer - An electric food mixer, liquidizer switched on, runs, switched off.

Comedy 3 - Police whistle: single√Ç¬®, double√Ç¬®, treble√Ç¬® 1", 2", 4" - 1968 (169A, reprocessed)

Lakeside Atmosphere - General atmosphere with several bird species including Little Grebe.

Oil Rigs - Oil Rigs: Fortes Oilfield offshore rig. Atmosphere in radio room, fax receiver

Transport - Bell Jetranger Executive Helicopter, interior, engine failure warning siren.

17-bore Twin-barrel Shotgun, 1870 - 12-bore Shotgun, single shot. (Close perspective recording.)

Camargue Feral Horse (Equus Caballus) - Herd running through water (close)

Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus Leucocephalus) - medium distance-medium close-up calls from at least two birds. Glaucous-winged Gulls, Northwestern Crows, Hermit Thrush and Wren in background.

Egyptian Vulture (Neophron Percnopterus) - background piping calls from vulture 0m28s, 0m57s & 2m21s. Drone of buzzing flies. Some calls from other bird species. Occasional wingbeats.

Squeaks, Creaks & Rattles - Pair of metal gates opened four times with occasional squeaks.

Smyrna Kingfisher (Halcyon Smyrnensis) - Calls, with another, Tristram's Grackles and frogs in background. Stream and distant traffic.

Water 2 - Sea - Crowded beach with children playing, seawash and small dog barking from 2'22 - 1979 (1S7, reprocessed)

Mute Swan (Cygnus Olor) - Feeding, moving in water, snorts & grunts, ruffling feathers close-up from a single bird, good wingbeats medium distance from another swan flying in. Wigeon & black-headed gulls in distance, slightly windy.

Razorbill (Alca Torda) - close-up - medium close-up calls and wingbeats from 3 - 4 birds on ledge. Wingbeats from bird landing. Alarm growls. Walking sounds as bird moves around ledge. Guillemots, kittiwakes and herring gulls in background. medium distance surf.

Blue Wildebeest (Connochaetes Taurinus) - MC-medium close-up galloping, grunts & snorts from a large herd. Larks, wagtails, crowned plovers, hyaena, yellow-necked spurfowl & doves in background.

Tennis: Hard Court In Park - Singles match on hard court in park.

Common Caracara (Polyborus Plancus) - medium close-up calls in captivity, mainly display calls.

Black Kite (Milvus Migrans) - Flight calls medium close-up. Crag martin mp.

Magdalen College Clock, Oxford - Magdalen College clock striking five o'clock.

Airfield Atmosphere (No Jets) - De Havilland Dove, interior, descend, land, taxi, switch off. (Light civil aircraft, two piston engines.) (NB Military versions of this plane named Devon & Sea Devon.)

Right Whale (Balaena Glacialis) - close-up vocalisation from whale. Good low growling sounds. Also some sounds of breathing.

Bits & Pieces - 4-6-2 Pacific model locomotive only, run round track

Musician Wren (Cyphorhinus Arada) - Song close-up and wingbeats, with cicadas in background.

Spotted Hyaena (Crocuta Crocuta) - Hyaenas grunting and chatting. High-pitched squeals.

Domestic Clock: Westminster Chimes - Domestic clock striking half past the hour. (Domestic clock with Westminster chimes.)

Wood Ant (Formica Rufa) - nest activity - rec w/ mic inside surface of mound]

Grosbeak Starling (Scissirostrum Dubium) - medium distance chattering from starlings. Constant sounds of stridulating cicadas. Distant rumble from the sea.

Shining Sunbird (Nectarinia Habessinica) - close-up complex calls from male sunbird. Other bird species in background. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown. Also known as the Abyssinian sunbird.

Equestrian Events - Point to Point Racing, start of race with P.A.

Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur Catta) - \ medium distance calls from two. Birds and crickets in background.

Comedy, Fantasy & Horror - Disintegrator machine strikes. (Space Fantasy Spot Effect.)

Rainforest Atmosphere - Atmosphere recorded during morning. Calls & song from variety of bird species. Occasional buzz from insects. Distant sounds of water.

Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes Bewickii) - medium close-up alarm calls at the nest, Northern Flicker calls in background.

Coastal Forest - Afternoon. Cicadas calls and song from grey-backed camaroptera, African black-headed oriole and African scimitarbills.

Bmc Mini 1000 Car 1972 Model: Exterior - Cars: 1972 B.M.C. Mini, 1000cc engine. Exterior, departure at medium speed

Black Headed Gull (Larus Ridibundus) - Calls from gulls feeding on eggs from spawning salmon, busy at times. Sounds of running water & splashes. background occasional calls from crows. Distant traffic.

Great Indian Hornbill (Buceros Bicornis) - Deep caws & toks from hornbills. Calls become quite animated with more than one bird calling. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown. Distant rumble.

Hungary - Train station, Pecs, forecourt, with indistinct PA announcements and bells, speech,footsteps and occasional train noise

Wire-tailed Manakin (Pipra Filicauda) - close-up calls, a subtle 'klok' made by the wings as the birds land and whirring wing-beats as birds fly-off. Also activity sounds as birds hop back and forth on branch. Other birds in background and distant stream.

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - Nestlings begging and bill-clicking BCU, plus one call from adult. 2030-2100 hrs

Bumble Bee (Bombus Sp.) - close-up buzzing from a white-tailed bumble bee (Bombus lucorum) feeding on forest floor. Other bees in background. Distant wren and chaffinch.

Cliffs - Waves breaking on rocks in narrow, deep gully - recorded from half way along gully facing down & out to sea. Calls from jackdaws & herring gulls, water dripping off rockface opposite.

Electronically Generated Sounds - Electronic multiple motors (high pitch). (Futuristic Spot Effect.)

Naval Bombardment Of North Vietnam - Street battle in Saigon. Heavy fire.

American Crow (Corvus Brachyrhynchos) - close-up wingbeats and calls from a pair, another in background, Red-winged Blackbird, and other birds in distance.

American Bison (Bison Bison) - Grinding teeth while grazing with crickets, flies and distant birds

Clocks - Grandfather clock striking seven o'clock. (Bell type Grandfather clock with Whittington chimes, manufactured in London 1845.)

Aircraft - Concorde flightdeck, engines start up, taxi. (Super-sonic jet airliner.)

Screaming Piha (Lipaugus Vociferans) - close-up calls from a bird at lek. Others in background. Cicadas and other birds in distance.

Brewing - Filling casks - Smiles Brewery (small traditional brewer)

Suburban Steam Train: Exterior (2-6-2 Tank Locomotive, Past 1945) - Steam Train: 2-6-2 tank locomotive, post 1945, suburban, exterior, approach, stop.

Grey Seal (Halichoerus Grypus) - H G Hurrell's famous 'Atlanta' swimming in pool and snorting in captivity

Takahe (Porphyrio Mantelli) - close-up contact calls from a pair feeding. Faint bill clicking sounds from female as she preens male. Bill-claps and call from male who then begins to preen - faint sounds of feathers being pulled through bill. Prominent running water in background.

Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella Magna) - medium close-up song, wind in grass, Bobwhite and distant Upland Sandpiper, crickets.

Badger (Meles Meles) - Adult licking and grooming itself inside sett

Greece - Greece: Midday atmosphere on Lassithi Plateau with crickets & other insects.

Boys‚äô School - Boys' School, boys leave hall & pass along corridor, with indistinct chatter & footsteps.

Tui Or Parson Bird (Prosthemadera Novaeseelandiae) - Territorial song close-up. NB: Date of recording not known.

Slow Flowing River Or Stream - Riverside: Spring With Nightingale, Reed Warbler, Bee-eaters, Goldfinches, Turtle Doves, Corn Bunting. Busy.

Tropical Seasonal Forest Atmosphere - Fairly lively atmosphere with many birds calling in distance. Good croaking calls from pond heron flying overhead. medium distance whistling notes from grey fronted green pigeon. background & medium distance hammering of woodpecker. Slight rumble in distance. N.B. Exact date of this reco

Lantern Clock, 1615 - Lantern clock striking four o'clock. (Domestic lantern clock, manufactured 1615.)

Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius Phoeniceus) - Flock chatter medium close-up.

Summer Atmospheres - Atmospheres, Summer: Welsh hillside, quiet. (Technical note, To be played at low level)

Motor Car: 1968 Citroen Am 1.6 (Exterior) - Exterior, start, tickover, switch off. (Ami 6, 1968 model, 602cc: Citroen)

Sea Cliff Atmosphere - Sea cliff and rocky shores - Summer - Early Morning. Sea in bay with rockhopper penguins in water and coming (often leaping) ashore.

Cape Gannet (Morus Capensis) - close-up begging calls from chick. background occasional calls from adults. Distant sounds of the sea.

Wren (Troglodytes Troglodytes) - medium distance song of wren, with distant gulls in background

Frog Spp - Calls close-up from several and water splashes. Insects in background and distant sheep bells. Some bird calls. Wind in trees.

Wamba Indigenous Music - Repetitive rhythm of TomTom drum representing "Morning Wake up call

Redshank (Tringa Totanus) - close-up anxiety calls from a pair. Distant fan-tailed warbler.

Red-tailed Tropic Bird (Phaethon Rubricauda) - medium close-up calls from chick as adult enters nest site to feed. Sooty Terns in background. Windy in gusts.

Magellanic Oystercatcher (Haematopus Leucopodus) - Calls close-up. Distant black-necked swans. Water lapping mp.

Moorhen (Gallinula Chloropus) - medium close-up-close-up clucking and contact calls. Blackbird flight alarm call prominent near start. Rooks,mallard and other duck in background.

Boys‚äô Comprehensive School: In Classroom - Boys' Comprehensive School classroom, boys leaving classroom.

Volcanic Forces - Volcanic eruption, eruption with falling debris.

Collared Lory (Phigys Solitarius) - medium close-up calls from three birds. Golden whistler and other birds in background. Cicadas in background.

Horse & Cart - Walk to stop with light cart. (Recorded on one-horse cart)

Smith's Longspur (Calcarius Pictus) - close-up song, calls from a different bird, geese in background.

Yellow-necked Francolin (Francolinus Leucoscepus) - Mp calls. Other birds in background.

Gallery Forest Atmosphere - Atmosphere of gallery forest in llanos at 7.30a.m. Sounds of stridulating cicadas. Distant calls from various bird species.

Children - Middle & Secondary Schools - In class, loud chatter and movement at end of lesson - 1979 (3C5, reprocessed)

Satin Bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus Violaceus) - Display songs & enticement calls. Other birds in background. NB: Exact date of this recording is unknown

Forest Atmosphere - Alarm calls from several birds. Occasional call from spider monkey. Crickets, insects and other birds calling in the background.

Footsteps Up Stone Stairs (Slight Echo) - Footsteps up stone stairs, 2 men departing, slight echo.

Railway Station: Birmingham (New Street) Station Announcements - Birmingham New Street Railway Station, station announcements in early morning.

Red-billed Gull (Larus Scopulinus) - close-up - medium close-up calls from adults and immatures in a small flock at water's edge. Prominent waves on beach. Also suitable for use as New Zealand coastal atmosphere.

Leatherback Turtle (Dermochelys Coriacea) - \ medium close-up/close-up sounds of turtle breathing & snorting on beach. Sounds of flippers scraping on sand 1m00s, 1m20s & 1m34s. Distant sounds of cicadas. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Desert - Spring: Morning 1030hrs Prominent calls from Gila Woodpeckers, insects, slight wind through dry bushes.

Estuary Atmosphere - Distant calls from seabirds. Also some calls from hooded crows. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown. Slightly hissy recording. Occasional distant engine hum.

Bond Sports Car (C. 1970) Exterior - Cars: Bond sports car, 1970 model. Exterior. Approach and stop

Tropical Seasonal Forest Atmosphere - Good calls from many bird species, including magpie robin. Some breathing sounds from gaur 1m00s.

North Island Saddleback (Creadion Carunculatus Rufusater) - medium close-up calls. NB: Date of recording not known.

Superb Lyrebird (Menura Novaehollandiae) - medium distance mimicry from displaying male lyrebird with musical & whistling notes. Includes laughing kookaburra & electronic sound mimicry. Also some brief mimicry of cockerel at start of recording. Distant sounds of traffic. N.B. Exact location of this recording i

Outdoor Clock - Outdoor clock striking, chimes & 6 o'clock  SS. Peter & Paul

Fenland - FEBRUARY-MARCH. With bewick swans, coot, lapwing, reed bunting, skylark. NB: Exact date in 1971 unknown

Sport And Leisure - Golf, seven iron shots (seventh misses ball).

Bang! - Scimitar Armoured Vehicle, three shots fired. (Distant perspective.)

Fossa (Cryptoprocta Ferox) - medium close-up female scrambling down tree trunk

Red Billed Toucan (Ramphastos Tucanus) - medium close-up calls from one bird with occasional calls from another, the two birds `duetting' at times. Cicadas and other birds in background.

Common Flicker (Colaptes Auratus) - Adults calling medium close-up to chicks, chicks calling in nest hole. High wind in trees. NB Exact date of recording not known: early July.

Black Turnstone (Arenaria Melanocephala) - close-up awareness and alarm calls on breeding ground and flight calls. Long-tailed Ducks, Snipe and Lapland Buntings in distance.

Desert Atmosphere - medium distance piping calls from unidentified bird species. background sounds of insects & calls from yellow throated sparrows. Some slight sounds of wind.

Canyon Atmospheres - Canyon: Spring; Day With House Sparrows, Blackstart, Tristram's Grackles and Insects. Rather Windy

Gray Catbird (Dumetella Carolinensis) - medium close-up calls. Crickets and distant traffic in background. (Hissy)

Alligator (Alligator Mississippiensis) - close-up growls and soft roars. Birds in distance. ` Slight aircraft noise in distance. Some calls from young alligators. Water rippling and cricket chorus.

King Penguin (Aptenodytes Patagonica) - close-up calls from a single chick. Call from adult. Sound of chick walking on mud. Colony in distance. Growl from fur seal.

Curlew (Numenius Arquata) - Calls mp in flight from a pair. Skylark and insects medium close-up. Redshank mp. Sheep in distance.

Oystercatcher (Haematopus Ostralegus) - Trilling calls medium close-up from a single bird. Eider medium distance; waves breaking medium close-up.

British Rail: Southern Region Multiple Unit Diesel Train (Interior) - Multiple unit Diesel train, interior, tickover into constant run with carriage creaks and subdued rhythm. (British Rail Southern Region train.)

Sailing - Average sea as heard from Bowsprit, with sails flapping.

Wind & Water - Sea ripples - water along shore being rippled by wind & tide.

Vulture Sp. - close-up calls from birds fighting over carcass. Wing-beats from birds flapping on carcass, crickets in background.

Heavy Goods Lifts (Interior) - Heavy Goods Lift, gates close, constant run, stops, gates open.

Northern Elephant Seal (Mirounga Angustirostris) - 10 half-grown immatures lying on beach with Californian sea lions and American oystercatchers

Children Playing In School - Infant School, interior, atmosphere as creative activity begins with group of five-&-a-half year olds.

Grey Partridge (Perdix Perdix) - Flight alarm call medium close-up from a pair. Redshank, wren and robin in distance.

White Winged Chough (Corcorax Melanorhamphos) - medium close-up calls from fledgling being fed. Plaintive, then loud raucous calls. Some calls from other bird species & sounds of wind. Distant sounds of plane. N.B. Date of this recording is unknown.

Ferrugionous Hawk (Buteo Regalis) - NB: Exact date of recording not known. medium distance flight alarm calls, other birds in background. Distant traffic.

Baby (Girl): 18 Months - 18 month old baby girl. Protesting at having face washed

Canada Goose (Branta Canadensis) - MC calls from several birds. Calls from black duck and mallard, crickets and reed-rustle in foreground.

Wallace's Standardwing (Semioptera Wallacei) - close-up calls with medium distance responses. Other birds in background.

Lion (Panthera Leo) - medium close-up growls & panting from several lions still at kill; very full animals panting & moving away to sleep in shade. Those still feeding are snarling, growling & howling. Birds & insects in background. Becoming windy.

Nightjar (Caprimulgus Europaeus) - medium close-up song (churring) of male. close-up wing-claps at end of recording in response to the approach of another male. This is territorial behaviour. Slight wind in trees.

Fenland - Lakeside: Spring close-up bees and flies and Black-eared Wheatear singing.

Ptarmigan (Lagopus Mutus) - Crowing & croaking calls close-up. Heavy, windy background.

Austin Maestro Vanden Plas: Interior - Cars: Austin Maestro Vanden Plas. Interior, start, drive, stop, reverse and start

Greenshank (Tringa Nebularia) - medium close-up calls and brief song from male. Willow warbler mp. Raven, cuckoo and chaffinch in distance.

More Phones - Fax phone (Samsung SF40) - dial 11 digit number, access ring, send fax

Fish (Marcusenius Cyprinoides) - close-up electrical pulses from one of two of these species in large tank. Other pulses from Brienomyrus brachyistus of which there were five in the tank.

River Cascading Over Rocks - Water: River cascading over rocks, close perspective

American Redstart (Setophaga Ruticilla) - close-up song, other birds in distance including White-throated Sparrow and Veery.

Aircraft: Auster - Auster aircraft. Start, warm up and switch off (interior)

Horse (Equus Caballus) - medium distance neighing with Snow Geese in background.

Diesel Train - Diesel Train, exterior, carriage door open & close.

Caving & Pot-holing - Water dripping in a passage. (Close perspective recording.)

Himalayan Snowcock (Tetraogallus Himalayensis) - medium distance calls from snowcock. medium close-up shrill calls from unidentified species. Wind in background & rumbles on microphone. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Groove-billed Ani (Crotophaga Sulcirostris) - Colony atmosphere.

Sheet Metal Engineering - Sheet metal engineering machine shop, general atmosphere.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Neutral atmosphere with sounds of insect stridulation. N.B. Some light microphone knocks.

English Church Bells - Village Church Bells, single bell ringing. (St. Margaret's Church, Horsmonden, Kent.)

France - Paris - Large group of children playing in Parisian playground.

Natural Atmospheres 1 - Farmstead in late Spring, early morning atmosphere with Wren, Robin, Pheasant, Cuckoo, Chaffinch, House Sparrows, Goldfinch, Peacock, feral Pigeon & Peacock, with distant sheep & cattle.

Heermann's Gull (Larus Heermanni) - Calls close-up in breeding colony. Elegant and royal terns in distance. Recording is bumpy at start.

Black-tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys Ludovicianus) - medium close-up alarm calls from several. Other calls from group. Oriole singing in background. Other birds in distance. Distant cattle.

Peregrine Falcon (Falco Peregrinus) - close-up alarm & chupping calls from a captive female bird.

Bee (Apoidea) - close-up buzzing from individual bees in studio.

Adelie Penguin (Pygoscelis Adeliae) - Running and alarm calls. NB: exact date and location is not specifed.

Office Equipment, Business & Control Areas - Police operations room - behind sergeant's desk

Vintage Motor Car: Citroen 5cv Van: Exterior - Cars: Vintage motor car Citroen 5cv van, 1924. Exterior, approach and stop, switch off

St. Paul‚äôs Cathedral - Large Crowd: Outside St. Paul's Cathedral, shouts of orders, carriage procession arrives, cheers.

Tropical Seasonal Forest Atmosphere - Neutral atmosphere with many bird species calling in background. medium distance chattering calls of giant squirrel. Distant calls from coppersmith barbet.

Sadhu (Hindu Holyman) - Drumming, gradually increasing in rate. background sounds of running water. N.B. This Sadhu is called Ba ba.

American Telephones - American Telephone: Western Electric wall telephone loud ringing tone

Kandy Perahera Festival - Fire dancers accompanied by drums (tamlas) & bells. Chatter of crowd in background. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Mallard (Anas Platyrhynchos) - close-up female calling with several ducklings (a few days old) calling continuously, medium close-up coot near end, medium distance canada geese, distant robin. Water rippling & wind in trees.

Field Cricket Sp (Gryllus Sp) - AND BUSH CRICKET Sp (TETTIGONIIDAE Sp) Stridulating

Cars - Ford Fiesta, interior, switch on, reverse, switch off. (1.1 litre hatchback, 1986/7 model.)

Rhesus Monkey (Macaca Mulatta) - Aggressive behaviour (inside building)

Dartford Warbler (Sylvia Undata) - medium close-up song. Woodpigeon in background. Other birds in distance.

Arctic Tern (Sterna Paradisaea) - Calls medium close-up in colony. Sandwich terns medium close-up. Mp surf on distant rocks.

Wrinkle-lipped Bat (Tadarida Plicata) - medium close-up - close-up calls from several at Khao Chong Pram cave entrance.

Italy: Outdoor Crowds - Italian crowd, exterior, murmuring crowd.

Hedgerow - Winter. close-up chorus from mixed flock of starlings, blackbirds, fieldfare, redwing, greenfinches and chaffinches. Robin also calls. Also suitable for coastal, urban and farmland winter atmospheres.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Calls of birds, crickets and cicadas. NB: day & month of recording is not specified.

Waste Disposal - Refuse transfer station - compactor in final boost cycle.

15 Cwt Commer Diesel Truck (Interior) - Interior, start, tickover, switch off. (15 cwt. diesel truck)

Cheetah (Acinonyx Jubatus) - Feeding sounds and panting from cheetahs eating a Thomson's gazelle. Distant birds and wildebeest. Hum from insects.

Tropical Deciduous (Monsoon) Forest - Any Season: Day - Rather neutral with feeding rhesus monkeys.

Urban South America - Street, La Paz, with heavy traf_c, horns, bells and footsteps

Fenland - Late Spring: Early Morning - Wind blowing through reeds with distant nightingale, flies and fish splashing

Interiors - Theatres And Halls - Large reception hall, with footsteps and speech - 1972 (1C1,reprocessed)

Snow Goose (Chen Caerulescens) - medium close-up-close-up calls from birds in flight, medium distance calls from colony, strong wind in willows, frogs in background.

Ainu Typhoon Dance - Ainu women performing typhoon dance. medium close-up interior dancing & singing with hand claps. Distant traffic.

White-headed Duck (Oxyura Leucocephala) - Display calls of male, two quacks of female (1'20") Foot-pushing in water of male With other birds in background Wind in trees

Domestic Horse (Equus Caballus) - close-up neighs from ponies in corral as the last few are rounded up and brought in. Shouts from herders.

White Pelican (Pelecanus Roseus) - Sounds at colony, Mid perspective. Slight wind noise at times. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Blue-faced Booby (Sula Dactylatra) - Calls close-up from adult, colony & Ascension Island frigatebirds in background.

Domestic Clock (Bell: Mid-perspective) - Domestic clock striking seven o'clock. (Mid-perspective recording of domestic clock with bell.)

Ethiopia - Ethiopia, interior, small group of men talking in Amharic language.

Great Grey Bowerbird (Chlamydera Nuchalis) - medium close-up complex whistling display song including mimicry. background to distant calls from other bird species. Some distant engine noise.

Bannerman's Turaco (Tauraco Bannermani) - Distant calls from turaco. Also sounds of montane forest.

Wild Places - Patagonia - Waterfall (10 metres) near Pucon, Chile.

House Door: Interior - House Door: Interior, Cupboard, open and close.

Snow Goose (Anser Caerulescens) - medium close-up calls from resting and feeding birds, some louder calls as birds fly in and leave.

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - Adult approaches nest, calls and feeds begging nestlings.

Tristram's Warbler (Sylvia Deserticola) - Sub-song, with another, crossbills and chaffinch in background Wind in trees

Common Starling (Sturnus Vulgaris) - close-up calls from a single chick in nest & movement sounds. Great tit & wren in distance.

Sakalava Weaver (Ploceus Sakalava) - close-up calls from a colony. Madagascar cuckoo calling in background.

Zoo - Early Spring: Early Morning - With chaffinch, wren and other wild birds, cock crowing and lion roaring in background

Village/garden Atmosphere - With white-vented bulbul medium close-up and distant black-crowned plovers, cockerel and dog.

Horses 1 - One horse trots past on rough track, left to right, aircraft in distance.

Vintage Motor Car: Fiat 509a Saloon - Cars: Vintage motor car Fiat 509A saloon. Interior, start, run on country road with starts and stops, stationary at end

Lion (Panthera Leo) - Low growls. NHC17 is a continuous recording of 73m48s also found starting on NHS000124.

Acacia Scrub - Early morning \ With baboons, birds and insects NB: Some tape weave at end

London Green Line Coach (Exterior) - London Green Line Coach, interior, pneumatic doors opening.

Boat-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus Major) - close-up flight calls, Laughing Gulls in background.

Gallery Forest Atmosphere - Recorded at night by lagoon. Whistling calls from nightjars. Sounds of insect stridulation.

Kittiwake (Rissa Tridactyla) - Distant mass take-off of a large flock at the sight of a Steller's Sea Eagle. A few calls from Slaty-backed Gulls.

Peregrine Falcon (Falco Peregrinus) - F.p.pealei Extreme distress call close-up.

Coast - Waves gently lapping on sandy beach in small cove. Bellbirds in background.

Coastal Woodland - Autumn: Evening Chorus of crickets with Barred Owls calling in distance.

Household Washing Machines: Automatic - Household: Washing Machine, automatic, soap loaded into tray.

Pygmy Chimpanzee (Pan Paniscus) - Branch dragging. Quiet cicadas & occasional bird calling in background.

Vespa Motor Scooter, 1956 (Exterior) - Vespa Scooter, stand raised. (1956 model.)

Household Effects: Gas Appliances - A gas fire lit. (Ignites twice)

Puffin (Fratercula Arctica) - close-up calls from well-grown chick (about 4 weeks old) in burrow. Movement sounds. Flapping wings. Calls from gulls and jackdaws in distance.

Tropical Boubou (Laniarius Aethiopicus) - medium close-up alarm calls, another calling in background. Song from Eastern Double Collared Sunbird. Wind in trees.

Riverine Woodland - Spring: Mid-Morning Quite busy with several birds singing and wind in trees - some distant traffic, Mourning Dove, House Finch, Common Flicker, Cardinal, Cassin's Kingbird.

French Steam Trains - French Steam Train, local train arrives, station atmosphere.

Interior Backgrounds - Shopping Centre atmosphere with footsteps, voices & distant unidentifiable music. (Recorded at Brent Cross Shopping Centre, London.)

Boxing & Wrestling - Announcement into 1st round - bell at end of round into atmosphere, seconds out, bell, into 2nd round - fairly quiet contest

Coniferous Forest Atmosphere - Wood warbler, redpolls, chaffinch, wren, robin, distant cuckoo, blackbird, pheasant and cattle. Late spring, early morning.

World War 2 - 2 - Complete range finding and firing drill (close to predictor) - Nov.1942 (reprocessed)

Crowned Eagle (Spizaetus Coronatus) - medium close-up to close-up calls from chick, movement in nest. Cicadas and birds in background.

Aircraft: Trident (Interior) - Hawker-Siddeley Trident, interior, high speed constant flight. (Short/medium-range airliner, 3 jet engines.)

Domestic Clock (English, 1810) - Domestic clock striking two o'clock. (English domestic clock, manufactured 1810.)

Paddle Steamer (2400 H.p.) - Vessel leaving pier. (2,400 h.p. paddle steamer. On pier)

Mountain Wagtail (Motacilla Clara) - close-up song. Other birds & forest river in background.

Cliffs - Three two-week-old herring gull chicks calling medium close-up. Call from adult mc in narrow, deep gully - recorded from half way along gully facing across to rockface. Waves breaking on rocks below. Water dripping down rockface.

Circular Saws - A portable 5-inch circular saw cutting with grain.

Coal Mining - Nine steel counters indicting number of men to work in blind end.

White Tern (Gygis Alba Monte) - Calls at breeding site (Surf in background).

Jackdaw - Adult flying into church porch to feed nestlings, then flying away.

Domestic Water Buffalo (Bubalus Arnee Bubalis) - Passing & receding sounds of herd. medium close-up sounds of cowbells & hooves. Also grunts & breathing sounds. background calls from birds.

Curve-billed Thrasher (Toxostoma Curvirostre) - close-up calls and sub-song, insects in background.

27ft Cabin Cruiser (50 Hp. Diesel): In Cabin - Cabin Cruiser: 27ft, 50 hp. diesel engine, interior, tickover.

Helicopters - Exterior - passing overhead. (Prototype, 2 prop jet engines).

Barred Antshrike (Thamnophilus Doliatus) - medium distance calls from a pair, closer calls towards end of recording. Calls from rufous-vented chachalacas, bananaquits, parrots and others. Wind in trees - strong at times. Rain at end of recording. NB This recording can also be used as a forest atmosphere.

Military Vehicles - Fox Combat Vehicle, approach & stop. (4 wheeled, petrol engined vehicle.)

Power Station (Conventional Type) - Power station, audible alarm from a recorder. (Conventional power station.)

Mute Swan (Cygnus Olor) - Snorts close-up from several, wigeon in background. Very distant barnacle geese, calls from whooper swans at end.

Mallard (Anas Platyrhynchos) - medium close-up female calling, wing-beats & alighting from others. Not good quality.

Hospital Casualty Reception Atmosphere - Hospitals: Casualty reception atmosphere, speech, occasional telephone

White-fronted Bee-eater (Merops Bullockoides) - NB: Exact date of recording not known. close-up alarm calls from young chicks in nest tunnel.

Chimpanzee (Pan Troglodytes) - Eating sugar cane close-up Cicadas in background

Oxford College Clocks Ticking - Trinity College clock striking eleven o'clock.

Lakeside - EARLY SPRING: EARLY MORNING With carrion crow, coot, little grebe, moorhen and robin

Celebes Crested Macaque (Macaca Nigra) - close-up alarm call from macaque, followed by sounds of movement & footsteps. Also medium distance agitated calls from macaques. background sounds of stridulating cicadas.

Motor Car (Badly Worn, Exterior) - Exterior, door opened and closed. (Badly worn Sunbean Rapier, 1962 model)

Cassin's Kingbird (Tyrannus Vociferans) - medium close-up calls, distant calls from Grey-breasted Jays, White-winged Dove in background.

Wolseley Sixteen-sixty Car 1967 (Exterior) - Exterior, approach and stop, tickover. (Wolseley sixteen-sixty car, 1967)

Communication & Electronics - Static - heavy line noise on transatlantic circuit.

Czechoslovakia - Pedestrian precinct, Prague, footsteps, some distinct speech (Czech), distant music from busker

Patagonian Sealion (Otaria Flavescens) - Colony of sealions, close-up calls at times. Threat calls from male. Distant surf. NB: Date of this recording is unknown.

Local Football Match (Crowd Of 300) - Football, Local: Crowd of 300, recorded from stand.

Wood Lark (Lullula Arborea) - close-up song from bird high in the air, drifting around across it's territory. Bird descends at end of recording. Distant chaffinch and other birds from nearby woods.

London Underground: Oxford Circus Station: Ticket Hall Atmosphere - London Underground: Oxford Circus Station, ticket hall, 1975.

Rock Desert - Any Season: Day - With field cricket chorus BBC compilation

Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus Magellanicus) - Calls close-up from adults at hatching stage, general colony in distance.

Land Rover (Interior) - Land Rover, interior, start, reverses, stops.

Leopard (Panthera Pardus) - Aggressive growls from male and female over food, in captivity.

African Grey Parrot (Psittacus Erithacus) - Bird calling "BBC1...Esther Rantzen...BB...B...(barking noise)...BB

Long Eared Owl (Asio Otus) - Hunger calls of nestling (5 weeks old). NB: Exact date in 1947 unknown.

House Bunting (Emberiza Striolata) - Alarm calls close-up, with insects and dog barks at end. Wind in bushes.

Spotted Sandgrouse (Pterocles Senegallus) - Calls and wingbeats close-up of small flock of birds flying to and from drinking pool, with Crested Lark, Black-headed Wagtail, and insects. Water dripping in background.

Road Tunnel - Dartford tunnel, empty tunnel atmosphere, rumble of distant traffic.

Guanay Cormorant (Phalacrocorax Bougainvillii) - Colony calls close-up from nesting birds, movement and rustling sound, wingbeats, gulls in distance.

Red Cheeked Parrot (Geoffroyus Geoffroyi) - MC calls from several.

Crowd Reaction (Farcical) - Ten women saying 'Aye, aye'. (Farcical.)

Tawny Grassbird (Megalurus Timoriensis) - medium close-up - close-up alarm calls and contact calls from two birds. Other birds in background. Cicadas and crickets in background.

Mountainside - Late Spring; Midday Neutral; with Hoopoe, Chaffinch, juvenile Corn Bunting, Spotless Starling Goldfinch & Crested Lark.

Aircraft 3 - Start-up, taxi, run up for checking purposes, switch off - interior.

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - Mew calls close-up. Copulation calls medium close-up. Distant oystercatcher.

Boat-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus Major) - Song close-up. Cricket in background (distant surf).

Crickets - Caged Japanese house cricket stridulating close-up. Household noise in background.

Footsteps On Pavement: Running - Footsteps on Pavement, two men & one woman running, departing.

Kokako (Callaeas Cinerea) - close-up song. Bird flies to back of cage, then medium close-up song. Distant birds including grey warbler, saddleback and whiteheads. Calls from stitchbird. Stream in background.

Sloth Bear (Ursus Ursinus) - close-up sloth bear sniffs; rustling

Footsteps - Footsteps down stone stairs, 2 men. (With start and stop)

Strawberry Poison Arrow Frog (Dendrobates Pumilio) - close-up calls from single frog and occasionally several frogs. Stridulation sounds from cicadas and other insects. Various birds including oropendola sp. in background. Water dripping from trees.

World War Ii: Heavy Gunfire - Heavy barrage with occasional faint bagpipes. (World War II, recorded during attack on the Siegfried Line, Reichswald

Tropical Woodland - Dusk in tropical woodland, just after sunset. Cicadas, crickets, flies and distant birds. Recording starts quietly and then becomes very busy.

Rufous Naped Lark (Mirafra Africana) - medium close-up song. Anteater Chat calling in background.

Western Capercaillie (Tetrao Urogallus) - close-up display from male with grunting, guttural & squealing calls.

London 2 - British Library reading room with passing footsteps and voices, book trolley passes at 5'50"

Dry Cypress - Spring: Mid-afternoon Wind in trees, crickets, Cardinal singing, traffic in distance.

Ready-mixed Cement - Ready-mixed cement lorry manoeuvres into position and discharges cement. (Some voices)

Guanaco (Lama Guanacoe) - MP calls. Very windy background. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Household (Kitchen) Effects - Opening two cans with a wall-type opener.

Vanikoro Broadbill (Myiagra Vanikorensis) - medium distance loud song. Loud calls from a pair of collared lorys. Golden whistlers & other birds in distance. Distant cicadas.

Motor Car: Ford Ecsort 1300 (Manual) (Exterior) - Ford Escort 1300, exterior, passing at 25 mph. (1300cc engine, manual transmission.)

Iguana Sp. (Iguana Genus) - Sounds of iguana approaching through leaf litter. NB: The species is unknown but is described as a black iguana or garrobo.

Stream Atmosphere - gentle trickling of water of stream (generic)

Gelada Baboon (Theropithecus Gelada) - male baboon groomed by female

Common Porpoise (Tursiops Truncatus) - Echo location pulses (1/2 octave below normal)

African Pied Wagtail (Motacilla Aguimp) - Calls, with Spoonbills in background.

White-fronted Tern (Sterna Striata) - close-up calls from adults. close-up begging call from juvenile as adult feeds it. Red-billed gull in distance at end of recording. Low seawash in background.

Sperm Whale (Physeter Catodon) - Steady echolocation clicks from male sperm whales. Distant surf noise. Hydrophone recording. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Common Tree Frog (Hyla Arborea) - With Iberian Marsh Frog (Rana Perezi). Chorus medium close-up.

Surfbird (Aphriza Virgata) - medium distance-medium close-up calls from a flock of about 100 birds. Black Turnstones also call. Black Oystercatcher near end, sea lapping around rocks.

Common Flicker (Colaptes Auratus) - Calls close-up from juveniles. With red-naped sapsucker chicks 'peeping' in background. Wind in gusting in trees. House wren calls occasionally. NB Exact date of recording not known: early July.

Bang! - Scimitar Armoured Vehicle, firing on automatic. (Close perspective.)

Triumph Tr3 Sports Car, 1957 (Exterior) - Exterior, self starter, tickover, switch off. (TR3 Sports Car, 1957 model)

Outdoor Clock - Outdoor clock striking, chimes & 1 o'clock  SS. Peter & Paul

Superb Lyrebird (Menura Novaehollandiae) - close-up mimicry from displaying male lyrebird. Includes mimicry of laughing kookaburra, cockatoo, eastern whipbird & other bird species, sometimes musical. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Estuary Atmosphere - Atmosphere with calls from various seabirds in distance. medium distance occasional shrill calls from unidentified bird. Also some sounds of wind & water. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Electronic Sounds - Cascade. (Specially created electronic sound.)

Bond Sports Car (C. 1970) Exterior - Cars: Bond sports car, 1970 model. Exterior. Passing

Wash - Spring: Early Morning Prominent calls from Brown-crested Flycatcher, also Bell's Vireo and distant Gambel's Quail, Gila Woodpecker, Mourning Dove. NB: Wash is a term for a dry river bed periodically inundated by flash floods

Tundra Atmosphere - close-up many insects flying around microphone. background birdsong. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Wild Gaur (Bos Gaurus) - Sounds of breathing & movement from gaur. Stridulating insects. Calls from many bird species, including tree pie at end of recording.

Laughing Gull (Larus Atricilla) - close-up mass take-off calls from a flock of around 3000 gulls - then calling in flight.

Children Playing In School - Infant School, interior, atmosphere as creative activity class continues until end of period, with group of five-&-a-half year olds.

White Winged Chough (Corcorax Melanorhamphos) - Plaintive/feeble calls from fledgling. Loud sounds of wind in trees. N.B. Date of this recording is unknown.

Oilbird (Steatornis Caripensis) - close-up echo-locating clicks and calls from several birds in cave.

Bonnet Macaque (Macaca Radiata) - medium distance alarm calls from macaque. Good loud calls 0m25s. Sounds of small impacts. Some bumps on recording.

Wood Sandpiper (Tringa Glareola) - Flight calls close-up. Some disc noise.

Redshank (Tringa Totanus) - Flight calls medium close-up from bird flying over woodland. Mp alarm calls from another on ground. Wrens and chaffinches medium close-up.

British Rail: Southern Region Multiple Unit Diesel Train (Interior) - Multiple unit Diesel train, interior, move off into constant run with marked rhythm, slow down, stop. (British Rail Southern Region train.)

Canyon Atmospheres - Canyon: Spring; Day With Fan-tailed Raven, Palestine Sunbird, Tristram's Grackles, House Sparrows and insects.

Wetland Atmosphere - Sounds of insect stridulation. background calls from chorusing marsh frogs. Some distant calls from whiskered terns. Slight sounds of wind.

Mole Cricket (Gryllotalpa Gryllotalpa) - Calls medium close-up with Tree Cricket in background. Some traffic noise.

Rufous-sided Towhee (Pipilo Erthrophalmus) - close-up annoyance calls. medium close-up calls from yellow-rumped warblers. Distant American robin and traffic. (Hissy)

Coastal Woodland - Autumn: Afternoon Crickets and wind in trees. Several calls from Red-bellied Woodpecker and Fish Crows.

Giant Otter (Pteronura Brasiliensis) - close-up groaning/growling vocalisations from semi tame animal eating piranha. Amusing, sounds like it's enjoying food. Also sounds of chewing.

Manx Shearwater (Puffinus Puffinus) - Calls close-up in burrow, another calling in distance.

Greenshank (Tringa Nebularia) - medium close-up flight calls from a single bird. Spotted redshank flight calls mp. Snipe in distance.

Veteran Cars: Rolls Royce ‚äúsilver Ghost‚äù (1911 Model, 6 Cylinders, 35 Hp) - Cars: Rolls Royce "Silver Ghost", 1911 model, 6 cylinders, 35 H.P. Interior, gear crunch, engine runs

Crowds: Interior- London Airport - London Airport: First floor lounge, terminal III & occasional tannoy

Submarines (1960 ‚äòp‚äô Class) - Submarine: 1960 'P' class, Periscope moving upwards.

Guillemot (Uria Aalge) - Breeding colony with kittiwakes and arctic terns

Shelduck (Tadorna Tadorna) - close-up adults calling with ducklings. medium distance sandwich terns and black-headed gulls. Distant redshank and common terns.

Lion (Panthera Leo) - close-up sounds of pride feeding on buffalo carcass; growls, snarls & hisses; panting from very full animals. Birds & insects in background.

Ptarmigan (Lagopus Mutus) - medium close-up call from a male on the ground. Soft calls until bird flies, then calls medium close-up.

Australian Cassowary (Casuarius Casuarius) - Low pitched booming calls. Distant sounds of traffic.

Killdeer (Charadrus Vociferus) - NB: Exact date of recording not known. close-up calls, Sage Thrasher in background with crickets.

Wallace's Standardwing (Semioptera Wallacei) - Raucous calls from several birds. Forest background.

Cobalt-winged Parakeet (Brotogeris Cyanoptera) - Calls, other birds and insects in background.

Caving & Pot-holing - Water running in a cavern. (Medium perspective recording.)

Ladakh Monastery - Drumming & chanting from monks. Various percussion instruments including cymbals & bells. medium distance chanting alternates with instruments. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

River Otter (Lutra Canadensis) - MC contact calls and snorts from a group of 4 swimming in water. Yellow-rumped Warblers, Canada Geese and Mallard in background. Some noise from traffic in distance.

Trains: Diesel Multiple Unit (Exterior) - Diesel Multiple Unit Train, interior, buzzer sounds, train starts into constant run.

Magpie (Pica Pica) - medium close-up alarm calls from a single bird. Bird flies off at end of recording. Wind in trees. Garden atmosphere in background.

American Redstart (Setophaga Ruticilla) - close-up song, White-throated Sparrows and other birds in background.

Peregrine Falcon (Falco Peregrinus) - close-up - medium distance flight alarm calls from male & female (deeper call). Jackdaws in distance. Willow warbler singing medium close-up. Recorded in a quarry.

Cambridge - Christ's College clock striking quarter to the hour.

Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga Leonina) - close-up breathing from several. Bikes and other noise in distance. NB exact date of recording is not specified.

Royal Albatross (Diomedea Epomophora) - close-up calls from a 10 day old chick. Sound of cricket in grass nearby. Gulls in distance. Distant surf.

World War 2 - 1 - Liberator B24 (4 Engined Bomber) (USA) taking off,March 1945 (reprocessed)

Black-tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys Ludovicianus) - medium close-up alarm calls from several. Other calls from group. Oriole singing in background. Dsitant cattle at times.

Galapagos Hawk (Buteo Galapagoensis) - Adults calling close-up. Nestlings calling medium close-up. Surf in distance.

English Church Bells Village Church - Village Church Bells, poorly rung. (Location unknown.)

Rainforest Atmosphere - Neutral atmosphere with sounds of stridulating cicadas.

Arctic Tern (Sterna Paradisaea) - close-up female on nest scolding. Male flying in to attack intruder. Colony in distance.

Firecrest (Regulus Ignicapillus) - medium close-up - close-up song. Chaffinch, wren and other birds in distance. Slight wind in trees.

Rhesus Monkey (Macaca Mulatta) - Whimpering of young with occasional adult cries

Domestic Sewing Machines - Treadle Sewing Machine, fitting & winding bobbin. (Machine c. 1920.)

Guillemot (Uria Aalge) - close-up calls from chicks. Adults in background. Kittiwakes calling in background. Seawash in distance.

Coast Atmosphere - Sounds of very heavy breakers booming & crashing onto shore. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Hedgerow - Winter: Mid-day Feeding station, with Fieldfare 'chatter', Redwing, Great Tit, Chaffinch, Rook, Jackdaw, etc. plus Moorhen, Geese and sheep in background.

Kandy Perahera Festival - Elephant dance. Drumming with rhythm of metallic chings & some sounds of distant trumpets. Tempo increases then slows towards end. Some sounds of chattering crowd. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

American Telephones - American Telephone: Receiver replaced on wall telephone

Honey Bee (Apis Mellifera) - medium close-up sound of a wild colony in an Iron tree. Cicadas and birds in background. Dripping water in background.

Cars - Ford Fiesta, interior, switch on, constant run, switch off. (1.1 litre hatchback, 1986/7 model.)

Lapwing (Vanellus Vanellus) - Unhatched chicks cheeping and tapping within egg.

Office Printing Equipment - Roneo duplicator, several short runs and stops.

Crowds Outside Buckingham Palace, London (Mid-distant Perspective) - Crowds: Outside Buckingham Palace, Cheers.

Woodland - Night in woodland near magnetic termite mounds. Crickets and cicadas. Distant frogs.

Tropical Seasonal Forest Atmosphere - Neutral atmosphere with calls from many bird species. Occasional faint chattering from giant squirrel.

Office Equipment, Business & Control Areas - London Sugar Futures Market - reception hall

Stingless Bee (Meliponinae Subfamily) - close-up sounds from centre of nest. Recorded in captivity.

Austin Maestro Vanden Plas: Interior (Dashboard Audible Warnings) - Cars: Austin Maestro Vanden Plas, 1984 model, 1600cc OHC. Interior, dashboard audible warnings; time

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - close-up begging calls from half-grown chicks with adults giving mild alarm calls. Colony mp.

American Tree Sparrow (Spizella Arborea) - MC song, windy background with Boreal Wood Frogs and another sparrow in distance, Eiders and Snow Goose in background, wind in mic.

Japanese Snipe (Gallinago Hardwickii) - Distant strange calls & song from snipe. Hissy recording with some sounds of wind. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Woodland Atmosphere - Morning atmosphere at 10.00am Screeching calls from a woodpecker. background calls from white winged doves & many other species.

Black-headed Plover (Heplopterus Tectus) - Flight calls of flock medium close-up.

Urban South America - Cafe, Asuncion, with distinct speech, radio, clinks etc. some traffic outside

Tropical Desert Shrub - Summer: Early Morning (Dawn) - Very neutral with very light insect chorus and distant calls of waterfowl

Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps Cristatus) - Calls medium close-up with head shaking display & splashes, slightly hissy.

15 Cwt Commer Diesel Truck (Interior) - Exterior, arrive and stop. (15 cwt. diesel truck)

Cheetah (Acinonyx Jubatus) - Feeding sounds. Insects & larks in background. Distant wildebeest.

Zoo - Spring/summer: Day - With barnacle goose, mallard, moorhen, chiloe wigeon, collared doves, etc

New Zealand Brown Creeper (Finschia Novaeseelandiae) - close-up calls and medium close-up song from a feeding flock. Several in background. Calls from tui and kaka. Wingbeats from tuis. Slight wind in trees, gusting at times. Also suitable for use as a woodland atmosphere (South I).

Motor Car: Ford Cortina 1.6 Gl (Manual) 1982 Model: Interior - Cars: 1.6 GL (Manual) 1982 model Ford Cortina. Exterior, long and short horn blasts

Horses 1 - One horse approaches at walk, stops, departs at trot, then walks right to left, some wind noise.

Tropical Forest Atmosphere - Loud chorus of bush crickets & crickets.

Madagascar Bulbul (Hypsipetes Madagascariensis) - MC 'mewing' call. Insects and wind in trees.

Common Starling (Sturnus Vulgaris) - close-up calls from brood being fed, then single chick continues to call. Wren singing in distance.

Curtains & Windows - A metal venetian blind opened and closed twice.

Ford Anglia 105e Van (1963, 997cc): Interior - Motor Van: Motorway Run & pull into service station, interior, (Ford Anglia 105E, 1963 model, 997cc).

Wild Places - Patagonia - Edge of Lake Grey (Chile), Forest, birds, loose ice from glacier.

Tufted Titmouse (Parus Bicolor) - medium distance-close-up calls from a single bird, in a mixed party of Carolina Chickadees. American Crow in background. Crickets and wind in bushes.

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - Adult approaches nest close-up, calls and feeds begging nestlings.

Domestic Clock (Heavy Gong) - Domestic clock striking two o'clock. (Domestic clock with heavy gong.)

Woodland Savanna Atmosphere - medium close-up gentle calls from unidentified parrot species(PSITTACIFORME). Distant sounds of wind & stridulating insects. N.B. Date of this recording is unknown.

Baby Boy Crying - Two week old baby boy crying, with some hiccoughs & snuffles. (Weight 4.1 kg.)

African Hill Babbler (Alcippe Abyssinicus) - medium close-up melodic song from babbler. Sounds of dripping rain. background sounds of montane forest.

Pygmy Chimpanzee (Pan Paniscus) - Branch dragging and running on tree trunk. Bird calling in background.

Crowds: Interior - Crowd, interior, gasp of horror & agitated chatter.

Vespa Motor Scooter, 1956 (Exterior) - Vespa Scooter, approach, stop, switch off. (1956 model.)

Long-tailed Cuckoo (Urodynamis Taitensis) - close-up - distant calls from a family group of four birds. Birds in distance. Crickets and cicadas in background.

Gannet (Sula Bassanus) - close-up calls from a 4-6 day old chick. Adults and other chick in background. Adult gives sky-pointing calls.

Sydney & Urban New Zealand - Harbour skyline, Sydney cove - overlooking Circular quay, The Rocks and Sydney Harbour Bridge, water lapping againt jetty, ferry horns, distant trains arriving and leaving (evening).

Church Atmosphere: Parish Church Wedding - Parish Church wedding, congregation assembling before ceremony, with bells.

Grassland Atmosphere - wind across grassland; occasional bird calls

Willet (Catoptrophorus Semipalmatus) - close-up calls from bird on the ground, other birds in background.

Avocet (Recurvirostra Avosetta) - Alarm calls medium close-up. Sedge warbler and black-headed gull mp. Gulls and terns in distance. Some wind blast.

Gallery Forest Atmosphere - Recorded by lagoon. medium close-up shrill, chittering calls from unidentified bird species. background sounds of gallery forest.

Coastal Marsh Atmosphere - Coastal Marsh:Autumn:Mid-day. Yellow-rumped warblers calling and moving around in bushes at side of pool. Crickets and flies. Occasional distant calls from gulls.

London Green Line Coach (Exterior) - London Green Line Coach, exterior, approach, stop, tickover, bell sounds, doors close, coach departs.

Sclerophyll Forest Atmosphere - Neutral atmosphere. Insect stridulation. background birds. Distant plane/engine.

Comedy Sounds - Three whooshes with ripping fabric. (Specially created effect)

Aircraft: Trident (Interior) - Hawker-Siddeley Trident, interior, constant flight. (Short/medium-range airliner, 3 jet engines.)

Heather Moor - LATE SPRING: EVENING With strong wind flowing through hawthorn

Interior Backgrounds - Bank atmosphere, with footsteps, voices, escalators, document-stamping & coins being weighted (at 2m59s).

World War 2 - 2 - Crew briefing - giving objectives which will include bombing 'Tirpiz' in Bremerhaven, also Ruhr blast-furnace, steel works & marshalling yard in Dusseldorf - Dec.1940 (reprocessed)

Canyon - Spring: Afternoon Atmosphere on grassy hillside of canyon, insects, wind in grass, House Finches, hummingbird.

Crested Auklet (Aethia Cristatella) - close-up calls and wingbeats from birds leaving their roosting slopes. Birds on slopes and in burrows calling. Tufted puffins call in background. Colony in distance.

French Steam Trains - French Steam Train, train & guard's whistles, train departs.

White-eyed Gull (Larus Leucophthalmus) - medium close-up calls from two chicks and adult at nest others call in background

Common Gull (Larus Canus) - Calls close-up - distant in colony (mainly single calls). Water lapping medium close-up.

Otter (Lutra Lutra) - medium close-up calls from a cub separated from its mother. Waves breaking on beach in background.

Power Station (Conventional Type) - Power Station, bleeps for personal contact with voices in background. (Conventional power station.)

Military Vehicles - Scorpion Main Tank, start & depart. (Petrol engined tank.)

Red Crossbill (Loxia Curvirostra) - close-up calls from several feeding in trees, calls and wingbeats from Broad-tailed Hummingbird, other distant birds.

Riverine Forest Atmosphere - medium close-up to distant calls from many different bird species. background calls of water buffalo from 1m33s. background sounds of water buffalo bells. Buzzing insects.

Locks, Knockers, Banging, Etc - Several newspapers pushed through letterbox.

Puffin (Halichoerus Grypus) - calls of chick, others in distant background

Helicopters - Exterior - approach, lands then runs down engines. (Prototype, 2 prop jet engines).

27ft Cabin Cruiser (50 Hp. Diesel): In Cabin - Cabin Cruiser: 27ft, 50 hp. diesel engine, in cabin, start, run, stop.

Triumph 650 Cc Twin Motor Cycle - Triumph 650cc twin, start and depart.

Busy Bank - Atmosphere in a quiet bank with occasional speech, footsteps & cashiers stamping documents.

Cliffs - Cliff-top facing cliff-face. Sea breaking on beach below. Herring gulls calling. Flies and linnets fly over. Recorded a little back from edge of cliff.

Mountain Wagtail (Motacilla Clara) - close-up calls with heavy water in background from forest river. Other birds & insects in distance.

Village Atmosphere - squeals from captive WILD PIG; also baby crying and occasional voices of Hagahai village

Motor Car: 1940 Period ‚äòold Banger‚äô (Interior) - Interior, start, running fast in low gears, stop, switch off. (1940 period car)

British Rural Backgrounds 2 - Garden, July, early morning - with occasional distant traffic - 1981 (1B17, reprocessed)

Wolseley Sixteen-sixty Car 1967 (Exterior) - Exterior, approach and stop, tickover, switch off. (Wolseley sixteen-sixty car)

Steller's Jay (Cyanocitta Stelleri) - MC sub-song, wind in pines.

Suburbia - Shopping mall interior, close perspective January sales bustle.

Oxford College Clocks Ticking - Trinity College clock striking ten o'clock.

Wood Pigeon (Columba Palumbus) - medium close-up song from wood pigeon. background woodland atmosphere. Distant traffic & sheep in second part of recording.

Sulawesi Hornbill (Aceros Cassidix) - medium close-up loud calls from hornbill. Sounds of stridulating cicadas. Also background calls from male hornbill, & occasional peeps from other bird species. Distant rumble from the sea.

Lakeside - EARLY SPRING: EARLY MORNING With moorhen and little grebe

White-fronted Bee-eater (Merops Bullockoides) - NB: Exact date of recording not known. close-up calls from adult in nest tunnel. medium close-up calls from well grown chick. Hissy.

Harbour Atmosphere - Harbour: Atmosphere, seawash at river estuary

Mallard (Anas Platyrhynchos) - close-up take-off & wing-flaps, medium close-up reed warbler & great reed warbler, distant cuckoo.

Hospital Casualty Reception Atmosphere - Hospitals: Outpatients reception atmosphere, adults & children

Lakeside Atmosphere - Spring. Kentish plovers, greater flamingos, short-toed larks, 'flava' wagtails, moorhen, crested larks, lesser short-toed larks and insects.

Patagonian Sealion (Otaria Flavescens) - close-up calls from colony. NB: Date of this recording is unknown.

Local Football Match (Crowd Of 300) - Football, Local: Crowd of 300, goal scored by home team.

Traction Engine (Single Cylinder) - Steam Roller: Long and short whistle. Exterior

Casqued Oropendola (Psarocolius Oseryi) - Song, with calls of another and cicadas in background.

Spain - Spain: Small zoo & aviary in recreational area, with lots of noise from monkeys when teased, dog barks occasionally & traffic.

Brazilian Giant Otter (Pteronura Braziliensis) - Adult moans and cubs squeaks

Grey Plover (Pluvialis Squatarola) - Calls medium close-up, from a flock with calls from western and least sandpipers. The flock of 25 fly overhead at the end.

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - Long call close-up from a single bird. Colony in distance.

Common Eider (Somateria Mollissima) - close-up males 'crooning'. Females giving invitation calls. Mp ducks & distant house sparrow chorus.

Austin Taxi, start, tickover, depart, stopping in traffic, door opens, depart. (1950 model, 16hp engine.)

Traffic At Night - London street atmosphere with children playing, car doors and traffic.

Spanish Folk Music (Galicia) - musicians performing in bar (Celtic influenced with bagpipes or pitu) occasional voices from punters

Veteran Cars: Exterior (Benz ‚äúcomfortable‚äù 1900 Open Top) - Cars: Benz "Comfortable" 1900 Open Top. Exterior, false start. Single cylinder, belt drive, 3 1/2 h.p.

Greater Bare Backed Fruit Bat (Dobsonia Moluccensis) - medium close-up colony calls at roost in sink-hole.

Shag (Phalacrocorax Aristotelis) - Threat calls in colony close-up from adults, Kittiwakes call medium close-up.

Crowd Reaction (Farcical) - Victorian party chatter, 24 men & women. (Farcical.)

Northern Bobwhite Quail (Colinus Virginianus) - medium close-up distressed female

House Finch (Carpodacus Mexicanus) - medium close-up-close-up calls and wing-beats from a group feeding around bird-table, calls and wing-beats from Black-chinned Hummingbird.

Children - Middle & Secondary Schools - Junior boys in noisy classroom - 1981 (3C3, reprocessed)

D.i.y. And Building - Building site, concrete airator used to remove air bubbles from liquid concrete, close perspective.

Grey Backed Camaroptera (Camaroptera Brevicaudata) - medium close-up song. Occasional medium close-up song from Chubb's Cisticola. Other birds in distance.

London 2 - Close perspective international crowds passing with heavy traffic background. (Rec. Oxford Circus)

Cypress Swamp - Spring: Early afternoon Water rippling, Great Crested Flycatcher calling, insects, cricket chorus, slight wind in trees, Woodpecker calls.

Cash Registers - Cash Register keyboard operated, ticket produced, drawer opened, bell, change given, coins put in drawer & closed. (Type 96-1 Cash Register.)

World War Ii: Heavy Gunfire - Heavy barrage. (World War II, recorded during attack on the Siegfried Line, Reischwald Forest. From 78 rpm recorded)

Tree Felling - Loud crash from tree falling to the ground through forest canopy. Some indistinct speech in background.

Woodland - Dry gum-tree woodland. Evening. Cicadas and crickets. Several different birds calling. Slight wind in trees.

Kokako (Callaeas Cinerea) - close-up song. Distant Canada goose, grey warbler, whiteheads and Australian magpies. Stream in distance. Distant traffic.

Footsteps On Pavement: Running - Footsteps on Pavement, two men & two women running, with start & stop.

Gallery Forest Atmosphere - Night, just before dawn - Crested drongo, white-browed owl, paradise flycatcher, Madagascar coucals, Madagascar flycatcher and crickets.

White-fronted Tern (Sterna Striata) - close-up calls from adult as it comes to nesting ledge to feed fledged juvenile. Good calls from juvenile. Seawash in background.

Sperm Whale (Physeter Catodon) - Echolocation clicks with changing rates of repetition. Some seawash noise. Hydrophone recording. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Gelada Baboon (Theropithecus Gelada) - close-up grunts; grazing and contact calls

Motor Car: Ford Ecsort 1300 (Manual) (Exterior) - Ford Escort 1300, exterior, approach & stop. (1300cc engine, manual transmission.)

Moorhen (Gallinula Chloropus) - Adult & young alarm calls close-up. House sparrows in distance.

Coastal Atmosphere - Quiet atmosphere. Distant sounds of the sea. Recorded in scrubland behind beach. Insects & occasional birds calling becoming more prominent at 2m35s.

Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus Ruber) - Large flock taking-off & landing medium close-up. Black-winged stilt and common sandpipers call. Distant crickets. N.B This recording was made at an unspecified date during 1982.

Domestic Clock: Strike Removed; Hammer Merely Vibrates - Domestic clock with striker removed striking eleven o'clock. (No chimes, hammer merely vibrates.)

Motorway Construction - Several Caterpillar type tractors manoeuvring during construction of motorway. (Squeaks and engine noise)

Chimango Caracara (Milvago Chimango) - Calls close-up. Others calling mp. Water movement.

Miscellaneous Bells - Bicycle bell, single, double and frantic ringing.

Ascension Frigate-bird (Fregata Aquila) - Calls close-up from adult on nest, wing flaps on take off and 'crack' from wing feathers as the bird lifts off, colony sounds medium close-up, windy background.

Motor Racing - Silverstone, saloon cars on practice laps & warning horn. (Saloon Car Racing, 1969.)

Heathrow Airport: Air Traffic Control - Heathrow Airport Air Traffic Control, aerodrome control.

Churchyard - With starling alarm call, rooks, blue tit and blackbird

Kestrel (Falco Tinnunculus) - Calls and movement sounds close-up from nestlings in nest-box.

Trinity & St. John‚äôs College Clock, Cambridge - Trinity & St John's College clock striking four o'clock. (Trinity clock strikes a second time for St. John's College.)

Corn Bunting (Emberiza Calandra) - Adult anxiety call close-up, adult flies in to nest. Hoopoe in background.

Covent Garden Market - Covent Garden Market: Roller Conveyor Belt moving from left to right, boxes on it, occasional speech.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Many bird & frog calls. Calls from parrots flying overhead near end of recording. Also sounds of gusts of wind in trees. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Articulated Lorry (Diesel): Exterior - Articulated Lorry: Diesel, start and depart, exterior

African Spoonbill (Platalaya Alba) And - YELLOW-BILLED EGRET (EGRETTA INTERMEDIA) Calls in mixed colony with very large young NB: Compilation from MP25283 FR02 and BK01

White-necked Thrush (Turdus Albicollis) - Song and churring anxiety call.

Ships And Boats 2 - Steam Launch, engine slows from constant run, boiler stoked, engine stops. (Steam Launch 'Victoria', 31ft, 19th century.)

Mills & Grain - Drum threshing machine starts, runs, stops - recorded at pitching side.

Police Cars (Exterior) - Police car, exterior, starts and departs. (With bell)

White Cockatoo (Cacatua Alba) - Recorded in quarantine area. medium close-up general inquisitive calls of single bird. Sound of bobbing up and down in cage. Shuffling and other human movement sounds in background.

Printing - Newspapers - Printing Newspapers Foundry: Filling plate mould.

Peugeot 205gt 1982 1300cc Petrol (car Misfiring Quite Badly) - exterior - bonnet opened with a creak

New Zealand - The Natural World 2 - Hot Spring 1 - loose, Birds' Nest Terrace (NZ)

White-winged Dove (Zenaida Asiatica) - MC song, Cactus Wren and Gambel's Quail in background.

Electronic Sounds - Accelerating alarm. (Specially created electronic sound.)

American Beaver (Castor Canadensis) - Beaver grunts. Water sounds, inc splashes. Beaver sneezes. Mother and baby come out on shore and walk through grass.

Ships & Tugs: Whistles & Sirens - Tug's siren sounds & is answered by ship.

Footsteps In Undergrowth: Running - Running, 1 man. (With start and stop)

Dry Scrub Woodland Atmosphere - Dry scrub woodland - winter - late afternoon. Bulbuls, warblers, moorhen and other birds, insects buzzing and cicada chorus, dog barking in distance, no very prominent calls.

World War Ii Aircraft: Focke-wulf 190 (German) - Focke-Wulf 190, exterior recordings. Take off

Horse (Flat) Racing - Newbury Race Course, crowd atmosphere with commentary on P.A. system. ("Under starters orders, they're off', race commentary & photo finish.) (Flat racing.)

Dry Deciduous Woodland Atmosphere - Dry deciduous woodland - Midday - Late Winter. Busy with many birds calling- most prominent are house crows and ring-necked parakeets.

Slow Footsteps Up Wooden Stairs - Footsteps Up Wooden Stairs, two women, slow, with approach & stop.

Aircraft: Barracuda (On Aircraft Carrier) - Aircraft: Avro York Transport. Two take off

Scrubland - Afternoon. Cicadas. Song from bellbirds. Distant silvereyes. Slight wind in bushes.

White Headed Buffalo Weaver (Dinemellia Dinemelli) - close-up calls from a single bird.

Lake Atmosphere - Neutral atmosphere recorded in early morning. medium distance & background calls from birds with some splashes. Good sounds of stridulating insects. Sounds of wind in background.

Warble Frequency Notes - Warble Frequency Notes, 384 Hz. (Approximate frequency.)

Riverside - Day. Fast flowing stream. Prominent calls from redpoll with others in background. Distant calls from black stilts. Skylark and greenfinches in background.

Cross-channel Ferry Boat ‚äúdover‚äù - Ferry: Cross-Channel, 'Dover', bridge, siren sounded.

Ford Anglia 105e Van (1963, 997cc): Exterior - Motor Van: Self Start, Fast Depart, exterior, (Ford Anglia 105E, 1963 model, 997cc).

Static Diesel Engines - Ruston Hornsey YEX 6 pumping engines, slow down and stop.

Rock Hyrax (Procavia Capensis) - close-up social and suckling calls. From adults and young in family group. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Wallace's Standardwing (Semioptera Wallacei) - Early morning. medium distance calls in forest. Forest sounds in background with dripping foliage.

Exterior Effects - Bonfire - close perspective (1F2,reprocessed)

Slow Flowing River - SPRING: DAY With southern lapwing, etc and wind

Herring Gull (Larus Argentatus) - medium close-up awareness calls. Distant house sparrows.

St Magnus' Cathedral, Kirkwall clock chiming quarter to the hour.

General Atmosphere Israel - Cicadas and crickets chorus. Flies. Blackbird singing prominently. Calls from yellow vented bulbuls and other birds. Doves calling and singing in background.

Masked Hawfinch (Coccothraustes Personatus) - close-up song. Other birds in background. Others singing and calling nearby. Slight breeze in trees.

Grey Headed Albatross (Diomedea Chrysostoma) - close-up calls from several. Cooing calls while allo-preening, bill clicking, feather rustling.

World War 2 - V1 Flying Bomb (Doodle Bug) explosion - 1975 (500B)

Helicopters - Irvin-Bell helicopter, start, revving, hover, land. (Model unknown.)

Bbc News Sound Effects Tape (Old) - aeroplane - light aircraft - exterior - runway

Southern Region Steam Trains - Exterior, whistle, local train hauled by Stroudley 0-6-0 tank locomotive departs. (Southern Region train.)

World War Ii: Aircraft Carriers - Flight-deck atmosphere. World War II. (From 78 r.p.m. disc)

Reindeer (Rangifer Tarandus) - Mid distant bleats from calf. close-up adult grunts, some traffic noise. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Grey Plantain-eater (Crinifer Piscator) - Calls mid-distant. NB Exact date of recording not known.

Emmanuel College Clock, Cambridge - Emmanuel College clock striking ten o'clock.

5-10 Year Old Children Playing - School Playground, 5-10 year old pupils in urban playground with shouts, footsteps, swings & distant traffic.

Red Billed Hornbill (Tockus Erythrorhynchus) - MC calls from a pair, with closer White-browed Sparrow Weavers.

Mangrove Atmosphere - Dusk. Sound of insects and bird calling in distance. Ocean in background.

Horsedrawn Vehicles: Heavy Cart - Horsedrawn Heavy Cart: One horse pulling, passing.

Footsteps On Stone: Walking (Slight Echo) - Walking, 2 men and 1 woman on stone. (With approach and stop, slight echo)

Rainforest Atmosphere - Peaceful atmosphere with sounds of dripping foliage. background stridulation from various insect species. N.B. Exact location of recording is unknown. Some slight bumps.

Shackleton (4 Piston-engined Aircraft) (Interior) - Avro Shackleton, interior, commence & continue to taxi. (Post-war maritime reconnaissance mission, four piston engines.)

Oil Refinery - Fawley Oil Refinery, principal distillation furnace.

The Age Of Steam - Railway Carriage, interior, window opened (leather strap type).

Buff Breasted Sandpiper (Tryngites Subruficollis) - close-up courtship display from male sandpiper. Clicks & abrasive sounds. background sounds of sea/wind.

Black Bulbul (Hypsipetes Madagascariensis) - medium close-up calls, cicadas in background.

China - China: Riverboat Hooters, from Shanghai street in evening.

Thick-billed Parrot (Rhynchopsitta Pachyrhyncha) - Distant contact and feeding calls from about 12 birds in captivity. Other birds in background. Slight wind in trees. Some noise in foreground.

Meadow Pipit (Anthus Pratensis) - close-up flight display song. Snow bunting nearby and in distance. Mountain stream in background.

Ethiopia - Southern Ethiopia, herd boys & camels, with occasional commands & whistles.

Hoopoe (Upupa Epops) - Adult calling to young (fledglings) in nest

Rainforest Atmosphere - Fairly neutral & quiet atmosphere. Sounds of stridulating insects. Occasional calls from birds. Distant sounds of a river.

Open-top Vintage Bus: Dennis (1925): 4 Cylinder Petrol Engine: Exterior - Dennis Open-Top Bus, run with occasional gear changes, stops & starts. (Recorded from driver's position.) (Vintage open-top bus c. 1925, 4 cylinder petrol engine.)

Livestock 1 - Three Pigs, exterior, grunting occasionally in yard, with some ducks, dogs & cows in the background.

White-faced Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna Viduata) - Flock taking off from water and calling, egrets in background.

Keble College Clock, Oxford - Keble College clock striking five o'clock.

Heather-type Moorland - LATE SPRING: MORNING With shetland wren, golden plover and skylark

Seychelles Fody (Foudia Sechellarum) - medium distance cheeps of singing male fody from 0m09s. Fairly noisy background with calls from seabirds.

Standing Freshwater: Lake - NIGHT With crickets, cicadas, waves and occasional cry from african spoonbill colony nearby

Grey-backed Tern (Sterna Lunata) - medium distance-medium close-up flight and flight alarm calls from several birds. Surf in distance.

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - Mp calls while copulating. Colony mp. Distant skylark & fog horn.

Horse On Hard Surface (Studio) - Horse on hard surface. Restless. (Studio recording. No jingle of harness)

5-7 Cwt Bedford Light Van (Interior) - Interior, start, tickover, switch off. (Bedford light van.)

Tundra Swan (Cygnus Columbianus) - Sub-species - bewickii close-up calls from a flock at feeding time in the Rushy pen. close-up mallard & other waterfowl.

Romania 1 - Exterior - metro train ride, train arrives and stops, boarded, doors close, interior - not crowded some voices; travel two station stops - exterior - exit onto quiet platform.

Buff-bellied Pipit (Anthus Rubescens) - medium close-up display song flight, 'howling' wind in background.

Footsteps On Wood: Walking (Dead Acoustic) - Footsteps on Wood, two women walking, departing. (Dead acoustic.)

Slow Footsteps Up Wooden Stairs - Footsteps Up Wooden Stairs, man, slow, departing.

Dunnock (Prunella Modularis) - Song close-up Coal tit in background

Trains - Diesel train, siren sounded once (multiple tones). (Train stationary.)

Fox Hunting: Quorn Hunt - The kill, shouts, hunting horn and chatter. (Quorn Hunt.)

Woodland Atmosphere - Dry woodland, early morning. Several birds calling, some close calls. Insect sounds. Nanday Conure flock flies over with calls at end.

Crowned Eagle (Spizaetus Coronatus) - close-up calls from adult and chick. Distant cicadas and birds.

Pied Crow (Corvus Albus) - Calls medium close-up, with Grey Plantain-eater and Black-Crowned Plovers in background.

Post Office Telephones (Std) - Telephone receiver replaced. (STD telephone.)

World War Ii: Sirens & Gunfire - World War II Anti-aircraft Fire.

Woodland - Early morning. Many birds calling including slate-coloured boubou, white-browed coucal, white-browed sparrow weavers, helmeted guineafowl, white-bellied go-away bird, grey-backed camaroptera & white-crowned shrikes. Other birds in distance.

Woodland (Broad-leaved) - With herons, tree sparrows, wood pigeons, turtle doves, blackbird, starling

Austin Gipsy Cross-country Vehicle (Interor) - Cross-country vehicle, interior, start, run over rough ground, stop, switch off. (Austin Gipsy)

Oil Rigs - Oil Rigs: Fortes Oilfield offshore rig. Fog horn, sounded twice

Lakeside Atmosphere - With hippo grunting and snorting, and Coots, Grebes and Hoopoe in background.

Shoe Repairing - Shoe Repairing, general atmosphere in a repair shop.

Transport - Electric Train, exterior, pass through station from left to right. (Class 317, built 1983.)

Camargue Feral Horse (Equus Caballus) - Herd grazing in grasses and clover

Herring Gull (Larus Argentatus) - close-up alarm calls in colony. Alarm calls medium close-up from lesser black-backed gulls. Distant skylark.

Chimpanzee (Pan Troglodytes) - Nutcracking in rain. Loud pant hoot followed by screaming becoming more distant.

Renault 4 Saloon Car 1967 (Exterior) - Renault 4 saloon, exterior, approach & stop. (1967 model.)

Household Effects: Electric Food Mixer - An electric food mixer, liquid in bowl, switch on, run, switch off.

Mosquito (Culicidae Family) - close-up hum from many males. Constant group activity. Bumpy recording.

Wire-haired Fox Terrier Dog - Dog: Fox Terrier, Wire-Haired, Interior, whines and grunts.

Forest/birdsong Atmosphere - Busy atmosphere recorded in forest. medium close-up shrill birdsong. background calls from various bird species including pigeons/doves. Insect stridulation. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Titi Monkey (Callicebus Sp) - Calls close-up with cicadas and birds in background. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Brent Goose (Branta Bernicla) - Honking contact calls from goose. Background calls from other bird species. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Superb Starling (Spreo Superbus) - medium close-up calls, and trills from several, wind in trees.

Billiards - Billiards, chalking cue. (Close perspective recording.)

Right Whale (Balaena Glacialis) - close-up blows from whale, with some sounds of inspiration (inhalation). Also general breathing sounds. Lapping water.

Traffic - Veteran cars - montage of recordings from Veteran Car Run - 1984 (All vehicles 1892-1904) (4M1, reprocessed)

16mm Rca Cine Projector - 16mm RCA cine projector. Running badly (machine faulty)

Purple Heron (Ardea Purpurea) - Bill-clicking & calls medium close-up from chicks, distant nightingale.

Mute Swan (Cygnus Olor) - Dabbling sounds & grunting close-up from a single bird, wigeon in distance.

Blue Wildebeest (Connochaetes Taurinus) - close-up grunts from several. Larks in background.

Razorbill (Alca Torda) - medium close-up aggressive calls from two birds, incorporating the `clockwork' call. Similar calls continue. Guillemots, kittiwakes and herring gulls in background. medium distance surf.

Fire Service - Fire Engine: Exterior, approach and stop with horn

Indian Silverbill (Lonchura Malabarica) - medium distance calls from silverbill. close-up calls from 1m11s. Hissy recording with some sounds of wind.

Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus Leucocephalus) - medium close-up alarm calls, Leach's Petrel and woodland birds in background.

Goshawk (Accipiter Gentilis) - Calls medium close-up, from female to male, male calls in response. Other woodland birds in background. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Water 2 - Sea - Beach with children paddling and shouting at water's edge, seawash - 1979 (1S7, reprocessed)

Puff Adder (Bitis Arietans) - close-up hissing with threat hisses.

Household 2 - Winding cotton on to shuttle (hand-operated sewing machine).

Dusky-capped Flycatcher (Myiarchus Tuberculifer) - Distant calls, wind in trees.

Comedy, Fantasy & Horror - Flying saucer takes off. (Space Fantasy Spot Effect.)

Sandgrouse (Pteroclididae Family) - Calls from flock. Massed calls near end of recording. Engine noise in distance. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown. Recorded by water pool.

Milne Edward's Sportive Lemur (Lepilemur Edwardsi) - \ close-up-medium distance calls. Night atmosphere of crickets and frogs, distant Madagascar Scops owl and white-browed owl. Two lemurs together at one stage.

Equestrian Events - Point to Point Racing, field passes over jump.

Marsh Atmosphere - Night atmosphere. Various birds calling in background. Frogs and cicadas calling in background.

Domestic Clock: Westminster Chimes - Domestic clock striking quarter past the hour. (Domestic clock with Westminster chimes.)

Shoveler (Anas Clypeata) - close-up pair taking off. One medium distance aswell. medium distance mallard and distant blackbird.

Sulawesi Hornbill (Aceros Cassidix) - Croaking calls from female hornbill. background calls from other bird species. Very distant rumble from the sea.

Temple Atmosphere - voies of worshippers, with occasional calls of RHESUS MACAQUEs, bells and background traffic

Kerguelen Fur Seal (Arctocephalus Gazella) - Female fur seal among tussocks calling pup away from beach. Seawash in background. Pup calls back towards end. NB: exact date of recording is not specified.

Musician Wren (Cyphorhinus Arada) - Song, with other birds and insects in background.

Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius Phoeniceus) - medium close-up roost calls at dusk.

Aircraft - Cessna C150, interior, land, taxi, switch off. (Light aircraft, single piston engine.)

Grandfather Clock: Bell Type (London, 1845) - Grandfather clock striking four o'clock. (Bell type Grandfather clock with Whittington chimes, manufactured in London 1845.)

Church Bells - Grandsire triples run - ringing ends (Evercreech, Somerset).

Electronically Generated Sounds - Particle beaming device (constant background). (Futuristic Spot Effect.)

Black Stork (Ciconia Nigra) - Aggressive calls close-up from three 25-day-old chicks

Bumble Bee (Bombus Sp.) - close-up buzzing from a red tailed bumble bee (Bombus lapidarius) feeding on forest floor. Wasp in background.

Swamp Atmosphere - Recording made at a sarracenia swamp. Sound of bees and flies - close-up at times. Occasional frog call. Sound of birds in the background. NB: exact date of recording is not specified.

India, Pakistan And Nepal - Countryside - Birds at watering hole, Madumbalai National Park, Tamil Nadu, late afternoon with mynahs, barbets, parakeets, bulbuls and crickets

Abyssinian Ground Hornbill (Bucorvus Abyssinicus) - close-up calls from four birds, other birds and insects in background. Adult male and female and two large young.

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - Adult arrives and feeds nestlings, calling three times BCU. 2030-2100 hrs

Grey Heron (Ardea Cinerea) - Loud calls close-up from adult; house sparrows & wren in background.

Bmc Mini 1000 Car 1972 Model: Exterior - Cars: 1972 B.M.C. Mini, 1000cc engine. Exterior, passing

Forest Atmosphere - Fairly lively but peaceful atmosphere. medium close-up to distant calls from many bird species, including pigeons/doves. Also some sounds from insects. Sounds of birds wings 1m30s. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Magellanic Woodpecker (Campephilus Magellanicus) - medium distance wingbeats & brief calls from woodpecker. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

House Sparrow (Passer Domesticus) - Calls close-up with wingbeats.

House Bunting (Emberiza Striolata) - Song, with fan-tailed raven and Tristram's grackles in background

London Underground: Victoria Line - London Underground, Brixton Station, announcement on P.A. system "Mind the doors", train departs, station atmosphere. (Victoria Line.)

Mud And Sand Flats - Autumn: Night - Neutral with distant lapwing, oystercatchers and redwing flight calls

2 Horses (Actuality) - Two horses on various surfaces, walking, then stop.

Nilgiri Langur (Presbytis Johni) - medium close-up territorial calls from langurs. Some calls loud & with snarling quality. Fairly quiet background with calling birds, including coppersmith barbet. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown. Also known as Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary.

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - close-up begging whines from half-grown chick with adults calling & begging calls at end. Herring gulls mp.

Swimming (Outdoor Pool) - Outdoor Swimming Pool, swimmer enters water, front crawl, leaves water.

Spain - Spain: Large Conference Room, general chatter & clatter of cups during coffee break. (Very live acoustic recording.)

Black-backed Magpie (Gymnorhina Tibicen Hypoleuca) - Group contact calls, with Dunnock song in background. NB: Date of recording not known.

Association Football - League Match - Sport: Association rugby, Middlesex v. Gloucester, people in stands before match.

Screaming Piha (Lipaugus Vociferans) - close-up calls from a close bird at lek. Others in background. Crickets. Wind in trees.

Takahe (Porphyrio Mantelli) - medium close-up soft calls from a pair. Prominent running water in background.

Indian Elephant (Elephas Indicus) - Working under command of their handlers

Red Grouse (Lagopus Scoticus) - Calls close-up from chick. Black-headed gulls in distance.

Red-footed Booby (Sula Sula) - close-up aggressive calls from a female on nest. Sooty Terns in background. Slightly windy.

Red Breasted Flycatcher (Ficedula Parva) - close-up song. Running water in distance. Other birds very distant.

Tree Pipit (Anthus Trivialis) - medium close-up song, other birds in background.

African Buffalo (Synceros Caffer) - Sounds of grazing herd. Some sounds of movement & occasional grunts. background calls from zebra & various bird species.

Marsh Edge - SPRING: MID-MORNING House sparrows, Cetti's warbler, willow warbler, nightingale, reed warbler, greenfinch, goldfinch, great reed warbler, marsh frogs, insects

Beach Atmosphere - Beach, summer, day. With frigate birds, fairy terns, masked boobies, yellow-billed boatswain etc.

Motor Car: 1968 Citroen Am 1.6 (Exterior) - Exterior, door closed. (Ami 6, 1968 model, 602cc: Citroen)

Frog Spp - Calls close-up from several, and water splashes. Some calls from birds. Late afternoon. Insects in background.

Chaffinch (Fringilla Coelebs) - 'Wheet' call, with Rooks in background.

Woodland Atmosphere - Background: Suburban Garden, night, distant traffic, occasional speech, no birdsong. (Technical note, for use at low level)

Cave Swallow (Hirundo Fulva) - close-up & medium close-up flight calls from inside cave near entrance.

Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius Phoeniceus) - Flock chatter medium close-up, with a few grackles and crickets calling. Wind in trees.

Lantern Clock, 1615 - Lantern clock striking five o'clock. (Domestic lantern clock, manufactured 1615.)

Forest Atmosphere - Early morning in dry forest. Crickets, insects and birds calling in background.

Railway Station Buffet: London Bridge - London Bridge Railway Station, station bar atmosphere with P.A. in background.

Leatherback Turtle (Dermochelys Coriacea) - \ medium close-up sounds of inhalation/exhalation from turtle. Also sounds of flippers moving & flipping sand. Surf in background. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Motor Car: 1929 Riley 9 H.p. Saloon (Exterior) - Exterior, two false starts. (Riley 9 h.p. saloon, 1929 model)

Children - Middle & Secondary Schools - In corridor, footsteps and voices during break - 1979 (3C5, reprocessed)

Yellow-necked Francolin (Francolinus Leucoscepus) - close-up alarm calls. Other birds & insects in background.

Rainforest - Early morning in lowland rainforest. Many birds calling and singing. Cicada chorus. Water dripping on leaves.

Dental Surgery - Dentists, high-speed drill switched on, operates & switched off, sound of rinsing. (Repeated once.)

Collared Lory (Phigys Solitarius) - medium close-up calls. Other birds in distance. Cicadas in distance.

Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus Sandwichensis) - close-up alarm calls, geese in distance.

Footsteps On Pavement: Running - Footsteps on Pavement, woman running, departing.

Horse & Cart - Start, walk and stop with loaded cart. (Recorded on two-horse cart)

American Red Squirrel (Tamiasciurus Hudsonicus) - close-up chattering and alarm calls. Northwestern Crows and river in background. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Tawny Owl (Strix Aluco) - Male 'mobbing' call from owl as it is mobbed by a blackbird at dusk. Extreme alarm calls from blackbird. Other birds in distance.

Rock Ptarmigan (Lagopus Mutus) - medium close-up/medium distance calls from individual ptarmigan. Calls gradually recede into distance. Also some distant calls from other bird species. N.B. Date of this recording is unknown.

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - NB: Recorded from microphones placed beside a Reed Warbler's nest. 0430 - 0455hrs Male returns to nest calling and singing very brief snatches of song.

Household - Telephone, handset lifted & 9 digits keyed. (Push button telephone.)

Dinghy (Powered By A Small Outboard Motor) - Small Yacht: Start, run, slow down, stop. Powered by 7h.p. diesel engine

Tank Guns - Tank Guns, 76mm high explosive shells fired three times. (Recorded at target end.)

Great Frigate-bird (Fregata Minor) - Calls close-up in colony, male display calls, female calls & wingbeats, calls from yellow warblers close-up, red-footed booby calls medium close-up.

Black Headed Weaver (Ploceus Melanocephalus) - medium close-up song from several. Calls from a Black Headed Gonolek. A few voices in background.

Cricket Sp - close-up stridulating in grass. Canada Goose calls in background.

Brown-hooded Gull (Larus Maculipennis) - medium close-up calls from gull. background sounds of blustery wind. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Factory On Fire (Electrical Component Works) - Fire hoses playing, general atmosphere & activity.

World War I - Horsedrawn gun carriage passing slowly - 1970 (83E)

Spanish Sparrow (Passer Hispaniolensis) - Flight calls of party.

Great Northern Diver (Gavia Immer) - medium close-up song. Others in distance. Slightly crackly with some atmosphere changes.

Bits & Pieces - Outdoor rock concert - Cheer, chants, hooters and whistling

University Of St. Mary The Virgin Church Clock, Oxford - Clock of the University Church of St Mary the Virgin, Oxford striking eight o'clock.

Beach Atmosphere - Constant sounds of heavy surf breaking on beach. Recorded at low tide.

Greater Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos Major Anglicus) - Tapping

Exterior Crowds 2 - Applause of mixed outdoor crowd with atmosphere at Henley Regatta - 1975 (2C7, reprocessed)

Snow Goose (Chen Caerulescens) - close-up calls and hissing from a pair defending nest with eggs, other birds and geese in background.

Hedgerow - Early Spring: Early Morning With Robin, Chaffinch song, plus Carrion Crow calls.

Mallard (Anas Platyrhynchos) - close-up male's whistle-grunt display [courtship], other mallards medium close-up, other duck species medium distance, distant robin

Humpback Whale (Megaptera Novaeangliae) - Song from solo male through the breathing cycle. Song musical with mainly higher frequencies. Others singing in distance. Slight crackles from snapping shrimps, clicks from a close shrimp.

Aircraft - Lancaster bomber, World War II, Aircraft, interior,level flight, some change in engine pitch at 5'15".

Yellow Spotted Petronia (Petronia Pyrgita) - medium close-up calls. Red and Yellow Barbets prominent in background. Other birds in distance. Slight wind in trees.

Long-tailed Glossy Starling (Lamprotornis Caudatus) - Calls close-up.

Crowds, Children & Footsteps - Hysterical Children in class, quietens at end.

Sydney & Urban New Zealand - Queen Street, Auckland - cars and buses passing and waiting at busy crossroads, distant myna birds, laughter, conversation and pedestrian crossing signals.

Red Knot (Calidris Canutus) - close-up calls from birds in high tide roost. Wing beats from birds arriving. Oystercatchers in distance.

Lambretta Motor Scooter, 1968 (Exterior) - Lambretta Scooter, start, depart.

Maasai Tribe - Masai dancers. Group of six men chanting, one solo.

Trains - Diesel Train, local railcar engine ticking over, with distant station activity.

Sea Coast: Sand Flats - DAY: AUTUMN With golden plover, oystercatchers

Honey Bee (Apis Mellifera) - close-up buzzing from bees entering and leaving hive, side-on. Some bees hovering before entering, others `dancing' on alighting board. Bird calls in background.

Sailing Vessel: Sts Malcolm Miller - Head sails flapping with wash. (STS Malcolm Miller)

Mixed - Bicycle, 1936 Raleigh sports model, passes from left to right.

Grey Seal (Halichoerus Grypus) - Copulation with bull close-up (vcu 1m00s-1m30s). Other individuals in background with sounds of surf.

Icebergs Atmosphere - Icebergs. Large ice collapse at the San Rafael glacier, thunderous splash and waves.

Sheffield Tram (Interior) - Sheffield, Tram, interior, tram stopping. (Tram built 1938.)

Comedy Sounds - Cod machinery operating. (Specially created effect)

Aircraft: Vc 10 (Exterior) - Vickers VC10, interior, taxis to terminal, slow down, stop, switch off. (Long-range airliner, 4 jet engines.)

Himalayan Rubythroat (Erithacus Pectoralis) - close-up song. Very distant dog barking towards end.

Oystercatcher (Haematopus Ostrlegus) - medium close-up calls. Alarm clicks & soft call from second bird. Others calling in background. Distant surf. Aircraft at end.

Metal Scrap Yards - Metal scrap yard. Heavy background with machinery

Footsteps Down Stone Stairs - Medium tempo footsteps down stone stairs, 2 women. (With start and stop)

Cook's Petrel (Pterodroma Cookii) - close-up - medium distance calls from birds flying in from the sea to burrows. Cooing sound also made. Crickets in background becoming louder. Distant morepork near end of recording. Also suitable for dusk/night-time atmosphere on Little Barrier Island.

Southern Region Electric Trains - Clapham Junction: General atmosphere with P.A. at start.

Tropical Forest Atmosphere - Red-colobus monkeys feeding & moving about in trees & bushes, w/ distant wood doves.

Old Textile Machinery - Improved spinning jenny, drawing back, spinning & winding up. (Old textile machinery.)

Fenland - LATE SPRING: MIDDAY. Rather neutral, with reed warblers, willow warblers and wren.

Footsteps On Pavement: Walking - Footsteps on Pavement, woman walking, with approach & stop.

Motor Cycle Racing: Isle Of Man Tourist Trophy Races, 1967 - 125cc machines at Isle of Man Tourist Trophy Races. Passing grandstand

Kittiwake (Rissa Tridactyla) - Single bird giving various calls close-up, with others answering mp. Sea-wash mp. Slightly crackly recording in places.

Mountain Atmosphere - neutral spring atmophere on mountainside; with grey-headed bunging, alpine accentor and peregrine

Post Office Telegraph Equipment - Morse key, transmitting end. (c.1839)

Chimpanzee (Pan Troglodytes) - Distant frightened screams. close-up hoo & grunting. Distant bark.

Motor Car: Ford Cortina 1600 (Interior) - Ford Cortina 1600, interior, self starter, reversing, stop. (1600cc engine.)

Blue Tit (Parus Caeruleus) - Call (with contact calls of feeding Treecreeper)

Rosy Patched Shrike (Tchagra Cruenta) - close-up song, other birds in distance.

Beam Fishing Trawler - Beam Fishing Trawler: On Board, Gutting fish on deck.

Ancient Murrelet (Synthliboramphus Antiquus) - close-up calls from birds flying in off the sea to their roosting cliffs. close-up sea wash. Crested Auklets calling in distance.

Horned Puffin (Fratercula Corniculata) - medium close-up calls from chick in burrow. Sea in background. Auks call in distance.

Wood Duck (Aix Sponsa) - medium close-up-close-up display calls from male, other birds in background. background noise.

Bridge Building: London Bridge - Mobile cranes and general atmosphere. (Construction of London Bridge, 1969)

King Of Saxony's Bird Of Paradise (Pteridophora Alberti) - Distant whirring call at beginning. Wing flaps. close-up rattle-like call at end. Wind and rain on foliage.

Buses - Exterior, London Green Line Coach - start, tickover, switch off.

Crowds: Interior - Crowd, interior, twenty men, expectant chatter.

Dogs: Malamute Alaskan Huskies - Pack of Malamute Alaskan Huskies, general noise, exterior. (Pack of 18 dogs.)

Men‚äôs Hairdressing Saloon - Gentlemen's hairdressing saloon. (Recorded in general perspective.)

Forest - Dusk in rainforest. Cicada & cricket chorus. Calls & wingbeats from black & white casqued hornbill going to roost. Leaves falling & distant bird calls.

Dial 999 - Fire engine, testing electronic sirens, used increasingly with engine idling.

Steppe - Spring/summer: Midday - With bells of feeding cattle and chorus of field crickets

Oriel College Clock, Oxford - Oriel College clock striking seven o'clock.

Ecclesiastical Effects 1 - Monks sit down, silence bell rung, meal commences - 1984 (7M1,reprocessed)

Wolseley Sixteen-sixty Car 1967 (Interior) - Exterior, start, three-point turn, stop. (Wolseley sixteen-sixty car, 1967)

Rajasthan Musicians - Quite lively music. Sounds of singing & drumming. Also playing of masak (Indian bagpipe). background sounds of crowd.

London Underground: Victoria Line - British Rail: Waterloo & City Line, doors close, run from Waterloo to Bank, doors open, passengers alight from train.

Scottish Crossbill (Loxia Scotica) - close-up flight calls from a single male. Prominent willow warbler and chaffinch in background. Wind in trees.

Babies - 18 week old baby boy, happy sounds during happy change.

Aircraft 3 - Passing overhaed - exterior (single piston, open cockpit aircraft)

Triumph 650 Cc Motor Cycle - Triumph 650cc twin, start, turn and depart.

Feral Pigeon (Columba Livia) - Pair displaying and flying about. With house sparrows and swifts.

Horse-drawn Coach pulled by four trotting horses, with coach horn playing 'Pop goes the weasel'.

Temple Ceremony - bells and drums druing ceremony; occasional voices

Coal Mining - Mine atmosphere underground - very quiet buzz track.

Black Phoebe (Sayornis Nigricans) - medium close-up flight calls at start, more alarm calls follow, with Song Sparrow and other birds and water trickling in background.

London - Harrods Food Hall, with voices, cash tills & occasional meat slicer.

Giant Anteater (Myrmecophaga Tridactyla) - digging at termite nest

Chieftain Main Battle Tank (Diesel) - Chieftain Main Battle Tank, exterior, start, run, stop. (Diesel engined tank, recorded from turret top.)

Rainforest Atmosphere - Busy atmosphere recorded during dawn. medium close-up advertising calls from black billed sicklebill. background calls from many other bird species including grey thicket flycatcher, bowerbirds & fruit doves. background cicada stridulation.

Chatter - Animated party chatter, with occasional laughter & clink of glasses.

Arctic Tern (Sterna Paradisaea) - Attack and alarm calls close-up from a small breeding colony.

Wandering Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna Arcuata) - medium close-up calls from a group in flight. Alarm calls from masked plover at start. Another group passes, calls and wingbeats.

Schools / Crowds - Mixed Comprehensive School, classroom atmosphere, 5th Year Pupils chattering, chairs occasionally moved & door banged.

Coastal Lagoon - LATE SPRING: EVENING With common sandpipers, black-headed gulls, little, common and sandwich terns, avocets, ringed plover, shelduck, etc and distant sea

Royal Albert Hall - Royal Albert Hall: Applause, at 47" tuning strings, at 1'23" applause.

Rainforest Atmosphere - medium close-up to distant frogs calling in forest at night. Quite busy with more than one frog species present. background sounds of crickets & wind in trees. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Canyon - Spring; Day Streamside atmosphere in canyon, prominent Yellow-vented Bulbul calling, Tristram's Grackles and Smyrna Kingfisher in background.

Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius Dubius Curonicus) - Sitting adult, increased alarm

Swallow (Hirundo Rustica) - Song, (with Feral Pigeons in background.)

Yellow-billed Stork (Mycteria Ibis) - medium close-up wing noise from single birds coming in to land. White pelicans, grey-headed gulls and cisticola in background.

Colony Atmosphere - Mixed heronry. Cormorants, egrets, white ibis and herons. Very busy.

Short-toed Lark (Calandrella Cinerea) - Song, with others in background. Donkey brays at start.

Suburbia 2 And Skylines - Road Maintenance - pneumatic drill, constant run (4C1, reprocessed)

Trains 2 - Level crossing gates opened mechanically from signal box - as heard from box.

Hobby (Falco Subbuteo) - close-up calls from 3 large, downy chicks being fed. Adult calls near end of recording. Jackdaws and other birds in distance. Distant traffic at times.

Savanna Atmosphere - Peaceful, early morning atmosphere. background to distant calls & song from many different bird species. Sounds of insect stridulation. Occasional frog calls? N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Tropical Seasonal Forest Atmosphere - Neutral atmosphere recorded in forest clearing. Calls from many bird species, including common coucal. background gently running water. Insects stridulating.

Brunnich's Guillemot (Uria Lomvia) - Calls close-up-medium close-up from birds on the ledges, good wing-beats and calls at change-over, occasional calls from Kittiwakes.

Caving & Potholing - Boulders falling into 70ft cavern (5 takes).

Christchurch College Clock, Oxford - New College clock striking ten o'clock.

Red Squirrel (Sciurus Vulgaris) - close-up sound of feet stamping from an annoyed squirrel. Blackbird, song thrush and other birds in background.

African Honey Bee (Apis Mellifera Adansonii) - close-up constant level buzzing from swarm. background calls from birds. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Forest - Day-forest alongside river. Black-backed butcherbirds singing,zoe imperial pigeons and masked plovers in background. Several parrots fly in. Other birds and cicadas in distance.

Slow Footsteps Down Wooden Stairs - Footsteps Down Wooden Stairs, man & woman, slow, with approach & stop.

Constant Movement Background To Simulate Troop Movements Over Rough Ground - Constant movement background on a crisp surface. (Created to simulate troop movements over rough ground)

Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus Leucocephalus) - close-up soft moaning calls from chick in nest, another chick calls softly. Wind in trees.

Variable Oystercatcher (Haematopus Unicolor) - medium close-up - close-up calls from adult feeding immature. Begging calls from immature in background. Occasional southern black-backed gulls in background. Calls from silver gulls. Distant skylark at times. Heavy surf on rocks.

Stream Atmosphere - Winter - Streamlet running over logs and across paths at 5,000ft.

Southern Black And White Colobus (Colobus Polykomos) - medium distance calls from several feeding in trees. Cicadas and distant birds calling. Sound of foliage falling from trees as colobus feed.

Flowing Freshwater River - With hippopotamus and various birds including doves, stilts & plovers.

Anne Boleyn's Clock, Hampton Court - Anne Boleyn's Clock, chimes & 9 o'clock

Red-billed Gull (Larus Novaehollandiae Scopulinus) - Alarm calls close-up of breeding colony. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Domestic Clock (Heavy Gong) - Domestic clock striking eight o'clock. (Domestic clock with heavy gong.)

Honey Bee (Apis Mellifera) - close-up buzzing from bees flying to and from hive. Traffic in distance at times.

Macaroni Penguin (Eudyptula Chrysolophus) - medium close-up colony with birds calling noisily. Still day.

Bang! - Armoured Personnel Carrier, interior, start, engine idles, continuous run, stop.

Triumph Tr6 Sports Car, 1971 (Exterior) - Exterior, 2-tone into single-tone horn. (TR6 Sports Car, 1971 model)

World War I - Ext. passing overhead with steep turns - 1968 (104D)

Black Parrot (Coracopsis Nigra) - medium close-up calls from several, very low background, bird flies off at end and calls from a distance.

Motor Car: Ford Cortina 1.6 Gl (Manual) 1982 Model: Interior - Cars: 1.6 GL (Manual) 1982 model, Ford Cortina. Interior, changing from 4th, to 3rd, gear

Hanuman Langur (Presbytis Entellus) - close-up whistles, squeaks & other calls from langurs. Also sounds of movement & cracking branches. background birdsong.

Vultures - Flight sounds & wingbeats from many birds passing overhead. medium distance cawing from another bird species. Also some brief gobbling calls of vultures. Distant dog barks towards end of recording.

Sikorski 61n (24 Seater) Helicopter Exterior - Sikorski 61N, Helicopter, interior, Taxi and rolling take-off. (24 seater with General Electric CT 58 Turbine engine)

Public Demonstration: Paris Riots - Paris Riots, P.A. announcement, smoke grenades.

Guillemot (Uria Aalge) - Short, double note call; alarm-contact call. Kittiwakes, razorbills, herring gulls and arctic terns in background.

Bokmakierie Shrike (Telophorus Zeylonus)(?) - Pair dueting? Other birds in distance. NB:Exact date of recording is unknown. NB: identity of bird uncertain.

Crowd Of 6000 At Protest Meeting - Chatter at close of protest meeting. (6000 people, recorded outdoors in England.)

Botanical Garden Atmosphere - Loud ringing calls from unidentified bird. medium distance to background calls from many other birds, including blue wren & crimson rosella. background sounds of wind. N.B. Date of this recording is unknown.

Prairie - With magpie and killdeer bumpy background NB: Compilation from existing recordings in BBC Collection

Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus Savannarum) - close-up calls/flight calls, wind in grasses.

Blue-footed Booby (Sula Nebouxii) - Colony calls close-up, many birds calling & whistling.

Black Backed Puffback (Dryoscopus Cubla) - close-up flight calls and wingbeats. Doves, Woodland Kingfisher, Tropical Boubou and other birds in background.

Bus Depot - Diesel bus, interior, on London route, bell rung once at beginning of track, faintly at end. (Make of bus not known)

Antarctic Fur Seal (Arctocephalus Gazelle) - calls of female and pup; penguins in background

Chaffinch (Fringilla Coelebs) - close-up song. Other birds in distance. Slight wind in trees.

Gila Monster (Heloderma Suspectum) - close-up hisses and clicking sounds from tongue or swallowing in 7 short takes, children outside in background, sounds can be isolated.

M.g. Midget Sports Car 1967 (Exterior) - Exterior, one door open. (Sports car, 1967 model M.G. Midget)

Vickers Vanguard, exterior, two aircraft taxiing & stopping. (Short/medium-range airliner, four piston engines.)

Rainforest - Dawn. Dawn chorus. Birds, cicadas, crickets. Some louder calls from Belford's melidectes and scrubfowl. Dripping water on leaves. Light rain near end. Gradually becomes less busy.

Leach's Storm Petrel (Oceanodroma Leucorhoa) - Churring and calls close-up in burrow, wind and distant surf. KAEDINGI calls differently.

Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet Aircraft: Exterior - Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet Aircraft, exterior,Land with reverse thrust

Leopard (Panthera Pardus) - Loud, aggressive hiss from 12 week old cub, in captivity. Occasional calls from house sparrows. African fish eagle in distance.

5 Ton Austin Diesel Truck - Exterior, approach and stop. (5 ton diesel truck)

Woodland Atmosphere - Atmosphere with many bird species calling. medium distance to distance busy with calls. Occasional calls from New Zealand bellbird. Also some sounds of wings. N.B. Exact date & location are unknown.

World War Ii Mosquito Fighter Bomber Exterior - Exterior, dive and climb, followed by dive on one engine. World War II fighter-bomber. (From 78 r.p.m. disc)

Rural South America - Street,Zipaquira (village near Bogota in central Colombia) with traffic (occasionally heavy) ,footsteps,speech and roadworks noise

Whooper Swan (Cygnus Cygnus) - Calls from dabbling & feeding birds close-up-medium close-up; calls from male wigeon & mallard in background, growls from female wigeon, mute swans & whooper swans.

Hawaiian Goose (Branta Sandvicensis) - close-up calls and hissing. Others in distance.

Doors & Lift Gates - Inner and outer metal lift gates opened. (Reverberation)

Fenland - SUMMER; Early Morning In reedy ditch fringed with trees. Gentle breeze through leaves. Songs of Reed Warbler and Wren, and calls of Great Tit.

Bushland Atmosphere - Distant calls from partridge. Sounds of buzzing insects. Hissy recording. Described as wooded valley.

Horses 1 - One horse walks past through grass left to right, with some birdsong.

Harbour/marina Atmosphere - Engines, voices, flicker and other birds in distance. Distant voices.

Kerguelen Fur Seal (Arctocephalus Gazella) - Calls from several. Surf in background.

Australian Bush Atmosphere - Peaceful atmosphere recorded during afternoon. medium close-up to medium distance stridulating crickets. Occasional fly buzz. Some distant bird calls towards end of recording.

Woodland - Midday, superb starlings prominent, cicadas, wind in trees, African mourning doves etc.

Moroccan Music - Horn playing background atmosphere, chanting of crowd at horse racing event.

Wimbledon 1997 - Wimbledon 1997 - Gangway around Court one, some tennis heard.

Chinstrap Penguin (Pygoscelis Antarctica) - medium close-up calls in upper amphitheatre of colony.

Sage Grouse (Centrocercus Urophasianus) - medium close-up display sounds from a group of about 50 males at 'Lek'. Occasional Sparrow song and song from Western Meadowlark. Grouse fly off at end.

Footsteps On Wood: Walking (Dead Acoustic) - Footsteps on Wood, two men walking, departing. (Dead acoustic.)

Orange-winged Amazon Parrot (Amazona Amazonica) - medium distance - close-up calls from several becoming closer later in the recording. Distant birds and insects. Wind in trees.

Senegal Wattled Plover (Vanellus Senegallus) - Flight calls medium close-up. Chorus of cicadas in background.

Motor Cars Passing - Ford Corsair, exterior, passes at speed. (1968 model.)

Comedy Sounds - Hand operated sewing machine. (Specially created effect)

Mistletoe Flowerpecker (Dicaeum Hirundinaceum) - medium close-up territorial calls from male. medium distance calls from chicks. Truck in background towards end of recording.

Kerguelen Fur Seal (Arctocephalus Gazella) - Territorial dispute by two bulls.

Starling (Sturnus Vulgaris) - Flock feeding on garden lawn and taking off in alarm traffic

White-naped Crane (Grus Vipio) - Introduced vocally. Calls of captive bird.

Church Belles: Evercreech - Church Bells, Stedman Triples rung with start & stop. (Evercreech Church, Somerset.)

Magellan Gull (Gabianus Scoresbii) - close-up mutual bickering in a small colony of 15 pairs. Kelp gulls mp.

Grinding & Sharpening - Small spring-steel tools heated in blow torch flame, then quenched.

Engines - 2 and a quarter h.p. 4-stroke petrol engine, constant run.

Telephones - 1985: Sceptre 100 Telephone - Telephones: Tremolo telephone, Ring, receiver lifted, replaced

Cars - Peugeot 309, exterior, switch on, idle, switch off. (1.9 litre Diesel engine, 1986/7 model.)

Quail (Coturnix Coturnix) - Typical calls medium close-up. Field crickets close-up. Corn bunting, raven, bees & cuckoo in distance. Wind gusting at times.

Red Knot (Calidris Canutus) - Early morning. Atmosphere at roost with calls. Knots flying past & landing.

Wheatear (Oenanthe Oenanthe) - medium close-up calls and part song. Meadow pipits, snow buntings and other wheatears in background.

Marshland - SPRING With sandhill cranes, ducks and red-winged blackbirds

Rainforest - Dawn. Common bulbuls. Coucal and other distant birds. Cicadas and crickets. Flies buzzing.

Austin Maestro Vanden Plas: Interior - Cars: Austin Maestro Vanden Plas. Interior, door opens, closes, seatbelt fastened

Household Effects - Water: Running out of sink with 'glug' sounds

Peugeot 205gt 1982 1300cc Petrol (car Misfiring Quite Badly) - exterior - medium approach from right, splash through several puddles, stop, switch off

Indian Elephant (Elephas Maximus) - close-up sniff & snort from elephant. Also speech from mahout. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Water 1 - Atmosphere recorded on River Mersey, with occasional hoot from boat  - 1980 (1B9, reprocessed) (technical note - for use at low level)

Exterior Crowds 2 - Orders shouted, carriage procession arrives, cheers - July 1981 (2C9, reprocessed)

House Crow (Corvus Splendens) - Calls medium close-up with another in background and other birds in distance.

Girls‚äô Grammar School - Girls' Grammar School, girls entering school building. (Footsteps & chatter, no distinct speech.)

Newspapers - Creed teleprinter room at national daily newspaper.

Right Whale (Balaena Glacialis) - close-up brief, loud snorting blow from whale. Some water effects.

Kaka (Nestor Meridionalis) - medium close-up to distant rapid whistling calls from kakas. Also some wingbeats as birds fly around. background sounds from other bird species & insects.

Gray Catbird (Dumetella Carolinensis) - medium close-up-close-up calls. . American Crows and crickets calling in background.

Lion (Panthera Leo) - close-up breathing, movement & groans from a pride at rest. Cub tries to suckle and eventually succeeds. Tails hitting ground & each other. Hum from insects and bird in background.

Grey Heron (Ardea Cinerea) - Wingbeats close-up from a bird leaving nest; wind in trees in background.

Blue-winged Parrotlet (Forpus Xanthopterygius) - medium close-up-close-up calls from a feeding flock. Also single calls. Wind in trees increases at times.

Lava Flow - Underwater sounds from lava breaking up, crackling and spitting as parts explode, steam. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Razorbill (Alca Torda) - Sound of take-off from ledge, followed by soft, long growls and `clockwork' type calls. Sound of birds landing on ledge. Guillemots, kittiwakes, arctic tern and herring gulls in background. Distant surf.

Lake Atmosphere - Lakeside - Winter - Mid Afternoon. Red wattled lapwings, marsh sandpiper alarms, house crows, and insects.

Rural England - Rural England, village pond with frogs, birds, passing traffic.

Motor Car: Porsche 924 1984cc (1979)  Exterior - Cars: Porsche 924, 1984cc, 1979 model. Exterior, fast pass

Equestrian Events - Show Jumping, hooter for beginning of round. (Recorded at Hickstead.)

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - Adult at nest chirping and feeding nestlings BCU 0730-0845 hrs

India, Pakistan And Nepal - Countryside - Dry, deciduous woodland, midday, late winter, Lal Suhanra, Pakistan, many birdscalling including house-crows and ring-necked parakeets

Thames Sailing Barge: Wooden - Thames Wooden Sailing Barge: Topsail hoisted, recorded on board S.B. Pudge, May 1985

Bluish-slate Antshrike (Thamnomanes Schistogynus) - Song with Cicadas and birds in background.

Grandfather Clock: Bell Type (London, 1845) - Grandfather clock striking ten o'clock. (Bell type Grandfather clock with Whittington chimes, manufactured in London 1845.)

Paddy Field Atmosphere - Groans from water buffaloes. Sounds of chickens & ducks. Distant calls of wild birds. N.B. Occasional distant sounds of engines, voices & footsteps.

Wood Ant (Formica Rufa) - nest activity - quiet [rec with mic inside surface of mound]

18th Century Naval Cannon - Eighteenth Century Naval Battle, general battle atmosphere.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Midday. Sound of Diana monkeys moving in trees. Cicadas, flies & distant birds calling. Sound of matter falling from trees.

Air Battles, Air Raids & Sirens - Dive bomber attack with pom pom guns, bombs and machine guns - 1975 (500K)

Rainforest - Early morning in highland rainforest. Several birds, mainly honeyeaters, singing and calling. Chowchillas in distance. Slight wind in trees.

Mixed Woodland Edge - LATE SPRING/SUMMER: EARLY MORNING With family parties of pied flycatcher, redstarts, blue tit plus stock dove, tree pipit, willow warbler, redpoll, chaffinch and sheep with distant swift flowing stream

Raven (Corvus Corax) - Captive bird cleaning feathers and clicking bill with distant traffic, great tit, buzzard and other birds

Domestic Sheep (Ovis Aries) - close-up grazing and calls from flock in field. Robin and chiffchaff in background. Distant traffic.

Black Sicklebill (Epimachus Fastuosus) - Distant calls of immature male. Quiet background of other birds.

Barbary Shrike (Laniarus Barbarus) - medium close-up threat calls.

Crowds: Interior - Crowded French Restaurant, general atmosphere.

Wetland Atmosphere - Fairly quiet atmosphere. Many calls from various bird species. Faint calls from Everglade kite 0m18s & 0m39s. Insect stridulation. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown. Distant engine hum.

Household Effects: Vacuum Cleaners - Junior type vacuum cleaner, start, constant run on carpet.

Circular Saws - A portable 5-inch circular saw cutting against the grain.

Oil Rigs (Offshore Oil Rig ‚äúsea Quest‚äù - Oil Rigs: Fortes Oilfield, offshore rig. Atmosphere on main deck

Transport - Rolls Royce Silver Spirit, exterior, pass from left to right. (6.75 litres, 1986 model.)

Steam Trains: Kings Cross Station (Suburban Lines) - Kings Cross Station suburban line platforms, general atmosphere.

Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus Trochilus) - close-up song. Chaffinches, song thrush and coal tit in background.

Silvereye (Zosterops Lateralis) - close-up song. Grey warbler, starlings, song thrush and other silvereyes in background.

Woodland Atmosphere - Lively atmosphere recorded at dawn. close-up to distant calls from many bird species including kokako. Occasional sounds of insects. background sounds of the sea.

Black-throated Sparrow (Amphispiza Bilineata) - medium close-up song, Cactus Wren in background, calls in between song phrases.

Bokmakierie Shrike (Telophorus Zeylonis) - medium close-up lyrical calls from shrike. Calls recede to background. Distant traffic rumble.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Dawn chorus. Very busy recording with chachalacas, bananaquits, motmots, white-tipped doves, barred antshrikes, glossy grassquits & crickets etc. Slight wind in trees at times. The recording becomes less busy.

Thunder Storm Atmosphere - Thunder and lightening storm passing over town, rain on buildings, some traffic noise but mainly drowned by thunder.

Red-footed Falcon (Falco Vespertinus) - close-up calls from male with calls from female at end, as he flies from the nest. Many other birds in the distance.

Motor Car: 1968 Citroen Am 1.6 (Interior) - Interior, Slow down; stop; switch off (Ami 6, 1968 model, 602cc: Citroen)

River Dolphin (Inia Geoffrensis) - Blowing and snorting close-up. With birds and insects in background.

Brown Dipper (Cinclus Pallasii) - medium close-up song snatches and calls with loud river sound.

Thailand 1 - Tuk Tuk travelling through Bangkok at night, run with starts & stops, quite breezy. (Three wheeled taxi.)

Nightingale Wren (Microcerculus Marginatus) - medium close-up song. Parrots, other birds and cicadas in background.

Meridian Termites (Amitermes) - Atmosphere of the interior of a magnetic termite mound. Continuous rumbling sounds throughout Distant bird call.

1964 Renault 1100 Saloon Car (Microphone Outside) - Renault 1100 saloon, interior, move off into medium speed constant run. (1964 model.)

Cricket Sp - medium close-up stridulation from a single cricket. Distant egrets in background. Evening.

Puerto Rican Tody (Todus Mexicanus) - close-up warbling calls & wing beats of flight 0m35s. Forest atmosphere background.

Fairgrounds And The Circus - A ghost train ride - May '1985 (rec West Midlands Safari Park) (5F4,reprocessed)

Poolside Atmosphere - Recorded at night. medium close-up to background calls from frogs. Sounds of stridulating insects.

Rifleman (Acanthisitta Chloris) - medium close-up calls & alarm calls from a feeding party in trees. Distant chaffinch & kaka. Wind in trees & water dripping. Also suitable for South I forest atmosphere.

Railway Station: Local Diesel Trains - Local Diesel Train, Guard's whistle, train departs.

King Of Saxony's Bird Of Paradise (Pteridophora Alberti) - Single call.

Riverside - Gently flowing water at the wide part of a slow moving river (almost forming a lake at this point). Lowland rainforest on both banks. Calls from waterbirds including Pacific black duck. Several other birds calling and singing in background. Cicadas in bac

Manatee (Trichechus Manatus) - close-up breathing and surfacing sounds in pool. Grackles and other birds in background. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Little Owl (Athene Noctua) - Three chicks (about 4 weeks old) in nest box; wing-flapping and calling.

Rocky Seashore - LATE SPRING: AFTERNOON With skylark, arctic tern, oystercatcher, fulmar, dunlin and starling, etc

Woodland - Mid-morning at about 800ft. Loud cicadas. Bellbirds and grey warbler in distance. Slight wind in trees.

Snow Goose (Chen Caerulescens) - close-up contact or comfort calls from male and female at nest, Eiders and other birds in background.

Electronically Generated Sounds - Hand phaser weapon, single shot. (Futuristic Spot Effect.)

Whooper Swan (Cygnus Cygnus) - Calls close-up from several birds. Wigeon & mute swans in background, call from mallard, dabbling & water sounds.

Lifeboat - Lifeboat. On board, tickover, manoeuvring into slipway position with some voices. (Twin diesel engines)

Bornean Orang Utan (Pongo Pygmaeus Pygmaeus) - Shrill whines(faint) & squeak from baby. background sounds of stridulating cicadas. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Bristol Britannina Prop-jet Airliner (Exterior) - Bristol Britannia, exterior, taxi-ing in, engines switched off. (Long/medium range airliner, four turboprop jet engines.)

Farm Machinery - Winnowing machine. Start, corn fed in, corn seperated from chaff; machine switched off.

Deciduous Woodland - AUTUMN: MIDDAY. With robin call and singing, chaffinchs and distant carrion crow calls.

Northern Elephant Seal (Mirounga Angustirostris) - medium close-up 'klunking' calls from a large male. Colony in background.

Helmeted Hornbill (Buceros Vigil) - Honking from hornbill builds to cackling calls. Sounds of stridulating cicadas. background calls from other bird species. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Traffic On Wet Main Road - Slow traffic in fog, some speech and footsteps.

Motor Car: Ford Cortina 1500c 1969 Model: Exterior - Cars: Ford Cortina, 1500cc, 1969 model. Exterior, approach and stop at fast speed

Wren (Troglodytes Troglodytes) - medium close-up song. Yellowhammer prominently in background. Willow warbler and crows in distance,joined by song thrush later, faint cheaps from nestling robins.

Black Capped Mocking Thrush (Donacobius Atricapillus) - medium distance coarse hissing calls. background calls from other bird species. Some clicks & bumps on recording.

Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius Phoeniceus) - close-up feeding calls from several birds feeding on pine cones, sound of them feeding and dropping seeds. Pileated woodpecker in distance. Brown-headed nuthatch calls, tundra swans and dog call in background.

Tree Hyrax (Dendrohyrax Arboreus) - Calls (with loud calls from frogs).

Shining Sunbird (Nectarinia Habessinica) - Recorded at nest. Calls from chick & female sunbird. Some feeding takes place. background sounds of wind & waves.

Cranes - 10-ton Travelling Crane, hoist traverses shop floor. (Recorded in cab.)

Canary (Serinus Canaria) - close-up loud calls including trills. Also some wingbeats.

Black Crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax Nycticorax) - Calls medium close-up from a single bird flying over woodland near village at night, dogs barking & music in distance.

Suricate (Suricata Suricatta) - medium close-up calls while playing between adults, also some grooming.

In A Provincial Town - Provincial town atmosphere, wide perspective rumble of traffic. (Suitable for skyline effect e.g. background ambience)

Pied Crow (Corvus Albus) - Calls close-up, with distant Vinaceous Dove, Grey-headed Gull and Whimbrel.

Hyrax Sp. (Procaviidae Family) - medium close-up loud barks & squeaks from hyraxes. background sounds of insect stridulation. Distant traffic & occasional crows from cockerel. N.B. Exact species unknown, either large-toothed or small-toothed rock hyrax.

Children - Babies & Infants - Group of infants in school playground - 1982 (3C11, reprocessed)

Grey-headed Lovebird (Agapornis Cana) - medium close-up calls from two pairs investigating nest site in dead tree. Flies and cicadas in background.

Africa 1 - The Human World - Central African Republic: Carnot, market atmosphere in small town, with some traffic & distinct speech.

Bbc News Sound Effects (Fairly Random) - tape spooling - beta sp - male interview exterior - fast spoolin

Burchell's Zebra (Equus Burchelli) And - WILDEBEEST OR BRINDLED GNU (CONNOCHAETES TAURINUS) AND SPOTTED HYAENA (CROCUTA CROCUTA) Zebras braying and snorting; wildebeest grunting and hyaenas cackling

Tropical Forest - Winter: Early morning Crowing cockerel and forest insects

Caving & Potholing - Signal sequence, whistles: one blast means stop, two means pull up, three means let down.

The Age Of Steam - Steam Train coasts past left to right with whistle.

Horse Racing (Chases) - Cheltenham Race Course, Starter's voice & horses away, with P.A. system. (Steeplechasing.)

Light Industry - Tyre factory, weathering tyres with hum & rattling of machinery.

Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa Violacea) - Bee passes by. Grasshoppers in background.

Busy Post Office - Busy Post Office Atmosphere, with footsteps and indistinct speech.

Footsteps In Snow - Footsteps in snow, 4 men. (With start and stop)

World War Ii German V2 Rocket - V1 flying bomb, doodle bug, passing over and anti-aircraft fire.

Dry Woodland Atmosphere - Strong calls from bright rumped attila. Whistles from Amazonian antpitta. Other birds and insects in background.

Chacma Baboon  (Papio Ursinus) - Male chasing another male. Exact date unknown. Between December 1980 and November 1981.

Richardson's Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus Richardsoni) - close-up alarm calls at predator. Wind in grass with several birds singing in distance. Another bird calls nearby.

Gallery Forest - Many birds calling, mainly grackles and caciques. Frog croaking. Hoatzins in background, become loud half way through.

Sports Club Bar - Sports Club Bar, lively chatter, twenty to thirty people.

Slow Footsteps Down Wooden Stairs - Footsteps Down Wooden Stairs, man, slow, departing.

Snow Goose (Anser Caerulescens) - medium distance mass flock take-off and calling in flight Crickets in foreground

Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur Catta) - \ MC screams and calls from a troop. Madagascar coucals, common Newtonia, jerys and other birds in background.

Domestic Horse (Equus Caballus) - close-up sound of branding. Neighs from ponies. Chat from people.

Indoor Wrestling - Good throw and applause, bell into PA and chatter

Southern & Western Region Goods Trains - Light engine passing. (Steam train.)

Rainforest Atmosphere - 7'o'clock in the morning. Several unknown birds of paradise calling. Heavy insect sounds in background.

Mersey Ferry, Liverpool - Ferry: Mersey, Liverpool, quayside, departs.

World War 2 - MG 42 (nickname Spandau) machine gun, Bren gun, small arms fire, Bofor gunfire - 1945 (500X)

Prairie - On high ground, calls from Dickcissel. Cricket chorus, strong wind in grasses.

Warthog (Phacochoerus Aethiopicus) - medium close-up grunts, squeals & feeding sounds on short grass from three warthogs. Yellow Wagtails, flies & Cisticolas flying over calling, wind in longer grass One aggressive snort near end.

Romania 1 - Exterior - church bells in Romania, three sets of church bells ringing in different perspectives.

Pigmy Kingfisher (Ispidina Picta Natalensis) - Nestlings being fed

Electric Typewriter (Live Acoustic) - Electric Typewriter: Live Acoustic, fast typing.

Pygmy Chimpanzee (Pan Paniscus) - Screams from juveniles with movement, scuffling around and a cough. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Buzzard (Buteo Buteo) - Begging calls close-up from a 36 day old. Song thrush, wren and other woodland birds in background.

Street Cleaning & Refuse Collection - Refuse collection truck in use, dustmen moving from house to house.

Crimson-bellied Woodpecker (Campephilus Haematogaster) - Trilling calls close-up of young in nest hole with other birds and waterfall in background.

Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Puffinus Posificus) - close-up to medium distance strange moans & wails from birds in burrows at colony. background occasional more shrill calls from shearwaters & other bird species.

Northern Right Whale (Eubalaena Glacialis Glacialis) - close-up 'blowing' and calls from several. No or little water noise Flukes slapping on surface.

Newspapers - Grouting machine operating in block department at a national daily newspaper.

Lakes And Ponds (Loch) - Late Spring: Night - With common gulls, arctic skuas, oystercatcher, golden plover and running water, with slight breeze

Marshland Atmosphere - Night. Frog (Hyla boans), crickets and cicada chorus. Other frogs in distance. Dripping water on leaves.

Interiors - Shops And Cash Registers - Class One Hundred - keyboard operated, bell, change given, coins put in drawer, drawer closed (three times) - 1969 (23Z,reprocessed)

Old Fashioned Lift With Gates (Exterior) - Lift: Old-Fashioned, Gates open & close, Ascends, stops at 2 floors, gates open & close each time.

Interiors - Restaurants - Mixed crowd in a busy tea tent - June '1980 (1R7,reprocessed)

Electronic Sounds - High pitched warble & sting. (Specially created electronic sound.)

Ford Fiesta Motor Car (1980 Model, 1300cc) Interior - Car: Ford Fiesta, 1300 cc, 1980 model. Interior, changing from fourth into third gear

Nightingale (Luscinia Megarhyncha) - Song by day with garden warbler, chiffchaff, etc in background

Common Sandpiper (Tringa Hypoleucos) - Calls close-up. Answer from another bird mp. Distant sheep. Slightly windy.

Urban (Town Or Village) - Late Spring: Early Morning - Churchyard with spotless starlings, swifts, jackdaws, and white stork greeting ceremonies

Black-throated Magpie Jay (Calocitta Colliei) - close-up alarm calls, Roadrunner calls and call from unknown bird - captive.

Common Buzzard (Buteo Buteo) - Hunger calls close-up from a 36-day-old chick. Insects medium close-up. Song thrush mp, wren in distance.

Apricot Portable Micro Computer: 1985 Model - Apricot portable micro computer, disk loaded. (1985 model.)

Greater Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus Ferrumequinum) - Adults flying and young in day

House Sparrow (Passer Domesticus) - AND: SPANISH SPARROW (PASSER HISPANIOLENSIS) Calls close-up of mixed flock of house and Spanish sparrows in reeds roost, with occasional field cricket Very windy; some distant traffic.

Black-necked Crane (Grus Nigricollis) - medium close-up trumpeting display calls from cranes. Very quiet background with occasional sounds from wildfowl.

Motor Car: 1929 4 1/2 Litre Bentley - Exterior, start, revving, tickover, switch off recorded near exhaust. (4.5 litre, 1929 model Bentley)

Peugeot 205gt 1982 1300cc Petrol (car Misfiring Quite Badly) - exterior - nine short, angry blasts

Graceful Warbler (Prinia Gracilis) - Weak contact calls. House Sparrows call near end.

Spotted Sandgrouse (Pterocles Senegallus) - Calls and wingbeats, with call of Black-bellied Sandgrouse near beginning. Slightly windy background.

Church Bells: Czechoslovakia - Domazlice Cathedral bells ringing. (Bells c. 1747)

Farm Machinery: Combine Harvester - Combine Harvester. Approaches and passes.

Wattled Honeyeater (Foulehaio Carunculata) - close-up duetting calls from a pair. Barking pigeon in distance. Cicadas.

Short-toed Lark (Calandrella Cinerea) - Calls and song medium close-up-close-up of several birds With calls of yellow wagtails and distant house crows and waders

Pleske's Ground Jay (Podoces Pleskei) - medium close-up shrill, rapid calls from jay. close-up loud, brief calls with ringing notes from 0m28s. Slight sounds of wind. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Spotted Hyaena (Crocuta Crocuta) - Night Droning calls from hyaenas. close-up laughing hyaenas.

Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula Hypoleuca) - Adults feeding 1-2 day old nestlings

Lapwing (Vanellus Vanellus) - Flight calls and wingbeats close-up. Windy background.

Footsteps On Wood: Running (Dead Acoustic) - Footsteps on Wood, two men running, departing. (Dead acoustic.)

2 Horses On Gravel (Studio) - Two horses on gravel, gallop to stop. (Studio recording)

Aircraft: Trident (Interior) - Trident, Aircraft, interior, take off. (Some indistinct speech)

Thunder - Thunder without rain. Some water droplets. Cicadas in background.

Tall Grass (Wooded) Savanna - Tall grass (wooded) savanna - winter (dry season) - evening. With double-spurred francolin, grey hornbill and bush cricket chorus.

Red Fox (Vulpes Vulpes) - close-up aggressive calls between female and cub over food. Cub leaves den and gives a hunger whine from outside. close-up chewing sounds from female feeding on dead rabbit. Cub gives hunger whines and attempts to feed again. Snarls and close-up chewing sounds from female.

Westland Lynx Helicopter (Exterior) Anglo-french Prototype; Two 1800 H.p. Jet Engines - Westland Lynx, exterior, take off, move away, hover and fade into distance. (Anglo-French prototype helicopter with two 1800 h.p. jet engines.)

Baboon, Gelada (Theropithecus Gelada) - Female soliciting grooming

Lakeside - Late winter/Early spring, early morning,pond-pool. Mallard, pintail, mandarin ducks dabbling and calling while feeding. Prominent mistle thrush in background. Woodpigeons, robins and other woodland birds, calls from moorhen and coot.

Formula One - Mid-race with PA & passes at intervals (1994 Silverstone Grand Prix)

Teenage Crowds - Teenage crowd, stamping, booing & whistling crowd in a stadium.

Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius Phoeniceus) - Roost (with traffic in background.)

Space Travel - Radio line noise after launch of Columbia Space Shuttle. (Recorded at NASA Space Centre.)

Bbc News Sound Effects Tape (Old) - chatter - press conference - snappers - presser

Antarctic Fur Seal (Arctocephalus Gazella) - close-up calls from excited bulls. Some wind at end of band.

Black Faced Sandgrouse (Pterocles Decoratus) - medium close-up landing call from a single bird, other birds & insects in background.

Schoolchildren - Schoolchildren in classroom, 5 to 7 year-olds in class.

Poland - Train station ticket hall, Cracow - with PA,footsteps,muted chat

Diesel Electric Submarine (1961) - Submarine, diving with orders given. (Diesel Electric Submarine, c. 1961.)

Side Striped Jackal (Canis Adustus) - \  Quiet atmosphere. Early morning 4'o'clock. Single jackal calls 1m17s and 2m50s. Distant birds calling. Sound of grass moving in the breeze.

Two-horse Brake (On Hard Surface) - Two-Horse Brake: Hard Surface, waiting, restless horses.

Church Bells St. John The Baptist, Croydon - Church Bells, start into ringing. (St. John the Baptist's Church, Croydon.)

Grey Heron (Ardea Cinerea) - Feeding calls close-up from well grown chicks in nest & adults; wren & chaffinch medium close-up, herring gulls, sheep & a dog in distance.

Lion (Panthera Leo) - close-up sounds of pride at rest under sparse bushes. Moving in grass; hitting tails on ground & each other; sighs & breathing. Rich cricket sounds & hum from flies.

Black-headed Gull (Larus Ridibundus) - Alarm calls close-up in large colony.

Robin (Erithacus Rubecula Melophilus) - Autumn song (with traffic noise)

Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus Hyacinthinus) - medium close-up-medium distance calls from a pair. Other parrots and birds in background.

Tufted Puffin (Lunda Cirrhata) - close-up 'purring' calls from one bird as others fly in and land. Surf in distance.

Cardinal (Cardinalis Cardinalis) - close-up calls from a male, American Goldfinches calling. American Crow calls and dog barking.

Girls‚äô Grammar School - Girls' Grammar School, atmosphere in hall with footsteps & some indistinct chatter. (Wide perspective recording.)

Right Whale (Balaena Glacialis) - Mating pair of whales. Good low & heavy breathing sounds. Loud blow 0m34s. N.B. Some bumps & water slapping against side of boat.

Brewing - Washing casks - Smiles Brewery (small traditional brewer)

Grey-breasted Prinia (Prinia Hodgsoni) - Song and calls close-up of several birds in a feeding party with other birds in distance.

Fire Engines - Three fire engines passing slowly. (With bells and horns.)

Paddy Field Atmosphere - Water buffalo approaches walking in water. background sounds of chickens & ducks.

Hammer Headed Fruit Bat (Hypsignathus Monstrosus) - Rapid honking display calls from male bats. Sounds of insect stridulation. Recorded at night.

Whitethroat (Sylvia Communis) - Song, medium to close perspective. With Chaffinch, Blue Tits, Blackcap, Starling, Grey Wagtail, Willow Warbler, flies and lambs in background.

Oystercatcher (Haematopus Ostralegus) - medium distance alarm or awareness calls. Rock pipit alarm near end of recording. Gulls and terns in distance.

Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio Porphyrio) - medium close-up calls from two or more birds.

Rufous-sided Towhee (Pipilo Erythrophthalmus) - close-up song. Leaves falling in background.

Household - Domestic chiming clock striking quarter to the hour.

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - Adult arrives at nest, chirps and feeds nestlings BCU 0730-0845 hrs

India, Pakistan And Nepal - Countryside - Dry deciduous woodland, winter, early morning, Lal Suhanra, Pakistan, very busy, with some close up calls from bulbuls,crow-pheasant, mynahs, parakeets, warblers, doves and treepies

Equestrian Events - Fox Hunting, hounds 'singing', huntsman blows "Picking Up Hounds" on horn.

Motor Car: Porsche 924 1984cc (1979)  Exterior - Cars: Porsche 924, 1984cc, 1979 model. Interior, handbrake operated

Dry Deciduous Woodland Atmosphere - Dry deciduous woodland - Winter - Early Morning. Very busy with some close-up calls from tree pies, doves, mynahs, bulbuls, warblers, crow-pheasant, parakeets. Some distant voices.

Vogelkop Gardener Bowerbird (Amblyornis Inornatus) - close-up dull tinny/metallic intermittent call from single bird. Softer cooing sounds. Wing beats from taking-off.

Post Office Telephones - Post Office Telephone, Receiver replaced. (Recorded at caller's end.)

Common Tern (Sterna Hirundo) - Calls close-up and medium close-up from several. Avocet mp. Distant lapwing.

Bearded Bellbird (Procnias Averano) - medium distance loud calls. One loud close-up call from a golden-headed manakin. Other birds in distance. Insects.

Common Buzzard (Buteo Buteo) - Chick calling close-up. Song thrush & woodpigeon in distance. Blowflies medium close-up. Wind in trees mp.

Country Market - Auctioning pigs, general atmosphere in market. (Winslow)

Arctic Skua (Stercorarius Parasiticus) - Calls close-up from several birds. Calls close-up from single bird.

Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus Hyacinthinus) - close-up calls and alarm calls. Quiet background.

Laysan Albatross (Diomedea Immutabilis) - close-up display calls from an immature bird. Wedge-tailed shearwaters, red-tailed tropicbirds and terns in background.

Red Bishop (Euplectes Orix) - Cheerful sounding cheeps from male. background calls from other bird species. Distant sounds of traffic.

Bell's Vireo (Vireo Bellii) - close-up song, Gila Woodpecker, Gambel's Quail and White-winged Dove in distance.

Kaka (Nestor Meridionalis) - Good medium close-up typical calls from kaka. Rapid whistling notes. background constant buzz of wasps.

Dry Deciduous Forest Atmosphere - Dry deciduous forest - Dawn 0700hrs. Various birds and insects including manakins, parrots and woodpecker.

Transport - Rolls Royce Silver Spirit, interior, electrical window open & close. (6.75 litres, 1986 model.)

Lesser Flamingo (Phoeniconaias Minor) - medium close-up flock calls from several thousand birds. Excited calls, some close-up, as groups move through flock. Call from warbler on shore. Crickets in grass.

Wetland Atmosphere - \ Fairly lively atmosphere. medium close-up to distant calls & song from many bird species. medium distance to background calls fom Everglade kite, best at 0m19s, 0m25s & 0m50s. Stridulating insects. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Ten-pin Bowling - Ten Pin Bowling, general atmosphere in machinery room.

Autumn Atmosphere (Southern England) - Autumn, Atmosphere: Sparrows, Starlings, Blackbirds roosting in thicket, subdued.

Excavators & Pumps - One bulldozer approaches, stops, switches off.

Cricket Sp - Stridulating medium close-up with chorus of insects in background.

Puerto Rican Tody (Todus Mexicanus) - Recorded near tody nest. Clear medium close-up calls & cawing. Some sounds of wind.

Suricate (Suricata Suricatta) - close-up calls from babies being guarded by adults - which are making the deeper calls. Moving-off calls towards end. Hissy.

Wessex Ii 16-seater Helicopter (Exterior) (2 Bristol Siddeley Gnome Turbines) - Westland Wessex mark 2, exterior, land, switch off. (16-seater helicopter with 2 Bristol Siddeley Gnome turbines.)

1964 Renault 1100 Saloon Car - Renault 1100 saloon, starts. (1964 model.)

Elephant (Loxodonta Africana) - Feeding on thorn tree NB: Exact date in 1982 unknown

Motor Car: Ford Ecsort 1300 (Manual) (Interior) - Ford Escort 1300, interior, false starts. (1300cc engine, manual transmission.)

Brown Dipper (Cinclus Pallasii) - MC flight call with loud river sound.

Dogs: Beagles (Interior) - Dogs: Beagles, Interior, two being fed, fight breaks out at 1'50", growling and sniffing.

Thailand 1 - 3rd Class Single Deck Bus, run through traffic with starts & stops, with ticket machine.

Nightingale Wren (Microcerculus Marginatus) - medium close-up song. Parrots, other birds and cicadas in distance.

Motor Car: 1968 Citroen Am 1.6 (Interior) - Interior, start, hill climb. (Ami 6, 1968 model, 602cc: Citroen)

White-water Rapids - Sound of very fast flowing river, recorded from centre of river facing upstream turning to side of river.

Llama (Lama Glama) - \ With alpaca. Sounds of animals grazing on a high moorland plain, medium close-up, including walking, snorting and scratching. NB Exact date of recording not known.

Kea (Nestor Notabilis) - close-up calls from a single bird. Another in background. Very distant waterfall. Traffic hum towards end of recording.

Wren (Troglodytes Troglodytes Zetlandicus) - Song - close perspective

Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius Semipalmatus) - close-up alarm calls, Snow Geese and other birds in background.

Little Owl (Athene Noctua) - Three chicks (about 4 weeks old) calling in nest box; preening sounds. Adult calls in distance.

Manatee (Trichechus Manatus) - close-up breathing in pool. Birds in distance. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Railway Station: Local Diesel Trains - Local Diesel Train, train arrives, passengers disembark.

Guianan Cock Of The Rock (Rupicola Rupicola) - medium distance calls from males at lekking ground. Also some medium close-up calls.\ Occasional clicks from bill snapping males. background calls from other bird species. Sounds of wind in canopy & stridulating insects. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Vogelkop Gardener Bowerbird (Amblyornis Inornatus) - Frog-like calls. \ Very loud call @ 001m39s. Different call @ 002m10s.

Great Snipe (Gallinago Media) - close-up calls from several; windy background

Fairgrounds And The Circus - Cobra rollercoaster - from side of track - May '1985 (recorded West Midlands Safari Park) (5F4,reprocessed)

Capybara (Hydrochoerus Hydrochaeris) - Squeals & sounds of movement from young capybara.

Rifleman (Acanthisitta Chloris) - close-up calls from an adult & juvenile. Calls very similar. Some brief song. Windy background drops towards end of recording.

Lakeside Atmosphere - Spring:Early morning. Mallard, Canada Geese, Lesser yellowlegs, red-winged blackbirds, swallows. Other birds in distance.

Livestock 2 - Calf Auction, interior, with lots of animal noise.

Helmeted Hornbill (Buceros Vigil) - Soft honking calls from hornbill. Good cackling calls 0m38s. Sounds of stridulating cicadas. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Northern Elephant Seal (Mirounga Angustirostris) - close-up distress calls from female. Colony in background.

Black Capped Mocking Thrush (Donacobius Atricapillus) - Various calls from mocking thrush. background insect stridulation. N.B. Some distortion on right hand channel.

Quiet Harbour Background - Cross-Channel car ferry, interior, rough sea recorded in anchor chain locker of ferry.

Yellow-billed Oxpecker (Buphagus Africanus) - Calls of several. with flies buzzing.

Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius Phoeniceus) - medium close-up roosting calls from a large flock, crickets in background, insects and frogs.

Streamertail (Trochilus Polytmus) - medium close-up shrill, repetitive cheeps from male. background quiet with faint sounds of wind.

Rocky Seashore - WINTER: MIDDAY With gentle seawash, distant herring gulls and close rock pipits

Whooper Swan (Cygnus Cygnus) - Calls & feeding sounds close-up, wigeon & mute swans in background. Call from mallard, barnacle geese in distance near end.

Electronically Generated Sounds - High power phaser weapon., single shot. (Futuristic Spot Effect.)

16ft Speedboat (40 H.p. Outboard) - 16 foot, 40 h.p. engine - departing. (Exterior)

Island Atmosphere - Bleak atmosphere with constant sounds of wind. medium distance calls from unidentified bird species. Occasional slight buffeting. N.B. Introduced bird species(all native land birds extinct). Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Wildebeest Or Brindled Gnu (Connochaetes Taurinus) - Grunting close perspective

Bbc News Sound Effects (Fairly Random) - tape spooling - dv cam - medium - various sport rushes - includi

Black Parrot (Coracopsis Nigra) - close-up contact calls, others in background.

Africa 1 - The Human World - Kenya: Nairobi, fish & meat market, with knife sharpener, banging & clattering. (Could be used as workshop, factory, etc.)

Red-rumped Swallow (Hirundo Daurica) - Flight calls and wingbeats of nesting pair. Nightingale and Corn Bunting song in background.

Water Vole (Arvicola Amphibius) - Excited squeaks and courtship chase

African Buffalo (Synceros Caffer) - close-up sounds of buffalo charging a pride of lions in defence of an injured male; hoof-beats & grunts; lions snarl & growl as they are forced to retreat. Rufous-tailed starlings call & alarm call, cricket chorus & other birds in background. At end injured buf

Grey Heron (Ardea Cinerea) - Hunger calls close-up from five-week-old chicks, house sparrows calls close-up.

Suricate (Suricata Suricatta) - close-up calls while at rest during the afternoon. Some digging sounds.

Dawn In A Suburban Garden - Cliff top atmosphere with seagulls circling overhead, heavy seawash below.

Eating Places & Food Shops - Cellar wine bar - crowded at lunchtime.

Common Peafowl (Pavo Cristatus) - close-up tail shakes. Loud calls from peacocks in background. Bird flies up on to top of cage at end of recording. Song thrush, collared doves etc in background.

London Underground - London Underground, train passing. (In tunnel.)

Mountain Gorilla (Gorilla Gorilla Beringei) - Family group eating wild celery & contact calling. Also some adult chest beating.

Forest - Mid-morning in gallery forest by Mara River. Loud cicadas at start. Woodland kingfisher, grey-backed camaroptera, black-backed puff-back, didric cuckoo, tropical boubou & other birds.

European Bee Eater (Merops Apiaster) - medium close-up shrill calls from a group of bee eaters. Occasional wing beats & sounds of movement. Sounds of group take off 3m33s. Intermittant wind buffeting on mic.

Rainforest - Early morning by shallow river. Water sounds. Calls from blue-shouldered robin chats, grey wagtail, common bulbul and frogs.

Snow Goose (Anser Caerulescens) - Distant - close-up calls from several groups flying overhead Yellow-rumped warblers calling in background

Fast Footsteps Up Wooden Stairs - Footsteps Up Wooden Stairs, woman, fast, departing.

Gallery Forest - Midday. Wedge-capped capuchins feeding in trees. Cicadas and other insects. Birds in distance.

Radio And Electrical Sounds - Morse Code background interference.

Footsteps On Stones & Shingle - Footsteps on shingle, 1 man. (With start and stop)

White Tailed Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus Albicilla) - Ravens mobbing eagle. Wingbeats & good calls from eagle. Also some calls from ravens. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

World War Ii Flying Bomb (Vi) (German Doodle Bug) - V1 - Flying Bomb (Doodle Bug) seven in quick succession approach

Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus Himantopus) - close-up to mp calls and alarm calls in a large colony. Mp fan-tailed warbler.

Chacma Baboon  (Papio Ursinus) - Juvenile screaming to be chased or carried by an older juvenile. Exact date unknown. Between December 1980 and November 1981.

The Age Of Steam - Steam Train passes at very high speed on welded track, left to right. (Vintage reprocessed recording, simulated stereo.)

Tall Grass Savanna - Summer: Night Frogs, crickets and bush crickets

Light Industry - Assembly shop, general atmosphere with sound of machinery & some indistinct speech.

Grasshopper (Chorthippus Apicalis) - Chorus of males stridulating medium close-up-close-up.

Dartford Warbler (Sylvia Undata) - Alarm churrs. Nightingale song in background.

World War 2 - Enemy shell, mortar fire, MG 42 (nickname Spandau) machine gunfire in background - 1945 (500Y)

Saddleback (Creadion Carunculatus) - medium close-up typical calls. Bellbirds in background. Wind in trees.

Woodland/parkland - Autumn: Dawn Calls from a flock of Common Grackles, Woodpecker tapping on branch at start, flock flies off at end, House Sparrows in background.

King Bird Of Paradise (Cicinnurus Regius) - medium distance calls from a single bird. Heavy insect noise and other unknown birds in background.

Audience In Hall - Audience in hall, mixed chatter, fairly quiet. (30 people)

Plantation/forest - Night. Frogs calling from pools in a coconut plantation. Cricket chorus in background.

Sailing Dinghy - Small Boats On Lake: Rowing Boat, start rowing and stop.

Black Field Cricket (Teleogryllus Commodus) - medium close-up stridulation from a single cricket. Distant crickets and cicadas. Surf in background (could be wind in trees). Recorded at night.

Motor Car: 1960 Ford Anglia (Interior) - Interior, traversing flooded unmade road. (1960 Ford Anglia)

Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius Dubius Curonicus) - Typical call

Steam Railway Goods Yard - Coupling trucks in a steam railway goods yard.

Indoor Wrestling - Tag match: PA annct with crowd reaction, bell; bout begins.

Park - Winter: Early Morning Rather neutral, with Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird, Chaffinch, Nuthatch and House Sparrow. background traffic roar.

Saddleback (Creadion Carunculatus) - Short, piercing rhythmic calls from saddleback. background sounds of wind in trees. N.B. Different location/dialect to NHS1284 bands 4-15. Exact location is unknown, though the same as NHS1284 bands 1,2.

Crimson-bellied Woodpecker (Campephilus Haematogaster) - Trilling calls close-up of young in nest hole with other birds in background. (Waterfall in distance).

Newspapers - Atmosphere in linotype department at a national daily newspaper.

Pygmy Chmpanzee (Pan Paniscus) - Individual building nest, breaking branches & foliage. Insects in background. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Common Sandpiper (Tringa Hypoleucos) - Calling, with Great Black-backed Gull in background.

Road Re-surfacing - Gully emptier arrives, drain opened, pipe inserted, drain cleaned and flushed, pipe retracted and stowed away, vehicle moves off.

Electric Typewriter (Live Acoustic) - Electric Typewriter: Live Acoustic, medium typing.

Marshland (Fenland) - With bewick's swans, skylark, wigeon, lapwing, coot

Rainforest Atmosphere - Dawn chorus in rainforest. background sounds of insects & calls from many bird species. Distant calls of howler monkeys.

Black Kite (Milvus Migrans) - Wingbeats of birds at rubbish tip, with swarms of blow flies.

Harris' Hawk (Parabuteo Unicinctus) - close-up alarm calls, White-winged Dove, Gila Woodpecker, Cactus Wren in distance, plus House Sparrows in parts, unknown bird in background at end.

Electronic Sounds - Gentle hum, with start & stop. (Specially created electronic sound.)

Common Sandpiper (Tringa Hypoleucos) - close-up and mp calls from two birds. Insects medium close-up. Skylark mp. Meadow pipit and sheep in distance. Slightly windy.

Ships‚äô Sirens - Boat Drill, ship's siren, seven short blasts, one long, pause one long blast. (Last blast signals end of drill.)

Interiors - Restaurants - Atmosphere in a crowded tea marquee - 1981 (1C23,reprocessed)

Interiors - Shops And Cash Registers - Class One Hundred - opened, keyboard operated, closed - 1969 (23Z,reprocessed)

Marshland Atmosphere - Night. Frog (Eleutherodactylus urichi) and cricket chorus. Distant traffic at times.

Lakeside Atmosphere - Spring, day. Coot, purple gallinule, corn bunting, reed warbler, sparrows, marsh harrier, great crested grebe, olivaceous warbler. (Wind in reeds)

Sandhill Crane (Grus Canadensis) - Calls medium close-up from flock feeding in a cornfield at 50-100m distance. Windy background. NB Recorded between 01/04/87 and 06/04/87

Old Fashioned Lift With Gates (Exterior) - Lift: Old-Fashioned, Gates open and close.

Triumph Tr6 Sports Car, 1971 (Exterior) - Exterior, approach, stop, tickover, depart. (TR6 Sports Car, 1971 model)

Church Bells (Foreign) - Cologne Cathedral, single bell tolling.

Napoleonic Battle: 18th Century: Re-enactment - Napoleonic Battle Re-enactment, armies on battlefield led by bands, with cannon & musket fire. (18th Century battle re-enactment recorded in East Sussex.)

Woodland - Night, prominent cricket, others in background, distant owl, dove, snort from impala, grunts from wildebeest.

Sulphur-breasted Musk Parrot (Prosopeia Personata) - medium distance - medium close-up calls from a single bird which flies off at end of recording. Golden whistler in background. Cicadas & crickets.

19ft Motor Boat (12 H.p. Petrol Engine) - Tickover. (Stern of 19 foot motor boat, 12 h.p. petrol engine)

Magellanic Woodpecker (Campephilus Magellanicus) - Calls close-up (windy).

Spotted Sandgrouse (Pterocles Senegallus) - Calls at drinking pool, with alarm calls of Marsh Sandpiper in flight. Crested Lark calls near end.

Pipit (Anthus Genus) - medium close-up brief song from pipit (exact species unknown). Clear sounds. background whine of insects. Distant calls from waterfowl.

Ford Anglia 105e Van (1963, 997cc): Interior - Motor Van: Horn, interior, (Ford Anglia 105E, 1963 model, 997cc).

Wood Duck (Aix Sponsa) - MC take-off from water and flight calls from a pair. Crickets and wind in bushes.

Peugeot 205gt 1982 1300cc Petrol (car Misfiring Quite Badly) - exterior - four attempts to start engine

Woodland - Mid-afternoon. Crickets and cicadas. Insects. Calls and song from distant saddleback, grey warbler and bellbirds. Slight wind in trees.

Mechanical Digger (Four Wheels) - Mechanical digger, approaching & passing. (Four wheeled vehicle.)

3 Horses On Gravel (Studio9 - Three horses on gravel, walk to stop. (Studio recording).

Chaffinch (Fringilla Coelebs) - 'Pink-pink' call, with light rain.

Aircraft: Trident (Interior) - Trident, Aircraft, interior,  take off and climb.

Footsteps On Wood: Running (Dead Acoustic) - Footsteps on Wood, three men running, departing. (Dead acoustic.)

Romania 2 - Exterior - country-yard atmosphere., chickens scratching around, birdsong, distant children playing, distant motor traffic occasionally (rec. nr Bulgarian border, Romania).

Short Grassland (Pampas) - Early Spring: Day - Very neutral with wind blowing through grass and scrub occasional distant southern lapwings

Interiors - Various 2 - Fish market, auditioning fish at market (rec. Grimsby) - 1984 (7F1,reprocessed)

Water 4 - River cascading over rocks, close perspective (1W7,reprocessed)

Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula Hypoleuca) - Song with carrion crow and sheep in background

Banded Mongoose (Mungos Mungo) - Calls from a group. Buzzing sounds from insects. Birds calling in background.

Leach's Petrel (Oceanodroma Leucorhoa) - AND FORK-TAILED PETREL (OCEANODROMA FURCATA) close-up flight calls and wing-beats from a large flock of incoming birds. 11.30pm, birds making for burrows.

Vintage Motor Car: Fiat 509a Saloon: Interior - Cars: Vintage motor car Fiat 509A saloon. Interior, person exits

Dairies - Bottle washing machine starts, operates and fades at end.

Formula One - One car passes noisily (1994 Silverstone Grand Prix)

Wrybill (Anarhynchus Frontalis) - close-up calls from several in flock at high-tide roost. Flock calls. Excited calls near end as tide flows closer. Flock of about 60 birds fly in with masked plover (calling) to join main flock at end of recording. Prominent calls from *Australian stilts. Dista

Tsikirity Warbler (Nesillas Typica) - close-up calls, other birds and frogs in background, distant river.

Tropical Forest Atmosphere - With common bulbul, doves, cicadas and crickets, brown-throated wattle-eye, & West African thrush.

Pygmy Chimpanzee (Pan Paniscus) - medium close-up-close-up individual peeps and grunts. Cicadas & birds in background.

Tree Cricket (Oecanthus Pullucens) - Tree-cricket stridulating. Day, autumn.

Greater Bamboo Lemur (Hapalemur Simus) - purr, becomes increasingly agitated

Whirlwind 10-seater Helicopter (Exterior), 1 Bristol Siddeley Gnome Turbine - Westland Whirlwind, exterior, two helicopters circling. (10-seater helicopter with 1 Bristol Siddeley Gnome turbine.)

Monsoon Forest - Early morning. Cicadas. Song and calls from golden whistlers, calls from wattled honeyeaters and sulphur breasted musk parrots. Wing beats from barking pigeon. Occasional water dripping on leaves.

Two-horse Brake (On Hard Surface) - Two-Horse Brake: Hard Surface, trot past.

Side Striped Jackal (Canis Adustus) - Quiet atmosphere. close-up jackal barking and growling. Insects calling and grass rustling in background.

Diesel Electric Submarine (1961) - Submarine, surfacing with orders given. (Diesel Electric Submarine, c. 1961.)

Tall Grass Savanna - LATE SPRING: MIDDAY Various birds and distant crickets NB: Low pitched hum on entire band / vehicle noise

Common Starling (Sturnus Vulgaris) - medium close-up sound of several thousand birds, with calls from birds flying in.

Poland - Opera house auditorium, Poland, general atmosphere before performance, occas. distinct speech

Manx Shearwater (Puffinus Puffinus) - close-up flight calls and wingbeats from birds flying in to their burrows at night. Many more in background. Calls from oystercatchers. Distant surf.

Wasp Sp. (Hymenoptera) - close-up sound of wasp digging in sand and going in and out of burrow. close-up buzzing from others flying to and from site. Higher pitched hum from a parasite satellite fly. Fly follows wasp into burrow and is chased out - end of recording.

Schoolchildren - Schoolchildren playing in urban Junior School playground. (Mid distance with footsteps)

Spanish Sparrow (Passer Hispaniolensis) - Alarm and flight call.

Bits & Pieces - Outdoor classical concert - Applause after movement

Rainforest Atmosphere - Atmosphere recorded during early morning. Sounds of stridulating insects. Song from Wilson's bird of paradise 0m30s, 1m40s. Also tuneful song from warbler (Malurini tribe, exact species unknown) 0m40s. Distant bird calls.

Cricket Sp - close-up stridulation with distant birds and water trickling from stream.

Plymouth Fire, 1941 - Plymouth Fire 1941, atmosphere at scene of fire caused by German bombing raid, with flames crackling, masonry falling & activity of fire services.

King Cormorant (Phalacrocorax Albiventer) - Calls close-up in colony from adults moving around and taking off, good wingbeats, Kelp and Dolphin Gulls in background.

Tank Guns - Tank Guns, 76mm smoke shells fired twice. (Recorded at target end.)

Adventure - Rally Car Racing, cars at start of race with starter giving countdown

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - NB: Recorded from microphones placed beside a Reed Warbler's nest. 0430 - 0455hrs Male arrives at nest close-up singing, takes over incubation from female, then sings sub-song occasionally before leaving.

Dusky Legged Guan (Penelope Obscura) - medium distance whistling/piping contact calls from Guan. Also some other, brief calls from Guan. Sounds of insect stridulation.

Dinghy (Powered By A Small Outboard Motor) - Dinghy: Start, depart, birdsong, Small outboard motor

Rook (Corvus Frugilegus) - Adult arrives and feeds nestlings BCU.

Rufous-sided Towhee (Pipilo Erytrhopthalmus) - medium close-up alarm calls, other birds in distance, slight wind in trees.

Mallard (Anas Platyrhynchos) - close-up male's whistle-grunt display [courtship], wth other mallards medium distance, other species of duck, & robin, distant

Slow Flowing River Or Stream - Riverside: Late Spring; Mid-day Slow moving river draining into Lake Ichkeul. Fan-tailed Warbler, Bee-eater, Reed Warbler, Corn Bunting, Little Owl, Quail, Nightingale, Olivaceous Warbler.

London Riverside Atmosphere - Riverside: Chelsea, London, atmosphere.

Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga Leonina) - close-up `lost' calls from a pup. Bull calling in background. Colony in background.

Exterior Crowds 2 - Mixed outdoor crowd at Henley Regatta - close perspective (occasional indistinct PA and boats) ,1975 (2C7,reprocessed)

Black-headed Gull (Larus Ridibundus) - Adults and immature calling close-up. Trickling water close-up. Wind mp, distant surf.

Willow Grouse (Lagopus Lagopus) - close-up calls, geese and sparrow in background.

University Of St. Mary The Virgin Church Clock, Oxford - Clock of the University Church of St Mary the Virgin, Oxford striking three o'clock.

Tarsier Sp.(tarsius Genus) - Recorded at night. medium close-up to medium distance shrill, persistant calls from tarsiers(exact species unknown). Occasional wingbeats from hornbill. Distant sounds of the sea.

Grey-backed Camaroptera (Camaroptera Brevicaudata) - Calls close-up, with distant Grey Plantain-eater, doves, crickets and cicadas.

Comedy, Fantasy & Horror - Church organist. (Comedy Spot Effect.)

Grey Heron (Ardea Cinerea) - Guttural calls close-up; jackdaw & blue tit in distance.

Rainforest - Midday. Loud cicadas. Birds singing in background. Wind in canopy. Branches creaking.

Sea Coast: Sand Flats - DAY: ANY SEASON With sandwich tern, curlew, ringed plover, oystercatchers, linnets and sea

Trains - Electric Train, doors opened & closed as train is boarded. (Some birdsong in background.)

Crowds: Foreign - Ballroom Atmosphere, footstep shuffle, chatter & applause at end.

Lambretta Motor Scooter, 1968 (Exterior) - Lambretta Scooter, approach, stop, tick over, depart.

Hoatzin (Opisthocomus Hoatzin) - Dry, rasping alarm calls from hoatzin. Also some other calls from hoatzin. Shrill calls from carib grackle 0m52s. background busy with calls from many bird species. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus Collybitus) - medium close-up song. Another calling, then singing in background. Other birds in distance.

Washing Machine - Washing Machine: Hotpoint Twintub, Domestic, worn out model c. 1966.

Eurasian Bittern (Botaurus Stellaris) - 'Booming' call medium close-up, blue tit, wood pigeon & wren in background. Reed warbler, pheasant & moorhen in distance.

Austin A35 Van 1968 (Interior) - Interior, 4 false starts. (1968 Austin A35 Van)

Talking Toys - Talking Story Set Record, animal story. (Speech mainly unidentifiable.)

Tropical Forest Atmosphere - Dusk. Insects, including cicadas, and distant birds.

Aircraft: Vc 10 (Exterior) - Vickers VC10, exterior, taxi into close-up, switch off. (Long-range airliner, 4 jet engines.)

Western Gull (Larus Occidentalis) - Pair at nest uttering medium close-up low intensity anxiety calls. Terns and Heermann's gull mp. Distant sealion.

Mixed - Bicycle, 1936 Raleigh sports model, passing with bell from right to left.

New Zealand Sealion (Phocarctos Hookeri) - close-up female grunts 'gruffs'

Rainforest Atmosphere - Rainforest. Nightingale wren with other birds in background, cicadas and dripping water.

Post Office Telegraph Equipment - Burgett ABC receiver operating. (c.1850)

Footsteps On Pavement: Walking - Footsteps on Pavement, man & woman walking, with start & stop.

Stream Atmosphere - Dry season Tropical river in forest Midday With various birds and insects

Siskin (Carduelis Spinus) - close-up calls and part song. Other birds in distance.

Footsteps Down Stone Stairs - Medium tempo footsteps down stone stairs, 2 men. (With approach and stop)

Caving & Pot-holing - Wire ladder unrolled at top of 60ft pitch in a cave.

Cook's Petrel (Pterodroma Cookii) - close-up calls from birds flying in from the sea to burrows at dusk. Cooing sounds also made. Kakas call in distance at times. Crickets in distance. Slight surf in distance.

Southern Region Electric Trains (Interior) - Interior, stops at signals.

Bridge Building: London Bridge - Close perspective recording of girders being welded. (Construction of London Bridge, 1969)

Woolly Spider Monkey (Brachyteles Arachnoides) - close-up 'neigh' calls. Monkeys jumping around in trees. Others in background.

Wood Duck (Aix Sponsa) - close-up display calls frm males, both types of calls in communal display, other birds in background. background Noise.

Northern Gannet (Morus Bassanus) - Individual calls. Occasional calls from herring gulls & razorbills.

Wolf (Canis Lupus) - Licking snow close-up. Whining and growling close-up while chasing each other. Raven in distance. N.B The precise date of this recording is unknown.

Motor Car: Ford Cortina 1600 (Interior) - Ford Cortina 1600, interior, self starter, fast run, stop. (1600cc engine.)

Beam Fishing Trawler - Beam Fishing Trawler: On Board, Collecting trawled fish from deck.

Mixed Woodland Atmosphere - LATE SPRING/SUMMER: DAWN With woodland birds

Camel Market - medium close-up voices of traders at camel fair. Camel complains as halter is put on & handler hangs onto tail!

Wolseley Sixteen-sixty Car 1967 (Interior) - Interior, start, reversing. (Wolseley sixteen-sixty car, 1967)

Trains: Paris Metro, France - Paris Metro: Interior, old train, runs for 2 stations, with doors.

Dial 999 - Fire engine, pass left to right with electronic two-tone siren.

Mixed Boreal Forest Atmosphere - Boreal forest: reed-fringed lake: mid morning. Wind through reeds and bushes. Red-winged blackbirds, yellow warblers, common yellowthroat, cedar waxwing, bull and green frogs. Could also be used for spruce bog atmosphere.

Communication & Electronics - Creed transmitter, perforator & receiver working together.

Ecclesiastical Effects 1 - St. Paul's Cathedral, London, general atmosphere in cathedral - 1973 (1C2,reprocessed)

Oriel College Clock, Oxford - Oriel College clock striking twelve o'clock.

World War Ii Aircraft: Spitfire Fighter (Exterior) - Supermarine Spitfire, exterior, landing, taxi to close-up. (World War II fighter, one piston engine.)

Lesser Flamingo (Phoeniconaias Minor) - medium close-up calls from a flock of several thousand. Small groups running through water & taking off. Others preening & flapping wings.

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - Distress calls close-up from female being attacked by male. Distant skylark.

Studio Pottery - Banging clay on bench for throwing pot. (Recorded at a Studio Pottery.)

Lesser Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle Rudis) - Flight calls medium close-up of pair.

Horses 1 - Two horses approach at trot, pass at walk on gravelly track, right to left.

Army Drill With Orders - High velocity light machine gun firing in short bursts from 500 yards. (At receiving end.)

Chatter - Crowd of 40-50 men & women in hall, continuous serious indistinct speech.

Falling Rocks - Large rocks falling from cliff into wadi. Echoing impacts.

Riverside - Dawn. Several birds calling prominently at start. Spangled kookaburras. Other birds in background including yellow bellied gerygone. Cricket chorus. Occasional water drops in river.

Common Tern (Sterna Hirundo) - Calls medium close-up in colony. Sandwich terns medium close-up. Black-headed gulls mp. Distant ringed plover.

Gardening - Rotary mower - start, mowing medium-sized lawn, stop.

Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus Ater) - medium close-up calls from mainly one bird, flight calls at end, other birds in distance, some noise from windmill and pump.

Eider (Somateria Mollissima) - close-up female calls to chicks, chicks calling. Meadow pipit song display medium distance, oystercatcher, shelduck & sheep in distance. Surf in background.

Household - Household: Light Switch, wall mounted, electric  operated.

Burrowing Owl (Athene Cunicularia) - close-up call from an adult. Chicks calling in background.

Triumph 650 Cc Motor Cycle - Triumph 650cc twin, several machines depart.

Mouse (Murinae Subfamily) - close-up sounds of mouse feeding on, and collecting sour fig plant seed cases, cases being pulled from stems, then scuffling sounds as it cleans sand away from burrow entrance. NB:Exact date of recording is unknown.

Aircraft 3 - Taxi up & switch off (WWII aircraft, one piston Griffon engine).

Trains 2 - Shutting side of wooden truck in steam railway goods yard.

Savanna Atmosphere - medium close-up shrill, rapid birdsong. background busy with calls from many other bird species. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Riverside Atmosphere - Quiet riverside atmosphere. Gently flowing river. Insect noises. N.B. Brahmaputra River also known as the Jamuna River.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Busy atmosphere with many calls from birds at all perspectives. close-up shrill calls from bird. background sounds of roaring water. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Small Children (Indoors) - A 3 year old boy and 2 year old girl playing 'going shopping'

19th Century Static Steam Engine - Corliss steam engine, start up. (Built in 1889, 91 h.p.)

Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius Dubius Curonicus) - Anxiety call of adult with young

Footsteps Across Sand - footsteps as man walks across sand on beach

Canyon - Spring; Day Streamside atmosphere in canyon, Blackstart, House Sparrows, Sand Partridge frogs and graceful Warbler in background.

Schools / Crowds - Primary School, junior girls' gym class (quite active), general atmosphere with equipment used & whistle blown twice at end of track.

European Water Vole (Arvicola Terrestris) - close-up sound of vole grooming; swims off at end of recording. Calls from waterbirds in distance. Traffic in distance.

Coastal Lagoon - LATE SPRING: EVENING With sandwich terns, black-headed gulls, little and common terns, ringed plover, shelduck, yellow wagtail, etc and distant sea

Royal Albert Hall - Royal Albert Hall: Atmosphere before concert. No tuning

Black Handed Spider Monkey (Ateles Geoffroyi) - medium close-up - medium distance calls and sounds of movement from several feeding in trees. Insects and birds in background.

Cloud Forest Atmosphere - Winter, early morning, 6000 feet. Friendly warbler and golden-naped barbet plus other birds and cicadas, not busy.

Ffestinog Narrow Gauge Steam Train. Exterior - Blaenau Ffestiniog Light Railway, Steam Train arrives & stops.

Woodland Savanna - Sunrise. Dominant calls from rainbow lorikeets, with noisy friarbirds and spangled kookaburras in background. Other birds,crickets and insects.

Woodland Savanna Atmosphere - Windy atmosphere. Wind in trees & bushes, occasional gusts. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus Leucocephalus) - close-up calls from chicks in nest, wind in trees.

White Noise Synthesised Wind (Constant Pitch) - White noise filtered to simulate wind at constant pitch. Wind 6. (3 tones up from Wind 5)

Glaucous Gull (Larus Hyperboreus) - Calls medium close-up from a single bird with another in the background. (Water in background).

Common Bulbul (Pyconotus Barbatus) - Song medium close-up-close-up.

Tropical Seasonal Forest Atmosphere - medium distance croaks from frogs. Fairly noisy sounds of rain on foliage(& sometimes on microphone). Also occasional medium close-up croaks. N.B. Time of day of this recording is unknown. Distant veicle noise at end of recording.

Chacma Baboon  (Papio Ursinus) - Juvenile screaming. Exact date unknown. December 1980 to November 1981

Motor Car: Ford Cortina 1.6 Gl (Manual) 1982 Model: Interior - Cars: 1.6 GL (Manual) 1982 model, Ford Cortina. Interior, slow run on rough track

Lake Atmosphere - medium distance & background calls from many bird species. Most prominent calls from geese. Also sounds of stridulating insects. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown, Possible distant hum of traffic.

Desert Atmosphere - medium distance birdsong, possibly from red whiskered bulbul. Also sounds from other birds. Occasional insect buzz. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown. Also some scrub/bushland at this location.

Hoatzin (Opisthocomus Hoazin) - Calls and wingbeats medium close-up. Cicadas mp, other birds in distance. A few mike bumps.

African Civet (Civettictis Civetta) - medium close-up chittering calls. Some water splashes. background insect stridulation & running water.

House Sparrow (Passer Domesticus) - Two adults singing and chirruping.

Madagascar Bulbul (Hypsipetes Madagascariensis) - close-up excited calls. River and other birds in background.

Bang! - RAF Hawker Siddeley Harrier, three fly overhead firing cannon (some tank engine noise in foreground).

Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus Magellanicus) - 'Billing' close-up from adults, colony in background.

World War I - Ext. approach, taxi to stop, tickover - 1968 (104D)

Triumph Tr6 Sports Car, 1971 (Exterior) - Exterior, 1 door opened & closed. (TR6 Sports Car, 1971 model)

Red-billed Gull (Larus Novaehollandiae Scopulinus) - Highly alarmed colony medium close-up. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Anne Boleyn's Clock, Hampton Court - Anne Boleyn's Clock, chimes & 8 o'clock

Domestic Clock (Heavy Gong) - Domestic clock striking nine o'clock. (Domestic clock with heavy gong.)

Black Browed Albatross (Diomedea Melanophris) - Display, with calls of young

Chaffinch (Fringilla Coelebs) - close-up 'huet' calls. Chaffinches, blackbird and other birds in background.

Tropical Desert Shrub - Any Season: Day - With white-winged dove, gila woodpecker, etc

Willow Grouse (Lagopus Lagopus) - close-up take off flight call and landing calls. American Tree Sparrow in background.

Red Deer (Cervus Elaphus) - Stag roaring close-up but rather subdued

Motor Horns (Electric) - Electric Motor Horn sounded, impatient blasts.

Botanical Garden Atmosphere - Atmosphere with varied calls from several bird species. close-up calls from blue wren. background calls from crimson rosella & other species. Distant sounds of wind in trees & some traffic. N.B. Date of this recording is unknown.

Guillemot (Uria Aalge) - Wingbeats from birds arriving; close-up alarm calls and excited calls; growls and greeting calls. \ Calls from kittiwakes, razorbills, rock pipit, herring gulls, terns and fulmars.

Public Demonstration In A London Square - Public Demonstration in a London square, angry crowd background.

World War Ii Mosquito Fighter Bomber Exterior - Exterior, manoeuvring from disposal point, taxi-ing away. World War II fighter-bomber. (From 78 r.p.m. disc)

Petrol Stations - Service Station, petrol pump turned on, runs, turned off. (Recorded near main road.)

Alpine Tussock Grassland Atmosphere - Sounds of wind blowing across grassland. medium distance song from unidentified bird. N.B. Exact date this recording is unknown. This the habitat of the Takahe.

Village Atmosphere - In amphitheatre, Swifts screaming, Spotless Starlings pinging, Kestrels alarming, Pigeons cooing and town noises. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Rural South America - Seaside,Bocachacha Island,speech and sounds of children playing and splashing in water,occas.distant motor boat

2 Horses On Gravel (Studio) - Two horses on gravel, canter, stop. (Studio recording)

Village - Dawn. Birds and cicadas. Dripping water on leaves. Distant dogs and chickens.

Ringed Kingfisher (Ceryle Torquata) - Calls close-up, and distant birds. With birds flying off calling at end. Running water.

Vickers Vanguard, interior, constant flight (to Rome), Captain describes view over P.A. system. (Short/medium-range airliner, four piston engines.)

2 Ton Diesel Truck - Interior, three false starts. (2 ton diesel truck, make not known)

Common Babbler (Turdoides Caudatus) - Calls close-up with more in background and other birds.

Worcester College Clock, Oxford - Worcester College clock striking five o'clock.

Gila Monster (Heloderma Suspectum) - close-up hiss, slightly noisy background

Blue Footed Booby (Sula Nebouxii) - close-up calls from colony in crater. Wind rumble at times.

Wimbledon 1997 - Wimbledon 1997 - Food Court atmosphere. (covered area with concrete floor)

Spotted Bowerbird (Chlamydera Maculata) - medium close-up coarse, scolding calls from bowerbird. background sounds of wind in trees. Distant calls from other bird species.

Domestic Clock (Bell) - Domestic clock striking four o'clock. (Domestic clock with bell.)

Puffin (Fratercula Arctica) - Chattering of puffins Arctic skuas in fg background seawash and wind NB. Exact date of recording is unknown

Grey Headed Kingfisher (Halcyon Leucocephala) - medium close-up shrill, staccato calls from kingfisher. medium distance to background calls from other bird species.

Fenland - SUMMER; Early Morning Very quiet; in small reed bed as sun rises and the morning becomes hot with much insect activity, including Drone-flies ERISTALIS.

Poolside - Spring, early morning. \ Crickets, water trickling, Common Yellowthroat, Green-backed Heron, Boat-tailed Grackle, frogs.

Horses 1 - One horse trots past on tarmac, left to right (long approach).

Capuchin Bird (Perissocephalus Tricolor) - medium distance moaning, buzzing calls from males at lek. background sounds of insect stridulation & occasional calls from other bird species. Sounds of water drips. N.B. Details of reserve unknown.

Shama Thrush Or White Rumped Shama (Copsychus Malabaricus) - Song medium close-up (with Zebra Dove and Myna in background).

Whooper Swan (Cygnus Cygnus) - Calls medium close-up from a mixed flock with Bewick's swans after being fed, splashes & dabbling sounds. House sparrow, ducks, doves, skylark, pied wagtails & lapwing in distance.

Engines - Steam pumping machine, slow run, slow down and stop with final puffs.

Grinding & Sharpening - Tree felling axe being sharpened on an old fashioned, hand-turned stone wheel.

French Traffic - French Traffic, atmosphere of traffic on main street.

Greater Snow Goose (Anser Caerulescens Atlanticus) - Individual calls.

Caving & Pot-holing - Man constant walking up sharp incline of loose stones.

Church Belles: Evercreech - Church Bells, Grandsire Caters rung, ringing ends. (Evercreech Church, Somerset.)

Mistletoe Flowerpecker (Dicaeum Hirundinaceum) - medium distance - close-up calls from females. Feeding calls from chicks. Sound of wing beats from adults. Male singing in background. Wind in trees.

Marine Bugle Calls - Marine Bugle Call, 'Officers dress for dinner'.

Kerguelen Fur Seal (Arctocephalus Gazella) - close-up calls from female and pup.

Red Crab (Gecarcoidea Natalis) - close-up sound of crabs walking over pebbles on beach. Loud seawash in background.

Udipi Festival - Tiger festival with sounds of drums & trumpets. Close voices join in with music. Crowd starts to whistle along. Rapid drumming. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Red Howler Monkey (Alouatta Seniculus) - medium close-up calls at dawn. Other distant Howlers. Insects and birds in background. Also suitable for gallery forest atmosphere.

Austin Maestro Vanden Plas: Interior - Cars: Austin Maestro Vanden Plas. Interior, bonnet opened, closed

Kittiwake (Rissa Tridactyla) - Calls from a breeding colony in fog - adults & chicks giving various calls close-up. Distant foghorn at 14" intervals. Seawash on rocks medium close-up.

South Island Pied Oystercatcher (Haematopus Finschi) - close-up trilling song from a single bird. Soft calls from a nearby immature bird. Others in background. Distant bellbird.

Fenland - Marshland: Late Spring;Day With Calandra and short-toed Lark, Fan-tailed Warbler. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Telephones - 1985: Sceptre 100 Telephone - Telephones: Tremolo telephone, Receiver lifted, replaced. Three takes

Cars - Peugeot 309, exterior, approach from right, skid to stop & reverse, switch off. (1.9 litre Diesel engine, 1986/7 model.)

Lifeboat: Selsey 48‚äô6‚äù Oakley Class Lifeboat - Lifeboat: Selsey 48'6" Oakley class, deck pick-up by Whirlwind helicopter.

Mandrill Baboon (Mandrillus Sphinx) - Chattering barks from mandrill. Also grunting calls. background sounds of insects stridulating & birds calling.

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - Nestling begging quietly BCU; also 'clicks' from others. 0730-0845 hrs

Dromedary (Camelus Dromedarius) - medium close-up wailing calls from single animal

Motor Car: Porsche 924 1984cc (1979)  Interior - Cars: Porsche 924, 1984cc, 1979 model. Interior, fast start, run, stop

London Green Line Coach - London Green Line Coach, exterior, coach passing at speed.

Razorbill (Alca Torda) - close-up long,low growls and `clockwork' type calls (conversational calls) - almost continuous in places. Guillemots, kittiwakes, arctic tern and herring gulls in background. Distant surf.

Goldeneye (Bucephala Clangula) - Male display call close-up. Other ducks mp.

Period Battle (11th Century) - Eleventh Century Battle, large army fighting with swords & axes.

Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma Rufum) - medium close-up calls while foraging. Crickets in background.

Bits & Pieces - Nazi Germany - large German crowd shouting 'Sieg Heil' (500T, reprocessed)

Curlew (Numenius Arquata) - Calls and bubbling song of several birds.

Superb Lyrebird (Menura Novaehollandiae) - close-up calls at varying pitch from female lyrebird. background sounds of surging wind. Distant sounds of traffic.

Right Whale (Balaena Glacialis) - close-up deep blows from whale. Water effects & sea sounds. background sounds from other whales.

Merton College Clock, Oxford - Merton College clock striking five o'clock.

Interiors - Pubs And Clubs - Space invaders - electronic game (5E8,reprocessed)

Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax Auritus) - medium close-up calls from chick, adults arrive and feed, cormorant colony in background.

Water - Filling plastic bucket from pond and pouring water on to concrete. (3 times)

Exterior Crowds 2 - Subdued crowd - close perspective (rec. Silver Jubilee - June 1977) (2C8,reprocessed)

Steam Trains: Br ‚äòstandard‚äô Class 4: 2-6-4t Locomotive (With 6 Or 7 Coaches) - Steam Train: BR 'Standard' Class 4, interior, start, run, enter and leave tunnel, stop, creaks of wooden coach, 6 or 7 coaches, rec. carriage near centre of train.

Brewing - Fermenting vessels in the brew house - Smiles Brewery.

Black-headed Gull (Larus Ridibundus) - medium close-up alarm and anger calls in flight from birds in colony.

Manual Typewriter (Live Acoustic) - Manual Typewriter: Live Acoustic, tabulating.

Ten-pin Bowling - Ten Pin Bowling, players practising before match.

Forest Atmosphere - Good close-up flying insects. medium close-up insects. Flurry of bird calls at 1m45s. Continuous selection of bird species in background.

Black Footed Albatross (Diomedea Nigripes) - close-up display calls and bill-clapping. Terns and heavy surf in distance.

Plantation Atmosphere - Plantation, dry season, midday. Various bird calls and rather breezy background.

Wamba Indigenous Music - Repetitive tune using a two tone communication whistle(vocal).

De Havilland Vampire, exterior, two planes taxiing. (Single jet-engined fighter plane.)

Ladder-backed Woodpecker (Picoides Scalaris) - medium close-up calls, Brown Towhee in background.

Lakeside - Night, at marshy area near lake. Fruit bats, frogs, crickets. Distant flamingoes, doves, distant owl, hyaenas, beetles.

Wildebeest (Connochaetes Taurinus) - Several grazing and grunting medium distance group and 1 close-up NB: Exact date in 1982 unknown

Religion In Britain - Temple dining room general atmosphere with chat (Hindi and English) and kitchen noise - good general-purpose background

Forest Atmosphere - Woodland - Summer - Day. Busy atmosphere with austral wren 'tacking' and alarming. Treecreeper and rufous-collared sparrow. Wind in background.

International - Belgium: Quiet shop atmosphere (interior, no cash register).

Boeing 747 Jet Aircraft (Exterior) - Boeing 747 'Jumbo Jet', exterior, taxi off. (Long-range airliner, 4 jet engines.)

Heather Moorland - WINTER OR EARLY SPRING: DAY Force 7 gale over heather/birch moorland, increasing in force. Occasional meadow pipits

Storm - Build up to storm. Cicadas & distant hornbill calling. Increasing wind throughout band.

Fox Hunting: Quorn Hunt - Horse canters past, hunting horn, many horses canter past. (Quorn Hunt.)

Post Office Telephones - Post Office Telephone, 1/- inserted in old type coinbox. (Recorded at caller's end.)

Vogelkop Gardener Bowerbird (Amblyornis Inornatus) - Cackling sound from single bird. Tweeting and cooing noises in background from various other birds.

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - Colony atmosphere, calls & wingbeats medium close-up - distant. Skylark mp. Herring gulls medium close-up - distant. Distant traffic.

Aircraft: Hawker Harrier Vertical Take-off Jet (Exterior) - Hawker Harrier, exterior, start & run up engines. (Harrier Jump-Jet, vertical take off & landing fighter jet.)

Badger (Meles Meles) - close-up squealing from a very young cub. Oystercatcher calls in background at start.

Woodland - Dawn. Initially a few birds, increasing in a crescendo to a chorus of many. Includes loud calls from Australian Magpies and Laughing Kookaburras. Sound diminishes again. Crickets in background.

Small Boat On Lake - Small rowing boat on a lake. Erratic rowing.

Vogelkop Gardener Bowerbird (Amblyornis Inornatus) - Calls from single bird.

Fast Footsteps Up Stone Stairs (Slight Echo) - Fast footsteps up stone stairs, 1 woman departing. (Slight echo)

Old Textile Machinery - Arkwright's original spinning machine operating at speed. (Invented by Richard Arkwright, 1769.)

Himalayan Forest Atmosphere - Early Spring, Early Morning. With close-up and distant calls of jungle crows.

Black Kite (Milvus Migrans) - Wingbeats close-up. Azure-winged magpie alarm calls medium close-up. Insects medium close-up.

Domestic Clock - Domestic Mantle Clock striking seven o'clock. (Early 19th Century clock chimes 'B', 8 bells, 1 gong.)

Fairgrounds And The Circus - Roundabouts with fairground atmosphere - Nov '1980 (rec Battersea Funfair) (5F1,reprocessed)

Footsteps On Country Road: Walking - Footsteps on Country Road, man & woman, with start & stop.

Roadside Hawk (Buteo Magnirostris) - close-up calls from single bird.

Motor Car: Ford Ecsort 1300 (Manual) (Interior) - Ford Escort 1300, interior, door opened & closed. (1300cc engine, manual transmission.)

Fallow Deer (Dama Dama) - medium distance calls from a buck. Tawny owl calls in distance.

Kaka (Nestor Meridionalis) - medium close-up - medium distance alarm calls from several. Cicadas in background.

River, Fast - Fast flowing shallow river with stony bed, stones not breaking surface, but water swirling over hollows.

Suricate (Suricata Suricatta) - close-up calls of baby demanding food.

Demolition Work - Hammer and chisel on brick. (Close perspective)

Sifaka (Propithecus Sp) - medium close-up contact call; gen atmosphere

1964 Renault 1100 Saloon Car - Renault 1100 saloon, starts, tickover. (1964 model.)

Elephant (Loxodonta Africana) - Several feeding in water with distant alarm calls of coots and waders and pelicans taking off NB: Exact date in 1982 unknown

Buses - Exterior - London Green Line Coach approach, stop, switch off.

Wessex Ii 16-seater Helicopter (Interior) (2 Bristol Siddeley Gnome Turbines) - Westland Wessex mark 2, interior, constant flight. (16-seater helicopter with 2 Bristol Siddeley Gnome turbines.)

Great Tit (Parus Major) - Song medium close-up. Robin song in background.

Common Peafowl (Pavo Cristatus) - medium close-up calls from a single peacock. Collared doves, blackbirds etc in background.

Woodlands - Late morning in gallery forest by Mara River. Area of tall trees without much understory except in patches. Prominent, shrill calls from woodland kingfisher. Blasting calls from Ross's turaco. Cicadas. Hippos in background at start. Other small birds call

Hoopoe (Upupa Epops) - Adult arrives calling at nest with advanced nestlings, feeds them and calls before departing. close-up

Processions - Procession passing with horses, chatter & some orders.

Greece - Greece: Fruit market, bustle & chat, also distant radio & traffic, some children, till noise & telephone.

Island Atmosphere - close-up calls from unidentified bird species. background constant sounds of wind. Distant sounds of the sea. N.B. Introduced bird species(all native land birds extinct). Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Communication & Electronics - Morse perforator & punches - used with Wheatstone transmitter & receiver, 1870.

Factory Machines: Blanket Manufacture - Factory Machines: Blanket Manufacture, Hollingworth weaving frames c. 1890-1976, operating

African Buffalo (Synceros Caffer) - close-up groans from injured buffalo on the ground, snarls from pride of lions as they move closer; snorts from buffalo defending injured companion. Rufous-naped lark prominent in background, other birds & insects in distance.

Winter Sports: Sking - Squash: Game in progress, ball in play, occasional squeak of plimsolls, no speech

Bristol Britannina Prop-jet Airliner (Exterior) - Bristol Britannia, exterior, engines running, in foreground. (Long/medium range airliner, four turboprop jet engines.)

Ecclesiastical Effects 2 - Peal of 8 bells from inside parch (St. Chad's Parish Church, Rochdale) - 1974 (2B3, reprocessed )

White-bellied Go-away Bird (Corythaixoides Leucogaster) - medium distance calls. Other birds calling in distance. * Day and month not specified.

Bornean Orang Utan (Pongo Pygmaeus Pygmaeus) - medium close-up kiss-squeaking alarm call from female. Also some grunts. background sounds of rainforest including birds & insects.

Vermilion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus Rubinus) - medium close-up sound of bird vibrating its wings in alarm with soft calls.

Hedgerows/lakeside/woodland - Spring: Early Morning Common Grackles, Chipping Sparrows, Bobwhite, Mourning Dove, American Robin, distant Canada Geese.

Cross-channel Car Ferry - Cross-Channel car ferry, exterior, wind & rough sea recorded from ferry.

Buff-necked Ibis (Theristicus Caudatus) - Calls close-up of adults and sparrow, with chicks calling in background.

Tonga Flying Fox (Pteropus Tonganus) - Dawn. Colony. Calls from adults and young. close-up shrill calls from young bats squabbling. Crickets. Distant surf.

Guillemot (Uria Aalge) - medium close-up calls from a small group on breeding ledge. A few calls from well grown chicks. Wingbeats as birds arrive and take-off. Gulls in distance. medium distance surf.

Trains - London Underground, District Line train sliding door opens.

Bmc Mini 1000 Car: Interior - Cars: B.M.C. car, 1000cc engine. Interior, start, run in town, stop

Spectacled Flying Fox (Pteropus Conspicillatus) - medium distance - medium close-up calls from colony at daytime roost. Faint sound of waterfall in background. Crickets.

Park - Winter: Evening (Dusk) Neutral, with quiet calls of Bullfinch, Blue Tit, Wren, Heavy Traffic.

New Zealand Pigeon (Hemiphaga Novaeseelandiae) - medium close-up wingbeat sounds from a group of six taking off. Silvereyes, redpolls, bees etc in background.

Verreaux Sifaka (Propithecus Verreauxi) - close-up 'lost' calls. Wind in trees and distant bird song.

Motor Car: 1960 Ford Anglia (Interior) - Interior, self starter, stuck in mud, partially frees itself, switch off. (1960 Ford Anglia)

Raven (Corvus Corax) - And MAGPIE (PICA PICA) Many gathering at combined roost in a Eucalyptus wood.

Indian Gharial (Gavialis Gangeticus) - close-up creaking calls from hatchlings. Distant calls intermittently. Occasional sounds of movement.

Western Sandpiper (Calidris Mauri) - medium close-up calls from adult with chicks, geese, gulls and cranes in distance. Lapland Buntings, another Sandpiper in background.

Saddleback (Creadion Carunculatus) - close-up wingbeats and typical calls. Whiteheads call nearby. Cicadas in background.

Hornet (Vespa Crabro) - close-up sound of workers flying to and from nest. Chewing and tapping noises are activity in the nest.

Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus Himantopus) - medium close-up calls from a colony. Insects mp. Distant Spanish warbler and great reed warbler.

Blue Fronted Amazon Parrot (Amazona Aestiva) - Dawn chorus in forest. Calls from several. Insects & cicadas in background. Buzzing insect at 40 seconds. NB: This recording could also be used as a forest atmosphere.

Common Killer Whale (Orcinus Orca) - Blowing from pod of whales. Also some splashing of water. Recorded at night in fjord. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Post Office Telephones - Telephone receiver lifted, dialling tone, dialling 7 digits, number unobtainable tone, receiver repalced.

Glossy Ibis (Plegadis Falcinellus) - medium distance calls from a flock of about 200 birds, with a few sacred ibis. medium close-up calls from black-headed heron. Pectoral patch cisticola, scaly francolin and cape teal in background.

The Age Of Steam - Railway Carriage, interior, compartment double doors closed.

Canada Goose (Branta Canadensis) - medium close-up trumpeting calls & excited trumpeting. close-up robin & chaffinch. medium distance woodpigeon & distant cockerel & cow.

Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus Leucocephalus) - close-up calls from chicks in nest, Boat-tailed Grackle in background. Northern Flicker and chicks call a little more urgently at sight of female.

World War Ii: Aircraft Usaaf - Exterior, C47 Dakota. World War II. (From 78 r.p.m. disc)

Red Winged Bush Lark (Mirafra Hypermetra) - close-up song, answering bird in background, other birds and insects in distance, some closer flies.

Himalayan Foothills Atmosphere - Himalayan foothills - Winter - Mid-morning. Near summit of Margalla Hills. Mainly bulbuls, other birds occasionally.

Triumph Tr6 Sports Car, 1971 (Exterior) - Exterior, 40" passing at medium speed. (TR6 Sports Car, 1971 model)

Electronically Generated Sounds - Rapid Chattering Computer (descending pitch). (Futuristic Spot Effect.)

Black-headed Gull (Larus Ridibundus) - Flock following tractor plough.

Interiors - Various 1 - Quiet male and female conversation at visiting time, approximately 30 people - 1981 (3H1,reprocessed)

Great Grey Shrike (Lanius Excubitor) - Fledglings begging calls, with Marsh Frogs in b.g.

Marsh - Fast flowing river in background, waterlogged, willow marsh with streams in foreground, lots of birds including Snipe, Virginia Rail, Brown-headed Cowbird, Yellow Warbler and Broad-tailed Hummingbird.

Lake Atmosphere - medium distance trumpeting calls from whooper swans waking up. Also calls from pintail ducks. Sounds of wings & splashing. Swan lands 0m38s.

Ford Fiesta Motor Car (1980 Model, 1300cc) Interior - Car: Ford Fiesta, 1300 cc, 1980 model. Interior, false starts

Ocellated Turkey (Agriocharis Ocellata) - medium close-up drumming/gobbling calls from turkey. medium distance amazon parrots, loud at times. Some other birds in background. Insect stridulation.

Electronic Sounds - Sharp hum, with variations. (Specially created electronic sound.)

Curlew (Numenius Arquata) - Alarm and anxiety calls medium close-up in flight. Blue tit mp. Chiffchaff in distance. River mp. N.B The exact date of this recording is unknown.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Recorded in early morning in rainforest around Palenque ruins. medium distance calls from many birds & insects. Distant crow from cockerel. Sun now above horizon.

Rufous-sided Towhee (Pipilo Erytrhropthalmus) - medium close-up song, other birds in distance, wind in trees.

Motor Racing: Le Mans - Le Mans, activity in pits with cars passing.

Newspapers - Atmosphere in compositors' area at a national daily newspaper.

Black Tern (Chlidonias Nigra) - Calls close-up in flight. Insects medium close-up. Crested larks mp. Greater flamingoes and kentish plover in distance.

Impala (Aepyceros Melampus) - medium close-up calls from dominant male and young male as older male chases intruder. Starlings prominent, other birds in background.

Hedgerow - AUTUMN: Early Morning With Wren, Robin and distant Curlew and cattle.

Saddleback (Creadion Carunculatus) - close-up, rapid squeaking calls from saddleback. background calls from other bird species. N.B. Different location/dialect to NHS1284 bands 1,2,3,8-15. Exact location is unknown, though the same as NHS1284 bands 4,6,7.

Bus Ticket Machines (London Transport) - Various amounts of change issued on one-man bus. (London Transport bus.)

Pygmy Chimpanzee (Pan Paniscus) - Screams & shrieks as reaction to presentation of sugar cane. 4-6 chimps shrieking/eating. background neutral with distant insects. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Superb Lyrebird (Menura Novaehollandiae) - medium close-up mimicry of laughing kookaburra, galah, eastern whipbird & thrush species. Whistles & ringing notes amongst more complex sounds.

Warbler Sp. (Sylvinae Subfamily) - medium close-up whistles & trills from warbler. Occasional sounds of wings. Some wind on microphone. N.B. Exact date & location of recording is unknown. Exact species unknown, identified as 'scrub warbler'.

Raven (Corvus Corax) - Family party (with distant chiffcaff and wren)

5-7 Cwt Bedford Light Van (Exterior) - Exterior, passing at medium-fast speed. (Bedford light van.)

Boreal Forest Atmosphere - Mixed woodland: Autumn: evening. Cricket chorus after dusk. Wind in trees.

Interiors - Various 2 - Boxes on a roller conveyor belt moving from L-R, with occasional speech (rec. Covent Garden market) - 1973 (1M2,reprocessed))

Solitary Vireo (Vireo Solitarius) - close-up song from feeding bird in pines at 11,000ft.

Romania 2 - Exterior - peasant farm, pig in pigpen grunting and eating in close perspective (rec. in Romania).

Ford Anglia 105e Van (1963, 997cc): Interior - Motor Van: Windscreen Wipers, manual wash bottle, interior, (Ford Anglia 105E, 1963 model, 997cc).

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - NB: Recorded from microphones placed beside a Reed Warbler's nest. 0905-0923hrs Possible incubation changeover; quiet calls as both birds move in vicinity of nest. Wren and Skylark in background.

Motor Car: 1914 Model ‚äòt‚äô Ford - Exterior, hand cranking twice and fire, tickover, stop. Ford Model 'T' (1914)

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - Contact and alarm calls close-up (wind in bamboos)

Woodland - Evening, African mourning doves, crowned plover, superb starlings, Fischer's lovebirds, didric cuckoo, yellow-necked spurfowl and other birds.

Brown Yellow Marshbird (Pseudoleistes Virescens) - Several singing

Mountain Bluebird (Sialia Currucoides) - medium close-up calls from male near nest hole - same calls in flight. Other birds in distance, wind in trees.

Mechanical Digger (Four Wheels) - Mechanical digger, digging concrete. (Four wheeled vehicle, recorded close to bucket.)

Horses / Dogs - One horse & cart at walk approach, stop & depart.

River - close-up sound of fast flowing, shallow, rocky river in river valley.

Napoleonic Battle: 18th Century: Re-enactment - Cannon fired. (Eighteenth century cannon recorded at Stanmer Park, East Sussex.)

Island Atmosphere - Recorded during early morning in forest. medium distance to dist calls from birds including rufous fantails & bridled white eyes. Insect stridulation. Sounds of wind in trees & distant sea.

Ships And Boats 2 - Canal Narrow Boat, manoeuvring. (Recorded on shore.)

Domestic Clock (Bell) - Domestic clock striking twelve o'clock. (Domestic clock with bell.)

Electronically Generated Sounds - Compressed gas gun, single shot. (Futuristic Spot Effect.)

Magellanic Woodpecker (Campephilus Magellanicus) - Calls close-up and movement with other birds in background. (Windy).

Tristram's Grackle (Ammonanes Deserti) - Contact calls close-up as birds land in tree. Babbler calls in background. Windy at start.

19ft Motor Boat (12 H.p. Petrol Engine) - Start up, into constant run, slow down, stop. (Stern of 19 foot motor boat, 12 h.p. petrol engine)

Wimbledon 1997 - Wimbledon 1997 - Gate 3 - crowd let in & searched - taxis arriving

Common Starling (Sturnus Vulgaris) - close-up sound of wingbeats from a huge flock flying overhead to roost site.

European Cities - Street restaurant, Venice - exterior, busy with chat, footsteps, sounds of tables being moved and clinks

Tooth-billed Catbird (Scenopoeetes Dentirostris) - close-up song - 85% of which is mimicry of: king parrot lewin honeyeater bridled honeyeater spangled drongo Cicadas in background (quieter at start of recording).

Moorhen (Gallinula Chloropus) - medium close-up awareness calls, water lapping and other birds in background including House Sparrows.

Wasp Sp. (Polistes) - close-up buzzing from workers fanning nest. Hummingbird alarm call - starts faintly and becomes louder. Cricket and insect chorus in the background.

South Georgia Pipit (Anthus Antarcticus) - medium close-up singing. Wind in background.

Carrion Crow (Corvus Corone Corone) - Hunger calls of two well-grown nestlings BCU. (no wind)

Striped Hawk-moth (Hyles Lineata) - close-up wing vibration and take-off.

Church Bells - Church Bells ringing. (Kilbroney Parish Church, County Down.)

World War I Aircraft: 1917 Aerodrome Activity - Exterior, aerobatics. (S.E. 5A First World War single-seater fighter, 1 piston engine)

Moorland - ANY SEASON With skylark, carrion crow, raven and sheep NB: Crow and raven calls added

Cars - Jaguar Sovereign, exterior, switch on, fast depart. (3.6 litre, 1986/7 model.)

Red-tailed Vanga (Calicalicus Madagascariensis) - medium close-up calls, other birds in distance.

Telephones: Telephone Box 1985 - Snoopy Push-Button Telephone: Receiver replaced

Fenland Atmosphere - Fire-bellied toads, marsh frogs, sand martins and terns Evening, late spring. NB. Exact date of recording unknown.

Indian Elephant (Elephas Maximus) - Elephant walking though grass. Continues on harder surface from 0m37s. Also creaks from passenger cradle. Some low bumps.

Wren (Troglodytes Troglodytes) - close-up song. Chaffinches & other birds in distance. Insects buzzing.

Woodland Atmosphere - Tree-crickets, bees and flies in gorse heathland of woods. Mid-day, autumn.

Vintage Motor Car: Fiat 509a Saloon: Interior - Cars: Vintage motor car Fiat 509A saloon. Interior, start, into tickover, switch off

Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius Phoeniceus) - Mass take-off from roost by alarmed birds.

Green Winged Macaw (Ara Chloroptera) - Quiet. Distant flight calls from green winged macaw. Stridulation from cicadas.

Dairies - Milk tanker arrives at dairy, stops, milk transferred to milk holders.

Arctic Skua (Stercorarius Parasiticus) - Calls, with Skylark song in background and wind.

Exterior Crowds 1 - Large expectant crowd with birdsong - wide perspective - 1977 (2C4,reprocessed)

Right Whale (Balaena Glacialis) - medium close-up blows & sounds of inspiration (inhalation) from mother & calf. background sounds from other whales. Distant sounds of sea on shore.

Concert Hall - Royal Festival Hall, atmosphere during interval, builds up & dies down.

White-eyed Vireo (Vireo Griseus) - close-up song, other birds in distance, wind in trees.

Shelduck (Tadorna Tadorna) - Adult close-up quacking and whistling with curlew and skylark

Green-backed Tit (Parus Monticolus) - Song close-up, with Great Tit in background. Occasional voices.

Rook (Corvus Frugilegus) - Adult arrives calling and feeds begging chicks.

Spotted Morning Thrush (Cichladusa Guttata) - close-up song. Grey Headed Bush Shrike & other birds in background.

Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga Leonina) - close-up calls from females and pups. Aggressive snorting from females, barking calls from pups.

Atmosphere: Norfolk Broads - Atmosphere: Norfolk Broads, Neutral Night, (recommended for low level use).

Guillemot (Uria Aalge) - Distress calls. Calls from kittiwakes, razorbills, rock pipit, herring gulls, terns and fulmars.

Whooper Swans (Cygnus Cygnus) - Calls close-up & wingbeats medium close-up from a group of swans flying in & landing, then single calls & birds moving around. Mute swan calls in background, barnacle geese in distance, slight wind in bushes.

Slow-flowing Stream - Late Spring: Day - With moorhen and chicks and bee-eater

Adventure - Rally Car Racing, cars taking a 'chicane' double turn. (Could use cars separately.)

Household - Doorbell with Multi electric chimes rung. (Ding-dong note.)

Marsh Harrier (Circus Aeruginosus) - close-up calls from female. Lapping water in foreground. Mallard, Fan-Tailed Warbler, Dogs, Cockerel, Skylark Cows and distant traffic in background

White Pelican (Pelecanus Onocrotalis) - close-up sound of large flock taking off with calls. Single birds & groups flying in & out of creek (which joins lake) to bathe. Birds flapping in water & on land. Good calls with bill-claps at end. Grey-headed gulls in background. Calls from Egyptian geese.

World War I - B" company dismiss and ragged march off (WW1 drill with orders shouted) - 1967 (83D)

Scandinavia 1 - Restaurant - Stockholm - quiet with a few children

Trogon Sp (Trogon Sp) - Note: Possibly known as a Black-billed Trogon Calls with other birds in background

River Kingfisher (Alcedo Atthis) - Whirring calls from young in nesthole. Distant sounds of traffic. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Slow Flowing River - Late Spring: Mid-day River Marsh; with Hoopoe, Grey Wagtail, Marsh Frogs, Serin, Bee-eaters, Goldfinch and Chaffinch.

Domestic Clock: Double-strike (Heavy Mechanism) - Domestic clock striking four o'clock. (Domestic clock with heavy double-strike mechanism.)

Rainforest Atmosphere - Quiet, peaceful atmosphere recorded during early morning. Sounds of stridulating insects. Occasional loud calls from Wilson's bird of paradise. Distant calls from other bird species.

Crossbill (Loxia Curvirostra) - Alarm call (and nestling hunger call)

Redshank (Tringa Totanus) - medium close-up calls from a group. Other wader calls in the distance.

Comedy Sounds - Mighty balloon bursts. (Specially created effect)

Domestic Goat (Capra Hircus) - close-up young goat walking and bleating

Sheffield Tram (Interior) - Leicester Tram, interior, communicating doors closing twice. (Tram built 1904.)

Euston Station - Euston Station, atmosphere on concourse with voices, footsteps, unintelligible musak & P.A. system.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Rainforest. Very busy atmosphere with many birds calling, dripping water and insects.

Sailing Vessel: Sts Malcolm Miller - Average sea with wind whistling on Lee Rail. (STS Malcolm Miller)

Snipe (Gallinago Gallinago) - Drumming and chippering close-up, with Wren, Pheasant, etc in background.

Austin A35 Van 1968 (Interior) - Interior, 2 doors open and close. (1968 Austin A35 Van)

Lake Atmosphere - medium distance screeching honks, bird identified as 'black ganga'. Also calls from other bird species. background sounds of insects. Some bumps on recording.

Launderette - Launderette, washing machine door closed & wound up, full machine cycle, half Crown in slot, spin (3m27s), wash resumes (4m05s), switch off (6m10s), door unwound & opened.

Lowland Rainforest Atmosphere - Lowland rainforest - Dawn 0515hrs. Various birds and cicadas, water dripping on leaves - mainly tinamous calling.

Suburbia 2 And Skylines - Suburban traffic - heavy traffic and footsteps - 1972 (1T9, reprocessed)

Atlantic Forest Atmosphere - medium distance to distant calls & song from various bird species. medium close-up chirps from individual bird. Interesting resonant calls in distance. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Fulmar (Fulmarus Glacialis) - Display calls close-up, House Sparrows in distance.

Whooper Swan (Cygnus Cygnus) - Group taking off followed by another group shortly afterwards. Oystercatchers & curlew in distance.

Moorland - LATE SPRING/SUMMER Swift-flowing stream with distant redstart, chaffinch, willow warbler and sheep

Crowds, Children & Footsteps - Theatre Audince, continuous laughter.

Tropical Desert Shrub - AUTUMN: DAY Rather neutral with Darwin's finches, etc

Long-tailed Manakin (Chiroxiphia Linearis) - calls, with other birds and insects in background

Grey Heron (Ardea Cinerea) - Wingflaps & calls close-up; house sparrows, jackdaw & blackbird in background.

Electronic Cash Registers: Ncr Machine With Printer & Bleeps - Cash Register, Electronic NCR: With printer and bleeps, addition, empty drawer open and close.

Dromedary Camel (Camelus Dromedarius) - close-up calls from two camels. Some brief calls, some drawn out.

Comedy, Fantasy & Horror - Metallic twang. (Comedy Spot Effect.)

Restaurant - Quiet conversation and clatter in cheap restaurant.

Riverine Woodland - Spring: 0700HRS Mourning Doves, White-winged Doves, Common Flickers, House Wren, Yellow Warbler.

Lion (Panthera Leo) - Loud howl and growls. Feeding sounds. NHC17 is a continuous recording of 73m48s also found starting on NHS000124.

Wolf (Canis Lupus) - Single animal whining, sniffing and licking close-up. N.B The precise date of this recording is unknown.

Cuckoo Clock (Cuckoo Only) - Cuckoo clock striking eleven o'clock. (Cuckoo only.)

Field Cricket (Gryllus Campestris) - Chorus medium close-up with occasional quiet calls of moorhen and chicks in background

Twelve-wired Bird Of Paradise (Seleucidis Melanoleuca) - Male and female on display perch. Flapping sounds, movement and display calls. Male flies away towards end. Constant background of birds and insects.

St. Mary-le-bow Church Bells, London - Church Bells: Cambridge Maximus, from churchyard, distant traffic, (Incomplete), St. Mary Le Bow Church, London.

Stitchbird (Notiomystis Cincta) - medium distance - medium close-up hard and high-pitched calls from male and female. Fantails, whiteheads, grey warbler and masked plover in background. Goldfinches call briefly near end of recording.

Buffy-headed Marmoset (Callithrix Flaviceps) - close-up calls. Birds in distance. Voices near end of recording.

Yellow Knobbed Curassow (Crax Daubentoni) - Whistling calls from female curassow. Wingbeat at end of recording. background calls from other bird species(including chickens). N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown. Recorded in captivity.

Engines - Single cylinder steam engine (1860), belt drive to overhead shafting - start and run.

Beach Atmosphere - Waves lapping on beach. Faint gull calls in background.

Southern Region Electric Trains - Interior, very quiet station background heard from inside train.

Camargue Feral Horse (Equus Caballus) - Herd grazing, snorting and neighing (including mare with foal) with skylarks, wood-crickets and flies

Caving & Pot-holing - Stream trickling through small cavern in a cave.

Capuchin Bird (Perissocephalus Tricolor) - medium close-up strange resonant moaning calls from displaying male. medium distance calls from another individual. background calls from other bird species. Insect stridulation. Sounds of rain drips & wind. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Footsteps On Pavement: Walking - Footsteps on Pavement, man & woman walking, departing.

Skylark (Alauda Arvensis) - Three nine-day old nestlings begging and being fed by male close-up.

Eider (Somateria Mollissima) - Males, females & chicks calling close-up. Terns medium close-up, gulls medium distance. Slightly crackly.

Field Grasshopper (Chorthippus Bornhalmi) - close-up flicking wings, as recorded.

Weather 2 - Storms - Rain on window, with water dripping off roof. (Interior acoustic.)

Continental Great Tit (Parus Major Major) - Song NB: Recorded between March-June 1938

Lion (Panthera Leo) - Young male chewing through skin of wildebeest close-up

Guineafowl Sp. (Numidinae Family) - close-up calls from a single bird, other birds in distance. NB: Exact date of recording is unknown.

Aircraft 3 - Aerobatics two aircraft (WWII aircraft, one piston Griffon engines).

Zoo - Late Spring: Day - Indoor aviary with various Australian birds including talking parrots asking 'What's the time' in Chinese

Wadi Atmosphere - background calls from birds. Some sounds of wind. High pitched buzzing of insects.

Magnificent Bird Of Paradise (Diphyllodes Magnificus) - medium close-up coarse croaking calls. Also shrill peeps & sounds of movement. background sounds of rainforest with bird calls.

Motor Car: Ford Cortina 1500c 1969 Model: Interior - Cars: Ford Cortina, 1500cc, 1969 model. Exterior, false starts.

Horses 1 - Two horses at walk, approach, stop & depart on gravelly track, left to right.

London - Routemaster Double-Decker Bus, exterior, arrives & departs.

Olivaceous Warbler (Hippolais Pallida) - close-up song. Yellow wagtail calling and singing nearby. Bee-eaters and Crested Lark in distance, later bird does sub-song and calls.

Boat-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus Major) - medium close-up calls with one close-up flight call. Calls from yellow-rumped warblers flying over. Distant scream from sika. Surf in background.

Africa 2 - The Natural World - Chacma Baboons, male chasing another, with background.

Barn Doors (Wooden) - Sliding wooden barn doors. Opened outdoor.

Wedge Capped Capuchin (Cebus Olivaceous) - Snapping twigs, rustling foliage and crashes from group of capuchins passing though forest. medium close-up contact calls. Shrill whistles 0m50s. Some wind noise in background. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

World War Ii Aircraft: British Naval Seafire (Griffon Engine) - Supermarine Seafire, exterior, false start. ( World War II fighter, Spitfire adapted for Royal Navy, one Griffon piston engine.)

Studio Pottery - Plug Mill operating with start, run and stop. (Recorded at a Studio Pottery.)

Mountain Pass - Rather neutral with ortolan bunting, coal tit and flies and distant field crickets

Galapagos Giant Tortoise (Geochelone Elephantopus) - Pair copulating with mockingbirds, etc

Local Football Match - Local football match, end of match with cheers and dispersal of crowd.

Cricket Match (From Umpire‚äôs Perspective) - Cricket Match: Single run by batsman from umpire's position.

Edible Frog (Rana Esculenta) - Several swimming in shallow water. with garden warblers.

Wolseley Sixteen-sixty Car 1967 (Interior) - Interior, start, into medium-speed constant run in traffic. (Wolseley sixteen-sixty car, 1967)

White-headed Jungle Babbler (Turdoides Striatus) - Calls close-up of a flock of 12 birds, with other birds in background. Wind in trees.

Istanbul - Istanbul, cafe atmosphere, with voices, cups rattled, and backgammon game played.

Mixed Boreal Forest Atmosphere - Many birds and insects, prominent is red-eyed vireo, woodpeckers drumming in background. Dawn.

Sporting Gun Factory - Sporting Gun Factory, atmosphere in finishing department with machinery.

Little African Swift (Apus Affinis) - At nest close-up; nestling begging and being fed by adults at intervals. Children playing in background.

New College Clock, Oxford - New College clock striking one o'clock.

Greylag Goose (Anser Anser) - Distant calls from a large flock in flight Stonechat sings in foreground.

African Jacana (Actophilornis Africana) - close-up flight alarm calls from two birds (also used as general alarm call). Insects, slight wind in reedbed and movement from birds in pool.

Bmc Mini Car 1966 (848cc) (Exterior) - Exterior, self starter, fast depart. (1966 848cc BMC Mini car)

Rain Forest Atmosphere - Early morning, winter, 2000 feet. Several different birds calling, high cicada sounds.

White Noise Synthesised Wind (Constant Pitch) - White noise filtered to simulate wind at constant pitch. Wind 8. (3 tones up from Wind 7)

Slow Footsteps Down Wooden Stairs - Footsteps Down Wooden Stairs, three men, slow, with approach & stop.

World War 2 - 1 - Mitchell B25 (Bomber) (USA), 5 aircraft taxi-ing and taking off in succession(reprocessed)

Thermal Mud Pools - Blackpool boiling mud pool at Poikili Hot Springs.

African Hunting Dog (Lycaon Pictus) - Whining & growling from pups. Adult growls 0m46s. background calls from birds & sounds of wind. Occasional sounds of movement. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

19th Century Static Steam Engine - Gear wheels running, driven by steam engine. (No engine noise)

Sailing Ship: Gaff-rigged Ketch: Interior - Sailing Ship: Gaff-rigged Ketch, Interior, below decks, at sea, crashes, distant sea spray.

Schools / Crowds - Indoor Market, general chatter & footsteps, distant rumble of occasional traffic.

Space Travel & Interplanetary Effects - Taurus Redoubt Satellite, telemetry effects from satellite.

Pygmy Chimpanzee (Pan Paniscus) - medium close-up-close-up loud peeping calls. Movement through vegetation at 0m45s.

Trains 2 - Shutting side of steel truck in steam railway goods yard.

Lakeside Atmosphere - 'Coot-like' calls. Various distant bird calls. Insect noises. N.B. Could also be used as grassland atmosphere. Brahmaputra River also known as the Jamuna River.

Red Vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus Cafer) - close-up calls. Golden whistlers & other birds in background. Cicadas in background.

Buff-necked Ibis (Theristicus Caudatus) - medium close-up calls from group in roost tree. Single calls as birds leave. Other birds in background and in distance over marsh.

Baby (Girl)trying To Talk) - 34 week old baby girl saying 'da-da-da'

Motor Horns (Electric) - Multitone Motor Horn, impatient blasts sounded. (Electric motor horn.)

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - close-up adult arrives with food, gives long calls, disgorges & feeds begging chick. Colony mp. Herring gulls mp.

Osprey (Pandion Haliaetus) - Alarm calls close-up from female & newly hatched chick. Insect mp. Traffic in distance. Windy.

Lake - Early Spring:  Night - Neutral, still night, with mallard at start.

Guillemot (Uria Aalge) - close-up sound of wingbeats, bird landing & footsteps. Also bowing calls(?) & conversational calls. Calls from kittiwakes, razorbills, rock pipit, herring gulls, terns and fulmars.

Orly Airport, Paris, France - Airport, Orly, Paris, France, indistinct public announcements.

New Zealand - The Natural World 1 - Holiday park near farmland, Dannevirke, NZ.

Sand Martin (Riparia Riparia) - Calls of breeding colony with wren, goldfinch, house sparrow and distant skylark

Forest Atmosphere - Forest atmosphere with bird calls dist/medium distance. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Snow Goose (Chen Caerulescens) - medium close-up calls and then take off of a small group, strong wind in willows.

Crash 1 - Medium glass crashes - 1-6 crashes (84G)&(84H) 4", 3", 4", 3", 3", 3".

Hollow Doors: Interior - Solid Panel Door: Interior, open and close. (Room acoustic, close perspective)

Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga Leonina) - close-up adult snoring with pup in background. Distant generator noise.

Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus Magellanicus) - Sounds of scrapping out burrow close-up, colony in background.

Oil & Petrol - General atmosphere. - "sky cranes", helicopters, gulls, etc. (Alaska 1970).

Whitethroat (Sylvia Communis) - close-up song at sunrise. Wren,geese,pheasant,reed warblers,cuckoo,cattle and crows in distance.

Hoatzin (Opisthocomus Hoazin) - Calls and wingbeats medium close-up. Cicadas medium close-up. Distant parakeet.

World War I Army Drill - World War I Army Drill, four companies approach & halt, with orders shouted.

Electronic Sounds - Gentle bleeps. (Specially created electronic sound.)

Lake Atmosphere - medium distance & background calls from many bird species. Most prominent calls from geese. medium close-up creaking calls from unidentified bird. Also sounds of stridulating insects. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown, Background sounds of traffic.

Madagascar Bee-eater (Merops Superciliosus) - medium close-up calls from several, Ring-tailed Lemurs, Madagascar Magpie Robin and insects in background.

Ford Anglia 105e Van (1963, 997cc): Exterior - Motor Van: Bonnet Closed, exterior, (Ford Anglia 105E, 1963 model, 997cc).

Domestic Horse (Equus Caballus) - medium close-up splashing hoofbeats of horses moving though water. Some speech at end of recording.

Montane Forest Atmosphere - General early morning atmosphere (6.45 a.m.). Various bird calls at medium close-up/dist, also some wing beats. Resonating whistles medium distance. Fairly constant background.

Ford Anglia 105e Van (1963, 997cc): Interior - Motor Van: Bonnet Release, interior, (Ford Anglia 105E, 1963 model, 997cc).

Rainforest Atmosphere - Atmosphere recorded in late morning. medium close-up & background shrill stridulation from insects. background to distant calls from birds. Occasional water drips. N.B. Some sounds of movement/noise on recording. Details of reserve unknown.

Water Rail (Rallus Aquaticus) - close-up advertising calls blackbird, wren and moorhen in background wind in reeds

Hand Saw - close-up sound of hand saw being used to cut down side branch. Crack as branch breaks and falls.

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - Male sings briefly, then moves onto nest and incubates while Skylark sings overhead, then male sings again close-up.

Wimbledon 1997 - Wimbledon 1997 - Wingfield restaurant, chatter, air conditioning.

Superb Lyrebird (Menura Novaehollandiae) - close-up complex mimicry from displaying male lyrebird. Includes mimicry of laughing kookaburra, galah & eastern whipbird. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Kitchens - Council Home Kitchen, atmosphere in kitchen with some indistinct speech, generally quieter than restaurant kitchen.

Wigeon (Anas Penelope) - Calls close-up-medium close-up from males & females, whooper swan call medium distance-medium close-up, occasional calls from mallard, lots of splashing as birds feed. Part of flock takes off at end.

Golden Whistler (Pachycephala Pectoralis) - P.p. graeffi. Mid morning to afternoon. close-up song. Light cicada sound. Other birds in distance. NB: track is part of an atmosphere band NHS000944 Bd08

Arabic Crowds: Tangier - Tangier, tourist cafe general atmosphere.

Ice - Sea ice (sludge and pancake ice) lapping shore. NB this was recorded between June and November 1992.

Mgb Open Sports Car 1966 (1798cc) (Interior) - Interior, self starter, reversing. (1966 1798cc MGB open sports car)

Bee (Apoidea) - close-up buzzing from bees. Some background sounds of birds

Spotted Little Owl (Athene Brama) - Calls medium close-up with cicadas in background.

King Bird Of Paradise (Cicinnurus Regius) - medium close-up soft calls & wingbeats. background honks fron Blyth's hornbill 0m42s. Also sounds of stridulating insects.

Worcester College Clock, Oxford - Worcester College clock striking three o'clock.

Chaffinch (Fringilla Coelebs) - 0700-0900hrs. Song and 'pink pink' call close-up of a pair, also flight call. Dunnock song in background.

2 Ton Diesel Truck - Interior, start, reversing, stop. (2 ton diesel truck, make not known)

Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet Aircraft: Interior - Boeing 747, Jumbo Jet Aircraft, interior taxi-ing. (Interior, 747 giant long-range airliner, 4 jet engines)

Barn Owl (Tyto Alba) - close-up calls from an immature male. Great tit in background.

2 Horses On Gravel (Studio) - Two horses on gravel, walk, stop. (Studio recording)

Chestnut-breasted Huet-huet (Pteroptochos Castaneus) - Calls close-up, with other birds in background. Windy.

Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes Forsteri) - close-up of first day of eggs hatching in colony. Distant calls from birds in huddles. Crunching on snow. Occasional close-up calls at 0m52s, 1m52s, 2m29s, 2m48s, 3m24s

Rome: Termini Railway Station - Termini Railway Station, Rome, booking hall atmosphere.

Spangled Drongo (Dicrurus Bracteatus) - close-up calls. Crickets in backround. Distant birds.

Oystercatcher (Haematopus Ostralegus) - Early morning. Excited calls. Sounds of movement on shingle & calls at 1m48s. Knot calls in background.

Chubb's Cisticola (Cisticola Chubbi Chubbi) - medium close-up song from two birds (probably duetting) Other birds in background, light cicada wash.

Cars - Jaguar Sovereign, interior, switch on, constant run. (3.6 litre, 1986/7 model.)

Lake Atmosphere - Neutral atmosphere. Distant & background calls from many birds. close-up occasional song of bank mynah. Also water splashes & wingbeats.

Forest Atmosphere - Rhythmic sounds of rain hitting hollow wood, palms etc. Cicadas. Pigeons and other birds in background.

Red Howler Monkey (Alouatta Seniculus) - close-up calls from several in a troop. Early morning. Another troop in the distance. Hoatzin and Howler calls towards the end. Cicadas and birds in background.

Peugeot 205gt 1982 1300cc Petrol (car Misfiring Quite Badly) - exterior - medium pass from right to left

Farm Machinery - Preparations and start of milking operation with electric milking unit.

Black-throated Blue Warbler (Dendroica Caerulescens) - close-up-medium close-up song with Scarlet Tanager singing in background, other birds in distance.

Bbc News Sound Effects Tape (Old) - seaside - sea wash calm - waves

Tropical Forest Atmosphere - W/ insect chorus & blue-spotted wood doves at dusk.

Submarines (1960 ‚äòp‚äô Class) - Submarine: 1960 'P' class, Conning tower hatch opened.

National Daily Newspaper - National Daily Newspaper Despatch Department, general atmosphere.

Asiatic Domestic Cattle (Kenya Zebu) (Bos Indicus) - close-up - medium distance sounds of Masai cattle bells as they are herded up slope. Loud clap of thunder near start and voices and whistles from cattle herders. Wind increasing. Crickets chipping and flying making rattling, and clicking sounds with their wings.

Motor Cars Passing - Cooper Monaco Sports, exterior, passes cornering hard. (1960 model.)

Fenland - Summer: Midday - Rather neutral with bees, flies, goldfinches, collared doves and rustling reeds

Manicou Crab (Pseudothelphusa Garmani) - Single crab producing hissing/creaking sound from its mouthparts (to deter predation). N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

World War 2 - 1 - Defiant (Turret Fighter) (GB) revving engine (reprocessed)

Fast Footsteps Down Metal Stairs - Footsteps Down Metal Stairs, two men, fast, with approach & stop.

French Traffic - Boulonge Traffic, atmosphere at main harbour intersection.

Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga Leonina) - close-up grunts from a bull. King penguins in distance.

Spotted Morning Thrush (Cichladusa Guttata) - close-up song & calls, another in background. Distant birds, Baboons & insects.

Whooper Swan (Cygnus Cygnus) - Trumpeting calls from several while feeding on water; occasional calls from mute swans, barnacle geese in distance.

Guillemot (Uria Aalge) - Wingflaps and `battle-crowing' at intruder. Kittiwakes, razorbills and herring gulls in background.

Desert Grass Savanna - Spring: Day - With mockingbirds and monk parakeets

Laughing Gull (Larus Atricilla) - MC calls from a flock of about 1000 gulls in flight, flock broken into several large groups.

Yellow-bellied Parrot (Poicephalus Senegalus) - Flight calls close-up, with Blue-spotted and Vinaceous Wood Doves in background.

Right Whale (Balaena Glacialis) - close-up blows from mother & calf. Also some sounds of inspiration (inhalation). background water effects.

Rocky Sea Coast - LATE SPRING: LATE MORNING Sea cove with seawash on rocks and distant gulls

Gambling - A game of roulette being played in a casino with French croupier, some English voices.

University Of St. Mary The Virgin Church Clock, Oxford - Clock of the University Church of St Mary the Virgin, Oxford striking ten o'clock.

Great Skua (Catharacta Skua) - Calls close-up in flight. Distant skylark. Windy background.

Exterior Crowds 1 - Large restless crowd builds up - occasional vendors shouting wares (recorded at outdoor sports meeting, suitable for general purpose use) - 1975 (257, reprocessed)

Evergreen Woodland - Late spring Mid-day Warm temperate, includes some scrub and heath. With flocks of spotless starlings feeding in grassland near sparse woodland Plus feeding bee-eaters & occasional distant golden oriole.

Weather 2 - Storms - Flamborough Head Lighthouse's Foghorn sounding. (Nautophone  horn, c.1960s.) (Distant perspective.)

Torrent Duck (Merganetta Armata) - Faint, distant calls from Torrent duck. background sounds of running water. Some wind noise & bumps on recording. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Domestic Clock: Double-strike (Heavy Mechanism) - Domestic clock striking five o'clock. (Domestic clock with heavy double-strike mechanism.)

Korowai Tribesmen - Chanting by tribesmen as they scoop water. N.B. Sounds of emptying pool (fishing).

Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio Porphyrio) - medium close-up calls, water lapping in foreground.

Casqued Oropendola (Clypicterus Oseryi) - Calls with cicadas in background

Bee-eater (Merops Apiaster) - Several birds hawking insects around bushes. Bill-snapping and flight calls. Spotless Starling flock in distance.

Rock Ptarmigan (Lagopus Mutus) - medium close-up croaking & squeaking calls from ptarmigan. background calls from other ptarmigan. Distant calls from other bird species. N.B. Date of this recording is unknown.

Household - Telephone, handset lifted & replaced. (Push button telephone.)

Adventure - Windsurfing, board capsizes & mast hits water. (Recorded on nearby boat.)

Forest - Dawn in lakeside forest, from dark to first light. Olive baboons calling & crashing in trees, common bulbuls singing (gradually becoming louder), pink- backed pelicans & vultures moving in tree tops, a couple fly, crickets & cicadas. Large trees, commonly

Modern 35mm Cine Projector - A 1938 Ross GC sound projector, start, run, stop. (35mm)

Village Atmosphere - Voices of women & children at varying perspectives. Prominent calls from a bird.

Butcher‚äôs Shop - Butcher's Shop atmosphere with some distinct speech.

Sooty Tern (Sterna Fuscata) - close-up calls from birds in colony on ground and in flight.

Oystercatcher (Haematopus Ostralegus) - medium close-up calls from a single bird feeding on beach. Surf & gulls in background.

Lowland Rainforest Atmosphere - Lowland rainforest - Night 2230hrs. Mainly cicadas and crickets, water dripping on leaves, frogs and mammal calling near start. At altitude of 400ft.

Motor Car: 1929 Austin 7 - Exterior, start, tickover, depart. (1929 Austin Seven)

Yellow-billed Pintail (Anas Georgica) - medium close-up female calling to ducklings with medium close-up songbird.

Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus Trochilus) - close-up song. Robin, chiffchaff, wren & hover flies in background.

Grey Seal (Halichoerus Grypus) - close-up group of adults & pups (ducks & other birds in background). Many different vocalisations, groans & grunts.

Sailing Vessel: Sts Malcolm Miller - Wash as heard from Lee Scuppers. (STS Malcolm Miller)

Aircraft: Comet Iv (Interior) - De Havilland Comet IV, interior, start and run up engines, taxi to take-off point. (Medium/long-range airliner, 4 jet engines.)

Wetland Atmosphere - Calls from dunlin & redshank on mudflats. Sound of wing beats & medium close-up calls from birds moving between feeding areas. Calls from other waders & gulls in distance.

Sheffield Tram (Interior) - Sheffield, Tram, interior, brake release, five second pause, sanding gear. (Tram built 1938.)

Electronic Cash Registers: Ncr Machine With Printer & Bleeps - Cash Register, Electronic: Light-pen scanner.

Maasai Tribe - Group of six men singing about hunting for animals including soloist.

Trains - Diesel Mainline Express Train, exterior, arrives at station, doors as train is boarded, guard's whistle, train departs.

Honey Bee (Apis Mellifera) - medium close-up-close-up buzzing from Honey bees and Bumble bees on a flowering bush. Birds call in distance.

Comedy, Fantasy & Horror - Cuckoo struck dumb. (Comedy Spot Effect.)

Crowds, Children & Footsteps - Two & a quarter year old baby crying.

Gallery Forest Atmosphere - Pre-dawn 0445hrs. Madagascar coucals, ring-tailed lemurs, chorus from small birds, movement in trees by lemurs, cockerel, grey lepilemur, pied crow, broad-billed roller and Madagascar paradise flycatcher, crickets and insects.

Swallow Tailed Manakin (Chiroxiphia Caudata) - Calls from manakins, including display calls. N.B. Some sounds of traffic in background.

Household (Kitchen) Effects - Lid removed and kettle filled with water.

Moorland - LATE SPRING WIth raven, skylark, ring ouzel, whinchat and occasional sheep also stream and small waterfall in background

King Of Saxony's Bird Of Paradise (Pteridophora Alberti) - medium close-up squawking calls.

Honey Bee (Apis Mellifera) - close-up buzzing from several around flowers. A few bird calls. Cricket chorus in background.

St. Mary-le-bow Church Bells, London - Church Bells: Bristol Maximus, from interior, St. Mary-Le-Bow.

Cuckoo Clock (Cuckoo Only) - Cuckoo clock striking ten o'clock. (Cuckoo only.)

Lion (Panthera Leo) - Loud growl. Growls and groans. NHC17 is a continuous recording of 73m48s also found starting on NHS000124.

Rosy Patched Shrike (Tchagra Cruenta) - close-up song with another replying in background, Doves, Yellow necked Spurfowl & other birds in distance, insects & distant frogs in pools from overnight rain.

Manx Shearwater (Puffinus Puffinus) - close-up calls from birds on the ground by their burrows. Flight calls from birds arriving. Birds "sneezing" towards end. Colony in background.

Chimpanzee (Pan Troglodytes) - Greeting calls as male approaches. Includes pant hooting & screaming. Some submissive calls from male as he moves away.

Comedy, Fantasy & Horror - Party siren, long blow. (Comedy Spot Effect.)

Lakeside Woodland - AUTUMN, EARLY AM Rufous-sided towhee singing, calls from ruby-crowned kinglet, cardinal, northern mockingbird, Carolina chickadees, yellow-rumped warblers, grey catbird, common flicker and tundra swans in distance

Lakeside Atmosphere - Lakeside/dry forest - early morning - white-faced whistling duck, Madagascar fodys, black parrot, malachite kingfisher, squacco heron, cicadas and flies, other birds in background.

Ancient Murrelet (Synthliboramphus Antiquus) - close-up calls from birds on roosting cliffs, and from birds arriving. Distant calls from Crested Auklets. Sea wash in background.

Fish & Chip Shop - Quiet atmosphere in cheap restaurant with clatter of crockery and cutlery.

Motor Cycle Racing: Isle Of Man Tourist Trophy Races, 1967 - 125cc machines at Isle of Man Tourist Trophy Races. Atmosphere in pits before start.

Fenland - LATE SPRING: MIDDAY. With reed, sedge and willow warblers, reed bunting, wren, pheasant and green woodpecker.

Kittiwake (Rissa Tridactyla) - Several different calls close-up - mp as bird flies to and from ledge. Sea-wash mp. Slightly crackly recording.

Mallard (Anas Platyrhynchos) - Calls, with close-up take-off & wing-beats of mallard; medium close-up wigeon, distant single call of moorhen, wind in trees & occasional traffic.

Brown Bear (Ursus Arctos) - Distant growls. Distant gulls at times. Running water in background.

Wildebeest (Connochaetes Taurinus) - Adults BCU NB: Exact date in 1981 unknown

Caving & Pot-holing - 40ft waterfall in a cave. (Recorded at the top from distance of 15 feet.)

Capuchin Bird (Perissocephalus Tricolor) - Strange resonant calls from displaying males. background calls from other bird species. Insect stridulation. Sounds of dripping rain & wind. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Footsteps Down Stone Stairs - Medium tempo footsteps down stone stairs, 2 women departing.

Nilgiri Langur (Presbytis Johni) - Langur alarm calls, often with snarling/barking quality. Alternates with higher pitched alarm calls of Indian giant squirrel. Periods of neutral atmosphere with background birds, frogs & insects.

Stitchbird (Notiomystis Cincta) - medium close-up calls. Goldfinches and kokako in background. Distant stream.

Wooded/tall Grass Savanna Atmosphere - Wooded - dry season - evening. With chorus of insects and distant double-spurred francolins.

Swallow Tailed Manakin (Chiroxiphia Caudata) - close-up display calls from male manakin. background calls from other bird species. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown. Recorded in captivity.

Marsh Harrier (Circus Aeruginosus) - close-up calls from chicks squabbling over food. . Movement in nest. Wind in corn.

London - Thameside atmosphere, with lapping water & distant industry, river boat passing until 2m22s.

Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius Semipalmatus) - medium close-up calls, with western and least sandpipers. Heavy background.

Locks, Knockers, Banging, Etc - A door knocker as heard from indoors.

Africa 2 - The Natural World - Elephants trumpeting & breaking branches.

America 2 - Lapping water in marshes, St Simon's Island, Georgia.

Arctic Tern (Sterna Paradisaea) - Alarm calls close-up and medium close-up from several birds. Distant sheep. medium close-up wind over moorland.

Frankincense Dance - medium distance singing & chanting from several men performing frankincense dance. Sea in background. N.B. Some peak distortion in second part of recording.

Black Billed Sicklebill (Drepanornis Albertisi) - medium close-up advertisement calls from sicklebill. background calls from many different bird species. Also sounds of stridulating cicadas.

Modern Agricultural Machinery & Vehicles - Land Rover, window opened & closed. (Effect quite quiet.) (Land Rover, Long Wheel Base, 109" Safari Diesel, Series 2A, 1967.)

Motor Car: Ford Cortina 1500c 1969 Model: Interior - Cars: Ford Cortina, 1500cc, 1969 model. Interior, manoeuvres.

Lapland Bunting (Calcarius Lapponicus) - close-up song Large bird wingbeats in background Other lapland buntings and long-tailed duck in distance.

Ships And Boats 1 - Lifeboat, engines in constant run. (48ft 6in Oakley class self-righting boat, RNLB 'Charles Henry'.)

Continental Great Tit (Parus Major Major) - 'Changes' song NB: Recorded between March-June 1938

Field Grasshopper (Chorthippus Bornhalmi) - close-up flicking wings, with some filtering.

Oriel College Clock, Oxford - Oriel College clock striking nine o'clock.

Istanbul - Istanbul, covered bazaar, indoor acoustic with general activity, clinking crockery, and voices.

African Grey Hornbill (Tockus Nasutus) - Calls medium close-up of five birds.

London Underground: Victoria Line - British Rail: Waterloo & City Line, Bank Station: Atmosphere on concourse.

Pacific Ridley Turtle (Lepidochelys Olivacea) - Female covering up nest after laying eggs

Grey Heron (Ardea Cinerea) - Calls close-up from adult at nest; wren & sheep in distance, faint hum.

Peregrine Falcon (Falco Peregrinus) - medium distance - close-up flight alarm calls from female & male. Jackdaws, rooks & traffic in distance.

Black Woodpecker (Dryocopus Martius) - Drumming and call (very near).

London Midland Region Electric Trains (Interior) - Locomotive passing with siren. (British Rail London Midland Region train, 25kV Pantograph system.)

Wedge Capped Capuchin (Cebus Olivaceous) - Sounds of capuchins foraging under palms & cracking palm nuts. medium close-up animated calls 0m25s due to dispute (whistles then barks). N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Dogs: Malamute Alaskan Huskies - Malamute Alaskan Huskies screaming, into yelps, exterior.

Slow Footsteps Down Wooden Stairs - Footsteps Down Wooden Stairs, two women, slow, departing.

Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus Leucocephalus) - close-up calls from chicks in nest, Boat-tailed Grackle in background. Wind in trees.

Wren (Troglodytes Troglodytes) - close-up song. Tree pipit, coal tit, chaffinches & another wren in background.

World War Ii: Air Raids - Air raids on London at night. Anti-aircraft barrage

Chacma Baboon  (Papio Ursinus) - Juveniles playing. Exact date unknown. December 1980 to November 1981

Bmc Mini Car 1966 (848cc) (Interior) - Interior, self starter, run in low gear, stop. (1966 848cc BMC Mini car)

New College Clock, Oxford - New College clock striking eight o'clock.

Ammunition Factory - Ammunition Factory, background atmosphere in a plastic cartridge extrusion room. (No speech.)

Common Gonolek (Laniarius Barbarus) - Pair dueting medium close-up.

British Birds 2 - Buzzard, two adults calling, song thrush, woodpigeon, wren and jackdaw in background.

Yellow-billed Stork (Mycteria Ibis) - close-up take-off and wingbeats from a single bird. Other birds and insects in background.

Bumble Bee (Bombus Terrestris) - close-up buzzing from a single bee (Bombus terrestris). Six separate takes, recorded in a studio.

Pygmy Chimpanzee (Pan Paniscus) - Movement in undergrowth followed by scratching.

Suburbia 2 And Skylines - Refuse collection - leading crusher (close perspective) occas. distant speech (4C1, reprocessed)

Sailing Ship: Gaff-rigged Ketch - Sailing Ship: Gaff-rigged Ketch, Interior, mast creaking, in day cabin.

Weasel (Mustela Nivalis) - Attempted mating of male & female. Male "trilling", female occasionally sqeaks in response.

Static Engines (Constant Runs) - Motor powering a conveyor belt, constant run. (Refuse machinery suitable for general purpose use)

Rainforest Atmosphere - Busy atmosphere with frogs calling in forest at night. medium close-up calls from individuals. background stridulation of crickets & calls from frogs. Wind in trees. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Crash 1 - Medium glass crashes - 1-6 crashes (84A) 3", 2", 2", 3", 2", 3".

Brown Pelican (Pelecanus Occidentalis) - Mixed colony medium close-up with Brown Pelicans, Wood Storks & White Ibises, shorebird calls close-up near end.

Hedgerow - LATE SPRING: Mid-day With lambs, Whitethroat, Blue tit, flies and rather heavy background of wind in trees. Rather neutral.

Forest Atmosphere - Forest atmosphere with distinct calls including whistles & chattering sounds from a brubru shrike. Approx. 45 minutes after dawn. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Lakeside - Summer: Early Morning - Neutral with pied wagtails, starlings, lapwings and distant gulls

Sliding door between compartments in railway carriage opened & shut three times.

New Zealand - The Natural World 1 - Dawn atmosphere, cocks crowing, hens clucking, peacocks - Aviary, Dannevirke

Sikorski 61n (24 Seater) Helicopter Exterior - Sikorski 61N, Helicopter, exterior, Approach, land, shut down. (24 seater with General Electric CT 58 Turbine engine)

Lesser Black Backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - Pair 'choking', high intensity Jackdaw in background

Motor Horns (Single & Multitone) - French Multitone Motor Horn sounded.

Madagascar Bulbul (Hypsipetes Madagariensis) - close-up calls, wind in bushes.

Aves - medium close-up shrill rhythmic birdsong. Occasional fly buzz.

Ford Anglia 105e Van (1963, 997cc): Exterior - Motor Van: Bonnet Opened, exterior, (Ford Anglia 105E, 1963 model, 997cc).

Textiles - Stitching three 14-inch seams, cotton cut and scissors put down between seams (Electric machine c.1968).

World War I Army Drill - World War I Army Drill, four companies march off, with orders shouted.

Ducks (Anatinae Subfamily) - Flight sounds of group of birds flying past. Fairly quiet but eerie sound.

Electronic Sounds - Gentle pulsations. (Specially created electronic sound.)

Oil & Petrol - Drilling lorries - changing bits, drilling starts at 1'02" (Patagonia, Delta region 1970).

Wren (Troglodytes Troglodytes) - medium close-up song. Reed warbler,nightingale,woodpigeon and blackcap in background.

Hollow Doors: Interior - Solid Panel Door: Interior, open and close. (Room acoustic, recorded two metres away)

Macaroni Penguin (Eudyptula Chrysolophus) - medium close-up colony. Some close-up individual calls. Distant sea.

World War 2 - Goosestep marching, with orders in German - 1982 (500T)

Baby Girl: Nine Months Old - Nine month old baby girl at mealtime.

Common Buzzard (Buteo Buteo) - Two adults calling medium close-up. Blowflies close-up. Song thrush mp. Woodpigeons & jackdaws in distance. Wind in trees. Distant plane at end.

Monsoon Forest - Late morning to afternoon. medium close-up seeds `popping' from a bush. Cicadas. Song from golden whistlers in background. Other distant birds. NB: this is part of a longer track on NHS000942 Bd01

Grassland - Morning on grass plains of crater. Larks and pectoral patch cisticolas. Distant Egyptian geese. Wind in grass.

Cloud Forest Atmosphere - Recorded on early morning. Occasional resonant calls from three wattled bellbird. medium distance to background calls from other bird species. Some faint water drips.

Giant Petrel (Macronectes Giganteus) - Calls of chick begging for food. Adult regurgitating food and feeding chick. Brash ice in background.

Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps Cristatus) - medium close-up display calls from several. Canada goose, coots, woodpigeon and wren in background

Grey Heron (Ardea Cinerea) - Flight calls of four, fairly distant.

Ford Anglia 105e Van (1963, 997cc): Interior - Motor Van: Handbrake, interior,  (Ford Anglia 105E, 1963 model, 997cc).

Whooper Swan (Cygnus Cygnus) - Feeding & contact calls medium close-up from several birds. Wigeon, both males & females close & medium distance. Call from mute swan, dabbling & splashing sounds, several calls from rooks in background.

Forest Atmosphere - Neutral atmosphere recorded at dawn. medium distance to distant calls from many bird species. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown. Occasional distant crows from cockerel. Possibly some sounds of breathing.

Horses 1 - One horse walks on approach, then is restless on tarmac, creak of saddle & tail swishing, trots off right.

Lake Atmosphere - Winter Day American coots calling and flapping in f/g, American wigeons in background, calls from red-winged blackbirds.

Cuban Amazon Parrot (Amazona Luecocephala) - Calling of Cuban Amazon parrots at all perspectives & from distant groups. medium close-up twittering birdsong. Pulsating insect calls. N.B. Recording is also suitable as an atmosphere.

Leopard (Panthera Pardus) - Loud sneeze from 12 week old cub, in captivity. Occasional calls from house sparrows. African fish eagle in distance.

Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet Aircraft: Exterior - Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet Aircraft , exterior, taxi

Horse On Gravel (Studio) - Horse on gravel, slow walk, stop. (Studio recording)

Weddell Seal (Leptonychotes Weddelli) - On seal ice. close-up of pup suckling, breathing & grunting. Struggling over ice to find nipple. Suckling louder and more enthusiastic after 3m30s. Followed by close-up bleats.

Interiors - Theatres And Halls - Final applause, audience leaves theatre - 1980 (1C13,reprocessed)

Dutch Crowds - Dutch Restaurant, atmosphere in large restaurant.

World War Ii Aircraft - Sunderland flying boat, interior, cruising, rec. from bridge. World War II. (From 78 r.p.m. disc)

Dial 999 - Ambulance, pass left to right with two-tone horn siren, urban background.

King Bird Of Paradise (Cicinnurus Regius) - close-up soft calls from male during dancing courtship display. background sounds of other bird species & insects.

University College Clock, Oxford - University College, Oxford clock striking eight o'clock.

Wadi Atmosphere - medium close-up/medium distance sounds of running water. background calls from dhufar toads.

Mgb Open Sports Car 1966 (1798cc) (Exterior) - Exterior, long approach and pass. (1966 1798cc MGB open sports car)

River Atmosphere - Tropical Evergreen (Riverine) Forest: Winter (Dry season): Midday. With Vinaceous Doves, Speckled Pigeon, Red-eyed Doves, Double-spurred Francolin etc, and barks of Green Vervet Monkeys.

Bbc News Sound Effects Tape (Old) - seaside - sea wash rough - waves

National Daily Newspaper - National Daily Newspaper Foundry Bench Room.

Submarines (1960 ‚äòp‚äô Class) - Submarine: 1960 'P' class, Control room telegraph with reply gongs.

Peugeot 205gt 1982 1300cc Petrol (car Misfiring Quite Badly) - exterior - medium approach from right, splash through puddle, stop, switch off

Brown Booby (Sula Leucogaster) - Calls, wing-flaps and movement from adults arriving to feed chick. Some wind background.

Painted Stork (Mycteria Leucocephala) - Good sounds of bill clapping & wingbeats. Occasional calls from other birds. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Scarlet Tanager (Pirana Olivacea) - medium close-up song, Black-throated Blue Warbler in background, wind in trees.

Lake Atmosphere - Neutral atmosphere with calls from ducks & other bird species. Distant whistling calls from eagle in second part of recording. Also sounds of insects splashing & wingbeats. Atmosphere gets slightly busier throughout.

Domestic Dog (Canis Familiaris) - close-up running sounds from two deerhounds in forest. Voices at beginning and end of recording.

Rome: Termini Railway Station - Termini Railway Station, Rome, general atmosphere.

Yellowhammer (Emberiza Citrinella) - close-up calls from a male. Blackbird and cattle in background. Clean start then distant traffic and aircraft. (might also be used as farmland)

Red Knot (Calidris Canutus) - Early morning. Calls & flight sounds of large numbers of birds taking off from roost. Flocks of birds flying past and landing.

Crowds: Interior - Crowd, interior, 40 men & women, booing & jeering.

Coast Atmosphere - medium distance crashing waves. Wide perspective sounds of sea wash. Also occasional bird calls.

French Crowds - French Customs Hall, atmosphere in customs hall at Calais.

Southern Black-backed Gull (Larus Dominicanus) - Calls medium close-up in colony. Distant waders. Distant surf.

World War 2 - 1 - Catalina (Twin-Engine Patrol Flying Boat) (USA/Canada) diving,from nose (reprocessed)

Footsteps On Wood: Walking (Dead Acoustic) - Footsteps on Wood, two men walking, with start & stop. (Dead acoustic.)

Sea Shore: Mud Or Sand Flats - SPRING: DAY With waders, etc feeding on mud freshly exposed by ebbing tide. Turnstones, dunlin, redshanks, ringed plover (display song), oystercatchers, shelduck, black-headed and lesser black-backed gulls, linnets (flight calls) and eider in background

Cow (Bos Indicus) - MC - close-up man with an ox-cart passing on west Kenya rainforest track. Early morning, cart pauses and continues. Many birds singing, water dripping on leaves.

Comedy Sounds - Three impact crashes. (Specially created effect)

Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma Rufum) - medium close-up calls while foraging. Flight alarm call and call near end. Crickets and leaves falling in background. Distant surf.

Bits & Pieces - Nazi Germany - large German crowd cheering (500T, reprocessed)

Large Outdoor Crowd: Men - Battle Crowd, mixed angry crowd shouting rises to crescendo and dies down. (Suitable background to a period battle)

Ambulance (Bedford: Interior) - Ambulance, interior, starts and moves off into constant run with horn, stop, tickover, doors, stretchers taken out. (As heard by patient.) (Bedford ambulance.)

Grandfather Clock: Bell Type (London, 1845) - Grandfather clock striking twelve o'clock. (Bell type Grandfather clock with Whittington chimes, manufactured in London 1845.)

London Green Line Coach (Interior) - London Green Line Coach, interior, false start, starts up, bell sounds, doors close, medium-fast run.

Razorbill (Alca Torda) - Wingbeats from bird landing, followed by another which touches down and takes off again. Guillemots, kittiwakes, arctic tern and herring gulls in background. Distant surf.

Lifeboat: Selsey 48‚äô6‚äù Oakley Class Lifeboat: At Sea - Lifeboat: At sea, inside aft cabin of "Charles Henry" Selsey 48'6" Oakley class self righting 7 crewed lifeboat, some indistinct RT & voices

Mandrill Baboon (Mandrillus Sphinx) - Grunts from male mandrill. background bird calls & stridulating insects.

Black-headed Gull (Larus Ridibundus) - Long calls medium close-up from prominent bird in colony.

Manual Typewriter (Live Acoustic) - Manual Typewriter: Live Acoustic, loading and unloading twice.

Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus Amphibius) - Snorts, grunts & blows from several. Egyptian geese call prominently. Yellow wagtail, common sandpiper & other birds in distance. Wingbeats from pink- backed pelicans.

Water - Filling metal bucket from pond and pouring water on to concrete. (Twice)

Black Skimmer (Rynchops Niger) - medium close-up calls from a flock of about 140 birds at rest on a harbour wall, close running water and wave slops from sea at harbour mouth, birds fly off and return several times.

Steam Trains: Br ‚äòstandard‚äô Class 4: 2-6-4t Locomotive (With 6 Or 7 Coaches) - Steam Train: BR 'Standard' Class 4, trackside fire, voices, crackles, steam, train starts, runs, stops, some whistles, rec. front carriage.

Exterior Crowds 2 - Large crowd outside St Paul's Cathedral at wedding of HRH Prince of Wales - mid-distant perspective - July 1981 (2C9,reprocessed)

Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus Sp) - medium close-up staccato trill

Kaka (Nestor Meridionalis) - medium close-up growling calls from kaka. Followed by sounds of movement & wingbeats.

Interiors - Pubs And Clubs - Pintable jackpot - 1968 (173A,reprocessed)

Merton College Clock, Oxford - Merton College clock striking six o'clock.

Silvereye (Zosterops Lateralis) - medium close-up calls from a single bird. Chaffinch, redpolls and kaka in background.

Rainforest - Dawn. Many birds calling and singing as the sun hits the top of the trees. Quiet insect sounds.

Red-legged Partridge (Alectoris Rufa) - Typical challenge call from male medium close-up. Crickets, crested lark & bees in distance.

Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus Collybitus) - close-up song and medium close-up calls from two birds. Chaffinches in distance.

Wamba Indigenous Music - Continuous solo tongue clicks used as a communication tool Different tones for each individual

Military Aerodrome, De Havilland Vampires running up, Gloster Meteor take off (at 2m15s).

Household Effects: Electric Automatic Washing Machine - Electric automatic washing machine. Preparing machine, general background.

Hovercraft: Srn 6 (Interior) - SRN 6 Hovercraft, start up, into constant run. (Saunders Roe Nautical 6 hovercraft.)

Wilson's Bird Of Paradise (Diphyllodes Respublica) - close-up calls at 0m10s, 0m37s and 1m20s. Continuous background of other birds and insects.

Oil Rigs (Offshore Oil Rig ‚äúsea Quest‚äù - Oil Rigs: Fortes Oilfield, offshore rig. Dragging up lining pipes

Sea Coast: Sea Cliffs - SUMMER: DAY Surf with calls of various birds including mocking bird

Aircraft: Hawker Harrier Vertical Take-off Jet (Exterior) - Hawker Harrier, exterior, take off & passing over. (Harrier Jump-Jet, vertical take off & landing fighter jet.)

Rainforest - Early morning in highland rainforest. Rain dripping on leaves and forest floor. Several birds singing and calling including chowchillas, spotted catbird, and Eastern whipbird.

Motor Car: 1929 Riley 9 H.p. Saloon (Exterior) - Exterior, start, depart at medium speed. (Riley 9 h.p. saloon, 1929 model)

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - Calls medium close-up from several birds in colony. Herring gull mp. Distant skylark.

Arctic Skua (Stercorarius Parasiticus) - Calls close-up from a single bird. Skylark mp. Seawash medium close-up.

Sea Coast: Mud Or Sand Flats - EARLY SPRING: EARLY MORNING Curlew, oystercatcher, redshank, black-headed gull

Fox Hunting: Whaddon Chase Hunt - Hunt moves off. (Whaddon Chase Hunt.)

Religion In Britain - London Central Mosque, Regents Park - congregation at Friday prayers - near end of prayers, with chanted responses from congregation

River/stream Atmosphere - Riverside - Afternoon. Bird song and loud cicada sounds.

Exterior Atmospheres - Main Railway Station, with indiscernible P.A. announcement & arriving train.

New Forest Pony (Equus Caballus) - Neigh of foal, answered by mare

Footsteps On Country Road: Walking - Footsteps on Country Road, two women walking, departing.

Woodland - Midday at about 1000ft. Bellbirds, stitchbirds, whiteheads and long-tailed cuckoo. Cicadas, other insects and wind in trees.

Hemlock Forest Atmosphere - Rhododendron belt at 11,000ft - With distant crows and other birds, including close-up trill of orange-barred leaf warbler.

Old Textile Machinery - Arkwright's original spinning machine operating. (Invented by Richard Arkwright, 1769.)

Domestic Clock - Domestic Mantle Clock striking eight o'clock. (Early 19th Century clock chimes 'B', 8 bells, 1 gong.)

Leopard (Panthera Pardus) - close-up growls, snarls and hisses from two cubs about 12 weeks old, in captivity. Occasional calls from house sparrows. African fish eagle in distance.

Small Boat On Lake - Small rowing boat on a lake. Beaching boat on pebbles.

Fast Footsteps Up Stone Stairs (Slight Echo) - Fast footsteps up stone stairs, 2 women. (With start and stop, slight echo)

Guianan Cock Of The Rock (Rupicola Rupicola) - Recorded at lekking ground. medium close-up/medium distance calls & wingbeats from squabbling & displaying males. Insect stridulation. Female bird present. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

House Mouse (Mus Musculus) - Running around in cage and squeaking

Collared Dove (Streptopelia Decaocto) - close-up wingbeats from a pair taking off. Slightly windy background.

Brantley B2b 2-seater Helicopter (Interior) - Brantley B2B, interior, start, take off into constant flight, land, switch off. (2-seater helicopter with 3 bladed rotor, 180 h.p. Lycoming engine.)

Suricate (Suricata Suricatta) - close-up feeding sounds from parent and baby.

Thermal Spring - Hot spring. Up-welling from a circular pool in the rock. Occasional bird calls in distance.

Red-footed Falcon (Falco Vespertinus) - medium distance-close-up calls in colony. Flight & perched calls. Magpies chatter in background. Occasional song bursts from cetti's warbler, reed bunting & great tit. Distant cormorant colony. Frogs near end.

White Throated Capuchin (Cebus Capucinus) - close-up alarm calls of group at boa constrictor. Calls becoming less frequent and quieter towards end of band.

Athletics - White City Stadium athletics meeting, shouts into roar.

Grey Heron (Ardea Cinerea) - Calls medium close-up from two males fighting; house sparrows close-up, starlings medium close-up & wood pigeon in background.

Trouser Manufacture - Factory Machines: Trouser Manufacture, Belt loop maker operating.

Great Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Arundinaceus) - close-up male long song (to female)

Sports Crowd: Outdoor - Sports Crowd: Large crowd passing through turnstiles, outdoor sports meeting

Children - Babies & Infants - 2-3 year olds riding around on tricycles in mixed nursery school - November 1968 (76C, reprocessed)

Ruppell's Weaver (Ploceus Galbula) - close-up loud, shrill calls from weavers. Some sounds of wingbeats. Intermittent v. distant engine hum. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown, described as Royal Garden. This weaver is found E Sudan, NE Ethiopia & SW Arabia.

Bar-headed Goose (Anser Indicus) - close-up deep awareness calls. Goose flies off at end of recording. Others in background. Flies and mosquitoes.

Scarlet Tufted Malachite Sunbird (Nectarinia Johnstoni) - Feeding, singing & calling at lobelia flowers.

Common Peafowl (Pavo Cristatus) - close-up calls from peacock with tail fanned. Others call in background. Collared doves and other birds in distance.

Bonellis's Warbler (Phylloscopus Bonellis Orientalis) - 'Tacking' close-up - single call near end; with yellow-vented bulbul Tractors in background.

Trains - London Underground, quiet late-night platform atmosphere (no voices or footsteps).

Cross-channel Car Ferry - Calais Port, exterior, general activity prior to departure of cross- channel ferry.

Linnet (Acanthis Cannabina) - Soft calls and close-up song from a single bird Woodpigeons,chiffchaff,wren,raven,pheasant in distance.

Song Sparrow (Melospiza Melodia) - medium close-up song, other birds in distance, faint wind in trees.

Sperm Whale (Physeter Catodon) - Sperm whale producing a variety of high intensity echolocation clicks. Hydrophone recording.

Northern Flicker (Colaptes Auratus) - close-up calls. Tundra swans in distance. Boat-tailed grackle calls, distant aircraft.

Lifeboat - Lifeboat. From slipway, boat launched down slipway with general atmosphere. (Twin diesel engines)

Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa Limosa) - Alarm calls and flight alarm calls close-up from several birds. Sea in distance.

Ecclesiastical Effects 2 - Exterior, 5 bells rung at random in Pre-Reformation style (St. Mary and St. Andrew's Church, Whittlesford, Cambs.) - 1982 (2B7, reprocessed )

Bushland Atmosphere - Day in bush or scrub land. Birds in distance with a few bursts of closer song. Wind in low vegetation. Leaves rustling. * Day and month is not specified.

Aircraft 3 - Passing overhead - exterior (single engine jet fighter).

Low-lying Marshy Pasture - Late Spring: Early Morning - Sheep bells with house sparrows

Bristol Britannina Prop-jet Airliner (Exterior) - Bristol Britannia, exterior, passing overhead. (Long/medium range airliner, four turboprop jet engines.)

Blue-black Grosbeak (Passerina Cyanoides) - Song (in captivity with village sounds)

Woodland/prairie Edge - Wind in grass and trees, crickets, Common Grackle, Bobwhite, Blue Jay and other birds in the distance.

Hornet (Vespa Crabro) - close-up buzzing from hornets in flight. Occasional clicks as they touch. Robin and woodpigeon in background.

St. Clemen Danes Church, London - St. Clement Danes Church Clock, striking half-hour

Sperm Whale (Physeter Catodon) - Surface recording of sperm whale producing one loud blow. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Magpie (Pica Pica) - Calls of family party, fledglings begging for food, feeding on dead dog. Blue Tit in background.

Bang! - General purpose machine gun pimple & turret mounted firing in turn.

Brant Goose (Branta Bernicla) - close-up calls from goslings calling from inside eggs. Movement sounds in nest. Glaucous Gull and other birds in background.

Ranch - Cattle drive, with noisy Mexican cowboys and close-up 'moos' and movement from cattle.

Blackcap (Sylvia Atricapilla Atricapilla) - Warbling NB: Recorded between March-June 1938

Communications - BT Strowger electromechanical exchange. (1922 onward.)

Motor Car: 1960 Ford Anglia - Exterior, self starter, depart at medium speed. (1960 Ford Anglia)

Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur Catta) - close-up 'click' run calls. Cicadas in background. Lemur continues to call as it climbs tree.

Coniferous Woodland - Early morning. Chaffinches, wren, willow warblers, mistle thrush, Scottish crossbills, siskins, coal tits, goldcrests, jackdaws, great tit, song thrush, cuckoo and roe deer. Slight wind in trees.

Crowds: Interior - Atmosphere in a large cafeteria at London Zoo. Mixed crowd & children

Flying Fox (Unidentified) - Either Lombok flying fox (Pteropus lombocensis) or Sunda flying fox (Acerodon mackloti). close-up calls and aggressive calls in colony. Roost takes flight near end of recording. Slight wind on microphone at times. Slight hum.

Town/garden Atmosphere - Himalayan Hills - Winter - Early Morning. Busy with many birds calling and singing, common mynahs, red-vented bulbuls and crimson-breasted barbet.

Aircraft: Beaufighters - Bristol Beaufighter.(Exterior) Start up engines alternately with orders, warm up & switch off (with orders)

Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus Leucocephalus) - close-up calls from chicks in nest at arrival of female, other birds in distance. Female flaps wings at end.

Common Pheasant (Phasianus Colchicus) - Calls and flapping close-up from caged birds. Sounds of birds knocking against pen. Distant chaffinch and voices. Plane and traffic in background.

Motor Car Works - Motor Car Works, general atmosphere. (No speech.)

Dry Woodland Atmosphere - Foliage rustle of palm trees. Distant hyacinth macaw calls.

White Tailed Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus Albicilla) - Eagle bathing with wing beats & splashes. Some close-up insects. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

River Atmosphere - Frozen river recorded at 6 p.m. medium close-up to background cracks, bangs & pops from breaking ice. Hoots from pair of Blakiston's fish owls 2m33s, 3m23s & 4m24s. Distant hum & occasional traffic.

Urban (Town Square) - Spring/summer: Early Morning - With swifts, house sparrows, jackdaws, spotless starlings and rooster

Ford Fiesta Motor Car (1980 Model, 1300cc) Interior - Car: Ford Fiesta, 1300 cc, 1980 model. Interior, reverse and manoeuvre

Rainforest Atmosphere - Recorded in early morning (approx. 6.00 a.m.) Many bird species calling & sounds of insect stridulation. Also distinctive calls from unidentified species.

Interiors - Various 1 - Pulse monitor, speeding up, continuous - 1985 (3H4,reprocessed)

White-nest Swiftlet (Collocalia Fuciphaga) - close-up echo-locating calls from a large flock near mouth of cave at dusk. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Triumph Tr6 Sports Car, 1971 (Exterior) - Exterior, self starter, departs. (TR6 Sports Car, 1971 model)

Old Fashioned Lift With Gates (Exterior) - Lift: Old-Fashioned, Interior, starts, passes several floors, stops, gates open.

Lakes And Ponds (Loch) - Late Spring: Early Morning - Atmosphere beside loch, with curlew and oystercatcher

Electronically Generated Sounds - Buzzing Computer with constant tone background. (Futuristic Spot Effect.)

Ships And Boats 2 - Rowing Boat, running aground., recorded on board. (Recorded on board.) (One man rowing.)

Greater Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos Major) - Hunger calls of nestlings

Northern Right Whale (Eubalaena Glacialis Glacialis) - close-up 'blowing' or 'spouts' from a group mating in water. Slapping of flukes on surface.

Low-lying Marshy Pasture - AUTUMN: Early Morning With cattle, sheep, Rooks, Carrion Crow, Curlew, Dunnock, Robin and Wren.

Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora Pinus) - medium close-up song, other birds in distance.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Recorded in morning at approximately 6.50 a.m. Calls from many birds. close-up calls from unidentified bird. Some distant sounds of traffic.

Warthog (Phacochoerus Aethiopicus) - close-up feeding sounds from a single animal in long grass. Wind and crickets in grass. Distant birds.

Motor Racing: Le Mans - Le Mans, cars passing during race with occasional P.A. announcements. (Recorded from grandstand.)

Slot Machines - Nameplate Machine operating, 12 letters for 1d. (c. 1908.)

Urban South West Africa - The First National Bank main customer area.

Farmstead & Surroundings - Farmland: Spring With Goldfinches, Crested Lark, Graceful Warbler and lots of insects. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Interiors - Theatres And Halls - Busy speech whilst audience take their seats, full house - 1980 (1C13,reprocessed)

Interiors - Various 2 - Underwriting room with PA announcements removed - Dec '1984 (2L1,reprocessed)

Cicada Sp (Cicadidae Family) - Stridulation close-up with birds in background

5-7 Cwt Bedford Light Van (Exterior) - Exterior, approach, stop, depart on gravel. (Bedford light van.)

Curlew (Numenius Arquata) - Calls of birds feeding on mudflats at night (with Oystercatchers, Lapwings and Herring Gulls).

Lilac Breasted Roller (Coracius Caudata) - close-up calls from two birds, prominent also is Northern Boubou and White Browed Sparrow Weavers. Insects and doves in background. Song from Northern Boubou briefly after calls.

Pleske's Ground Jay (Podoces Pleskei) - medium close-up shrill, rapid calls from jay. Some sounds of wind. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Blue Madagascar Coucal (Coua Caerulea) - MC calls, Madagascar Turtle Dove, Red Forest Fodies and Madagascar Magpie Robin in background.

Electronically Generated Sounds - Compressed gas gun, mixed bursts & single shots. (Futuristic Spot Effect.)

Fan-tailed Raven (Corvus Rhipidurus) - Calls medium distance to distant with insects in f/g. Tristram's Grackles in background.

Livestock 1 - Milking Parlour, interior, washing down parlour, bulk tank humming in background & sparrows chirruping.

Boat (7 H.p. Twin-cylinder Diesel Engine) - Boat 2 1/4 h.p. engine, stop.

Farm Machnery: Drum Threshing Machine - Drum threshing machine in operation. Pitching side. Runs, stops.

Green Honeyeater (Gymnomyza Viridis) - medium close-up calls. Cicadas and crickets. Distant birds at times.

Common Coot (Fulica Atra) - Whining calls from two coot chicks. Many other bird species calling & singing in the background. Distant honks from waterfowl. Also suitable as a wooded lakeside atmosphere.

German Emergency Services - German fire engine with bells ringing leaving fire station. (Some speech.)

Sociable Weaver (Philetairus Socius) - close-up squeaking calls from flock of weavers. Also sounds of wings.

Domestic Clock - Domestic clock striking five o'clock. (Domestic clock with single-strike mechanism.)

Ships And Boats 2 - Canal Narrow Boat, engine stops. (Exterior acoustic.)

Horses / Dogs - One unshod horse passes at walk on rough track, with some birdsong.

House Wren (Troglodytes Aedon) - medium close-up song, other birds in background.

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - NB: Recorded from microphones placed beside a Reed Warbler's nest. 0615-0735hrs Adult arrives at nest, calls close-up and incubates. Dog, cow and Skylark in background.

Motor Car: 1929 4 1/2 Litre Bentley - Exterior, door opened. (4.5 litre, 1929 Bentley)

Bar-tailed Desert Lark (Ammomanes Cincturus) - Song Very hissy background.

World War I Aircraft: 1917 Aerodrome Activity - Aircraft warming up and taking off, aerodrome, 1917

Church Bells St. John The Baptist, Croydon - Church Bells, Old Steeple bells ringing. (Tower of St. Mary's Church, Dundee, known as Old Steeple and is the only surviving part of the Pre-Reformation Church of St. Mary.)

Green Hawk-moth (Eumorpha(=pholus)labruscae) - close-up wing-beats prior to take-off. NB: also known as gaudy sphinx moth.

White Headed Buffalo Weaver (Dinemellia Dinemelli) - close-up song from several, other birds in background. Traffic at end.

Carrion Crow (Corvus Corone Corone) - Two well-grown nestlings close-up. (some wind)

King Penguin (Aptenodytes Patagonicus) - Chicks near to finishing fledge calling and running.

Tooth-billed Catbird (Scenopoeetes Dentirostris) - close-up song - 85% of which is mimicry of: king parrot lewin honeyeater bridled honeyeater spangled drongo Calls from other birds occasionally. Cicada chorus in background.

Whistling Swan(cygnus Columbianus Ssp Bewickii) - Several alighting & call MP.

Andean Goose (Chloephaga Melanoptera) - close-up calls, other birds in background.

Green Winged Macaw (Ara Chloroptera) - medium close-up flight calls from a single bird. Stridulation from cicadas. Various unknown bird calls.

Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius Phoeniceus) - Calls from a large flock (with starlings).

Space Travel - Apollo 4 lift off. (Recorded at NASA Space Centre.)

Bbc News Sound Effects Tape (Old) - chatter - pub chatter 70 people

Vintage Motor Car: Fiat 509a Saloon - Cars: Vintage motor car Fiat 509A saloon. Interior, revving

King Of Saxony Bird Of Paradise (Pteridophora Alberti) - close-up display calls. Other birds in background. Waterfall in distance.

Red-wattled Lapwing (Vanellus Indicus) - Shrill calls from lapwing. Faint insects & insects in background. Slight wind noise.

Baboon, Gelada (Theropithecus Gelada) - Whines of 3-month-old female

Fairley Ultralite Helicopter (Exterior) 2-seater; Jet Engine - Fairey Ultralite, exterior, land & switch off. (2-seater helicopter with jet engine.)

Wren (Troglodytes Troglodytes) - close-up song - one phrase. Distant woodpigeon.

Tall Grass (Wooded) Savanna - Tall grass (wooded) savanna - winter (dry season) - dusk (night). With chorus of bush crickets, crickets, flies and night birds, eg whimbrel.

Cars - Jaguar Sovereign, exterior, switch on, depart. (3.6 litre, 1986/7 model.)

Telephones: Telephone Box 1985 - Push-Button Telephone Box (1985): Three coins inserted

Cultivated Fields - Rather neutral with dog barking, domestic fowl, wild birds, etc

Australian Stilt (Himantopus Leucocephalus) - close-up calls from a group of feeding stilts. Others calling in background. Flight calls as a few stilts take off, circle and return. Chirping calls at end of recording. Occasional bellbird in background. Distant chaffinches. Hum from insects over pond.

Veteran Cars - Cars: Veteran, Montage of recordings from RAC Veteran Car Run, Pease Pottage

Swallow-tailed Gull (Creagrus Furcatus) - medium close-up squabbling with calls & clicks from gulls. background sounds of seawash. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Crowd Reaction (Farcical) - Twelve men saying 'Aye, aye'. (Farcical.)

Eastern Flying Squirrel (Glaucomys Volans) - close-up sounds of squirrel feeding. background crickets stridulating. Somewhat noisy recording with occasional distant plane noise.

Africa 2 - The Natural World - Lions roaring, with crickets in background.

House Bunting (Emberiza Striolata) - Song close-up. Windy background.

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - Adult pair calling and moving through the reeds towards the nest.

Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus Magellanicus) - Calls medium close-up in colony at egg-laying time.

Nightingale (Luscinia Megarhynchos) - Song, with corn bunting and turtle dove in background.

Heathland - With skylark, willow warbler and oystercatcher (close at times)

Tawny Grassbird (Megalurus Timoriensis) - close-up alarm calls and contact calls from two birds (male and female). Magpie larks fly over at end of recording. Other birds in background. Cicadas and crickets in background.

Aircraft - Avro Lancaster mid-gunner's position, constant flight. (World War II bomber, 4 piston engines.)

Starling (Sturnus Vulgaris) - Nestlings (9 days old): excited calls as adult arrives with food

Tram, start, crosses points, continuous run, stop. (Recorded on open-top deck.)

Diesel Railcar (Interior) - Train slows down and stops in station. (Interior)

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - close-up calls from adults fighting over food. Herring gulls mp.

Istanbul - Istanbul, Kadikoy market, with vegetable and meat sellers, fish merchants, and restaurant callers.

Long-tailed Grass Warbler (Prinia Burnesi) - Song close-up, with wind in reeds.

African Grey Parrot (Psittacus Erithacus) - Bird calling "Love you...come and give...yub, yub...kiss

Mistle Thrush (Turdus Viscivorus) - Alarm rattles close-up of 6 birds. Wind in trees.

Tawny Eagle (Aquila Rapax) - medium close-up begging calls from an immature bird. Strength of calls determined by which direction the bird is facing. Hoarse, deeper calls from an adult (probably female). Red-billed hornbill & white-browed sparrow weavers prominent. Other birds in background.

Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga Leonina) - close-up calls and snorts from two males challenging each other. Surf in background.

London Midland Region Electric Trains (Interior) - Express Train passing. (British Rail London Midland Region train, 25kV Pantograph system.)

Household (Kitchen) Effects - Sound of coffee beans being roasted by hand.

Stonechat (Saxicola Torquata) - close-up calls from male with female calling in background. Prominent calls from blue tits. Distant traffic at times.

English Domestic Clock: Double Strike - Domestic clock striking eleven o'clock. (English domestic clock with double-strike mechanism.)

Church Bells - Church Bells: 5 bells, at random, Pre-Reformation style, from interior, St. Mary & St. Andrew's, Whittlesford, Cambs.

Crowds, Children & Footsteps - Industrial Dispute, jeers & calls.

Udipi Festival - Tiger dance with rapid drumming similar to snare drum. Trumpets join, crowd whistles & claps. Tempo increases, then music stops & applause. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Fast Flowing River Atmosphere - Water:Fast-flowing. Stream with water partly flowing over submerged rock. Distant birds.

Coastal Marsh Atmosphere - Coastal Marsh:Autumn:Afternoon. Cricket chorus, distant fish crow calling. Distant surf.

Comedy, Fantasy & Horror - Short raspberry. (Comedy Spot Effect.)

Asian Brown Flycatcher (Muscicapa Latirostris) - close-up song. Blue-and-white flycatcher and Eastern crowned warbler in background. Quite strong wind in trees.

Motor Car: Ford Cortina 1600 (Interior) - Ford Cortina 1600, interior, door opened & closed. (1600cc engine.)

Coniferous Forest Atmosphere - With nuthatch and other woodland birds. Late spring, early morning.

Common Toad (Bufo Bufo) - Mid morning,close-up croaks from a single toad. Woodland birds including jackdaws in background.

Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa Violacea) - In flight with great tit, field crickets and frogs

Motor Cycle Racing: Isle Of Man Tourist Trophy Races, 1967 - 50cc machines at Isle of Man Tourist Trophy Races. Siren to clear track.

Austin A35 Van 1968 (Exterior) - Exterior, slow approach and pass. (1968 Austin A35 Van)

Children - Middle & Secondary Schools - Boys enter dining hall and atmosphere before start of meal (occasional voice of young child, reprocessed)  - 1981 (3C2, reprocessed)

Robin (Erithacus Rubecula) - close-up song from male during dawn chorus. Shrill, clear notes. background & distant calls from many other bird species.

Black And White Casqued Hornbill (Bycanistes Subcylindricus) - close-up calls & wingbeats from birds coming into & flying from pre-roost tree in evening. A flock of 14 fly at 1'33", two fly at 1'48" & four birds fly at end. Clicks from birds preening as they pull feathers through bill.

France - Paris - Platform atmosphere with footsteps and voices, trains arrive at 13" and 2'48" (Metro)

Lesser Snow Goose (Anser Caerulescens Caerulescens) - Distant to medium distance flight alarm calls. Melt-water streams in background.

Cash Registers - Self-Adding Cash Register keyboard operated, ticket produced, drawer opened, change given, drawer closed. (Repeated twice.) (Monroe-Sweda Cash Register.)

London Railway Stations: Pa Announcements And Atmosphere - Liverpool Street Railway Station, public address announcements & atmosphere. (Recorded early afternoon.)

Forest Atmosphere - Oppressive atmosphere at night. Intense insect sounds with predominent high pitched cicada whine. Occasional bird or monkey calling. Some cracking twigs. Slight wind in trees at times

Hornet (Vespa Crabro) - close-up buzzing from single hornets leaving and returning to nest hole. Crunching sounds from nest prominent in background. Flies buzzing, jackdaw, robin and traffic in distance.

Fenland Atmosphere - Low-lying fenland pasture Late spring Evening Neutral; reed-choked ditch with occasional calls of swallows flying over adjacent hayfield - 2030hrs.

Austin Gipsy Cross-country Vehicle (Exterior) - Cross-country vehicle, exterior, approach, stop, switch off. (Austin Gipsy)

Olive Ridley Turtle (Lepidochelys Olivacea) - seawash with occasional flapping of turtel as it moves up beach

Tropical Forest - Midday atmosphere at 600 feet. Calls include golden naped-barbet and black-throated babbler.

Grey Pelican (Pelecanus Philippensis) - Busy colony atmosphere of birds roosting. Recorded at sunset. Many calls in medium distance & background. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Ebony Leaf Monkey (Presbytis Thomasi) - Morning. Alarm calls. Reply squeaking alarm calls from adult female orang utan.

Mixed - Bicycle, 1936 Raleigh sports model, slow continuous run on gravel. (Recorded on bicycle.)

Honda 250 Motor Cycle - Motor Cycles: Honda 250, Recorded on Bike, start, run, stop

Tawny-flanked Prinia (Prinia Subflava) - Song medium close-up, with Blue-spotted Wood Dove, Senegal Wood Hoopoes and cicadas.

Hawaiian Goose (Branta Sandvicensis) - close-up hissing and wing-flaps, some calls and movement sounds.

Magnificent Frigate-bird (Fregata Magnificens) - Sounds of wingbeats, soft rattling display & other calls from male frigate. Also bill snapping & sounds of movement. Distant sounds of the sea.

Lagoon, Coastal Atmosphere - Coastal Lagoon:Autumn:Afternoon. American crows, Canada goose, semi-palmated plover, greater yellowlegs, distant black duck. Surf in background.

More Phones - GEC Neophone (1930 onwards) - 5 rings, pick up on 6th.

Lion (Panthera Leo) - Low growls. Panting from over-fed animals. NHC17 is a continuous recording of 73m48s also found starting on NHS000124.

London Green Line Coach (Exterior) - London Green Line Coach, interior, horn sounded several times.

Tomtit (Petroica Macrocephala) - close-up song. Distant tui. Cicadas and insects in background.

Coastal Woodland - Autumn: Mid-morning Carolina Wren, Yellow-rumped Warblers, Golden-crowned Kinglet, White-throated Sparrow, crickets, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Rufous-sided Towhee, flies.

Hawfinch (Coccothraustes Coccothraustes) - close-up calls from male on arrival at nest. Calls as he feeds female. Two different calls. Wren, jackdaws, rooks and chickens in background. Wind gusting slightly in trees.

Gannet (Sula Bassanus) - close-up greeting calls and bill-fencing. Calls from a 2 week old chick. Nearby chick gives begging calls (clucking). A variety of calls from surrounding birds.

Crowds, Children & Footsteps - Light Entertainment Audience, light laughter.

Fruit Bat (Pteropus Rufus) - Calls with insect chorus NB: Identity of species and location not certain. Date of recording not known

Leach's Petrel (Oceanodroma Leucorhoa) - close-up 'churring' from birds in burrow, several calls. Woodland birds in background.

Parrot - Calls close-up, of escaped parrot, with Blackstart and Tristram's Grackles in background.

Mallard (Anas Platyrhynchos) - close-up male calling as it takes off, with wind in bushes.

Mute Swan (Cygnus Olor) - Calls close-up from several, soft calls from whooper swans & distant barnacle geese in background, moving in water.

Humpback Whale (Megaptera Novaeangliae) - \ Song from a solo male through the breathing cycle. Short, deep stuttering calls followed by higher 'reeling' phrases, becoming musical squeaks. Song becomes higher & lower alternating phrases. Crackling sounds from mass of shrimps.

Razorbill (Alca Torda) - close-up `clockwork' calls from two birds. Calls from a nearby group of guillemots. Kittiwakes and surf in background.

Scrub Jay (Aphelocoma Coerulescens) - medium close-up wingbeats. Female territorial calls (clicking sound). Brown crested flycatchers in background.

British Rural Backgrounds 2 - Rooks in the tree tops - 1972 (1B4, reprocessed)

Skylark (Alauda Arvensis) - Song, with Golden Plover in background and distant gulls.

Theatre Foyers - Theatre Foyer, atmosphere in foyer of West End theatre.

Crowds - FA Cup Final, reaction to goal scored and boos from oposition. (1989 FA Cup Final, Liverpool v Everton.)

Ancient Murrelet (Synthliboramphus Antiquus) - Cheeps from chicks in burrow. Calls become more animated.

Skylark (Alauda Arvensis) - Male song-flight close-up and foghorn.

Jackdaw - Nestlings calling after being fed. (Other brood being fed in background; also Redstart song).

Temminck's Stint (Calidris Temminckii) - Trilling flight call and wing flaps. Other birds occasionally background and water sounds.

Domestic Clock (English, 1810) - Domestic clock striking five o'clock. (English domestic clock, manufactured 1810.)

Cliffs - Herring gull calling medium close-up in narrow, deep gully with waves breaking below. Recorded from half way along gully facing across to rockface where gulls are nesting. Also calls mc from three two-week-old chicks. Dripping water down rock face.

Sea Eagles (Haliaeetus Genus) - medium close-up calls from Steller's & White tailed sea eagles. A few calls from gulls.

Bokmakierie Shrike (Telophorus Zeylonus) - medium distance calls from a shrike. medium close-up creaking alarm calls from 0m08s. Some sounds of wind & rustling vegetation. Distant sounds of traffic.

Modern Agricultural Machinery & Vehicles - Ford 7810 Tractor, interior, working in yard, engine switched off at end.

Clark's Nutcracker (Nucifraga Columbiana) - medium close-up alarm calls, wingbeats and flight alarm call, others calling in background.

Household - Electric Drill, series of holes drilled in quick succession.

Western Sandpiper (Calidris Mauri) - close-up flight calls. Others in background, but call clean

Office Equipment - Three machines being used in an office, no speech.

Peugeot 205gt 1982 1300cc Petrol (car Misfiring Quite Badly) - exterior - reverse approach and switch off

Red Howler Monkey (Alouatta Seniculus) - medium close-up calls from group of 5-6 individuals. Groans & grunts, sometimes with a weird quality. background birdsong & some engine noise. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Rainforest - Mid morning - mid day in highland rainforest. Cicada chorus. Distant birds.

National Daily Newspaper - National Daily Newspaper Block Department, beveller operating.

Bbc News Sound Effects Tape (Old) - sports car - stop start and away

Bicycles - Many bicycles passing, with some birdsong. (Racing model c. 1983.)

Vintage Motor Car: Citroen 5cv Van: Exterior - Cars: Vintage motor car Citroen 5cv van, 1924. Exterior, faster, left to right

Tonga Flying Fox (Pteropus Tonganus) - close-up - medium distance calls from bats in colony. Slight wind in trees at times. Very distant surf.

Domestic Sewing Machines - Electric Sewing Machine, winding bobbin. (Machine c.1968.)

Lesser Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle Rudis) - Kingfisher diving near start. medium close-up calls from several. Snorts and short grunts from hippos in background. Other birds in distance. Flies. N.B. CAN ALSO BE USED FOR WATERHOLE atmosphere.

Italy (Rome): Children Playing - Piazza Novana, Rome, exterior, mainly girls playing in piazza.

Fenland - Fenland: Late Spring; Night Neutral with distant Canada Geese, Snipe drumming, Mallard flying in and Lapwing calls.

American Telephones - American Telephone: Northern Telecom soft ringing tone

Forest - Midday at edge of forest. Silvereyes, blackbirds, grey warbler, starlings and song thrush. Flies and other insects.

British Rural Backgrounds - Summer afternoon farmyard atmosphere with house sparrow and blackbird calling, mid distance, with collared dove,

Oil Exploration - Oil Exploration, pipes unloaded from lorry. (Recorded in the Delta Region of Patagonia.)

World War Ii: Nau Crowd - Large German crowd cheering. (From 78 rpm record)

Comedy Sounds - Strolling through ovens, oven door open and close. (Specially created effect)

Antarctic Fur Seal (Arctocephalus Gazella) - close-up interaction including fight between small group on stoney beach.

Periodical Cicada (Magicicada Sp.) - close-up sound of cicada stridulating. Hum in background. Traffic in background.

World War 2 - 1 - Hellcat (Carrier Fighter, Fleet Air Arm) (USA) lands on ship,occasional voices (reprocessed)

Spur Winged Plover (Vanellus Spinosus) - Flight calls of single bird medium close-up.

House Door: Interior - House Door: Interior, Larder, open and close.

Industry 2 - Cage opened and loaded, winding gear operated at slow speed (Blaenarvon, South Wales)

Tristram's Warbler (Sylvia Deserticola) - Chatter and soft grating rattle while feeding, with turtle dove, serin and chaffinch in background.

Aircraft 2 - General airfield atmosphere - aircraft revving & taking off.

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - Nestlings calling quietly; adult 'churring'.

Northwestern Crow (Corvus Caurinus) - MC-medium distance calls from two birds, running water in background. Bald Eagle calls in distance.

Oil & Petrol - The mud shaker (Sea Quest offshore oil rig, Fortes oilfield May 1976).

Middle East Crowds - Israel, crowd atmosphere in cinema before performance.

Domestic Clock (Bell: Mid-perspective) - Domestic clock striking six o'clock. (Mid-perspective recording of domestic clock with bell.)

Impala (Aepyceros Melampus) - medium close-up clashing of horns between two males, a few low calls. White browed sparrow weavers, crickets and other insects in background.

Greater Bird Of Paradise (Paradisaea Apoda) - Early morning. Clear calls and croaks. Other forest sounds in background.

Little Penguin (Eudyptula Minor) - medium close-up gurgling calls from penguin. background sounds of the sea & other bird species.

Grey Seal (Halichoerus Grypus) - calls of female, with pup and others in background

Ford Anglia 105e Van (1963, 997cc): Interior - Motor Van: Reverse, Fast Run Forward, slide to stop, switch off, interior, (Ford Anglia 105E, 1963 model, 997cc).

Bottle-nosed Dolphin (Tursiops Truncatus) - Echo-location sounds underwater adult attacking hydrophone

Petrol Stations - Service Station, compressed air air line operating.

Interiors - Theatres And Halls - Crowds in large entrance hall with turnstiles - 1983 (1C29,reprocessed)

Riverside Atmosphere - Cicada chorus. Becoming louder towards end of recording. Proboscis monkeys crashing around in trees with occasional calls. * Day and month of recording is not specified.

Horse On Turf (Studio) - One horse on turf, canter to stop. (Studio recording with jingle of harness)

Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet Aircraft: Exterior - Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet Aircraft, exterior,take off.

Waste Disposal - Scrap yard - lorry being loaded with metal by grab whilst acetylene torch is used to cut that metal.

Domestic Horse (Equus Caballus) - close-up sound of ponies moving around in corral. Neighing etc. Voices in background.

Moussier's Redstart (Phoenicurus Moussieri) - Song medium close-up-close-up, with Linnets and Crested Lark in background.

M.g. Midget Sports Car 1967 (Interior) - Interior, start, constant run with transmission effect. (Sports car, 1967 model M.G. Midget)

Lincoln College Clock, Oxford - Lincoln College clock striking seven o'clock.

Dial 999 - Ambulance, start into constant with bell (not used these days) slows, stops.

Waved Albatross (Diomedea Irrorata) - close-up call. Drumming, pop and bill-fencing. Others in background. Surf in background.

Sergeant Major Fish (Abudefduf Saxatilis) - Hydrophone recording. Churrs (produced by vibrating swim bladder) 0m13s, 0m50s, 2m08s & 2m37s. Scraping sounds (from grinding teeth) 0m38s, 0m48s & 1m47s. Also many clicks from shrimp. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown. Distant engine noise.

Greylag Goose (Anser Anser) - close-up excited calls from a flock, followed by feeding sounds in water. Feeding sounds & hissing. N.B. The date of this recording is unknown.

Northern Elephant Seal (Mirounga Angustirostris) - Male threat and deflating of nostrils with sea lion in background

Galapagos Sealion (Zalophus Californianus Wollebakei) - Calls underwater from a bull. With snapping shrimp and underwater sounds.

Osprey (Pandion Haliaetus) - Chicks calling in nest close-up. Heerman's gulls mp. Surf mp. Slight wind on microphone.

Snow Goose (Chen Caerulescens) - close-up flight calls from groups leaving main flock, alertness calls from flock. Flock flies off at end. Boat-tailed grackle calls in background.

Sailing - Average sea as heard from Lee Halliards (STS Malcolm Miller).

Farmstead - Summer: Day - Rather neutral with woodpigeons, rooks, jackdaws and chaffinch

Electronic Sounds - Rapid computer bleeps. (Specially created electronic sound.)

Island Atmosphere - Atmosphere on hermit crab island. Distant roar of surf. Occasional clicks from crabs. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Red-gartered Coot (Fulica Armillata) - Chicks and adult conversational calls close-up. Wren-like rushbird medium close-up. More coots in distance.

Right Whale (Balaena Glacialis) - Blows & sounds of inspiration (inhalation) from mother & calf. Good clear sounds. background very quiet with gentle water effects.

Ovenbird (Seiurus Aurocapillus) - medium close-up song, soft contact calls, foraging calls, aggressive calls at end. Wind in trees, other birds in background.

Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus Rufus) - medium close-up-close-up calls and whistle from wings. Steller's Jay in background. Distant machine noise.

Goshawk (Accipiter Gentilis) - Calls close-up from female as she lands on nest. Chicks call at her arrival. NB Exact date of recording not known.

Traffic 3 - General traffic atmosphere, London Airport road tunnel 1958.

Adelie Penguins (Pygoscelis Adelie) - Distant perspective of rookeries with well grown young. Cheeping in foreground.

Blue Wildebeest (Connochaetes Taurinus) - medium distance calls of herd; with occasional bird and hyeana in foreground

Cruft‚äôs Dog Show - Crufts Dog Show, atmosphere at dog show with large dogs barking.

Farmstead - Spring: Early Morning - Downpour of rain and distant thunder

African Fish Eagle (Haliaeetus Vocifer) - medium distance calls from two birds. Grey-headed gulls and Egyptian goose also call. NB:Northern fish eagles have a different call from those further south.

European Polecat (Mustela Putorius) - close-up calls & eating sounds from a hybrid between a ferret & a polecat. Starts with a close-up cough, then panting & 'yelping' (excited calls). close-up feeding sounds on dead chick. Coughs, then more excited yelps while playing. Sounds like the animal is investigating 

Mountain Forest Atmsophere - Spring; Neutral atmosphere w/ bush warbler, Japanses blue flycatcher, black kite, great spotted woodpecker, azure-winged magpie, grey thrush

Diesel Train - Diesel Train, interior, compartment door open & close.

Footsteps Down Metal Stairs - Footsteps Down Metal Stairs, two men, slow, with start & stop.

French Steam Trains - French Steam Train, goods train passing with whistle. (American locomotive c. 1944.)

The Age Of Steam - Static Steam Engine, run venting single cylinder to clear water.

Christchurch College Clock, Oxford - Christchurch College clock striking one o'clock.

Himalayan Marmot (Marmota Bobak Himalayana) - medium distance alarm calls from marmot. background sounds of wind. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Diesel Electric Train English Electric Vulcan: 20000 B.h.p. - Exterior, arrives at station, tickover, unintelligible public address announcement, doors. (English Electric Vulcan

World War Ii Aircraft: Junkers 88 (German) - Junkers 88. Take off (World War II German Aircraft)

Suburbia 2 And Skylines - Wide perspective skyline (specially created ambience) (1N1,reprocessed)

Great Kiskadee (Pitangus Sulphuratus) - and WHITE-RUMPED SWALLOW (TACHYCINETA LEUCORRHOA) 'Kis-ka-dee' and call and song of swallow with rufous hornero, brown and yellow marshbird, house wren and dove

Nightjar (Caprimulgus Europaeus) - medium distance flight calls. Cuckoo in distance. Slight wind in bushes. Faint aircraft noise.

Baby (Girl): 2 Years - 2 year old baby girl. Talking and crying.

Interiors - Shops And Cash Registers - Atmosphere recorded in a London chain store - British Home Stores - 1973 (1C3,reprocessed)

Northern Mixed Temperate Forest - Spring/summer: Early Morning - Dawn chorus with American robin, veery, hermit thrush and cardinal NB: Compiled from existing recordings in the BBC collection of Wildlife Sounds

Buff-necked Ibis (Theristicus Caudatus) - close-up flight calls from a group flying over; medium close-up colony calls of adults & young. Very windy.

Black-eared Wheatear (Oenanthe Hispanica) - Song and calls, with song of crested lark at begining and in background. Distant turtle doves and chickens.

Dawn Chorus - medium distance with song thrush, blackbird, crow, mallard and great tit

Sperm Whale (Physeter Catodon) - Single sperm whale producing clicks of variable freqency and intensity. Some clicks v. high intensity, others highly rhythmic with high repetition rate. Hydrophone recording.

Veteran Cars: Rolls Royce ‚äúsilver Ghost‚äù (1911 Model, 6 Cylinders, 35 Hp) - Cars: Rolls Royce "Silver Ghost", 1911 model, 6 cylinders, 35 H.P. Exterior, start up and depart to the right.

Sailing Ship: Gaff-rigged Ketch: Exterior - Sailing Ship: Gaff-rigged Ketch, Exterior, ship's anchor being run out.

African Grey Parrot (Psittacus Erithacus) - Calls. with macaws in background.

Rufous-sided Towhee (Pipilo Erythrophthalmus) - close-up calls, Great Crested Flycatcher calls in background, other birds in distance.

Children - Babies & Infants - 5-7 year-olds in class - 1982 (3C10, reprocessed)

Boys‚äô School - Boys' School, boys enter school, with indistinct speech & footsteps. (Bell sounds at 2m22s.)

Wadi Atmosphere - Peaceful, relaxing atmosphere. Bubbling sounds from a stream, small waterfall in background. Calls from birds & occasional sounds of insects. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Swimming Match At Crystal Palace (Indoors-with Crowd Reaction) - Swimming Pool: Crystal Palace, start and finish of men's 200m free-style race, crowd reaction.

Diesel Railcar (Exterior) - Train tickover, sound of siren, departs. (Exterior)

Arabian Babbler (Turdoides Squamiceps) - Calls of birds in dispute Tractors in background.

Slow Flowing River Or Stream - Riverside: Spring At Lake Ichkeul, with Common Bulbul, Robin, Olivaceous Warbler, Goldfinches, Turtle Doves and cows. Very busy.

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - close-up adult mew calls. Adult attacks juvenile seizing its bill. Herring gulls mp.

Greylag Goose (Anser Anser) - close-up flight calls & wingbeats from a small group flying past. One bird prominent Distant flock calls in background.

Italian Conversation - Italy: Chatting, small mixed group, interior.

Hungary - Bus station, Pecs, fairly quiet, with footsteps, speech and some bus noise

Sea Coast: Mud/sand Flats - AUTUMN: EARLY SPRING: DAY Flock of lapwings and golden plover with sea background

Crested Drongo (Dicrurus Forficatus) - medium close-up calls, Common Newtonia and other birds in background, distant cockerel.

Horsedrawn Traffic - Horsedrawn traffic, fairly busy, some quiet periods without footsteps or speech.

Razorbill (Alca Torda) - close-up wing flaps from two birds fighting on ledge. Distant kittiwakes and guillemots. Faint surf.

Barred Antshrike (Thamnophilus Doliatis) - medium close-up singing from antshrike. background sounds of insect stridulation & calls from other bird species. Distant rumble.

Peafowl (Pavo Cristatus) - Typical call (albino male in captivity)

Church Bells - 10 bells ringing, Parish of St. George, Greenock.

Ships And Boats 1 - Paddle Steamer, engines slow then stop, with telegraph.

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - Courtship begging calls close-up from female. Mew calls & 'choking' calls close-up. Distant skylark.

Air Battles, Air Raids & Sirens - Messerschmitts attack on balloon barrage, driven off by anti-aircraft fire (act. of Dover raid during Battle of Britain) - 1940 (500P)

Smith's Longspur (Calcarius Pictus) - close-up song, at start soft flight calls, geese in distance.

Footsteps On Country Road: Walking - Footsteps on Country Road, three men walking, with approach & stop.

Boeing 707 Jet Aircraft (Interior) - Boeing 707, exterior, passing overhead, with Vickers VC10 landing. (Long-range airliner, 4 jet engines.)

Railway Station Booking Halls. Erith, Kent - Erith Railway Station, booking hall atmosphere with arrivals & steady flow of trains.

Footsteps On Stone: Running - Running, 1 man on stone. (With start and stop)

Motor Car: 1 1/2 Litre Riley, 1959 (Worn Engine; Interior) - Exterior, start, reverse to stop. (1.5 litre, 1959, worn engine, Riley)

Grey Plover (Pluvialis Squatarola) - Flight calls medium close-up - distant. Coots mp. Skylark, sparrow and cows in distance.

D.i.y. And Building - Tenon saw, small piece of wood, variable rythm.

Hospitals - Childrens' Ward, atmosphere in ward with continuous indistinct speech of children & adults.

Building Construction - Atmosphere recording of work inside a semi-completed building, various sounds of drills, banging, etc.

Rainforest - Morning, inside forest, many birds calling and singing. Prominent species are Green Catbird, Eastern Whipbird, Torresian Crow, and brown flyeater. Hum from insects.

Buses - Several adults - 6d fares through turnstile, one-man operated red Central bus.

Wildebeest (Connochaetes Taurinus) - Grazing and grunting with occasional bray of zebras night-time NB: Exact date in 1982 unknown

Rainforest Atmosphere - DAWN atmsophere with lound bird calls and cicadas

Motor Car: Ford Ecsort 1300 (Manual) (Interior) - Ford Escort 1300, interior, self starter into slow-speed run, stop. (1300cc engine, manual transmission.)

Sperm Whale (Physeter Catodon) - Sperm whales producing well defined echolocation clicks at variable repetition rates & intensities(inc. popping & hammering). Hydrophone recording. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Vocal & Heart Effects - Heart beating, 18 year old male's heart.

Water Atmosphere - Atmosphere at edge of large pond. close-up water ripples & splashes. background sounds of some wind, increasing towards end of track. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Blue-footed Booby (Sula Nebouxii) - Calls close-up from male & female at nest with a 4-6 week old chick, colony sounds medium distance.

Marshland - Mid-afternoon at side of a grassy marsh area. Crickets, pectoral-patch cisticolas, yellow wagtail. Wind in grass. Distant black-bellied bustard and occasional other distant birds. May also be used for long grass plains, grassland.

Vickers Viscount, interior, pre-landing announcement. (Short/medium-range airliner, 4 piston-engines.)

Atmosphere In Villa Borghese Museum - Villa Borghese Museum, general atmosphere with footsteps voices & echo. (Rome, Italy.)

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - NB: Recorded from microphones placed beside a Reed Warbler's nest. 0620-0720hrs Male sings at nest BCU.

Swallow-tailed Gull (Creagrus Furcatus) - medium close-up mating between gulls. Shrill & croaking calls with some sounds of movement. background sounds of sea. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus Ruber) - medium close-up calls from thousands feeding in lake.

Black-tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys Luduvicianus) - close-up alarm calls from a group. Slight wind, hissy.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Dawn: buys atmosphere with gibbons, birds and insects

Wallace's Standardwing (Semioptera Wallacei) - Several medium distance calls. Other species callling in background.

Dotterel (Eudromias Morinellus) - Awareness calls close-up from a pair at nest. Bee mp.

Domestic Clock - Domestic Mantle Clock striking half past the hour. (Early 19th Century clock chimes 'A', 8 bells, 1 gong.)

West Country Market - General west country market atmosphere with speech. In the open.

Footsteps On Country Road: Running - Footsteps on Country Road, two women running, departing.

Hardwood Hammock - Spring: Night Cricket chorus. NB: Hammock is a local term for a thicket/clump of larger trees surrounded by reeds

Comedy Sounds: Impact Rhythms - Razz razz bang jangle. (Specially created effect)

Golden Pipit (Tmetothylacus Tenellus) - close-up flight display song, Blue naped mousebird in background, windy

White-breasted Water Hen (Amaurornis Phoenicurus) - Calls from several.

Aircraft: Bac 111 (Interior) - BAC 1-11, interior, landing and taxi-ing. (Short-range airliner, 2 jet engines.)

Police Car (Jaguar: Interior) - Police car, interior, starts, medium-speed run in town with signals, as on patrol, stop. (Jaguar police car.)

Spotted Hyaena (Crocuta Crocuta) - Moaning calls from single hyaena. Barking in background. Scraping sounds towards the end.

18th Century Naval Cannon - Eighteenth Century Naval Cannon, constant bombardment

Lakeside - Night. Crickets & frogs in front of reedbed by side of lake.

Town Atmosphere - traffic, with occasional gurgle or chirp from Rhesus macaque, and bell of temple

Grey Headed Albatross (Diomedea Chrysostoma) - Pair at nest. Yackering, calls and nest-tapping. NB: exact date of recording is not specified.

Golden Plover (Pluvialis Apricaria) - Flight display calls close-up - mp. Whistling wind.

Drongo (Dicrurus Genus) - medium distance calls from drongo (exact species unknown, poss. hair crested drongo). background sounds from Celebes crested macaques. Distant sounds of the sea.

Lifeboat: Selsey 48‚äô6‚äù Oakley Class Lifeboat - Lifeboat: Selsey 48'6" Oakley class, launch.

Container Ship - Lock gates opening at St. Lawrence Seaway, Canada.

Bushland Atmosphere - Dawn chorus. Various bird species calling, including nightingales & palm doves. Nice, open atmosphere. Occasional sounds of insects. Some sounds of wind. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown. Described as lush green valley.

Madagascar Fruit Bat (Pteropus Rufus) - close-up calls from a single bat with others in background, then from several.

Atomic Power Station - Atomic Power Station, exterior, transformer hum.

Equestrian Events - National Hunt Racing, distinct P.A. commentary on whole race, also crowd noise, etc., getting excited towards finish.

Portable Typewriter (Close Perspective) - Portable Typewriter: Rec. 4 metres away, medium typing.

Black-headed Gull (Larus Ridibundus) - Mp atmosphere in breeding colony, with occasional loud calls.

Razorbill (Alca Torda) - close-up calls from several. close-up annoyance growls, wingflaps and calls from guillemots. Kittiwakes and surf in background.

Rufous-sided Towhee (Pipilo Erythrophthalmus) - close-up song with close-up 'churring' from a Carolina Wren. Cow, Caralina Chickadees and Common Flicker in background.

Magdalen College Clock, Oxford - Magdalen College clock striking eight o'clock.

Barnacle Goose (Branta Leucopsis) - Flight calls medium close-up from a small flock & then from a single bird with flock in background. Slightly windy background.

Red Fox (Vulpes Vulpes) - close-up threat growls from a large (8 month old) cub.

Interiors - Concert Halls - Atmosphere with fountain and programme seller - 1972 (1C6,reprocessed)

Home Movies - Animated home movie/editor, removing spools, lid closed.

Clamorous Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Stenoreus) - Sub-song close-up with other birds in distance and distant cow bells near end.

Snowy Egret (Egretta Thula) - close-up calls from several nests, chicks calling, feeding calls, wingbeats, adults taking off, chicks of various ages, greeting calls, Tricolored Herons call nearby, dispute between two pairs near end.

Badger (Meles Meles) - close-up sounds of adult moving bedding (bracken) around, cub suckling.

Crimson Rosella (Platycercus Elegans) - close-up musical calls from rosella. Pitched intervals, pure tones. background sounds of other bird species & insects. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Footsteps On Stone: Walking (Slight Echo) - Walking, 1 woman on stone departing. (Slight echo)

Church Bells - Church Bells, ringing, stop.  (Holy Rude Church, Stiring, Stirlingshire.)

Galapagos Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa Darwini) - close-up buzzing from bee held in hand.

Mangrove Lagoon - DAY: ANY SEASON With black-necked stilts and yellow warbler

Oil Exploration - Oil Exploration, shot blast. (Recorded in the Delta Region of Patagonia.)

Piper Light Aircraft (Single Pistol Engine) (Exterior) - Exterior, passing overhead. (Piper private light aircraft, 1 piston engine)

World War Ii Aircraft Carriers - Swordfish ticking over, taking off from aircraft carrier. World War II. (From 78 r.p.m. disc)

Dingo (Canis Familiaris Dingo) - background chorus of howling from dingoes. Becomes loud, strange & frightening with many individuals joining in. Slowly subsides to individual barks.

Caribou (Rangifer Tarandus) - close-up sounds of movement with tendon clicks, also panting/grunting 1m30s. Some birdsong in m/d & background. Insect buzz 2m00s. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Southern Elephant-seal (Mirounga Leonina) - Weaner pups fighting. Waves and water.

Trains Crossing Metal Bridge - Local train crossing metal bridge.

Farm Machinery - Tractor passing and continuing up track between farm buildings. House sparrows in background.

Girls‚äô Secondary School - Girls' Secondary School dining room, busy lunchtime atmosphere with speech & crockery clatter.

Hotel - Quiet hotel foyer atmosphere, traffic and indistinct speech.

Masked Booby (Sula Dactylatra) - close-up aggressive calls from adult defending nest. Laysan Albatross in background.

Vintage Motor Car: Citroen 5cv Van: Interior - Cars: Vintage motor car Citroen 5cv van, 1924. Interior, start, 1st gear, run

Communications - Linotype hall with proofing machines & metal cutters. (1930 onward.)

Aylesbury Market - Crowds: Exterior, Berwick Street Market, speech, coins, footsteps. (Recorded walking along).

Great Indian Hornbill (Buceros Bicornis) - background toks from hornbill. medium distance sounds of two hornbills calling & replying to each other. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown. Also known as Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary.

Model Railways - Model Railways: Hornby HO-Gauge Clockwork train c.1935. Diesel with goods wagons, running continuously on oval track

Adelie Penguin (Pygoscelis Adeliae) - close-up alarm calls. Others in background. NB this was recorded between June and November 1992.

Yellow-eyed Penguin (Megadyptes Antipodes) - medium close-up calls from adult near nest. Grunts from adult at nest with chicks. Calls, wing flapping and movement from chicks. Redpolls, blackbirds, song thrush, yellowhammer, dunnock and goldfinches in background.

Tropical Seasonal Forest Atmosphere - Neutral atmosphere recorded in early morning. medium distance bird calls, including slaty headed scimitar babbler & magpie robin. Distant crested hawk eagle calls 2m03s, 2m48s & 3m20s. background coppersmith barbet 1m30s. Some bumps on recording.

St. Paul‚äôs Cathedral Clock (Great Tom) - Great Tom clock striking 3 o'clock

Horses On Hard Surface (Studio) - Two horses on hard surface, gallop, stop. (Studio recording. No jingle of harness)

5-7 Cwt Bedford Light Van (Exterior) - Exterior, start, revving, ends with tickover and switch off. (Bedford light van.)

Tribal Singing - Haida man singing baby conformting song at night (would usually be sung by woman)

Broad-tailed Hummingbird (Selasphorus Platycercus) - close-up flight trills made by wings, other birds in distance.

Footsteps On Wood: Running (Dead Acoustic) - Footsteps on Wood, man running, departing. (Dead acoustic.)

Lake - Early Spring: Early Morning - With mallard, coots and Canada geese, etc at dawn

Swimming (Outdoor Pool) - Outdoor swimming pool, children diving & using chute.

Wadham College Clock, Oxford - Wadham College clock striking nine o'clock.

Buzzard (Buteo Buteo) - Chick calling, but mainly atmosphere. With song thrush, woodpigeon and occasional blowflies Church bells in background

Crowned Sandgrouse (Pterocles Coronatus) - medium distance calls & sounds of wings from passing flock. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Redshank (Tringa Totanus) - close-up calls and flight display song. Skylark and sheep mp. Insects medium close-up. Meadow pipit, curlew, crow and dog in distance.

Heermann's Gull (Larus Heermanni) - close-up alarm and flight alarm calls in colony.

Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo Olivaceus) - close-up song, Worm-eating Warbler and Indigo Bunting in background. Warbler restricts use to certain areas, but some clean sections.

Village Weaver (Ploceus Cucullatus) - Calls of colony medium close-up. With vinaceous dove in background. NB Exact date of recording is unknown.

Domestic Clock - Domestic clock striking twelve o'clock. (Domestic clock with single-strike mechanism.)

Tooth Billed Catbird (Scenopoeetes Dentirostris) - medium close-up loud ringing & rattling calls from catbird. Occasional cicada mimicry. background sounds of insect stridulation. Distant sounds of wind.

Bornean Orang Utan (Pongo Pygmaeus Pygmaeus) - close-up coos & grunts from female orang utan & baby.

Livestock 1 - Goat, interior, milked by hand, with milking machine humming in background.

Pink Breasted Lark (Mirafra Poecilosterna) - close-up calls & song, crickets, bees & other birds in background.

Bonelli's Warbler (Phylloscopus Bonelli Orientalis) - Calls close-up while feeding, with doves in background

Tawny Owl (Strix Aluco) - medium close-up calls from owl. Quiet background. N.B. Date of this recording is unknown.

Tropical Evergreen Rain (Cloud) Forest - WINTER: DAY With calls of mid-distant white-necked thrush and three-wattled bellbird, also bush crickets

Horses 1 - Horses walking past on tarmac, dog barks & distant aircraft in background, some wind noise.

High Mountain Grassland - Mountain (6000 ft) Spring: 1530 hrs Wind in pines with occasional bird calls and insects.

Peugeot 205gt 1982 1300cc Petrol (car Misfiring Quite Badly) - interior - start, steady tickover and switch off

Fish Crow (Corvus Ossifragus) - medium close-up calls from several birds other birds in distance crickets in background some very distant traffic

Coastal Atmosphere - medium close-up song from golden crowned sparrow at start. Calls from swallows, calls and song from American robin. Distant gulls, pipits, Arctic redpolls and other sparrows. NB: also suitable for grassland or downland atmosphere.

Ford Fiesta Motor Car (1980 Model, 1300cc) Exterior - Cars: Ford Fiesta, 1300 cc, 1980 model. Exterior, starting and departing

Horses / Dogs - Hunting hounds, approximately 60, whining & barking. (Varying perspectives, recorded at kennels.)

River Ice Atmosphere - Sounds of ice laden water moving & lapping on shore Creaks & squeaks from rubbing ice. Distant calls from goldeneye & jungle crow.

Outdoor Clock - Church clock striking, 11 o'clock. (All Saints Church)

Village - Late Spring: Early Morning - Dawn chorus with blackbirds, rooster, cuckoo, robin, etc

Puffin (Fratercula Arctica) - Mass take off from sea (with arctic tern and kittiwakes)

Brown Headed Bush Shrike (Tchagra Australis) - MC - medium close-up song from two birds and wing crackling. Other birds in distance.

Ships And Boats 2 - Sailing Dinghy, going about. (Recorded on board.)

Sandhill Crane (Grus Canadensis) - Excited calls close-up from a flock. NB Recorded between 01/04/87 and 06/04/87

Electronically Generated Sounds - Descending projectile passes left to right (low pitch). (Futuristic Spot Effect.)

Interiors - Shops And Cash Registers - Electronic NCR - change calculation - 1982 (2R1,reprocessed)

Rock Sparrow (Petronia Petronia) - Calls close-up, with crested larks, insects and chaffinch in background.

Motor Launch (On Deck) - Motor launch. Starts, cruise with wash, stops. (On deck)

Salt Marsh (Tidal) - Late Spring: Early Morning Rather neutral; seawall at high tide, with Robin, Wren, Skylark, Carrion Crow, House Martin, Blackbird, Linnet, Starling, Redshank and distant foghorn.

Impala (Aepyceros Melampus) - MC calls from a herd, main calls from females, the slightly deeper call from the male who is trying to keep his harem in check. medium distance calls Topi. Flies and birds in background.

Balliol College Clock, Oxford - Balliol College clock striking four o'clock.

Calandra Lark (Melanocorypha Calandra) - Flight song, with mimicry of Goldfinch, Swallow and Linnet.

Forest Atmosphere - forest atmosphere; branches rustling as monkeys move thru trees

Horse (Equus Caballus) - close-up sounds of horses and riders, mainly children. Trekking along path in mountains. Birds in distance. Chipmunk alarm calls.

Great Black-backed Gull (Larus Marinus) - Calls, with Snipe chippering and Skylark in background.

Mark V Centurion Tank (Exterior) - Exterior, approach and stop, move off over cobbles. (Mark V Centurion Tank)

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos Minor) - Hunger calls of nestlings Close perspective

Toco Toucan (Ramphastos Toco) - Two birds calling pre-roost others in background

Miscellaneous Bells - Bell ringing on old-fashioned bus ticket machine.

Setrite Push-button Ticket Machine - Setrite Push-Button Ticket Machine, emptying machine.

Water 2 - Sea - Heavy seawash; close perspective waves on shingle - 1972 (1S1, reprocessed)

Small Children At Play - Nursery School, interior, forty 3-5 year-olds in a mixed nursery. (Noisy background.) (Mixed nursery school.)

Greater Racket Tailed Drongo (Dicrurus Paradiseus) - Whistling calls from more than one drongo. Also some calls from individuals. Distant calls of nilgiri langur. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown. Also known as the Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary. This is sub-sp. D. p. paradiseus found S. India

17-bore Twin-barrel Shotgun, 1870 - 17-bore Twin-barrel Shotgun, two guns firing both barrels. (Shotgun c. 1870.)

Tsikirity Warbler (Nesillas Typica) - medium close-up calls, water dripping, other birds in background. Background a little noisy.

Arfak Parotia (Parotia Sefilata) - Male calling above display court. Flapping/flying sounds, lots of movement. Other birds in background.

Swallow (Hirundo Rustica) - Adults flying in and out of derelict cottage.

Black Swan (Cygnus Atratus) - close-up calls from two birds, both high and deep calls. Some dabbling sounds. Distant alarm of blackbird at start.

Trains 2 - Interior - move off into constant run with marked rhythm, multiple unit diesel train.

Renault 4 Saloon Car 1967 (Exterior) - Renault 4 saloon, exterior, passing at 40 m.p.h. (1967 model.)

Egyptian Goose (Alopochen Aegyptiacus) - medium close-up alarm calls from female. Others calling in background. Distant larks. Distant cow bells.

Sperm Whale (Physeter Catodon) - Two male sperm whales going by hydrophone. Ten to twelve sperm whales in the area. Echolocation clicks. Boat in background.

Coniferous Woodland - Early morning. Chaffinches and wrens. Calls from black-headed gull on nearby loch. Distant siskins. Wind in trees. Also suitable for lochside and lakeside atmospheres.

Rainforest - Day. Calls and songs from several birds including rufous backed honeyeater. King of saxony bird of paradise and Belford's melidectes in background. Faint cricket chorus. Very distant waterfall.

Farmland:autumn:morning - Calls from white throated sparrows, American crows, cattle, Carolina chickadees, leaves falling, wing beats as birds fly around feeding.

British Birds - Stonechat, singing, with Chaffinch & Skylarks in background.

Metal Lathes - Lathe switched on, turns aluminium with occasional pauses.

Lakeside - At night. After the rain & flood. Cricket & frog chorus. Bat calls. Distant hippo calls.

Aircraft: Beagle Pup - Beagle Pup, exterior recordings. Taxi (some voices)

Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis Trichas) - medium close-up song, Boat-tailed Grackle and other birds in background, crickets, distant traffic noise.

Glassworks: Glassware - Glassworks, polishing & grinding glassware.

Footsteps In Snow - Footsteps in snow, 3 men. (With start and stop)

Kittiwake (Rissa Tridactyla) - Colony atmosphere. Some flight calls. Seawash off to right. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Lar Gibbon (Hylobates Lar) - Calls NB: Recorded during November 1937 and February 1938

Bewick's Swan (Cygnus Bewickii) - AND WHOOPER SWAN (C CYGNUS) Wintering birds waiting to be fed with mallard and house sparrows

London Underground: Victoria Line - London Underground, Brixton Station, atmosphere while automatic ticket gates are being used. (Victoria Line.)

Pink-footed Goose (Anser Brachyrhynchus) - close-up single bird calling in flight with wing-beats, followed by flock take-off and calling. Slightly crackly & noisy at end.

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - Chase between adults leading to long calls

Fan Tailed Raven (Corvus Rhipidurus) - Calls, with Tristram's Grackles

Island Atmosphere - Recorded at dawn. Loud, high pitched insect stridulation. medium distance birdsong & calls. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Association Football - League Match - Sport: Association rugby, Middlesex v. Gloucester, crowd entering ground.

Suburban Steam Train: Exterior (2-6-2 Tank Locomotive, Past 1945) - Steam Train: 2-6-2 tank locomotive, post 1945, suburban, exterior, continuous steam hiss from safety valve, no speech.

Interiors - Pubs And Clubs - Atmosphere in a public house in the City of London, with ventilation hum - 1972 (1R1,reprocessed)

North Island Kokako (Callaeas Cinerea Wilsoni) - Territorial calls of a pair vcu in tree top. NB: Date of recording not known.

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - Begging calls close-up. Herring gulls medium close-up.

Black Stork (Ciconia Nigra) - Calls close-up from three 26-day-old chicks being fed by parents.

Gunfire & Guns - Gunfire & Guns: A .303 rifle, operating the bolt .

Hummingbird Sp (Trochilidae) - Wingbeats and calls when hovering. NB: Exact date in 1969 unknown

Galapagos Sea Lion (Zalophus Californianus Wollebakei) - Adult male barking close-up

Church Bells - Grandsire caters rung - ringing ends (Evercreech, Somerset).

Aircraft - Embraer Bandeirante, exterior, approach to land, low pass. (Small airliner, 2 turboprop engines.)

Arabian Babbler (Turdoides Squamiceps) - Shrill alarm calls from at first individual, then group of babblers. Occcasional sounds of movement. background calls from pigeon.

Horsedrawn Traffic - Horsedrawn traffic, at night, fairly busy without footsteps or speech.

Razorbill (Alca Torda) - close-up - medium close-up calls. The second growl is a mild alarm, the others are social calls referred to as `settling' calls. Guillemots and kittiwakes in background. Mid-distant surf.

Marshland - Dusk. Many birds calling including parrotlets, nightjars and tanagers. Insect chorus. Slight breeze.

Crowd Reaction & Chatter - Applause, 50 people, 20-30 years old. (Interior.)

Fast Flowing River - LATE SPRING/SUMMER With waterfall and woodland birds, including chaffinch, wren and wood warbler anxiety call

France: Tour De France - France: Tour De France, Press Conf. members of press assembling in town hall.

Madagascar Robin Chat (Pseudocossyphus Imerinus) - close-up song, other birds in distance.

Household 2 - Vacuum cleaner (cylinder type) - start, constant run on carpet, stop.

Capybara (Hydrochoerus Hydrochaeris) - close-up chittering calls from young capybara.

D.i.y. And Building - Tenon saw, small piece of wood, close perspective.

Shackleton (4 Piston-engined Aircraft) (Exterior) - Avro Shackleton, exterior, taxi in and switch off. (Post-war maritime reconnaissance mission, four piston engines.)

Footsteps On Stone: Running - Running, 2 men on stone, departing.

Motor Car: 1 1/2 Litre Riley, 1959 (Worn Engine; Exterior) - Exterior, self-starter, slow depart. (1.5 litre, 1959, worn engine)

Monk Seal (Monachus Schauinslandi) - close-up calls in captivity from a pup. Not suitable for wild sound. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Tawny Owl (Strix Aluco) - Alarm calls from mistle thrush, blackbird and jay as they mob a tawny owl at dusk. Male 'mobbing' calls from owl. Chiffchaff in background. Crows in distance.

Boeing 707 Jet Aircraft (Interior) - Boeing 707, interior, constant flight, starts to descend at 4'30". (Long-range airliner, 4 jet engines.)

Cameras - Multiple shutter click with wind-on of 6 by 6 cm SLR Hasselblad camera.

Air Battles, Air Raids & Sirens - Night air raid, country district, night alert, faint droning of planes, siren at end - 1944 (500Q)

Footsteps On Country Road: Walking - Footsteps on Country Road, man walking, departing.

Narina's Trogon (Apaloderma Narina) - close-up calls. Nicator, tropical boubou, other birds & insects in background.

Motor Car: Ford Ecsort 1300 (Manual) (Interior) - Ford Escort 1300, interior, self starter, reversing, stop. (1300cc engine, manual transmission.)

Sperm Whale (Physeter Catodon) - Two sperm whales "side fluking" & cavorting on the surface. Echolocation clicks. Two more whales in the distance. Hydrophone recording. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Aircraft: Lightning Twin-jet Fighter (Exterior) - English Electric Lightning, exterior, taxi away. (Jet engined fighter plane.)

Buses - Child's 3d fare (several times) in Auto slot MK.2 on Green country buses.

Burchell's Zebra (Equus Burchelli) - Grazing with bird calls in background NB: Exact date in 1982 unknown

Building Construction - Compressor switched on, drilling, compressor switch off.

Killer Whale (Orcinus Orca) - medium close-up 'blows' Water lapping Exact date unknown

Transport - Electric Train, exterior, doors close, horn sounds, departs. (Class 317, built 1983.)

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - NB: Recorded from microphones placed beside a Reed Warbler's nest. 0620-0720hrs Sitting adult apparently clicking mandibles, followed by approach to nest of its mate and incubation change-over close-up.

Brown Throated Wattle Eye (Platysteira Cyanea) - close-up-MC song,wing snapping wingbeats from a second bird, prominent song from Joyful Greenbul, Golden rumped Tinkerbird, Black & white Casqued Hornbill & other birds & insects in background.

Redpoll (Acanthis Flammea) - medium close-up flight calls from a single bird. Distant chaffinch. Wind in trees.

Gorge - Early morning at top of gorge which is covered with bush, exposed earth & rock. Slate-coloured boubou, doves, spotted hyena, donkeys, yellow-necked spurfowl, common bulbuls, other birds & insects - distant. Steep sided, arid, rocky areas, with scrub & tre

Tall Grass Savanna Atmosphere - Dry season - early morning. With vinaceous dove, double-spurred francolin, red-billed hornbill, and crickets.

Fox Hunting: Quorn Hunt - Hounds at freedom, yelping and howling. (Quorn Hunt.)

Indian Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna Javanica) - medium close-up flock of wild birds calling. medium distance house crow and other bird.

African Spoonbill (Platalea Alba) - close-up flock, preening and flapping wings in water. medium distance crickets and other birds with distant, light running water. N.B This band was recorded at an unspecified date during 1982

Aircraft: Bac 111 (Exterior) - BAC 1-11, exterior, landing. (Short-range airliner, 2 jet engines.)

Footsteps On Country Road: Running - Footsteps on Country Road, three men running, with approach & stop.

International - Germany: Railway journey on S - Bahn overground.

Lakeside/marsh - Spring: Evening Red-winged Blackbird prominent, crickets, frogs, Common Yellowthroat, Great Blue Heron calls. Frogs could be young alligators.

World War 2 - 2 - Letting go anchor - voices in background (reprocessed)

Domestic Clock - Domestic Mantle Clock striking six o'clock. (Early 19th Century clock chimes 'A', 8 bells, 1 gong.)

Ibis Bill (Ibidorhyncha Struthersii) - close-up alarm calls from one bird. Distant flight alarm calls from the other bird of the pair. Medium river sound.

Atomic Power Station - Atomic Power Station, atmosphere in Central Control with chatter & bells.

Household 2 - Several fairly long runs (hand-operated sewing machine).

Celebes Crested Macaque (Macaca Nigra) - medium close-up squealing calls from juvenile.

Lifeboat: Selsey 48‚äô6‚äù Oakley Class Lifeboat - Lifeboat: Selsey 48'6" Oakley class, winched into boathouse.

Greenland - Inuit crowd in town square - Kummuit, East Greenland

Ecclesiastical Effects 2 - Village church, single bell tolling, ringing ends (St.Margaret's, Horsmonden, Kent) - November 1966 (91C, reprocessed )

Wandering Albatross (Diomedea Exulans) - Chick squeaking and then being fed. NB: exact date of recording is not specified.

Temple Atmosphere - occasional threat gurgles from Rhesus macaques; with constant backgrond voices of worshippers, and traffic of town

Woodland Chorus - With chaffinch, willow warbler, black headed gull and coal tit

Police Car (Jaguar: Interior) - Police car, interior, starts, run in town without signals, stop. (Jaguar police car.)

Antique Firearms - Flintlock Duelling Pistol, five shots fired, fifth hits metal target. (Manufactured 1790.)

Rainforest Atmosphere - Loud stridulation from cicadas. background 'toks' & occasional wingbeats from Celebes hornbill. Very distant rumble from the sea.

Interiors - Concert Halls - Applause, at 0'51" tuning strings, at 1'23" applause - 1972 (1C6,reprocessed)

Cactus Wren (Campylorhynchus Brunneicapillus) - close-up song, other birds in background including House Sparrows, some clear bits.

Home Movies - Euming 8mm cine projector. Start; run in reverse; stop

Merton College Clock, Oxford - Merton College clock striking quarter past the hour.

Brent Goose (Branta Bernicla) - close-up feeding calls from a large flock. Sea-wash in distance.

Ring Tailed Lemur (Lemur Catta) - Spacing calls on going to roost.

Leach's Petrel (Oceanodroma Leucorhoa) - AND FORK-TAILED PETREL (OCEANODROMA FURCATA) medium distance-medium close-up calls from a mass flight at the woodlands edge. More wingbeats near end.

Collared Dove (Streptopelia Decaocto) - Alighting call and coo, with House Sparrows.

Birds Mobbing Tawny Owl - Alarm calls of mistle thrush, blackbird, nuthatch and chaffinch.

Portable Typewriter (Live Acoustic, Distant) - Portable Typewriter: Close Perspective, loading and unloading.

Black-headed Gull (Larus Ridibundus) - 'Kowk-kowk' calls medium close-up from bird in colony.

Petrol Stations - Petrol Stations: Sheltered concourse, pumps operating and traffic noises

Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga Leonina) - Weaner pups fighting in pool. Some leaving and moving up beach.

Farm Machinery - Tractor passing and entering silage barn. Blackbird in distance.

Dingo (Canis Familiaris Dingo) - close-up growl & sounds of panting. Distant sounds of wind.

World War Ii Aircraft Carriers - Hangar atmosphere, with voices. World War II. (From 78 r.p.m. disc)

Reindeer (Rangifer Tarandus) - Adult grunts, calf bleats & wind in trees. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Galapagos Fur Seal (Arctocephalus Australis Galapagoensis) - Bull threatening

World War Ii Aircraft: Lancaster Bomber - Avro Lancaster, exterior, several planes taking off in succession. (World War II bomber, four piston engines.)

Tiger Moth Light Aircraft (Single Piston Engine, Open Cockpit) (Interior) - Interior, revving, tickover, switch off. (Tiger Moth Light Aircraft, Single piston engine; open cockpit)

Volvo 244 Police Ar: Exterior (Pa 150 ‚äòyelp‚äô & ‚äòwail‚äô Siren - Police Car: Volvo 244, fast run with PA 150 'yelp' siren, interior

Domestic Dog (Canis Domesticus) - Saluki. close-up howls from two dogs. Some barks and whines.

Pied Currawong (Strepera Graculina) - medium close-up distinctive warbling calls from currawong. Very distant sounds of traffic. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Post Office Telephones - Three pips. (Type used by Speaking Clock)

Grey Headed Albatross (Diomedea Chrysostoma) - close-up calls from several. Pre-mating cooing calls and mating calls towards end. Other birds calling.

Bumble Bee (Bombus Terrestris) - close-up buzzing from bee (Bombus terrestris) feeding from flowers. Buzzing from another bee.

Mountains - Early morning above tree line at base of scree slope. Display song from tree pipit. Calls from cuckoo, yellow-browed warbler, red-fronted serin and white-winged grosbeak. Slight wind in trees and distant river.

Pampas Grasslands: Marsh - With brown and yellow marshbird, southern screamer, wren-like rushbird, snail kite, rosy-billed pochard, southern lapwing, black and rufous warbling-finch, coots and cows

Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus Ruber) - Flock close-up wading through water & calling, bathing & preening, busier towards end. Other waterbirds medium distance, cicadas in distance. N.B This recording was made at an unspecified date during 1982.

Meadow Atmosphere - Recorded at dawn at approx. 6.00 am. medium distance calls from many bird species including barbets & parakeets. Occasional very distant engine, bumps on recording.

St. Paul‚äôs Cathedral Clock (Great Tom) - Great Tom clock striking 2 o'clock

Deciduous Woodland - Winter: Early Morning - With various birds including Carolina wren

Crowds: Outdoor - Crowd: London Zoo, Outdoor, general, children. (No animal sounds).

Rainforest Atmosphere - Quiet. Cicadas stridulating. Unknown species making hammering noises. Other birds in background.

Hospitals - Hospital Lift, doors open, journey, stops at six floors (lift doors close, lift doors jammed open).

Atmospheres - Atmosphere in crowded tea marquee. (Technical note, for use at low level)

Vintage Motor Car: Citroen 5cv Van: Interior - Cars: Vintage motor car Citroen 5cv van, 1924. Interior, start into reverse, switch off

Masked Booby (Sula Dactylatra) - close-up calls from a chick begging for food. Laysan Albatross and Sooty Terns in background.

Raven (Corvus Corax) - MC-close-up calls and wingbeats from a group around carcass, some whimpering from Wolves. Many different types of vocalizations. Mass take off of Ravens at end. Ice crystals dripping from trees.

Saw Scaled Viper (Echis Carinatus) - Fizzing sounds of threat display from viper(caused by rubbing of scales). Also some hisses. N.B. Exact location & date of this recording is unknown.

Linnet (Acanthis Cannabina) - Flight calls With skylark and curlew in background

House Wren (Troglodytes Aedon) - close-up song phrase, other birds in distance.

Open Swamp - Summer: Dusk Song from common Shama and Amakihi with Dove in background and distant bell.

5-7 Cwt Bedford Light Van (Interior) - Interior, false start, start, revving and manoeuvring, switch off. (Bedford light van.)

Cessna Light Aircraft - Cessna, Small Aircraft, interior, flies & lands

Raven (Corvus Corax) - medium distance calls of one bird, then joined by another; other bird and trickle of water from stream in background

Tropical Evergreen Rain (Cloud) Forest - WINTER: EARLY MORNING With close-up three-wattled bellbird

Desert Atmosphere - Spring: Afternoon Wind through Ocotillo, Canyon Wren in distance.

Horses / Dogs - Norwich Union Stagecoach & Four, interior, constant run, window shut (at 4m43s), horn blown (at 5m34s & 5m45), stop & doors.

Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia Curruca) - Contact/alarm calls close-up, with blackstart song Tractors in background.

Slate Coloured Boubou (Laniarius Funebris) - close-up duetting from male and female, calls from a pair of Green Wood Hoopoes and other birds in background.

Golden Eagle (Aquila Chrysaetos) - Three week old eaglet calling close-up. Wren in distance. Some distortion at beginning & crackles. High pitched hum.

Firefighting Pumps (1860-1890) - Firefighting Pumps (1860-1890) 1860 manual pump, no water, operated by six men.

Domestic Clock: Double-strike - Domestic clock striking nine o'clock. (Domestic clock with double-strike mechanism.)

Yellow Nosed Albatross (Diomedea Chlororhynchos) - medium close-up croaking calls from albatross. Good general water sounds(not waves), but also some slappng against boat. Also suitable as an ocean atmosphere.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Atmosphere recorded by river. Musical, lyrical calls from unidentified bird species. background sounds of insects & river.

Temple Atmosphere - calls of RHESUS MACAQUEs with occasional bell and voices of worshippers; and constant background traffic

Amazonian Parrot (Amazona) - Parrot and owner on a bicycle. Variety of parrot and human calls including "wheee" and "hello.

Sandhill Crane (Grus Canadensis) - Calls MP from a feeding flock. Slight hum. NB Recorded between 01/04/87 and 06/04/87

Chaffinch (Fringilla Coelebs) - Calls close-up, with house sparrows, olivaceous warbler, white wagtail and insects.

Motor Launch (On Deck) - Motor launch. Starts, reverses, high speed runs with wash, stops. (In cabin)

Heathland - Late Spring: Early Morning - With hover-flies at gorse flowers and willow warblers, etc

Outdoor Clock - Church clock striking, 12 o'clock. (All Saints Church)

Mills & Grain - Wheel lowered into water, gathers speed, lifted from water, stops.

Coastal Atmosphere - medium close-up sparrow song. Prominent golden-crowned sparrow. Other sparrows in background, bees buzzing. Sea in background.

Tamarin (Callitrichidae) - close-up high-pitched squeak; gen atmosphere 

Horses / Dogs - One dog, exterior, barking with lots of birdsong.

Ainu Crane Dance - Ainu women performing crane dance. Rhythmic singing & chanting. Sounds of movement & crunching snow. Performers at changing perspectives.

Caspian Tern (Sterna Caspia) - mc-close-up flight calls from bird flying in forster's terns call in foreground

Horses On Hard Surfaces - Twelve horses on hard surface, approach and stop. (Actuality)

Motor Racing: Brands Hatch - Brands Hatch, Formula Two cars moving from pits to track.

Water 2 - Sea - Gently rising tide on rocks, close perspective lapping waves with distant roar of sea - 1972 (1S3, reprocessed)

Great Indian Hornbill (Buceros Bicornis) - Flight sounds of hornbill at start & end of recording(receding). Many calls from other birds. Some background calls from lion tailed macaque. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Coastal/estuary Mouth Atmosphere - Spring, day. Calls from group of ravens, probably Bonaparte's gulls and arctic terns in background. Distant surf, wind increases. A few calls from larger gulls and calls from bald eagle.

Covent Garden Market - Covent Garden Market: Atmosphere, dedicated hall.

King Penguin (Aptenodytes Patagonica) - close-up colony of adults and chicks. Recorded from a wider angle than track 6.

Deciduous Tropical Forest - DAY Tropical boubou shrike, other birds and insects

Curlew (Numenius Arquata) - Bubbling calls, with Red-throated Divers taking off and flying past.

Hedgerow - Autumn: Midday \ Rather neutral, with Magpies and distant cattle.

Corn Bunting (Emberiza Calandra) - Hunger calls of fledglings, plus adult calls and wingbeats close-up. Hoopoe in background at the beginning.

Impala (Aepyceros Melampus) - MC clashing of horns and calls between two males, other calling in background. Loud cicadas, birds and baboons in background, some crackles from static in air, thunder in distance, close birds are superb starlings. Slight wind in trees.

British Birds - Cockerels, two cocks crowing alternately, 2nd cock from a distance.

Nightingale (Luscinia Megarhynchos Megarhynchos) - Two singing (May) N.B. Year of recording is unknown.

Farmland:autumn:early Morning - Along hedgerow; Pileated woodpecker, Carolina chickadee, blue jay, American crow, tits feeding & leaves falling. Some sounds of traffic.

Lake Atmosphere - Trout rising, water ripples, distant cuckoo, birdsong

Crowds: Interior - Little laughter. (Recorded in Broadcasting House Concert Hall, London)

Belford's Melidectes (Melidectes Belfordi) - medium close-up calls from one bird with others in the background. A few calls from other species also in background.

Riverside - Day. Fast flowing stream. Prominent flight calls from two South Island pied oystercatchers at start. Loud call from black stilt at 0m24s. Redpolls and greenfinches. Skylark in background. Bees buzzing.

Office & Printing - General computer room atmosphere with printer in foreground.

World War 2 - Battle of Arnhem infantry with 2" mortar, rifle, Bren and Tommy gunfire advance, 25 pounder barage- 1945 (500Y)

Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus Ruber) - Calls medium close-up from a feeding flock of 15 birds. Several single calls. Clean background except for slight hum.

Herring Gull (Larus Argentatus) - Wingbeats medium close-up. Crow mp. Skylark, wren and house sparrow in distance. N.B This band also contains material from MB021 Bd

17-bore Twin-barrel Shotgun, 1870 - 17-bore Twin-barrel Shotgun, second barrel fired. (Shotgun c. 1870.)

White Faced Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna Viduata) - medium close-up calls from several. More distant calls. Frogs & doves in distance. Water lapping in background. NB: date is not specified.

Blue Madagascar Coucal (Coua Caerulea) - medium close-up calls, insects, bulbuls and Madagascar Swamp Warbler in background.

Tufted Titmouse  (Parus Bicolor) - CAROLINA CHICKADEE (PARUS CAROLINENSIS) Calls medium close-up. Wind in trees.

Plantation Atmosphere - Tea pickers(women) working. Sounds of picking & a lot of chatter. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Collared Turtle Dove (Streptopelia Decaocto) - Juvenile soliciting food (with adult wing flaps)

World War Ii Aircraft: Junkers 88 (German) - Junkers 88. Start, warm up and switch off. (World War II German Aircraft)

Red-breasted Musk Parrot (Prosopeia Tabuensis) - medium distance calls from several in late evening. Calls from wattled honeyeaters at start of recording. Single calls from barking pigeon. Other birds in distance. Single calls from Fiji flying fox. Cicada chorus. Also suitable for tropical forest evening atmosphere in Ta

Victoria Station, London - Suburban Station Atmosphere, electric multiple unit trains arrive, depart & pass.

Rainforest - Early morning. Many birds singing and calling - black-faced rufous warbler, red-chested cuckoo, yellow-whiskered greenbul, joyful greenbuls, collared sunbird. Blue monkeys calling and feeding in trees. Insects and cicadas.

Laughing Gull (Larus Atricilla) - MC-close-up calls and 'laughing' calls from several birds around harbour.

Slow Footsteps Up Wooden Stairs - Footsteps Up Wooden Stairs, two women, slow, with start & stop.

Surf - medium distance stormy, heavy sea breaking on rocky outcrops just off-shore.

Starling (Sturnus Vulgaris) - Adults feeding 8-day-old nestlings

Aircraft - Avro Lancaster, exterior, start up engines, taxi past. (Avro Lancaster, World War II bomber, 4 piston engines)

Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus Magellanicus) - Ecstatic calls close-up, sneeze and burrow duets from adults, colony in distance. Recordings made at egg-laying stage.

Brent Goose (Branta Bernicla) - Distant birds feeding and taking off

Ships And Boats 1 - German U-Boat, one torpedo fired. (Recorded in torpedo room.)

Carpenter‚äôs Workshop - A spindle mould cutter operating with switch on and off.

Africa 2 - The Natural World - Kenya: Lakes Naivasha early morning atmosphere, with birds - including hoopoe & boubou shrike.

Bar-tailed Desert Lark (Ammomanes Cincturus) - Song, windy background.

Greenfinch (Carduelis Chloris) - Calls including 'ease' call, with song of Goldfinch and calls of House Sparrows. Wind in trees.

Red Footed Booby (Sula Sula) - Coarse croaking, rattling calls from booby. medium distance & background warbling calls from Great frigate birds. Distant sounds of the sea Also calls from other bird species.

Wadi Atmosphere - medium close-up soft stridulation. Some background calls from birds. Distant rumble of thunder at end of recording.

Riverside/lakeside - Mixed flock of many pied herons,great,little and yellow billed egrets calling whilst feeding in water. Other waterbirds in background.

America 2 - Evangelical church congregation - restless (Georgia)

Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga Leonina) - close-up various calls from male, females and pups in colony. Surf in background.

Slaty Flycatcher (Mayrornis Lessoni) - close-up calls while feeding in trees. close-up calls and trills from wattled honeyeaters. Polynesian triller calls in background. Other distant birds. Light cicada chorus.

Grey-plantain-eater (Crinifer Piscator) - Calls close-up. With obtrusive Ring-necked Parakeets.

African Grey Parrot (Psittacus Erithacus) - Bird calling "Are you coming for a walk...come along...what...are you coming for a walk?" (flapping noises from wings)

Golden Eagle (Aquila Chrysaetos) - Eaglet being fed close-up. Slight machine noise in background. Some crackles & weaving.

Long-tailed Grass Warbler (Prinia Burnesi) - Song close-up, with other birds, cow bells and human voices in distance. Wind in reeds.

Ecclesiastical Effects 1 - Westminster Abbey, London, crowd atmosphere with voices and footsteps - 1972 (1C4,reprocessed)

Patagonian Sealion (Otaria Flavescens) - Calls from colony with occasional closer calls. NB: Date of this recording is unknown.

Asian Brown Flycatcher (Muscicapa Latirostris) - close-up song. Eastern crowned warbler and blue-and-white flycatcher in distance. Quite strong wind in trees.

Lapwing (Vanellus Vanellus) - medium close-up display and anxiety calls, wingbeats. Pheasant and redshank in distance. Distant traffic and surf.

Orange-breasted Honeyeater (Myzomela Jugularis) - medium close-up song. Calls from Polynesian triller. Crickets. Slight wind in trees.

Deciduous Woodland Atmosphere - Spring Pre-dawn Whip-poor-wills, wood thrushes and few other birds at first, more join in as it becomes lighter and whip-poor-wills become more distant.

Airboat - close-up approach, main engine cut, generator keeps going while landing.

Comedy, Fantasy & Horror - Long raspberry. (Comedy Spot Effect.)

Crowds, Children & Footsteps - Industrial Dispute, chanting among marchers.

Church Bells - Church Bells: 5 bells rung, Rounds & call changes, from exterior, Pre. 17th C.  Reformation style, St. Mary's & St. Andrew's.

Udipi Festival - Tiger dance with rapid drumming. Whistling & shouting from crowd. Trumpets play without, then with drums. Playing picks up speed before stopping. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Household Effects - An electricity meter, two one-shilling pieces inserted.

English Domestic Clock: Double Strike - Domestic clock striking six o'clock. (English domestic clock with double-strike mechanism.)

Mountain Forest Atmosphere - Early morning just after dawn (approx. 5.00am). Idyllic atmosphere with calls from several birds.

London Railway Stations: Pa Announcements And Atmosphere - Euston Railway Station, public address announcements & atmosphere. (Recorded early afternoon.)

Cash Registers - Cash Register keyboard operated, drawer opened, bell, change given, drawer closed. (Repeated three times.) (Type 21 Electric Itemizing Machine.)

Rainforest Atmosphere - Midday. Insects & birds calling in background.

Yellow Knobbed Curassow (Crax Daubentoni) - medium close-up soft whistling calls from curassow. background sounds of wind in foliage. Distant calls from other bird species. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown. Recorded in captivity.

D.i.y. And Building - General atmosphere on building site, closer perspective, steel girders cut and general site activity.

Austin A35 Van 1968 (Exterior) - Exterior, fast approach and pass. (1968 Austin A35 Van)

Deciduous Woodland - Woodland edge, early morning, late winter/early spring. Jackdaws calling while taking off from roost trees and circling. Calls from rooks, wrens, song thrush, robins, mistle thrush, stock dove, woodpigeons, chaffinches etc.

Motor Cycle Racing: Isle Of Man Tourist Trophy Races, 1967 - 50cc machines at Isle of Man Tourist Trophy Races. Atmosphere in pits before start.

Common Toad (Bufo Bufo) - Night,close-up calls from several,different tones denote age differences. Car in distance midway in.

Water Pumping Engines (Diesel) - Single-Cylinder Water Pumping Engine operating.

Honda 250 Motor Cycle - Motor Cycles: Honda 250, pass with gear change

Rainforest Atmosphere - Early morning atmosphere, 06.00am. close-up thunder clap at beginning. Gentle bird atmosphere. Low rumbles of thunder later in band.

Forest Atmopshere - Tropical forest - Dusk. With birds and insects including cicadas.

Telephones - Post Office Telephone, automatic ringing, bell A. (Distant)

Hedgerow - Winter: Mid-day Neutral with quiet chorus of Redwings gathering. NB: Exact date in November not known.

Crested Auklet (Aethia Cristatella) - close-up calls and wingbeats from birds emerging from burrows. Some calls from birds in burrows. Tufted puffins call occasionally in background.

Austin Gipsy Cross-country Vehicle (Exterior) - Cross-country vehicle, exterior, approach, stop, tickover, depart. (Austin Gipsy)

Dark Bush Cricket (Pholidoptera Griseoaptera) - Chorus in the wild medium close-up (very quiet sound)

Crowds, Children & Footsteps - Light Entertainment Audience, continuous laughing.

Gannet (Sula Bassanus) - close-up threat and annoyance calls as non-breeding birds move through colony.

Crowds: Interior - Crowd, interior, nervous with tense murmuring.

Household Effects: Open Fireplace - Old-fashioned mangle operated with washing in rollers. (With squeak)

Tomtit (Petroica Macrocephala) - medium close-up - medium distance song. Other birds in distance. Slight wind in trees.

Lion (Panthera Leo) - Yelp and growls. NHC17 is a continuous recording of 73m48s also found starting on NHS000124.

Rainforest - Early morning. Several birds singing prominently. Crested gibbons calling in background. Crickets and insects.

Boat-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus Major) - Calls of many in town square with people and traffic (18:15 hours)

Electronic Cash Registers: Ncr Machine With Printer & Bleeps - Cash Register, Electronic NCR: With printer and bleeps, drawer closed.

Coastal Woodland Atmosphere - Coastal Woodland:Autumn:Early afternoon. Yellow-rumped warblers calling and moving around in bushes. Crickets and blue jay calling in distance.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Busy atmosphere at dusk with frogs calling. Also close-up high pitched frog calls with distant replies. Cooing from doves/pigeons. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Llanos Atmosphere - Nice birdsong medium close-up from unidentified bird species. Approaching flight calls from Orinoco geese from 1m05s. Stridulating insects. background calls from various bird species including southern lapwing. Sounds of wind, some on microphone.

Crowds - Crowd, exterior, general cheerful hubbub of large crowd in open field, with some close voices.

Theatre Foyers - Theatre Foyer, atmosphere in foyer of a small West End theatre.

Marsh Atmosphere - background to distant calls from many different bird species. Also sounds of insects & frogs. Distant sounds of goat bells in later part of recording.

British Rural Backgrounds 2 - Autumn atmosphere - sparrows and starlings roosting in thicket with other birds, distant traffic - 1981 (1B16, reprocessed)

Whooper Swan (Cygnus Cygnus) - Awareness calls from several, a reaction to the barnacle geese flock taking flight, wigeon call in background.

Hermit Thrush (Catharus Guttatus) - close-up song, another in distance with other woodland birds. Occasional calls from Leach's Petrels. Wind in trees.

Parrot - Flight calls of escaped parrot, with Palm Doves and Tristram's Grackles in background.

Tropical Evergreen Rain Forest Edge - Early Spring: Evening - With various birds and background chorus of insects

Common Flicker (Colaptes Auratus) - medium close-up 'drumming', Tree Swallows in background with Snipe, Broad-tailed Hummingbird and other birds in distance.

Western Sandpiper (Calidris Mauri) - medium close-up flight calls.

Canal Narrow Boat: On Board - Canals: Canal lock, Sluices closed

Whitebacked Mousebird (Colius Colius) - Cheeping calls from small group of mousebirds. Some sounds of wind & rustling vegetation. Distant sounds of traffic.

Army: Parade Ground Manoeuvres (Without Spoken Commands) - Platoon strolls single-file on parade ground. without spoken command. (Recorded at Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst.) (NB Platoon = 24 men.)

Modern Agricultural Machinery & Vehicles - Two Ford Tractors & trailers, exterior, approach, pass & depart.

Power Station (Conventional Type) - Power Station, atmosphere at well of main building. (Conventional power station.)

Red Breasted Goose (Branta Ruficollis) - 2/3 geese calling medium distance. Other birds calling background.

Domestic Clock Ticking - Domestic clock ticking. (English domestic clock, manufactured 1810.)

Sea Eagles (Haliaeetus Genus) - Calls from Steller's & White tailed sea eagles. Also occasional calls from gulls & crows.

Drab Water Tyrant (Ochthornis Littoralis) - Calls close-up at side of stream with insects and distant birds 2 different calls - contact and alarm? undulated tinamou in background

World War I - Int. false start, start, misfire, tickover - 1968 (163A)

Baya Weaver (Ploceus Philippinus) - Calls MP at colony, with calls of Ring-necked Parakeet, doves and insects in background.

Linnet (Acanthis Cannabina) - close-up song. Skylark and other finches in distance.

Domestic Sewing Machines - Treadle Sewing Machine, stitching two ten inch seams with turns. (Machine c. 1920.)

Lesser Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle Rudis) - close-up calls from several. Hippo in background.

Oystercatcher (Haematopus Ostralegus) - Anxiety calls of pair with chicks.

National Daily Newspaper - National Daily Newspaper Block Department, plate cutting saw operating.

Crowds Outside Buckingham Palace, London (Mid-distant Perspective) - Crowds: Outside Buckingham Palace, Subdued, Horseguards pass, mid-distant perspective.

Woodland - Early morning. Many birds singing and calling. Hum from insects. Cicadas in background.

Red Howler Monkey (Alouatta Seniculus) - medium close-up calls from group. Groans & grunts. background birdsong. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Peugeot 205gt 1982 1300cc Petrol (car Misfiring Quite Badly) - exterior - reverse pass left to right

Comedy Sounds - Squeaky feet, door open and close with squeak. (Specially created effect)

Rainforest Atmosphere - Midday. Sound of cicadas and insects. Distant calls of birds and squirrels.

World War Ii: Nau Crowd - Large German crowd cheering and shouting slogan. (From 78 rpm record)

British Rural Backgrounds - Herring gull breeding colony on roof top.

Oil Exploration - Oil Exploration, large lorry backing slowly to rig. (Recorded in the Delta Region of Patagonia.)

Little Penguin (Eudyptula Minor) - medium close-up loud call from penguin. medium distance chirps & low calls from other individuals. background sounds of the sea.

Madagascar Magpie Robin (Copsychus Albospecularis) - close-up song. Madagascar coucal, common newtonia and pied crow in background.

Ford Anglia 105e Van (1963, 997cc): Interior - Motor Van: Slow Down, stop, switch off, interior, (Ford Anglia 105E, 1963 model, 997cc).

Rainforest Atmosphere - Night. Greater bird of paradise calling. Heavy insects in background.

Zoo - Spring/summer: Day - Rushy Pool, Wildfowl Trust with mallard, red-breasted goose, chiloe wigeon, etc

Motor Car: Ford Cortina 1.6 Gl (Manual) 1982 Model: Interior - Cars: 1.6 GL (Manual) 1982 model Ford Cortina. Exterior, boot open and close

Caribbean Crowds (Indoors) - Interior, cheerful mixed conversation, spoken in English with Caribbean accent.

Oil & Petrol - High speed drilling - heard from living quarters (Sea Quest offshore oil rig, Fortes oilfield May 1976).

Gannet (Sula Bassana) - Colony medium close-up, kittiwakes medium close-up.

Topi (Damaliscus Lunatus) - close-up alarm snorts from a single animal. Wildebeest alarming in background. Insects dove and other birds in background.

Trams: Sheffield Tram No. 189 - Sheffield Tram No. 189, depart, with compressor shut down at start.

Coot (Fulica Atra) - medium close-up - mc calls and splashing in water robin, mallard and little grebe in background

Aircraft 2 - Landing to mid-distance (4 piston-engined aircraft, exterior).

Lincoln College Clock, Oxford - Lincoln College clock striking four o'clock.

Galapagos Sealion (Zalophus Californianus Wollebakei) - close-up calls from bull Colony and heavy sea in background.

Great Frigate Bird (Fregata Minor) - close-up display calls from male and movement.

Common Bulbul (Pycnonotus Barbatus) - Song in hotel garden. Distant traffic.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Birds and cicadas calling. One bird more prominent at start. Faint sound of river in distance. NB: day & month of recording not specified.

Horse On Turf (Studio) - One horse on turf, slow walk and stop. (Studio recording with jingle of harness)

Boeing 707 Jet Aircraft: Interior - Boeing 707,Jet Aircraft, interior,Take off and climb. (long-range airliner, 4 jet engines)

Blue Tit (Parus Caeruleus) - 0700-0900 hrs Song close-up, with Chaffinch in background.

Bottle-nosed Dolphin (Tursiops Truncatus) - Adult with eye-caps squeaking and whistling

Sailing - Light ripples as heard from deck (STS Malcolm Miller).

Snow Goose (Chen Caerulescens) - medium close-up splashing and calling in water, flock and boat-tailed grackle in background.

Northern Anteater Chat (Myrmecocichla Aethiops) - close-up alarm calls & grating awareness calls from several birds.

Marsh Frog (Rana Ridibunda) - medium close-up to background croaks & chittering calls from chorusing frogs. Lively calling becomes busy. Some slight sounds of wind.

Greylag Goose (Anser Anser) - close-up flight calls & wingbeats from a flock flying past. N.B. The date of this recording is unknown.

Cricket Sp. - SP. Distant bell-like call coming from bushes across canal. Windy background.

Giant Coot (Fulica Gigantea) - Various calls and movement in water close-up - mp. Hissy recording.

Tropical Seasonal Forest Atmosphere - Night atmosphere. medium close-up stridulation from cicada in first part of recording. medium distance to background sounds of many other cicadas. Also some frog calls.

Stream Atmosphere - trickling water; with background cicadas (otherwise generic)

Outdoor Clock - Outdoor clock striking, quarter-hour - SS. Peter & Paul

Adelie Penguins (Pygoscelis Adelie) - close-up of adults displaying.

African Civet (Civettictis Civetta) - close-up calls. background insect stridulation & running water.

Stripe-throated Jery (Neomixis Striatigula) - medium close-up song, Madagascar Cuckoo and other birds in distance. Slight wind in trees.

Great Kiskadee (Pitangus Sulphuratus) - medium distance kiskadee calling. Bellbirds and other birds in distance.

Motor Car: Ford Cortina 1.6 Gl (Manual) 1982 Model: Interior - Cars: 1.6 GL (Manual) 1982 model, Ford Cortina. Interior, start, engine put in first gear, runs

Electronic Sounds - Deep pulsations. (Specially created electronic sound.)

Beach Atmosphere - Heavy surf breaks constantly on beach. Wide perspective sounds. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Diesel Electric Train (Interior) English Electric Vulcan: 20000 B.h.p. - Interior, tickover, depart from station gathering speed over jointed and welded track. (English Electric Vulcan

World War Ii Aircraft: Junkers 88 (German) - Junkers 88. Low level attack.  (World War II German Aircraft)

British Birds 2 - Long tailed tit, group feeding calls, with blackbird, blackcap, chaffinch and cuckoo in distance.

French Steam Trains (Interior) - French Steam Train, interior, move off into constant run on welded track.

Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle Rudis) - Display calls medium close-up of pair.

Sporting Gun Factory - Sporting Gun Factory, copy lathe cutting gun butts.

Christchurch College Clock, Oxford - Christchurch College clock striking four o'clock.

Footsteps Down Metal Stairs - Footsteps Down Metal Stairs, three men, slow, with start & stop.

Mandarin Duck (Aix Galericulata) - medium close-up display calls from three males chasing a female. Male holds head back against body, then jerks the head back and tilts it upwards. Mallard, moorhen and coot in background. Woodpigeons, mistle thrush and other woodland birds in distance.

Tawny Owl (Strix Aluco) - Typical hoot answered by second distant bird.

Sperm Whale (Physeter Catodon) - Sperm whale producing clicks with sporadic sequences of rhythmic clicks (some sequences may originate from other whale/s). Prominent water effects. Hydrophone recording.

Telemetry; Interplanetary Effects - Explorer 12 Satellite, telemetry effects from satellite.

Sailing Ship: Gaff-rigged Ketch: Exterior - Sailing Ship: Gaff-rigged Ketch, Exterior, hauling mainsail.

Crowds: Interior- London Airport - London Airport. Ground floor. Terminal III, lively acoustic, feet, voices, movement, indistinc tannoy

Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon Pyrrhonota) - NB: Exact date of recording not known. close-up calls from a flock.

Sea Cliffs And Rocky Shores - LATE SPRING: Evening With light seawash (close perspective) and House Sparrows in background.

Interiors - Shops And Cash Registers - Atmosphere in a large shop, with aquaria and mixed birds (rec. Stubbington, Hants) - 1986 (1B19,reprocessed)

Mangrove Atmosphere - Bushland - Early Morning. Several birds calling including Seychelles fody. Wind through bushes, distant surf.

Baby (Girl): 2 1/2 Years - 2 3/4 year old baby girl. Talking nonsense, playing with toys

Suburbia 2 And Skylines - Busy city skyline with brake squeals (1T10, reprocessed)

Iceberg Atmosphere - Water slapping against ice bergs. Kittiwakes calling in distance.

Woodland Atmosphere - Sounds of wind in trees. Trees creak in wind. Distant sounds of stream. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown. Bump on recording 0m41s.

Bmc Mini 1000 Car 1972 Model: Exterior - Cars: 1972 B.M.C. Mini, 1000cc engine. Interior, fast run on bendy road

Arabian Babbler (Turdoides Squamiceps) - close-up loud contact calls from individual. Background calls from another babbler. Slight sounds of movement.

Verdin (Auriparus Flaviceps) - close-up calls, insects and Cactus Wren in background.

Hungary - Cafe, Pecs (small town in southern Hungary), loud speech, some kitchen noise

Football & Rugby Crowds - Crowd entering ground, Middlesex V Gloucester.

Wood Duck (Aix Sponsa) - medium close-up flight calls, take-off and wing beats from a female. Hissy background.

Guillemot (Uria Aalge) - close-up wingbeats of bird arriving, sound of footsteps and greeting. Distant kittiwakes and herring gulls. Sounds of auks splashing in water at base of cliffs. Growls from nearby razorbill.

Electronically Generated Sounds - Simulated jet engine, (run up, run down)

Aircraft - Embraer Bandeirante, exterior, approach runway, take-off. (Small airliner, 2 turboprop engines.)

Cuckoo Clock (Cuckoo & Chimes) - Cuckoo clock striking four o'clock. (Cuckoo & chimes.)

Undergrowth - Footsteps walking through undergrowth. Several people walking through.

White-eyed Vireo (Vireo Griseus) - close-up song, other birds and insects in distance.

Blue And Yellow Macaw (Ara Ararauna) - medium close-up wingbeats and calls from bird flying to nest hole. Other birds and insects in background.

Indian Elephant (Elephas Indicus) - One loud roar with handlers' voices

Steam Train (4-6-0 Locomotive, No. 5231) Exterior - Steam Train: 4-6-0 locomotive, no. 5231, exterior, departure from station.

European Elk Or Moose (Alces Alces) - Grunting, groaning and trotting

Chimpanzee (Pan Troglodytes) - Eating sugar cane. Insects, wind in trees and waterfall in background.

Girls‚äô Grammar School - Girls' Grammar School cloisters, girls walking to and fro in cloisters, with some quiet indistinct chatter.

Greece - Greece: Quiet street atmosphere with footsteps & chat, also crying child & occasional motorbikes, car horns & street vendor.

Farmstead & Surroundings - Cultivated Land: Late Spring; Mid-day With grasshoppers, flies, distant Cetti's Warbler and cattle.

Dusky Flycatcher (Muscicapa Adusta) - medium close-up calls, other birds in background, some distant traffic noise, slightly hissy.

Great Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Arundinaceus) - medium close-up male long song (to attract female)

African Grey Parrot (Psittacus Erithacus) - Bird calling "Look what you've done...oh, oh, oh...quack, quack...cuckoo (various intermittent calls and human voice in background)

London Underground: Victoria Line - London Underground, Seven Sisters Station, commuters buying tickets & change given using decimal coinage, with some speech. (Victoria Line.)

Salt Marsh (Tidal) - Saltpan: Spring; Day Swallows and Yellow Wagtails feeding on and over path between lagoons, calls, wing-flaps and occasional clicks from Swallows' bills as they pick up sand flies from ground and air. Heavy, windy background with Herring and Lesser Black-

Nightingale (Luscinia Megarhynchos) - close-up song at night. Another in distance.

Comedy 3 - Raucous party with smashing glass, screams, footsteps and whipping sounds - 1972 (7K, reprocessed)

Countryside In January: Early Morning - Countryside: Hedgerow, early morning, January, (for use at low level).

Hedgehog (Erinaceus Europaeus) - Snorting and scratching in a suburban garage

Animals And Birds - Restless sheep in shed. (With distant birds.)

Motor Car: 1953 14 H.p. Citroen - Exterior, start, depart. (1953 model, 14 h.p.)

Whooping Crane (Grus Americana) - medium close-up resonant whooping calls from duetting adults.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Sound of heavy rain and raindrops hitting large leaves, mainly frogs calling.

Dunlin (Calidris Alpina) - Song medium close-up. Snipe drumming mp. Trickling stream mp.

Crowds: Interior - Crowds in large entrance hall, with turnstiles at close perspective.

Whale Sideflipper Slapping Simulation - Human simulation of a side fluke (close-up splashing). Hydrophone recording. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Great Frigate Bird (Fregata Minor) - close-up calls from a chick. Sooty Terns in background.

Red-breasted Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus Rubber) - chick calling; seawash in background

Tawny Owl (Strix Aluco) - Alarm calls from mistle thrush and blackbird as they mob a female tawny owl at dusk. The owl gives soft 'mobbing' calls.

Children Playing Outdoors - Schoolchildren playing in school playground in the South of England.

Hawk Owl (Surnia Ulula) - medium close-up calls from male, wind in trees, frogs and Snipe in background. A little bumpy.

Himalayan Snowcock (Tetraogallus Himalayensis) - close-up feeding calls from three birds. Sounds of feet walking on frozen ground. Slight dolby pumping.

Rainforest - Early morning in highland rainforest (tableland). Calls and song from several birds including spotted catbird, Eastern whipbird, graceful honeyeaters, yellow-spotted honeyeaters, green oriole and little shrike-thrush. Cicada and cricket chorus in backgrou

Common Eider (Somateria Mollissima) - close-up female & chicks. Distant skylark, gulls & estuary sounds.

Spectacled Caiman (Caiman Crocodilus) - close-up, busy contact calling from baby caiman. medium close-up splashing sounds. Occasional sounds of wind.

Fairgrounds And The Circus - Quiet safari park fairground atmosphere., with birdsong and some ducks quacking at start - May '1985 (recorded West Midlands Safari Park) (5F4,reprocessed) (tecnical note - to be used at low level)

Vogelkop Gardener Bowerbird (Amblyornis Inornatus) - Small squeaks and wing 'claps'.

Footsteps On Stone: Running - Running, 3 men on stone. (With approach and stop)

London Railway Stations - Liverpool Street Railway Station, general atmosphere.

Indoor Shopping Centre, Birmingham - Outdoor market, evangelist and general stalls atmosphere.

Domestic Clock - Domestic Mantle Clock striking eight o'clock. (Early 19th Century clock chimes 'A', 8 bells, 1 gong.)

Woodland - Early - mid morning in oak woodland. Rain hitting leaves. Blue-and-white flycatcher singing. Distant eastern crowned warbler and jungle crows.

Telephone Confidence Tones - Telephone confidence tones: 1 or 4 or 7 or 0; 2 or 5 or 8; 3 or 6 or 9.

1916 World War I Mk. V Tank (Interior) - Mark V Tank, exterior, stop, switch off. (World War I Tank, c. 1916.)

Bumble Bee (Bombus Sp) - Single bee in flight, with distant meadow pipit

Ibis Bill (Ibidorhyncha Struthersii) - close-up alarm calls from a pair near nest. Low river sound.

Blue Fronted Amazon Parrot (Amazona Aestiva) - medium distance and close-up calls from several birds perched and in flight. Flight calls from unknown species of parrot at start. Other birds and insects in background.

Aircraft: Bac 111 (Exterior) - BAC 1-11, exterior, passing overhead at 300 feet. (Short-range airliner, 2 jet engines.)

Magnificent Riflebird (Ptiloris Magnificus) - Distant whooping whistles. close-up call at end. medium close-up single cheeps from other bird throughout. NB: The exact date of this recording is unknown (probably Oct-Dec 95).

Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax Nycticorax) - Flight calls medium close-up from a group of thirteen birds, hissy & slightly windy.

Tribal Musicians - Haida village singers/dancers performing song (possibly about food)

Egyptian Goose (Alopochen Aegyptiacus) - medium close-up display calls from male and female, windy background.

Magnificent Frigate-bird (Fregata Magnificens) - medium close-up staccato calls from individual. background sounds of sea & calls from other birds.

Great Grey Shrike (Lanius Excubitor) - Alarm and anxiety calls of adult close-up, plus occasional calls of fledglings.

Black Spider Monkey (Ateles Paniscus) - Calls close-up, and movement while feeding in trees.

Island Biome System Atmosphere - Morning atmosphere with wide angle perspective. medium distance to distant calls from various bird species. Occasional medium close-up loud calls. Sounds of stridulating insects. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Bokmakierie Shrike (Telophorus Zeylonis) - Soft but clear calls from shrike. Croaks & whistling calls. background sounds of other bird species. Distant rumble of traffic.

Time - Clocks & Bells - Carfax Tower, Oxford (interior perspective) - strikes 12

Agricultural Land - Mid-morning, 10.30am. Wind in crops. Quail, larks, didric cuckoo, doves, yellow wagtails. Goats. Flies and bees. Hammering sounds, voices from workers in highland field.

Household Effects - A blowlamp re-lit, runs with pumping from 19"

Carp (Cyprinus Carpio) And - CHUB (LEUCISCUS CEPHALUS) Recorded by hydrophone

Renault 4 Saloon Car 1967 (Interior) - Renault 4 saloon, interior, starts, fast run, stop. (1967 model.)

Transport - Electric Train, interior, sliding doors close, run, stop in station. (Class 317, built 1983.)

Camargue Feral Horse (Equus Caballus) - Stallion snoring close-up with fan-tailed warblers, jackdaws, woodland grasshoppers, etc in background

Oil Rigs (Offshore Oil Rig ‚äúsea Quest‚äù - Oil Rigs: Fortes Oilfield offshore rig. Atmosphere in mud pump room

Forest Savanna Atmosphere - Forest savanna - Dry season - Midday. With red-billed hornbills, double-spurred francolin, robin-chat, insects and distant traffic.

Snow Goose (Anser Caerulescens) - Calls close-up from chicks feeding, sounds of grass being pulled out. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Lakeside - LATE SPRING: MORNING With common sandpiper and distant curlew and oystercatcher

Desert Atmosphere - Recorded in evening. Stridulating cricket. Some sounds of wind. Wind buffet 2m09s.

Leach's Petrel (Oceanodroma Leucorhoa) - AND FORK-TAILED PETREL (OCEANODROMA FURCATA) medium distance calls from birds flying from sea towards forest. Very distant surf in background.

Wapiti Or (American) Elk (Cervus Canadensis) - Rutting calls of male

Kentish Plover (Charadrius Alexandrinus) - Calls medium close-up. Crested larks & insects medium close-up. Distant flamingos.

Razorbill (Alca Torda) - close-up alarm growl, followed by softer calls.

Domestic Fowl - Bantam Rooster crowing medium close-up at dawn, with Collared Dove and Blackbird.

Portable Typewriter (Live Acoustic, Distant) - Portable Typewriter: Close Perspective, tabulating.

Jackdaw (Corvus Monedula) - close-up calls from adults & large chicks inside an old Welsh dovecote (Dovecote is on an old woodland estate, although not typical of a woodland habitat.) begging & feeding calls from chicks; wingbeats & calls from adults as they fly in & out. Blackbird singin

Gambel's Quail (Lophortyx Gambelii) - medium close-up calls, other birds in background.

Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa Stagnatilis) - Alarm calls medium close-up with House Crow calling in background. A little bumpy.

Traffic - Traffic on wet city street (St.Paul's, London) - 1981 (1T6, reprocessed)

Tropical Rainforest Atmosphere - Spring. Rather neutral with birds and insects.

Dusky Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus Obscurus) - Hydrophone recording. Squeaking & buzzing vocalisations from dolphins. Also clear echolocation clicks.

Merton College Clock, Oxford - Merton College clock striking quarter to the hour.

Ecclesiastical Effects 2 - Village church, peal of 6 bells, ringing stops (Christ Church, Kilndown, Kent) - November 1966 (91B, reprocessed )

Coast Atmosphere - medium close-up sounds of small waves breaking on beach. Distant rumble of large breakers on fringing barrier reef.

Leopard (Panthera Pardus) - medium close-up chewing sounds. close-up buzzing of insects.

Domestic Clock (19th Century) - Domestic clock striking one o'clock. (Nineteenth century domestic clock.)

Equestrian Events - National Hunt Racing, Tote hall, with Racing Star paperman, footsteps, some chat & distant P.A.

Brown Lemur (Lemur Fulvus) - medium close-up calls and grunts from several feeding in trees. Sounds of movement in branches and chewing. Madagascan Coucals in background.

River, Fast - medium close-up of melt-water river, shallow, stony with water around large stones gurgling and splashing, alarm calls from Brown-headed Cowbird.

Tropical Seasonal Forest Atmosphere - Neutral atmosphere with distant sounds of wind. Stridulating cicadas. Occasional medium distance bird calls (& distant peafowl). Recorded at night.

Modern Interior Doors - Modern interior doors. Open with slight squeak.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Calls from orioles (exact species unknown). Loud stridulation from cicadas. Distant sounds of the sea.

Crowned Plover (Vanellus Coronatus) - medium close-up flight alarm calls from a single bird. Other birds in distance.

Solitary Vireo (Vireo Solitarius) - close-up song from bird feeding in conifers at about 11,000ft.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Quiet early morning. Calls from amazon parrot spp. Stridulation from cicadas. Busier sounds with mealy amazons towards the end.

Steam Trains Passing Without Siren - West of England express train passing with siren. (Southern Region steam train.)

Bbc News Sound Effects Tape (Old) - boat - outboard motor 4HP start

Office Equipment, Business & Control Areas - Fax machine (Pitney Bowes 8000) - dial out, send

Applause At Concert - Applause at concert, sustained final applause. (Recorded at the Royal Albert Hall, London.)

Indian Elephant (Elephas Maximus) - medium close-up/medium distance splashes & bubbling from elephant bathing in river. Some loud exhalations. Good breathing sound 2m15s. Distant calls from birds. Some occasional voices in background.

World War 2 - Int. starting, running, shutting off - 1982 (500U)

Fairey Rotodyne Prototype, 2 Napier Prop Jet Engines - Fairey Rotodyne, test rig, rotor tip impulse jet motor operating. (Prototype helicopter with 2 Napier prop jet engines.)

Swallow-tailed Gull (Creagrus Furcatus) - close-up anxiety and alarm calls from a single bird. Others in distance. Distant surf.

Hand-operated Sewing Machine - Hand-Operated Sewing Machine, several short runs.

Grey Headed Albatross (Diomedea Chrysostoma) - medium close-up and close-up calls while two males fight. Others in background, movement and bill clicking.

Comedy 2 - Frantic banging and clanging - 1967 (7B, reprocessed)

New Zealand Bellbird (Anthornis Melanura) - medium close-up chorus with song and calls from several. Other birds in distance including house sparrows. Crickets in background at times. Also suitable for garden or park atmosphere in New Zealand.

Tiger Moth Light Aircraft (Single Piston Engine, Open Cockpit) (Exterior) - Exterior, start, tickover, revving, switch off. (Tiger Moth Light Aircraft, Single piston engine; open cockpit)

Woodland Edge: Coniferous - AUTUMN/WINTER: DAY. By lakeside with robin singing, wren, fish rising, flies and wood crickets.

World War Ii Aircraft: Lancaster Bomber - Avro Lancaster, exterior, four planes circling overhead. (World War II bomber, four piston engines.)

Footsteps On Stone: Walking (Slight Echo) - Walking, 2 men on stone. (With approach and stop, slight echo)

Volvo 244 Police Ar: Exterior (Pa 150 ‚äòyelp‚äô & ‚äòwail‚äô Siren - Police Car: Volvo 244, stationary car, PA 150 'yelp' siren, interior

Suricate (Suricata Suricatta) - medium close-up begging calls from an apprentice (half grown animal) in the group. Fly buzzing very prominently at times, distant birds.

Red-billed Gull (Larus Scopulinus) - close-up calls from a single bird. Heavy seawash in background. Calls from white-fronted terns in distance.

Children Playing Indoors - Three to six year old children playing indoors.

Poland - Street, Warsaw, with traffic, footsteps, speech (occas.distinct)

Swamp Grass (Inland Marsh) - SUMMER: DAY Various birds including yellow wagtails, African hoopoe, blacksmith plover, black-winged stilts, house martins, cisticolas, green sandpipers, etc

Blue Coua (Coua Caerulea) - medium close-up calls, distant birds and insects.

Garden - NIGHT Insects and frogs Air conditioning in background NB: Exact date in 1966 unknown

Aec Regent Bus (1950‚äôs Model): Exterior - AEC Regent Bus, exterior, approach, stop & depart in traffic. (Model c. 1950s.)

Church Bells (Foreign) - St. Michael's Church, Hamburg, bells ringing.

Rainbow Lorikeet (Trichoglossus Haematodus) - Busy calls from flock. medium close-up to background tinkling, musical & squawking calls. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Horse-drawn Hansom Cab approaching at walk & passing on cobblestones.

Gentle Lapping Water - Sound of water lapping under ice, ice shelf at side of river, windy background, near centre. Redpolls fly over.

Horses / Dogs - One horse & wooden cart travelling. (Recorded on cart.)

Woodland - Early afternoon. Whiteheads and fantails. Alarm calls from saddleback near end of recording. Calls from bellbirds in distance. Cicadas and other insects in background.

Green Sandpiper (Tringa Ochropus) - Alarm and flight calls close-up. Occasional dripping water mp. Mp wind.

Germany - Germany: Interior, large toy department, with electronic games.

Tibetan Snowcock (Teraogallus Tibetanus) - medium distance to distant wailing courtship calls & clucking from snowcock. Also calls from other bird species. background sounds of wind. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown. Also suitable as an alpine atmosphere.

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - NB: All recorded from microphones placed beside a Reed Warbler's Nest. Male incipient song and moving about in reeds beside nest, before flying off at end.

Footsteps On Wood: Walking (Dead Acoustic) - Footsteps on Wood, man & woman walking, departing. (Dead acoustic.)

Blue Monkey (Cercopithecus Mitis) - medium close-up alarm calls and grunts from two monkeys, another in background. Distant birds, crickets and cicadas.

Romania 2 - Exterior - atmosphere. in small quiet Romanian country village, dogs bark, geese in distance, children, occasional passer-by on rough unpaved road, distant intermittant voices, birdsong.

Cessna Light Aircraft - Cessna, Small Aircraft, exterior, passes over

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - Alertness calls medium close-up from several birds. Colony mp.

Horse On Hard Surface (Studio) - Horse on hard surface, start, into jog trot. (Studio recording. No jingle of harness)

White Tern (Gygis Alba) - medium close-up-close-up calls from adults and chick. Laysan Albatrosses and Sooty Terns in background. Surf in distance. Adults become noisier at end.

Superb Lyrebird (Menura Novaehollandiae) - medium close-up mimicry of building site & other bird species by displaying male lyrebird. Mimicry of sawing 0m03s, chainsaw 0m22s. Also some electronic sounds. N.B. This is the individual called 'Chook' Some distant sounds of city.

Oystercatcher (Haematopus Ostralegus) - Alarm calls close-up. Skylark medium distance, curlew in distance.

Wadham College Clock, Oxford - Wadham College clock striking twelve o'clock.

Mark V Centurion Tank (Exterior) - Exterior, passing over rough ground. (Mark V Centurion Tank)

King Penguin (Aptenodytes Patagonica) - medium close-up preening sounds and flipper slapping. Calls from nearby birds.

Covent Garden Market - Covent Garden Market: Lorries arriving, voices, movement.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Variety of bird calls with some insect stridulation. background sounds of frog calls & roaring water in stream. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Trinity & St. John‚äôs College Clock, Cambridge - Trinity & St John's College clock striking nine o'clock. (Trinity clock strikes a second time for St. John's College.)

Mixed Woodland - AUTUMN: Early morning With distant dog, cockerel, Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, Mistle Thrush and Great Tit.

Black Mamba (Dendroaspis Polylepis Polylepis) - close-up hisses and threat hisses. Birds and insects in background. Slight wind in trees.

World War 2 - 1 - Start up engine,tick over,shut off,1944 (reprocessed)

Estuary Atmosphere - Spring, day. Surf and tide with gulls (probably glaucous-winged but could be others). Change in water half way through, panned.

Turnstiles - Turnstiles at a football match, in use during quiet period.

Urban South West Africa - Campsite (Naukluft Mountains) - light wind in trees, 7am, sound of birds with occaisional people.

Woodland Atmosphere - Fairly quiet neutral atmosphere. Calls from various bird species. Some wind noise near end of recording.

Manchurian Crane (Grus Japonensis) - close-up calls from a 15 day old chick.

Horses / Dogs - Labrador/Collie crosses, exterior, two dogs fighting & playing, one runs off barking in distance, with some birdsong.

Electronic Sounds - Grating noise, as of boat running aground. (Specially created electronic sound.)

New Zealand - The Natural World 2 - Little Blue Penquin colony, Oamaru (NZ)

Gila Woodpecker (Melanerpes Uropygialis) - close-up calls, insects and White-winged Dove calling in background.

Peugeot 205gt 1982 1300cc Petrol (car Misfiring Quite Badly) - interior - electric window, wound up

Interiors - Shops And Cash Registers - Class Three Machine (supermarket) - resetting machine - 1969 (23Z,reprocessed)

Electronically Generated Sounds - Eerie electronic noise. (Futuristic Spot Effect.)

Amazonian Parrot (Amazona) - Cooing and talking from parrot - Barnsley accent. Prompting from owner to say "hello harry." Other birds in background - possibly budgies.

Mills & Grain - Corn loaded into box above mill stones prior to grinding.

Resplendent Quetzal (Pharomachrus Mocinno) - Song, with occasional Three-wattled Bellbird and other species.

Red-breasted Musk Parrot (Prosopeia Tabuensis) - close-up calls from two birds with another in background. Faint cicadas.

Mountain Bluebird (Sialia Currucoides) - medium close-up song, a few weak calls to start and then song. Tree, Violet-green and Barn Swallows in background.

Slow Footsteps Up Wooden Stairs - Footsteps Up Wooden Stairs, woman, slow, with approach & stop.

Solitary Mining Bee - close-up buzzing from single bee and several bees whilst flying, landing and taking off. Faint sound of goat bells at end of recording.

Motor Car Works - Motor Car Works, 750 ton press stamping out metal parts. (Some indistinct speech)

The Age Of Steam - Railway Signalling Equipment, bell for train entering sector, acknowledgement, token prepared, signal levers thrown.

Lake Atmosphere - Lakeside - Afternoon - Late Winter. Frogs, chiffchaff, yellow-bellied prinia, cicadas, other birds in distance.

Footsteps In Undergrowth: Running - Running, 2 men. (With start and stop)

Gasworks - Gasworks, Governor House, general atmosphere in late morning, machinery starts up.

Spiny Forest Atmosphere - Cicadas, occasional distant common Newtonia in background. Morning 0740

Exterior Effects - Seagulls at rubbish tip - occasional background voices (technical note - for use at low level)

Gadwall (Anas Strepera) - medium close-up calls from male. medium distance other species of ducks. Heavy background and crackles.

Fairgrounds - Fairground machine "The Satellite" operates, screams with occasional indistinct public address.

Communications - BT Domestic Phone, Viscount model, 12 rings & pick-up.

Grey Warbler (Gerygone Igata) - close-up song. Song thrush, bellbird and starlings in background. Slight wind in trees.

Cross-channel Ferry Boat ‚äúdover‚äù - Ferry: Cross-Channel, 'Dover', Bar atmosphere, quiet.

Lake Atmosphere - medium close-up & medium distance high pitched calls from birds. Also some distant calls in neutral background. background sounds of wind.

Warble Frequency Notes - Warble Frequency Notes, 300 Hz. (Approximate frequency.)

Czechoslovakia - Hlavni main-line station, Prague, ticket hall, with footsteps, speech, escalator noise, indistinct PA and general bustle

Domestic Clock - Grandfather Clock with St Michael's chimes, striking eleven o'clock.

Red-necked Woodpecker (Campephilus Rubricolllis) - Call of female, with cicadas and birds in background. Wind increasing.

Traction Engine (Single Cylinder) - Traction Engines (Single cylinder): Into gear and moving off, interior

Patagonian Sealion (Otaria Flavescens) - close-up calls from males, females and pups in colony. NB: Date of this recording is unknown.

Village Green Cricket Match (Rec. May With Birdsong On Each Band) - Cricket Match: Village Green, small crowd near pavilion. (Technical note, for use at low level)

Broad-leaved Woodland (Mountain Oakwood)-late Spring:early Morning - With Bonelli's and garden warblers, cuckoo, blackcap, blackbird, nightingale, azure-winged magpie and wind in trees

African Grey Parrot (Psittacus Erithacus) - Bird calling "Get down...get down...(whistle)...one...(more whistles)

Bar-tailed Desert Lark (Ammomanes Cincturus) - Contact and alarm calls, and sub-song close-up.

Power Stations - Atmosphere on ground floor of electic power station.

Great Egret (Egretta Alba) - close-up calls from several while feeding. Other herons,ducks and masked plovers in background.

Crowd Reaction (Farcical) - Fifteen Victorian ladies in spirited indoor conversation with some laughter. (Farcical.)

Village And Playground Atmospheres - Quiet village atmosphere with light traffic and birdsong.

Rainbow Lorikeet (Trichoglossus Haematodus) - close-up flock calls from over 200 birds at feeding station. Doves in background. Sound of people talking towards end of recording.

Prison Doors - Garage Door: Interior, Up & Over type, opened and shut.

Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella Magna) - medium close-up part song. Snow goose calling in background.

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - Mew calls & colony atmosphere medium close-up. Some sounds from bird around nest. Distant skylark.

Tok Tokki Beetle (Psammodes Species) - close-up tapping on large stone (larger than beetle). Also sounds of movement.

Brent Goose (Branta Bernicla) - Massed birds and individuals in flight.

Footsteps On Pavement: Walking - Footsteps on Pavement, two men & two women walking, with approach & stop.

Machine Shop - General atmosphere in a busy machine shop with some indistinct speech.

Black Guillemot (Cepphus Grille) - gulls mobbing guillemot (guillemto is the one with the high-pitched call); other birds in background

World War Ii Battle Actualities - Battle of Arnhem. Infantry with 2" mortar, rifle, Bren and tommy gunfire advance, 25 pounder barrage, World War II.

France - Paris - St. Marie Church bells, church clock strikes 12

Pine Woods - Spring: Afternoon Wind in trees, Red-winged Blackbirds, Northern Flickers, Boat-tailed Grackles.

Grey Backed Camaroptera (Camaroptera Brevicaudata) - MC-medium close-up song. close-up hum from Hoverfly. Other insects and birds in background.

Blue Throated Piping Guan (Aburria Pipile) - close-up piping calls from guan. Also some wingbeat sounds. background calls from other bird species. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown. Recorded in captivity.

Mud Puddle Frog (Physolaemus Pustulosus) - Chorus close-up with birds and insects

Church Bells - Church Bells: Aborted Cambridge Surprise Maximus, St. Sepulchre's church, High Holborn, known as 'bells of Old Bailey'

Hammering (Exterior) - Loosening iron stake from ground. (Exterior)

Household Effects - A gas meter, one two-shilling piece inserted.

Motor Car: Ford Ecsort 1300 (Automatic) - Ford Escort 1300, interior, self starter, reversing, stop. (1300cc engine, automatic transmission.)

Chimpanzee (Pan Troglodytes) - Screaming between two juveniles. Pant grunting at 0m40s.

Riverside - Sunrise at side of Mara River in thick, enclosed acacia woodland. Birds calling - mainly common bulbuls. Crickets, distant frogs. Hippos in river call close and in distance.

Spring Peeper (Hyla Crucifer) - close-up winter calls, another in background. Wind in trees.

Orange-breasted Honeyeater (Myzomela Jugularis) - medium close-up calls. Crickets in background. Slight wind in trees.

Electronic Cash Registers: Ncr Machine With Printer & Bleeps - Cash Register, Electronic NCR: With printer and bleeps, change calculation.

Refuse Collection (Occasional Distant Speech) - Road Maintenance, pneumatic drill compressor, constant run.

Lion (Panthera Leo) - Loud growls. NHC17 is a continuous recording of 73m48s also found starting on NHS000124.

Indian Tree Pipit (Anthus Hodgsoni) - close-up song. Distant stream. Red-breasted flycatcher in distance.

American Wood Ibis (Mycteria Americana) - medium close-up begging calls from small chicks. Sounds of busy colony. Some occasional bill snapping.

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scipaceus) - Song close-up (Collared and Turtle Dove in background).

Spur-winged Plover (Vanellus Spinosus) - Flight calls at dusk, with Greenshank and cricket chorus in background.

Sydney & Urban New Zealand - Sydney Harbourlink Monorail - train arrives in station and departs with general atmosphere, tourists and click of turnstiles.

Long-tailed Cuckoo (Urodynamis Taitensis) - medium close-up calls. Another in distance. Bellbirds, stitchbird and kakas in distance.

Blow Fly (Calliphora Sp) - In flight close-up with skylark in background

Household Effects: Open Fireplace - Open fireplace. Brushing out

Barnacle Goose (Branta Leucopsis) - Calls from flock grazing in meadow. Other birds in background. Chaffinch calls at end.

Crowds: Interior - Crowd, interior, animated with excited chatter.

Talking Toys - 'Suzy Sing-a-Song' Singing Doll Record, "Frere Jacques".

High Coniferous Forest - Over 10,000ft. Calls from Clark's Nutcrackers in tops of trees.

World War 2 - 2 - Battleship - Y-turret gun house - 14'' gun - shouting, orders, movement, metallic clatter, gun fired (reprocessed)

Aircraft: Comet Iv (Exterior) - De Havilland Comet IV, exterior, take off. (Medium/long-range airliner, 4 jet engines.)

Comedy Sounds: Impact Rhythms - Doying pop doying. (Specially created effect)

Rock Pipit (Anthus Petrosus) - close-up flight alarm calls from adult, followed by two birds giving both types of alarm. This is a continuation of Tr01. Time duration here covers both tracks.

Black-billed Capercaillie (Tetrao Parvirostris) - medium close-up - medium distance display calls. One bird singing medium distance, a few others in distance. Another bird in distance towards end of recording. Slight wind in trees at 4m00s.

Triumph 650 Cc Twin Motor Cycle - Triumph 650cc twin, start up, medium speed run, stop. (Recorded on machine)

Painted Stork (Mycteria Leucocephala) - Calls MP of fledglings in colony (with adults calling in background) and calls of Ring-necked Parakeet; distant mallard.

Carpebter‚äôs Workshop - A cross-cut saw operating across grain of hard wood.

Helicopters - Exterior - approach, land, switch off. (Brantley B2B, 2 seater  with 3 bladed rotor 180 hp Lycoming engine).

Western Sandpiper (Calidris Mauri) - medium close-up flight calls. Flock in background.

Canal Narrow Boat: On Board - Canals: Narrow boat turns round, recorded on board

Rainforest Atmosphere - Recorded in afternoon. Prominent sounds of insects stridulating. medium distance to distant calls from various bird species.

Army: Parade Ground Manoeuvres (Without Spoken Commands) - Platoon marches past, left to right on parade ground, without spoken command. (Recorded at Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst.) (NB Platoon = 24 men.)

Atomic Power Station - Atomic Power Station, atmosphere in sea water pumping station.

Pottery Factory - Pottery Factory: Blunger, clay mixing machine, bubbling sound of blunger

Whooper Swan (Cygnus Cygnus) - Trumpeting calls close-up from several; wigeon medium close-up & in distance.

Mallard (Anas Platyrhynchos) - close-up duckling calling to parent & movement sounds.

German Crowds - German crowd, exterior, large angry crowd. (Some shouting.)

Greater Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos Major) - Male drumming with wren, robin, jackdaw, rook, chaffinch, blue tit and woodpigeon

White-fronted Bee-eater (Merops Bullockoides) - NB: Exact date of recording not known. medium close-up-close-up excited calls and wing-beats from birds flying in and out of nest holes. Hissy.

Dial 999 - Police car, pass right to left with wail siren, urban background.

Trinity College Clock, Oxford - Trinity College clock striking one o'clock.

American Tree Sparrow (Spizella Arborea) - close-up song, frogs in background.

Motor Car: 1940 Period ‚äòold Banger‚äô (Exterior) - Exterior, start, tickover. (Recorded near exhaust of 1940 period car)

English Church Bells - Village Church Bells, six bells ringing to rest. (Christ Church, Kilndown, Kent.)

Rocky Gorge - WINTER: MIDDAY. Water dripping from mouth of cave and robin singing outside.

British Rural Backgrounds - Very quiet lochside mixed woodland atmosphere in afternoon, waves lapping, occasional coal lit, wind in trees.

Blackbird (Turdus Merula) - close-up song. Field or hedgerow birds in background.

Water - Cave, interior. (Recorded at Witches Kitchen, Wookey Hole.)

Bee (Apoidea) - close-up sound of single bees taking-off and landing twice. Slightly noisy background.

Great Skua (Catharacta Skua) - Skua calls as they invade territories of two adjacent penguin pairs.

Free Tailed Bat Sp. (Tadarida) - close-up calls from young in colony inside cave. NB: The species is probably Brazilian free-tailed bat (Tadarida brasiliensis).

Christ‚äôs College Clock, Cambridge - Christ's College clock striking eight o'clock.

Vintage Motor Car: Citroen 5cv Van: Interior - Cars: Vintage motor car Citroen 5cv van, 1924. Exterior, short and long horn blasts

Bbc News Sound Effects Tape (Old) - train - diesel train interior leaves station

Tropical Seasonal Forest Atmosphere - Many birds calling in neutral atmosphere. medium distance cawing calls from Indian tree pie. Occasional contact calls of lion tailed macaque. Also insect stridulation & sounds of falling fruit.

Crowds Outside Buckingham Palace, London (Mid-distant Perspective) - Crowds: Outside Buckingham Palace, Cheer, Applause, mid-distant perspective.

Fenland - Marshland Mere: Later Spring; Mid-day With Lapwing, Sedge Warbler, Swallow, Moorhen, House Martin and Redshank.

Tropical Seasonal Forest Atmosphere - Neutral atmosphere recorded in early morning. close-up peacock 1m45s & in distance 3m00s. Some sounds of insects, distinctive whistling birdsong 4m00s. Also some distant calls from axis deer.

American Telephones - American Telephone: Ringing tone with distant answer

Harbour - LATE SPRING: EARLY MORNING With herring and lesser black-backed gulls, etc

Fishing - Casting with a fly-fishing rod. Gulls, Canada geese and a boat in background.

Estuary - \ close-up wingflaps from knot bathing at start. Group of knot taking off. Calls from knot, lapwing, curlew, oystercatchers, redshank, coot, shelduck, dunlin, black-headed gulls and greylag geese. Mute swans take off in background. Birds become more excited as 

Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus Magellanicus) - Calls medium distance in colony at hatching stage, rufous-collared sparrow in background.

Ring Ouzel (Turdus Torquatus) - medium close-up song. Other birds in far distance.

2 Ton Diesel Truck - Exterior, start, depart. (2 ton diesel truck, make not known)

Leopard (Panthera Pardus) - close-up growls, hisses and snarls from two cubs about 12 weeks old, recorded in captivity. Occasional calls from African fish eagle in distance. House sparrow and a few chaffinch calls.

Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus Magellanicus) - Calls close-up from adults at hatching stage, general colony in background.

Farmland/farmyard - close-up Swallow song from a bird perched on a wire above farmyard. House sparrows, starlings and collared doves. Machinery and cattle bellowing in background. Sheep at end.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Dawn. Prominent song from honeyeater and green catbird. Other birds in background. Occasional hum from beetles. Water dripping from trees. NB: exact date of recording is not specified.

Swallow-tailed Gull (Creagrus Furcatus) - close-up anxiety calls from a pair. Sealion in distance. Distant surf.

Urban South America - Dining room, Grand Hotel Del Paraguay, Asuncion, evening, half full with clinks and speech

World War Ii Aircraft - Sunderland flying boat, interior, cruising. World War II. (From 78 r.p.m. disc)

Boobies (Sula Genus) - Mixed colony of blue faced and red footed boobies. close-up calls and wingbeats.

American Tree Sparrow (Spizella Arborea) - close-up song, running water, Arctic Redpolls and another singing in background.

Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus Leucocephalus) - close-up begging calls from chick, grackles in distance.

Small Copper Butterfly (Lycaena Phlaeas) - Sounds from a different female pupa. Others giving different tones nearby.

Domestic Horse (Equus Caballus) - close-up sounds of four horses trotting in forest. Horses then gallop past. Sounds of two horses trotting then two horses galloping. One horse gallops past followed by the other three.

Bornean Orang Utan (Pongo Pygmaeus Pygmaeus) - medium close-up warning(threat) calls from male to gibbons. Continuous low grunting. Faint call from gibbon 0m48s.

Topi (Damaliscus Lunatus) - close-up grunts from topi at lek. Chorus of birds in distance, a few closer calls.

Domestic Clock (Bell) - Domestic clock striking nine o'clock. (Domestic clock with bell.)

Snoring Puddle Frog (Phrynobatrachus Natalensis) - close-up rasping croaks from frog. background calls from ridged frogs & sounds of insect stridulation. N.B. Date of this recording is unknown.

Caribbean Crowds (Indoors) - Interior, conversational mixed speech, spoken in English with Caribbean accent.

Pelican (Pelecanus Onocrotalus) - Take off, wingbeats & landing medium close-up, single bird at first then several, plover in background, distant waterfowl, songbirds & cicadas.

Coot (Fulica Atra) - medium close-up running across water chiffchaff at end

Pigeon Guillemot (Cepphus Colomba) - medium close-up calls from several birds, gulls quite prominent in background. Distant calls from California sea lions and surf.

Tundra Atmosphere - Strong wind through willows, Boreal Wood Frogs calling, American Tree Sparrow singing in background.

Motor Car: Ford Cortina 1.6 Gl (Manual) 1982 Model: Interior - Cars: 1.6 GL (Manual) 1982 model Ford Cortina. Exterior, approach and swing onto gravel drive

Rajasthan Musicians - Playing of masaks & drums. background chatter of crowd.

European Raven (Corvus Corax Corax) - Wingbeats from a raven passing overhead. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Motor Car: Ford Cortina 1.6 Gl (Manual) 1982 Model: Interior - Cars: 1.6 GL (Manual) 1982 model, Ford Cortina. Interior, engine ticking over

Marsh Harrier (Circus Aeruginosus) - Hunger calls from chick close-up. Reed warbler, skylark & curlew in distance. Wind through reeds.

Crab Plover (Dromas Ardeola) - medium close-up piping & double toned calls from plovers. Some sounds of wind. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Outdoor Clock - Outdoor clock striking, 11 o'clock St. Mary's Church

Bang! - Scorpion Armored Vehicle, firing High Explosive Squash Head (HESH) round.

Red-naped Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus Nuchalis) - Calls close-up from chicks in nest hole. High wind in trees. NB: Exact date of recording not known: early July.

Cactus Wren (Campylorhychus Brunneicapillus) - close-up calls and hisses from agitated chicks in nest. Adult calls in background.

Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri Sciureus) - close-up - medium distance calls from a troop feeding in trees. Sounds as they jump between branches. Fruit falling. Prominent bird in background. Cicadas and birds in distance.

Western Sandpiper (Calidris Mauri) - medium close-up flock calls, flock flying past & flight calls. Snow geese prominent in background at first, becoming more distant. Sanderling and least sandpipers also in flock.

Farmstead & Surroundings - Cultivated Land: Spring; Early Morning Dawn chorus with Crested Lark predominating. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Asian Alpine Chough (Pyrrhocorax Graculus Digitatus) - medium close-up & medium distance calls from group of choughs. background caws from another crow species. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Subalpine Warbler (Sylvia Cantillans) - Song with distant nightingale and insects

British Rail: Southern Region - Charing Cross Station, general station atmosphere. (Charing Cross, London.) (British Rail Southern Region.)

Curlew (Numenius Arquata) - Flight alarm call medium close-up. Grey plovers mp. Mp sound of tide coming in.

King Penguin (Aptenodytes Patagonica) - close-up busy colony sounds - adults and chicks. Elephant seals in background.

Seychelles Fody (Foudia Sechellarum) - Calls close-up. Other birds in background. Wind in trees and distant surf. NB: Date of recording unknown

Sailing - Average sea as heard from inside sail locker (STS Malcolm Miller).

Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax Nivalis) - close-up song. Another in background.

Small Children At Play - Nursery School, interior, 3-5 year-olds playing & awaiting collection by mothers. (Mixed nursery school.)

Night Heron (Nycticorax Nycticorax) - Calls medium close-up from birds leaving roost, Great Reed Warblers in background, distant Blackbirds, Coot, frogs, cicadas & crickets. Swell from lake producing hissy background effect, becoming quieter near end.

Ferruginous Hawk (Buteo Regalis) - NB: Exact date of recording not known. MC-distant alarm calls from adult.

Cave Atmosphere - Cave - Bats. close-up sound of mass exodus from guano heap, some distortion.

Baby (Girl): 2 1/2 Years - 2 3/4 year old baby girl. Reciting nonsense nursery rhymes; ends with farewells

Bower's Shrike-thrush (Colluricincla Boweri) - medium close-up song. Other birds in background. Water dripping from trees.

Marshland - Day, after rain. Cricket chorus with frogs in background. Birds in distance, some closer.

American Bison (Bison Bison) - calls and movement as bull chases cow

Royal Albert Hall: Last Night Of The Proms - Last Night Of The Proms: Applause, atmosphere, applause

More Phones - Ringing tone (France, Spain, Russia) - 8 rings to answer.

Sand Martin (Riparia Riparia) - Calls of breeding colony with goldfinches, skylark, greenfinches and wood pigeon

Veteran Cars: Rolls Royce ‚äúsilver Ghost‚äù (1911 Model, 6 Cylinders, 35 Hp) - Cars: Rolls Royce "Silver Ghost", 1911 model, 6 cylinders, 35 H.P. Interior, handle turned for 23", door shut, false start on cold engine, start into brisk run, stop

Acacia Woodland - Mid-afternoon. Loud cicada chorus. Calls from rufous sparrows. Bells from goat herd in background. Alarm calls from impala.

Telemetry; Interplanetary Effects - IMP Satellite, telemetry effects from satellite.

British Birds - Ring Ouzel singing, with song of second bird, Red Grouse & Cuckoo in background.

Blackburnian Warbler (Dendroica Fusca) - MC-medium close-up song, Magnolia Warbler calling, White-throated Sparrow and Black- capped Chickadee in background, Bull Frogs in distance.

Rainforest - Morning. Open lowland rainforest. Several birds calling, mainly sulphur crested cockatoos. Cicadas in background at first.

Buller's Shearwater (Puffinus Bulleri) - medium close-up sound of birds climbing trees to take-off. Good climbing sequence at end of recording. Other birds calling in background. Surf in distance. Slight breeze in trees at times.

Greyhound Racing - Greyhound Racing, crowd and bookies before race.

Ffestinog Narrow Gauge Steam Train. Exterior - Blaenau Festiniog Light Railway, Steam Train starts & runs.

Fabulous Fruit Bat (Rousettus Leschenaulti) - Calls medium close-up from a colony emerging from roost site in hotel. (Town traffic in background)

Cranes (Gruinae Subfamily) - medium close-up calls from single crane. Distant sounds of mass roost of demoiselle & common cranes. Some faint insect stridulation. medium close-up calls recede. Distant hum. Recorded at sunset.

Sporting Gun Factory - Sporting Gun Factory, band saw switched on, operates with occasional pauses.

Canada Goose(lesser) (Branta Canadensis) - SANDHILL CRANE (GRUS CANADENSIS) SNOW GOOSE(GREATER) (CHEN CAERULESCENS) Flocks of all three species flying over in sequence, MP. Sparrows calling MP on ground. NB: Summer. Exact date of recording not known.

Mountain (Alpine) - Spring: Day - with ortolan and snow bunting, subalpine warbler, hooded crow and alpine chough BBC Compilation

Traction Engine (Single Cylinder) - Traction Engines (Single cylinder): Manoeuvre, exterior

Grassland Atmosphere - Very quiet neutral atmosphere. Hiss of wind in grass. Some twittering birdsong. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Village Green Cricket Match - Cricket Match: Village Green, near pavilion, occasional speech and birdsong.

Czechoslovakia - Market, Bratislava, speech (Slovak), distant traffic, some bangs, not very busy

Istanbul - Istanbul, quayside at Kadikoy, with fish sellers, gypsies, shoe shine boys, and seagulls.

Mountain Gorilla (Gorilla Gorilla Beringei) - Male and juvenile playing Birds, flies and wind in background.

Screaming Piha (Lipaugus Vociferans) - Calls, with undulated Tinamou.

African Elephant (Loxodonta Africana) - elephants at water swamp, tearing at vegetation; occasional egrests in background

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - close-up mew calls from two birds in colony.

Common Bulbul (Pycnonotus Barbatus) - Song, with corn bunting, quail and insects.

Whistling Kite (Haliastur Sphenurus) - close-up calls from a single bird. Frogs,crickets and water sounds in background.

Crowd Reaction (Farcical) - Ten women saying  'Hear, hear'. (Farcical.)

Veteran Cars - Cars: Benz "Comfortable", 1900 Open Top, exterior, slow start up and depart. Single cylinder, belt drive, 3 1/2 h.p.

Black-headed Wagtail (Motacilla Flava Feldegg) - Alarm calls close-up. Windy background.

Household 2 - Old fashioned mangle, tin bath moved in preparation for drying clothes.

France - Paris - International conversation in small restaurant, slight vent noise.

Pine Woods - Spring: Afternoon Wind in trees, Boat-tailed Grackles, Brown-headed Nuthatch, Red-winged Blackbird, Common Yellowthroat, occasional calls from Bald Eagle chicks.

Children - Middle & Secondary Schools - Boys playing in outdoor swimming pool with younger mixed children also audible - 1981 (3C2, reprocessed)

D.i.y. And Building - Arc welding machine, switch on, strike arc 2nd attempt, weld off.

Black And White Casqued Hornbill (Bycanistes Subcylindricus) - medium close-up calls and wingbeats from birds coming into pre-roost trees in evening. Other birds and insect chorus in background.

Riverain Forest Atmosphere - Recorded at edge of lagoon by river. Quiet start with many different birds singing. Dove in foreground becoming less prominent later in recording. Crickets, cicadas & frogs in background.

World War Ii Battle Actualities - River Maas, Heavy artillery and shell whines, World War II. (From 78 r.p.m. disc)

Footsteps - Running, 2 people in wet sand. (With start and stop)

Marine-type Steam Engine, 1911 - Triple-expansion, start by donkey engine. (Marine-type steam engine, 1911)

Comedy Sounds - Several men snoring hilariously. (Specially created effect)

Footsteps On Pavement: Walking - Footsteps on Pavement, two men & two women walking, departing.

Fast Flowing River Atmosphere - Streamside:Fast-flowing. Water rippling. White-winged dove, common flicker, song sparrow, Bewick's wren and other birds in background. Wind in trees, increasing towards end.

Tropical Forest Edge - Mid-afternoon. Cicada chorus. Barking pigeons call in background.

Trains - Diesel Train, interior, atmosphere in toilet compartment.

Motor Car: Ford Ecsort 1300 (Automatic) - Ford Escort 1300, interior, horn. (1300cc engine, automatic transmission.)

Domestic Clock: Strike Removed; Hammer Merely Vibrates - Domestic clock with striker removed striking one o'clock. (No chimes, hammer merely vibrates.)

Hammering (Exterior) - Hammering fence post into ground. (Exterior)

Pygmy Chimpanzee (Pan Paniscus) - Intense excited screaming. Contented grunts and chewing from 0m30s onwards. Quiet background. with single melodic bird calling.

Gannet (Sula Bassanus) - close-up calls in colony. A 3 week old chick gives close-up begging calls (clucking). Sound of food being transferred from adult to chick. Preening sounds - clicking of bills from two adults mutual-preening. Bill rattles from adults shaking their heads.

Fruit Bat (Pteropus Rufus) - Calls at roost with cicadas NB: Identity of species and location not certain. Date of recording not known

Sydney & Urban New Zealand - Suburban bush at dawn, Cherry brook - lively bush atmosphere on the Callicoma Trail, including whipbirds, cockatoos, parrots ( distant light plane heard occasionally in background).

Hawfinch (Coccothraustes Coccothraustes) - close-up calls from a pair as male bird brings food and feeds the female on the nest. Goldfinches and other birds in background.

American Wood Ibis (Mycteria Americana) - close-up croaking food begging calls from 3 day old chick. background atmosphere of colony.

Indian Tree Pipit (Anthus Hodgsoni) - medium close-up flight display song and then song whilst perched. Distant stream and slight wind in trees.

Common Bulbul (Pycnonotus Barbatus) - Song and sub-song close-up, with leaves and branches creaking in breeze.

Moorland Atmosphere - Late afternoon. Many birds singing and calling, insects buzzing, hissy. Usable but not good.

London Green Line Coach (Exterior) - London Green Line Coach, interior, bell sounded twice to start coach.

Elegant Tern (Sterna Elegans) - AND ROYAL TERN (STERNA MAXIMA). Disturbed mixed breeding colony. close perspective.

Refuse Collection (Occasional Distant Speech) - Refuse Collection, loading crusher. (Close perspective, occasional distant speech.)

Aircraft: Comet Iv (Interior) - De Havilland Comet IV, interior, landing, reverse engines for breaking, taxi-ing. (Medium/long-range airliner, 4 jet engines.)

Forest Atmosphere - Many close-up & medium distance calls from various birds. background sounds of sea wash. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

World War 2 - 2 - Heavy explosions (some distortion-German wartime rec.) (reprocessed)

Mixed - Yamaha RD 350 motor cycle, approach on gravel & rider dismounts.

Wind Atmosphere - Strong wind through Aspen trees, calls from several birds.

Hornet (Vespa Crabro) - medium close-up buzzing from single hornets leaving and returning to nest hole. Aggressive buzzing from guard at entrance.

Marabou Stork (Leptoptilos Crumeniferus) - Wingbeats close-up from birds taking off from carcass; wingbeats close-up of vultures taking off - storks wings have more of a whistle. N.B This recording was made at an unspecified date during 1982.

Atomic Power Station - Atomic Power Station, in meter room atmosphere.

Army: Parade Ground Manoeuvres (Without Spoken Commands) - Platoon about turns on parade ground, without spoken command. (Recorded at Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst.) (NB Platoon = 24 men.)

Doors & Drawers - A wardrobe door opened and closed with squeak.

Canal Narrow Boat (Exterior) - Canal Narrow Boat: Tickover of engine, exterior

Helicopters - Exterior - start up, take off. (Brantley B2B 2 seater  with 3 bladed rotor 180 hp Lycoming engine).

Clark's Nutcracker (Nucifraga Columbiana) - medium close-up calls from a single bird by roadside, some clear calls but mainly traffic with calls.

Apostle Bird (Struthidea Cinerea) - Receding wingbeats from group of apostle birds. Also some brief medium close-up calls. background sounds of wind. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording are unknown.

Skylark (Alauda Arvensis) - Complete song-flight close-up and foghorn.

Wood Ant (Formica Rufa) - nest activity - birds in background towards end [rec w/ mic on surface of mound]

Black-billed Capercaillie (Tetrao Parvirostris) - medium close-up display calls. Cuckoo and a few other birds in distance at 5m20s. Another bird joins in at end of recording. Slight wind in trees.

Cliffs - Waves in a narrow, deep gully recorded from cliff-top facing down. Water dripping over rockface. Calls from herring gulls and fulmar.

Norton 500 Cc Motor Cycle - Norton 500cc, start, tickover, depart.

Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus Sandwichensis) - medium close-up-close-up song, insects, American Tree Sparrow, frogs and distant geese in background, rather hissy, Redpolls, Eider and Willow Grouse also in background.

Motor Car: 1940 Period ‚äòold Banger‚äô (Exterior) - Exterior, start, tickover. (Recorded near engine of 1940 period car)

Traffic - London, West End, Portland Place - 1972 (1T1, reprocessed)

Theatre - Three thunder claps simulated by rolling cannon ball (as used in Elizabethan theatre)

Ancient Murrelet (Synthliboramphus Antiquus) - medium distance calls from adults at sea. background sounds of the sea. Recorded at night.

Common Pheasant (Phasianus Colchicus) - Take-off and calls medium close-up from birds flying to roost. Blackbird alarm medium close-up. Distant crow.

Brent Goose (Branta Bernicla) - medium close-up - close-up flight calls from birds in flock of about 100. Calls from large flock on marsh in background.

Dial 999 - Police car, high speed pass right to left on motorway with yelp siren.

Trinity College Clock, Oxford - Trinity College clock striking quarter to the hour.

White-fronted Bee-eater (Merops Bullockoides) - NB: Exact date of recording not known. close-up alarm calls and wing-beats as bird flies off.

Scrub Jay (Aphelocoma Coerulescens) - close-up calls and wingbeats from several. Aircraft from mid-way through in distance.

Pottery Factory - Pottery Factory: Semi-automatic flatware machine

Blue Eyed Cormorant (Phalacrocorax Atriceps) - Sounds from a colony. Occasional loud wing flaps.

Peregrine Falcon (Falco Peregrinus) - close-up annoyance & chupping calls. Robin in background.

Christ‚äôs College Clock, Cambridge - Christ's College clock striking nine o'clock.

Blackbird (Turdus Merula) - medium distance and medium close-up flight alarm. Other birds in background.

Royal Albatross (Diomedea Epomophora) - medium close-up `sky calling' display and bill-claps. Gulls and terns in background. Surf in background.

Mixed Woodland - WINTER: EARLY MORNING. With robin, jackdaw, carrion crow, chaffinch, greenfinch, great tit and starling.

Fishing - Casting with a fly-fishing rod, pulling line in by hand. A few distant gulls. Level rises at end of recording.

Tonga Flying Fox (Pteropus Tonganus) - medium close-up calls from an adult. Calls from Polynesian triller in background. Crickets and cicadas. Distant surf.

Domestic Sewing Machines - Electric Sewing Machine, button holing. (Machine c.1968.)

Estuary - Distant calls and sound of large flock of knot wheeling over the mud flats. Closer individual calls from knot in flight. Prominent redshank calls. Curlew, grey plover and shelduck in distance. Birds moving with incoming tide.

House Sparrow (Passer Domesticus) - Male chirping (advertisement call) inside barn.

Axis Deer (Cervus Axis) - Soft growls from deer with occasional sounds of movement. medium distance loud growl 1m00s. close-up loud alarm calls 1m50s. Recorded in early morning with various birds singing.

Fenland - Fen Carr: Late Spring; Early Morning. With small trees creaking in strong wind and distant Snipe displaying. Long-tailed Tits, Wren song, Pheasant, Willow Warbler and Bullfinch piping.

Liontail Macaque (Macaca Silenus) - Soft contact calls from macaques. Wingbeats from hornbill, which recede into distance. background tropical seasonal forest atmosphere, with calls from many birds.

Italy: Venice, St. Mark‚äôs Squre - St. Mark's Square, Venice: Quiet, early morning, occasional distant voices, footsteps and pigeons, no traffic.

Vintage Motor Car: Citroen 5cv Van: Exterior - Cars: Vintage motor car Citroen 5cv van, 1924. Exterior, faster start on handle and depart

Small Copper Butterfly (Lycaena Phlaeas) - Sounds from a female pupa. Others giving different tones nearby.

Western Gull (Larus Occidentalis) - close-up calls, other gulls in distance.

Domestic Horse (Equus Caballus) - close-up sound of 50 or 60 galloping ponies. Riders shouting as they herd them into corral. Sound of whip at 1m15s in. Neighs from horses and ponies. General sounds of riders talking etc.

Coastal Atmosphere - Typhoon atmosphere. Constant booming of heavy surf & breakers. Occasional calls from gulls. background sounds of wind.

Sea Atmosphere - Fairly heavy sea with red billed tropic birds calling and gulls.

Red-billed Hornbill (Tockus Erythrorhynchus) - Display calls of pair medium close-up, with cicada, Wood Dove.

Cultivated Land - Semi Arid: Late Spring; Mid-day Fairly neutral with Woodlark, Booted Eagle, Corn Bunting, Hoopoe, Azure-winged Magpie, Spotless Starling, grasshoppers and passing flies.

Glapagos Giant Tortoise (Geochelone Elephantopus) - Pair copulating. Birds in background.

World War Ii Aircraft - Sunderland flying boat, interior, cruising, rec. from fitter's position. World War II. (From 78 r.p.m. disc)

15 Cwt Commer Diesel Truck (Interior) - Interior, start, depart, run through town, stop, switch off. (15 cwt. diesel truck)

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - medium close-up mild alarm calls. Wingbeats from puffins flying past. Other gulls in distance.

Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus Magellanicus) - Running & scrambling sounds close-up from adults in stoney nesting area,colony & surf in distance.

Motor Car: Ford Cortina 1.6 Gl (Manual) 1982 Model: Interior - Cars: 1.6 GL (Manual) 1982 model Ford Cortina. Interior, revving engine

Tundra Atmosphere - Very strong wind through willows, Snow Geese in distance, frogs, song from American Tree Sparrow.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Many birds calling. Specific calls (of greater bird of paradise?) at 0m15s, 1m05s, 1m25s, 1m43s, 2m30 & 3m20s. Insects in background.

Cell Doors (Modern) - Modern cell doors. Cell door in passage opened.

Ford Anglia 105e Van (1963, 997cc): Interior - Motor Van: On Gravel, start, run, ends with slide, switch off, door opens, driver exits, interior, (Ford Anglia 105E).

Common Starling (Sturnus Vulgaris) - close-up calls from an adult near nest hole, wind in bushes, calls from chicks in background. Chaffinch & wren call in distance.

Greenfinch (Carduelis Chloris) - Calls. Also loud hiss and traffic.

Hermit Thrush (Catharus Guttatus) - medium distance song, running water in background. Hissy.

France - The Park de Ville, Cognac - distant hum of traffic, pigeons, peacocks, running water and occasional bells chiming.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Recorded at dawn. Busy with calls from many bird species including black winged Oriole. Sounds of insect stridulation. Occasional drips.

Trams (1903): Newcastle: Exterior - Newcastle Tram, interior, start, run, stop. (Recorded on bottom deck.) (Tram built 1903.)

Domestic Clock (Bell: Mid-perspective) - Domestic clock striking four o'clock. (Mid-perspective recording of domestic clock with bell.)

Riverside Atmosphere - Busy atmosphere with calls from southern foam nest tree frogs & other frog species. Occasional clear pauses in frog chorus. background sounds of insect stridulation. N.B. Date of this recording is unknown.

Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri Sciureus) - close-up - medium close-up calls from a mixed troop of squirrel monkeys and black-capped capuchins feeding in fruit tree. Sounds of movement in trees and falling fruit on leaves. Cicadas and birds in distance.

Northwestern Crow (Corvus Caurinus) - MC calls from a single bird, voice and gulls in background.

Goshawk (Accipiter Gentilis) - Calls medium close-up from hatching chicks. Female calls as she flies past, female passes twice then comes into the nest calling. Other birds call occasionally in background. Crickets and wind in pines. NB Exact date of recording not known.

Bang! - Chieftain Tank, firing machine guns & shells while moving. (Distant perspective.)

Sport And Leisure - Trampolining, competition sequence, warm up & 10 display jumps.

Outdoor Clock - Outdoor clock striking, 6 o'clock St. Mary's Church

Exhibition Crowds - Earls Court Boat Show 1966, atmosphere as people enter hall through turnstiles.

Farmstead - Spring: Early Morning - With house sparrows and distant rooks and herring gull

Beach Atmosphere - medium close-up sounds of surf breaking on beach. background & distant calls from birds.

Land Hermit Crabs (Coenobitidae Family) - close-up creaking sounds from hermit crabs moving claws/shells. Quiet background. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Rajasthan Musicians - Sounds of masaks being played. Joined by singers & later drums.

Electronic Sounds - Steady pulse stream. (Specially created electronic sound.)

European Raven (Corvus Corax Corax) - Wingbeats from raven. Also calls 0m49s. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown. Hissy recording.

Motor Car: Ford Cortina 1.6 Gl (Manual) 1982 Model - Cars: 1.6 GL (Manual) 1982 model Ford Cortina. Interior, start, fast drive on narrow bendy road, stop (with slide)

Tropical Rain (Cloud) Forest - WINTER: DAY With three-wattled bellbird, insects and steady rain

Wood Thrush (Hylocichla Mustelina) - close-up song,(afternoon song), Ovenbird and other birds in distance. Slight wind in trees.

Little Tern (Sterna Albifrons) - Flight contact calls (medium close-up), with gentle sea wash and distant black-headed gull.

Galapagos Sealion (Zalophus Californianus Wollebakei) - Calls underwater from a bull, with snapping shrimps.

Children At Play - Infant School Playground, five-&-a-half year-old children playing in playground.

Northern Elephant Seal (Mirounga Angustirostris) - One waddling along pebble beach, belching and breathing heavily

Black Noddy (Anous Tenuirostris Tenuirostris) - Calls at evening roost. Another bird calls. Surf in background. NB: Date of recording unknown Note:Also known locall as the Seychelles White-Capped Noddy

British Rail: Southern Region - Multiple unit Diesel train, exterior, tickover in station with atmosphere. (British Rail Southern Region train.)

White Browed Gibbon (Hylobates Hoolock) - Animated shrieks & hooting calls from gibbons. Quiet background. Distant rumble from river. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

King Penguin (Aptenodytes Patagonica) - Colony. A few calls from elephant seals.

Curlew (Numenius Arquata) - Flight calls and bubbling calls medium close-up - mp. Song from several birds. medium close-up soft grunts and alarm calls from great skua near end. Skylark and snipe in distance. Trickling stream mp.

Hover Fly (Sp) - close-up with Bees. Graceful Warbler and Tristran's Grackles in background.

Western Sandpiper (Calidris Mauri) - AND SNOW GOOSE (ANSER CAERULESCENS) medium close-up flock calls from sandpipers, close-up flight calls from geese.

Suburbia - Hamburger fast food restaurant, busy lunchtime atmosphere.

Wood Pigeon (Columba Palumbus) - medium close-up & background song from wood pigeons. Also birdsong from other species including redstart. background sounds of busy dawn chorus.

Heather Moorland - LATE SPRING: Early Morning With Golden Plover, Skylark, sheep and Curlew.

Weir In Full Flood - Water: River rippling over stones, close perspective

British Birds - Tawny Owl, hunting calls with chorus of dark bush-crickets.

House Sparrow (Passer Domesticus Domesticus) - Communal calls (some time in February)

Baby Boy: 4 Weeks Old / Foetal Heartbeats (38 Weeks) - Foetal heartbeats as heard from region of umbilical cord. (38 weeks)

Royal Albert Hall - Royal Albert Hall: Applause into atmosphere.

Bottle-nosed Dolphin (Tursiops Truncatus) - 'Rasping' calls and splashing

Sailing Ship: Gaff-rigged Ketch: Exterior - Sailing Ship: Gaff-rigged Ketch, Exterior, four man ship's whaler pulls alongside ship.

Mute Swan (Cygnus Olor) - Wingbeats medium close-up from three swans flying past, snipe calls in background, faint traffic noise.

Thermal Spring - close-up small geyser in volcano. Rapid bubbling water.

Veteran Cars: Rolls Royce ‚äúsilver Ghost‚äù (1911 Model, 6 Cylinders, 35 Hp) - Cars: Rolls Royce "Silver Ghost", 1911 model, 6 cylinders, 35 H.P. Exterior, bonnet closed

Orange-footed Scrub Fowl (Megapodius Freycinet) - medium distance - medium close-up loud calls between pair. Crickets, cicadas and flies in distance. Distant birds. Water dripping on leaves. Also suitable for lowland rainforest atmosphere

Monsoon Forest - Late morning - afternoon. Cicadas. Distant birds including wattled honeyeater, golden whistler and sulphur- breasted musk parrot. Stream in background.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Neutral rainforest atmosphere. Distant/medium distance various birds and insects.

Turtle Dove (Streptopelia Turtur) - Song close-up, and wingbeats as bird flies off. With crested lark in background. Windy.

Northern Mixed Temperate Forest - Spring/summer: Day - Woodland atmosphere with flicker drumming, veery and cardinal NB: Compiled from existing recordings in the BBC collection of Wildlife Sounds

Meadow Pipit (Anthus Pratensis) - Contact call and wing-beats on migration distant sea

The Age Of Steam - Steam Crane shunts coal trucks with squealing rails.

Northern Mockingbird (Mimus Polyglottos) - Calls close-up, from several birds. Bird singing in background. NB: Date of recording not known.

Sykes Monkey (Cercopithecus Albogularis) - medium close-up alarm blasts from a male. Trumpeter Hornbills in foreground calling and cleaning bills on side of branch.

Garden / Rainforest Atmosphere - Evening: frogs and insects in lotus garden

Papermaking: Pulp Breaker - Papermaking, pulp breaker switch on & run.

Cranes (Gruinae Subfamily) - Distant calls approach from roost of demoiselle & common cranes. Hissy recording with some wind noise. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Diesel Train - Diesel Train, interior, deceleration from fast run to stop on unwelded track.

Greyhound Racing - Greyhound Racing, atmosphere behind Tote Office counter.

White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia Albicollis) - medium close-up song, another, frogs and other birds in background. Wind in trees.

Buller's Shearwater (Puffinus Bulleri) - medium distance - medium close-up calls from birds in flight over woodland. Birds also calling from inside. Surf in background.

Sea Wash - Waves lapping on beach. Friarbird in background at start,then frogs in distance.

Cuckoo Clock (Cuckoo & Chimes) - Cuckoo clock striking one o'clock. (Cuckoo & chimes.) (NB half-hour is same as one o'clock.)

Aircraft - Concorde, passenger cabin, conversations during descent. (Super-sonic jet airliner.)

Galapagos Giant Tortoise (Geochelone Elephantopus) - Grunting while moving through grass

Pine Warbler (Dendroica Pinus) - close-up song, flies buzzing, wind in pines.

Tree-felling - A 160 foot elm felled by chain saw driven by a 2-stroke motor, wedges hammered in at 4', tree falls.

Guillemot (Uria Aalge) - close-up sound of wingbeats & landing, also alarm-contact call. Distant kittiwakes and herring gulls. Sounds of auks splashing in water at base of cliffs. Growls from nearby razorbill.

Scott's Oriole (Icterus Parisorum) - close-up song, Cactus Wren and Gila Woodpecker in background.

Hungary - Thermal baths, "Thermal Hotel", St Margarets Island, with splashes, some indistinct speech, hum from heater

Carolina Wren (Thryothorus Ludovicianus) - MC song. Yellow-rumped warblers in background.

Pampas Atmosphere - medium close-up to distant calls from various bird species. background sounds of wind, with slight buffeting. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Motor Car: Porsche 924 1984cc (1979)  Interior - Cars: Porsche 924 1984cc, 1979 model. Interior, start, drive on main road, stop

Sika Deer (Cervus Nippon) - Distant rutting calls with strange wailing qualities. Loud call from 0m20s.

Rook (Corvus Frugilegus) - Calls close-up, with House Sparrows in background.

Arabian Babbler (Turdoides Squamiceps) - Contact calls and wingbeats of several birds Tractors in background.

African Grey Parrot (Psittacus Erithacus) - Bird calling "One, two, three, four, five, six, seven...un, deux...stop it, stop it...bad bird, bad bird, bad bird...cuckoo, cuckoo...hello, cuckoo (various intermittent clicking sounds throughout calls)

Brown Woodland Warbler (Gerygone Mouki) - calling; wind in background

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - 'Chirrup' call close-up from half-grown chick. Colony medium close-up.

London Underground - London Underground, Oxford Circus Station, atmosphere as automatic ticket machines are used, with voices and footsteps of passengers.

Village - Horse and Cart: Spring; Horse and cart passing along road, chat from locals, Crested Larks in background.

2 Horses (Actuality) - Pony gallops away on hard surface. (Actuality)

Greece - Greece: Very busy cafe, with lots of clinks & Espresso machine operated 3 times.

Boys‚äô School - Boys' School, juniors at play in schoolyard, with indistinct chatter & calls.

Black Parrot (Coracopsis Nigra) - medium close-up calls from a single bird, other birds in distance.

Chimpanzee (Pan Troglodytes) - Lip-smacking and grooming. With many cicadas in background.

Dickcissel (Spiza Americana) - MC calls, crickets calling, strong wind in grass, distant Bobwhite.

Great Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Arundinaceus) - medium close-up male long song (to female) with some movement

Diesel Railcar (Exterior) - Diesel railcar, fast constant run. (Interior)

Children - Singing Games & School - Exterior, group of mixed children singing 'Farmer's in his den', with movement - 1980 (3C7, reprocessed)

Grey (Or Atlantic) Seal (Halichoerus Grypus) - Coughing and whining in breeding cave

Basket Ball - Crystal Palace (Ursiline V Sutton) - Basket Ball: Match, Crowd cheering, whistle

Blue-and-white Flycatcher (Cyanoptila Cyanomelaena) - close-up song. Temminck's Crowned Willow Warbler in background. Slight to medium wind in trees.

Crowds: Interior - Large exhibition hall with occasional indistinct music and P.A.

Redshank (Tringa Totanus) - Anxiety calls close-up. Crow mp. Gulls, geese and waders in distance.

Great Frigate Bird (Fregata Minor) - medium close-up flight alarm calls from a female. Sooty Terns in background.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Night - Frogs, crickets and other insects, river in background.

Coast Atmosphere - close-up sounds of gentle surf rolling up sandy beach at night. Hissing of foam. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Motor Car: 1953 14 H.p. Citroen - Exterior, start several times, tickover, switch off. (1953 model, 14 h.p.: Citroen)

Rainforest - Upland rainforest, above 900m. Many birds calling. Most prominent are, tooth-billed catbirds, Whistle call from grey-headed robin and the almost laughing like calls from Bower's shrike-thrush. Insects and other birds in background.

Country Garden - Woodland: Early Morning, March, birdsong, distant traffic.

Chough (Pyrrhocorax Pyrrhocorax) - Calls medium close-up of 50 birds coming into roost in rocky gully. (Surf in background).

Motor Car: 1 1/2 Litre Riley, 1959 (Worn Engine; Interior) - Interior, slow down to stop. (1.5 litre, 1959, worn engine)

Vogelkop Gardener Bowerbird (Amblyornis Inornatus) - Barking call. Wing beats at end of band from bird taking off.

Orang Utan (Pongo Pygmaeus) - medium distance kiss-squeaking alarm calls. Birds & cicadas in background.

Railway Station Booking Halls. Erith, Kent - Bexleyheath Railway Station, booking hall atmosphere at 0920 hours, predominately women.

Hospitals - Pathological Laboratory, atmosphere recorded at laboratory workbench, clattering and clinking of metal & glass instruments, some liquids being poured.

Burrowing Owl (Athene Cunicularia) - close-up alarm calls. Distant plane at end.

Fairgrounds And The Circus - Crowd atmosphere with steam roundabouts and indistinct music from steam organ - Aug '1966 (38A,reprocessed)

Australian Shelduck (Tadorna Tadornoides) - close-up calls from a pair. close-up splashing of water near end. Distant drill briefly.

Footsteps On Country Road: Walking - Footsteps on Country Road, woman walking, with start & stop.

Horses - Two horses approach and stop with cart on a cobbled surface.

Fenland - With bittern, skylark, black-winged stilt, coot, cuckoo, fan-tailed warbler, great reed warbler, black-headed gull and distant irrigation pump.

Himalayan Snowcock (Tetraogallus Himalayensis) - medium close-up - medium distance contact calls while feeding. medium close-up - medium distance wingbeats. Sounds of birds walking over frozen rocky ground.

Machinery: Blowers & Extractors - Constant hiss of steam. (Close perspective.)

Ruins (Ruined Castle) - Day: Late Spring \ Mainly swifts flying around courtyard, plus house sparrows and spotless starlings

Sawgrass - Wind through Sawgrass, occasional distant bird call and insect buzzing.

Footsteps On Country Road: Running - Footsteps on Country Road, man & woman running, with approach & stop.

Parrot Spp. - medium close-up red and green parrots flying along clay lick cliff face. Several specific flight calls.

Trains - Railway Signal Box, approach of express freight train, signals received & acknowledged.

Flamed Bowerbird (Sericulus Aureus) - Low buzz-like calls. Some close-up wingflaps and movement amongst vegetation. Other birds in background and wind in trees. NB: The exact date of this recording is unknown (probably Oct-Dec 95).

Comedy Sounds: Impact Rhythms - Clong bong doying. (Specially created effect)

Telephone Confidence Tones - Telephone dial tone, 4 figures dialled, internal ring, receiver replaced; dial tone, 4 figures dialled, internal ring, receiver lifted.

Whimbrel (Numerius Phaeopus) - Two flight calls medium close-up, bulbuls in background.

Woodland - Early morning. Prominent great tit. Birds in background include oriental cuckoo, doves and jungle crows. Slight wind in trees.

Starling (Sturnus Vulgaris) - Mimicry: buzzard, golden oriole, dunnock, great spotted woodpecker

Transport - Bicycle, 1936 Raleigh sports model, passing with bell from left to right.

Camargue Feral Horse (Equus Caballus) - Threatening neigh close-up with nightingale, skylark, etc

Forest Savanna Atmosphere - Forest savanna - dry season - evening. With cicadas and vinaceous doves.

Oil Rigs (Offshore Oil Rig ‚äúsea Quest‚äù - Oil Rigs: Fortes Oilfield offshore rig. Casing pushed into hole, with squeal of brake pads

Household Effects: Refrigerator & Lighting Hums - A refrigerator hum with switch on and off

Wallace's Standardwing (Semioptera Wallacei) - Intermittent medium distance calls. Single calls from other birds in background. Raindrops on foliage.

Renault 4 Saloon Car 1967 (Interior) - Renault 4 saloon, interior, two doors open & close. (1967 model.)

Rainforest Atmosphere - Sporadic calls from birds. Sounds of wind in trees. background sounds of insect stridulation. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Red Footed Booby (Sula Sula) - medium close-up croaking calls from booby. background calls from frigate birds. Distant sounds of the sea.

Azure-winged Magpie (Cyanopica Cyanus) - Brood of 4-5 fledglings begging, with quiet adult calls at end. Turtle Dove in background.

Dusky Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus Obscurus) - Echolocation clicks from dolphins. Some very rapid sequences. background vocalisation from Southern Right whale 0m33s. Water effects.

Indian Tree Pie (Dendrocitta Vagabunda) - Movement, wing-beats and calls, close-up, with many other birds in background.

Traffic - Traffic on wet city street with dripping water - 1981(1T6, reprocessed)

Kittiwake (Rissa Tridactyla) - close-up calls at nest from a pair, others in background. Calls from razorbill and distant guillemot.

Jackdaw (Corvus Monedula) - close-up calls from adults & large chicks inside an old Welsh Dovecote; begging & feeding calls from chicks; wingbeats from adults as they fly in & out. Site contained about 30 pairs. Distant wren, rooks, blackbirds, chaffinch, willow warbler & sheep.

Tufted Titmouse (Parus Bicolor) - medium close-up calls while feeding with Carolina Chickadees. Leaves falling.

Bonelli's Warbler (Phylloscopus Bonelli) - Song medium close-up, with Garden Warbler in background.

Tufted Puffin (Lunda Cirrhata) - close-up grunting by one bird, and flies in and lands, ruffles feathers, flaps wings and begins to call. Another flies in at end. Glaucous-winged Gulls and Northwestern Crow call in background. Surf in distance.

Desert Atmosphere - Recorded in morning. Quiet, faint sounds of wind. Occasional cheeps from a bird. Fly buzz 2m30s.

Golden Plover (Pluvialis Apricaria) - Calls medium close-up from males. Crackly recording.

New Zealand - The Natural World 2 - Boiling mud - daytime, Waiotapu (NZ)

Comedy, Fantasy & Horror - Many horses trotting. (Comedy Spot Effect.)

Small Toothed Sportive Lemur (Lepilemur Microdon) - \ MC calls from two animals. Slightly noisy background.

Equestrian Events - National Hunt Racing, atmosphere at start of race, with P.A., jockeys' chat & very distant siren, Starter asks "Anybody else?", false start &real start.

Tropical Seasonal Forest Atmosphere - Morning atmosphere in Gir Forest. Constant stridualation from crickets. background calls from birds. Some sounds of moving foliage due to langur monkeys.

Tall Grass Prairie - Early Morning Crickets, wind in grass and bushes, Eastern Meadowlark, Bobwhite, Upland Sandpiper.

Lakeside - Dawn on lakeside in front of reedbed. With white-browed sparrow weavers in the acacias, crickets, white-browed coucals, slate-coloured boubou & hippo. Other birds in distance. Calls from African fish eagle & fan-tailed ravens.

Woodland Atmosphere - Dawn chorus in managed woodland. medium close-up to distant song from mainly thushes with some other bird species. background sounds of wind in trees. Occasional distant calls from sheep.

Spotted Hyaena (Crocuta Crocuta) - medium close-up moaning call from single hyaena. Distant yelping sounds. Frogs and cicadas.

Domestic Clock (19th Century) - Domestic clock striking twelve o'clock. (Nineteenth century domestic clock.)

Parrot Sp. - Recorded in quarantine area. close-up cacophony of loud growling calls from several parrots - fairly rhythmic. Other lighter calls in background. Low level noise of equipment in background.

New Zealand Bellbird (Anthornis Melanura) - close-up song phrase from a single bird. Wingbeats as bird flies in to bush. Cicadas in distance.

Fairey Rotodyne Prototype, 2 Napier Prop Jet Engines - Fairey Rotodyne, prop engines revving, rotor tip motors start (at 001m05s), take off (at 001m50s), depart. (Prototype helicopter with 2 Napier prop jet engines.)

Puffin (Fratercula Arctica) - close-up annoyance calls from chick about 4 - 5 weeks old after being pulled from its burrow to be measured. Oystercatcher and surf in background. One distant voice.

Hand-operated Sewing Machine - Hand-Operated Sewing Machine, several fairly long runs.

Kerguelen Fur Seal (Arctocephalus Gazella) - close-up calls from female and pup being re-united.

Bbc News Sound Effects Tape (Old) - boat - outboard motor 40HP pass

Dance Hall Atmosphere - Dance Hall atmosphere, "Thanks" & applause into chatter.

Perezi Frog (Rana Ridibunda Perezi) - Chorus of Iberian race of marsh frog, R r perezi; nightingale, goldfinch, fan-tailed warbler in background.

Steam Trains Passing Without Siren - Basingstoke express train passing with siren. (Southern Region steam train.)

Poland - Market square,Cracow, evening, footsteps, indistinct speech and some traffic - bell of 'Church of Our Lady' chimes 8 (1'33'') and trumpeteer plays traditional call

Caribou (Rangifer Tarandus) - Large number of caribou approach then pass microphone during recording. background drumming of hoofbeats (with tendon clicks) fades at end. Breathing sounds 1m10s, 1m20s. Grunting 3m00s, 4m00s. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

World War Ii Aircraft Carriers - Harvard ticking over, taking off from aircraft carrier, World War II. (From 78 r.p.m. disc)

Girls‚äô Secondary School - Girls' Secondary School hall, conversation quietens.

Trains Crossing Metal Bridge - Diesel goods train crossing metal bridge.

Comedy Sounds - One donkey donkeying. (Specially created effect)

Footsteps On Stone: Walking (Slight Echo) - Walking, 1 woman on stone. (With start and stop, slight echo)

Volvo 244 Police Ar: Exterior (Pa 150 ‚äòyelp‚äô & ‚äòwail‚äô Siren - Police Car: Volvo 244, medium fast pass with PA 150 'yelp' siren, close, exterior

Oil Exploration - Oil Exploration, drilling lorries changing bits, drilling starts (at 001m05s). (Recorded in the Delta Region of Patagonia.)

World War Ii Aircraft: Lancaster Bomber (Interior) - Avro Lancaster, exterior, taxi up, switch off. (World War II bomber, four piston engines.)

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - NB: All recorded from microphones placed beside a Reed Warbler's Nest. Quiet calls from adult as it approaches the nest; some 'bill-snapping'.

Tawny Owl (Strix Aluco) - close-up, clear calls from owl. Quiet background. Also some wingbeats & distant calls. N.B. Date of this recording is unknown.

Harbour Seal (Phoca Vitulina) - occasional seal calls, with water sloshing about

Woodland - Early morning at higher elevation. Cicadas. Distant bellbirds, kakas and tuis. Slight wind in trees.

Flycatcher Sp (Myiarchus Sp?) - Song NB: Exact date in 1966 unknown

Trams: Sheffield Tram No. 189 - Sheffield Tram No. 189, approach & stop.

Bornean Orang Utan (Pongo Pygmaeus Pygmaeus) - medium close-up gutteral grunts from male orang utan in response to disturbance. Some background wails from female. background sounds of insects & birds.

White-throated Rail (Dryolimnas Cuvieri) - MC calls, Madagascar Cuckoo and other birds in background. Crickets and wind in reedbed.

Livestock 1 - Goats, interior, being fed with lots of bleating & movement (general atmosphere).

Superb Lyrebird (Menura Novaehollandiae) - close-up long & good mimicry of laughing kookaburra by displaying male lyrebird. Continues with mimicry of other species 0m36s. This is the individual called 'Chook'.

Wadham College Clock, Oxford - Wadham College clock striking seven o'clock.

Senegal Wattled Plover (Vanellus Senegallus) - Flight calls medium close-up-close-up. NB Exact date of recording is unknown.

Impala (Aepyceros Melampus) - close-up rutting and clashing horns

Vc10 Aircraft: Exterior - VC 10, Aircraft,exterior, low pass, L - R

5-7 Cwt Bedford Light Van (Exterior) - Exterior, start, depart. (Bedford light van.)

Terraced Fields Atmosphere - Spring: terraced farmland; fairly neutral w/ Japanese meadow bunting, grey thrush, tree sparrow, swallows

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - Flight & alarm calls close-up of colony, typical of a 'dread'. Herring gulls medium close-up.

Horses On Hard Surface (Studio) - Two horses on hard surface, start into trot. (Studio recording. No jingle of harness)

Barnacle Goose (Branta Leucopsis) - Flock calling & taking off from water close-up.

Giraffe (Giraffa Camelopardalis) - close-up sounds of Giraffe feeding on acacia. Wind in trees, crickets, Superb Starling calling. Flies and distant birds.

Common Flicker (Colaptes Auratus) - medium close-up calls, other birds in background.

Romania 1 - Interior - Bucharest building site atmosphere, noisy with drills and hammering - close people in busy foyer acoustic.

Footsteps On Wood: Running (Dead Acoustic) - Footsteps on Wood, man running, with start & stop. (Dead acoustic.)

Crested Serpent Eagle (Spilornis Cheela) - Flight calls mp. Insects mp. Songbirds and barbet in distance. Windy medium close-up.

Prairie - Chorus of crickets, Red-winged Blackbirds call occasionally in background, wind in bushes.

Urban South West Africa - Swimming pool atmosphere - several people enjoying a pool in Etosha Game Reserve, Namibia.

Small Children At Play - Nursery School, interior, 2-3 year-olds playing with squeaky wheeled toys, with teacher in background. (Mixed nursery school.)

Atmosphere At An R.a.f. Station - RAF V-bomber, exterior, taxi into position at marshalling point. (Long-range bomber, 4 jet engines.)

World War 2 - 1 - Tempest (Single Engined Fighter) (GB) start up engine,tick over,rev up,shut off,1944(reprocessed)

Balliol College Clock, Oxford - Balliol College clock striking two o'clock.

Great Spotted Cuckoo (Clamator Glandarius) - Calls of juvenile, with Hoopoe in background.

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos Minor) - Hunger calls of nestlings, with anxiety calls of adult - medium perspective

Mark V Centurion Tank (Exterior) - Exterior, tickover, depart. (Mark V Centurion Tank)

Rainforest Atmosphere - Variety of bird calls with some insect stridulation. background sound of frog calls & roaring water in stream. Also sounds of rain falling onto foliage. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Green Woodpecker (Picus Viridis) - Adults calling to hungry nestlings with wren, willow warbler and distant stream

Ships And Boats 2 - Sailing Dinghy, running aground. (Recorded on board.)

Fire Service - Fire engine makes long approach, passes and stops, activity.

Mills & Grain - Interior, general atmosphere with mill stopping.

Three-wattled Bellbird (Procnias Tricarunculata) - Typical song.

Parrot Sp. - Recorded in quarantine area. Cacophony of birds. Some distinguishable sounds from individual birds. NB: Species is probably green cheeked amazon (Amazona viridigenalis)

Interiors - Shops And Cash Registers - Electronic NCR - drawer closed - 1982 (2R1,reprocessed)

New Zealand - The Natural World 2 - Pacific ocean, rocky coastline north of Kaikoura.

Gila Woodpecker (Melanerpes Uropygialis) - close-up call, another bird 'hammering' on Saguaro trunk.

Peugeot 205gt 1982 1300cc Petrol (car Misfiring Quite Badly) - interior - manual sunroof wound open

Brown Bear (Ursus Arctos) - medium close-up snores from sleeping bear. Running water or rain. Distant golden crowned sparrow. Distant engine at times and movement from camera.

Electronic Sounds - Gently pulsating humming. (Specially created electronic sound.)

Dry Deciduous Woodland Atmosphere - Dry deciduous woodland - Dawn - Late Winter. Busy, house crows, ring-necked parakeets, doves, bulbuls, smyrna kingfisher, warblers etc. Crows becoming excited towards end. Wind in trees.

World War Ii Aircraft: Heinkel Iii (German) - Heinkel III, exterior recordings. Low level approach

Footsteps In Snow - Footsteps in snow, 2 men. (With approach and stop)

Horses - Newbury Race Course, atmosphere at starting gate. (Flat racing.)

Motor Car Works - Motor Car Works, spot welding of car bodies. (No speech)

The Age Of Steam - Steam Engine whistle (Great Western Railways).

Slow Footsteps Up Wooden Stairs - Footsteps Up Wooden Stairs, two men, slow, with start & stop.

Aircraft: Beagle Pup - Beagle Pup, exterior recordings. Low pass over

Screaming Piha (Lipaugus Vociferans) - Typical call, single bird

Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax Nivalis) - medium distance calls & short song from bird on the ground, with flight calls from others flying over. Mountain stream in background.

Cross-channel Ferry Boat ‚äúdover‚äù - Ferry: Cross-Channel, 'Dover', Engine room, distant voices.

Coniferous Woodland - Morning inside forest. Wren, tree pipit, chaffinches and coal tit. Distant willow warbler and siskins. Slight wind in trees.

Sperm Whale (Physeter Catodon) - Clicks from a group of at least 8 sperm whales. Sea wash quite loud. Hydrophone recording.

Warble Frequency Notes - Warble Frequency Notes, 150 Hz. (Approximate frequency.)

Reed-bed - Early morning beside the Caspian Sea. Prominent song from great reed warblers. close-up calls from purple heron arriving at nest. Frogs. Cuckoo and other birds in distance. Wind in reeds.

Undulated Tinamou (Crypturellus Undulatus) - Calls medium close-up, cobalt-winged parakeets in medium distance with another undulated tinamou and cicadas in distance.

Arfak Parotia (Parotia Sefilata) - Male calling above display court. 2 quiet successive caws followed by two louder squawks at 0m58s and 1m36s, followed by 3 much quieter squawks. Movement in between calls. Persistent bird in background.

Fairgrounds - Man calling Bingo over public address system, game ends, caller attracts custom. (Fairground atmosphere in distance.)

Tropical Evergreen Rain (Cloud) Forest - WINTER: DAY With three-wattled bellbirds, etc and rain

Herring Gull (Larus Argentatus) - Ground alarm calls close-up, Linnet mp. Herring gull colony and sheep in distance.

Exterior Effects - Air pressure pump, background traffic - 1985 (4P1,reprocessed)

Trains 2 - Exterior - doors, tickover, guards whistle, departs, multiple unit diesel train.

Oilbird (Steatornis Caripensis) - close-up echo-locating clicks from many birds, calls echoing in cave in background.

Musk Duck (Biziura Lobata) - Sounds of display from male. Piercing whistles & strange loud knocks. Some sounds of splashing water during display. medium distance to background calls from other bird species. Screeching calls from cockatoo recede at end of recording. N.B. Exact date of this recording is u

Children Playing In School - Junior school, interior, atmosphere as 8-9 year olds assemble apparatus for free exercise.

Mole Cricket (Gryllotalpa Gryllotalpa) - SP Calls medium close-up with Tree Cricket in background.

Rufous-sided Towhee (Pipilo Erthrophalmus) - close-up calls. Yellow-rumped warblers calling. Wind in bushes.

Canyon Atmospheres - Canyon: Spring; Day Quiet, with distant calls of Fan-tailed Raven and song and calls of Graceful Warblers.

Marsh Frog (Rana Ridibunda) - medium close-up croaks & chittering calls from chorusing frogs. Occasional background calls from whiskered terns.

F.a. Cup Final: Wembley, 1966 - 1966 F.A. Cup Final, double cheer. (Everton v Sheffield Wednesday, Wembley Stadium.)

Rainforest Atmosphere - Evening: frogs; running water in background

Mallard (Anas Platyrhynchos) - medium close-up take-off, wing-flaps & calls with wind in trees.

Wood Sandpiper (Tringa Glareola) - medium close-up annoyance calls between two birds. African jacana calls at end of band.

Beach Atmosphere - Surf on right side with distant penguins on left.

Macaques (Macaca Genus) - Alarm calls of liontail & bonnet macaques at varying perspectives. Also some contact calls of liontail macaques. Deep liontail macaque alarm barks 0m24s & 1m25s. Sounds of movement/rustling foliage.

Outdoor Clock - Outdoor clock striking, three-quarters - SS. Peter & Paul

Superb Lyrebird (Menura Novaehollandiae) - medium close-up mimicry from displaying male lyrebird. Includes mimicry of laughing kookaburra & other bird species. Also electronic sounds & speech mimicry 0m30s. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

White-faced Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna Viduata) - MC calls from several, Egret and Heron colony in background, with more distant duck calls.

Bathroom Effects - Bathroom, washing body, swilling down basin, water runs away.

Triumph Tr3 Sports Car, 1957 (Exterior) - Exterior, false start, self starter, revving, depart fast, with wheel screech (TR3 Sports Car. 1957 model)

Common Flicker (Colaptes Auratus) - Calls close-up from a single juvenile. With red-naped sapsucker chicks 'peeping' in background. Wind in trees. NB Exact date of recording not known: early July.

Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus Leucocephalus) - Distant-MC calls, Black Oystercatcher piping in background. Sea lapping on shore.

Bang! - Scimitar Armoured Vehicle, three shots fired. (Close perspective.)

Laughing Gull (Larus Atricilla) - close-up calls from a large flock of about 1000 birds on ground, in flight and preening by brook. Tractor at times in background.

Wild Gaur (Bos Gaurus) - medium close-up sounds of breathing & movement from wild gaur. Many insects stridulating & buzzing. background calls from birds.

Tundra Atmosphere - close-up individual bird singing. background sounds of many insects. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Bond Sports Car (C. 1970) Exterior - Cars: Bond sports car, 1970 model. Exterior. Start and depart

Common Eider (Somateria Mollissima) - Ducks at sea edge with sounds of lapping water. medium close-up/medium distance calls from ducks, distinctive calls 0m45s & 1m10s. Distant calls from herring gulls. Very distant engine noise. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Electronic Sounds - Sound of an airlock opening & closing. (Specially created electronic sound.)

Wash - Spring: Early Morning Prominent calls from Brown-crested Flycatcher, Lucy's Warbler, distant Gambel's Quail and Cactus Wren, White-winged Dove, faint road noise and Gila Woodpecker. NB: Wash is a term for a dry river bed periodically inundated by flash fl

Fruit Bat (Rousettus Sp) - chatter of thousands of fruit bats in and around cave

Asian Alpine Chough (Pyrrhocorax Graculus) - medium distance call from individual. Hissy background due to wind. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Caving & Pot-holing - Water running in a cavern. (Close perspective recording.)

Amazon Kingfisher (Chloroceryle Amazona) - Calls, with other birds in background. and Amazon River Dolphins blowing in f/g.

British Birds 2 - Blue tit, awareness calls, with blackbird, willow warbler, chaffinch, song thrush and robin in distance.

Aircraft: Auster - Auster Aircraft. Hand start, warm up and taxi away.

Veery (Catharus Fuscescens) - medium close-up-close-up calls, wind in trees and stream noise, other birds in background including White-throated Sparrow.

Magpie (Pica Pica) - medium close-up alarm calls from a single bird. Birds tapping at feeder at start of recording. Wind gusting in trees. Garden atmosphere in background.

Trains: Diesel Multiple Unit (Exterior) - Diesel Multiple Unit Train, interior, tick over.

Horse (Equus Caballus) - medium close-up snorts and walking sounds.

Puffin (Fratercula Arctica) - Flying to and from burrows. with calls of lesser black-backed gulls and distant arctic terns, herring gulls and kittiwakes.

Submarines (1960 ‚äòp‚äô Class) - Submarine: 1960 'P' class, Surfacing, full sequence with orders.

Royal Festival Hall - Royal Festival Hall: Atmosphere, people walking about, distant sound of 5 minute warning gong

Greenshank (Tringa Nebularia) - Calls medium close-up. Gulls mp. Running water in background.

Veteran Cars: Rolls Royce ‚äúsilver Ghost‚äù (1911 Model, 6 Cylinders, 35 Hp) - Cars: Rolls Royce "Silver Ghost", 1911 model, 6 cylinders, 35 H.P. Interior, horn sounded

British Birds - Blackbird singing in quiet town garden, with dawn chorus & occasional distant car.

Giant Otter (Pteronura Brasiliensis) - medium close-up high pitched whines from semi tame animal. Sounds excited & dog like. Human voice at end.

Chorus Frog (Pseudacris Triseriata) - close-up calls. Boreal wood and chorus frogs. Snipe, snow geese, American tree and white-crowned sparrows in background.

Forest Atmosphere (Monsoon Forest) - Mixed bird calls. General Monsoon forest atmosphere.

Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo Jamaicensis) - medium distance calls. Common flicker, Canada geese, American crows, rufous-sided towhee and crickets in background.

Galapagos Sea Lion (Zalophus Californianus Wollebacki) - Pups swimming and calling close-up

Sage Thrasher (Oreoscoptes Montanus) - NB: Exact date of recording not known. medium close-up song, Killdeer and crickets in background.

Ptarmigan (Lagopus Mutus) - close-up wingbeats and flight call from a male. Distant call after landing.

Australian Cassowary (Casuarius Casuarius) - medium close-up rhythmic, grunting calls from cassowary. Distant plane at end of recording.

Lion (Panthera Leo) - close-up snarls & growls from a couple of lions resting in shade of bush after feeding at kill. Another walks in to join them causing conflict. Rufous-tailed weavers in background.

Cars - Ford Fiesta, exterior, switch on, idle, switch off. (1.1 litre hatchback, 1986/7 model.)

Birds' Wingbeats - Small birds flying away from feeding station close-up.

American Telephones - American Telephone: Receiver replaced with fumble

Kandy Perahera Festival - Elephant dance. Drumming starts slowly, builds to frantic speed & slows before repeating. Chanting from crowd. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Guillemot (Uria Aalge) - close-up calls and threat calls. Chicks calling nearby. Kittiwakes in background. Distant surf.

Coast Atmosphere - Sounds of very heavy breakers booming & crashing onto shore. Occasional very faint birdsong/calls. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Arctic Tern (Sterna Paradisaea) - Anxiety and attack calls close-up at intruder. Colony in distance.

Domestic Sewing Machines - Treadle Sewing Machine, stitching three short seams, ends with cutting of cotton & scissors being put down. (Machine c. 1920.)

Firecrest (Regulus Ignicapillus) - medium close-up - medium distance song. Wren and coal tit prominent in background. Blackbird and other birds in distance. Wind in fir trees. Also suitable for New Forest coniferous atmosphere.

Stingless Bee (Meliponinae Subfamily) - close-up sounds inside nest. Recorded in captivity.

Austin Maestro Vanden Plas: Interior (Dashboard Audible Warnings) - Cars: Austin Maestro Vanden Plas, 1984 model, 1600cc OHC. Interior, dashboard audible warnings; trip distance

Office Equipment, Business & Control Areas - London Sugar Futures Market (rec. 1985)

Giant Squirrel (Ratufa Genus) - medium close-up good squirrel alarm call. background sounds of fairly neutral tropical seasonal forest atmosphere. Many birds calling in background, including malabar parakeet.

Crowds Outside Buckingham Palace, London (Mid-distant Perspective) - Crowds: Outside Buckingham Palace, subdued crowd, close perspective recording.

Office Printing Equipment - Gordon Gotch collating machine, constant run. (Stacks printed sheets.)

Black-tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys Ludovicianus) - close-up alarm calls from a single animal.

Royal Albatross (Diomedea Epomophora) - medium distance `change-over' display from a pair at a nest. medium close-up flight calls from red-billed gulls. Surf in distance.

Bat Sp. (Chiroptera) - Evening. close-up sound of thousands of bats streaming out of cave.

Grey Cheeked Mangabey (Cercocebus Albigena) - Barking calls from mangabey. Some wingbeats from brown cheeked hornbill (sub spp. CERATOGYMNA CYLINDRICUS ALBOTIBIALIS). Sounds of insect stridulation.

Seagulls (Laridae) - gulls feeding on salmon, on mountainside; river in background

Ford Anglia 105e Van (1963, 997cc): Interior - Motor Van: Fast Run in traffic, occasional stop & start, ends on motorway, interior, (Ford Anglia 105E, 1963 model, 997cc).

Cell Doors (Modern) - Period cell doors. Grill door in corridor opened.

Unidentified Bird - medium close-up alarm calls. Song at end in different bird.

Common Starling (Sturnus Vulgaris) - close-up sounds of chick exercising its wings in nest box, movement sounds & some calls. Wren singing in distance & faint traffic noise.

Motor Car: Ford Cortina 1.6 Gl (Manual) 1982 Model: Interior - Cars: 1.6 GL (Manual) 1982 model Ford Cortina. Interior, long and short horn blasts

Horses 1 - One horse walks past on rough track, right to left, some wind noise, big gust at end of track.

Person diving into water, splashing, gasping, pulling out of water.

Cultivated Land - Winter (Dry Season); Mid-day. With weavers, blue cheeked bee eaters, doves etc.

New Zealand Brown Creeper (Finschia Novaeseelandiae) - close-up calls and song from a feeding flock. Distant tui. Very slight wind in trees.

Zoo - Spring/summer: Day - With barnacle goose, mallard, moorhen, etc

Baby Boy Crying - Two hour old baby boy crying, first signs of hunger. (Weight 4.0kg.)

Bannerman's Turaco (Tauraco Bannermani) - Distant calls from turaco. Also sounds of montane forest. Some sounds of movement.

Guttural Toad (Bufo Gutturalis) - close-up deep croaks from toad. background shrill calls from frogs of HYPEROLIUS genus. N.B. Date of this recording is unknown.

Domestic Clock (Heavy Gong) - Domestic clock striking one o'clock. (Domestic clock with heavy gong.)

Vulture Sp (Aegypiidae) - AND MARABOU STORK (LEPTOPTILOS CRUMENIFERUS) Several vultures and maribou storks fighting over a wildebeest carcass, with wingbeats close-up. Crickets medium close-up. N.B The precise date of this recording is unknown.

Killdeer (Charadrius Vociferus) - medium distance alarm calls. Crickets in background and water lapping.

Wild Places - Patagonia - Dickson Forest (Chile) at foot of glacier. Birds, insects.

Spectacled Eider (Somateria Fischeri) - Calls MP, and splashing in water, with sparrows in background.

Woodland Atmosphere - Early morning atmosphere at 6.30am (after sunrise). background sounds of various bird species calling. medium close-up calls of melodious blackbird 0m22s & 1m35s. \ close-up trilling call 0m54s & turquoise browed motmot 1m22s.

Japanese Bush Warbler (Cettia Diphone) - medium close-up song from warbler, distinctive. background sounds of wind in leaves. Distant calls & song from other bird species. Also suitable as an atmosphere.

Snow Goose (Chen Caerulescens) - medium close-up-close-up calls from two pairs in flight, very windy background.

Blue Footed Booby (Sula Nebouxii) - Calls close-up from male & female at nest, close waves against rocks.

15 Cwt Commer Diesel Truck (Interior) - Exterior, passing. (15 cwt. diesel truck)

Farmland/farmyard - Spring-Summer,day,edge of village. medium close-up-close-up House sparrows calling. Collared doves, wood pigeon, rooks, wren, yellowhammer & willow warbler. Swallow flies over calling. `Moo' from cow. Distant sheep, dog. Recorded by farmyard. Could be used for hedgerow or 

Sea Coast: Sand Dunes - Autumn: Day - With rock pipit anxiety calls, great black-backed gulls and distant sandwich terns

Urban South America - Lima airport, departure lounge, busy with footsteps, chat PA in Spanish and English,aircraft noise

Galapagos Hawk (Buteo Galapagoensis) - Adult anxiety calls close-up. Yellow warbler medium close-up. Cricket (painted?) medium close-up. Darwin finches in distance. Slight wind.

Long-tailed Shrike (Corvinella Corvina) - Incipient song and call, with other birds and insects in background.

World War 2 - 2 - Crew briefing by station intelligence officer - size of 'Tirpiz', torpedo boats; Bremerhaven, two liners 'Bremen' & 'Europa' - Dec.1940 (reprocessed)

Heather Moor - LATE SPRING: MIDDAY With carder bee, whinchat, meadow pipit, grey wagtail, sheep and wind

Interior Backgrounds - Underground Station Ticket Hall with footsteps, ticket machines & distant voices. (Ticket machine close on at 1m57s.)

Aircraft: Trident (Interior) - Hawker-Siddeley Trident, interior, descent. (Short/medium-range airliner, 3 jet engines.)

Comedy Sounds - Clang and drop of cymbals. (Specially created effect)

Common Gull (Larus Canus) - Calls medium close-up. Eider mp. Distant skylark. close-up water lapping.

Long Tailed Widowbird (Euplectes Progne) - medium close-up calls from a female at start then calls from a male with a cisticola. larks & other birds in background.

French Steam Trains - French Steam Train, whistle & local train departs.

White-eyed Gull (Larus Leucophthalmus) - close-up calls from an adult chick calling in background

Crested Auklet (Aethia Cristatella) - medium close-up flock calls. Closer calls and wing sounds from groups of birds leaving their roosting slopes in the morning. Surf in background

Riverine Woodland - Spring: 0800hrs. Quite busy with Bewick's wrens, Common Flicker, windy with high leaf noise, Mourning Dove and other birds. Wind through Silk Wood trees.

Gannet (Sula Bassanus) - Colony atmosphere of adults and chicks. This recording continues on Track 19. Time duration here covers Tracks 18 & 19.

Sydney & Urban New Zealand - Small creek, Charles Darwin walk - bush walk in the Blue Mountains region, some bird calls in background.

Long-tailed Cuckoo (Urodynamis Taitensis) - medium distance calls from two birds. Bellbirds and tuis in background. Cicadas. Wind in trees. Also suitable for North Island woodland atmosphere in afternoon.

Vespa Motor Scooter, 1956 (Exterior) - Vespa Scooter, stand raised, start, depart. (1956 model.)

Crowds: Interior - Crowd, interior, expectant murmur, gasp of horror & agitated chatter.

Pygmy Chimpanzee (Pan Paniscus) - Excited whooping and branch dragging.

Suburban Atmosphere - Neutral morning atmosphere. medium distance to distant birdsong from many birds. Insect stridulation. Distant sounds of traffic/city.

London Green Line Coach (Exterior) - London Green Line Coach, exterior, approach, stop, tickover.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Autumn: Night Rather neutral with frogs.

Short-eared Owl (Asio Flammeus) - Adult - alarm bill-snapping and hissing. NB: Exact date in 1960 unknown.

Sand Dunes - Wind. Strong wind over sand dune, dead twigs blowing in wind and sand moving.

Avocet (Recurvirostra Avosetta) - Alarm calls medium close-up. Spanish wagtail, kentish plover and redshank mp. Greater flamingoes in distance.

Gallery Forest Atmosphere - Recorded by lagoon. medium distance to background calls from various bird species including pigeons/doves. background wingbeats from roosting green ibis. Sounds of insect stridulation.

Church Atmosphere: Parish Church Wedding - Parish Church wedding, church atmosphere during the signing of register.

Willet (Catoptrophorus Semipalmatus) - close-up-medium distance aerial song display from male, other birds in background.

Sulawesi Hornbill (Aceros Cassidix) - Loud calls between a pair of duetting hornbills. Also sounds of stridulating cicadas. Distant rumble from the sea.

Common Coot (Fulica Atra) - Territorial calls medium close-up. Robin mp. Wren in distance.

Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus Schoenobaenus) - medium close-up clear song from warbler. Loud, complex singing. Distant calls from other bird species. Some very distant sounds of traffic.

Oxford College Clocks Ticking - Trinity College clock striking nine o'clock.

Suburbia - Shopping mall interior, busy with footsteps and chatter.

Wolseley Sixteen-sixty Car 1967 (Interior) - Exterior, approach and pass at medium speed. (Wolseley sixteen-sixty car, 1967)

Hutton's Vireo (Vireo Huttoni) - medium close-up calls and song, wind in pines.

Motor Car: 1940 Period ‚äòold Banger‚äô (Interior) - Interior, start, bad driving and gear changes, stop. (1940 period car)

British Rural Backgrounds 2 - Farm garden, July, mid-morning - with housemartins, swallows, pigeons, rooks, bees and grasshoppers - 1981 (1B17, reprocessed)

Pulse Monitor - Hospital Equipment: Pulse monitor, constant, normal

Mallard (Anas Platyrhynchos) - close-up duckling calling from inside of egg. Distant hum.

Harbour Atmosphere - Harbour: Atmosphere, summer with gulls and terns (Technical note, for use at low level)

Helicopters - Exterior - one hovering overhead. (Bristol Sycamore S171).

27ft Cabin Cruiser (50 Hp. Diesel): In Cockpit - Cabin Cruiser: 27ft, 50hp, diesel engine, Start, run and stop, on deck

Riverine Forest Atmosphere - Busy atmosphere in forest. medium close-up to background calls from more than one species of dove/pigeon. Also many calls from other bird species. Sounds of insects.

House Wren (Troglodytes Aedon) - medium close-up song, wind in trees, Snipe and Broad-tailed Hummingbird in background.

Power Station (Conventional Type) - Power Station, atmosphere in operations room with internal telephone bells & voices in background. (Conventional power station.)

Chieftain Main Battle Tank (Diesel) - Chieftain Main Battle Tank, exterior, turning, mid-distance perspective. (Diesel engined tank.)

Heavy Industry - Swift planer operating with machine section atmosphere.

Beach Atmosphere - Waves lapping on beach at high tide. Gentle wave action with some hiss of foam. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Cliffs - Cliff-top facing cliff-face. Sea breaking on beach below. A few herring gull calls. Occasional buzz from cricket in grass and call from Jackdaw.

Lesser Striped Swallow (Cecropsis Abyssinica) - close-up song & calls from a small group. Other birds in distance.

Exhibition Crowds - Farnborough Air Show 1961, crowd atmosphere in a large marquee.

Blackcap (Sylvia Atricapilla) - Subsong, and wing beats as it flies off.

Austin Taxi, approach, stop on gravel with squeak of brakes, door opens, meter, tickover, departs. (1950 model, 16hp engine.)

Boat-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus Major) - Calls close-up. Yellow-rumped warblers calling as they fly over. Some close-up song at end.

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - Mew & long calls close-up in colony.

Gambel's Quail (Lophortyx Gambelii) - Distant calls, another in distance, Black-tailed Gnatchatcher, insects, Mourning Dove, Cactus Wren, Lucy's Warblers in background.

Shag (Phalacrocorax Aristotelis) - Calls close-up in colony from adults & well grown chicks, Kittiwakes call medium close-up.

Veteran Cars: Exterior (Benz ‚äúcomfortable‚äù 1900 Open Top) - Cars: Benz "Comfortable" 1900 Open Top. Exterior, pulling belt in an attempt to start engine. Single cylinder, belt drive. 3 1/2  h.p.

Traffic At Night - Occasional night traffic, atmosphere with distant trains passing over bridge.

Village/urban Atmosphere - Urban: Amphitheatre Kestrels calling, Swifts and Pallid Swifts screaming, Spotless Starlings calling, Pigeons calling, train, voices and town noise.

White-handed Gibbon (Hylobates Lar) - Calls with insects and birds

Land Rover (Interior) - Land Rover, interior, start, fast run, stops.

Spain - Spain: Large open square Cadiz, general atmosphere with children, mothers & traffic.

Bobcat (Felis Rufus) - close-up hisses, growls and snarls from two animals feeding.

Communication & Electronics - General purpose electrical radiation

Yellow-rumped Cacique (Cacicus Cela) - Calls at nest hole, with distant birds and insects.

Traction Engine (Single Cylinder) - Steam Roller: Start and depart. Exterior

Local Football Match (Crowd Of 300) - Football, Local: Crowd of 300, referee's whistle.

Patagonian Sealion (Otaria Flavescens) - close-up calls from colony. Includes close-up roars and grunts from single male. Calls from females and pups near by. NB: Date of this recording is unknown.

Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus Ruber) - Large flock wading through water & calling medium close-up. Loud calls from black-winged stilt. Little grebe & other birds in distance. Crickets in grass. N.B This recording was made at an unspecified date in 1982.

1 Woman Screaming & Crying - Woman, two screams as at apparition.

Motor Car: Ford Ecsort 1300 (Manual) (Exterior) - Ford Escort 1300, exterior, approach, tickover, switch off. (1300cc engine, manual transmission.)

Sperm Whale (Physeter Catodon) - Clear echolocation clicks, at a fairly consistant rate. High speed burst @ 1'10". Surf in background. Hydrophone recording. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

White-fronted Tern (Sterna Striata) - close-up calls from adults coming to nesting ledges to feed fledged juveniles; calls from both. Prominent waves on rocks in background.

Gallery Forest Atmosphere - Dawn - Madagascar bulbuls, crested drongo, jerys, other birds in distance, ring-tailed lemurs yapping and howling at end.

Motorway Construction - Arrival and manoeuvring of lorries on motorway construction site. (No speech)

Domestic Clock: Strike Removed; Hammer Merely Vibrates - Domestic clock with striker removed striking twelve o'clock. (No chimes, hammer merely vibrates.)

Scrubland - Late morning in an area of scattered acacias on open grassy plain. Prominent blue-naped mousebirds, white-throated bee-eaters, white-browed sparrow weavers and insects. Strong wind.

World War Ii: Heavy Gunfire - Heavy barrage with tanks and flail tanks moving up. (Recorded during attack on the Siegfried Line, Reischwald Forest.

Thunder - Rain falling through rainforest canopy. Distant rolling thunder. Insects & a few birds calling in background.

Footsteps - Footsteps down stone stairs, 1 man. (With approach and stop)

Cash Registers - Cash Register keyboard operated, ticket produced, drawer closed. (Totting up.) (Type 96-1 Cash Register.)

Cypress Swamp - Spring: Mid-day Water rippling, slight wind in trees, several birds calling, insects, loud calls from Great Crested Flycatcher.

London 2 - Atmosphere in West End side street with passing cars, taxis, motorbikes and pedestrians, occasional quiet periods.

D.i.y. And Building - Building site, hammering steel girders, close perspective.

Children - Middle & Secondary Schools - Girls entering school building (footsteps and chatter, no distinct speech) - 1968 (68B, reprocessed)

Grey Backed Camaroptera (Camaroptera Brevicaudata) - medium close-up alarm calls. Other birds in background.

Footsteps On Pavement: Running - Footsteps on Pavement, two men & two women running, with approach & stop.

Comedy Sounds - English club chatter. (Specially created effect)

Tropical Forest: West Africa - Tropical Forest, West Africa at dawn.

Kokako (Callaeas Cinerea) - close-up song. Very distant grey warbler, saddleback and stitchbird. Distant stream. Very distant traffic in places.

Printing - Newspapers - Printing Newspapers Foundry: Forge with electric bellows pump.

Parrot Sp. - Recorded in quarantine area. close-up "jacko" calls interspersed with growling calls.

Mills & Grain - Drum threshing machine starts, runs, stops - recorded in general position.

White-necked Thrush (Turdus Albicollis) - Song, mid to close perspective, with insects.

Ships & Tugs: Whistles & Sirens - French barge's siren sounded several times.

Electronic Sounds - Urgent alarm, with acceleration. (Specially created electronic sound.)

American Beaver (Castor Canadensis) - \  Beaver feeding and grunting. Beaver in water, shaking body, more grunts.

Blacktailed Gnatcatcher (Polioptila Melanura) - medium close-up alarm calls, Gambel's Quail calls in distance.

New Zealand - The Natural World 2 - Hot Springs of Mother Earth (Nga Puia o te Papa) - cluster of boiling springs (NZ)

Rock Pipit (Anthus Spinoletta) - Song with herring gulls and kittiwakes

Peugeot 205gt 1982 1300cc Petrol (car Misfiring Quite Badly) - exterior - bonnet closed

Village Green - With house sparrows, rooks, chaffinch, wren and occasional passing traffic

Kestrel (Falco Tinnunculus) - Calls close-up from nestlings in nest-box.

London Airport (Heathrow) - Heathrow Airport viewing base, general atmosphere with sound of aircraft.

Motor Racing - Silverstone, saloon car racing including Mini Cooper, Chevrolet, Ford Escort, Ford Mustang & Hillman Imp.

World War 2 - 1 - Two in flight,steep and shallow dives,1944 (reprocessed)

Woodland Atmosphere - Spring, day. Magpie calls at start with hermit thrush in background, other birds call occasionally. Wind and distant river. Steller's jay heard.

Black-necked Swan (Cygnus Melancoryphus) - medium close-up calls from pair with cygnets. medium close-up rufous-collared sparrow. Other birds and a horse in distance.

Urban South West Africa - Airport waiting lounge (Cape Town International Airport) - 100 persons waiting for flight with light jet engine sound in background.

Intermediate Egret (Egretta Intermedia) - Calls close-up in colony, adults & large chicks, African spoonbills & other species in background.

Articulated Lorry (Diesel): Exterior - Articulated Lorry: Diesel, reverse and stop, exterior

Lakeside Atmosphere - Water's edge atmosphere. Under canopy of trees with water flowing in background. Prominent wren singing in foreground. Other birds calling in background including pheasant, ducks and crows. Occasional insects buzzing past mic. N.B. Recorded at 'Horwood farm'.

Covent Garden Market - Covent Garden Market: Atmosphere, dedicated hall, seller in foreground.

Corn Bunting (Emberiza Calandra) - Adult feeds begging fledglings close-up, with wingbeats.

Trinity & St. John‚äôs College Clock, Cambridge - Trinity & St John's College clock striking five o'clock. (Trinity clock strikes a second time for St. John's College.)

Static Diesel Engines - Ruston Hornsey YEX 6 pumping engines, start and run

Ford Anglia 105e Van (1963, 997cc): Exterior - Motor Van: Approach, stop, switch off, exterior, (Ford Anglia 105E, 1963 model, 997cc).

Riverside - Day. Stream in grassy river valley. Prominent sound of fast flowing stream. Calls from redpoll. Greenfinches and skylark. Several calls from distant stilts and closer pukeko.

Cross-channel Ferry Boat ‚äúdover‚äù - Ferry: Cross-Channel, 'Dover', bridge, radio, telephone, voices.

Lake Atmosphere - Neutral, open atmosphere recorded in early morning. medium distance & background calls from birds with some splashes. medium close-up insects. background sounds of wind.

Herring Gull (Larus Argentatus) - Calls medium close-up. House sparrows medium close-up. Wren mp.

St Magnus' Cathedral, Kirkwall clock chiming half past the hour.

Exterior Effects - Bonfire - close perspective (2F2,reprocessed)

Arfak Parotia (Parotia Sefilata) - Male flight sounds and movement amongst twigs. Quiet mewing calls from female.

Simien Fox (Canis Simensis) - MC alarm barks and whines. Hissy background.

Horse (Flat) Racing: P.a. Anncts & Atmosphere - Newbury Race Course, public address system announcement about race draw, with general atmosphere. (Flat racing.)

Industry - Workers clocking on or off work at factory, general atmosphere with indistinct speech with footsteps & sound of clocking machine bell.

Dry Deciduous Woodland Atmosphere - Dry deciduous woodland - Midday - Late Winter. Many insects, collared doves, bulbuls, little green bee-eaters, and other birds.

The Age Of Steam - Steam Train arrives at station, from left, squealing brakes & doors.

World War Ii Aircraft: Focke-wulf 190 (German) - Focke-Wulf 190, exterior recordings. Land and taxi away

Sand Dunes Atmosphere - Coastal - Winter - Late Afternoon. Sand dunes by creek near Kerachi. Wind over dune and through acacia scrub, Indian grey partridge most prominent, little green bee-eater and doves distant, very windy.

Lakeside - Early afternoon near lake in an area of very tall bullrushes. Seed-pods popping. Crickets & cicadas. Skylark. Insects buzzing. Also suitable for grassland, hedgerow & pasture atmospheres (North I only).

Brubru Shrike (Nilaus Afer) - medium distance-MC song, doves and a few calls from other birds in background, strong wind in trees.

Slow Footsteps Up Wooden Stairs - Footsteps Up Wooden Stairs, two women, slow, departing.

Southern Lapwing (Vanellus Chilensis) - Alarm calls close-up from a single bird. Female magellan goose calling medium close-up to young.

Rufous Hornero (Ovenbird) (Funarius Rufus) - Song duet with house sparrows

5-10 Year Old Children Playing - Schoolchildren, interior, singing 'London Bridge'.

Emmanuel College Clock, Cambridge - Emmanuel College clock striking eleven o'clock.

Blue-bellied Roller (Coracias Cyanogaster) - Aggressive (threat) calls medium close-up and chorus of insects.

Reindeer (Rangifer Tarandus) - Mid close up adult grunts & calf bleats. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Air Battles, Air Raids & Sirens - All clear (England) - 1968 (162A)

World War Ii Aircraft Carriers - Klaxon and lift descending on board aircraft carrier. World War II. (From 78 r.p.m. disc)

The Age Of Steam - Railway Carriage, interior, window closed (leather strap type).

Shackleton (4 Piston-engined Aircraft) (Interior) - Avro Shackleton, interior, start & run up engines. (Post-war maritime reconnaissance mission, four piston engines.)

Footsteps On Stone: Walking (Slight Echo) - Walking, 2 men and 1 woman on stone departing. (Slight echo)

Aves - medium close-up loud, shrill calls from unidentified bird.

American Black Vulture (Coragyps Atratus) - close-up calls and sound of movement of vultures feeding on turtle eggs. Ocean in background.

World War 2 - V1 Flying Bomb (Doodle Bug) passing over and anti aircraft fire - 1975 (500B)

Helicopters - Sikorsky S-55, interior, descent, hover, ascending.

Grey Headed Albatross (Diomedea Chrysostma) - close-up cooing calls, followed by mating calls and sounds. Colony in background.

Thick-billed Warbler (Acrocephalus Aedon) - medium close-up song. NB Exact date of this recording is not known.

Bang! - Quarrying, rock crusher, lorry unloads & crusher operates.

Island - Prominent dove calling. Flies and other insects. Other birds in background. Bumpy in places and background changes.

Southern Region Steam Trains - Exterior, whistle, train hauled by Stroudley 0-6-0 tank locomotive departs from country station. (Southern Region train.)

Bbc News Sound Effects Tape (Old) - aeroplane - light aircraft - exterior

Grey-backed Tern (Sterna Lunata) - medium close-up alarm calls from birds defending nest site.

Impala (Aepyceros Melampus) - close-up grunting; sound of hooves

Gelada Baboon (Theropitehcus Gelada) - Play and squabbling in troop

Aldabra Tortoise (Geochelone Gigantea) - background to medium distance resonant mating calls from giant tortoise. background sounds of birds & the sea.

Keble College Clock, Oxford - Keble College clock striking four o'clock.

Water 4 - Small trickle with rain and rain drops, recorded at distance of 1ft (1W2, reprocessed)

Romania 1 - Interior - metro station platform with trains, train arrives and stops. PA announcement warning of doors closing at 0'48", train departs.

Buff-bellied Pipit (Anthus Rubescens) - close-up display song flight, with strong wind.

Topi (Damaliscus Lunatus) - close-up feeding sounds & snorts from several, squeaks as grass is pulled, insects, doves, larks & Lilac Breasted Roller in background. Slight wind in grass.

Fieldfare (Turdus Pilaris) - Wingbeats, with calls of Redwings, Magpie and Pied Wagtail in background. Traffic in background.

Footsteps On Wood: Walking (Dead Acoustic) - Footsteps on Wood, two women walking, with approach & stop. (Dead acoustic.)

5-7 Cwt Bedford Light Van (Interior) - Interior, two false starts. (Bedford light van.)

Quiet Airfield Atmosphere - Airfield, atmosphere with occasional planes and birdsong. (Technical note for use at low level)

2 Horses On Turf (Studio) - Two horses on turf, walk to stop. (Studio recording. No jingle of harness)

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - close-up calls while copulating.

Thick-billed Parrot (Rhynchopsitta Pachyrhyncha) - close-up calls from about 5 captive birds, whilst feeding on pine cones. Some cage noise. Other birds in distance.

Meadow Pipit (Anthus Pratensis) - close-up flight display song. medium close-up calls from snow bunting. Mountain stream in background.

Buff Breasted Sandpiper (Tryngites Subruficollis) - close-up courtship display from male sandpiper. Clicks & abrasive sounds.

Tsikirity Warbler (Nesillas Typica) - medium distance-medium close-up calls, other birds in background. Wind in trees and river in distance.

White-faced Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna Viduata) - MC-medium close-up calls from a flock with birds in flight calling as they circle, egrets in background.

Livestock 1 - Middle White Pigs, interior, approx 100 pigs feeding very noisily.

Domestic Dog (Canis Familiaris) - Studio recording of collie dog (exact breed unknown). Whining & barking. Some sounds of movement.

Open-top Vintage Bus: Dennis (1925): 4 Cylinder Petrol Engine: Exterior - Dennis Open-Top Bus, exterior, ticking over. (Vintage open-top bus c. 1925, 4 cylinder petrol engine.)

Ethiopia - Ethiopia, village centre, general atmosphere with indistinct Galligna speech.

Household Effects: Electric Food Mixer - An electric food mixer, liquid in bowl, switch on, fast run, switch off.

Chimpanzee (Pan Troglodytes) - Calls developing into screaming. Sounds of nutcracking.

Camargue Feral Horse (Equus Caballus) - Herd grazing and coughing with skylark in background

Shoe Repairing - Shoe Repairing, general atmosphere in a large repair shop.

Transport - Electric Train, exterior, as Diesel Express 125 passes under bridge from right to left. (Class 317, built 1983.)

Oil Rigs - Oil Rigs: Fortes Oilfield offshore rig. Drilling at night, heard from the Helideck

Lakeside Atmosphere - Rather neutral atmosphere, with Didric Cuckoo.

Moorland - LATE SPRING/SUMMER Mainly neutral atmosphere with distant ring ouzel alarm call and song, raven and sheep, also stream murmuring in background

Coastal Atmosphere - Wide angle atmosphere. Constant sounds of breakers. Distant occasional calls from seabirds & Galapagos sealions.

Wood Sandpiper (Tringa Glareola) - MC flight calls from a single bird, other birds in distance.

Titi Monkey (Callicebus Sp) - Calls medium close-up and another dropping food items as it feeds. With cicadas and birds in b.g. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Wire-haired Fox Terrier Dog - Dog: Fox Terrier, Wire-Haired, Interior, whines and pants.

Gecko Sp. (Gekkonidae Family) - medium close-up 'gecko' calls. background island atmosphere with calls from various bird species. Occasional insects. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Mosquito (Culicidae Family) - medium close-up hum from single males and small groups during short flights. Hissy and bumpy recording.

Palm Cockatoo (Probosciger Aterrimus) - Several clean calls. NB: exact date and location of recording are not specified.

Nanday Conure (Nandayus Nenday) - medium distance-medium close-up calls from several. Other birds calling. Birds and low insect chorus in background.

Trains - Diesel train, siren sounded three times. (Train stationary.)

Savanna Atmosphere - With Wildebeest grunting and walking, and chorus of crickets.

Slow Footsteps Up Wooden Stairs - Footsteps Up Wooden Stairs, man, slow, with approach & stop.

Grey Heron (Ardea Cinerea) - Atmosphere medium close-up at sunset in heronry, calls from chicks & occasional calls from adults. Songbirds & wingflaps from pigeons, house sparrow & starlings in background. Chain-saw about half way in.

Woodland - Early morning. Many birds calling including grey-headed bush shrike, slate-coloured boubou, white-browed coucal and white-browed sparrow weavers. Cricket chorus. Movement of birds in bushes. White-bellied go-away bird in background.

Post Office Telephones (Std) - Telephone, engaged tone. (STD telephone.)

World War Ii: Sirens & Gunfire - World War II Air Raid Siren, French, all clear sounded.

Pied Crow (Corvus Albus) - Calls distant with Glossy Starlings and other birds in background.

Milne Edward's Sportive Lemur (Lepilemur Edwardsi) - \ close-up screams. Night atmosphere of crickets and cicadas, white-browed owl and distant voices in village.

Equestrian Events - Point to Point Racing, field passes over jump, with one straggler.

Harsusi Tribe - General conversation of family in fariq(tent/homestead). Sounds from adults & children. background sounds from some goats. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Household 2 - Foot lifted & lowered - 3 times (hand-operated sewing machine).

Rattlesnake (Crotalus Genus) - Rattling sounds of rattlesnake. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Northern(bullock's)oriole (Icterus Galbula) - medium distance calls from three birds at top of tree.

Comedy, Fantasy & Horror - Jungle atmosphere. (Comedy Spot Effect.)

Screaming Piha (Lipaugus Vociferans) - Song close-up (1 phrase).

Kerguelen Fur Seal (Arctocephelus Gazella) - Mother and pup re-united and calling to each other. Other seals in background. NB: exact date of recording is not specified.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Recorded in mid afternoon. Calls from Sulawesi hornbills, loud wingbeats 1m11s. background calls from other bird species. Stridulating cicadas. Distant sounds of the sea.

Domestic Clock (19th Century) - Domestic clock striking nine o'clock. (Nineteenth century domestic clock.)

Marsh Atmosphere - Quiet night atmosphere. Cicadas and various insect sounds. Frogs calling. Dog calling in distance.

Home Movies - Eumig 8mm cine projector. Threading film and short test run.

Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus Magellanicus) - medium close-up sneeze (salt excretion) 0m11s. medium distance ecstatic display calls from 0m24s. background sounds of colony. Distant sounds of the sea.

Billiards - Billiards, scoreboard being used. (Sliding indicator type.)

Water 2 - Sea - Seawash recorded from windward side of a sailing ship in average seas, close perspective choppy water  - 1980 (1S8, reprocessed)

Goshawk (Accipiter Gentilis) - Calls medium close-up, from a male to female. Woodland birds in background. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Indian Silverbill (Lonchura Malabarica) - medium close-up cheeping calls from silverbill. background calls from brown necked ravens & pigeons. Occasional wingbeats. Buzzing flies.

Leach's Petrel (Oceanodroma Leucorhoa) - medium close-up calls in burrow from a single bird.

Blue Wildebeest (Connochaetes Taurinus) - medium close-up grunts from a small group walking past, with calf. Larks in background.

Razorbill (Alca Torda) - medium close-up six note call. Guillemots, kittiwakes and herring gulls in background. medium distance surf.

Rook (Corvus Frugilegus) - Adults feeding nestlings, recording from ground level.

Malabar Grey Hornbill (Tockus Griseus) - medium close-up to medium distance coarse cackling calls from hornbills. Occasional hooting calls & barks from langur monkeys. Recorded at fruiting fig tree. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown. Also known as the Indira Gandhi Wildlife sanctuary.

2 Horses (Actuality) - Two horses on grass turf, trotting, then stop. (Actuality)

Salt Marsh - Autumn: Midday - Neutral with mainly distant curlews and black-headed gulls

London Underground: Victoria Line - London Underground, Seven Sisters Station, train arrives, announcement on P.A. system "Mind the doors", train departs, station atmosphere. (Victoria Line.)

Fan-tailed Raven (Corvus Rhipidurus) - Calls of several House bunting singing, and Tristram's grackles calling in background

Takahe (Porphyrio Mantelli) - close-up calls from male to female as he approaches her to mutually preen. The male bends his head down and the female preens his neck feathers, then throat and head feathers. Prominent running water in background.

Association Football - League Match - Sport: Association football, Derby v. Arsenal, faint music in background at end of match.

Screaming Piha (Lipaugus Vociferans) - close-up calls from a bird at lek. Others in background. Crickets. Wind in trees.

Black-backed Magpie (Gymnorhina Tibicen Hypoleuca) - Alarm calls of group. NB: Date of recording not known.

Outdoor Swimming Pool - Outdoor Swimming Pool, general atmosphere near diving board.

Greece - Greece: Goats with bells, goathered shouting, dog barking, insects & birds.

Badger (Meles Meles) - Adult inside sett, licking and eating and moving about with tawny owl in background

Long-tailed Glossy Starling (Lamprotornis Caudatus) - Calls medium close-up.

Electronically Generated Sounds - Machine hum with heartbeat. (Futuristic Spot Effect.)

Glacier Atmosphere - Sound of melt water streams and waterfalls. NB: Day & month of recording is not specified.

Temple Atmosphere - voices and pigeons, with occasional squeaks from black rats

Andean Flamingo (Phoenicoparrus Andinus) - close-up calls from a mixed flock of Andean and Chilean flamingos. Water rippling. Clean background.

Bumble Bee (Bombus Terrestris) - close-up buzzing from bee feeding on flowers. Another bee close by.

Church Bells - Parish Church of St. Bartholomew, Lostwithiel - 6 bells.

Aircraft - Cessna C150, interior, door opened & closed. (Light aircraft, single piston engine.)

Grandfather Clock: Bell Type (London, 1845) - Grandfather clock striking five o'clock. (Bell type Grandfather clock with Whittington chimes, manufactured in London 1845.)

Rain Atmosphere - constant rain, with occasional thunder in background (generic)

Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles Minor) - MC-close-up calls from several birds, some on ground, others flying, distant Cardinal, Cockerel and tractor.

Magellanic Woodpecker (Campephilus Magellanicus) - medium distance wingbeats from woodpecker. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Dead Sea Sparrow (Passer Moabiticus) - Group of sparrows. Chattering & other calls including cheeps. Also occasional sounds of wings. background calls from pigeon/dove. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Bmc Mini 1000 Car 1972 Model: Exterior - Cars: 1972 B.M.C. Mini, 1000cc engine. Exterior, fast passing

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - Adult calls to nestlings BCU 2030-2100 hrs

Chorister Robin Chat (Cossypha Dichroa) - close-up song with a lot of mimicry of other bird. Other birds and insects in background.

India, Pakistan And Nepal - Countryside - Dawn chorus, Madumbalai National Park, Tamil Nadu (S India)with bird song,parakeets, bulbuls and insects

Rainforest - Early morning in lowland rainforest. Cicadas, crickets and flies. Several birds singing and calling. Water dripping on leaves.

Dental Surgery - Dentists, slow speed drill operates with pauses, sounds of scraping & rinsing.

Children - Middle & Secondary Schools - In hall, noisy conversation - 1979 (3C5, reprocessed)

Yellow-necked Francolin (Francolinus Leucoscepus) - close-up call. Doves & other birds in background.

Black Sicklebill (Epimachus Fastuosus) - close-up calls from male on display perch. Cicada background at times. Very low, distant background of other birds.

Motor Car: 1929 Riley 9 H.p. Saloon (Exterior) - Exterior, start, tickover. (Riley 9 h.p. saloon, 1929 model)

Train Doors & Windows - Long-Distance Train, interior, window lowered, door opened & closed, window raised.

White Throated Magpie Jay (Calocitta Formosa ) - medium close-up calls from several. Cicadas and other birds in distance.

Hoary Marmot (Marmota Caligata) - close-up calls from two or more animals. Steller's Jay calls in background. NB: Identity of this species is uncertain.

Tawny Owl (Strix Aluco) - Alarm calls, including possible mimicry of mistle thrush alarm, from jay whilst mobbing three tawny owls. The owls give a distant mild 'hoot', mid-distant contact call and male 'mobbing' call.

Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus Sandwichensis) - close-up alarm calls.

Footsteps On Country Road: Walking - Footsteps on Country Road, man walking, with start & stop.

Greenfinch (Carduelis Chloris) - close-up predator alarm calls. Others in background. Distant jackdaws. Wind in trees.

Animals And Birds - Beagle barking, whining & jumping up at a door. (Interior.)

Frog Spp - Mid-afternoon chorus. Several frogs calling, some close-up. A few birds calls and insects in background. Light wind in trees.

Marsh Edge - SPRING: MID-MORNING Moustached warbler, nightingale, reed warbler, little grebe

White-bellied Bustard (Eupodotis Senegalensis) - medium distance loud calls from bustard. background shrill calls from coqui francolin. background calls from other bird species. Also sounds of wind & insects.

Beach Atmosphere - Beach, summer, day. Mixed colony of frigate birds and masked boobies.

Motor Car: 1968 Citroen Am 1.6 (Exterior) - Exterior, door opened. (Ami 6, 1968 model, 602cc: Citroen)

Great Frigate Bird (Fregata Minor) - close-up calls from chick with adult calling in background. Sooty Terns and slight wind.

Red Breasted Flycatcher (Ficedula Parva) - close-up song. Running water in background.

Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus Sp) - Calls medium close-up, with chickadees and cricket. Wind in trees.

Lantern Clock, 1615 - Lantern clock striking six o'clock. (Domestic lantern clock, manufactured 1615.)

Cave Swallow (Hirundo Fulva) - close-up "peeping" high pitched flight calls. Recorded inside cave near entrance.

Woodland Atmosphere - Woodland Atmosphere: February. (Technical note, for use at low level)

Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius Phoenicius) - close-up song, other birds in background.

New Zealand - The Natural World 2 - Stream 1 - waterfall gully track, Shakespeare Regional Park (NZ)

Peugeot 205gt 1982 1300cc Petrol (car Misfiring Quite Badly) - exterior - two people enter car

Moorhen (Gallinula Chloropus) - Typical 'croak' medium close-up. Other birds in distance.

Ships & Tugs: Whistles & Sirens - Ship's siren sounds & is answered by tug.

Ainu Creation Myth - close-up speech from Chief telling creation myth. background calls from whooper swans. N.B. See enclosed notes for translation.

Electronic Sounds - Rapid click sequence. (Specially created electronic sound.)

Schools / Crowds - Primary School, classroom atmosphere in prefabricated building, 8-9 yo girls, chairs scraped on floor.

Hobby (Falco Subbuteo) - close-up calls from a single large, downy chick. Slight wind in trees. Traffic in background at times.

Mills & Grain - Winnowing machine - starts, corn fed in, corn separated from chaff, machine switched off (recorded at sieve end of machine).

Printing - Newspapers - Printing Newspapers Foundry: Putting printing plate on machine.

Electronically Generated Sounds - Machine gun rhythm, short rapid burst. (Futuristic Spot Effect.)

Interiors - Shops And Cash Registers - Electronic NCR - addition, drawer open, money removed - 1982 (2R1,reprocessed)

Parrot Sp. - Recorded in quarantine area. medium close-up calls of several. Some sound of human activity & other birds & animals in background. NB: Probable genus of parrot is Amazon (Amazona).

Cambridge Clocks - Trinity & St John's College clock striking quarter past the hour. (Trinity clock strikes a second time for St. John's College.)

Fenland Atmosphere - Summer Early morning Neutral; close perspective reed-bed with little movement of reeds & occasional distant sounds of wrens, carrion crows and sheep.

Articulated Lorry (Diesel, 1976): Interior - Articulated Lorry: 1976 Diesel, handbrake off, interior

Rainforest Atmosphere - Busy atmosphere with many bird calls. Sounds of wind in trees. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Yellow-bellied Marmot (Marmota Flaviventris) - close-up alarm calls. American Robins singing in background. Wind in trees.

Setrite Push-button Ticket Machine - Setrite Push-Button Ticket Machine, 6d. inserted & rejected.

South American (Sub-)tropical Forest: Partly Deciduous - NIGHT With insects

Kestrel (Falco Tinnunculus) - Threat calls close-up. Insects medium close-up.

R.a.f. V-bomber (Exterior) - RAF V-bomber, exterior, rev up and taxi away. (Long-range bomber, 4 jet engines.)

Blue-faced Booby (Sula Dactylatra) - Calls close-up from male and female at nest, sooty terns in distance, slight wind.

Rock Hyrax (Procavia Capensis) - medium close-up annoyance calls. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

St Magnus' Cathedral, Kirkwall clock chiming quarter past the hour.

Slow Flowing River - SPRING: DAY With disturbed southern lapwing

Exterior Effects - Firework display (no voices) (1F2,reprocessed)

Cross-channel Ferry Boat ‚äúdover‚äù - Ferry: Cross-Channel, 'Dover', bridge, before sailing, machine hum, movement, quiet voices.

Human (Homo Sapiens) - Two women pounding cassava root. background of birds & insects (occasional cockerel in background). N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Metal Lathes - Lathe switched on, Grinding Tool, slows down, stops.

Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis Trichas) - close-up song, insects in background.

Slow Footsteps Up Wooden Stairs - Footsteps Up Wooden Stairs, two men & one woman, slow, with approach & stop.

Rainforest Atmosphere - With cicadas, crickets, and other insects and a few frogs.

Brubru Shrike (Nilaus Afer) - medium close-up song, White browed sparrow weavers in distance.

World War Ii Aircraft: Heinkel Iii (German) - Heinkel III, exterior recordings. Take off

Glassworks: Sheet Glass And Bottles - Glassworks, bottles being hand inspected on a conveyor belt with some chatter.

Footsteps In Undergrowth: Running - Walking, 1 man. (With start and stop)

Industry - Workers clocking on or off work at factory, general atmosphere with indistinct speech with footsteps.

Horse (Flat) Racing: P.a. Anncts & Atmosphere - Newbury Race Course, public address system announcement "under starter's orders, they're off" & race commentary, with general atmosphere. (Flat racing.)

The Age Of Steam - Steam Train arrives at station, from right, squealing brakes & doors.

Footsteps On Stone: Walking (Slight Echo) - Walking, 2 women on stone. (With approach and stop, slight echo)

Wild Boar (Sus Scrofa) - close-up feeding sounds and grunts from three sows. Distant aircraft towards end of recording.

Suricate (Suricata Suricatta) - medium close-up alarm calls from a single animal with hawk calling in background.

World War Ii Submarine - German U-Boat, firing torpedo.  (World War II German U-Boat manned by British crew.) (Recorded in Torpedo Room.)

Piper Light Aircraft (Single Pistol Engine) (Exterior) - Exterior, taxi up and switch off. (Piper private light aircraft, 1 piston engine)

Swallow-tailed Gull (Creagrus Furcatus) - close-up calls from a single bird. Distant sealions. Distant surf.

Shackleton (4 Piston-engined Aircraft) (Exterior) - Avro Shackleton, exterior, taxi to mid-distance. (Post-war maritime reconnaissance mission, four piston engines.)

Mangrove Swamp - Summer; Midday \ Rather neutral, with occasional bird calls and mangrove trees creaking and breaking in force 3 wind

Air Battles, Air Raids & Sirens - Air raid on Battersea Park, London - 1940 (500R)

Red Billed Hornbill (Tockus Erythrorhynchus) - MC-medium close-up contact calls, soft excited & piping, & movement sounds from four birds in trees. Three of the four birds move off & one becomes prominent. loud cricket & cicada chorus, other birds in distance. Early morning woodland atmosphere.

Girls‚äô Secondary School - Girls' Secondary School playground, atmosphere of girls playing recorded between buildings. (Occasional distinct speech and scream.)

Bbc News Sound Effects Tape (Old) - atmosphere - heavy engineering works

Office Equipment, Business & Control Areas - London International Financial Futures Exchange (rec.1985)

Temminck's Crowned Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus Coronatus) - close-up song. Combination of two types of song. Other birds occasionally in background. Wind gusting in trees.

Liontail Macaque (Macaca Silenus) - medium distance gentle calls from macaque. background throaty alarm calls from macaque. Also sounds of wind in trees & snapping twigs/branches. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown. Also known as the Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary.

Southern Region Steam Trains - Stroudley 0-6-0 tank locomotive, slow down and stop in station, whistle, departs. (Southern region train.) (Recorded on footplate.)

Communications - Large Collator Copier, start, run & stop. (1975 onward.)

New Zealand Bellbird (Anthornis Melanura) - medium close-up song. Distant pied stilts. Distant water rippling. Slight wind in trees.

Adelie Penguin (Pygoscelis Adeliae) - Greeting calls from several to a single bird. NB this was recorded between June and November 1992.

Wilson's Bird Of Paradise (Diphyllodes Respublica) - close-up leaf flicking. Grunting call at 0m12s. Loud click (leaf breaking?) at 0m22s and 1m51s. Insects and several other birds calling in background.

Horse On Turf (Studio) - Horse on turf, trotting to stop. (Studio recording. No jingle of harness)

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - close-up calls while copulating. Colony medium close-up.

Mountain Forest Atmsophere - Winter: Neutral atmosphere w/ azure-winged magpie, great spotted woodpecker, willow tit

Water 4 - Small light flowing stream, close perspective (1W12,reprocessed)

Rocky Shores - Night. Moaning calls from Wedge-tailed Shearwaters in burrows, calls from Sooty and Grey-backed Terns, bill-clapping and calls from Laysan Albatrosses, Cricket stridulating.

Footsteps On Wood: Walking (Dead Acoustic) - Footsteps on Wood, three men walking, departing. (Dead acoustic.)

Romania 1 - Interior - metro station platform atmosphere, quiet, no trains, footsteps and occasional voices.

Topi (Damaliscus Lunatus) - close-up alarm snort from a single animal, dove in background.

Mountain Chickadee (Parus Gambeli) - close-up calls and song from a bird feeding in pine, wind in trees, other birds in distance, movement and feeding sounds from bird.

Aldabra Tortoise (Geochelone Gigantea) - close-up sounds of tortoise moving with some gentle sounds of breathing. background sounds of birds & the sea.

Northern Fulmar (Fulmarus Glacialis) - Display calls close-up, Skylark in distance, surf medium close-up.

Indoor Swimming Bath - Indoor Swimming Pool, swimmer dives in, butterfly stroke.

Keble College Clock, Oxford - Keble College clock striking half past the hour.

White-bellied Go-away-bird(corythaixoides Leucogaster) - medium close-up calls, crickets and wind in bushes in background.

Open-top Vintage Bus: Dennis (1925): 4 Cylinder Petrol Engine: Exterior - Dennis Open-Top Bus, start in garage. (Vintage open-top bus c. 1925, 4 cylinder petrol engine.)

Tooth Billed Catbird (Scenopoeetes Dentirostris) - medium close-up brief shrill calls. Piping & liquid notes of advertisement calls from 0m25s. Includes some mimicry of crimson rosella. background calls from other birds. Distant sounds of water. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Ethiopia - Ethiopia, small crowd in local cafe, distinct speech & occasional singing in Amharic & Galligna languages.

Madagascar Cuckoo (Cuculus Rochii) - close-up calls, quiet background.

China - China: Water Buffalo ploughing in water, encouragement from herder, occasional voices.

Crested Lark (Galerida Cristata) - Call and incipient song medium close-up, with mimicry of House Sparrow, Linnet. Great Reed Warbler singing in background.

Tawny Owl (Strix Aluco) - Various calls from pair of owls. Includes hoots & 'kewick' calls. Distant dog at end of recording. N.B. Date of this recording is unknown.

City - Morning; House Sparrows, House Finches, Swallows and Common Grackles, traffic and aircraft, in side street in down-town area.

Horses 1 - One horse eating carrot & moving around in stable, straw on floor.

Meadow Pipit (Anthus Pratensis) - medium close-up flight alarm and contact calls. Skylark in background.

Thick-billed Parrot (Rhynchopsitta Pachyrhyncha) - medium distance calls from about 12 birds in captivity. Other birds in background. Crickets in background. Wind in trees. Some cage noise near end of recording.

Gecko Sp. (Gekkonidae Family) - medium close-up 'gecko' & chittering calls. background island atmosphere with calls from various bird species. Occasional insects. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Sea Coast: Sea Cliffs And Rocky Shore - Herring gulls, kittiwakes, foghorn and sea

Wire-haired Fox Terrier Dog - Dog: Fox Terrier, Wire-Haired, Exterior, barking.

Riverine - Early afternoon. medium close-up rippling as small stream flows through scrubland. Crickets, flies and a variety of bird calls.

Vickers Viscount, interior, taxiing & preflight announcement. (Short/medium-range airliner.)

Black-capped Social Weaver (Pseudonigrita Cabanisi) - medium close-up contact calls, other birds in background.

Waved Albatross (Diomeda Irrorata) - medium close-up honking calls & bill snapping from several birds. background sounds of seawash.

Titi Monkey (Callicebus Sp) - Calls close-up and feeding sounds with cicadas in background. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Camargue Feral Horse (Equus Caballus) - Herd grazing and snorting (close) in marsh

Transport - Bell Jetranger Executive Helicopter, interior, descent, land, switch off.

17-bore Twin-barrel Shotgun, 1870 - 12-bore Shotgun, single shot.

Lakeside Atmosphere - General atmosphere, with several bird species including Hoopoe and Brubru Shrike.

Oil Rigs - Oil Rigs: Fortes Oilfield offshore rig. Oil running through pipe at well head

Household Effects: Electric Food Mixer - An electric food mixer, mixing dough, switch on, runs, switch off.

World War Ii: Sirens & Gunfire - World War II Air Raid Siren, German, alert sounded.

Post Office Telephones (Std) - Telephone, 20 digits dialled (pulses only). (STD telephone.)

Grey-headed Gull (Larus Cirrocephalus) - close-up calls from a large flock bathing and preening. With white pelicans and gull-billed terns. The heavy splashing noises are the pelicans, the more guttural 'kak` calls are the terns.

Spur-winged Plover (Vanellus Spinosus) - Flight calls medium close-up, with Glossy Starlings.

Domestic Clock - Domestic Mantle Clock striking two o'clock. (Early 19th Century clock chimes 'B', 8 bells, 1 gong.)

London Street Market - Stallholders selling goods in London street market. Selling tomatoes.

Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos Major) - Adult feeding young (wind in trees).

Woodland - Hundreds of flies, bees and other insects buzzing around a flowering acacia. Some calls from white-browed sparrow weavers in background.

Bonelli's Warbler (Phylloscopus Bonelli) - Song close-up-medium close-up

Aircraft: Bac 111 (Interior) - BAC 1-11, interior, constant flight. (Short-range airliner, 2 jet engines.)

Palm Cockatoo (Probosciger Aterrimus) - Several clean calls. Some wind. \  NB: exact date and location of recording are not specified.

Woodland Atmosphere - Dry woodland, early morning. Many birds calling, some close at times.

Hair Crested Drongo (Dicrurus Hottentottus) - Coarse & shrill calls from drongo. background calls from other bird species.

Arctic Tern (Sterna Paradisaea) - close-up anxiety and threat calls at intruder. close-up calls from chicks. Colony in distance. Wind gusting mp.

Domestic Clock: Westminster Chimes - Domestic clock striking quarter to the hour. (Domestic clock with Westminster chimes.)

Marsh Atmosphere - Night. Regular high-pitched calls from frogs. Insects and blue wildebeest calling in background.

Bits & Pieces - 4-6-2 Pacific model locomotive only, slow run round track and stop

Musician Wren (Cyphorhinus Arada) - Song close-up, with cicadas in background.

Comedy, Fantasy & Horror - Beaming down. (Space Fantasy Spot Effect.)

Coastal Forest - Mid morning. Tropical boubous in background. Birds alarming from middle of recording. Insects.

Great Indian Hornbill (Buceros Bicornis) - medium distance toks from individual. medium close-up calls from two birds follow. Distant sounds of cicadas & doves. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Equestrian Events - National Hunt Racing, horses pass over hurdle, with P.A., crowd & distant siren.

Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur Catta) - \ MC calls from a pair. Insects and various birds calling.

Marsh Frog (Rana Ridibunda) - Breeding season chorus. day. with skylark.

Shining Sunbird (Nectarinia Habessinica) - medium close-up calls from male sunbird. Fairly low level sounds. Neutral background. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown. Also known as the Abyssinian sunbird.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Mainly cicadas with distant bird calls - before storm.

Tennis: Hard Court In Park - Two players knocking up on hard court in park.

Razorbill (Alca Torda) - close-up alarm or aggressive growls, followed by softer growls and `clockwork' calls. Guillemots, kittiwakes and herring gulls in background. medium distance surf.

Blue Wildebeest (Connochaetes Taurinus) - MC galloping, grunts & snorts from a large herd. Larks, Wagtails & Doves in background.

Mute Swan (Cygnus Olor) - Running over water & wingbeats medium close-up as several birds take off. Distant wildfowl calls, skylark & traffic, some birds land near end.

Scrub Warbler (Scotocerca Inquieta) - Contact calls. Heavy water background.

Glaucous-winged Gull (Larus Glaucescens) - medium close-up calls from a single bird. Northwestern Crows and Hermit Thrush in background. Hissy.

Egyptian Vulture (Neophron Percnopterus) - Wingbeats from vulture. background calls. Drone of buzzing flies.

Squeaks, Creaks & Rattles - Metal sign swinging, with some squeaks.

Right Whale (Balaena Glacialis) - Sounds of heavy breathing from whale. Also some low vocalisations 0m30s & 0m46s. Sea sounds & water effects. Occasional distant calls from seabirds.

Aircraft: D. H. Dove (Exterior) - De Havilland Dove, exterior, passing overhead. (Light civil aircraft, two piston engines.) (NB Military versions of this plane named Devon & Sea Devon.)

Magdalen College Clock, Oxford - Magdalen College clock striking six o'clock.

Hutton's Vireo (Vireo Huttoni) - close-up song, slight wind in pines and distant birds in background.

Traffic - Car park atmosphere from inside closed car - 1981 (1T5)

Badger (Meles Meles) - Adult sniffing, shuffling around and eating inside sett

Greece - Greece: Midday atmosphere on Lassithi Plateau, with birds (chaffinches) & insects.

Boys‚äô School - Boys' School, atmosphere in assembly with loud indistinct chatter. (Bell rings at 0m25s.)

House Swift (Apus Affinis) - Adults flying up to nests medium close-up-close-up.

Grey Seal (Halichoerus Grypus) - H G Hurrell's 'Atlanta' moving on land in captivity

Suburban Steam Train: Exterior (2-6-2 Tank Locomotive, Past 1945) - Steam Train: 2-6-2 tank locomotive, post 1945, suburban, exterior, close approach, stop.

Takahe (Porphyrio Mantelli) - close-up calls from female as she approaches male and takes a grass stem from him. Clicking sounds as birds break off pieces of grass stems. Prominent running water in background.

Tropical Seasonal Forest Atmosphere - Atmosphere with calls from 4-5 bird species. Calls include green imperial pigeon & screeches from blossom headed parakeets. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown. Also known as Indira Gandhi Wildlife sanctuary.

Coniferous Woodland - Spring Robins, ravens, blue tits, great tits.

Honda 90 Motor Cycle - Motor Cycles: Honda 90, False start, start, depart

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - Adult calls at nest; followed by quiet calling of nestlings BCU. 2030-2100 hrs

Lance-tailed Manakin (Chiroxiphia Lanceolata) - close-up advertising calls from several birds displaying. 'Churring' calls are when birds jump and hover. Other birds in background, slight wind in trees.

Hungary - Tram, internal, Budapest, constant run with stops and starts, doors opening and closing, some quiet speech

African River Martin (Pseudochelidon Eurystomina) - Recorded in evening. Calls & sounds of flight from wheeling flock prior to roosting in reed bed.

Black Headed Gull (Larus Ridibundus) - Calls from gulls feeding on eggs from spawning salmon. Sounds of running water & splashes, sometimes from salmon. Distant traffic noise.

Bmc Mini 1000 Car 1972 Model: Exterior - Cars: 1972 B.M.C. Mini, 1000cc engine. Exterior, departure at slow speed

Grandfather Clock: Bell Type (London, 1845) - Grandfather clock striking six o'clock. (Bell type Grandfather clock with Whittington chimes, manufactured in London 1845.)

Aircraft - Cessna C150, exterior, pass, land. (Light aircraft, single piston engine.)

Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles Minor) - Distant - close-up flight calls from several birds, distant Cardinal, Killdeer, traffic and Bullfrog.

Naval Bombardment Of North Vietnam - Street battle in Saigon. Light and medium fire.

Cliffs - Calls from a pair of fulmars in narrow, deep gully, recorded from half way along gully facing across to rockface. Waves breaking on rocks below, water dripping down rockface. medium distance calls from jackdaws & herring gulls.

Electronically Generated Sounds - Electronic multiple motors.  (Futuristic Spot Effect.)

Skylark (Alauda Arvensis) - Song including mimicry of reed bunting

Horse & Cart - Start, trot and stop with dog cart. (Recorded on one-horse cart)

Smith's Longspur (Calcarius Pictus) - close-up song, terns and other birds in distance, a second bird sings close-by, calls at end are typical of flight and aggression towards one another.

New Forest Pony (Equus Caballus) - Aggressive stallion charging other ponies from food with some background traffic

Collared Lory (Phigys Solitarius) - medium distance calls from a single bird. Loud calls from wattled honeyeaters. Soft mew calls from red-breasted musk parrot. Cicadas in background.

Moorhen (Gallinula Chloropus) - medium distance-close-up contact and clucking calls with occasional aggressive calls,chases and brief fights. Mallard,ducks and geese from collection and jackdaws in background.

Boys‚äô Comprehensive School: In Classroom - Boys' Comprehensive School classroom, boys entering classroom.

Leatherback Turtle (Dermochelys Coriacea) - \ medium distance sounds of turtle breathing on beach. Moderately heavy breakers in background. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Red-billed Gull (Larus Scopulinus) - close-up calls from a mixed group of adults and immatures on the beach. Surf in background.

Railway Station: Birmingham (New Street) Station Announcements - Birmingham New Street Railway Station, station announcements at 2130 hours.

Forest Atmosphere - Dry forest. Prominent bird singing with others singing in background. Woodpecker tapping on tree at start. Distant parrots, doves and occasional crickets towards end. Insects in background. Sound of foliage and other matter falling from trees.

Footsteps Up Stone Stairs (Slight Echo) - Footsteps up stone stairs, 1 woman. (With start and stop, slight echo)

Satin Bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus Violaceus) - Enticement calls leading to display song when female arrives. Continues with enticement calls. Other birds in distance. NB: Exact date of this recording is unknown

Lowland Riverside - EARLY MORNING With distant flamingoes, crickets, frogs, etc NB: Hum and bumps

Children - Middle & Secondary Schools - Chatter in laboratory during free period (no distinct speech) - 1968 (68D, reprocessed)

Llanos Atmosphere - Llanos/wetland atmosphere of flooded llanos. Busy with medium close-up to distant calls from many bird species including whistling ducks, herons, egrets & doves.

Summer Atmospheres - Atmospheres, Summer: English downland, quiet, a lark sings from 1'35" to 2'35". (Technical note, to be played at

Lantern Clock, 1615 - Lantern clock striking three o'clock. (Domestic lantern clock, manufactured 1615.)

Barnacle Goose (Branta Leucopsis) - Calls close-up, from adult while on ground, another calls in background. Close bird takes flight and calls as it flies around. Good wing beats.

Crowds: Interior - Playhouse Theatre: English & French audience chatter

Redshank (Tringa Totanus) - medium close-up anxiety calls from a pair.

Black Footed Albatross (Diomedea Nigripes) - close-up calls from chick begging for food from adult and being fed. Sooty terns and other albatrosses in background.

Wamba Indigenous Music - Gentle drumming of "Morning wake up call" on solo TomTom drum.

Motor Car: 1968 Citroen Am 1.6 (Exterior) - Exterior, start, revving, switch off. (Ami 6, 1968 model, 602cc: Citroen)

Sea Cliff Atmosphere - Sea cliffs and rocky shores - Summer - Early Morning. With Magellanic penguins and other birds.

Hartlaub's Gull (Larus Novaehollandiae Hartlaubii) - medium close-up to medium distance calls from gulls. background occasional calls of cape gannets from 0m24s. background sounds of the sea.

British Rail: Southern Region Multiple Unit Diesel Train (Interior) - Multiple unit Diesel train, interior, fast constant run, occasional marked rhythm. (British Rail Southern Region train.)

Oystercatcher (Haematopus Ostralegus) - Flight calls close-up from several birds. Wren medium close-up; running water medium distance.

Mallard (Anas Platyrhynchos) - medium close-up quacks from female, with wind in reeds & distant traffic.

King Penguin (Aptenodytes Patagonica) - close-up calls from adults and chicks. Chicks begging and being fed.

Snow Goose (Anser Caerulescens) - Distant - medium close-up calls from a large flock flying overhead. Windy background.

Alligator (Alligator Mississippiensis) - close-up growls. Crickets and distant Crows. ` Some other bird calls.

Village Atmosphere - Sounds of children's & men's voices. Continuous calls from sparrows. background sounds of dogs & livestock.

Canyon Atmospheres - Canyon: Spring; Day Fairly quiet, with Tristram's Grackle, Yellow-vented Bulbul, Palestine Sunbird and insects. Some distant traffic.

Galapagos Sealion (Zalophus Californianus Wollebakei) - Calls on land. Heavy surf in background.

Brown Noddy (Anous Stolidus) - Calls and wingbeats of birds flying among trees

Small Children - Infant School Dining Hall, atmosphere with 6-7 year-olds clearing up after meal.

Vulture Sp. - medium close-up calls and squawks from several birds fighting on carcass. Wing-beats from birds arriving and departing, crickets stridulating.

Heavy Goods Lifts (Interior) - Heavy Goods Lift, lift stops, gates open.

Wind & Water - Wind on dunes by palm tree - thin wind with some sand, sea & some buffering

Sailing - Average sea with wind whistling on Lee Rail (STS Malcolm Miller).

Wild Gaur (Bos Gaurus) - Sounds of movement & breathing from gaur. Many insects stridulating & buzzing. Also many bird calls including approaching then receding rose ringed parakeet from 0m43s. Distant call from gaur 2m07s. Some bumps on recording.

Wash - Spring: Morning 0830hrs Prominent calls from Brown-crested Flycatcher, Bell's Vireo and Gila Woodpecker, distant Cactus Wren, Gambel's Quails, White-winged Doves and Cardinals. NB: Wash is a term for a dry river bed periodically inundated by flash floods

Bond Sports Car (C. 1970) Exterior - Cars: Bond sports car, 1970 model. Exterior. False starts

White Tailed Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus Albicilla) - Agitated calls from eagle. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Collared Dove (Streptopelia Decaocto) - Display flight and alighting call.

Bang! - Scimitar Armoured Vehicle, firing on automatic. (Distant perspective.)

Red Billed Toucan (Ramphastos Tucanus) - medium close-up calls. Cicadas and other birds in background.

Redpoll (Acanthis Flammea) - close-up-medium close-up song and trills from several. American Robin and Pine Siskins in background. Hissy.

Common Flicker (Colaptes Auratus) - Calls close-up from adults to chicks, chicks calling in nest hole. High wind in trees. NB Exact date of recording not known: early July.

Zoo Atmosphere - The Rushy Pool at feeding time with Bewick's swans, mallard and many other waterfowl species Winter; evening

Starling (Sturnu Vulgaris) - Adult song and mimicry medium close-up. NB: Date of recording not known.

Superb Lyrebird (Menura Novaehollandiae) - medium close-up mimicry from displaying male lyrebird. Includes electronic & rhythmic sounds, with speech mimicry 0m50s. Distant rumble of traffic, & chainsaw at end of recording. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Farmstead And Surroundings - Near grain dryer. With house sparrows and collared doves.

Outdoor Clock - Outdoor clock striking, chimes & 7 o'clock  SS. Peter & Paul

Slot Machines - Ball bearing in Spiral Machine in amusement arcade.

Horse (Equus Caballus) - medium close-up feeding sounds and snorts. Crickets in background.

American Redstart (Setophaga Ruticilla) - medium close-up song, other birds in background, including White-throated Sparrow, slightly hissy.

Magpie (Pica Pica) - medium close-up annoyance calls. Cetti's warbler and other birds in background. Hum from flies.

Grey Cheeked Pygmy Flying Squirrel (Hylopetes Sagitta) - Cries with cicadas

Sheet Metal Engineering - Electrical engineering, arc squeaking and striking.

Amazon Kingfisher (Chloroceryle Amazona) - Calls as bird flies in and away, with Amazon River Dolphins blowing in f/g.

Himalayan Marmot (Marmota Bobak Himalayana) - medium close-up alarm calls from marmot. background sounds of wind. Some sounds of movement/wind buffeting. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Caving & Pot-holing - Water dripping in a passage. (Distant perspective recording.)

Fenland - Lakeside: Spring close-up bees and flies, Goldfinches and Black-eared Wheatear.

Nightjar (Caprimulgus Europaeus) - close-up song (churr) of male. Wing-claps at end of recording. Slight wind in trees.

Lion (Panthera Leo) - close-up growls and snarls from a couple of very full lions resting in the shade under a bush, after feeding at kill. Rufous tailed weavers in background.

Olive Ridley Turtle (Lepidochelys Olivacea) - turtle on beach at end of egg-laying, pattind down nest with fllippers

Canada Goose (Branta Canadensis) - MC flock calls and take-off. Other ducks taking flight. Crickets in foreground.

Wallace's Standardwing (Semioptera Wallacei) - close-up calls. Very quiet forest background.

Sage Thrasher (Oreoscoptes Montanus) - NB: Exact date of recording not known. close-up song, other birds in distance. Slight wind.

More Phones - Fax phone (Samsung SF40) - rings, detects fax & receives it.

Royal Festival Hall - Royal Festival Hall: Full orchestra tuning, 3m04s appaluse for conductor

Veteran Cars: Rolls Royce ‚äúsilver Ghost‚äù (1911 Model, 6 Cylinders, 35 Hp) - Cars: Rolls Royce "Silver Ghost", 1911 model, 6 cylinders, 35 H.P. Interior, false start

Redshank (Tringa Totanus) - Calls mp. Surf mp. Heavy, uneven background.

Greenshank (Tringa Nebularia) - Flight calls medium close-up. Slightly crackly background.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Busy atmosphere with calls from birds & frogs. Calls from parrots flying overhead. close-up twittering calls from bird. background sounds of wind in trees. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

St. Paul‚äôs Cathedral - Large Crowd: Outside St. Paul's Cathedral, cheering and whistling builds up.

Vintage Motor Car: Citroen 5cv Van: Exterior - Cars: Vintage motor car Citroen 5cv van, 1924. Exterior, tailgate opened and closed

Office Equipment, Business & Control Areas - Telex area (Force Operations)

Wrinkle-lipped Bat (Tadarida Plicata) - medium close-up - close-up calls from colony inside cave at Khao Chong Pram.

Italy (Rome): Children Playing - Vatican, exterior, throng of people on steps of St. Peter's Basilica.

Arctic Tern (Sterna Paradisaea) - Anxiety and attack calls close-up. Colony mp.

Cars - Ford Fiesta, interior, switch on, idle, switch off. (1.1 litre hatchback, 1986/7 model.)

Bluebottle (or Blow Fly) (Calliphora Sp) - Flight sounds with song thrush and wren in background

Kandy Perahera Festival - Fire dancers accompanied by close-up drumming & distant s-shaped trumpets. Procession moves past with chatter of crowd in background. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

American Telephones - American Telephone: Western Electric wall telephone soft ringing tone

Zoo - Ducks dabbling while feeding at Slimbridge, some calls, splashing and wing flapping.

Rajasthan Musicians - Drumming by musicians. Also sounds from a reed instrument. Singer joins music. Ends with brief applause. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

France - Paris - Versailles market atmosphere in busy street market on sunday morning, with vendors' calling.

Grey Cheeked Mangabey (Cercocebus Albigena) - Sporadic chattering calls from mangabey.

English Church Bells - Village Church Bells, single bell tolling. (St. Margaret's Church, Horsmonden, Kent.)

Adelie Penguin (Pygoscelis Adeliae) - close-up walking on snow. Calls from chicks. NB: exact date and location is not specified.

Cambridge - Christ's College clock striking quarter past the hour.

Peregrine Falcon (Falco Peregrinus) - close-up calls & lift-off from perch.

Black-tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys Ludovicianus) - medium close-up alarm calls. Other calls from group in background. Distant birds and crickets. Distant cattle.

Natural Atmospheres 1 - Village in late Spring, early morning atmosphere with Blackbird, Wren, Rooks, Chaffinch, Woodpigeon & distant dog.

Elegant Tern (Sterna Elegans) - & ROYAL TERN (STERNA MAXIMA) Calls of mixed colony (150 yards distant)

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - Adult arrives and feeds nestlings.

Snow Goose (Anser Caerulescens) - medium close-up flock calls while resting and feeding, some louder calls as small group fly in and leave.

House Door: Interior - House Door: Interior, Large Bolt, open and close.

Wild Places - Patagonia - Stream atmosphere in ravine - a light breeze through trees, distant glacier rumble (Chile)

Impala (Aepyceros Melampus) - close-up alarm calls. Insects, birds and frogs in background.

African Hill Babbler (Alcippe Abyssinicus) - medium close-up melodic song from babbler. background sounds of montane forest.

Nigerian Crowds - Downtown Lagos, busy traffic & crowd atmosphere

Desert Rain Frog (Breviceps Macrops) - medium close-up rising whistles from frog. N.B. Date of recording is unknown.

Domestic Clock (Bell: Mid-perspective) - Domestic clock striking eight o'clock. (Mid-perspective recording of domestic clock with bell.)

Village/garden Atmosphere - Winter (Dry Season); Daytime With white-vented bulbul medium close-up, curlew and black headed plovers.

Horses 1 - One horse at trot on rough track, approach, stop & depart, left to right.

Motor Car: Ford Cortina 1.6 Gl (Manual) 1982 Model: Interior - Cars: 1.6 GL (Manual) 1982 model Ford Cortina. Exterior, tickover recorded near exhaust

Zoo - Early Spring: Early Morning - With house sparrows, doves, etc

Common Starling (Sturnus Vulgaris) - close-up calls from chicks being fed in nest box, single chick calling, movement in nest. After second feed two chicks continue to call.

Madagascar Cuckoo (Cuculus Rochii) - MC calls. Cicadas and flies, parrots in background.

Moorland - Autumn: Midday - With stream, distant willow warbler and passing flies rather neutral

Interiors - Theatres And Halls - Atmosphere in a reception hall with footsteps, occasional indistinct voices, and very distant traffic - 1981 (1C23,reprocessed)

Urban South America - Town square, Tarata, small town in central Bolivia, with prominent birdsong, footsteps,indistinct speech and some traffic

Cheetah (Acinonyx Jubatus) - Snarl, followed by soft growls and yelps. Good sounds of panting.

15 Cwt Commer Diesel Truck (Interior) - Exterior, start, depart. (15 cwt. diesel truck)

Ant Sp. (Formicidae) - close-up drumming of ants on rattan leaves. Faint cicadas and birds calling in background. NB: Day & month of recording not specified.

Deciduous Woodland - Mid-morning in birch woodland. Suitable for spring/summer. Song thrush prominent, another in background. Chaffinches, willow warblers and wren in background.

Rotary Motor Mower - Rotary Lawn Mower, start, mowing medium size lawn, stop.

Masked Booby (Sula Dactylatra) - Excited calls & wingflaps close-up from adult, Ascension Island frigatebirds in background.

Domestic Horse (Equus Caballus) - medium close-up sounds of ponies moving around in corral. Some close-up neighs and snorts. Distant voices of herders.

Woodland Atmosphere - Recorded at 7.00 a.m. Stridulation from crickets. Distant occasional calls from crows. Impacts from rain. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

White-headed Duck (Oxyura Leucocephala) - Display calls of male MP With crows, collared doves and other ducks in background Gusty wind through bushes.

Snow Goose (Chen Caerulescens) - medium close-up calls from a pair in flight, strong wind in willows, song from American tree sparrow.

White-eyed Gull (Larus Leucophthalmus) - close-up calls from two two-day old chicks, adult calling in background and then approaches slightly windy background other chicks and adults calling in distance

French Steam Trains - French Steam Train, local train departs quietly.

Grey Heron (Ardea Cinerea) - Squabbling medium close-up over food from five-week-old chicks, house sparrows call close-up.

Riverine Woodland - Spring: 0830hrs. Quite busy with Common flicker, Mourning Dove, Bewick's Wren, Cardinal, House Finches, wind in Silk Wood Trees and leaf noise, Brown-crested Flycatcher.

Tropical Boubou (Laniarius Aethiopicus) - close-up harsh calls with another pair duetting. Emerald Spotted Wood Dove, other birds & insects in distance.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Canopy atmosphere, dawn. Crickets and cicadas. Several birds singing in background, some closer.

Aircraft: Trident (Interior) - Hawker-Siddeley Trident, interior, landing, taxi, switch off. (Short/medium-range airliner, 3 jet engines.)

Comedy Sounds - Squeaky trolley bumped along. (Specially created effect)

World War 2 - 2 - Complete range finding and firing drill - Nov.1942 (reprocessed)

Interior Backgrounds - Supermarket atmosphere, with check-out bell (at 58s), footsteps, trolleys, voices & baskets being stacked.

Moloch Gibbon (Hylobates Moloch) - Female with baby: calls of both.

Wattled Jacana (Jacana Jacana) - medium close-up alarm calls from jacana. background sounds of American wood stork colony. Occasional distant calls from howler monkeys.

Kittiwake (Rissa Tridactyla) - medium distance-close-up calls from birds on and around breeding cliffs. medium close-up sea wash.

Willet (Catoptrophorus Semipalmatus) - medium distance-medium close-up aerial song display from male, grackles and gulls in background.

London Green Line Coach (Exterior) - London Green Line Coach, interior, pneumatic doors closing.

Veteran Cars: Rolls Royce ‚äúsilver Ghost‚äù (1911 Model, 6 Cylinders, 35 Hp) - Cars: Rolls Royce "Silver Ghost", 1911 model, 6 cylinders, 35 H.P. Exterior, start up into manoeuvring, engine stalls at 1'07"

Lion (Panthera Leo) - Growls and howl. NHC17 is a continuous recording of 73m48s also found starting on NHS000124.

Vespa Motor Scooter, 1956 (Exterior) - Vespa Scooter, six false starts. (1956 model.)

Crowds: Interior - Crowd, interior, noisy pub chatter with laughs.

Pygmy Chimpanzee (Pan Paniscus) - Branch dragging and some calling.

Sydney & Urban New Zealand - Lapping water with bird song, Pittwater - early morning, with distant bird calls including whipbirds, laughing kookaburra, parrots and cockatoos.

Monasteries - Monasteries: Bells at Prinknash Abbey, rounds on 8 bells, with start and stop

Coastal Woodland - Autumn: Early Morning Wind in trees and distant surf, Rufous-sided Towhee, Carolina Wren, Crickets, warblers and sparrows calling.

Collared Grey Fantail (Rhipidura Fuliginosa) - medium close-up alarm calls. Rifleman in background. Wind in trees.

Chimpanzee (Pan Troglodytes) - Lip smacking and social grooming Cicadas in background

White-fronted Bee-eater (Merops Bullockoides) - NB: Exact date of recording not known. close-up extreme agitation calls from a young chick in nest tunnel.

Hospital Equipment: Pulse Monitor (Actuality) (All Bands With Activity & Traffic) - Hospital Equipment: Synthesised pulse monitor, very steady

Sea Wash - Seawash: Distant seawash and gulls (For use at low level)

Mute Swan (Cygnus Olor) - Wingbeats & splash-down medium close-up from a group of about eight swans flying into the lake. Flapping wings & calls after landing, call from whooper swan at start.

Brown Towhee (Pipilo Fuscus) - medium close-up song and squeal duet - other birds in background.

Wolseley Sixteen-sixty Car 1967 (Exterior) - Exterior, start, fast depart. (Wolseley sixteen-sixty car, 1967)

Motor Car (Badly Worn, Exterior) - Exterior, 2 doors opened and closed. (Badly worn Sunbeam Rapier, 1962 model)

Common Coot (Fulica Atra) - Calls medium close-up. Robin & cockerel in distance.

Coastal Rainforest Atmosphere - medium close-up rattling call from fiery billed malcoha 1m11s. Occasional sounds of movement & calls from other bird species. Sounds of stridulating cicadas. background sounds of breakers.

Oxford College Clocks Ticking - Trinity College clock striking twelve o'clock.

Black Noddy (Anous Tenuirostris Tenuirostris) - Calls close-up of several at breeding site (Surf in background). Note:Also known locally as the Seychelles White-Capped Noddy

Circular Saws - A 14-inch circular saw operating in a timber yard.

Black-faced Rufous Warbler (Bathmocercus Rufus) - close-up song. Other birds & insects in background.

Paddle Steamer (2400 H.p.) - Vessel approaching pier. (2,400 h.p. paddle steamer. On pier)

Domestic Clock (English, 1810) - Domestic clock striking three o'clock. (English domestic clock, manufactured 1810.)

Military Vehicles - Scorpion Main Tank, start, run, stop. (Petrol engined tank.)

Power Station (Conventional Type) - Power Station, smoke density alarm. (Conventional power station.)

Orange-winged Amazon Parrot (Amazona Amazonica) - Calls medium distance from many. Bananaquits and other birds calling. Slight wind in trees. The recording becomes less busy towards the end. NB This recording can also be used as a forest atmosphere.

27ft Cabin Cruiser (50 Hp. Diesel): In Cabin - Cabin Cruiser: 27ft, 50 hp. diesel engine, interior, reverse.

Phainopepla (Phainopepla Nitens) - close-up song, insects and distant Cactus Wren in background, wing-beats as bird does display flight. Gambel's Quail in background, clicks towards end are either bill-snaps or seedpods cracking.

Helicopters - Exterior - prop jet engines start up, revving. (Prototype, 2 prop jet engines).

Green Hermit Hummingbird (Phaethornis Guy) - close-up squeaking calls from hummingbird. Bellbird and other birds in background. Also sounds of insects. Distant cockerel & traffic 1m48s.

Crowd Reaction (Farcical) - Fifteen men and women saying 'No, no'. (Farcical.)

Shag (Phalacrocorax Aristotelis) - Calls close-up from adult in colony of Kittiwakes, Kittiwakes call medium close-up, seawash in distance.

Black Butcher Bird (Cracticus Quoyi) - MC calls from a single bird. Crickets and other birds in background.

Gambel's Quail (Lophortyx Gambelii) - MC awareness calls, distant Cactus Wren, Phainopepla and insects, distant aircraft noise.

Warfare: Vietnam - Eight inch gun fires after issue of bearings.

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - Mew & long calls medium close-up. Distant oystercatcher.

Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius Phoeniceus) - Roosting calls close-up from a flock of several hundred in reeds. Crickets in background. Distant surf, builds in sound.

Fenland - SUMMER; Mid-day Rather neutral, with close-up reeds moving in gentle breeze. High pitched 'seep' call of Robin in background at beginning.

Red Backed Wren (Malurus Melanocephalus) - close-up song. Other birds in background. Cicadas and crickets in background.

Wood Lark (Lullula Arborea) - medium close-up - distant song as bird descends to ground.

Traction Engine (Single Cylinder) - Steam Roller: Approach and stop. Exterior

Local Football Match (Crowd Of 300) - Football, Local: Crowd of 300, cheers and boos as teams come out.

Patagonian Sealion (Otaria Flavescens) - close-up roars, growls, grunts etc from male. Calls from another male medium close-up. Colony of sealions in the background. NB: Date of this recording is unknown.

Yellow-rumped Cacique (Cacicus Cela) - Various calls close-up at nest hole, flying in, with insects in background.

African Grey Parrot (Psittacus Erithacus) - Bird calling "Bye bye darling...bye bye darling

Zoo - WINTER: DAY. With canada geese, bewick's swans, etc - about to be fed.

Land Rover (Interior) - Land Rover, interior, start, medium fast run, stops.

Farmstead & Surroundings - Grassland Steppe: Spring Open plain with crop fields, Crested Larks prominent, Turtle Dove, insects, distant voices. Various wind strengths, gusting, sound of wheat blowing in the wind.

Eurostar - Train slowing & entering Gard du Nord (First class compartment)

Vanikoro Broadbill (Myiagra Vanikorensis) - close-up calls & song. Calls from wattled honeyeater,red vented bulbul & other birds in background. Slight wind in bushes.

Buses - Open top vintage bus: Dennis (1925) 4 cylinder petrol engine - journey on lower deck with occasional gear changes, stops and starts.

Ready-mixed Cement - Warning klaxon sounds, charging on stationary ready-mixed cement lorry stops.

Devon Hedgerow - Birds & Backgrounds: Devon Hedgerow, early morning atmosphere.

Beach Atmosphere - Wind & surf. Calls from gulls & other birds in the distance.

Common Frog (Rana Temporaria) - Individual croaks close-up. Traffic in background.

White-fronted Tern (Sterna Striata) - close-up begging calls from a fledged juvenile. High pitched loud call from adult near end of recording. Another in background. Seawash in background.

Trains - Diesel Commuter Railcar, interior, train boarded, with doors & voices.

Motor Car: Ford Ecsort 1300 (Manual) (Exterior) - Ford Escort 1300, exterior, passing at 10 mph. (1300cc engine, manual transmission.)

Gelada Baboon (Theropithecus Gelada) - two male baboons buffered between two female troops

Comedy Sounds - Half-hearted hurrahs and cheers. (Specially created effect)

Kokako (Callaeas Cinerea) - close-up calls and song. Distant saddleback and whiteheads. Slight wind in trees. Stream in background.

Footsteps On Pavement: Running - Footsteps on Pavement, two men & one woman running, with approach & stop.

Mixed - Cafe Royal, Edinburgh. very busy Saturday night atmosphere.

Florida Pine Woods - Spring: Afternoon Cricket chorus, Cardinal and other birds singing after rain.

France - Paris - Gare D'Austerliuz station concourse atmosphere at ticket barrier as train arrives, with electric trolleys passing, indistinct

Western Capercaillie (Tetrao Urogallus) - Vcu display calls from male at lek. Grunting, guttural & squealing calls.

Rufous Naped Lark (Mirafra Africana) - close-up song. Other Larks, flies, crickets, Pectoral Patch Cisticolas in background. Distant Wildebeest and Cape Rooks.

Tanks: World War Ii - Tank procession with crowds cheering. World War II. (From 78 rpm record)

Footsteps - Footsteps down stone stairs, 2 men. (With approach and stop)

Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax Nivalis) - medium distance-close-up song. Heavy river in background. Snow geese at end.

Wind & Water - Post snow storm - soft, gentle wind after snow has settled.

Setrite Push-button Ticket Machine - Setrite Push-Button Ticket Machine, 5/9d. inserted.

Interiors - Various 2 - Main exhibition hall atmosphere at Science Museum, London -Jan '1980 (1C21,reprocessed) (tecnical note - to be used at low level)

Motor Racing: Formula 1: 1.3 Litre - Silverstone, Formula One International Trophy Race 1969, start of race, with chatter, P.A. announcements & crowd atmosphere. (Formula One, 1.3 litre.)

R.a.f. V-bomber (Exterior) - RAF V-bomber, exterior, approach and overshoot. (Long-range bomber, 4 jet engines.)

Liontail Macaque (Macaca Silenus) - medium distance & medium close-up calls from macaques. Burst of song from southern grackle 1m00s. background forest atmosphere with sounds from many birds including woodpecker. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Wren (Troglodytes Troglodytes) - With rookery and stream by Dorton Cottage

Fenland Atmosphere - Summer Night Rather neutral; close perspective reed-bed with distant curlews & sea - 0230hrs

Coypu (Mycocastor Coypus) - close-up calls & some chewing from a single animal. Surf in distance. Slightly crackly recording.

Yellow-bellied Marmot (Marmota Flaviventris) - medium close-up predator alarm calls from two animals. Birds in distance. Wind in Aspen trees occasionally.

Sarus Crane (Grus Antigone) - Courtship display calls close-up - distant. Other birds close-up - distant. Cicada mp.

River Atmosphere - Water flowing \ Blackcap, chaffinch, wren and long-tailed tit

Boreal Forest Atmosphere - Evening Strong wind in trees, insects, white throated sparrows, other birds in distance.

Outdoor Clock - Church clock striking, 3 o'clock. (All Saints Church)

Ships And Boats 2 - Sailing Dinghy, sail past left to right. (Recorded on shore.)

Hobby (Falco Subbuteo) - Male calling female off nest medium close-up. Female replying close-up. Wren mp. Woodpigeon in distance. Wind in trees.

House Martin (Delichon Urbica) - Breeding colony on sea cliff (with fulmars)

Electronically Generated Sounds - Sliding door, slow, no hum. (Futuristic Spot Effect.)

Golden-naped Barbet (Megalaima Pulcherrima) - Calls medium close-up with cicadas and distant birds. Windy background.

Green Cheeked Amazon (Amazona Viridiginalis) - Recorded in quarantine area. close-up laughing, screeching and talking - busy.

Bathing Atmosphere - voices of river bathers, with contant singing and sounds of washing

3 People In Hall - Three people in a hall with speech and chatter, busy. Slight traffic.

Black-eared Wheatear (Oenanthe Hispanica) - Song, with palm doves, chickens and children in background. Calls of rock sparrow near end.

Motor Car: 1929 4 1/2 Litre Bentley - Interior, slow down, stop, switch off. (4.5 litre, 1929 model Bentley)

Boat-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus Major) - AND COMMON GRACKLE (QUISCALUS QUISCULA) medium close-up flock calls. Blue jay calling towards end.

New Zealand - The Natural World 2 - Stream 3 - waterfall gully track, Shakespeare Regional Park (NZ)

Bond Sports Car (C. 1970) - Cars: Bond sports car, 1970 model. Start, fast run with gear changes, stop

Schools / Crowds - Primary School, cloak-room atmosphere, mixed infants to 10 year olds.

Marshland - At edge of marsh in open area. Frog chorus medium distance; larks singing; movement in marsh. Bare-faced Go-away bird in distance. Calls from Egyptian goose near end.

Prayer Wheel - close-up rattling & creaking sounds from prayer wheel being turned. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown. Location identified (verbally) as Tikse Monastery.

Glassworks: Sheet Glass And Bottles - Glassworks, manufacturing glass bottles, furnace & casting.

Rice Terrace Atmosphere - Early Morning: insects, birds and distant cockerels and chatter from village

Scrubland Atmosphere - medium close-up chirruping/whistling calls. Crickets stridulating & various birds calling in background. Sounds of wind in vegetation.

Caving & Potholing - Unrolling wire ladder at top of 60ft pitch.

Horse (Flat) Racing - Newbury Race Course, tote background with customers placing bets & tote bell. (Flat racing.)

Singing Cisticola (Cisticola Cantans) - close-up calls from two birds, one giving a loud bell-like call, the other a lower grinding rattle, other birds in distance.

Boat-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus Major) - close-up calls and wingbeats as bird flies off calling at end.

Slow Footsteps Up Wooden Stairs - Footsteps Up Wooden Stairs, two men & two women, slow, with start & stop.

Aircraft: Beagle Pup - Beagle Pup, exterior recordings. Pass over several times.

Fieldfare (Turdus Pilaris) - medium close-up contact and alarm calls from a group feeding on buckthorn with starlings. Crows and chaffinches in distance. Also suitable for coastal or urban atmospheres in winter.

White-tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys Leucurus) - medium close-up alarm calls from a single animal. Thrasher and other birds singing in background. NB: Exact date of recording unknown.

Sacred Kingfisher (Halycon Sancta) - medium close-up calls from juveniles in nest hole in tree. Bellbirds, stitchbirds and whiteheads in background. Cicadas and other insects in background. Wind blows lightly in trees occasionally.

Theatre Crowds - Old Vic: Busy speech whilst audience take their seats, full house

Communications - BT Pushbutton Payphone, receiver replaced & coins returned.

Lakeside/woodland Atmosphere - Recorded in evening during autumn. Cricket chorus with calls from sparrows, cardinals & warblers. Some distant traffic & dogs.

Crested Auklet (Aethia Cristatella) - medium distance-MC calls from several in colony, closer calls from occasional Parakeet Auklet, Least Auklets in background.

Carolina Wren (Thryothorus Ludovicianus) - close-up alarm calls. Yellow-rumped warblers in background.

Cultivated Land - Dry Season; Early Morning. With alarm calls of grey-backed camaroptera, village weavers etc.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Neutral forest atmosphere, quite low level. Arfak Parotia - close-up wingflaps 0m55s, close-up screeching call at 1m25s followed by a rattle-like call. Movement amongst vegetation, cracking of twigs and wingflaps around 2m. Rattle-like call at 2m19s. close-up bee buzzing a

Domestic Sheep (Ovis Aries) - close-up calls from sheep with lambs in large flock. Hoof sounds from running sheep.

Hedgerow - Winter: Mid-day Rather neutral, with feeding calls of Blue Tits, Greenfinches, etc.

Bang! - Firework Night, atmosphere in suburban England with some traffic.

Comedy 2 - atmosphere. in a clock shop, with ticking and chimes - 1967 (7F, reprocessed)

Honey Or Hive Bee (Apis Mellifera) - Swarming at nest entrance with house sparrows NB: An introduced species in South America

Puffin (Fratercula Arctica) - medium close-up - close-up wingbeats from puffins flying past. Calls from herring gulls, lesser black-backed gulls, fulmars, guillemots and oystercatchers. Background becomes quieter about 2'00" in.

Wilson's Bird Of Paradise (Diphyllodes Respublica) - close-up leaf flicking. Short flights at 0m28s and 0m34s. Flying away at 0m44s. Quiet background.

Snow Petrel (Pagodroma Nivea) - Colony calls. NB this was recorded between June and November 1992.

St. Paul‚äôs Cathedral Clock (Great Tom) - Great Tom clock striking 11 o'clock

Villages - Village weavers prominent. voices, chickens etc in background.

Office Equipment, Business & Control Areas - City bank computer & teleprinter room (rec. 1986)

Vintage Motor Car: Fiat 509a Saloon: Exterior - Cars: Vintage motor car Fiat 509A saloon. Exterior, approach with skid, engine idles to stop

Kittiwake (Rissa Tridactyla) - Excited calls medium close-up in colony. Seawash medium close-up.

French Traffic - Traffic: French, bank of River Seine. Ambulance passes at 6'

Demoiselle Crane (Anthropoides Virgo) - medium close-up & close-up calls from cranes, some loud. Also some calls from other birds. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Motor Car Accessories - Three spanners dropped. (Car accessories)

Rainforest Atmosphere - medium close-up to distant calls from many bird species. Sounds of insect stridulation. Slight sounds of wind in vegetation.

World War Ii: Aircraft Carriers - Turbines, slow, World War II. (From 78 r.p.m. disc)

Tropical Desert Shrub - Summer; Early morning \ Sheep farm with Australian crows, fantails, etc plus breeze

Emmanuel College Clock, Cambridge - Emmanuel College clock striking two o'clock.

Public Houses - Cash register, bell, keyboard, change given and coins put in drawer, closed.

Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes Forsteri) - Flock calls and movement. Occasional chick calls.

Farm Machinery - Tractor with silage cutter passing left to right.

Volvo 244 Police Ar: Exterior (Pa 150 ‚äòyelp‚äô & ‚äòwail‚äô Siren - Police Car: Volvo 244, approach with PA 150 'yelp' siren, skid, stop, exterior

Suricate (Suricata Suricatta) - close-up foraging calls and scraping sounds from digging.

Australian Bush (Acacia Forest) Atmosphere - close-up to background distinct calls from several bird species. Sounds of wind in trees. Water splash 0m10s. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Fenland Carr Atmosphere - Atmosphere recorded during autumn evening. Song from robin & calls from wren.

Piper Light Aircraft (Single Pistol Engine) (Exterior) - Exterior, start, taxi past and take off. (Piper private light aircraft, 1 piston engine)

Least Bittern (Ixobrychus Exilis) - medium close-up calls, grackles and Blackbirds and reeds 'cracking' in background.

Motor Car: Morris Bullnose, 1922 (Exterior) - Exterior, start & depart. (11.9 hp side valve Hotchkiss engine, 1922 Morris Bullnose.)

White-eyed Vireo (Vireo Griseus) - close-up song, other birds in distance.

Desert Museum - Spring: Early morning Recording made from outside aviary at Desert Museum - too busy for natural desert at start, later could be used for wash water-hole.

Horses 1 - Horse whickering in stables, one particularly dominant, close perspective.

Flamed Bowerbird (Sericulus Aureus) - medium close-up shrill calls from bowerbird. background sounds of running water. Distant calls from other bird species.

Domestic Clock: Double-strike - Domestic clock striking twelve o'clock. (Domestic clock with double-strike mechanism.)

Domestic Dog (Canis Familiaris) - Studio recording of collie dog (exact breed unknown). close-up whines. Also panting & some sounds of movement.

Unidentified Bird - Calls, with Grey and Brown Laughing Thrush and Golden-naped Barbet in background.

Livestock 1 - British Saanen Goat, exterior, annoyed bleating, moving around a field (some close perspective calls), jackdaws & crickets heard. (Recorded in early evening.)

Indoor Swimming Bath - Indoor Swimming Pool, swimmer dives in, breast stroke.

Warbling Vireo (Vireo Gilvus) - close-up song, very little background, slight wind in bushes.

Patagonian Conure (Cyanoliseus Patagonus) - medium close-up & background calls from conures in colony in response to caracara. background sounds of wind & sea wash. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown. Also known as Burrowing parrot.

Children - Singing Games & School - 6 children playing in a London street, distant traffic and birds - November 1970 (136E, reprocessed)

Newton's Golden Bowerbird (Prionodura Newtoniana) - medium distance scold call. Other birds in background.

Cultivated Land - Late Spring-Summer: Midday With bees, flies and other insects

Northern Fulmar (Fulmarus Glacialis) - Calls close-up, House Sparrow, Wren, Skylark & Blackbird in distance, windy background with distant surf.

Vc10 Aircraft: Exterior - VC 10, Aircraft, exterior, pass over R - L

5-7 Cwt Bedford Light Van (Interior) - Interior, rear door opened and closed. (Bedford light van.)

White-fronted Goose (Anser Albifrons) - close-up calls from a single bird in flight, with wingbeats. medium distance pied wagtail & distant wigeon. Quite windy.

Broad-tailed Hummingbird (Selasphorus Platycercus) - close-up trilling from wings while feeding on flowers, insects buzzing.

Wildebeest (Or Brindled Gnu) (Connochaetes Taurinus) - Herd calling and galloping away over sand

Forest Atmosphere - Winter: Day Various birds, flies and crickets in background.

South America - Rural & Urban Atmospheres - Trains station - Corumba

International - Austria: Schwedenplatz underground station platform.

Footsteps On Country Road: Running - Footsteps on Country Road, two men & one woman running, with start & stop.

World War 2 - 2 - Minesweeper - sweep out - donkey engine, paravane hits water, hawser (reprocessed)

Sawgrass - Wind through fronds of 'fan' palm, dwarf palm about six feet high.

Trains - Railway Signal Box, closing down with signals received & acknowledged.

Fox Hunting: Quorn Hunt - Hunting horn call, For'ard away.  (Quorn Hunt.)

Aircraft: Bac 111 (Interior) - BAC 1-11, interior, take off into level flight. (Recorded in pilots' cabin.) (Short-range airliner, 2 jet engines.)

Donaldson Smith's Sparrow Weaver (Plocepasser Donaldsoni) - close-up song/calls from several, Others, Hoopoe and Dusky Turtle Dove in background.

Grey-headed Gull (Larus Cirrocephalus) - medium close-up calls from flock bathing. With red-billed duck, glossy ibis, flies and black-winged stilts which call at end of recording.

Turnstone (Arenaria Interpres) - close-up alarm calls from adult on nest at distant long-tailed skuas

Domestic Clock - Domestic Mantle Clock striking quarter to the hour. (Early 19th Century clock chimes 'B', 8 bells, 1 gong.)

Suricate (Suricata Suricatta) - close-up growls in defence of food. Birds in background. Some chewing sounds.

Transport - Hughes 500E Helicopter, exterior, approach, land, switch off.

Crowds: Chatter Yugoslav - English children in street, shouting & running.

Comedy 3 - Referees whistle: short, double√Ç¬®, long√Ç¬®, longer√Ç¬® 1", 1" 1", 2" - 1968 (169A, reprocessed)

Blows & Crashes - Continuous body falls, continuous heavy movement.

Riverine - Evening, burbling sound of river in gorge. Several birds calling.

Vickers Viscount, interior, in-flight announcement by captain. (Short/medium-range airliner, 4 piston-engines.)

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - NB: Recorded from microphones placed beside a Reed Warbler's nest. 0530 - 0553hrs Wingbeats as bird approaches nest through reeds, calling quietly.

Indoor Crowds - Birmingham Stock Exchange, atmosphere on floor during trading.

Common Mynah (Acridotheres Tristis) - medium close-up song from a couple of birds in a small group, Himalayan Rubythroat, Himalayan Snowcock, House Martins, cuckoo in background, slight wind in trees.

Magdalen College Clock, Oxford - Magdalen College clock striking four o'clock.

Sea Coast: Beach Atmosphere - Summer: Day. \ Surf mid-perspective. Distant herring gulls.

Barnacle Goose (Branta Leucopsis) - Calls close-up from a large flock on evening flight. Lapwing & curlew in background.

Interiors - Concert Halls - Closing applause, applause swells from time to time, 'encore', at 4'53" atmosphere - 1972 (1C10,reprocessed)

African Elephant (Elephas Loxodus Africanus) - Trumpeting of circus animals.

Harris' Hawk (Parabuteo Unicinctus) - close-up calls in captivity, distant House Sparrows and other collection birds, some clear bits.

Modern 35mm Cine Projector - Modern 35mm cine projector. Threading film.

Jersey Grasshopper (Euchorthippus Elegantulus) - Male stridulating

Fire Service - Fire Engine: Interior, start, run with horn, stop

Mountain Stream - Water lapping on loch shore. (Loch Broom, Ullapool.)

Slender-billed Red-winged Starling (Onychognathus Tenuirostris)  - calling

Rook (Corvus Frugilegus) - Adults calling, nestlings begging close-up.

Tufted Puffin (Lunda Cirrhata) - close-up wing-beats of birds flying past, in to land and taking-off. Distant surf. Black Oystercatcher and Glaucous-winged Gulls in distance.

Squeaks, Creaks & Rattles - Sliding Wooden Latch operated four times.

Comedy, Fantasy & Horror - Space battle. (Space Fantasy Spot Effect.)

Agile Gibbon (Hylobates Agilis) - medium close-up calls from female gibbon. Also squeals from baby. background sounds of rainforest with stridulating insects.

Household 2 - Curtains being pulled - brass rings on wooden rod.

Magellanic Woodpecker (Campephilus Magellanicus) - 'Tapping' close-up on tree trunk, with other birds in background. Very windy.

Pool Of London - Two ships' sirens sounding long blasts. (Recorded at Pool of London.)

Narrow-gauge Light Railway (Interior) - Narrow-Gauge Light Railway, train departs & negotiates loop with wheel screech. (Recorded in closed coach.)

Arctic Tern (Sterna Paradisaea) - Attack calls close-up. Mp alarm calls from several birds.

Ambulance (Austin Automatic: Exterior) - Ambulance, exterior, departs. (With horn.) (Austin Automatic ambulance.)

Lakeside - Night. Cricket chorus, frogs in background. High pitched calls from bats. Some faint movement from hippos at side of lake. Occasional water lapping.

Hummingbirds (Trochilidae Family) - Calls from streamertail & Jamaican mango hummingbirds. Aggressive calls & squabbling between the two species 0m10s. background sounds of stridulating insects & occasional bird calls. Occasional sounds of whirring wings.

Bristol Britannina Prop-jet Airliner (Interior) - Bristol Britannia, interior, take off into constant flight. (Long/medium range airliner, four turboprop jet engines.)

Kerguelen Fur Seal (Arctocephalus Gazella) - Pups on land at water edge. Some wind noise. Some background skua calls. NB: exact date of recording is not specified.

Bits & Pieces - 4-6-2 Pacific model locomotive, fast run round track (rec. centre of track)

Peafowl (Peacock) (Pavo Cristatus) - Displaying male rustling tail feathers

Aircraft - Concorde flightdeck, take-off, climb. (Super-sonic jet airliner.)

Church Bells - Rounds - firing, ends with rounds, English village church.

Cliffs - Cliff-top facing into bay, waves breaking on shore. Herring gulls calling, buzzing from crickets in grass at cliff edge. Flight calls from jackdaws.

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - close-up pre-copulation begging from a pair merging into long calls.

Wind Atmosphere - strong whistling wind combined with some low rumbling sounds; light rustling of dry vegetation or sound; little or no bird/insect sounds

Guns: Revolvers: Exterior - Revolver: A .38 special, 6 shots, outside, (used by U.K. Police Force).

France: Tour De France - France: Tour De France, actuality, winners presentation, cheers and applause into slow handclaps.

White-faced Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna Viduata) - MC-close-up calls from flying bird over lake. Cicadas and Madagascar Cuckoo in background.

London Traffic - Light traffic, quiet periods with atmosphere and speech. (Knightsbridge, London.)

Black Headed Gull (Larus Ridibundus) - Busy calls from gulls feeding frenziedly on eggs from spawning salmon. Occasional calls from slatybacked gulls. Distant rumble of breakers on coast.

Chatter (Indoors) - Cheerful chatter from seven men aged 20-25 years.

Razorbill (Alca Torda) - medium close-up - close-up calls. Wingbeats and mild alarm calls at start of recording. Footsteps on rocks. Kittiwakes and guillemots in background. Distant herring gulls. medium distance surf.

Jackdaw (Corvus Monedula) - Typical call medium close-up, plus take-off wingbeats.

Tristram's Grackle (Onychognathus Tristramii) - Song and calls (windy background)

2 Horses (Actuality) - Pony gallops away on hard surface and returns. (Actuality, with birdsong)

Aircraft 1 - 747 jet aircraft - interior. Taxi to take off - undercarriage raised at 2'00, indicator board gong - aircraft climbs.

Chatham Island Tui (Prosthemadera Novaeseelandiae Chathamensis) - Song, with Warbler, Snipe and Starling in background. NB: Date of recording not known.

Interiors - Pubs And Clubs - Barman up from cellar carrying box of bottles (ends abruptly)

Association Football - League Match - Sport: Association Football league match, Derby v. Arsenal, atmosphere before match.

Wetland Atmosphere - Loud, resonant calls from birds. background calls from other bird species. Also sounds of insects. Occasional splashes, bubbling & other water effects.

Suburban Steam Train: Interior (2-6-2 Tank Locomotive, Past 1945) - Steam Train: 2-6-2 tank locomotive, post 1945, suburban, exterior, slow pass, pulling uphill.

Wamba Indigenous Music - Constant rhythm of solo TomTom drumming of "Pygmy Chimps - Bonobos

Motor Car: Ford Ecsort 1300 (Manual) (Exterior) - Ford Escort 1300, exterior, luggage boot lid. (1300cc engine, manual transmission.)

Red-billed Tropicbird (Phaethon Aethereus) - Alarm calls close-up from adult removed from its nest. (These calls could also be used as flight calls).

Building Under Construction - Building site, wide perspective recording of building being constructed.

Flying Foxes (Pteropus Spp) - close-up calls from several in colony - little red, grey-headed and black flying foxes. Colony in background. Calls from crows in background.

Buses - 3d piece issued as change, one-man operated red Central buses.

Footsteps Up Stone Stairs (Slight Echo) - Footsteps up stone stairs, 2 men. (With approach and stop, slight echo)

Rufous Hornero (Furnarius Rufus) - close-up calls from several. Other birds in background.

Crested Auklet (Aethia Cristatella) - medium close-up flock calls from thousands of birds on roosting slopes. Some taking off and circling, many birds in the air calling.

Domestic Horse (Equus Caballus) - Hoofbeats approach, pass close-up then recede. Some faint talking in background.

Hospitals - Outpaitients Department, atmosphere recorded in outpatients department, indistinct speech, footsteps, coughs, opening and closing of doors. (Wide perspective.)

Savanna - DAY With African hoopoe, fork-tailed drongo, fiscal shrike and other birds and insects

Air Battles, Air Raids & Sirens - Night raid on London, stick of bombs falling, distant anti-aircraft of plane - 1940 (500M)

Chaffinch (Fringilla Coelebs) - Anxiety and contact calls with blackbird song

Footsteps On Pavement: Running - Footsteps on Pavement, two men running, with start & stop.

Horses - Two horses approach and stop, harnessed up to cart on cobbled surface.

Moorhen (Gallinula Chloropus) - close-up aggressive calls at start,and then contact and clucking calls. Rooks,tits,ducks and swans in background.

Boys‚äô Comprehensive School: In Classroom - Boys' Comprehensive School classroom, abusive remarks thrown at teacher.

White Chinned Petrel (Procellaria Aequinoctialis) - Adults displaying to each other. Some close-up calls.

Wind In Hedge - Weather: High Wind In Bushes, occasional bird song.

Anne Boleyn's Clock, Hampton Court - Outdoor clock striking, 9 o'clock - SS. Peter & Paul

Electronic Sounds - Medium pitched hum. (Specially created electronic sound.)

Bond Sports Car (C. 1970) Exterior - Cars: Bond sports car, 1970 model. Exterior. Manoeuvre

Jamaican Oriole (Icterus Leucopteryx) - Shrill/piercing calls from Jamaican Oriole. Also some sounds of movement and wing flapping. Parabolic mike recording.

Common Pheasant (Phasianus Colchicus) - Calls close-up from male with soft, submissive calls from female prior to mating. Song thrush, turtle dove, wren, garden warbler, willow warbler & pheasant in distance.

Helicopters - Interior - land, switch off (4 seat with Alvis Leonides piston engines)

Apostle Bird (Struthidea Cinerea) - medium close-up clicking calls from individual with others in background. Also sounds of wind. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording are unknown.

Spoonbill (Platalea Leucorodia) - close-up adult feeding young; calls and wingbeats.

Outdoor Crowds: Boys - Group of youthful supporters with occasional speech and cheering. (Suggested use, sports meetings, fetes)

Snow Goose (Chen Caerulescens) - close-up flock calls, calls from a boat-tailed grackle. Flock takes off towards end. Distant surf.

Lake: High Andean (Over 10,000') - DAY With crested duck, andean lapwing, andean avocet, lesser yellowlegs, baird's sandpiper

Swamp Atmosphere - Autumn: Sunset Crickets and birds - Red-winged Blackbirds, Woodpecker tapping. Distant aircraft in places.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Many birds singing. Parrots loud at times. Crickets. Slight wind in trees at times. Less busy towards end. Occasional distant chickens.

Mandrill Baboon (Mandrillus Sphinx) - Grunting, chattering & other calls from mandrills. background calls from various bird species. Sounds of movement. Occasional insect buzz.

Articulated Lorry (Diesel): Exterior - Articulated Lorry: Diesel, pulling away, exterior

Marsh Atmosphere - medium close-up to distant calls from many different bird species. Also sounds of insects & frogs. Occasional splashes. background call from water buffalo at beginning of recording.

Alligator (Alligator Mississippiensis) - close-up roars, groans from others. Crickets in background. ` Common Yellowthroat. Red-winged Blackbird and Boat-tailed Grackle. Mourning Dove. Fish splashing in water.

Fish Spp - Brienomyrus brachyistus & Marcusenius cyprinoides. close-up electrical pulses from both fish. MC gives loud pulses as it swims away at end.

Capybara (Hydrochoerus Hydrochaeris) - medium close-up chittering contact calls from nine month old (juvenile) female.

River Cascading Over Rocks - Water: Running continuously over two metre drop

U.s. Space Ship Launching - Sonic Boom, double boom as English Electric Lightning passes through sound barrier. (Jet fighter, c. 1967.)

Spotted Redshank (Tringa Erythropus) - Calls medium close-up. Distant redshank. Surf mp.

Woodland Atmosphere - Atmosphere with tree frogs. Two groups of frogs calling left & right of stereo centre. Wind in vegetation 2m00s. background insects.

Royal Festival Hall - Royal Festival Hall: Atmosphere 1m00s applause, 1m22s atmosphere, 1m30s violin tuning to piano

Srn Super 4 Hobercraft - Hovercraft: SRN Super 4, Exterior, start and depart.

Exterior Effects - Mechanical digger (four wheels) - shutdown - 1981 (6B1, reprocessed)

Lakeside Atmosphere - Spring. Goldfinches, wren, reed warbler, donkey feeding and snorting. Very busy.

Farmstead & Homestead - Spring/summer: Day - With barn swallow, American robin and Baltimore oriole wind on microphone? NB: Compiled from existing recordings in the BBC collection of Wildlife Sounds

Ferrugionous Hawk (Buteo Regalis) - NB: Exact date of recording not known. MC alarm calls, Meadowlark in background.

Baby (Girl): 18 Months - 18 month old baby girl. Looking at picture book.

Comedy 2 - One pair of feet approach and stop - 1968 (7G, reprocessed)

African Buffalo (Synceros Caffer) - close-up movement and calls from a herd of about 300 walking past. Prominent calls from red-billed oxpeckers.

French Steam Trains - French Steam Train, Fleche d'Or, departs station.

Sheet Metal Engineering - Chemical Works, crucible quenching in progress.

Fast Flowing Stream - medium close-up fast flowing stream with main stream on left and/or bow around small island on right where water flows over tree roots.

Christchurch College Clock, Oxford - Big Tom, bell in Christchurch College clock, striking 101 times.

Diesel Electric Train Fast Constant Run On Welded Track - Interior, fast constant run on welded track. (Recorded in corridor)

World War Ii Aircraft: Messerschmitt 110 (German) - Actuality of an air battle, planes diving and zooming, gunfire. (German film)

Walrus (Odobenus Rosmarus) - close-up, breathing and a few grunts from animal on ice.

White Stork (Ciconia Ciconia) - Grunts & bill-clapping medium close-up at nest, house sparrows & spotless starlings close-up; faint traffic noise.

White-fronted Goose (Anser Albifrons) - close-up flight calls & wingbeats from a small flock. One bird most prominent. Other calls from a flock in the distance.

Mandarin Duck (Aix Galericulata) - close-up sound of chicks dropping to forest floor from nest hole. Calls and sound of chicks running over leaves.

Slow Footsteps Up Metal Stairs - Footsteps Up Metal Stairs, three men, slow, with approach & stop.

Peregrine Falcon (Falco Peregrinus) - close-up sounds of adult bathing; feathers ruffling & tail being hit on surface of water. close-up calls & a couple of sneezes. Bird flies from water at end. Occasional distant buzzard calls.

Comedy Sounds - One pair of feet approach and stop. (Specially created effect)

Scrubland - Evening in open area with short, scattered acacias and brush. Prominent bird unknown (could be a song variety of white-browed scrub-robin) White-headed buffalo weavers, yellow-necked spurfowl, vulturine guineafowl. Doves and other birds. Crickets and inse

Bees (Halictidae Family) - close-up buzzing from 'dune' bees, landing in soft sand to dig pits then hovering over them. Short toed (Red Capped) Larks in background. Wind over dune.

African Golden Oriole (Oriolus Auratus) - Call close-up. Very distant children's voices.

France - Paris - Crowds, Eiffel Tower, atmosphere of large international crowd waiting for lifts, with distant traffic.

North Sea Gas - North Sea Gas Industry, paintshop, coating pipes.

World War Ii: Ground Warfare - Artillery: Enemy (World War II actuality)

Blue Breasted Kingfisher (Halcyon Malimbica) - medium distance calls. Other birds in background. Occasional bumps from boat. Water splashes from foliage dropping from trees.

Home Textile Industries - Home Textile Industry, lace making in progress using the bobbin method.

Sadhu (Hindu Holyman) - Sadhu at prayer. Drumming & chanting. background sounds of running water. N.B. This Sadhu is called Ba ba.

House Sparrow (Passer Domesticus) - Several birds calling (with Feral Pigeon)

Comedy 2 - Knocking with doors opening and closing - 1968 (7G, reprocessed)

Office Equipment - Two auto-key punches operating, occasional pause

St. Paul‚äôs Cathedral - Large Crowd: Outside St. Paul's Cathedral, large cheer.

Guatemalan Black Howler Monkey (Alouatta Pigra) - Barks & howls with occasional wailing calls. Also some occasional bird calls. Recorded in early morning.

Peugeot 205gt 1982 1300cc Petrol (car Misfiring Quite Badly) - exterior - start, attempts to power out of muddy ditch with wheel spin, switch off

National Daily Newspaper - National Daily Newspaper Creed Teleprinter Room, general atmosphere.

Forest Atmosphere - Mixed Warm Temperate Forest Summer: Day With House Sparrow, Red-crowned Parakeet, Bellbird alarm and Kaka.

One-horse Trap (2 Wheeler) On Hard Surface - One-Horse Trap: Two Wheeler, hard surface, walking, approach, stop.

M.g. Midget Sports Car 1967 (Interior) - Interior, one door open. (Sports car, 1967 model M.G. Midget)

Goldfinch (Carduelis Carduelis) - 'Tinkling' and 'cheep' calls medium close-up-close-up while feeding and wingbeats. With Blackbird, Linnets and insects.

Jesus College Clock, Oxford - Jesus College clock striking seven o'clock.

Eurasian Cuckoo (Cuculus Canorus) - Shrill, begging calls from nestling.

Great Tailed Grackle (Quiscalus Mexicanus) - medium close-up calls from a group of great tailed grackles feeding on maize. Busy sound with other bird species in background. Distant rumble in background. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Robin (Erithacus Rubecula) - Sub-song close-up. Wild bird singing inside a hide with strong wind blowing outside.

Interiors - Theatres And Halls - Applause from 250 people - 1966 (63A,reprocessed)

2 Horses On Turf (Studio) - Two horses on turf, start, gallop, stop. (Studio recording with jingle of harness)

Ant Sp. (Formicidae) - close-up drumming of ants on rattan leaves. Cicadas and birds calling in background. NB: Day & month of recording is not given.

Village - Summer: Midday - Olive grove with chorus of cicadas and distant donkey NB: Recorded in Summer of 1967

Rainforest Atmosphere - Evening. Variety of bird species calling. Insects in background.

Vintage Motor Car: Fiat 509a Saloon - Cars: Vintage motor car Fiat 509A saloon. Interior, start, faster drive and hill climb, stop with slide, handbrake

Madagascar Cuckoo (Cuculus Rochii) - MC calls with chorous of cicadas. Distant crested coua calling.

Crab Plover (Dromas Ardeola) - medium close-up to background calls from small flock of plovers. Calls approach, pass overhead & then recede. background sounds of wind. N.B. Exact location & date of this recording is unknown.

Ford Anglia 105e Van (1963, 997cc): Interior-on Rough Road - Motor Van: Start, Fast Depart, constant run on rough road, stop, interior, (Ford Anglia 105E, 1963 model, 997cc).

Snow Goose (Anser Caerulescens) - close-up flight calls with medium distance flock calls. Eastern Meadowlark calling in background, with slightly closer calls from Boat-tailed Grackles.

House Door: Interior - House Door: Interior, Squeaky, open and close.

Tristram's Warbler (Sylvia Deserticola) - Song close-up, with distant chaffinch, serins and raven Wind in trees and some traffic noise

Mice - Mouse snuffling & squeaking. (Technical note: for use at low level.)

Topi (Damaliscus Lunatus) - Alarm snorts Distant insects and birds

Cormorant (Phalacrocorax Carbo) - close-up begging calls from chicks. Colony in background.

Crowds: Interior - Crowd, interior, twenty people, quiet chatter.

Ring Ouzel (Turdus Torquatus) - medium close-up alarm calls. medium close-up flight alarm call at end of recording. Skylarks and sheep in distance.

Parakeet Auklet (Cyclorrhynchus Psittacula) - medium close-up-close-up calls from groups on sea. Distant flock calls from hundreds of Crested Auklets in background. Slight seawash in f/g.

Household Effects: Gas Appliances - Open coal fire, poking fire and adding coal.

Coastal Woodland - Autumn: Evening Chorus of crickets with distant calls from Barred Owls. Night Heron calls at start.

Monasteries - Monasteries: Congregation standing in crypt church

Household Washing Machines: Automatic - Household: Washing Machine, automatic, starts, fills and washes.

Mangrove Atmosphere - Mangrove - Mainly white terns calling in trees, other birds occasionally, movement sounds and leaf rustle, surf in background.

Transport - Car Ferry, watertight door open  & close, bell warns of closing. (Car Ferry "St. Nicholas", 17,400 tons, built 1980.)

Gannet (Sula Bassanus) - close-up calls from a 3 week old chick. Colony in background.

Water: Streams - Water: Fast flowing small stream, close perspective

Stripe Backed Wren (Campylorhynchus Nuchalis) - medium close-up rhythmic scolding/chattering calls from wren. Also some single calls. background calls from doves.

Rainforest Atmosphere - General atmosphere with some sounds of wind. Wing flaps near start of band.

Desert - Spring: Mid-day Insects buzzing around a Paloverde Tree - mainly bees and hover flies, birds in distance.

More Phones - GPO 700 Series (1960 onwards) pick up, dial 7 digit number.

Sandgrouse (Pteroclididae Family) - Calls from crowned & chestnut bellied sandgrouse. Mass take off 0m45s, in response to crow. Sounds of wind. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown. Recorded by water pool.

Swamp Grass - EVENING With chorus of frogs, crickets and other insects

Three-wattled Bellbird (Procnias Tricarunculata) - Typical call. With insects and wind in trees (morning).

Sand - Sand being blown over dune. `Dune' bees buzzing. Beetles buzz past. Short-toed (red-capped) larks singing in background. Sounds of sand on sand dune could relate to deserts, coasts and isolated dunes.

Veteran Cars: Rolls Royce ‚äúsilver Ghost‚äù (1911 Model, 6 Cylinders, 35 Hp) - Cars: Rolls Royce "Silver Ghost", 1911 model, 6 cylinders, 35 H.P. Exterior, passing from left to right

Eastern Flying Squirrel (Glaucomys Volans) - Faint sqeaks & chitters from squirrel. Some sounds of movement from both squirrel & recording crew. Slight rumble in distance.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Midday. Crickets. Distant Diana monkeys calling and moving in trees. Occasional drips of water on leaves.

Boxing & Wrestling - Practising with punch bell - distant conversation

World War 2 - 2 - Complete range finding and firing drill (close to predictor) - Nov.1942  - ATS plotting positions - Nov.1942 (reprocessed)

Plantation - Evening in cocoa plantation. Cicadas and crickets. Calls from colobus monkeys. Distant bird calls. Faint sound of voices near start of recording. Suitable for almost any habitat.

Motorcycle Scrambling: Atmosphere near uphill bend, sidecars passing from right to left, some intelligible P.A.

Lake - Lakeside: Autumn; Dawn Calls from Wigeon, Mallard, Cetti's Warbler, Greylag Goose and other wildfowl. Good mass take-off near end, Eagle calls near end. Wind in reeds.

Sea Coast: Mud Or Sand Flats - LATE SPRING, DAY. High tide with lesser black-backed gull, shelduck, turnstone, oystercatcher, skylark

Austin Gipsy Cross-country Vehicle (Interor) - Cross-country vehicle, interior, start, tickover, switch off. (Austin Gipsy)

Lake Atmosphere - Lakeside - Winter. Several birds calling from lake, including coot, and purple gallinule, background chatter from insects and birds in trees lining the lake.

Manual Telephone Switchboard - Automatic Telephone Exchange, general atmosphere (wide perspective).

Modern Agricultural Machinery & Vehicles - Grain Blower, exterior, drawing up barley, blowing it into the storage tanks, beginning of suction. (Driven by a John Deer 2650 tractor.)

Army: Parade Ground Manoeuvres (Without Spoken Commands) - Platoon coming to attention on parade ground, without spoken command. (Recorded at Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst.) (NB Platoon = 24 men.)

Cape Gannet (Morus Capensis) - Wide angle atmosphere of colony. medium distance to background continuous calls from birds. Occasional flight calls.

Peacock Butterfly (Inachis Io) - Wing clapping threat display of six newly-emerged adults

Power Station (Conventional Type) - Power Station, tap change alarm. (Conventional power station.)

27ft Cabin Cruiser (50 Hp. Diesel) - Cabin Cruiser: 27ft, 50 hp. diesel engine, bow wave, cruising speed.

Black-tailed Gnatcatcher (Polioptila Melanura) - close-up alarm calls and wing flaps.

Open-air Timber Yard - A planing machine, starts, works, slows down at 2'45", switches off. (In an open air timber yard)

Seychelles Sunbird (Nectarinia Dussumieri) - Calls close-up. (Surf in background).

Domestic Clock (English, 1810) - Domestic clock striking one o'clock. (English domestic clock, manufactured 1810.)

Rainforest Atmosphere - Quiet, peaceful atmosphere recorded in clearing in rainforest. Sounds of stridulating crickets & grasshoppers. background sounds of cicadas. background occasional birdsong. Distant sounds of river. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Jungle Crow (Corvus Macrorhynchos) - medium close-up & medium distance caws from crows.

Exterior Crowds 1 - Small town market square - footsteps, voices, street sweeping, traffic (rec. Wisbech, Cambridge) - 1979 (2C6, reprocessed) (technical note - for use at low level)

County Rugby Football Match - County rugby match, general atmosphere during match.

Theatre - Electrically operated reefer curtain (heard from audience)

Quail (Coturnix Coturnix) - NB: Date of recording not known. close-up cheeps from three chicks inside eggs, sounds as they tap on inside of egg.

Aircraft: D. H. Dove (Exterior) - De Havilland Dove, interior, engines run up, taxi, take off, climb. (Light civil aircraft, two piston engines.) (NB Military versions of this plane named Devon & Sea Devon.)

Suburbia - Winter day with house sparrow, starling and blackbird, distant traffic skyline.

Ancient Murrelet (Synthliboramphus Antiquus) - medium close-up shrill calls from chick. background sounds of the sea. Some noise on microphone, recorded at night.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Atmosphere recorded after dusk. Stridulating cicadas & piping calls, possibly from frogs. background sporadic calls from birds. Distant sounds of the sea.

Common Babbler (Turdoides Caudatus) - Calls medium close-up of several birds, with other birds and insects in distance.

Palestine Sunbird (Nectarinia Osea) - Song and calls, with Tristram's Grackles, Fan-tailed Raven and stream in background.

Mute Swan (Cygnus Olor) - Snorts & calls close-up-medium close-up from several, wigeon & mallard in background. Distant barnacle geese at start, a few soft calls from whooper swans.

Humpback Whale (Megaptera Novaeangliae) - Calls and squeaks, slaps and trills, from a single whale in running, swirling water.

Coast - Low, rocky shore with incoming tide almost at it's height. Sound of surf over rocks. Recording becomes busier, with a `dread' from ternery. Arctic terns, herring gulls, lesser black-backed gulls, guillemots, kittiwakes, fulmars, rock pipits, pied wagtail 

Wedge Capped Capuchin (Cebus Olivaceous) - medium close-up contact calls from a troop feeding in trees at midday. Wind in trees and twigs snapping. Very distant Red Howler Monkeys.

African Grey Parrot (Psittacus Erithacus) - Bird calling "BBC2 you've got to say it...that's wrong...BBC2

Ring-necked Parakeet (Psittacula Krameri) - Calls of small party medium close-up-close-up.

Magellanic Oystercatcher (Haematopus Leucopodus) - Calls close-up, with other birds in distance. Windy.

Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga Leonina) - Conflict between challenging bulls. Colony in background.

Eurostar - Toilet compartment with water & blower sounds (First class compartment)

London Midland Region Electric Trains (Exterior) - Express Train arriving. (British Rail London Midland Region train, 25kV Pantograph system.)

Brown Pelican (Pelecanus Occidentalis) - Threat calls close-up from adult, seawash on rocks in background.

Patagonian Sealion (Otaria Flavescens) - Colony of sealions. Some close calls including roars, growls, threats and bleating. NB: Date of this recording is unknown.

Wild Boar (Sus Scrofa) - Several running off through undergrowth

Wood Lark (Lullula Arborea) - close-up territorial song between two males chasing each other. They call and sing from low perches and the ground. Female is present but not making any sound. All three fly off at end of recording and one male begins an aerial song display. Stonechat in backgr

2.6 Litre Rover Saloon Car - Interior, tickover with windscreen wipers operating. (2.6 litre Rover saloon car.)

Brazilian Giant Otter (Pteronura Braziliensis) - Snorting in water some unavoidable rumbles

Czechoslovakia - Street, Bratislava, traffic (including heavy trams), footsteps, some distinct speech (Slovak)

Spain - Spain: Jerez Riding School, exterior, crowds milling around outside with chatter & footsteps.

Meridian Termites (Amitermes) - Atmosphere of the interior of a magnetic termite mound. Continous rumbling sounds throughout.

Grassland - Mid-morning 10.45am, on short grass plain, wind increasing & gusting, hum from flies, calls from larks, pipits & pectoral-patch cisticola.

Ships And Boats 1 - Beam Fishing Trawler, trawl gear lowered into water.

Farmland - Busy with lots of birds singing and calling, crickets and flies, slightly windy background, increasing towards end.

Magnificent Frigate-bird (Fregata Magnificens) - close-up begging calls from a chick. Loud, squealing cries. background sounds of sea & calls from other birds. Intermittent sounds of a boat in distance. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Road Tunnel Traffic - Dartford tunnel, general traffic atmosphere.

Veteran Cars - Cars: Benz "Comfortable" 1900 Open Top. Exterior, slow uphill, passes right to left. Single cylinder, belt drive, 3 1/2 h.p.

Raggiana Bird Of Paradise (Paradisaea Raggiana) - medium close-up calls from one bird with another in background. Other birds in distance.

Tropical Seasonal Forest Atmosphere - Neutral atmosphere recorded in early morning. medium distance cackles from Malabar grey hornbills. medium distance & background calls from many other bird species. Occasional distant engine noise.

Thailand 1 - Don Muang International Airport, atmopshere on departures concourse with voices, footsteps, P.A. system, flight indicator board & trolleys.

Africa 2 - The Natural World - Cameroon: Yaounde, mid afternoon tropical rain forest atmosphere, with crickets, tree frogs & rain on big leaves. (Just south of Yaounde.)

Ruff (Philomachus Pugnax) - Soft contact calls & ruffling of feathers close-up as birds feed & walk in pool. close-up bees. Occasional calls from spotted sandgrouse in distance. Windy background.

Western Capercaillie (Tetrao Urogallus) - Vcu display from male with guttural grunting calls. Also some wing beats.

Children - Middle & Secondary Schools - Boys in showers, with indistinct speech in foreground (wide perspective, reprocessed) - 1968 (68J, reprocessed)

Sea Wash - Sandy area bordered by seaweed covered rocks. close-up sound of gently lapping waves on beach from incoming tide. Oystercatcher in distance.

Launderette - Launderette Washing Machine, selector indicators on machine set for wash.

Caving & Pot-holing - Two men moving quickly along a 30ft drainpipe in a cave.

Black Footed Albatross (Diomedea Nigripes) - close-up bill-clapping and calls from adult. Calls from chick. Feeding sounds from adults. Food being regurgitated for chick. Surf in background. Rumble on mic at times.

Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa Limosa) - close-up flight alarm calls. Lapwing medium close-up. Gulls in distance. Traffic mp.

Black Necked Swan (Cygnus Melancoryphus) - close-up calls from a group of four birds,snort near start from one bird.

Spectacled Warbler (Sylvia Conspicillata) - Song With fan-tailed warbler, corn bunting, skylark and wind over the Salicornia scrub

Sailing Vessel (Clipper) - Clipper sailing with sea and wind. In 'Roaring Forties'

Desert - Spring: Morning Curve-billed Thrasher prominent, Black-tailed Gnatcatcher, Cactus Wren, Brewer's Sparrows, insects, Phainopepla, Gila Woodpecker, White-winged Dove.

White-fronted Tern (Sterna Striata) - close-up begging calls from a fledged juvenile. Calls from adult as it flies close to ledge. Other adults and chicks calling in background. Occasional red-billed gull in background, becoming more prominent towards end of recording. Seawash in background.

Comedy, Fantasy & Horror - Drooling and eyes popping. (Comedy Spot Effect.)

African Pipit (Anthus Novaeseelandiae Cinnamomeus) - medium close-up calls, Egyptian goose, blacksmith plover and crickets in background, and bells from Masai cattle in distance.

Domestic Clock: Strike Removed; Hammer Merely Vibrates - Domestic clock with striker removed striking three o'clock. (No chimes, hammer merely vibrates.)

Vanikoro Broadbill (Myiagra Vanikorensis) - medium close-up calls (two different calls). Other birds in background. Cicadas in background. Some interference at times.

St Lucian Amazon Parrot (Amazona Versicola) - close-up St Lucian Amazon parrot calls from treetop. Whistles, warbles and cawing cries. Some wind noise.

Laughing Gull (Larus Atricilla) - medium close-up-close-up calls from a large flock of around 3000 birds, with individual calls and more coming and going.

Apostle Bird (Struthidea Cinerea) - Coarse croaking calls from first individual then two birds. background calls & song from other bird species. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Electronic Sounds - Double hum. (Specially created electronic sound.)

Tundra Atmosphere - close-up insects flying around microphone. background birdsong. background dog barks near start. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Army - Soldiers, ragged marching on gravel. (Troops wearing studded boots.)

Antarctic Fur Seal (Arctocephalus Gazella) - close-up female calls.

Common Flicker (Colaptes Auratus) - Calls close-up from juveniles being fed by adult. Wing-beats from adult. With red-naped sapsucker chicks 'peeping' in background. High wind in trees. NB Exact date of recording not known: early July.

Kittiwake (Rissa Tridactyla) - close-up colony calls, with occasional calls from Brunnich's Guillemots in background.

Wind And Rain - Weather: Heavy rain, dripping water, recorded under a perspex roof.

Triumph Tr3 Sports Car, 1957 (Exterior) - Exterior, start, revving, fast depart. (TR3 Sports Car, 1957 model)

Dusky Legged Guan (Penelope Obscura) - medium distance & medium close-up rasping calls from Guan. Also some sounds of wingbeats. background calls from other bird species. Sounds of insect stridulation.

Archery: Long Bows: Tournament Atmosphere - Archery: Strikes straw target eight times, centre front of target, Yamana Japanese longbow, metal arrows

Dawn Chorus / Woodland Atmosphere - dawn chorus from 4am: 0.20 wood pigeon; 2.30 wood pigeon; 4.00 robin; 4.55 pheasant; 8.50 robin; 15.40 phesant; 16.30 great tit and wren; 17.18 song thrush; 19.36 pheasant; 21.56 pheasant; 23.00 robin; 25.02 pheasant; 23.45 robin; 36.22 pheasant; 40.21 robin; 40.35 robin; 44.27 chaffinch

Articulated Lorry (Diesel): Exterior - Articulated Lorry: Diesel, running in town traffic, interior

Marshland Atmosphere - Night. Calls from tree frogs (including Phyllomedusa). Other distant frogs. Crickets and cicadas.

Cypress Swamp - Autumn: Mid-day Crickets, Chickadees, Eastern Bluebird, Blue Jays, Woodpeckers and other birds. Wind in trees.

Outdoor Crowds: Boys - Group of 16-19 year old boys talking, occasional pauses and footsteps.

Heron (Ardea Cinerea) - Distant advertisement call. Neck-stretch display of un-mated male.

Blue Jay (Cyanocitta Cristata) - close-up calls American crow in background.

Black Vulture (Aegypius Monachus) - 'Clucking' calls close-up from a month old chick. Flies medium close-up. Long-tailed tits mp. Dartford warbler and nightingale in distance.

Musk Duck (Biziura Lobata) - Sounds of display from male. Piercing whistles, strange loud knocks & grunts. Some sounds of splashing water during display. medium distance to background calls from many other bird species. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Comedy 2 - One pair of feet approach and explosion - 1968 (7G, reprocessed)

Park - Wind in Aspens, faint bird song in background. NB: Exact date, copyright & recordist not known.

African Buffalo (Synceros Caffer) - close-up movement sounds and calls from a herd of about 300 walking past. Prominent calls from red-billed oxpeckers; other birds in distance.

Tundra Swan (Cygnus Columbianus) - medium close-up calls, running over water and take-off from a small group.

Exterior Effects - Mechanical digger (four wheels) - start up and tickover - 1981 (6B1, reprocessed)

Australian Cassowary (Casuarius Casuarius) - close-up gurgling, hissing attack calls. Distant sounds of a plane.

Telemetry; Interplanetary Effects - Explorer 10 Satellite, telemetry effects from satellite.

Woodland Atmosphere - Atmosphere with tree frogs. medium close-up/close-up honking calls of frogs. background crickets. Frogs stop calling before end of recording.

Veteran Cars: Rolls Royce ‚äúsilver Ghost‚äù (1911 Model, 6 Cylinders, 35 Hp) - Cars: Rolls Royce "Silver Ghost", 1911 model, 6 cylinders, 35 H.P. Interior, tickover

Submarines (1960 ‚äòp‚äô Class) - Submarine: 1960 'P' class, Klaxon, 3 blasts.

Bottle Nosed Dolphin (Tursiops Truncatus) - Sonic calls above water

Giant Otter (Pteronura Brasiliensis) - medium close-up groaning/growling vocalisations from semi tame animal. Also sounds of chewing & splashing water.

Coal Mining - Pneumatic coal drill operating in a coal mine. (Close perspective)

Coast - Night. Cicada chorus. Slight wind in trees. Distant surf.

Slow Footsteps Up Metal Stairs - Footsteps Up Metal Stairs, three men, slow, with start & stop.

Mandarin Duck (Aix Galericulata) - close-up calls from a four-day-old chick. Others in distance.

Starling (Sturnus Vulgaris) & House Sparrow (Passer Domesticus) - At bird table with blackbird, chaffinch and jackdaws in background Calls and wingbeats Loud hum

Trains: Diesel Multiple Unit (Exterior) - Diesel Multiple Unit Train, interior, train slows, stops & tick over.

Diesel Electric Train Fast Constant Run On Welded Track - Interior, fast constant run on welded track. (Recorded in passenger compartment)

Mountain Atmosphere - medium close-up & medium distance calls from unidentified bird. Also loud clicking calls. Occasional wingflaps, becoming busier. Wind noise, some sounds from recordist. \ N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

World War Ii Aircraft: Messerschmitt 110 (German) - A Messerschmitt 110, land and taxi away. (World War II German Aircraft)

Husky Dog (Canis Familiaris) - medium close-up howls and barks from several. Chains jangling and footsteps in snow from owners. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

British Birds 2 - Mistle thrush, with song thrush and skylark in distance.

French Steam Trains - French Steam Train, Fleche d'Or, departs station (quiet).

Christchurch College Clock, Oxford - Christchurch College clock striking twelve o'clock.

Sheet Metal Engineering - Sheet metal engineering, stationary machine grinding metal.

Fast Flowing Stream - medium distance water breaching Beaver's Dam and flowing past to left side (perhaps needs base-cut)

World War Ii: Air Raids - Actuality recorded during air raids. Air raid.

British Rural Backgrounds - Night atmosphere, open rural skyline, occasional gust of wind and rustle of leaves.

Green Wood Hoopoe (Phoeniculus Purpureus) - Calls, medium close-up. Heavy background.

Comedy Sounds - Atmosphere in a clock shop, with ticking and chimes. (Specially created effect)

Yellow Rumped Cacique (Cacicus Cela) - close-up alarm calls from a single bird. Other birds and cicadas in distance.

European Bee Eater (Merops Apiaster) - close-up calls from a perched bird. Others call in flight. Larks and corn bunting in background. Crickets in background.

Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis Papua) - Two chicks being fed. Calls of chick and adult. Loud calls at 1m58s.

Austin Maestro Vanden Plas: Interior (Dashboard Audible Warnings) - Cars: Austin Maestro Vanden Plas, 1984 model, 1600cc OHC. Interior, dashboard audible warnings; instantaneous fuel consumption

Bbc News Sound Effects Tape (Old) - under water - diving - bubbles

Office Printing Equipment - Roneo duplicator, start, long run and stop.

Peugeot 205gt 1982 1300cc Petrol (car Misfiring Quite Badly) - interior - slower freewheeling downhill

Temminck's Crowned Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus Coronatus) - close-up-medium close-up song. Asian brown flycatcher in distance. Branch creaking in wind. Wind in trees.

Satyr Tragopan (Tragopan Satyra) - medium distance individual calls from tragopan. Some close-up sounds of movement/bumps. background fairly quiet. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

American Telephones - American Telephone: Receiver lifted, dialling 7 digits, receiver replaced

Hedgerow - Winter: Mid-day Feeding station, with Blackbird, Fieldfare, Redwing, tits, finches, etc.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Dawn. Crickets and cicadas. Distant birds. Occasional water drip.

Firecrest (Regulus Ignicapillus) - close-up song. Wren in background at end of recording. Very slight wind in trees.

Italy (Caracalla): Indoor Crowds - Caracalla, interior, crowds enter forum with programme sellers & speech of foreign tourists.

2 Horses On Turf (Studio) - Two horses on turf, gallop to stop. (Studio recording with jingle of harness)

Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps Cristatus) - Calls medium close-up during copulation display with wing-flaps & splashes.

Magpie (Pica Pica) - Chattering close-up, with White-fronted Geese and Curlew in background.

Urban South America - Bank, Asuncion, Paraguay, with lots of telephones, some distinct speech, footsteps,bustle, some bangs

Interiors - Theatres And Halls - Applause from 50 people - 1966 (63A,reprocessed)

Galapagos Sealion (Zalophus Californianus Wollebacki) - Colony medium close-up with sea.

Jesus College Clock, Oxford - Jesus College clock striking eight o'clock.

Woodland Atmosphere - Many different birds calling & singing in dawn chorus at approx. 5.30am (just before sunrise). Turquoise browed motmot 3m40s,5m00s. Also some chattering calls & sounds of insects.

One-horse Trap (2 Wheeler) On Hard Surface - One-Horse Trap: Two Wheeler, hard surface, walking, start, depart.

Goldfinch (Carduelis Carduelis) - Flight calls close-up and wingbeats as bird flies off, with insects in background.

Domestic Clock (Heavy Gong) - Domestic clock striking three o'clock. (Domestic clock with heavy gong.)

Mice - Four rats eating. (Technical note: for use at low level.)

Cormorant (Phalacrocorax Carbo) - medium close-up calls from chicks and adults in colony. Sparrows and crows call in background.

Thomson's Gazelle (Gazella Thomsoni) - Alarm calls. Also higher pitched, sneeze-like alarm calls from impala. Larks singing in background. NB: Date of recording is between 1989 & 1990.

Industry 2 - Lift doors open and close, runs 1 level, doors open

House Door: Interior - House Door: Front Door, Interior, open and close. (Recorded two metres away)

Vulture Sp (Aegypiidae) - Several vultures fighting over carcass with wingbeats from birds arriving close-up. Crickets medium close-up. N.B The precise date of this recording is unknown.

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - Adult calls, while nestlings beg. Lapwing in background.

Common Bulbul (Pycnonotus Barbatus) - Song and calls, with nightingale, bee-eaters, greenfinch, goldfinches, olivaceous warbler and corn bunting in background.

Crab Plover (Dromas Ardeola) - Brief calls from small flock flying past. Also some quiet sounds of wings. Faint pops & clicks from drying mud. N.B. Exact location & date of this recording is unknown.

Ford Anglia 105e Van (1963, 997cc): Interior-on Rough Road - Motor Van: Run In First Gear on rough road, interior, (Ford Anglia 105E, 1963 model, 997cc).

New Zealand Brown Creeper (Finschia Novaeseelandiae) - medium close-up song and calls from one or two birds in feeding flock. Others in background. Slight wind in trees.

Sandgrouse (Pteroclididae Family) - Calls from crowned & chestnut bellied sandgrouse. Clicking calls from 0m24s (possibly from crow). Agitated calls 1m30s. Sounds of wind. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown. Recorded by water pool.

Lion (Panthera Leo) - Loud howl and growl. NHC17 is a continuous recording of 73m48s also found starting on NHS000124.

Veteran Cars: Rolls Royce ‚äúsilver Ghost‚äù (1911 Model, 6 Cylinders, 35 Hp) - Cars: Rolls Royce "Silver Ghost", 1911 model, 6 cylinders, 35 H.P. Exterior, approach from the left and stop

Sand - Sand being blown over dune by very strong wind. Bees buzzing and occasional beetle passing. Larks very distant. Sounds of sand on sand dune could relate to deserts, coasts and isolated dunes.

Savanna Atmosphere - Daytime atmosphere. medium close-up clear, whistling birdsong. background busy with other birds. background insect stridulation. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

London Green Line Coach - London Green Line Coach, exterior, coach passing slowly.

Willet (Catoptrophorus Semipalmatus) - close-up calls and song from a bird on the ground, reacting to other calls, other birds in distance.

Wind - Blustery, whistling wind, distant calls from boat-tailed grackles

Rainforest Atmosphere - Large variety of bird calls including chittering cries with rhythmic, manic & animated calls. Some sounds of wind in the forest. medium distance very high pitched calls moving in flight. Also medium distance cooing from doves/pigeons.

Long-tailed Cuckoo (Urodynamis Taitensis) - medium distance - close-up calls from a family group of four birds. Juvenile in background. 'Tok' call from tui. Bellbird calling near end in background. Low cricket chorus.

Monasteries - Monasteries: Rising from tables and leaving refectory

Lake Atmosphere - Woodland/Lakeside. Dawn chorus, many birds singing and calling, not too busy, wind in background.

Gannet (Sula Bassanus) - close-up calls from a 2 week old chick. Adults in background giving a greeting display with bill-fencing and threat calls. A 3 week old chick calls nearby.

Transport - Car Ferry, atmosphere in engine room. (Car Ferry "St. Nicholas", 17,400 tons, built 1980.)

Tufted Puffin (Lunda Cirrhata) - close-up wingbeats and occasional flight calls, other calling in background. Crested Auklets in background. Surf in distance.

Vespa Motor Scooter, 1956 (Exterior) - Vespa Scooter, approach, skid to stop. (1956 model.)

Lake Atmosphere - Lakeside - Midday - Winter. Coots prominent, water lapping, mallard, wigeon, kingfisher, Indian pond heron and house crows also present.

Post Office - Mail Sorting Office, general atmosphere with underground railway.

Crested Auklet (Aethia Cristatella) - medium close-up flock calls from birds on sea. A few distant calls from parakeet auklets. MC seawash.

Oystercatcher (Haematopus Ostralegus) - Alarm calls. Water lapping medium distance. Hissy recording.

Lake - Lakeside: Autumn; Dawn Calls from Wigeon, Greylag Geese, Coot, Curlew, Ringed-Plover, Dunlin. Good mass take-off and excited calls, later calls from Grey Plover, Grey Heron and Cetti's Warbler. Slight wind in trees.

Austin Gipsy Cross-country Vehicle (Exterior) - Cross-country vehicle, exterior, 1 door open and close. (Austin Gipsy)

Interior Backgrounds - Teleprinter Room atmosphere, with telex machines, tearing of paper, distant typewriters & telephones. (Recorded at The Times.)

Blue Wildebeest (Connochaetes Taurinus) - Mc galloping, grunts & snorts from a large herd of wildebeest, larks, francolins & other birds calling, distant doves from woodland.

Tram (Interior) - Blackpool Tram, exterior, depart, bell sounded.

Domestic Clock (Double-strike On Wood) - Domestic clock striking nine o'clock. (Domestic clock with double-strike on wood.)

Common Kestrel (Falco Tinnunculus) - Alarm calls near nest site.

Coastal Atmosphere - Waves lapping against shore & grounded icebergs. Echoing splashes as water laps beneath ice. N.B. Sufficiently cold for ice formation.

Cliffs - Cliff-top facing cliff-face. Recorded back from edge. Sea breaking on beach below. Herring gulls calling - closer, more persistent calls. Chicks in background. Linnets fly over calling.

Painted Stork (Mycteria Leucocephala) - Calls of Fledglings, with others in background and distant water birds.

Blackcap (Sylvia Atricapilla) - Mimicry of blackbird song, full song and subsong.

Woolly Spider Monkey (Brachyteles Arachnoides) - medium close-up 'neighing' calls while feeding in trees. Crickets in distance.

Green-tailed Towhee (Chlorurus Chlorurus) - close-up song, wind in trees and distant birds.

Western Sandpiper (Calidris Mauri) - MC flock calls. Occasional single calls from distant snow geese. Slightly windy background.

Modern Agricultural Machinery & Vehicles - Animal Feed Mill, interior, feed bag filled & sewn up. (Live acoustic recording.)

South African Fur Seal (Arctocephalus Pusillus Pusillus) - medium distance calls from individual pup. Occasional calls from birds. background sounds of heavy breakers & seawash.

Humpback Whale (Megaptera Novaeangliae) - Song from a solo male with others in background. \ Short, ascending calls and deeper whoops, followed by high, shrill phrases, alternating with low, bubbling ones, ending with deep, reeling calls.

Mallard (Anas Platyrhynchos) - close-up alarm calls from a flock of ducks in a decoy, close-up coot, distant robin. Slightly enclosed feel to recording.

Wedge Capped Capuchin (Cebus Olivaceous) - Capuchins foraging amongst leaf litter. A few contact calls & crunching sounds of capuchins cracking palm nuts. Also some high pitched whistles. Harsh barking call 0m56s. Early morning recording. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Kittiwake (Rissa Tridactyla) - A variety of close-up calls around breeding cliffs. Wingbeats from birds arriving and departing. Footsteps from auks walking along ledge. Guillemots and surf in background.

Lesser Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle Rudis) - Calls medium close-up of a pair after diving into water, with other water birds in background.

Mountain (Moss) Forest - Summer: Early morning 10,000ft with chorus of birds

Smyrna Kingfisher (Halcyon Smyrnensis) - Calls, with stream in background.

Suburbia - Camden passage, Saturday morning atmosphere with footsteps, chatter and occasional close speech.

Aircraft: D. H. Dove (Exterior) - De Havilland Dove, exterior, circling. (Light civil aircraft, two piston engines.) (NB Military versions of this plane named Devon & Sea Devon.)

Blue Tit (Parus Caeruleus) - Alarm calls from blue tit. Also loud alarm calls of chiffchaff or willow warbler from 0m21s. Distant sounds of traffic.

Dial 999 - Police car, pass left to right with yelp siren, urban background.

County Rugby Football Match - County rugby match, goal kick, applause.

British Rural Backgrounds 2 - Country scene - tractor ploughing with seabirds - 1973 (1B6, reprocessed)

Quail (Coturnix Coturnix) - NB: Date of recording not known. close-up cheeps from chick breaking out of egg, calls from inside two other eggs in background.

Communication & Electronics - VHF receiver with aerial disconnected. Speech, heavily distorted.

Indian Grey Partridge (Francolinus Pondicerianus) - Calls of several birds medium close-up-close-up, windy and hissy.

Spain - Spain: Fountain in busy square, with lots of traffic in background, hear chanting & singing in a Flamenco rhythm (at approx 3m12s).

Wild Boar (Sus Scrofa) - Herd feeding at dusk (roars and squeals)

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - Alarm calls from a 2-3 day old chick.

2.6 Litre Rover Saloon Car - Interior, constant high-speed run in overdrive. (2.6 litre Rover saloon car.)

Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga Leonina) - close-up calls by female while panting and grunts from male, possibly during copulation. Surf in background.

Buff-necked Ibis (Theristicus Caudatus) - Flight calls MP of flock as they fly over. Wind in trees.

Black-headed Plover (Holopterus Tectus) - Flight calls medium close-up. With White-vented Bulbul.

African Grey Parrot (Psittacus Erithacus) - Bird calling "Baa baa black sheep, have e' wool? Yes Sir, one for the master one

Black Grouse (Tetrao Tetrix) - MC display calls from five males at 'lek'. Skylarks, Meadow Pipits, cattle and sheep in background, wind on hillside.

Africa 2 - The Natural World - Cameroon: Tropical rain forest atmosphere, with turaco birds, insects & tree frogs.

Magnificent Frigate-bird (Fregata Magnificens) - medium close-up rattling bill clapping from frigate bird. background call from begging chick. background sounds of sea. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Veteran Cars: Exterior (Benz ‚äúcomfortable‚äù 1900 Open Top) - Cars: Benz "Comfortable" 1900 Open Top. Audible Warning Device. Single cylinder, belt drive, 3 1/2 h.p.

Thailand 1 - Thai Diesel Express Train, interior, atmosphere in third class carriage, constant run with open windows & on board vendors, slow & stop with squeaking brakes, station atmosphere with P.A., bell & train horn, train starts into run.

Tropical Seasonal Forest Atmosphere - Fairly lively atmosphere. Distant hooting calls from Nilgiri langur. medium distance & background calls from many bird species. background intermittent engine noise.

Crowd Reaction (Farcical) - Spirited party chatter, 30 men & women. (Farcical.)

Common Eider (Somateria Mollissima) - close-up males crooning. Females giving invitation calls. Mp mallards & other ducks. Distant house sparrow chorus & collared dove.

Water - close-up water draining back through crevice, sea in distance.

Austin Taxi, start, approach, stop with squeak of brakes, door opens, meter, tickover, depart. (1950 model, 16hp engine.)

Little Blue Heron (Egretta Caerulea) - And GREATER YELLOWLEGS (TRINGA MELANOLEUCA) Calls, medium close-up, from birds flying past.

Grassland - Mid-morning 10.30am, on short grass plain, hum from thousands of tiny flies in grass, hum at start from large beetle, calls from larks, wind over grass.

Tok Tokki Beetle (Psammodes Species) - close-up tapping on large stone (larger than beetle).

Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus Ruber) - Calls medium distance from breeding colony on islet.

Sailing Vessel (19ft. Cabin Sloop) - In cockpit, 'Lee Ho' shouted in strength 5 wind. (19ft cabin sloop)

Mallard (Anas Platyrhynchos) - medium close-up sound of group taking off and calling. Mallard and other collection ducks in background.

Caving & Pot-holing - Four men walking in a dry passage in a cave.

Cash Registers - Cash Register opened, keyboard operated, closed. (Class 100 Cash Register.)

Tropical Rainforest Atmosphere - background calls from birds. Stridulating insects. medium distance rhythmic calls from unidentified bird. Also sounds of wind.

Tree Felling - Two axes striking one trunk within rainforest. Laboured & deep cutting strikes.

Children - Middle & Secondary Schools - Boys entering classroom - 1981 (3C3, reprocessed)

Grey Backed Camaroptera (Camaroptera Brevicaudata) - close-up alarm calls. Insects in background. Other birds in distance.

Island Atmosphere - Peaceful atmosphere recorded at night. medium distance stridulation from crickets. Distant sounds of the sea. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

London 2 - Trafalgar Square, London, mid distant group of children feeding pigeons and seagulls, heavy traffic background.

Crowds, Children & Footsteps - Twenty men walking in broken step.

Suburb - Birds & Backgrounds: Atmosphere, Suburb north of London.

Motorway Construction - Twin-tower type cement mixer loading lorries.

Crested Oropendola (Psarocolius Decumanus) - Flight, landing & then display call of crested oropendola. Early morning rainforest atmosphere in background.

Darwin's Frog (Rhinoderma Sp) - Call of single individual mid-perspective with stream in background NB: Exact species not known

Household (Kitchen) Effects - Crockery and cutlery being washed up.

Tonga Flying Fox (Pteropus Tonganus) - close-up calls from two squabbling. Others in colony in background.

Domestic Clock: Strike Removed; Hammer Merely Vibrates - Domestic clock with striker removed striking ten o'clock. (No chimes, hammer merely vibrates.)

Motor Car: Ford Ecsort 1300 (Manual) (Exterior) - Ford Escort 1300, exterior, self starter, 3-point turn, depart. (1300cc engine, manual transmission.)

Estuary - Winter. High tide. Dawn at high tide roost. Calls from dunlin, knot, redshank, oystercatchers, curlew, lapwing & shelduck. Many close-up flight calls from birds leaving. Sound of birds preening & shuffling in water. Knot flock start 'chattering' towards end of 

Spotted Hyaena (Crocuta Crocuta) - close-up yelps, Hyaena crunching Buffalo bones from an earlier Lion kill. Moans & growls between feeding animals. A few birds very distant. Some faint insect buzz & wingbeats from vultures.

Gallery Forest Atmosphere - Night 0015hrs - White-browed owls, cicadas, crickets, mosquitoes.

County Cricket Match - County cricket match in Kent. Mild applause for resumption of play.

Comedy, Fantasy & Horror - Zeppelin bomb-drop mechanism. (Comedy Spot Effect.)

Canyon Tree Frog (Hyla Arenicolor) - Distant calls from several with water noise close. Distant calls from Cassin's Kingfisher and Gray Breasted Jay in background.

Olive Baboon (Papio Anubis) - medium distance screams and grunts from several chasing each other at dusk. Greenshank, Weavers and other birds in background. Cicadas and crickets.

Articulated Lorry (Diesel): Exterior - Articulated Lorry: Diesel, door opens, exterior

Tropical Boubou Shrike (Laniarius Aethiopicus) - Calls (or 'song'), other birds and colobus monkeys jumping in trees in background

Fenland Atmosphere - Late spring Early morning Very neutral - close perspective reed-bed with slight movements in the reeds at times and various birds.

Corn Bunting (Emberiza Calandra) - Adults feed fledglings and utter anxiety calls close-up. Hoopoe in background.

Trinity & St. John‚äôs College Clock, Cambridge - Trinity & St John's College clock striking seven o'clock. (Trinity clock strikes a second time for St. John's College.)

Motor Racing - Silverstone, atmosphere recorded in pits, Formula One cars revving & departing for practice laps. (Formula One International Trophy Race 1969.)

Interiors - Various 2 - Atmosphere on floor of London Stock Exchange during trading - June '1969 (37G,reprocessed)

Liontail Macaque (Macaca Silenus) - medium distance variety of calls from macaques. background sounds of wind in forest. Distant calls of birds. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Setrite Push-button Ticket Machine - Setrite Push-Button Ticket Machine, 6d. inserted.

Horses / Dogs - Springer Spaniel, interior, approximately 9yo, snarling & threatening to attack. (Close perspective recording, slightly right of stereo image.)

Ford Fiesta Motor Car (1980 Model, 1300cc) Exterior - Cars: Ford Fiesta, 1300 cc, 1980 model. Starts, tickover, switches off

American Beaver (Castor Canadensis) - \  Female american beaver calling baby beavers in lodge. Beaver activity includes whimpers, calls and water splashes.

Thermal Mud Pool Atmosphere - close-up sounds of bubbling mud. Continuous rumbling & popping sounds.

Water Rail (Rallus Aquaticus) - Calls close-up. Green woodpecker, rooks, coots & reed bunting in distance.

Motor Car: 1929 4 1/2 Litre Bentley - Exterior, approach and stop. (4.5 litre, 1929 model Bentley)

British Rural Backgrounds 1 - Dawn chorus, with distant cock crow, 1972 (1B3, reprocessed)

Snow Goose (Anser Caerulescens) - medium close-up calls from a group flying past.

Peugeot 205gt 1982 1300cc Petrol (car Misfiring Quite Badly) - interior - manual window wound up

Drongo Cuckoo (Surniculus Lugubris) - Calls medium close-up, other birds and cicadas in background. Slightly windy.

Electronically Generated Sounds - Sliding door, slow, with mechanism hum. (Futuristic Spot Effect.)

Chatter In Factory - Factory. 15 people, mostly female, general noise prior to clocking off.

Yellow-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus Xanthopygos) - Song close-up. Very busy atmosphere. of Palm Doves, House Sparrows and Smyrna Kingfisher.

Outdoor Clock - Church clock striking, 12 o'clock. (St. John the Evangelist)

Boreal Forest Atmosphere - Red eyed vireos, ovenbird, wind in trees, pileated woodpecker 'drumming' in background. Broadleaved woodland Early Morning

Ships And Boats 2 - Steam Launch, engine running, speed variable, some stoking of boiler. (Recorded on board.) (Steam Launch 'Victoria', 31ft, 19th century.)

Californian Sealion (Zalophus Californianus) - Call from a group on beach. Gulls and Pigeon Guillemots call in background. Surf on beach.

Grey Gull (Larus Modestus) - Calls medium close-up from several birds over sea. Seawash and waves breaking on shore close-up.

Aircraft: Barracuda (On Aircraft Carrier) - Aircraft: Avro York Transport. Start, run engines & switch off

Moorhen (Gallinula Chloropus) - medium close-up alarm calls, Boat-tailed Grackle in background.

Caving & Potholing - Stream trickling through small cavern, close perspective.

Dry Deciduous Woodland Atmosphere - Dry deciduous woodland - Early Morning - Late Winter. Busy, common mynahs, ring-necked parakeets and house crows prominent, many other birds calling. Very distant voices in background.

Large Horns/trumpets - close-up low resonant sounds from large horns/trumpets. One leads, others follow. Occasional pauses. N.B. Location identified (verbally) as Lekea Monastery.

Footsteps In Undergrowth: Running - Running, 1 man. (With approach and stop)

Glassworks: Sheet Glass And Bottles - Glassworks, sandmix being loaded & transported to furnace.

Lake/oasis Atmosphere - Lakeside (oasis) - Winter - Evening. Soft 'tocking' from warblers, crickets chirping, distant calls from Indian grey partridge, frogs, flies and 'plops' from water, some distant voices.

Woodland Atmosphere - Morning atmosphere recorded in forest by temple ruins. medium close-up calls of turquoise browed motmot (also crowing/barking calls 2m10s). Hammering of woodpecker in distance, calls from cave swallows & occasional insect buzz.

Office & Printing - General atmosphere in an office printing unit with equipment operating, 1968.

Domestic Goat (Capra Hircus) - Mid distant bleating from a domestic goat(feral). Wind noise. N.B. Exact date/location of this recording is unknown.

Herring Gull (Larus Argentatus) - medium close-up long, distress and begging calls from several adults and immatures. Distant songbird. Distant lapping water.

Least Auklet (Aethia Pusilla) - medium close-up colony calls with Crested Auklets calling in background and Parakeet Auklets adding to general sound.

Arfak Parotia (Parotia Sefilata) - Calls from male above display court. Female mewing calls.

Cultivated Land Atmosphere - Cultivated land: Dry Season Fairly busy with vinaceous and wood doves, ? white-bearded bulbul (species identity uncertain), pied crows etc. (some calls rather close). Early morning

Carolina Chickadee (Parus Carolinensis) - medium close-up calls. Yellow-rumped warblers and other chickadees in background. Flight calls at end.

Seashore Atmosphere - strandline - gentle seawash, with gulls and oystercatchers calling

Village - Late Spring-Summer: Mid-day With Hoopoe, House Sparrows, Swallows, flies and grasshoppers.

Static Diesel Engines - Ingersoil Rand air compressor, start and run. (1900)

Lake Atmosphere - Neutral atmosphere recorded in early morning. medium distance quacking, also many calls from other birds. Good sounds of stridulating insects. background sounds of wind & occasional splashes.

Rainforest - Morning. Several birds singing and calling. Slight wind in trees. Distant waterfall.

Estuary - Midday, beside estuary. Crickets and bees. Skylarks in background. Slight wind in large clump of fennel. Wind gusting at times. Also suitable for farmland and grassland atmospheres.

Theatre Crowds - Old Vic: Quiet audience, people entering auditorium with some noise from bars. (Tehnical note for use 2+ low level)

City Traffic Background - Traffic: Busy motorway traffic passing with occasional pause. (M.4. Slough)

Motor Car Accessories - Replacing hub cap and four wheel nuts, nuts placed in cap.

Water Atmosphere - Atmosphere at edge of large pond. close-up sounds of small waves crashing onto shoreline. background sounds of some wind. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Office Equipment, Business & Control Areas - Fax machine (Pitney Bowes 8000) - dial out, line engaged

Shops: Supermarket - Woolworths: Crowds and manual cash registers,

Great Frigate Bird (Fregata Minor) - close-up anxiety calls from a chick begging for food. Sooty Tern and Laysan Albatrosses in background.

Vintage Motor Car: Fiat 509a Saloon: Exterior - Cars: Vintage motor car Fiat 509A saloon. Exterior, bonnet opened and closed

Yellow-browed Warbler (Phylloscopus Inornatus) - close-up flock calls and song whilst feeding. Other birds in distance.

Frog (Phytzalemus(physalaemus) Barbouri) - Chorus (at night) with hyla pulchella (frog) in background

Snow Petrel (Pagodroma Nivea) - close-up calls from almost fledged chick being fed by adult. NB this was recorded between June and November 1992.

St. Paul‚äôs Cathedral Clock (Great Tom) - Great Tom clock with street atmosphere striking half-hour.

Plain-backed Pipit (Anthus Leucophrys) - close-up song. Larks and occasional distant zebra.

Hedgerow - Winter: Early morning Chaffinches, Blue Tits, Great Tits and other small birds feeding at peanut containers.

Model Railways - Model Railways: Hornby O-Gauge Clockwork train c.1935. Engine wound up

Coniferous Woodland Edge Atmosphere - \ Firecrests, blue and long-tailed tits, chaffinches and robin. Western half only. Day, autumn.

Piper Light Aircraft (Single Pistol Engine) (Interior) - Interior, start, taxi, run up for checking purposes, switch off. (Piper private light aircraft, 1 piston engine)

Suricate (Suricata Suricatta) - medium close-up melodic alarm calls, given at sight of hawk in mid distance.

Forest Atmosphere - Late afternoon. Sound of insects and birds calling. Ocean in background. Slight wind in trees becoming very windy at 1m30s.

Post Office Telephones - Telephone receiver lifted, dialling 7 digits, STD engaged tone, receiver replaced.

Footsteps On Stone: Walking (Slight Echo) - Walking, 2 men and women on stone. (With approach and stop, slight echo)

Grey Necked Bald Crow (Picathartes Soreas) - Calls from individual in background. Sounds of dripping vegetation.

Emmanuel College Clock, Cambridge - Emmanuel College clock striking nine o'clock.

Honeyguide Sp. (Indicatoridae) - close-up excited calls. Other birds calling in the background.

5-10 Year Old Children Playing - Schoolchildren, interior, singing 'London's Burning'.

World War Ii: Aircraft Carriers - Footsteps running up ladder to flight-deck on board aircraft carrier. World War II. (From 78 r.p.m. disc)

Dingo (Canis Familiaris Dingo) - Whines & snarls from fighting dingoes. background buzz of flies.

Reindeer (Rangifer Tarandus) - close-up quiet adult grunts, sniffing, movement, hoof steps & calf bleats. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Golden-naped Barbet (Megalaima Pulcherrima) - Song, with other birds in background including Kinabalu Friendly Warbler and Black-throated Babbler.

Livestock 1 - Pigs, interior, general atmosphere of approx 20 pigs feeding, very active with some loud squeals.

Montane Forest Atmosphere - Neutral atmosphere. Sounds of stridulating insects. medium distance to distant calls from various bird species. Includes loud whistles from unidentified bird 0m30s. background sounds of waterfall.

Domestic Clock: Double-strike - Domestic clock striking one o'clock. (Domestic clock with double-strike mechanism.)

Domestic Dog (Canis Familiaris) - Studio recording of collie dog (exact breed unknown). close-up rapid panting. Also sounds of lip smacking.

Least Tern (Sterna Antillarum) - close-up calls and splash from a pair fishing, Laughing Gulls and other birds in background.

Horses 1 - Horse lead out of stable, others neighing, some wind noise.

Yellow Warbler (Dendroica Petechia) - medium close-up-close-up song, other birds calling or singing in background.

Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus Schoenobaenus) - medium close-up song from warbler. background calls from cuckoo, rooks, pheasant & other bird species. Occasional distant calls from cattle. Recorded at dawn. Also suitable as a dawn chorus atmosphere.

Boat-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus Major) - close-up alarm calls, Alligator 'groaning' in background, distant birds.

White Bellied Go Away Bird (Corythaixoides Leucogaster) - MC alarm calls. Other birds in distance. Red & Yellow Barbets sing towards end. Some distant echoing voices.

Motor Car: Morris Bullnose, 1922 (Exterior) - Exterior, start, tickover, switch off. (11.9 hp side valve Hotchkiss engine, 1922 Morris Bullnose.)

Clark's Nutcracker (Nucifraga Columbiana) - medium close-up calls from a single bird, slight wind in trees.

Footsteps On Wood: Walking (Dead Acoustic) - Footsteps on Wood, man & woman walking, with start & stop. (Dead acoustic.)

Rain Forest - Summer: Early am Various birds singing, rain on leaves.

South America - Rural & Urban Atmospheres - Train interior - sound of cutlery from resturant car adjacent (recorded on the "Train of Death" made famous by Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid)

Tropical Deciduous Forest - Summer: Evening - With crickets, frogs, hippopotamus and baboons

Horse On Hard Surface (Studio) - Horse on hard surface, walking, stop. (Studio recording. No jingle of harness)

5-7 Cwt Bedford Light Van (Interior) - Interior, indicators, winker type. (Bedford light van.)

Flowing Freshwater - DAY Fast flowing river with black headed weaver colony and other birds and insects

Children - Singing Games & School - 5-10 year olds in urban playground with shouts, footsteps, swings, and distant traffic - 1981 (3C8, reprocessed)

Newton's Golden Bowerbird (Prionodura Newtoniana) - medium close-up rattling calls. Other birds in background.

Keble College Clock, Oxford - Keble College clock striking six o'clock.

Rufous-collared Sparrow (Zonotrichia Capensis) - Song, with other birds in background Stream nearby NB:Date of recording unknown

Oystercatcher (Haematopus Ostralegus) - Flight calls close-up from several birds. Seawash medium distance.

Patagonian Conure (Cyanoliseus Patagonus) - medium close-up screeching/piping calls from individual. background calls from other conures in colony. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown. Occasional wind on microphone. Also known as Burrowing parrot.

Manx Shearwater (Puffinus Puffinus) - Flight calls close-up-medium distance, distant colony in background, surf in background.

Austin Gipsy Cross-country Vehicle (Interor) - Cross-country vehicle, interior, self starter, medium speed run, stop, switch off. (Austin Gipsy)

Domestic Clock - Domestic Mantle Clock striking ten o'clock. (Early 19th Century clock chimes 'A', 8 bells, 1 gong.)

Pied Crow (Corvus Albus) - Calls MC and wingbeats, insects and other birds in background.

Blackcap (Sylvia Atricapilla) - close-up song with lots of mimicry. Other birds in distance. Slight wind in trees.

1916 World War I Mk. V Tank (Interior) - Mark V Tank, exterior, start up, passing & manoeuvring on rough ground. (World War I Tank, c. 1916.)

Fox Hunting: Quorn Hunt - Whipping in, whips and atmosphere. (Quorn Hunt.)

Aircraft: Trident (Exterior) - Hawker-Siddeley Trident, exterior, taxi up and past. (Short/medium-range airliner, 3 jet engines.)

New Forest Pony (Equus Caballus) - Atmosphere - Herd of 60 ponies, resting with flies

Donaldson Smith's Sparrow Weaver (Plocepasser Donaldsoni) - close-up song/calls from several. Hoopoe and Dusky Turtle Dove in background.

Footsteps On Country Road: Running - Footsteps on Country Road, two men & two women running, departing.

Interior Backgrounds - Main Line Railway Station, with footsteps, voices, trolleys, destination indicators & P.A. announcements (at 2m45s).

Coastal Atmosphere - With Fairy Terns and Sooty Terns, and water lapping in background.

Indoor Crowds - London Stock Exchange, atmosphere on floor during trading.

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - NB: Recorded from microphones placed beside a Reed Warbler's nest. 0530 - 0553hrs Wingbeats as bird approaches nest through reeds, calling quietly. Male sings at nest BCU.

Brent Goose (Branta Bernicla) - Warbling, honking threat calls from individual. Background calls from other bird species. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Moorland - LATE SPRING/SUMMER With ring ouzel alarm calls and song raven, curlew, red grouse, meadow pipit, sheep and flies, also stream in background NB: Some bird calls added

Dusky Gull (Larus Fuliginosus) - medium close-up anxiety calls, movement sounds and long or laughing calls. Mp surf.

Time - Clocks & Bells - Magdalen College, Oxford - bell strikes 12

Vickers Viscount, exterior, passing over low. (Short/medium-range airliner, 4 piston-engines.)

Woodland Pool Atmosphere - Wood ducks, rufous sided towhee, orchard oriole, tufted titmouse, other birds in background, occassional calls from frogs, bald eagle and catbird call near end. Spring Morning

Crowds: Chatter Yugoslav - Italian Chatter, excited crowd with shouts, interior.

Chimpanzee (Pan Troglodytes) - Half a pant hoot sequence with quizzical calls. Feeding grunts. Juvenile screaming. Sounds of nutcracking & movement in vegetation. Cicadas in background.

Suricate (Suricata Suricatta) - close-up comforting calls from young ones left on their own.

Williamson's Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus Thyroideus) - Calls close-up, from male as it lands on truck, joined by female. High background with other woodland birds. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Common Peafowl (Pavo Cristatus) - close-up calls from a peacock with its tail fanned. Collared doves in background.

Portable Typewriter (Live Acoustic, Distant) - Portable Typewriter: Live Acoustic, distant, automatic spacing.

Razorbill (Alca Torda) - close-up single growls and two long `clockwork' calls. Kittiwakes, guillemots and surf in background.

Marsh (Atmosphere) - ANY SEASON: EVENING/NIGHT Frogs and Insects

Interiors - Concert Halls - Atmosphere, distant sound of 5 min. warning gong, people walking about before start of concert - 1973 (1C10)

16mm Rca Cine Projector - 16mm RCA cine projector. Running without spools.

Fast Flowing River - Salmon splashing in river. With distant herring gulls.

Kerguelen Fur Seal (Arctocephalus Gazella) - Female fur seal calling pup and moving up beach. Loud calls towards end. NB: exact date of recording is not specified.

Bits & Pieces - Slow tuning across 31 metre band (Short Wave Communications Receiver)

Saltwater Crocodile (Crocodylus Porosus) - 1 year old crocodiles (can be used for babies). 2 crocodiles calling. NB:Exact date of recording unknown

Ambulance (Austin Automatic: Exterior) - Ambulance, exterior, passing. (With horn.) (Austin Automatic ambulance.)

Antique Firearms - Baker Rifle, single shot fired. (In use c. 1800-40.)

Magellan Goose (Chloephaga Picta) - Contact calls close-up of female with chicks. Windy.

Dromedary Camel (Camelus Dromedarius) - Sounds of milking of camel. Some arabic speech. Occasional sounds from camel.

Pool Of London - Pool of London, wash under piers and barges. (Some birdsong, no speech.)

Narrow-gauge Light Railway (Interior): In Closed Coach - Narrow-Gauge Light Railway, whistle, train leaves station, into constant run, whistles, slows down. (Recorded in closed coach.)

Milne Edward's Sportive Lemur (Lepilemur Edwardsi) - \ close-up-medium distance calls. Night atmosphere of crickets in background.

Equestrian Events - Point to Point Racing, field passes on flat, with distinct P.A., two stragglers & crowd noise.

Household 2 - Taking out machine & setting up (hand-operated sewing machine).

27ft Cabin Cruiser (50 Hp. Diesel) - Cabin Cruiser: 27ft, 50 hp. diesel engine, in lock on River Thames, sluices open, lock fills.

London Traffic - Light traffic passing on bridge with quiet spells and speech. (Westminster Bridge, London.)

Chatter (Indoors) - Homely chatter between two women and three teenagers.

Magellanic Woodpecker (Campephilus Magellanicus) - Double hammer from woodpecker 0m6s. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown. Faint speech at end of recording.

Razorbill (Alca Torda) - Good wingbeats from a razorbill taking off from ledge. This is followed by conversational growls. Kittiwakes and guillemots in background. medium distance surf.

Whooping Crane (Grus Americana) - Display calls close-up and low grunting calls. House sparrows and songbirds mp.

India, Pakistan And Nepal - Countryside - Birds at watering hole, Madumbalai National Park, early morning with red-wattled lapwing, warblers, crow-pheasant, black kite, house-crow and cicadas

France: Tour De France - France: Tour De France, actuality, winners presentation, slight & applause, atmosphere.

Power Stations - Water gravity - feed to sea with transformer hum.

Black Parrot (Coracopsis Nigra) - medium close-up calls, Thick-billed Roller also calls. Other birds in background, a few cockerels crowing.

Electronically Generated Sounds - Particle beaming device, idle, run up, run down, idle. (Futuristic Spot Effect.)

African Elephant (Loxodonta Africana) - Group eating acacia. Sound of branches breaking. Red-billed hornbill and distant doves and birds in background. Hum from insects. * Day and month of recording is not specified.

Guns: Revolvers: Exterior - Revolver: 357 magnum, single shot, outside, (used by American Police).

Hummingbird Sp (Trochilidae) - Wingbeats - close perspective BCU muffled wings and heavy background other birds NB: Exact date in 1969 unknown

Association Football - League Match - Sport: Association football, Derby v. Arsenal, crowd reaction of oohs and aahs.

Eagle Sp (Accipitridae) - background sounds of wetland atmosphere. Eagle passes v. close overhead 0m20s then recedes. Good sounds of wingbeats.

Harp Seal (Pagophilus Groenlandicus) - medium distance colony atmosphere

Suburban Steam Train: Interior (2-6-2 Tank Locomotive, Past 1945) - Steam Train: 2-6-2 tank locomotive, post 1945, suburban, interior, start, run, slow uphill pull, stop, occasional whistle.

Double-spurred Francolin (Francolinus Bicalcaratus) - Territorial call close-up, following quiet calls.

Aircraft 1 - 747 jet aircraft - interior. Quiet constant flight.

Bighorn Sheep (Ovis Canadensis) - close-up male ram butting female; traffic in background

Swimming (Outdoor Pool) - Outdoor Swimming Pool, swimmer enters water, swims with legs only, leaves water.

Interiors - Pubs And Clubs - Club atmosphere, busy mixed chatter at mealtime (mid-distance) - 1981 (1C25,reprocessed)

Mud And Sand Flats - Autumn: Early Morning - With curlews, snipe, oystercatchers, black-headed, herring and lesser black backed gulls and skylark flight calls

Pulleys, Winches & Chains - Light Metal Pulley operated with start & stop.

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - Wing beats (alighting)

Fan-tailed Raven (Corvus Rhipidurus) - Calls and wingbeats, with insects and Tristram's grackles Gusting wind

Red-wattled Lapwing (Vanellus Indicus) - Flight calls close-up. Insects mp. Doves, bulbul and other birds in distance.

Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa Violacea) - close-up buzzing in flight from a single bee. Loud stridulation from grasshopper in background.

Whooping Crane (Grus Americana) - medium close-up churrs & cheeps from chick. Sounds of movement. background electrical hum.

Marsh Edge - SPRING: MID-MORNING Reed warbler, Cetti's warbler, little grebe, fan-tailed warbler, nightingale, goldfinch, marsh frog, insects

Sperm Whale (Physeter Catodon) - Echolocation clicks (some with "crunching" quality) & background water effects. Hydrophone recording. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Red-fronted Serin (Serinus Pusillus) - MC-close-up calls from a feeding flock, Himalayan Snowcock, House Martins & Cuckoo in background. Slight wind in trees, and distant river.

Motor Car: Ford Ecsort 1300 (Manual) (Exterior) - Ford Escort 1300, exterior, self starter, tickover, stop. (1300cc engine, manual transmission.)

Aircraft: Lightning Twin-jet Fighter (Exterior) - English Electric Lightning, exterior, several planes landing. (Jet engined fighter plane.)

Boys‚äô Secondary School - Boys' Secondary School, Grace said & atmosphere during meal.

Air Battles, Air Raids & Sirens - Night raid on London, one bomb falls, close 1940 (500M)

Footsteps On Pavement: Running - Footsteps on Pavement, woman running, with approach & stop.

Collared Sunbird (Anthreptes Collaris) - medium close-up calls and a snatch of song at end. Many birds and insects in background. Prominent sounds from Red chested Cuckoo and calls and movement from Blue Monkeys in trees.

Tropical Forest Atmosphere - Insect chorus at dusk, with green wood hoopoe.

Rainforest - Mid-morning in lowland rainforest. Cicadas. Several birds singing and calling. Water dripping on leaves.

Hospitals - Women's Ward, atmosphere in ward with footsteps, coughing & some indistinct speech.

Footsteps On Stone: Running - Running, 1 woman on stone. (With start and stop)

Train Doors & Windows - Local Train, interior, door opened & closed.

Kittiwake (Rissa Tridactyla) - Calls in colony medium close-up - mp. Guillemot calls occasionally in distance. Sea breaking on rocks medium close-up.

Motor Car: 1929 Riley 9 H.p. Saloon (Exterior) - Exterior, door closed. (Riley 9 h.p. saloon, 1929 model)

Wildfowl Trust - Winter: Day - With various waterfowl, including eider, mallard, shoveler, teal, barnacle and other geese, house sparrows, etc

World War Ii Bombers - Wellington, steady flight and dive. (From 78 r.p.m. disc)

American Chatter - Medium-sized mixed party crowd with American chatter. (Recorded at a U.S. Air Force base in England.)

Piper Cherokee Light Aircraft: Interior - Piper Cerokee, Light Aircraft, interior, take off and climb. (Light aircraft)

Rainforest Atmosphere - Cicadas stridulating & distant birds calling. NB: Day and month of recording is not specified.

6 Horses On Turf (Studio) - Three horses on turf, gallop to stop. (Studio recording with jingle of harness)

Holi Celebrations - close-up drum & medium close-up flute playing. Also some small cymbals/bells. Nice relaxed sounds. Also singing of women. Some voices in background. \  N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Sardinian Warbler (Sylvia Melanocephala) - Song, with Blackbird in background.

M.g. Midget Sports Car 1967 (Exterior) - Exterior, distant start and depart. (Sports car, 1967 model)

King Bird Of Paradise (Cicinnurus Regius) - medium close-up quiet, whirring sounds of dancing courtship display song of male. background sounds of stridulating insects.

Worcester College Clock, Oxford - Worcester College clock striking seven o'clock.

Southern Black-backed Gull (Larus Dominicanus) - medium close-up calling of circling gulls. Higher pitched calls from flying terns.

Industry 2 - Cranes carrying 40 ton lengths from Continuous Casting Plant

Wigeon (Anas Penelope) - Calls medium close-up from flock in pool, female 'grunts' in foreground, mallard calls medium close-up.

Blue Wildebeest (Connochaetes Taurinus) - Calls from wildebeest. Howls from spotted hyaena at start. Larks and other birds in background. NB: Date of recording is between 1989 & 1990.

Middle East Crowds - Beirut restaurant, indistinct speech with crockery sounds.

Spotted Bowerbird (Chlamydera Maculata) - medium close-up clear calls from bowerbird, some shrill. Includes some mimicry of other bird species. \ background sounds of wind in trees. Distant calls from other bird species.

Horses 1 - One horse canters past on grass, left to right, with some bird noise.

Poolside - Spring: Early Morning White Ibises preening and bathing, flapping wings, Moorhens, Boat-tailed Grackles, White-eyed Vireo, etc. in background. Call from Snowy Egret.

Fernandina's Flicker (Colaptes Fernandinae) - close-up calls from Fernandina's flicker. Some close-up insect flight sounds. Also some assorted bird calls.

Garden Atmosphere - Peaceful atmosphere recorded in evening. medium distance calls from shining sunbird background calls from other bird species. Sounds from insects, occasionally close-up. Intermittent very distant engine hum. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown, described as Royal Gard

Ford Anglia 105e Van (1963, 997cc): Interior - Motor Van: Rear Doors Opened, interior, (Ford Anglia 105E, 1963 model, 997cc).

Capuchin Bird (Perissocephalus Tricolor) - close-up & medium close-up display calls from males at lek. Strange resonant sounds. background calls other bird species & insect stridulation. Also sounds of movement & wingflaps. N.B. Details of reserve unknown.

Grinding & Sharpening - Wood chisel being sharpened on oil stone.

Migrating Passerine Birds Over Farmland - Chaffinches, greenfinches, yellow wagtails, meadow pipits sea background

Caving & Pot-holing - 40ft waterfall in a cave. (Recorded from top.)

India: General Backgrounds - Nagpur Junction railway station, general atmosphere. (Recorded in the evening.)

Thomson's Gazelle (Gazella Thomsoni) - medium close-up alarm calls, insects in background.

Rhesus Monkey (Macaca Mulatta) - Aggressive snorting and eating sounds

Comedy Sounds - Twangs made using wooden ruler. (Specially created effect)

European Cities - Central Market, Moscow (exterior) very lively, with some distinct speech also distant traffic

Fenland - Summer: Midday - With turtle dove, collared dove, chaffinch, sedge warbler, robin, tree sparrow and wren

Natural Atmospheres 1 - Broad-leaved woodland in late Spring, early morning atmosphere with Nightingale, flies, Cuckoo, Whitethroat, Bonelli's Warbler & field crickets. (Mediterranean region only.)

Fast Footsteps Down Metal Stairs - Footsteps Down Metal Stairs, man, fast, with start & stop.

Boat-billed Heron (Cochlearius Cochlearius) - Calls close-up in colony with Tricolored Heron medium close-up, Little Blue Herons, grackles, doves and other birds in background.

Peugeot 205gt 1982 1300cc Petrol (car Misfiring Quite Badly) - exterior - two attempts to start engine with stalls

Udipi Festival - Tiger festival with sounds of drums & trumpets. Musicians move away & then approach, ending very close. Tempo picks up during recording. Also some close perspective voices. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Short Winged Conehead Bush Cricket (Conocephalus Dorsalis) - Male stridulating to female

Ancient Murrelet (Synthliboramphus Antiquus) - medium close-up calls from adults on sea, to chicks on shore. Recording bumpy in places.

Woodland Atmosphere - ravens and other birds, with distant stream

Offices - General atmosphere in an office printing unit with equipment operating.

Saltmarsh - Red-winged Blackbirds, Common Yellowthroat, Common Grackles, insects in bushes at edge of marsh. Spring: Afternoon

More Phones - Ringing tone - 6 rings calling to Cellnet mobile (repeated twice)

Submarines (1960 ‚äòp‚äô Class) - Submarine: 1960 'P' class, air conditioning turned on.

Marsh Frog (Rana Ridibunda) - Night. close-up calls from individual frogs. Chorus in distance.

Tropical Forest - Morning. Prominent song from golden whistler (P.p.graeffii). Crickets and cicadas. Wattled honeyeater and other birds in background. Distant running water.

Taino Indian - Re enactment of Taino ceremonial dance (Areitos) in open air with chanting, drums, conch blowing & other percussion instruments. Solo voice & harmony from female singers. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Pygmy Chimpanzee (Pan Paniscus) - Single scream followed by gentle whimpering. Cicadas in background.

Suburbia 2 And Skylines - Autumn suburban atmosphere - blackbirds evening calls with traffic background - 1981(1B16, reprocessed)

Feral Rock Dove (Columba Livia) - medium close-up coos and calls from several 'white doves` in old barn. Some wingflaps. Chaffinch, wren and other birds in distance. Jackdaws call towards end of recording.

Indoor Wrestling - General atmosphere with spectators arriving before a wrestling match.

Industry - Refuse Skip, skip loaded on to lorry & removed, distant birds in background.

Paddle Steamer: Built 1940, Horizontal Steam Engine - Paddle Steamer: Built 1940, horizontal steam engine, departure from quay, on deck.

Space Travel & Interplanetary Effects - NASA Apollo Project, interior, hangar atmosphere.

Saiga Antelope (Saiga Tatarica) - close-up calls from female and calf. Herd in distance. Larks in background.

Deciduous Woodland - Early morning. Busy atmosphere with many birds including Mugimaki flycatcher (prominent at start), great tit, oriental cuckoo, azure-winged magpie, eastern crowned warbler, pale legged leaf warbler. Also nuthatch, jungle crow, stub-tailed bush warbler. Be

Slow Footsteps Down Wooden Stairs - Footsteps Down Wooden Stairs, two men & two women, slow, departing.

White-eyed Vireo (Vireo Griseus) - close-up song, Yellow Warbler and Tree Swallow in background, other birds in distance.

World War 2 - 1 - One Spitfire taking off towards mic. (reprocessed)

Balliol College Clock, Oxford - Balliol College clock striking twelve o'clock.

Blackcap Babbler (Turdoides Reinwardtii) - Group calls medium close-up.

British Rural Backgrounds - Early morning mixed woodland atmosphere during early spring with robin, nuthatch, song thrush and blue tit, distant

British Birds 2 - Greenfinch, with mistle thrush, collared dove, house sparrows, and skhlark in background.

World War Ii: Air Raids: London At Night - Night raid on London. Anti-aircraft fire over London streets

Bmc Mini Car 1966 (848cc) (Interior) - Interior, self starter, revving, switch off. (1966 848cc BMC Mini car)

Papermaking - Papermaking, sludge pump operating with start & stop.

Tropical Seasonal Forest Atmosphere - Busy atmosphere, recorded in early morning. medium close-up calls from blossom headed parakeet at start. medium distance to background calls from many other bird species. Occasional distant engine noise.

Hoatzin (Opisthocomus Hoazin) - Calls from several birds medium close-up. Songbirds and bee close-up. Other birds and cicadas in distance.

Electronic Sounds - Deep shimmer. (Specially created electronic sound.)

Common Rhea (Rhea Americana) - calls from young rhea; other birds occasional singing in f/g; other birds in background

White-browed Owl (Ninox Superciliaris) - MC calls, distant birds, Ring-tailed Lemurs and insects.

Hedgerow Atmosphere - SUMMER Humble bees, honey bees and hover flies along a hedgerow with jackdaw and yellowhammer NB: Exact date of recording unknown

Ford Anglia 105e Van (1963, 997cc): Interior - Motor Van: On Gravel, slow down, stop, interior, (Ford Anglia 105E, 1963 model, 997cc).

Weddell Seal (Leptonychotes Weddelli) - close-up of adult female snoring.

Electronically Generated Sounds - Synthesised air raid alarm. (Futuristic Spot Effect.)

Oil & Petrol - Pulling out the pipe - heard from control hut (Sea Quest oil rig, Fortes oilfield May 1976).

Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus Caeruleus) - close-up flight alarm call from an adult bird mobbing a tawny eagle.

Bus Ticket Machines (London Transport) - Ultimate ticket machine issuing a ticket. (London Transport.)

Archery: Long Bows: Tournament Atmosphere - Archery: Long Bows, Tournament atmosphere, near archers, Japanese and American bows, metal alloy arrows, Straw target. Approx. 100

Gannet (Sula Bassana) - Hunger calls close-up from an almost fully grown chick, colony in distance.

Sea Cliffs And Rocky Shores - Late Spring: Evening - Mixed colony of manx shearwaters, least storm petrels and leach's petrel

Osprey (Pandion Haliaetus) - close-up male calling whilst flying into eyrie. Distant crow. Wind in trees.

Motor Horns (Electric) - Single Tone Motor Horn sounded, long impatient blasts. (Electric motor horn.)

Outdoor Crowds (30 People) - Mixed cheerful chatter. (Thirty people.)

Woodland - Autumn:Day Birds and cicadas, Blue Jays, Chickadees, etc.

Aircraft - Douglas DC3 Dakota, Aircraft, interior,cabin, taxiing and engine testing, some cabin chatter, mainly in Dutch.

New Zealand - The Natural World 1 - Woodland gully, Shakespeare Regional Park, nr Aukland (NZ)

New Zealand Robin (Petroica Australis) - close-up song. Slight wind in trees.

Dry Tropical Forest - Early morning with many birds singing and calling.

Chilean Plantcutter (Phytotoma Rara) - close-up loud croaking, whirring call from plantcutter. Bird flies away at end of recording. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Brown Bear (Ursus Arctos) - medium close-up-close-up growls and roars from two or more. Sound of ducks taking off. Distant gulls calling. Electrical clicks in background.

Fast Footsteps Down Stone Stars - Fast footsteps down stone stairs, 2 women. (With approach and stop)

Tropical Rainforest Atmosphere - Busy atmosphere recorded at night. medium close-up to medium distance insect stridulation. Also background buzzing of insects. Occasional clicks & brief calls from hammer headed fruit bats.

Caving & Pot-holing - Wire ladder thrown down pitch in a cave. (Medium perspective recording.)

Cuckoo Clock (Cuckoo & Chimes) - Cuckoo clock striking eleven o'clock. (Cuckoo & chimes.)

Comedy 3 - One woman hysterical crying - 1968 (169A, reprocessed)

Hover Fly (Syrphidae Family) - Several in flight medium close-up-close-up with bee eaters, jackdaws and marsh frogs in background

Lowland Swamp Forest Atmosphere - Fairly busy bird atmosphere with some distinct calls including cawing call from twelve-wired bird of paradise.

Church Bells: London - Church Bells: Westminster Abbey, from Deans Yard, with birds.

Woolly Spider Monkey (Brachyteles Arachnoides) - close-up chewing sounds. medium distance sneeze from a monkey at 1'24". Crickets in background.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Evening/night - various crickets and frogs, distant river.

Common Zebra (Equus Burchelli) - close-up eating sounds, snorts & yelps from a group. Shaking manes at 4'20 & 6'37"; several animals moving around - running across track & over grass, some braying. Quite strong wind in grass; main birds in background are yellow wagtails & pectoral-patch cistic

Lion (Panthera Leo) - Loud growls. NHC17 is a continuous recording of 73m48s.

Salt Marsh Atmosphere - Calls from barnacle geese flying overhead. Whooper swans & ducks calling at roost site.

Wolf (Canis Lupus) - Several in pack howling medium distance. Others walking around whining. N.B The precise date of this recording is unknown.

Crowds At Rugby Football Match - Football League match in progress, crowd reaction. (Selhurst Park, Crystal Palace FC.)

Antarctic Fur Seal (Arctocephalus Gazelle) - occasional close-up calls of seal, w/ constant calls of CHINSTRAP PENGUINS in background

Wood Lark (Lullula Arborea) - close-up calls from one well-grown chick. Wingbeat sounds from wing exercising. Willow warbler in background.

Trains: Paris Metro, France - Paris Metro: Ascent from platform to street.

Coniferous Woodland Atmosphere - LATE SPRING/SUMMER: EARLY MORNING With chaffinch, coal tit, tree pipit, insects, etc

Peregrine Falcon (Falco Peregrinus) - close-up feeding calls from well grown chick on ledge. Mc calls from jackdaws in quarry.

Crowds - Small Restaurant, atmosphere in moderately busy London West End Italian restaurant (slight vent hum.)

University College Clock, Oxford - University College, Oxford clock striking six o'clock.

Madagascar Swamp Warbler  (Acrocephalus Newtoni) - close-up calls and song, Madagascar cuckoos, insects, chickens and ducks in background, traffic in distance.

Californian Sea Lion (Zalophus Californianus) - Male calling close perspective

Plumbeous Pigeon (Columba Plumbea) - Calls close-up and distant, with other species and cicadas in background. Dripping water audible.

Indian Darter (Anhinga Melanogaster) - medium close-up calls from darter. Background general atmosphere of insects & waterfowl. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

North American Pika (Ochotona Princes) - medium close-up squeals

Wood Lark (Lullula Arborea) - close-up calls from a well-grown chick. Adult calling in distance. Other adult arrives to feed chicks then flies off.

Studio Pottery - Throwing pots on to Kick Wheel. (Recorded at a Studio Pottery.)

Eurostar - Drivers cabin - train moves off into slow run, with some French conversation.

Frankincense Collecting Song - Repetitive chants, single male voice singing frankincense collecting song. Sounds of movement.

Common Tern (Sterna Hirundo) - Calls medium close-up from a single bird flying past. Distant avocet.

Veteran Cars: Exterior (Benz ‚äúcomfortable‚äù 1900 Open Top) - Cars: Benz "Comfortable" 1900 Open Top. Exterior, start up, tickover, switch off. Single cylinder, belt drive, 3 1/2 h.p.

Modern Agricultural Machinery & Vehicles - Tractor with Hedgecutter, exterior, hedge being cut. (Very close perspective of hedge being cut near microphonr, with some image shift.)

Wilson's Bird Of Paradise (Diphyllodes Respublica) - medium close-up loud advertisement calls. Also some abrasive calls. background peaceful sounds of rainforest with stridulating insects & distant birds.

London - Austin Taxi, exterior, arrives, door opens & shuts, departs. (Austin Diesel Taxi Cab.)

Livestock 2 - Turkeys, interior, six month old turkeys, mostly stags (males), startled at 0m17s.

Barn Doors (Wooden) - Wooden barn door. Old door closed. (heavy)

Carpebter‚äôs Workshop - Wood lathes turning soft wood, 2,250 rpm.

Continental Great Tit (Parus Major Major) - "Teacher" song NB: Recorded between March-June 1938

Ships And Boats 1 - Thames sailing barge, atmosphere below deck under sail, with creaking wood. (Recorded on board S.B. Pudge.)

Helmeted Guineafowl (Numida Meleagris) - medium distance alarm calls from a large flock alarming at the presence of two bat-eared foxes. White-browed sparrow weavers call loudly. Some voices from villagers.

Field Grasshopper (Chorthippus Bornhalmi) - close-up stridulation with some filtering

Red Breasted Goose (Branta Ruficollis) - Squawks and murmuring calls. Other bird spp & water sounds background. NB: Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Vulture Sp (Aegypiidae) - Several vultures flying from eland carcass close-up.

Fenland (Las Marismas) - Late Spring: Early Morning - With nightingale and marsh frogs

Greylag Goose (Anser Anser) - MP calls from a flock on take-off, Wagtails also call.

White Pelican (Pelecanus Onocrotalis) - close-up wingbeats & calls from flock taking off from water after single birds take off. Other birds in background.

Unidentified Bird - Known locally as a WHET WHET Calls c/w with other birds in background windy

Whitethroat (Sylvia Communis) - medium close-up calls from whitethroat. background sounds of running water.

White-faced Storm Petrel (Pelagodroma Marina) - Calls of adults flying and alighting on ground. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Wilson's Bird Of Paradise (Diphyllodes Respublica) - close-up alarm/scolding calls from two birds. Brief song at end of recording. background sounds of other bird species calling in rainforest.

Domestic Clock (Double-strike On Wood) - Domestic clock striking four o'clock. (Domestic clock with double-strike on wood.)

Adventure - Speedway, bikes revving up in pit before race, some backfiring.

Mallard (Anas Platyrhynchos) - close-up calls from female and male. Female - high pitched calls. Male - quacks. Other birds in distance.

Weaver Birds (Ploceinae Subfamily) - Recorded just before sunrise. medium close-up lively calls & wing flaps from lesser masked & red headed weavers. N.B. Excat date & location of this recording in unknown.

Blue-throated Barbet (Megalaima Asiatica) - Song medium close-up, with other birds in background.

Wedge Capped Capuchin (Cebus Olivaceous) - close-up `Snake alarm' calls and movement in trees from troop. Cicadas and birds in background.

Guillemot (Uria Aalge) - Wingbeats of bird arriving & landing, followed by contact & contentment calls. Calls from kittiwakes, razorbills, rock pipit, herring gulls, terns and fulmars.

Common Eider (Somateria Mollissima) - Calls from males & females close-up. Fulmar medium close-up, rock pipit & oystercatchers medium distance, lapwing in distance. Water lapping close-up, surf in background.

Motor Car (Badly Worn, Interior) - Interior, start into constant run. (Badly worn Sunbeam Rapier, 1962 model)

Exterior Crowds 1 - Mixed cheerful chatter and laughter - 1966 (40A, reprocessed)

Black-headed Gull (Larus Ridibundus) - Calls close-up in breeding colony. Distant redshank.

Nightingale (Erithacus Megarhynchos) - medium close-up song from nightingale. background calls from other bird species including rooks. Some slight sounds of wind.

University Of St. Mary The Virgin Church Clock, Oxford - Clock of the University Church of St Mary the Virgin, Oxford striking one o'clock.

Grey Heron (Ardea Cinerea) - Display close-up, bill-snapping, calls & hisses; house sparrows medium close-up, other birds in distance.

Grassland - Serengeti Plain escarpment. Some wind. Various calls from birds and insects.

Far Eastern Frog (Rana Semiplicata) - close-up calls from many. Sounds of some frogs jumping.

Austin A35 Van 1968 (Interior) - Interior, start, constant run. (1968 Austin A35 Van)

Brunnich's Guillemot (Uria Lomvia) - close-up wing-beats on landing and calls at Colony atmosphere. of Guillemots, Fulmars and Kittiwakes in background.

Mugimaki Flycatcher (Ficedula Mugimaki) - MC-close-up song. Prominent grey-backed thrush, pale-legged leaf warbler & great tit at times. Other birds in distance. Also suitable for S Ussuriland woodland atmosphere. - early morning.

Magellanic Woodpecker (Campephilus Magellanicus) - Adult flies onto tree, movements of adult, calls of large young, adult flies off

Farmstead & Surroundings - Farmland: Spring; Day Skylark, Quail, Turkey, Cockerel, Cows, Fan-tailed Warbler, Corn Bunting, Crested Lark, Voices and dogs. Wind in crops.

Post Office Telegraph Equipment - Post Office Telegraphy office, general atmosphere with typewriters. teleprinters & voices.

Monsoon Forest Atmosphere - medium distance calls from a sunbird. Sounds of stridulating insects. background & distant calls from many other bird species.

Yellow Rumped Cacique (Cacicus Cela) - close-up-medium close-up calls in a colony of 25-30 nests. Calls at start from a Russet-backed Oropendola also nesting in tree. Calls from Cacique chicks in nests. Cicadas and other birds in distance.

Arizona Grey Squirrel (Sciurus Arizonensis) - close-up chewing sounds of squirrel eating nut. Strong wind in trees. Birds in distance.

Laysan Albatross (Diomedea Immutabilis) - Complete display close-up, distant sounds of aircraft base.

White Throated Capuchin (Cebus Capucinus) - Quiet contact calls. Sounds of movement in trees. Trilling call at 1m20s.

Aircraft: Vc 10 (Exterior) - Vickers VC10, exterior, passing overhead. (Long-range airliner, 4 jet engines.)

Black Guillemot (Cepphus Grille) - guillemot being mobbed by gulls (guillemot is the one with the high-pitched call)

Leicester Tram (Interior) - Leicester Tram, interior, emergency bell sounded. (Tram built 1904.)

London Railway Station Victoria - Victoria Station, atmosphere on concourse.

White-tailed Tropic Bird (Phaethon Lepturus) - medium distance - close-up courtship and flight calls. Distant land birds calling. Surf in background. Windy. Vegetation rustling in wind. Wind on microphone at times.

Village - Late Spring: Evening At dusk, with choruses of dogs and field crickets and distant green toads

White Noise Filtered To Simulate Sea Effects - White noise filtered to simulate sea effects. High frequencies.

Ferguson Tractor (Exterior) - Exterior, seed lids closed, tractor start up, seed drills, stop. (Ferguson tractor)

Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula Hypoleuca) - medium close-up calls from flycatcher at nestbox. Also some shrill calls from chicks. background calls from other bird species.

Ships And Boats 2 - Cabin Cruiser, atmosphere in cabin, constant run at cruising speed, slow & stop. (27ft, 50hp diesel engine.)

Black Chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus Alexandri) - medium close-up calls from hummingbird. close-up whirring of wings. N.B. Bird at feeder during migration. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

German Emergency Services - German ambulance arrives, activity, departs with martinhorn.

Spotted Sandgrouse (Pterocles Senegallus) - Call of single bird.

Electronically Generated Sounds - Variable velocity gun, short bursts. (Futuristic Spot Effect.)

Boat (4 Hp Outboard Engine) - Boat 4 h.p. engine, start, constant run against tide.

Livestock 1 - Milking Parlour, interior, door opens & cow enters parlour (live acoustic), calf scampers in behind, cow chained up, plastic bucket put on floor.

Tristram's Grackle (Onychognathus Tristramii) - Calls medium close-up and wingbeats. Others calling background and distant traffic.

Motor Car: Morris Bullnose, 1922 - Exterior, start, tickover, switch off (exhaust end). (11.9 hp side valve Hotchkiss engine, 1922 Morris Bullnose.)

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - NB: Recorded from microphones placed beside a Reed Warbler's nest. 1730-2030hrs. Song medium close-up.

American Bison (Bison Bison) - calls and movement as herd moves along

Horses / Dogs - King Charles Spaniel, interior, scampering on wooden floor & panting.

Island Atmosphere - Windy atmosphere with occasional gusts. Sounds of stridulating cricket. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Chipping Sparrow (Spizella Passerina) - medium close-up song, very little background.

Worm Eating Warbler (Helmintheros Vermivorus) - close-up song, other birds in distance, slight wind in trees.

Bells, Door Chimes And Buzzers - Electric door bell rung at long and short intervals. (High note)

Lion (Panthera Leo) - close-up panting from a pride resting at midday; coughs & sighs, movement as they try to find shade under tree; cub coughing. Hum from insects & flies, larks in background.

Papermaking - A binding machine (Muller Martini) for assembling magazines, recorded at a large printing company.

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - close-up mew & choking calls with some long calls & begging calls.

South America - Rural & Urban Atmospheres - Indian plantation - recorded on Brazil/Argentine border

Water 4 - 'Pystyll Rhadn' falls, North Wales, with birdsong (1W6,reprocessed)

Boreal Forest Atmosphere - Mixed woodland: autumn: early pm. Crickets, distant calls from American crows. Leaf rustle.

Rook (Corvus Frugilegus) - Distant rookery with greenfinch, dunnock, blue tit, etc in f/g

Redwing (Turdus Iliacus) - Chorus of hundreds in daytime roost - subsong. With Blackbird alarm calls.

Eurasian Dipper (Cinclus Cinclus) - close-up shrill piping calls from chicks in nest. Loud, busy calls in response to feeding 0m18s. background sounds of running water.

Indoor Swimming Bath - Indoor Swimming Pool, succession of dives.

Great Frigate-bird (Fregata Minor) - Display calls close-up in colony with wingbeats as birds arrive, sooty terns call medium close-up, seawash in background.

Vintage Motor Car: Fiat 509a Saloon: Interior - Cars: Vintage motor car Fiat 509A saloon. Interior, short and long horn blasts

Chinampa Atmosphere - General atmosphere with calls from individual birds of many species. background sounds of traffic throughout. Occasional water splashes. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown. A Chinampa is a pre-hispanic floating garden of central America.

Suburban Traffic - Traffic: Heavy, with footsteps in a one-way street.

Tui (Prosthemadura Novaeseelandiae) - close-up song. Kakas and saddlebacks in background. Crickets in background.

Souimanga Sunbird (Cinnyris Souimanga) - close-up song, river and other birds.

Puffin (Fratercula Arctica) - Wing beats of birds taking off from clifftops, alighting on sea, etc with calls of lesser black-backed gulls, kittiwakes and arctic terns

Woodland - Early morning in oak woodland. Prominent song from grey-backed thrush. Woodpecker drumming. Pale-legged leaf warbler (insect-like trill), stub- tailed bush warbler (cicada-like high trill), oriental cuckoo, jungle crows and eastern crowned warbler. Very s

Tropical Desert Shrub - Summer: Early morning \ Rather neutral with bush crickets, beetles flying and distant birds

Robin (Erithacus Rubecula) - close-up spring/winter song. Great tit, blackbird & pheasant in background.

Suburban Town Atmosphere - Long-tailed and great tits, firecrests, children, traffic etc. Mid-day, autumn.

Muffled Church Bells - Church Bells, muffled bells pealing & stopping. (St. Mary the Virgin's Church, Godmanchester, Cambridgeshire.)

Herring Gull (Larus Argentatus Argentatus) - Gulls over stormy sea

World War Aircraft: 1916 Bristol Fighter (Exterior) - Exterior, approach, taxi to stop, tickover. (1916 Bristol Fighter, First World War two-seater fighter with single Rolls Royce piston engine)

Collared Dove (Streptopelia Decaocto) - Songs (rather distant) with goldfinches, wren and nuthatch

Common Starling (Sturnus Vulgaris) - close-up hunger calls from chicks. Adult calls and flies in to feed. close-up feeding calls.

Sooty Tern (Sterna Fuscata) - medium close-up calls of young and occasional adults in colony. Seawash mp. Some wind noise on microphone.

Crickets (Gryllidae) - Night: chorus [movement of recordist early in recording]

Eclectus Parrot (Eclectus Roratus) - close-up alarm calls from male. Other birds in distance.

Wandering Albatross (Diomedea Exulans) - close-up chick beside nest begging for food from adult male.

Trains & Tunnels - Goods train entering tunnel with siren. (Recorded at trackside.)

Aircraft: Barracuda (On Aircraft Carrier) - Aircraft: Barracuda (on aircraft carrier) Revs, takes off (Swordfish in background)

Lesser Bird Of Paradise (Paradisaea Minor) - Display calls Parrots and other birds in background. Cicadas and crickets. Recorded in captivity.

Striated Green Heron (Butorides Striatus) - medium close-up calls, White Ibis wingbeats in background, other birds and frogs and crickets.

Crowned Eagle (Spizaetus Coronatus) - close-up calls from adult with chick calling in background. Cicadas and distant birds.

Black-tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys Ludovicianus) - medium close-up alarm calls and squeaks. 'Jump' calls in background. Alarm from one.

Electric Eel (Electrophorus Electricus) - close-up pulses as eel swims and strikes to stun prey.

Continental Telephones: Engaged Tones - Belgian telephone engaged tone. (As heard from London.)

White Tailed Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus Albicilla) - Ravens mobbing eagle near nest. Calls from eagle & ravens, with some wingbeats. Faint calls from eagle chicks. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Light Industry - Injection moulding shop, general atmosphere with machinery & some indistinct speech.

Canada Goose (Branta Canadensis) - medium close-up calls from a pair in territorial conflict. medium distance robins & song thrush. Distant mallard & blue tits. A lot of echo on this recording.

Tiger Moth Light Aircraft (Single Piston Engine, Open Cockpit) (Exterior) - Exterior, taxi up, switch off. (Tiger Moth Light Aircraft, Single piston engine; open cockpit)

Caving & Potholing - 1 man crawling along small passage (approach and pass).

Fish Market: Grimsby - Fishing Industry: General factory atmosphere

Sperm Whale (Physeter Catodon) - Sperm whales producing echolocation clicks with whistling cries & vocal effects. Hydrophone recording. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Bang! - 5.6mm gas operated rifle, platoon fires 200 rounds on automatic. (Close perspective.)

Saddleback (Creadion Carunculatus) - medium close-up alarm calls and typical calls. Bellbird in background. Other birds in distance. Slight wind in trees, with snapping twigs. Faint cicadas. Also suitable for Little Barrier Island atmosphere.

Tropical Rain Forest Swamp - SPRING: EARLY MORNING With rather close perspective, harsh chattering of birds, also flies, mosquitoes and splashes of diving kingfishers

Himalayan Snowcock (Tetraogallus Himalayensis) - medium distance & background echoing clucking calls from snowcocks. Constant sounds of wind. Recorded at altitude of 18300 ft.

Trains 2 - Continental-type level crossing - bell, train crosses.

Circus - Children and clowns shout 'hello'. (Indistinguishable music in background)

Temperate Desert - Late spring-summer With grasshoppers, bees, flies and stonechat etc.

Porcupine (Histrix Cristata) - Grunts and rustling of quills NB: Recorded between 1937/38

Motor Car: 1960 Ford Anglia (Interior) - Interior, travelling with difficulty over rough ground, switch off. (1960 Ford Anglia)

Verreaux Sifaka (Propithecus Verreauxi) - close-up soft grunts from a single animal and sounds as it feeds in tree. Madagascar Coucal, Pied Crow and Jerys in background.

Common Marmoset (Calithrix Jacchus Jacchus) - Group quiet chatter and twitter with occasional bursts of agitation.

Moussier's Redstart (Phoenicurus Moussieri) - Song close-up, with olivaceous warbler and quail in background. Wind blowing through bush towards end.

Forest Atmosphere - morning forest atmosphere; some branches snapping

Mixed Woodland - AUTUMN: Mid-day With Robin and Wren, and some wind in trees.

Bus Ticket Machines (London Transport) - Automatic turnstile on one-man bus, tone, 3d inserted, child through turnstile, repeated several times. (London Transport bus.)

Marshland - Egrets and other birds. Insects. Also suitable for paddyfields.

Slot Machines: Food & Beverages; Background Hum - Hot Drink Machine operating.

Black Headed Apalis (Apalis Melanocephala) - close-up calls from several. Prominent duetting from Tropical Boubous nearby. Other birds & insects in background Good wingbeats from small birds flying into bushes. A Robin Chat sings, briefly competing with the Apalis.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Recorded in late afternoon with sun just above horizon. medium close-up calls from spot breasted wren. Also insect stridulation & calls from other bird species. background sounds of stream.

Orchard Oriole (Icterus Spurius) - close-up song, Common Yellowthroat and distant Red-winged Blackbird in background.

Motor Racing: Silverstone - Silverstone, Formula One International Trophy Race 1962, cars passing Copse Corner.

Buzzard (Buteo Buteo) - Calls of adult (with blowflies and distant song thrush)

Bee-eater (Merops Apiaster) - Calls of large colony, with flies.

British Rural Backgrounds 1 - Woodland, February, daytime - distant traffic, distant aircraft, 1981 (1B7, reprocessed) (technical note: to be used at low level)

Rapids - Very fast flowing, white-water river, recorded from centre of river facing flow.

Ships‚äô Sirens - R.M.S. Queen Elizabeth II, ship's siren, three long blasts in distance as ship leaves port.

White Winged Chough (Corcorax Melanorhamphos) - medium distance screeches from chough. background calls from other individuals.

Green-winged Macaw (Ara Chloroptera) - medium close-up calls, others in the distance. Hum from insects, birds and cicadas in background. NB: Exact date of recording is unknown.

Ford Fiesta Motor Car (1980 Model, 1300cc) Interior - Cars: 1980 model, 1300cc engine Ford Fiesta. Exterior, fast start with wheel spin

Horse-drawn Hansom Cab, passenger into cab, cab moves off with horse trotting.

Golden Oriole (Oriolus Oriolus) - Typical call close-up Bee-eaters and great grey shrike in background

Ships And Boats 2 - Yacht, sailing down-wind, with distant lightship. (30ft sailing yacht 'Alice May', Halmatic 30, GRP, sloop rig.)

Outdoor Clock - Church clock striking, 7 o'clock. (St. John the Evangelist)

Deciduous Woodland - Spring: 0655hrs Red-eyed Vireo, Carolina Wren, Cardinal, Rufous-sided Towhee, American Crows, other species and wind in trees.

Printing - Newspapers - Printing Newspapers: Letter press (hot metal) starts and runs.

Triumph Tr6 Sports Car, 1971 (Exterior) - Exterior, self starter, 3-point turn, departs. (TR6 Sports Car, 1971 model)

Heather Moorland - LATE SPRING: Early Morning Gusty wind, with Skylark and Snipe.

Electronically Generated Sounds - Electronic alarm bell. (Futuristic Spot Effect.)

Barking Pigeon (Ducula Latrans) - medium close-up wing beat sounds of bird flying from tree. Cicadas and crickets. Distant birds.

Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga Leonina) - medium close-up calls from male while trying to mount female. Soft calls from colony. Surf in background.

Excavators & Pumps - One gravel suction pump operating. (On building site)

Coastal Lagoon - AUTUMN: MIDDAY With greenshanks, redshank and skylark

Bristol Sycamore S171 Helicopter (Exterior) - Bristol Sycamore S171, exterior, approach, land, switch off.

Saracen Or Saladin Armoured Car (Exterior) - Armoured Car, exterior approach, stop, start up, depart. (Alvis Saracen or Saladin armoured car - both use same chassis.)

Junior Children‚äôs Sports Day - Junior School Sports Day, general atmosphere of sports day with 200 children.

European Wigeon (Anas Penelope) - Male & female calling. background calls from oystercatchers & flight sounds from mute swans. Wind in background.

Whitehead (Mohoua Albicilla) - close-up calls from a feeding party with fantails. Song from grey warbler. Bellbirds in background. Distant saddleback. Cicadas in background.

Motor Car: 1968 Citroen Am 1.6 (Interior) - Interior, hand brake on and off. (Ami 6, 1968 model, 602cc: Citroen)

Footsteps On Country Road: Walking - Footsteps on Country Road, two men & two women walking, departing.

Greenfinch (Carduelis Chloris) - close-up call at start. A few medium close-up calls from two birds. Flight calls at end of recording. Other birds in background.

Rowing (Sea Scouts Whaler) - Sea Scouts whaler, fairly slow rowing with one pair of oars. (With start and stop)

Raven (Corvus Corax) - Distant - medium distance calls in flight from a single bird. N.B The precise date of this recording is unknown

Rainforest Atmosphere - medium close-up/medium distance noisy calls from wren & thornbird (PHACELLODOMUS genus). background lively with calls from many other bird species. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Fast Footsteps Up Stone Stairs (Slight Echo) - Fast footsteps up stone stairs, 1 man. (With start and stop, slight echo)

Dental Surgery - Dentists, mouth rinse & general surgery atmosphere.

Domestic Clock - Grandfather Clock with St Michael's chimes, striking four o'clock.

Magellan Goose (Chloephaga Picta) - C.p.picta close-up calls from female with goslings. Other birds in distance.

Bornean Orang Utan (Pongo Pygmaeus Pygmaeus) - medium close-up sounds of male eating termites. background sounds of insects & birds.

House Finch (Carpodacus Mexicanus) - MC calls, White-winged Dove in background, slightly high atmosphere.

Snow Goose (Anser Caerulescens) - medium distance flight calls from a large flock, some closer single calls and calls from American kestrel in background, crickets in foreground.

Football & Rugby Crowds - German football crowd - chanting and lots of horns.

Trains - Single Diesel Locomotive, pass left to right with rail noise.

Tonga Flying Fox (Pteropus Tonganus) - Evening. Colony. Wind in trees. Adult and young bats calling before flying off to feed. medium close-up shrill calls from young bats squabbling. This recording continues on Track 17. Time duration covers Tracks 16 and 17.

Little Tern (Sterna Albifrons) - Flight calls medium close-up from several birds. Wind and surf mp.

Cross-channel Car Ferry - Customs shed at Dover Ferry Port, general atmosphere with some indistinct speech & sounds of cars being driven.

Traffic: Provincial Town - Light traffic in a provincial town, with footsteps and chatter.

African White-necked Raven (Corvus Albicollis) - Calls with distant zebras

Fast Flowing River Atmosphere - Waterfall. Medium close perspective.

Restaurant - Restaurant: Small, quiet atmosphere, indistinct speech.

16ft Speedboat (40 H.p. Outboard) - 16 foot, 40 h.p. engine - pull up to stop. (Forward position)

Oystercatcher (Haematopus Ostralegus) - Awareness calls close-up. Black-headed gull medium distance; oystercatcher flight alarm medium distance. Skylark in distance.

Cicada Atmosphere - Chorus of cicadas. NB: day and month of recording is not known.

Bumble Bee (Bombus Terrestris) - close-up buzzing from a single small bumble bee feeding on a flowering bush. Dog in distance.

Ecclesiastical Effects 2 - St. Sepulchre's Church, High Holborn, exterior, tenor bell rung, with background traffic (This was the bell rung at public executions and rung here in an authentic manner - opposite The Old Bailey, formerly site of Newgate Prison) - 1985 (2B9)

Canary (Serinus Canaria) - medium close-up song. Whistles & musical sounds. N.B. Some microphone overload due to high freqencies.

Herring Gull (Larus Argentatus) - Roof-top breeding colony with calls of adults. Long calls and low anxiety 'kek kek' calls and calls of young in background. Traffic.

Common Peafowl (Pavo Cristatus) - close-up call from peacock with tail fanned. Song thrush in background.

Greylag Goose (Anser Anser) - close-up feeding calls & feeding sounds from a flock feeding in water. Distant mallard. N.B. The date of this recording is unknown.

European Bee Eater (Merops Apiaster) - medium close-up shrill calls from bee eater. Buzzing of flies. Slight wind on mic. Some distant traffic noise.

Mountain Gorilla (Gorilla Gorilla Beringei) - Family group feeding on Galium, contact calling & moving about.

Pony Trekking - String of ponies leaving water and on to dry land.

Lion (Panthera Leo) - close-up greeting calls between females & cubs; tails banging on ground. Insects in background.

Manual Typewriter (Close Perspective) - Manual Typewriter: Rec. 4 metres away, fast typing.

Lapwing (Vanellus Vanellus) - Flight calls close-up. Mallard and curlew mp. Few reflector bumps. Hiss mainly on one side.

Night Atmosphere - With rooks, occasional Tawny Owl and distant lapwings.

Woodland Savanna Atmosphere - Quiet, peaceful atmosphere recorded at night. Stridulating insects. Gentle sounds of wind. N.B. Click on recording 1m25s. Also some gentle bumps.

Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus Magellanicus) - Cry close-up from very small chick with adults' aggressive hiss, colony in distance.

Queens College Clock, Oxford - Queens College clock striking two o'clock.

Newspapers - An acid machine operating in block department at a national daily newspaper.

Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus Pileatus) - MC 'drumming', another in distance. Red-eyed vireos and other birds in background.

Interiors - Concert Halls - Applause at LE show - 1981 (1C15,reprocessed)

Steam Trains (With 6 Or 7 Coaches, Some Voices) - Steam Train: GWR 'Manor' Class 4-6-0, moves from cutting into station, stops, 6 or 7 coaches, some voices.

Period Battle - Period Battle, shouting men, musket shots, horses, etc.

Ambulances - Ambulance, exterior, approaches and stops, doors, stretchers taken out. (With horn.) (Bedford ambulance.)

Bits & Pieces - Tannoy signal with interior carriage background (single note)

Sea Cliffs - Atmosphere of the largest cliff-face on the island. Several thousand guillemots (sounding slightly closer than on Tr21 & 22), smaller numbers of razorbills and kittiwakes.

Screaming Piha (Lipaugus Vociferans) - Song close-up, with insects in background.

Carolina Wren (Thryothorus Ludovicianus) - close-up song, another in background. White-throated Sparrows singing, Fish Crows, Yellow-rumped Warblers, Cardinals, Ruby-crowned Kinglet and crickets.

India And Nepal - City Life - Calcutta: Market with chickens, speech, bells & man sweeping.

Botswana: Africa - Africa: Botswana, light semi-desert atmosphere in spring.

Macaws (Ara Genus) - medium close-up calls from red-bellied and blue-and-yellow macaws in trees. background sounds of other bird species and insects including a hummingbird flying past.

Razorbill (Alca Torda) - Wingbeats and footsteps from bird landing. Annoyance calls and `clockwork' calls. Guillemots, kittiwakes, arctic tern and herring gulls. Distant surf.

Tufted Puffin (Lunda Cirrhata) - wingbeats of puffins fly overhead; other seabirds in background

Rainforest - Dusk. Open area at the edge of the rainforest. Crickets, cicadas. Distant birds including common bulbuls, great blue turaco, black-and-white casqued hornbills, white-browed coucals. Distant thunder.

Motor Car: 1929 Riley 9 H.p. Saloon (Interior) - Exterior, klaxon sounded twice. (Riley 9 h.p. saloon, 1929 model)

Wind/mountain Grassland Atmosphere - Wind blowing through sage brush.

Religion In Britain - Choir passes at beginning of service, Westminster Abbey - just footsteps, no music and fairly quiet congregation

Exterior Atmospheres - Open Air Swimming Pool, with children splashing & shouting. (Recorded near London.)

Pere David's Deer (Elaphurus Davidianus) - Clicking of hooves and calls of young

Rain - Heavy rain falling and dripping onto large leaves. Occasional bird song in background.

Boeing 707 Jet Aircraft (Exterior) Landing - Boeing 707, exterior, take off with skylarks at end. (Long-range airliner, 4 jet engines.) (Recorded 1958.)

Fox Hunting: Quorn Hunt - Horses canter past on soft surface, hounds in full cry. (Quorn Hunt.)

Savanna:acacia Scrub - Night:22.07. Cricket chorous, with yelps from rock hyrax in background.

Blue Tit (Parus Caeruleus) - close-up alarm calls from birds feeding in tree. High-pitched `seep' calls from coal tits. Chaffinches and robins in distance.

Spotted Hyaena (Crocuta Crocuta) - Vocalising close-up while eating carcass with hooded vultures

Greylag Goose (Anser Anser) - close-up calls from domestic variety in farmyard. Running around from side to side. Some voices at times.

Local Steam Trains - Distant whistle from local train which leaves tunnel at speed. (Southern Region steam train.)

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Picoides Minor) - close-up calls from a single bird, and tapping on trunk. Blackbird, goldcrest and other birds in background.

Dry Deciduous Forest Atmosphere - Dry deciduous forest. 0830hrs. Water dripping on leaves and distant bird calls, after rain.

Demolition - Demolition: Distant explosion & fall of rubble, (factory chimneys).

Ten-pin Bowling - Ten Pin Bowling, two people playing, quiet game.

Household Effects: Electric Automatic Washing Machine - Electric automatic washing machine. Pumping out water (at water outlet)

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - 'Kow' alarm calls from adult with chicks alarming; rather distant. Colony mp.

Foreign Atmospheres - India, tonga passing. (A tonga is a horse-drawn two-wheeled cart for carrying passengers.)

Chipping Sparrow (Spizella Passerina) - medium close-up song, other birds in distance. Slight wind through grass.

Horses / Dogs - King Charles Spaniel, interior, growling with some background noise. (Close perspective.)

Island Atmosphere - medium close-up calls & song from unidentified bird species(likely sparrow/bunting/finch) background insect stridulation & sounds of wind. N.B. Introduced bird species(all native land birds extinct). Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Worm-eating Warbler (Helmintheros Vermivorus) - close-up song, other birds in distance, slight wind in trees.

Lakeside - Late morning along bank of lake, water lapping. Cicadas and crickets. Mainly calls from northern masked weavers. Flight call near start from little bittern. Black crakes in background.

Motor Car: Morris Bullnose, 1922 (Exterior) - Exterior, cranking, carburetter sucking, backfire. (11.9 hp side valve Hotchkiss engine, 1922 Morris Bullnose.)

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - NB: Recorded from microphones placed beside a Reed Warbler's nest. 0515-0615hrs Bonding interaction between adult pair at nest close-up. Both call to each other as incubation changeover (35") occurs, then courtship display (1'45"); one pecks at nest; another co

White Eyed Bulbul (Pycnonotus Xanthopygos) - Song medium close-up-close-up in hotel garden. With another and House Sparrows in background.

Electronically Generated Sounds - Variable velocity gun, six single shots. (Futuristic Spot Effect.)

Livestock 1 - One Cow, exterior, passes on hard ground, with wind in trees & occasional distant vehicles.

Boat (7 H.p. Twin-cylinder Diesel Engine) - Boat. Slow down to tickover. (7 h.p. twin-cylinder diesel engine)

Island Thrush (Turdus Poliocephalus Seebohmi) Sub Sp. - Song medium close-up-close-up, with another in distance. Wind and running water in background..

Rainforest Atmosphere - Busy, rich atmosphere recorded at pre dawn. medium distance to distant calls from many different bird species. Loud sounds of stridulating insects. Occasional faint water drips.

Aec Routemaster Bus: Diesel - Metro Scania Bus, interior, run in town with starts & stops, bell rung occasionally. (Diesel bus.)

Ferguson Tractor (Exterior) - Start up, tickover, switch off. (Ferguson tractor)

Broad Billed Hummingbird (Cynanthus Latirostris) - close-up sounds of whirring wings & rapid calls. N.B. Bird at feeder during migration. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Jackdaw (Corvus Monedula) - Adults feeding well-grown nestlings inside barn roof (recorded from outside).

Magpie Goose (Anseranus Semipalmata) - Approaching & receding honking calls from geese. Also sounds of stridulating insects.

Lion (Panthera Leo) - Night. Several roaring lions. Very quiet background. NB: Exact date of recording unknown.

Redwing (Turdus Iliacus) - Chorus of hundreds in daytime roost - subsong. Some Fieldfares also present.

Galapagos Mockingbird (Nesomimus Trifasciatus) - Song with yellow warbler and sea

South America - Rural & Urban Atmospheres - Train Station - Buenos Aires, Argentina

Boreal Forest Atmosphere - Mixed woodland: autumn: early pm. Crickets, distant calls from downy woodpecker. Leaf rustle.

Romania 2 - Exterior - trolleybus arrives and departs, with doors open and close.

Mistle Thrush (Turdus Viscivorus) - Adult feeding begging young (7 days old) rookery in background

King Of Saxony Bird Of Paradise (Pteridophora Alberti) - medium close-up display calls. Other birds in background. Crickets and hum from insects. Very distant waterfall.

Woodland - Strong wind in trees. Branches touching and creaking. Insects, jungle crows and various distant birds.

Fallow Deer (Dama Dama) - medium close-up - close-up calls from a buck as he chases a female around on his stand. Calls from females in background. Closer calls from females later in recording. This is rutting behaviour. Wind in trees gusting at times.

Camargue Feral Horse (Equus Caballus) - Stallion grazing and neighing close-up With skylark and fan tailed warbler

Robin (Erithacus Rubecula) - close-up spring song, with some mimicry. Nightingale & other birds in distance. Buzz from bees.

Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes Foresteri) - medium close-up penguin sliding on front and walking on ice

Madagascar Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone Mutata) - close-up alarm calls and wing-beats from a single bird. Frogs in background, wind in trees.

Gulf Coast Toad (Bufo Velocetes) - close-up rhythmic croaking from individual toad. Other honks & croaks from surrounding area, including calls of Mexican tree frog.

Southern Region Steam Train: Hauled By Stroudley 0-6-0 Tank Locomotive - Stroudley 0-6-0 tank locomotive running with one intermediate stop, with whistle. (Southern Region train.) (Recorded on footplate.)

Car Park Atmosphere - Traffic: Regent's Park, Carpark, atmosphere' from inside closed car. (Technical note, for use at low level)

Vintage Motor Car: Fiat 509a Saloon: Exterior - Cars: Vintage motor car Fiat 509A saloon. Exterior, passing fast

Moose (Alces Alces) - Simulated sound of antlers scraping against willow trees.

Kerguelen Fur Seal (Arctocephalus Gazella) - close-up bulls snorting and growling. Colony in background. Bulls snapping at each other.

Frog  (Unidentified) - Marshland in rainy season. close-up chorus of tree frogs and insects at night. Very distant voices at times.

European Cities - Mayakovskovo Metro Station, ticket hall during evening rush hour, very busy with footsteps, escalator noise, some distinct speech

Green-tailed Towhee (Chlorurus Chlorurus) - close-up song, other birds including House Wren.

Rothschild's Mynah (Leucopsar Rothschildi) - medium close-up screeching display calls from 1m33s. medium distance screeches & whistles from other individuals. Distant sounds of other bird species & insects.

Greater (Chilean) Flamingo (Phoenicopterus Ruber Chilensis) - Calls close-up. In captivity.

World War Aircraft: 1916 Bristol Fighter (Exterior) - Exterior, start up, taxi away. (1916 Bristol Fighter, First World War two-seater fighter with single Rolls Royce piston Engine)

Collared Dove (Streptopelia Decaocto) - Song, wing-beats and alighting call

Garden Tiger Moth (Arctia Caja) - \  close-up clicking produced by moth (blocking bat's echo-location). Distant high-pitched sound (echo-location emissions from bat). N.B. Bat sounds may be recording.

Church Bells: St. Albans Abbey - St. Albans Abbey Bells, rounds on twelve bells with start and stop.

Caving & Potholing - Water running in cavern, close perspective.

Tiger Moth Light Aircraft (Single Piston Engine, Open Cockpit) (Exterior) - Exterior, taxi up, revving, switch off. (Tiger Moth Light Aircraft, Single piston engine; open cockpit)

The Age Of Steam - Steam Train approaches from left, coasts past with whistle.

Parrot Spp. - Early morning at a clay lick cliff. Very busy parrot atmosphere with medium distance calls of flying & roosting birds. Species include: Amazon parrot, blue headed, chestnut fronted and red fronted macaws.

Continental Telephones: Engaged Tones - Parisian telephone ringing tone. (As heard from London.)

New Zealand Grey Flyeater (Gerygone Igata) - Trilling, whistling song from flyeater. Also some sounds of flight from parson bird. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown. Also known as grey warbler.

Radio And Electrical Sounds - Heavy line noise on Transatlantic circuit.

Chimpanzee (Pan Troglodytes) - Eating sounds becoming most perceptible at 1m40s. Screaming at 2m20s.

Black-tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys Ludovicianus) - medium close-up alarm calls from a single animal. Others and birds singing in distance.

Striated Green Heron (Butorides Striatus) - close-up alarm calls as bird flies off, Moorhen calls in background, cricket chorus.

Aircraft: Barracuda (On Aircraft Carrier) - Aircraft: Barracuda (on aircraft carrier) Lands

Great Skua (Catharacta Skua) - close-up attack calls and swooping sounds over nest. Skylark, dunlin, curlew, golden plover and arctic skuas in background. Windy. Slightly bumpy recording.

Southern & Western Region Goods Trains - Goods train with express train passing. (Steam train.)

Island/coast - Summer:Day Gulls calling; mainly Western Gulls, California Sea Lions calling in background, distant surf.

Chimpanzee (Pan Troglodytes) - Calls close-up (nice quiet background)

Domestic Horse (Equus Caballus) - close-up sound of clipping and filing a pony's hoof. Neighs from other ponies in background. Chat from people.

Motor Car: 1960 Ford Anglia (Interior) - Interior, slow down and stop. (1960 Ford Anglia)

Sports Club Bar - Sports club bar, atmosphere and mixed chatter.

Paddle Steamer: Built 1940, Horizontal Steam Engine (Rec. From Quay) - Paddle Steamer: Built 1940, horizontal steam engine, start & run with telegraph, in engine room.

Riverside - close-up sound of small forest stream. Distant calls from Jungle crows at start. Wind in trees in background. Without the Jungle crows this recording may be used anywhere.

Outdoor Clock - Outdoor clock striking, 1 o'clock St. Mary's Church

Trains 2 - Continental-type level crossing. Car crosses, bell, train passes, traffic resumes.

Himalayan Snowcock (Tetraogallus Himalayensis) - medium distance & background calls from snowcock. Includes wailing courtship calls & clucking. background constant sounds of wind. Recorded at altitude of 18300 ft.

Sperm Whale (Physeter Catodon) - Sperm whales producing whistling cries & echolocation clicks. Hydrophone recording. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Bang! - 5.6mm gas operated rifle, platoon fires 200 rounds on automatic radio. (Distant perspective.)

Least Tern (Sterna Antillarum) - close-up calls, calls and clicking calls, while in flight, Red-winged Blackbirds and other birds in background, aircraft hum at start.

Estuary Atmosphere - Early morning atmosphere. Calls from waders including whimbrel, red capped dotterel & rufuous necked sandpiper. Gentle seawash & sounds of wind. Sounds of insects.

Motor Racing: Silverstone - Silverstone, Grand Prix cars practising.

Slot Machines: Food & Beverages; Background Hum - Change Machine operating.

Oystercatcher (Haematopus Ostralegus) - Alarm calls from a single bird medium distance. Snipe & curlew (at end) in distance. Surf in distance & water trickling medium close-up.

Bus Ticket Machines (London Transport) - Auto-Slot mk 2 ticket machine, child's fare of 3d inserted several times. (London Transport green Country bus.)

Water - close-up sound of trickling water in stream. Very distant bird calls. Distant sounds of flowing river.

Turnstone (Arenaria Interpres) - medium close-up contact and flight calls from several. Gulls mp. Surf mp.

Rufous Bushchat (Cercotrichas Galactotes) - Song close-up, with nightingale and insects in background

Common Marmoset (Calithrix Jacchus Jacchus) - Intergroup aggression (as heard during territorial dispute) several animals very agitated - close perspective (occasional cage noise) 'Tsik-Tsik'.

Superb Lyrebird (Menura Novaehollandiae) - close-up piping mimicry from female lyrebird. Distant sounds of traffic.

Mixed Woodland - AUTUMN: Afternoon With Bullfinches, Blue Tits, Great Tits, Marsh Tits, Coal Tits and Robins 'ticking'.

General Background - Moving cases in a warehouse, fairly noisy without speech.

Ducks (Anatinae Subfamily) - And PINK FOOTED GOOSE (ANSER BRAHYRHYNCUS) No further details

Ships And Boats 2 - Yacht, helicopter passes overhead. (30ft sailing yacht 'Alice May', Halmatic 30, GRP, sloop rig.)

Steppe - Midday: Late Spring With bee-eaters, blackcap, carpenter bee, whitethroat, great grey shrike fledglings, hoopoe and distant field crickets

Blue Wren (Malurnus Cyaneus) - medium close-up shrill calls from wren. Occasional wingflaps. background sounds of wind. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Sea Cliff Atmosphere - Sea-cliff - Summer - Day. Cliff-top with birds, flies and distant sea.

Electronic Sounds - High pitched warble. (Specially created electronic sound.)

Green Winged Macaw (Ara Chloroptera) - medium close-up loud calls from macaws as they descend clay lick cliff-face hanging onto vines. Calls from other birds and cicadas in distance. Also suitable as a rainforest atmosphere. NB: Exact date of recording is unknown.

Motor Car: Porsche 924 1984cc (1979)  Interior - Cars: Porsche 924, 1984cc, 1979 model. Exterior, electrically operated windows

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - NB: All recorded from microphones placed beside a Reed Warbler's Nest. Calls of male close-up, plus incipient song.

Common Buzzard (Buteo Buteo) - Hunger calls close-up from a 36-day-old chick. Fly medium close-up. Song thrush & wren in distance.

Boat-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus Major) - AND COMMON GRACKLE (QUISCALUS QUISCULA) medium close-up flock calls from a large feeding party, one bird more prominent. Crickets in background.

British Rural Backgrounds 1 - Woodland, daytime - blustery wind in trees, birdsong, creaking tree, 1972 (1B10 ,reprocessed)

Sand Dune Atmosphere - Coastal sand dunes - Spring - Day. Neutral with distant surf, birds and crickets.

Whitethroat (Sylvia Communis) - close-up song. Slight wind in bushes.

Lightning Twin-jet Fighter (Exterior) - English Electric Lightning, exterior, twenty-six planes passing over. (Jet engined fighter plane.)

Athletics - White City Stadium athletics meeting, applause, crowd murmur & gasp.

Barnacle Goose (Branta Leucopsis) - Distant calls & sounds from geese feeding on wet pasture land. Gusty wind in background.

Gelada Baboon (Theropithecus Gelada) - medium close-up excitable calls

1964 Renault 1100 Saloon Car (Exterior) - Renault 1100 saloon, exterior, approach & stop, tickover, switch off. (1964 model.)

Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur Catta) - Calls close-up with insects in background

Brantley B2b 2-seater Helicopter (Exterior) (3-bladed Rotor; 180 H.p. Lycoming Engine) - Brantley B2B, exterior, start, take off. (2-seater helicopter with 3 bladed rotor, 180 h.p. Lycoming engine.)

Suricate (Suricata Suricatta) - medium close-up growls and whines from several. Chewing sounds while feeding on millipede.

Golden Eagle (Aquila Chrysaetos) - medium close-up calls from eagle. Possibly sounds of a stream in background. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Fairgrounds And The Circus - Activity with clowns, act in progress with indistinguishable music, drum rolls and children shouting - Nov '1979 (1C20,reprocessed)

Domestic Clock - Grandfather Clock with St Michael's chimes, striking one o'clock.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Early morning. Superb bird of paradise calls in distance. Other more lyrical birds.

Rowing (Sea Scouts Whaler) - Sea Scouts whaler, rowing with six pairs of oars, shipping oars at end.

Footsteps Up Stone Stairs (Slight Echo) - Footsteps up stone stairs, 2 women. (With start and stop, slight echo)

Footsteps On Country Road: Running - Footsteps on Country Road, man running, departing.

Cicada Chorus Atmosphere - Riverside cicada chorus. Grunt and movement from proboscis monkey. Birds calling in distance. Sounds of drops in water. NB: day and month of recording is not known.

Ecclesiastical Effects 2 - St. Mary-Le-Bow, interior, incomplete Bristol Maximus from interior of church, with distant traffic - July 1976 (2B4, reprocessed )

Chaffinch (Fringilla Coelebs) - song, with other birds in background

Aircraft 3 - Taxiing to take off - exterior (prop-jet airliner).

Whooping Crane (Grus Americana) - close-up dancing display calls. Distant house sparrows.

Tonga Flying Fox (Pteropus Tonganus) - Colony. Early morning as bats return to roosting trees on coast. close-up shrill calls from younger bats squabbling, adults in background. Faint surf sound. This recording continues on Track 10.

Container Ship - Container Ship, exterior, engines running at slow speed.

Traffic: Hammersmith - Cars driving off ferry ramp in harbour, some speech. (Recorded from interior of car ferry)

Bmc Mini 1000 Car: Interior - Cars: BMC car, 1000cc engine. Exterior, start, revving, stop

Brewer's Blackbird (Euphagus Cyanocephalus) - medium close-up calls from a flock of around 40 birds, slight wind in trees.

Bornean Orang Utan (Pongo Pygmaeus Pygmaeus) - medium close-up sounds of eating leaves. Sounds of chewing & crunching. background sounds of insects.

Common Redstart (Phoenicurus Phoenicurus) - close-up song. Other birds in distance.

Football & Rugby Crowds - Soccer crowd - Crystal Palace with good roars at end.

Jay (Garrulus Glandarius) & Blackbird (Turdus Merula) And - MISTLE THRUSH (TURDUS VISCIVORUS) Alarm when mobbing tawny owls - at dusk

Black Kite (Milvus Migrans) - Calls mp at rubbish tip. Many flies close-up. Crickets in distance.

Robin (Erithacus Rubecula) - Spring song, with Blackbirds and Grey Wagtail calls and quiet stream in background.

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - Long calls close-up, with Herring Gull long calls in background.

Brown Headed Cowbird (Molothrus Ater) - Recorded in outdoor aviary. medium close-up to medium distance song & calls from cowbird. Also sounds of wingbeats. background sounds of crickets. Occasional distant calls from other bird species.

African Elephant (Loxodonta Africana) - close-up feeding sounds from a single animal; breathing & faint 'rumbling'. Insects & birds in distance.

Woodland Atmosphere - very quiet atmosphere; occasional distant traffic

Wildebeest Or Brindled Gnu (Connochaetes Taurinus) - AND BURCHELL'S ZEBRA (EQUUS BURCHELLI) Grunts and snorts and grazing sounds with various birds and insects (grasshopper and crickets) in the background

Children - Babies & Infants - Newly born baby boy crying, delivery room atmosphere - 1984 (8B1, reprocessed)

Africa 1 - The Human World - Niger: Niamey, market atmosphere, with traffic & bells.

Great Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Arundinaceus) - medium close-up male long song (to female); cranes fly overhead

Hyrax Sp. (Procaviidae Family) - close-up, loud snarling calls from squabbling hyraxes. background sounds of insect stridulation. Distant sounds of traffic. N.B. Exact species unknown, either large-toothed or small-toothed rock hyrax.

Unidentified Bird - medium close-up song. Wind in trees and other birds in background.

Water 1 - London riverside atmosphere  - 1981 (1W1, reprocessed) (technical note - for use at low level)

Steam Train (4-6-0 Locomotive, No. 5231) Exterior - Steam Train: 4-6-0 locomotive, no. 5231, exterior, safety valve and invectors operated.

Interiors - Concert Halls - Applause, at 0'19" quiet - 1972 (1C11,reprocessed)

Right Whale (Balaena Glacialis) - close-up blows from whale, with some sounds of inspiration (inhalation). Water effects.

Kaka (Nestor Meridionalis) - medium close-up whistling & growling calls from kaka. background calls from other bird species.

Newspapers - Picture transmission, rec. in picture transmitting and receiving room of a daily national newspaper.

Queens College Clock, Oxford - Queens College clock striking half past the hour.

Rook (Corvus Frugilegus) - Adults calling close-up at nests, with Little and Tawny Owls, Jackdaws and Pheasant crowing.

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - Colony atmosphere (twice disturbed)

Spur-winged Plover (Vanellus Spinosus) - Mp - medium close-up flight alarm calls from a pair. Egyptian goose calls in background. Other birds in distance.

Manual Typewriter (Close Perspective) - Manual Typewriter: Close Perspective, fast typing.

Black-headed Gull (Larus Ridibundus) - Calls close-up in colony. Distant surf.

Motor Car: Porsche 924 1984cc (1979)  Exterior - Cars: Porsche 924, 1984cc, 1979 model. Exterior, medium approach and stop

Narrow-gauge Light Railway (Exterior) - Narrow-Gauge Light Railway, exterior, Guard's whistle, train whistles & leaves station.

Lava Flow - Steam gushing and trees burning as lava flows into pool. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Razorbill (Alca Torda) - close-up annoyance calls. Guillemots, kittiwakes, arctic tern and herring gulls in background. Distant surf.

Thames Sailing Barge: Wooden - Thames Wooden Sailing Barge: Tacking, one keelboard lowered, other raised, sails flap, recorded at stern on board S.B. Pudge

Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus Alexandri) - close-up wing-beats and calls, other birds in distance.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Early afternoon atmosphere. Sound of crickets, cicadas. Various bird species in background.

India And Nepal - City Life - Mumbai: Churchgate Station, crowd atmosphere at rush hour, with noisy footsteps, trains, whistles & indistinct speech.

Crested Caracara (Polyborus Plancus) - Calls with austral wren 'tacking' in background very windy

Winter Sports - Curling, stone approaches, strikes another twice & hits edge.

White-fronted Goose (Anser Albifrons) - close-up flight calls from a small flock flying past with close-up wingbeats.

Ambulances - Ambulance, interior, start, run with horn, stop. (Austin Automatic ambulance.)

Rain - Dawn. Light rain and dripping water on ground. Thunder at start. Cricket chorus. Birds start singing about 3'10" in, becomes much busier at 5'10" in. Chickens start calling from nearby village at 7'25".

Boeing 707 Jet Aircraft (Exterior) Landing - Boeing 707, exterior, take off. (Long-range airliner, 4 jet engines.) (Recorded 1958.)

Fox Hunting: Quorn Hunt - Horses canter past singly on muddy track. (Quorn Hunt.)

Grey Parrot (Psittacus Erithacus) - Owner and parrot in 'conversation'. Parrot says 'truck' quite clearly.

Wind/mountain Atmosphere - Wind rattling branches in high altitude forest.

Exterior Atmospheres - High Street in a small town, with traffic and footsteps.

Village - Early Spring: Midday Orange grove with goldfinch, serin, fan tailed warbler, great tit, blackbird, cirl bunting and many insects

Domestic Sheep (Ovis Aries) - close-up bleats from six-week-old Jacob's sheep lamb. Sheep calling in background. Wind in trees.

Post Office Telephones (Std) - Telephone ringing tone. (STD telephone.)

Rainforest - Evening. Very loud cicadas. Distant birds. Becomes quieter at end.

Motor Car: 1929 Riley 9 H.p. Saloon (Interior) - Interior, start, tickover, switch off. (Riley 9 h.p. saloon, 1929 model)

Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus Hyacinthinus) - Calls from several. Some alarm calls from a Jabiru. Other birds in background at beginning. Insects and wind in background. NB: could also be used as an atmosphere.

Shire Horse (Equus Caballus) - Trotting/walking close-up along road much background traffic

Noctule Bat (Nyctalus Noctula) - medium close-up calls from bats in roost hole at dusk. House martins, robin, song thrush and others in background. Slight wind in trees. Some distant traffic and aircraft.

Gambel's Quail (Lophortyx Gambelii) - medium close-up calls, insects buzzing, Gila Woodpecker and White-winged Dove in background.

Song Thrush (Turdus Philomelos) - Dusk. close-up song from one bird with another nearby. Lots of mimicry in their songs. atmosphere change at 2m50s (ventilator).

Common - DAY with nightingale, willow warbler and garden warbler

House Martin (Delichon Urbica) - Flight calls and songs close-up. (nesting under bridge spanning a reservoir)

Local Steam Trains - Local train leaves station, whistles. (Southern Region steam train.)

Lakeside Atmosphere - Morning Madagascar Fody prominent at first, Common Newtonia, Crested Drongo, Madagascar Cuckoo, Madagascar Bulbuls, Madagascar Coucals, Green-backed Heron, calls from a flock of 14 Madagascar Sandgrouse which flew in to drink, Black Parrot and occasional 

Red-footed Booby (Sula Sula) - close-up calls from female defending nest. Sooty Terns in background.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Placid atmosphere recorded at altitude of 1000 metres during early morning. Sounds of insect stridulation. Occasional calls & song from birds.

California Gull (Larus Californicus) - Calls mp from several birds on lake. Lapping water close-up. N.B The precise date of this recording is unknown

Dial 999 - Fire engine, start, engage main pump, run pump, idle, off.

Jesus College Clock, Oxford - Jesus College clock striking twelve o'clock.

M.g. Midget Sports Car 1967 (Exterior) - Exterior, two doors open. (Sports car, 1967 model M.G. Midget)

Yellow-bellied Prinia (Prinia Flaviventris) - Song close-up and cow bell with other birds in background Strong Wind through reeds.

Garden Atmosphere - Intermittent calls from graceful warbler. Distant calls from dhufar toads. Occasional calls from a sparrow. Some sounds of wind. \  N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

5 Ton Austin Diesel Truck - Exterior, start up, depart. (5 ton diesel truck)

Mangrove Atmosphere - Prominent Australian magpie calling. Several other birds calling and singing. Sounds include splashes from falling seed pods and twigs. NB: Day & month of recording is not specified.

6 Horses On Turf (Studio) - Six horses on turf, canter, to stop. (Studio recording with jingle of harness)

New York Backgrounds - New York Dock Workers, begins with sound of siren.

North American Pika (Ochotona Princes) - squeaks - distant and close-up

Hawaiian Goose (Branta Sandvicensis) - medium close-up calls from a single bird with distant collection sounds.

Graceful Warbler (Prinia Gracilis) - Song. With heavy background noise and voices.

Ford Anglia 105e Van (1963, 997cc): Interior - Motor Van: Rear Doors Closed, interior, (Ford Anglia 105E, 1963 model, 997cc).

Rufous Vented Chachalaca (Ortalis Ruficauda) - Distant calls from a group. Other birds in distance. Slight wind in trees, insects.

Fernandina's Flicker (Colaptes Fernandinae) - Hammering from Fernandina's flicker. medium close-up flicker calls. background bird & insect calls.

Impala (Aepyceros Melampus) - Alarm snorts - mainly from females. Alarm calls from francolins and crowned plovers at start. Other birds calling in background. Wildebeest calling in distance. NB: date of recording is between 1989 & 1990.

Wigeon (Anas Penelope) - Two flock take-offs, first medium close-up, second close-up with many more birds, traffic in background near end.

Caspian Snowcock (Tetraogallus Caspius) - Distant but fairly clear calls from snowcock. Wailing whistles with some quieter clucking calls. Occasional calls from other bird species. Some wind & bumps on microphone.

Middle East Crowds - Beirut vegetable market, busy crowd atmosphere with stall holders' cries.

Kerguelen Fur Seal (Arctocephalus Gazella) - close-up whimpers, growls and roars from male and females.

Chinstrap Penguin (Pygoscelis Antarctica) - close-up calls of a pair. Ecstatic calls of colony.

World War 2 - 1 - Lands on ship,ticks over,revs up,takes off,occasional voices in background (reprocessed)

Footsteps Down Metal Stairs - Footsteps Down Metal Stairs, woman, slow, departing.

Natural Atmospheres 1 - Cultivated land (semi-arid) in late Spring, midday atmosphere with Woodlark, Booted Eagle, Corn Bunting, Hoopoe, Azure-Winged Magpie, Spotless Starling, grasshoppers & flies, with very distant traffic.

India: General Backgrounds - Pushkar skyline. (Recorded at Dawn.)

Cowbells - close-up calls of herders and medium distance cowbells.

Greyhound Racing - Greyhound Racing, hare going round a track. (No dogs or crowd.)

French Crowds - French Caf√©, atmosphere in a busy popular cafe.

Cars - Peugeot 309, interior, constant run. (1.9 litre Diesel engine, 1986/7 model.)

Comedy 2 - Guillotine being used at an execution - 1971 (199A, reprocessed)

Taino Indian - One soloist & four harmony singers (all male) performing a re enactment of a Taino sacred ceremony within a cave.

Forest - Early morning. Valley in pine forest. Prominent calls from coppery-tailed trogon and white-breasted nuthatch. Doves, woodpeckers drumming and other birds in distance.

Red Knot (Calidris Canutus) - Evening. close-up individual calls at roost site.

Deciduous Woodland - Spring: Evening Prominent Wood Thrush and drumming from Pileated Woodpecker, other birds calling, wind in trees.

Submarines (1960 ‚äòp‚äô Class) - Submarine: 1960 'P' class, night alarm in submarine.

Snipe (Gallinago Gallinago) - close-up flight alarm calls ('scape` calls). Water pipit calls mp.

Peugeot 205gt 1982 1300cc Petrol (car Misfiring Quite Badly) - interior - start into medium fast drive on wet road with lots of puddles, slow, stop, switch off

Paddle Steamer: Built 1940, Horizontal Steam Engine - Paddle Steamer: Built 1940, horizontal steam engine, arrival & mooring, on deck.

U.s. Space Ship Launching - NASA Space Ship Launch, verbal checking prior to launch.

Indoor Wrestling - Bell, end of round, quiet speech at a wrestling match.

Feral Rock Dove (Columba Livia) - medium close-up coos and calls from several 'white doves` in old barn. Some wingflaps. Wren, crow and other birds in distance.

Monsoon Forest Atmosphere - General atmosphere in forest. medium distance calls from many bird species.

Pygmy Chimpanzee (Pan Paniscus) - Single male call at 0m10s. Movement through foliage with squeaking calls. Branch falls at 2m14s.

Vulturine Guineafowl (Acryllium Vulturinum) - close-up movement from several birds. Alarm call from one. Other birds and insects in background.

Suburbia 2 And Skylines - Suburb - North of London with birdsong (1B1,reprocessed)

Grey Wolf (Canis Lupus) - Distant howling from a pack, slightly uneven background. Caribou in distance.

Great Egret (Egretta Alba) - Calls close-up from adults and chicks in colony.

World War Ii: Air Raids: London At Night - Night raid on London, two bombs fall-close.

Bmc Mini Car 1966 (848cc) (Interior) - Interior, self starter, move off into constant run. (1966 848cc BMC Mini car)

Ammunition Factory - Ammunition Factory, cartidges on conveyor belt.

Balliol College Clock, Oxford - Balliol College clock striking seven o'clock.

British Birds 2 - Jackdaw, adults and fledgelings in quarry, begging and feeding calls from chicks.

Slow Footsteps Down Wooden Stairs - Footsteps Down Wooden Stairs, two men & one woman, slow, with start and stop.

White Bellied Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus Leucogaster) - medium distance calls from a pair. A few calls from other birds in background. Distant cicadas.

World War 2 - 1 - Stirling (4 Engined Heavy Bomber, Transport) (GB) starting up with orders,engine running,stop engines with orders(rec.inside aircraft) (reprocessed)

Golden Whistler (Pachycephala Pectoralis) - P.p.torquata medium close-up - close-up song. Other birds and cicadas in distance.

Town/garden Atmosphere - Himalayan Foothills - Winter - Early Morning. Ring-necked parakeets, common mynahs, house crows and other birds. Recorded under 'Lord Buddha's Banyan Tree' on the outskirts of Islamabad.

Sport And Leisure - Rugby, county match with large crowd, scrums at 3m38s & 4m13s.

Oil & Petrol - Lorry approach & pass (Patagonia, Delta region 1970).

Greylag Goose (Anser Anser) - close-up flight calls from two small groups.

White-tailed Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus Albicilla) - medium close-up - close-up calls from two fledglings as adults return to the nest. Great reed warblers, Cetti's warblers and frogs in distance. Windy. Hissy recording.

Honey Bee (Apis Mellifera) - close-up buzzing from bees flying to and from hive entrance. Aggressive buzzing from a guard bee, and sounds from bees on alighting board. Crickets in background.

White-browed Owl (Ninox Superciliaris) - medium close-up calls, distant insects.

Ford Anglia 105e Van (1963, 997cc): Interior - Motor Van: On Gravel, start and depart, exterior, (Ford Anglia 105E, 1963 model, 997cc).

Textiles - Lid removed, stitching commences (Treadle machine c.1890).

Amazon Tern (Sterna Superciliaris) - Loud, clear flight calls from terns, including approaching calls. background calls from great kiskadees & stridulating insects. Slight bump 0m31s.

Swallow-tailed Gull (Creagrus Furcatus) - close-up croaking calls from bird on cliffs, surf in background. Piping calls from chicks. Bonding/greeting? calls between pair towards end. NB: Exact date of recording is unknown.

Electronic Sounds - Deep roar. (Specially created electronic sound.)

Guillemot (Uria Aalge) - Long growl. Wingbeats from birds arriving and loud greeting calls. Kittiwakes, razorbills, herring gulls and arctic terns in background.

Long-tailed Glossy Starling (Lamprotornis Caudatus) - close-up calls from two birds, other birds in distance.

Golden Headed Manakin (Pipra Erythrocephala) - medium distance calls from several. Cricket and cicada chorus in background, wind in trees.

New Zealand - The Natural World 1 - Wind in wattle trees - wattle track, Tiritiri Matangi Island (NZ)

Sikorski 61n (24 Seater) Helicopter Exterior - Sikorski 61N, Helicopter, interior, Land, alight whilst blades still turning. (24 seater with General Electric CT 58 Turbine engine)

Osprey (Pandion Haliaetus) - close-up - male flying in with prey, calls & movement in nest, female leaving nest. Chaffinch calling & songbird in distance. Distant aircraft at start.

Lesser Black Backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - Single bird 'choking', low intensity, with begging and mew calls

Wood Duck (Aix Sponsa) - MC call from a female followed by calls from male. Crickets in foreground.

Greater Bird Of Paradise (Paradisaea Apoda) - medium close-up display calls,few calls in distance.

White Faced Shearwater (Calonectris Leucomelas) - Fairly lively atmosphere of roosting shearwater colony. Many caws & whistles from birds. background sounds of the sea. Recorded during early evening/dusk in forest. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Canada Goose (Branta Canadensis) - Distant large feeding flock calls, a little closer near end. close-up red-winged blackbird.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Dawn chorus, 5.30am, near Vogelkop bowerbird bower, 1550m above sea level. medium distance diffuse sound of many birds calling including ashy robin, Sclater's whistler and Vogelkop bowerbird. Becomes progressively busier.

Hummingbirds (Trochilidae Family) - Some calls & sounds of wings from hummingbirds. background calls from many other bird species. Stridulating insects. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Caving & Pot-holing - Stones falling down 60ft pot-hole in a cave. (Six takes.)

Dry Tropical Forest - Early morning by forest edge. Many birds singing and calling.

Grassland - Mid-day. Alpine meadow with fast flowing river in background. Crickets and cicadas in grass. Chaffinch calls at start. Black-billed gulls towards end of recording. Also suitable for farmland, open scrub areas and coastal dune interior.

Engines - Triple-expansion marine-type steam engine (1911) - constant run with slow down and speed up.

Footsteps On Pavement: Walking - Footsteps on Pavement, three men walking, departing.

Fenland - LATE SPRING: MIDDAY With blue tit, reed and sedge warblers, willow warbler, pheasants and moorhen

Kittiwake (Rissa Tridactyla) - Chicks food begging and adult calling close-up. Sea-wash medium close-up. Slightly crackly recording in places.

Lion (Panthera Leo) - Loud snarl at another lion approaching. NHC17 is a continuous recording of 73m48s.

Banded Martin (Riparia Cincta) - close-up flock & individual calls from a large flock of a couple of hundred birds which are roosting in two waterside bushes. Birds flying between the bushes. Flock takes off at start & returns, with a final take off at end. Other birds, hippo, lapping water & 

Rainforest - Morning - 9.15am. Cicada and cricket chorus. Rain and water dripping on leaves. Distant bird calls - a few medium distance. Occasional calls from frogs.

Comedy, Fantasy & Horror - Swannee Whistle, ascend & descend quickly. (Comedy Spot Effect.)

Chatter: Outdoor Restaurant - Light chatter with crockery. Outdoor resturant.

Dry Deciduous Forest Atmosphere - Early morning - Cicadas, flies and distant birds, mainly common newtonia.

Tropical Deciduous Forest Atmosphere - medium close-up bird calls. Sounds of wind in trees.

Blow Fly (Calliphora Sp) - Swarms at rubbish tip close-up with bee eaters calling in flight in background near start

Cathedral Bells, London - Church Bells: St Pauls, bells pealing finishes.

Cuckoo Clock (Cuckoo Only) - Cuckoo clock striking two o'clock. (Cuckoo only.)

Studio Pottery - Grinding dry glazing material with pestle & mortar. (Recorded at a Studio Pottery.)

Torresian Crow (Corvus Orru) - medium distance calls. White-throated treecreeper calls loudly near end of recording. Other birds in distance.

Eurostar - Train entering Channel Tunnel with prior announcement (Second class compartments)

Goats - Atmosphere of goats in yard with animal sounds and bird song.

Lake Atmosphere - Neutral atmosphere recorded in mid morning. Intermittent calls from birds, water splashes & buzzing insects. Also calls from Indian Darter (Anhinga melanogaster). N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Northern Masked Weaver (Ploceus Taeniopterus) - close-up agitated calls (defending from cobra)

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - Calls medium close-up while attempting copulation.

German Gasthof - Mechanical glass washing machine operating in German gasthof. (Some indistinct speech.)

Black Spider Monkey (Ateles Paniscus) - Adult calls mid perspective

Crowds - Busy Restaurant, international chatter, crockery, cutlery and waiters' passing footsteps.

Broad-leaved Woodland (Mountain Oakwood) Late Spring:early Morning - With nightingale song and alarm, flies, cuckoo, whitethroat, Bonelli's warbler and field-crickets

Prairie/woodland Edge - Early morning. Very strong wind in grasses, cricket chorus, Dickcissel and Bobwhite in background.

Professional League Football - Football League match, half-time whistle and crowd reaction.

Wood Lark (Lullula Arborea) - close-up calls from adult flying in and approaching nest. Well-grown chicks start calling as adult comes closer. Feeding calls - slightly bumpy. Adult leaves and a chick continues to call.

Peregrine Falcon (Falco Peregrinus) - close-up begging calls from two well grown chicks. Jackdaws calling mc in background.

Association Football Match: Crowd Reactions - Association Football: Atmosphere during match, from trainer's bench, occasional close speech, (Arsenal v. Wolves)

Migrating Passerine Birds - Chaffinches, greenfinches, skylarks, tree sparrows, meadow pipits, white wagtails and distant sea.

Mgb Open Sports Car 1966 (1798cc) (Interior) - Interior, 1 door opening. (1966 1798cc MGB open sports car)

Aircraft 3 - Taxi up, revving, switch off - exterior (single piston open cockpit aircraft).

Feral Rock Dove (Columba Livia) - Many pigeons taking off. Some cooing sounds also. Other bird spp background.

High Mountain Grassland - Mountain (2000 ft) Very neutral, with occasional passing insect and rustling leaves.

Carpebter‚äôs Workshop - Wood lathes turning hard wood, 1,330 rpm.

Purple Heron (Ardea Purpurea) - Wingbeats & calls medium close-up, nightingale in distance, slightly hissy background.

Continental Great Tit (Parus Major Major) - Bell song NB: Recorded between March-June 1938

Ships And Boats 1 - Lifeboat, radar scanner revolving. (48ft 6in Oakley class self-righting boat, RNLB 'Charles Henry'.)

Barn Doors (Wooden) - Wooden barn door. Small sliding door closed.

Livestock 2 - Chickens, exterior, cockerel & hens scratching in grass for corn, with some very gentle wind in trees & aircraft briefly heard in distance. (Close perspective recording.)

Canada Goose (Branta Canadensis) - medium close-up calls from a small group flying overhead. Crickets.

Camel Loading Song - Singing by two men as camels are loaded. Also some grunts from camels.

Modern Agricultural Machinery & Vehicles - Land Rover, exterior, six short blasts on horn in quick succession, with some wind noise. (Land Rover, Long Wheel Base, 109" Safari Diesel, Series 2A, 1967.)

Veteran Cars: Exterior (Benz ‚äúcomfortable‚äù 1900 Open Top) - Cars: Benz "Comfortable" 1900 Open Top. Exterior, start up revving, switch off. Single cylinder, belt drive, 3 1/2 h.p.

King Bird Of Paradise (Cicinnurus Regius) - medium close-up whirring calls from male. background sounds of stridulating insects & running water.

Adventure - Climbing, walking with equipment, chinks, footsteps, stumbling, etc.

Little Spotted Kiwi (Apteryx Oweni) - Territorial call. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Western Capercaillie (Tetrao Urogallus) - close-up aggressive & display calls from male capercaillie. Various sounds including gobbling, popping & squealing noises. Occasional distant birdsong.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Light atmosphere recorded during early morning. medium distance croaking birdsong (exact species unknown). background sounds of other birds & insects. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Domestic Clock (Double-strike On Wood) - Domestic clock striking one o'clock. (Domestic clock with double-strike on wood.)

Greylag Goose (Anser Anser) - MP calls from a feeding flock, Wigeon, Skylark, Redshank and Wagtails Also call, geese calls become more excited - then mass take-off.

Trogon Sp (Trogon Sp) - Calls with other birds in background windy NB: Exact date in 1980 unknown

Scandinavia 1 - Fjord quayside - Andalsnes - with gulls and starlings

World War I - Int. landing, taxi to stop, tickover, engine off - 1968

Superb Lyrebird (Menura Novaehollandiae) - medium distance display from male lyrebird. Complex echoing calls including mimicry. Quiet forest background with occasional calls from other birds. Very distant plane at end of recording.

Gannet (Sula Bassana) - Sky-pointing call at start. Other calls. Bill clattering. Calls from a young chick plus begging calls at end.

Exterior Crowds 1 - Group of 16-19 year old boys talking, occasional pauses, and footsteps on gravel - 1968 (40E, reprocessed)

Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga Leonina) - Colony calls. Waves breaking on beach.

Hospital Equipment: Pulse Monitor (Actuality) (All Bands With Activity & Traffic) - Hospital Equipment: Synthesised pulse monitor, erratic

Wedge Capped Capuchin (Cebus Olivaceous) - close-up calls. Water dripping onto leaves. Red Howler Monkeys in distance.

Farmstead - Late Spring/summer: Day - With jackdaws, rooks, feral pigeon, swallows and chaffinch

Whooper Swan (Cygnus Cygnus) - Dabbling & feeding calls close-up from a group in water; barnacle geese in distance.

Guillemot (Uria Aalge) - Contentment calls. Calls from kittiwakes, razorbills, rock pipit, herring gulls, terns and fulmars.

Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella Magna) - MC song, cattle and other birds in background, crickets, slight wind.

Rusty-cheeked Scimitar Babbler (Pomatorhinus Erythrogenys) - Calls medium close-up, with many other birds in foreground and background.

Restaurants & Kitchens - Kitchen of busy Chinese restaurant, London.

Beach Atmosphere - Sea shore. Buff-necked ibis, kelp geese and Magellanic oyster-catcher in Beagle Channel by fresh-water stream.

Barred Antshrike (Thamnophilus Doliatis) - Song from male antshrike. medium distance brief song from female. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown. Occasional bangs in background.

Hedgerow And Village - WINTER OR EARLY SPRING: EVENING. Neutral. with blackbird, carrion crow and traffic rumble.

Wetland Atmosphere - Oystercatchers and knot at high tide roost. Two flocks of knot taking off. Greylag goose in background. Wind across beach.

Maasai Tribe - Masai dancers. Two discreet "squeals". High-pitched.

Grey Heron (Ardea Cinerea) - Arrival calls & wingflaps close-up, house sparrows medium close-up, wren, starling & blackbird in background. Faint traffic rumble. N.B. This band also includes material originally on MP25157 Bk2 & 3.

Comedy, Fantasy & Horror - Footsteps in mud. (Comedy Spot Effect.)

Grey Seal (Halichoerus Grypus) - General colony atmosphere with prominent surf in background. Also some ducks in background.

Geyser Atmosphere - Geyser. Spouting sounds at hot water spring.

Sailing Vessel: Sts Malcolm Miller - Light sea as heard from Halliards. (STS Malcolm Miller)

White Throated Magpie Jay (Calocitta Formosa) - Calling in forest.

Leicester Tram (Interior) - Leicester Tram, interior, passenger bell sounded, single rings. (Tram built 1904.)

Eastern Dwarf Mongoose (Helogale Undulata) - close-up calls while foraging. Weavers and other birds in background. Some voices from lodge. Less background after first minute.

Yellow Rumped Cacique (Cacicus Cela) - close-up calls from chicks as adults arrive at nest. Other birds in distance. Slight wind in trees. Distant cicadas. Russet-backed Oropendola calls at end.

Austin A35 Van 1968 (Exterior) - Exterior, 1 door open and close. (1968 Austin A35 Van)

Grey Phalarope (Phalaropus Fulicarius) - Male territorial calls medium close-up. Great Northern Diver in background. (Windy)

Mugimaki Flycatcher (Ficedula Mugimaki) - medium close-up-close-up song. Other birds in background. Slight wind in trees.

Footsteps On Wood: Running (Dead Acoustic) - Footsteps on Wood, man & woman running, departing. (Dead acoustic.)

Spotless Starling (Sturnus Unicolor) - Nestling hunger calls, plus whistles of adult male.

Romania 2 - Exterior - Dacia (Romania's national car) drive, door open, shut, engine starts, fast drive on dry street, car stop and engine switched off.

Water 4 - Stream bubbling over rocks, close perspective (1W9,reprocessed)

Horses On Hard Surfaces - Twelve horses on hard surface, departing at trot. (Actuality)

Interiors - Various 2 - Main entrance foyer, late afternoon - Dec '1984 (2L1,reprocessed)

Redwing (Turdus Iliacus) - Typical flight calls (with Curlew and Oystercatchers).

6 Horses On Gravel (Studio) - Six horses on gravel, canter to stop. (Studio recording)

Lakeside Atmosphere - Spring: fairly neutral w/ Japanese reed bunting and little grebe

Sea King Helicopter: Exterior - Sea King Helicopter, exterior, approach, land, shut down.

Red-billed Buffalo Weaver (Bubalornis Niger) - close-up song, crickets and birds in distance, grasses and bushes crackling.

Caius College Clock, Cambridge - Keble College clock striking twelve o'clock.

Lion (Panthera Leo) - Night. Several roaring lions. Cicadas in background. Very quiet voice at end of band. NB: Exact date of recording unknown.

Boat (7 H.p. Twin-cylinder Diesel Engine) - Boat.2 1/4 h.p. engine, false start.

Green Sandpiper (Tringa Ochropus) - close-up flight alarm calls. Spotted sandgrouse and crested lark in distance.

German Emergency Services - German fire engine approaches & passes with horn and bell.

Domestic Clock (Bell: Heavy Mechanism) - Domestic clock striking eleven o'clock. (Domestic clock with bell & heavy machanism.)

Monsoon Forest - Pre-dawn. Cicada and cricket chorus. Wattled honeyeaters and other birds in distance. NB: this is a section of a longer track on NHS000942 Bd06

Aec Routemaster Bus: Diesel - AEC Routemaster Bus, interior, run in town with stops & starts, bell rung several times. (Diesel bus.)

Waterfall - Waterfall medium distance. Bubbling and rushing sound.

Garden Atmosphere - With blackbird, chaffinch, greenfinch, house sparrows, etc

Bicycles - Bicycle passing on gravel, with some birdsong. (Model c. 1936.)

Takahe (Porphyrio Mantelli) - close-up thumps of alarm call. background calls from other bird species. Some slight sounds of movement.

Peugeot 205gt 1982 1300cc Petrol (car Misfiring Quite Badly) - interior - five short, angry horn blasts

Grey Heron (Ardea Cinerea) - Distant flight calls from 3 or 4 birds flying overhead; reed rustle & wren medium close-up distant cows, sheep, curlew & crows.

Windmill (Interior) - Interior on first floor, mill starts, grinds grain with tail stones, mill stops.

World War Ii Submarine - German U-Boat, submerged, cruising underwater running on batteries. (World War II German U-Boat manned by British crew.) (Recorded in Control Room.)

Horsedrawn Brewer‚äôs Dray: On Gravel - Horsedrawn Brewer's Dray: On Gravel, passing.

Coati (Nasua Nasua) - Feeding sounds. Sniffing, calling & alarm squeaking. Waves breaking on beach in background.

Comedy Sounds - Single woodpecker practising. (Specially created effect)

Mixed School Children (10-13 Year Olds In Classroom) - Schoolchildren in classroom, mixed 10 to 13 year old pupils giggling. (Recorded in London, 1980.)

Moose (Alces Alces) - Simulated sound of antlers scraping against small fir trees.

Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps Cristatus) - Calls from chick, coot 'clicking' & calling medium close-up.

American Kestrel (Falco Sparverius) - male calling to mate from top of termite mound; marsh atmosphere in background

European Cities - Street shopping mall, with footsteps, chat and distant traffic

Kea (Nestor Notabilis) - close-up calls from a single bird. Waterfall in background.

Spiny Forest Atmosphere - Mid afternoon 1646hrs. Cicadas, flies and slight wind in trees.

Peugeot 205gt 1982 1300cc Petrol (car Misfiring Quite Badly) - exterior - slow freewheeling in close perspective

Vintage Motor Car: Fiat 509a Saloon: Exterior - Cars: Vintage motor car Fiat 509A saloon. Exterior, start into tickover

Wilson's Bird Of Paradise (Diphyllodes Respublica) - close-up high pitched calls (from Wilson's BOP?) Flight sounds and movement in undergrowth. Other heavier bird calls in background.

Spiny Forest Atmosphere - Midday 1200 Cicadas, crickets, Madagascar Turtle Dove, flies and birds.

Wessex Ii 16-seater Helicopter (Exterior) (2 Bristol Siddeley Gnome Turbines) - Westland Wessex mark 2, exterior, passing overhead. (16-seater helicopter with 2 Bristol Siddeley Gnome turbines.)

Fallow Deer (Dama Dama) - close-up - distant calls from a buck on his stand. Movement sounds as he walks around. Calls become distant when he walks to the boundary of the stand. Female calls in distance. A few calls from a robin. Distant hoots from a tawny owl. Slight wind in trees.

Brown Emu Tail (Dromaeocercus Brunneus) - close-up song, insects in background, in area of overgrown paddyfield near rain forest.

Fairgrounds - Fairgrounds: Cobra rollercoaster, recorded underneath track

Australian Stilt (Himantopus Leucocephalus) - close-up contact and flight calls from many. Flock takes off at end of recording. Red-billed gulls in background. Tide approaches, sound of water lapping.

Fork Tailed Drongo (Dicrurus Adsimilis) - MC calls. White browed Sparrow Weavers in background.

World War 2 - British artillery (World War II actuality) - 1975 (500S)

Outdoor Clock - Outdoor clock striking, 3 o'clock St. Mary's Church

Woodland/prairie Edge - House Wren, Bobwhite, Eastern Wood Pewee, Blue Jay, Mourning Dove, crickets, slight wind in trees, other birds in distance.

Riverside - MC fast flowing river. Prominent pale-legged leaf warbler and blue and white flycatcher at start becoming fainter. Oriental cuckoo in background.

Domestic Horse (Equus Caballus) - close-up sound of a patch of pony's hair being cut before branding. Movement sounds of ponies. Chatter from people.

Sewage Pumps (All With Start & Stop) - Ingersoil Rand compressor pump operating with start and stop. (Sewage pump, 1896, with belt-drive)

Southern & Western Region Goods Trains - Fast goods train passing. (Steam train.)

Northern Forest - Winter: Day Wind in trees and ice crystals falling, Ravens calling in background.

Vogelkop Gardener Bowerbird (Amblyornis Inornatus) - close-up calls that sound like 'dice in a shaker' from a single bird. Wing flaps. Quiet background with tuneful call from unknown bird.

Paddle Steamer: Built 1940, Horizontal Steam Engine (Rec. From Quay) - Paddle Steamer: Built 1940, horizontal steam engine, arrival and mooring, from quay.

De Havilland Comet IV, exterior, taxiing. (Medium/long-range airliner, 4 jet engines.)

Farmland - Farmland,hedgerow,day,spring-summer. Open farmland. Birds close at first; yellowhammer, skylark, blackbird, chickens, pheasant, wren,rooks and pigeons. Sheep, cows. Tractor in distance near end.

Radio And Electrical Sounds - Television sound interference caused by stationary car.

Nightingale (Luscinia Megarhynchos) - close-up song. Willow warbler and other birds in distance.

Fast Footsteps Up Wooden Stairs - Footsteps Up Wooden Stairs, man, fast, departing.

The Age Of Steam - Steam Goods Engine shunting trucks, express passes, some distant voices.

Frog Spp (Anura) - medium close-up calls from two species? with wind through bamboos, quiet stream sounds

Horse Racing (Chases) - Cheltenham Race Course, general course atmosphere with P.A system. (Steeplechasing.)

Blue Wren (Malurnus Cyaneus) - close-up shrill calls from female. background calls from other bird species & sounds of water. Some sounds of insects. Distant sounds of traffic. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Footsteps On Stones & Shingle - Running, 1 man passing on stones and shingle.

Electronic Sounds - Two-pitched double warble. (Specially created electronic sound.)

Ships‚äô Sirens - Destroyer's siren, sounded three times, pause, sounded three times, pause, sounded three times.

Crowned Crane (Balearica Pavonina) - medium close-up soft contact calls and taking flight from two birds. Insects and bird in distance.

Blue Jay (Cyanocitta Cristata) - medium distance-medium close-up calls. Common and boat-tailed grackles in background. Cricket chirping.

Peugeot 205gt 1982 1300cc Petrol (car Misfiring Quite Badly) - exterior - continuous alarm from mid distant perspective

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - NB: All recorded from microphones placed beside a Reed Warbler's Nest. Movement of adult very close to mics, possibly perching on windshield, uttering the occasional call close-up.

Interiors - Shops And Cash Registers - General atmosphere, occasional trolley and bell - 1981 (1C26,reprocessed)

Small And Medium Ground Finches - (GEOSPIZA FULIGINOSA AND G.FORTIS) Calls and songs. Slight generator and surf noise.

Heather Moorland - Late Spring: Early Morning - With curlew, skylark, oystercatcher, lapwing and snipe drumming, also distant fulmars

700 People In Large Hall - Three people in a hall with chatter & clatter, traffic in background.

Interiors - Restaurants - Quiet atmosphere in a small restaurant (indistinct speech) - 1978 (1R8,reprocessed)

River Atmosphere - Riverside atmosphere. Birds singing in the foreground. \ Water sounds in background. \  N.B. Exact date of recording unknown.

Grey-backed Camaroptera (Camaroptera Brevicaudata) - Call close-up. With red-billed hornbill, white-vented bulbul etc. in background. NB Exact date of recording is unknown.

Steam Trains - Steam Train: Maunsell Q class 541 0-6-0 Loco 1938, pre 1940 rolling stock, Rec. on footplate, pulls hard out of station, safety valve blowing.

Andean Lapwing (Vanellus Resplendens) - close-up flock calls with several single calls at end.

Saddleback (Creadion Carunculatus) - medium close-up chattering calls from saddleback. background calls from other bird species. N.B. Different location/dialect to NHS1284 bands 1-10. Exact location is unknown, though the same as NHS1284 bands 11,12,13,15.

Airports - Generator running on airport apron. (Unknown airport.)

Brine Flies (Ephydridae Family) - High pitched whine from swarm of brine flies. Occasional water splashes/ripples.

Markets 2 - Voices, traffic, footsteps, ventilator hum in market.

Trumpeter Hornbill (Bycanistes Bucinator) - close-up - medium close-up calls & cleaning bills on branches from 8 birds in tree tops at dusk. Crickets, cicadas, occasional calls from other birds & distant Blue Monkeys in background. Leaf noise from slight wind in trees.

Tropical Forest: Wet Evergreen - NIGHT In cocoa plantation with frogs

4 Horses On Hard Surface (Studio) - Four horses on hard surface, trotting, stop. (Studio recording. No jingle of harness)

Beach Atmosphere - Surf on beach. Occasional calls from elephant seals and king penguins.

Blue Wildebeest (Connochaetes Taurinus) - Herd grazing with zebras, swallows and yellow wagtails

Woodland - Dusk. Prominent black field cricket. Other crickets. Morepork and kakas in distance. Slight wind in grass and trees at edge of woodland.

Hansom Cab With Bells (Interior Or Exterior) (Loose Surface) - Hansom cb with bells. (interior or exterior) Loose surface. Trop to stop

Shoveler (Anus Clypeata) - close-up display calls between males, four birds in two pairs. Calls made while 'bobbing' head.

House Wren (Troglodytes Aedon) - medium close-up loud song from wren. medium distance to background calls from other bird species. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown. Some distant engine noise.

Fairgrounds And The Circus - Cymbal crash, applause (indistinguishable music in background) - Nov '1979 (1C20,reprocessed)

Satin Bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus Violaceus) - medium distance calls. Loud calls from Lewin honeyeaters and graceful honeyeaters. Other birds in background. Water dripping from trees.

Train Doors & Windows - Train window with leather strap window opened & closed.

Macgregor's Bowerbird (Amblyornis Macgregoriae) - Calls away from bower. Busy background.

Comedy 3 - High speed telephone gibberish - 1967 (7E, reprocessed)

1964 Renault 1100 Saloon Car (Exterior) - Renault 1100 saloon, exterior, approach & stop. (1964 model.)

Common Dormouse (Muscardinus Avellanarius) - One day old dormice feeding from adult female in small nest box movement sounds

Red-billed Tropicbird (Phaethon Aethereus) - Threat calls close-up, Sooty Terns in background.

Building & Demolition Work - Pile driver, mechanically driving piles into ground.

Suricate (Suricata Suricatta) - medium close-up aggressive growling.

Common Noddy (Anous Stolidus) - close-up calls from noddies. Also calls from sooty terns overhead.

Motor Car: 1968 Citroen Am 1.6 (Exterior) - Exterior, approach, stop, switch off. (Ami 6, 1968 model, 602cc: Citroen)

Tall Grass Prairie - Wind through grasses, calls from a displaying pair of Upland Sandpipers, Bobwhite and cricket chorus.

Oriental Greenfinch (Carduelis Sinica) - close-up calls from several birds while feeding. Pheasant, cuckoo, Japanese grosbeak and other birds in background.

Athletics - White City Stadium athletics meeting, gasp with atmosphere.

Thailand 1 - Chinese Buddhist Temple, exterior, atmosphere with gongs, visitors walking in grounds & tapping wishing bells.

African Elephant (Loxodonta Africana) - close-up feeding sounds from a group in marsh; breathing and blowing. Calls from African snipe at start. Footsteps in mud and sounds of grass being torn up.

Tree Sparrow (Passer Montanus) - Contact calls of migrating flock and distant sea

Bronze Mannikin (Lonchura Cucullata) - Calls of party feeding with Red-cheeked Cordon Bleus.

Scuirinae Subfamily - Alarm calls from monkey(species unknown)at start of recording. Followed by rapid chittering alarm calls from squirrel(species unknown). background sounds of birds & insects.

Africa 1 - The Human World - Morocco: Rabat, schoolchildren, with singing & playground games.

Stripe-throated Jery (Neomixis Striatigula) - medium close-up song, insects, wind in trees, Madagascar Coucal in background.

Malabar Whistling Thrush (Myiophoneus Horsfieldii) - medium distance calls from thrush. Distant & background calls from many other bird species. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown. Also known as Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary.

Bar-headed Goose (Anser Indicus) - medium close-up - medium distance calls from several. Sounds of birds flying, landing in water, and taking off from both water and land. Insects buzzing and humming. Slight dolby pumping.

Common Starling (Sturnus Vulgaris) - Nestling hunger calls, with House Sparrows in background.

Bmc Mini 1000 Car: Interior - Cars: BMC car, 1000cc engine. Interior, start, manoeuvres, stop

Rainforest Atmosphere - Atmosphere recorded during afternoon. medium distance loud, shrill calls from unidentified bird species. background sounds of stridulating cicadas. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Container Ship - Container Ship, interior, recording of atmosphere in wheel house, with some engine noise, no speech.

Meadow Atmosphere - Recorded in early morning with sun just hitting trees (approx. 8.00am). Calls from many bird species. Birds include barbets, parakeets, crows & doves.

Livestock 2 - Goats, exterior, billy calling to nanny. (British Saanen goat.)

Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis Trichas) - close-up alarm calls. Calls from several swamp sparrows and crickets prominent. Canada geese in background.

Periodical Cicada (Magicicada Sp.) - medium distance sound of cicadas in downtown Cincinnati. Sound of traffic and voices in background.

Electronically Generated Sounds - Generator hum. (Futuristic Spot Effect.)

19ft Motor Boat (12 H.p. Petrol Engine) - Departing. (Stern of 19 foot motor boat, 12 h.p. petrol engine)

Gunfire (Artillery, Rifle Fire) - Gunfire (Artillery, Rifle Fire): 25 Pounder - blanks with distant firing.

Farm Machinery - Grain stacker blowing corn through funnel from trailer to silo. (Outside silo)

Lakeside Atmosphere - Quiet, neutral atmosphere. medium distance to background calls & song from various bird species. Occasional sounds of insects. background hiss of wind in vegetation.

Mixed Woodland - Late Spring/summer: Midday - With song thrush, garden warbler, willow-warbler, cuckoo, blackcap, green woodpecker, bumble bee (close-up) and flies

Sandhill Crane (Grus Canadensis) - Alarm calls close-up. Distant songbird.

Wren (Troglodytes Troglodytes Zetlandicus) - Song, with Skylark song and wind in background.

Casqued Oropendola (Clypicterus Oseryi) - Calls with Chachalacas in background.

Guillemot (Uria Aalge) - close-up wing-flaps and footsteps. Distant kittiwakes and herring gulls. Sounds of auks splashing in water at base of cliffs. Growls from nearby razorbill.

Southern Ground Hornbill (Bucorvus Leadbeateri) - close-up calls and cackling calls. Cricket chorus in background. NB:Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Ambulance (Bedford: Interior) - Ambulance, interior, starts, and moves off. (As heard by patient.) (Bedford ambulance.)

Domestic Clock: Westminster Chimes - Domestic clock striking two o'clock. (Domestic clock with Westminster chimes.)

Marsh Warbler (Acrocephalus Palustris) - medium close-up whistling song from warbler, possibly with blackbird mimicry. medium distance to background calls from other bird species. Sounds of running water.

Motor Car: Porsche 924 1984cc (1979)  Exterior - Cars: Porsche 924, 1984cc, 1979 model. Exterior, slow start and depart

Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus Niloticus) - Female roars once, close-up. With calling young. NB: Exact date of recording unknown.

Comedy, Fantasy & Horror - Whiplashes, four times. (Horror Spot Effect.)

Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus Alexandri) - close-up wing-beats and calls, insect buzzing.

Coast - Night on Talan Island. Surf and wind. Distant calls from ancient murrelets - one close bird with good wing sound at 2'38".

Interiors - Various 1 - First floor lounge, Terminal III, Heathrow, atmosphere with occasional tannoy - 1972 (1C9,reprocessed))

Fox Sparrow (Passerella Iliaca) - close-up song. Wren, Northwestern Crows and other birds in background.

Village Atmosphere - Spring: atmosphere. in Olive Grove, Serins, insects, Crested Larks, Olivaceous Warbler, voices.

Honda 250 Motor Cycle - Motor Cycles: Honda 250, start, manoeuvre, switch off

Black-headed Gull (Larus Ridibundus) - Landing calls medium close-up from single bird in colony.

Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo Novaeguineae) - medium close-up 'laughing' calls from several at predator (goanna) near nest. Sound of lizard climbing down tree. Other birds in distance. Cicada chorus.

Goldcrest (Regulus Regulus) - close-up song. Chaffinch in background. Slightly windy, hissy background.

Shag (Phalacrocorax Aristotelis) - close-up alarm or defence calls from a female with two large chicks. Kittiwakes and guillemots in background.

Blue And Yellow Macaw (Ara Ararauna) - medium close-up calls from two birds. One bird flies off at end of recording. Other birds and insects in distance.

Water 1 - Sea lapping around legs of pier - 1980 (1W10, reprocessed)

Brown Pelican (Pelecanus Occidentalis) - Calls close-up from an adult with chick, sea breaking on rocks in background.

Deciduous Woodland - Summer: Early Morning - Rather neutral with alarm and song of wren, woodpigeons, chiffchaff, blackcap etc also cattle lowing at times in background

Girls‚äô Grammar School - Girls' Grammar School, interior, indistinct chatter of 40 girls. (Wide perspective recording.)

Right Whale (Balaena Glacialis) - close-up guttural sounding blow from whale. Water effects.

Rainforest Atmosphere - fairly busy atmosphere, with inscts, birds and Thomas's leaf monkey

Coal Tit (Parus Ater) - Song, close-up-medium close-up Chiffchaff and willow warbler in background.

Lucy's Warbler (Vermivora Luciae) - medium close-up-close-up song, Cactus Wren, Gambel's Quail, Gila Woodpecker, White-winged Dove in background.

Wetland Atmosphere - medium distance calls from various bird species. Occasional water splashes. Distant sounds of aircraft. N.B. Exact locaton of this recording is unknown.

Red-footed Booby (Sula Sula) - close-up calls from male, Sooty Terns and Wedge-tailed Shearwater in background.

Red Bishop (Euplectes Orix) - Displaying male Red Bishop. Cheeping sounds with buzzing display calls 0m13s. background calls from other bird species.

Starfighter Single-engined Jet Fighter - Exterior, two passing overhead. (Starfighter. Single-engined jet fighter)

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - Alarm calls close-up - mp in colony. Herring gulls mp.

Household Effects: Electric Automatic Washing Machine - Electric automatic washing mashine. Water boiling

Village Atmosphere - Gambian workmen calling from palm-tree tops.

Transport - Bedford Truck, exterior, pass from left to right. (10 ton Diesel truck, 6 cylinders, 1984 model.)

Camargue Feral Horse (Equus Caballus) - Horses neighing and grazing

White Pelican (Pelecanus Onocrotalus) - medium close-up sounds of birds bathing, wing-flapping and calling. Some birds take off near end of recording. Calls from wood sandpiper at start. Grey-headed gulls in background.

Rainforest - Morning in highland rainforest. Water dripping from trees. Many birds calling and singing including brown cuckoo-dove, silvereyes, flycatchers, honeyeaters, shrike-thrushes and Eastern whipbird. Cicadas. Wind in trees occasionally.

Diesel Taxi (Interior) - Interior, start, running in traffic, stop, switch off. (Diesel Taxi)

Vogelkop Gardener Bowerbird (Amblyornis Inornatus) - Irregular machine-gun like calls. Wing beats from flight.

Post Office Telephones (Std) - Telephone, 20 digits dialled, acounstic & pulses. (STD telephone.)

Thick Billed Parrot (Rhynchopsitta Pachyrhyncha) - medium distance calls from a single bird. Other birds in background.

Black Crow (Corvus Capensis) - close-up - medium close-up calls from a pair. Wingbeat sounds from rooks. Alarm calls from warbler in bushes. Other birds in distance.

Domestic Clock (Bell: Heavy Mechanism) - Domestic clock striking five o'clock. (Domestic clock with bell & heavy machanism.)

Wetland Atmosphere - Peaceful atmosphere with sounds of stridulating insects. Occasional buzzing flies. background to distant calls from various bird species. N.B. Some slight bumps on recording. Date of recording is unknown.

Macaroni Penguin (Eudyptes Chrysolophus) - close-up calls from single bird with colony sounds in background distant sounds of surf in background

Montane Forest Atmosphere - medium distance to background calls from many bird species. Also sounds of rain.

Wild Places - Patagonia - Elephant seal colony, Valdes Peninsula, Argentina.

Glaucous - Winged Gull (Larus Glaucescens) - medium close-up calls from mixed colony with Brants Geese.

Traffic 3 - Victor 2000 entering - passing vehicles, Dartford tunnel, 1968.

Whooper Swan (Cygnus Cygnus) - Feeding calls & territorial calls close-up-medium close-up, wigeon & mute swans call, occasional calls from mallard, dabbling, feeding on bank & splashing sounds, background less busy.

Orange Winged Amazon Parrot (Amazona Amazonica) - Flock calls distant-medium close-up as parrots take flight. Calls from trees. Other birds in distance.

London - London, early morning atmosphere with seagulls & distant street cleaning.

Curtains & Windows - Curtains being pulled. Brass rings on wooden rod.

Mixed Woodland Edge Atmosphere - Late spring, early morning. Dawn chorus 0500 hrs with blackcap, rook, pheasant, wood pigeon, wren, blackbird, song thrush, carrion crow. With distant traffic.

Rajasthan Musicians - Twanging notes from jews harp. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Village/garden Atmosphere - Fairly quiet with insect chorus, vinaceous dove, black-crowned plovers, long-tailed shrike(?), ring-necked parakeets, pied crows etc.

Churchyard - With blue tit, goldcrest, starling anxiety calls and distant rooks

Horses 1 - Two horses at trot, approach, stop & depart, on gravelly track, right to left.

6 Horses On Turf (Studio) - Six horses on turf, gallop to stop. (Studio recording with jingle of harness)

5 Ton Austin Diesel Truck - Interior, 2 doors open and close. (5 ton diesel truck)

Leopard (Panthera Pardus) - Loud snarl, hisses and sneezes from two cubs about 12 weeks old, in captivity. Occasional calls from house sparrows. African fish eagle in distance.

World War Ii Bombers - Exterior, start engines, runs. (From 78 r.p.m. disc)

Reed Bed Atmosphere - Gentle rustling of reeds blowing in wind. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Rural South America - Dawn chorus,Pantanal Swamp (central Brazil) busy with macaw,great kiskadee,parakeet and parrot

Jesus College Clock, Oxford - Jesus College clock striking two o'clock.

Cloud Forest Atmosphere - Neutral atmosphere. medium distance to distant calls from a variety of bird species. Sounds of stridulating insects. Distant machine hum. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

White-fronted Bee-eater (Merops Bullockoides) - NB: Exact date of recording not known. close-up calls from adult, other and dove in background.

Smyrna Kingfisher (Halcyon Smyrnensis) - Calls medium close-up with other birds in background. Flies off calling, becoming more distant near end.

More Phones - Kiosk - pick up, BT phonecard inserted, dial 11 digit number.

Austin Maestro Vanden Plas: Interior (Dashboard Audible Warnings) - Cars: Austin Maestro Vanden Plas, 1984 model, 1600cc OHC. Interior, dashboard audible warnings, handbrake released then applied

Garden - City garden during the day,summer. Calls and song from prominent collared doves. House sparrows. Dog barking. Distant traffic. Car alarm. Wind in trees and bushes at times. Distant voices.

Outdoor Crowds - Crowd Outdoor: Large moving crowd with footsteps and voices.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Dawn chorus at sunrise. Very loud stridulating cicadas. medium close-up to background calls of many birds. Distant sounds of howler monkeys.

Telephones - 1985: Sceptre 100 Telephone - Telephones: Sceptre 100 Telephone, Ring, receiver lifted, replaced

Lake Atmosphere - Lakeside: Canada Goose, Coots, Reed Warblers, Woodpigeons, Little Grebe and Great Crested Grebes.

Cars - Vauxhall Carlton, exterior, medium speed pass right to left. (1.8 litre saloon, 1986 model.)

Yellow Throated Sandgrouse (Pterocles Gutturalis) - medium close-up take-off and calls, doves in background. some reflector noise, NB filtered.

Yellowhammer (Emberiza Citrinella) - medium close-up full song with 'cheese' in middle of recording and towards end. Tree sparrow, insects and tractor in distance. Occasional calls from other birds. This could also be used as farmland atmosphere.

Tropical Desert Shrub - Summer: Early Morning - Rather neutral with bush-crickets, beetles flying and distant birds

Cicada Sp - SPP. medium close-up several different species of cicadas, including 6 O'clock cicada.

Pallas's Warbler (Phylloscopus Proregulus) - Song. Recordist speaks at end - describes bird.

Church Bells - Church Bells ringing. (St. Cuthbert's Church, Edinburgh.)

Elephant Seal (Mirounga Leonina) - Bull - threat. Snorts, belching and breathing

French Markets - Calais Market, atmosphere with geese and chicks.

Heermann's Gull (Larus Heermanni) - close-up alarm calls from colony reacting to presence of peregrine falcon. Distant terns.

Scrubland - Dusk, just after sunset. Cricket chorus. Distant owl.

Grey Headed Albatross (Diomedea Chrysostoma) - close-up calls, cooing calls, preening sounds & footstep sounds from bird.

Adelie Penguin (Pygoscelis Adeliae) - Preening and movement sounds on snow. Gulls call in background. Grunt from elephant seal. NB: exact date and location is not specified.

India: General Backgrounds - Calcutta, gardens in central Calcutta, general atmosphere.

Great Skua (Catharacta Skua) - close-up calls and attacking dives (wind-rush from wings). Distant surf.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Night atmosphere recorded at 11 p.m. Fairly quiet with sounds of insect stridulation. background occasional calls from birds. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Brewer's Blackbird (Euphasgus Cyanocephalus) - close-up calls from several birds

Scrub Stone And Sand Desert (Hamada) Atmosphere - Scrub stone and sand desert - Winter - Mid Morning. Many birds calling and singing, insects and wind in trees. Wind increasing.

Snowy Sheathbill (Chionis Alba) - Flapping of wings from fledglings trying to fly.

Trains Passing - Steam Train fast pass L-R. (King George V Steam Locomotive.)

Papermaking - Papermaking, several potchers (pulp machines) operating.

Bmc Mini Car 1966 (848cc) (Interior) - Interior, self starter, into constant run partly through traffic. (1966 848cc BMC Mini car)

Indian Elephant (Elephas Maximus) - Rustling sounds of elephant walking though dry vegetation.

Caribou (Rangifer Tarandus) - MP panting, grunting and clashing antlers at 'rut' Heavy rain in f/g, easing near end, occasional wind on mike. Date unknown

Gasworks - Governor house (early morning) - general atmosphere. 1971.

Iberian Marsh Frog (Rana Perezi) - Adult male croaking close-up with woodlark and great grey shrikes in background

Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon Pyrrhonota) - NB: Exact date of recording not known. medium close-up excited calls in colony.

Hanuman Langur (Presbytis Entellus) - Monkey in amla tree plucking fruit. Sounds of rustling foliage & snapping twigs. background sounds of birds.

Vulturine Guineafowl (Acryllium Vulturinum) - close-up calls from several. Mp calls from yellow-necked spurfowl. Other birds and insects in background.

Crested Auklet (Aethia Cristatella) - close-up flock calls from birds on their roosting/breeding slopes in the evening. Some calls from birds in burrows. Most birds take off at 5'10" and then circle before landing again after excited alarm calls in colony. Another mass take-off at 17'18".

St. Paul‚äôs Cathedral - St. Paul's Cathedral, London. Atmosphere in Whispering Gallery.

Mountain Chicken (Leptodactylus Fallx) - Whooping calls from mountain chicken frog. background calls from other frog species. background stridulation of crickets. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis Phoebe) - medium close-up song. Crickets in background.

Common Marmoset (Calithrix Jacchus Jacchus) - Young reacting to scolding from an adult.

Domestic Horse (Equus Caballus) - Sounds of New Forest pony chewing close-up. Sounds of movement on dead leaves in forest. A few snorts near end of recording. Chaffinch in background. Other woodland birds in distance.

Bus Ticket Machines (London Transport) - Bell Punch ticket machine operated once. (London Transport.)

Waste Disposal - Forklift truck tipping boxes of cans into large container.

Guillemot (Uria Aalge) - Wingbeats from birds arriving; footsteps and calls. Kittiwakes, razorbills, herring gulls and arctic terns in background.

Rufous Necked Sandpiper (Calidris Ruficollis) - Mass take off of flock 0m15s. background calls from other bird species. Sounds of rippling water.

Black-nest Swiftlet (Lowe's Swiftlet) (Collocalia Maxima) - close-up echo-locating calls from birds entering cave at dusk and bats leaving.

Llanos Atmosphere - Low level quiet atmosphere. Nice medium distance birdsong. Stridulating grasshopper. Occasional fly buzz.

White-headed Vanga(leptopterus Viridis) - AND CRESTED DRONGO (DICRURUS FORFICATUS) close-up song from both. Cicadas, flies and other insects, parrots and other birds in background.

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - Two flight calls, with distant curlew.

Underwater Effect - Underwater - coast or river. Sounds as if recording was made near to surface. Constant rather crackly bubble stream. NOTE: This effect was created from a BBC copyright recording of SURFACE water (not a hydrophone recording)

Motor Car: Ford Cortina 1.6 Gl (Manual) 1982 Model: Exterior - Cars: 1.6GL (Manual) 1982 model Ford Cortina. Exterior, passing at medium speed

Prayer Flags - Prayer flags flapping in wind. Some bird calls in background. Faint engine hum in later part of recording.

Chatham Island Warbler (Gerygone Albofrontata) - No further details. NB: Date of recording not known.

Anne Boleyn's Clock, Hampton Court - Outdoor clock striking, 12 o'clock - SS. Peter & Paul

Sandhill Crane (Grus Canadensis) - Early morning. Calls mp. Mallard, canada geese, other ducks and geese mp. Hissy recording.

Sport And Leisure - Horse Racing, horses pass (with speech in background).

Domestic Clock (Bell: Double-strike) - Domestic clock striking eight o'clock. (Domestic clock with double-strike mechanism.)

Bang! - Landrover, interior, switch on continuous run, switch off in mud.

Triumph Tr3 Sports Car, 1957 (Interior) - Exterior, approach & pass at speed with horn. (TR3 Sports Car, 1957 model)

France - French farmhouse - looking out of a farmhouse window on a windy day.

Motorway Construction - Four-wheel drive vibrating roller operating.

Buses - Exterior - start up, pass and depart, bus on country route.

Crowds: Interior - Crowd, interior, twenty women, animated chatter.

Motor Car: Ford Cortina 1600 (Exterior) - Ford Cortina 1600, exterior, 2 doors opened & closed. (1600cc engine.)

Rainforest - Morning - 9.30am in forest clearing. Faint sound of water dripping on leaves - louder at times. Cricket chorus. Many birds singing and calling. Insects buzzing. Recording becomes very busy.

Mangrove Swamp - Crackling, snapping and popping sounds from the mangrove trees, plus cricket chorus

White Winged Grosbeak (Coccothraustes Carnipes) - close-up calls from two birds. Himalayan Snowcock in distance. Black throated Accentor singing in background. Wind in bushes.

Tufted Titmouse (Parus Bicolor) - close-up song, other birds in distance, and distant stream, female making soft squeaky calls in response to wing vibrating display from male who continues to call.

Comedy, Fantasy & Horror - Party siren, short blow. (Comedy Spot Effect.)

Footsteps On Pavement: Walking - Footsteps on Pavement, three men walking, with start & stop.

Caving & Pot-holing - Boulders falling 70ft into a cavern. (Five takes.)

Fast Footsteps Down Stone Stars - Fast footsteps down stone stairs, 1 man. (With approach and stop)

Greater Snow Goose (Anser Caerulescens Atlanticus) - Large flock on ground which then rises into the air.

Southern Region Electric Trains - Exterior, fast train passes through station.

Grassland - Day. Grassy valley with stream. Redpolls and skylark. Bees.

London 2 - City Airport atmosphere on concourse in arrivals, departures terminal building, without PA announcements. Airports E.

Farmstead And Surroundings Atmosphere - Eastern meadowlark, American crows and other birds. Crickets and distant tractor.

Egypt - Bicycle passes with bell ringing in a side street in Alexandria, Egypt.

Livestock 2 - Sheep, 30 to 50 ewes & lambs calling in field, scattered then approach, food bucket shaken, food into troughs, one lamb bleats on own, loud bleats. (Cows & birds heard occassionally in background.)

Montezuma Quail (Crytonyx Montezumae) - medium close-up soft calls, Black-chinned Hummingbird 'buzzing', House Finches in background.

Children Shouting With Seawash - Children shouting with seawash in background.

Modern Agricultural Machinery & Vehicles - Land Rover, door opened. (Land Rover, Long Wheel Base, 109" Safari Diesel, Series 2A, 1967.)

Little Tern (Sterna Albifrons) - Alarm calls medium close-up from several birds. Wind and surf mp.

Monsoon Forest - Pre-dawn. Cicadas and crickets. Calls from wattled honeyeaters. Distant calls from sulphur breasted musk parrots and other more distant honeyeaters.

Camel Herding Song - Rhythmic chanting. Shouts from drivers, several male voices. Also sounds of movement & footsteps on stony ground. Sounds echo in wadi.

Chatter - Crowd of 36 women, in a hall, with footsteps & indistinct speech.

Scottish Crossbill (Loxia Scotica) - close-up single flight call. Other Scottish crossbills in distance. Wind in trees.

Horse-drawn Milk Float approaches & stops, with bottles clinking.

Aircraft 3 - Take off - exterior (single piston, open cockpit aircraft).

Norton 500 Cc Motor Cycle - Norton 500cc, passing at fast speed.

Ships And Boats 1 - Lifeboat, start, constant run, stop. (Recorded on deck.) (48ft 6in Oakley class self-righting boat, RNLB 'Charles Henry'.)

Communication & Electronics - Background static to echoes from the moon.

Prairie/woodland Edge - Early morning. Cricket chorus, wind in grasses, Dickcissel, Bobwhite and Eastern Meadowlark in background. Wind gusting.

University College Clock, Oxford - University College, Oxford clock striking eleven o'clock.

Ecclesiastical Effects 1 - Westminster Abbey bells, from roof, peals with distant traffic, pealing ends - 1972 (2B2,reprocessed)

Tropical Seasonal Forest Atmosphere - Atmosphere in Gir Forest. medium distance honking calls from peafowl with replies. background sounds of other birds & insects.

Migrating Passerine Birds - Chaffinches, meadow pipits, skylarks, migrating drone-flies(eristalis tenax), distant dog and traffic.

Association Football Match: Crowd Reactions - Association Football: Players leave pitch and enter tunnel, (Arsenal v. Wolves)

Mgb Open Sports Car 1966 (1798cc) (Interior) - Interior, self starter, engine starts with difficulty, tickover. (1966 1798cc MGB open sports car)

Little Tern (Sterna Albifrons) - several hundred terns calling (mostly in flight) above nesting colony on beach; seawash in background

Theatre - Audience in auditorium of provincial theatre (before perfomance)

London Underground: Bakerloo Line Train: 1938 Stock: Exterior - London Underground: Bakerloo Line Train, 1938 Stock, interior, run with stop and start in cab of train.

Professional League Football - Football League match, near miss, applause.

Studio Pottery - Pottery glazing. (Recorded at a Studio Pottery.)

White-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus Barbatus) - Song close-up, with Vinaceous Dove in background.

World War Ii Aircraft: British Naval Seafire (Griffon Engine) - Supermarine Seafire, exterior, aerobatics with two planes. ( World War II fighter, Spitfire adapted for Royal Navy, one Griffon piston engine.)

Hospital Equipment: Pulse Monitor (Actuality) (All Bands With Activity & Traffic) - Hospital Equipment: Pulse monitor activity, Ventilator, activity & traffic

Laughing Gull (Larus Atricilla) - MC calls from a flock of about 1000 gulls in flight 'anting' over freshly ploughed field, occasional tractor noise.

Gambling - A roulette wheel spun several times. (Close perspective, no background)

Queens College Clock, Oxford - Queens College clock striking seven o'clock.

Tarsier Sp.(tarsius Genus) - Recorded at night. medium close-up shrill calls from tarsier (exact species unknown). background bird calls & insect stridulation. Distant sounds of the sea.

Exterior Crowds 2 - London street market - 1976 (1M3, reprocessed)

Motor Car (Badly Worn, Exterior) - Exterior, passing at 30 m.p.h. (Badly worn Sunbeam Rapier, 1962 model)

Paddle Steamer (2400 H.p.) - Atmosphere in engine room with engines idling (On board a 2,400 h.p. Paddle Steamer)

Gibbon Sp.(hylobates Genus) - Recorded during early morning. background barking calls from gibbon(exact species unknown). N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Winter Sports - Ski-ing, atmosphere with ski instructor & small class, speaking in English.

Dunes - AUTUMN: MIDDAY With greenfinches, crested larks, swallows, linnets, etc

Scandinavia 1 - Crowd in Karl Johans Gate, Oslo - during National Day celebrations

Colony Atmosphere - medium distance to distant calls from breeding colony of White cheeked & Crested terns. Occasional insect buzz. Distant roar of sea. N.B. Distant sounds of engine 1m20s & 1m38s.

Yacht (25ft) - Yacht: 25 foot, tacking with seawash, occasional sound of winch and sails flapping

Swiftlet, White Bellied (Collocalia Esculenta) - Nestling begging call.

Forest - Afternoon, wind increasing in trees, roll of thunder from approaching storm. Many birds calling, common bulbuls singing, crickets and flies. Large trees, commonly in this area - Yellow Fever trees with fairly dense undergrowth in the lowlands and Fig & Nu

Gunfire - Sten Gun, firing in bursts. (Used during World War II.)

Adventure - Hot Air Ballooning, burners & pilot light. (Recorded from ground outside balloon.)

Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus Niloticus) - Adult wading through shallow water, medium close-up. NB: Exact date of recording is unknown.

Power Station (Conventional Type) - Power Station, atmosphere on ground floor of power station. (Conventional power station.)

Eastern Dwarf Mongoose (Helogale Undulata) - close-up soft social calls, contact calls, alarm calls. Purring and scratching from a group of 10-12 animals in a wall/burrow. Weavers, Didric Cuckoo and other birds in background. Some distant talking from lodge guests.

Austin A35 Van 1968 (Exterior) - Exterior, fast depart. (1968 Austin A35 Van)

Rainforest Atmosphere - Rainforest. Mixed flock of tanagers and other species feeding in trees, waterfall in background.

World War 2 - 2 - Warms up and takes off from ship (reprocessed)

Comedy Sounds - Single projectile approach and ricochet. (Specially created effect)

Common Redstart (Phoenicurus Phoenicurus) - close-up alarm calls. Blackbird and other birds in distance.

Aircraft: Vc 10 (Exterior) - Vickers VC10, interior, start engines, warm up. (Long-range airliner, 4 jet engines.)

Suburban Town Garden Atmosphere - Dry season: evening. Slight whistling wind.

Sardinian Warbler (Sylvia Melanocephala) - Anxiety churr close-up, with sheep in background.

Comedy, Fantasy & Horror - Laughing horse. (Comedy Spot Effect.)

Kittiwake (Rissa Tridactyla) - close-up, medium close-up and mp calls in colony - various calls including moan calls. Shags call occasionally in distance.

Osprey (Pandion Haliaetus) - close-up calls & wingbeats as male leaves nest.

Rainforest Atmosphere - General forest atmosphere at 4 p.m. medium distance bird calls. Also some calls from doves. Wind noise & quieter dripping of water. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Household - Household: WC cistern flushing and filling, low level ceramic.

Baby (Girl) - 22 week old baby girl, Cooing, laughing and sucking thumb.

Restaurants & Kitchens - American chatter; large mixed crowd in dining hall of US Air Force base.

Yellow Hooded Blackbird (Agelaius Icterocephalas) - Shrill singing by group of adults & subadults. Distant calls from other bird species. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Lambretta Motor Scooter, 1969 - Vespa Scooter, start into fast run, skids to stop, tick over, switch off. (Recorded on scooter.)

Garden Atmosphere - Recorded in evening. Calls from Ruppell's weavers & shining sunbirds. Wingbeats from yellow bellied green pigeon 0m12s, 0m22s & 1m05s. Sounds of insects. Some sounds of wind. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown, described as Royal Garden.

Heathland - Late spring Early morning With willow warbler, whitethroat, wren, curlew, blackbird etc.

Horses 1 - Two horses walk under bridge on tarmac road. (Recorded from riders' perspective.)

Poolside - Spring: Evening Busy, White Ibis bathing and at roost, Moorhens, frogs, Green-backed and Tricoloured Herons, Red-winged Blackbirds, Boat-tailed Grackles, etc.

California Gull (Larus Californicus) - close-up - mp calls in colony. Distant songbird. N.B The precise date of this recording is unknown

Curtains & Windows - Curtains being pulled. Wooden rings on wooden rod.

Wimbledon 1997 - Wimbledon 1997 - Spectators leaving, crowd atmosphere.

Song Sparrow (Melospiza Melodia) - AND WHITE-THROATED SPARROW (ZONOTRICHIA ALBICOLLIS) close-up calls and wing-beats from several, occasional calls from American Crows and Blue Jays, Carolina Chickadees and eastern Phoebe call in background. Rustling sounds from sparrows on ground.

Industry 2 - Pumped-storage power generation (Dinorwic Hydro- Electric Station) Control room

Cackling Canada Goose (Branta Canadensis Minima) - close-up calls, 'popping' and chipping sounds from a gosling in egg. Other birds in distance.

Island Atmosphere - Island atmosphere with calls and bill-clapping from Wandering Albatross. Calls from South Georgia Pipits and Antarctic Skuas. Heavy roar of surf and wind.

Domestic Clock (Bell: Heavy Mechanism) - Domestic clock striking four o'clock. (Domestic clock with bell & heavy machanism.)

Spotted Bowerbird (Chlamydera Maculata) - medium close-up calls from bowerbird including mimicry. background sounds of wind in trees. Distant calls from other bird species.

African Hill Babbler (Alcippe Abyssinicus) - medium close-up meolodic song from babbler. background sounds of montane forest including insect stridulation. Occasional sounds of dripping rain.

Wigeon (Anas Penelope) - Calls close-up from a large flock, mallard calls medium close-up, white-fronted geese in distance.

M.g. Midget Sports Car 1967 (Exterior) - Exterior, approach, stop, tickover, switch off. (Sports car, 1967 model M.G. Midget)

Woodland Atmosphere - Quiet atmosphere recorded during pre dawn. medium distance song from redstart. Some sounds of water drips. Occasional distant calls from sheep & geese. N.B. Same location as NHS1293 Bands 7,8,9, recorded 4 mins prior to NHS1293 Band 7.

Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus Schoenobaenus) - medium distance song from warbler. background wetland atmosphere with calls from other bird species. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

World War Ii Bombers - Halifax bombers passing over in succession. (From 78 r.m.p. disc)

Rural South America - Evening birdsong,Pantanal Swamp,busy with prominent ibis

Zoo: Lion House - Lion roaring mid-perspective at first, then generally quiet atmosphere with voices of human visitors

Farmland - Farmland,hedgerow,fen,early morning,late summer-early autumn. Calls from willow warblers,robins,swallows,heron,blue tits. Faint `chirp' from field crickets. Slight wind in trees and bushes.

Seychelles Fody (Foudia Sechellarum) - Alarm calls close-up and short song phrase. Surf in background. Windy. NB: Date of recording unknown

5 Ton Austin Diesel Truck (Interior) - Interior, start, move off into medium fast run with frequent use of gears, slow down, stop, (5 ton diesel truck)

Piper Cherokee Light Aircraft: Interior - Piper Cerokee, Light Aircraft, interior, constant flight. (Light aircraft)

Bobcat (Felis Rufus) - close-up growls from a single animal. Birds in distance.

Silver Gull (Larus Novaehollandiae) - medium close-up calls from several. Surf in background.

Lakeside - Early morning at lake edge. Many birds and insects - prominent are grey-backed fiscals, white-browed sparrow weavers and Egyptian geese. Distant chickens and donkey at start.

Tropical Forest - Early morning. Cicadas. Golden whistler and other birds in background.

Time Signals & Clocks - Big Ben recorded prior to repair in 1956. 10 o'clock

Lake Atmosphere - Lakeside: Chaffinches, Coots, Blackbird, Great Crested Grebe and Goldfinch.

American Telephones - American Telephone: Push button dialing and ringing tone, with signal tones muted

Cars - Vauxhall Carlton, interior, switch on, idle, switch off. (1.8 litre saloon, 1986 model.)

Dunnock (Prunella Modularis) - song, with other birds incl gulls in background

Insurance: Lloyd‚äôs Of London - Insurance: Lloyds of London, Atmosphere, Underwriting room lunchtime, quiet

Peugeot 205gt 1982 1300cc Petrol (car Misfiring Quite Badly) - interior - severe brake and skid, tickover to fade

Rainforest Atmosphere - Approaching calls from amazon parrot, becoming medium close-up, then stops. Distant car engine at end of track.

Forest Atmosphere - Recorded in valley during the day. Distant birds, cicadas. Slight wind in trees which becomes stronger and then dies away. Sound of foliage etc. falling from trees.

Austin Maestro Vanden Plas: Interior (Dashboard Audible Warnings) - Cars: Austin Maestro Vanden Plas, 1984 model, 1600cc OHC. Interior, dashboard audible warnings; "please fasten your seat belt"

Kerguelen Fur Seal (Arctocephalus Gazella) - close-up calls from female and newly born pup in colony.

Canal Longboat - Canal Longboat, engines start, revving & manoeuvring. (Recorded on board.) (Vessel carrying general cargo, 16 h.p. Petter engine.)

Kerguelen Fur Seal (Arctocephalus Gazella) - close-up calls from pups. Bumpy in places.

Fast Footsteps Down Metal Stairs - Footsteps Down Metal Stairs, man, fast, departing.

Fenland - Summer: Midday - With long-tailed tits, turtle dove, tree sparrow and distant collared dove

Field Cricket (Chorthippus Bornhalmi) - close-up sound of cricket making clicks by using its' left hind leg. First take as recorded, second with some filtering.

Migrating Passerine Birds Over Farmland - Skylarks, greenfinches background road traffic

Goldcrest (Regulus Regulus) - medium close-up song. Blackbird & other birds in background.

Warm Temperate Forest - Summer: Midday - With bell birds and occasional calls of other species

Church Bells - Church Bells, ten bells ringing. (St. George's Church, Greenock, Inverclyde.)

Greylag Goose (Anser Anser) - Calls MP from a large flock, Wigeon calling call from Grey Heron and White Wagtail.

New College Clock, Oxford - New College clock striking half past the hour.

Mahouts - Mahouts singing around crackling fire at night camp. Ends with more general conversation.

World War Ii: Air Raids - Bombers overhead, anti-aircraft fire, bombs fall.

Village Atmosphere - quiet atmosphere around village with birdsong and occasional distant voices

Lake/oasis Atmosphere - Lakeside (oasis) - Winter - Mid Afternoon. Frogs calling, a few bird calls, insects. (Wind in trees).

African Hunting Dog (Lycaon Pictus) - Sounds of pups & adult at den. Yelps & whines from pups. Bark from adult 0m08s. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

White Noise Synthesised Wind (Constant Pitch) - White noise filtered to simulate wind at constant pitch. Wind 10. (3 tones up from Wind 9)

Slow Footsteps Up Metal Stairs - Footsteps Up Metal Stairs, man, slow, with approach & stop.

Wren (Troglodytes Troglodytes) - song, with other birds in background

Canyon Atmosphere - Spring; Day Flies, bees, hornets, Tristram's Grackles, Fan-tailed Raven, Sand Partridge. Hissy.

Crab-eating Macaque (Macaca Fascicularis) - medium distance calls from several. Flies buzzing. Distant birds. Hissy recording with hum.

Schools / Crowds - Public House at lunch time, quite subdued atmosphere, with cooler faintly in background.

St. Paul‚äôs Cathedral - St. Pauls Cathederal, London. Atmosphere

Galapagos Giant Tortoise (Geochelone Elephantopus) - Courtship and copulation (male)

Suburbia 2 And Skylines - Suburban garden at night - distant traffic, distant plane overhead,occas.speech - 1981(1B7, reprocessed) (technical note - to be used at low level)

Sugar Cane Field Atmosphere - Sounds of sugar cane rustling gently in wind. Also stridulation from insects. Occasional background calls from birds.

Pygmy Chimpanzee (Pan Paniscus) - Juvenile screams followed by adult female chorus. Calms down to happy peeping calls.

Burrowing Owl (Speotyto Cunicularia) - NB: Exact date of recording not known. MC alarm calls with alarm calls from Black-tailed Prairie Dogs. Meadowlark and crickets in background.

Lakeside Atmosphere - Close to a water hole. Various bird calls including coot squawks and 'peeooh' bird. Close buzzing insects. N.B. Can also be used as grassland atmosphere. Brahmaputra River also known as Jamuna River.

Whooper Swan (Cygnus Cygnus) - Excited calls medium close-up, greeting calls from a group, wigeon calling medium close-up & in back- ground.

Hoopoe Lark (Alaemon Alaudipes) - Song, with another and a Brown-necked Raven in background. Windy.

Lesser Black Backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - Single bird 'choking', low intensity, then pair, plus begging

Estuary Atmosphere - Calls from waders including black winged & banded stilts & rufous necked sandpiper. Also some low croaking calls from a cormorant. Sounds of lapping water. Occasional whine from brine flies. Very distant engine hum.

Aircraft - Lancaster Bomber, World War II, Aircraft, interior,take off into level flight, reaches level flight at 2'.

Razorbill (Alca Torda) - close-up long growls after bird lands. Kittiwakes also calling.

Golden Rumped Tinkerbird (Pogoniulus Bilineatus) - medium close-up song, another in background. Black faced Rufous Warbler, Yellow whiskered Greenbul & Blue Shouldered Robin- Chat in background. Quite loud Cicada sounds.

Archery: Long Bows: Tournament Atmosphere - Archery: Strikes target seven times, side of target, Traditional English yew longbow, cedar wood arrows

Domestic Horse (Equus Caballus) - Group of New Forest ponies chewing grass close-up, walking through forest on dead leaves, and snorting. Woodland birds in distance.

Bus Ticket Machines (London Transport) - Almex ticket machine issuing several tickets. (London Transport.)

Galapagos Fur Seal (Arctocephalus Australis Galapagoensis) - Calls of small group medium close-up, with sea in background.

Tundra Swan (Cygnus Columbianus) - medium distance flock calls. Black ducks calling in background. Wind in rushes. Alarm from wren and calls from yellow-rumped warblers.

Adelie Penguin (Pygoscelis Adeliae) - close-up reuniting calls of penguins as one is released back amonst them.

Little Penguin (Eudyputula Minor) - close-up calls from adults with chicks. Red-billed gulls call in background. Surf in distance.

Electronically Generated Sounds - Rapid warble alarm. (Futuristic Spot Effect.)

France - Bar/cafe - people drinking and playing dice, coffee occasionally ground.

Triumph Tr3 Sports Car, 1957 (Exterior) - Exterior, approach, stop, reverse, depart fast. (TR3 Sports Car, 1957 model)

Anne Boleyn's Clock, Hampton Court - Anne Boleyn's Clock striking three-quarters

Sandhill Crane (Grus Canadensis) - Calls close-up from a pair. Red-winged blackbirds mp. Mallard and geese in distance.

Yellowhead (Mohoua Ochrocephala) - Calls and song medium close-up. NB: Date of recording not known.

Oil & Petrol - Disconnecting & coupling new pipes - with occaisonal voices (Sea quest offshore oil rig, Fortes oilfield May 1976).

Domestic Clock (Bell: Double-strike) - Domestic clock striking five o'clock. (Domestic clock with double-strike mechanism.)

Lake Atmosphere - medium distance animated calls from geese. medium close-up whistling trills from unidentified species. Also sounds of stridulating insects. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown. Distant hum of traffic.

Motor Car: Ford Cortina 1.6 Gl (Manual) 1982 Model: Exterior - Cars: 1.6GL (Manual) 1982 model Ford Cortina. Exterior, medium speed approach and stop

Great Indian Hornbill (Buceros Bicornis) - medium distance noisy calls from a group of hornbills. Calls recede into distance with sounds of wingbeats. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus Ludovicianus) - medium close-up flock calls from birds feeding in trees in Ponderosa pine forest, flock takes off with a few close wing-beats and move further away. Stellar's Jay calls.

Tribal Dancing - dancer dancing (dance illustrates deer) (no vocals or music)

Hoopoe (Upupa Epops) - close-up song, Madagascar Cuckoo, Common Newtonia, cicadas and flies, Hoopoe flies off at end.

Woolly Spider Monkey (Brachyteles Arachnoides) - close-up sound of monkeys feeding in trees. close-up soft contact calls. Insects buzzing and crickets in background.

Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax Virescens) - medium close-up song, other birds in distance, wind in trees & distant stream.

Motor Car: Ford Cortina 1600 (Interior) - Ford Cortina 1600, interior, self starter, run with gear changes, slow down. (1600cc engine.)

Salt Marsh Atmosphere - Atmosphere at whooper swan roost. Calls from Canada geese, wigeon & oystercatchers.

1 Woman Screaming & Crying - Police whistles blown, single blast, double blast, treble blast.

Spotted Hyaena (Crocuta Crocuta) - close-up sounds of Hyaena crunching Buffalo bones from an earlier lion kill. Yelps and growl between two feeding animals. Larks in distance. Some talking from tourists.

Comedy 3 - One woman, two long screams 8", 9" - 1968 (169A, reprocessed)

Buses - Interior - running with intermediate stops on country route.

Crowds: Interior - Crowd, interior, twenty women, jolly party laughter & chatter.

Motorway Construction - Tracked Hi-Mac type excavator in operation. (Medium perspective recording)

Twelve-wired Bird Of Paradise (Seleucidis Melanoleuca) - Running up and down perch. close-up percussive sounds made, movement and twigs breaking. Constant background of other birds and insects. Rain on foliage.

D.i.y. And Building - Electric hoist assembled, with metal clattering noise.

London 2 - Quiet spring morning atmosphere in residential garden square, with birds, distant traffic and occasional close passing

Night Atmosphere - Field crickets (one rather close from 2'15"). Baboons in background.

Fast Footsteps Down Stone Stars - Fast footsteps down stone stairs, 1 woman departing.

Southern Region Electric Trains - Interior, siren, constant run in tunnel.

Post Office Telegraph Equipment - Creed receiver operating. (c.1925)

Horsedrawn Vehicles - Coach and four. Approach & stop; door open & close

Common Eider (Somateria Mollissima) - Males & females calling close-up. Dunlin, oystercatchers, skylark, house sparrows & rock pipit medium distance. Waves breaking on shore close-up.

Helmeted Guneafowl (Numida Meleagris) - Mc alarm calls echoing off cliff-face. Other birds in background.

Scottish Crossbill (Loxia Scotica) - close-up flight calls from two birds. Chaffinch and other birds in distance. Wind in trees.

Aircraft 3 - Start up, tickover, switch off - interior (single piston, open cockpit aircraft).

Spotted Hyaena (Crocuta Crocuta) - One calling medium close-up with lion gnawing wildebeest head With cicadas and birds

Wilson's Bird Of Paradise (Diphyllodes Respublica) - medium close-up soft, rapid courtship display calls. background sounds of stridulating insects & bird calls.

Monsoon Forest - Early morning. Cicadas and crickets. Song from golden whistler. Stream in background. Other distant birds.

Chatter - Large Crowd, mainly women, in a hall, with footsteps & indistinct speech.

Mourning Dove (Zenaida Macroura) - close-up wing-beats as dove takes off, Black-chinned Hummingbird 'buzzing' in background, close-up wing-beats of doves landing, House Finches and Grey-breasted Jays in background. Some soft calls from doves and take-offs at end.

Gardening - Start up, continuous run - approaching & receding of 4-stroke rotary lawn mower.

London - Austin Taxi, interior, tickover, door opens & shuts. (Austin Diesel Taxi Cab.)

World War Ii Aircraft: British Naval Seafire (Griffon Engine) - Supermarine Seafire, exterior, gathering speed to take-off. ( World War II fighter, Spitfire adapted for Royal Navy, one Griffon piston engine.)

Wolseley Sixteen-sixty Car 1967 (Interior) - Interior, start into constant run at 50 m.p.h. (Wolseley sixteen-sixty car, 1967)

Tropical Seasonal Forest Atmosphere - Atmosphere in Gir Forest. medium close-up/medium distance calls from several peafowl. background sounds of other birds & insects.

Association Football - Association Football: Goal scored, applause and cheering from crowd, (Arsenal v. Wolves)

Trains: Paris Metro, France - Paris Metro: Descent from street to platform.

University College Clock, Oxford - University College, Oxford clock striking four o'clock.

Madagascar Kestrel (Falco Newtoni) - medium close-up calls, Madagascar Cuckoo in background, and chicken.

Motor Car (Badly Worn, Interior) - Interior, start, reversing, stop. (Badly worn Sunbeam Rapier, 1962 model)

University Of St. Mary The Virgin Church Clock, Oxford - Clock of the University Church of St Mary the Virgin, Oxford striking half past the hour.

Tarsier Sp.(tarsius Genus) - Recorded at night. medium close-up long whistles & shorter calls from tarsier(exact species unknown). Followed by duetting calls between male & female tarsiers. Distant sounds of the sea.

Great Tit (Parus Major) - Song close-up, with another in background. Jungle Crows and woodpecker calls in distance.

Little Sparrowhawk (Accipiter Minullus) - medium close-up alarm calls from bird mobbing a pale chanting goshawk, another alarm call in distance. Hoopoe and other birds in background.

Guillemot (Uria Aalge) - Wingflaps or landing, and footsteps; followed by alarm call & wingflaps. Calls from kittiwakes, razorbills, rock pipit, herring gulls, terns and fulmars.

Farmstead (Corn Drying Shed) - With nesting spotless starlings, house sparrows also corn bunting, bee-eaters and grasshoppers in background

Common Cuckoo (Cuculus Canorus) - calls (close) of two birds, followed by flight, with great tit aggressive all, jackdown and crow

Hospitals - Hospitals: Quiet male and female conversation at visiting time, approx. 30 people

Water Pumping Station - Water Pumping Station, pumps 1 & 3 operating.

Nightingale (Erithacus Megarhynchos) - Sub-song, with Graceful Warbler in background. Wind in bushes.

Red Headed Weaver (Malimbus Rubriceps) - close-up contact calls from female. background calls from other birds. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Household - Can Opener, tin opened & contents emptied into a saucepan.

World War I - March off in four companies (WW1 drill with orders shouted) - 1967 (83D)

India And Nepal - City Life - Delhi: Auto-rickshaw, interior, starts, constant run, stops.

White Pelican (Pelecanus Onocrotalis) - Mc wingbeats from single & groups of birds taking off from lakeside. Egyptian goose & yellow wagtail call. Preening sounds & ruffling feathers from pelicans still on ground. Some good calls. Sound of flock passing overhead. Gulls in distance.

Paddle Steamer (2400 H.p.) - Constant sound of paddles recorded in paddle chamber. (On board a 2,400 h.p. paddle steamer)

Marsh Warbler (Acrocephalus Palustris) - medium close-up song from marsh warbler. Calls from many other bird species. Occasional sounds of water.

Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopus Major) - 'Chacking' call (mid-distant)

Comedy Sounds - Single cork pop and heavy guzzling. (Specially created effect)

Sheffield Tram (Interior) - Leicester Tram, interior, start up, continuous run on upper deck. (Tram built 1904.)

Common Redstart (Phoenicurus Phoenicurus) - close-up calls with another calling in background. Distant jackdaws.

Aircraft: Vc 10 (Exterior) - Vickers VC10, exterior, taxis away from position. (Long-range airliner, 4 jet engines.)

Black Vulture (Aegypius Monachus) - Call of one-month-old chick close-up

Mixed - Karate class, gradually approaching with shouts and rustling.

White Noise Filtered To Simulate Sea Effects - White noise filtered to simulate sea effects. Low frequencies.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Rainforest. Very busy atmosphere with cobalt-winged parakeets and scarlet macaws.

Brunnich's Guillemot (Uria Lomvia) - Calls MP-close-up from a group at change-over on the ledges, Glaucous Gull and Kittiwakes in background. Calls become louder as birds land closer.

Electrical Sounds - RGD tape machine operating with start and stop.

Lambretta Motor Scooter, 1969 - Vespa Scooter, start into medium-fast run, stop, switch off. (Recorded on scooter.)

Industry 3 - Compressed air hand disc grinder, operating in short bursts.

Baby (Girl) (20 Weeks Old) - 20 week old baby girl. Tired and irritable crying.

Crowds, Children & Footsteps - Football Crowd reaction to near miss during Second Division Match. (Recorded during Portsmouth v. Carlisle, 6th May 1985.)

Kittiwake (Rissa Tridactyla) - medium close-up and mp excited calls in breeding colony, including a 'dread' at 6'07". Shag calls occasionally medium close-up.

Woodland Atmosphere - Neutral atmosphere. medium distance calls from various bird species. Also sounds of insects background sounds of running water. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Wooded Savanna Atmosphere - Wooded savanna - with red-beaked hornbills, white-browed robin-chats.

Caius College Clock, Cambridge - Keble College clock striking eleven o'clock.

Starling (Sturnus Vulgaris) - Large flock taking off and flying away

Swamp Atmosphere - Busy atmosphere recorded at night. Croaks from swamp treefrogs. Also calls from frogs of AGALYCHNIS genus. background stridulating insects. N.B. Date of this recording is unknown.

Warbler Sp. (Sylvinae Subfamily) - medium distance calls & song from warbler. Occasional sounds of wings. Sounds of insects. N.B. Exact date & location of recording is unknown. Exact species unknown, identified as 'scrub warbler'.

Taita Fiscal (Lanius Dorsalis) - close-up calls from a group of five birds which fly off at end, other birds and insects in distance. N.B. Possibly long tailed fiscal, Taita described as solitary in references.

6 Horses On Gravel (Studio) - Six horses on gravel, canter, stop. (Studio recording)

Sea King Helicopter: Exterior - Sea King Helicopter,interior, constant flight.

Spotless Starling (Sturnus Unicolor) - Male singing beside nest, with Turtle Dove and Azure-winged Magpie fledglings in background.

Romania 2 - Interior - small modern office atmosphere, keying on two word processors, occasional talk, coughs etc, infrequent car/lorry passes as heard through window (rec. Bucharest).

Footsteps On Wood: Running (Dead Acoustic) - Footsteps on Wood, man & woman running, with approach & stop. (Dead acoustic.)

Horses On Hard Surfaces - Restless horse on hard surface, approaches and departs. (Actuality)

Saddleback (Creadion Carunculatus) - close-up chattering call from saddleback 0m12s. Another individual calls briefly in background. Sounds of wind & blowing vegetation.

Windmill (Interior) - Interior, general atmosphere on top floor with mill operating.

Peugeot 205gt 1982 1300cc Petrol (car Misfiring Quite Badly) - exterior - start, fierce revving and switch off

Motor Car: 1914 Model ‚äòt‚äô Ford - Exterior, door closed, Ford Model 'T' (1914)

River - close-up fast flowing streamlet flowing into river. Calls from distant nuthatch. Slight wind in trees.

Rufous-sided Towhee (Pipilo Erythrophthalmus) - medium close-up calls with different calls at end, Black-and-White Warbler, insects and other birds in background. Slight wind in trees.

Mechanical Digger (Four Wheels) - Bulldozer, starting, ticking over, driving away. (Tracked vehicle.)

German Emergency Services - German police car approaches and stops with martinhorn.

2-stroke Band Saw - Approach, turn, depart. (Massey Ferguson Motor Mower drawn by tractor)

Monsoon Forest - Early morning. Cicadas and crickets. Birds calling in flight, song and calls from golden whistlers, calls from sulphur breasted musk parrot, wattled honeyeaters & other birds. Water dripping on leaves. NB: this is part of a longer track on NHS000945 Bd01

Napoleonic Battle: 18th Century: Re-enactment - Sixteenth Century Army encampment. (Recreation, recorded at Rose Bruford School.)

Lesser Whitethroat (Slvia Curraca) - Alarm close-up and wingbeats, with Tristram's Grackles and distant traffic in background. Wind in trees.

Spotted Sandgrouse (Pterocles Senegallus) - Contact call of single bird.

European Cities - Coffee house (Cafe Hawelka) with chat (some distinct) newspaper rustles, clinks from kitchen and creaky footsteps

Spiny Forest Atmosphere - Evening 1830hrs. Cicadas, flies and distant birds.

Comedy Sounds - One drawbridge opening sideways. (Specially created effect)

Black Browed Albatross (Diomedea Melanophris) - Albatross colony. Courtship calls and "yackering". close-up main call from adult male. Courtship call is hollow.

5-10 Year Old Children Playing - Schoolchildren, exterior, singing 'Looby Loo'.

Manx Shearwater (Puffinus Puffinus) - Calls close-up from two birds fighting in burrow.

Coastal Atmosphere - Evening. Heavy, deep sounding waves breaking onto beach.

Horsedrawn Brewer‚äôs Dray: On Gravel - Horsedrawn Brewer's Dray: On Gravel, Interior, starting, walking.

Church Bells - Church Bells ringing. (St. Mary the Virgin's Church, Willesborough, Kent.)

World War Ii Submarine - German U-Boat, submerged, diesel engines start & run with snorkel raised. (World War II German U-Boat manned by British crew.) (Recorded in Control Room.)

Thermal Spring - Geyser. Continuous spout of boiling water reaching a height of about 8 feet.

Tui (Prosthemadura Novaeseelandiae) - medium close-up song. Cicadas and distant birds in background.

Wilson's Bird Of Paradise (Diphyllodes Respublica) - close-up raucous squawking and lyrical calls. Occasional flurry of wings. Fairly quiet background.

Rainforest Atmosphere - neutral, with gentle stream in background

Whirlwind 10-seater Helicopter (Exterior), 1 Bristol Siddeley Gnome Turbine - Westland Whirlwind, exterior, approach and land. (10-seater helicopter with 1 Bristol Siddeley Gnome turbine.)

Green Woodpecker (Picus Viridis) - Adult anxiety calls and hunger cries. with stock dove, rook, wren, redpoll, willow warbler and tree pipit.

Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius Phoeniceus) - Distress calls being broadcast as a bird scarer interspersed with explosions to scare feeding birds.

Traffic - Traffic: A busy city skyline. (Technical note, for use at low level)

Dairies - Trailer loaded with empty bottles using a fork lift truck.

Formula One - Many cars start up, drive off (1994 Silverstone Grand Prix)

Vogelkop Gardener Bowerbird (Amblyornis Inornatus) - Truncated calls and wing flaps from a single bird.

De Havilland Comet IV, exterior, landing. (Medium/long-range airliner, 4 jet engines.)

Steam Launch (Length 31ft, Built In 19th Century) - Steam Launch: 19thC "Victoria", 31ft long, pumping water into boiler, start and stop.

Circus - Expectant drum roll, with speech and atmosphere, cymbal crash, applause. (Indistinguishable music in background)

Silvereye (Zosterops Lateralis) - medium close-up calls from a single bird. Others in background. Distant bellbird and blackbirds.

Verreaux Sifaka (Propithecus Verreauxi) - medium close-up soft calls and footsteps as animal leaps across track. Madagascar Bulbuls and Madagascar Coucal in background.

Sewage Pumps (All With Start & Stop) - Single cylinder compressor pump operating with start and stop. (Sewage pump with belt drive)

World War 2 - Heavy barrage, occasional faint bagpipes rec. during attack on the Siegfried Line, 1945 (500W)

Creekside Tropical Rain Forest - SPRING: MIDDAY With insects and alarm call of small bird

Footsteps On Stones & Shingle - Footsteps on stones and shingle, 1 man. (With start, run and stop)

Continental Telephones: Engaged Tones - German telephone engaged tone. (As heard from London.)

Baboon, Chacma (Papio Ursinus) - Two juveniles playing. Exact date unknown. Between Dec.1980-Nov. 1981

Electric Eel (Electrophorus Electricus) - close-up stunning pulses.

The Age Of Steam - Steam Train approaches, stopped by signal, safety valve blowing, signal drops, whistle, train passes left to right, slipping several time on wet track.

Caving & Potholing - 1 man constant walking up sharp incline of loose stone.

Horse Racing (Chases) - Cheltenham Race Course, general course atmosphere. (No P.A. system.) (Steeplechasing.)

Frog Sp (Anura) - medium close-up calls with very watery stream background graceful warbler briefly calls

Light Industry - Assembly shop, general atmosphere with sounds of machinery & machinery operating at quick pace.

Fast Footsteps Up Wooden Stairs - Footsteps Up Wooden Stairs, two men, fast, with start & stop.

Farmland/farmyard - close-up sounds of cattle waiting outside milking shed. Bellows and snorts from cattle inside and out. House sparrows, swallows and wren in background. Machinery noise.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Late morning. Prominent cicada stridulating. Sound of crickets and distant birds.

Public Houses - A game of skittles being played in a suburban pub.

Outdoor Clock - Church clock striking, 9 o'clock. (St. John the Evangelist)

Interiors - Restaurants - Crowd in hamburger fast food store - 1982 (1C27,reprocessed)

Mixed Woodland - Late spring: Early morning 0700 hrs With Chaffinch Lesser Spotted Woodpecker nestlings being fed by adult Wren and lambs.

Interiors - Shops And Cash Registers - Thirty budgerigars in shed (rec. Petersfield, Hants) - 1986 (1B19,reprocessed)

Printing - Newspapers: Webb-offset Press - Printing Newspapers: Cutter and folder starts up and runs.

Peugeot 205gt 1982 1300cc Petrol (car Misfiring Quite Badly) - exterior - single bleep rec. from close perspective, as for arming

Ford Fiesta Motor Car (1980 Model, 1300cc) Interior - Cars: 1980 model, 1300cc engine Ford Fiesta. Exterior, stop with skid

Electronic Sounds - Heavy ray gun shots. (Specially created electronic sound.)

Rapids - Very fast flowing, white-water river, recorded from centre and above river.

Ships‚äô Sirens - Unidentified liner, ship's siren, sounded twice.

Tropical Forest: Wet Evergreen - EVENING In cocoa plantation with distant colobus monkey

Markets 1 - Auctioning beef cattle at country market, Winslow, Bucks.

Horses On Hard Surface (Studio) - Four horses on hard surface, gallop to stop. (Studio recording. No jingle of harness)

London Airport (Heathrow) - Heathrow Airport, general atmosphere in transcontinental flights terminal building, with continuous P.A. announcements.

Black Headed Apalis (Apalis Melanocephala) - close-up calls from a single bird. Other birds & insects in background.

Saddleback (Creadion Carunculatus) - medium close-up & medium distance rapid squeaking calls from saddleback. background calls from other bird species. Sounds of wind in trees. N.B. Different location/dialect to NHS1284 bands 1,2,3,8-15. Exact location is unknown, though the same as NHS1284 bands 4,5,6.

Andean Cock Of The Rock (Rupicola Peruviana) - Display calls with some higher pitched calls. (Waterfall in distance).

Common Marmoset (Calithrix Jacchus Jacchus) - Adult and young. Adult scolding calls - youngster submits. Single adult agitation 'Tsik-Tsik' and 'Tsee'. Several other animals join in.

Newspapers - Traffic -Hammersmith- with "Star, News, Standard" shouted in background.

Grey-backed Camaroptera (Camaroptera Brevicaudata) - Call medium close-up. NB Exact date of recording is unknown.

Water - Midnight. Water gushing through opened sluice gates. \ Quieter towards the end of the recording. N.B. Exact date of recording not known. Exact episode of 'Tales From the Riverbank' not known. Narrow stereo recording.

Steam Trains: Interior - Steam Train: Maunsell Q class 541 0-6-0 Loco 1938, pre 1940 rolling stock, 1st class compartment, window open, pulling hard up hill, coasting, pulling into station.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Early afternoon. Insects in foreground with prominent cicada(?) at 0m10s.

Train Doors & Windows - Local Train, ratchet-type window blind raised & lowered.

Superb Bird Of Paradise (Lophorina Superba) - close-up, medium close-up calls, lyrical, pure tones. Other birds in fairly busy background.

Fairgrounds And The Circus - Children's roundabout with occasional bell - July '1966 (38C,reprocessed)

Rainforest - Morning in highland rainforest. Several birds calling in background including spotted catbird and orange-footed scrubfowl. Water dripping from trees.

Coast - Midday. Bellbirds calling and singing in woodland. Red-crowned parakeets call medium distance and in distance. Heavy surf in background.

Mixed Woodland Atmosphere - Song thrush, carrion crow, robin, goldcrest and wren. Late spring, early morning.

Ruddy Duck (Oxyura Jamaicensis) - close-up 'bubbling' display calls from male, other birds in distance.

Mail Coach (4 Horses) (Interior) - Four horse mail coach, approach and stop.

Little Owl (Athene Noctua) - Three chicks (about 4 weeks old) calling in nest box; rasping calls (begging calls), cheeps, bill-snaps and movement sounds. Rooks call in distance - about 6 mins in.

Mistle Thrush (Turdus Viscivorus) - close-up song. Other birds in background. Slight wind in trees. Occasional distant traffic.

Estuary - Winter. High tide. Calls from oystercatchers medium close-up. Lapwing flock calling in background. Flight calls from a group of greylag geese at end.

Thailand 1 - Thai Buddhist Temple, interior, approx 20 Buddhist Monks praying & chanting, with slight breeze passing through temple. (Recorded in Thailand.)

Song Thrush (Turdus Ericetorum) - & BLACKBIRD (TURDUS MERULA) Duet.

Forest - Early morning in highland forest on crater rim. Many birds singing & calling, including tropical boubou, hunter's cisticola, grey-backed camaroptera & others.

River, Fast - medium distance fast flowing river, shallow with stony bed and stones breaking surface.

Motor Car: 1968 Citroen Am 1.6 (Interior) - Interior, door opened on a Citroen

Animals And Birds - Coot. (Recorded on early winter morning with Geese & Mallard.)

Sooty Tern (Sterna Fuscata) - Main colony of sooty terns. close-up/medium close-up calls. Breaking waves in background.

Comedy 3 - Traffic jam with moving traffic - 1968 (7H, reprocessed)

Greenshank (Tringa Nebularia) - Awareness calls medium close-up. Distant redshank. Surf and wind.

1964 Renault 1100 Saloon Car (Exterior) - Renault 1100 saloon, exterior, one door open. (1964 model.)

Mountain Gorilla (Gorilla Gorilla Beringei) - Adult male playing with juvenile.

London Underground (Interior) - London Underground, Central Line train running with intermediate stops in tunnel.

Bee Eaters (Merops Genus) - medium distance shrill flight calls from bee eaters Some distant calls from other bird species. Some rumbles & bumps on recording. Distant engine 0m45s.

Sardinian Warbler (Sylvia Melanocephala) - Calls as approaching nest. Some wind background. NB: Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Africa 1 - The Human World - Morocco: Meknes, food market (medina) with some distant traffic.

Stripe-throated Jery (Neomixis Striatigula) - close-up song, insects and Madagascar Magpie Robin in background, other birds in distance.

Spotted Hyaena (Crocuta Crocuta) - Adult calling to cubs with wildebeest in background

Wallace's Standardwing (Semioptera Wallacei) - close-up calls and display calls, another in background. Cicadas and other birds in distance.

Migrating Passerine Birds - Skylarks, meadow pipits, chaffinches, linnets and distant sea.

African Elephant (Loxodonta Africana) - close-up snort from feeding animal. Insects and pectoral-patch cisticola in background.

Canary (Serinus Canaria) - close-up musical whistling song from canary 0m20s. N.B. background movement & occasional noise.

Californian Sealion (Zalophus Californianus) - medium close-up calls from several on rocks above shoreline. Surf in background breaking over rocks.

Woodland Atmosphere - medium distance shrill calls of unidentified bird species from 0m10s. background sounds of flies & wind in trees.

Farm Machinery: Combine Harvester - Combine Harvester. Starts, runs and harvests, stops.

Oystercatcher (Haematopus Ostralegus) - close-up calls from several in flight. Black-headed gull calls medium distance; cuckoo in distance. Skylark at end medium distance.

Electronically Generated Sounds - High pitch pulsating hum. (Futuristic Spot Effect.)

16ft Speedboat (40 H.p. Outboard) - 16 foot, 40 h.p. engine - passing.

Livestock 2 - Sheep, exterior, sheep unloaded at market, lots of animal noise. (Wide stereo image.)

Snow Goose (Anser Caerulescens) - medium close-up flock calls from a large flock of about 2,000 birds. Crickets in foreground. Occasional calls from Canada Geese, small parties flying around.

Bell's Vireo (Vireo Bellii) - medium close-up-close-up song as bird feeds in bushes, Brown-crested Flycatcher, Gambol's Quail, Cactus Wren and House Finch in background.

Bmc Mini 1000 Car: Interior - Cars: BMC car, 1000cc engine. Interior, start, run on main road, stop

Small Town - Small country town high street atmosphere, light traffic with intervals of footsteps and speech.

Bearded Bellbird (Procnias Averano) - medium distance loud calls. Woodpecker and other birds in background.

Tropical Seasonal Forest Atmosphere - Pre dawn atmosphere at woodland edge (approx. 6.30am). medium distance to distant calls from many bird species. Calls include parakeets & barbets. Some sounds of dripping dew.

Tonga Flying Fox (Pteropus Tonganus) - Evening. Colony. close-up shrill calls from young bats squabbling. Slight wind in trees. Crickets. Distant surf.

House Finch (Carpodacus Mexicanus) - close-up song, Vermilion Flycatcher singing in background.

Comedy, Fantasy & Horror - Thunderbolt and thunderclap. (Legends Spot Effect.)

Swaziland, Africa - Africa: Swaziland, Middle Veld atmosphere in spring, light scrub, trees.

Doors (Large & Heavy) - Wooden door opened and closed with echo.

India, Pakistan And Nepal - Countryside - Mules with bells and minders chatting and shouting, preparing animals for journey, Himalayas, near Annapurna, Nepal

Pangolin (Manidae) - medium close-up pangolin rustling in dry leaves; distant rumble

Lion (Panthera Leo) - Panting and growls from over-fed animals. NHC17 is a continuous recording of 73m48s also found starting on NHS000124.

Mixed Woodland - Early Spring: Early Morning - With great spotted woodpecker drumming, great tit, marsh tit, pheasant, stock dove, rook, jackdaw, chaffinch.

Deciduous Woodland Atmosphere - Spring Early Morning Several birds calling and singing, insects, black and white warbler, rufous sided towhee, red eyed vireo, worm eating warbler.

Grey Plover (Charadrius Squaterola) - Flight calls coots and lambs in background

Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus Niloticus) - Young calling, close-up. Plus roars of male adult. With bulbuls and weavers in background. NB: Exact date of recording unknown.

Equestrian Events - Polo, horselines during match, clinks of horses tied to metal rails, distant P.A., some chat, horses galloping, distant traffic.

Motor Car: Porsche 924 1984cc (1979)  Interior - Cars: Porsche 924, 1984cc, 1979 model. Interior, start, manoeuvre, switch off

Southern Ground Hornbill (Bucorvus Leadbeateri) - close-up calls from a single bird, and another in distance in a sort of duet. Cricket chorus and distant cattle at times. NB:Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Clocks - Domestic clock striking nine o'clock. (Domestic clock with Westminster chimes.)

Hammer Headed Fruit Bat (Hypsignathus Monstrosus) - medium distance honking calls from male bats. Sounds of heavy insect stridulation. Recorded at night.

Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula Hypoleuca) - Song of unmated male, with Song Thrush, Chaffinch, Cuckoo and Wren in background.

Sea Cliffs - Atmosphere of the largest cliff-face on the island. Several thousand guillemots, smaller numbers of razorbills and kittiwakes. Herring gulls also call. Distant surf.

Newspapers - Plate cutting saw operating in block department at a national daily newspaper.

Girls‚äô Grammar School - Girls' Grammar School, animated indistinct chatter of girls in hall, then silence as headmistress enters.

Wahlberg's Eagle (Aquila Wahlbergi) - Distant whistling calls from eagle. background calls from other bird species. Sounds of wind.

Right Whale (Balaena Glacialis) - close-up deep blow from whale. Also some echoing sounds of breathing.

Exterior Crowds 2 - Subdued crowds as horseguards pass - mid-distant perspective (rec. Silver Jubilee - June 1977) (2C8,reprocessed)

Crested Coot (Fulica Cristata) - Calls and splashing in water medium close-up. Songbirds medium close-up. Yellow wagtails mp. Distant motorboat.

Water 1 - Large fountain, recorded close left centre with some traffic - 1972 (1W2,reprocessed)

Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo Novaeguineae) - medium close-up 'laughing' calls from several. close-up sounds of goanna climbing down tree after investigating nest. Other birds in distance. Light cicada chorus.

Woodland - Mid-afternoon. Loud cicadas, calls from rufous sparrows and bells from goat herd in background, slight wind in trees.

Outback - Dawn, dry river bed. Several birds calling. Close up alarm from one. Bees and crickets in background.

Arctic Tern (Sterna Paradisaea) - medium distance - close-up calls near a ternery. Alarm calls becoming more intense. some attack calls at intruder. Sound of a few common terns in flock. Oystercatcher calls and distant kittiwakes at start of recording.

Atlantic Grey Seal (Halichoerus Grypus) - Spring assembly NB: Recorded some time during 1955

Northwestern Crow (Corvus Caurinus) - medium close-up calls, Bald Eagle, Wren, Hermit Thrush and other birds in background.

Village Atmosphere - Spring: In open Olive Grove near village, Rock Sparrow calling and flying from and to perch, Crested Larks and Palm Doves singing, insects, distant Cockerel. Black-eared Wheater alarms.

Honda 250 Motor Cycle - Motor Cycles: Honda 250, revving. Recorded close to exhaust

Rocky Shore Atmosphere - Ice-cliff falling from glacier and crashing into sea, with more water sounds.

Transport - Bedford Truck, exterior, approach, stop & switch off. (10 ton Diesel truck, 6 cylinders, 1984 model.)

Camargue Feral Horse (Equus Caballus) - Horses grazing medium close-up

Foreign Atmospheres - Pakistan, Sprinagar Bazaar general atmosphere (includes audible English).

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - close-up 'kow' alarm calls from adult with chicks alarming. Colony mp.

Babies - 16 month old baby boy, playing with a toy, makes vocal siren noises.

Household Effects: Electric Automatic Washing Machine - Electric automatic washing machine. Spin dryer, water pump

Time - Clocks & Bells - Bracket clock (1740) with gong - strikes 12

Red Bishop (Euplectes Orix) - Lively cheeping calls from displaying male Red Bishop. Occasional sounds of insects. background calls from other bird species.

White Capped Noddy (Anous Minutus Melanogenys) - medium distance-close-up calls from birds in flight. Surf in background.

Suburban Town Garden Atmosphere - Dry season: early morning. With black-headed plovers and long-tailed glossy starlings.

Local Steam Trains - Local train passing at speed with whistle. (Western Region steam train.)

Rook (Corvus Frugilegus) - Several cawing close-up, with Wren, Pheasant, etc.

Dickcissel (Spiza Americana) - Constant sounds of roosting flock of many thousands of dickcissels. Some bumps on recording.

Lakeside - Frog chorus, early morning 7 am, in a damp area of open acacia set back from the lake. Crickets, cicadas in background.

Eurasian Jackal (Canis Aureus) - medium close-up howls slightly windy background

Bell's Vireo (Vireo Bellii) - close-up song, Lucy's Warbler and Gabel's Quail in background. Distant Brown-crested Flycatcher and Cactus Wren.

Religion In Britain - Nichiren Shoshu - evening prayers, beginning of ceremony - chanting, with noise of beads and bells 2'09" chanting pauses, bells 2'43" chanting starts again in different rhythm 3'59" bells

Rainforest Atmosphere - Dawn. Hornbills flying past. Great blue turaco & other birds calling.

Suricate (Suricata Suricatta) - close-up 'on guard' calls from an adult male on the ground. Some movement as he changes positions.

Vogelkop Gardener Bowerbird (Amblyornis Inornatus) - Flapping of wings from single bird. Irregular machine-gun like calls. Various bird and insect sounds in background.

Post Office Telephones - Trimphone warble note, receiver lifted. (Recorded at receiver's end.)

Buller's Shearwater (Puffinus Bulleri) - close-up calls from birds on the ground near burrows. Sounds of birds walking over ground to climb trees for take-off. Slight breeze in trees at times. Surf in distance.

Diesel Taxi (Interior) - Interior, slow down, stop, switch off. (Diesel Taxi)

Footsteps In Undergrowth: Running - Walking, 1 man. (With approach and stop)

Mandrill (Mandrillus Sphinx) - Call NB: Recorded in November 1937 and January 1938

Rainforest Atmosphere - Rainforest atmosphere at sunset. Many birds calling & singing, mostly at mid-distance. Distant howler monkeys calling at start & at intervals thoughout. Also sounds of insect stridulation.

World War Ii Aircraft: Heinkel Iii (German) - Exterior, Heinkel III, starting with inertia starter, revving and stopping. (World War II German Bomber)

The Age Of Steam - Steam train passes through station R-L, another arrives, people disembark.

Caving & Potholing - Man climbing ladder with rubber boots and steel toe caps.

Horse (Flat) Racing: P.a. Anncts & Atmosphere - Newbury Race Course, public address system announcement about runners for Washington Stakes, with general atmosphere. (Flat racing.)

Sheet Metal Engineering - Sheet metal engineering, sheet metal cut by an oxy-acetylene torch. (Bangs at start.)

Rainforest Atmosphere - Insect chorus at dusk with '6 O'clock cicadas' and crickets.

Slow Footsteps Up Wooden Stairs - Footsteps Up Wooden Stairs, two men & one woman, slow, with start & stop.

Bearded Woodpecker (Dendropicos Namaquus) - medium close-up drumming, Superb Starlings & many other birds in background, another woodpecker drums in distance at end.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Recorded in early morning. medium distance & background calls from many bird species, good variety of calls. Occasional medium close-up calls. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Warble Frequency Notes - Warble Frequency Notes, 480 Hz. (Approximate frequency.)

Ford Anglia 105e Van (1963, 997cc): Exterior - Motor Van: Passes, exterior, (Ford Anglia 105E, 1963 model, 997cc).

Village Atmosphere - busy atmosphere of villagers chatting, background traffic and other village/town sounds

Reed-bed - Early morning near whiskered tern colony. Whiskered terns, great reed warblers, cuckoo. Marsh frogs.

Rock Hyrax (Procavia Capensis) - medium close-up calls from single animal in family group. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Exterior Effects - Firework display at Thames, South Bank (with crowd) - 1973 (1F1, reprocessed)

Savanna - Late Spring: Midday - Rather neutral with bush crickets, crickets, southern lapwings, lambs, etc

Coastal/estuary Mouth Atmosphere - Spring, day. Chorus of gulls, possibly herring, mew, glaucous-winged etc.

Luton Airport: Air Traffic Control - Luton Airport Air Traffic Control, approach control.

Rook (Corvus Frugilegus) - Rookery atmosphere with dawn chorus near Dorton Cottage

Kestrel (Falco Tinnunculus) - Alarm calls close-up. Swifts medium close-up. Spotless starlings mp. Traffic noise mp.

Trinity & St. John‚äôs College Clock, Cambridge - Trinity & St John's College clock striking one o'clock. (Trinity clock strikes a second time for St. John's College.)

Rainforest Atmosphere - Busy early morning atmosphere with bird calls & insects. Distant sound of a cock crowing. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Articulated Lorry (Diesel, 1976): Interior - Articulated Lorry: 1976 Diesel, Low gear, stop, switch off, interior

Outdoor Clock - Church clock striking, 6 o'clock. (All Saints Church)

Police Cars (Exterior) - Police car, exterior, passing. (With bell)

Yellow-naped Amazon (Amazona Auropalliata) - Recorded in quarantine area. Owner trying to get parrot to say "paco, I love you." Parrots repeats - articulated fairly well.

Interiors - Shops And Cash Registers - Electronic - bleeps on cash register - 1982 (2R1,reprocessed)

Rock Sparrow (Petronia Petronia) - Calls, with crested larks. Chickens in background.

Aircraft - Interior, jet aircraft in constant flight. (Wind sound only)

Peugeot 205gt 1982 1300cc Petrol (car Misfiring Quite Badly) - interior - seat belt taker off

New Zealand - The Natural World 2 - Hot water stream - fast flowing at 50 degrees.

Orchard Oriole (Icterus Spurius) - close-up calls and snatches of sub-song, other birds in background.

Bond Sports Car (C. 1970) Exterior - Cars: Bond sports car, 1970 model. Exterior. Start and depart.

Electronic Sounds - Rapid bleep sequence. (Specially created electronic sound.)

Ships & Tugs: Whistles & Sirens - Tug's siren sounded three times.

Moorhen (Gallinula Chloropus) - medium close-up single contact call. Waterbirds in distance.

Robin (Erithacus Rubecula) - medium close-up winter song from robin. Background neutral with sounds of wind in trees. Distant occasional calls from other bird species. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

White Stork (Ciconia Ciconia) - Bill-clapping close-up. House sparrows, spotless starlings and cattle in distance.

Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne Caspia) - medium close-up flight calls.

China - China: Queue for takeaway in street, bicycle bells, chickens, voices, shuffling feet.

Motor Car: Morris Bullnose, 1922 (Exterior) - Exterior, reverse to mic, brake squeal, tickover, switch off. (11.9 hp side valcve Hotchkiss engine, 1922 Morris

Lakeside - Afternoon (but could be any time). Many grey-headed gulls. Calls from Egyptian geese and gull-billed terns. Occasional calls from white pelicans, wing flapping in water (bathing). Also white-winged black terns, wood sandpiper.

Meadow Pipit (Anthus Pratensis) - close-up flight display song. Mountain atmosphere in background.

Willet (Catoptrophorus Semipalmatus) - medium close-up alarm calls, other birds in background.

Ethiopia - Ethiopia, crowd singing & dancing with tom-tom drum accompaniment.

Open-top Vintage Bus: Dennis (1925): 4 Cylinder Petrol Engine: Exterior - Dennis Open-Top Bus, exterior, depart. (Vintage open-top bus c. 1925, 4 cylinder petrol engine.)

Island Thrush (Turdus Poliocephalus Seebohmi) Sub Sp. - Song close-up, with another in background. Slight wind and water dripping.

Lakeside Atmosphere - Spring, evening. Goldfinches, blackbirds, wren, night herons, Sardinian warbler and reed warbler.

Keble College Clock, Oxford - Keble College clock striking quarter to the hour.

Lesser Noddy (Anous Tenuirostris) - medium close-up to medium distance staccato calls from noddys. Birds roosting in tree at night. background sounds of the sea.

Ezo Brown Frog (Rana Pirica) - medium close-up warbling calls from individual frog. medium distance occasional bird calls. background sounds of wind.

Children - Singing Games & School - Children playing in a school playground in the Midlands (Birmingham) - 1971 (3C1, reprocessed)

Lesser Masked Weaver (Ploceus Intermedius) - close-up colony calls, dove in background.

Heermann's Gull (Larus Heermanni) - Anxiety calls close-up from a pair at nest. Distant California sealion. Distant terns.

2 Horses On Turf (Studio) - Horse on turf, start into gallop. (Studio recording. No jingle of harness)

Northern Fulmar (Fulmarus Glacialis) - Display calls medium close-up, surf medium close-up.

Romania 1 - Exterior - platform atmosphere, main line station, electric train arrives (rec. close to engine) - PA announcement over.

Footsteps On Wood: Walking (Dead Acoustic) - Footsteps on Wood, woman walking, with start & stop. (Dead acoustic.)

Water 4 - Small fast flowing stream, close perspective (1W12,reprocessed)

New Zealand Bellbird (Anthornis Melanura) - medium close-up begging calls from a juvenile. Cicadas in background. Wind in trees.

Village Musicians - musicians playing instruments in village; with occasional background noises of village

Wilson's Bird Of Paradise (Diphyllodes Respublica) - Good medium close-up leaf flicking. Flight to different perch at 1m04s Leaf flicking and wing clicking at 1m28s Other species calling towards end.

White-bearded Manakin (Manacus Manacus) - close-up display calls with wing clicks at lek. Cicadas and other birds in distance. Very active.

Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus Ruber) - Take-off and flight calls close-up from a group of 15 birds, landing and feeding.

Gelada Baboon (Theropithecus Gelada) - medium close-up coughing; shrill call (lost)

Bbc News Sound Effects Tape (Old) - atmosphere - helicopter exterior

Outdoor Crowds - Crowds: Exterior, Paternoster Square, London, footsteps and chatter.

Southern Region Steam Trains - Stroudley 0-6-0 tank locomotive, steam, whistle, gathering speed. (Southern region train.) (Recorded on footplate.)

Large Flying Fox (Pteropus Vampyrus) - medium distance calls from colony. Raucous squeals & screeches. Also occasional barking calls. Distant sounds of the sea.

Air Battles, Air Raids & Sirens - Rockets guns, bombs falling (rec. during air raid on London) 1944 (500R)

Black-headed Plover (Vanellus Tectus) - Calls from flock flying in followed by Long-Tailed Glossy Starlings. White-vented Bulbuls in background.

Mixed School Children - Group of mixed children singing 'Farmer's in his den'

Red Billed Hornbill (Tockus Erythrorhynchus) - medium close-up piping calls with others in background. Crickets & cicada chorus, other birds in distance.

Wild Boar (Sus Scrofa) - close-up feeding sounds from fourteen 8-day-old piglets. Grunts and snorts from three sows. Some distant aircraft and tractor noise at times.

Horsedrawn Vehicles: Heavy Cart - Horsedrawn Heavy Cart: One Restless horse.

Post Office Telephones - Telephone, 1s. drops into coin box at distant end.

Footsteps On Stone: Walking (Slight Echo) - Walking, 1 man and woman on stone. (With approach and stop, slight echo)

Shackleton (4 Piston-engined Aircraft) (Exterior) - Avro Shackleton, interior, constant flight. (Post-war maritime reconnaissance mission, four piston engines.)

The Age Of Steam - Railway Carriage, interior, sliding windows closed.

Airfield Atmosphere (No Jets) - Atmosphere at airfield with piston engined aircraft only, no jets. (Aircraft include Douglas Dakota, Airspeed Ambassador, Canadair Argonaut & Vickers Viking.)

Black Kite (Milvus Migrans) - Wing flaps & alarm calls medium close-up. Crackly recording with slight hum.

Barnacle Goose (Branta Leucopsis) - Calls close-up. Distant house sparrows, collared doves & other wildfowl in collection.

Right Whale (Balaena Glacialis) - medium close-up blows from whale, some with snorting quality.

Interiors - Concert Halls - Applause, at 0'26" quiet - 1972 (1C11,reprocessed)

Traffic - Car park atmosphere with close and distant traffic - 1981(1T5, reprocessed)

Mute Swan (Cygnus Olor) - Wingbeats close-up from swans flying past, distant wildfowl & lapwing.

Killdeer Plover (Charadrius Vociferus) - Alarm calls close-up. Goose calls occasionally medium close-up. Other birds mp.

Razorbill (Alca Torda) - Wingbeats as bird leaves ledge, followed by softer growls and `clockwork' calls. Guillemots, kittiwakes and herring gulls in background. medium distance surf.

Wimbledon Tennis, 1964 - Men's singles match at Wimbledon. (Scores and players' names distinct)

Black-headed Siskin (Serinus Nigriceps) - close-up calls; wind in background

Egyptian Vulture (Neophron Percnopterus) - Wingbeats from vulture 0m25s & 1m20s. Piping calls 1m42s. Buzz from many flies. Also some high pitched calls from other bird species.

Leach's Petrel (Oceanodroma Leucorhoa) - close-up calls from birds in burrow, other calling from other burrows. Movement in burrow. Woodland birds in background.

Coastal Forest - Night. Cicadas, crickets and calls from male Sokoke scops owl.

Vermilion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus Rubinus) - close-up alarm calls, wind in trees and distant birds in background.

Comedy, Fantasy & Horror - Meteor passes. (Space Fantasy Spot Effect.)

Punting (With Aluminium Pole) - Punting: Manoeuvring punt, turning in river.

Buff-necked Ibis (Theristicus Caudatus) - Calls at colony, with other birds in background. Windy at times.

Tall Grass Prairie - Wind in grasses, Dickcissel, Bobwhite, crickets and distant Eastern Meadowlark. Late morning.

Nightingale (Luscinia Megarhynchos) - Recorded at dawn. medium close-up song from nightingale. background calls from other birds. Also some sounds of insects. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Marsh Frog (Rana Ridibunda) - Breeding season chorus. day. with distant skylark.

Narrow-gauge Light Railway (Interior) - Narrow-Gauge Light Railway, whistles from moving train. (Recorded in closed coach.)

Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur Catta) - \ close-up grunts and calls from a group feeding.

Equestrian Events - Point to Point Racing, two horses pass over jump, some faint P.A. & birdsong.

Spotted Hyaena (Crocuta Crocuta) - Bubbly squeals and grunts from hyaenas. Noise of rain falling heavily.

Domestic Clock: Westminster Chimes - Domestic clock striking ten o'clock. (Domestic clock with Westminster chimes.)

Rainforest Atmosphere - Heavy rain atmosphere. close-up to background sounds of rain hitting foliage. Bump on recording 1m10s.

Bristol Britannina Prop-jet Airliner (Exterior) - Bristol Britannia, interior, touch down & taxi. (Long/medium range airliner, four turboprop jet engines.)

Common Tree Frog (Hyla Arborea) - Chorus of thousands with many Iberian marsh frogs (Rana perezi) at night

Trains - Level crossing, continental-type, lorry crosses, bell sounds, train passes, traffic resumes.

Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus Hyacinthinus) - close-up calls from several. Other parrots and parakeets in background. A couple of other parrots fly over at start. Village atmosphere in background. NB: the macaws are the deeper calls.

Eclectus Parrot (Eclectus Roratus) - High-pitched chiming. Windy. \  NB: exact date and location of recording are not specified.

Post Office Telephones (Std) - Telephone receiver lifted, dialling tone. (STD telephone.)

World War Ii: Sirens & Gunfire - World War II Air Raid Siren, German, all clear sounded.

Crested Auklet (Aethia Cristatella) - MP colony calls from thousands of birds on their roosting slopes. Some closer calls from birds in flight.

Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos Major) - Adult food call; hunger call of young.

London Street Market - Stallholders selling goods in London street market. Selling girls stretch tights.

Oil Rigs - Oil Rigs: Fortes Oilfield offshore rig. Dangerous gas alarm

Lakeside Atmosphere - With hippo grunting, calls of various waterbirds, and Pelicans landing on water.

17-bore Twin-barrel Shotgun, 1870 - 12-bore Shotgun, three shots. (Distant perspective recording.)

Transport - Bell Jetranger Executive Helicopter, interior, start, run up engines, take-off.

Camargue Feral Horse (Equus Caballus) - Herd moving through marsh and water medium close-up with fan-tailed and cetti's warbler

Crowds: Chatter Yugoslav - Yugoslav Chatter, large mixed group, interior.

Renault 4 Saloon Car 1967 (Interior) - Renault 4 saloon, interior, starts, revving, tickover, switch off. (1967 model.)

Household Effects: Refrigerator & Lighting Hums - A strip lighting hum.

Teal (Anas Crecca) - close-up calls from male & female (with echo). close-up willow-warbler, distant common sandpiper, cuckoo & crow. Recording of poor quality with hiss & aircraft noise.

Riverine - medium close-up stream falling over rocks, in gum tree wood. Frog croaking. Occasional bird calls. Some distant traffic.

Wire-haired Fox Terrier Dog - Dog: Boxer, snarling and growling.

Sclerophyll Forest Atmosphere - medium close-up to background stridulating insects. background occasional bird calls. Distant sounds of plane/traffic.

Alpaca (Lama Pacos) - Calls close-up of grazing animals with occasional shouts and whistles of herdsman.

Church Atmosphere: Parish Church Wedding - Parish Church wedding, congregation assembling before ceremony, with distant bells.

Azure-winged Magpie (Cyanopica Cyanus) - Brood of 4-5 fledglings being fed by adults, some anxiety calls.

Coastal Atmosphere - Wide angle atmosphere. medium close-up seawash & splashes. background calls from seabirds & occasional Galapagos sealion. Distant booming breakers.

Superb Starling (Spreo Superbus) - close-up calls, dove and other birds in background.

Red-tailed Tropic Bird (Phaethon Rubricauda) - close-up calls from a chick defending nest.

Redshank (Tringa Totanus) - medium close-up - mp flight calls and song display from several birds. Mp wren. Chaffinches in distance.

Spectacled Guillemot (Cepphus Carbo) - medium close-up calls from a single bird on the sea. Kittiwakes in background.

Cloud Forest Atmosphere - Oak cloud forest. Recorded in morning. Calls from various bird species including white eared hummingbirds. medium distance song from yellow rumped warblers. background sounds of wind. Very distant chainsaw in end of recording.

Mountain Grassland Atmosphere - High mountain grassland - Summer - Day. With distant birds, roosters, and human voices.

Motor Car: 1968 Citroen Am 1.6 (Exterior) - Exterior, self starter; depart at medium speed (Ami 6, 1968 model, 602cc: Citroen)

House Mouse (Mus Musculus) - Movement in nest box: adult with young sorting out old newspaper nest lining material

Rook (Corvus Frugilegus) - Adults cawing, with Robin and Wren singing.

Summer Atmospheres - Atmospheres, Summer: Just before dawn, constant quiet wind in trees. (Technical note, to be played at low level)

Cave Swallow (Hirundo Fulva) - "Peeping" calls from a few birds at cave entrance. Traffic noise.

Comedy 3 - Radiophionic stomach - sequence of sounds including explosion, whoosh, bubbling and belch - 1972 (7K, reprocessed)

Barnacle Goose (Branta Leucopsis) - Calls medium close-up from adult and chicks. Other Barnacle Geese calling in flight in background.

Lantern Clock, 1615 - Lantern clock striking two o'clock. (Domestic lantern clock, manufactured 1615.)

Railway Station Buffet: London Bridge - Tonbridge Railway Station, station buffet atmosphere at teatime.

Scrubland - Midday in an area of mixed grass-bush. Crickets, doves and other birds. Also suitable for open acacia woodland.

Coast Atmosphere - \ Medium breakers on sandy beach at night. Some cicadas & wind noise. Recorded in scrub/bush some 40m from sea. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

D.i.y. And Building - Floor nail hammered, faster rythm with hammer ring.

Lion (Panthera Leo) - close-up chewing & growls. Unpleasant crunching sounds. background insect stridulation.

Children - Middle & Secondary Schools - Girls filing into hall (footsteps and indistinct chatter) - 1968 (68C, reprocessed)

African Grey Hornbill (Tockus Nasutus) - MC calls from a single bird. Voices from village and other birds in background.

Satin Bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus Violaceus) - close-up descending calls to call female down to bower. Wingbeats at end. NB: Exact date of this recording is unknown

Collared Lory (Phigys Solitarius) - close-up calls from one bird in a pair. Vanikoro broadbill is prominent for a while. Other birds in background including golden whistlers & red vented bulbul. Distant cicadas. Some interference caused by humidity.

Air Battles, Air Raids & Sirens - Bombers overhead, anti-aircraft fire, bombs fall 1975 (500N)

Lakeside - EARLY SPRING: EARLY MORNING With coot, moorhen, robin, song thrush and nuthatch

Smith's Longspur (Calcarius Pictus) - close-up song phrase, gulls and geese in background.

Horse & Cart - Trot to stop with cart. (Recorded on two-horse cart)

Walrus (Odobenus Rosmarus) - medium close-up surfacing to breath. Water lapping in f/g. Exact date unknown.

Moorhen (Gallinula Chloropus) - Fight between two birds with wing flaps and calls. Long-tailed tits,mallard and other ducks, and jackdaw in background.

General Purpose Rumble - Volcanic type rumble. (Concentrated Spot Effect.)

Black Whiskered Vireo (Vireo Altiloquus)) - close-up song, Rufous-sided Towhee and American Crow in background, chorus of crickets.

Perkins-fordson Tractor, 1945 - One start, tickover, switch off. (Perkins-Fordson tractor)

Aircraft - Cessna C150, exterior, take-off, pass. (Light aircraft, single piston engine.)

Clocks - Grandfather clock striking nine o'clock. (Bell type Grandfather clock with Whittington chimes, manufactured in London 1845.)

Western Diamond-back Rattlesnake (Crotalus Atrox) - Rattle dove calling in background

Electronically Generated Sounds - High pitch machinery. (Futuristic Spot Effect.)

Guillemot (Uria Aalge) - medium close-up calls including contact and greeting calls. Wingbeats from birds arriving. Razorbill calls nearby. Kittiwakes in background.

Naval Bombardment Of North Vietnam - Naval bombardment of North Vietnam. Heavy barrage.

Hungary - Metro, internal, constant run (Deli Palyaudvar to Batthyany Ter with stops and starts with PA announcements and door noise, some muted speech

Belgium - Belgium: Side Street atmosphere, predominantly diesel traffic.

Eleonora's Falcon (Falco Eleonorae) - medium close-up calls from female birds, begging calls from cliff-face nests. Sea in background.

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - Adult calling at nest BCU. 2030-2100 hrs

Brewer's Sparrow (Spizella Breweri) - medium close-up song from several birds in a flock of around 30 birds.

Bmc Mini 1000 Car: Interior - Cars: BMC car, 1000cc engine. Exterior, start, manoeuvres, stop

Motor Traffic - Busy traffic at crossroads, traffic lights with filter lanes.

Colony Atmosphere - Many calls from breeding colony of White cheeked & Crested terns. background sounds of seawash.

Wetland Atmosphere - Recorded in evening by reed beds. medium distance to background calls from many bird species.\ Stridulating insects. N.B. Some speech & distant traffic in first part of recording.

Razorbill (Alca Torda) - close-up calls and wingbeats. close-up long growls at start of recording. Guillemots, kittiwakes, arctic tern and herring gulls in background. Distant surf.

London Underground: Victoria Line - London Underground, Victoria Line train, interior, train slows down & stops at station, doors open.

Woodland Atmosphere - Spring. Cuckoo prominent, blackbirds, great tits, short-toed treecreeper, blue tits, chaffinches, serins, birds moving on leaves. Wind in trees.

Grey Junglefowl (Gallus Sonneratii) - medium distance crows from junglefowl. Also some reply calls in background. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

House Swift (Apus Affinis) - Adults flying up to nests medium close-up-close-up, plus calls of nestlings medium close-up-close-up.

Boys‚äô School - Boys' School hall, constant background of boys in hall.

Greece - Greece: Port, cars & lorries loaded onto ferry, doors shut, P.A. announcement on board, ferry leaves & blows horn. (Recorded on shore.)

Bellbird (Anthornis Melanura) - Song close-up, with distant sea. NB: Date of recording not known.

Interiors - Pubs And Clubs - Barman collecting glasses from tables

Screaming Piha (Lipaugus Vociferans) - close-up calls from a bird at lek. Others calling in background. Other birds and cicadas.

Wadi Atmosphere - medium distance to background calls from many birds. Stridulating insects. background sounds of stream. \ N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown. Described as lush valley bottom.

British Birds - Common Gulls, calls of 10 pairs at breeding colony with lapping water.

Veteran Cars: Rolls Royce ‚äúsilver Ghost‚äù (1911 Model, 6 Cylinders, 35 Hp) - Cars: Rolls Royce "Silver Ghost", 1911 model, 6 cylinders, 35 H.P. Interior, handle turned, engine started, door shut, run on side roads, stop

Royal Festival Hall - Royal Festival Hall:  Applause, at 1' atmosphere.

Kittiwake (Rissa Tridactyla) - Calls close-up from a pair in colony. Colony calls mp. Shags calling medium close-up.

Exterior Effects - Atmosphere in open field with church clock striking four, with distant traffic and birdsong - 1980 (2513, reprocessed) (technical note - to be used at low level)

Vulturine Guineafowl (Acryllium Vulturinum) - close-up movement sounds while feeding, about 20 birds in several families.Short calls at start & through band - high pitched, probably alarm calls, maybe young. adult vulturine guineafowl calls at 2'52" & 3'40". Yellow-necked spurfowl calls at 2'40". other bir

Nightjar (Caprimulgus Europaeus) - close-up song (churr) of male. Second male approaches calling. Wing-clapping at end of recording - territorial dispute between males.

Interiors - Shops And Cash Registers - Atmosphere in a large indoor shopping arcade - 1974 (recorded in Holland, no distinct speech) (1C14,reprocessed)

Western Meadowlark (Sturnella Neglecta) - NB: Exact date of recording not known. MC song, cattle bellowing in background. Other birds in distance.

Lion (Panthera Leo) - close-up sounds of pride feeding on buffalo carcass - growls, snarls & groans, some good feeding sounds. Birds & crickets in background.

Snow Goose (Anser Caerulescens) - medium distance flock calls with various close-up crickets stridulating. Geese becoming louder at end.

Horse (Flat) Racing - Newbury Race Course, Silver Ring atmosphere before race. (Flat racing.)

Caving & Pot-holing - Group walking through small chamber, with start & stop.

Chukar Partridge (Alectoris Chukar) - Distant calls from partridge. Noisy recording with sounds of wind. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

World War Ii Aircraft: Night Bombers (German) - German night bombers in constant flight. Synchronised engines.

Horse (Equus Caballus) - close-up chewing, tearing up grass and snorts from Chincoteague ponies. Occasional distant Snow Goose in background.

Golden Whistler (Pachycephala Pectoralis) - close-up calls from several. Lewin honeyeater calls near end of recording. Wonga pigeon and other birds in distance.

Magpie (Pica Pica) - medium close-up annoyance calls from several. Greater spotted woodpecker drumming medium close-up. Great tits in background. Distant crows.

Aircraft: Auster - Auster aircraft. Start, with orders, warm up and switch off.

Footsteps Down Metal Stairs - Footsteps Down Metal Stairs, man, slow, with start & stop.

Ivory-billed Aracari (Pteroglossus Flavirastris Mariae) - medium close-up calls other birds and cicadas in background (sub-spp Brown-Mandibled aracari)

Grey Headed Albatross (Diomedea Chrysostoma) - close-up of bird tapping nest.

Western Sandpiper (Calidris Mauri) - medium distance calls from a roosting flock, others running up beach to join them.

Common Flicker (Colaptes Auratus) - Calls close-up from young as adults arrive with food. Other woodland birds calling in background. Wind in trees. NB Exact date of recording not known: early July.

Red Billed Toucan (Ramphastos Tucanus) - medium distance loud calls with high cicada level in background. Other birds in distance.

Outdoor Clock - Outdoor clock striking, chimes & 4 o'clock  SS. Peter & Paul

Superb Lyrebird (Menura Novaehollandiae) - close-up mimicry from displaying male lyrebird. Includes mimicry of laughing kookaburra, galah & eastern whipbird. Also plover mimicry 1m07s & camera shutter with motorwind 1m21s. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Fan-tailed Warbler (Cisticola Juncidis) - Insect-like calls close-up of adults with fledglings. Grey Bush Sparrow in background.

Black-headed Gull (Larus Ridibundus) - close-up flight and low intensity threat calls from single bird. Another calling mp. Water lapping medium close-up. Very distant hum from boat.

European Raven (Corvus Corax Corax) - Calls from ravens. Also calls from white tailed sea eagle chicks in nest. Also wingbeats from ravens. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Desert - Spring: Noon close-up insect buzzing under a Palverde tree, Gila Woodpecker calls in background.

Wild Gaur (Bos Gaurus) - Faint, distant call from gaur. Many insects stridulating & buzzing. medium distance calls from junglefowl.

Small Children - Infant School Dining Hall, atmosphere with 6-7 year-olds saying grace & commencing meal.

Concolor Gibbon (Hylobates Concolor) - Early morning conversation note

Snow Goose (Anser Caerulescens) - medium close-up flock calls, louder calls from adults calling to young Later birds more active with parties flying around Greater yellowlegs in background and crickets in foreground and background

Grey Heron (Ardea Cinerea) - Heronry calls close-up early morning; house sparrows call close-up, jackdaws, starlings, crows & blackbird in background; wind increases near end.

White Winged Chough (Corcorax Melanorhamphos) - medium close-up calls from fledgling. Deeper calls from parent 0m47s, fledgling calls become strident with feeding. Some sounds of movement. background calls from other bird species, sounds of wind in trees. N.B. Date of recording is unknown.

Wind & Water - Large waterfall - very high drop into fast flowing river (recorded at distance)

Lake - Early Spring: Early Morning - With mallard, distant blackbird, robin, blue tit, etc

Carolina Wren (Thryothorus Ludovicianus) - medium close-up song, Rufous-sided Towhee, Chuck wills widow and traffic in background.

Curlew (Numenius Arquata) - Calls medium close-up. Black-headed gulls medium close-up. Other waders and shelduck mp.

King Penguin (Aptenodytes Patagonica) - Colony of adults and chicks. Various calls from adults. Begging and contact calls from chicks. Occasional calls and sniffs from fur seals.

British Rail: Southern Region Multiple Unit Diesel Train (Interior) - Multiple unit Diesel train, interior, slow constant run with carriage creaks into crawl, some speed increase, slow down to stop in station. (BR Southern Region train.)

Canyon - Canyon: Spring; Early Morning Pre-dawn in entrance to canyon, with House Sparrows, Blackstarts, Sand Partridge, Palm Doves, Yellow-vented Bulbuls, Lesser Whitethroats and occasional insects.

Yellow Throated Sparrow (Petronia Xanthosterna) - medium close-up chirps from individual. Quiet background with occasional sounds of insects. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Alligator (Alligator Mississippiensis) - medium close-up roars. One call from young Alligator. ` Splashes as fish jump in water.

Grey Plover (Pluvialis Squatarola) - AND WESTERN SANDPIPER (CALIDRIS MAURI) close-up flight calls from a mixed flock. Sea and distant snow goose in background.

Domestic Horse (Equus Caballus) - close-up sounds of ponies and herders as small groups of ponies are herded into a smaller corral to be tailmarked and branded. Fire is lit to heat branding irons. Sounds of fire crackling.

Egyptian Goose (Alopochen Aegyptiacus) - Several birds calling medium close-up. Larks and insects. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

M.g. Midget Sports Car 1967 (Interior) - Interior, close start, tickover, switch off. (Sports car, 1967 model M.G. Midget)

Snow Goose (Chen Caerulescens) - medium close-up calls in colony, windy background, closer calls from birds in flight.

Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna Ferruginea) - Calls close-up mainly of female With wing-flapping of nearby ducks And calls of other ducks and sparrows in background. Wind in reeds and trees.

Coastal Woodland Atmosphere - medium distance pleasant song from unidentified bird. background calls & song from other bird species. background sounds of sea & wind in trees.

Ring-necked Parakeet (Psittacula Krameri) - Calls medium close-up, with Vinaceous Dove and Beautiful Long-tailed Sunbird in background.

Urban South America - Church bells, Tarata, various different bells, also birdsong and distant car horns and traffic

Cultivated Land - Late Spring: Mid-day Cork oak 'parkland' with Goldfinch, Bee-eaters, Field Crickets, Jackdaws, Golden Oriole and distant Goat herd. Rather windy background.

Indian Elephant (Elephas Indicus) - 'Whistling' and grunting while moving logs

Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps Cristatus) - Copulation display medium close-up with grunts and growls and splash at end, slightly hissy.

Deciduous Woodland - Mid-morning in birch woodland. Suitable for spring/summer. Wren prominent. Willow warbler, chaffinches and robin. Atmosphere becomes less busy towards end.

15 Cwt Commer Diesel Truck (Interior) - Interior, door open and close. (15 cwt. diesel truck)

Waste Disposal - Refuse transfer station - refuse falling inside empty container & being compacted in normal cycle

Orly Airport, Paris, France - Airport, Orly, Paris, France, atmosphere with footsteps, trolleys, no public address.

Cheetah (Acinonyx Jubatus) - Feeding sounds and panting at kill.

Zoo - Early Spring: Late Evening - Outside lion house with lions roaring in mid-perspective

Motor Car: Ford Cortina 1.6 Gl (Manual) 1982 Model: Interior - Cars: 1.6 GL (Manual) 1982 model Ford Cortina. Interior, bonnet release

Horses 1 - Two horses pass at walk on tarmac road, left to right, some wind in trees.

Village/garden Atmosphere - Winter (Dry Season); Daytime With vinaceous doves, long-tailed shrike, rose-ringed parakeets etc.

Common Starling (Sturnus Vulgaris) - close-up calls from a single chick, calls from brood as they are being fed, then calls from single chick again - repeated as feeds continue. Wren in distance.

Wild Places - Patagonia - Dickson Forest, Chile - rich atmosphere, many birds & insects.

Rufous-sided Towhee (Pipilo Erythropthalmus) - close-up alarm and call, becoming more distant. Cardinal calling in background.

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - Nestlings begging close-up.

Rook (Corvus Frugilegus) - Rookery: feeding sequence close-up and distant nests, also adult wing-beats.

Domestic Clock (Bell: Mid-perspective) - Domestic clock striking nine o'clock. (Mid-perspective recording of domestic clock with bell.)

Great Grey Bowerbird (Chlamydera Nuchalis) - medium close-up display song. Rapid clicking & screeching sounds. close-up loud screeching calls 1m10s. Some distant traffic towards end of recording.

Little Greenbul (Andropadus Virens) - medium close-up song from greenbul, clucking & musical whistles. background sounds of rainforest atmosphere.

Peregrine Falcon (Falco Peregrinus) - close-up - medium distance flight alarm calls from male & female (deeper calls). Slight aircraft noise at end.

Comedy Sounds - Two people run to distance and double splash. (Specially created effect)

Cambridge - Emmanuel College clock striking twelve o'clock, into general background. (Recorded in quadrangle.)

New Forest Pony (Equus Caballus) - Challenge between two stallions

Adelie Penguin (Pygoscelis Adeliae) - close-up calls from chicks in colony. Movement sounds. NB: exact date and location is not specified.

Blue-bellied Roller (Coracias Cyanogaster) - Calls close-up, with chorus of insects.

Tawny Owl (Strix Aluco) - close-up hunger calls from a full grown nestling. Adult calls at end.

World War Ii: Nau Crowd - Large German crowd cheering and shouting "Sieg Heil". (From 78rpm record)

English Church Bells - Village Church Bells, peal of six bells. (Christ Church, Kilndown, Kent.)

Grey Necked Bald Crow (Picathartes Soreas) - medium distance calls from crow in rainforest atmosphere.

Lesser Pied Kingfisher  (Ceryle Rudis) - medium close-up calls from a group. Hippos and other birds in background. Crickets stridulating. Lake sounds in background.

Arctic Tern (Sterna Paradisaea) - Scolding calls medium close-up from female on nest. Male arriving with food. Colony in distance.

Mistletoe Bird (Dicaeum Hirundinaceum) - medium close-up burst of song, then soft flight call. Other birds in background.

Household Effects - A soda water siphon operated, 1 long blast, 2 short blasts, 1 long blast, 3 short blasts.

Tropical Seasonal Forest Atmosphere - Early morning atmosphere recorded at sunrise. Alarm calls of axis deer 0m05s & 0m13s. Also birdsong from many species.

American Telephones - American Telephone: Electronic telephone intermittent dialling tone

Comedy 2 - Man drinking bucket of cold cocoa - 1967 (7F, reprocessed)

Death's Head Hawk Moth (Acherontia Atropos) - close-up wing vibration. Taking-off and squeaking.

St. Paul‚äôs Cathedral - Large Crowd: Outside St. Paul's Cathedral, mid-distant perspective recording, wedding of H.R.H. Prince of Wales.

Peugeot 205gt 1982 1300cc Petrol (car Misfiring Quite Badly) - interior - start, drive on wet, muddy in first and second gears, slow, switch off

Rainforest Atmosphere - Busy atmosphere with calls from birds & frogs. Receding calls from parrots in flight. background sounds of wind in trees. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Office Equipment, Business & Control Areas - Operations room - behind operators' desks

Vintage Motor Car: Citroen 5cv Van: Exterior - Cars: Vintage motor car Citroen 5cv van, 1924. Exterior, manoeuvring

Heavy Industry - Hereaus Arc Furnace control platform with general machinery background.

Rufous-vented Chachalaca (Ortalis Ruficauda) - medium close-up - medium distance calls from several birds. Bananaquits and other birds in background. Wind in trees. NB This recording can also be used as a forest atmosphere, early morning.

Power Station (Conventional Type) - Power Station, atmosphere in water cooling pump house. (Conventional power station.)

Military Vehicles - Scorpion Main Tank, approach & stop. (Petrol engined tank.)

Hartlaub's Gull (Larus Novaehollandiae Hartlaubii) - Alarm & other calls from gulls. Also medium close-up peeps from African black oystercatcher. background sounds of the sea. Some slight wind on recording.

Grassland Atmosphere - Neutral atmosphere. Sounds of wind blowing though grass, growing stronger through recording. background intermittent calls from birds. Occasional sounds of insects. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Helicopters - Interior - start up, take off. (Wessex 11, 16 seater with two Bristol Siddeley Gnome turbines).

27ft Cabin Cruiser (50 Hp. Diesel): In Cabin - Cabin Cruiser: 27ft, 50 hp. diesel engine, exterior, pass.

Coal Mining - Lift cage door closes then goes underground (some voices)

Triumph 650 Cc Twin Motor Cycle - Triumph 650cc twin, false starts.

Blacksmith‚äôs Shop - Blacksmith, trimming, sharpening & tempering picks. (Close perspective, no speech.)

Manchurian Crane (Grus Japonensis) - Piercing trumpeting calls from several cranes.

Black-faced Rufous Warbler (Bathmocercus Rufus) - close-up song. Other birds & insects in background, plus a few chicken calls.

Motor Car (Badly Worn, Exterior) - Exterior, start, tickover, switch off. (Badly worn Sunbeam Rapier, 1962 model)

Wolseley Sixteen-sixty Car 1967 (Exterior) - Exterior, start, depart. (Wolseley sixteen-sixty car, 1967)

Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes Bewickii) - medium close-up song, Curve-billed Thrasher and other birds in background.

Celebes Crested Macaque (Macaca Nigra) - medium distance brief, shrill calls from macaque. Also sounds of stridulating cicadas.

Lakeside - EARLY SPRING: EARLY MORNING With coots, robin and blackbird

Crimson-breasted Barbet (Megalaima Haemacephala) - Calls medium distance, with other birds in foreground and background and faint voices.

White-fronted Bee-eater (Merops Bullockoides) - NB: Exact date of recording not known. close-up distress calls from a young chick in nest tunnel.

Crowded Beach - Beach: Crowded, Children playing, seawash and occasional dog bark

Animals - Many sheep bleating and bumping as animals feed from troughs, with distant birdsong. (Approxiamtely 300 sheep.)

Hospital Equipment: Pulse Monitor (Actuality) (All Bands With Activity & Traffic) - Hospital Equipment: Synthesised pulse monitor, accelerate & stop

Pygmy Chimpanzee (Pan Paniscus) - Peeling plant stems. Footsteps from single running along log at 1m07s. Quiet farting at 1m25s followed by whimpering. Sounds of scratching at 3m24s & 3m30s and of urinating. Heavy movement at 5m13s followed by loud screaming. Cicadas and occasional bird c

Vespa Motor Scooter, 1956 (Exterior) - Vespa Scooter, two false starts, start, tickover, switch off. (1956 model.)

Collared Grey Fantail (Rhipidura Fuliginosa) - close-up calls from a feeding family party.

Crowds, Children & Footsteps - Light Entertainment Audience, boos and hisses.

Willet (Catoptrophorus Semipalmatus) - medium distance-medium close-up aerial song display from male, others in background in distance, calls from grackles, gulls and other shorebirds in background.

Gallery Forest Atmosphere - Recorded at dusk by lagoon. medium close-up croaking calls from unidentified bird species. background sounds of insect stridulation.

Golden Eagle (Aquila Chrysaetos) - Calls close-up from an immature bird. Distortion on some calls.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Autumn: Early morning \ With Lar Gibbon, and Brain Fever Bird(Cuculidae family).

London Green Line Coach (Exterior) - London Green Line Coach, exterior, starts, bell sounds, doors close, coach departs.

Leicester Tram (Interior) - Leicester Tram, interior, bell sounded. (Tram built 1904.)

Aircraft: Trident (Exterior) - Hawker-Siddeley Trident, exterior, revving for take-off. (Short/medium-range airliner, 3 jet engines.)

Interior Backgrounds - Theatre Audience, mixed animated chatter before performance.

World War 2 - 2 - Orders to sound off guns (close to guns) mid-distance orders to 'fire' - close guns firing with distant gunfire in background (reprocessed)

Thunder - Several claps of thunder and start of rain, Bewick's Wren and other birds singing in background.

French Steam Trains - French Steam Train, local train arrives, guard's whistle, train departs.

Tropical Boubou (Laniarius Aethiopicus) - close-up song. One bird close with its partner in background, completing the duet. Insects & other birds in distance. Birds move closer after first few seconds.

Puffin (Fratercula Arctica) - medium close-up - close-up wingbeats from birds landing on a cliff-edge. Some calls in background. Distant gulls and oystercatchers. medium distance surf.

Rufous Naped Lark (Mirafra Africana) - close-up song. Insects in background. A few distant birds.

London 2 - British Museum Elgin Marbles hall, quiet atmosphere of footsteps and voices in large echoey hall.

Florida Pine Woods - Spring: Afternoon Cricket chorus, Mockingbird and Cardinal, other birds in background. In clearing near woods after rain.

Tanks: World War Ii - German Tiger tank starting, ticking over, shutting off. Exterior, World War II. (From 78 rpm record)

House Mouse (Mus Musculus) - New-born (12 hours) x 3 and adult female in box. Heart beats (or breathing) can be heard. Some scratching.

Woodland - Dry gum-tree woodland. Early morning, 7am. Crickets and flies with a few bird calls. Sounds like open woodland.

Riverside - Early morning in the fringe forest back from river after a night of heavy rain, where small pools formed. Frog chorus with cicadas and crickets. Doves and other birds in background.

Lakeside - Winter. Dawn. Busy with much feeding activity. Calls from wigeon, mallard, mute and whooper swans. Curlew and barnacle goose flock in distance.

Spectacled Warbler (Sylvia Conspicillata) - Song with wind blowing over Salicornia scrub and bee-eater in flight

Sailing Vessel: Sts Malcolm Miller - Bow wave as heard from Bowsprit at 4 knots, 9-knot wind. (STS Malcolm Miller)

Footsteps On Pavement: Running - Footsteps on Pavement, two men & one woman running, with start & stop.

White-fronted Tern (Sterna Striata) - close-up calls from adults and juveniles on nesting ledges. Seawash in background.

Great Rip-line Atmosphere - Sounds of flowing, churning water. N.B. Rip-line is meeting of two currents at sea & exact date of this recording is unknown.

Motor Car: Ford Ecsort 1300 (Manual) (Exterior) - Ford Escort 1300, exterior, passing at 60 mph. (1300cc engine, manual transmission.)

Forest Atmosphere - Prominent duetting birds singing. Other birds calling in background.

Coal Tit (Parus Ater) - close-up calls, Yellow-browed Warblers and other Coal Tits in background.

Trains - Diesel Train, interior, station atmosphere as heard from train, distant voices only.

Buses - Open top vintage bus: Dennis (1925) 4 cylinder petrol engine - journey on open top with occasional gear changes, stops and starts.

Motorway Construction - Titon road making machine laying road. (Some speech)

Tropical Deciduous Forest Atmosphere - Various bird calls including doves & Puerto Rican lizard cuckoo in distance. Hissy background of wind in trees.

Land Rover (Interior) - Land Rover, interior, start, runs over rough ground, stops.

Zoo - WINTER: DAY. With canada geese, bewick's swans, etc - about to be fed

Spanish Sparrow (Passer Hispaniolensis) - Call of single male for most part. With House Sparrows and goat bells in background.

Rock Desert - Any Season: Day - With black redstart, white-crowned black wheatear, fan-tailed raven, lanner falcon, pin-tailed sandgrouse, desert lark and field crickets BBC compilation

Beach Atmosphere - Waves crashing on pebble beach. Calls from oystercatcher and gulls. Occasional calls from sealions. NB: Date of this recording is unknown.

Village Green Cricket Match - Cricket Match: Village Green, appeal.

London Underground: Oxford Circus Station: Ticket Hall Atmosphere - London Underground: Oxford Circus Station, Bakerloo Line, ascent from platform, 1975.

Cuvier's Toucan (Ramphastos Tucanus) - Distant calls with song of oropendola.

Czechoslovakia - Stara Sladovna" restaurant, very large restaurant in Bratislava, lunchtime, with noisy speech, clinks and general hubbub

Terek Sandpiper (Tringa Terek) - Flight call medium close-up, hissy background.

Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius Phoeniceus) - Roosting calls close-up from a flock of several hundred in reeds. Flock takes off at end with several birds giving flight calls. Great blue heron calls in background.

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - Long calls close-up from a group of gulls, with wingbeats. Colony in distance.

Church Doors - Doors: Interior, Cupboard, open and close with squeak.

White-throated Treecreeper (Climacteris Leucophaea) - close-up - medium close-up calls and trills. medium close-up calls from Lewin honeyeater. Distant doves and other birds. Water dripping from trees.

Red Backed Wren (Malurus Melanocephalus) - medium close-up song. Other birds in background. Some movement of birds in bushes. Cicadas and crickets in background.

China - Changchun: Tram, interior, tram ride with stops & indistinct voices.

Red Bird Of Paradise (Paradisaea Rubra) - medium distance advertisement calls from male. Sounds of stridulating crickets & other insects. Peaceful atmosphere in background with occasional calls from various bird species.

Road Tunnel - Dartford tunnel, car approach with horn, stop, depart.

Black Headed Butcher Bird (Cracticus Cassicus) - close-up song. Slight wind in trees. Low cricket chorus. Other birds in distance.

Crowd Reaction (Farcical) - Fifteen men saying 'No, no'. (Farcical.)

Tufted Duck (Aythya Fuligula) - close-up harsh calls from female and take off with flight call. Distant chaffinch, robin and wren.

Gambel's Quail (Lophortyx Gambelii) - medium close-up calls, Phainopepla and insects, Cactus Wren in distance.

Sage Thrasher (Oreoscoptes Montanus) - NB: Exact date of recording not known. MC song, Killdeer and other birds in background.

Boat-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus Major) - medium close-up calls. House sparrows and Canada geese in background. (Hissy)

Weddell Seal (Leptonychotes Weddelli) - Underwater atmosphere and calls

Lion (Panthera Leo) - close-up coughs from a well grown cub which seems to have some difficulty with breathing. Insects in background, larks in distance.

Shelduck (Tadorna Tadorna) - close-up adults and young calling; flapping in water. medium close-up oystercatcher, distant redshank and reed bunting.

Australian Cassowary (Casuarius Casuarius) - close-up hissing attack calls. Distant sounds of traffic.

Veteran Cars: Rolls Royce ‚äúsilver Ghost‚äù (1911 Model, 6 Cylinders, 35 Hp) - Cars: Rolls Royce "Silver Ghost", 1911 model, 6 cylinders, 35 H.P. Interior, window opens and closes

Greenshank (Tringa Nebularia) - Flight calls medium close-up from several birds. Crackly recording.

More Phones - Answering machine (BT) - playback with clicks, spooling tones then 28" noise for message placement.

Grey Tree Frog (Hyla Versicolor) - medium close-up - medium distance calls from several. Lower call is from a green frog.

Wood Warbler (Phylloscopus Sibilatrix) - Trilling song with one plaintive phrase

Magpie (Pica Pica) - medium distance alarm calls from two birds, some closer calls. Calls from blue tit, chaffinch and house sparrow at times. Wind gusting in trees. Garden atmosphere in background.

Ovenbird (Seiurus Aurocapillus) - medium close-up-close-up song, Red-eyed Vireo, other birds and insects in background.

Aircraft: Auster - Auster Aircraft. Take off, pass and circle overhead at 200 ft.

Eastern Grey Squirrel (Sciurus Carolinensis) - medium close-up calls, distant drumming from Pileated Woodpecker behind one call. The rest clean.

Trains: Diesel Multiple Unit (Exterior) - Diesel Multiple Unit Train, exterior, train departs.

Slot Machines - Pintable, coin in slot, ball round 3 times, bell.

Brickworks - Brickworks, 'Clayton Goodfellows' junior brick-stamping machine operating.

Trains: Diesel Electric - Interior complete sequence - Part 3 (English Electric Vulcan Locomotive, 2000 b.h.p.)

Asian Alpine Chough (Pyrrhocorax Graculus) - medium distance calls from chough. Hissy background due to wind & some rumbles. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Domestic Sheep (Ovis Aries) - Calls from several. Sardinian Warbler calling and singing in background. Distant traffic.

French Steam Trains (Interior) - French Steam Train, express train passing at speed.

Common Gonolek (Laniarius Barbarus) - Alarm calls medium close-up.

Apostle Bird (Struthidea Cinerea) - medium close-up to medium distance coarse, shrill & trilling calls from apostle birds. background sounds of wind. Resonant calls 0m33s, 0m45s (species unknown). N.B. Exact date & location of this recording are unknown.

Hooded Crow (Corvus Corone Cornix) - medium close-up & medium distance caws from crows. Also sounds of crows scavenging on carcass. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Wild Gaur (Bos Gaurus) - Sounds of breathing from wild gaur. medium distance call 2m09s. Snort 3m15s. Calls from frogs & insects. background calls from birds including junglefowl. Also suitable for use as an atmosphere.

Fan-tailed Warbler (Cisticola Juncidis) - Calls medium close-up. Song of Grey Bush Sparrow in background.

Superb Lyrebird (Menura Novaehollandiae) - medium close-up mimicry from displaying male lyrebird. Shrill notes & mimicry of laughing kookaburra & galah amongst other bird species. Mimicry of welding sounds 0m19s, 0m29s, 0m51s & 1m00s. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Outdoor Clock - Outdoor clock striking, chimes & 3 o'clock  SS. Peter & Paul

Sport And Leisure - Golf, three putting shots, second & third into hole, with some birdsong.

White Stork (Ciconia Ciconia) - Greeting ceremony close-up, bill-clapping. Spotless starlings close-up, house sparrows medium close-up.

Bang! - 81mm medium mortar, firing multiple high explosive & smoke charges, explosions after 0m22s. (Recorded close to firing end.)

Common Flicker (Colaptes Auratus) - Calls close-up from juveniles. House wren sings in background. Excited calls as adult returns to nest. Red-naped sapsucker chicks 'peeping' in background. NB Exact date of recording not known: early July.

Western Sandpiper (Calidris Mauri) - & DUNLIN (CALIDRIS ALPINA) medium close-up calls from a mixed flock feeding.

Triumph Tr3 Sports Car, 1957 (Exterior) - Exterior, door opened. (TR3 Sports Car, 1957 model)

Wetland Atmosphere - background calls from whiskered terns. Also calls from marsh frogs, becoming busier. Sounds of wind & rustling vegetation. Some bumps on recording.

Canyon Atmospheres - Canyon: Spring; Day Quiet, with House Sparrows, Tristram's Grackles, Graceful Warbler, Fan-tailed Raven and insects.

Blue Jay (Cyanocitta Cristata) - close-up calls, others in background. medium close-up calls from American crows.

Schreiber's Green Lizard (Lacerta Schreiberi) - Rustling in dry vegetation.

King Penguin (Aptenodytes Patagonica) - Calls from adults and chicks by river. Water sounds in foreground. Seals call in background. Distant surf.

Curlew (Numenius Arquata) - Calls mp. Other waders in distance. Distant bell-buoy.

F.a. Cup Final: Wembley, 1966 - 1966 F.A. Cup Final, off-side. (Everton v Sheffield Wednesday, Wembley Stadium.)

Wind & Water - Fast flowing river with numerous medium size waterfalls.

South American (Sub-)tropical Forest: Partly Deciduous - DAY Insects and bird

Oilbird (Steatornis Caripensis) - close-up echo-locating clicks from a mass flight of birds, some calls.

Heavy Goods Lifts (Interior) - Lift gates close, lift ascends & stops, gates open. (With hum.)

Children Playing In School - Junior School, interior, atmosphere with 8-9 year-olds using apparatus during free exercise.

White Winged Chough (Corcorax Melanorhamphos) - medium close-up animated screeching calls from fledgling whilst being fed by adult. Calls become quieter during recording. Loud sounds of wind in trees. background calls from other bird species. N.B. Date of this recording is unknown.

3 Horses On Turf (Studio) - Three horses on turf, canter to stop. (Studio recording with jingle of harness)

Farmland/farmyard - Spring-Summer,day,edge of village.medium close-up-close-up house sparrows calling in farmyard. Wood pigeon, collared dove, chaffinch, rook, blackbird in background. Sheep in background. Common shrew squeaks about half way in. Wingbeats from displaying collared dove. Insects. Could be us

Cheetah (Acinonyx Jubatus) - close-up panting after run. Faint feeding sounds from another. Insects in background.

Motor Horns (Single & Multitone) - Single Tone Motor Horn sounded.

Tropical Desert Shrub - Summer: Night - Rather neutral with insect chorus and hunting bat

Urban South America - Market, Santa Cruz, fairly busy with chat, footsteps and vendors' PA

Salt Marsh - Winter: Early Morning - With lapwings, herring gulls, oystercatchers, pink-footed geese and sheep

Willow Grouse (Lagopus Lagopus) - close-up calls, wind in background.

Lincoln College Clock, Oxford - Lincoln College clock striking one o'clock.

Japanese Bush Warbler (Cettia Diaphone) - medium close-up song from bush warbler. background occasional replies from another individual. background calls from other bird species. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

One-horse Trap (2 Wheeler) On Hard Surface - One-Horse Trap: Two Wheeler, hard surface, start, trot, stop.

Carolina Wren (Thryothorus Ludovicianus) - medium close-up song, other birds in background.

Blue-footed Booby (Sula Nebouxii) - Threat calls close-up from female on nest with young chick.

Goldfinch (Carduelis Carduelis) - Song, with Blackbirds and Coot in background.

Domestic Clock (Heavy Gong) - Domestic clock striking twelve o'clock. (Domestic clock with heavy gong.)

Frog Sp. - close-up deep croaks from unidentified species. N.B. Date & exact location of this recording is unknown.

Bannerman's Turaco (Tauraco Bannermani) - background calls from a group of turacos. Occasional song from other bird species. Also sounds of montane forest.

France - Cross channel ferry, duty free shop - light chatter and tills.

Snow Goose (Anser Caerulescens) - medium distance flight calls with flock calls in background.

Aircraft 2 - Descent & landing (4 piston-engined aircraft, interior).

Broad-billed Roller (Eurystomus Glaucurus) - medium close-up calls. wind in background.

Crab Plover (Dromas Ardeola) - medium distance calls from flock of plovers. Occasional closer calls from individuals. background sounds of wind. Distant engine in second part of recording. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Cell Doors (Modern) - Period cell doors. Grill door in corridor closed.

Zoo - Spring/summer: Day - With mallard, chiloe wigeon, tree ducks and other waterfowl collared doves in background

Village/garden Atmosphere - Winter (Dry Season); Midday With purple glossy starling.

Horses 1 - One horse canters past on rough track, right to left.

Motor Car: Ford Cortina 1.6 Gl (Manual) 1982 Model: Interior - Cars: 1.6 GL (Manual) 1982 model Ford Cortina. Interior, run in town traffic with starts and stops, stationary at end

Grey Cheeked Mangabey (Cercocebus Albigena) - Clear calls & replies from feeding mangabeys. background sounds of stridulating cicadas.

English Church Bells Village Church - Village Church Bells, ringing up into rounds. (Location unknown.)

North Sea Gas - North Sea Gas Industry, trench excavator working.

Royal Albatross (Diomedea Epomophora) - close-up calls from chick inside egg. Wind and surf in background.

Black-tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys Ludovicianus) - close-up alarm calls from a single animal. Distant birds.

Peregrine Falcon (Falco Peregrinus) - medium close-up - medium distance flight alarm calls from male & female (deeper call).

Christ‚äôs College Clock, Cambridge - Christ's College clock striking one o'clock.

Adelie Penguin (Pygoscelis Adeliae) - medium distance-close-up calls from adults and chicks. Footsteps from penguins. Colony calls. Mixture of chick ages. NB: exact date and location is not specified.

National Daily Newspaper - National Daily Newspaper Artistic Department, retouching picture with air brush.

Office Equipment, Business & Control Areas - International Petroleum Market (rec. 1985)

Vintage Motor Car: Citroen 5cv Van: Exterior - Cars: Vintage motor car Citroen 5cv van, 1924. Exterior, start into tickover

Stingless Bee (Meliponinae Subfamily) - close-up sounds from inside the top of the nest. Recorded in captivity.

Crowds Outside Buckingham Palace, London (Mid-distant Perspective) - Crowds: Outside Buckingham Palace, Chant of 'We Want The Queen'.

Temminck's Crowned Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus Coronatus) - medium close-up song. Other distant birds. Wind in trees.

Giant Squirrel (Ratufa Genus) - medium distance calls from giant squirrel. Also some alarm calls. background sounds of fairly neutral tropical seasonal forest atmosphere. Distant calls from langur monkeys. Faint rumble in distance.

American Telephones - American Telephone: Ringing tone, receiver lifted on desk telephone

Kandy Perahera Festival - Snake dance, mainly drumming with varying perspective of drummers. background crowd noise. Maintains a steady rhythmn thoughout. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Hedgerow - Winter: Mid-day Neutral, with quiet feeding calls of Blackbird, Fieldfare, Redwing (including berry-eating sounds) and Carrion Crow.

Lapwing (Vanellus Vanellus) - Descending and landing from song-flight.

Cars - Ford Fiesta, exterior, switch on, depart. (1.1 litre hatchback, 1986/7 model.)

Mistletoe Bird (Dicaeum Hirundinaceum) - close-up calls. Other birds in distance.

Coast Atmosphere - Sounds of heavy surf & waves. \ Also medium close-up sounds of water splashes. Recorded by coastal tropical seasonal forest, faint birdsong & insects. Faint voice 1m10s. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Triumph 650 Cc Twin Motor Cycle - Triumph 650cc twin, start, tickover, switch off.

British Storm Petrel (Hydrobates Pelagicus) - close-up trills and calls from several in rocks. NB: Date of this recording unknown.

Blacksmith‚äôs Shop - Blacksmith, making horseshoe. (Close perspective, no speech.)

Red Capped Lark (Calandrella Cinerea) - close-up-medium close-up song. Other Larks in background, occasional distant calls from Pectoral patch Cisticolas. Slight wind.

Cliffs - Cliff-top facing cliff-face. Sea breaking on beach below. Herring gulls calling. Occasional buzz from cricket in grass and call from Jackdaw.

Blackcap (Sylavia Atricapilla) - Song (with distant cuckoo, dunnock and sheep)

Woolly Spider Monkey (Brachyteles Arachnoides) - medium distance 'barks' with other mild alarm calls. Insects in background.

Riverine Forest Atmosphere - Busy atmosphere in forest. medium close-up to background calls from doves/pigeons & other bird species. Also some sounds of insects.

27ft Cabin Cruiser (50 Hp. Diesel): In Cabin - Cabin Cruiser: 27ft, 50 hp. diesel engine, exterior, start and depart.

Helicopters - Exterior - several circling overhead. (Bristol Sycamore S171).

Puffin (Halichoerus Grypus) - chick - fluttering of wings followed by call

Rufous-vented Chachalaca (Ortalis Ruficauda) - medium close-up calls from several birds becoming distant. Bananaquits and other birds in background.

Modern Agricultural Machinery & Vehicles - Ford 7610 Tractor with trailer, exterior, approach, idle, departs. (Close perspective recording.)

Power Station (Conventional Type) - Power Station, atmosphere near furnace. (Conventional power station.)

Pulse Monitor - Hospital Equipment: Pulse monitor, speeding up plus continuous

Chalkhill Blue Butterfly (Lysandra Coridon) - Stridulation from several pupae.

Blackstart (Cercomela Melanura) - Anxiety calls, with Tristram's Grackles, Yellow-vented Bulbul and stream in background.

Aircraft: D. H. Dove (Exterior) - De Havilland Dove, exterior, taxi to close-up, rev, switch off. (Light civil aircraft, two piston engines.) (NB Military versions of this plane named Devon & Sea Devon.)

Trinity College Clock, Oxford - Trinity College clock striking eight o'clock.

Celebes Crested Macaque (Macaca Nigra) - Agitated calls from group of macaques whilst fighting. Also sounds of stridulating cicadas.

Motor Car: 1940 Period ‚äòold Banger‚äô (Interior) - Interior, start, jerking along badly, stop, switch off. (1940 period car)

Quail (Coturnix Coturnix) - NB: Date of recording not known. close-up cheaps from single chick in broken egg, but not yet out.

Hutton's Vireo (Vireo Huttoni) - close-up 'sparrow-like' calls, other birds in distance, wind in pines.

Wolseley Sixteen-sixty Car 1967 (Interior) - Exterior, approach and pass at 60 m.p.h. (Wolseley sixteen-sixty car, 1967)

Pale-legged Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus Tenellipes) - close-up-medium close-up song. Temminck's Crowned Willow Warbler & other birds in background.

London Green Line Coach (Exterior) - London Green Line Coach, exterior, approach, stop, switch off.

Willet (Catoptrophorus Semipalmatus) - medium distance-medium close-up aerial song display from male, other birds in background.

Church Atmosphere: Parish Church Wedding - Parish Church wedding, congregation standing.

Gallery Forest Atmosphere - Recorded at dusk by lagoon. medium close-up clucking calls from unidentified bird species. background sounds of insect stridulation.

Avocet (Recurvirostra Avosetta) - Flight alarm calls medium close-up. Yellow wagtail mp. Sedge warbler in distance. Kentish plover mp at end.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Forest atmosphere at 6 p.m. with gentle wind in trees. Birds, frogs & insect calls. Movement & snapping twigs from 2m00s. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Collared Grey Fantail (Rhipidura Fuliginosa) - close-up song and calls from a single bird,(starts medium distance then moves closer). Loud song from brown creeper. Distant grey warbler, bellbird and kaka. Wind in trees.

Sydney & Urban New Zealand - Station foyer, Circular Quay - general foyer atmosphere with ticket machines, entry gates and some distant traffic.

Crowds: Interior - Crowd, interior, banquet atmosphere with dishes.

Vespa Motor Scooter, 1956 (Exterior) - Vespa Scooter, start, depart. (1956 model.)

Red And Yellow Barbet (Trachyphonus Erythrocephalus) - close-up duetting and calls from a pair, with another pair calling and duetting in background.

Long Tailed Widowbird (Euplectes Progne) - close-up flight song at very start then song while perched. larks,cisticolas,and other birds in background

Farmstead & Surroundings - Village/Farm: Spring; Day Cockerel crowing, Greenfinches, Blue Tit, Goldfinch and cattle. Wind in trees.

Suburban Town/garden Atmosphere - Suburban town/garden - dry season - early morning. Wtih speckled pigeon, long-tailed glossy starling, common bulbul, grey plantain eater & pied crow.

Magellanic Woodpecker (Campephilus Magellanicus) - Adult on tree, calls young, adult flies off

White-eyed Gull (Larus Leucophthalmus) - medium close-up calls from two chicks begging for food and being fed hissy, windy background occasional calls from adult poor

French Steam Trains - French Level Crossing, gates close, two steam trains pass, gates open, traffic passes.

Austin Gipsy Cross-country Vehicle (Exterior) - Cross-country vehicle, exterior, approach and pass. (Austin Gipsy)

Interior Backgrounds - Public Bar atmosphere, quiet crowd in public house with glasses, occasional fruit machine & distant traffic. (Win on fruit machine at 2m46s.)

Meadow Pipit (Anthus Pratensis) - Feeding and flight calls and song.

World War 2 - 2 - Crew briefing by wireless officer -  Dec.1940 (reprocessed)

Aircraft: Trident (Interior) - Hawker-Siddeley Trident, interior, start, run up engines, taxi. (Short/medium-range airliner, 3 jet engines.)

Footsteps On Pavement: Running - Footsteps on Pavement, two men & two women running, departing.

Coast - Afternoon. Loud cicadas. Song and calls from bellbirds. Call from red-crowned parakeet. Distant calls from gulls. Surf in distance.

Morse & Static - Keyed morse. (No tone, sound of key being operated)

Comedy Sounds - Crowd panic and rush for exits. (Specially created effect)

Railway Stations: Continuous Pa Anncts; Early Afternoon - Waterloo Railway Station, continuous public address announcements & atmosphere. (Recorded early afternoon.)

Footsteps - Footsteps down stone stairs, 1 man. (With start and stop)

World War Ii: Heavy Gunfire - Heavy constant barrage. (Recorded during the Rhine Crossing. From 78 rpm record)

Woodland - Dry gum-tree woodland. Early morning; woodland edge. Distant bird song and calls from clearing in the woodland. Slight wind.

Rufous Naped Lark (Mirafra Africana) - medium close-up song. Wildebeest, other larks and distant doves in background.

London 2 - Covent Garden, interior atmosphere busy market hall atmosphere with footsteps and voices.

Deciduous Woodland - Spring: Early morning Wind in trees, Wood Thrush, Ovenbird, Rufous-sided Towhee, American Crows and other birds.

Motorway Construction - Grab excavator operating during motorway construction. (Suitable for building use)

Motor Car: Ford Ecsort 1300 (Manual) (Exterior) - Ford Escort 1300, exterior, fast pass with horn. (1300cc engine, manual transmission.)

Radde's Bush Warbler (Phylloscopus Schwarzi) - close-up song. Other birds in far distance.

White Throated Magpie Jay (Calocitta Formosa) - Calling in pre-dawn chorus.

Sandgrouse (Pterocles Sp.) - Calls on ground and in flight, and wingbeats, with Egyptian Geese, waders in background.

White-fronted Tern (Sterna Striata) - close-up - medium distance calls from adults and juveniles flying over sea near breeding cliffs. Loud seawash in background.

Sperm Whale (Physeter Catodon) - Steady, clear echolocation clicks (possibly with reflected clicks). Surf in background. Hydrophone recording. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Comedy, Fantasy & Horror - Twang, razz, pop. (Comedy Spot Effect.)

Yellow-rumped Cacique (Cacicus Cela) - Calls, with insects in background.

Czechoslovakia - Restaurant, Prague, fairly busy, with distinct speech (Czech) and clinks

Patagonian Sealion (Otaria Flavescens) - close-up growls and snorts from a single male. Females in background. Movement sounds on pebble beach. NB: Date of this recording is unknown.

Local Football Match (Crowd Of 300) - Football, Local: Crowd of 300, growing excitement, chant of "Come on you reds"

Traction Engine (Single Cylinder) - Steam Roller: Start, running, stop. Interior

2.6 Litre Rover Saloon Car - Exterior, passing. (2.6 litre Rover saloon car.)

Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga Leonina) - close-up calls from a pup. Soft calls from colony. Gulls and surf in background.

London Midland Region Electric Trains (Exterior) - Freight Train arrives. (British Rail London Midland Region train, 25kV Pantograph system.)

Jay (Garrulus Glandiarus) - close-up hunger calls and feeding calls from chicks.

Africa 2 - The Natural World - Kenya: Amboeseli National Park early morning atmosphere, doves & Go-Away birds.

Common Rhea (Rhea Americana) - young rhea - calling and running about; other birds in background

Phainopepla (Phainopepla Nitens) - medium close-up calls, insects and very faint aircraft in background.

Road Tunnel - Dartford tunnel, Victor 2000 car entering with passing vehicles.

Brown Flyeater (Gerygone Mouki) - medium close-up song. Other birds in background including white-throated treecreeper & wonga pigeon.

Black Headed Butcher Bird (Cracticus Cassicus) - medium close-up song. Slight wind in trees. Other birds in background.

Tropical Seasonal Forest Atmosphere - Recorded in early morning at fruiting fig tree. Fairly busy atmosphere with some medium close-up whistling from mynah. medium distance toks from great Indian hornbill thoughout, flight sounds 4m09s & 4m45s. background calls from nilgiri langur 3m05s. Impact of falling fig 2m18s.

Brush Cuckoo (Cuculus Variolosus) - medium distance loud calls. Olive-backed oriole in background. Other birds in distance. This recording is not as busy as NHS1064 bd01

Gannet (Sula Bassana) - Colony medium close-up, herring gulls calling medium close-up with kittiwakes in background. (NB NHC000024 Tr06 also contains material from NHS000065 Bd05)

Austin Taxi, start, tickover, quick departure into run, stop, tickover, stop. (1950 model, 16hp engine.)

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - Mew & long calls close-up from several birds.

Temple Atmosphere - occasional voices, bells; and squeaks from black rats

Boat-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus Major) - Song and calls. Cricket and distant surf in background. First calls as it turns it's head.

Ships And Boats 1 - Thames sailing barge, going about, lee board raised & other lowered. (Recorded on board. S.B. Pudge.)

White Headed Buffalo Weaver (Dinemellia Dinemelli) - close-up song, others and another bird in background. Frogs and other birds in distance.

Lakeside - Early afternoon near lake. Clicking sounds from close dragonflies. Seed-pods popping. Chaffinch in background. Distant paradise shelduck calling. Occasional Canada goose calls. Redpolls fly over calling. Also suitable for grassland, hedgerow & pasture atm

Victoria Station, London - Victoria Station, rush-hour outside station, taxis & buses arrive & depart.

Village Atmosphere - Base camp with cockerels, low human voices, forest birds and insects.

Coast - Wind and medium distance surf. medium distance calls from red-billed gulls. Several crickets stridulating in grass.

Slow Footsteps Up Wooden Stairs - Footsteps Up Wooden Stairs, man & woman, slow, with start & stop.

The Age Of Steam - Steam Train departs from station, left to right, with whistle at start.

Industry - Internal grinder switched on, operating & run down to stop. (Repeated once at lower speed.)

Horse (Flat) Racing: P.a. Anncts & Atmosphere - Newbury Race Course, public address system announcement about tote announcement for jackpot & starting prices, with general atmosphere. (Flat racing.)

Ladakh Festival Atmosphere - Music accompanying dancers. Sounds of crashing cymbals & drums. Slow rhythm. background voices from crowd. N.B. Location identified (verbally) as Lekea Monastery.

Footsteps In Undergrowth: Running - Walking, 2 men. (With approach and stop)

Domestic Duck  - constant chatter from ducks; constant prominetn running water; occasional voices in background; and occasional traffic

Capuchin Monkey (Cebus Fatuellis) - Call NB: Recorded in November 1937 and January 1938

World War Ii Aircraft: Focke-wulf 190 (German) - Focke-Wulf 190, exterior recordings. Shallow dive

Exterior Effects - Roaring wood fire - close perspective (2F2,reprocessed)

Tropical Rain Forest - SPRING: EVENING With chorus of frogs and crickets, plus passing mosquitoes

Forster's Tern (Sterna Forsteri) - medium distance flock calls from about 200 birds. Call from royal tern at start. Crickets in foreground.

Grey Wolf (Canis Lupus) - close-up howls from a pack. Whimpers and howls from cubs near end. Windy background. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Forest Savanna Atmosphere - Forest savanna - dry season - evening. With cicadas and purple starlings.

Ford Anglia 105e Van (1963, 997cc): Exterior - Motor Van: Passing in reverse and forwards, exterior, (Ford Anglia 105E, 1963 model, 997cc).

Static Diesel Engines - Ruston Hornsey YEX 6 pumping engine, slow down and stop.

Coyote Or Prairie Wolf (Canis Latrans) - Howling and screaming NB: Recorded between 1937/38

Village - Late Spring-Summer: Mid-day With Hoopoe, House Sparrows, Woodlark, Bee-eaters, flies.

Seashore Atmosphere - strandline - gentle seawash, with flies coming off seaweed and background gulls

Rainforest Atmosphere - Recorded in early morning. Crash as male oropendola lands on nest, followed by display call. Also buzzing calls from female oropendolas. background calls from chachalacas.

Warble Frequency Notes - Warble Frequency Notes, 320 Hz. (Approximate frequency.)

Papuan Scrub Wren (Sericornis Papuensis) - close-up song, other birds in background. Distant waterfall.

Cross-channel Ferry Boat ‚äúdover‚äù - Ferry: Cross-Channel, 'Dover', sea-going motor launch, starts and runs.

Severn Bore - Heavy water lapping sounds at shoreline of River Severn during the 'Severn Bore'.

Articulated Lorry (Diesel, 1976): Interior - Articulated Lorry: 1976 Diesel, Hill climb, into run, interior

Trinity & St. John‚äôs College Clock, Cambridge - Trinity & St John's College clock striking two o'clock. (Trinity clock strikes a second time for St. John's College.)

Interiors - Various 2 - Atmosphere in reptile house at London Zoo - 1974 (1Cl7,reprocessed)

Luton Airport: Air Traffic Control - Luton Airport Air Traffic Control, aerodrome control.

Scrubland Atmosphere - Windy atmosphere with occasional loud gusts. Also bird calls & sounds of crickets. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus Collybita) - Song (on the zig zag, Selborne hanger)

Wind & Water - Light neutral wind - ideal for unintrusive backgrounds.

Urban South West Africa - Botanical Gardens (Cape Town) - with quiet strolling pedestrians.

Black-necked Swan (Cygnus Melancoryphus) - medium close-up calls from a pair with cygnets. medium close-up rufous-collared sparrow. Distant car at end.

Coastal/estuary Mouth Atmosphere - Spring, day. Various gulls on shore at low tide.

Electronic Sounds - Gentle alarm. (Specially created electronic sound.)

Ships & Tugs: Whistles & Sirens - 'Cock-a-doodle-doo' ships' sirens sounded.

Moorhen (Gallinula Chloropus) - medium close-up agitated calls. Coot alarming nearby. Blue tit in background. Other birds in distance.

Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius Phoeniceus) - medium close-up calls from a large roost of blackbirds, birds flying in to join the roost all the time. In reeds by water.

Peugeot 205gt 1982 1300cc Petrol (car Misfiring Quite Badly) - interior - bonnet release activated from inside car

Dromedary (Camelus Dromedarius) - medium close-up echoing calls in canyon; splashing water and birds in background

New Zealand - The Natural World 2 - Hot steam vent - spluttering of steam (NZ)

Brown Towhee (Pipilo Fuscus) - medium close-up calls, distant White-winged Dove in background.

Interiors - Shops And Cash Registers - Electronic - light-pen scanner on cash register - 1982 (2R1,reprocessed)

Common Flicker (Colaptes Auratus) - Calls close-up from 3-week-old chicks in nest chamber - same calls as chicks being fed. White-throated sparrow in distance. NB Exact date of recording not known: early July.

Yellow Naped Amazon (Amazona Auropalliata) - Recorded in quarantine area. close-up warbling & gurgling noises. Sounds of owner saying "I love you.

Motor Launch (On Deck) - Motor launch. Starts, tickover, stops with wash. (On deck)

Island/coast - close-up surf on beach, gulls calling in background, occasional distant Sea Lion.

White-necked Thrush (Turdus Albicollis) - Song and calls, close perspective.

Police Cars (Exterior) - Police car, exterior, passing. (With two-tone horn)

Mills & Grain - Grain stacker blowing corn through funnel from trailer to silo -heard from inside silo.

White-faced Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna Viduata) - medium close-up calls from a flock, egrets in background.

Ethiopia - Ethiopia, exterior, small group of people talking in Somali language.

Domestic Clock: Double-strike - Domestic clock striking six o'clock. (Domestic clock with double-strike mechanism.)

Open-top Vintage Bus: Dennis (1925): 4 Cylinder Petrol Engine - Dennis Open-Top Bus, run with occasional gear changes, stops & starts. (Recorded on bottom deck.) (Vintage open-top bus c. 1925, 4 cylinder petrol engine.)

Meadow Pipit (Anthus Pratensis) - medium close-up flight display song. Mountain stream in background.

Thick-billed Parrot (Rhynchopsitta Pachyrhyncha) - close-up alarm calls from several in captivity. Some cage noise. Very distant birds in background.

Broad-billed Roller (Eurystomus Glaucurus) - medium close-up calls from a pair, Crested Drongo alarming in background. Madagascan Bulbuls and cicadas in distance.

Mute Swan (Cygnus Alor) - medium close-up staccato grunts from nest building individual. Some gentle sounds of movement & splashing water. background calls from other bird species.

Windmill (Exterior) - Interior, chain off, release brakes, close shutters, sail out, mill operates, runs, brakes applied, mill stops.

Footsteps On Wood: Walking (Dead Acoustic) - Footsteps on Wood, two women walking, with start & stop. (Dead acoustic.)

White-fronted Goose (Anser Albifrons) - medium close-up flight calls from a small flock passing by. medium distance blackbird alarming. Redwings & house sparrow near end.

Romania 1 - Exterior - busy morning atmosphere at rush hour tram stop, 1960's-built trams arrive.

South America - Rural & Urban Atmospheres - City market - Santiago, Chile

2 Horses On Turf (Studio) - Two horses on turf, walking, stop. (Studio recording. No jingle of harness)

Mountain Forest Atmsophere - Winter: Neutral atmosphere w/ carrion crow, azure-winged magpie, wren

Quiet Airfield Atmosphere - Airfield, busy atmosphere with jets and light aircraft.

White Tern (Gygis Alba) - close-up calls from adults and chicks. Terns and surf in background.

Keble College Clock, Oxford - Keble College clock striking three o'clock.

Lesser Noddy (Anous Tenuirostris) - medium distance staccato calls from noddy on nest. background sounds of the sea & other seabirds.

Southern Region Steam Trains - Exterior, train hauled by Stroudley 0-6-0 tank locomotive approach and pass with whistle. (Southern Region train.)

Vintage Motor Car: Citroen 5cv Van - Cars: Vintage motor car Citroen 5cv van, 1924. Interior, handcranking

Correndera Pipit (Anthus Correndera) - and RUFOUS-COLLARED SPARROW (ZONOTRICHIA CAPENSIS) Song

Wilson's Bird Of Paradise (Diphyllodes Respublica) - medium close-up flight in. Leaf flicking and clicking flight. Flight between stems at 1m57s and 2m06s. Other birds in background. and flying insect towards end of band.

St. Paul‚äôs Cathedral Clock (Great Tom) - Great Tom clock with street atmosphere

Helicopters - Sikorsky S-55, interior, descent, land, switch off.

Farmstead & Surroundings - Cultivated Land: Winter: Dusk/Nightfall Very neutral with distant Bewick's Swans, Little and Tawny Owls, Magpie Redwings, Blackbirds, etc.

Model Railways - Model Railways: Hornby O-Gauge Clockwork train c.1935. Train assembled, runs until stop

Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax Nycticorax) - medium distance calls from a single bird in mixed colony of cormorants & grey heron. Other birds in background.

Comedy 2 - Puncture - air escaping from tyre - 1972 (7M, reprocessed)

Shackleton (4 Piston-engined Aircraft) (Interior) - Avro Shackleton, interior, descent & landing. (Post-war maritime reconnaissance mission, four piston engines.)

The Age Of Steam - Steam Train starts into constant run, passes through tunnel, slows & stops. (Compartment acoustic.)

Oil Refinery - Fawley Oil Refinery, Iso-flow furnace in Phenol plant.

Horsedrawn Vehicles: Heavy Cart - Horsedrawn Heavy Cart: One horse pulling, constant run.

Wild Boar (Sus Scrofa) - close-up grunts, whines and snorts from sows. Occasional squeals from piglets. Conflict between two sows at 1m45s. Distant tractor.

Footsteps On Stone: Walking (Slight Echo) - Walking, 1 man and woman on stone departing. (Slight echo)

Mixed School Children - Group of mixed children singing 'Cat's got the Measles'

Red Tailed Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus Magnificus) - medium close-up calls from a flock. Cicadas in backround.

Southern Lapwing (Vanellus Chilensis) - Flight calls close-up from two birds. Distant sparrow song at end. Howling wind medium close-up.

Red-billed Hornbill (Tockus Erythrorhynchus) - Display calls close-up with Grey Plantain Eater medium close-up and village weavers.

Leach's Petrel (Oceanodroma Leucorhoa) - close-up calls from one bird in burrow with another answering from another burrow. Movement sounds.

Brown Necked Raven (Corvus Ruficollis) - Caws at various perspectives, some close-up. Also some wingbeats. Other birds in background. Occasional buzzing of flies.

Yellow-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus Xanthopygos) - Alarm calls, with House Sparrows, in hotel garden. Loud background noise.

Water 2 - Sea - Light seawash around ships rudder; light lapping, swirling water - 1980 (1S9, reprocessed)

Common Peafowl (Pavo Cristatus) - medium close-up calls from a peacock. Collared doves and other birds in distance.

Wren (Troglodytes Troglodytes) - Song, with Song Thrush in background.

Purple Heron (Ardea Purpurea) - Calls from chicks being fed & from adult, movement in nest.

Razorbill (Alca Torda) - close-up five note call, followed by softer call. Guillemots, kittiwakes and herring gulls in background. medium distance surf.

Outback - Early morning. Doves and other birds singing. Insects buzzing. Very distant aircraft at times.

Wimbledon Tennis, 1964 - Women's singles match at Wimbledon. (Scores and players' names distinct)

Billiards Saloon - Game of Snooker, small crowd chatters during game.

Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus Magellanicus) - medium close-up & medium distance brays & honks from ecstatic displays. background sounds of colony. Distant sounds of the sea.

Marsh Atmosphere - Night. Bubbly calls from frogs in background. Cicadas stridulating.

Ambulances - Ambulance, exterior, departs. (With horn.) (Bedford ambulance.)

Domestic Clock (19th Century) - Domestic clock striking eight o'clock. (Nineteenth century domestic clock.)

Sulawesi Hornbill (Aceros Cassidix) - medium close-up loud, abrasive calls & wingbeats from male hornbill. Distant, brief reply from another hornbill. background calls from other bird species. Sounds of stridulating cicadas.

Wadi Atmosphere - medium distance to background calls from various bird species including nightingale. Stridulating insects. background sounds of stream. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown. Described as green valley.

Ships & Tugs: Whistles & Sirens - R.M.S. Queen Mary ship's siren, three horn blasts, siganalling ship reversing.

Equestrian Events - Point to Point Racing, large field passes over jump, with faint crowd.

Sifaka, Diademed (Propithecus Diadema) - close-up calls from a group of four. Predator alarm calls.

Comedy, Fantasy & Horror - Alien pods lands, sprouts four legs, walks off. (Space Fantasy Spot Effect.)

Northern Flicker (Colaptes Auratus) - close-up calls, traffic and other birds in background.

Coastal Forest - Night. Cicadas, crickets and calls from male and more distant female Sokoke scops owl; male calls on his own towards end of recording.

Woodland - Early morning. Acacia scrub by cliff-face. Many birds singing and calling including slate-coloured boubou, fan-tailed raven, helmeted guineafowl, white-browed sparrow weavers, white-bellied go-away birds and red and yellow barbets. Calls echo from rock-fa

Grey Heron (Ardea Cinerea) - Squabbling close-up from five-week-old chicks while being fed.

Black-crowned Plover (Vanellus Tectus) - Flight calls of small flock medium close-up.

World War Ii: Sirens & Gunfire - World War II Air Raid Siren, French, alert sounded.

Rainforest Atmosphere - General, fairly gentle rainforest atmosphere at 9,000ft. Some medium distance distinct bird calls, including rattle-like call of King of Saxony's bird of paradise. Occasional buzzing flies.

Crowned Eagle (Spizaetus Coronatus) - close-up calls from chick, movement in nest, wing flapping. Distant cicadas and birds.

White Browed Sparrow Weaver (Plocepasser Mahali) - medium close-up song, flight calls from Beautiful Sunbird, other birds in background.

Interior Backgrounds - National Newspaper Newsroom atmosphere, with voices, typewriters & telephones. (Recorded at The Times.)

Mountain Pass - Rather neutral with ortolan bunting, wheatear and whitethroat

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - NB: Recorded from microphones placed beside a Reed Warbler's nest. 0555-0620hrs Female arriving through reeds; male sings close-up as female relieves him of nest duty.

Sealion (Otariidae Family) - Grunts MC of males. Cries of calves and wing beats of gulls or Skuas. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Little Swift (Apus Affinis) - medium distance-close-up calls from a large flock circling near breeding colony, generator faintly in background.

Marine Iguana (Amblyrhynchus Cristatus) - Sounds of colony. Many snorts/sneezes (salt excretion) from iguanas. medium close-up snorts towards end of recording. background sounds of the sea.

Time - Clocks & Bells - Merton College, Oxford (some voices and birdsong) - bell strikes 12

Mosquito (Culicidae Family) - medium close-up hum from single females and small groups during short flights. Hissy and bumpy recording.

Komodo Dragon (Varanus Komodoensis) - close-up sounds of movement & chewing. Occasional distant calls from birds. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Wire-haired Fox Terrier Dog - Dog: Fox Terrier, Wire-Haired, Interior, snarling and growling.

Renault 4 Saloon Car 1967 (Exterior) - Renault 4 saloon, exterior, false starts. (1967 model.)

Household Effects: Electric Automatic Washing Machine - Electric automatic washing machine. Background; hum of boiler

Lakeside Atmosphere - With Black-winged Stilts, Pied Kingfisher, Coot, Pelican taking-off.

Oil Rigs - Oil Rigs: Fortes Oilfield offshore rig. Sonic probe lowered into hole, producing clicks

Suricate (Suricata Suricatta) - close-up yelps and calls from young fighting over food. Birds in background.

Scaly-breasted Lorikeet (Trichoglossus Chlorolepidotus) - medium close-up calls from a pair. Slight wind in trees.

Transport - Shorts 360 Commuter Transporter, interior, run-up engines, taxi. (2 turboprop engines)

Camargue Feral Horse (Equus Caballus) - Herd plodding through mud and water

Comedy 3 - Single projectile approach and richochet - 1967 (7C, reprocessed)

Lantern Clock, 1615 - Lantern clock striking seven o'clock. (Domestic lantern clock, manufactured 1615.)

Antarctic Fur Seal (Arctocephalus Gazella) - atmosphere in colony with pups calling to adults. With males and females calling. Sea in background. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides Villosus) - Calls MP. Crickets in foreground. Wind in trees.

Building Sites - Mechanically fed cement mixer operating on building site

Common Sandpiper (Actitis Hypoleucos) - Calls close-up. Distant swallows. Crackly recording.

Cave Swallow (Hirundo Fulva) - Chirps & trills from swallows in interior of cave.

Motor Car: 1953 14 H.p. Citroen - Interior, stop, switch off. (1953 model, 14 h.p.: Citroen)

Beach Atmosphere - Beach, summer, day. With flock of birds, flies and occasional traffic.

Cloud Forest Atmosphere - Oak cloud forest. Recorded in morning. Calls from various bird species including yellow rumped warblers & white eared hummingbirds. background sounds of wind. Some distant dog barks.

Frog Spp - Dusk chorus at a small desert pool about 80 miles north of Karachi. Several frogs calling, maybe of two species. Warbler also calling.

Redshank (Tringa Totanus) - Flight calls and song displays mp - distant. Chaffinch mp. Gulls and waders in distance.

Great Frigate Bird (Fregata Minor) - medium close-up display calls from male. Female flies in and male becomes more excited. Very prominent Sooty Terns in background.

Motor Car: Ford Ecsort 1300 (Manual) (Exterior) - Ford Escort 1300, exterior, self starter, depart. (1300cc engine, manual transmission.)

Spectacled Guillemot (Cepphus Carbo) - medium close-up calls from a single bird on the sea. Flight calls from Crested Auklets in background. Distant Kittiwakes. Less boat noise at end.

Mallard (Anas Platyrhynchos) - close-up calls in flight and wingbeats, a single bird landing on water. Moorhens call in background.

Walrus (Odobenus Rosmarus) - medium close-up male colony calls. Kittiwakes calling in background. Sea lapping on shore. Exact date unknown.

Machinery: Blowers & Extractors - Liquid fuel rocket motor operating.

Horse & Cart - Start, trot and stop with cart. (Recorded on two-horse cart)

American Golden Plover (Pluvialis Dominica) - medium close-up alarm calls.

Yellow-necked Francolin (Francolinus Leucoscepus) - close-up wingbeats & calls. Other birds in background.

Joyful Greenbul (Chlorocichla Laetissima) - close-up-MC song, "whip" calls & contact calls. Wattle eye Flycatcher, insects, Golden rumped Tinkerbird, other birds & cicadas in background.

Lion (Panthera Leo) - close-up single, clear growl. background gentle insect stridulation.

Children - Middle & Secondary Schools - In hall, conversation quietens  - 1979 (3C5, reprocessed)

Rainforest - Lowland rainforest at dusk. Cicada and cricket chorus. Some bird calls.

Forest Atmosphere - Dry forest. Crickets and birds calling in background. Louder parrot calls near end. Wind in trees.

Railway Station Buffet: London Bridge - Tonbridge Railway Station, station buffet atmosphere during evening.

Black Sicklebill (Epimachus Fastuosus) - medium close-up calls including 'chicken' calls. Busy background of insects and other birds.

Bmc Mini 1000 Car 1972 Model: Exterior - Cars: 1972 B.M.C. Mini, 1000cc engine. Exterior, fast approach and stop

Dead Sea Sparrow (Passer Moabiticus) - Chattering calls from group of sparrows. background call from water buffalo 0m13s. Distant calls from pigeon/dove. background crow from cockerel 1m33s. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Crowd Reaction & Chatter - Cheering, 50 people, 20-30 years old. (Interior.)

Magellanic Woodpecker (Campephilus Magellanicus) - Brief hammer from woodpecker at beginning. Receding wingbeats from 0m08s. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Hungary - Pioneer railway, external, tickover with chat from children and hisses from train-train departs 1'08" (indexed)

Budgerigar (Melopsittacus Undulatus) - close-up calls from chicks being fed in nest, knocking noise in background. Occasional calls from adults.

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - Subdued song from male approaching nest, followed by churring close-up-BCU. 2030-2100 hrs

Bumble Bee (Bombus Terrestris) - close-up buzzing from several bumble bees (Bombus terrestris) in nest.

Electronically Generated Sounds - Electronic machine buzz. (Futuristic Spot Effect.)

Guns: Revolvers: Exterior - Revolver: 45 Long colt, 6 shots, outside, (used in the 'wild west').

Hummingbird Sp (Trochilidae) - Several squeaking and feeding from suspended feeding bottle NB: Exact date in 1969 unknown

Black-tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys Ludovicianus) - Alarm calls of colony

Grandfather Clock: Bell Type (London, 1845) - Grandfather clock striking two o'clock. (Bell type Grandfather clock with Whittington chimes, manufactured in London 1845.)

Aircraft - Cessna  C150, exterior, propeller turned by hand (Light aircraft, single piston engine.)

Spotted Catbird (Ailuroedus Melanotis) - medium distance - medium close-up calls from several. Chowchillas calling loudly in background. Other birds in background. Distant insects. Slight wind in trees. Dripping water.

White-handed (Or Lar) Gibbon (Hylobates Lar) - Calls mid-distant

Takahe (Porphyrio Mantelli) - close-up soft calls from male while feeding. Contact calls to female. Distant calls from female. Prominent running water in background.

Badger (Meles Meles) - Adult feeding or licking inside sett close perspective

Spain - Spain: Countryside atmosphere, with birdsong & some wind noise in trees.

Outdoor Swimming Pool - Outdoor Swimming Pool, general atmosphere.

Song Thrush (Turdus Philomelus) - Song medium close-up, with Tit, Starling, Spur-winged Plover and House Sparrow in background. NB: Date of recording not known.

London Underground: Victoria Line - London Underground, Finsbury Park Station, train arrives,announcement on P.A. system "Mind the doors", train departs, station atmosphere. (Victoria Line.)

Woodland Atmosphere - Spring. Cuckoo, blackbirds, great tits, good wing-beats, blue tits, chaffinches, birds moving on leaves. Voices in background.

Red Lored Amazon Parrot (Amazona Autumnalis) - Variety of calls from medium close-up parrots. Quiet drone of an engine in the distance towards end of track. Also sounds of insects.

Greylag Goose (Anser Anser) - close-up flight calls from a single bird. Other greylag geese in distance calling & splashing in water. One splash-down medium close-up. N.B. The date of this recording is unknown.

Peregrine Falcon (Falco Peregrinus) - close-up sound of falconers bells.

Village Atmosphere - atmosphere at edge of village; birds and dog in distance

World War Ii Aircraft: Messerschmitt 110 (German) - Messerschmitt 110. Circling overhead, with one dive at 700 feet.

Trains: Diesel Electric - Interior complete sequence - Part 1 (English Electric Vulcan Locomotive, 2000 b.h.p.)

Sheet Metal Engineering - Sheet metal engineering, portable grinding machine operating.

Christchurch College Clock, Oxford - Christchurch College clock striking nine o'clock.

French Steam Trains (Interior) - French Steam Train, express train with two engines passing, with slight traffic.

Snow Goose(greater) (Chen Caerulescens) - Flock of 100+ feeding, medium close-up calls.

British Birds 2 - Whooper swan, trumpeting calls from several while feeding on water, occasional calls from mute swans and barnacle

Slow Footsteps Up Metal Stairs - Footsteps Up Metal Stairs, two men, slow, with start & stop.

Mandarin Duck (Aix Galericulata) - close-up calls from three 4-day-old chicks. Movement on forest floor.

Starling (Sturnus Vulgaris) & House Sparrow (Passer Domesticus) - Several feeding at bird table and taking off

Eastern Grey Squirrel (Sciurus Carolinensis) - medium close-up calls, hissy wind in trees. Crickets and traffic in distance.

Srn Super 4 Hobercraft - Boeing Jetfoil: Interior, constant run.

Telemetry; Interplanetary Effects - Sputnik 1 Satellite, telemetry effects from satellite.

Coal Mining - An agitator belt operating in constant run in a coal mine.

Capybara (Hydrochoerus Hydrochaeris) - medium distance to background alarm calls from capybaras. background llanos atmosphere with many birds.

Wallace's Standardwing (Semioptera Wallacei) - Occasional raucous medium close-up Standardwing calls. General birds & insects background including some other distinct bird calls.

Baby (Girl): 15 Months - 15 month old baby girl. Singing and playing with toys.

Comedy 2 - One pair of feet overhead and removing boots - 1968 (7G, reprocessed)

Variable Chachalaca (Ortalis Motmot) - Very busy with calls from chachalacas, quite raucous at times. medium distance group of birds. medium close-up individuals with occasional calls from other species. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Exterior Effects - Bulldozer (tracked vehicle) - starting ticking over, driving away - 1981 (6B1, reprocessed)

Band-tailed Guan (Penelope Argyrotis) - medium close-up calls from a group, water dripping and other birds in distance. NB: not identified on original tape

Boreal Forest Atmosphere - Woodland: autumn: mid-day. Grackles, American robin, cardinal and cicadas. Very distant traffic.

Poison Arrow Frog (Colostethus Trinitatus) - Frog chorus in the evening. Birds in the background. Running water and the sound of water and foliage dropping from the trees. NB This recording can also be used as a forest atmosphere.

Black Vulture (Aegypius Monachus) - Adult arriving at nest close-up. Flies mp. Nightingale in distance.

Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis Cardinalis) - medium close-up calls from a male. American crow and Carolina chickadees in background. Distant cattle.

Children - Theatre Foyer, children in animated conversation in foyer of theatre playing a pantomime.

Mixed Outdoor Crowd - Three hundred people rioting, with boos and shouts. (No gunfire.)

Snow Goose (Anser Caerulescens) - medium close-up flight calls from small parties flying overhead. Ducks and wind in background.

Fast Flowing River In Pastureland - SPRING/EARLY SUMMER: SUITABLE FOR EARLY MORNING/EVENING Blackcap, redshank, wood pigeon, robin, pheasant, blackbid, sedge warbler and wren

Archery: Long Bows: Tournament Atmosphere - Archery: Draws arrow and shoots seven times, Yamaha Japanese longbow, metal arrows, birds, distant traffic

Forest Atmosphere - Recorded in open part of forest. Constant sounds from stridulating insects. background calls from various bird species. Distant sounds of wind in trees.

Sport And Leisure - Squash, game recorded from gallery with occasional speech.

Great Grey Shrike (Lanius Excubitor) - Adult female flying in to feed fledglings close-up

Feet in Clogs, walking downstairs, out of building, on concrete then gravel.

Superb Lyrebird (Menura Novaehollandiae) - close-up mimicry from displaying male lyrebird. Mimicry of building site with bangs, crashes & some speech. Distant sounds of traffic. N.B. This is the individual called 'Chook'.

Antarctic Fur Seal (Arctocephalus Gazella) - Pup growling and calling. Followed by pup and female calls.

Apostle Bird (Struthidea Cinerea) - Coarse croaks & some more shrill calls from apostle birds. background calls from other bird species. Also some sounds of wind. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording are unknown. Some bumps at start of recording.

Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus Leucocephalus) - medium close-up calls, other birds in background.

Army - Soldiers, constant marching on soft surface. (Troops wearing studded boots.)

Tundra Atmosphere - Peeping bird calls. Neutral atmosphere with some wind noise. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Hooded Crow (Corvus Corone Cornix) - Sounds of calling, flying, landing & take-off from many birds. close-up caws 0m18s. Sounds of movement as birds scavenge on carcass. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Electronic Sounds - Wind tunnel and crescendo. (Specially created electronic sound.)

Ford Anglia 105e Van (1963, 997cc): Interior-on Rough Road - Motor Van: Drive On Country Road with open windows, stop, interior, (Ford Anglia 105E, 1963 model, 997cc).

Crab Plover (Dromas Ardeola) - medium close-up piping calls from two plovers. medium distance fly buzz. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

New Zealand Brown Creeper (Finschia Novaeseelandiae) - medium distance song from a single bird. Bellbird in background. Slight wind in trees.

Thomson's Gazelle (Gazella Thomsoni) - close-up alarm calls. Zebra, wildebeest, insects and various birds calling in background. NB: Date of recording is between 1989 & 1990.

Cormorant (Phalacrocorax Carbo) - close-up calls from pair of cormorants on nest. medium distance - close-up calls in colony. High pitched calls from chicks in nests. Other reed-bed birds in background.

Bannerman's Turaco (Tauraco Bannermani) - medium distance & background calls from two turacos. Occasional song from other bird species. Also sounds of dripping rain & stridulating insects.

Timber & Wood - Hooter - yard shuts down and ends with sliding doors.

Nigerian Crowds - Nigeria, large mixed crowd, distant traffic. (Tom-tom drums audible from 1'20" to end.)

Calandra Lark (Melanocorypha Calandra) - Song of several close-up, with donkey and cockerel (lorry near end)

Aircraft 2 - Commence & continues to taxi (4 piston-engined aircraft, interior).

House Door: Interior - House Door: Front door, Interior, open and close. (Recorded four metres away)

France - Boulangerie - people constantly entering, buying bread and then leaving.

Woodland Atmosphere - Many different birds calling & singing in dawn chorus at 5.30am (just before sunrise). background calls from white winged dove, also cave swallows flying overhead. Some sounds of insects.

Willow Grouse (Lagopus Lagopus) - close-up calls, windy background, American Tree Sparrow singing in background.

Lincoln College Clock, Oxford - Lincoln College clock striking eleven o'clock.

M.g. Midget Sports Car 1967 (Interior) - Exterior, fairly fast approach and pass. (Sports car, 1967 model)

Common Bulbul (Pycnonotus Barbatus) - Calls, with Nightingale and Cetti's Warbler.

One-horse Trap (2 Wheeler) On Hard Surface - One-Horse Trap: Two Wheeler, loose surface, trotting, approach, stop.

Aircraft - Boeing 707,Jet Aircraft, exterior,On apron with engines running. (long-range airliner, 4 jet engines)

5-7 Cwt Bedford Light Van (Interior) - Interior, door opened and closed. (Bedford light van.)

Coastal Atmosphere - Sound of cicadas and surf. NB: date of recording is not specified.

Farmland/farmyard - Spring-Autumn,day,edge of village. medium distance-medium close-up house sparrows calling. Rook, collared doves,starlings. Insects. Sheep and farmyard sounds in background.

3 Horses On Turf (Studio) - Three horses on turf, walk to stop. (Studio recording with jingle of harness)

Fruit Bat Or Flying Fox (Pteropus ?rufus) - Calls of many flying in the forest

Cars - Ford Fiesta, exterior, slow pass right to left. (1.1 litre hatchback, 1986/7 model.)

Kandy Perahera Festival - Elephant dance. Drums with changing perspectives & speeds. Background chanting. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Mountain Forest Atmosphere - medium distance call from satyr tragopan at start of recording. background to medium close-up calls from other bird species. Some loud whistling calls. background sounds of running water. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Italy (Caracalla): Indoor Crowds - Caracalla, interior, applause & atmosphere at end of performance.

Rainforest - Night. Many crickets and other insects. High-pitched bat calls.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Crickets and cicadas. Distant calls from African wood owl.

National Daily Newspaper - National Daily Newspaper Picture Transmitting & Receiving Room, picture transmission & reception.

Temminck's Crowned Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus Coronatus) - close-up-MC song as warbler moves around tree. Other birds in background. Slight wind in trees.

Peugeot 205gt 1982 1300cc Petrol (car Misfiring Quite Badly) - interior - freewheeling downhill with brake squeal at end

Office Printing Equipment - Xerox photocopying machine, constant run.

Coasts - close-up - medium close-up calls from a mixed colony of sooty terns and brown noddys. Slight sea wash in background.

Variable Oystercatcher (Haematopus Unicolor) - close-up calls from adult. Immature begging for food. Surf on rocks in background.

Yellow Rumped Cacique (Cacicus Cela) - close-up song, gurgles and shrieks. Other birds and cicadas in background.

Christ‚äôs College Clock, Cambridge - Christ's College clock striking three o'clock.

Comedy Sounds - Single car running comically. (Specially created effect)

Baka People - medium close-up singing with drumming, percussion & hand claps. Happy, upbeat sounds.

World War Ii: Air Raids - Actuality recorded during air raids. Air raids, bombs falling.

North Sea Gas - North Sea Gas Industry, shop-floor crane lifting finished pipes.

France - Paris - Arc De Triomphe, heavy traffic with occasional police whistles.

Blackbird (Turdus Merula) - Chorus of alarm calls from blackbirds. Also some alarm calls from blue tits. Distant sounds of traffic.

Aircraft: D. H. Dove (Exterior) - De Havilland Dove, interior, climb into level flight. (Light civil aircraft, two piston engines.) (NB Military versions of this plane named Devon & Sea Devon.)

Suburbia - Refuse lorry approaches, bins emptied house to house, departs.

Quail (Coturnix Coturnix) - NB: Date of recording not known. close-up cheaps from several chicks just emerged from eggs.

Wolseley Sixteen-sixty Car 1967 (Interior) - Exterior, passing at speed with horn. (Wolseley sixteen-sixty car, 1967)

British Rural Backgrounds 2 - Summer atmosphere - quiet Welsh hillside during summer - distant traffic - 1980 (1B8, reprocessed) (technical note - to be used at low level)

County Rugby Football Match - County rugby match, shouts and applause.

Alcon Blue Butterfly (Maculinea Alcon) - Stridulation from a pupa.

Wedge Capped Capuchin (Cebus Olivaceous) - Sounds of capuchins moving in trees, producing peeping contact calls. medium distance crash followed by screaming capuchin calls 1m58s. Distant calls from howler monkeys. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Mute Swan (Cygnus Olor) - Walking through water & grunting close-up; distant gulls, terns & waders; hum & some crackles.

Humpback Whale (Megaptera Novaeangliae) - Song from solo male, deep, bubbling and whooping phrases with high, shrill sections. Other males in background.

Palestine Sunbird (Nectarinia Osea) - Song and calls, with Fan-tailed Raven, Yellow-vented Bulbul and stream in background, also calls of distant Tristram's Grackles and Sand Partridge. Traffic noise.

White Necked Raven (Corvultur Albicollis) - Calls of pair Other birds in background

House Crow (Corvus Splendens) - Calls medium close-up, with many birds in background. Very busy.

Western Sandpiper (Calidris Mauri) - MC take-off and flock flight calls. Probably sanderlings and least sandpipers also in flock. (Distant hammering in background.)

Locks, Knockers, Banging, Etc - A large sliding bolt drawn shut several times.

Green-tailed Towhee (Chlorurus Chlorurus) - MC song, Western Flycatcher, Broad-tailed Hummingbird and House Wren in background. Distant river.

Woolly Spider Monkey (Brachyteles Arachnoides) - medium distance alarm calls from a female. Wind in trees in background.

South African Fur Seal (Arctocephalus Pusillus Pusillus) - medium distance calls from individual pup. background sounds of heavy seawash & occasional bird calls.

Modern Agricultural Machinery & Vehicles - Ford 7810 Tractor, exterior, moving round yard, approaches, engine switched off.

Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus Amphibius) - MC snorts from several in water, early morning birds calls from bank of lake in background.

Hammer Headed Fruit Bat (Hypsignathus Monstrosus) - medium close-up & background honking display calls from male bats. Occasional increases in rapidity of calls. Sounds of stridulating insects. Recorded at night.

Common Kestrel (Falco Tinnunculus) - close-up calls from chicks in nest. Some movement in nest. Flies buzzing background at times.

Domestic Clock (English, 1810) - Domestic clock striking quarter to the hour. (English domestic clock, manufactured 1810.)

Bar-headed Goose (Anser Indicus) - Calls while feeding with other birds in background.

Skylark (Alauda Arvensis) - Female moving about on nest and flying off BCU.

Coal Mining - Mine atmosphere underground - some drips & loose stones falling.

Orang Utan (Pongo Pygmaeus) - Branch breaking as adult male makes nest.

Long-tailed Skua (Stercorarius Longicaudus) - medium close-up alarm calls from a single bird

Austin Gipsy Cross-country Vehicle (Exterior) - Cross-country vehicle, exterior, start, depart. (Austin Gipsy)

Farmstead & Surroundings - Farmland: Spring; Day Fan-tailed Warbler prominent, Skylark, Corn Bunting, Flies, Cockerel. Windy background.

Crested Auklet (Aethia Cristatella) - Distant calls from birds on sea. Some closer calls from groups flying out to join them. Distant occasional parakeet auklet calls. MC seawash.

Transport - Car Ferry, bow wave at port side. (Car Ferry "St. Nicholas", 17,400 tons, built 1980.)

Sydney & Urban New Zealand - Building site - Manly, Australia. Large site as heard from above with natural reverberation, hammering, electric saws, drilling, metal sheeting and wood dropped, very distant background surf and some myna birds.

Gannet (Sula Bassanus) - close-up calls from a 4 week old chick and threat calls from adult. Another (3 week old) chick calls nearby. Colony in distance.

Coastal Atmosphere - Lakeside. Gulls, buff-necked ibises, and wing-beats of Magellanic comorants flying past.

Monasteries - Monasteries: Large hallway, with footsteps and occasional doors

Household Effects: Open Fireplace - Open fireplace. Match struck; fire lit; crackle of flames

Whinchat (Saxicola Rubetra) - close-up song. Very faint bleating from sheep in background.

Great Spotted Cuckoo (Clamator Glandarius) - close-up begging calls from a single chick in captivity.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Quiet early morning atmosphere. Insects, frogs(?) and occasional calls from hornbills.

White-necked Thrush (Turdus Albicollis) - Song. fairly close (morning).

Azure-winged Magpie (Cyanopica Cyana) - MC-close-up calls. Great tit, Eastern crowned warbler, jungle crow and other birds in background.

Veteran Cars: Rolls Royce ‚äúsilver Ghost‚äù (1911 Model, 6 Cylinders, 35 Hp) - Cars: Rolls Royce "Silver Ghost", 1911 model, 6 cylinders, 35 H.P. Exterior, approach from the right and stop

Lion (Panthera Leo) - Loud snarls. Hisses and growls. NHC17 is a continuous recording of 73m48s also found starting on NHS000124.

Woodland Atmosphere - Quiet, peaceful atmosphere. A few calls from birds. Gently chirruping cricket. Some sounds of wind in vegetation. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Bird calls with pigeons/doves cooing. Insects & lessening wind in trees. High pitched frog calls. Time is approximately 5 p.m. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Coastal Marsh Atmosphere - Coastal Marsh:Autumn:Morning. Wind and surf with distant Brent geese calling.

Spotted Hyaena (Crocuta Crocuta) - close-up sounds of Hyaena crunching Buffalo bones from an earlier Lion kill. Yelps, growls, whoops (barks) & moans between feeding animals. Egyptian goose briefly in background, other birds in distance.

Grey-backed Thrush (Turdus Hortulorum) - Distant-medium close-up alarm calls at a predator, probably a snake. At 7'27" the bird begins to sing medium close-up. MC-close-up alarm calls from a pair of marsh tits. Other birds in distance. Slight wind in trees and very distant stream.

Sperm Whale (Physeter Catodon) - Very complex echolocation with bizarre, amusing & mechanical qualities. Hydrophone recording of male sperm whales. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Tree Frog Sp. - close-up calls from a single frog. River in distance and occasional bird calls.

Comedy, Fantasy & Horror - Twang, boing, whistle. (Comedy Spot Effect.)

Lakeside - Spring: Night Cricket chorus with distant chuck-will's-widow calling. ,

Rainforest Atmosphere - Early morning recording of various bird sounds (e.g. screeches, clucks & wing flaps) in rainforest. Busy atmosphere.

Quiet Park - Birds & Backgrounds: Town Park atmosphere with wind in trees and traffic.

Crowds, Children & Footsteps - Footsteps on shingle, with distant seawash.

Domestic Clock: Strike Removed; Hammer Merely Vibrates - Domestic clock with striker removed striking seven o'clock. (No chimes, hammer merely vibrates.)

Tonga Flying Fox (Pteropus Tonganus) - medium close-up calls from an adult. Distant barking pigeon at start of recording. Wind in trees in background.

Comedy 3 - One woman, two burlesque screams 7", 7" - 1968 (169A, reprocessed)

Household (Kitchen) Effects - Mechanical food cutter being used in a kitchen.

World War Ii Battle Actuality - Street fighting, tanks, Priest self propelled guns, enemy shells landing, World War II. (From 78 r.p.m. disc)

Pygmy Chimpanzee (Pan Paniscus) - Nest building in forest. Breaking branches. Insects & distant bird calls with some distinctive calls.

Black Footed Albatross (Diomedea Nigripes) - close-up begging calls from chicks. Calls from adults with bill-clapping. Sooty terns and boobies in background. Distant surf. Occasional rumbling sounds from mic.

Caving & Pot-holing - Four men walking with nailed boots in a dry passage in a cave.

Children - Middle & Secondary Schools - Argumentative atmosphere in classroom - 1981 (3C3, reprocessed)

Footsteps On Pavement: Running - Footsteps on Pavement, man running, with approach & stop.

Sailing Vessel (19ft. Cabin Sloop) - In cockpit, sailing against strength 5 wind. (19ft cabin sloop)

Moorhen (Gallinula Chloropus) - close-up clucking calls,contact calls from others. Long-tailed tits,mallard and other ducks in background.

Coast - Late afternoon. Cicadas. Bellbirds and red-crowned parakeets. Distant calls from gulls. Surf more prominent as tide comes in.

Water - close-up water draining back through crevice, more echo, surf in background.

Gannet (Sula Bassana) - Arrival and take off calls close-up from adult, chick calling in distance.

Termites (Reticulitermes Genus) - close-up tapping. Communication between guards. Faint feeding sounds from workers

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - Mew & long calls close-up from several birds. Herring gulls medium close-up.

Ships And Boats 1 - Beam Fishing Trawler, general atmosphere on deck whilst trawling.

Africa 2 - The Natural World - Zaire: Late evening marshy jungle atmosphere, with tree frogs & crickets.

Tropical Seasonal Forest Atmosphere - medium close-up clear song from unidentified bird. background of neutral, clean forest atmosphere.

Thailand 1 - Thai Steel Warehouse, interior, atmosphere with workers talking & calling, machinery including cranes, truck & steel being moved.

Veteran Cars - Cars: Benz "Comfortable" 1900 Open Top. Exterior, faster approach and stop. Single cylinder, belt drive, 3 1/2 h.p.

Dusky Gull (Larus Fuliginosus) - 'Laughing' call from gull, followed by shrill calls. Calls from booby 0m41s. background calls from other bird species. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

London Midland Region Electric Trains (Exterior) - Express Train departs. (British Rail London Midland Region train, 25kV Pantograph system.)

Common Cuckoo (Cuculus Canorus) - aggressive and territorial calls

Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga Leonina) - close-up calls from a female, with yelps from other females and pups. Surf in background.

African Grey Parrot (Psittacus Erithacus) - Bird calling "I can see you...boo!

Ring-necked Parakeet (Psittacula Krameri) - AND LONG-TAILED GLOSSY STARLING (LAMPROTORNIS CAUDATUS) Calls of both species close-up.

Mangroves - AUTUMN: MIDDAY Rather neutral with stridulating insects and distant birds.

Rufous-collared Sparrow (Zonotrichia Capensis) - Single song phrase close-up.

Dogs: Spaniels - King Charles Spaniel growling & barking, exterior.

Brazilian Giant Otter (Pteronura Braziliensis) - Swimming and snorting

Spain - Spain: Noisy cafe atmosphere, with general chatter from young people, occasional whistling from customer & espresso machine heard at intervals.

Crested Lark (Galerida Cristata) - Typical call medium close-up, Blue-cheeked Bee-eaters in background.

2.6 Litre Rover Saloon Car - Interior, start, quiet tickover, revving switch off. (2.6 litre Rover saloon car.)

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - Distress calls close-up from half-grown chick. Colony in distance. N.B This recording also contains material from MP25353 Bk05

Village - Late Spring-Summer: Mid-day Rather neutral, with flies, House Sparrows, Swallows, Crested Lark, Cirl Bunting.

Estuary - Midday, beside estuary. Wind in large clump of fennel. Wind gusting. Crickets and bees. Skylark in background. Distant traffic noise. Also suitable for farmland and grassland atmospheres.

Cross-channel Ferry Boat ‚äúdover‚äù - Ferry: Cross-Channel, 'Dover', bridge, ship comes into dock, intelligible orders, siren.

Grey Streaked Honeyeater (Ptiloprora Perstriata) - close-up calls from one bird, with other birds in background. Distant waterfall.

Common Flicker (Colaptes Auratus) - medium close-up calls. Carolina chickadees in background. (Very distant traffic.)

Forest Savanna Atmosphere - Forest savanna - dry season - midday. Rather neutral with crickets and various birds, including grey hornbill.

Arfak Parotia (Parotia Sefilata) - Calls, some close-up and very loud, from male above display court. Female mewing calls at end of band.

The Age Of Steam - Steam Train departs from station, to left with one engine pushing & one pulling.

Social Flycatcher (Myiozetetes Similis) - medium distance & medium close-up calls from social flycatcher (good medium close-up calls 1m22s). Insects buzzing. Recorded in evening at sunset.

Glassworks: Sheet Glass And Bottles - Glassworks, sieving fine sand.

Ladakh Festival Atmosphere - medium distance drums. medium close-up cymbals. Instruments played at varying rates. N.B. Location identified (verbally) as Lekea Monastery.

Victoria Station, London - Victoria Station Concourse, busy rush-hour crowd with footsteps, occasional indistinct voices, distant train whistles. (Recorded above concourse, no announcements.)

Californian Sealion (Zalophus Californianus) - medium close-up alarm calls, sniffs and other noises from several. Gulls in background. Surf on beach - nice echo from cliffs.

Moorhen (Gallinula Chloropus) - medium close-up calls, others in background with Boat-tailed Grackle.

Aircraft: Barracuda (On Aircraft Carrier) - Aircraft: Airspeed Oxford. Diving

Coast - Wind through long coastal grass. Cricket stridulating. A few calls from red-billed gulls in distance. Distant surf.

Graceful Warbler (Prinia Gracilis) - Song and alarm calls medium close-up. Graceful Warbler, House Sparrows, Fan-tailed Raven, Tristram's Grackles and insects in background.

Chatter In Factory - Factory. Staff descending stairs, busy atmosphere.

Electronically Generated Sounds - Sliding door, medium, with mechanism hum. (Futuristic Spot Effect.)

Unidentified Bird - Song MP, other birds and running water in background.

Ships And Boats 2 - Steam Launch, single blast on hooter. (Steam Launch 'Victoria', 31ft, 19th century.)

Boreal Forest Atmosphere - White throated sparrow, bullfrogs and great northern diver flight calls, wind in spruces. Early Morning

Outdoor Clock - Church clock striking, 11 o'clock. (St. John the Evangelist)

Ainu Prayers - Prayers from Ainu Chief. Sounds of chanting. Quiet background.

Apricot Portable Micro Computer: 1985 Model - Apricot portable micro computer, switch on, disk loaded, machine boots & operator runs programme. (1985 model.)

Marshland - Early morning overlooking marsh. Crickets, frogs and many birds singing. Some calls from waders including African snipe and wood sandpiper. Distant Egyptian geese. Very distant traffic noise.

Ford Fiesta Motor Car (1980 Model, 1300cc) Exterior - Cars: Ford Fiesta, 1300 cc, 1980 model. Turns and manoeuvres

Horses / Dogs - Large Alsatian barking, with some birdsong. (Dog interior, microphone exterior.)

Gila Woodpecker (Melanerpes Uropygialis) - medium close-up calls from bird at nest hole, another bird flies in. Cardinal singing in background.

Dog Sledge - sound of sledge passing; shouted instructions to dogs

British Rural Backgrounds 1 - Hedgerow, January, early morning, 1977 (1B13, reprocessed) (technical note: to be used at low level)

Motor Car: 1929 4 1/2 Litre Bentley - Exterior, depart. (4.5 litre, 1929 model Bentley)

Desert Atmosphere - Desert atmosphere with birds and insects; prominent croaking

Coast Atmosphere - Loud sounds of wind in palms, some gusts. background sounds of surf. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Interiors - Various 2 - Moving cases in a warehouse, fairly noisy without speech - Sept '1968 (136B,reprocessed)

Motor Racing: Formula 1: 1.3 Litre - Silverstone, Formula One International Trophy Race 1969, cars leaving Copse Corner & accelerating away. (Formula One, 1.3 litre.)

Black Noddy (Anous Minutus) - Breeding colony with close-up calls

Setrite Push-button Ticket Machine - Setrite Push-Button Ticket Machine, 1/6d. inserted.

Oystercatcher (Haematopus Ostralegus) - Flight call close-up; waders in distance. Water rippling medium close-up, surf in distance.

River Atmosphere - Fast flowing water at weir close-up. N.B. Exact episode of 'Tales of the Riverbank' not known.

Yellow-bellied Marmot (Marmota Flaviventris) - close-up calls from one young Marmot with another feeding nearby. Bird in background.

Corn Bunting (Emberiza Calandra) - Fledglings give begging calls close-up. Hoopoe in background.

Fenland Atmosphere - Late spring Early morning Close perspective reed-bed with reeds rustling in the breeze & skylark singing overhead.

Gull-billed Tern (Gelochelidon Nilotica) - close-up calls from birds in flight. Grey-headed gulls calling. White pelicans bathing.

Children - Singing Games & School - Exterior, group of children singing 'London's Burning' - 1981 (3C8, reprocessed)

Manx Shearwater (Puffinus Puffinus) - Calls close-up from bird in burrow.

Superb Lyrebird (Menura Novaehollandiae) - close-up mimicry from displaying male lyrebird. Includes mimicry of various bird species with musical & whistling notes. Good 'camera shutter' sounds from 0m48s. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Lesser Noddy (Anous Tenuirostris) - close-up very quiet sounds of bill fencing between courting birds from 0m22s. background calls from other noddys. Distant sounds of the sea.

Magellan Goose (Chloephaga Picta) - Calls of adult and young close-up. NB:Date of recording unknown

Indoor Swimming Bath - Indoor Swimming Pool, general atmosphere with mainly adults.

South America - Rural & Urban Atmospheres - Buggy-mule driven cart - used as a taxi in rural Brazil

Rainforest Atmosphere - Winter: Day Apapane and Iiwi calling and singing, insects buzzing.

Romania 1 - Interior - tram journey 1950's-built tram with trailer unit - very noisy.

Clark's Nutcracker (Nucifraga Columbiana) - medium distance-medium close-up calls and wingbeats from two birds, slight wind in trees.

5-7 Cwt Bedford Light Van (Interior) - Interior, horn. (Bedford light van.)

Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius Phoeniceus) - close-up calls and whistles, Wilson's Warbler, running water and other birds in distance.

Horses 1 - Stable door opened, horses lead out, some wind noise.

Thick-billed Parrot (Rhynchopsitta Pachyrhyncha) - medium close-up - close-up calls from a single bird in captivity. Bird flies off at end of recording. Other birds in background.

Windmill (Interior) - Interior, general atmosphere on 1st floor with mill operating.

Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius Phoeniceus) - medium close-up call from a single bird, crickets in background.

Madagascar Red Fody (Foudia Madagascariensis) - close-up calls from a single bird, thunder in background and distant Madagascar Coucal.

Rufous-legged Owl (Strix Rufipes) - Calls with frogs in background.

Livestock 1 - Piglets, interior, approx 20-30 2-5 month old pigs, scurrying around in bungalows (special fattening pens)  in number, some older pigs in background.

Crossbill (Loxia Curvirostra) - Calls close-up, then flies off. Chaffinch and distant traffic in background.

Domestic Dog (Canis Familiaris) - Studio recording of collie dog (exact breed unknown). close-up animated whines & panting. Sneeze at 0m31s. Barks from 0m39s (first barks over level/distorted).

Aec Regent Bus (1950‚äôs Model): Exterior - AEC Regent Bus, exterior, approach & stop. (Model c. 1950s.)

Domestic Clock: Double-strike - Domestic clock striking four o'clock. (Domestic clock with double-strike mechanism.)

Macgregor's Bowerbird (Amblyornis Macgregoriae) - medium distance calls from small group of bowerbirds. background calls from other bird species. background sounds of a waterfall.

Red Tailed Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus Magnificus) - medium distance-medium close-up flight calls from several. Others in trees in background.

Honeyguide Sp. (Indicatoridae) - medium close-up 'follow me' calls. Hornbill in background. Leaves rustling and wind in trees.

Emmanuel College Clock, Cambridge - Emmanuel College clock striking six o'clock.

Reindeer (Rangifer Tarandus) - close-up grunts from a female calling to a calf. Calf calls in background.

Dingo (Canis Familiaris Dingo) - medium close-up growls from male to pups. Also some sounds of movement & buzzing flies. Occasional distant bird calls.

World War Ii: Aircraft Carriers - Weighing anchor, chain dropping into locker. World War II. (From 78 r.p.m. disc)

The Age Of Steam - Railway Carriage toilet compartment, atmosphere on unwelded track.

Piper Light Aircraft (Single Pistol Engine) (Exterior) - Interior, descent, land, taxi, switch off. (Piper private light aircraft, 1 piston engine)

Chimpanzee (Pan Troglodytes) - Sudden explosion of screaming calls from several during fairly quiet atmosphere.

Suricate (Suricata Suricatta) - medium close-up calls from a baby begging (mildly) and being offered food.

Giant Otter (Pteronura Brasiliensis) - close-up greeting calls from several. Cicadas and birds in distance. Water lapping.

St. Paul‚äôs Cathedral Clock (Great Tom) - Great Tom clock with street atmosphere striking three-quarters

Snow Petrel (Pagodroma Nivea) - Calls from an almost fledged chick after being fed, while adult still present. NB this was recorded between June and November 1992.

Black And Rufous Warbling Finch (Poospiza Nigrorufa) - Song with coots and wren-like rushbird

Puffin (Fratercula Arctica) - close-up calls from a well-grown chick in burrow. Movement sounds. Gulls call in distance.

Model Railways - Model Railways: Hornby O-Gauge Clockwork train c.1935. Engine running in hand

Slow Flowing River - Canal: Winter; Mid-day Neutral, with distant Black-headed and Herring Gulls, and Wren alarm.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Calls from insects & birds. background sounds from a rushing stream. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is inknown.

Southern Region Steam Train (Express: Interior) - Southern Region express steam train, interior, guard's whistle, move off into constant run.

City Traffic Background - Traffic: Daytime city background with pauses in traffic and birdsong. (Occasional hiss from vehicle or machine)

Vintage Motor Car: Citroen 5cv Van - Cars: Vintage motor car Citroen 5cv van, 1924. Interior, start up on handle, run on country road, stationary at end

Great Frigate Bird (Fregata Minor) - medium close-up calls from several attacking other birds. Sooty Tern and Laysan Albatrosses in background.

Shops: Supermarket - Shops: Check out, cash registers and sounds of wrapping.

Office Equipment, Business & Control Areas - Computer printer (Hewlett Packard Laserjet) - prints

Narrow-gauge Light Railway (Interior): In Closed Coach - Narrow-Gauge Light Railway, whistles, train slows down & stops. (Recorded in closed coach.)

Ships & Tugs: Whistles & Sirens - R.M.S. Queen Mary ship's siren, one horn blast, signalling ship turning to starboard.

Interior House Doors (Wooden) - Interior, wooden door closed with heavy echo.

27ft Cabin Cruiser (50 Hp. Diesel) - Cabin Cruiser: 27ft, 50 hp. diesel engine, stern wash, recorded near exhaust.

Summer Tanager (Piranga Rubra) - medium close-up song, other birds in background, distant road noise.

Bornean Orang Utan (Pongo Pygmaeus Pygmaeus) - Distant long call from adult male. Bellowing sounds echo eerily in rainforest. background sounds of insect stridulation.

Bits & Pieces - Slow tuning  across 9 Mhz, with static and heavy interference

Wandering Albatross (Diomedea Exulans) - Displaying and nodding. Screaming, bill-snapping, vibrating and grunts. NB: exact date of recording is not specified.

Antique Firearms - Brown Bess Flintlock, single shot fired, hits metal target. (Manufactured 1757.)

Gila Woodpecker (Melanerpes Uropygialis) - close-up alarm calls, Gambel's Quail and insects in background, distant sparrows.

16mm Rca Cine Projector - 16mm RCA cine projector. Start, run, stop.

Interiors - Concert Halls - Applause at end of item with shouts of 'more' and atmosphere with tuning - 1972 (1C7,reprocessed)

Right Whale (Balaena Glacialis) - close-up blow & sounds of inspiration (inhalation) from large male. Water effects. Distant hum from boat.

Go Away Bird (Corythaixoides Concolor) - Coarse then piping calls. background sounds of wind.

Red-legged Partridge (Alectoris Rufa) - Calls mp from a male. Blackbird medium close-up. Insects & goldfinch in distance. Water in background.

Magdalen College Clock, Oxford - Magdalen College clock striking quarter to the hour.

Outback - Morning, strong wind blowing dry twigs and leaves. Flies buzzing. Occasional distant bird call.

Fire Service - Fire: Activity at the scene, pumps, Indistinct radio telephone in background

Fast Typing (Mid-distant Office Acoustic) - Fast Typing: Mid-Distant office acoustic, two manual typewriters.

Common Peafowl (Pavo Cristatus) - close-up call from a peacock. Others call in background. Scraping noises are a combination of the sound of the feet as it turns and the dry rustle of the tail while fanned. Sound of shaking tail. Collared doves, greenfinches, jackdaws, swifts and other birds in

Renault 4 Saloon Car 1967 (Exterior) - Renault 4 saloon, exterior, starts, tickover. (1967 model.)

Chimpanzee (Pan Troglodytes) - Short pant hoot by male. Grunting and distant hooting followed by medium distance hooting and barking. Anxious hooting from female. Sounds of nutcracking. Cicadas in background.

Cicada Sp - close-up stridulation from cicada in Pine Trees at about 6pm. Wind and birds faintly in background.

Suricate (Suricata Suricatta) - close-up calls from adults to young ones to get them to move. Young also calling.

Fallow Deer (Dama Dama) - close-up rutting calls from buck chasing females around on his "stand". medium close-up calls from females. Buck rushes off at sight of another buck. Distant calls from both. Then first buck calls in distance. = territorial behaviour. Calls from crows near end of recording

Robin (Erithacus Rubecula) - close-up sub-song, wind in background and occasional calls from Greylag Geese.

Spotted Hyaena (Crocuta Crocuta) - Adult 'whooping' with insect chorus

Dusky Gull (Larus Fuliginosus) - close-up anxiety and long or laughing calls. Occasional calls mp from yellow warbler. Surf mp.

Whinchat (Saxicola Rubetra) - With distant small moorland stream and waterfall in background

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - NB: Recorded from microphones placed beside a Reed Warbler's nest. 0530 - 0553hrs Male approaching nest and calling quietly, changing places with female. Chaffinch singing in background.

Coventry Cathedral - Coventry Cathedral, general atmosphere with footsteps and speech. (Echo)

Komodo Dragon (Varanus Komodoensis) - close-up sounds of breathing, chewing & hissing. Occasional distant calls from birds. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Vickers Viscount, exterior, passing over. (Short/medium-range airliner, 4 piston-engines.)

White Browed Sparrow Weaver (Plocepasser Mahali) - close-up song, Other birds in background, two birds calling at end.

New Forest Pony (Equus Caballus) - Atmosphere - Ponies grazing, snorting and neighing

Aircraft: Trident (Exterior) - Hawker-Siddeley Trident, exterior, landing and taxi to close-up. (Short/medium-range airliner, 3 jet engines.)

Fox Hunting: Quorn Hunt - Hunting horn call, calling hounds when on the move.  (Quorn Hunt.)

Rainforest Atmosphere - Early morning rainforest atmosphere at 9,000ft. close-up Goldie's, yellow-billed (Musschenbroek's) and orange-billed (emerald) lorikeets feeding and flying to and from feeding area. Continuous close-up cheeping calls and some medium close-up whistling calls mainly of lorikeets.

World War 2 - 2 - Hoisting and hosing anchor - occasional voices (reprocessed)

Interior Backgrounds - Art Gallery atmosphere with footsteps & indistinct voices. (Recorded at the National Gallery.)

Footsteps On Country Road: Running - Footsteps on Country Road, two men & two women running, with approach & stop.

Lesser Flamingo (Phoeniconaias Minor) - medium close-up colony calls.

Domestic Clock - Domestic Mantle Clock striking eleven o'clock. (Early 19th Century clock chimes 'A', 8 bells, 1 gong.)

Grey-faced Woodpecker (Picus Canus) - medium distance calls. Many birds in background.

Telephone Confidence Tones - Geiger Counter operating with buzzer.

Tall Grass Savanna Atmosphere - Tall grass savanna - dry season - early morning. With various birds including doves and bulbuls.

Collared Sunbird (Anthreptes Collaris) - close-up calls. Other birds & insects in background.

Children - Middle & Secondary Schools - In dining room at lunchtime, busy atmosphere with speech and crockery clatter - 1979 (3C6, reprocessed)

D.i.y. And Building - Glass hammered from smashed front door pane, surround levered up.

Black Sicklebill (Epimachus Fastuosus) - medium distance 'chicken' calls and two other calls close-up. Quiet background of insects and other birds.

Motor Car: 1 1/2 Litre Riley, 1959 (Worn Engine; Interior) - Interior, start, run in low gear over rough track. (1.5 litre, 1959, worn engine, Riley)

Striated Canegrass Warbler (Megalurus Palustris) - close-up song. Lapwings calling in background. Cricket chorus.

Crested Auklet (Aethia Cristatella) - close-up - medium distance calls from hundreds of birds flying in to their island roosting areas. Occasional calls from slaty-backed gulls in distance. A few calls from parakeet auklets. Surf in background.

Footsteps Up Stone Stairs (Slight Echo) - Footsteps up stone stairs, 1 man. (With start and stop, slight echo)

Boys‚äô Comprehensive School: In Classroom - Boys' Comprehensive School classroom, boys supposed to be working.

Footsteps On Pavement: Running - Footsteps on Pavement, three men running, with approach & stop.

Air Battles, Air Raids & Sirens - Night raid on London, two bombs fall, close 1940 (500M)

Gallery Forest Atmosphere - Wind in trees and trees squeaking and groaning.

Forest - Mid-morning in highland forest on crater rim. Many birds singing and calling. Strong wind in trees.

Aircraft: Lightning Twin-jet Fighter (Exterior) - English Electric Lightning, exterior, landing. (Jet engined fighter plane.)

Laysan Finch (Psittirostra Cantans) - medium close-up song. Sooty Tern colony in distance.

Motor Car: Ford Ecsort 1300 (Manual) (Exterior) - Ford Escort 1300, exterior, self starter, tickover, depart. (1300cc engine, manual transmission.)

Sperm Whale (Physeter Catodon) - Echolocation clicks becoming more regular. Echolocation background. Hydrophone recording. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Triumph 650 Cc Motor Cycle - Triumph 650cc twin, approach, stop, tickover, depart

Lantern Clock, 1615 - Lantern clock striking nine o'clock. (Domestic lantern clock, manufactured 1615.)

Flying Foxes (Pteropus Spp) - medium distance - medium close-up calls from a mixed colony of little red, grey-headed & black flying foxes flying out from roost in the evening. Calls from bats in flight & in trees. Loud mating cries from remaining bats at end of recording.

Greylag Goose (Anser Anser) - close-up excited feeding calls while feeding in water. N.B. The date of this recording is unknown.

Pulleys, Winches & Chains - Winch operated slowly with start & stop.

Fan-tailed Raven (Corvus Rhipidurus) - Calls and wingbeats, with house bunting song.

Humpback Whale (Megaptera Novaeangliae) - Song from solo male. Calls from others in background. Slight crackle of snapping shrimps. NB Sequences from this recording can also be found on NHC000030 Tr08-11.

Suburban Steam Train: Interior (2-6-2 Tank Locomotive, Past 1945) - Steam Train: 2-6-2 tank locomotive, post 1945, suburban, interior, slow down, flanges squeal, stop.

Beach Atmosphere - Waves breaking on pebble beach. Good spray. NB: Date of this recording is unknown.

Association Football - League Match - Sport: Association football, Derby v. Arsenal, crowd reaction of oohs, aahs, applause.

Spotted Catbird (Ailuroedus Melanotis) - medium close-up - close-up calls. Other birds in distance, some louder calls from graceful honeyeater. Water dripping from trees.

Badger (Meles Meles) - Moving about entrance to sett juvenile tawny owl in background

Interiors - Pubs And Clubs - Game of darts in quiet Fenland pub - June '1980 (1R7,reprocessed)

Spain - Spain: One horse exercised in outdoor riding school, with lots of birdsong, subdued chatter, children playing in distance & distant traffic.

Guns: Revolvers: Exterior - Revolver: 9 millimetre, 9 shots, outside, (NATO standard issues).

Church Bells - Single bell tolling - with sound mechanism, English village church.

Razorbill (Alca Torda) - Sounds of birds shuffling on ledge including sound of nails on rock. Followed by soft conversational growls. Kittiwakes and guillemots in background. medium distance surf.

Crowd Reaction & Chatter - Gasp, 36 people, 20-30 years old. (Interior.)

London Traffic - Roar of traffic with distant chatter, some heavy vehicles passing. (Oxford Circus, London.)

Bmc Mini 1000 Car 1972 Model: Exterior - Cars: 1972 B.M.C. Mini, 1000cc engine. Exterior, slow approach and stop

Black Parrot (Coracopsis Nigra) - medium close-up call, insects and distant birds in background.

Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus Alexandri) - close-up calls.

France: Tour De France - France: Tour De France, actuality, winners presentation, applause.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Generally neutral rainforest atmosphere. Some close-up squawks and movement in branches from Arfak parotia. medium close-up fluty bird song almost throughout. Other bird calls/song and crickets stridulating in distance. Atmosphere changes at 2m15s with stridulating cricket

Common Newtonia (Newtonia Brunneicauda) - close-up calls, Pied Crows and other birds background.

Black-tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys Ludovicianus) - close-up 'jump' and alarm calls from a group; birds in distance, hissy.

Cardinal (Cardinalis Cardinalis) - close-up calls. Hissy background.

Pheasant Shoot - Clay Pigeon Shoot, shots, whistles, foreground chatter.

Tropical (Partly) Deciduous Monsoon Forest - Summer: Day - With insects

Office & Printing - Roneo duplicator - several short runs & stops, 1968.

Sacred Kingfisher (Halycon Sancta) - medium close-up calls from juveniles in nest hole in tree. Calls become more urgent as adult approaches. Adult calls medium distance. Distant tui. Cicadas and crickets in background. Slight wind in trees.

Warble Frequency Notes - Warble Frequency Notes, 60 Hz. (Approximate frequency.)

Lakeside/woodland Atmosphere - Recorded in evening during autumn. Cricket chorus with calls from sparrows, cardinals & warblers. Some distant traffic & dogs at end.

Communications - BT Pushbutton Payphone, money inserted & call made (9 digits).

Ford Anglia 105e Van (1963, 997cc): Exterior - Motor Van: Passes with horn, exterior, (Ford Anglia 105E, 1963 model, 997cc).

Aircraft: Beagle Pup - Beagle Pup, exterior recordings. Aerobatics.

Louisiana Heron (Egretta Tricolor) - medium close-up calls, other birds in background, insect chorus.

Singing Cisticola (Cisticola Cantans) - close-up alarm calls, others in background, other species in distance.

British Rail High Speed Train (Inter-city 125) (Exterior) - Inter-City 125, exterior, depart. (British Rail High Speed Train, Diesel engine.)

Black-tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys Ludovicianus) - MC alarm calls from several. Meadowlarks and crickets in background. NB: Exact date of recording unknown.

Woodland Atmosphere - Evening atmosphere (recorded at 6.00pm). Multiple calls from birds, some very close, others distant. Also some stridulation from insects.

Glassworks: Sheet Glass And Bottles - Glassworks, cutting a glass sheet with some talking in background.

Mountain Atmosphere - medium close-up calls & wingbeats from unidentified bird. Becomes more busy thoughout. Some distant vehicle noise. background sounds of wind. \ N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Sheet Metal Engineering - Sheet metal engineering, friction metal saw switched on, operates with pauses.

Boat-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus Major) - AND COMMON GRACKLE (QUISCALUS QUISCULA) MC flock calls while feeding in trees. With part of flock flying off and Canada geese flying over. Crickets chirping.

British Rural Backgrounds 1 - Country garden, March - with birdsong and some distant traffic, 1978 (1B11 F)

Ships & Tugs: Whistles & Sirens - Tug's siren sounded approximately eight times.

Marshland - By small muddy pool at side of marsh. Group of yellow-billed storks & marabou storks preening - the marabous bill clapping. Calls from yellow-billed egret at start, calls from wood sandpipers, crickets & other insects. African snipe, olive baboons & a cou

Horses / Dogs - Small dog, interior, threatening to attack & attacking.

Bond Sports Car (C. 1970) - Cars: Bond sports car, 1970. Interior, Town, driving in traffic, start and stop

House Martin (Delichon Urbica) - Pair feeding nestlings in sea-cliff nest (with distant fulmars)

Police Car (Jaguar: Interior) - Police car, interior, starts and ticks over. (Jaguar police car.)

Ships And Boats 2 - Steam Launch, pumping water into boiler. (Steam Launch 'Victoria', 31ft, 19th century.)

Outdoor Clock - Church clock striking, 4 o'clock. (All Saints Church)

Boreal Forest Atmosphere - Windy Evening Strong wind through aspen leaves, some birds in background and crickets after 2'

Black-eared Wheatear (Oenanthe Hispanica) - Song close-up, with white wagtail and palm dove in background.

3 People In Hall - Three people in a hall with speech and chatter, fairly quiet with no traffic.

Unidentified Bird - Calls medium close-up with other birds calling in background.

Corn Bunting (Emberiza Calandra) - Calls of fledgling, plus adult flying to and from nest. One adult remains at nest giving anxiety calls. Hoopoe in background.

Mixed Woodland Edge Or Hedgerow - SPRING/EARLY SUMMER: EARLY MORNING Dawn chorus near rookery, including rook, wren, robin, blackbird, song thrush, pheasant, wood pigeon and house sparrows. Water flowing.

Sarus Crane (Grus Antigone) - Distant to medium close-up calls. Other birds in background. Cricket chorus. Distant tractor. Several background changes.

Yellow-bellied Marmot (Marmota Flaviventris) - MC predator alarm calls from one animal with another joining in later. Birds and wind in trees in background.

Setrite Push-button Ticket Machine - Setrite Push-Button Ticket Machine, 2/6d. inserted.

Chimpanzee (Pan Troglodytes) - close-up chewing, cracking, banging, cracking palm nuts

African Buffalo (Synceros Caffer) - MC lost calls & distress calls from a crippled calf separated from the herd. Lions in distance. Mother calls medium distance. Evening crickets and distant Didric Cuckoo.

Liontail Macaque (Macaca Silenus) - medium close-up soft calls from macaques. Also crashing foliage & sounds of movement from macaques. background & medium distance calls from birds. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Motor Racing: Formula 1: 1.3 Litre - Silverstone, Formula One International Trophy Race 1969, cars entering & leaving Copse Corner. (Formula One, 1.3 litre.)

Interiors - Various 2 - Crowd atmosphere in a busy museum - 1974 (1Cl8,reprocessed)

5-7 Cwt Bedford Light Van (Interior) - Interior, window lowered and raised. (Bedford light van.)

Black Vulture (Aegypius Monachus) - Wingbeats close-up of adult leaving nest

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - Calls close-up from several birds.

South America - Rural & Urban Atmospheres - Airport restaurant/bar - Cuiaba

Wasp Sp. (Polistes) - close-up buzzing from workers fanning nest. Cricket chorus in background. Several knocks and bumps in the recording.

Clark's Nutcracker (Nucifraga Columbiana) - medium close-up calls from several birds, light wind in trees, several various calls and wingbeats all made by the nutcrackers.

Magellanic Woodpecker (Campephilus Magellanicus) - medium distance faint mating calls from a pair of woodpeckers. background sounds of wind in trees.

Warbling Vireo (Vireo Gilvus) - close-up song, very little background, a few distant birds, slight wind in bushes, calls from young vireo.

Indoor Swimming Bath - Indoor Swimming Pool, general atmosphere with a few swimmers & very occassional voices.

Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax Virescens) - medium close-up calls, other birds in distance and medium distance stream.

Newton's Golden Bowerbird (Prionodura Newtoniana) - medium close-up squeal and scolding calls from male to a plumed female. Other birds in background.

Children - Singing Games & School - Children at play in urban school playground (mid distance with footsteps) - 1982 (3C10, reprocessed) (technical note - to be used at low level)

Domestic Dog (Canis Familiaris) - Studio recording of collie dog (exact breed unknown). Rhythmic panting & whines. Yelping barks from 1m11s.

Town - SUMMER Swifts, adults and children walking and talking, house sparrows, scooter, distant woodsaw in background

Archbold's Bowerbird (Archboldia Papuensis) - Wheezing calls from bowerbird, possibly advertisement calls. Sounds of dripping water. Distant sounds of running water.

Imperial Shag (Phalacrocorax Atriceps) - Wingbeats close-up, windy background.

Lakeside Atmosphere - Spring, late evening. Great reed warblers, night herons, blackbirds, Sardinian warbler, coot, wren, frogs, jackal in distance, insect sounds steadily increase. Water lapping in bay.

Livestock 1 - Farrowing Pens, interior, general atmosphere of piglets a few days old, squealing & grunts from sows. (Close perspective recording.)

Island Thrush (Turdus Poliocephalus Seebohmi) Sub Sp. - Song, with another in background. Running water.

Motor Car: Morris Bullnose, 1922 (Exterior) - Exterior, approach, slow down, drive off. (11.9 hp side valve Hotchkiss engine, 1922 Morris Bullnose.)

Northern Mockingbird (Mimus Polyglottos) - close-up song and calls, insects buzzing, wind in trees, some traffic in background.

Common Coot (Fulica Atra) - Territorial calls mp. Moorhen & robin mp.

Horses 1 - Horse kicking stable door & stamping, others occasionally following suit & calling to each other.

Warbling Vireo  (Vireo Gilvus) - close-up song, other birds in distance, running water in background.

Grey Plover (Pluvialis Squatarola) - medium close-up calls, Swallows and other birds in background.

Musk Duck (Biziura Lobata) - Sounds of display from male. Piercing whistles & strange metallic knocks. Some sounds of splashing water during display. medium distance to background calls from other bird species. N.B. Date of this recording is unknown.

Post Office Telephones - Telephone, 6d. drops into coin box at distant end.

Suricate (Suricata Suricatta) - medium close-up barking alarm at a Jackal, others in the group calling in background.

Piper Light Aircraft (Single Pistol Engine) (Exterior) - Exterior, start, taxi past and away. (Piper private light aircraft, 1 piston engine)

World War Ii: Aircraft Carriers - Internal atmosphere. Ship's fan. World War II. (From 78 r.p.m. disc)

Barong Dance - medium close-up to medium distance drums, bells & other percussion instruments. background shouts from dancers. N.B. Religious dancing style, Barong being mythical figure representing good.

Andean Avocet (Recurvirostra Andina) - Alarm calls close-up. Trickling water medium close-up.

Farm Machinery - Tractor with silage cutter passing right to left.

White-throated Treerunner (Pygarrhichas Albogularis) - Calls close-up, and tapping on trunk. Slightly hissy background.

Antarctic Petrel (Thalassoica Antarctica) - close-up calls between a pair in colony.

Emmanuel College Clock, Cambridge - Emmanuel College clock striking five o'clock.

Vintage Motor Car: Fiat 509a Saloon: Exterior - Cars: Vintage motor car Fiat 509A saloon. Exterior, approach and stop

Office Equipment, Business & Control Areas - Microfiche reader, slide placed, print out, slide removed

Motor Car Accessories - A medium spanner dropped. (Car accessory)

Stream Atmosphere - medium close-up sounds of rushing stream at constant sound levels in rainforest. Occasional calls from birds. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

French Traffic - Traffic: Quiet night atmosphere in side street.

Communications - Olivetti Praxis 35 typewriter paragraph indent & type.

New Zealand Bellbird (Anthornis Melanura) - close-up song phrase.

Hedgerow - Winter: Mid-day Neutral, at feeding station, with tits, finches and thrushes feeding.

Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus Ruber) - medium close-up flock of 15 flamingoes wading in water. Clean background, though slightly heavy with faint hum.

Giant Otter (Pteronura Brasiliensis) - medium close-up calls from otters in the water. Water lapping. Distant thunder. Wind in trees. Insects in background.

St. Paul‚äôs Cathedral Clock (Great Tom) - Great Tom clock striking 10 o'clock

Snow Petrel (Pagodroma Nivea) - close-up calls from a pair inside nest. NB this was recorded between June and November 1992.

Puffin (Fratercula Arctica) - close-up calls from a well-grown chick in burrow at sight of adult. Distant calls from jackdaws and herring gulls outside of burrow.

Bristol Britannina Prop-jet Airliner (Interior) - Bristol Britannia, interior, constant flight. (Long/medium range airliner, four turboprop jet engines.)

Herring Gull (Larus Argentatus) - medium distance - medium close-up calls from several circling above cliffs. Seawash in background. (NB this is part of a longer atmosphere recording on NHS000588 Bd04)

Domestic Clock: Westminster Chimes - Domestic clock striking twelve o'clock. (Domestic clock with Westminster chimes.)

Ambulance (Austin Automatic: Exterior) - Ambulance, exterior, doors, start, depart, (With horn.) (Austin Automatic ambulance.)

Bits & Pieces - Dialling on Cellnet portable telephone (7 digits)

Kerguelen Fur Seal (Arctocephalus Gazella) - Pups growling in foreground. Some shingle movement as seal moves. NB: exact date of recording is not specified.

Punting (With Aluminium Pole) - Punting: With aluminium pole, passing by.

Orang Utan (Pongo Pygmaeus) - medium close-up croaking vocalisations from young male. background sounds of stridulating insects.

Narrow-gauge Light Railway (Interior) - Narrow-Gauge Light Railway, whistles from stationary train. (Recorded in closed coach.)

Magellanic Woodpecker (Campephilus Magellanicus) - Calls close-up and movement sounds, with other birds in background. Windy.

Fire Service - Fire: General activity at scene, Close perspective with speech

Fast Typing (Mid-distant Office Acoustic) - Fast Typing: Close office acoustic, manual typewriter.

Common Peafowl (Pavo Cristatus) - Male rustling feathers in display close-up. Greylag goose, chaffinch and peacocks calling in distance. Wind strong at start, several cuts.

Wooden Door Creaks - Three Wooden Door Creaks with pauses between each.

Sandgrouse (Pteroclididae Family) - Calls from individual sandgrouse. Becomes agitated & recedes from 0m45s. Sounds of wind. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Rook (Corvus Frugilegus) - Wing-beats of arriving adult which feeds nestling (with Bumble Bee).

Barnacle Goose (Branta Leucopsis) - Calls medium close-up from roosting birds. Flight calls from curlew close-up.

Magdalen College Clock, Oxford - Magdalen College clock striking one o'clock.

16mm Rca Cine Projector - 16mm RCA cine projector. Threading film and short test run.

Gambel's Quail (Lophortyx Gambelii) - close-up calls from several birds feeding, scratching in earth, Cactus Wren and White-winged Dove in background.

Interiors - Concert Halls - Applause, at 1'00" atmosphere - 1972 (1C11,reprocessed)

Wire-haired Fox Terrier Dog - Dogs: Two Doberman Pinschers, Exterior, barking.

Vickers Viscount, interior, in-flight announcement. (Short/medium-range airliner, 4 piston-engines.)

Gunfire - 40mm Bofors Gun shells bursting. (Anti-aircraft guns in use from c. 1930s onwards.)

Dusky Gull (Larus Fuliginosus) - close-up call notes and laughing calls. Surf mp.

Red-rumped Swallow (Hirundo Daurica) - Calls and wingbeats of pair at nest, with Turtle Dove and Nightingale in background.

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - NB: Recorded from microphones placed beside a Reed Warbler's nest. 0455 - 0525hrs Male approaching nest and calling very quietly at intervals, then singing and calling close-up.

17-bore Twin-barrel Shotgun, 1870 - 12-bore Shotgun, load, shot & cartridge ejected.

Rainforest - Coastal or lowland rainforest. Cricket and insect chorus. Calls and song from birds. A few closer bursts of song.

Suricate (Suricata Suricatta) - medium close-up alarm bark from an adult.

Mangrove Atmosphere - Creek mouth with quiet Pied Kingfisher and other bird calls. Cicadas and distant sea in background.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Recorded in canopy. Quiet, neutral atmosphere with insects & occasional birds calling.

Crowds: Chatter Yugoslav - Yugoslav Chatter, small mixed group, interior.

Wood Pigeon (Columba Palumbus) - medium close-up soft calls. Blackbird and other birds in background. Slight wind in trees.

Domestic Clock - Domestic Mantle Clock striking half past the hour. (Early 19th Century clock chimes 'B', 8 bells, 1 gong.)

Scarlet Tufted Malachite Sunbird (Nectarinia Johnstoni) - NB: Identity uncertain medium close-up short squeaking calls

Starling (Sturnus Vulgaris) - Song with mimicry of buzzard and golden oriole

Dromedary (Camelus Dromedarius) - close-up gurgling calls from several; voice sin b'g 

Lakeside Atmosphere - With Cormorants, Red-knobbed Coots, Frogs and Field-crickets.

Footsteps On Country Road: Running - Footsteps on Country Road, two men & one woman running, with approach & stop.

International - Italy: Water-bus arrives at stop, passengers disembark, gate slid shut, bus departs.

Chital (or Spotted Deer) (Axis Axis) - Alarm of hind. with peafowl.

Crested Screamer (Chauna Torquata) - close-up calls from the ground, but same as would be used in flight. close-up cicadas & other birds medium close-up.

Aircraft: Bac 111 (Interior) - BAC 1-11, interior, taxi-ing. (Recorded in pilots' cabin.) (Short-range airliner, 2 jet engines.)

Palm Cockatoo (Probosciger Aterrimus) - Distant calls around nest. Some Sulphur Crested Cockatoo alarm calls. \  NB: exact date and location of recording are not specified.

Fox Hunting: Quorn Hunt - Hunting horn call, calling hounds out of cover.  (Quorn Hunt.)

Footsteps On Pavement: Running - Footsteps on Pavement, three men running, with start & stop.

Tropical Forest - Early morning. Chorus from golden whistlers and cicadas. Harsh calls near start of recording are probably from a crake or rail. Other birds in distance.

Air Battles, Air Raids & Sirens - Night raid on London, anti-aircraft fire over London's streets - 1940 (500M)

Chemical & Electrical Reactions - Fire extinguished by fire extinguisher.

Diesel & Petrol Engines - Two-stroke petrol engine driving small elevator, start, run, stop.

Boys‚äô Comprehensive School: In Classroom - Boys' Comprehensive School classroom, boys not under control.

Crested Auklet (Aethia Cristatella) - close-up calls from thousands of birds wheeling around in the air above the roosting slopes.

Scrubland - Arid area of dry thorn-bush, isolated acacia and mixed grass-bush. Early morning. Hoopoe, red-billed hornbill, Donaldson-Smith's sparrow weavers, dusky turtle dove, white-throated bee-eaters. Insects and slight wind in acacias.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Diana tarsier calls at 0m25s Many birds singing. Dripping rain water. Distant cock crowing at end of track.

Footsteps Up Stone Stairs (Slight Echo) - Footsteps up stone stairs, 1 man. (With approach and stop, slight echo)

Tall Grass Savanna Atmosphere - Dry season, midday. With doves etc and gentle breeze gusting in trees.

Hospitals - Operating Theatre, atmosphere in theatre with hum of air conditioner, instruments & equipment being used & moved about, some indistinct speech.

Common Caracara (Polyborus Plancus) - Calls close-up from two birds head tossing. Wind in background increasing towards end.

Common Buzzard (Buteo Buteo) - Two adults calling medium close-up. Song thrush, wood pigeon, wren & jackdaw in distance. Wind in trees mp.

Flying Foxes (Pteropus Spp) - Early morning. medium close-up colony calls in a disturbed, mixed colony of little red, grey-headed and black flying foxes.

Natterjack Toad (Bufo Calamita) - Individual calling close-up with others in background

River - Backgrounds: Atmosphere, River Mersey, with occasional hoot from boat. (Technical note, for use at low

Building Under Construction - Construction site, clearing a building site using bulldozers and other machinery.

Barnacle Goose (Branta Leucopsis) - Calls close-up from excited adult and chicks. A single chick calls, rustles in vegetation, another Barnacle Goose calls in background.

Motor Car: Ford Ecsort 1300 (Manual) (Exterior) - Ford Escort 1300, exterior, bonnet opened & closed. (1300cc engine, manual transmission.)

Wamba Indigenous Music - Gentle solo drumming rhythm on TomTom drum, representing "The man who doesn't see the chimps gets angry

Motor Car: 1968 Citroen Am 1.6 (Exterior) - Exterior, start, depart very fast. (AM 1.6, 1968 model, 620cc)

Interiors - Pubs And Clubs - Barman washing glasses, close perpsective

Tropical Evergreen Rain Forest - Early Spring: Midday - With insects and occasional birds, including toucans

Suburban Steam Train: Interior (2-6-2 Tank Locomotive, Past 1945) - Steam Train: 2-6-2 tank locomotive, post 1945, suburban, interior, continuous steam hiss, stationary train, quiet indistinct speech in background.

Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa Stagnatilis) - medium close-up contact calls from a single bird. Insects. Slight wind in reeds.

Cinnamon Breasted Rock Bunting (Emberiza Tahapisi) - Recorded in morning. medium distance calls, including flight display calls. Wind noise & insects. Occasional bangs & traffic in far distance. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Association Football - League Match - Sport: Association Football league match, Derby v. Arsenal, crowd singing 'we shall not be moved'.

Fan-tailed Raven (Corvus Rhipidurus) - Calls, with sand partridge in background Very windy

Pulleys, Winches & Chains - Heavy winch operated quickly with start & stop.

Greylag Goose (Anser Anser) - close-up adult threat, cackling & hissing. N.B. The date of this recording is unknown.

Tropical Seasonal Forest Atmosphere - Lively calls from birds. Sounds of movement in foliage. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Lucy's Warbler (Vermivora Luciae) - close-up song and calls, insects in background.

Power Stations - General atmosphere in blower hall with gas circulating.

Razorbill (Alca Torda) - close-up alarm call followed by the `clockwork' type call and growls of mild alarm. Kittiwakes and guillemots in background. Distant herring gulls. medium distance surf.

Crowd Reaction (Farcical) - Party chatter, fifteen gushing women. (Farcical.)

Grey Heron (Ardea Cinerea) - Calls & wingflaps close-up from adult; heronry calls, cuckoo, house sparrows, chaffinch, & starling in background.

Church Bells - Ringing up into rounds, English village church bells.

Clocks - Grandfather clock ticking. (Bell type Grandfather clock with Whittington chimes, manufactured in London 1845.)

Cardinal (Cardinalis Cardinalis) - close-up song, crickets, frogs and distant birds and American Crows in background.

Guns: Revolvers: Exterior - Revolver: A. 22 long rifle bullet fired from a revolver, single shot, outside.

Warfare: Vietnam - Sound of tanks on the move with automatic rifle fire. Cambodia border.

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - close-up pre-copulation begging calls leading to copulation. Distant herring gull. Traffic mp.

Guillemot (Uria Aalge) - close-up calls. Distant kittiwakes and herring gulls. Sounds of auks splashing in water at base of cliffs. Growls from nearby razorbill.

Mandarin Duck (Aix Galericulata) - close-up calls from seven 4-day-old chicks.

Slow Footsteps Up Metal Stairs - Footsteps Up Metal Stairs, woman, slow, with approach & stop.

Dull Capped Attila (Attila Bolivianus) - medium close-up calls screaming pihas in background

Horse (Flat) Racing - Newbury Race Course, atmosphere before race. (Flat racing.)

Fast Flowing Stream - medium close-up sound of fast flowing shallow stream flowing through an old beaver's dam.

Green Woodpecker (Picus Viridis) - Adult anxiety calls followed by adults feeding nestlings.

British Birds 2 - Sparrowhawk, alarm calls from a pair, female more prominent, chaffinch in background.

French Trains - Boulogne Rail Terminal atmosphere with steam trains.

White Stork (Ciconia Ciconia) - Greeting display close-up, bill-clapping; house sparrows and spotless starlings medium distance.

Walrus (Odobenus Rosmarus) - close-up sounds of walrus diving and lying on the bottom, through hydrophone. Rapid drumming is diving sequence and slower drumming is returning to surface

World War Ii Aircraft: German - A dive bomber attack with pom pom guns, bombs and machine guns.

Diesel Electric Train English Electric Vulcan: 20000 B.h.p. - Exterior, arrives in station and stops, tickover.(English Electri c Vulcan Locomotive, 2000 b.h.p.)

Caving & Pot-holing - Man crawling along small passage, approach & pass.

Coniferous Woodland - Spring Raven, great tits, chaffinch, coal tit, robin and blackbird.

Exterior Effects - Mechanical digger (four wheels) - digging concrete (rec. close to bucket) - 1981 (6B1, reprocessed)

Lion (Panthera Leo) - close-up panting from a pride resting at midday. Sighs & tail flicking on ground; hum from insects & flies.

African Buffalo (Synceros Caffer) - medium distance calls from a crippled calf which became separated from herd; mc calls from mother. Distant snarls from lions as they investigate. Evening crickets and wind in grass. Very high pitched bat calls.

Comedy 2 - Two people run to distance and double splash - 1968 (7G, reprocessed)

British Birds - Lapwing, female ground anxiety call with distant aeroplane.

Capybara (Hydrochoerus Hydrochaeris) - close-up squealing calls from nine month old (juvenile) female. Some sounds of wind.

Srn Super 4 Hobercraft - Hovercraft: SRN Super 4, Interior, constant run, some indistinguishable voices.

More Phones - Dialling out on Chinese phone - dialling tone, dialling 6 digit number, engaged tone, hang up (recorded China 1960)

Woodland Atmosphere - Atmosphere with tree frogs. medium distance honking calls, wide angle pespective. background sounds of insects.

U.s. Space Ship Launching - Sonic Boom, single boom as English Electric Lightning passes through sound barrier. (Jet fighter, c. 1967.)

Long-tailed Tit (Aegithalos Caudatus) - close-up calls from a pair. Cuckoo and other birds in distance.

Blue Whale (Balaenoptera Musculus) - blows of whale; gently lapping water against boat

British Rail: Southern Region Multiple Unit Diesel Train (Exterior) - Multiple unit Diesel train, exterior, arrives in station, tickover, doors, partly identifiable public address, departs. (British Rail Southern Region train.)

Articulated Lorry (Diesel): Exterior - Articulated Lorry: Diesel, tickover, exterior

Gannet (Sula Bassanus) - close-up aggressive calls from two birds - these are threat and annoyance calls given either between close nesting birds or at intruder.

Didric Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx Caprius) - Calls from male cuckoo. medium distance calls from a colony of lesser masked weavers. Also some calls from a pigeon(sp. unknown). N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Canyon - Canyon: Spring; Early Morning Before sunrise in entrance to canyon; busy; with Yellow-vented Bulbul BCU Palm Doves, House Sparrows, Sand Partridge, Smyrna Kingfisher and insects.

Snow Goose (Anser Caerulescens) - medium close-up calls from a goose flying past.

Black Vulture (Aegypius Monachus) - Calls close-up from a one month old chick. Songbird mp. Wind in trees medium close-up.

Outdoor Crowd - Excited chatter from large crowd. (Wide perspective)

Heavy Goods Lifts (Interior) - Heavy Goods Lift, lift gates close, constant run, stops, gates open.

Orange-winged Amazon Parrot (Amazona Amazonica) - close-up - medium distance calls from single birds and several birds. Other birds in distance. Wind in trees in background.

Hedgerow - Late Spring: Day - With robin, skylark, occasional pheasant, distant sheep and cattle

Common Caracara (Polyborus Plancus) - Calls close-up. Chimango caracara mp.

Sailing - 'Roaring forties', a Clipper sailing with wind and sea.

Tropical Seasonal Forest Atmosphere - Recorded in evening. close-up creaking croaks from frog. background calls from other frogs & birds. Axis deer alarm calls 2m40s & 3m00s. Occasional sounds of breathing & movement from wild gaur. Also sounds from insects. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Army - Army Drill, company fall in, open order marching, soldiers drilling with rifles on the march & at the halt. (Troops wearing studded boots.)

Common Pheasant (Phasianus Colchicus) - Calls and wingbeats medium close-up from several birds going to roost at dusk. Robin mp. Blackbirds mp - distant. Distant song thrush. Tractor in background.

Tundra Atmosphere - M/d peeping bird calls & warbling birdsong in background. Neutral atmosphere with some wind noise. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Electronic Sounds - Laser gun. (Specially created electronic sound.)

Desert Museum - Spring: Early morning 0600hrs Cactus Wrens, White-winged Doves, House Sparrows, Gila Woodpecker and Gambel's Quail, distant traffic.

Least Tern (Sterna Antillarum) - medium distance-close-up calls while flying along channel by marsh, other birds in distance.

Tropical Seasonal Forest Atmosphere - Fairly busy with many calls from various bird species. Also sounds of wind in forest. Occasional cockerel & engine from nearby village. Some bangs & taps from rufous woodpecker.

Helicopters - Interior - start, take off, flight (4 seat with Alvis Leonides piston engines).

Wandering Albatross (Diomedea Exulans) - close-up of chick being fed.

Bang! - Chieftain Tank, firing armour piercing round. (Close perspective.)

Sand Partridge (Ammoperdix Heyi) - Calls medium close-up. Sand partridge and Tristram's grackles in distance. Hissy background.

Jay (Garrulus Glandarius) - Alarm calls of several With blackbirds, robins and alarm calls of tits in background (car at end).

House Door: Interior - House Door: Interior, Latch, open and close.

Mice - Fifty mice in box, eating, squeaking & general activity. (Technical note: for use at low level.)

Nigerian Crowds - Nigeria, village welcome, singing with tom-tom drum accompaniment.

Great Grey Bowerbird (Chlamydera Nuchalis) - close-up single raucous screeching call, possibly a warning call. Distant sounds of traffic.

Horses 1 - Two horses at trot on tarmac, approach, stop & depart, left to right, some wind in trees.

Village/garden Atmosphere - Winter (Dry Season); Daytime Rather busy with long-tailed glossy starlings, chestnut-bellied starling, white-vented bulbul and ring-necked parakeet.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Evening. Variety of bird species calling. Light rain on foliage. Insects in background.

Ford Anglia 105e Van (1963, 997cc): Interior-on Rough Road - Motor Van: Start, Slow Acceleration, constant run on rough road, stop, interior, (Ford Anglia 105E, 1963 model, 997cc).

Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus Schoenobaenus) - close-up loud, lively song from warbler. background calls from other bird species.

Common Starling (Sturnus Vulgaris) - close-up calls from brood as they are being fed in nest box.

Cultivated Land - Late Spring With flock of Spotless Starlings, Bee-eaters and Grasshoppers.

Boats - Rowing - one man rowing on park lake, heavy rowlock sound.

Cheetah (Acinonyx Jubatus) - Growls from a single cat. Larks and other birds in distance. Insects. Wind increasing at times.

Aircraft - Boeing 747, Aircraft, passing overhead. (Exterior, 707 long-range airliner, 4 jet engines)

Rainforest Atmosphere - Cicadas and birds calling. Faint sound of distant river. NB: day & month of recording is not specified.

2 Horses On Turf (Studio) - Two horses on turf, walk to stop. (Studio recording with jingle of harness)

Goldfinch (Carduelis Carduelis) - Song and insects, with Wren in background.

African Fish Eagle (Haliaeetus Vocifer) - Typical calls of pair medium close-up. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

M.g. Midget Sports Car 1967 (Interior) - Interior, two doors close. (Sports car, 1967 model M.G. Midget)

Austral Parakeet (Enicognathus Ferrugineus) - Contact calls close-up, with others in background. Wingbeats, flight calls and movement in trees Wind in trees

Wind Atmosphere - Atmosphere recorded high in volcanoes (over 2800 meters). Gentle sounds of wind to start, builds in intensity though band with rustling foliage of trees. Occasional distant bird call. N.B. Exact date & location of recording is unknown.

Jesus College Clock, Oxford - Jesus College clock striking four o'clock.

Peugeot 205gt 1982 1300cc Petrol (car Misfiring Quite Badly) - exterior - start, attempts to power out of muddy ditch, wheelspin then drive away

Rainforest Atmosphere - close-up shrill hissing/whistling calls from unidentified bird in busy atmosphere. medium close-up whistling warble 0m14s. background sounds of wind in trees. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Guatemalan Black Howler Monkey (Alouatta Pigra) - Barks & loud howls from howlers, having arrived at a new feeding site of a fruiting tree. Also bird calls, including agitated sounds from a parrot (receding). Recorded in early morning.

Office Equipment, Business & Control Areas - RAC Motor Control Centre - incoming calls area

National Daily Newspaper - National Daily Newspaper Newsroom, general atmosphere with indistinct speech & occasional typing.

Italy (Caracalla): Indoor Crowds - Caracalla, interior, crowds leaving after performance.

Factory Atmosphere - Factory Atmosphere, hooter, machines slow down & stop, lunch break chatter in a clothing factory.

Blue Breasted Kingfisher (Halcyon Malimbica) - medium distance calls. Other bird calling at start. Faint river sounds.

White Capped Redstart (Chaimarrornis Leucocephalus) - medium distance shrill calls from redstart. background sounds of water in stream. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Drilling For Oil - Oil Drilling, four-wheel drive truck constant run over rough icy ground.

France - Paris - City side street, with footsteps, occasional close voices, whistling, dog barking and passing vehicles.

Galapagos Giant Tortoise (Geochelone Elephantopus) - Male hissing (in threat)

World War Ii: Ground Warfare - Artillery: British (World War II actuality)

Greater Bamboo Lemur (Hapalemur Simus) - close-up lemurs feeding on stalks; gen atmosphere

Yellow Rumped Cacique (Cacicus Cela) - close-up song and calls from a single bird. Other caciques calling nearby. Other species and cicadas in background.

Great Hill Mynah Or Grackle (Garcula Religiosa Major) - Typical whistle

Comedy Sounds - Run to distance and return. (Specially created effect)

Stone-partridge (Ptilopachus Petrosus) - Call close-up. Distant Grey Hornbill

Elegant Tern (Sterna Elegans) - & ROYAL TERN (STERNA MAXIMA) Calls of mixed breeding colony.

Chimpanzee (Pan Troglodytes) - Hooting close-up Others answering in distance Breaking sticks

Yellow-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus Xanthopygos) - Alarm calls. Heavy water background.

Long-tailed Grass Warbler (Prinia Burnesi) - Song medium close-up, with other birds and insects in background. Goat bells in distance, slightly windy.

Wedge Capped Capuchin (Cebus Olivaceous) - Sounds of capuchins moving in trees, with crashing sounds & rustling foliage. Occasional peeping contact calls. background calls from howler monkeys. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Guillemot (Uria Aalge) - close-up - medium close-up wingflaps from several birds on ledge. Kittiwakes and surf in background.

Seawash - Seawash: Windward side of sailing ship in average seas

Mute Swan (Cygnus Olor) - Scolding close-up while walking through water & chasing other birds into water. Black-headed gull in background.

Lucy's Warbler (Vermivora Luciae) - close-up song, other birds in distance.

Quail (Coturnix Coturnix) - NB: Date of recording not known. close-up calls from a chick still in its egg with a slight crack appearing. One of three eggs, fainter calls from the others, mandibles clicking.

Motor Car (Badly Worn, Exterior) - Exterior, start, depart. (Badly worn Sunbeam Rapier, 1962 model)

British Rural Backgrounds 2 - Summer atmosphere, June - recorded during hot weather with close buzzing of bees - 1981 (1B15, reprocessed)

Low Marshy Pasture - EARLY SPRING: MIDDAY With lapwing, redshank and skylark

Song Thrush (Turdus Philomelos) - close-up song from song thrush. background calls from other bird species. Very distant sounds of traffic.

Oriel College Clock, Oxford - Oriel College clock striking ten o'clock.

Aircraft: D. H. Dove (Exterior) - De Havilland Dove, Exterior, start engines, warm up, taxi away. (Light civil aircraft, two piston engines.) (NB Military versions of this plane named Devon & Sea Devon.)

Skylark (Alauda Arvensis) - Male rises in song-flight close-up at intervals, finally flying to nest calling. Foghorn.

Manchurian Crane (Grus Japonensis) - Shrill piping calls from chicks. Also some calls from jungle crows.

Riverside Atmosphere - Constant sounds of rushing water with some splashing. background sounds of stridulating cicadas. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Domestic Clock (English, 1810) - Domestic clock striking ten o'clock. (English domestic clock, manufactured 1810.)

Tropical Rain Forest - EARLY SPRING: MIDDAY Rather neutral with birds, cicadas and distant thunder

Household 1 - Filling plastic bucket from pond & pouring on to concrete (3 times).

Hartlaub's Gull (Larus Novaehollandiae Hartlaubii) - Recorded at colony. medium distance to medium close-up alarm calls from gulls. Distant sounds of the sea.

Adventure - Hot Air Ballooning, balloon descends, burners get fainter & shorter, lands with a bump.

Snow Goose (Anser Caerulescens) - medium close-up flock alarm calls and then single calls from close birds with flock in background.

Helicopters - Interior - constant flight. (Wessex 11, 16 seater with two Bristol Siddeley Gnome turbines).

Locks, Knockers, Banging, Etc - A large sliding bolt drawn open several times.

Golden Headed Manakin (Pipra Erythrocephala) - close-up brief calls from displaying manakin 0m12s, 0m25s. medium distance to background calls from many other bird species. Also sounds of insect stridulation. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Household - Wash-hand basin filled, hands washed & basin emptied.

Austin Gipsy Cross-country Vehicle (Interor) - Cross-country vehicle, interior, 3 false starts. (Austin Gipsy)

Paris Metro - French Steam Train, exterior, Pacific-type steam engine in station, departs with train at 001m15s.

Crested Auklet (Aethia Cristatella) - medium close-up - close-up calls and wingbeats from birds leaving their roosting slopes. Flight calls from single birds and small groups. Colony in background.

Fast Flowing River Atmosphere - Stream:Fast flowing. Starts MC with birds singing in background and gradually moves close-up to water and pulls back to medium close-up.

Fenland Atmosphere - Low-lying fenland pasture Late spring Dawn Neutral; reed-choked ditch with distant wren, etc. - 0455hrs

Manual Telephone Switchboard - Manual Telephone Switchboard, general atmosphere.

Rain Forest Atmosphere - Winter, at 2000 feet. Several different birds calling. Cicadas. Very busy.

Blackcap (Sylvia Atricapilla) - close-up song with blackbird and robin mimicry. Jackdaw, wren and blackbird in distance.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Early morning. Crickets, cicadas, distant birds.

Mountain Chorus - With serin, jackdaw, cuckoo, crag-martin, chough

Aircraft: Trident (Exterior) - Hawker-Siddeley Trident, exterior, passing overhead. (Short/medium-range airliner, 3 jet engines.)

Tram (Interior) - Blackpool Tram, interior, start, run with intermediate stops.

Broad Leaved Woodland Atmosphere - Recorded in evening. close-up & medium distance stridulation of crickets. Faint sounds of nuts dropping from trees. Slight rumble in background. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Motorcycle Scrambling: Atmosphere at beginning of sidecar race starts 40" in

Plantation - Late afternoon. Tree frog chorus. Other distant frogs. Cicadas in background.

Tropical Forest: Evergreen Hygrophytic (Wet) - ANY SEASON: NIGHT With frog chorus and insects

Desert - Spring: Mid-day Insects buzzing around Palaverde Tree. Gambel's Quail calling in background.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Quite windy forest atmosphere. Bird calls in distance. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Indian Tree Pipit (Anthus Hodgsoni) - medium close-up song. Other birds in distance.

Sand - Sand being blown over dune by strong whistling wind. Calls from short-toed (red capped) larks in background. Sounds of sand on sand dune could relate to deserts, coasts and isolated dunes.

Tufted Flycatcher (Mitrephanes Phaeocercus) - Song. close perspective with distant three-wattled bellbird (morning).

Sea Cliffs - Herring gulls calling. Sea breaking at base of cliffs. Wind gusting on cliff top. (NB a longer version of this recording can be found on NHS000874 Bd01 - duration 5m36s)

Crowds, Children & Footsteps - Light Entertainment Audience, crowd cheering.

Mangrove Atmosphere - Coastal bushland - mainly Seychelles fodies and fairy terns, surf in background.

Monasteries - Monasteries: Congregation kneeling to pray in crypt church

Lakeside/marshland - AUTUMN: EVENING Cricket and frog chorus, falling leaves, some bird calls

Tonga Flying Fox (Pteropus Tonganus) - Early morning as bats return to roost. medium distance - close-up calls in colony. Faint sound of crickets and cicadas. Surf in distance.

Domestic Clock: Strike Removed; Hammer Merely Vibrates - Domestic clock with striker removed striking six o'clock. (No chimes, hammer merely vibrates.)

Tropical Deciduous Forest Atmosphere - Early morning (7.20am) forest atmosphere. Various bird calls including Puerto Rican lizard cuckoo and doves.

Dawn Chorus - Birds & Backgrounds: Dawn Chorus with distant cock crow.

Tree Frog Sp - close-up calls from a single frog. Birds and insects in distance.

Comedy, Fantasy & Horror - Drinking from a bucket. (Comedy Spot Effect.)

Lakeside - Spring: Evening Crickets, roosting Cattle Egrets, Blackbirds and Grackles in distance, splashes from fish, Anhinga Pool.

Coal Tit (Parus Ater) - close-up song, wind in trees, distant birds in background.

Forest Atmosphere - Prominent duetting birds singing. Other birds singing in background. Seawash in background.

Red-fronted Serin (Serinus Pusillus) - close-up song from several, distant Himalayan Snowcock, calls from Crows, Cuckoo and Common Mynah in background.

Lakeside - Winter. Night. Calls from whooper swans, wigeon, mallard, moorhen and mute swans. Water lapping. Strong wind in trees. Slight wind on mic.

Sailing Vessel (Clipper) - Clipper sailing with sea and wind. In 'Trade Winds'

Florida Pine Woods - Spring: Early morning Crickets and birds singing, with Cardinals singing prominently.

Scrubland - Morning,8.30am. Open scrubby hillside, near the crater base. Scattered bushes, long grass. Short grassy banks, dotted with trees & euphorbia. Many birds singing & calling, but not too busy. Prominent species are singing cisticolas & grey-backed camaropter

Children - Middle & Secondary Schools - Sudden change from rowdy to silent atmosphere in classroom - 1981 (3C3, reprocessed)

Rainforest Atmosphere - Hot afternoon in forest. Insects & distant bird calls.

Footsteps - Footsteps down stone stairs, 1 woman. (With approach and stop)

Black Footed Albatross (Diomedea Nigripes) - close-up calls from adult and chick. Distress calls from adult looking for chick. Various birds in background with terns and boobies. Distant surf. Mic noise at times.

Caving & Pot-holing - Man approaching through a 30ft drainpipe in a cave.

Tropical Seasonal Forest Atmosphere - Recorded in early morning. Good medium close-up song from unidentified bird. Prominent ringing notes. Song continues at medium distance. background fairly neutral forest atmosphere.

Imperial Shag (Phalacrocorax Atriceps) - Wingbeats close-up, sparrow singing medium close-up, windy background.

Veteran Cars - Cars: Benz "Comfortable" 1900 Open Top. Exterior, downhill, passes left to right. Single cylinder, belt drive, 3 1/2 h.p.

Red Bird Of Paradise (Paradisaea Rubra) - Distant, lively calls from group of five males in presence of females. background sounds of insects stridulating & running water.

Smyrna Kingfisher (Halcyon Smyrnensis) - Calls by river, with calls of Tristram's Grackles, Yellow-vented Bulbul and frogs.

Ships And Boats 1 - German U-Boat, cruising on surface with Diesel engines. (Exterior acoustic.)

Grassland - Midday on long grass plain, wind in grass, crickets, larks, pectoral-patch cisticolas, flies, bees and other insects.

China - Changchun: Busy market atmosphere, Changchun, with light traffic.

2.6 Litre Rover Saloon Car (Interior) - Interior, travelling over rough ground with manouevring. (2.6 litre Rover saloon car.)

London Underground: Bakerloo Line Train: 1938 Stock: Exterior - London Underground: Bakerloo Line Train, 1938 Stock, exterior, train enters station, stops.

Spain - Spain: School, exterior, children playing at lunchtime, with fountain in distance & background traffic.

Western Reef Heron (Egretta Gularis) - Calls medium close-up, with calls of Redshank and barking dog. Running water, slightly hissy background.

Brazilian Giant Otter (Pteronura Braziliensis) - Adult diving into water

Yellow-rumped Cacique (Cacicus Cela) - Song close-up and flight calls, with Oropendolas and cicadas in background.

Magellan Cormorant (Phalacrocorax Magellanicus) - Wingbeats close-up. Very strong wind.

Piapiac (Ptilostomus Afer) - Calls of several close-up. With Long-tailed Glossy Starling and White-vented Bulbul in background.

African Grey Parrot (Psittacus Erithacus) - Bird calling "Clean your beak, clean your beak, clean your beak...that's a good boy darling, that's a good boy darling

Brown Pelican (Pelecanus Occidentalis) - Calls close-up from chick, seawash on rocks medium close-up.

Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga Leonina) - Colony calls from bulls, females and pups.

World War Aircraft: 1916 Bristol Fighter (Interior) - Exterior, tickover. (1916 Bristol Fighter, First World War two-seater fighter with single Rolls Royce piston engine)

World War Ii Submarine - German U-Boat, general atmosphere in Torpedo Room. (World War II German U-Boat manned by British crew.) (Recorded in Torpedo Room.)

Pink-footed Goose (Anser Fabalis Brachyrhynchus) - Individual calls and conversation (flock)

Forest Atmosphere - Strong wind in trees becoming less windy at 1m25s.

Church Bells: St. Albans Abbey - St. Albans Abbey Bells, Erin Cinques ringing, bells stop.

Whitethroat (Sylvia Communis) - Anxiety calls ('wheet') of female.

South Georgian Teal (Anas Georgica Georgica) - Selection of sounds. Several males chasing a female in the distance.

Mixed School Children (10-13 Year Olds In Classroom) - Electric school bell rings. (Recorded in London, 1980.)

White Tailed Kingfisher (Tanysiptera Sylvia) - close-up calls from one week old chicks in burrow. Some distortion at times.

Canada Goose (Branta Canadensis) - B.c.canadensis close-up calls. medium distance house sparrow chorus & distant blackbird.

Barong Dance - Drumming with cymbals & flute. Also some sounds of bells. background shouts of dancers from 0m40s. N.B. Recording of scene with masked dancers. Religious dancing style, Barong being mythical figure representing good.

House Wren (Troglodytes Aedon) - close-up song from House Wren and song and calls from Violet-green Swallow. Other birds in background.

Common Starling (Sturnus Vulgaris) - close-up alarm calls from an adult. Chicks calling in background. Alarm 'ticks' from robin in distance. Distant song of willow warbler.

Frog  (Unidentified) - Marshland in rainy season. medium close-up frog with insect chorus at night. Very distant voices.

Traffic - Traffic: Quiet City background, wide perspective, distant clock at 5'. (Technical note, for use at low level)

Woodland Atmosphere - Tree frogs calling from tree. Several different species present, including Mexican tree frog. background sounds of insects.

Vintage Motor Car: Fiat 509a Saloon: Exterior - Cars: Vintage motor car Fiat 509A saloon. Exterior, fast start and depart

Robin (Erithacus Rubecula) - close-up spring song. Chaffinches, blackbird & chiffchaff in distance. Hum from bees.

Camargue Feral Horse (Equus Caballus) - Herd feeding and neighing in threat close-up

Baboon, Gelada (Theropithecus Gelada) - Various cries (in captivity)

Woodland - Oak woodland. Strong wind in trees with creaking branches.

Black Coucal (Centropus Toulou) - close-up alarm calls, probably Blue Coua in background.

Fairgrounds - Fairgrounds: Atmosphere from edge of dodgem arena, some indistinct music

Footsteps On Wood: Running (Dead Acoustic) - Footsteps on Wood, two men & two women running, with approach & stop. (Dead acoustic.)

Fast Flowing River Atmosphere: Summer; Day - close-up rapids from boat going through rapids. High water sounds with a few birds in background.

South America - Rural & Urban Atmospheres - Buenos Aires, Argentina-city atmosphere

Horse On Turf (Studio) - Horse on turf, walk to stop. (Studio recording. No jingle of harness)

Lion (Panthera Leo) - Yowls, snarls and growls from resting lions being disturbed by another.

Electric Alarm Bells - Electric buzzer sounded at long and short intervals.

Pink-breasted Lark (Mirafra Poecilosterna) - close-up song, red winged bush lark's fluty song prominently in background, other birds in distance.

Tree-creeper (Certhia Familiaris) - Feeding nestlings (with wren, robin etc.)

Caius College Clock, Cambridge - Caius College clock striking two o'clock.

White-fronted Goose (Anser Albifrons) - medium close-up small flock approaching with medium close-up wigeon & mallard.

Magpie Goose (Anseranus Semipalmata) - medium distance to background honking calls from geese. Also sounds of stridulating insects.

Olive Black Eye (Chlorocharis Emiliae Emiliae) - Song, wind and running water in background.

Boat (7 H.p. Twin-cylinder Diesel Engine) - Boat. Continuous run. (7 h.p. twin-cylinder diesel engine)

Livestock 1 - Calves, interior, suckling cow in barn (live acoustic, close perspective recording), lots of movement by calves.

Electronically Generated Sounds - Inverse gun, six single shots. (Futuristic Spot Effect.)

Black Chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus Alexandri) - close-up sounds of whirring wings. Also calls including aggression (chasing off other hummingbirds). N.B. Bird at feeder during migration. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Domestic Clock (Bell) - Domestic clock striking eight o'clock. (Domestic clock with bell.)

Ferguson Tractor (Exterior) - Start up, tickover, depart. (Ferguson tractor)

Red Bird Of Paradise (Paradisaea Rubra) - background coarse calls from group of birds. Also some squeaking 'weep' calls from birds. medium distance to background calls & song from many other bird species. Sounds of insect stridulation. Also suitable as a rainforest atmosphere.

Indigo Bunting (Passerina Cyanea) - medium close-up song, Red-eyed Vireo and Worm-eating Warbler in background. Slight wind in trees.

Orang Utan (Pongo Pygmaeus) - medium close-up grunting calls from male orang utan. Also sounds of movement. Fart at 1m09s. background sounds from insects & birds. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Horses / Dogs - One unshod horse trots through puddles, with some birdsong.

Chipping Sparrow (Spizella Passerina) - close-up song, other birds in background including Green-tailed Towhee, Violet-Green Swallow and American Robin.

Black-necked Crane (Grus Nigricollis) - medium close-up shrill trumpeting display calls from cranes. Occasional distant calls from other bird species.

Greenfinch (Carduelis Chloris) - Song, and calls of distant bee-eaters (with hum from buildings).

Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus Ruber) - Calls from breeding colony on islet, distant becoming closer. Skylark medium distance fairly continuous, except near end, Spanish wagtail medium distance. Black-headed gull & sandwich tern in distance. Rippling water in background.

Peugeot 205gt 1982 1300cc Petrol (car Misfiring Quite Badly) - interior - twelve short, angry blasts

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - NB: Recorded from microphones placed beside a Reed Warbler's nest. 0515-0615hrs Adult pair displaying at nest and calling, close-up.

Motor Car: Morris Bullnose, 1922 - Interior, start, running in traffic with several stops (11.9 hp side valve Hotchkiss engine, 1922 Morris Bullnose.)

Motor Car: Porsche 924 1984cc (1979)  Interior - Cars: Porsche 924, 1984cc, 1979 model. Exterior, start and depart, approach and stop on gravel

Green Winged Macaw (Ara Chloroptera) - medium close-up loud calls from macaws on clay-lick. Other birds calling at times. Distant cicadas. Also suitable as a rainforest atmosphere. NB: Exact date of recording is unknown.

Desert Shrub Atmosphere - Tropical desert shrub - Summer - Midday. Rather neutral, with birds and insects.

Blue Wren (Malurnus Cyaneus) - medium close-up shrill, repetitive calls from wren. Occasional wingflaps. background sounds of wind. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Middle Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopus Medius) - Adult feeding young NB: Exact date of recording unknown

Interiors - Various 1 - Atmosphere at a jumble sale - 1979 (1C19,reprocessed)

Peugeot 205gt 1982 1300cc Petrol (car Misfiring Quite Badly) - exterior - one person enters car

Interiors - Shops And Cash Registers - Manual - bell, change given and coins put in drawer, drawer closed - 1966 (9A,reprocessed)

Electronically Generated Sounds - Rapid cyclical alarm. (Futuristic Spot Effect.)

Triumph Tr6 Sports Car, 1971 (Interior) - Interior, slow down, stop, switch off. (TR6 Sports Car, 1971 model)

Outdoor Clock - Church clock striking, 3 o'clock. (St. John the Evangelist)

Slow Flowing River - Midday: Summer With Iberian marsh frog, nightingale, azure winged magpie, cuckoo, turtle dove, golden oriole, and fish rising

White-rumped Swallow (Tachycineta Leucorrhoa) - Song Tala woodland atmosphere in background

Ships And Boats 2 - Yacht, going about, sails flap & are winched-in on other tack. (30ft sailing yacht 'Alice May', Halmatic 30, GRP, sloop rig.)

Turnstone (Arenaria Interpres) - Feeding calls close-up. Eiders mp. Waves breaking on shore close-up.

African Grey Hornbill (Tockus Nasutus) - Display calls medium close-up. With other birds and insects. NB Exact date of recording is unknown.

Bus Ticket Machines (London Transport) - Ultimate ticket machine issuing several tickets. (London Transport.)

Steam Trains - Steam Train: Maunsell Q class 541 0-6-0 Loco 1938, pre 1940 rolling stock, Rec. on footplate, pulls out of station, runs downhill, braking.

Mixed Woodland - AUTUMN: Afternoon With Robins 'ticking', Bullfinches and Chaffinch 'pink-pink' call.

Common Marmoset (Calithrix Jacchus Jacchus) - Starts quiet social chatter. Very high pitched 'Tsee' - territorial. Beginning of gentle agitation starting up.

Rufous Bushchat (Cercotrichas Galactotes) - Song close-up, with nightingale and distant crested larks.

Motor Racing: Silverstone - Silverstone, production cars practising, with some tyre squeals.

Fieldfare (Turdus Pilaris) - Rattling alarm calls from fieldfares as they dive bomb microphone. Several individuals diving & calling. Occasional calls from wood pigeon. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown. background traffic noise.

Seaweed / Seashore Atmosphere - gentle cracklihng of drying seaweed at strandline, with seabirds in background

Common Swift (Apus Apus) - Begging calls of fledgling Distant background traffic

Electric Typewriter (Close Perspective) - Electric Typewriter: Close Perspective, medium typing.

Mountain Atmosphere - Wailing courtship & other calls from snowcock. medium close-up loud song from unidentified bird species from 0m35s. Constant sounds of wind. Recorded at altitude of 18300 ft.

Trains 2 - Approach of passenger train, signal received and acknowledged.

Riverside - medium close-up sound of trickling forest stream. Distant Oriental cuckoo and other bird calls. Wind in trees.

Sperm Whale (Physeter Catodon) - Surface recording of whales coming to the surface. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Motor Car: 1960 Ford Anglia (Interior) - Interior, self starter, fast start into constant run, recorded near exhaust. (1960 Ford Anglia)

Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur Catta) - close-up calls and growl from a single animal. Birds in distance.

Prairie/badlands - Summer: 0600hrs House Wren, Yellow-breasted Chat, Mourning Dove, Pheasant, Common Yellow- throat, Field Sparrow, Yellow Warbler and Ovenbird.

Communications - International telephone line noise with metering pulses.

Human (Homo Sapiens) - Hunters calling down birds with simulated calls. Also sounds of movement though undergrowth. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

De Havilland Vampire, interior, constant flight into descent. (Single jet-engined fighter plane.)

Black-tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys Ludovicianus) - close-up alarm calls from a single animal. Wind gusting in background. Animal tiring and getting out of breath. Calls become drier and turn into a squeaky moan.

Orang Utan (Pongo Pygmaeus) - Midday. medium distance single male feeding. Birds and insects in background.

Great Skua (Catharacta Skua) - close-up attack calls near nest. A few wingbeat sounds. Skylark and golden plover in distance, skylark becoming prominent. Windy background.

Aircraft: Beaufighters - Take off. (Bristol Beaufighter, World War II)

Least Tern (Sterna Antillarum) - close-up-medium close-up flight calls from two birds, other birds in background.

Tiger Moth Light Aircraft (Single Piston Engine, Open Cockpit) (Exterior) - Exterior, start, tickover, revving, slow tickover, taxi away. (Tiger Moth Light Aircraft, Single piston engine; open cockpit)

Caving & Potholing - Water dripping in cavern, distant perspective.

Grasshopper (Chorthippus Apicalis) - Male stridulating close-up. Cattle in background.

Parson Bird (Prosthemadera Novaeseelandiae) - medium close-up complex song from parson bird. Also sounds of flight from parson bird. background calls from other bird species. N.B. Excat date & location of this recording is unknown.

Footsteps On Stone: Walking (Slight Echo) - Walking, 1 man on stone departing. (Slight echo)

Continental Telephones: Engaged Tones - French general telephone ringing tone. (As heard from London.)

Chacma Baboon  (Papio Ursinus) - Male grunting call when approached by infant, or when approaching female with infant. Exact date unknown. Between Dec.1980-Nov. 1981

Parrot Spp. - Very busy parrot atmosphere with several hundred birds flying around clay lick cliff. medium close-up calls from several prominent individuals. Species include: blue headed parrots, yellow crowned amazons, chestnut fronted and red bellied macaws.

Association Football - Association Football: Players go down tunnel onto pitch

Crested Tit (Parus Cristatus) - Typical contact call and distant sea

Brown Headed Cowbird (Molothrus Ater) - Recorded in outdoor aviary. close-up loud song from cowbird. Also some calls from cowbird. background sounds of crickets & other insect species. Occasional distant calls from other bird species.

Trouser Manufacture - Factory Machines: Trouser Manufacture, General atmosphere with buttoner, seam pressers and finishers operating. Some indistinct speech

Children - Babies & Infants - Baby boy crying, two hours old, first signs of hunger - 1984 (8B1, reprocessed)

Lesser White-fronted Goose (Anser Erythropus) - close-up calls from a flock, one bird more prominent. Some wing-flaps & splashing in water. Distant crow.

Bonelli's Warbler (Phylloscopus Bonelli) - Song close-up, with Blackcap, Whitethroat, Wren, Azure-winged Magpie and Garden Warbler.

Coal Tit (Parus Ater) - Song, with Blackbird and Great Tit in background.

Traffic: Hammersmith - Fairly heavy traffic on main road, faint cry of news vendor at end calling 'Star, News, Standard'. (Hammersmith, London.)

Trains - Diesel commuter train passes under bridge left to right.

Container Ship - Container Ship, exterior, engines running at medium speed.

Tropical Seasonal Forest Atmosphere - Rapid birdsong from unidentified bird. background calls from other bird species. Gentle sounds of wind in foliage.

Tonga Flying Fox (Pteropus Tonganus) - medium close-up calls from an adult and calls as it flies off. Evening cicada and cricket chorus.

Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias Hybrida) - close-up calls in colony. Cuckoo and other birds in distance. Distant marsh frogs. Slightly windy. Uneven background.

Livestock 2 - Cattle, interior, young calves feeding from buckets in sheds, one sucking through teat out of bucket (close perspective), calf scampers in straw, young calf moos, older calves moo, with occasional dogs in distance.

Household 2 - Electricity meter - 2 two-silling pieces inserted.

Rainforest Atmosphere - medium close-up shrill stridulation from cicadas. background calls from orange tailed shama. Distant calls from other bird species.

Costa's Hummingbird (Calypte Costae) - MC high-pitched whistle either vocal or mechanical, stream and leaf noise in background.

Electronically Generated Sounds - Electronic multiple motors. (Futuristic Spot Effect.)

Ecclesiastical Effects 2 - St. Mary-Le-Bow, exterior start, incomplete Stedman Cinques rung, with heavy traffic and birdsong - July 1976 (2B4, reprocessed )

Riverside Atmosphere - Cicada chorus. Sound of proboscis monkeys crashing around in trees. A few grunts and some good calls at the end. Birds calling in the distance. * Day and month of recording is not specified.

Aircraft 3 - Running up engines at start up - exterior (prop-jet airliner).

Bufflehead (Bucephala Albeola) - close-up calls from a female, water running in background.

Footsteps On Country Road: Running - Footsteps on Country Road, two men running, with start & stop.

Domestic Clock - Grandfather Clock with St Michael's chimes, striking quarter to the hour.

Golden Eagle (Aquila Chrysaetos) - close-up & medium close-up calls from eagle. Quiet wind in background. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Satin Bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus Violaceus) - Calls including display calls from male at bower. Aggressive calls and wing flaps as male chases other males from bower, wind in background. Further calls and display calls. Many birds in background including bell miner throughout. NB: Exact date of this recording is u

Textile Industry - Shearing machine operating in a carpet factory.

Footsteps Up Stone Stairs (Slight Echo) - Footsteps up stone stairs, 1 woman departing. (Slight echo)

Rowing: 1st Century Slave Galley - Sound of rowing with 1 pair of oars. (With squeak)

Bristol Sycamore S171 Helicopter (Exterior) - Bristol Sycamore S171, exterior, approach, hover, depart.

Bricklaying - Mixing mortar, general atmosphere on building site. (Some speech)

Patagonian Mara (Dolichotis Patagonum) - close-up calls from cubs at den. Deeper calls from adults. Windy and hissy.

Suricate (Suricata Suricatta) - medium close-up calls from a baby 'anting'.

Whitehead (Mohoua Albicilla) - close-up calls from a feeding party. Bellbirds in background. Cicadas in background. Distant kaka and saddleback. Also suitable for Little Barrier Island woodland atmosphere.

Barnacle Goose (Branta Leucopsis) - Calls & sounds from geese feeding on wet pasture land. Wind in background.

Brown Dipper (Cinclus Pallasii) - MC alarm and flight alarm calls with loud river sound.

Saracen Or Saladin Armoured Car (Exterior) - Armoured Car, exterior, approach and pass on gradient. (Alvis Saracen or Saladin armoured car - both use same chassis.)

Thailand 1 - Khao Yai National Park, nightime forest atmosphere near pond with night frog chorus, insects & Park Ranger's jeep.

Local Steam Trains - Local train leaves station with whistle. (Southern Region steam train.)

Asian Openbill Stork (Anastomus Oscitans) - medium close-up croaking calls from stork. background sounds of busy colony. N.B. Distant engine noise.

Common - Day With grasshopper warbler, garden warbler and chiffchaff

Red Colobus Monkey (Colobus Badius) - Several leaping through trees and growling with palm-nut vulture, grey plantain eater and violet turaco

Song Thrush (Turdus Philomelos) - close-up song. Mimics green woodpecker at 1'59", then mimics greenshank & others. Other birds in distance. Slight wind in trees, gusting at times. Branches creaking in wind.

Time - Clocks & Bells - English clock (1715) - strikes 12 across halway

Bokmakierie Shrike (Telophorus Zeylonis) - medium distance whistles & creaking alarm calls from shrike. Also calls from other bird species. Distant traffic rumble. N.B. Dog bark at end.

Savanna:acacia Scrub - Early morning:06.20. Many birds calling, including doves and starlings.

Wamba Indigenous Music - Flute like sounding tunes from an instrument made from fruit shell More trance like, echoing sounds Some applause at end.

Noctule Bat (Nyctalus Noctula) - close-up calls from several near mouth of roost hole before emerging. (Roost contained 68 bats, females and young.) Woodpigeon in background.

Shops - Shopping precinct - Chatter, footsteps, etc - wide perspective, Stevenage, April 1970.

Cereopsis Goose (Cereopsis Novaehollandiae) - close-up calls. House sparrows in distance.

Aylesbury Market - Sound of lorries parking and unloading, with speech and occasional footsteps. (Covent Garden)

Coati (Nasua Narica) - close-up grunts and mild anxiety sounds. Gila woodpecker calling in background White-winged dove, cactus wren and sparrows also call.

Motor Car: 1940 Period ‚äòold Banger‚äô (Exterior) - Exterior, door opened. (1940 period car)

Andean Gull (Larus Serranus) - medium close-up alarm calls from several gulls in flight. Slight wind in distance.

Fox Hunting: Quorn Hunt - Hounds into cover, hunting horn and cries. (Quorn Hunt.)

Boeing 747 Jet Aircraft (Interior) - Boeing 747 'Jumbo Jet', interior, flaps up, quiet constant flight. (Long-range airliner, 4 jet engines.)

Rain - Night. Rain with water dripping on ground. Crickets beginning to call. Several calls from fruit bats. Chickens call towards end.

Hedgerow - Late Spring-Summer: Midday With grasshoppers dominant and some digger bees and tree sparrows

Exterior Atmospheres - Town Traffic on a wet road in a one-way system.

Religion In Britain - Bells for Easter Sunday service, Lichfield Cathedral - some passing footsteps

India And Nepal - City Life - Mushalsarai: Station platform with hawkers, footsteps, distinct speech & some train noise.

Boat-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus Major) - medium close-up flock calls while birds feed in trees. Some distant traffic.

Vervet Monkey (Cercopithecus Aethiops) - Vervet chattering calls close-up, followed by alarm call and more chattering. Hippopotamus in background.

Ambulances - Ambulance, exterior, bell only. (No ambulance sounds, close perspective.) (Bedford ambulance.)

Winter Sports - Curling, atmosphere on curling rink with speech in English & French.

Razorbill (Alca Torda) - close-up single growl, alarm call, followed by soft growls and `clockwork' type calls. Guillemots, kitiwakes, arctic tern and herring gulls in background. Distant surf.

Narrow-gauge Light Railway (Exterior) - Narrow-Gauge Light Railway, exterior, train arrives at station.

Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus Niloticus) - Adults digging eggs and newly hatched young from nest. NB: Exact date of recording unknown.

Equestrian Events - Show Jumping, jumping arena atmosphere at Hickstead, with some very faint chat. (Wide perspective recording.)

Blue Crowned Manakin (Pipra Coronata) - Recorded in lekking area. Calls from manakins with wing cracks. background sounds of other bird species and insects.

Coastal Forest - Recorded in dense part of forest. Early morning. Several birds calling. Woodpecker tapping on trunk. Insects.

Thames Sailing Barge: Wooden - Thames Wooden Sailing Barge: Passing bell buoy, recorded on board S.B. Pudge, May 1985

Interiors - Various 1 - Atmosphere in a room with computer disc drives and heavy air conditioning, with steady roar of equipment and intermittent quiet bleeps - 1982 (2N1,reprocessed)

Rook (Corvus Frugilegus) - Adults calling occasionally at nest, grunts from nestlings, with occasional crows from Rooster and Pheasant.

Canyon Atmosphere - Spring; Day Canyon atmosphere, with mainly flies, bees, hornets etc. Tristram's Grackles in background.

Electric Typewriter (Live Acoustic) - Electric Typewriter: Close Perspective, switched on, runs, switched off.

Kittiwake (Rissa Tridactyla) - medium close-up greeting calls. Many guillemots and kittiwakes in background.

Interiors - Concert Halls - Audience leaving auditorium, at 2'25 doors being closed - 1981 (1C15,reprocessed)

Steam Train (4-6-0 Locomotive, No. 5231) Exterior - Steam Train: 4-6-0 locomotive, no. 5231, exterior, approaches and stops, with station atmosphere.

Woodland Atmosphere - wind in trees; occasional birds; stream in background

Unidentified Bird - medium close-up song. Other birds in background. Insects. Wind in trees.

Red-wattled Lapwing (Vanellus Indicus) - Alarm calls medium close-up with other birds in distance. Wind in bushes and reeds, distant traffic hum.

Queens College Clock, Oxford - Queens College clock striking quarter past the hour.

Newspapers - General atmosphere with instructions in the picture transmitting and receiving room of a daily national newspaper.

Girls‚äô Grammar School - Girls' Grammar School corridor, junior girls in corridor, with footsteps, laughter & some indistinct speech.

Woodland Savanna Atmosphere - Quiet, neutral atmosphere recorded at dawn. medium distance to background birdsong. Faint sounds of wind.

Cats And Kittens - Cats in a suburban garden, one close perspective, others more distant.

Lakeside Woodland - Spring: Evening Common Crackles, Red-winged Blackbirds, American Robins, Swallows, Purple Martins, Chimney Swifts, Tree Swallows, Rufous-sided Towhee, Canada Geese, Laughing Gulls.

Austin Maestro Vanden Plas: Interior (Dashboard Audible Warnings) - Cars: Austin Maestro Vanden Plas, 1984 model, 1600cc. Interior, dashboard audible warnings, town traffic drive with window open

Computer Room Equipment - General computer room atmosphere with printer in foreground.

Peugeot 205gt 1982 1300cc Petrol (car Misfiring Quite Badly) - exterior - start and series of failed attempts to engage gear

Dark Bush Cricket (Pholidoptera Griseoaptera) - Two males chirping in field

Black-faced Bunting (Emberiza Spodocephala) - close-up song. Eastern crowned warblers in background. Wind in trees.

Tui (Prosthemadura Novaeseelandiae) - medium close-up song. Distant saddleback, kaka, bellbird and grey warbler. Cicadas in background.

Telephones - 1985: Sceptre 100 Telephone - Telephones: Viscount telephone, Constant ring

Farmland Atmosphere - Spring, day. Crickets and insects. Wind in corn. Distant larks, cows, cowherds and great reed warbler. Later one cricket close-up.

Comedy 2 - Execution being carried out with a block and large axe - 1974 (199A, reprocessed)

Wetland Atmosphere - Pre-flight calls from knots and oystercatchers. Sound of wingbeats. Mass taking off of birds at 1m53s.

White-fronted Tern (Sterna Striata) - close-up calls from red-billed gulls at start as they land near terns ledge. close-up loud alarm calls from juvenile white-fronted tern. Adult flies in calling close-up and feeds juvenile. Gull calls at end. Seawash in background.

North Sea Gas Rig - North Sea Gas Rig, interior, mess atmosphere, serving food at hatch.

Natural Atmospheres 1 - Cultivated land (warm temperate) in late Spring, midday atmosphere with Bee-Eaters, Spotless Starlings, Turtle Dove, Blue Tit, Azure-Winged Magpie, Crested Lark & cattle.

Fast Footsteps Down Metal Stairs - Footsteps Up Metal Stairs, man, fast, departing.

Zoo - Any Season: Day - Aviary with birds of paradise, etc NB: Exact date in 1974 unknown

Comedy Sounds - Coconut milk extractor. (Specially created effect)

Rhesus Monkey (Macaca Mulatta) - Mild scuffles, screeches, snorts, etc

Adelie Penguin (Pygoscelis Adeliae) - close-up calls, splashes and movement from chicks in water calling to chicks on the beach. NB: exact date and location is not specified.

India: General Backgrounds - Pushkar market place, general atmosphere. (Recorded at noon.)

Domestic Clock (Bell) - Domestic clock striking ten o'clock. (Domestic clock with bell.)

Baby Boy: Waking Up Sounds - Ten week old baby boy, waking up sounds with distant birdsong. (Weight 6.0 kg.)

Wigeon (Anas Penelope) - Flock calls close-up from a large group, mallard calls medium close-up, white-fronted geese in distance.

Marsh Harrier (Circus Aeruginosus) - Female feeding chick close-up, chick calling loudly. Female moving on nest. Wind in reeds.

Grants's Gazelle (Gazella Granti) - Alarm snorts from a male. Bird song and alarm calls in background. Distant aircraft. NB: Date of recording is between 1989 & 1990.

Emperor Goose (Anser Canagicus) - close-up calls from a single gosling.

Traffic 3 - Traffic at night - distant trains passing over bridge.

Garganey (Anas Querquedula) - mc call from a female coots calling and splashing in water willow warbler singing

Chinstrap Penguin (Pygoscelis Antarctica) - Sound of walking up and down steep slope. Distant ecstatic calls from rest of colony.

White Tailed Tropic Bird (Phaethon Lepturus) - Distant - medium close-up calls from tropic birds. Heavy sea in background.

Song Thrush (Turdus Philomelos) - close-up - medium close-up song. Some tape weave.

Ford Anglia 105e Van (1963, 997cc): Interior - Motor Van: Window Wound Up, interior, (Ford Anglia 105E, 1963 model, 997cc).

Fernandina's Flicker (Colaptes Fernandinae) - medium close-up & medium distance chattering calls from flicker. Also medium distance hammering from flicker. Insect whine.

6 Horses On Turf (Studio) - Six horses on turf, canter, stop. (Studio recording with jingle of harness)

Mountain Atmosphere - Coniferous stands near high meadows. Nuthatches, marsh tits and distant nutcracker calls. Cow-bells ringing. Sound of distant river.

Dingo (Canis Familiaris Dingo) - Mournful howls. Louder howling from 1m50s. background twittering calls from unidentified bird species.

Urban South America - Cafe, La Paz, with muted speech, clinks, expresso machine, radio and distant traffic

Jesus College Clock, Oxford - Jesus College clock striking eleven o'clock.

Black Billed Sicklebill (Drepanornis Albertisi) - Loud ringing advertisement calls from male. Many insects stridulating.

Garden Atmosphere - Calls of graceful warbler from 2m15s. Buzzing of flies. Some water drips & sounds of wind. Distant sounds of running water in irrigation channel. N.B. Bump on recording 1m54s. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Yellow-bellied Prinia (Prinia Flaviventris) - Song medium close-up with cow bells and cow herder, and calls of a rail species (?) Wind in reeds.

M.g. Midget Sports Car 1967 (Exterior) - Exterior, two doors close. (Sports car, 1967 model M.G. Midget)

Crash 1 - 1-2 Glass hit & crash (84G) 2", 2". 0'16" 3 Three taps & crash (84H)

White Faced Shearwater (Calonectris Leucomelas) - Fairly lively atmosphere of roosting shearwaters. medium close-up calls from individual. background caws & whistles from rest of colony. Recorded during early evening/dusk in forest. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Domestic Horse (Equus Caballus) - close-up sound of horses galloping, then trotting as they turn a bend in forest.

Aircraft - Douglas DC3 Dakota, Aircraft, interior, take off, cabin.

New Zealand - The Natural World 1 - Light rain in woodland Nga Manu Sanctuary (NZ)

Waste Disposal - Municipal incinerator - lorry at tipping stall, opening hopper, depositing waste & leaving.

Crested Oropendola (Psarocolius Decumanus) - Display calls, calls and screeches. Other bird and insects in background.

Outdoor Crowds (30 People) - Three cheers from group of men. (Thirty men.)

Lesser Black Backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - Two pairs 'choking', high intensity, Herring gull in background

Botanical Garden Atmosphere - Rich atmosphere with varied calls from several bird species. Birds include crimson rosella, gang gang cockatoo, galah & blue wren. Very distant sounds of traffic. N.B. Date of this recording is unknown.

Motor Horns (Electric) - Italian Twin Motor Horn being sounded. (Electric Motor Horn.)

Capybara (Hydrochoerus Hydrochaeris) - medium close-up plaintive calls from 2 week old capybara. background night llanos atmosphere.

Textiles - Stitching 16 inch seams, pauses to remove pins, cutting cotton, (Treadle machine c.1920).

Ford Anglia 105e Van (1963, 997cc): Interior - Motor Van: On Gravel, start and fast depart, exterior, (Ford Anglia 105E, 1963 model, 997cc).

Common Newtonia (Newtonia Brunneicauda) - close-up calls, Pied Crows and other birds in distance, Black Kite calls as it flies over.

Electronic Sounds - Warble. (Specially created electronic sound.)

Kirk's Dik Dik (Madoqua Kirki) - medium close-up alarm calls from a pair. Crickets and weavers in background.

White-tailed Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus Albicilla) - close-up calls from two fledglings as adult returns to nest. Great reed warbler, cuckoo and other birds in background.

Yellowhammer (Emberiza Citrinella) - Song medium close-up. NB: Date of recording not known.

Oil & Petrol - Atmosphere on oil rig - drill operating (Patagonia, Delta region 1970).

Domestic Clock: Double-strike (Heavy Mechanism) - Domestic clock striking eleven o'clock. (Domestic clock with heavy double-strike mechanism.)

Spotted Hyeana (Crocuta Crocuta) - occasional calls from several, gathered round carcass of wildebeest

Triumph Tr3 Sports Car, 1957 (Interior) - Interior, false start, self starter into constant run, fast for 1'46" then slower in traffic. (TR3 Sports Car, 1957 model)

Great Skua (Catharacta Skua) - close-up flight alarm calls from two birds. Windy background.

Slow Footsteps Down Wooden Stairs - Footsteps Down Wooden Stairs, two men & one woman, slow, with approach & stop.

Red-breasted Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus Rubber) - chick calling at nest, about to be fed; lapping water in background

Golden Whistler (Pachycephala Pectoralis) - P.p.torquata medium distance - medium close-up song. Calls from barking pigeon. Other birds in distance. Cicadas. Water dripping on leaves.

Trains Passing - Diesel Multiple Unit Train medium pass R-L, DMU slow pass L-R.

Bmc Mini Car 1966 (848cc) (Interior) - Interior, 1 door opening and closing. (1966 848cc BMC Mini car)

Indian Elephant (Elephas Maximus) - Mahouts with elephants. Some shouting with bell being rung. Rumble from elephant 0m47s. Trumpeting 1m30s & 1m45s.

World War Ii: Air Raids: London At Night - Night raid on London, one bomb falls-close.

Great Egret (Egretta Alba) - medium close-up calls. Insects. Slight wind in reeds.

Chacma Baboon  (Papio Ursinus) - medium close-up. Male grunting. Exact date unknown. December 1980 to November 1981

British Birds 2 - Robin, spring, summer song, with willow warbler, chiffchaff, another robin, cuckoo, nuthatch and woodpigeon.

Balliol College Clock, Oxford - Balliol College clock striking eight o'clock.

Ammunition Factory - Ammunition Factory, general background atmosphere. (No speech.)

Vinaceous Dove (Streptopelia Vinacea) - Song medium close-up answering distant bird.

Calandra Lark (Melanocorypha Calandra) - Song close-up, including mimicry, and other very distant larks and insects.

Suburbia 2 And Skylines - Town atmosphere from roof top - with wind, birds and mid distant traffic - 1981 (1T7,reprocessed)

Rainforest Atmosphere - Peaceful, neutral atmosphere. medium close-up occasional calls from frog. background sounds of gently running water. Also sounds of stridulating insects. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Pygmy Chimpanzee (Pan Paniscus) - Calls from group. Footsteps at 2m10s as chimp runs along tree trunk. Sound of jumping into vegetation at 3m05s. Excited whoops at 2m38s & 4m35s.

Town Or City Centre - Urban Market: Spring atmosphere. on entering a fruit and fish market in Bizerte. Canary in background.

Paddle Steamer: Built 1940, Horizontal Steam Engine - Paddle Steamer: Built 1940, horizontal steam engine, boiler being stoked.

American Robin (Turdus Migratorius) - close-up flight calls. Distant snow goose. Wind in trees.

Livestock 2 - Chickens, interior, hens disturbed in hen-house, very close flap of wings, lots of thuds as hens move around.

Doors & Lift Gates - A wooden sash window opened and closed three times.

Blyth's Hornbill (Aceros Plicatus) - medium distance croaking flight calls from hornbill 0m14s. Also loud whirring calls from king bird of paradise.

Motor Car: Ford Cortina 1500c 1969 Model: Interior - Cars: Ford Cortina, 1500cc, 1969 model. Interior, start, run on main road, stop.

Modern Agricultural Machinery & Vehicles - Land Rover, exterior, two long blasts of horn. (Land Rover, Long Wheel Base, 109" Safari Diesel, Series 2A, 1967.)

Camel Loading Song - close-up chants as packs are attached to camels. Single male voice.

Chatter: Women - Small crowd, mainly women, exclamation during conversation.

Scottish Crossbill (Loxia Scotica) - close-up feeding calls from one bird with wingbeats. Good wingbeats and some calls from others feeding nearby. Sounds of cones being opened and then falling to the ground. close-up chaffinch song near end of recording. Chaffinches and willow warbler in background. Sl

Feral Rock Dove (Columba Livia) - Hand clap and shout, then many pigeons taking off. Followed by cooing birds. Other bird spp background.

Triumph 650 Cc Motor Cycle - Triumph 650cc twin, several machines revving.

Ships And Boats 1 - Lifeboat, single maroon fired. (48ft 6in Oakley class self-righting boat, RNLB 'Charles Henry'.)

Field Grasshopper (Chorthippus Bornhalmi) - close-up click as recorded.

Prairie/woodland Edge - Early morning. Very strong wind in grasses, Eastern Meadowlark at start, crickets, Dickcissel and Bobwhite.

Dial 999 - Fire engine, long approach and pass right to left with two horns.

Broad-leaved Woodland (Mountain Oakwood) Late Spring:early Morning - With cuckoos, nightingale, carrion crow, whitethroats, Bonelli's warbler, chaffinch, etc and field-crickets

Crowds - Cocktail Party, close perspective animtaed chatter at lively party.

Black Spider Monkey (Ateles Paniscus) - Adult calls close perspective

Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopus Major) - Hunger calls of young

Peregrine Falcon (Falco Peregrinus) - Mc - close-up flight calls from male & female (deeper call). Distant jackdaws & some traffic noise. Wind in trees.

Wood Lark (Lullula Arborea) - close-up - medium close-up calls and song from a bird feeding on the ground. Another calls and flies off in background. Distant chaffinches and other birds in nearby woodland.

Hawksbill Turtle (Eretmochelys Imbricata) - close-up sounds of sand being sprayed over recently layed eggs. Heavy surf in background. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Professional League Football - Football League match , crowd of 20,000 before kick-off.

Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes Formicivorus) - medium close-up calls and wingbeats from several. Prominent calls from brown crested flycatcher before and during woodpecker calls. Other birds in background. A few distant voices at end of recording.

Studio Pottery - Grinding dry glazing material with pestle & mortar.

Dogs - Alsatian barking & running about, exterior. (3 year old Alsation.)

Mexican Free-tailed Bat (Tadarida Brasiliensis Mexicana) - medium close-up fluttering in cave

Mixed Species Colony Atmosphere - Very busy atmosphere of mixed species colony. medium close-up calls of black headed ibis 2m 15s. Also calls from painted storks, night herons & egrets. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Cathedral Bells, London - Church Bells: St. Pauls, some distant traffic.

Motorway Construction - One bulldozer demolishing house in preparation for motorway construction.

Common Field Cricket (Gryllus Campestris) - Adult male stridulating close-up without chorus very distant nightingale in background

Tropical Deciduous Forest Atmosphere - Various bird calls m/d & distant. Buzzing insects, drumming woodpecker & Puerto Rican lizard cuckoo (at end of track). Faint engine hum in background.

Cuckoo Clock (Cuckoo Only) - Cuckoo clock striking three o'clock. (Cuckoo only.)

Motor Car: Ford Cortina 1600 (Exterior) - Ford Cortina 1600, exterior, self starter, tickover, stop. (Recorded at engine end, 1600cc engine.)

Wolf (Canis Lupus) - medium distance calls during copulation. Wind in trees. N.B The precise date of this recording is unknown.

Common Zebra (Equus Burchelli) - medium close-up braying, others in distance; wildebeest and larks in background.

Spotted Hyaena (Crocuta Crocuta) - Adults and cubs at burrow wildebeest calling

Dry Deciduous Forest Atmosphere - Early morning - Cicadas and birds, plus one cockerel.

Chatter: Outdoor Restaurant - General atmosphere with birdsong, speech crockery and cutlery clatter. Outdoor resturant.

Gray Catbird (Dumetella Carolinensis) - close-up song, other birds in distance, distant stream.

Red Fox (Vulpes Fulva) - wide range of close-up vocalising from fox cub - high pitched screeching and agitated calls becomign whimpers near end

Caving & Pot-holing - Man climbing ladder in a cave with rubber boots.

Atlantic Forest - Recorded in early morning. Neutral atmosphere at approximately 4500 feet altitude. medium distance to background calls from many bird species. Distant sounds of wind in foliage. N.B. Exact date of of this recording is unknown. Some slight bumps.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Dawn chorus, 5.43-5.58am, at parotia display court, 1430m above sea level, including lesser New Guinea thrush (lesser ground robin). Loud calls at 1m58, 2m11s and 2m23s. Generally gets busier towards end of band.

Engines - Compound rotative horizontal beam steam engine: start, constant run, stop - occaisional voices in background.

Bare Throated Bellbird (Procnias Nudicollis) - medium distance repetitive metallic calls from bellbird. Some calls from other bird species. N.B. Recorded in captivity.

Dry Tropical Forest - Early morning in lakeside forest. Loud calls from partridges. Many other birds and frogs.

White Headed Jungle Babbler (Turdoides Striatus) - Chattering calls from individual with other babblers in background. Also calls from other species in background. Some sounds of winds in trees.

Eastern Dwarf Mongoose (Helogale Undulata) - close-up soft calls, purring, scratching and contact calls. Weavers and some distant lodge sounds and generator. Hissy.

Fire - close-up sounds of a small fire. Some loud cracks. Very clear sounds.

Supermarket - Supermarket, general atmosphere at checkout positions with voices & tills.

Great Tit (Parus Major) - close-up calls. Other birds, including Eastern ground warbler, in background.

Buff-necked Ibis (Theristicus Caudatus) - medium close-up single calls from several birds, one especially prominent. medium distance wind.

Grey Phalarope (Phalaropus Fulicarius) - Calls medium close-up from a female (Wind, hissy in background).

Austin A35 Van 1968 (Interior) - Interior, start, constant run as in traffic, stop, switch off. (1968 Austin A35 Van)

Grey Seal (Halichoerus Grypus) - Colony atmosphere with some close-up snorts/calls. Heavy sea, ducks & other birds in background.

Leicester Tram (Interior) - Leicester Tram, interior, start up, bell sounded, tram running at medium speed. (Tram built 1904.)

Engines & Machinery - Single-Cylinder Engine operating. (1932, 50 h.p.)

Himalayan Rubythroat (Erithacus Pectoralis) - close-up song. Slight wind in bushes.

White Throated Capuchin (Cebus Capucinus) - Strident calls as monkeys are chasing through trees. Wind in background.

Maasai Tribe - Masai dancers. Two discreet "squawks". Mid-pitched.

Comedy, Fantasy & Horror - Exploding music machine. (Comedy Spot Effect.)

Alpine Weta (Deinacrida Connectens) - close-up defensive hissing (stridulation) from a single male.

Sea Coast: Mud Or Sand Flats - EARLY SPRING: EARLY MORNING With curlew, redshank, oystercatcher, shelduck, black-headed gull

Barred Antshrike (Thamnophilus Doliatis) - Good sounds of song from antshrike. background calls from many other bird species. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown. Occasional bumps.

Lambretta Motor Scooter, 1968 (Exterior) - Lambretta Scooter, starts, stops immediately.

Guillemot (Uria Aalge) - Contact calls. Calls from kittiwakes, razorbills, rock pipit, herring gulls, terns and fulmars.

Whooper Swan (Cygnus Cygnus) - Feeding calls close-up from a couple of birds, dabbling sounds & walking in water. Barnacle geese very faintly in background.

Lapwing (Vanellus Vanellus) - Hatching chick tapping and cheeping close-up in egg. Distant skylark.

Wedge Capped Capuchin (Cebus Olivaceous) - close-up calls from juveniles squabbling. Birds and insects in distance.

Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga Leonina) - close-up aggressive calls from females. Pups call in background. Others in distance. Distant sound of generator.

Crimson-breasted Barbet (Megalaima Haemacephala) - Calls medium close-up, with other birds in background.

Sugar Cane Plantation - Summer: Early morning Birds and chorus of cicadas

Common Nighthawk (Chordieles Minor) - MC flight calls, distant bird song.

Betting Shop - Atmosphere, public address with voices in busy shop. (Betting Shop)

Dusky Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus Obscurus) - Hydrophone recording. Squeaking vocalisations from dolphins. Sounds of splashing & swirling water.

Exterior Crowds 1 - Group of 16-19 year old boys talking, occasional laughter - 1968 (40E,reprocessed)

Carrion Crow (Corvus Corone Corone) - Calls - mid-perspective, with distant Jackdaws.

Domestic Clock (Double-strike On Wood) - Domestic clock striking twelve o'clock. (Domestic clock with double-strike on wood.)

Paddle Steamer (2400 H.p.) - Telegraph bell signals. Full ahead.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Neutral atmosphere recorded during evening. medium distance to distant sounds of stridulation from many insects. Very distant sounds of wind/water. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Fieldfare (Turdus Pilaris) - medium distance alarm (similar to blackbirds) from male at 0m04s. Also rattling alarm calls.

South Island Brown Kiwi (Apteryx Australis) - Territorial calls close-up. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Crickets Sp - close-up stridulating in grass. Other crickets in background.

World War I - Ext. taxi away, take off, aerobatics - 1967 (104A)

Blackbird Sp (Leistes Sp) - Note: This is probably a Red-wingbed Blackbird or a Bonaparte's Blackbird Song close-up with other birds in distance NB: Exact date in 1980 unknown

Greylag Goose (Anser Anser) - MP calls from a feeding flock, Wigeon Wagtails and Greenfinch also call.

Gunfire - 120mm Tank Gun firing 4 times. (Recorded outside tank.)

Adventure - Speedway, race recorded from enclosed glass-fronted grandstand, with P.A. & crowd cheering.

Northern Gannet (Morus Bassanus) - Edge of colony. close-up calls and flight calls. Birds landing and taking off. Recording bumpy in places.

Marsh Frog (Rana Ridibunda) - Night. close-up calls from individual frogs, then several. Chorus in distance.

Taino Indian - Re enactment of Taino ceremonial dance (Areitos) in open air with chanting, drums, conch blowing & other percussion instruments. Solo voice (female) & harmony singers (male & female). Accelerates 2m00s, where conches join. N.B. Exact date of this recordin

Offices - General atmosphere in post room, conversation as staff sort and frank mail.

London Riverside Atmosphere - Water: Riverside atmosphere, London (Technical note, for use at low level)

Black-faced Bunting (Emberiza Spodocephala) - close-up song. Other birds in background. Slight wind in trees.

Great Green Bush Cricket (Tettigonia Viridissima) - Male stridulating

Peugeot 205gt 1982 1300cc Petrol (car Misfiring Quite Badly) - interior - start, series of tailed attempts to engage gear, with heavy revving

Submarines (1960 ‚äòp‚äô Class) - Submarine: 1960 'P' class, bulkhead door closed.

Deciduous Woodland - Wind in trees, several birds calling and singing, leaf-rustle from bird in ground, prominent is White-eyed Vireo. Spring: Afternoon

Golden-headed Manakin (Pipra Erythrocephala) - medium distance - close-up calls from several. Other distant birds, crickets & cicadas in the background. Slight wind in the trees.

Yellow Rumped Cacique (Cacicus Cela) - close-up calls and wingbeats from a colony. Calls from other distant birds including Grackles and Hoatzins. Red Howler Monkeys in far distance.

India: General Backgrounds - Madurai Grand Temple, interior. general atmosphere.

Fast Footsteps Down Metal Stairs - Footsteps Up Metal Stairs, two men, fast, with start & stop.

Natural Atmospheres 1 - Mixed woodland in early Spring, early morning atmosphere, rather neutral with distant Hooded Crows, Buzzard & Great Tit.

Lakeside - Late Spring: Night-time - With little owl, tree and marsh frogs

European Cities - Metro ride, Moscow, train stops and starts several times, with doors opening and closing, also PA and some speech

Goldcrest (Regulus Regulus) - medium close-up song. Calls at end of recording. Mallard, coot, robins & other woodland birds in background.

North Sea Gas Rig - North Sea Gas Rig, interior, general atmosphere with some voices.

Chapel Bells: Magdalen College, Oxford - Magdalen College Chapel Bells, change ringing, Stedman Caters, ringing starts. (Recorded in tower.)

Fenland Atmosphere - Summer Early morning Close perspective reed-bed with little reed movement, but pleasant light dawn chorus of wrens, chaffinch and woodpigeon, with occasional calls of curlew & grey heron in flight.

New Zealand Brown Creeper (Finschia Novaeseelandiae) - close-up song and calls from a feeding flock. Flock alarm calls at end of recording. Distant song from bellbird and tui. Slight wind in trees in background.

Marsh Harrier (Circus Aeruginosus) - close-up calls from chicks, female flies in, chicks become excited. Skylark in distance. Wind in corn.

Capuchin Bird (Perissocephalus Tricolor) - medium distance moaning display calls from males at lek. background calls from howler monkeys. Also insect stridulation & calls from other bird species. Also suitable as a eerie atmosphere. Sounds of water drips. N.B. Details of reserve unknown.

Pink Footed Goose (Anser Arvensis Brachyrhynchus) - Flocks arriving.

American Robin (Turdus Migratorius) - close-up alarm calls. Yellow-rumped Warbler, Catbird and Song Sparrow in background.

Southern Black-backed Gull (Larus Dominicanus) - medium close-up calls from gull. Higher pitched calls from tern species predominant at times.

Baby Boy Crying - Six week old baby boy crying.( Weight 5.3 kg.)

Blue Wildebeest (Connochaetes Taurinus) - Alarm snorts from a single wildebeest. NB: Date of recording is between 1989 & 1990.

Wigeon (Anas Penelope) - Feeding calls close-up from flock of about 1,000 birds grazing, sounds of birds tugging at grass, feeding and calling, crow and jackdaw in background, slight traffic hum.

M.g. Midget Sports Car 1967 (Exterior) - Exterior, close start and depart. (Sports car, 1967 model)

Sind Jungle Sparrow (Passer Pyrrhorotus) - Calls medium close-up with calls of another bird. Wind through reeds.

White Browed Gibbon (Hylobates Hoolock) - Shrill shrieks & hooting calls from gibbons. Animated group calls 0m45s & 2m40s. Quiet background. Low rumble from river. \ N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Worcester College Clock, Oxford - Worcester College clock striking eight o'clock.

Red Squirrel (Sciurus Vulgaris) - Alarm calls from squirrel. Occasional prominent song from redstart. background sounds of dawn chorus. Some handling noise on recording.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Good, weird echoing calls from unidentified bird species. medium close-up occasional shrill calls from king bird of paradise. Also sounds of stridulating insects.

American Chatter - Large mixed party crowd with American chatter. (Recorded at a U.S. Air Force base in England.)

Black-headed Gull (Larus Ridibundus) - Flight calls medium distance-close-up, with lapping water and some boat sounds.

Interiors - Theatres And Halls - Applause from a small group of people (twice) - 1966 (63A,reprocessed)

6 Horses On Turf (Studio) - Six horses on turf, restless. (Studio recording with jingle of harness)

Ice Atmosphere - Creaking tide cracks at shoreline with fast ice. Quiet seal breathing throughout.

Piper Cherokee Light Aircraft: Interior - Piper Cerokee, Light Aircraft, interior, taxiing. (Light aircraft)

Outdoor Crowds (30 People) - Three cheers from mixed group of people. (Thirty people.)

Motor Horns (Electric) - Electric motor horn, single blast sounded.

Osprey (Pandion Haliaetus) - Female leaving nest close-up. Cuckoo in distance.

Lesser Black Backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - Single bird 'choking', low then high intensity, with mew calls

New Zealand - The Natural World 1 - Duck pond - mixed farmland, Dannevirke (NZ)

Aircraft - Douglas DC3 Dakota, Aircraft, interior,cabin, level flight.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Dawn by lake. Various birds including kingfisher diving into water at start, calls from bellbirds, oropendolas, woodpeckers, parrots and others. Crickets in distance.

Wood Sandpiper (Tringa Glareola) - medium close-up calls and alarm calls. Yellow-billed storks preening and moving in water. Other birds and insects in background.

Deciduous Woodland - Dawn in mainly deciduous woodland near marsh. First robins begin to sing, more cuckoos in background. Later calls from crows and very distant snipe and blackbirds.

Anne Boleyn's Clock, Hampton Court - Anne Boleyn's Clock chimes & 3 o'clock

Oil & Petrol - Large lorry backing slowly to rig (Patagonia, Delta region 1970).

Electronic Sounds - Drop to lower shimmer. (Specially created electronic sound.)

Motor Car: Ford Cortina 1.6 Gl (Manual) 1982 Model: Exterior - Cars: 1.6GL (Manual) 1982 model Ford Cortina. Exterior, engine ticking over

Ford Anglia 105e Van (1963, 997cc): Interior - Motor Van: On Gravel, fast depart, interior, (Ford Anglia 105E, 1963 model, 997cc).

Textiles - Stitching 3 short seams, cutting cotton, scissors being put down (Treadle machine c.1920).

Black Coucal (Centropus Toulou) - close-up calls, Madagascar Bulbuls and insects in background.

Blackbird (Turdus Merula) - Conversational calls of adult as it feeds five-day old nestlings.

Broad-billed Roller (Eurystomus Glaucurus) - close-up calls from a pair, Cuckoo Roller calling in distance, cicadas and insects distant bird song.

British Birds 2 - Falcon, peregrine, male and female flight alarm calls.

British Rural Backgrounds - Rookery at dawn, also calls from jackdaw.

Grey Backed Camaroptera (Camaroptera Brevicaudata) - Calls close-up. NB: Identity of species uncertain

Balliol College Clock, Oxford - Balliol College clock striking eleven o'clock.

Bmc Mini Car 1966 (848cc) (Interior) - Interior, self starter, tickover. (1966 848cc BMC Mini car)

World War Ii: Air Raids: London At Night - Night raid on London. Stick of bombs falling, distant anti-aircraft fire.

Chacma Baboon  (Papio Ursinus) - Male barking and grunting. close-up. Exact date unknown. December 1980 to November 1981

Golden Whistler (Pachycephala Pectoralis) - close-up - medium close-up calls and song. Chowchillas, spotted catbird and other birds in background. Water dripping from trees.

World War 2 - 1 - One Spitfire flying low overhead (reprocessed)

Slow Footsteps Down Wooden Stairs - Footsteps Down Wooden Stairs, two men & two women, slow, with approach & stop.

Indoor Wrestling - Public address announcement and crowd reaction at a wrestling match.

Pygmy Marmoset (Cebuella Pygmaea) - medium close-up squeaks; background voices and river

Space Travel & Interplanetary Effects - NASA Saturn V project, countdown & checking sequence, firing Saturn V engine.

Crowds-interior - Crowd atmosphere in Westminster Abbey with voices and footsteps.

Paddle Steamer: Built 1940, Horizontal Steam Engine - Paddle Steamer: Built 1940, horizontal steam engine, constant run, in engine room.

Suburbia 2 And Skylines - Quiet park atmosphere - distant traffic and light wind, distant jet aircraft passes overhead from 0'34 - 1972 (1B2, reproccessed)

Pygmy Chimpanzee (Pan Paniscus) - Calls from excited group & between individuals. Sugar cane being cut in background. Sound of footsteps as chimp runs along log. Movement in foliage.

Jackdaw (Corvus Monedula) - Adults feeding nestlings inside barn roof, (recorded from outside).

Baby (Girl): 12 Months - 56 week old baby girl, playing in bath.

Field Grasshopper (Chorthippus Bornhalmi) - close-up double clicks as recorded.

Helmeted Guineafowl (Numida Meleagris) - close-up feeding calls and movement sounds. Other birds in distance.

Ships And Boats 1 - Thames sailing barge, atmosphere below deck under auxiliary engine. (Kelvin 3 cylinder engine, 66 h.p.) (Recorded on board S.B. Pudge.)

Continental Great Tit (Parus Major Major) - Call notes NB: Recorded between March-June 1938

Carpebter‚äôs Workshop - A flat-faced spokeshave on semi-hard wood.

Zoo - Late Spring: Early Evening - With sparrows distant traffic and voices

Lion (Panthera Leo) - Pride feeding on wildebeest close-up Crows, yellow wagtails and other birds in background

Red Breasted Goose (Branta Ruficollis) - Agitated squawks. NB: Exact date of this recording is unknown.

King Bird Of Paradise (Cicinnurus Regius) - medium close-up soft sounds of dancing display song from male. medium close-up to distant calls from other bird species. Distant sounds of running water.

Modern Agricultural Machinery & Vehicles - Land Rover, interior, engine started, idles, pulls away, continuous journey, stop & idle, engine off. (Land Rover, Long Wheel Base, 109" Safari Diesel, Series 2A, 1967.)

Veteran Cars: Exterior (Benz ‚äúcomfortable‚äù 1900 Open Top) - Cars: Benz "Comfortable" 1900 Open Top. Exterior, start up, engine stalls. Single cylinder, belt drive, 3 1/2 h.p.

Coast - Early morning. medium distance surf. Crickets and cicadas. High pitched calls from polynesian triller. Song from red vented bulbuls. Faint calls from tonga flying foxes (Pteropus tonganus).

Frankincense Collecting Song - Repetitive chants, single male voice. Sounds of collecting frankincense & breathing.

Canada Goose (Branta Canadensis) - medium close-up calls in flight from quite a large group flying over in two waves. Black duck and greater yellowlegs call. Other ducks take-off and circle around.

Livestock 2 - Turkeys, interior, six month old turkeys general atmosphere (ends abruptly).

London - Lloyds of London, Lutine bell rung once (for a total wreck).

House Finch (Carpodacus Mexicanus) - medium close-up calls and wing-beats from a group feeding, 'buzz' from Black-chinned Hummingbirds, wing-beats of Mourning Dove.

Red Capped Lark (Calandrella Cinerea) - medium close-up song, other larks in background. Insects, Corn Bunting in distance. A few flight calls after song.

African Grey Parrot (Psittacus Erithacus) - Bird calling "the owl said woof woof".

Wood Lark (Lullula Arborea) - close-up calls from well-grown chicks being fed by adults. Good wingbeat sounds from adult leaving at end of recording.

Camel Market - close-up mournful calls from camel. background voices in crowd.

Wood Lark (Lullula Arborea) - close-up calls from chicks being fed. Adult calls and flies off at end of recording.

Crowds At Rugby Football Match - Rugby union match in progress, crowd reaction with some quiet periods. (Twickenham Stadium.)

Californian Sea Lion (Zalophus Californianus) - Female calling to cub

Ecclesiastical Effects 1 - St. Paul's Cathedral bells, 5 minutes bell - 1972 (2B1,reprocessed)

Warm Temperate Evergreen Dry Woodland - Late Spring: Midday - Neutral with bee-eater colony, azure-winged magpie and distant great spotted cuckoo

County Cricket Match - County cricket match in Kent. Stroke and applause.

Gallery Forest Atmosphere - Evening - close-up cicadas with very distant birds and calls from thick-billed roller.

Common Rosefinch (Carpodacus Erythrinus) - close-up calls from a single bird, others in background. Wren & White winged Grosbeak in background.

Wolf (Canis Lupus) - close-up growling and snarling from several. Also yelping, panting, whining and walking on snow. Crunching deer bone near end of recording. Ravens in background. N.B The precise date of this recording is unknown.

Tropical Forest Atmosphere - With blue-spotted wood dove & common bulbul.

Lion (Panthera Leo) - \ Loud growls. NHC17 is a continuous recording of 73m48s.

Common Zebra (Equus Burchelli) - close-up -medium distance alarm snorts & braying from a mixed herd with wildebeest. Animals at top of rise above waterhole where a lioness had just killed a wildebeest. The herd is stood watching, 'pawing' at the ground, with a few moving around. Insects & yellow wagtails i

Comedy 3 - Several men snoring hilariously - 1967 (7F, reprocessed)

Cuckoo Clock (Cuckoo & Chimes) - Cuckoo clock striking ten o'clock. (Cuckoo & chimes.)

Crowds: Interior - Crowd, interior, 8 men & women, tense & hushed whispering.

Church Bells: London - Church Bells: Westminster Abbey, from Deans Yard, birds, movement and traffic.

Arfak Parotia (Parotia Sefilata) - close-up flight sounds. medium close-up calls from male above display court.

Woodland Atmosphere - medium distance to background calls from birds. Also some buzzing of insects. medium close-up bird calls at end, followed by some camera noise.

Engines - 3 Ruston Hornsey YEX 6 pumping engines - slow and stop.

D.i.y. And Building - Electric drill, single hole in wood, jams, is freed.

Dry Tropical Forest - Early morning. Many birds calling and singing. Sound of langurs in trees. Birds include peacock, ring-necked parakeet, common myna and doves.

Weka Rail (Gallirallus Australis) - medium close-up - close-up calls from a well grown juvenile. Deeper calls from adults. Movement sounds from the birds which are hidden under bushes. Calls from variable oystercatcher, bellbird, tomtit and grey warbler in background. Wind in dead leaves. Sea in background.

Caving & Pot-holing - Man climbing ladder in a cave with rubber boots and steel toe-caps.

Tropical Rainforest Atmosphere - Busy atmosphere recorded at night. Constant stridulation & buzzing from insects. Rapid whistling calls from hammer headed fruit bats.

Brown Bear (Ursus Arctos) - medium close-up growls and roars by waterfall. White crowned sparrow in distance.

London Railway Station Victoria - Victoria Station, train arrives at station.

Leicester Tram (Interior) - Leicester Tram, interior, tram stopping. (Tram built 1904.)

White Throated Capuchin (Cebus Capucinus) - close-up alarm barks.

World War 2 - 2 - RAF Station - Bomber Command - crew disembarking on return from raid - crew talking 'absolutely wizard' 'good show' - Dec.1940 (reprocessed)

White-bearded Manakin (Manacus Manacus) - medium distance - close-up calls, display calls and clicks from several. Wind in trees which is strong at times. Dripping water on leaves.

Lakeside Atmosphere - Spring, day. Coot, purple gallinule, skylark, corn bunting, crested lark, fan-tailed warbler, marsh harrier, etc.

Cetti's Warbler (Cettia Cetti) - close-up song phrase. Crow, blue tit and other birds in background.

Snowy Owl (Nyctea Scandiaca) - Calls from chick close-up, when male brings in Lemming.

Austin A35 Van 1968 (Interior) - Interior, slow down, stop, switch off. (1968 Austin A35 Van)

Brown Lemur (Lemur Fulvus) - medium close-up-close-up calls from several, thunder in distance. Calls from Thick-billed Rollers and Sicklebills. Insects and cicadas in background. A few crows from Cockerels.

Yellow Rumped Cacique (Cacicus Cela) - close-up shrieks and calls from several birds mobbing aracaris to deter them from attacking their nests. Cicadas in distance.

Black Headed Shrike (Lanius Schach) - Calls from shrike 0m07s, & more distant 0m45s. background calls from many other birds including doves/pigeons. Also sounds of insects. Some gentle bumps on recording.

Post Office Telegraph Equipment - Post Office Computer playing noughts & crosses.

Baikal Seal (Phoca Sibirica) - close-up water lapping on rocks. Occasional soft grunts from seals. Louder splashes in water as they attempt to haul themselves out on to rocks.

Surf Atmosphere - Surf. Distant surf on boulders, very faint calls from penguins in background.

Household - Household: Wash Basin, plug removed, water runs away.

Crowds, Children & Footsteps - Forty children outside on wet gravel.

Comedy, Fantasy & Horror - Colliding ships. (Comedy Spot Effect.)

Maasai Tribe - Masai dancers. Group singing incorporating different elements.

Mangroves Atmosphere - Dry Season Evening Pumping station pool, with reef heron, little African swifts and pied crows etc.

Starfighter Single-engined Jet Fighter - Exterior, taking off. (Starfighter. Single-engined jet fighter)

Exterior Crowds 1 - Mixed general chatter - close perspective - 1966 (40A, reprocessed)

Betting Shop - Atmosphere, public address with voices. (Betting Shop)

Nightingale (Erithacus Megarhynchos) - medium close-up song from nightingale. background calls from other bird species. Some slight wind in second part of recording.

Nightjar Sp.(caprimulgidae Family) - medium distance & distant drawn out whistles from nightjars(exact species unknown). Sounds of insect stridulation. Distant roar of the sea.

Grey-breasted Prinia (Prinia Hodgsoni) - Song close-up, with others and House Crows in background.

Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella Magna) - MC song, insects, distant birds, cattle in background, calls from Red-tailed Hawk.

Pink-footed Goose (Anser Fabalis Brachyrhynchus) - Feeding calls of flock of c100 with lapwings and black-headed gulls

Guillemot (Uria Aalge) - Contact and greeting calls. Calls from kittiwakes, razorbills, rock pipit, herring gulls, terns and fulmars.

Animals - Cows in shed, occasional distant calls, some quiet periods

Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga Leonina) - Calls from a female and pup. Others in background. Waves lapping on shore. Distant sound of generator.

Wedge Capped Capuchin (Cebus Olivaceous) - medium distance sound of troop in branches. One alarm call. Sound of breaking branches. Insects and Red Howler Monkeys in distance. Gallery Forest.

Pied Wagtail (Motacilla Alba Yarelli) - Roost of ca 140 on tree with 1 or 2 birds dominant plus starlings and traffic, etc

Adventure - Speedway, race with four passes, P.A., loud cheers & hooters. (Recorded from front of open grandstand, crowd's perspective.)

Water Pumping Station - Water Pumping Station, Tangye 2100 H.P. engines working a ram pump, slow down & stop.

Arabian Babbler (Turdoides Squamiceps) - Contact calls and wingbeats.

Pelican (Pelecanus Onocrotalus) - Take off medium close-up by several birds, plover & Egyptian Goose call medium close-up, other birds in background, distant cicadas.

Little Owl (Athene Noctua) - MP calls with Robin 'ticking', House Sparrows and Greylag Goose in background.

Domestic Clock (Double-strike On Wood) - Domestic clock striking five o'clock. (Domestic clock with double-strike on wood.)

Rainforest Atmosphere - Neutral atmosphere recorded at dusk. medium close-up to distant sounds of stridulation from many insects. Very distant sounds of wind/water. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Black Shag (Phalacrocorax Carbo) - Calls of adults and food-begging young in colony. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Fieldfare (Turdus Pilaris) - Group of fieldfares diving at microphone. Rattling alarm calls.

Egyptian Geese (Alopchen Aegytiacus) - medium close-up calls from male and female walking around calling.

Insectivorous Bats (Microchiroptera) - Recording of roost in cave. Very constant sounds of massed wings & calls. Some more distinct chittering calls. Occasional distant engine noise.

Sea Otter (Enhydra Lutris) - close-up distress calls from a pup being moved from pen to tide-pool. First 8 seconds are recorded outside, the next 1'03" in a box, then a further 0'25" back in the open.

Common Starling (Sturnus Vulgaris) - medium close-up song. Other birds in background. Distant traffic.

Spiny Forest Atmosphere - Morning 0750hrs. Cicadas, flies, distant courol (cuckoo roller), Madagascar cuckoo and other birds in background.

Trains & Tunnels - Express passenger train leaving tunnel without siren. (Recorded at trackside.)

Comedy Sounds - Raucous party, with smashing glass, screams, footsteps and whipping sounds. (Specially created effect)

South Georgia Pipit (Anthus Antarcticus) - medium close-up flight calls from birds flying over valley. Strong wind in background.

Palm Cockatoo (Probosciger Aterrimus) - medium close-up calls. Other birds and insects also.

Domestic Goat (Capra Hircus) - Herd passing close-up through maquis vegetation with neck bells ringing NB: Exact date of recording unknown

Rufous Hornero (Ovenbird) (Funarius Rufus) - Churr and song duet

Muffled Church Bells - Church Bells, half-muffled bells starting & pealing. (St. Mary the Virgin's Church, Godmanchester, Cambridgeshire.)

Robin (Erithacus Rubecula) - Winter song bullfinch, pheasant, etc in background

World War Aircraft: 1916 Bristol Fighter (Exterior) - Exterior, passing overhead. (1916 Bristol Fighter, First World War two-seater fighter with single Rolls Royce piston engine)

Souimanga Sunbird (Cinnyris Souimanga) - medium close-up alarm calls, frogs and crickets and Stripe-Throated Jery in background.

Thermal Spring - Geyser. Continuous spout of boiling water reaching a height of about 8 feet. Flamingoes in background. Lark flying over. Crickets in grass.

Comedy 2 - One bluebottle circling at 7 ft - 1972 (7L, reprocessed)

Lake - AUTUMN: MIDDAY Birds, mainly tits, kingfisher, Cetti's warbler, fish rising and water vole near microphone

Thick-billed Warbler (Acrocephalus Aedon) - close-up song. Other birds in background. Slight wind in trees and bushes.

Pygmy Chimpanzee (Pan Paniscus) - Playing calls and sounds. Cicadas and birds in background.

Woodland - Early - mid morning in oak woodland. Many birds singing and calling including great tits, marsh tits, eastern crowned warbler, oriental cuckoo and blue-and-white flycatcher.

Rocky Seashore - LATE SPRING: EARLY MORNING With arctic and sandwich terns, eiders, kittiwakes, herring and lesser black-backed gulls and oystercatchers

Vintage Motor Car: Fiat 509a Saloon: Interior - Cars: Vintage motor car Fiat 509A saloon. Exterior, person enters

Traffic - Traffic: Mid-Distant, atmosphere from roof top, with wind & birds(Technical note, for use at low level)

Chinampa Atmosphere - General atmosphere with calls from individual birds of many species. medium close-up animated bird calls. Occasional water splashes & calls from frogs. background traffic noise increases thoughout recording. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown. A Chinampa is pre-hi

Formula One - Cars revving engines, manouevreing into position, race begins. (1994 Silverstone Grand Prix)

Mangabey (Cercocebus Sp) - medium close-up whoops from mangabey monkey with forest atmosphere

Eurasian Dipper (Cinclus Cinclus) - Good, very shrill calls from chicks in nest. background sounds of running water.

Blue Tit (Parus Caeruleus) - Individuals hammering and pecking on casing close-up, plus wingbeats and occasional call.

House Martin (Delichon Urbica) - Adults feeding nestlings BCU (Both adults at nest).

Lion (Panthera Leo) - close-up loud panting from one lion while sleeping. Hum from insects & flies. Larks in background.

Bells, Door Chimes And Buzzers - Hand bell ringing. (Medium note)

Sardinian Warbler (Sylvia Melanocephala) - Song with Ortolan Bunting in background.

Boreal Forest Atmosphere - Mixed woodland: autumn: 0900 hrs. Yellow-bellied sapsucker tapping, white-breasted nuthatch, solitary vireo, American crows, tufted titmouse, Carolina chickadee, blue jay. Wind in tress.

South America - Rural & Urban Atmospheres - Bongo riverboat-canoe made from hollowed out tree trunk - with 40hp motor

Desert Finch (Rhodopechys Obsoleta) - Flight calls, with crested lark calls at beginning, and spotted sandgrouse. Tractor in background.

Great Tit (Parus Major) - 1730-2030hrs Family party: fledglings begging and being fed by adults medium distance-medium close-up. With wind in foliage and distant industrial noise.

Motor Car: Morris Bullnose, 1922 - Interior, slow down, brake squeal & stop, revving. (11.9 hp side valve Hotchkiss engine, 1922 Morris Bullnose.)

Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo Olivaceus) - close-up song, Worm-eating Warbler and other birds in distance, wind in trees.

Steller's Jay (Cyanocitta Stelleri) - MC calls, wind background.

Island Atmosphere - Windswept atmosphere with constant sounds of wind. medium close-up calls from unidentified bird species(likely sparrow/bunting/finch). N.B. Introduced bird species(all native land birds extinct). Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Horses / Dogs - Doberman, exterior, barking then joined by border collies.

White Eared Hummingbird (Hylocharis Leucotis) - close-up whirring wings of female followed by medium distance cheeps. background sounds of a stream. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Domestic Clock (Bell) - Domestic clock striking five o'clock. (Domestic clock with bell.)

Ships And Boats 2 - Cabin Cruiser, approach & stop. (Recorded on shore.) (27ft, 50hp diesel engine.)

Forest Atmosphere - Sounds of wind in trees & rustling vegetation. background occasional calls from gecko. Also sounds of shrill insect stridulation.

Ferguson Tractor (Exterior) - Exterior, start up, ploughing and passing to and fro, stop. (Ferguson tractor)

Tristram's Grackle (Onychognathus Tristramii) - Calls medium close-up. Various birds and traffic in background.

Livestock 1 - Three Tamworth Pigs, exterior, grunting in yard, some wind noise. (Close perspective recording.)

Electronically Generated Sounds - Stun gun, three single shots. (Futuristic Spot Effect.)

Outdoor Clock - Church clock striking, 4 o'clock. (St. John the Evangelist)

Ships And Boats 2 - Yacht, bow-wave with lee side foaming, close hauled sail, wind force 4. (30ft sailing yacht 'Alice May', Halmatic 30, GRP, sloop rig.)

Interiors - Restaurants - Expresso coffee machine, person preparing coffee, close perspective (some background traffic) - Nov '1966 (15E,reprocessed)

Electronically Generated Sounds - 4 Minute Warning alert, two cycles. (Futuristic Spot Effect.)

Common Sandpiper (Tringa Hypoleucos) - Flight display song close-up - mp. Trickling stream medium close-up.

Triumph Tr6 Sports Car, 1971 (Interior) - Interior, self starter, into constant run in traffic with intermediate starts & stops. (TR6 Sports Car, 1971 model)

British Rural Backgrounds 1 - Woodland, March, early morning - birdsong, raindrops on leaves, some distant traffic, 1978 (1B11, reprocessed)

Ford Fiesta Motor Car (1980 Model, 1300cc) Interior - Cars: 1980 model, 1300 cc. Ford Fiesta. Interior, drive in town, with stops and starts in heavy traffic

Rainforest Atmosphere - High pitched calls from mixed flock of small parrots in flight. Red-and-green macaws calling in background. Buzzing from insects. NB: Exact date of recording is unknown.

Northern Pintail (Anas Acuta) - medium close-up calls from pintails. Percussive sounds & cheeps. background calls from gulls & whooper swans. Recorded at 6.30 a.m.

River, Fast - medium distance sound of water breaching beaver's dam and flowing past to left side.

Scandinavia 2 - Light traffic in Kongens Nytorv Square, Copenhagen

Slot Machines: Food & Beverages; Background Hum - Soup & Sandwiches Machine operating.

Motor Racing: Silverstone - Silverstone, Formula One International Trophy Race 1962, start of race, warning hooter at 20".

London Airport (Heathrow) - Heathrow Airport transcontinental flights terminal building, general atmosphere on concourse, with continuous P.A. announcements.

Wood Thrush (Hylocichla Mustelina) - close-up song (morning song), other birds in far distance, bird flies off at end.

Fieldfare (Turdus Pilaris) - Rattling alarm calls from fieldfares as they dive bomb microphone. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown. Some distant engine noise.

Grey Squirrel (Sciurus Carolinensis) - Chatter, squeal and whine.

Mixed Woodland - AUTUMN: Mid-day Rather neutral with feeding calls of Goldcrests and tits, 'ticking' call of Robin and bleat of sheep.

House Sparrow (Passer Domesticus) - Calls and song of several Distant children

Common Marmoset (Calithrix Jacchus Jacchus) - Single animal with group in background. 'Tsik-Tsik' agitation plus three high-pitched 'Tsee Tsees'. Very quiet group chatter. Close perspective 'Tsee'.

Eastern Dwarf Mongoose (Helogale Undulata) - close-up high pitched squeals, calls and clicks from several animals in wall burrow.

Marshland - Early morning. Many birds calling and singing. Cricket chorus. Very distant motorboat. Also suitable for paddyfields.

Bus Ticket Machines (London Transport) - Automatic turnstile on one-man bus, tone, 6d inserted, adult through turnstile. (London Transport bus.)

Circus - Performing dogs with whistles, barks and whip cracks. (Indistinguishable music in background)

Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur Catta) - medium close-up chorus of howls and yelps from troop.

Motor Car: 1960 Ford Anglia (Interior) - Interior, 5 false starts. (1960 Ford Anglia)

Wild Horse (Equus Przewalskii) - Whinnying NB: Recorded between 1937/38

Prairie - Summer: 0545hrs Lark Bunting, Mourning Dove, Western Meadowlark, Savannah Sparrow and Pheasant calling in b.g.

Bang! - 5.6mm gas operated rifle, six single shots on targets. (Distant perspective.)

Fish Market: Grimsby - Fishing Industry: Actuality, Loading bulk ice into trawler

World War 2 - Tank procession with crowds cheering - 1982 (500U)

Domestic Yak (Bos Grunniens) - close-up sounds of herd. Clear sounds of bells. Also some sounds of movement. background sounds of wind. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Saddleback (Creadion Carunculatus) - close-up alarm calls. Bellbird and long-tailed cuckoo in background. Wind in trees.

White Tailed Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus Albicilla) - Ravens mobbing eagle near nest. Animated calls from ravens & eagle. Eagle chases raven very close to microphone, with wing beats 1m27s. Distant honking call 0m52s. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Continental Telephones: Engaged Tones - Swiss telephone ringing tone. (As heard from London.)

Electric Eel (Electrophorus Electricus) - close-up pulses and discharge as eel comes to the surface to breathe - discharge noted about every 10th time the eel gulped air.

World War Ii Aircraft: Focke-wulf 190 (German) - Focke-Wulf 190, exterior recordings. Take off.

Tiger Moth Light Aircraft (Single Piston Engine, Open Cockpit) (Exterior) - Exterior, high pass overhead. (Tiger Moth Light Aircraft, Single piston engine; open cockpit)

Canada Goose (Branta Canadensis) - close-up pair flying in, landing on water & calling loudly. Distant robin & great tit.

World War Ii Aircraft: Lancaster Bomber (Interior) - Avro Lancaster, exterior, start up, take off.  (World War II bomber, four piston engines.)

Great Skua (Catharacta Skua) - Calls and flight calls close-up - mp. Some wingbeat sounds. Skylark mp - distant. Very windy background.

American Coot (Fulica Americana) - medium close-up sound of 4-5 birds running over water, Moorhens and crickets in background.

Fast Footsteps Up Wooden Stairs - Footsteps Up Wooden Stairs, three men, fast, departing.

Curlew (Numenis Arquata) - Pair calling distant to close-up rather windy background

Aircraft: Barracuda (On Aircraft Carrier) - Aircraft: Barracuda (on aircraft carrier) Misfires twice on starting

Scrubland - Afternoon. Cicadas. Bellbirds duetting. Wind in bushes.

River Atmosphere - Riverside - Winter. Fast flowing river with rushing water just east of Islamabad. Pied wagtails, parakeets, mynahs and house crows calling.

Orang Utan (Pongo Pygmaeus) - Early afternoon. Kiss-squeaking alarm call.

Radio And Electrical Sounds - Double Current Cable Code audio signal.

Golden Plover (Pluvialis Apricaria) - Two birds calling close-up and mp. Skylark medium close-up. Fulmars mp. Snipe and sheep in distance. Windy.

London Underground - London Underground, train arrives & departs. (In tunnel.)

Garden Warbler (Sylvia Borin) - Song and wingbeats close-up, with Robin, Dunnock and Bonelli's Warbler in background. Distant road traffic.

Black Parrot (Coracopsis Nigra) - close-up calls, other birds in background.

Children - Babies & Infants - Baby boy crying, six weeks old - 1984 (8B1, reprocessed)

Scuba Diving - Scuba Diving: Two ivers rig equipment, on surface

Canary (Serinus Canaria) - medium close-up cheeps & churrs. Also some wingbeats.

Motor Industry - Factories: Motor Industry, Lorry body repair shop, general atmosphere

Northern Elephant Seal (Mirounga Angustirostris) - close-up threat call, growls from females. Pups calling in background. Coughs and snorts.

Common Coot (Fulica Atra) - Persistent whining calls from coot chicks. background calls from many other bird species.

Baka People - close-up drumming (low pitch); slightly varying rhythm with neat ending; background insects and occasional voices

Aircraft - Cessna C150, interior, take-off, constant flight. (Light aircraft, single piston engine.)

Ecclesiastical Effects 2 - St. Sepulchre's Church, High Holborn, known as 'bells of Old Bailey', exterior, incomplete Cambridge Surprise Maximus - 1985 (2B9, reprocessed )

Coniferous Woodland Atmosphere - Wind in trees. Distant birds calling. NB: Day & month of recording is not specified.

Restaurant - Tea Room: Busy atmosphere, children and adults, constant background with coins and clatter.

Hawfinch (Coccothraustes Coccothraustes) - medium close-up "tack" calls and high-pitched calls. Heavy background with many birds. Slight hum.

Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes Bewickii) - close-up song, very distant birds in background.

Farmland Atmosphere - Neutral atmosphere recorded in field. background sounds of insects stridulating. background to distant calls from various bird species. Sounds of wind with some surges. Occasional calls from passing birds.

Traffic: A41 Trunk Road - A41 during day, occasional fast traffic with birdsong.

Dead Sea Sparrow (Passer Moabiticus) - medium close-up calls from sparrow. background calls from other bird species including doves. Also sounds of insects. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Cross-channel Car Ferry - Ship docking at Dover, with hawser creaks & cars being landed. (Some indistinct speech.)

Little Tern (Sterna Albifrons) - close-up - mp flight calls from several birds. medium close-up heavy surf on beach.

Tonga Flying Fox (Pteropus Tonganus) - Evening. Colony. Bats calling before flying off to feed. close-up shrill calls from younger bats, adults in background. Slight wind in trees at times. Very distant surf.

Fast Footsteps Up Stone Stairs (Slight Echo) - Fast footsteps up stone stairs, 1 man. (With approach and stop, slight echo)

Wolf (Canis Lupus) - medium close-up howling and yelping from a pack. N.B The precise date of this recording is unknown

Golden Plover (Pluvialis Apricaria) - Males calling medium close-up. Bee medium close-up. Crackly recording.

Rowing (Sea Scouts Whaler) - Sea Scouts whaler, rowing with 2 pairs of oars. (With start and stop)

Golden Eagle (Aquila Chrysaetos) - close-up alarm calls from an adult in captivity.

Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus Trochilus) - Song close-up with chiffchaff in background

Domestic Clock - Grandfather Clock with St Michael's chimes, striking five o'clock.

Dental Surgery - Dentists, high-speed drill operating, sounds of scraping & rinsing. (Repeated once.)

Rocky Seashore - LATE SPRING: AFTERNOON With eiders, arctic terns, oystercatchers, dunlin and skylark in background

Footsteps On Country Road: Walking - Footsteps on Country Road, two men & two women walking, with approach & stop.

Mail Coach (4 Horses) (Interior) - Four horse mail coach. Stopping. (Interior)

Little Owl (Athene Noctua) - Chick (about 4 weeks old) coughing, as if coughing up a pellet, also cheeps, bill clicks, preening and scratching sounds.

New Forest Pony (Equus Caballus) - Atmosphere - Stallion chasing neighing mare

New Zealand Sealion (Phocarctos Hookeri) - colony atmosphere; close-up pup bleating

Mantled Howler Monkey (Alouatta Palliata) - medium close-up calls from within forest.

Marsh Tit (Parus Palustris) - close-up-MC alarm and annoyance calls from a pair alarming at a predator (probably a snake). Great tit towards end of recording. Other birds in distance. Slight wind in trees gusting at times and very distant stream.

Whitehead (Mohoua Albicilla) - close-up calls from a feeding group. Begging calls from juveniles. Grey warbler, New Zealand pigeon and saddleback in distance. Cicadas and crickets in background.

Bricklaying - Halving bricks, general atmosphere on building site. (Some speech)

Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga Leonina) - medium close-up sneezes from a pup. Gulls and surf in background.

Cave Swallow (Hirundo Fulva) - medium close-up "trilling" & other calls from swallows inside cave. Some insect flight sounds & distant traffic.

Bristol Sycamore S171 Helicopter (Exterior) - Bristol Sycamore S171, exterior, approach & pass.

Comedy 3 - One tree sagging and crashing into water - 1972 (7K, reprocessed)

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Picoides Minor) - close-up tapping on trunk from one bird. Another calling in background. Wind in trees.

Transport - BMW Motor Cycle, hooter sounded. (980cc, 2 cylinders, 1982 model.)

Bowling (American Type) - Ten Pin Bowling, American-type bowling, quiet period with two lanes in use.

Wamba Indigenous Music - Mixed group of men and women singing accompanied by percussion instrument, ends with applause.

Savanna:acacia Scrub - Night:22.05. Cricket chorous, with a few bird chirps and distant animal sounds.

Local Steam Trains - Local train enters tunnel with whistle. (Southern Region steam train.)

Dawn Chorus - Song thrush, blackbird, tawny owl, wood pigeon, blue tit, starling, house sparrow, rook.

Blue Tit (Parus Caeruleus) - close-up song from two birds feeding in tree. Woodlark sings in background. Distant green woodpecker, chaffinches and blackbird.

Red Colobus Monkey (Colobus Badius) - Several leaping through trees and bushes with bird calls and bush crickets

Cultivated Land - Late Spring-Summer: Midday Roadside verge, with bees, grasshoppers and occasional spotless starling whistles

Religion In Britain - Congregation leaving after Sunday service, Westminster Abbey - busy with footsteps and speech

Fox Hunting: Quorn Hunt - Horses canter past on road. (Quorn Hunt.)

Rain - Heavy rain falling and dripping onto large leaves. Rain eases, water continues dripping. Bird song in background increases.

Motor Car: 1929 Riley 9 H.p. Saloon (Interior) - Exterior, approach to foreground, drive away. (Riley 9 h.p. saloon, 1929 model)

Rainforest - Early morning after night of heavy rain. Prominent black-faced rufous warbler. Water dripping on leaves. Many birds singing. Blue-shouldered robin chats in background.

Comedy, Fantasy & Horror - Dragon burns its fingers. (Legends Spot Effect.)

Chicken (Gallus Gallus Domesticus) - close-up clucking and scratching whilst feeding. background house sparrows and geese.

Thames Sailing Barge: Wooden: Interior - Wooden Thames Sailing Barge: forward cabin, below deck underway in force 5 wind. Tacking begins at 57". Interior

Razorbill (Alca Torda) - close-up `clockwork' type calls, mild alarm and annoyance calls. Guillemots, kittiwakes, arctic tern and herring gulls in background. Distant surf.

Darwin's Finch (Geospiza Sp) - Adult calls. With sea lions and surf in background.

Narrow-gauge Light Railway (Exterior) - Narrow-Gauge Light Railway, exterior, train arrives at station, with atmosphere.

Ambulances - Ambulance, exterior, starts and ticks over. (Bedford ambulance.)

Church Bells - Muffled bells - starting and pealing at St, Mary the Virgin Godmanchester.

Hammer Headed Fruit Bat (Hypsignathus Monstrosus) - Loud honking calls from male bats. Sounds of heavy insect stridulation. Recorded at night.

Winter Sports - Ski-ing, atmosphere in ski cafe where English is being spoken.

India And Nepal - City Life - Benares: Crowd near temple, with chanting, handclaps, bells & speech.

Rufous-sided Towhee (Pipilo Erythrophthalmus) - close-up calls from two birds. Flight call from Cardinal. Crickets and Yellow-rumped Warblers in background.

Bits & Pieces - Key in lock, door opens and closes (reverberent corridor)

Newspapers - Retouching piture with air brush in artistic department at a national daily newspaper.

Queens College Clock, Oxford - Queens College clock striking three o'clock.

Smith's Bush Squirrel (Paraxerus Cepapi) - medium close-up alarm calls from squirrel. background sounds of birds & insects.

Steam Trains (With 6 Or 7 Coaches, Some Voices) - Steam Train: GWR 'Manor' Class 4-6-0, leaves station, loud screech of wheels, 6 or 7 coaches, some voices.

Interiors - Concert Halls - Laughter and applause at LE show - 1981 (1C15,reprocessed)

Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo Olivaceus) - medium close-up song. Ovenbird singing in background. Insects and trees.

Manual Typewriter (Close Perspective) - Manual Typewriter: Rec. 4 metres away, medium speed typing.

Fire Service - Fire Engine: Exterior, approach and stop with bell

Water Rushing Through Lock Gates - Water over weir in full flood.

Rook (Corvus Frugilegus) - Adult sleeping, with occasional Tawny Owl calls.

Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus Bachmani) - medium close-up flight and contact calls. Surf in background.

Honda 250 Motor Cycle - Motor Cycles: Honda 250, hurried approach, stop

Grinding & Sharpening - Tree felling axe being sharpened on step.

Engines - Single cylinder compressor - belt drive, start and stop.

Migrating Passerine Birds Over Farmland - Skylarks, meadow pipits, gunshots of wildfowlers background road traffic

Tropical Evergreen Rain Forest - Summer: Midday - Rather neutral with crickets and cooing of green-winged pigeons; also distant sea

Kerguelen Fur Seal (Arctocephalus Gazella) - Bulls in surf, conflict, chasing in surf.

Yellow Rumped Cacique (Cacicus Cela) - close-up calls of adults and chicks. Russet-backed oropendola prominent in background. Other birds calling in background. Insect chorus.

Canal Longboat - Canal Longboat, constant run. (Recorded on board.) (Vessel carrying general cargo, 16 h.p. Petter engine.)

Kerguelen Fur Seal (Arctocephalus Gazella) - close-up calls from bulls, female calling to pup. Colony in background.

Scrubland - Mid-morning in scrub area near a lake. Many birds calling. Insects buzzing. Slight wind.

Natural Atmospheres 1 - Heather moorland in late Spring, early morning atmosphere with Golden Plover, Skylark, Curlew & distant sheep. (Some wind.)

Savannah Sparrow (Ammodramus Sandwichensis) - Calling and pecking food on table top.

Greater White Lined Bat (Saccopteryx Bilineata) - Recorded inside temple ruins. Intermittent wing flaps/flutters & insect buzzing. Burst of echo-location clicks (over level). Birds calling in background.

Insurance: Lloyd‚äôs Of London - Insurance: Lloyds of London, Atmosphere, Main entrance foyer, late afternoon

Golden Pheasant (Chrysolophus Pictus) - close-up calls, with other birds in background; occasional woodland birds in background

Austin Maestro Vanden Plas: Interior (Dashboard Audible Warnings) - Cars: Austin Maestro Vanden Plas, 1984 model, 1600cc OHC. Interior, dashboard audible warnings; lights on

Blue-black Grassquit (Volatinia Jacarina) - medium distance - medium close-up calls. Cattle and birds in distance. Crickets in grass. Wind in bushes at times.

More Phones - BT mobile (Cellnet) - switched on, dial 10 digit number.

Time Signals & Clocks - Big Ben recorded prior to repair in 1956. 9 o'clock

Jackdaw (Corvus Monedula) - medium close-up - close-up calls from adults and chicks in quarry. Begging and feeding calls from chicks. Flight and contact calls from adults. Distant wren.

Black-tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys Ludovicianos) - calls, with distant bison in background

Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus Funereus) - Wing beats. parakeets in background.

Lakeside - Early morning at lake edge. Many birds and insects. Hippos in water. Prominent African jacana, black crake, weavers, francolins, herons, gonoleks and white-browed coucals. Occasional distant chickens. Water lapping.

Cars - Vauxhall Carlton, exterior, switch on, rev cold engine, engine fails. (1.8 litre saloon, 1986 model.)

American Telephones - American Telephone: 1910 wall set receiver lifted, handle cranked with tinkling bell

Tree Felling - Tree being chopped down & felled by axe. Some good creaking & groaning sounds. N.B. Exact location & date of this recording is unknown.

Sea Cliffs - Sea Cliff: Late Spring; Day Rather neutral, with very distant Common Sandpiper, Blackbird etc. Sea's at foot of 30ft cliff. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Rural South America - Frogs and insects,late evening ,Maranhao (village NE coast,Brazil)

World War Ii Bombers - Exterior, passing over, several. (From 78 r.p.m. disc)

Woodland Atmosphere - Dawn chorus atmosphere. Singing from various bird species. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Rook (Corvus Frugilegus) - Dawn in a rookery. With Tawny Owl in background and occasional Jackdaw calls.

Tiger (Panthera Tigris) - Siberian tiger (P.t.altaica) Low growls and feeding sounds.

5 Ton Austin Diesel Truck (Interior) - Interior, start, move off into steady run on trunk road, slow down, stop, (5 ton diesel truck)

Ice Atmosphere - Large pancake ice in sludge rubbing against shore. close-up seal breathing between 0m06s and 0m35s.

Woodland Atmosphere - Busy atmosphere recorded during dawn chorus. medium close-up to distant song from many bird spp including redstart, blackbird & wren. Occasional distant calls from rooks. Distant goose calls 1m50s. N.B. Same location as NHS1293 Bands 6,7,8, recorded 8mins 30secs afte

Dial 999 - Ambulance yelp siren, exterior acoustic. (Used by St John Ambulance Service.)

Buff-necked Ibis (Theristicus Caudatus) - Calls of single birds followed by several, with distant calls in colony Calls more distant and less frequent towards end.

Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus Trochilus) - close-up song. Chaffinch and magpie in background.

Common (Northern) Flicker (Colaptes Auratus) - medium close-up calls. Calls from Killdeer flying over lake, dogs barking in part and insects in background.

Wild Places - Patagonia - Ships cabin during fairly rough crossing, Gulf of Sorrow, Chilean Archipelago.

Blue Wildebeest (Connochaetes Taurinus) - Alarm snorts from a single animal. Zebra and spotted hyaena calls in the background. NB: Date of recording is between 1989 & 1990.

Rainforest Canopy Atmosphere - Neutral atmosphere in canopy. medium distance to distant calls from birds. Sounds of insect stridulation. Occasional sounds of wind in leaves. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Foreign Crowds - Macao, junk village, crowd atmosphere with occasional traffic.

Australian Bush Atmosphere - medium close-up to background calls from birds. background sounds of wind in trees.

Domestic Clock (Bell: Heavy Mechanism) - Domestic clock striking one o'clock. (Domestic clock with bell & heavy machanism.)

Antarctic Tern (Sterna Vittata) - Several calling in flight medium distance, sea lapping, shore in foreground, sea-ice, drips from glacier.

Churchyard - With juvenile rook, goldcrest, blackcap, wren, jackdaw and church clock striking 8am

Village/garden Atmosphere - Night. Rather neutral insect chorus.

Horses 1 - Two horses gallop past on gravelly track, right to left.

Salt Marsh (Tidal) - Late Spring: Early morning Very neutral; seawall with Skylark and distant songs of Wren, Robin Skylark, Linnet and distant foghorn.

Garden Atmosphere - Recorded in evening. Calls from Ruppell's weaver, shining sunbirds & African paradise flycatchers. Distant calls from yellow bellied green pigeon. Sounds of insects. Slight sounds of wind. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown, described as Roy

Puffin (Halichoerus Grypus) - calls from colony, with wingbeats of birds as they pass

Little Egret (Egretta Garzetta) - Calls medium close-up, wingbeats & movement sounds close-up in mixed colony. Little egrets providing most of the sound, calls from night herons & cattle egrets. Burst of song from Cetti's warbler close-up, blackcap & melodious warbler medium close-up, nightingale, tree sparrow & turtle dove

Sage Thrasher (Oreoscoptes Montanus) - NB: Date of recording not known. Song close-up, other birds in distance. Slight wind in background.

Black Capped Sibia (Heterophasia Capistrata) - medium distance calls from sibia. Also very shrill call from sibia 0m23s.

Motor Car: Ford Cortina 1.6 Gl (Manual) 1982 Model: Exterior - Cars: 1.6GL (Manual) 1982 model Ford Cortina. Exterior, slow speed approach and stop

Lake Atmosphere - Atmosphere with calls from many bird species. medium close-up buzzing calls, possibly from a darter. Also sounds of stridulating insects. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown, Distant sounds of traffic.

Common Newtonia (Newtonia Brunneicauda) - close-up song/calls, cicadas, Madagascar Turtle Doves, Cuckoo Roller, other Common Newtonias and other birds in background.

Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus Ludovicianus) - close-up feeding sounds of birds feeding on seeds in Ponderosa pine forest, wing-beats and constant calls from a flock. Stellar's Jay calls once.

Triumph Tr3 Sports Car, 1957 (Exterior) - Exterior, approach, stop, revving, switch off. (TR3 Sports Car, 1957 model)

France - Restaurant - exterior atmosphere - dinner in quiet surroundings, some English spoken occasionally.

Hollow Doors: Interior - Hollow Door: Interior, open and close. (Hall acoustic, recorded two metres away)

Electronically Generated Sounds - Repeating cat alarm. (Futuristic Spot Effect.)

Little Penguin (Eudyputula Minor) - close-up calls from adults. Another in background at start of recording. Surf in distance.

Domestic Clock (Bell: Double-strike) - Domestic clock striking four o'clock. (Domestic clock with double-strike mechanism.)

Brown Creeper (Finschia Novaeseelandiae) - Territorial calls close-up. NB: Date of recording not known.

Deciduous Woodland - Dawn in mainly deciduous woodland near marsh. Chorus becomes quieter with less nightingales and tawny owls. Song thrush and great tit prominent. Blackcap in distance towards end.

Common Eider (Somateria Mollissima) - close-up calls from males & females, wingbeats near end. Snipe drumming medium distance, other birds in distance.

Anne Boleyn's Clock, Hampton Court - Anne Boleyn's Clock chimes & 1 o'clock

Bus Ticket Machines (London Transport) - Gibson ticket machine issuing several tickets. (London Transport.)

Chaffinch (Fringilla Coelebs) - close-up song from a single bird. Willow warbler and goldcrest in background. Other chaffinches in distance.

Green-winged Macaw (Ara Chloroptera) - medium close-up - medium distance calls from several as they descend along vines to clay-lick. Other parrots call occasionally in background. Insects buzzing and cicadas in distance.

Tundra Swan (Cygnus Columbianus) - medium close-up flock calls. Wind in bushes occasionally. Mallard, black duck and wigeon in background. Carolina wren alarming in foreground.

Red Deer (Cervus Elaphus) - Stag roaring close-up NB: many calls clipped by stop/starts

Black Winged Stilt (Himantopus Himantopus) - medium close-up calls from black winged stilt. background calls from rufous necked sandpiper, banded stilt, cormorant & others. Sounds of lapping water. Very distant engine hum.

Osprey (Pandion Haliaetus) - close-up - female calling, flying over nest, flying in & settling, flapping on nest. Insects buzzing mp. Chaffinch & cuckoo in distance.

Dogs - Labrador Puppies barking, interior. (Group of Labrador puppies.)

Kittiwake (Rissa Tridactyla) - close-up loud calls from several birds returning to adjacent nests. Guillemots in background.

Fitness & Health - Health centre reception area - squash courts in background.

New Zealand - The Natural World 1 - Farmland at night - Maropiu (NZ)

Temminck's Horned Lark (Eremophila Bilopha) - Alarm and flight calls. Bee's prominent, quite high background.

Lakeside Atmosphere - Close to a water hole. Fruity (?) little bird calls. Some close insect passes. Gentle wind rustling in tall terai grasses. N.B. Can also be used as grassland atmosphere. Brahmaputra River also known as Jamuna River.

Jackdaw (Corvus Monedula) - Adults feeding nestlings inside barn roof (recorded from outside). Plus calls of adults.

Baby (Girl): 15 Months - 22 week old baby girl. Trying to talk and playing with toys.

Kittiwake (Rissa Tridactyla) - Adult: variation on typical call from nest, chick calls also

Canyon Atmosphere - Spring; Day Fan-tailed Raven, insects, House Bunting, Tristram's Grackles, Raven. Windy in places.

Frog Sp - close-up calls, starts softly, becomes louder. Several single calls. Crested Lark, Corn Bunting and Sparrows in background.

Spoonbill (Platalea Leucorodia) - With red-wattled lapwing (vanellus indicus) after birds take off

London Chain Store - Atmosphere recorded in John Lewis department store.

Space Travel & Interplanetary Effects - NASA Saturn V Launch Pad, Saturn V engine. (Recorded at top level, 320 feet on tower.)

Red Faced Cisticola (Cisticola Erythrops) - close-up song, Grey capped Warbler prominent in background, Hippos snorting in river, other birds and insects in background.

Euston Station - Euston Station,  Train arrives, doors slam as passengers alight & embark.

Lake/oasis Atmosphere - Lakeside (oasis) - Winter - Mid Afternoon. Frogs, Little green bee-eaters, moorhen, white-cheeked bulbul, lesser whitethroat, green sandpiper, insects, distant sheep bells and wind in trees.

Antarctic Fur Seal (Arctocephalus Gazella) - close-up male to male interaction. Female call at end of track.

White Noise Synthesised Wind (Constant Pitch) - White noise filtered to simulate wind at constant pitch. Wind 11. (3 tones up from Wind 10)

Rainforest Atmosphere - Peaceful atmosphere. medium distance to background calls from parrots & other bird species. Occasional water splashes. background insect stridulation. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

British Rural Backgrounds - Atmosphere in farmyard, summer afternoon, with house sparrow calling, woodpigeon, collared dove, chaffinch, rook,

Slender-billed Parakeet (Enicognathus Leptorhynchus) - Calls close-up of flock feeding in trees. Windy.

Mahout - Mahout chanting to captured elephant. background crows from cockeral.

Wood Lark (Lullula Arborea) - close-up calls from chicks. Adults arrive and feed chicks in turn. Both fly off towards end of recording.

London Underground: Bakerloo Line Train: 1938 Stock: Exterior - London Underground: Bakerloo Line Train, 1938 Stock, interior, slow run, stop in tunnel, arrives at station, doors.

Association Football - Association Football: Handball, (Arsenal v. Wolves)

Camel Market - Prominent calls from camels. background chatter from crowd. Young boy makes gentle noises at camel.

Wolseley Sixteen-sixty Car 1967 (Interior) - Interior, slow down, stop, switch off. (Wolseley sixteen-sixty car, 1967)

University College Clock, Oxford - University College, Oxford clock striking three o'clock.

Ecclesiastical Effects 1 - St. Paul's Cathedral bells, pealing, with distant traffic - 1972 (2B1,reprocessed)

Dial 999 - Police car arrive with slight skid and without siren, interior acoustic.

African Grey Parrot (Psittacus Erithacus) - Bird calling "can I kiss your back?".

World War Ii Aircraft: British Naval Seafire (Griffon Engine) - Supermarine Seafire, exterior, passing overhead, cuts engine. ( World War II fighter, Spitfire adapted for Royal Navy, one Griffon piston engine.)

Lesser Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle Rudis) - Pair calling medium distance. With Red-eyed Dove in background.

Common Tern (Sterna Hirundo) - Calls medium close-up from several.

Monsoon Forest - Sunset-Evening. Cicadas and crickets. Calls from wattled honeyeaters and sulphur breasted musk parrots. Faint stream in distance.

Scott's Oriole (Icterus Parisorum) - medium close-up song, House Finches prominent in background, Mourning Dove flies in.

Egypt - Atmosphere in Atelier writers club, Egypt - with conversations in courtyard.

Caspian Tern (Sterna Caspia) - medium close-up flight calls. Greater yellowlegs calls. Canada geese in background at end.

Large Canteen - Restaurants: Large Canteen, quiet, hiss of steam HC.

Common Eider (Somateria Mollissima) - Males & females calling medium close-up. Waves breaking on shore medium distance.

Aircraft 3 - Start up, take off - interior (single piston, open cockpit aircraft).

Zoo - Late Spring: Early Evening - With whooper swans and other wildfowl on lake plus collared dove, house sparrows, traffic and dog barking

Post Office Telegraph Equipment - Creed morse printer operating. (c.1925-1930)

Footsteps On Pavement: Walking - Footsteps on Pavement, man walking, departing.

Lakeside Atmsophere - atmosphere in forest near lake - mostly insects (some distant voices).

London 2 - Spring afternoon atmosphere in park with birds and distant heavy traffic.

Red Tailed Comet Hummingbird (Sappho Sparganura) - close-up shrill, piercing call from male hummingbird. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Southern Region Electric Trains - Interior, doors open and close.

Fast Footsteps Down Stone Stars - Fast footsteps down stone stairs, 2 men departing.

Tropical Rainforest Atmosphere - Brief, neutral atmosphere. Stridulating crickets. background to distant calls from birds. N.B. Exact locaton of this recording is unknown.

Crowds: Interior - Crowd, interior, 8 men & women, party laughter & chatter.

Buses - Exterior - approach, stop, start up, depart - bus on country route.

Black-bellied Bustard (Eupodotis Melanogaster) - close-up display calls. Another black-bellied bustard calling faintly in distance. Pectoral-patch cisticola in song flight at end. Flies buzzing & crickets in background.

Building & Demolition Work - Ball and chain demolition in progress with crane manoeuvring.

St. Chad‚äôs Parish Church, Rochdale (8 Bells) - Church Bells: Inside Porch, St. Chads Parish Church, Rochdale.

American Black Vulture (Coragyps Atratus) - close-up alarm and threat calls and movement sounds from two chicks in nest hole in dead tree, mosquitoes in background and wind through leaves. Chicks about two weeks old, with brown down and long primary shafts.

County Cricket Match - County cricket match in Kent. Good stroke & applause.

Woolly Spider Monkey (Brachyteles Arachnoides) - close-up soft grunts while feeding in trees.

Greenish Warbler (Phylloscopus Trochiloides) - close-up calls. Distant Himalayan Snowcock. Song from Coal Tits. Call at end from Magpie.

New Zealand Sealion (Phocarctos Hookeri) - general atmosphere of colony; surf crashing

Lion (Panthera Leo) - Loud snarl. Growls. NHC17 is a continuous recording of 73m48s also found starting on NHS000124.

1 Woman Screaming & Crying - Referee's whistle blown, single blast, double blast, long blast, longer blast.

Pelican (Pelecanus Onocrotalus) - Wingbeats, taking off & landing close-up from flock. Calls from Common Sandpiper close-up, Coot medium close-up, water movement, Little Grebe, Plover & songbirds in background. Distant waterfowl & cicadas.

Motor Car: Ford Cortina 1600 (Interior) - Ford Cortina 1600, exterior, passing accelerated. (1600cc engine.)

Spotless Starling (Sturnus Unicolor) - Adult mimicking House Sparrow, with Turtle Dove in background.

Wooded Savanna Atmosphere - Wooded savanna - grey and red-beaked hornbills, village weavers, insects.

Starfighter Single-engined Jet Fighter - Exterior, landing. (Starfighter. Single-engined jet fighter)

Vespa Motor Scooter, 1956 (Exterior) - Vespa Scooter, passing. (1956 model.)

Baby (Girl) (20 Weeks Old) - 18 week old baby girl, cooing and gurgling.

Beech Forest Atmosphere - Southern beech forest. Sedge wren, thorn-tailed rayaditos and rufous-collared sparrow, almost no wind.

Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus Collybitus) - close-up song, with soft stuttering calls before main song phrase. Other woodland birds in background.

Household - Household: Wash Basin, plug put in, tap turned on and off.

Common Coucal (Centropus Sinensis) - background to m/d whooping calls from coucal. Many other bird species calling, including parakeet. Also sounds of insects.

Footsteps - Entrance hall, footsteps on stone with traffic and swing doors in background.

Forest Atmosphere - Quiet forest atmosphere. Sounds of white throated capuchin leaving roost. Birds & cicadas in background.

Aircraft: Vc 10 (Exterior) - Vickers VC10, interior, taxis into take off. (Long-range airliner, 4 jet engines.)

Common Redstart (Phoenicurus Phoenicurus) - medium close-up song, another in distance, distant Cuckoo and other birds.

Southern Region Suburban Train (Interior) - Southern Region Suburban Train, interior, constant run, slow & stop, station atmosphere, doors & P.A. system.

Comedy Sounds - Things falling and clanging. (Specially created effect)

Cloud Forest/waterfall Atmosphere - Cloud forest canopy. Very busy atmosphere with roar of San Rafael waterfall, birds and cicadas.

Greylag Goose (Anser Anser) - MP calls from a mass flock of feeding geese, Redshank, White Wagtail Black Headed Gull, Spotted Redshank, Curlew also call.

India And Nepal - City Life - Nepal: Carpenter's shop, with speech & coughing, planes, saws & occasional cock crows. (Recorded in village north of Khatmandu.)

Rainforest - Dusk. Cicadas and crickets. Calls and wingbeats from black and white casqued hornbills. Light rain falling on leaves. Other birds in distance. Distant thunder.

Lake - AUTUMN: MIDDAY Rather neutral With robin, distant kingfishers and fish rising

Winter Sports - Ski-ing, skiers passing on slalom course with spectators on side.

Paradise Shelduck (Tadorna Variegata) - close-up calls of pair (with Mallard in background.) NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Paddle Steamer (2400 H.p.) - Bow wave with engine in background. (On board a 2,400 h.p. paddle steamer)

Domestic Clock (Double-strike On Wood) - Domestic clock striking seven o'clock. (Domestic clock with double-strike on wood.)

Water Pumping Station - Water Pumping Station, pump no. 2 operating as heard from below.

Mallard (Anas Platyrhynchos) - close-up, six birds released in quick succession after being ringed in decoy,good take offs, some birds calling.

Forest - Pre-dawn on crater rim, loud cicadas, several birds singing (mainly common bulbuls) and crickets. Large trees, commonly in this area - Yellow Fever trees with fairly dense undergrowth in the lowlands, and Fig & Nuxia congesta in the highlands.

Canoes - Canoes: One canoe approaches and stops,  some distant birdsong

Lesser Masked Weaver (Ploceus Intermedius) - Calls from chicks in nest being fed by adult. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Graceful Warbler (Prinia Gracilis) - Song close-up, with insects and Goldfinches.

Common Eider(somateria Mollissima) - Adult female and brood of young ducklings medium close-up.

Long-crested Eagle (Lophaetus Occipitalis) - medium close-up calls. Blue monkeys crashing around in trees. Cicada and cricket chorus in background.

Common Cuckoo (Cuculus Canorus) - two birds fighting - aggressive calls followed by strong territorial calls

Hospital Equipment: Pulse Monitor (Actuality) (All Bands With Activity & Traffic) - Hospital Equipment: Pulse monitor activity, erratic, activity & traffic

Deciduous Woodland - Summer: Early Evening - With blowflies and distant song thrush

Motor Car (Badly Worn, Exterior) - Exterior, approach, stop, tickover, depart with brake squeal. (Badly worn Sunbeam Rapier, 1962 model)

Greater Black Backed Gull (Larus Marinus) - Adult trumpet/long call.

Tarsier Sp.(tarsius Genus) - Recorded at night. medium close-up calls from tarsier (exact species unknown). background bird calls & insect stridulation. Distant sounds of the sea.

University Of St. Mary The Virgin Church Clock, Oxford - Queens College clock striking eleven o'clock.

Hospitals - Operating Theatre atmosphere, during abdominal surgery. (Close perspective recording.)

Rainforest Atmosphere - Fairly busy with many birds calling in background. medium close-up calls of parrot, some on approach (flight). background sounds of insects (close-up buzz at 1m50s).

Formula One - Cars returning to start position after false start, revving then switching off (1994 Silverstone Grand Prix)

Tui (Prosthemadura Novaeseelandiae) - medium close-up song. Others in distance. Several good wingbeats. Distant chaffinch, tomtit and grey warbler. Cicadas and other insects. Wind in trees. Also suitable for woodland atmosphere.

Thermal Spring - Geyser. close-up continuous spout of boiling water reaching a height of about 8 feet.

Whirlwind 10-seater Helicopter (Interior) (1 Bristol Siddeley Gnome Turbine) - Westland Whirlwind, interior, land, switch off. (10-seater helicopter with 1 Bristol Siddeley Gnome turbine.)

Fallow Deer (Dama Dama) - medium close-up and medium distance bucks calling to each other. Very distant does and tawny owl.

Wilson's Bird Of Paradise (Diphyllodes Respublica) - close-up calls. Occasional flight sounds. Fairly quiet background.

Horsedrawn Brewer‚äôs Dray: On Gravel - Horsedrawn Brewer's Dray: On Gravel, Interior, walking, stopping.

Forest Atmosphere - Sunset. Birds calling and cicadas stridulating. Distant ocean in background.

World War Ii Submarine - German U-Boat, cruising on surface, constant run with diesel engines & seawash. (World War II German U-Boat manned by British crew.)

World War Aircraft: 1916 Bristol Fighter (Exterior) - Exterior, passing overhead with steep turns. (1916 Bristol Fighter, First World War two-seater fighter with single Rolls Royce engine)

Fast Flowing Stream - LATE SPRING/SUMMER With skylark and common sandpiper NB: Bird calls added

European Cities - Traffic in Opernring (main road in middle of city) heavy traffic, including trams with bells, also roadworks

Bufflehead (Bucephala Albeola) - medium close-up display calls and splashing from a pair, running water in background.

5-10 Year Old Children Playing - Schoolchildren, interior, singing 'Looby Loo'.

Comedy Sounds - Ice creaking and cracking. (Specially created effect)

Napoleonic Battle: 18th Century: Re-enactment - Sixteenth Century Battle, charge. (Re-enactment, recorded at Rose Bruford School.)

White Eared Hummingbird (Hylocharis Leucotis) - Female feeding chicks. Sounds of females wingbeats. close-up calls from chicks. medium distance female calls on departure. N.B. Exact location & date of this recording is unknown.

German Emergency Services - German police car, stationary with martinhorn.

Electronically Generated Sounds - Stun gun, single burst. (Futuristic Spot Effect.)

Spotted Sandgrouse (Pterocles Senegallus) - Flight calls and wingbeats of flocks flying to drinking pool, landing and taking off, then flying over.

Peugeot 205gt 1982 1300cc Petrol (car Misfiring Quite Badly) - exterior - start with very cold engine, steady tickover and switch off (rec. near exhaust)

Windmill (Interior) - Interior, general atmosphere on top floor with mill grinding.

Woodland - Late morning, 11 am, many birds calling, including grey-backed camaroptera, red- chested cuckoo, doves, crickets & cicadas, didric cuckoo etc., slight wind in trees.

Western Wood Pewee (Contopus Sordidulus) - close-up calls and sound of bill snapping, other birds in background.

Horses / Dogs - Collie/Labrador cross, exterior, barking in distance agitatedly.

Mechanical Digger (Four Wheels) - Bulldozer, approaching, stopping, switching off. (Tracked vehicle.)

River - medium close-up sound of fast flowing, shallow, rocky river.

Lion (Panthera Leo) - close-up panting and sighs from a pride of 19 resting under a tree in the heat of the day. Hum from insects. Larks in distance.

6 Horses On Gravel (Studio) - Six horses on gravel. Restless. (Studio recording)

Wren (Troglodytes Troglodytes) - Alarm call (with occasional calls of Meadow Pipit)

Farmland - AUTUMN: PM Foothills of Smokies, crickets, grasshoppers, bees, song sparrow contact calls, American crows, dog barking in distance, leaf noise and leaves falling

Footsteps On Wood: Running (Dead Acoustic) - Footsteps on Wood, two women running, with approach & stop. (Dead acoustic.)

Romania 2 - Interior - crowded hall/foyer atmosphere (rec. Bucharest), unintelligible continuous conversation in large live accoustic.

Ortolan Bunting (Emberiza Hortulana) - Anxiety call medium close-up.

Swamp Atmosphere - Recorded at 1 a.m. medium close-up to background croaks from swamp treefrogs. Also calls from frogs of AGALYCHNIS genus. background stridulating insects. N.B. Date of this recording is unknown.

Starling (Sturnus Vulgaris) - Many birds settled on rooftop following arrival from roost with collared dove

Keble College Clock, Oxford - Keble College clock striking eight o'clock.

House Martin (Delichon Urbica) - Female calling at nest entrance close-up.

Sakalava Weaver (Ploceus Sakalava) - close-up calls from mainly one bird in colony, some distant village sounds but only occasionally, cicada starts up near start. Calls not distorting.

Andean Cock Of The Rock (Rupicola Peruviana) - Display calls of several, (waterfall in distance).

Saddleback (Creadion Carunculatus) - medium close-up & medium distance rapid, shrill calls from saddleback. background calls from other bird species. N.B. Different location/dialect to NHS1284 bands 1-7,11-15. Exact location is unknown, though the same as NHS1284 bands 8,9. Distant engine hum.

Steam Trains: Exterior - Steam Train: Maunsell Q class 541 0-6-0 Loco 1938, pre 1940 rolling stock, interior, 1st class compartment, coasting downhill, window open.

Bus Ticket Machines (London Transport) - Automatic turnstile on one-man bus, two 3d pieces inserted, adult through turnstile, repeated several times. (London Transport bus.)

Waterfall - Water flowing over waterfall medium distance. N.B. Exact date of recording unknown.

Grey-backed Camaroptera (Camaroptera Brevicaudata) - Call close-up. With white-vented bulbul. NB Exact date of recording is unknown.

Rock Hyrax (Procavia Capensis) - MC calls from a single animal. Some voices in background. Birds in distance.

Horses On Hard Surface (Studio) - Four horses on hard surface, gallop, stop. (Studio recording. No jingle of harness)

Slot Machines: Food & Beverages; Background Hum - Background hum suitable for food & drink machines, deep sound.

Bullfinch (Pyrrhula Pyrrhula) - Song and piping call with robin singing

Marshland (Fenland) - With flies, coot splashing, moorhen and kingfisher

London Airport (Heathrow) - Heathrow Airport, general atmosphere in European and domestic flights terminal building, with continuous P.A. announcements.

Wren (Troglodytes Troglodytes) - Song close-up, with Reed Warbler in background. Slight rain.

Textiles - General atmosphere (buttoner, seam pressers, finishers) in trouser factory.

British Rural Backgrounds 1 - Woodland edge, June, early morning - thrushes and willow warblers predominate, occasional crow, 1979 (1B14, reprocessed)

Ships‚äô Sirens - Drifters's siren, sounded four times. (Astern.)

Lake Atmosphere - medium close-up calls from pintail ducks & whooper swans. Swans become busy with many loud calls. Recorded at 6.30 a.m.

Electronic Sounds - Rise & fall. (Specially created electronic sound.)

Interiors - Restaurants - Quiet transport cafe with occasional speech and chatter - 1981 (1C12,reprocessed)

Printing - Newspapers: Webb-offset Press - Printing Newspapers: Webb, Offset Press, Warning bell, press starts and runs.

Electronically Generated Sounds - 4 Minute Warning alert, massed sirens. (Futuristic Spot Effect.)

Interiors - Shops And Cash Registers - Agitated birds and cockatiel screeching (rec. Petersfield, Hants) - 1986 (1B19,reprocessed)

Lakes And Pools - Early spring: Early morning With Coots, Moorhen, Song Thrush Robin singing and New Forest Pony wading at water's edge.

Boat-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus Major) - close-up alarm calls, Red-winged Blackbirds alarm calling nearby at hawk in top of tree, cricket chorus and other birds in background.

Fast Footsteps Up Wooden Stairs - Footsteps Up Wooden Stairs, three men, fast, with start & stop.

World War Ii Aircraft: Focke-wulf 190 (German) - Focke-Wulf 190, exterior recordings. Start, warm up and switch off. (World War II)

Lake/oasis Atmosphere - Lakeside (oasis) - Winter - Midday. Large pool surrounded by reeds and enclosed by tamarisk trees. Wind through reeds and trees, little green bee-eaters calling, frogs, rufous-fronted prinia, Blyth's reed warbler, moorhen, yellow wagtail, and insects.

Footsteps On Stones & Shingle - Footsteps on shingle, 2 men departing.

Yellow Breasted Flatbill Flycatcher (Machaerirhynchus Flaviventer) - medium distance - medium close-up song. medium close-up calls from an Australian king parrot. Other birds in background. Water dripping from trees.

Horse (Flat) Racing: Oak Stakes - Epsom Race Course, Oaks Stakes, race announcements over P.A. system ("Under Starter's orders" & "They're off". (Flat racing.)

Diesel Taxi (Interior) - Interior, start, constant run in traffic, stop, switch off. (Diesel Taxi)

The Age Of Steam - Steam Train, stationary with blowing safety valve.

Tropical Rain Forest Swamp - SPRING: MIDDAY With screaming piha and other birds, plus insects

World War 2 - Heavy constant barrage rec. during the Rhine Crossing - 1945 (600W)

Montane Forest Atmosphere - medium distance to background calls from many different bird species. Distant roar of water. Occasional sounds of blowing vegetation & dripping water. Recorded in forest of rhododendron & birch at around 14000 ft.

Steam Launch (Length 31ft, Built In 19th Century) - Steam Launch: 19thC "Victoria", 31ft long, pre-running, engine stops.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Deep cooing calls from a single bird. Raindrops falling.

Harrier (Circus Sp) - flight calls; other birds in background (species must be either the cinereous or the long-winged harrier)

Sewage Pumps (All With Start & Stop) - Single 14 inch diesel pump operating with start and stop. (Sewage pump)

Serotine Bat (Eptesicus Serotinus) - medium close-up calls from bats in the roof of a farm cottage. House martins and house sparrows in background. Noise from machinery and people around farm. Recorded outside during the day.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Recorded in early morning. Distant, atmospheric calls from agile gibbons. medium distance to distant calls from many bird & insect species.

Snow Goose (Anser Caerulescens) - medium distance calls from large flock and small groups flying in and out. close-up crickets in foreground. A few Canada geese also call.

Livestock 2 - Sheep, exterior, sheep scurry past (with no animal sounds).

Little Tern (Sterna Albifrons) - medium close-up flight calls from a single bird. Wind and surf mp.

Black Capped Mocking Thrush (Donacobius Atricapillus) - medium distance calls from mocking thrush. Insect stridulation. Ocasional water splashes.

Green Hermit Hummingbird (Phaethornis Guy) - close-up hard clicks and squeaking calls. Other birds in background, including chickens.

Bmc Mini 1000 Car: Interior - Cars: BMC car, 1000cc engine. Interior, joins motorway and runs, leaves motorway at end

Northern Elephant Seal (Mirounga Angustirostris) - MC colony calls.

Farm Machinery: Tractor-drawn Straw Baler - Combine Harvester. Starts, runs and harvests, stops. (Recorded at discharging end)

Orange Bellied Parrot (Neophema Chrysogaster) - Sounds of wings & group calls from parrots. Mass take off 0m35s. background calls from other bird species. N.B. Exact location & date of this recording is unknown.

Fast Flowing River (Waterfall) - Late Spring: Day - Close perspective waterfall

Periodical Cicada (Magicicada Sp.) - close-up sound of one cicada stridulating.

Ecclesiastical Effects 2 - Exterior, 1 bell rung, with birdsong (St. Michael's Parish Church, Mytholmroyd.)- 1981 (2B6, reprocessed )

Electronically Generated Sounds - Threatening robotic hum. (Futuristic Spot Effect.)

Wildebeest Or Brindled Gnu (Connochaetes Taurinus) - AND BURCHELL'S ZEBRA (EQUUS BURCHELLI) Behaving aggressively at waterhole Some camera noise near end

Stripe-throated Jery (Neomixis Striatigula) - close-up song, cicadas and other birds in background.

Africa 1 - The Human World - Morocco: Meknes, street atmosphere with echoey footsteps.

Double-spurred Francolin (Francolinus Bicalcaratus) - Territorial calls of male close-up.

Sardinian Warbler (Sylvia Melanocephala) - Calls as approaching nest. Some wingflaps. NB: Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Northern Elephant Seal (Mirounga Angustirostris) - MC squeals and calls from pups, adults calling and snorting. Surf on rocks.

Grey Heron (Ardea Cinerea) - Yelping call medium close-up from adult; house sparrows medium close-up, robin in distance.

Coastal Garden In Winter - Coastal garden in winter, approximately fifty birds flying past.

African Elephant (Loxodonta Africana) - Mc sounds of a herd breaking branches & chewing a fallen Yellow Fever Tree. Snorts & bubbling noises. Some sounds could be used for bark stripping. Insects & distant birds, Didric cuckoo prominent in background. Faint cattle bells.

Wallace's Standardwing (Semioptera Wallacei) - close-up song, other birds in distance, sounds like two birds displaying with another in distance.

Skylark (Alauda Arvensis) - Contact calls on migration, distant sea

Warehouses - Provisions Warehouse, atmosphere with rumble of iron-wheeled barrows.

Bee Eaters (Merops Genus) - Shrill flight calls from bee eaters. background sounds of wind in palms. Some rumbles & bumps on recording.

London Underground - London Underground, train arrives & departs. (Above ground.)

Lakeside - LATE SPRING: EARLY MORNING With curlew calls, common sandpiper and water splash

Sooty Tern (Sterna Fuscata) - Fairly close to colony. close-up/medium close-up calls from terns. background breaking waves & some boat engine noise.

Dragonfly Sp (Anisoptera) - close-up wing beats from several hawking after insects, strong wind in trees and leaf noise.

1964 Renault 1100 Saloon Car (Exterior) - Renault 1100 saloon, exterior, two doors close, close perspective. (1964 model.)

Thailand 1 - Thai Boxing Match, interior, large crowd watching whole round of boxing. (Recorded at the Lumpini Stadium, Bangkok.)

Estuary - Winter. High tide. medium close-up - medium distance calls from a flock of lapwings at high tide roost. A few calls from oystercatchers at first becoming more vocal. Oystercatcher & lapwing call close-up from 5'25". Calls from dunlin, turnstone, shelduck, coot, mallard & greylag geese.

Mistle Thrush (Turdus Viscivorus) - medium close-up song. Other birds in distance. Slight wind in trees.

Forest Atmosphere - Parrots calling from overhead. Sound of white throated capuchins in trees and alarm calling at hawk.

Motor Car: 1968 Citroen Am 1.6 (Interior) - Interior, four false starts (Ami 6, 1968 model, 602cc Citroen)

Traffic - Traffic through park, Mountain Bluebird, Broad-tailed Hummingbird and Clark's Nutcracker in background.

Mail Coach (4 Horses) (Interior) - Four horse mail coach, start and depart.

King Eider (Somateria Spectabilis) - close-up wingbeats and splashing onto water, other birds in distance.

Starling (Sturnus Vulgaris Zetlandicus) - Feeding young in old oil drum

Coast - Dawn. Song and calls from bellbirds. Strong wind in trees - leaves rustling and twigs hitting. Distant surf. Also suitable for marsh atmospheres.

Trains - Level Crossing, gates opened mechanically from signal box. (Recorded in signal box.)

Chemical & Electrical Reactions - Fire extinguished with a dry powder extinguisher (four bursts).

Bottle-nosed Dolphin (Tursiops Truncatus) - Echo-location sounds recorded underwater with hydrophone

Lowland Swamp Forest Atmosphere - Pre-dawn chorus at twelve-wired bird of paradise display post, including calls from twelve-wired bird of paradise. Other birds in background. Rain on foliage.

Train Doors & Windows - Local Train, window blind raised & lowered.

Diana Tarsier (Tarsius Pumilus) - Diana tarsier calls. Distant calls in reply. close-up calls at 1m45s

Fast Footsteps Up Stone Stairs (Slight Echo) - Fast footsteps up stone stairs, 2 men. (With start and stop, slight echo)

Rainforest - Early morning in highland rainforest. Several birds singing and calling including orange-footed scrubfowl, spotted catbird, tooth-billed bowerbird, grey-headed robin and satin bowerbird. Water dripping from trees.

Tropical Forest Atmosphere - Insect chorus at dusk w/ double-spurred Francolin in background.

Fairgrounds And The Circus - Big top crowd atmosphere, mainly indistinct speech with generator in background - Nov '1979 (1C20,reprocessed)

Domestic Clock - Grandfather Clock with St Michael's chimes, striking seven o'clock.

Kittiwake (Rissa Tridactyla) - Kittiwakes calling medium close-up - mp in colony on cliffs. Echo from cliff-face. Chick calling; high-pitched 'cheep' medium close-up. Surf in distance. Slightly crackly recording.

Vogelkop Gardener Bowerbird (Amblyornis Inornatus) - Machine-gun like calls. Irregular high-pitched chirps. Distant calls from other birds in background.

Suricate (Suricata Suricatta) - close-up calls from group during afternoon, grooming and play - 'rough and tumble' Several high pitched alarm calls at possible predators send group running into burrows. After false alarms, they return to play.

Vulture Sp (Aegypiidae) - Single vulture taking off and flying from tree close-up. Mammals in distance. N.B The precise date of this recording is unknown.

Farnborough Air Show - Farnborough Air Show 1968, general atmosphere without P.A. announcements.

Diesel Taxi (Exterior) - Exterior, door open and close. (Diesel Taxi)

Buller's Shearwater (Puffinus Bulleri) - medium distance - close-up calls from hundreds of birds at burrows. Birds begin to leave by flapping their way up through the trees - one recorded close-up. Bellbirds start singing towards end of recording. Surf in distance. Wind increases in trees. Recording becomes less busy. R

Crested Screamer (Chauna Torquata) - close-up calls; other birds medium distance and a chainsaw in the distance.

Thick Billed Parrot (Rhynchopsitta Pachrhyncha) - Alarm and contact calls. Some background wind noise.

Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Puffinus Pacificus) - close-up calls from a single bird, another close-by. Sooty Terns and Albatross in background. Sand being scraped from burrow.

Starfighter Single-engined Jet Fighter - Interior, taxi-ing. (Starfighter. Single-engined jet fighter)

Egyptian Goose (Alopochen Aegyptiacus) - Honks from goose flying overhead from left to right. Occasional cheeps from Red bishop. Other bird species calling in background. Distant sounds of traffic & some dog barks.

Vickers Viscount, exterior, landing & taxiing. (Short/medium-range airliner, 4 piston-engines.)

Time - Clocks & Bells - Bracket with St.Michael's chimes - 1/4 hour

Gambel's Quail (Lophortyx Gambelii) - medium distance calls, other birds in distance.

Dickcissel (Spiza Americana) - Sounds of flock passing overhead. Repeated passes of many birds.

Transport - BMW Motor Cycle, pass from right to left. (980cc, 2 cylinders, 1982 model.)

Rocky Shore Atmosphere - Ice-cliff falling from glacier and crashing into sea.

Household Effects: Electric Automatic Washing Machine - Electric automatic washing machine. Spin dryer operating at high speed.

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - Colony atmosphere medium close-up and mp. Herring gull medium close-up. Cattle and swallow mp. Sheep and skylark in distance. Hiss mp. Distant traffic and surf.

Tufted Puffin (Lunda Cirrhata) - close-up calls. Others in background.

Woodland - Dawn in open acacia woodland. Common bulbuls, other birds in background,insects, cicadas begin as sun rises, wingbeats from flappet lark.

Manual Typewriter (Live Acoustic) - Manual Typewriter: Live Acoustic, fast typing.

Honda 250 Motor Cycle - Motor Cycles: Honda 250, bike raised on to stand then lowered

Village Atmosphere - Spring. Edge of village atmosphere. Chickens, sparrows, bee-eaters, palm doves, donkey and voices.

Pigeon Guillemot (Cepphus Columba) - close-up wing-beats as bird flies in, medium close-up calls. Black Oystercatchers call in background. Surf MC.

Right Whale (Balaena Glacialis) - Short blow & inspiration (inhalation) from whale. Sounds of surging water.

Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga Leonina) - Bull breathing and belching with beach atmosphere, pups and other bulls

Girls‚äô Grammar School - Girls' Grammar School, chatter in laboratory during free period. (No distinct speech.)

Queens College Clock, Oxford - Queens College clock striking five o'clock.

Great White Egret (Egretta Alba) - AND: DOUBLE CRESTED CORMORANT (PHALACROCORAX AURITUS) MC calls from Great White Egret at first with some loud calls from cormorants, cormorant colony in background. Occasional song from Prairie Warbler.

Water 1 - Pool of London atmosphere - siren, water lapping, birds and activity -1972 (1W3, reprocessed)

Steam Trains (With 6 Or 7 Coaches, Some Voices) - Steam Train: GWR 'Manor' Class 4-6-0, enters station, 6 or 7 coaches, some voices, rec. from footbridge.

Hammer Headed Fruit Bat (Hypsignathus Monstrosus) - Honking calls from several male bats. Sounds of heavy insect stridulation. Recorded at night.

Domestic Clock: Westminster Chimes - Domestic clock striking six o'clock. (Domestic clock with Westminster chimes.)

Arctic Tern (Sterna Paradisaea) - close-up alarm calls in flight from a single bird defending its nest. Chicks calling faintly in background.

Bits & Pieces - Heavy front door opens, exterior sounds, door closes (heard outside)

Arctic Tern (Sterna Paradisaea) - close-up attack calls from single birds, at edge of colony. Many birds in background.

Wren (Troglodytes Troglodytes Zetlandicus) - Song, medium-close perspective.

India, Pakistan And Nepal - Countryside - One tiger snarling and growling with others in background

Vermilion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus Rubinus) - medium close-up-close-up song, House Finch in background at start, other birds in distance, some wing-beats, bill clicks and calls.

Coast - medium close-up waves breaking on beach on island. Mainly crested auklets calling in distance. Several distant calls from grey-tailed tattler.

Chicken (Gallus Gallus Domesticus) - Cockerel crowing medium close-up. background sparrows.

Motor Car: Porsche 924 1984cc (1979)  Interior - Cars: Porsche 924, 1984cc, 1979 model. Exterior, false starts

Equestrian Events - Polo, warm up before match with horses hooves, ball being hit, some distinct chat from players & distant traffic, ends with bell for start of match.

Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus Niloticus) - Adult in water splashing, medium close-up, and tearing at carcass. Wood Doves, other birds and flies in background. NB: Exact date of recording is unknown.

Woodland Pool Atmosphere - Atmospheres at wood duck pool, many birds calling, prominent is tufted titmouse, wood duck male gives a dry squeaky call at start, frogs call occasionally, distant woodpeckers. Spring Early morning

Lion (Panthera Leo) - Loud snarls and growls. NHC17 is a continuous recording of 73m48s also found starting on NHS000124.

Fallow Deer (Dama Dama) - medium close-up snort from a buck on his `stand'. Distant buzzard. Wind in trees.

Whirlwind 10-seater Helicopter (Interior) (1 Bristol Siddeley Gnome Turbine) - Westland Whirlwind, interior, start, take off into constant flight. (10-seater helicopter with 1 Bristol Siddeley Gnome turbine.)

Wilson's Bird Of Paradise (Diphyllodes Respublica) - close-up calls becoming more raucous until 1m47s. close-up lyrical call at 2m10s, 3m00s, 3m16s and 3m40s. Quiet movement in undergrowth. Occasional wing flurries. A few insects and birds in background.

Robin (Erithacus Rubecula) - close-up spring song. Jackdaws prominent at times. Wren & other woodland birds in distance.

Grey Headed Bush Shrike (Malaconotus Blanchoti) - MC calls. Prominent calls from White browed Sparrow weavers. Sound of distant traffic.

Tui (Prosthemadura Novaeseelandiae) - Distant song at first from two or three birds. Wingbeats, then sub-song for a while before louder song medium close-up. Prominent song and calls from tomtit. Grey warbler in distance. Crickets and other insects. Also suitable for woodland atmosphere.

Peugeot 205gt 1982 1300cc Petrol (car Misfiring Quite Badly) - exterior - freewheeling in close perspective

Dairies - Milk float leaves depot, runs and stops in traffic. (Recorded on float)

Bbc News Sound Effects Tape (Old) - countryside - summer skylarks

Mixed School Children (10-13 Year Olds In Classroom) - Schoolchildren in classroom, mixed 10 to 13 year old pupils, groans of disappointment. (Recorded in London, 1980.)

Comedy Sounds - Long, drawn out crash. (Specially created effect)

Spiny Forest Atmosphere - Mid afternoon 1635hrs - Cicadas, slight wind in trees, flies, distant pied crow.

Frog  (Unidentified) - Marshland in rainy season. close-up frog chorus with insects at night.

European Cities - Courtyard in Hofburg Palace, footsteps and distinct speech (including foreign tourists and children) exterior with echo

World War Ii Submarine - German U-Boat, submerged, blowing ballast tanks. (World War II German U-Boat manned by British crew.) (Recorded in Control Room.)

White Throated Capuchin (Cebus Capucinus) - Quiet calls. Ocean in background.

Orang Utan (Pongo Pygmaeus) - Long call from male orang utan. Loud grunts & wailing sounds. Also some sounds of movement. background sounds of insects & birds. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Windmill (Interior) - Interior on 1st floor, mill starts, grinds grain with breast stones, mill stops.

Peugeot 205gt 1982 1300cc Petrol (car Misfiring Quite Badly) - interior - single horn blast

Redshank (Tringa Totanus) - medium close-up to background piping calls from flock of redshank. Occasional brief calls from other bird species. Distant sounds of wind. Also suitable as a peaceful atmosphere.

Feral Rock Pigeon (Columba Livia) - Wingbeats of several, with distant Crested Lark occasionally. Slightly windy.

Domestic Dog (Canis Familiaris) - Studio recording of collie dog (exact breed unknown). Whines, pants, barks & some sounds of movement.

Monsoon Forest - Sunrise. Cicadas. Song from golden whistlers, calls from silver eyes, sulphur-breasted musk parrots, wattled honeyeaters.

German Emergency Services - German fire engine approaches & passes with bell.

Yellow-throated Longclaw (Macronyx Croceus) - close-up song, crickets and distant birds, later in recording cinnamon bush lark and yellow necked francolin (spurfowl) can be heard in background.

Lion (Panthera Leo) - Roaring lions. Single lion roaring. NB: Exact date of recording unknown.

Caius College Clock, Cambridge - Caius College clock striking quarter to the hour.

Horses On Hard Surfaces - Twelve horses on hard surface, leaving yard. (Actuality)

Water 4 - Gently running stream, medium distance, with birdsong (1W9,reprocessed)

Romania 2 - Exterior - Dacia (Romania's national car) in the rain, starts, police whistles and heavy traffic. Interior - engine start and drive on wet streets in heavy traffic - exterior - car drives away.

Greater Hill Mynah (Gracula Religiosa) - Mimicry of milk bottles being placed on doorstep (bird belonging to Johnny Morris) NB: Exact date in 1971 unknown

Hoopoe (Upupa Epops) - Advanced nestlings being fed, adults calling quietly. Chaffinch and blow-flies in background.

Footsteps On Wood: Running (Dead Acoustic) - Footsteps on Wood, two men & one woman running, departing. (Dead acoustic.)

Aircraft: Trident (Exterior) - Trident, Aircraft, interior, in flight.

Horse On Turf (Studio) - Horse on turf. Restless. (Studio recording. No jingle of harness)

Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus Leucocephalus) - MC calls while perched, aircraft noise in background.

Airports - Boeing 707 passenger jet taxis in, recorded on apron. (Unknown airport.)

Motor Racing: Formula 1: 1.3 Litre - Silverstone, Formula One International Trophy Race 1969, McClaren Ford, start up & move away to starting position. (Formula One, 1.3 litre.)

4 Horses On Hard Surface (Studio) - Four horses on hard surface, trot to stop. (Studio recording. No jingle of harness)

Steam Trains - Steam Train: Maunsell Q class 541 0-6-0 Loco 1938, pre 1940 rolling stock, Rec. on footplate, pulls uphill and coasts.

Grey-backed Camaroptera (Camaroptera Brevicaudata) - Call close-up. With wood-doves and insects in background. NB Exact date of recording is unknown.

River Atmosphere - Water flowing medium distance with some bird calls.

Rufous Bushchat (Cercotrichas Galactotes) - Song close-up, with greenfinch in background.

Saddleback (Creadion Carunculatus) - Shrill alarm & other chattering calls from saddleback. Distant calls from other bird species. N.B. Different location/dialect to NHS1284 bands 1-10. Exact location is unknown, though the same as NHS1284 bands 12-15.

Lifts - Lift: Auto lift control, relays and dynamos in background.

Sea Cliffs And Rocky Shores - Any season: Day or night Sea-wash, with waves breaking around pebbles, close perspective.

Interiors - Shops And Cash Registers - Checkout, cash registers and sounds of wrapping - 1981 (1C26,reprocessed)

Interiors - Restaurants - Restaurant - mixed busy chatter with distant crockery sounds - 1974 (1R6,reprocessed)

Ships And Boats 2 - Yacht, engine started, rev engine, astern gear selected, neutral selected, ahead selected, into fast constant run. (30ft sailing yacht 'Alice May', Halmatic 30, GRP, sloop rig.)

Ships‚äô Sirens - P&O liner Strathaird, ship's siren, several long blasts.

Electronic Sounds - Cavern door. (Specially created electronic sound.)

Rainforest Atmosphere - Evening atmosphere with stridulating cicadas & many calls from birds. Hooting calls from unidentified bird species. Also distant calls from howler monkeys.

Wren (Troglodytes Troglodytes) - Song medium close-up, slight rain on mics and very distant Skylark in background.

Cuckoo (Cuculus Canorus Canorus) - Call of male NB: Exact date of recording unknown

Peugeot 205gt 1982 1300cc Petrol (car Misfiring Quite Badly) - interior - one person exits from car

Horse Racing (Chases) - Cheltenham Race Course, horses jumping fence. (Steeplechasing.)

Light Industry - Braiding machine operating, some pauses & indistinct speech.

Frog Spp (Anura) - close-up frog chorus, several species with dog barking now and then

World War Ii German V2 Rocket - V2 rocket, explosion and train whistle.

Chacma Baboon  (Papio Ursinus) - Female copulation invitation call. Exact date unknown. Between Dec.1980-Nov. 1981

Footsteps On Stone: Walking (Slight Echo) - Walking, 1 man on stone. (With start and stop, slight echo)

Black-tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys Ludovicianus) - close-up alarm calls from a single animal. Other birds in background. Birds in distance.

Aircraft: Beaufighters - Exterior, two planes in low flight with whine. (Bristol Beaufighter, World War II)

Slow Footsteps Up Wooden Stairs - Footsteps Up Wooden Stairs, two men & two women, slow, departing.

Southern & Western Region Goods Trains - Slow goods train passing with siren. (Steam train.)

Domestic Radio Effects - Radio interference from electric fence.

Domestic Horse (Equus Caballus) - close-up sound of a pony's tail being cut (tail marking). Neighs from ponies. Chatter from people.

De Havilland Comet DH 106, exterior, pass over. (Medium/long-range airliner, 4 jet engines.)

Steam Launch (Length 31ft, Built In 19th Century) - Steam Launch: 19thC "Victoria", 31ft long, engine at cruising speed, boiler being stoked.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Recorded at night. Cicadas stridulating & frogs calling. Also occasional whine from mosquitoes. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Prairie - Slight wind in grass, crickets, calls from Eastern Wood Pewee and Great Crested Flycatcher in nearby woodland, Mourning Dove and Upland Sandpiper in distance.

Trains 2 - Approach of light engine, signals received and acknowledged.

World War 2 - Enemy mortar fire from 400 yards - Nebelwerfer (6 barrelled mortar) from enemy lines - 1945 (500X)

Sperm Whale (Physeter Catodon) - Echolocation clicks from deep diving whales. Hydrophone recording. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Whooper Swan (Cygnus Cygnus) - Trumpeting calls medium close-up first from a single bird, then several as more birds fly in and land; curlew call in background, barnacle geese flock in distance.

16ft Speedboat (40 H.p. Outboard) - 16 foot, 40 h.p. engine - constant run.

Lapwing (Vanellus Vanellus) - Ordinary flight call with distant curlew

Forest Atmosphere - Morning in dry forest. Distant birds and buzz of insects. Wind in trees. Sound of trees moving in wind especially towards the end. *Day and month is not specified.

Periodical Cicada (Magicicada Sp.) - medium close-up sound of cicadas in park. Birds in distance. Traffic in background.

Aircraft 3 - Taxiing in, engines run down - exterior (prop-jet airliner).

Hedgerow - Late Spring: Midday - With blackbird, chaffinch, chiffchaff, rook, blackcap, song thrush, long-tailed tits and flies

Walking In Snow Atmosphere - sound of walking thru snow as man walks his dog thru open woodland

Barrow's Goldeneye Duck (Bucephala Islandica) - medium distance calls from Barrow's goldeneye duck. medium distance to distant calls & song from various other bird species. Sounds of insects. Occasional splashes. N.B. Also suitable as a lakeside atmosphere.

Farm Machinery: Tractor-drawn Straw Baler - A tractor-drawn straw baler approaches, bales and departs.

Trains - London Underground, Central line train arrives, doors, depart. (Exterior acoustic.)

Asian Lion (Panthera Leo Persica) - Low growls from lion during mating. Also some higher pitched calls. background calls from birds.

Agile Gibbon (Hylobates Agilis) - Clear whooping calls from female gibbon long call in early morning. Wailing calls at end of recording. Distant calls from other gibbons. background sounds of insects & birds. Bump on recording at 1m03s. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Bmc Mini 1000 Car: Interior - Cars: BMC car, 1000cc engine Interior, start, false starts, stop

Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza Georgiana) - close-up calls from small group. Cricket prominent with other species in background. Distant Canada geese.

Livestock 2 - Cattle, cow startled in cattle crush, makes loud complaining moo.

Bonelli's Warbler (Phylloscopus Bonelli) - Song close-up, with Blue Tit, Wren, Field Cricket and flies.

Malabar Whistling Thrush (Myiophoneus Horsfieldii) - medium close-up buzzing calls from thrush. background calls from many other bird species. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown. Also known as Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary.

Lakeside - LATE SPRING: NIGHT With snipe drumming and chippering, golden plover, lapwing and skylark

Wren (Troglodytes Troglodytes) - Adult feeding fledglings in hedgerow. Lesser Whitethroat song in background.

Tamandua (Or Collared Anteater) (Tamandua Tetradactyla) - Chewing and hissing close perspective in captivity

Chickens - General farmyard atmosphere with chickens, animals and birds.

Migrating Passerine Birds - Meadow pipits, chaffinches, white wagtails and distant sea.

African Elephant (Loxodonta Africana) - close-up feeding & bubbling sounds from a small group ripping up long grass by the side of a marsh. Tropical boubous & cicadas in distance.

Green-backed Heron (Butorides Striatus) - medium close-up call while roosting in tree, wind in trees.

Burchell's Zebra (Equus Burchelli) - Several chasing, biting, kicking and braying with some wildebeest in background

Great Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Arundinaceus) - medium close-up male long song (to female); gentle breeze thru reeds

Woodland Savanna Atmosphere - Atmosphere recorded at dawn. medium close-up to distant calls from many different bird species. Also occasional sounds of insects. Some sounds of wind & rustling foliage.

Vinaceous Dove (Streptopelia Vinacea) - Cooing song medium close-up, with Grey-winged Cameroptera.

High Coniferous Forest - Over 10,000ft. Many birds calling and singing; prominent is Western Wood Pewee, could be used for any time of day.

Motor Car: 1968 Citroen Am 1.6 (Exterior) - Exterior, fast approach and pass with horn. (Ami 6, 1968 model, 602cc: Citroen)

Thailand 1 - Seafood Restaurant, interior, chatter & cutlery sounds.

Grey Wagtail (Motacilla Cinerea) - medium close-up flight calls, with loud river sounds.

Laysan Albatross (Diomedea Immutabilis) - Adult attacking chick & juvenile whimpering close-up, albatross colony in distance, distant sounds from aircraft base, slight change in level about 1' 50" in.

1964 Renault 1100 Saloon Car (Exterior) - Renault 1100 saloon, exterior, bonnet open & close. (1964 model.)

Common Noddy (Anous Stolidus) - medium close-up calls from noddies on ground. Also calls from noddies & sooty terns in flight. medium distance sounds of sea wash.

Flying Foxes (Pteropus Spp) - medium close-up calls from mixed flock as they take flight - little red, grey-headed and black flying foxes.

Pet Shop - Pet Shop: Large, aquaria, mixed birds, occasional indistinct speech.

Comedy 2 - Mother and child sheep bleating - 1972 (7M, reprocessed)

Satin Bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus Violaceus) - Male flying to bower. close-up display calls then other calls. Bird flies off at end. Prominent bell miner in background. NB: Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Fairgrounds And The Circus - Atmosphere, drum roll and applause (indistinguishable music in background) - Nov '1979 (1C20,reprocessed)

Patagonian Conure (Cyanoliseus Patagonus) - Screeching & piping calls from Conures by colony. Some distinct individual calls. Occasional calls from another bird species. background sounds of the sea. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown. Also known as Burrowing parrot.

Wilson's Bird Of Paradise (Diphyllodes Respublica) - medium close-up flight sounds. Small "squeaks" between wing flurries. close-up call at 1m01s. High pitched insect close-up. Other birds and insects in background.

Rowing: 1st Century Slave Galley - First century slave galley, rowing as heard from aft. (Specially created)

Chemical & Electrical Reactions - Fire extinguished by a carbon dioxide extinguisher.

Red Howler Monkey (Alouatta Seniculus) - Typical howling and grunting of group some wind in trees

Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga Leonina) - close-up roar from a bull and a submissive call from another.

Red-breasted Goose (Branta Ruficollis) - medium close-up calls from single goose, other birds in distance.

Hansom Cab With Bells (Interior Or Exterior) (Loose Surface) - Hansom cab with bells, (interior or exterior) Loose surface. Start, constant run, stop.

Footsteps On Country Road: Running - Footsteps on Country Road, two men running, departing.

Coast - Dusk in coastal woodland above beach. Tide coming in. Bellbirds. Surf.

Fox Hunting: Quorn Hunt - In cover, hounds yelping and moving about. (Quorn Hunt.)

Thick Billed Parrot (Rhynchopsitta Pachyrhyncha) - close-up calls from several, alarm calls, wing beats in captivity. Panic calls from birds. Slight cage sounds.

River/stream Atmosphere - Riverside - Midday. Several different bird and insect calls, not too busy.

White Pelican (Pelecanus Onocrotalus) - medium close-up sound of hundreds of pelicans `thermaling'. Some bill clicks and a few calls from birds in flight. The closer, more whistly wingbeats are from yellow-billed storks. Blacksmith plover calls at 1m49s. Calls from plovers, cisticolas and other birds in di

Post Office Telephones (Std) - Telephone, 20 digits dialled (accoustic). (STD telephone.)

Motor Car: 1940 Period ‚äòold Banger‚äô (Exterior) - Exterior, reluctant start, runs badly. (1940 period car)

Vogelkop Gardener Bowerbird (Amblyornis Inornatus) - close-up loud squeals followed by regular rhythmic crash/bang calls.

Household Effects: Electric Automatic Washing Machine - Electric automatic washing mashine. Sizzle of soapsuds

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - Flight alarm & alarm calls close-up - mp. Blow flies close-up. Herring gulls mp.

Camargue Feral Horse (Equus Caballus) - Horses drinking close-up

Village Atmosphere - With Vinaceous Dove medium close-up and workmen calling from palm trees.

Herring Gull (Larus Argentatus) - Wingbeats and alarm calls medium close-up. Distant surf.

Asian Openbill Stork (Anastomus Oscitans) - Very busy atmosphere of colony in tree canopy. medium close-up to distant calls from storks. Some calls from chicks in nests.

Lucy's Warbler (Vermivora Luciae) - medium close-up song, Cactus Wren, Gambel's Quail, Gila Woodpecker in distance.

Bokmakierie Shrike (Telophorus Zeylonis) - medium distance typical calls from shrike. Croaks followed by whistles. background calls from other bird species. Distant traffic rumble.

Red-tailed Tropic Bird (Phaethon Rubricauda) - close-up greeting calls from one adult to another. Terns in background.

Water 1 - Harbour atmosphere in summer with gulls and terns - 1981 (1S4, reprocessed) (technical note - for use at low level)

Right Whale (Balaena Glacialis) - close-up long echoing blow & inspiration (inhalation) from whale. Water effects & sea sounds.

Girls‚äô Grammar School - Girls' Grammar School, interior, gong sounds, animated indistinct chatter commences.

Woodland - Early Spring: Night - With distant tawny owl 'tu-it' call and mid-distant sounds of rooks roosting on their nests

Honda 250 Motor Cycle - Motor Cycles: Honda 250 turn in road and depart

Canyon Atmosphere - Spring; Day Canyon atmosphere. Tristram's Grackles, House Bunting, Fan-tailed Raven, Lesser Whitethroat, insects, wind gusting in places.

Fork-tailed Storm Petrel (Oceanodroma Furcata) - close-up calls from bird in burrow. Others calling in background.

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - Distress calls close-up from half-grown chick. Colony in distance.

Tufted Puffin (Lunda Cirrhata) - close-up calls, flight calls and wingbeats. Crested auklets calling in background; a few louder "yelps" from crested auklets, fast wingbeats. Distant surf and slaty-backed gulls. Dripping water from melting snow-field.

Kittiwake (Rissa Tridactyla) - close-up `coughing' call from a bird in flight. Another in background. Guillemots in background. medium distance - medium close-up surf.

Goldcrest (Regulus Regulus) - close-up song. Chaffinch in distance. Slight wind in trees. Slightly hissy.

Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo Novaeguineae) - close-up calls from adult at start of recording, with chicks in background. Calls from several at end of recording. Includes some laughing calls. \ Group of grey-crowned babblers calling medium distance. Cicada chorus. * Also suitable for woodland atmosphere in E Australia.

Woodland - Night, 03.50hrs. Open acacia woodland - cricket, frog call, fruit bat squeaking, slight breeze.

Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus Niloticus) - Young crocodiles calling from eggs as they hatch. NB: Exact date of recording unknown.

Equestrian Events - Polo, horselines after match, noisy with horses being untacked, washed down, etc., with some chat, traffic & distinct speech.

Motor Car: Porsche 924 1984cc (1979)  Interior - Cars: Porsche 924, 1984cc, 1979 model. Exterior, start, manoeuvre, switch off

Lion (Panthera Leo) - Loud panting from over-fed animal. NHC17 is a continuous recording of 73m48s also found starting on NHS000124.

Woodland Pool Atmosphere - Bobwhite, red-shouldered hawk at start, mainly other birds calling including Canada goose, wood duck, red winged blackbirds, white eyed vireo, red eyed vireo. Spring Early Morning

Interiors - Various 1 - Atmosphere in an amusement arcade - 1985 (2N2,reprocessed)

Forest - Recorded in an area of tall yellow fever trees and acacias; dry forest. Afternoon. Several birds singing. Slight wind in trees. Distant impala calls. A few crackles from approaching storm.

Yellow Warbler (Dendroica Petechia) - medium close-up song, Solitary Vireo and other birds in background, plus road noise.

Eider (Somateria Mollssima) - medium distance awareness calls from a group of females. Arctic tern alarm calls at start of recording. Lesser black-backed gull calls. Oystercatcher calls at end of recording.

India And Nepal - City Life - Mumbai: Suburban train, interior, waiting at station with hawkers, chat & fan, train leaves into constant run.

Wren (Troglodytes Troglodytes Zetlandicus) - Song, medium-close perspective, with water noise in background.

Marsh Warbler (Acrocephalus Palustris) - Warbler imitates gull & possibly bird of prey from 0m10s. Continues with rapid, lively song. background calls from other bird species.

White-fronted Goose (Anser Albifrons) - close-up flight calls from small party flying past & alighting on pool. Distant herring gull & mallard.

Domestic Clock: Westminster Chimes - Domestic clock striking five o'clock. (Domestic clock with Westminster chimes.)

Vervet Monkey (Cercopithecus Aethiops) - close-up snake alarm calls. Some mic bumps, distant aircraft.

Scrubland - Midday in scrubland with good tree cover. Cicadas and crickets. Many birds singing and calling.

Adelie Penguin (Pygoscelis Adeliae) - close-up calls, movement and running from several chicks. Gulls in background. NB: exact date and location is not specified.

Mistletoe Flowerpecker (Dicaeum Hirundinaceum) - close-up territorial calls from male. Other birds calling in distance.

Caving & Pot-holing - Small stream running through field near caves.

Church Bells - St. Philip's Cathedral Bells, Cambridge Maximum rung. (St. Philip's Cathedral, Birmingham.)

Tropical Evergreen Rain Forest - Summer: Early Morning - Dawn chorus of various birds, including whip-bird and rufous whistler

Elephant Seal (Mirounga Leonina) - Atmosphere on beach - end of season bulls and pups with American oystercatcher

Buffy-headed Marmoset (Callithrix Flaviceps) - close-up - medium close-up calls in group. Insects and birds in background.

Cars - Vauxhall Carlton, exterior, switch on, depart. (1.8 litre saloon, 1986 model.)

Deciduous Woodland Atmosphere - Summer, day. Bird scarer firing at minute intervals and reactions to it from chaffinch, wren, robin, goldcrest, wood pigeons and greater spotted woodpecker. Traffic in distance.

Telephones - 1985: Sceptre 100 Telephone - Telephones: Sceptre 100 Telephone, Receiver lifted and replaced. Two takes

White-fronted Tern (Sterna Striata) - close-up calls from adult and juvenile as adult flies in to feed. Seawash in background.

Zoo - Feeding time in animal collection housed in the African bush. With diana and colobus monkeys dominant

Jackdaw (Corvus Monedula) - medium distance - close-up calls from adults and chicks. medium distance calls from male and female peregrines at start of recording. Wren and willow warbler in background.

Lakeside - Early morning by lake edge overlooking open marshy area. Many birds & insects - doves, weavers, grey-backed fiscals, African jacanas, black crakes, didric cuckoo, common bulbuls & Egyptian geese. Distant donkeys. Lapping water. Also suitable for Kenya mar

Home Textile Industries - Home Textile Industry, spinning in progress.

Open Heath - SUMMER: EARLY MORNING. With new forest ponies and flies.

House Martin (Delichon Urbica) - medium close-up calls. House sparrows in background.

Forest Atmosphere - Mixed Warm Temperate Forest Summer: Night With Moreporks calling.

Austin Maestro Vanden Plas: Interior (Dashboard Audible Warnings) - Cars: Austin Maestro Vanden Plas, 1984 model, 1600cc OHC. Interior, dashboard audible warnings, electric window opens, closes

Beam Fishing Trawler - Beam Fishing Trawler: On Board, Interior, wheelhouse with vibration, track plotter, quiet.

Cave Swallow (Petrochelidon Fulva) - Cave swallows in temple chamber, calling in flight & from nests. Varying call densities. Some good flight sounds from 1m50s.

Lesser Marsh Grasshopper (Chorthippus Albomarginatus) - Male courting female

Outdoor Crowds - Crowd Outdoor: Close, good natured crowd at public demonstration.

Swamp Atmosphere - Recorded in evening. Croaks from swamp treefrogs. background calls from frogs of AGALYCHNIS genus. background sounds of stridulating insects. N.B. Date of this recording is unknown.

Woodpecker Finch (Camarhynchus Pallidus) - medium close-up rapid chirping calls from finch. Nice song from unidentified bird species from 0m58s. background calls from other birds. Distant machine hum. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Garden Atmosphere - medium distance song from graceful warbler. Also some calls from sunbirds. background sounds of running water in irrigation channel. Distant calls from dhufar toads. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

White-fronted Bee-eater (Merops Bullockoides) - NB: Exact date of recording not known. close-up excited calls and wingbeats from adults at nest tunnel entrance, feeding well grown chick. Doves in background.

Tiger (Panthera Tigris) - Siberian tiger (P.t.altaica) close-up growling.

5 Ton Austin Diesel Truck - Interior, 1 door open and close. (5 ton diesel truck)

V1 Flying Bomb (Doodle Bug), seven in succession, each approach, engine cuts out, pause & explosion.

Urban South America - Bus terminal, La Paz, exterior with traffic, cries from bus conductors, footsteps, bus horns and occasional  distant radio

Clamorous Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Stenoreus) - Song, with voices in background.

Dingo (Canis Familiaris Dingo) - Yelps & a bark from play fighting dingoes. Also some calls from unidentified bird species.

World War Ii Bombers - Exterior, takes off. (From 78 r.p.m. disc)

Ford Anglia 105e Van (1963, 997cc): Interior - Motor Van: False Starts, interior, (Ford Anglia 105E, 1963 model, 997cc).

London - Soho atmosphere, mainly pedestrian street with international voices.

Wren (Troglodytes Troglodytes) - Calls in alarm, then feeds begging nestlings and sings briefly. medium close-up.

Little Egret (Egretta Garzetta) - Alarm calls & greeting ceremony close-up, wing flaps & movement in colony, blackcap alarm calls medium close-up, wind in trees in background.

Horses 1 - Two horses pass at trot on gravelly track, left to right, slight wind noise.

Churchyard - Beside Gilbert White's grave with church bells, rooks and hedge sparrow

Village/garden Atmopshere - Dusk: With insect chorus and some bird calls.

Cave Atmosphere - medium close-up/medium distance cave swallow calls from within cave. Flight sounds of swallows & bats. Occasional insect/mosquito whine.

Rajasthan Musicians - Water urn being blown across top & struck, on either side, with rings. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Baby Girl: Nine Months Old - Nine month old baby girl, restless in cot, early morning.

Montane Forest Atmosphere - background calls from many bird species. Sounds of rain dripping on leaves. Also sounds of insect stridulation.

Antarctic Tern (Sterna Vittata) - Singles and several calling medium close-up, sea lapping shore, drips from glacier, distant glacier fall.

Wetland Atmosphere - Atmosphere recorded at midnight. Loud calls from unidentified frog species. background sounds of insects stridulating. N.B. Date of recording is unknown.

Domestic Clock (Bell: Heavy Mechanism) - Domestic clock striking eight o'clock. (Domestic clock with bell & heavy machanism.)

Grey Plover (Pluvialis Squatarola) - medium close-up calls from two birds, geese and other birds in background.

Wild Places - Patagonia - Puntas Arenas - main square in southern most Chilean town, light chatter some traffic

Trumpeter Swan - close-up calls. medium distance blackbird and house sparrows. Distant camera noise and other birds.

Domestic Clock (Bell: Double-strike) - Domestic clock striking nine o'clock. (Domestic clock with double-strike mechanism.)

Sport And Leisure - Swimming, almost empty indoor pool, one person passes.

Marshland - AUTUMN: EARLY MORNING With sandhill cranes and snow geese

Anne Boleyn's Clock, Hampton Court - Outdoor clock striking, 11 o'clock - SS. Peter & Paul

Chatham Island Warbler (Gerygone Albofrontata) - Confrontation with second male and song. NB: Date of recording not known.

France - Dorlat, medieval church - interior - some pigeons and people can be heard.

Triumph Tr3 Sports Car, 1957 (Interior) - Exterior, approach, slow down, depart fast. (TR3 Sports Car, 1957 model)

Honey Bee (Apis Mellifera) - close-up buzzing from honey and bumble bees around a flowering bush. Birds in background.

White-headed Vanga (Leptopterus Viridis) - medium close-up song, cicadas and flies in background.

Madagascar Harrier Hawk (Polyboroides Radiatus) - medium close-up calls, distant birds and flies in background.

Black-nest Swiftlet (Lowe's Swiftlet) (Collocalia Maxima) - medium close-up colony calls from inside cave.

Ford Anglia 105e Van (1963, 997cc): Interior - Motor Van: On Gravel, fast approach, skid to stop, exterior, (Ford Anglia 105E, 1963 model, 997cc).

Black Capped Sibia (Heterophasia Capistrata) - medium distance calls from sibia. Occasional calls from another bird species in background.

Motor Car: Ford Cortina 1.6 Gl (Manual) 1982 Model: Exterior - Cars: 1.6GL (Manual) 1982 model Ford Cortina. Exterior, passing at fast speed

Lake Atmosphere - Distant sounds of massed wings in flight. medium distance & background calls from many bird species. Also sounds of stridulating insects. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown, Distant sounds of traffic.

Electronic Sounds - Deep hum, repeated twice. (Specially created electronic sound.)

Lifts - Eiffel Tower Lifts, lift gates close, lift descends to 1st stage, announcement & atmosphere.

Guillemot (Uria Aalge) - Wingbeats from birds arriving and departing. Kittiwakes, razorbills, herring gulls and arctic terns in background.

Waste Disposal - Cans being dropped onto conveyor belt to bailing machine.

Estuary Atmosphere - Neutral atmosphere. medium distance to background calls from several bird species including banded stilt, rufous necked & broad billed sandpipers. Sounds of rippling water & popping mud. Very distant engine hum.

Common Marmoset (Calithrix Jacchus Jacchus) - Single animal - medium perspective - gentle chatter.

Tundra Swan (Cygnus Columbianus) - medium close-up excited calls from flock. Wind in bushes. A single bird runs over the surface and takes off.

Bus Ticket Machines (London Transport) - Gibson ticket machine issuing one ticket. (London Transport.)

Domestic Horse (Equus Caballus) - medium close-up sound of a single horse galloping and snorting. Woodland birds in distance.

Mandrill Baboon (Mandrillus Sphinx) - Sounds of wind & movement. medium close-up low grunts from dominant male. Distorted cackling calls from females 0m50s. background calls from various birds. N.B. Many bumps on recording.

Sailing Ship: Gaff-rigged Ketch: Exterior - Sailing Ship: Gaff-rigged Ketch, Exterior, bow wave in heavy sea.

Crested Auklet (Aethia Cristatella) - medium distance - distant calls from birds on the sea. medium distance - distant loud high pitched calls from parakeet auklets. MP seawash.

Human Spring Walker - human spring walker (man walking on springed walking device walking along roadside - futuristic invention)

Schools / Crowds - Enthusiastic audience clapping & whistling in large hall.

Shag (Phalcrocorax Aristotelis) - And KITTIWAKE (RISSA TRIDACTYLA) Colony

Natterjack Toad (Bufo Calamita) - Chorus at night. MP at pond edge, with occasional distant calls of Lapwing.

Monsoon Forest Atmosphere - General atmosphere in forest. medium distance bird calls & occasional buzzing from flying insects. Slight sounds of wind in trees. Recorded in bamboo & sal forest at 10.00am.

Killdeer (Charadrus Vociferus) - NB: Exact date of recording not known. medium close-up flight alarm calls from two birds, one more prominent.

Vulturine Guineafowl (Acryllium Vulturinum) - close-up flock calls from about 20 birds. Other birds and vehicles in background.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Busy atmosphere with wide perspective. medium distance to distant calls from many bird species including clear, distinctive calls.

Grassland Atmosphere - Atmosphere at edge of grassland. Sounds of stridulating cicadas. Distant calls from birds. Also distant roaring (unidentified species).

British Birds 2 - House sparrow, several birds calling with feral pigeon.

Killdeer Plover (Charadrius Vociferus) - close-up calls other birds in background

Rainforest Atmosphere - Quiet atmosphere recorded at lakeside. Sounds of stridulating cicadas. background occasional calls from birds. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Great Skua (Catharacta Skua) - Low 'grunting` calls close-up, wingbeats at end of recording. Distant skylarks. Windy background.

Forest Atmosphere - Early morning in hills. Dove and other birds singing in background. close-up sound of fly at 2m55s.

Scrub Stone And Sand Desert (Hamada) Atmosphere - Scrub stone and sand desert - Winter - Mid Morning - Amongst a clump of acacia trees, several birds calling and singing - most prominent is rufous-capped prinia, goat bells in background, windy.

Lesser Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle Rudis) - Call close-up, of perched bird.

Seashore Atmosphere - lapping water at strandline, with gulls, oystercatchers and other birds prominent

World War Ii Aircraft: British Naval Seafire (Griffon Engine) - Supermarine Seafire, exterior, aerobatics with one plane. ( World War II fighter, Spitfire adapted for Royal Navy, one Griffon piston engine.)

Crowds - Library, quiet atmosphere in galleried reference library, with footsteps and distant traffic.

Ecclesiastical Effects 1 - Prinknash Abbey Monastery,Glos.,congregation kneeling to pray in crypt church - 1984 (7M2,reprocessed)

University College Clock, Oxford - University College, Oxford clock striking twelve o'clock.

Brazilian Giant Otter (Pteronura Braziliensis) - Splashing and snuffling about in river with calls of forest birds

Reedbed Atmsophere - incl warbler, swift, bittern (good), water rail, geese

Dial 999 - Fire engine arrives with two-tone horns, slight skid as it stops, idle off.

London Underground: Bakerloo Line Train: 1938 Stock: Exterior - London Underground: Bakerloo Line Train, 1938 Stock, exterior, train hooter.

Mgb Open Sports Car 1966 (1798cc) (Interior) - Interior, self starter. (1966 1798cc MGB open sports car)

Peregrine Falcon (Falco Peregrinus) - close-up begging calls, feeding & movement sounds from two well grown chicks on ledge. medium distance calls from male & female. Mc - medium close-up calls from jackdaw adults & chicks in quarry. Wren in background.

Association Football Match: Crowd Reactions - Association Football: Booing as player is sent off, (Arsenal v. Wolves)

Rose Ringed Parakeet (Psittacula Krameri) - medium distance screeches & squeaks from parakeets. Also sounds of insects stridulating. V distant rumble on recording.

Aircraft 3 - Constant flight - interior (single piston, open cockpit aircraft).

Scottish Crossbill (Loxia Scotica) - close-up calls from several. Calls from an immature being fed. Flight calls at end of recording. close-up song from chaffinch. Wind gusting in trees.

Public Houses - Public House: Busy Cotswold pub, King Arms Woodstock.

Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus Alexandri) - close-up wing-beats and calls from several, House Finches in background, single Black-tailed Hummingbird calls occasionally.

Chatter: Women - Small crowd, mainly women, general atmosphere with speech & some pauses.

Riverain Forest - Morning-forest near river. Prominent calls from black backed butcherbirds, zoe imperial pigeon in background with other birds. Low cricket chorus. Distant calls from brolga cranes at end.

Common Tern (Sterna Hirundo) - close-up and medium close-up calls from birds in flight. Distant oystercatcher. Hissy background.

Motor Car: Ford Cortina 1500c 1969 Model: Interior - Cars: Ford Cortina, 1500cc, 1969 model. Interior, tickover.

Road Tunnel Traffic - London Airport tunnel, general traffic atmosphere. (Later renamed Heathrow Airport.)

Southern Region Electric Trains - Exterior, whistle, train departs.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Dawn chorus, 5.14-5.34am, near black sicklebill display perch, 2100m above sea level, including New Guinea harpy eagle, grey thicket flycatcher (smoky robin), lesser New Guinea thrush (lesser ground robin), Schlegel's (regent) whistler, chestnut-breasted 

Fast Footsteps Down Stone Stars - Fast footsteps down stone stairs, 2 men. (With approach and stop)

Crested Serpent Eagle (Spilornis Cheela) - M/d shrill calls of eagle from approx.0m30s. Other bird species also calling in forest. Also some sounds of wind in trees.

Engines - Single cylinder horizontal uniform flow (1925, 583WHP, 130rpm)- start and run.

Footsteps On Pavement: Walking - Footsteps on Pavement, two men walking, with start & stop.

Long-tailed Tit (Aegithalos Caudatus) - Contact calls of feeding party (with Blue, Great and Marsh Tits) in light rain and wind.

Ship Launch: 3,200 Tons Sideways Launch - Shipyard: Fabrication Shed, Exterior, general atmosphere on the berth,  Wallsend, April 1985.

Forest, Tropical - Evergreen, Wet Atmosphere - Tropical rain forest, early morning. With various bird calls.

Fulmar (Fulmarus Glacialis) - Calls from chick & ejecting oil close-up, heavy background with crackles, calls are usable.

Motor Car: Ford Cortina 1600 (Exterior) - Ford Cortina 1600, exterior, bonnet opened & closed. (1600cc engine.)

Northern Parula Warbler (Parula Americana) - close-up song, other birds in background, distant stream.

Buller's Shearwater (Puffinus Bulleri) - medium distance - close-up calls from hundreds of birds arriving at and leaving burrows. Flapping through the trees. Display calls and conflict calls from birds on the ground. Slight wind in trees at times. Very distant surf. Recorded at 5.00am in coastal woodland.

Yellow-headed Bunting (Emberiza Elegans) - close-up song. Other birds in background. Slight wind in trees gusting at times.

Dry Deciduous Forest Atmosphere - Pre-dawn - Grunts from brown lemurs, calls from thick-billed roller, Madagascar bulbuls, Madagascar cuckoo and other birds, insects and cicadas in background. Sounds of lemurs moving in branches.

Motorway Construction - Wide perspective recording of construction work on motorway.

Crowds: Interior - Crowd, interior, twenty women, quiet chatter.

Cuckoo Clock (Cuckoo Only) - Cuckoo clock striking five o'clock. (Cuckoo only.)

Buses - Interior of bus on country route - self starter, move off, running on trunk road, slow down, stop.

Restaurants & Kitchens - American chatter; medium-sized crowd in dining hall of US Air Force base.

Baby (Girl) - 26 week old baby girl, gurgling, laughing and hiccoughing.

Household Washing Machines: Automatic - Household: Washing Machine, manual, starts, runs and stops.

Rattling Cisticola (Cisticola Chiniana) - medium close-up song, Coqui Francolin, Laughing Doves, Ring necked Doves, other birds in background.

Lambretta Motor Scooter, 1969 - Vespa Scooter, start into constant run with gear changes, stop, switch off. (Recorded on scooter.)

Foreign Atmospheres - China, group playing mahjong in restaurant.

Pygmy Chimpanzee (Pan Paniscus) - Peeping calls which suddenly build into a frenzy & quickly subside.

Suburban Town Garden Atmosphere - Dry season: early morning. With black-crowned plovers, pied crows and common bulbuls etc.

Capybara (Hydrochoerus Hydrochaeris) - close-up squealing calls from distressed two week old capybara. Also some sounds of scuffling. Quiet background with some stridulating insects.

World War 2 - 2 - Lands on ship and ticks over - occasional voices (reprocessed)

Rainforest Atmosphere - Rainforest - Mid Morning. Birds, cicadas and roar of waterfall in background.

Aircraft: Vc 10 (Exterior) - Vickers VC10, interior, commences to taxi. (Long-range airliner, 4 jet engines.)

Himalayan Rubythroat (Erithacus Pectoralis) - close-up alarm call from male, with snatches of song close-up at end. Distant calls from Himalayan snowcock and other birds. Slight wind in bushes.

Comedy Sounds - Colliding traffic with horns. (Specially created effect)

Shopping Precinct - Crowd in shopping precinct with footsteps & chatter. (Close perspective recording.)

Greenfinch (Carduelis Chloris) - Calls including 'ease' call close-up, with Goldfinch and House Sparrows in background. Some traffic noise and wind in trees.

Weaver Birds (Ploceinae Subfamily) - medium close-up lesser masked & red headed weavers. Noisy twittering & wing flaps from flock. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown. Occasional bumps.

Power Station (Conventional Type) - Power Station, exterior, atmosphere outside a power station. (Conventional power station.)

Forest - Early evening. Prominent grey-backed camaroptera & other birds, olive baboons calling at start, a few calls from vervet monkeys, wind in trees. Large trees, commonly in this area - Yellow Fever trees with fairly dense undergrowth in the lowlands, & Fig & 

Crickets Sp. - medium close-up stridulating in grass, leaves falling. American crow in distance. Hum from bees. Song sparrow calling.

Rainforest - Night. Crickets and cicadas. Occasional bird calls.

Winter Sports - Ski-ing, atmosphere at ski drag lift release point, with French voices at beginning.

Paddle Steamer (2400 H.p.) - Telegraph bell signals. Going astern.

Plumbeous Antbird (Myrmeciza Hyperythra) - Calls with other calls in background

Scandinavia 1 - Oslo Central Station - PA announcement near beginning

Rainforest Atmosphere - Atmosphere recorded at night. Sounds of stridulation from various cicada species. background calls from parrots (exact species unknown). Distant sounds of the sea.

Wren (Troglodytes Troglodytes) - Two males duetting on territorial boundary

Dusky Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus Obscurus) - Hydrophone recording. Squeaking vocalisations & echolocation clicks from dolphins. background sounds of swirling water. N.B. Some bumps on recording.

University Of St. Mary The Virgin Church Clock, Oxford - Queens College clock striking ten o'clock.

Motor Car (Badly Worn, Exterior) - Exterior, approach, stop, switch off. (Badly worn Sunbeam Rapier, 1962 model)

Exterior Crowds 2 - Covent Garden Market, London - lorries arriving, voices and movement (1M1, reprocessed)

Exterior Crowds 1 - Angry, jeering crowd - close perspective crowd with horse-drawn vehicle - 1972 (2C1, reprocessed)

Hospital Equipment: Pulse Monitor (Actuality) (All Bands With Activity & Traffic) - Hospital Equipment: Pulse monitor activity, fast & stop, activity & traffic

Wedge Capped Capuchin (Cebus Olivaceous) - close-up calls from two Capuchins squabbling. Movement in trees. Hum from insects.

Transport - Rolls Royce Silver Spirit, interior, emergency stop. (6.75 litres, 1986 model.)

Tropical Rain Forest - SPRING: DAY With cicadas, mosquitoes and distant birds

Household Effects: Vacuum Cleaners - Cylinder type vacuum cleaner. Start; constant run on carpet

Wetland Atmosphere - Nice atmosphere indicative of habitat. medium distance to distant calls & song from many bird species. medium close-up creaking calls from unidentified species. Stridulating insects. background calls from Everglade kite & frogs. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Red Bishop (Euplectes Orix) - Loud, rapid display calls from male. background calls from other bird species.

Sooty Tern (Sterna Fuscata) - close-up calls from several birds. Alarm calls in defence of nests.

Time - Clocks & Bells - Grandfather clock (1850) - strikes 12 (rapid)

Dawn Chorus - Song thrush, blackbird, blue tit, great tit, rooster, tawny owl, house sparrow, starling.

Kaka (Nestor Meridionalis) - Various calls from kaka, including raucous screeches & whistles. background constant buzzing from wasps.

Forest Atmosphere - Cold tropical forest - Summer - Day. Birds, insects, falling leaves and twigs, water dripping.

Fox Hunting: Quorn Hunt - Horses canter through undergrowth. (Quorn Hunt.)

Post Office Telephones - Post Office Telephone, receiver lifted, 4d. inserted, ringing tone, distant receiver lifted (Recorded at caller's end.)

Crested Auklet (Aethia Cristatella) - medium close-up courtship display; other birds in background [human voice at end]

Black Sicklebill (Epimachus Fastuosus) - close-up and medium distance sounds of movement, wingflaps, twigs and snapping of vegetation while feeding on pandanus. Some close-up calls. Cicadas in background varying from quiet to very loud.

Motor Car: 1929 Riley 9 H.p. Saloon (Interior) - Exterior, fast approach and pass. (Riley 9 h.p. saloon, 1929 model)

Bullring Market, Birmingham - Atmosphere of fish, meat and poultry stalls. (Bullring)

Red-fronted Parakeet (Cyanoramphus Novaezeelandiae) - Calls of two birds with cicada in background

Domestic Sheep (Ovis Aries) - close-up - medium distance calls from a flock grazing in field. Blackbird, woodpigeons and other birds in distance.

Sand Dune - DAY: LATE SPRING/SUMMER Kentish and ringed plovers, lapwings, avocets, terns, linnets, sedge warbler, distant sea, etc

India, Pakistan And Nepal - Countryside - Dry-scrub woodland, winter, late afternoon, Haleji Lake, Pakistan, with bulbuls,warblers, moorhen and other birds, insects buzzing, cicada chorus

Doors (Large & Heavy) - Sound of hangar doors being closed with warning hooter.

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - Adult arrives at nest, and feeds nestlings close-up. 0730-0845 hrs

Farm & Homestead Atmosphere - With house sparrows, woodpigeon, chaffinch, cuckoo, blackbird, goldfinch, rooster.

Dry Deciduous Woodland Atmosphere - Dry deciduous woodland - Winter - Early Morning. Busy with many birds calling and singing - most prominent are white-cheeked bulbuls, house crows, Indian tree pies, common mynahs, red-wattled lapwing, warblers etc. Becomes less busy half-way through.

Motor Car: Porsche 924 1984cc (1979)  Exterior - Cars: Porsche 924, 1984cc, 1979 model. Interior, door open and close

Adventure - Windsurfing, board passes. (Recorded on nearby boat.)

Blow Hole - close-up sea wash and sound of water being forced through hole. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Tropical Rainforest Atmosphere - Evening atmosphere. medium close-up to background stridulation from various insect species. Occasional high pitched chirps from hammer headed fruit bats. background calls from great blue turaco from 0m10s & 1m55s.

Korowai Tribesman - medium close-up tuneful whistles from tribesman. Believed to be calling birds with simulated calls.

Gannet (Sula Bassanus) - close-up calls from a 3 week old chick. Another chick of the same age calls nearby. Alert or awareness calls from adult. Colony in background.

India And Nepal - City Life - Calcutta: City street with traffic (rickshaws, buses, cars, etc.), footsteps, bells, some distinct speech.

Right Whale (Balaena Glacialis) - Mating pair of whales. Rumbling vocalisation 0m06s. Good low & heavy breathing sounds. N.B. Some bumps & water slapping against side of boat.

Girls‚äô Grammar School - Girls' Grammar School, busy atmosphere of 300 girls in hall, with loud indistinct chatter & footsteps.

House Crow (Corvus Splendens) - Flock calls medium close-up of birds at roost. Not so distant traffic.

Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus Hyacinthinus) - close-up-distant flight calls from a pair. Parrotlets and other birds in background.

Lion (Panthera Leo) - close-up snarl from lioness. Insects in background.

Hedgerow - LATE SPRING: EARLY MORNING With chaffinch, wren, blue tit, rook, distant redshank, lambs, cattle and flies

Northern Elephant Seal (Mirounga Angustirostris) - Aggressive grunts

American Crow (Corvus Brachyrhynchos) - medium distance calls from a large flock, sound of falling leaves. Distant cattle and distant tractor.

Whinchat (Saxicola Rubetra) - Song with grey wagtail, wren, skylark, stream and wind in background

Hornet (Vespinae Subfamily) - Deep drone from yellow hornet. Trickling sounds of water in falaj (irrigation channel). Distant birds & voices.

Hoopoe (Upupa Epops) - Adults feeding well advanced young in close-up. Woodlark, Chaffinch and blow-flies.

Mountain Gorilla (Gorilla Gorilla Beringei) - Adult chest beating.

London Underground - London Underground, train passing in station. (In tunnel.)

Horses (Actuality) - Horse dismounted and taken into stable. (Actuality)

Africa 1 - The Human World - Ethiopia: Bahar Dar, market atmosphere, with some traffic & distinct speech (Amharic).

Madagascar Sandgrouse (Eremialector Personatus) - Distant - MC flock calls in flight, Madagascar Turtle Dove in foreground, insects and other birds in background.

Bbc News Sound Effects (Fairly Random) - tv static - white noise - shash

Spotted Hyaena (Crocuta Crocuta) - Four at young wildebeest kill

Vinaceous Dove (Streptopelia Vinacea) - Song medium close-up, with Double-spurred Francolin in background.

Hyrax Sp. (Procaviidae Family) - close-up sounds from feeding hyrax. background occasional calls from other hyrax. Distant engine in second half of recording. N.B. Exact species unknown, either large-toothed or small-toothed rock hyrax.

Dawn In A Suburban Garden - Suburban garden at dawn with bird song, occasional distant aircraft and traffic.

Black Bear (Ursus Americanus) - close-up cries from cubs, occasional calls from female. Lots of movement sounds in leaves. Cubs 8 days old. Captive NB: Exact date of recording unknown.

Spotless Starling (Sturnus Unicolor) - Adult calls at nest site. Corn Bunting, House Sparrow and grasshopper in background.

European Bison (Bison Bonasus) - Eating, trotting and snorting in anger

Mixed Woodland - AUTUMN: EARLY MORNING With calls of chaffinch, pheasant, goldcrest, woodpigeon, mistle thrush, stock dove, greenfinch and cockerel

Jamaican Mango Hummingbird (Anthracothorax Mango) - medium close-up shrill trilling from 0m17s. Also some cheeps from streamertail hummingbird. Quiet background with some faint sounds of wind.

Moorhen (Gallinula Chloropus Cachinnans) - medium close-up-close-up calls from three birds, chasing each other around at times, Boat- tailed Grackles, White Ibis, American Coot, American Crows, White-eyed Vireo and other birds in background, cricket chorus.

Farm Machinery - Potato harvester starting, running, stopping. (Inside machine)

Lifeboat - Lifeboat. On board, shackles released, boat descends slipway into water, constant run. (Twin diesel engines)

Marsh Tit (Parus Palustris Dresseri) - Song and call NB: Recorded between March/June 1937/38

Electronically Generated Sounds - High power phaser weapon, four single shots. (Futuristic Spot Effect.)

Greengrocer Cicada (Cyclochila Virens) - close-up sound of vibrating wings in foliage. Recorded in captivity.

Whooper Swan (Cygnus Cygnus) - Calls & feeding sounds close-up, wigeon, mute swans, rooks & blackbird in background.

Grevy's Zebra (Equus Grevyi) - medium close-up braying from several. Doves in background. * Day and month of recording not specified.

Household 2 - Curtains being pulled - large brass rings on brass rod.

Livestock 2 - Sheep Auction, interior, some animal noise, very low level vehicle noise & lots of general chatter.

American Kestrel (Falco Sparverius) - medium close-up flight calls as bird leaves tree top and flies off. Crickets in background.

Trains - London Underground, Central Line train sliding door closes.

Black Capped Mocking Thrush (Donacobius Atricapillus) - Clear calls from male mocking thrush. Insect stridulation. Some calls from other bird species. Some splashes & slight bumps.

Northern Elephant Seal (Mirounga Angustirostris) - close-up roar from male, colony then becomes more excited. Male gives 'klunking' calls.

Motor Car: Ford Cortina 1500c 1969 Model: Exterior - Cars: Ford Cortina, 1500cc, 1969 model. Exterior, passing at medium speed

Helmeted Hornbill (Buceros Vigil) - Calls from male & female hornbill. Soft honking calls with louder cackling 1m00s & 1m50s. Sounds of stridulating cicadas. Occasional calls from other bird species. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Motor Car: 1 1/2 Litre Riley, 1959 (Worn Engine; Exterior) - Exterior, self-starter, revving, switch off. (1.5 litre, 1959, worn engine)

Vogelkop Gardener Bowerbird (Amblyornis Inornatus) - Whistling in background @ 002m00s. Very loud calls @ 002m15s. Call like 'ruler pinging' @ 002m50s. Cheeping call @ 003m40s. Deep 'honk' @ 006m02s.

Guianan Cock Of The Rock (Rupicola Rupicola) - medium distance/medium close-up calls from males at lekking ground. Occasional clicks from bill snapping males & sounds of movement. background sounds of wind in canopy. Stridulating insects. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Railway Station: Local Diesel Trains - Local Diesel Train, train arrives, no doors, departs.

Rainforest - Edge of highland rainforest at night. Cicadas and crickets.

Old Textile Machinery - Spinning jenny operating with squeaks. (Old textile machinery.)

Capybara (Hydrochoerus Hydrochaeris) - close-up calls from young capybara. Sneeze 0m15s. background sounds of birds & insects.

Fairgrounds And The Circus - Cobra rollercoaster - from underneath track - May '1985 (recorded West Midlands Safari Park) (5F4,reprocessed)

Magellan Goose (Chloephaga Picta) - C.p.leucoptera close-up wingbeats & flight call. Distant tractor.

Hawk Owl (Surnia Ulula) - medium close-up call from male, wind in trees.

Footsteps On Country Road: Walking - Footsteps on Country Road, two men & one woman walking, departing.

Dunlin (Calidris Alpina) - Display song medium close-up. Distant skylark. Waves breaking on shore close-up.

Kea (Nestor Notabilis) - medium close-up - close-up calls from a single bird. Bird walks off at end of recording. Waterfall in distance.

Trains - Level Crossing, diesel freight train passing over crossing.

New Forest Pony (Equus Caballus) - Foal squealing, mare neighing and feeding with flies

Mantled Howler Monkey (Alouatta Palliata) - Adult calling close-up with insects in background

Little Owl (Athene Noctua) - Three chicks (about 4 weeks old) calling in nest box. Adult calls from nest box entrance, with another calling in distance.

Parakeet Auklet (Cyclorrhynchus Psittacula) - medium close-up calls from groups on sea. Flock calls from hundreds of crested auklets in background. Slight seawash in foreground.

Thailand 1 - Bangkok Rush Hour Atmosphere, with motor cycles, cars, buses & Skytrain system. (Recorded in centre of city.)

Dogs: Beagles (Interior) - Dogs: Beagles, Interior, two dogs barking.

Brown Dipper (Cinclus Pallasii) - close-up song, with medium - loud river sound.

Llama (Lama Glama) - \ Chewing and grazing close-up, and some calls. Gusty wind. NB Exact date of recording not known.

White-water Rapids - Sound of very fast flowing water with all its base frequencies from bank.

Motor Car: 1968 Citroen Am 1.6 (Interior) - Interior, stop, switch off. (Ami 6, 1968 model, 602cc: Citroen)

Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga Leonina) - close-up calls from female and pup in colony. Surf in background.

Tropical Deciduous Forest Atmosphere - Forest atmosphere with shrill close-up bird calls. Low wind in background.

Bee (Bombus Sp) - close-up buzzing. Red hornbills in background.

Autumn Atmosphere (Southern England) - Autumn, Atmosphere: Blackbirds, evening calls.

Buses - Exterior, London Green Line Coach passing at medium speed.

Comedy 3 - Squeaky trolley bumped along - 1967 (7B, reprocessed)

Interiors - Restaurants - Atmosphere in a fairly busy large canteen - 1972 (1R2,reprocessed)

Hillside/lakeside Atmosphere - Spring, dawn. Stonechat, goldfinch and greenfinch singing, quail, coot, Sardinian warbler, Barbary partridge, larks, frogs.

Interiors - Shops And Cash Registers - Type Ninety-Six Five - keyboard operated, ticket produced, drawer opens, bell, change given, coins put in drawer and closed - 1969 (23Z,reprocessed)

Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx Californianus) - close-up calls, one song phrase.

Army Catering - Army Catering, atmosphere in men's cookhouse with some speech & sounds of utensils being used.

Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus Amphibius) - medium close-up calls from several. Weavers and other birds in distance. Egyptian goose calls near end. NB: date not specified.

Electronic Sounds - Rising pulses & bang. (Specially created electronic sound.)

Electric Typewriter (Live Acoustic) - Electric Typewriter: Close Perspective, automatic underlining.

Pampas Grassland: Tala Woodland Edge - DAY Including great kiskadee, rufous hornero, white-rumped swallow, firewood gatherer, southern screamer and field flicker

Wood Thrush (Hylocichla Mustelina) - close-up song (morning song), Pileated Woodpecker calls at start, other birds in background.

Marshland (Fenland) - With bewick's swans, skylark, reed bunting, moorhen, wigeon, coot, lapwing

Stock Car Racing - Stock Car Racing, general atmosphere at races with occasional P.A. announcements.

Newspapers - National newspaper printing press, chatter etc - hooter at 40" - presses start up and gather speed.

Andean Cock Of The Rock (Rupicola Peruviana) - Display calls, (waterfall in background).

Saddleback (Creadion Carunculatus) - Short, rhythmic calls from saddleback. background sounds of wind in trees. N.B. Different location/dialect to NHS1284 bands 4-15. Exact location is unknown, though the same as NHS1284 bands 1,2.

Road Re-surfacing - 8-ton diesel roller approaches, rolls surface, (passing to & fro several times), departs.

River Atmosphere (Rainforest) - Recording from boat moving down river. Sounds of birds, insects in background. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Canada Warbler (Wilsonia Canadensis) - close-up-medium close-up song. Other birds including white-throated sparrow in distance. Stream nearby. wind in trees.

Sailing Dinghy - Small Boats On Lake: Sailing Dinghy,sails raised.

Rainforest Atmosphere - medium distance and some closer calls from various birds. Occasional sounds of raindrops falling. Bees buzzing past microphone.

Steam Railway Goods Yard - Shutting side of wooden truck in a steam railway goods yard.

Frog (Pleurodema Genus) - Croaking close-up. with other species and cicadas in background.

White Faced Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna Viduata) - medium close-up calls from several. Egyptian goose calling in background. Other birds in distance. NB: date not specified.

Bang! - 66mm light anti tank weapon fired. (Middle-distant perpective.)

Flooded Woodland - Autumn: Afternoon Close-up cricket and leaves rustling in wind, medium distance calls from Wood Ducks, crickets, Yellow-rumped Warbler and crows in background, & fly crosses the image.

Chacma Baboon  (Papio Ursinus) - Grunting in windy weather. Exact date unknown. Between December 1980 and November 1981.

Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus Himantopus) - Several birds alarming medium close-up and swooping at an intruder. Distant yellow wagtail at start. Some drop-outs.

World War Ii Flying Bomb (Vi) (German Doodle Bug) - A German Zeppelin airship in constant flight, recorded in air. (World War II Airship)

Footsteps On Stones & Shingle - Footsteps on shingle, 1 man. (With approach and stop)

Horse Racing (Chases) - Cheltenham Race Course, starting tape. (Steeplechasing.)

Light Industry - Tyre factory, debagging tyres, hisses with pauses.

The Age Of Steam - Steam Train passes at high speed with track noise & whistle, left to right.

Fast Footsteps Up Wooden Stairs - Footsteps Up Wooden Stairs, woman, fast, with approach & stop.

World War Ii: Aircraft Usaaf - Interior, P47 Thunderbolt. World War II. (From 78 r.p.m. disc)

Snow Goose (Anser Caerulescens) - close-up contact calls from adults and young while wading and swimming in water medium distance cricket with many in background Becomes busier with awareness calls from flock Flock take-off at end, circling around

Public Houses - Cash register, bell, change given and coins put in drawer, closed. (Three times)

Gallery Forest - Early morning. Loud cicadas, crickets and other insects. Birds calling. Woodpecker drumming. Red howler monkeys calling in distance.

Alpine/mountain Forest Atmosphere - Winter at 7000 feet. Jungle crows, grey tits, scaly-bellied green woodpecker, a few distant car horns.

Poland - Forecourt, Theatre Wiecki, just before performance - latecomers rushing in, echoey stone floor, occasional.distinct speech, bell for start of performance

Sea Otter (Enhydra Lutris) - Two calls medium close-up from a pup as the mother leaves to hunt. Sound of water slapping against boat. Windy background.

Sugar Cane Plantation - SUMMER: MIDDAY With various birds and insects

Schoolchildren - Schoolchildren in classroom, noisy infants in class.

Indian Elephant (Elephas Maximus) - Close sea wash with breakers. Slight splashes & footsteps as elephant emerges from sea. Some low rumbles & rattling chains. medium distance speech from mahout.

One-horse Trap (2 Wheeler) On Hard Surface - One-Horse Trap: Two Wheeler, loose surface, start, walk, stop.

Diesel Electric Submarine (1961) - Submarine, firing torpedoes with background orders. (Diesel Electric Submarine, c. 1961.)

Wrybill (Anarhynchus Frontalis) - medium close-up - close-up calls from a high-tide roost. Flock flies in at start of recording to join main roost. Whole flock takes off at end of recording. Prominent calls from pied stilts and red-billed gulls. Wind gusts across estuary.

Westland Widgeon Helicopter (Exterior) 4-seater Executive Type; Alvis Leonides Piston Engine - Westland Widgeon, interior, start, take off, constant flight, land, switch off. (4-seater executive helicopter, Alvis Leonides piston engine.)

Pygmy Chimpanzee (Pan Paniscus) - Excitement of group over food. close-up and distant calls. Individual and group screams. Contented peeps and grunts towards end of band.

River Atmosphere - Tropical Evergreen (Riverine) Forest: Winter (Dry Season): Mid-day. Rather neutral with Green Vervet Monkeys in trees, with Vinaceous Dove, Black-billed Wood Dove, Double-spurred Francolin, cicadas etc.

Space Travel - NASA Space Shuttle lift off. (Recorded at NASA Space Centre.)

Applause At Concert - Applause at concert for Soloist. (Recorded at the Royal Albert Hall, London.)

Dairies - Electrical hum of milk churn refrigerator operating and sound of running liquid.

Vulture Sp. - Vultures feeding. Calls from vultures. Whooshing noise, possibly a vulture landing. NB: Exact date of recording unknown.

Bald Eagle (Haliiaeetus Leucocephalus) - medium distance calls, distant gulls. Hissy.

Aircraft: Trident (Interior) - Trident, Aircraft, interior, taxi.

Bells, Door Chimes And Buzzers - Old-fashioned door bell ringing. (High note)

Paddy Fields Atmosphere - Summer: fairly neutral w/ fan-tailed warbler, great reed warbler, skylark

Rock Pipit (Anthus Spinoletta) - Typical call (with light sea background)

3 Horses On Gravel (Studio9 - Three horses on gravel, canter, stop. (Studio recording)

Rainforest - Dawn. Water dripping from trees. Birds calling medium distance. Cicada stidulating loudly in short bursts.

Interiors - Theatres And Halls - Laughter and applause - 1980 (1C60,reprocessed)

Broad-tailed Hummingbird (Selasphorus Platycercus) - medium close-up flight trill from wings, other birds in background.

Romania 2 - Exterior - slow trolleybus approach & stop, doors open, bus boarded, doors close. Interior - trolleybus moves off in heavy traffic. Exterior - doors close trolleybus departs.

Footsteps On Wood: Running (Dead Acoustic) - Footsteps on Wood, woman running, with start & stop. (Dead acoustic.)

Peugeot 205gt 1982 1300cc Petrol (car Misfiring Quite Badly) - exterior - single attempt to start engine

Pipit (Anthus Genus) - close-up shrill song from pipit (exact species unknown). Very clear sounds. background very quiet, occasional slight wind.

Apricot Portable Micro Computer: 1985 Model - Apricot portable micro computer, machine hum at high level. (1985 model.)

Woodland - Midday in small wood. Loud cicadas. Slight wind in leaves. Also suitable for hedgerow and park atmospheres from mid-morning to late evening.

Golden Whistler (Pachycephala Pectoralis) - P.p.graeffii close-up song. Other birds and cicadas in background. NB: this is part of a longer track on NHS000943 Bd03

Woodland - Late afternoon - evening, doves, superb starlings, rufous-tailed weavers, yellow-necked spurfowl, African mourning dove, green wood hoopoe & other birds

Period Battle (17th Century) - Three cannons firing. (Seventeenth Century cannons.)

Brown Pelican (Pelecanus Occidentalis) - close-up calls from chick in egg. background quiet.

Church Bells: Czechoslovakia - St. Vidus Cathedral, Prague, Zigmund bell tolling.

Ships And Boats 2 - Cabin Cruiser, bow-wave, start to full speed, constant run, stop. (Recorded on board. (27ft, 50hp diesel engine.)

Spotted Sandgrouse (Pterocles Senegallus) - Soft calls as birds walk towards water to drink, with contact/flight calls in background.

Wimbledon 1997 - Wimbledon 1997 - Group of fans excited at seeing player.

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - Song close-up of unmated male with some mimicry of Swallow flight call.

Aircraft: Vc 10 - Vickers VC10, interior, constant flight. (Long-range airliner, 4 jet engines.)

Comedy Sounds - One whoosh, two whooshes. (Specially created effect)

Village/garden Atmosphere - Village atmosphere with sparrows, hummingbirds, cockerel, doves, etc.

World War 2 - 2 - Thunderbolt B47 (Single Engined Fighter-Bomber) (USA) taking off - March 1945 (reprocessed)

Cetti's Warbler (Cettia Cetti) - close-up song phrase. Other birds and frogs in background.

Metal Scrap Yards - A lorry arrives, tips, departs. (In a metal scrap yard)

Launderette - Launderette, general atmosphere in laundrette, machines operating & some speech.

Large-billed Tern (Phaetusa Simplex) - Flight calls close-up. Other birds and insects in distance.

Laysan Albatross (Diomedea Immutabilis) - Chicks calling close-up, high pitched 'peeps', adults clicking medium close-up, Sooty Terns calling medium close-up.

Whooper Swan (Cygnus Cygnus) - Flight calls and sounds of landing on water. Barnacle geese & oystercatchers in distance.

Sydney & Urban New Zealand - Cars passing on open road - tranquil cicadas and distant birds disturbed by occasional cars passing at speed.

Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus Collybitus) - close-up song. Other birds in distance. Slight wind in trees.

Sea Coast: Sand Flats - NIGHT: ANY SEASON With curlew, ringed plover, oystercatchers, buoy bell

Honey Bee (Apis Mellifera) - close-up sound of mass on outside of hive, around entrance. Birds in distance.

Trains - Electric Train, interior, starts into constant run on welded track, slows & stops, doors. (Corridor acoustic.)

American Tree Sparrow (Spizella Arborea) - close-up song, Redpoll, Arctic Redpoll, Snipe, Canada Goose, Willow Grouse and other sparrows in background.

Exterior Crowds 1 - Mixed crowd with children at London Zoo (no animal sounds) - 1974 (2C3)

Exterior Crowds 2 - Build up of cheering and whistling - July 1981 (2C9,reprocessed)

Right Whale (Balaena Glacialis) - close-up loud blow from whale. Some gentle water effects.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Dawn chorus atmosphere. Loud stridulation from cicadas. Calls from various different bird species. Hornbill wingbeats 0m55s. Very distant sounds of the sea.

University Of St. Mary The Virgin Church Clock, Oxford - Clock of the University Church of St Mary the Virgin, Oxford striking four o'clock.

Rook (Corvus Frugilegus) - Adult calling BCU. Plus begging calls of nestling.

Cliff - Cliff-top facing cliff-face. Sea breaking on beach below. Herring gulls calling. Some rustling from vegetation on cliff edge. Pair of ravens call at end of recording. (NB part of this recording can also be found on NHC000022 Tr22)

Skyline - Skyline: Open, (specially created background ambience).

Hedgerow - Early Spring: Mid-day Rather neutral, with Chaffinch, Dunnock, Wren alarm and song.

Mallard (Anas Platyrhynchos) - medium close-up wing-beats (whistling sound) from bird flying past, medium distance redwing 'seep' calls & wind in trees.

Tank Guns - Tank Guns, .3 machine gun firing. (Recorded at target end.)

King Cormorant (Phalacrocorax Albiventer) - Calls close-up from adults in colony, take offs, wingbeats, excited calls around 3'00" Kelp & Dolphin Gulls in background, slight hiss.

Canoes - Canoes: Paddling, recorded on board, some distant birdsong

Dusky Legged Guan (Penelope Obscura) - close-up alarm calls from individual. Sounds of insect stridulation.

Fan-tailed Raven (Corvus Rhipidurus) - & RAVEN (CORVUS CORAX) Flight calls of a group of four ravens and two fan-tailed ravens.

Bits & Pieces - Outdoor classical concert - Applause, cheers and whistles after item and audience dispersing

Black Vulture (Aegypius Monachus) - 'Clucking' calls from a month old chick. Songbirds in distance. Windy background.

Scandinavia 1 - Square - Ostersund - with young people and fountain

Pauraque (Nyctidromus Albicollis) - Calls with insects and a tinamou species in background (evening)

Bonfires - Bonfire atmosphere, with small children chatting & laughing nearby.

Woodland - Early morning. Many birds calling & singing including parrots & parrotlets. Calls from roosting buff-necked ibises in trees at edge of marsh. Recording becomes less busy towards end. Also suitable for marshland edge.

Paddle Steamer (2400 H.p.) - Exterior, passengers embarking with sound of general chatter and activity. (On deck of a 2,400 h.p. paddle steamer)

Skylark (Alauda Arvensis) - Pair arrive in succession at nest and feed feebly calling nine-day old nestlings close-up.

Household - Household: Light Switch, cord pull, electric operated.

Aircraft 3 - Gathering speed to take off (WWII aircraft, one piston Griffon engine).

Triumph 650 Cc Motor Cycle - Triumph 650cc twin, approach, stop, switch off.

Burrowing Owl (Athene Cunicularia) - close-up calls from adult and 8 five-week-old chicks.

Riverside/lakeside - Mixed flock of many pied herons,great,little and yellow billed egrets calling while feeding in water. Other waterbirds also calling.

Chatter - Crowd of 60 people, mainly men, continuous indistinct speech after meeting in hall.

Army Drill With Orders - High velocity light machine gun firing short bursts.

Motor Car: Ford Cortina 1500c 1969 Model: Exterior - Cars: Ford Cortina, 1500cc 1969 model. Exterior, departing at medium speed

Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus Ater) - medium close-up calls and song from a small flock, windmill and pump in background.

Little Tern (Sterna Albifrons) - close-up calls from a colony. Swirl of fish in water.

Gardening - Continuous mowing with turns using roller-type lawn mower.

Black-necked Swan (Cygnus Melancoryphus) - close-up anxiety calls from adult with cygnets. medium close-up lesser canastero, medium distance rufous- collared sparrow and distant waterbirds.

World War Ii Aircraft: Spitfire Fighter (Exterior) - Supermarine Spitfire, exterior, take off. ( World War II fighter, one piston engine.)

Red-cheeked Cordon Bleu (Uraeginthus Bengalus) - Calls and song close-up.

London Underground: Victoria Line - London Underground: Victoria Line, Interior, descent from ticket hall to trains, crowds and indistinct speech.

Indian Shama (Copsychus Malabracus) - caged bird singing [original recording on wax cyclinder]. This is widely recognised to be the first ever natural history sound recording. Ludwig Koch handed over his collection to the BBC for its use. He stipulated that this recording would be made freely available for scientific and educational purposes. 

Wolseley Sixteen-sixty Car 1967 (Interior) - Interior, 1 door open. (Wolseley sixteen-sixty car, 1967)

Camel Market - Voices & background chatter from crowd. Snort from camel 0m08s. Distant calls from other camels.

Cricket Match (From Umpire‚äôs Perspective) - Cricket Match: Appeal 'owzat' from umpire's position.

Oriel College Clock, Oxford - Oriel College clock striking three o'clock.

Ecclesiastical Effects 1 - St. Paul's Cathedral, London, atmosphere in Whispering Gallery - 1973 (1C2,reprocessed)

Istanbul - Istanbul, ferry starts into constant run, exterior acoustic with occasional ship's siren, arrives Uskudar, ramps lowered.

Verreaux's Sifaka (Propithecus Verreauxi) - Calls NB: Exact date in 1968 unknown

Communication & Electronics - Creed tape-printing telegraph, 1928-1952.

Dial 999 - Fire engine, long approach with electronic two-tone siren, arrive, idle, off.

Wood Duck (Aix Sponsa) - medium distance calls from female, other birds in background. background noise.

Train - Warning bells at crossing, train hooter and train passing, crossing bells at end.

Woolly Spider Monkey (Brachyteles Arachnoides) - medium distance squeals while troop feeds in trees. 'Neighing' calls towards end of recording. Large flock of parrots fly over calling loudly. Insects and crickets in background.

Treecreeper (Certhia Familiaris) - Contact call (with Nuthatch and wind in trees).

Beam Fishing Trawler - Beam Fishing Trawler: On Board, Trawl gear lowered into water.

Motor Car: Ford Cortina 1600 (Interior) - Ford Cortina 1600, exterior, passing slowly. (1600cc engine.)

Northern Gannet (Morus Bassanus) - Edge of colony. Good wing flaps. Some close-up calls, flight calls & take-off calls.

Crowds: Interior - Crowd, interior, twenty people, serious chatter.

English Domestic Clock: Double Strike - Domestic clock striking four o'clock. (English domestic clock with double-strike mechanism.)

Tropical Forest: Wet Evergreen - Village with human voices and weaver birds

Buses - Interior, London Green Line Coach - start up, bells, doors, into medium fast run.

Hammering (Exterior) - Hammering fence posts into ground. (Exterior)

Buffy-headed Marmoset (Callithrix Flaviceps) - medium close-up - close-up group calls while feeding in trees.

Stream Atmosphere - Dry Season With blue-spotted wood dove (fairly close), white-vented bulbul and insects.

Children - Middle & Secondary Schools - Subdued classroom atmosphere with children reading (rec. London) - 1980 (3C9, reprocessed)

D.i.y. And Building - Electric drill, single hole in thick metal bar.

Spruce Grouse (Dendragapus Canadensis) - medium close-up display calls. Others calling in distance. Wind in trees.

Southern Region Electric Trains (Interior) - Interior, stops at station.

Cook's Petrel (Pterodroma Cookii) - close-up - medium distance flight calls from birds flying in from the sea to their burrows. Distant crickets. Distant surf and wind in trees.

Footsteps Down Stone Stairs - Medium tempo footsteps down stone stairs, 2 men departing.

Post Office Telegraph Equipment - Wheatstone reciever operating. (c.1870)

Footsteps On Pavement: Walking - Footsteps on Pavement, two women walking, departing.

Lesser Snow Goose (Anser Caerulescens Caerulescens) - Constant murmuring from geese, some louder calls. Snow buntings in the distance.

Public Demonstration In A London Square - Public Demonstration in a London square, subdued crowd after demonstration.

Guillemot (Uria Aalge) - A variety of close-up calls from several birds. Wingbeats, footsteps and distant bathing sounds. Calls from kittiwakes, razorbills, rock pipit, herring gulls, terns and fulmars.

Fitness & Health - Public swimming pool - 40 people lane swimming.

Chaffinch (Fringilla Coelebs) - close-up 'pinking' alarm calls from a single bird. Song thrushes, rooks, woodpigeons etc in background.

Diesel Bus (On Country Route) - Diesel bus, interior, start, move off, running with intermediate stops. (On country route, make of bus not known)

Red-footed Booby (Sula Sula) - Calls close-up from adult on nest, also wingbeats, Great Frigatebirds call medium close-up, mixed colony.

Red Deer (Cervus Elaphus) - Stag roaring in response to broadcast tape recordings

Willow Grouse (Lagopus Lagopus) - close-up calls, distant Snow Geese and American Tree Sparrow.

Prairie: Grasslands - Spring/summer: Day - With western meadowlark Bumpy background NB: Compilation from existing recordings in BBC Collection

Triumph Tr6 Sports Car, 1971 (Exterior) - Exterior, self starter, revving, switch off. (TR6 Sports Car, 1971 model)

World War I - Ext. approach and land, taxi up, tickover, switch off - 1968 (104D)

Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus Magellanicus) - Calls and wing-flaps close-up from adults and chicks in colony.

Bang! - USAF Fairchild A-10 Thunderbolt, four fly overhead (some tank engine noise in foreground).

Coniferous (Hemlock) Forest Atmosphere - Early Spring: Day \ With red headed tit and orange-barred leaf warbler

Sport And Leisure - Croquet, ball hit three times (third hit a croquet).

Domestic Clock (Bell: Double-strike) - Domestic clock striking twelve o'clock. (Domestic clock with double-strike mechanism.)

Anne Boleyn's Clock, Hampton Court - Anne Boleyn's Clock, chimes & 5 o'clock

Chatham Island Red-crowned Parakeet (Cyanoramphus Novaezelandia) - Party of adults calling medium close-up. Distant Tom Tit and sea. NB: Date of recording not known.

Desert Atmosphere - medium distance birdsong, possibly from red whiskered bulbul. Also sounds from other birds & insects. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown. Also some scrub/bushland at this location.

Electronic Sounds - Light rumble. (Specially created electronic sound.)

Cormorant (Phalacrocorax Genus) - Cacophony of calls from cormorants in busy breeding colony. Occasional close-up calls from birds. Some calls from other bird species in background. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Motor Car: Ford Cortina 1.6 Gl (Manual) 1982 Model: Interior - Cars: 1.6 GL (Manual) 1982 model, Ford Cortina. Interior, changing from 2nd, to 3rd, gear

Common Newtonia (Newtonia Brunneicauda) - medium distance calls, slight wind in background.

Blackbird (Turdus Merula) - Anxiety calls of two adults with nestlings alarmed by cat.

Red-tailed Vanga (Calicalicus Madagascariensis) - close-up calls from a male. River in background. Distant calls from other birds.

Ford Anglia 105e Van (1963, 997cc): Exterior - Motor Van: Start, Manoeuvring, stop, exterior, (Ford Anglia 105E, 1963 model, 997cc).

Leach's Petrel (Oceanodroma Leucorhoa) - AND FORK-TAILED STORM PETREL (OCEANODROMA FURCATA). medium close-up-close-up calls from birds in flight as they fly in to their burrows at dusk.

Long-tailed Skua (Stercorarius Longicaudus) - Calls MP-close-up from birds mobbing the recordist. (Severe peak distortion in places).

Somali Bee Eater (Merops Revoilii) - close-up flight calls, other birds in background, and wind in trees.

Tropical Seasonal Forest Atmosphere - medium distance croaks from frogs. Sounds of rain on foliage. Occasional medium close-up croaks. Fairly neutral background. N.B. Time of day of this recording is unknown.

Ffestinog Narrow Gauge Steam Train. Exterior - Blaenau Ffestiniog Light Railway, Steam Train whistle, train departs.

Mountain Atmosphere - Atmosphere at 5,000ft - Dawn, Winter. Golden-naped barbet and Malaysian treepie plus other species.

Black Handed Spider Monkey (Ateles Geoffroyi) - medium close-up - medium distance calls while feeding in trees. Buzzing insects and several birds calling in background.

White Noise Synthesised Wind (Constant Pitch) - White noise filtered to simulate wind at constant pitch. Wind 3 (3 tones up from Wind 2)

Boat-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus Major) - BALD EAGLE (HALIAEETUS LEUCOCEPHALUS) close-up calls from a pair of grackles inspecting Bald Eagle's nest, eagle chicks calls as grackles get closer. Grackles walk around rim of the nest. Wind in trees.

World War 2 - 1 - Spitfire (Reconnaissance Fighter) (GB), two squadrons taking off in formation (reprocessed)

Rainbow Lorikeet (Trichoglossus Haematodus) - Day. medium distance-medium close-up calls from a flock feeding in trees. Wind in trees. Noisy friarbirds duetting in background towards end.

Cheetah (Acinonyx Jubatus) - close-up sounds of purring & licking. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Canyon Atmosphere - Canyon: Spring; Day Canyon atmosphere, calls of Tristram's Grackles echoing and insects close to mic.

Small Children (Indoors) - A 2 1/2 year old boy and two girls, aged 2 1/4 and 1 1/2 years old, playing with toys.

River Atmosphere - Sounds of water flowing at speed. Recorded overlooking Gorge. Some bird calls towards end of recording. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Frog Sp - Croaking close-up from two frogs. Bird calling in background. NB: Exact date of recording is unknown.

Indoor Chatter - Lively Spanish conversation indoors. 10 people.

Sailing Ship: Gaff-rigged Ketch: Exterior - Sailing Ship: Gaff-rigged Ketch, Exterior, eight bells rung.

Schools / Crowds - Comprehensive School, basketball practice & lesson in Sports Hall, 5th Year Boys with some shouting & whistle blown occasionally. (Very live acoustic.)

White Chinned Prinia (Prinia Leucopogon) - medium close-up calls from at least two birds. River and cicadas, frogs calling, other birds in distance.

Vervet Monkey (Cercopithecus Aethiops) - medium close-up predator alarm calls at leopard, mainly from one monkey. Others in background. Several birds singing, prominent is didric cuckoo. Insects buzzing.

Tropical Seasonal Forest - Early morning atmosphere. Close to elephant bathing pool. Various unknown birds calling. Crackling fire. background traffic noise.

Tristram's Warbler (Sylvia Deserticola) - Alarm calls. Wind in trees.

Village - Early morning. Woodland atmosphere at edge of village. Many birds singing including Eastern crowned warbler, pale-legged leaf warbler stub-tailed bush warbler, Oriental cuckoo, yellow-billed grosbeaks, thrushes, buntings. Chickens. Trill from Mugimaki fly

Cars - Peugeot 309, exterior, approach from left, skid, idle, switch off. (1.9 litre Diesel engine, 1986/7 model.)

Telephones: Telephone Box 1985 - Push-Button Telephone Box (1985): Receiver lifted, 1 coin inserted, 7 digits keyed

Salt Marsh (Tidal) - Salt-Marsh: Winter; Night With Wigeon, Mallard and White Fronted Geese.

Waves - Waves breaking on beach. Faint birds at times, mainly clean.

Udipi Festival - Tiger festival with sounds of drums & trumpets. Trumpets initially more prominant than drums. Animated sounds from crowd. Some close voices. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Dairy Farming - Electric line pump for mechanical milker starts and runs.

Pine Woods - Wind in pines, several birds calling, wind increasing and gusting.

Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius Phoeniceus) - Large numbers (with starlings) flying around large roost in industrial area.

Austin Maestro Vanden Plas: Interior - Cars: Austin Maestro Vanden Plas. Interior, start engine, tickover, stop

Submarines (1960 ‚äòp‚äô Class) - Submarine: 1960 'P' class, air conditioning.

Corn Field Atmosphere - Sound of wind in corn. Cicadas stridulating.

Motor Cars Passing - Wolseley 1600cc, exterior, passes at 40 m.p.h.

Patagonian Sealion (Otaria Flavescens) - close-up calls in colony. Seawash in background.

Grinding & Sharpening - Carving knife being sharpened on an old fashioned, hand-turned stone wheel.

Engines - Steam pumping machine, start and run occaisional voices.

Sac-winged Bat (Saccopteryx Bilineata) - close-up squeaks in flight. Crickets and birds in background.

Church Bells - Church Bells, eight bells ringing. (St. Nicholas' Church, Sevenoaks, Kent.)

Caving & Pot-holing - Two men constant walking up sharp incline of loose stones.

Carolina Wren (Trhyothorus Ludovicianus) - Song phrases medium close-up. Whistling Swan in background.

Simien Fox (or Red Abyssinian Wolf) (Simenia Simensis) - Bark and scream

Poolside - Spring: Early Morning Water trickling, frogs calling, Boat-tailed Grackle, Green-backed Heron, Common Yellowthroat, crickets in background, Moorhens.

Fitting oars in boat, rowing starts, stopping to drift & shipping oars.

Fenland - Close perspective reed-bed with water draining out of ditch due to opening of sluice. Plus distant sounds of Black-headed Gulls, Wren, Cattle and dogs.

African Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone Viridis) - medium close-up calls from flycatcher. background sound of wind & other bird species. N.B. Some peak distortion, as recorded.

Montane Forest Atmosphere - General early morning atmosphere with assorted bird calls at all distances but close up.

Doors & Lift Gates - A small swing door used normally, pause, violent entry.

Ford Anglia 105e Van (1963, 997cc): Interior - Motor Van: Seatbelt Unfastened, interior, (Ford Anglia 105E, 1963 model, 997cc).

Shama Thrush Or White Rumped Shama (Copsychus Malabaricus) - Song medium close-up (with anxiety call of 2nd individual).

Wimbledon 1997 - Wimbledon 1997 - walkway between outside courts, tennis heard.

Horse Racing Atmosphere - Galloping sound of hooves in background Distant shouts from crowd Gunshot sounds

Bathroom Effects - Bath, plug removed & water running out of bath.

Husky - Howling while being fed. NB this was recorded between June and November 1992.

Australian Bush Atmosphere - medium close-up low pitched, musical whistling song from unidentified bird species.

Desert Atmosphere - Recorded in early morning. background display calls from hoopoe lark. Occasional calls from other bird species. Hissy recording with some sounds of wind.

Mixed Seabird Colony Atmosphere - Calls, some close-up, and movement from great frigate birds, blue faced boobies and red footed boobies.

King Bird Of Paradise (Cicinnurus Regius) - medium close-up loud screech from male. background sounds of stridulating insects.

Angonoka Tortoise (Geochelone Yniphora) - close-up walking and hitting shells as one tries to turn the other over. Cicadas, flies and birds in background.

Rural South America - Fruit and vegetable market, Quibdo (town in Pacific lowlands W Colombia)

Lakeside Atmosphere - Mixed lark song (short-toed, lesser short-toed, crested, calandra) Exact date in May unknown

Beach Atmosphere - Sounds of waves breaking on beach. Slight hiss from surf.

World War Ii Mosquito Fighter Bomber Exterior - Exterior, landing. World War II fighter-bomber. (From 78 r.p.m. disc)

2 Ton Diesel Truck (Interior) - Interior, hill climb. (2 ton diesel truck, make not known)

Leopard (Panthera Pardus) - Loud, aggressive hisses & growls from 2 cubs about 12 weeks old in captivity. African fish eagle in distance. House sparrow and a few chaffinch calls.

Bristol Britannia, engines running. (Medium-range airliner, four piston engines.)

Rainforest - Dawn. Several birds calling and singing. Water dripping on leaves.

Sooty Tern (Sterna Fuscata) - Breeding colony calls medium close-up lapping water

Storm Petrel (Hydrobates Pelagicus) - Extreme alarm calls close-up, water lapping medium close-up.

Metal Scrap Yards - A crane moves in to position. (In a metal scrab yard)

Tiger Play - Boy simulates tiger growls. Another boy calls out in distress. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Mountain Grassland Atmosphere - Busy atmosphere with several birds species calling, prominent is some sort of icterid. Windy background.

World War 2 - 2 - Typhoon (Fighter) (GB) taking off (reprocessed)

Mixed - Bicycle, 1936 Raleigh sports model, continuous run on road with traffic passing. (Recorded on bicycle.)

Himalayan Rubythroat (Erithacus Pectoralis) - medium close-up song. Distant red-fronted serins. Distant river.

Aircraft: Vc 10 - Vickers VC10, interior, descent. (Long-range airliner, 4 jet engines.)

Wetland Atmosphere - Quiet atmosphere across mud at low tide. Calls from curlew, Canada geese & dunlin. Light wind & water lapping in background.

Comedy Sounds - Experimental laboratory. (Specially created effect)

Euston Station - Euston Station, hooter, Diesel train departs, electric train passes.

Trains - Electric Train, exterior, arrives at local station, doors, departs right to left.

Honey Bee (Apis Mellifera) - close-up interior of hive, various different sounds.

Sea Coast: Sand Flats - NIGHT: ANY SEASON With ringed plover, redshank, mallard, dunlin

Common Bulbul (Pycnonotus Barbatus) - Song medium close-up, with doves and crickets in background.

Sydney & Urban New Zealand - Street scene, Christchurch - outside arts centre (afternoon), horse-drawn carriage passes, tram approaches, stops, then departs with honks, clanks and hiss of steam.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Central plateau, mid morning - Madagascar cuckoo, insects, Madagascar bulbuls, Souimanga sunbird, common newtonia, indri at end, Madagascar turtle dove.

Household - Household: Refrigerator hum. (Technical note: for use at low level)

Red Knot (Calidris Canutus) - close-up calls & flock taking off. Oystercatchers in background.

Sea Coast: Mud Or Sand Flats - EARLY SPRING: EARLY MORNING With shelduck, black-tailed godwits, curlew, redshank, wren, chaffinch, black-headed and herring gulls

Aircraft - Lancaster bomber, World War II, Aircraft, exterior,engine tests.

Whooper Swan (Cygnus Cygnus) - Calls & feeding sounds close-up, others trumpeting & chasing each other in background. Very faint distant barnacle geese.

Hedgerow - Early Spring: Early Morning With Chaffinch, Great Tit, Wren, Goldcrest and Robin songs, plus Magpie, distant dog.

Cats And Kittens - Burmese cat hisses twice, and then long cry of anger.

University Of St. Mary The Virgin Church Clock, Oxford - Clock of the University Church of St Mary the Virgin, Oxford striking seven o'clock.

Snow Goose (Chen Caerulescens) - close-up calls from a pair defending nest with eggs, other geese in background.

Exterior Crowds 2 - Girls screaming in street, with traffic and horns - 1966 (63C, processed)

Low Lying Marshy Pasture - Winter Early morning Curlew, magpie, pied wagtail, lapwings, and starlings on flood water.

Indoor Ice Rink (Children) - Indoor Ice Rink, interior, atmosphere at side of ice rink with adults.

Black Headed Weaver (Ploceus Melanocephalus) - close-up alarm calls from a single bird. Common Bulbuls, White browed Coucals, Rufous Crowned Roller & cricket chorus in background.

Domestic Clock (Double-strike On Wood) - Domestic clock striking ten o'clock. (Domestic clock with double-strike on wood.)

Fire Engines - Three fire engines passing fast. (With 2-tone horns.)

Bits & Pieces - Outdoor rock concert - Derisory cries, whistles and cheers

Coot (Fulica Atra) - medium close-up calls, (lapping water in background).

Hoopoe (Upupa Epops) - Typical and 'haar' hissing call given at nest site. With House Sparrows, grasshoppers and flies in background.

Scandinavia 1 - Park - Alesund - with crow, feral pigeon, chiffchaff, fieldfare, willow warbler and house sparrows

Canal Narrow Boat (Exterior) - Canal Narrow Boat: Departs, exterior

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - NB: Recorded from microphones placed beside a Reed Warbler's nest. 0455 - 0525hrs Adult moves furtively about in reeds close-up, then settles on eggs and incubates.

Rock Ptarmigan (Lagopus Mutus) - medium close-up & medium distance variety of calls from ptarmigan. Some distant calls from other bird species. N.B. Date of this recording is unknown.

Gunfire - 7.62mm tank machine gun firing. (Recorded outside tank.)

Dark Backed Goldfinch (Carduelis Psaltria) - medium close-up song, other birds in distance including Gray Hawk, some traffic noise.

American Robin (Turdus Migratorius) - medium close-up 'sleep' calls. Another in background giving awareness calls. Some song from rufous-sided towhee. Yellow-rumped warblers calling. Wind in trees.

Egypt - Shopping parade - evening in Alexandria (Shatby district).

Riverside - Sunrise-river bank on edge of forest. Several birds singing and calling including spangled kookaburra,brown oriole and rufous backed fantail. Cricket chorus. Water dripping on leaves.

Brown-hooded Gull (Larus Maculipennis) - medium close-up calls from several birds calling in flight as they circle over a river. Occasional medium close-up calls from SOUTHERN LAPWING. Slightly windy.

Chieftain Main Battle Tank (Diesel) - Chieftain Main Battle Tank, exterior, start & depart. (Diesel engined tank.)

Horse-drawn Coach pulled by four trotting horses, with coach horn.

Triumph 650 Cc Motor Cycle - Triumph 650cc twin, start & depart (revving)

Aircraft 3 - Start, tickover, taxi away (WWII aircraft, one piston Griffon engine).

Scottish Crossbill (Loxia Scotica) - close-up sounds of male bird feeding on pine cones. Soft contact calls. Another male joins the first and both give much louder high pitched calls. Prominent willow warbler and chaffinch in background. Wind gusting in trees.

Northern Coniferous Forest - Very neutral, apart from occasional flies. Crested Tit calls in background. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Coal Mining - Hand coal packing - pedal operated hopper - cloth sacks filled, loaded onto lorry.

Temple Ceremony - drums, chimes, bells and singing during ceremony

Large Marsh Grasshopper (Stethophyma Grossum) - close-up take-off and flying sounds.

Ecclesiastical Effects 1 - Monks rising from tables and leaving refectory - 1984 (7M1,reprocessed)

Oriel College Clock, Oxford - Oriel College clock striking four o'clock.

Dial 999 - Fire engine, pass right to left with revving engine and two-tone horns.

London Underground: Victoria Line - London Underground: Victoria Line, train enters station, doors open, crowds and indistinct speech.

Grey Heron (Ardea Cinerea) - Hunger calls medium close-up from five-week-old chicks, house sparrow in background.

Rajasthan Musicians - Music starts gently with sounds of masak(Indian bagpipes). Joined by drums & then singing.

Wolseley Sixteen-sixty Car 1967 (Interior) - Interior, start, tickover, switch off. (Wolseley sixteen-sixty car, 1967)

Red-cheeked Cordon Bleu (Uraeginthus Bengalus) - Calls and songs of flock close-up. With Village Weaver calls and distant voices in background.

Forest - Early morning in small patch of forest surrounded by short grass plains. Several birds calling including red-chested cuckoo, ring-necked dove & grey- backed camaroptera.

Monsoon Forest Atmosphere - medium close-up shrill cries from rose ringed parakeets in general atmosphere. Wing flaps & lively high pitched calls. Parakeets recede into distance at end of recording. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

World War Ii Aircraft: Spitfire Fighter (Exterior) - Supermarine Spitfire, exterior, start, run up, misfire, rev up, tickover, taxi away. (World War II fighter, one piston engine.)

Bells - Church Bells: One bell rung. St. Michael's parish church, Mytholmroyd.

Bridge Building: London Bridge - Continuous engine noise as mud is carried to barge on conveyor belt. (Construction of London Bridge, 1969)

Crowds: Interior - Crowd, interior, twenty men, "hear hear" & applause.

Buses - Interior, London Green Line Coach - fan heater switched on, runs, switched off.

Ship Launch: 3,200 Tons Sideways Launch - Ship Launch: 3,200 Tons, Sideways, before launch, Yorkshire crowd, close perspective. (Rec. Cochranes Shipyard. Selby July 1985)

Snipe (Gallinago Gallinago) - Typical flight contact calls (with Lapwings and Mallard)

Motor Car: Ford Cortina 1600 (Interior) - Ford Cortina 1600, interior, windscreen wipers. (1600cc engine.)

Chimpanzee (Pan Troglodytes) - Early morning. Sounds of chimpanzees awakening in distance. medium distance pant hooting followed by drumming and screaming at 1m17s.

Night Atmosphere - With frogs and doves NB: Exact date of recording in 1981 unknown

Bobwhite (Colinus Virginianus) - MC calls, Red-winged Blackbirds, Eastern Meadowlark and other birds in background, wind in trees and grasses.

Coastal Marsh Atmosphere - Coastal Marsh:Autumn:Evening Cricket chorus, very distant dog barking and calls from clapper rail.

Chatter: Outdoor Restaurant - Busy dining area in large night club.

Kaka (Nestor Meridionalis) - medium close-up calls from a single bird. Bird flies off at end of recording. Bellbirds in background. Cicadas in background. Slight wind in trees.

Woolly Spider Monkey (Brachyteles Arachnoides) - close-up sounds of troop feeding in trees. Jumping around trees. Several soft calls and sneeze. Food dropping. Flies buzzing. Crickets in distance. Slight breeze in trees.

Footsteps On Pavement: Walking - Footsteps on Pavement, woman walking, departing.

Southern Region Electric Trains - East Croyden Station: General atmosphere with occasional P.A.

Oilbird (Steatornis Caripensis) - Noisy with coarse, screeching calls from oilbird colony. Calls echo within cave. Clear individual calls & echolocation clicks. Recorded in mouth of cave. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Footsteps Down Stone Stairs - Medium tempo footsteps down stone stairs, 1 woman departing.

Old Textile Machinery - Geared spinning machinery operating. (Old textile machinery.)

Tropical Forest Atmosphere - With occasional bird calls; insect chorus.

Bare Throated Bellbird (Procnias Nudicollis) - medium distance metallic calls from male bellbird. Calls from other swallow tailed manakins & other bird species. N.B. Recorded in captivity.

Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella Magna) - medium close-up song and calls, strong wind in grass, crickets and distant Bobwhite.

Prairie: Grasslands - Spring/summer: Day - With killdeer and western meadowlark bumpy background NB: Compilation from existing recordings in BBC Collection

Diesel Bus (On Country Route) - Diesel bus, interior, general atmosphere with school children on board, running with intermediate stops. (On country route, make of

African Yellow White Eye (Zosterops Senegalensis) - medium distance-medium close-up song and calls from a feeding party. Blue shouldered Robin Chat sings prominently in background. Other birds and insects in background.

Guillemot (Uria Aalge) - Excited calls; crowing calls; followed by conversational and contentment calls. Kittiwakes, razorbills and herring gulls in background.

Public Demonstration: Paris Riots - Paris Riots, fire built up & started.

New Zealand - The Natural World 1 - Woodland - summer afternoon, Waimangu Volcanic Valley

Oystercatcher (Haematopus Ostralegus) - oystercatchers calling at strandline, with other birds in background

Blue Wren (Malurus Cyaneus) - close-up contact calls from wren & song from 1m01s. background calls from other bird species including crimson rosella. Some sounds of wind & occasional distant traffic. Recorded in morning. N.B. Date of this recording is unknown.

Common Newtonia (Newtonia Brunneicauda) - medium close-up calls, female Madagascar Magpie, Robin and other birds in background.

Sand Martin (Riparia Riparia) - Calls of breeding colony (close-up)

World War I Army Drill - World War I Army Drill, slow marching. (No orders.)

Village Atmosphere - Distant bleats from goat. medium distance voices & sounds of women working in fields. medium close-up to medium distance calls from birds. Occasional very distant engine.

Hanuman Langur (Presbytis Entellus) - close-up alarm barks from langur. Also sounds of movement as langur moves through tree canopy.

Motor Car: Ford Cortina 1.6 Gl (Manual) 1982 Model: Interior - Cars: 1.6 GL (Manual) 1982 model, Ford Cortina. Interior, start, engine put into reverse

Domestic Clock (Heavy Gong) - Domestic clock striking five o'clock. (Domestic clock with heavy gong.)

Sport And Leisure - Ice Skating on indoor rink. (For use at low level.)

High Mountain Grassland And Scrub - Any season: Day \ With bird song and flies

Marshland - Birds sound closer with louder reed warblers, wrens and cuckoos. Nightingales in distance.A party of shelduck fly over calling. Coot more prominent. Calls from grey wagtail.Flight calls from distant mallard. Lapwing calls and greylags take flight. Flight 

White-tailed Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus Albicilla) - close-up male and female calling. Wind slightly gusty.

Chatham Island Oystercatcher (Haematopus Chathamensis) - Calls of two pairs close-up. NB: Date of recording not known.

Anne Boleyn's Clock, Hampton Court - Anne Boleyn's Clock, chimes & 12 o'clock

House Door: Interior - House Door: Front Door, Interior, open and close. (Distant perspective)

Cicadas (Cicadidae) - constant chorus (like a sawmill), with birds incl coucals in background

World War I - Ext. passing overhead and manoeuvring - 1968 (104D)

Triumph Tr6 Sports Car, 1971 (Exterior) - Exterior, luggage boot opened & closed. (TR6 Sports Car, 1971 model)

Bang! - Armoured Personnel Carrier, exterior, approaches, engine idles, departs.

Brown-headed Nuthatch (Sitta Pusilla) - close-up calls, Boat-tailed Grackle and other birds in background. Wind in trees.

White Noise Synthesised Wind (Constant Pitch) - White noise filtered to simulate wind at constant pitch. Wind 2 (3 tones up from Wind 1)

Cheetah (Acinonyx Jubatus) - close-up sounds of purring. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Flies Sp - Flies buzzing around a rotting fish on river bank near forest. Torresian crow calls prominently in background. Distant calls from black-backed butcherbirds and cicadas.

Golden Oriole (Oriolus Oriolus) - medium distance calls from a female. Male singing in distance. Loud background chorus of other birds. Distant traffic.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Midday. Crickets, cicadas, flies & distant birds calling. Sounds of movement & occasional quiet calls from Diana monkeys in trees. Occasional calls from black & white colobus.

Mountain Atmosphere - Atmosphere at 5,000ft - Dawn, Winter. Many different species calling and singing and water dripping.

Papermaking - Papermaking, Wohlenberg Flying Carpet guillotine operating.

Tropical Seasonal Forest Atmosphere - Recorded in clearing in forest. Calls from many birds including a junglefowl & common coucal. background gently running water. Insects stridulating.

Ammunition Factory - Ammunition Factory, paper cartridge machine operating.

Caving & Potholing - Man in 50ft drainpipe approaching microphone.

Glaucous Gull (Larus Hyperboreus) - Calls MP in flight from a single bird. (Windy background).

Calandra Lark (Melanocorypha Calandra) - Alarm calls, with Larks and insects in background.

Tropical Seasonal Forest Atmosphere - Early morning atmosphere. Squawking birds and doves. Quite busy. background traffic noise.

Swallow (Hirundo Rustica) - Song,(with Feral Pigeons in background.)

Baby (Girl (Playing) - 40 week old baby girl, playing and shouting.

Swaziland Indigenous Music - Singing by porters & wardens around fire at camp, happy sounds. Group harmonies & solo singing from men & women. Also whistling in tune. background sounds of stridulating insects. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Farmland Atmosphere - AUTUMN: EARLY PM Cricket chorus in pea fields just after heavy rain, distant traffic

Scaly Breasted Thrush Babbler (Trichastoma Albipectus) - MP - medium close-up song. Other birds and cicadas in background. A few distant chickens and woodcutter.

Royal Albert Hall - Royal Albert Hall: Symphony orchestra tuning, at 2'52", at 3'40" applause for conductor & quiet atmopshere

Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus Schoenobaenus) - Song with black-headed gull, bittern and coot

Schools / Crowds - Comprehensive School, girls changing room with 20-30 3rd Year Pupils, general chatter.

Stoat (Mustela Erminea) - In enclosure, intermittent "trilling" with grass movements. background noise - Robin singing and traffic.

Lakeside Atmosphere - With greenshank, lapwing, willow warbler and trout rising

Computers - Tape Scanner operating (fast). (Computer atmosphere.)

Industry - Milk Bottling Plant, bottle cleaning with empty bottles cleaned & moved on.

Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius Dubius Curonicus) - Gentle alarm of sitting adult

Hedgerow - Winter: Evening At dusk, with Little Owl and roosting calls of blackbirds, Wren, Robin.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Rain in forest with lots of heavy drips on foliage. background calls from birds. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Austin Maestro Vanden Plas: Interior (Dashboard Audible Warnings) - Cars: Austin Maestro Vanden Plas, 1984 model, 1600cc. Interior, dashboard audible warnings, town driving, window closed

Bbc News Sound Effects Tape (Old) - small outdoor sporting event - rugby - football - running

Crested Tit (Parus Cristatus) - close-up calls from two feeding birds. Siskins and chaffinches at end of recording. Coal tit and great tit in background. Slight wind in trees.

Tropical Seasonal Forest Atmosphere - Recorded in late evening/dusk. Axis deer alarm calls, very echoey & atmospheric. Also calls from cicadas & frogs. Final part of recording is clean atmosphere. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Household Effects - Water: Large Fountain, recorded close right centre with some traffic

Mangrove Atmosphere - Coastal bushland - Night. Crickets and calls from white terns, surf in background.

Cars - Peugeot 309, exterior, switch on, depart. (1.9 litre Diesel engine, 1986/7 model.)

Forest - Morning, overlooking forest. Bellbirds, kakas, chaffinches calling and singing, silvereyes, redpoll and occasional yellowhead. Flies and other insects buzzing. Slight wind in trees.

Lakeside/woodland/meadow Atmosphere - Spring, day. Turtle dove, nightingale, olivaceous warbler, insects, Sardinian warbler, rufous bushchat, Orphean warbler, greenfinch etc.

Telephones - 1985: Sceptre 100 Telephone - Telephones: Viscount telephone, Receiver lifted and replaced. Three takes

Italian Trains - Railway Station in Rome, large local station, electric train arrives & departs.

Marshland - SPRING With sandhill cranes, trumpeter swans, ducks, killdeer plover, red-winged blackbirds

Wheatear (Oenanthe Oenanthe) - close-up song. Others and snow buntings in distance. Distant mountain stream.

Big Ben - Big Ben recorded prior to repair in 1956. Quarter hour

Church Bells - Church Bells, firing the bells. (St. Clement Dane's Church, The Strand, London.)

Engines - Worthington Simpson pumping engine (1929) - constant run.

Grinding & Sharpening - Small spring wheel tools being sharpened on electric grinder. (With switch on and off)

Confierous Wood Edge - SUMMER: EARLY MORNING With coal tit, wood pigeon, flies

Patagonian Sealion (Otaria Flavescens) - medium close-up-medium distance calls and snorts from several. Loud seawash in background.

Kerguelen Fur Seal (Arctocephalus Gazella) - close-up calls and barks from a female prior to giving birth.

Woodland Atmosphere - Morning in eucalyptus woodland. Calls from mistletoe flowerpecker, grey shrike thrush & other birds. Hum from honey bees & cicadas.

Motor Cars Passing - Mini Cooper, exterior, passes at speed. (1968 model.)

Horse Racing Atmosphere - Galloping hooves in background Crowd applause Gunshot sounds background music

White-bearded Manakin (Manacus Manacus) - close-up-medium distance display calls with wing clicks at lek. Cicadas and other birds in background.

Monsoon Forest - Night. Cricket and cicada chorus. Distant call from barn owl (Tyto alba lulu) near end.

Australian Bush Atmosphere - medium close-up occasional birdsong. medium distance to distant calls from various other bird species. Occasional insect buzz. background sounds of wind, louder around 1m10s.

Finnish Crowds - Helsinki, busy street market atmosphere with traffic.

Macaroni Penguin (Eudyptes Chrysolophus) - close-up calls while squabbling.

Canada Goose (Branta Canadensis) - close-up flight calls from a small group. Other birds in background.

Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps Cristatus) - medium close-up display calls, woodpigeon, blackbird and coot in background

Wimbledon 1997 - Wimbledon 1997 - atmosphere outside Court Eighteen, men's singles.

Doors & Lift Gates - Inner and outer metal lift gates closed. (Reverberation)

Mallard (Anas Platyrhynchos) - Ducklings (a few days old) with duck.

Whooper Swan (Cygnus Cygnus) - Calls & take off from water medium close-up from several birds; wigeon calling in distance

Harbour Atmosphere - Close water slop. Boat engine in background, occasional calls from laughing gull. Distant voices.

Horses 1 - One horse trots past through a field of stubble, left to right, quite strong wind noise.

African Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone Viridis) - medium close-up calls/song from male flycatcher. Female joins male from 1m30s. background sound of water & other bird species. N.B. Some peak distortion, as recorded.

2 Ton Diesel Truck (Interior) - Interior, slow-speed run. (2 ton diesel truck, make not known)

Leopard (Panthera Pardus) - Snarls, aggressive growls & hisses from two cubs about 12 weeks old in captivity. Occasional calls from house sparrows. African fish eagle in distance.

Belford's Melidectes (Melidectes Belfordi) - medium close-up-close-up calls from several, some song and a variety of calls. Water dripping on leaves. Other birds and insects in background.

Marshland Atmosphere - Night in marshland. Frog calls including Bufo marinus. Crickets and cicadas. Slight rustle in vegetation at times.

Yellow-tufted Malachite Sunbird (Nectarinia Famosa) - tsip tsip' call

Messerschmitt 110, circling at 500 to 1000 feet with one dive. (German World War II fighter, single piston engine.)

White Whale (Delphinapterus Leucas) - Vocalisations and echolocation sounds

Rural South America - Country market,Paprika (small town on banks of Essequibo river) busy with cries from hawkers and bells

Interiors - Theatres And Halls - Teenagers stamping, booing and whistling crowd in a stadium - May '1966 (63C,reprocessed)

Lakeside Atmosphere - Mixed lark song with calandra lark most prominent. Exact date in May unknown

World War Ii Mosquito Fighter Bomber Exterior - Exterior, taxi-ing, switching off. World War II fighter-bomber. (From 78 r.p.m disc)

Woodland Atmosphere - Continuous sounds of wind in trees. Occasional gusts. Distant calls from birds. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Delta Atmosphere - Mississippi Delta atmosphere with boat-tailed grackles.

Brown Towhee (Pipilo Fuscus) - MC song, flight calls from a pair of Costa's Hummingbirds and insects.

Woodland Atmosphere - Recorded at dawn. medium close-up to distant calls from various bird species. medium close-up growls from kaka parrot 0m05s & 2m09s. Good kokako calls from 2m43s. background sounds of the sea. Occasional sounds of insects.

Rainforest - Early morning. Many birds calling and singing. Cicadas and crickets. Hum from flies.

Bee-eater (Merops Apiaster) - Flight calls of birds hunting insects over stream, with Moorhen chicks in background.

Red-footed Booby (Sula Sula) - close-up aggressive calls from a bird defending nest. Sooty Tern colony in background.

Wamba Indigenous Music - Short flute like notes using an instrument made from fruit shell

Bokmakierie Shrike (Telophorus Zeylonis) - medium close-up calls from duetting shrikes. Nice, rhythmic calls. background calls from other bird species. Distant traffic rumble.

Household Effects: Vacuum Cleaners - Cylinder type vacuum cleaner. Stop on carpet

Wetland Atmosphere - Rich atmosphere, indicative of habitat. Many calls from various bird species, some with strange qualities. Insect stridulation. Distant calls of howler monkeys. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown. Some distant engine noise.

Transport - Rolls Royce Silver Spirit, exterior, approach & stop. (6.75 litres, 1986 model.)

Tropical Rain Forest - SPRING: DAY Neutral with occasional bird calls

Timber Yard - A hooter operating, yard shuts down and ends with sliding doors.

Aircraft: Hawker Harrier Vertical Take-off Jet (Exterior) - Hawker Harrier, exterior, manoeuvring on ground. (Harrier Jump-Jet, vertical take off & landing fighter jet.)

Domestic Sheep (Ovis Aries) - close-up - distant calls from flock feeding on open hillside. Chiffchaff, chaffinch and jackdaw in background. Wind gusting at times. Some distant traffic.

Rainforest - Morning in highland rainforest. Cicada and cricket chorus. Calls from Eastern whipbird. Some soft calls from red-browed firetails in foreground. Other birds in background. Flies buzzing.

Post Office Telephones - Post Office Telephone, receiver lifted, 3d. inserted, ringing tone, distant receiver lifted. (Recorded at caller's end.)

Oriole-warbler (Hypergerus Atriceps) - Calls close-up, very low background with very distant birds.

Black Sicklebill (Epimachus Fastuosus) - Flight and flicking/twitching sounds on display perch. Wind in background, but otherwise background quiet.

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - close-up 'choking' calls, both high & low intensity. close-up wingbeats from landing birds & other calls. Colony in distance. Herring gull medium close-up at end.

Boeing 747 Jet Aircraft (Interior) - Boeing 747 'Jumbo Jet', interior, taxi to take-off, undercarriage raised at 2'50", indicator board gong, aircraft climbs. (Long-range airliner, 4 jet engines.)

Pygmy Chimpanzee (Pan Paniscus) - Moving around on ground. Cicadas in background.

Chestnut-tailed Antbird (Myrmeciza Hemimelaena) - Song close-up and wingbeats.

Woodcock (Scolopax Rusticola) - Croaking 'roding' calls from woodcock. background hiss of wind in trees. Distant song from other bird species.

Vervet Monkey (Cercopithecus Aethiops) (?) - Vervet(?) screams close-up. Birds in background. Egyptian goose in distance.

Grandfather Clock: Bell Type (London, 1845) - Grandfather clock striking quarter to the hour. (Bell type Grandfather clock with Whittington chimes, manufactured in London 1845.)

Equestrian Events - Show Jumping, horse jumps, with children in background.

Motor Car: Porsche 924 1984cc (1979)  Exterior - Cars: Porsche 924, 1984cc, 1979 model. Exterior, medium pass

Farm & Homestead Atmosphere - With blackbird, peasant, robin, cuckoo, etc

Dry Deciduous Woodland Atmosphere - Dry deciduous woodland - Winter - Early Afternoon. In open woodland near Islamabad - House crows, grey breasted prinias, purple sunbirds and others. Wind in trees.

Lava Flow - Molten lava flowing downhill, flame and gas explosions, wind storms and trees burning. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

India, Pakistan And Nepal - Countryside - Fruit bats and painted storks, Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary, Tamil Nadu

Rainforest Atmosphere - Calls from macaws. Other bird species at times. background sounds of insects.

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - Movements in nest with occasional weak chirps from nestlings BCU. 0730-0845 hrs

White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia Albicollis) - close-up calls. Cattle, American Crow and Chickadees in background.

Honda 250 Motor Cycle - Motor Cycles: Honda 250, start, fast departure

Fork-tailed Storm Petrel (Oceanodroma Furcata) - close-up wing-beats and call from bird arriving at burrow. Others calling in background.

Pulleys, Winches & Chains - Chain Pulley operated with start & stop.

Blue-winged Parrotlet (Forpus Xanthopterygius) - close-up calls from a couple of pairs around nest site. Other birds in background.

Portable Typewriter (Close Perspective) - Portable Typewriter: Close Perspective, slow typing with 1 finger.

Grey Heron (Ardea Cinerea) - Calls close-up from chicks & adults in heronry, bee buzzing medium close-up. Herring gull, wren, crow, jackdaws, blue tit, oystercatcher & sheep in background.

Lion (Panthera Leo) - close-up breathing sounds & snoring from a pride at rest in heat of the day. Movement in grass; tails hitting ground. Hum from insects.

Snowy Egret (Egretta Thula) - medium close-up-close-up colony calls and greeting calls, wingbeats and calls from chicks, with American Crows calling in background, and calls from nearby Tricolored Heron.

Indian Grey Partridge (Francolinus Pondicerianus) - Calls close-up with others in background and also songs of Purple Sunbird and Long-tailed Tailor Bird.

Steam Trains: Exterior - Steam Train: Maunsell Q class 541 0-6-0 Loco 1938, pre 1940 rolling stock, exterior, loco coasts to a halt, sits, blowing off safety valve occasionally.

Water 1 - River rippling over stones, close perspective - 1979 (1W8, reprocessed)

Right Whale (Balaena Glacialis) - medium close-up blows & sounds of inspiration (inhalation). Also loud blows at end of recording. Water effects including occasional slapping against boat.

Woodland - Autumn:Day Several birds calling, American Crow in background. Cicadas and other insects, wind in trees.

Merton College Clock, Oxford - Merton College clock striking eleven o'clock.

School Dining Hall - School Dining Hall, busy atmosphere with some indistinct speech & sounds of crockery being used.

In A Provincial Town - Outside atmosphere, wide perspective rumble. (Specially created background ambience from recording of Victoria Falls.)

Suricate (Suricata Suricatta) - close-up calls while grooming, teeth clicking and chattering as they groom.

Trouser Manufacture - Factory Machines: Trouser Manufacture, Two overlocking machines operating

Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax Nycticorax) - Calls close-up from chicks & adults in colony at night; frog chorus in background.

Lion (Panthera Leo) - SPOTTED HYAENA (CROCUTA CROCUTA), BLUE WILDEBEEST (CONNOCHAETES TAURINUS), BURCHELL'S ZEBRA (EQUUS BURCHELLI) Calls of all four species with distant birds

Bbc News Sound Effects (Fairly Random) - tape spooling - beta sp - cut story package - fast spooling - in

Africa 1 - The Human World - Zaire: Kisangani, street atmosphere with some traffic, bike bells, car horns, footsteps & distinct speech.

Jery (Neomiscis Tenella) - medium close-up calls, cicadas and crickets in background.

Black Collared Barbet (Lybius Torquatus) - Calls from squabbling hyraxes at beginning of recording. Loud barbet calls from 0m08s. background calls from other bird species. N.B. Exact hyrax species unknown, either large-toothed or small-toothed rock hyrax.

Rose-ringed Parakeet (Psittacula Krameri) - Flight alarm calls of several.

Falaj Atmosphere - Sounds of trickling water in irrigation channel. medium distance calls from graceful warbler. Occasional sounds of insects. background sounds of wind.

Mountain Gorilla (Gorilla Gorilla Beringei) - Family group eating & uttering contact calls, whilst two males play.

Black Capped Mocking Thrush (Donacobius Atricapillus) - medium distance whistling calls from duetting pair.

Motor Car: Ford Cortina 1500c 1969 Model: Exterior - Cars: Ford Cortina, 1500cc, 1969 model. Exterior, passing at fast speed

Rainforest Atmosphere - Neutral atmosphere recorded at dawn. Calls from a variety of different bird species. Sounds of rain. Also stridulating cicadas. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Dry Deciduous Woodland Atmosphere - Dry deciduous woodland - Early Morning - Late Winter. Many birds calling and singing, busy at start becoming quieter, with wind increasing towards end.

Sperm Whale (Physeter Catodon) - Sperm Whale/s producing watery-sounding echolocation clicks. "Squeaks" @ 35", 42", 45" and subseqently at intervals. Hydrophone recording.

Livestock 2 - Cattle, calves loaded/unloaded from trailer, rear tailgate opened/closed, straw spread, calves loaded, faint wind in trees.

Football & Rugby Crowds - FA Cup Final Wembley 1966, general atmosphere with highlights.

Northern Flicker (Colaptes Auratus) - close-up calls. Yellow-rumped warblers, Carolina wren and geese in background.

Lifeboat - Lifeboat. On board, constant run, stop engines. (Twin diesel engines)

Whooper Swan (Cygnus Cygnus) - Calls close-up & reassurance calls while feeding on bank, calls from mute swans & wigeon medium close-up.

Ecclesiastical Effects 2 - Interior, 5 bells rung in the style used from the Reformation until about the 17th Century - rounds and call changes from interior of church (St. Mary and St. Andrew's Church, Whittlesford, Cambs.) - 1982 (2B8, reprocessed )

Electronically Generated Sounds - Stun gun, prolonged burst. (Futuristic Spot Effect.)

Salt-marsh - AUTUMN: NIGHT With curlews, oystercatchers and herring gulls

Farm Machinery - A potato riddling machine switched on, runs, switched off.

Bornean Orang Utan (Pongo Pygmaeus Pygmaeus) - Guttural grunts (disturbance/irritation call) from male in response to two females fighting. Occasional shrill calls from baby orang utan. background noise from encampment, less during second part of recording. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Trains & Tunnels - Express passenger train entering tunnel without siren. (Recorded at trackside.)

Steller's Sea-lion (Eumetopias Jubatus) - medium close-up growls; surf & gulls in background. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

King Eider (Somateria Spectailis) - close-up calls from a female with male calling behind. Bufflehead calls at end.

Siskin (Carduelis Spinus) - medium close-up calls (both the 'ease' call and higher, sharper calls) from a group feeding. Chaffinch in background. Wind in trees. Some faint traffic.

Domestic Clock - Grandfather Clock with St Michael's chimes, striking quarter past the hour.

Spectacled Caiman (Caiman Crocodilus) - medium close-up aggressive hisses from female at nest. medium close-up to background stridulation from crickets & cicadas.

Fairgrounds And The Circus - Atmosphere in air-rifle range at fairground - Jan '1980 (5F2,reprocessed)

Cotton-topped Tamarin (Saguinus Oedipus) - close-up-medium close-up calls from a group of six.

King Of Saxony's Bird Of Paradise (Pteridophora Alberti) - Two close-up rattle-like calls. 2nd call has pitched notes present.

Beluga (Delphinapterus Leucas) - close-up belugas surfacing, breathing and splashing at breathing hole

Footsteps Down Stone Stairs - Medium tempo footsteps down stone stairs, 1 man departing.

Guianan Cock Of The Rock (Rupicola Rupicola) - Recorded at lekking ground. Exited squabbling between males due to arrival of female. medium close-up/medium distance calls & wingbeats. Insect stridulation. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Railway Station - Railway Station, small diesel train termius, general atmosphere.

1964 Renault 1100 Saloon Car (Microphone Outside) - Renault 1100 saloon, exterior, starts, move off into high speed constant run. (1964 model.)

Puerto Rican Tody (Todus Mexicanus) - Wing beats thoughout recording with flight calls. General forest atmosphere in background with calls from other bird species.

Cicada Sp - close-up stridulation Bird song and call in distance. Dusk.

Gardens - Gardens: Farm garden with housemartins, swallows, pigeons, rooks, bees and grasshoppers, mid-morning.

White-lipped Tamarin (Saguinus Labiatus) - Calls close-up, while feeding Bird calls in background

Motor Car: 1968 Citroen Am 1.6 (Interior) - Interior, self starter; run in traffic; stop; switch off (Ami 6, 1968 model, 602cc)

Gentle Lapping Water - Water lapping on shore on high altitude lake, distant birds call and wind over lake. Hissy.

Lyle's Flying Fox (Pteropus Lylei) - close-up - medium close-up calls from many in Wat Kanon Tai (temple). Calls from mynahs and swifts. Occasional very distant traffic.

Sperm Whale (Physeter Catodon) - High pitched "squeaking/buzzing" calls gradually calming down. Seawash becomes more prominent, echolocation clicks. Hydrophone recording. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Brown Dipper (Cinclus Pallasii) - MP-medium close-up alarm calls from two birds, with loud river sound.

Rajasthan Musicians - Sounds of clacking percussion instruments (Kartals). Varying rates of playing.

Army - Army Drill, marching at 120 paces per minute, with start & halt.

Electronic Sounds - Sharp pulses increasing in speed. (Specially created electronic sound.)

New Zealand - The Natural World 2 - Californian sealion 2 - older male (NZ)

Common Bulbul (Pycnonotus Barbatus) - MC-medium distance calls with other birds in background. Prominent is the Fork Tailed Drongo. Occasional flies & crickets, sound echoes off cliff-face.

Purplish-backed Jay (Cissilopha Beecheii) - close-up calls, White-winged Dove and calls from other captive birds, end part clean.

Interiors - Various 1 - Mixed crowd in hotel foyer - 1982 (1C28)

Textiles - Several fairly long runs on hand operated sewing machine (rec. 1971).

Old Fashioned Lift With Gates (Exterior) - Lift: Old-Fashioned, Gates open & close, Ascends one floor, gates open & close (distant), lift returns & gates open.

Interiors - Shops And Cash Registers - Manual - bell, change given and coins put in drawer, drawer closed (twice) - 1966 (9A,reprocessed)

Electronically Generated Sounds - Descending projectile passes from right to left. (Futuristic Spot Effect.)

Farmstead & Surroundings - Farmland: Spring; Day Crickets and bees in cornfield, distant Skylark and Crested Lark, Fan-tailed Warbler and Cockerel. Wind in crops.

Mills & Grain - Interior, general atmosphere on 1st floor with mill operating.

Street Cleaning & Refuse Collection - Road sweeper pushing handcart, sweeping and shovelling.

Tawny-flanked Prinia (Prinia Subflava) - Calls medium close-up. With red-billed hornbills, vinaceous and wood doves etc. NB Exact date of recording is unknown.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Redtail monkeys with occasional sounds of birds & insects in background. Recorded during the morning. \ N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Newspapers - Proving press operating in block department at a national daily newspaper.

Coniferous Forest Atmosphere - Coal tits, goldcrests, treecreepers, robin and wind in the trees. Autumn, early morning.

Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Puffinus Posificus) - medium close-up to background strange moans & wails from birds in burrows at colony. Also a few screaming calls from shearwaters. background occasional calls from other seabird species.

Unidentified Bird - Calls of several, with other birds and cicadas in background. (Distant river sounds).

Romania 1 - Interior - department store in Bucharest busy atmosphere, with footsteps, talking - music in background.

Warthog (Phacochoerus Aethiopicus) - medium distance calls from an adult with piglets. Insects and slight wind in grass.

Indoor Crowds: Small Group (English) - Large cosmopolitan crowd with speech & footsteps.

Electric Typewriter (Close Perspective) - Electric Typewriter: Rec. 4 metres away, fast typing.

Markets 1 - General atmosphere in indoor shopping centre, Birmingham.

White-crested Hornbill (Berenicornis Albocristatus) - Nestlings being fed

Lakeside - AUTUMN: AFTERNOON Open grassy area near lake, near drainage ditch, one cricket prominent, other types in background, distant geese, distant aircraft at start

World War 2 - Street fighting, tanks, Priest self propelled guns, enemy shells landing - 1945 (500X)

Hornet (Vespa Crabro) - close-up angry buzzes from adults in nest. Chewing & scraping from adults & grubs

Nest-building Frog (Leptodactylus Fuscus) - Croaks. with cicadas in background.

Steam Railway Goods Yard - Dropping side of a wooden truck in a steam railway goods yard.

Domestic Radio Effects - Tuning a communications receiver on the medium-wave band.

Mountain - Mountain-side. Meadow pipits call. medium distance meltwater stream, changes in intensity. No wind. Several bumble bees buzz past.

Sailing Dinghy - Small Boats On Lake: Sailing Dinghy, water lapping, ropes creaking, squeaks, movement.

Wamba Indigenous Music - Quartet singing accompanied by percussion instruments and handclapping.

Flying Fox (Pteropus Spp) - close-up colony calls in mixed colony - black flying fox (P. alecto) grey-headed flying fox (P. poliocephalus) little red flying fox (P. scapulatus) Cicadas and crows in background.

Sports Club Bar - Sports Club Bar, lively chatter, sixty to seventy people.

Gallery Forest - Dusk. Frog chorus after heavy rain, at beginning of the wet season. medium distance Great kiskadees call. Other birds in distance. Crickets and buzz from insects.

Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus Leucocephalus) - close-up calls from chicks in nest after food drop from female and initial excitement, begging calls not as urgent. Other birds in background.

Snow Goose (Anser Caerulescens) - close-up flight calls from a flock flying over-head.

Slow Footsteps Down Wooden Stairs - Footsteps Down Wooden Stairs, two men, slow, with start & stop.

Grasshopper (Chorthippus Apicalis) - Stridulations of several. With Chorthippus jacobis in background.

Light Industry - Tyre factory, general atmosphere in a mill room. (No speech.)

The Age Of Steam - Steam Train passes at high speed with track noise & whistle, right to left.

Diesel Taxi (Exterior) - Exterior, passing with horn. (Diesel Taxi)

Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus Himantopus) - Two birds alarming medium close-up. Mp fan-tailed warbler.

Chacma Baboon  (Papio Ursinus) - Adult mating call. Exact date unknown. Between Dec.1980-Nov. 1981

World War Ii German V2 Rocket - V1 flying bomb, doodle bug, explosion.

World War Aircraft: 1916 Bristol Fighter (Interior) - Interior, landing, taxi to stop, tickover, switch off. (1916 Bristol Fighter, First World War two-seater fighter with single Rolls Royce Engines)

Hawk Moth (Eumorpha (=pholus) Labruscae) - Squeaking and beating wings

Dry Deciduous Woodland Atmosphere - Dry deciduous woodland - Early Morning - Late Winter. About 8am, quieter, doves, crows, parakeets.

Two-horse Brake (On Hard Surface) - Two-Horse Brake: Hard Surface, start, canter, stop.

Muntjac Deer (Muntiacus Reevesi) - Single muntjac barking in distance. Pre-dawn,pigeons in background,pheasant 2m00s. 2nd muntjac replies to barks from approx 1m00s.

Mixed School Children (10-13 Year Olds In Classroom) - Mixed 10 to 13 year old schoolchildren gradually settling down in classroom. (Recorded in London, 1980.)

Rainforest Atmosphere - medium close-up with several birds calling prominetly; insects in background

Comedy Sounds - Mating cry of young donkey. (Specially created effect)

Poland - Bus station ticket hall, Warsaw - internal with speech, footsteps, no PA

Forest Atmosphere - With song and calls of Yellow-vented Bulbul close at first, then mid-distant calls of Speke's Weavers and flies.

King Eider (Somateria Spectailis) - close-up soft calls from a female, at start of band both male and female flap over and land in water, water rippling.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Early morning. Calls from blue-headed parrots, small macaws and Amazon spp. including yellow crowned Amazon. Distant calls from unknown birds. Stridulation from cicadas.

Dairy Farming - Milking operation with teats fitted incorrectly to cow. (No animal sounds)

Bbc News Sound Effects Tape (Old) - chatter - conference atmosphere

Teenage Crowds - Teenage crowd, girls screaming in street, with traffic & motor horns.

Whistling Ducks (Dendrocygna Genus) - medium distance calls from ducks. background calls from other birds & insects. N.B. These are Dendrocygna javenica or bicolor.

Westland Lynx Helicopter (Exterior) Anglo-french Prototype; Two 1800 H.p. Jet Engines - Westland Lynx, exterior, run up engines for take off, blades rotate. (Anglo-French prototype helicopter with two 1800 h.p. jet engines.)

Tropical Forest - Dawn. Cicada and cricket chorus. medium close-up calls from streaked fantail and sulphur-breasted musk parrot. Distant wattled honeyeaters and golden whistler. Other birds in distance. Tonga fruit bat in distance.

Tall Grass (Wooded) Savanna Atmosphere - With close-up bush cricket; grey hornbill & blue-bellied rollers.

Hornbill Sp. (Bucerotidae) - Dusk. Loud medium close-up hornbill duet. Other hornbills flying past. Cicadas in background.

White Browed Scrub Robin (Erythropygia Leucophrys) - Sub-spp leucoptera (white-winged scrub robin). close-up song. Crickets, flies, White browed Sparrow Weavers, Common Bulbul & other birds in distance. Some distant vehicle noise at end.

Village Atmosphere - In amphitheatre, with Kestrels, Spotless Starlings, Pallid Swifts, traffic and town noise. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Interiors - Theatres And Halls - Laughter - 1980 (1C60,reprocessed)

Footsteps On Wood: Running (Dead Acoustic) - Footsteps on Wood, two men running, with approach & stop. (Dead acoustic.)

Black-necked Swan (Cygnus Melancoryphus) - close-up calls and wingbeats. Distant doves, rooks and house sparrows.

Giant Anteater (Myrmecophaga Tridactyla) - medium close-up sniffing

Aircraft: Trident (Exterior) - Trident, Aircraft, Exterior, approach, land, reverse thrust.

Bactrian Camel (Camelus Bactrianus) - Young camel wailing and mother grunting.

Rock Pipit (Anthus Spinoletta) - Typical call (with distant Herring Gulls and gentle sea wash)

2 Horses On Gravel (Studio) - Two horses on gravel, gallop, stop. (Studio recording)

Indian Grey Partridge (Francolinus Pondicerianus) - Calls medium close-up of several birds, with some close-up and other birds in background.

Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella Naevia) - With skylark, curlew and sedge warbler in background

Vulture Sp. - Vultures feeding. Noise of wings beating. Calls from vultures. Distant voices. NB: Exact date of recording unknown.

Children‚äôs Swimming Pool - Children's Swimming Pool, general atmosphere with young children.

Electronically Generated Sounds - Pump action rifle, short bursts. (Futuristic Spot Effect.)

Spotted Sandgrouse (Pterocles Senegallus) - Calls close-up and wingbeats as flock flies to and from drinking pool; some birds walk towards pool giving softer calls. At 3'30" calls of small flock of Black-bellied Sandgrouse.

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - Mild anxiety churrs and high-pitched 'tic-tic' call close-up.

Period Battle (17th Century) - Cannon firing. (Seventeenth Century cannon.)

Church Bells: Czechoslovakia - St. Georges Church, Rip, bell tolling. (Also known as 'Bell of Legendary Mountain', c. 1126.)

Hummingbirds (Trochilidae Family) - Sounds of broad billed & black chinned hummingbirds. medium close-up to background calls from hummingbirds. Whirr of many wings. N.B. Birds at feeder during migration. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Pygmy Nuthatch (Sitta Pygmaea) - close-up piping alarm/awareness calls, other birds in background, wind in trees.

Woodland Atmosphere - quiet/neutral atmosphere in eucalypt woodland; incl birds and insects

Apricot Portable Micro Computer: 1985 Model - Apricot portable micro computer, single data entry. (1985 model.)

Horses / Dogs - One horse unshod passes at canter, with some birdsong.

Peugeot 205gt 1982 1300cc Petrol (car Misfiring Quite Badly) - exterior - two horn blasts

Lakeside Atmosphere - Fairly lively atmosphere. medium close-up to distant calls from various wildfowl species, including redshank & bar headed geese.

Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes Forsteri) - Colony medium distance, calls from adults and chicks with wing beating; slightly hissy.

Harbour Seal (Phoca Vitulina) - water sloshing about and sea and land birds calling on shore, followed by close-up calls of seal

Gallery Forest Atmosphere - Pre-dawn 0445hrs. Madagascar coucals, ring-tailed lemurs, Madagascar bulbuls, pied crow, jerys, broad-billed roller, crickets, common newtonia, ring-tailed lemurs screaming near end.

Household - Household: Microwave, Tricity Model 2002T, cooking cycle.

Crowds, Children & Footsteps - Concert Audience, applause, cheers & stamping after piece, into stamping & slow hand clapping.

Sea Coast: Mud Or Sand Flats - EARLY SPRING: NIGHT With distant, feeding curlews, shelducks and mallard

Swallow Tailed Manakin (Chiroxiphia Caudata) - medium close-up display calls from manakins. Occasional wingbeats. Also some repetitive cheeps from another bird species.

Maasai Tribe - Group of six men singing. Some peak distortion at 01m09s. NB: Date of recording unknown

Geyser Atmosphere - close-up bubbling geyser. Exact date unknown.

Electronic Cash Registers: Ncr Machine With Printer & Bleeps - Cash Register, Electronic: Bleeps and printer.

Sea Coast: Sand Flats - NIGHT: ANY SEASON With oystercatchers, curlew, mallard, redwing, lapwing, buoy bell

Boxing & Wrestling - Tag match - PA announcement with crowd reaction, bell, bout begins

Sailing Vessel: Sts Malcolm Miller - Sails flapping in average sea. (STS Malcolm Miller)

Grey Seal (Halichoerus Grypus) - close-up pup calls (plaintive) with adult @ 10". Both with water splashing @ 25". Calls more agitated from 55" to end.

World War 2 - 2 - Whitley (Twin Engined Bomber) (GB) approaching and switch off (reprocessed)

Sheffield Tram (Interior) - Sheffield, Tram, interior, bell rung to start tram, continuous run. (Tram built 1938.)

Euston Station - Euston Station, doors, train departs, station atmosphere & P.A. system, train arrives.

European Wigeon (Anas Penelope) - close-up growls with feeding calls in background. Mute swans taking off at 1m20s.

Lowland Rainforest Atmosphere - Lowland rainforest - Morning 1000hrs. Various cicadas stridulating, water dripping and cracking twigs.

Sooty Tern (Sterna Fuscata) - Calls mp in colony. White terns mp.

Butcher‚äôs Shop - Draper's Shop atmosphere with cash conveyor & some distinct speech.

Village Atmosphere - medium close-up sounds of threshing grain. Also sounds of women's voices. background sounds of children & birds calling.

Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus Trochilus) - close-up song. Robin, blackbird, yellowhammer, chaffinch & great tit in background. Very distant traffic.

Motor Car: 1929 Austin 7 - Exterior, approach and pass. (1929 Austin Seven)

Household - Telephone, ring & handset lifted. (Push button telephone.)

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - NB: Recorded from microphones placed beside a Reed Warbler's nest. 0455 - 0525hrs Adult moving about around nest (close-up); not calling.

Canal Narrow Boat (Exterior) - Canal Narrow Boat: Engine starts, exterior

Adventure - Skiing, skier skiing down slope. (Recorded from skier's perspective.)

Domestic Clock: Double-strike (Heavy Mechanism) - Domestic clock striking eight o'clock. (Domestic clock with heavy double-strike mechanism.)

Saker Falcon (Falco Cherrug) - Calls from falcon. background occasional calls from other birds of prey.

Hedgerow - Winter Night Neutral, with occasional distant lapwing.

Indoor Ice Rink (Children) - Indoor Ice Rink, interior, atmosphere at rink side with children.

Weather 2 - Storms - Flamborough Head Lighthouse's Foghorn sounding. (Nautophone  horn, c.1960s.) (Close perspective.)

World War I - Troops moving through mud (WW1 drill, no orders or speech) - 1967 (83D)

Greenfinch (Carduelis Chloris) - close-up song/calls, Goldfinches, Garden Warbler And Sardinian Warbler in background. (Wind over lake)

Concert Hall - Broadcasting House Concert Hall, atmosphere before concert.

Dusky Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus Obscurus) - Hydrophone recording. Squeaking vocalisations & good, distinct echolocation clicks. background sounds of swirling water.

Exterior Crowds 2 - Berwick Street Market, London -  with footsteps, chatter, coins and tills - 1972 (2C1, reprocessed)

Guillemot (Uria Aalge) - Wingbeats from bird arriving. Awareness calls, followed by conversational calls from both guillemots & razorbills. Also contact & mild alarm calls. Kittiwakes, razorbills and herring gulls in background.

Whooper Swan (Cygnus Cygnus) - Feeding calls & feeding sounds close-up, trumpeting calls in background.

Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga Leonina) - close-up calls from a `beachmaster'. Adults and pups call in background. Surf in background.

Blue-spotted Wood Dove (Turtur Afer) - Song medium distance. With insects and a breeze.

White-eyed Vireo (Vireo Griseus) - medium close-up song, various warblers in background, including Blue-winged and Prairie, wind in trees.

Desert Grass Savanna - Spring: Day - With mockingbirds, etc rather windy

London Midland Region Electric Trains (Interior): 25 Kv Pantograph System - Express Train, interior, fast constant run. (British Rail London Midland Region train, 25kV Pantograph system.)

Dogs: Malamute Alaskan Huskies - Malamute Alaskan Husky growling & snarling, exterior. (In foreground.)

Wedge Capped Capuchin (Cebus Olivaceous) - close-up calls from juvenile capuchin being chased by human. Sounds of movement in vegetation. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Lakeside - Evening Gently lapping water at side of lake, White-throated Sparrows singing, slight wind in bushes.

Istanbul - Istanbul, atmosphere outside university, with peanut sellers, flapping pigeon wings, footsteps and old man singing.

Clamorous Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Stenoreus) - Calls close-up, with Long-tailed Tailor Bird singing in background. Slight wind in trees.

Ecclesiastical Effects 1 - Monks entering house chapel, quiet interior, some movement and occasional coughs - 1984 (7M1,reprocessed)

Peregrine Falcon (Falco Peregrinus) - medium distance - close-up flight alarm calls from male & female (deeper call) in quarry. Jackdaws, willow warbler, rooks & sheep in background. Some distant traffic noise.

Rajasthan Musicians - Single singer at start. More distant voices join. Playing of drums & other percussion instruments.

Professional League Football - Football League match, half-time whistle.

Leopard Tortoise (Geochelone Pardalis) - Eating prickly pear cactus close-up and hissing

Stream - Gentle flow with bubbling. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Urban Suburb - SUMMER: EARLY MORNING With collared dove, house martins, house sparrows and feral pigeon

Lapland Bunting (Calcarius Lapponicus) - close-up calls from adults flying to nest Calls from chicks whilst feeding Insects in background Some noise in background at times

Grey Heron (Ardea Cinerea) - Heronry calls close-up, continuous calling. House sparrows close-up, starlings medium close-up.

Field Grasshopper (Chorthippus Bornhalmi) - close-up stridulation with slight filtering.

Skylark (Alauda Arvensis) - Complete song-flight medium distance-medium close-up.

Africa 2 - The Natural World - Chacma Baboons, two juveniles playing, with background.

Locks, Knockers, Banging, Etc - A door knocker, various rhythms as heard from outside.

Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa Melanoleuca) - close-up alarm calls. Canada geese in background.

London - Routemaster Double-Decker Bus, interior, buzzer rung once.

Marsh Harrier (Circus Aeruginosus) - close-up calls from chicks being fed. . Movement in nest. Wind in corn.

Motor Car: Ford Cortina 1500c 1969 Model: Interior - Cars: Ford Cortina, 1500cc, 1969 model. Interior, false starts.

Modern Agricultural Machinery & Vehicles - Land Rover, exterior, starts, idles for about one minute, departs. (Land Rover, Long Wheel Base, 109" Safari Diesel, Series 2A, 1967.)

Chieftain Main Battle Tank (Diesel) - Chieftain Main Battle Tank, exterior, pass on hard surface. (Diesel engined tank.)

Black Billed Sicklebill (Drepanornis Albertisi) - Alarm calls from sicklebill. background calls from papuan treecreeper & other bird species.

Bushland Atmosphere - Recorded in early afternoon. Distant calls from birds. Occasional buzz from insects. Quite hissy with background sounds of wind. Recorded in small valley.

Riverside - Early morning. Sounds across flood plain at edge of forest. Black backed butcherbird and other birds. Calls from stag rusa deer. Crickets and cicadas in background. Water dripping from trees.

Rainforest Canopy Atmosphere - Atmosphere recorded in forest canopy. background to distant calls from various bird species. Open, spacious sounds. Also sounds of insects buzzing & stridulating. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown. Some wind rumble on microphone.

Caving & Pot-holing - 40ft waterfall in a cave. (Recorded from bottom of fall.)

Riverain Forest Atmosphere - Many birds calling, insects, prominent Egyptian goose in background. Distant white faced whistling ducks at times. NB: date not specified.

Red Deer (Cervus Elaphus) - Hinds with calves grazing and snorting; one calf suckling

Bare Throated Bellbird (Procnias Nudicollis) - Metallic calls from male bellbird. Also calls from swallow tailed manakins. N.B. Recorded in captivity.

D.i.y. And Building - Arc welding machine, switch on, weld, lose arc, restrike, weld, off.

Steller's Jay (Cyanocitta Stelleri) - close-up calls with voices in background

Engines - Large type vertical triple expansion steam engine, constant run.

Stitchbird (Notiomystis Cincta) - close-up calls. Kokako in distance.

Tropical Seasonal Forest Atmosphere - Some alarm calls of Indian giant squirrel at start. medium distance calls from Malabar grey hornbill, Malabar whistling thrush & other spp. background fairly neutral with some sounds of a woodpecker & insects.

Horsedrawn Vehicles - A horsedrawn sleigh, start, constant run, stop.

Forest, Tropical - Evergreen, Wet Atmosphere - Tropical rainforest, early am. Loud calls of unidentified bird with various others in background. Footsteps in leaf litter of large bird or marsupial.

Rosy Patched Shrike (Tchagra Cruenta) - close-up song, White Headed Buffalo, Weavers call, frog chorus in background.

Ship Launch: 3,200 Tons Sideways Launch - Shipyard: Fabrication Shed, Interior, static machine grinder, Wallsend, April 1985.

Kaka (Nestor Meridionalis) - close-up - medium distance calls from several. Wingbeats as they come and go from tree. Bellbird in background. Cicadas in background.

Dry Deciduous Forest Atmosphere - Early morning - common newtonia, Madagascar cuckoo, Madagascar harrier hawk, Madagascar coucal and other birds and insects.

Lakeside - AUTUMN: AM Tundra swans, wind in bushes, calls from sparrows in bushes, occasional calls from gadwall

Comedy, Fantasy & Horror - Three party whistles. (Comedy Spot Effect.)

Bells - Bells: St. Paul's Cathedral,  H.R.H Prince of Wales' wedding, 29.7.81

King Of Saxony's Bird Of Paradise (Pteridophora Alberti) - medium distance rattle-like calls. Wind and raindrops on foliage.

Cuckoo Clock (Cuckoo Only) - Cuckoo clock striking seven o'clock. (Cuckoo only.)

Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus Schoenobaenus) - close-up song. Wren,woodpigeon,magpie,blackcap,nightingale,pheasant and robin in background.

Southern Elephant-seal (Mirounga Leonina) - medium close-up sounds from males, females and pups.

Hollow Doors: Interior - Solid Panel Door: Interior, open and close. (Hall acoustic, recorded two metres away)

Ford Anglia 105e Van (1963, 997cc): Exterior - Motor Van: Door Open, driver alights, door close, exterior, (Ford Anglia 105E, 1963 model, 997cc).

Common Caracara (Polyborus Plancus) - medium close-up hissing from caracara at carcass with american black vultures.

Stripe-throated Jery (Neomixis Striatigula) - medium close-up extreme alarm, Madagascar Sandgrouse and cicadas in background.

Blackbird (Turdus Merula) - Low intensity roosting activity call developing into flight alarm rattle.

Madagascar Cuckoo Shrike (Coracina Cinerea) - medium close-up flight or alarm call, Common Newtonia in background.

Motor Car: Ford Cortina 1.6 Gl (Manual) 1982 Model: Exterior - Cars: 1.6GL (Manual) 1982 model Ford Cortina. Exterior, departing at medium speed

Electronic Sounds - Light electronic door, open & close. (Specially created electronic sound.)

World War I Army Drill - World War I Army Drill, Company 'D' approach & halt, stand easy, with orders shouted.

Rock Hyrax  (Procavia Capensis) - close-up social calls between several, grooming and scratching, lip smacking, snort and chewing. Wind around cliffs. A few birds in the distance.

Sikorski 61n (24 Seater) Helicopter Exterior - Sikorski 61N, Helicopter, exterior, Take off and depart. (24 seater with General Electric CT 58 Turbine engine)

New Zealand - The Natural World 1 - Bush atmosphere, Kapiti Island, NZ (motorboat in distance)

Sliding corridor door in railway carriage opened & shut three times.

Lakeside - Summer: Early Morning - With mallard, black-headed gulls, lapwing etc

Motor Horns (Single & Multitone) - Multitone Motor Horn sounded.

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - High intensity single bird 'choking'

Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus Niloticus) - close-up calls from newly hatched young. background calls from frogs & birds.

Brown Pelican (Pelecanus Occidentalis) - Calls close-up from a well grown chick, traffic in distance.

Crash 1 - Small glass crashes - 1-5 piece falls (84H) 3", 2", 2", 2", 3".

Forest Atmosphere - Forest atmosphere with warblers medium close-up/dist. Quite busy atmosphere. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Golden Eagle (Aquila Chrysaetos) - Calls close-up from eaglet after being fed. Movement in nest. Adult takes off. Slight machine noise in background. Crackly.

Sailing Ship: Gaff-rigged Ketch - Sailing Ship: Gaff-rigged Ketch, Interior, day cabin, creaks.

Harbour Seal (Phoca Vitulina) - calls of seal, with water sloshing about

Static Engines - One with start, run, stop. (Sewage machinery suitable for general use)

Black-headed Gull (Larus Ridibundus) - Flock following tractor plough. Cow.

Baby (Girl) - 34 week old baby girl, playing and trying to talk.

Yellow-billed Stork (Mycteria Ibis) - medium close-up sound of stork jumping up and landing in pool - probably chasing prey. Fan-tailed widowbird in background. Insects in background.

Suburbia 2 And Skylines - Pigeons flying and chasing in coop (1B18,reprocessed)

Pygmy Chimpanzee (Pan Paniscus) - Loud chorusing. Sound recordist changes level during calls.

Coastal Woodland - Autumn: Morning Fish Crows and crickets. Woodpeckers and Blue jays in distance.

Bmc Mini Car 1966 (848cc) (Exterior) - Exterior, self starter, revving, switch off. (1966 848cc BMC Mini car)

Chacma Baboon  (Papio Ursinus) - General quiet social sounds of group. Exact date unknown - December 1980 to November 1981

World War Ii: Air Raids - Air raids on London at night. Night alert, faint droning of planes, siren.

British Birds 2 - Blackbird, with dawn woodland atmosphere of song thrush, woodpigeon and jackdaw in background.

Caving & Potholing - Man in 30ft drainpipe crawling away from microphone.

African Harrier Hawk (Polyboroides Typus) - Calls medium distance-medium close-up. With Grey Hornbills, Double-spurred Francolin and Doves in background.

Ammunition Factory - Ammunition Factory, plastic cartridge extrusion machine operating.

New College Clock, Oxford - New College clock striking five o'clock.

World War 2 - 1 - Marauder B24 (4 Engined Bomber) (USA) taking off,March 1945 (reprocessed)

Slow Footsteps Down Wooden Stairs - Footsteps Down Wooden Stairs, woman, slow, departing.

Wren (Troglodytes Troglodytes) - close-up alarm calls. Willow warblers & chaffinches in distance. Hum from bumble bees.

Sage Grouse (Centrocercus Urophasianus) - Group of males displaying medium close-up. Sparrow (song?) medium close-up. Recorded early morning.

Footsteps On Wood: Walking (Dead Acoustic) - Footsteps on Wood, man walking, departing. (Dead acoustic.)

World War 2 - 1 - Takes off after revving up.Swordfish revs up in background and takes off (reprocessed)

Farmstead - Spring: Early Morning - With rooks, house sparrows, wren, etc

Comedy Sounds - Milk bottle breaking. (Specially created effect)

Blue Wren (Malurus Cyaneus) - close-up - medium close-up song. Distant calls from black-backed magpie & other birds. Heavy cicada chorus in background.

Cowbells - Cowbells close-up. Female voice in background at beginning. Dog barks background at 0.19 and close-up at 0.57.

Red Marmot (Marmota Caudata) - close-up alarm calls from a single animal. Another alarming in background. Clicking calls from wheatear. Insects and occasional calls from birds in background. Dolby pumping, use with extra atmosphere.

Church Bells - Church Bells, six bells ringing. (St. Mary's, Hampton, Middlesex.)

Engines - Ruston Hornsey YEX 6 pumping engines - slow down and stop.

Forest - Early morning, after night of rain. Water dripping from trees. Calls from a flock of rifleman. Other birds in distance. Slight wind in trees.

Crowds: Interior - Crowd, interior, 40 men & women, "hear hears" & applause.

Wetland Atmosphere - Early morning atmosphere at roost site. Calls from dunlin & knot flying past.

Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus Xanthocephalus) - Songs and calls while feeding

Rome: Metropolitana (Underground Railway) - Rome Metropolitana, platform atmosphere, train departs. (Underground railway in Rome.)

Domestic Cat (Felis Catus) - close-up purring from a Burmese cat. Recorded at Sarah Ford's home.

Submarines (1960 ‚äòp‚äô Class) - Submarine: 1960 'P' class, Periscope moving downwards.

National Daily Newspaper - National Daily Newspaper Foundry Casting Room.

Bbc News Sound Effects Tape (Old) - shopping - shop interior - shopping - mall - precinct

Crested Tit (Parus Cristatus) - close-up calls from two birds feeding in pine trees. Jackdaws and chaffinches in distance. Siskins call at end of recording.

River Atmosphere - Tropical Evergreen (Riverine) Forest: Winter (Dry Season) Mid-day. With Yellow-bellied Parrot, ? White-bearded Bulbul (species identity uncertain), Blue-spotted Wood Dove, Double-spurred Francolin etc., and insects.

Pool Of London - Water: Pool, Lapping, birds, more activity, siren at start

Willow Tit (Parus Montanus) - close-up feeding calls and contact calls from two birds. Red-breasted flycatcher in background. Slight water noise from stream. Insects buzzing.

Peugeot 205gt 1982 1300cc Petrol (car Misfiring Quite Badly) - exterior - heavy continuous rain on roof of stationary car, heavy traffic passing

Worcester College Clock, Oxford - Worcester College clock striking eleven o'clock.

Black Billed Sicklebill (Drepanornis Albertisi) - medium close-up soft croaks of courtship display whilst hanging upside down. background sounds of wind & calls from various bird species.

Woodland Atmosphere - Woodland atmosphere - possibly Towhee prominent, warblers and crows in background.

Dial 999 - Ambulance approaches junction and turns right with two-tone horn, urban background.

Mgb Open Sports Car 1966 (1798cc) (Exterior) - Exterior, self starter, depart. (1966 1798cc MGB open sports car)

Graceful Warbler (Prinia Gracilis) - medium distance alarm calls from warbler. Distant calls from dhufar toads. Occasional fly buzz. Distant sounds of water in irrigation channel. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Red Munia (Amandava Amandava) - Flock calls close-up with frogs in background.

Beach Atmosphere - Surf and waves on the Atlantic coast of the island.

Horse On Gravel (Studio) - Horse on gravel, canter, to stop. (Studio recording)

Junkers Ju 88, start, warm up, switch off. (German World War II fighter/bomber, two piston engines.)

Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet Aircraft: Interior - Boeing 747, Jumbo Jet Aircraft, touch down, reverse thrust, taxi. (Interior, 747 giant long-range airliner, 4 jet engines)

Boats - Motor launch - start, reverse, high speed run, turn, high speed run and stops (in cabin).

Interiors - Theatres And Halls - Teenage girls screaming in a theatre - May '1966 (63C,reprocessed)

New Caledonian Crow (Corvus Moneduloides) - Aggressive calls from group & individual. Also softer calls 1m13s. background sounds of forest with occasional calls from other bird species. N.B. Date of this recording is unknown.

Swallow (Hirundo Rustica) - Calls of gathering on wires. Traffic and voices in background.

Ford Anglia 105e Van (1963, 997cc): Interior - Motor Van: Column Dip Switch, interior, (Ford Anglia 105E, 1963 model, 997cc).

Doors & Lift Gates - Old-fashioned inner and outer metal lift gates closed. (Reverberation)

Antillean Nighthawk (Chordeiles Gundlachii) - Antillean nighthawk calling during flight, feeding & display dives. Pulsating calls from insects. Occasional distant calls from Cuban Amazon parrots. Time is approx. 6.30 p.m. N.B. Recording is also suitable as an evening atmosphere.

Grassland - Morning on short grass plains, many larks singing, occassional distant wildebeest.

Black-fronted Nunbird (Monasa Nigrifrons) - Five birds 'chorusing' close-up. Other birds calling in background, some closer at times. Insects buzzing.

Monsoon Forest - Evening - sunset. Cicadas and crickets. Calls from sulphur breasted musk parrots. Distant wattled honeyeaters.

Coot (Fulica Atra) - close-up high pitched calls other coots and canada goose in background

Hand Saw - medium close-up sound of hand saw being used to fell a larch tree. close-up crack as tree falls.

Fox Hunting: Whaddon Chase Hunt - At the meet, general atmosphere. (Whaddon Chase Hunt.)

British Trams - Tram approach & pass, stops, with wheel squeak at end.

Arctic Skua (Stercorarius Parasiticus) - Several birds calling in flight close-up - mp as they chase a common gull. Others call from ground. Common gull calling close-up - mp. Seawash mp.

Boeing 747 Jet Aircraft (Exterior) - Boeing 747 'Jumbo Jet', exterior, passing overhead. (Long-range airliner, 4 jet engines.)

Exterior Atmospheres - Blustery Wind on a Beach, with drifting sand. (No seawash.)

River/stream Atmosphere - Riverside - Morning. Bird song and calls, dripping water. Very busy.

Religion In Britain - London Central Mosque, Regents Park - main mosque before prayers - expectant hush, with some sounds of coughing etc, as people settle down

Aircraft: Hawker Harrier Vertical Take-off Jet (Exterior) - Hawker Harrier, exterior, passing over twice. (Harrier Jump-Jet, vertical take off & landing fighter jet.)

Motor Car: 1929 Riley 9 H.p. Saloon (Exterior) - Exterior, start, revving, switch off. (Recorded near exhaust of Riley 9 h.p. saloon, 1929 model)

Wilson's Bird Of Paradise (Diphyllodes Respublica) - medium close-up calls at 0m20s and 0m30s. Good close-up of flying insects. \ Continuous background of other birds and insects.

Hovercraft: Srn 6 (Exterior) - SRN 6 Hovercraft, fast departure. (Saunders Roe Nautical 6 hovercraft.)

Shops - Newsagent/confectioner's shop - fairly quiet atmosphere.

Transport - Rolls Royce Silver Spirit, exterior, door opened & closed. (6.75 litres, 1986 model.)

Spanish Sparrow (Passer Hispaniolensis) - Calls whilst flying to and from song post, with flies.

Local Steam Trains: Eastern Region - Local train whistle and depart. (London Midland Region steam train.)

Rainforest - After dawn. Many birds calling and singing. Crickets and hum from flies.

Tiger (Panthera Tigris) - Siberian tiger (P.t.altaica) Licking keeper's hand through cage bars.

Pre-flight announcement over aircraft P.A. system by stewardess (on board De Havilland Comet).

Wamba Indigenous Music - Short sharp resonant notes from a trumpet made from elephant tusk.

Exterior Crowds 2 - Chant of "We want the Queen" (rec. Silver Jubilee - June 1977) (2C8,reprocessed)

Steam Trains: Exterior - Steam Train: Maunsell Q class 541 0-6-0 Loco 1938, pre 1940 rolling stock,exterior, loco stands in station, shunting in background.

Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus Crinitus) - medium close-up calls from two birds, insects & wind in trees, calls from other birds in distance, birds duet for some of band.

Woodland - Autumn:Day Blue Jays, Woodpecker and other birds calling, Cicadas and crickets.

Merton College Clock, Oxford - Merton College clock striking nine o'clock.

Interiors - Pubs And Clubs - Pin-table, coin in slot, ball round 3 times, with bells, 'flippers' and buzzes - 1968 (173A,reprocessed)

Kokako (Callaeas Cinerea) - medium close-up resonant calls from kokako. background sounds of wind in trees & calls from other bird species. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Fork-tailed Storm Petrel (Oceanodroma Furcata) - close-up calls in burrow, loud calls, movement in burrow and some softer calls. Mass flock sounds in background.

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - Distress & alarm calls close-up from half-grown chick. Colony mp.

Honda 250 Motor Cycle - Motor Cycles: Honda 250, medium speed pass

Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo Novaeguineae) - close-up flight alarm calls as an adult attempts to strike at a predator near the nest. Others call in background. Includes some laughing calls. Low cicada chorus. Sounds of a lizard climbing down a tree at end of recording.

Portable Typewriter (Close Perspective) - Portable Typewriter: Close Perspective, fast typing.

Black-headed Gull (Larus Ridibundus) - Attack calls medium close-up from a prominent bird in colony.

Lafresnaye's Vanga (Xenopirostris Xenopirostris) - Song. with distant lemur and insects.

Razorbill (Alca Torda) - close-up annoyance growls between two birds. Guillemots, kittiwakes, arctic tern and herring gulls in background. Distant surf.

London Green Line Coach (Interior) - London Green Line Coach, interior, start up, run with stops & starts, stop, tickover, switch off.

Mandrill Baboon (Mandrillus Sphinx) - medium distance grunts from mandrill. background bird calls & stridulating insects. N.B. Some bangs on recording.

Shag (Fratercula Arctica) - calls of single bird; distant seawash and other birds in background

Lifeboat: Selsey 48‚äô6‚äù Oakley Class Lifeboat (Self Righting With Crew Of 7) - Lifeboat: Selsey 48'6" Oakley class, 7 crewed self-righting, windscreen wipers.

Greenland - Blizzard - heard inside house, with banging shutters

Common (Northern) Flicker (Colaptes Auratus) - medium close-up-close-up sounds of bird tapping on pine branch. Rufous-sided Towhee, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Red-breasted Nuthatch and crows in background. Cricket chorus, Fox Squirrel moving through branches - claws scraping on bark at end.

Fire Engines - Fire station, bells for turn out to fire. (Close perspective, no speech.)

Large Outdoor Crowd: Men - Battle Crowd, mixed angry crowd, shouting rises to crescendo and dies down. (Suitable background to a period battle)

Coniferous Woodland Atmosphere - Busy atmosphere recorded during dawn chorus. medium close-up shrill song from goldcrest. medium distance to background song from redstarts & thrushes. background sounds of wind in trees.

Forest Atmosphere - Morning in dry forest. Sound of distant birds including cockatoos. Water dripping from trees. Drizzle starts and wind in trees increases as recording proceeds. * Day and month is not specified.

Whooper Swan (Cygnus Cygnus) - Calls & trumpeting calls medium close-up; wigeon, mallard & mute swans in background. Several groups of barnacle geese fly past in distance, some excited calls from whooper swans.

Ecclesiastical Effects 2 - Interior, 3 bells rung at random in Pre-Reformation style, from interior of church, with some noise of feet and rope (St. Andrew's Church, Toft, Cambs.) - 1982 (2B7, reprocessed )

Gunfire (Artillery, Rifle Fire) - Gunfire (Artillery): Rifle Fire.

Barrow's Goldeneye Duck (Bucephala Islandica) - Alarm calls from female to ducklings. background sounds of wind in trees & occasional birdsong. Some slight wind on microphone.

Bristol Britannina Prop-jet Airliner (Exterior) - Bristol Britannia, exterior, start up. (Long/medium range airliner, four turboprop jet engines.)

America - New Orleans: House Finch at night, with background traffic.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Neutral atmosphere recorded at dawn(5.15am). Calls from many different bird species. Occasional sounds from insects. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Motor Traffic: London - Traffic passing, pedestrians and speech. (Oxford Circus, London.)

Farmland - Spring,dawn,farmland,low plantation. Prominent song from wren and turtle dove,willow warblers,garden warbler,song thrush,chiffchaff,linnets,woodpigeon,robins,blackbirds,distant sheep at start with pheasants and crows.

Cross-channel Car Ferry - Cross-Channel car ferry, interior, atmosphere on garage deck of cross-channel ferry prior to departure.

Trains - London Underground, Central Line train arrives with indistinct platform announcements, doors, depart. (Exterior acoustic.)

Burrowing Owl (Speotyto Cunicularia) - calls, with other birds in background [occasional mic bump]

Sperm Whale (Physeter Catodon) - Rapid echolocation clicks of varying patterns with occasional high intensity clicks.Low level "sighs". Hydrophone recording.

Song Sparrow (Melospiza Melodia) - medium close-up song, wind in trees.

Processions - Cavalry troop passing through town on hard surface.

London Underground - London Underground, Charing Cross Station, atmosphere in station. (Below ground.)

Bar-headed Goose (Anser Indicus) - close-up deep calls from a single bird. Another in background. Flies buzzing.

Arabian Babbler (Turdoides Squamiceps) - Alarm call close-up, with yellow-vented bulbul and lesser whitethroat. Tractors in background.

Common Peafowl (Pavo Cristatus) - close-up calls from peacock fanning tail and vibrating secondaries. Others calling in background. Collared doves, blackbirds, song thrush, swallows etc in background.

Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus Magellanicus) - Feeding calls and wing-flaps close-up from chick and grunts from adult, colony and surf in distance.

Brown Headed Cowbird (Molothrus Ater) - close-up song from cowbird. Rapid bubbling notes & shrill whistles.

Sports Crowd: Outdoor - Sports Crowd: Large restless crowd builds up, outdoor sports meeting

Trouser Manufacture - Factory Machines: Trouser Manufacture, Hoffman pressers operating

Suricate (Suricata Suricatta) - close-up general calls, around mid-day, from four animals.

Communication & Electronics - Cooke's portable 2-needle telegraph, 1838.

Children - Babies & Infants - Baby girl crying, 9 months old - 1984 (8B3, reprocessed)

Madagascar Sandgrouse (Eremialector Personatus) - MC flock calls, Pied Crows, other birds and cicadas in background.

Kaka (Nestor Meridionalis) - close-up calls from two. Calls as they and others fly off. Bellbirds calling. Cicadas in background. Slight wind in trees.

Athletics - White City Stadium athletics meeting, cheers, shouts, whistles into atmosphere.

Sperm Whale (Physeter Catodon) - Sperm whales producing steady echolocation clicks. Hydrophone recording. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Rainforest - Mid-morning. Bird calls from a mixed species flock feeding in a fruiting fig tree. Other birds in background including a woodpecker drumming. Cicadas and hum of insects.

Comedy 3 - One whoosh, two whooshes 1", 1" - 1967 (7D, reprocessed)

Brantley B2b 2-seater Helicopter (Interior) - Brantley 305, interior, 2 false starts. (5-seater helicopter.)

House Mouse (Mus Musculus) - Quiet atmosphere in cage as mice awake metal cage noise towards end

Puerto Rican Tody (Todus Mexicanus) - medium close-up tody warble. Forest atmosphere & light wind in background.

Thermal Spring - Hot spring. Up-welling in pool with geyser in background.

Suricate (Suricata Suricatta) - close-up calls from group in den.

Domestic Clock - Domestic Mantle Clock striking eleven o'clock. (Early 19th Century clock chimes 'B', 8 bells, 1 gong.)

Spectacled Caiman (Caiman Crocodilus) - close-up aggressive hiss from female at nest.

D.i.y. And Building - Sanding, paper folded then sheet of plywood.

Mud/sand Flats Atmosphere - Sea coast - mud/sand flats - any season, day or night. Distant sea with greenshank, redshank, bar-tailed godwits and grey plover.

Footsteps Down Stone Stairs - Medium tempo footsteps down stone stairs, 1 man. (With start and stop)

Small Boat On Lake - Small rowing boat on a lake. Boarding. (Distant birds)

Woodland - 9.00am in open woodland. Cicadas, crickets, flies and bees. Various birds.

New Forest Pony (Equus Caballus) - Sniffs and snorts background traffic.

Broad Leaved Woodland - Early morning: Late Spring With nightingale, Bonelli's warbler, great tit, whitethroat and field cricket chorus

Hansom Cab With Bells (Interior Or Exterior) (Loose Surface) - Hansom cab with bells, suitable for interior or exterior use. Start, constant run, stop.

Footsteps On Country Road: Walking - Footsteps on Country Road, woman walking, departing.

Indoor Crowds: Small Group (English) - Small group arguing. (Some identifiable speech.)

Rainforest Atmosphere - Recorded in late afternoon. close-up calls of social flycatcher. background sounds of other bird species & insects. Also some wind in trees.

Black Tern (Chlidonias Nigra) - Calls close-up and medium close-up from several birds. Distant water lapping. Wind on microphone.

Mixed Woodland - EARLY SPRING: Midday With Robin, Jackdaws, Mistle Thrush, Blackbird and Goldcrest.

Wolf (Canis Lupus) - close-up chewing and crunching bones from three Wolves. Ravens in distance.

Electronically Generated Sounds - Severe Crash. (Futuristic Spot Effect.)

Lafresnaye's Vanga (Xenopirostris Xenopirostris) - Calling and flying off.

Triumph Tr6 Sports Car, 1971 (Exterior) - Exterior, approach, stop, tickover, switch off. (TR6 Sports Car, 1971 model)

Mills & Grain - Interior, general atmosphere on top floor with mill operating.

Ships And Boats 2 - Yacht, pumping bilge. (30ft sailing yacht 'Alice May', Halmatic 30, GRP, sloop rig.)

Montezuma Oropendola (Psarocolius Montezuma) - Forty plus birds gathering nest materials & displaying. medium close-up display calls with other calls from individuals.

Ford Fiesta Motor Car (1980 Model, 1300cc) Interior - Car: Ford Fiesta, 1300 cc, 1980 model. Interior, changing from third into top gear

Woodland (Warm, Dry Evergreen) - Spring/summer: Evening - With blue tit, hoopoe, bee eater and golden oriole

Jungle Crow (Corvus Macrorhynchos) - Individual crow calls from the left. Recorded on a frozen lake.

Crested Tit (Parus Cristatus) - Calls of pair at nest close-up. With Subalpine Warbler song.

Interiors - Various 1 - Busy hotel foyer atmosphere - 1981 (1C22,reprocessed)

Grey Backed Fiscal Shrike (Lanius Excubitoroides) - close-up song from a group. Other birds and insects in background.

White Tailed Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus Albicilla) - Eagle in flight & landing. close-up insect noise at start of recording. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

World War Ii German V2 Rocket - V2 rocket, explosion and rumble.

Jabiru Stork (Jabiru Mycteria) - medium close-up chicks chirping in nest. Some insects close-up. Monk parakeets, insects and wind in background. NB: could be used as an atmosphere.

Town/village Atmosphere - Winter - Early Morning. Common mynahs and red-vented bulbuls mainly, other birds and distant voices, wingbeats.

Gallery Forest Atmosphere - close-up buzz of insects alighting & departing in fairly quiet atmosphere. medium close-up occasional clicks & distant bird calls. Slightly hissy background. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Rainforest - Many birds calling including Eastern whipbirds, catbirds, gerygones, honeyeaters, chowchillas, etc.

Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus Leucocephalus) - close-up calls from chicks with female in nest, female flies off and young continues to call. Laughing Gull and aircraft in background.

Aircraft: Beaufighters - Exterior, steep climb. (Bristol Beaufighter, World War II)

Slow Footsteps Down Wooden Stairs - Footsteps Down Wooden Stairs, two men, slow, departing.

Golden Bamboo Lemur (Hapalemur Aureus) - close-up calls from male and female with atmosphere of crickets and frogs. Wind in trees.

Motor Car: 1960 Ford Anglia - Exterior, approach and stop with brake squeal. (1960 Ford Anglia)

Communications - BT Telephone operators, Jackfield switchroom with 999 alarm audible occasionally. (1925 onward.)

Ranch - Cattle drive, cattle being driven by noisy Mexican cowboys, 'moos' and movement sounds from herd.

Flying Fox (Unidentified) - Either Lombok flying fox (Pteropus lombocensis) or Sunda flying fox (Acerodon mackloti) close-up aggressive calls and wingbeats as bats fly in to roost tree.

Coniferous Woodland - Afternoon. Prominent calls from chaffinches and siskins. Calls from Scottish crossbills near end. Wind in trees.

St. Clemen Danes Church, London - Sound of carillon playing 'Oranges and Lemons'. St. Clement Danes Church, London

World War 2 - Machine gun and small arms fire, Bessa guns, enemy shells landing (some in canal) - 1945 (500X)

Hornet (Vespa Crabro) - close-up buzzing from hornets in flight; occasional clicks as they touch. Robins, blackbird, blue tit, coal tit, wood cricket & nuthatch in background. Very slight leaf noise.

Brown-headed Gull (Larus Brunnicephalus) - close-up flight calls from a single gull. Others in background. Lapping water in foreground.

Western Sandpiper (Calidris Mauri) - close-up calls from adult on breeding grounds. Faint calls from chicks, other birds in background.

Sperm Whale (Physeter Catodon) - Surface recording of sperm whales producing loud blows. Sounds of echolocation. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Rufous Chatterer (Turdoides Rubiginosus) - medium close-up flight alarm calls, birds, insects & frogs in background.

Oystercatcher (Haematopus Ostralegus) - Early morning. Calls from oystercatchers at roost. Knot calls in background. Knot surging forwards at 4m35s.

Robin (Erithacus Rubecula) - close-up spring song. Wren & willow warblers in distance. Slight breeze in trees.

Fenland Carr Atmosphere - Atmosphere recorded during autumn evening. Sounds of Cetti's warbler & water rail. Also calls from robin & wren.

Meadow Atmosphere - Recorded in early evening with sun setting. Sounds of cicadas & other insects. background calls of birds. Some slight bumps.

Grey Headed Bush Shrike (Malaconotus Blanchoti) - medium close-up rattle & calls. Helmeted Guineafowl in distance & closer. Slate coloured Boubou, White browed Sparrow Weavers, White browed Coucal & others in background.

Telephones: Telephone Box 1985 - Push-Button Telephone Box (1985): One coin inserted

Cars - Jaguar Sovereign, interior, approach motorway, constant run on motorway, leave motorway. (3.6 litre, 1986/7 model.)

Parrot Spp. - Early morning. Calls from amazons and blue-headed parrots in tree. Very busy.

King Of Saxony Bird Of Paradise (Pteridophora Alberti) - medium close-up display calls. Other birds in background. Distant waterfall.

Hospitals - Foetal heartbeat, direct contact recording at 38 weeks.

Vintage Motor Car: Fiat 509a Saloon: Interior - Cars: Vintage motor car Fiat 509A saloon. Interior, start into multi-point turn

King Penguin (Aptenodytes Patagonicus) - Single chick with adult. Sounds of colony in background. Wind in background.

Comedy Sounds - Half a dozen werewolves. (Specially created effect)

Trains & Bridges - Local train under bridge, goods train emerges.

Andean Goose (Chloephaga Melanoptera) - close-up calls, a few other birds in background.

Crow (Corvus Corone Corone) - Roost with carrion crows, rooks and jackdaws close perspective

Savanna Atmosphere - With calls of various birds, Zebras braying and snorting, Wildebeest grunting during rainstorm.

Caribou (Rangifer Tarandus) - Drumming of hooves as group of caribou approaches then recedes(grunt 0m13s). Splashing then hoofsteps & tendon clicks from individual fording stream. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Sea Coast: Mud Flats - EARLY SPRING: DAY OR NIGHT With shelducks and herring gulls ebbing tide

World War I Aircraft: S.e. 5a Fighter (Exterior) - Exterior, land, switch off. (S.E. 5A First World War single-seater fighter, 1 piston engine)

Horsedrawn Brewer‚äôs Dray: On Gravel - Horsedrawn Brewer's Dray: On Gravel, departing.

Green Hawk-moth (Eumorpha(=pholus)labruscae) - close-up squeaking. Beating wings. NB: also known as gaudy sphinx moth.

Church Bells - Church Bells, ringing into stop. (St. Andrew's Church, South Lopham, Norfolk.)

Cassin's Finch (Carpodacus Cassinii) - close-up song, very little background, bird flies off at end.

Horses / Dogs - One unshod horse passes at trot on rough track, with some birdsong.

Blackstart (Cercomela Melanura) - Song close-up, with house sparrows, yellow-vented bulbul and insects in background Wind in bamboo.

Greater Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus Ferrumequinum) - Young bat squeaking and ear vibrating

Motor Car: 1914 Model ‚äòt‚äô Ford - Interior, two false starts. Ford Model 'T' (1914)

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - NB: Recorded from microphones placed beside a Reed Warbler's nest. 0615-0735hrs Soft call of adult close-up. Cow, sheep and Skylark in background.

19ft Motor Boat (12 H.p. Petrol Engine) - Tickover. (In cockpit of 19 foot motor boat, 12 h.p. petrol engine)

Livestock 1 - Cow, interior, milked by machine, machine switched on & off, churn put down & suction of teat clusters heard.

Tristram's Grackle (Onychognathus Tristramii) - Calls medium distance with echo. Fan-tailed Raven in background.

Electronically Generated Sounds - Pump action rifle, single shot. (Futuristic Spot Effect.)

Ships And Boats 2 - Canal Narrow Boat, engine started. (Exterior acoustic.)

Domestic Clock - Domestic clock striking eight o'clock. (Domestic clock with single-strike mechanism.)

Sociable Weaver (Philetairus Socius) - Busy with squeaking calls from weavers roosting at nests at sunset. Also some sounds of wind.

Common Coot (Fulica Atra) - Whining calls from two coot chicks. Also some popping calls from adult. background calls & song from other bird species.

Farm Machnery: Drum Threshing Machine - Drum threshing machine in operation. Starts, runs, stops,

Blue Tit (Parus Caeruleus) - Call and churr medium close-up (rather windy background)

Pleske's Ground Jay (Podoces Pleskei) - close-up shrill, rapid call from jay. background sounds of wind. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Barnacle Goose (Branta Leucopsis) - Feeding & contact calls close-up from a flock. Mallard & red-breasted geese in background. Moorhen calls near end.

Tropical Village - Early Spring: Midday - With cicadas, birds and distant village sounds

Interiors - Various 2 - Covent Garden market, atmosphere in fruit and vegetable hall, unloading, quiet voices and trolleys - 1973 (1M1,reprocessed))

Pony Trekking - String of ponies walking down hill and stopping.

Canyon Atmosphere - With House Bunting singing, Ravens and Fan-tailed Ravens calling, Blackstart singing, Tristram's Grackles and Trumpeter Finch calling. Insects in background.

Brown Sicklebill (Epimachus Meyeri) - close-up-medium distance calls. Belford's melidectes and other birds in background.

5-7 Cwt Bedford Light Van (Exterior) - Exterior, approach and stop. (Bedford light van.)

Aircraft: Trident (Exterior) - Trident, Aircraft, exterior, taxi past.

Motor Car: 1929 Riley 9 H.p. Saloon (Exterior) - Exterior, start, reverse, switch off. (Riley 9 h.p. saloon, 1929 model)

Double-spurred Francolin (Francolinus Bicalcaratus) - medium distance calls, calls from bulbuls close and distant, other birds, insects and distant traffic.

Farnborough Air Show - Farnborough Air Show 1968, general atmosphere with P.A. announcements, jet aircraft in foreground.

Bullring Market, Birmingham - Amosphere recorded at a china shop. (Bullring)

Exterior Atmospheres - School Playground, with 7-11 year old children playing games.

Forest Atmosphere - Wet forest - Summer - Day. Quiet atmosphere, birds, insects, wind.

Religion In Britain - London Central Mosque, Regents Park - ladies prayer area with general muted chatter and sounds of women praying

Arctic Skua (Stercorarius Parasiticus) - medium close-up calls in flight from several birds. Skylark mp. Seawash and wind medium close-up.

Boeing 747 Jet Aircraft (Exterior) - Boeing 747 'Jumbo Jet', exterior, taxi past. (Long-range airliner, 4 jet engines.)

De Havilland Vampire, exterior, approach & pass. (Single jet-engined fighter plane.)

Time - Clocks & Bells - Bracket clock (1920) with Westminster chimes - strikes 12

Bokmakierie Shrike (Telophorus Zeylonis) - medium close-up calls from shrike. Various calls including trills & whistles. background calls from other bird species. Distant rumble of traffic.

Wamba Indigenous Music - High pitched repetitive calls using a two tone communication whistle.

Local Steam Trains: Eastern Region - Local train approach and stop, station background with steam. (London Midland Region steam train.)

Giant Anteater (Myrmecophaga Tridactyla) - moving and sniffing [occasional human breath in f/g]

Nightingale (Luscinia Megarhynchos) - Song by day. Goldfinch song in background.

Kea Parrot (Nestor Notabilis) - Clear receding 'kea' calls. background sounds running water.

Hovercraft: Srn 6 (Exterior) - SRN 6 Hovercraft, switch on, depart. (Depart at 002m20s.) (Saunders Roe Nautical 6 hovercraft.)

Manual Typewriter (Live Acoustic) - Manual Typewriter: Live Acoustic, slow typing.

Black-headed Gull (Larus Ridibundus) - Long calls medium close-up, and fighting between birds in colony. Slightly hissy.

Stonechat (Saxicola Torquata) - Anxiety calls with stream and wren in background

Girls‚äô Grammar School - Girls' Grammar School, girls filing out of hall with organ playing in background. (Footsteps, no chatter.)

Interiors - Pubs And Clubs - Fruit machines, close perspective - 1960 (173A,reprocessed)

Merton College Clock, Oxford - Merton College clock striking two o'clock.

Thomas's Leaf Monkey (Presbytis Ayjula Thomasi) - calls of several, with birds and insects in background

Badger (Meles Meles) - Half grown adults growling and snarling inside sett close perspective with calls of blackbird and song thrush in background

Bats (Chiroptera) - Many bats departing cave in early evening. Chittering calls & sounds of many wings. background sounds of insects.

Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus Sp) - close-up piercing staccato trill

Steam Trains (With 6 Or 7 Coaches, Some Voices) - Steam Train: BR 'Standard' Class 4, 2-6-4T,  interior, starts, runs stops, occasional whistle. 6 or 7 coaches, some voices, rec. in front carriage with window open.

Exterior Crowds 2 - Two cheers - mid-distant perspective (rec. Silver Jubilee - June 1977) (2C8,reprocessed)

House Crow (Corvus Splendens) - Flock calls close-up with wing-beats and movement in trees and alarm calls of Red-winged Lapwing in background.

Laughing Gull (Larus Atricilla) - medium close-up 'long' or 'laughing' calls from single birds, flight calls from several birds, clicks are Brown Pelican feeding.

Korowai Tribesman - medium close-up whistling from tribesman. Tune for song at NHS001306 Bd06 & Bd07. Occasional background speech.

Period Battle (11th Century) - Eleventh Century Battle, general battle atmosphere.

Carolina Wren (Thryothorus Ludovicianus) - medium close-up song. Crickets and distant calls in background.

Mandrill Baboon (Mandrillus Sphinx) - Low grunts from dominant male. Cackling calls from females. Also some shrill calls. background sounds of insects stridulating.

India, Pakistan And Nepal - Countryside - Indian elephant trumpeting, no background

Lifeboat: Selsey 48‚äô6‚äù Oakley Class Lifeboat (Self Righting With Crew Of 7) - Lifeboat: Selsey 48'6" Oakley class, "Charles Henry", self righting with crew of 7, on deck, starts, runs, stops.

Indri (Indri Indri) - Mid-distant calls from a troop, with another more distant troop in background. Dripping water and birds calling.

London Green Line Coach - London Green Line Coach, interior, fan heater being switched on, runs, switched off.

Livestock 2 - Livestock Market, interior, general atmosphere in market, calf auction heard in background, with some metalic bangs & chatter.

Hedgerows/lakeside/woodland - Spring: Morning Common Grackles, Chipping Sparrows, Red-winged Blackbirds, Laughing Gulls and Canada Geese in distance, American Robins, Mourning Dove, House Sparrow at end.

Cassin's Kingbird (Tyrannus Vociferans) - medium close-up calls from one bird joined by a second and calls as they chase each other.

Bornean Orang Utan (Pongo Pygmaeus Pygmaeus) - Distant long call from adult male. Rhythmic grunts & wails echo hauntingly in forest. Shrill insect stridulation. Distant sounds of birds.

Northern Elephant Seal (Mirounga Angustirostris) - close-up threat calls from female and squeals and screams from pup. Colony in background. Quieter background near end.

Motor Traffic: London - Light traffic, occasionally heavy, on main road. (Shepherds Bush, London.)

Trains - London Underground, District Line train sliding door closes.

Guillemot (Uria Aalge) - medium distance calls from a group on their breeding ledges. Fulmar, kittiwakes and gulls call in background. Wren singing on cliff-top. Heavy surf.

Marshland - Sunrise 6am. Reed warblers prominent,wrens sing loudly,cattle call distance. Calls from moorhens,pheasants,cuckoos,redshank,chaffinch,snipe,feral greylag geese,mallard.Garden warbler begins in distance and sings close-up later.Gt spotted woodpecker drums.Woodpi

Black Capped Mocking Thrush (Donacobius Atricapillus) - Clear calls from a male. Female replies with coarse hissing calls. Insect stridualtion. background calls from other bird species.

Cross-channel Car Ferry - Cross-Channel car ferry, interior, atmosphere on garage deck of cross-channel ferry upon arrival at port. (Occasional speech & cars driving off.)

Large Ground Finch (Geospiza Magnirostris) - Calls of male close-up. background yellow warbler and flies.

Bristol Britannina Prop-jet Airliner (Exterior) - Bristol Britannia, exterior, passing low overhead. (Long/medium range airliner, four turboprop jet engines.)

Aircraft 3 - Start, run up engines, taxi - interior (prop-jet airliner).

Electronically Generated Sounds - Mid pitch pulsing hum. (Futuristic Spot Effect.)

African Elephant (Loxodonta Africana) - Sounds of an elephant trying to push over a tree. Birds alarming in distance. Rumbles and calls of elephant towards end. Sounds of elephant feeding on branches. The recording is a little bumpy in places. * Day and month is not specified.

Ecclesiastical Effects 2 - Exterior, single bell telling, with distant traffic and birdsong (St. Chad's Parish Church, Rochdale) - 1974 (2B3, reprocessed )

Communication & Electronics - Sounder used with morse key - receiving end, 1839.

Black-headed Bush Shrike (Tchagra Senegala) - Song medium close-up-close-up, with other species in background.

Children - Babies & Infants - Baby girl, laughing and playing (mouth noises at end, reprocessed) , 9 months old - 1984 (8B3, reprocessed)

Peacock Butterfly (Inachis Io) - wing clapping threat display of single butterfly inside disused WWII bunker [human breath at end]

Brown Headed Cowbird (Molothrus Ater) - close-up song from cowbird. Rapid bubbling notes & whistles.

Egyptian Plover (Pluvianus Aegyptius) - medium close-up alarm calls from bird sat on nest, bulbuls in background. . Hissy, not good quality.

Winter Sports: Sking - Badminton: Game in progress, shuttlecock in play and footsteps, no speech

Factory Machines: Blanket Manufacture - Factory Machines: Blanket Manufacture, Lee and Crabtree leather whip type weaving frame c. 1920, operating

Coastal Garden In Winter - Coastal garden in winter, birds taking off.

Common Peafowl (Pavo Cristatus) - close-up sound of peacock shaking tail and vibrating secondaries. Loud calls from other peacocks nearby. Bird puts tail down at end of recording. Collared doves, robin, blackbirds etc in background. Some distant traffic noise.

Chaffinch (Fringilla Coelebs) - Song and 'pink pink' call from a pair, close-up. Robin in background.

Processions - Ruritanian state occasion with horses, cheers, shouts & excited chatter.

Hoopoe (Upupa Epops) - Adults feeding well advanced young in close-up. Woodlark in background.

Bar-headed Goose (Anser Indicus) - close-up calls from adults. Ducklings calling in background. Flies buzzing. Noisy dolby pumping.

Suricate (Suricata Suricatta) - medium close-up calls from adult 'on guard'. Cicadas in background.

Wessex Ii 16-seater Helicopter (Interior) (2 Bristol Siddeley Gnome Turbines) - Westland Wessex mark 2, interior, land, switch off. (16-seater helicopter with 2 Bristol Siddeley Gnome turbines.)

Motor Car: Ford Ecsort 1300 (Manual) (Interior) - Ford Escort 1300, interior, door closed. (1300cc engine, manual transmission.)

Forest Atmosphere - Sounds of white throated capuchins foraging & moving in trees. Occasional quiet trilling calls from capuchins. Dove & other birds calling in background.

Thailand 1 - Hua Lamphong Railway Station (Bangkok's main station), interior, atmosphere with P.A. system announcements. (Recorded in early afternoon.)

Fallow Deer (Dama Dama) - medium distance challenge call from buck.

Kaka (Nestor Meridionalis) - close-up - medium close-up advertising call from one bird. Calls from two others. Good wingbeats as birds chase each other around and fly off at end. Surf in background (could be wind in trees).

Hawk Owl (Surnia Ulula) - medium close-up calls to chicks from female and high pitched calls from chicks, bill clicking and sound of female breaking up prey. Wind in trees and frogs in background.

Footsteps On Country Road: Walking - Footsteps on Country Road, two men & one woman walking, with start & stop.

World War Ii: Sirens & Gunfire - World War II Air Raid Siren, English, alert sounded.

Fast Footsteps Up Stone Stairs (Slight Echo) - Fast footsteps up stone stairs, 2 men departing. (Slight echo)

Motor Car: 1 1/2 Litre Riley, 1959 (Worn Engine; Exterior) - Exterior, 2 doors closed. (1.5 litre, 1959, worn engine, Riley)

Woodland - Mid-morning in woodland clearing. Many birds calling. Crickets and cicadas. Slight wind in trees.

Domestic Dog (Canis Domesticus) - King Charles (Cavalier) Spaniel. close-up - distant yelps, whines, barks and howls from a puppy.

Domestic Clock - Domestic Mantle Clock striking four o'clock. (Early 19th Century clock chimes 'B', 8 bells, 1 gong.)

Rainforest - Highland rainforest at night. Crickets and cicadas. Owl in distance. Mammal calls in distance.

Old Textile Machinery - Spinning jenny operating with several starts & stops. (Old textile machinery.)

Andean Cock Of The Rock (Rupicola Peruviana) - Display calls of several. (Heavy waterfall noise in background).

Broad-leaved Woodland - AUTUMN: Early morning With Woodpigeon, Blue tit, Chaffinch, Magpie, Wren and rain.

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus Varius) - medium close-up calls. Wind in trees. White-throated sparrow in background.

Mark V Centurion Tank (Exterior) - Exterior, running over rough ground, stop. (Mark V Centurion Tank)

Bus Ticket Machines (London Transport) - Automatic turnstile on one-man bus, coin inserted, regain button pressed. (London Transport bus.)

Long Tailed Meadowlark Or Military Starling (Sternella Loyca) - Song

Electric Typewriter (Live Acoustic) - Electric Typewriter: Close Perspective, tabulating.

Motor Racing: Le Mans - Le Mans, end of race with applause & cheers from spectators.

Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius Phoenicius) - close-up high-pitched calls, other birds in background.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Recorded at sunrise in rainforest around Palenque ruins. medium distance calls from many birds & insects. Woodpecker at 0m 16s.

Rock Bunting (Emberiza Cia) - Song of male, with Coal Tit, Hoopoe, Golden Oriole and Field-crickets in background.

Interiors - Various 1 - Hospital casualty reception atmosphere, with speech and occasional telephone - 1981 (3H3,reprocessed)

Northern Bobwhite Quail (Colinus Virginianus) - close-up wing flaps and calls

Rainforest Atmosphere - Recorded in early morning at approx. 7.30 a.m. Cooing & other calls from dove. medium distance calls of rufous tailed hummingbird from 0m20s. close-up intermittant insect buzz.

Ford Fiesta Motor Car (1980 Model, 1300cc) Interior - Car: Ford Fiesta, 1300 cc, 1980 model. Interior, starting into first gear

Black-capped Capuchin (Cebus Apella) - close-up calls and alarm calls from a troop feeding in trees. Movement sounds. Falling fruit and cracking branches. Cicadas in background.

Northen Pintail (Anas Acuta) - Mass take off of pintails in response to Stella's sea eagle. medium close-up calls from pintails & whooper swans. background calls from jungle crows, gulls & goldeneyes. Pintails fly past 0m47s & 0m58s.

Streamlet - Trickling stream flowing from one small pool to another in willow marsh which borders a fast flowing river which is heard in the background. Snipe in distance.

Ships And Boats 2 - Rowing Boat, row past left to right. (Recorded on shore.) (One man rowing.)

Collared Dove (Streptopelia Decaocto) - Flight call (with starling)

Electronically Generated Sounds - Talking Computer (low pitch, harmonic). (Futuristic Spot Effect.)

Interiors - Shops And Cash Registers - Itemizing Machine - resetting machine - 1969 (23Z,reprocessed)

Triumph Tr6 Sports Car, 1971 (Exterior) - Exterior, passing slowly. (TR6 Sports Car, 1971 model)

World War Ii: Aircraft Usaaf - Exterior, P51 Mustang. World War II. (From 78 r.p.m. disc)

Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus Leucocephalus) - close-up calls from chicks in nest, Northern Flicker and Red-winged Blackbird in background. Wind in trees.

Himalayan Foothills Atmosphere - Himalayan foothills - Winter - Mid-morning. On Margalla Ridge, wind through chir pines, occasional loud bird call, other birds in background, wind strong at times. Distant voices in background.

Australian Pied Imperial Pigeon (Ducula Spilorrhoa) - medium distance colony calls. Loud calls from scrubfowl. Other birds call in the canopy. N.B. The exact date of this recording is unknown.

Gasworks - Gasworks, retort nodding to keep coal running evenly.

Footsteps On Stones & Shingle - Footsteps on shingle, 2 men. (With start and stop)

European Raven (Corvus Corax Corax) - background caws from ravens. Many birds calling, before receding into distance at end of recording. Also sounds of individual flying insects. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Jabiru Stork (Jabiru Mycteria) - medium close-up frenetic chirping by chicks. Wind in background.

Chacma Baboon  (Papio Ursinus) - Family groups eating seed pods from Acacia Tree. With one baboon sneezing. Exact date unknown. December 1980 to November 1981

Temple Ceremony - singing and chanting during ceremony at cave temple, with constant chatter of fruit bats

Diesel Taxi (Exterior) - Exterior, approach and stop. (Diesel Taxi)

White Tailed Kingfisher (Tanysiptera Sylvia) - medium distance calls. Calls from emerald (ground) dove, graceful honeyeater (pich call), yellow spotted honeyeater, metallic starlings and many others.

Bang! - 84mm medium anti tank weapon, two rounds of high explosive fired. (Close perspective.)

Pintail (Anas Acuta) - medium close-up calls from female on ground and flight being chased by males, other birds in distance, bumpy. One male calls at end.

Indian Gharial (Gavialis Gangeticus) - close-up creaking calls from hatchlings. Occasional sounds of movement.

Montane Forest Atmosphere - Late afternoon recording. medium distance to distant calls from birds. background roar of water. Buzzing insects. Recorded in forest of rhododendron, birch & silver fir at 14000ft, overlooking a deep gorge.

Brown-headed Gull (Larus Brunnicephalus) - close-up - medium close-up calls from gulls in colony. Water lapping in foreground.

King Bird Of Paradise (Cicinnurus Regius) - Rough calls, harsh sounding in tone, from a single bird. Other calls. Fairly quiet background.

Mangrove - Mangrove-day. Spectacled fruit bat (pteropus conspicillatus) calls from small colony.

Motor Car: 1960 Ford Anglia - Exterior, passing at 40 mph. (1960 Ford Anglia)

Golden Bamboo Lemur (Hapalemur Aureus) - close-up calls from male and female. Distant river in background.

Park - Winter: Mid-day; With distant Starling whistling and dogs and traffic.

Garden Warbler (Sylvia Borin) - Alarm NB: Recorded between March-June 1938

Static Engines (Constant Runs) - Dust filtration plant operating, constant run. (Refuse machinery suitable for general use)

Vintage Motor Car: Fiat 509a Saloon: Interior - Cars: Vintage motor car Fiat 509A saloon. Interior, 2nd gear to 3rd gear

Green Winged Macaw (Ara Chloroptera) - Flight calls from a single bird at medium distance.

Telephones: Telephone Box 1985 - Snoopy Push-Button Telephone: Rings, receiver lifted

Tsikirity Warbler (Nesillas Typica) - MC calls, Bulbuls in distance, river in background.

Cars - Jaguar Sovereign, exterior, pass right to left. (3.6 litre, 1986/7 model.)

Common Bee Fly (Bombylius Major) - close-up hum from fly hovering. Birds in background.

Tree Cricket (Oecanthus Pellucens) - Tree-cricket stridulating (two duetting) males. Day, autumn.

Wren (Troglodytes Troglodytes) - medium close-up -close-up wingbeats and calls from several wrens going to winter roost. Sounds, calls and wingbeats from about 20 birds inside roost. Some radio breakthrough. Blackbirds and pheasants call in background. Distant traffic noise.

Indian Elephant (Elephas Maximus) - Swimming elephants in sea, splashing & blowing. Many calls from mahouts.

Convolvulus Hawk-moth (Herse Convolvuli) - close-up wing vibration and take-off. *N.B. Herse convolvuli may also be known as Agrius convolvuli

Fast Flowing Stream - LATE SPRING/SUMMER With pied flycatcher and redstart

World War Ii Submarine - German U-Boat, on surface, start diesel engines, run, slow down & stop. (World War II German U-Boat manned by British crew.) (Recorded on after deck.)

World War I Aircraft: 1917 Aerodrome Activity - Exterior, start up, tickover, taxis. (S.E. 5A First World War single-seater fighter, 1 piston engine)

Ruddy Shelduck (Tadona Ferruginea) - close-up calls and splashes from a pair of birds, other birds in background.

Thunder - Distant thunder over mountains. Wind gusting across savanna. Grasses blowing. Brief calls from a few crickets and very faint birds.

Common Starling (Sturnus Vulgaris) - close-up sound of wingbeats and calls from a huge flock flying overhead to roost site.

Southern Elephant-seal (Mirounga Leonina) - Male moving along beach and grabbing female as he does so.

Trains Crossing Metal Bridge - Express train crossing brick-built bridge.

Wasp Sp. (Polistes) - close-up buzzing from workers fanning nest. A few calls from a hummingbird. Cricket and insect chorus in the background.

Domestic Clock - Domestic clock striking nine o'clock. (Domestic clock with single-strike mechanism.)

Ships And Boats 2 - Canal Narrow Boat, trip with changing acoustic as boat passes under bridges, etc. (Recorded on board.)

Sclerophyll Forest Atmosphere - Early morning atmosphere in forest. Calls & song from many bird species including superb lyrebird & parrots. Sounds of movement 0m25s, some very slight bumps on recording. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Island Atmosphere - Recorded during early morning in forest. medium distance to dist calls from birds including rufous fantails & bridled white eyes. Loud insect stridulation. Sounds of wind in trees & distant sea.

Wimbledon 1997 - Wimbledon - Ticket office - spectators buying tickets

19ft Motor Boat (12 H.p. Petrol Engine) - Constant run. (In cockpit of 19 foot motor boat, 12 h.p. petrol engine)

Graceful Warbler (Prinia Gracilis) - Single calls medium distance. Wind increases.

Electronically Generated Sounds - Machine gun rhythm, rapid prolonged bursts. (Futuristic Spot Effect.)

Woodland - Early morning, 6.45am as sun rises, doves mainly mourning doves, superb starlings, distant helmeted guineafowls, grey woodpecker, Fischer's lovebirds, spurfowl etc. Atmosphere gets louder as the sun rises.

Glacier Atmosphere - Recorded at snout of glacier. Sounds of rocks & ice sliding free, with impacts. Also sounds of dripping & trickling water. background sounds of wind.

Motor Car: 1914 Model ‚äòt‚äô Ford - Exterior, approach and stop. Ford Model 'T' (1914)

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - NB: Recorded from microphones placed beside a Reed Warbler's nest. 0615-0735hrs Sparrow-like churring close-up of adult before flying off. Skylark in background.

Peugeot 205gt 1982 1300cc Petrol (car Misfiring Quite Badly) - interior - single attempt to start engine

New Guinea Harpy Eagle (Harpyopsis Novaeguineae) - medium distance calls. Calls and alarm calls from other birds in background and f/g. Water trickling from brook.

6 Horses On Gravel (Studio) - Three horses on gravel, gallop to stop. (Studio recording)

Bells, Door Chimes And Buzzers - Old-fashioned door bell ringing. (Deep note)

Lion (Panthera Leo) - close-up panting from a pride resting under tree in heat of the day; moans, coughs sighs, sneezes & snores. One prominent female breathing heavily most of the time. One cub breathing strangely. Hum from insects.

House Wren (Troglodytes Aedon) - medium close-up song, other birds in background, some traffic noise at end.

Footsteps On Wood: Running (Dead Acoustic) - Footsteps on Wood, woman running, departing. (Dead acoustic.)

Interiors - Various 2 - Covent Garden market, atmosphere in Dedicated Hall with seller in foreground - 1973 (1M2,reprocessed))

Farmland - AUTUMN: EARLY PM Foothills of Smokies, in hedge along field, crickets and falling leaves, contact calls from song sparrow

Southern Sea Lion (Otaria Flavescens) - Colony atmosphere medium perspective with sea in background

Pleske's Ground Jay (Podoces Pleskei) - close-up shrill, rapid calls from jay. background sounds of wind. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula Hypoleuca) - Song with song thrush, carrion crow, rooks, gulls and sheep in background

Glaucous-winged Gull (Larus Glaucescens) - medium distance-MC calls from several birds. Black Oystercatcher calls. Surf on rocks in background.

Grey Heron (Ardea Cinerea) - Calls medium distance from adult, house sparrows medium close-up, wind in trees.

Semidesert Atmosphere - Atmosphere at night. Sounds of stridulating insects, one individual prominent. Also sounds of wind in sand dunes & scattered trees. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Electronic Cash Registers: Ncr Machine With Printer & Bleeps - Cash Register, Electronic NCR: With printer and bleeps, addition, drawer open, money removed.

Moorland - LATE SPRING With meadow pipit, raven, curlew, ring ouzel, merlin also stream and small waterfall

Lambretta Motor Scooter, 1968 (Exterior) - Lambretta Scooter, slow pass.

Swallow Tailed Manakin (Chiroxiphia Caudata) - Display calls from two males. Also some other manakin calls. close-up cheeps from another bird species at start of recording. Some rattles from cage.

Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus Collybitus) - close-up song. Wren, woodpigeons & another chiffchaff in background. Slight wind in trees.

Crowds, Children & Footsteps - Concert Audience, applause between movements.

Baby (Girl) - 14 week-old baby girl, grizzles and cries whilst trying to sleep.

Dawn Chorus (Atmosphere) - medium distance with finches, mynahs and crows

Eurasian Cuckoo (Cuculus Canorus) - MC calls. Oriental turtle dove, pale thrush and other birds in background. Distant call from roe deer.

Motor Car: 1929 Austin 7 - Interior, start, constant run, stop, switch off. (1929 Austin Seven)

Lowland Rainforest Atmosphere - Lowland rainforest - Night 2200hrs. Various cicadas, crickets and frogs, water dripping on leaves - after rain storm, background voices at 2 mins.

Launderette - Launderette, dryer lid closed, penny in slot, spin dry, lid opened.

White Breasted Water Hen (Amaurornis Phoenicurus) - Rhythmic calls from water hen. Calls from other bird species.

Southern Region Suburban Train (Interior) - Victoria Station, atmosphere on concourse with occasional voices.

Sheffield Tram (Interior) - Leicester Tram, exterior, approach & pass. (Tram built 1904.)

Redshank (Tringa Totanus) - close-up calls from two. Distant calls from curlew & other waders. Running water in foreground.

Sailing Vessel: Sts Malcolm Miller - Average sea as heard from Lee Halliards. (STS Malcolm Miller)

Grey Seal (Halichoerus Grypus) - Pup & adult calls, (close-up pup with plaintive quality). Also some water splashing/slapping.

Mealy Amazon Parrot (Amazona Farinosa) - Calls becoming distant with other birds and cicadas in background

World War I - D" company approach and halt, stand easy (WW1 drill with orders shouted) - 1967 (83D)

Fan-tailed Warbler (Cisticola Juncidis) - medium close-up calls, Skylark and flies in background (Wind in crop)

Giant Toad (Bufo Marinus) - close-up croaks from toad. Some distant sounds of traffic.

Paddle Steamer (2400 H.p.) - Vessel arriving at pier, starts with telegraph bell. (On board a 2,400 h.p. paddle steamer)

Domestic Clock: Double-strike (Heavy Mechanism) - Domestic clock striking one o'clock. (Domestic clock with heavy double-strike mechanism.)

Slow Flowing River - Late Spring: Early Morning With Blackbird, Great Reed Warbler and Corn Bunting.

Peregrine Falcon (Falco Peregrinus) - Feeding calls from eight day old chick.

Tank Guns - Tank Guns, 7.62mm machine gun firing. (Recorded at target end.)

Adventure - Skiing, chairlift ride, waiting for lift, getting on, ride, ski off at top. (Recorded on lift.)

Household - Front Door, interior, Yale lock unlocked, door open & close.

Kitchen Appliance Doors - A refrigerator door opened and closed.

Short-toed Lark (Calandrella Cinerea) - Song close-up with voices in background. Slightly hissy.

Shelduck (Tadorna Tadorna) - Adults and young (medium close-up close-up) with oystercatchers and reed bunting in background

Osprey (Pandion Haliaetus) - medium distance calls from bird on nest, wind in bushes and water lapping on bank, Red- winged Blackbirds in background.

Whooper Swan (Cygnus Cygnus) - Leaving calls close-up, contact calls close-up, groups taking off from water (both whooper & mute swans), near end whoopers on water call to calling flying birds, all birds leave lake. One of the swans has a very odd husky call. Wigeon, curlew & mallard call in foreg

Guillemot (Uria Aalge) - Wingbeats from bird arriving, sound of footsteps. Another bird follows; conversational calls. Kittiwakes, razorbills and herring gulls in background.

Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga Leonina) - Calls from female and pup. Colony in background. Waves breaking on shore.

Cliffs - Cliff-top facing cliff-face. Sea breaking on beach below. Herring gulls calling. Some rustle of cliff-edge vegetation in wind.

Exterior Crowds 1 - Crowds in Paternoster Square, London, with footsteps and speech - 1972 (2C1,reprocessed)

Right Whale (Balaena Glacialis) - close-up blow & sounds of inspiration (inhalation) from whale. Some gentle water effects.

Mixed Woodland Atmosphere - LATE SPRING/SUMMER: DAY With wood warbler and chaffinch

Professional League Football - Football League match, general atmosphere during match.

Galapagos Giant Tortoise (Geochelone Elephantopus) - Pair copulating with birds in background

Lakeside - Evening Gently lapping water at side of lake, White-throated Sparrows and Common Yellowthroat singing, Bull Frogs calling, slight wind in bushes.

Istanbul - Istanbul, shoreside atmosphere, with lapping water, passing boats, distant voices and traffic skyline.

White-cheeked Bulbul (Pycnonotus Leucogenys) - Alarm calls close-up, with alarm calls and song of other birds in background. Wind in trees.

Dogs - Alsatians whining & yelping, including 9-month old, exterior.

Wedge Capped Capuchin (Cebus Olivaceous) - Snapping twigs, rustling foliage and crashes from group of capuchins passing though forest. medium close-up contact calls. Fairly busy background of bird calls & prominent Red Howler monkey calls. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

London Midland Region Electric Trains (Interior): 25 Kv Pantograph System - Local Train, interior, start into constant run, with occassional sirens . (British Rail London Midland Region train, 25kV Pantograph system.)

Modern Agricultural Machinery & Vehicles - Land Rover, exterior, reversing (slightly distant), approach, passes, brakes in distance, with some birdsong. (Land Rover, Long Wheel Base, 109" Safari Diesel, Series 2A, 1967.)

Motor Car: Ford Cortina 1500c 1969 Model: Interior - Cars: Ford Cortina, 1500cc, 1969 model. Exterior, manoeuvres.

Papuan Treecreeper (Climacteris Placeus) - Recorded at altitude of 1880 metres. background whirring calls from treecreeper. Also loud advertising calls from black billed sicklebill 0m25s. background sounds of rainforest with stridulating insects, water drips & calls from various bird species.

Chatter - Crowd of 40-50 men & women in a hall, loud & angry shouting with occasional pauses.

Bushland Atmosphere - Fairly lively atmosphere. Calls from african paradise flycatchers, laughing doves, wheatears & bulbuls. background sounds of a small waterfall. N.B. Occasional bumps & sounds of movement.

Bar-tailed Desert Lark (Ammomanes Cincturus) - Sub-song and song.

Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla Flava) - medium close-up calls, insects, distant Crested Lark and Bee-eaters calling towards end. Fish jumping in river.

London - Routemaster Double-Decker Bus, interior, bell rung twice.

Grey Heron (Ardea Cinerea) - Greeting display close-up; house sparrows close-up; wood pigeon in distance; faint traffic noise.

Skylark (Alauda Arvensis) - Adult feeding three nine-day old nestlings BCU.

Public Houses - Public House: City of London, Atmosphere with ventilation hum.

Zoo - Late Spring: Day - Indoor aviary with various Australian birds including kookaburra, cockatoo, galah and other parrots

Burrowing Owl (Athene Cunicularia) - close-up calls from adults and 8 five-week-old chicks. Adult brings food to nest near end of recording. Flies buzzing.

Triumph 650 Cc Motor Cycle - Triumph 650cc twin, approach, turn, switch off.

Lapland Bunting (Calcarius Lapponicus) - close-up calls from chicks as adults fly in to feed Calls from adults Some noise in background and windy at times.

Post Office Telegraph Equipment - Creed keyboard perforator operating. (c.1925)

Mixed Woodland Edge - LATE SPRING: EVENING. With blackbird, wren, pheasant, willow warbler and rooster.

Horsedrawn Vehicles - A coach and four, start, constant run, stop.

Children - Middle & Secondary Schools - Children gradually settle down in classroom (rec. London) - 1980 (3C9, reprocessed)

Yellow Knobbed Curassow (Crax Daubentoni) - close-up whistles of descending frequency. background calls from other bird species. N.B. Exact location of recording is unknown. Recorded in captivity.

Buffy-headed Marmoset (Callithrix Flaviceps) - medium close-up agitated calls. Occasional birds in background. Very distant chicken.

Stitchbird (Notiomystis Cincta) - close-up - medium close-up calls from female. Fantails in background.

Guianan Cock Of The Rock (Rupicola Rupicola) - Recorded at lekking ground. Busy at times with calls from males displaying to female. background sounds of wind in canopy & other bird species. Insect stridulation. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Caving & Pot-holing - Water running into small underground lake in a cave.

Red Deer (Cervus Elaphus) - Hind licking calf with distant curlew

English Domestic Clock: Double Strike - Domestic clock striking two o'clock. (English domestic clock with double-strike mechanism.)

St. Chad‚äôs Parish Church, Rochdale (8 Bells) - Church Bells: Outside, St. Chads Parish Church, Rochdale.

Twelve-wired Bird Of Paradise (Seleucidis Melanoleuca) - close-up cawing calls. Quiet background of other birds and insects. Rain on foliage.

Country Garden/woodland Scrub - Spring Grey-breasted Jays, House Finches, Chipping Sparrows, Mourning Dove - finches and sparrows flying in to feed.

Cardinal (Cardinalis Cardinalis) - close-up-medium close-up song and calls, other birds in background, including another Cardinal which gradually comes closer.

Wolf (Canis Lupus) - medium close-up whining and growling from several in a pack walking around. Raven calls in background. Distant chainsaw and hum. N.B The precise date of this recording is unknown.

Motor Car: Ford Cortina 1600 (Interior) - Ford Cortina 1600, exterior, passing medium fast. (1600cc engine.)

Electronic Sounds - Heavy motor hum with start & stop. (Specially created electronic sound.)

Gecko (Gekkonidae Family) - close-up cries. House atmosphere in background.

Common Caracara (Polyborus Plancus) - medium close-up deep hissing calls from caracara at carcass with american black vultures. Also feeding sounds.

Ford Anglia 105e Van (1963, 997cc): Exterior - Motor Van: Start, Revving, switch off, exterior, (Ford Anglia 105E, 1963 model, 997cc).

Mossy-nest Swiftlet (Collocalia Satangana) - close-up echo-location calls, good passes by single birds, other clicking and calling in background. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Grey-headed Lovebird (Agapornis Cana) - medium close-up song, cockerel at start, other birds in distance, several fly off at end.

Antarctic Tern (Sterna Vittata) - Recorded by glacier. medium close-up sound of flying. Sound of brash ice.

Triumph Tr6 Sports Car, 1971 (Exterior) - Exterior, self starter, (twice), departs. (TR6 Sports Car, 1971 model)

Hollow Doors: Interior - Hollow Door: Interior, open and close. (Room acoustic, close perspective)

Greylag Goose (Anser Anser) - close-up flock calls with distant songbird & distant eider duck near end.

Long-tailed Cuckoo (Eudynamis Taitensis) - Territorial calls medium close-up-close-up. NB: Date of recording not known.

Nightingale (Erithacus Megarhynchos) - medium close-up song, with others in distance. Dawn 5 am-6 am. Tawny owl calls in background. Snipe `drums' in distance. Cuckoo calls towards end.

Domestic Clock (Bell: Double-strike) - Domestic clock striking two o'clock. (Domestic clock with double-strike mechanism.)

Savanna Atmosphere - Early morning. Various bird calls medium close-up and in the background.

Chaffinch (Fringilla Coelebs) - medium close-up wingbeats from birds dropping through trees to ground to feed on fallen seeds. Some close-up calls. Flock take off near start of recording. Sound of cracking seeds. Robin singing prominently in background. Calls from greenfinches and hawfinches. Brief song 

Crowd Of 6000 At Protest Meeting - Mild applause at protest meeting. (6000 people, recorded outdoors in England.)

Arctic Fox (Alopex Lagopus) - close-up calls, shrieks, barks, from pups at den.

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - Single bird 'choking', low intensity, with mew call in background

Motor Horns (Electric) - Multitone Motor Horn, 1 blast, then 2 short blasts sounded. (Electric motor horn.)

Fitness & Health - General gymnasium atmosphere - large, 20 people.

New Zealand - The Natural World 1 - Dawn chorus - Tiritiri Matangi Island, New Zealand.

Orly Airport, Paris, France - Airport, Orly, Paris, France, baggage check atmosphere with close voices, footsteps and machinery, at Orly Airport,

Lake - Early Spring:  Dawn - With mallard, coot, Canada goose and incipient dawn chorus

Suburbia 2 And Skylines - Pigeons flying out of coop (1B18,reprocessed)

Rainforest Atmosphere - Drops of water falling from canopy. Movement of pygmy chimpanzees through canopy.

Baby (Girl)trying To Talk) - 32 week old baby girl, saying 'ba-ba-ba'

Yellow-billed Stork (Mycteria Ibis) - close-up take-off from a single bird.

Dunnock (Prunella Modularis) - close-up song. Linnets and greenfinches in distance.

Tristram's Warbler (Sylvia Deserticola) - Song close-up, with alarm calls of another in background. Wind in trees.

Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius Dubius Curonicus) - Typical call and anxiety note

Space Travel & Interplanetary Effects - Explorer 4 Satellite, telemetry effects from satellite.

Sailing Ship: Gaff-rigged Ketch: Interior - Sailing Ship: Gaff-rigged Ketch, in forecastle, flap of sails, foresail hoisted, sound of seawash.

Hedgerow - Winter. close-up chorus from mixed flock of starlings, blackbirds, fieldfare, redwing, greenfinches and chaffinches. Flock takes off at 1'07". Robin also calls. Also suitable for coastal, urban and farmland winter atmospheres.

White Throated Capuchin (Cebus Capucinus) - Sounds of eating. Calls in background. Windy.

Ffestinog Narrow Gauge Steam Train. Exterior - Blaenau Festiniog Light Railway, Steam Train starts & departs. (Recorded approximately 1 mile away.)

Spoonbill (Platalea Leucorodia) - medium close-up calls while feeding in water; water noise close-up as birds move through it. close-up crickets. medium distance cattle egrets and painted storks, other birds in distance.

Slow Footsteps Down Wooden Stairs - Footsteps Down Wooden Stairs, woman, slow, with approach & stop.

British Birds 2 - Ducks, mallard, close female, males and females in distance.

New College Clock, Oxford - New College clock striking four o'clock.

Double-spurred Francolin (Francolinus Bicalcaratus) - Territorial call medium close-up.

Sporting Gun Factory - Sporting Gun Factory, shaping machine switched on, operates with occasional pauses.

Cranes (Gruinae Subfamily) - Roost of demoiselle & common cranes. Constant calls from stationary birds. Calls become more intense 2m43s. Recorded in early morning.

Bmc Mini Car 1966 (848cc) (Exterior) - Exterior, 1 door opening. (1966 848cc BMC Mini car)

Chacma Baboon  (Papio Ursinus) - Screaming males chasing each other. Exact date unknown. December 1980 to November 1981

White-bellied Bustard (Eupodotis Senegalensis) - medium close-up calls from a pair. Other birds and insects in distance. Some rustling from guineafowl feeding on ground in foreground.

Battle Of Britain - Actuality of Dover raid during the Battle of Britain, Messerschmitts attack on balloon barrage driven off by A/A fire

Jay (Garrulus Glandiarus) - Distant kaws from jay. Early morning recording. background sounds of tits calling. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Marine Bugle Calls - Marine Bugle Call, 'Alert', 'General salute', 'Carry on'.

Kerguelen Fur Seal (Arctocephalus Gazella) - Territorial challenges by bull on edge of colony.

Fenland - With blue headed and yellow wagtails at roost, reed and sedge warblers, skylark, lapwing (display wing-beats), water rail, snipe, redshank, marsh frogs, sheep and occasional distant dogs, cows and traffic noise.

Fast Footsteps Down Metal Stairs - Footsteps Down Metal Stairs, two men, fast, departing.

Natural Atmospheres 1 - Lake in early Spring,early morning atmosphere with Mallard, Coot, Canada Goose & incipient dawn chorus, with Mallards rising at 1m38s & 4m08s.

Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax Virescens) - medium close-up song, other birds in distance, stream or wind in trees in distance.

Dairy Farming - Six-stall milking machine starts, runs and stops. (No animal sounds)

Peugeot 205gt 1982 1300cc Petrol (car Misfiring Quite Badly) - exterior - medium speed pass left to right on cobbles

Ruff (Philomachus Pugnax) - Take-off, alarm and flight call close-up. Distant green sandpiper.

Forest Atmosphere - Rhythmic sounds of water dripping onto hollow wood, palms etc. Pigeons, other birds and cicadas in background.

National Daily Newspaper - National Daily Newspaper Compositors' Area, general atmosphere.

Submarines (1960 ‚äòp‚äô Class) - Submarine: 1960 'P' class, Steering operated.

Austin Maestro Vanden Plas: Interior - Cars: Austin Maestro Vanden Plas. Interior, join motorway, leave at 2'40", negotiate roundabout, join main road

Office Atmosphere - Office Atmosphere, very noisy with voices, footsteps, typewriters & telephones. (Traffic in background.)

Oystercatcher (Haematopus Ostralegus) - Early morning. close-up calls.

Salt Marsh (Tidal) - Salt-Marsh: Winter; Night With Curlew, Wigeon, Mallard.

Telephones: Telephone Box 1985 - Push-Button Telephone Box (1985): Three coins drop

Tree Cutting - Blows from two adzes on tree. background very clean. N.B. Exact location & date of this recording is unknown.

Mallard (Anas Platyrhynchos) - close-up calls from male & female with close-up take-off & wing-beats of mallard, medium close-up wigeon, distant single call of moorhen, wind in trees & occasional traffic.

Woodland Atmosphere - Energetic, amusing atmosphere recorded in morning. Calls from many birds including New Zealand bellbirds, parson birds & New Zealand grey flyeater. Many medium close-up calls from birds. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Holland - Amsterdam Beurs, gong, calling, ends with bell. (Amsterdam Stock Exchange.)

Interiors - Theatres And Halls - Old Vic Theatre - large audience,laughter - 1980 (1C13,reprocessed)

Rural South America - Small boats being loaded in port of Corumba, (border town with Bolivia) loud sparrow,also speech (some Spanish)

White Fronted Bee Eater (Merops Bullockoides) - medium distance-close-up calls from 12-15 birds, some perched by nest holes others flying around, banging prey on perches. Wing beats from Bee eaters & Variable Sunbird which calls & sings MC. Some birds feeding young inside nest burrows. Insects & cattle in background.

2 Horses On Gravel (Studio) - Horse on gravel, gallop, stop. (Studio recording)

Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet Aircraft: Interior - Boeing 747, Jumbo Jet Aircraft, final approach and land. (Interior, 747 giant long-range airliner, 4 jet engines)

Mgb Open Sports Car 1966 (1798cc) (Exterior) - Exterior, self starter, tickover. (1966 1798cc MGB open sports car)

Worcester College Clock, Oxford - Worcester College clock striking twelve o'clock.

Dial 999 - Ambulance two-tone horn siren, exterior acoustic. (Used by National Ambulance Service.)

King Bird Of Paradise (Cicinnurus Regius) - medium close-up raucous squawks from male. background sounds of stridulating insects & bird calls.

Baka People - beautiful fmelae voice with group singing; also flute and light percussion

Domestic Clock (Bell) - Domestic clock striking seven o'clock. (Domestic clock with bell.)

Barking Pigeon (Ducula Latrans) - medium close-up wing beat sounds from two birds flapping around in a small tree. Sound of one bird flying away. Cicadas and crickets. Distant birds.

Common Buzzard (Buteo Buteo) - Calls close-up from 36-day-old chick. Fly medium close-up. Wren & song thrush in distance.

Grassland - Early morning on short grass plains, larks and slight wind.

Kitchens - Canteen Kitchen, atmosphere in kitchen with some indistinct speech.

Montane Forest Atmosphere - General early morning atmosphere (just after 6.45 a.m.). Various bird calls and wing beats. Distant resonating whistles.

Kagu (Rhynochetos Jubatus) - medium distance continuous calls from kagu. Occasional calls from other bird species. background sounds of stridulating insects. Some sounds of wind/movement at end of recording. N.B. Date of this recording is unknown.

Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps Cristatus) - Courtship, threat displays, fighting & advertisement calls medium close-up in reedbed, splashing from birds, wren in distance near end.

Ford Anglia 105e Van (1963, 997cc): Interior - Motor Van: Heater Controls, interior, (Ford Anglia 105E, 1963 model, 997cc).

Elephant (Loxodonta Africana) - Feeding and pushing over trees raining NB: Exact date in 1982 unknown

Buzzard (Buteo Buteo) - Alarm calls medium close-up from adult perched in look-out tree. Chaffinch and other woodland birds in background. Distant traffic.

Buses - Adult's 6d fare (several times) in Auto slot MK.2 on Green country buses.

Pneumatic Drills - Pneumatic drills, continuous drilling. (Several drills)

Summer Atmospheres - Woodland Edge: March with robins, great tits, jays, (Technical note: for use at low level).

Llama (Lama Glama) - \ With alpaca. Walking on sand medium close-up, and a few calls. Windy. NB Exact date of recording not known.

Motor Car: 1953 14 H.p. Citroen - Interior, start, tickover into fast run, stop, switch off. (1953 model, 14 h.p. Citroen)

Aircraft: Lightning Twin-jet Fighter (Exterior) - English Electric Lightning, exterior, take off. (Jet engined fighter plane.)

Sperm Whale (Physeter Catodon) - Sperm whales blowing & fluke slapping. Echolocation clicks. Hydrophone recording. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Motor Car: Ford Ecsort 1300 (Manual) (Interior) - Ford Escort 1300, interior, horn. (1300cc engine, manual transmission.)

Cameras - Short burst of shutter clicks with motor drive of 35 mm SLR camera.

Machinery: Blowers & Extractors - Industrial pressure stove operating.

Boeing 707 Jet Aircraft (Interior) - Boeing 707, interior, taxi to take-off, climb. (Long-range airliner, 4 jet engines.)

Footsteps On Country Road: Walking - Footsteps on Country Road, two men walking, with start & stop.

Air Battles, Air Raids & Sirens - Night air raid on London, barage of anti-aircraft fire - 1943 (500Q)

Everglades - Spring: Early Morning Light wind in trees, Prairie Warbler and White-eyed Vireo singing, insects and crickets.

Shackleton (4 Piston-engined Aircraft) (Exterior) - Avro Shackleton, exterior, passing overhead. (Post-war maritime reconnaissance mission, four piston engines.)

D.i.y. And Building - Hacksaw, small piece of Formica, cut piece falls on floor.

Yellow-necked Francolin (Francolinus Leucoscepus) - medium close-up loud trumpeting calls. Other calls near end. Several others & doves in background.

Fan Tailed Whydah (Euplectes Axillaris) - medium close-up song and wingbeats. Water dripping, insects buzzing and movement in pool by side of reedbed.

Blacksmith Plover (Anitibyx Armatus) - close-up anxiety calls from a pair. Pectoral-patch cisticolas and larks in background.

Monk Seal (Monachus Schauinslandi) - close-up calls from a pup, and breathing. Sooty Terns in distance. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Motor Car: 1 1/2 Litre Riley, 1959 (Worn Engine; Exterior) - Exterior, approach & stop, brake squeal, tickover. (1.5 litre, 1959, worn engine)

Footsteps On Stone: Running - Running, 2 men on stone. (With approach and stop)

Orang Utan (Pongo Pygmaeus) - Sounds of eating fruit from tree. Seed cases falling to ground through canopy.

Razorbill (Alca Torda) - Several higher pitched calls of 2 and 3 notes, which could be greeting calls to a partner. These are followed by deeper, longer calls. Kittiwakes and guillemots call loudly in the background at times, with wingbeats as birds fly in to ledges. Mid-distant 

Desert Atmosphere - windy atmosphere with increasing gusts and rustling sounds

Black Parrot (Coracopsis Nigra) - medium close-up calls, insects and distant birds in background.

Canada Goose (Branta Canadensis) - medium close-up flock calls from a party on the water. Crickets in background.

France: Tour De France - France: Tour De France, Press Conf. members rise for moment's silence, then sit.

Pine Woods - Spring: Morning Strong wind in trees, several birds calling including Northern Flicker, Boat-tailed Grackle, Pine Warbler, wind decreases near end.

Guillemot (Uria Aalge) - close-up calls, arrival and greeting calls; the loud calls continuing. Distant kittiwakes and herring gulls. Sounds of auks splashing in water at base of cliffs. Growls from nearby razorbill.

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - Mew calls in colony close-up.

Cuckoo Clock (Cuckoo & Chimes) - Cuckoo clock striking seven o'clock. (Cuckoo & chimes.)

Boat-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus Major) - MC calls and flight calls at end, other birds in distance.

Hummingbird Sp (Trochilidae) - Wingbeats then hovering. NB: Exact date in 1969 unknown

Blue And Yellow Macaw (Ara Ararauna) - medium close-up calls from a pair outside nest hole. Sounds of pair working on hole. Other birds and cicadas in distance. Calls from a few closer birds.

Suburban Steam Train: Exterior (2-6-2 Tank Locomotive, Past 1945) - Steam Train: 2-6-2 tank locomotive, post 1945, suburban, exterior, start, depart from country station.

Crystal Palace Swimming Pool (Indoor) - Swimming Pool: Crystal Palace, public session, fairly quiet.

Island Atmosphere - Recorded at dawn. Stridulation from many different insect species. background occasional birdsong. Distant crowing from cockerels. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Interiors - Pubs And Clubs - Mixed chatter in a busy public house - 1975 (1R5,reprocessed)

Archery - Execution carried out with a block & large axe. (Specially created effect.)

Cow Bells - Numerous bells ringing to produce chiming sounds. Dogs barking faintly in background.

Pink-footed Goose (Anser Brachyrhynchus) - medium close-up flock calls and flight calls. Some crackles.

Horses (Actuality) - Horse approaches and stops. (Actuality, recorded from inside building)

Rocky Sea Coast - LATE SPRING: LATE AFTERNOON With eiders, fulmars, oystercatchers and sea wash

Wooden Door Creaks - Six Wooden Door Creaks, with pauses between each.

Giant Panda (Ailuropoda Melanoleuca) - Adult panda in enclosure. Chewing and crunching sounds whilst feeding on bamboo shoots. Voices in background.

Black-headed Gull (Larus Ridibundus) - Calls medium close-up & mp in breeding colony.

Portable Typewriter (Live Acoustic, Distant) - Portable Typewriter: Live Acoustic, distant, slow typing with one finger.

Spalding's Logrunner (Orthonyx Spaldingii) - medium distance chorus from several groups. Other birds calling medium distance and medium close-up. Crickets and cicadas in distance. * Also suitable for rainforest atmosphere in NE Australia - early morning

Home Movies - An 8mm cine projector, threading film and power rewind. (Make of projector not known)

Gambel's Quail (Lophortyx Gambelii) - close-up roosting calls, wing-flaps and movement sounds from several in large tree.

Interiors - Concert Halls - Enthusiastic applause with cheers and 'bravos'- 1972 (1C7,reprocessed)

Brent Goose (Branta Bernicla) - medium distance flight calls from a flock of 50-60 birds. Birds calling from marsh in distance.

Merton College Clock, Oxford - Magdalen College clock striking twelve o'clock.

Wandering Albatross (Diomedea Exulans) - close-up chick feeding. Rubber-beak sound from adult at 01m00s. Blustery wind in background. NB: exact date of recording is not specified.

Ecclesiastical Effects 2 - Village church, single bell ringing, ringing ends (St.Margaret's Horsmonden, Kent) - November 1966 (91C, reprocessed )

Antique Firearms - Three-Pounder Bronze Cannon, fired six times. (Manufactured 1790.)

Police Car (Jaguar: Interior) - Police car, interior, horn on its own. (Jaguar police car.)

Domestic Clock (19th Century) - Domestic clock striking six o'clock. (Nineteenth century domestic clock.)

Atomic Power Station - Atomic Power Station, blower hall, general atmosphere with gas circulating.

Household 1 - Electric coffee bean roasting machine - switched on, run, switched off.

Container Ship - Container Ship, exterior, single horn blast from container ship.

Lifeboat: Selsey 48‚äô6‚äù Oakley Class Lifeboat - Lifeboat: Selsey 48'6" Oakley class, flare set off.

Celebes Crested Macaque (Macaca Nigra) - medium distance aggressive calls from group whilst fighting. Calls very agitated 0m45s. background sounds of birds & cicadas.

Domestic Clock - Domestic Mantle Clock striking three o'clock. (Early 19th Century clock chimes 'A', 8 bells, 1 gong.)

Honey Bee (Apis Mellifera) - close-up hum from a worker bee. Some slight crackling.

Ibis Bill (Ibidorhyncha Struthersii) - close-up and distant alarm calls from a pair. Very low river sound.

Nanday Conure (Nandayus Nenday) - close-up calls from a flock at midday roost in a tree. Flock take-off and flocks in flight.

Aircraft: Bac 111 (Exterior) - BAC 1-11, exterior, taxi away. (Short-range airliner, 2 jet engines.)

African Spoonbill (Platalea Alba) - close-up calls, take off and wingbeats from a flock. Wader calls in the distance. N.B This band was recorded at an unspecified date during 1982

Comedy Sounds: Impact Rhythms - Tum punch. (Specially created effect)

World War 2 - 2 - Weighing anchor - occasional voices and orders (reprocessed)

Lakeside - Spring: Dusk Crickets, fish splashing in water, Red-winged Blackbird roost in distance, faint Bullfrogs, Catbird and Common Yellowthroat.

Footsteps On Country Road: Running - Footsteps on Country Road, woman running, with approach & stop.

Carrion Crow (Corvus Corone) - MC-medium close-up calls, another in distance. Common Mynahs, Red-Fronted Serin, Redstart and Goldfinches in background,

Blue Wildebeest (Connochaetes Taurinus) - grunts from large herd; birds and insects in background; distant thunder

British Museum - British Museum, atmosphere in entrance hall, footsteps & indistinct speech with echo.

Sealion (Otariidae Family) - atmosphere. at distant colony and gulls. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - NB: Recorded from microphones placed beside a Reed Warbler's nest. 0555-0620hrs Movements in reeds as adult approaches nest, very low level 'chirps' from sitting bird on nest.

Tall Grass Savanna Atmosphere - With vinaceous doves, Senegal wood hoopoes, double-spurred francolins, grey hornbills, etc.

Gorge - Morning in the gorge, recorded near base. Doves and other birds, wind through gorge. Steep sided, arid, rocky areas with scrub and trees in valley bottom, mainly without water.

Wallace's Standardwing (Semioptera Wallacei) - Persistant calls from several. Quiet, distant forest background.

Oil Rigs (Offshore Oil Rig ‚äúsea Quest‚äù - Oil Rigs: Fortes Oilfield offshore rig. High speed drilling, heard from living quarters

Beach Atmosphere - Dry Season: Early Morning. With various distant birds including Common Sandpiper, Whimbrel, Greenshank and Gonolek, and distant roar of Atlantic rollers.

Suricate (Suricata Suricatta) - medium close-up alarm calls by adult at sight of Jackal. Others run off.

Common Newtonia (Newtonia Brunneicauda) - close-up calls, insects and other birds in background. Human banging in post in distance.

Austral Parakeet Or Austral Conure (Enicognathus Ferrugineus) - Contact and alarm calls of several close-up With wing-beats and movement in trees, (windy).

Livestock 1 - Anglo Nubian Goat, exterior, bleating (some very loud calls).

Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga Leonina) - Adult breathing NB: Exact date in 1969 unknown

Rainforest Atmosphere - Recorded in early morning. Good resonant, croaking calls from unidentified bird species. Also good song from another, unidentified bird species. background sounds of stridulating insects.

Church Bells (Foreign) - Berlin Freedom Bell, single bell tolling.

Newton's Golden Bowerbird (Prionodura Newtoniana) - medium close-up loud screech from bowerbird. Followed by mimicry of various bird species. background occasional screeches from other individuals. background sounds of wind.

Domestic Clock: Double-strike - Domestic clock striking eight o'clock. (Domestic clock with double-strike mechanism.)

Horses 1 - Two horses out on ride, recorded from rider's perspective.

Tropical Evergreen Rain (Cloud) Forest - WINTER: EARLY MORNING With birds, insects and wind in trees

Firefighting Pumps (1860-1890) - Firefighting Pumps (1860-1890) Manual pump (no water) operated by 4 men

Slate Coloured Boubou (Laniarius Funebris) - medium close-up song - duetting. Fan Tailed Raven and other birds in background.

Garden Warbler (Sylvia Borin) - Contact/alarm calls close-up Wind in bamboos

Land Iguana (Conolophus Subscristatus) - Males fighting sea-lions and mockingbirds in background

Olive Baboon (Papio Anubis) - medium distance sounds of several feeding in trees. Squeals from young ones. Hornbills and cicadas in background.

American Robin (Turdus Migratorius) - close-up alarm and awareness calls from an adult, piping calls from juvenile, Mountain Chickadee, Snipe and other birds in background.

5-7 Cwt Bedford Light Van (Interior) - Interior, slow down, stop, switch off. (Bedford light van.)

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - Flight alarm calls - kow calls medium close-up. Herring gulls medium close-up.

Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius Phoeniceus) - close-up calls from a single bird, other birds in distance.

Jay (Garrulus Glandarius) - Alarm calls With buzzard call at end

Saw Scaled Viper (Echis Carinatus) - Fizzing sounds of threat display from viper(caused by rubbing of scales). Also some hisses & strike at microphone. N.B. Exact location & date of this recording is unknown.

Motor Car Accessories - Bonnet opened, three second pause, closed.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Morning. Prominent calls from unknown bird sp. (possibly Goeldi's Antbird). Stridulation from cicadas. Other birds in background.

Communications - Goss Metroliner doublewidth web-offset press, plates being adjusted. (1980 onward.)

Expectant Crowd Background - Crowd: Large, expectant, with birdsong. (Wide perspective recording)

Sooty Tern (Sterna Fuscata) - close-up flight calls from several birds. Others in background.

Bbc News Sound Effects Tape (Old) - car - start and run exterior

Vintage Motor Car: Citroen 5cv Van - Cars: Vintage motor car Citroen 5cv van, 1924. Interior, start up into tickover

Meeting - Atmosphere in working men's club with children, fruit machines and dominoes being played in background.

St. Paul‚äôs Cathedral Clock (Great Tom) - Great Tom clock striking half-hour

Tropical Seasonal Forest Atmosphere - Atmosphere recorded in morning. medium distance calls from black headed oriole. background thin screeches from 'golden backed' woodpecker (species unknown). Some bumps on recording.

Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus Ruber) - Thousands of flamingoes feeding in water - medium distance calls. Few lesser flamingoes.

Sikorski S 55 Helicopter - Sikorsky S-51, approach, hover, land, switch off.

Pampas Grasslands: Marsh - With capybara, rufous hornero and insects

Mountains - Morning, above tree line. Display song from tree pipit. Calls from yellow-browed warbler. Distant crow, red-fronted serin, chough and cuckoo.

Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes Forsteri) - medium close-up calls from birds in huddles. Crunching sounds as birds walk on snow. NB this was recorded between June and November 1992

Model Railways - Model Railways: Hornby HO-Gauge Clockwork train c.1935. Engine collects carriage, does 1 circuit under power

Wrybill (Anarhynchus Frontalis) - medium close-up calls from a roost of about 80 birds. Pied stilts call in distance. Strong wind across mudflats.

Tiger Moth Light Aircraft (Single Piston Engine, Open Cockpit) (Interior) - Interior, land, taxi in, switch off. (Tiger Moth Light Aircraft, Single piston engine; open cockpit)

Post Office Telephones - Telephone receiver lifted, dialling 7 digits, ringing tone, receiver lifted.

Blue Wren (Malurnus Cyaneus) - medium close-up shrill calls from male. background calls from other bird species & sounds of running water. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa Sp.) - close-up buzzing from hovering bees, others in background. Occasional calls from red-winged blackbird and American crow.

Domestic Dog (Canis Domesticus) - Saluki. close-up howl from a single dog.

Trains Crossing Metal Bridge - Goods train crossing brick-built bridge.

Antarctic Terns (Sterna Vittata) - Recorded from Damien 2, an old whaling boat, south of Charlotte Bay. Calls from pair disputing.

Reindeer (Rangifer Tarandus) - close-up calf bleats, movement & some adult grunts. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

World War Ii Aircraft Carriers - Ship's wake, from quarter-deck on board aircraft carrier. World War II. (from 78 r.p.m. disc)

Dingo (Canis Familiaris Dingo) - Growls & whines from dingo. background sounds of wind.

Victoria Station, London - Euston Station Concourse, atmosphere with footstep. (No announcements.)

Crested Screamer (Chauna Torquata) - close-up vibrating mandibles and snorting. Assorted calls of zoo animals medium distance.

Domestic Dog (Canus Domesticus) - Two year old Jack Russell terrier barking then snarling in play-fighting

Aircraft: Beagle (Airdale) - Beagle Airdale, interior recordings, Constant flight.

White-eyed Vireo (Vireo Griseus) - medium close-up song, Prairie Warbler singing in background, insects occasionally, wind in mangroves.

Rainforest - Early morning. Many birds singing. Cicadas and other insects.

Mallard (Anas Platyrhynchos) - close-up sieving water for food, medium distance ducks of same species.

Canada Goose (Branta Canadensis) - Calls medium close-up, from a large flock with Snow Geese and waders. Flock calls as it flies overhead. Crickets in foreground.

Caving & Potholing - Stream entering cave (slight wind noise on microphone).

Collared Turtle Dove (Streptopelia Decaocto) - Song, alighting call, wing flaps and habitat atmosphere

Domestic Goat (Capra Hircus) - close-up sounds of goat grazing on grass. Distant calls from birds. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Spiny Forest Atmosphere - Wind in trees, bird calls mainly from Souimanga Sunbird and Madagascar magpie Robin, cicadas and Madagascar Turtle Dove in background.

Herring Gull (Larus Argentatus) - Wingbeats medium close-up. Whitethroat medium close-up. House sparrow mp. Distant woodpigeon.

Egyptian Goose (Alopochen Aegyptiacus) - Calls from males and females. Hippos in pool snorting and blowing. Pelicans flying over. Calls from common sandpiper and yellow wagtails in distance.

Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus Ruber) - Calls close-up from a feeding flock of 15 birds wading through water, wingbeats. White-cheeked pintail in distance.

Madagascar Crake (Coturnicops Insularis) - medium close-up calls, stream in foreground, insects in background.

Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus Amphibius) - Sounds of breathing and movement. medium close-up calls at end. Birds and crickets in background. NB: date not specified.

Stonechat (Saxicola Torquata) - Song, with Grey Wagtail juvenile calls in background.

Fairgrounds - Fairground machine "The Rotor" operates, people shouting and screaming.

17-bore Twin-barrel Shotgun, 1870 - 17-bore Twin-barrel Shotgun, first barrel fired. (Shotgun c. 1870.)

Madagascar Bulbul (Hypsipetes Madagariensis) - MC calls, wind in trees, distant birds and then distant howling from Ring- tailed Lemurs.

Vicuna (Vicugna Vicugna) - Grunts close-up and hoof sounds with grazing herd in background. Exact date unknown.

British Birds - Whitethroat sining, with Willow Warbler in background.

Rainforest - Morning. Belford's melidectes (Melidectes belfordi),several singing with other birds. Waterfall in background.

Crowds: Interior - Laughter. (Recorded in Broadcasting House Concert Hall, London)

Warble Frequency Notes - Warble Frequency Notes, 500 Hz. (Approximate frequency.)

King Penguin (Aptenodytes Patagonica) - Colony of adults and chicks. Distant surf.

Red-bellied Macaw (Ara Manilata) - medium close-up calls from several. Other parrots calling, some close calls as they fly over. Macaws fly off at end of recording.

Corn Bunting (Emberiza Calandra) - Calls of adults and fledglings close-up.

Broad-leaved Woodland - Rather neutral, with calls of Robin and Grey Wagtail. Distant dog.

Common Hawk Cuckoo (Cuculus Varius) - close-up calls, often rising in pitch. Distant replies. background sounds of other birds & crickets. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

African Black Headed Oriole (Oriolus Larvatus) - MP song. Heavy cicada background with other birds calling.

Water 2 - Sea - Close perspective seawash, gentle on shore - 1980 (1S10 ,reprocessed)

Motor Racing: Brands Hatch - Brands Hatch, Formula Two cars racing down the straight.

Turnstiles - Venner Parking Meter, four coins inserted. (Meter c. 1961.)

Electric Alarm Bells - Mechanical twist-action door bell ringing.

Urban South West Africa - Cape Town - wide perspective, cicadas, gulls and traffic (night time).

Raven (Corvus Corax) - calls from single bird; other birds in background

Ainu Crane Dance - Ainu women performing crane dance. Rhythmic singing & chanting. Sounds of movement & crunching snow.

Ships & Tugs: Whistles & Sirens - Duke of Rothesay, ship's horn, sounded several times.

Horses / Dogs - Border Collies, exterior, about 10 months old, running around playing & barking, with some early morning birdsong.

Rowing Boat - oars being pulled as small rowing boat approaches and passes small waterfall (generic)

Forster's Tern (Sterna Fosteri) - close-up flight calls and flock calls from about 200 birds sound of a 'dread' as they all take-off, circle and land again

Motor Launch (On Deck) - Motor launch. Start, fast run with wash, stops. (On deck)

Little Tern (Sterna Albifrons) - Wingbeats close-up and distant calls as bird flies away from and back to nest. Sea in background.

Sandhill Crane (Grus Canadensis) - Calls close-up from flock at dawn. Western meadowlark occasionally sings in distance. NB Recorded between 01/04/87 and 06/04/87

Electronically Generated Sounds - Missile ricochets left to right. (Futuristic Spot Effect.)

Brown Headed Bush Shrike (Tchagra Australis) - medium close-up flight display song with evening chorus in background, most prominent are Ring-Necked Doves and Coqui Francolin.

Police Cars (Exterior) - Police car, exterior, arrives and stops. (With two-tone horn)

Farmstead - Spring: Early Morning - Neutral with house sparrows, etc

Motor Cycle Racing: Isle Of Man Tourist Trophy Races, 1967 - 500cc machines at Isle of Man Tourist Trophy Races. Atmosphere in pits before start.

Bee-eater (Merops Apiaster) - Flight calls of migrating small flock

Water Pumping Engines (Diesel) - Brush Water Pumping Engine operating. (1937 8-cylinder horizontally-opposed pump, 625 BHP, 400 rpm.)

Common Toad (Bufo Bufo) - close-up calls from several,different tones denote age differences.

Tree Felling - Axe strikes on tree with falling wood chips. Background sounds of insects. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Cash Registers - Cash Register being reset. (Type 21 Itemizing Machine.)

Railway Stations: Continuous Pa Anncts; Early Afternoon - Victoria Railway Station, continuous public address announcements & atmosphere. (Recorded early afternoon.)

Mountain Forest Atmosphere - Early morning just after dawn (approx. 5.00am). Calls from many bird species. background sounds of a small river.

Deciduous Woodland - Spring: Dawn American Crows, Woodthrushes, and many other birds calling.

Austin A35 Van 1968 (Exterior) - Exterior, approach and stop. (1968 Austin A35 Van)

Children - Middle & Secondary Schools - Children giggling in classroom (rec. London) - 1980 (3C9, reprocessed)

Wattled Curassow (Crax Globulosa) - close-up whirring call from curassow. Distant calls from other bird species. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown. Recorded in captivity.

Church Bells - Church Bells: 5 bells rung, Rounds & call changes, from interior, Pre. 17th C.  Reformation style, St. Mary's & St. Andrew's.

Crowds, Children & Footsteps - Crowd at Buckingham Palace, cheers for Queen.

English Domestic Clock: Double Strike - Domestic clock striking seven o'clock. (English domestic clock with double-strike mechanism.)

Household Effects - A gas meter, two one-shilling pieces inserted.

Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus Trochilus) - Song with wren, chaffinch, goldcrest and cattle in background

Blue-and-white Flycatcher (Cyanoptila Cyanomelaena) - close-up song. Great tit, nuthatch and pale-legged leaf warbler in distance. Faint river in background. Slight wind in tree.

Radde's Bush Warbler (Phylloscopus Schwarzi) - close-up song. Other very distant birds.

Deciduous Woodland Atmosphere - Spring Pre-dawn to dawn Tufted titmouse prominent, whip-poor-will, wood thrush and other birds.

Yellow-bellied Prinia (Prinia Flaviventris) - Song close-up, with other birds, cow bells in background. Wind in reeds.

Istanbul - Istanbul, street atmosphere, with voices, footsteps, and some traffic.

Nightingale Wren (Microcerculus Marginatus) - 'Tacking' alarm call close-up and alarm calls of another species. Includes wingbeats. Cicadas and birds in background.

African Elephant (Loxodonta Africana) - excited snorts from elephants at water swamp

Traction Engine (Single Cylinder) - Traction Engines (Single cylinder): Start, running, stop. Interior. Gear change at 1'25"

Diesel Railcar (Exterior) - Siren, train passes at speed into distance. (Exterior, with birdsong)

Collared Dove (Streptopelia Decaocto) - Alighting call and display song, with Swallow.

African Grey Parrot (Psittacus Erithacus) - Bird calling "Come on...one two...one two...one two...one two...one...you old bugger!

Fulvous Babbler (Turdoides Fulvus) - Calls from roost tree, with Bee-eaters and Turtle Dove in background.

Africa 2 - The Natural World - Kenya: Lakes Naivasha daytime atmosphere, with hippo grunting & snorting, coots, grebes & hoopoe in background.

Brown Flyeater (Gerygone Mouki) - medium close-up song & calls. Eastern whipbird in background. Other birds in distance.

Wadi Atmosphere - medium distance to background calls from birds. background sounds of wind. Occasional buzz from flies.

Great Frigate Bird (Fregata Minor) - medium close-up greeting call from frigate bird. Followed by variety of calls. Wingbeats from 0m21s. background calls from other frigate birds.

Aircraft - Avro Lancaster, exterior, take-off & depart. (World War II bomber, 4 piston engines.)

Temperate Rain Forest Atmosphere - Hermit thrush, wren and Northwestern crows. Water dripping on leaves.

Carpenter‚äôs Workshop - A cross-cut saw operating with switch on and off.

Ships And Boats 1 - Paddle Steamer, paddles thrashing in constant run.

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - Adult arrives at nest to feed begging nestlings.

Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus Magellanicus) - Ecstatic calls and burrow duets close-up from adults, colony in distance. Recordings made at egg-laying stage.

Sea Eagles (Haliaeetus Genus) - medium close-up calls from Steller's & White tailed sea eagles. Fairly busy with quite a lot of activity. Also some calls from gulls.

Babies - 13 month old baby girl, muttering while looking at book.

Domestic Clock Ticking - Domestic clock striking nine o'clock. (English domestic clock, manufactured 1810.)

Domestic Cattle (Bos Genus) - Cattle eating bourgou grass. Occasional bird call background.

Traffic 2 - Fairly heavy traffic on wet road, with pedestrians - few horns.

Baya Weaver (Ploceus Philippinus) - Calls close-up at colony, with doves, barbet and Peacock in background.

Plumbeous Antbird (Myrmeciza Hyperythra) - Calls with cicada and other birds in background

Helicopters - Interior - start up, take off, flight. (Bristol Sycamore S171).

Grey Plover (Pluvialis Squatarola) - medium close-up flight calls. Brent geese in background.

Tree Swallow (Tachycineta Bicolor) - medium close-up-close-up calls and song from one or two birds, House Wren singing at start, Mourning Dove and Broad-tailed Hummingbird in background. Swallows going in and out of nest hole.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Recorded at dawn. Sounds of insects stridulating & buzzing. medium distance to distant calls from various bird species including black winged Oriole. Occasional drips.

Modern Agricultural Machinery & Vehicles - Ford 7610 Tractor with trailer, exterior, approach, idles & door slammed twice.

Green Wood Hoopoe (Phoeniculus Purpureus) - Long, fluid screeching call from wood hoopoe. Many other bird species calling in background.

Guillemot (Uria Aalge) - close-up calls from several. Calls from razorbills. Kittiwakes and surf in background.

Scrub Jay (Aphelocoma Coerulescens) - close-up sounds of breaking into nuts, wingbeats and foraging on ground. Conflict between two birds. A few soft calls. Hum of insects. Occasional cicada and distant birds. Jingle at times from `rings' on birds legs.

Cetti's Warbler (Cettia Cetti) - Call with house sparrow (passer domesticus)

Whooper Swan (Cygnus Cygnus) - Feeding sounds & calls close-up, walking in water; barnacle geese in distance with flock taking off near end.

Humpback Whale (Megaptera Novaeangliae) - Song from solo male, with others singing in the background. Song has two long phrases, one slightly higher than the other. Almost no snapping shrimp.

Tropical Desert Shrub - Summer: Evening (Sunset) - Neutral with chorus of bush-crickets NB. Location not certain.

Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis Trichas) - medium close-up song, wind in bushes, distant birds calls.

Indian Tree Pie (Denrocitta Vagabunda) - Calls close-up, with water birds in background.

Marsh Atmosphere - \ Fairly busy atmosphere. medium close-up to distant calls from many different bird species, including loud screeches. Also sounds of insects & frogs. Occasional distant sounds of goat bells.

Lapwing (Vanellus Vanellus) - Flight calls with passing oystercatcher

Crowds - FA Cup Final, general atmosphere of game without highlights. (1989 FA Cup Final, Liverpool v Everton.)

Trinity College Clock, Oxford - Trinity College clock striking six o'clock.

Willow Grouse (Lagopus Lagopus) - close-up calls, American Tree Sparrow, Snow Geese, Tree Swallow and frogs in background.

Motor Car: 1940 Period ‚äòold Banger‚äô (Interior) - Exterior, start, revving, stop. (1940 period car)

British Rural Backgrounds 2 - Autumn atmosphere - sparrows, starlings and blackbirds roosting in thicket, more subdued - 1981 (1B16, reprocessed)

F.a. Cup Final: Wembley, 1966 - 1966 F.A. Cup final, general atmosphere with constant crowd background and highlights. (Everton v Sheffield Wednesday, Wembley Stadium.)

Heermann's Gull (Larus Heermanni) - Calls close-up in breeding colony.

Rainforest - Early morning. Prominent green peafowl calling. Other birds in background. Insects buzzing. Cricket chorus. Gibbons calling in distance.

Lion (Panthera Leo) - Groans and growls. Panting and loud growls. NHC17 is a continuous recording of 73m48s also found starting on NHS000124.

Superb Starling (Lamprotornis Superbus) - medium close-up - close-up calls from several. African mourning dove, cicadas & wind in trees in background.

Rainforest Atmosphere - close-up bird calls & cooing of doves/pigeons. Insects, frogs & cicadas in background.

Beach Atmosphere - Wave action:Coastline:Autumn MC sound of surf, with moving away and behind dunes for pan shots - very slight difference.

Crowds, Children & Footsteps - Light Entertainment Audience, laugh into applause.

Coastal Woodland Edge - Autumn: Mid-morning Fish Crows, Crickets, Woodpecker tapping, Yellow-rumped Warblers, Cardinals, White-throated Sparrow.

Tomtit (Petroica Macrocephala) - close-up song. Other birds in distance. Slight wind in trees.

Household Effects: Open Fireplace - Old-fashioned mangle. tin bath moved in preparation for drying clothes.

Red And Yellow Barbet (Trachyphonus Erythrocephalus) - medium close-up duetting by two birds, another bird calls at beginning and near end, some distant voices

Forest Atmosphere - Tropical forest - Dusk. With insects including cicadas, and distant birds

Talking Toys - 'Suzy Sing-a-Song' Singing Doll Record, spoken phrases.

Austin Gipsy Cross-country Vehicle (Exterior) - Cross-country vehicle, exterior, approach and pass with horn. (Austin Gipsy)

Fast Flowing Stream - medium close-up sound across two melt-water streams flowing down steep, wooded hillside.

Grey Wagtail (Motacilla Cinerea) - Hunger calls of newly fledged young plus anxiety calls of adults with distant tree pipit song and swift flowing stream

Hornet (Vespa Crabro) - close-up sounds of grubs scraping on the sides of their chambers. Chewing, movement and buzzes from adults on nest.

Hedgerow - Winter: Mid-day Neutral with occasional Fieldfare and Redwing calls and flight sounds. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Aircraft: Comet Iv (Exterior) - De Havilland Comet IV, exterior, taxi past. (Medium/long-range airliner, 4 jet engines.)

Rain Atmosphere - Rain falling in forest. Water cascading through canopy. No species audible.

Gallery Forest Atmosphere - Fairly quiet atmosphere with distant whistling, cheeping & hooting bird calls. Also some m/d screeching bird calls & faint wing beats.

Leopard (Panthera Pardus) - Aggressive hiss and growls, followed by more hisses, from two cubs about 12 weeks old in captivity. African fish eagle in distance. House sparrow and a few chaffinch calls.

Boeing 707 Jet Aircraft: Interior - Boeing 707,Jet Aircraft, interior, land and reverse thrust. (long-range airliner, 4 jet engines)

Dawn Chorus / Forest Atmosphere - Dawn chorus, sloth bear in background

Horse On Turf (Studio) - One restless horse on turf. (Studio recording with jingle of harness)

Rainforest Atmosphere - Dawn in forest. Many birds singing. Crickets and cicadas in the background. NB: Day & month of recording is not specified.

Interiors - Theatres And Halls - Crowd arrives for meeting in hall - 1981 (1C24,reprocessed)

Great Tit (Parus Major) - 0700-0900 hrs 'Teacher' song medium close-up-close-up, with Robin in background.

Brown Lemur (Lemur Fulvus) - Adults grunting and screaming close-up with birds in background

World War Ii Aircraft - Kittyhawk, interior, steady flight. World War II. (From 78 r.p.m. disc)

Dial 999 - Ambulance rear doors opened and stretcher unloaded, hospital loading area acoustic.

Waved Albatross (Diomedea Irrorata) - close-up courtship calls and bill vibrating and clapping. Distant finches. Calls from yellow warbler. Surf in background.

Lincoln College Clock, Oxford - Lincoln College clock striking three o'clock.

Worm-eating Warbler (Helmictheros Vermivorus) - close-up song from a foraging male.

Death's Head Hawk-moth - close-up wing-beats from a single moth.

Goldfinch (Carduelis Carduelis) - Song in hotel garden. Distant dog.

Trams: Sheffield Tram No. 189 - Sheffield Tram No. 189, run in crowded lower saloon.

Timber & Wood - Large band saw - starts, cuts, slows down at 4'10", switches off. Open-air timber yard.

Reed Bed Atmosphere - medium close-up whirring stridulation from insect & calls from unidentified frog species. background calls from frogs. N.B. Date of this recording is unknown.

Beirut (Lebanon) - Beirut, busy road junction, with horns & crowd atmosphere.

Chaffinch (Fringilla Coelebs) - close-up alarm calls canada goose and blackbird in background

Church Doors - Church Door: Interior, unbolted, open and close with scrape.

Ford Anglia 105e Van (1963, 997cc): Interior - Motor Van: Drive In London traffic with stops & starts, interior, (Ford Anglia 105E, 1963 model, 997cc).

Whooper Swan (Cygnus Cygnus) - Calls close-up in zoo, other birds & people in background.

Crab Plover (Dromas Ardeola) - close-up piping calls & wingbeats from plovers. Also some background calls. background sounds of wind. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Tundra Poolside - Snipe, close chorus frogs, Chorus and Boreal Wood frogs, geese, American Tree and White-crowned Sparrows in background.

Badger (Meles Meles) - close-up grunts, squeals, breathing and excited calls from cubs in holt.

Tanks: World War Ii - Cromwell tank starting, moving over rough country and stopping, World War II. (From 78 rpm record)

Oil Exploration - Oil Exploration, lorry, approach & pass, 7 second pause, constant run on bumpy road. (Recorded in the Delta Region of Patagonia.)

British Rural Backgrounds - Sea Cliffs & Rocky Shores, heavy seas with eiders, artic terns, fulmers, skylark & wren. (Recorded on a late spring evening.)

Spur-winged Plover (Vanellus Spinosus) - Flock in flight medium close-up.

Royal Albatross (Diomedea Epomophora) - close-up aggressive bill-claps from adult as intruder approaches nest. Seawash in background.

Riverside - Sunrise at side of Mara River in thick enclosed acacia woodland. Many birds calling - mainly common bulbuls. Woodland kingfisher calls loudly. Hippos call from river. Crickets, cicadas.

Bee (Apoidea) - close-up constant buzzing in flight from a single bee.

Bbc News Sound Effects Tape (Old) - traffic - motorway - road - distant

National Daily Newspaper - National Daily Newspaper Block Department, coating machine operating.

Peugeot 205gt 1982 1300cc Petrol (car Misfiring Quite Badly) - exterior - switch on, fast skidding departure to left

Red Howler Monkey (Alouatta Seniculus) - Distant howls from howlers, some with a rhythmic, pulsating quality. Birds calling in closer perspective. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Woodland - Mid-afternoon. Loud cicada chorus. Distant calls from torresian crows.

Tropical Seasonal Forest Atmosphere - medium close-up & medium distance calls/song from many bird species. Buzzing calls from stork billed kingfisher at start of recording. Good whistling calls from unidentified species. Also calls from imperial pigeon & barbets.

Comedy 2 - Mixed group booing and bleating - 1967 (7E, reprocessed)

Linnet (Acanthis Cannabina) - medium close-up flight calls from three birds. Greenfinch calls in background.

Fishing - Line hitting water after casting with fly-fishing rod. Gulls in background. Change in level part way through recording.

Pygmy Chimpanzee (Pan Paniscus) - Calling through forest from one group to another more distant group.

Domestic Sewing Machines - Treadle Sewing Machine, stitching two six inch seams, ends with cutting of cotton & scissors being put down. (Machine c. 1920.)

Interiors - Shops And Cash Registers - Aquarium, close perspective - 1986 (1B19,reprocessed)

Offshore - LATE SPRING: Evening Eiders calling on water with wingflaps and waves.

Tundra Atmosphere - Summer day. Song and calls from Lapland buntings. Female long-tailed duck calling (barking) in background. Black turnstone in distance. Insects buzzing. Hissy.

Tundra Swan (Cygnus Columbianus) - Sub-species - bewickii close-up flight calls from two birds, one closer than the other. Distant house sparrows & starlings.

Exterior Effects - An avalanche of ice - close perspective  (2J1, reprocessed)

Sailing Ship: Gaff-rigged Ketch: Exterior - Sailing Ship: Gaff-rigged Ketch, Exterior, mizzen sail hoisted.

Greenshank (Tringa Nebularia) - close-up alarm calls. N.B Could also be used as flight calls. Flies in background.

Telemetry; Interplanetary Effects - Telstar Satellite, telemetry effects from satellite.

Sperm Whale (Physeter Catodon) - Individual sperm whale with larger group in the distance, all producing clicks. Dolphin approaches (produces higher freqency clicks). Hydrophone recording.

Meadow Grasshopper (Chorthippus Parallelus) - Typical male stridulation

Footsteps Down Metal Stairs - Footsteps Down Metal Stairs, three men, slow, with approach & stop.

Magnolia Warbler (Dendroica Magnolia) - close-up-medium close-up alarm/contact calls, other birds in background, including alarm calls from American Robin, insects and wind in trees.

Mandarin Duck (Aix Galericulata) - close-up 'bubbling' calls from males and female. Another male gives display calls. Mallard calls towards end. Movement in water.

Mixed Woodland - EARLY MORNING: WINTER Dawn chorus including robin, wren, bullfinch, chaffinch, great tit, jackdaw, magpie and pheasant NB: Duration not on tape box

World War Ii Aircraft: Messerschmitt 110 (German) - Junkers 88 circling overhead, several dives. (World War II German Aircraft)

Brickworks - Brickworks, diesel heavy-duty fork-lift truck operating, load collapses & falls.

Bmc Mini Car 1966 (848cc) (Exterior) - Exterior, approach and pass. (1966 848cc BMC Mini car)

Christchurch College Clock, Oxford - Christchurch College clock striking five o'clock.

Drop Forge Effects - 20cwt. Massey drop hammer operating in a drop forge shop.

French Steam Trains (Interior) - French Steam Train, express train goods train passing at speed with bird song.

Beach Atmosphere - Waves breaking and running up sandy beach. Faint birds at times.

Gray Catbird (Dumetella Carolinensis) - medium close-up song, frogs and other birds in background.

Helicopters - Exterior - land, switch off. (Wessex 11, 16 seater with two Bristol Siddeley Gnome turbines).

Beach Atmosphere - Mid perspective sounds of individual waves breaking on beach. Also hiss of foam. No birds or animals in background. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Rajasthan Musicians - medium close-up playing of flutes. Also sounds of drumming & other percussion. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Electronic Sounds - Steady deep humming. (Specially created electronic sound.)

Village - EARLY SPRING: EARLY MORNING with dog, birds, distant insects and rooster

Southern Elephant-seal (Mirounga Leonina) - medium close-up sounds from bulls fighting. Good slaps as bulls crash. Weaner pup calls in background. Wind.

Traffic 3 - Car approach - with horn, stop, depart. Dartford Tunnel, 1968.

Bang! - RAF Hawker Siddeley Harrier, three fly overhead (some tank engine noise in foreground).

Temperate Desert - Late spring-summer Mid-day Dried-up water course; with birds, grasshoppers, bees, flies, etc., Rather neutral.

Petrol Bus (On Country Route) - Petrol bus, exterior, passing. (On country route, make of bus not known)

Cicadidae Family - Night recording. medium close-up stridulation from cicada at varying rates. medium distance to background sounds of many other cicadas. Also some frog calls.

King Penguin (Aptenodytes Patagonica) - close-up colony sounds. Flipper fight.

Quail (Coturnix Coturnix) - NB: Date of recording not known. close-up cheeps and sounds of chick struggling to get out of eggshell. Others cheep in background.

Heavy Goods Lifts (Interior) - Old Hotel Lift, gates close, lift descends & stops, gates open.

Estuary Mouth - Spring: Day Several Ravens and Bald Eagles calling, occasional call from other birds, wind gusting.

Northern Anteater Chat (Myrmecocichla Aethiops) - MC song. Rufous-naped Lark singing nearby & wingbeats & calls from Pectoral Patch Cisticola. Insects in background.

Snow Goose (Chen Caerulescens) - medium close-up single calls from flock, others in background. Some geese calling in flight and landing. Crickets in foreground.

Crowd In Marquee - Large crowd in marquee, indistinct busy speech.

Wren (Troglodytes Troglodytes) - close-up song from male wren in dawn chorus. background fairly quiet, a few distant calls from other bird species.

Children - Middle & Secondary Schools - Electric school bell  - 1980 (3C9, reprocessed)

White Throated Capuchin (Cebus Capucinus) - Feeding and quiet calls.

Southern Region Electric Trains - Victoria Station: General atmosphere with P.A. at start.

London Railway Stations - Paddington Railway Station, general atmosphere.

Cash Registers - Batteing Office Cash Register keyboard operated, drawer opened, bell, change given, drawer closed. (Class 51 Cash Register.)

Hanuman Langur (Presbytis Entellus) - Quiet squealing calls from langurs. Sounds of movement over loose stones. Faint sounds of city in distance.

Common Toad (Bufo Bufo) - Mid morning. medium close-up croaks from a single toad. Robins,chaffinches,song thrushes,mistle thrush,jackdaws and others in background. Very slight stream sound,movement over stones - almost still water.

Motor Cycle Racing: Isle Of Man Tourist Trophy Races, 1967 - 350cc machines at Isle of Man Tourist Trophy Races - Junior T.T. Starting in pairs at 10 sec. intervals before start.

Footsteps On Pavement: Running - Footsteps on Pavement, man & woman running, with approach & stop.

Mixed Woodland Edge - LATE SPRING: EARLY MORNING. With little egret, night heron, cetti's warbler, melodious warbler, fan-tailed warbler, nightingale, blackcap, tree sparrow and turtle dove.

Comedy, Fantasy & Horror - Person snoring. (Comedy Spot Effect.)

Beach Atmosphere - Sea wash. Recorded facing the sea and turning to give effect of panning from sea to land.

Riverine Woodland - Wind through Silk Wood trees. Mourning Dove calls at end.

Gray's Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella Fasciolata) - close-up song. Others in background. Also cuckoos and insects. NB Exact date of this recording is not known.

Manx Shearwater (Puffinus Puffinus) - close-up flight calls and wingbeats from birds arriving at their burrows at night. Others calling in background. Birds on ground calling near burrows.

English Domestic Clock: Double Strike - Domestic clock striking ten o'clock. (English domestic clock with double-strike mechanism.)

Stonechat (Saxicola Torquata) - close-up calls from male. Female in distance. Distant traffic at times.

Household (Kitchen) Effects - A dustbin lid falling and being replaced.

Udipi Festival - Tiger festival atmosphere. Sounds of crowd with drums & trumpets passing very close. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Lesser Flamingo (Phoeniconaias Minor) - Mp calls from a flock of several thousand; alarm and awareness calls. Flock takes off at start and lands very quickly. Calls from wood sandpipers and other waders and francolins.

Crowds, Children & Footsteps - County Cricket Match, general atmopshere. (Recorded during Hertfordshire v. Somerset.)

Church Bells - Church Bells: 5 bells, at random, Pre-Reformation style, outside St. Mary & St. Andrew's, Whittlesford, Cambs.

Wren (Troglodytes Troglodytes) - Alarm call medium close-up. With medium close-up of Tree Creeper alarm towards end.

African Grey Parrot (Psittacus Erithacus) - Bird calling "Can I have some of your apple...no...can I your apple?

St. James‚äôs Park, London - St James's Park, atmosphere at lakeside with birds, wildfowl, lapping water & footsteps.

London Midland Region Electric Trains (Interior) - Freight Train with open wagons passing. (British Rail London Midland Region train, 25kV Pantograph system.)

Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga Leonina) - close-up calls from bull in surf and sound of it moving along wet beach.

2.6 Litre Rover Saloon Car (Interior) - Interior, start, move off into town run, slow down, stop, switch off. (2.6 litre Rover saloon car)

Village Green Cricket Match - Cricket Match: Village Green, players come out for innings.

Istanbul - Istanbul, sidestreet, occasional traffic on wet road, shutters closed, footsteps and voices.

Carpenter‚äôs Workshop - A thicknesser plane operating with switch on and off.

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - close-up mew & begging calls in colony.

Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus Magellanicus) - Burrow duet close-up from adults, colony in background. Recording made at egg-laying stage.

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - Adult approaching through reeds, chicks begging; adult settles on nest.

Ships And Boats 1 - German U-Boat, Diesel engines start, cruise underwater with snorkel.

Urban - SUMMER: EARLY MORNING With jackdaws, swifts, house sparrows and collared doves

Aircraft - Avro Lancaster navigator's position, tests, take-off. (World War II bomber, 4 piston engines.)

White-throated Treecreeper (Climacteris Leucophaea) - medium close-up song. Other birds in background including Eastern whipbird and green catbird.

Beach Atmosphere - Seashore. close-up sounds of mussels and other shells or sea life in tidal pool. Fox sparrow singing in background. Surf in distance.

Eastern Flying Squirrel (Glaucomys Volans) - close-up sounds of squirrel feeding. background crickets stridulating. Bump as food is upset 0m54s. Somewhat noisy recording with distant rumble & occasional background noise.

Galapagos Sealion (Zalophus Californianus Wollebakei) - medium distance echoing, honking calls from sealion. Also sounds of seawash. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Household 2 - Old fashioned mangle operated with washing in rollers with squeak.

Fulvous Babbler (Turdoides Fulvus) - Calls from roost tree, with Turtle Dove in background.

Africa 2 - The Natural World - Cheetahs, close up purring from several animals, with some movement sounds.

Modern Agricultural Machinery & Vehicles - Small Farm Diary Unit, interior, plastic milk bottles labelled & filled, plastic crates stacked.

Cape Gannet (Morus Capensis) - Atmosphere recorded at colony. close-up calls 0m20s & 0m55s. Flight calls & some rustling sounds of preening. Occasional calls from Hartlaub's gulls. background sounds of the sea.

White Palped Cricket - Stridulating male NB: Scientific name for this species is unknown, possibly Japanese burrowing cricket (Velarifictorus micado) which is described as having a characteristic face pattern with long mandibles and white palps

Western Sandpiper (Calidris Mauri) - medium close-up flight calls from several birds. Flock in background. Some calls from distant snow geese. Outboard engine on boat very faint in background.

Cassin's Finch (Carpodacus Cassinii) - close-up song, neutral background.

Cardinal (Cardinalis Cardinalis) - Song, with other birds in background. (Windy)

World War I - Horsedrawn gun carriage starts, runs, stops, turns, stops (recorded on board) - 1970 (83E)

Coal Mining - Winding engine drivers cabin - lift taken up then down.

Manchurian Crane (Grus Japonensis) - medium close-up & background calls from adult cranes. Also piping calls from chicks.

African Elephant (Loxodonta Africana) - close-up - medium distance sounds from several. Low grumblings, bubbling and gurgles in foreground. Trumpeting from two elephants fighting, then chasing each other in distance. The rest are feeding and browsing.

Domestic Clock (English, 1810) - Domestic clock striking six o'clock. (English domestic clock, manufactured 1810.)

Grey Phalarope (Phalaropus Fulicarius) - Warning calls from single bird. Water splash and flight sounds @ 00m48s with wingbeats. Goose calling background at end.

Great Skua (Catharacta Skua) - Flight alarm calls close-up from several birds. Skylarks, arctic skuas and sheep in distance. Windy background.

Wolseley Sixteen-sixty Car 1967 (Exterior) - Exterior, start, tickover. (Wolseley sixteen-sixty car, 1967)

F.a. Cup Final: Wembley, 1966 - 1966 F.A. Cup Final, whistle and boos. (Everton v Sheffield Wednesday, Wembley Stadium.)

British Rural Backgrounds 2 - Churchyard atmosphere at night  - clock strikes 12 midnight at 14", churchyard atmosphere with owls, distant dog barks at 2'50" (1B4, reprocessed)

Shelduck (Tadorna Tadorna) - close-up calls from ducklings. Distant sheep with 'mushy' background.

Brown Pelican (Pelecanus Occidentalis) - medium close-up begging calls from chick. Also some sounds of bill snapping. medium distance sounds of the sea. Very distant sounds of an engine.

Crowds - FA Cup Final, boos and whistles. (1989 FA Cup Final, Liverpool v Everton.)

Palestine Sunbird (Nectarinia Osea) - Calls and alarm calls, with Tristram's Grackle and stream in background.

Tropical Desert Shrub - Summer: Evening - Fairly neutral with birds and occasional flies NB. Location not certain.

Fork-tailed Petrel (Oceanodroma Furcata) - close-up calls from a single bird. Leach's Petrel also calls. Colony in background.

White-fronted Bee-eater (Merops Bullockoides) - NB: Exact date of recording not known. close-up calls from chicks in nest tunnel. Hissy background with faint camera noise.

Scrub Jay (Aphelocoma Coerulescens) - medium close-up wingbeats and aggressive calls between birds. Jingle from rings on their legs.

Razorbill (Alca Torda) - close-up, deep, two note alarm growl. Calls from a nearby group of guillemots. Kittiwakes and surf in background.

Petrol Stations - Petrol Stations: Pump turned on, runs, turned off

Humpback Whale (Megaptera Novaeangliae) - \ Song from a solo male through the breathing cycle. A mixture of shorter, deeper and growling calls and higher squeaks. close-up popping shrimp. Crackling sounds from mass of shrimps.

Mute Swan (Cygnus Olor) - Calls close-up-medium close-up from several, three different calls, soft calls from whooper swans in background. Rooks & jackdaws in background at end.

Tomtit (Petroica Macrocephala) - close-up song. Tui in background. Crickets and other insects.

Household Effects: Open Fireplace - Old-fashioned mangle moved on stone floor.

Sydney & Urban New Zealand - Lorikeets at dawn, Manly beach, Australia - raccous dawn chorus of Rainbow Lorikeets in tall trees against a background of Tasman sea surf.

Crowds, Children & Footsteps - Light Entertainment Audience, crowds laughing.

Gannet (Sula Bassanus) - close-up aggressive calls as bird walks through colony. Sound of footsteps of moving bird.

Coastal Woodland - Autumn: Mid-morning Leaves falling, White-throated Sparrow singing, Fish Crows calling, Yellow-rumped Warblers, Fox Sparrow, Rufous-sided Towhee and crickets.

Beach Atmosphere - Wave action:Coastline:Autumn MC sound of surf, with moving away and behind dunes for pan shots. Noticeable difference in pan.

Magnificent Frigate-bird (Fregata Magnificens) - Hollow rattling sounds of bill snapping male frigate bird. Distant boat towards end of recording.

Lion (Panthera Leo) - Loud snarls. Growls and groans. NHC17 is a continuous recording of 73m48s also found starting on NHS000124.

More Phones - Wallphone (1910 onwards) - earpiece lifted, handle turned with bell jingling.

Thunder - Distant thunder over rainforest. Birds & insects in background.

Comedy Sounds - Tap turned on, fizzy liquid gurgles out. (Specially created effect)

Forest Atmosphere - Many birds calling in forest. medium distance whistles & other types of call. Distant sea wash.

Honda 250 Motor Cycle - Motor Cycles: Honda 250, Recorded on Bike, slow tickover

Boxing & Wrestling - Announcement - seconds out, round 5, bell, into round

Motor Car: 1929 Austin 7 - Exterior, door, opened. (1929 Austin Seven)

Fenland Atmosphere - Low-lying fenland pasture Late spring Evening Reed-choked ditch with rustling reeds in light breeze & occasional bursts of song from reed warbler - 2000hrs

Hornet (Vespa Crabro) - close-up buzzing from single hornets leaving and returning to nest hole. Hornets fly in, land on rim then crawl to nest. Nest sounds prominent in background. Distant traffic and fly buzzing.

Tropical Forest - Early morning atmosphere near village at 2000 feet. Cock crowing, birds and cicadas.

Fan-tailed Warbler (Cisticola Juncidis) - Flight calls, with Quail calling in background. Wind in crops.

Blow Hole - Water gushing through blow hole followed by sound of spray. Sealions and masked boobies in distance.

Lincoln College Clock, Oxford - Lincoln College clock striking eight o'clock.

Dogs - Puppies in pet shop, atmosphere in shop. (Species unknown.)

Interiors - Theatres And Halls - Large exhibition hall with occasional indistinct music and PA - 1983 (1C30,reprocessed)

Lesser Black Backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - Pair 'choking', low intensity

15 Cwt Commer Diesel Truck (Interior) - Interior, travelling over rough ground, stops. (15 cwt. diesel truck)

Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet Aircraft: Exterior - Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet Aircraft, exterior,taxi.

Sea Cliffs - close-up calls from guillemots. Calls from kittiwakes. Distant surf.

2 Horses On Turf (Studio) - One horse on turf, start, quick canter into gallop. (Studio recording with jingle of harness)

White-rumped Shama (Copsychus Malabaricus) - medium close-up song. Cricket and cicada chorus in background. Other distant birds. * Day and month of recording is not specified.

Greater Bird Of Paradise (Paradisaea Apoda) - Single close-up call and medium distance croaking calls.

Ford Anglia 105e Van (1963, 997cc): Interior - Motor Van: Free-Wheeling down hill, accelerating and run to stop, interior, (Ford Anglia 105E, 1963 model, 997cc).

Little Penguin (Eudyptula Minor) - medium close-up peeps from penguin chick. background calls from other chicks & sounds of the sea.

Blackcap (Sylvia Atricapilla) - medium close-up sub-song. Wren and willow warbler in background. Light wind in trees.

Industry 2 - Pit winding gear in operation (Ellistoun Colliery, Leics.)

Church Doors - Church Door: Interior, With Bolts, open and close.

Golden Rumped Tinkerbird (Pogoniulus Astroflavus) - medium close-up ringing calls from tinkerbird. background rainforest atmosphere with calls from many other bird species.

Trams (1903): Newcastle: Exterior - Newcastle Tram, exterior, approaching & stop. (Tram built 1903.)

Beirut (Lebanon) - Beirut, traffic & crowds with occasional cries from newspaper sellers.

Oil & Petrol - Casing pushed into hole - with squeak of brake pads (Sea Quest offshore oil rig, Fortes oilfield May 1976).

Comedy Sounds - Feet overhead on wood. (Specially created effect)

Motor Cars Passing - Triumph TR3, exterior, passing at speed with horn. (Sports car, 1960 model.)

Broad Leaved Woodland - Early morning. *Robin "tacking". Flight calls from *curlew. Wren singing and calling. Chaffinch, jackdaw, distant stock dove and woodpigeon. Grey squirrel jumping around in trees. Hum from insects. Wind in trees.

World War 2 - 1 - Passing over in formation (from bomb bay) (reprocessed)

Drilling For Oil - Oil Drilling, general atmosphere with 'sky cranes', helicopters, gulls, etc.

British Rural Backgrounds - Early evening atmosphere, mid distance calls from flock of sheep grazing in field, calls echo round valley, robin,

World War Ii: Nau Crowd - Goosestep marching, with orders in German. (From 78 rmp record)

Italy (Rome): Children Playing - Piazza Novona, Rome, exterior, mainly boys playing in piazza.

Lesser Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle Rudis) - medium close-up-close-up calls from several. Weavers and other distant birds. Hippo sounds. Flies and crickets in background. Single close-up sound from beetle.

Domestic Sewing Machines - Treadle Sewing Machine, fast stitching. (Machine c. 1890.)

Mountains - Early morning near top of tree line. Prominent calls from carrion crows at times. Distant display calls from Himalayan snowcocks. Yellow-browed warblers, white-winged grosbeak, tree pipit, magpie and other birds calling and singing. Slight wind in trees a

Forest - Day. Bellbirds and tuis. Distant kiwi, tomtits, fantails and parakeets. Wind in trees, gusting at times. Branches hitting and cracking.

Hanuman Langur (Presbytis Entellus) - Alarm barks of adults & juveniles. Sounds of rustling vegetation. Rasping growls 1m15s to 1m40s. Occasional cawing bird calls from 2m45s.

Woodland - Mid-afternoon. Loud cicadas. Distant bird calls. Typical sound of mid-summer.

Guatemalan Black Howler Monkey (Alouatta Pigra) - Barks & short howls from individual. background sounds of birds & insects. Some sounds of moving foliage, recorded late afternoon. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Peugeot 205gt 1982 1300cc Petrol (car Misfiring Quite Badly) - interior - start, drive in busy town, occasional puddles, stop, switch off

Office Equipment - Seven machines being used in an office, no speech.

National Daily Newspaper - National Daily Newspaper Typesetting Area, general atmosphere.

Common Green Grasshopper (Omocestus Viridulus) - Male stridulating

Sailing Ship: Gaff-rigged Ketch: Exterior - Sailing Ship: Gaff-rigged Ketch, Exterior, man rowing ship's tender gently.

Telemetry; Interplanetary Effects - Vanguard 3 Satellite, telemetry effects from satellite.

Sperm Whale (Physeter Catodon) - Single sperm whale producing sequences of clicks of varied frequencies and rhythms, some complex (e.g. pops, creaks, rasps). Hydrophone recording.

Suburbia 2 And Skylines - Road repairs - tar laying machine, grit laid, diesel rollers prepare surface, occas.distant speech (4C1, reprocessed)

Salt Pan Atmosphere - Quiet. Dry season. Light gusty wind. Quiet calls from birds. Insect noise. N.B. Some blasting on microphone from wind.

Sea Cliffs And Rocky Shores - LATE SPRING: Evening Eiders calling, with Oystercatcher, Arctic Terns and lambs in background.

Interiors - Shops And Cash Registers - Crowds and manual cash registers - Woolworths - 1975 (1C26,reprocessed)

Drop Forge Effects - 5cwt. Massey power hammer operating in a drop forge shop.

Green Fruit-pigeon (Treron Calva) - Wing-beats of several coming to drink at waterhole at dusk. Insect chorus in background.

Christchurch College Clock, Oxford - New College clock striking twelve o'clock.

The Age Of Steam - Traction Engine driving farm machinery with belt.

Blue Jay (Cyanocitta Cristata) - Calls medium close-up from a group, other birds and cicadas in distance. Group becomes distant.

French Steam Trains - French Steam Train, goods train passing with whistle. (Pacific-type engine.)

World War Ii Aircraft: Junkers 88 (German) - Junkers 88. Take off. (World War II German Aircraft)

Diesel Electric Train English Electric Vulcan: 20000 B.h.p. - Exterior, tickover, sounds siren, leaves station passing microphone. (English Electric Vulcan Locomotive, 2000 b.h.p.)

Pika (Ochotona Princeps) - close-up squeaks from young being fed and movement in nest. Exact date unknown.

Barnacle Goose (Branta Leucopsis) - Calls medium close-up from roosting birds with wingbeats from birds arriving. Bar-tailed godwit calls close-up. Redshank medium close-up with curlew in distance.

European Polecat (Mustela Putorius) - close-up 'whickering' calls from female with six well grown kittens. Calls from kitten at 0.59, 1.22, 5.56 and female with kittens at 2.02, 3.35, 4.55. Lots of movement sounds and playing with pine cones. Captive family, recorded indoors.

Footsteps Down Metal Stairs - Footsteps Down Metal Stairs, man, slow, departing.

Snow Petrel (Pagodroma Nivea) - Calls & sounds from inside nest. Some wind noise at 0m58s. Low level recording with some hiss.

Red Billed Toucan (Ramphastos Tucanus) - close-up calls from a single bird. Cicadas and other birds in distance. Buzz from insects.

Lift in Block of Flats, doors close, ascends, doors open. (Automatic lift.)

Azure Winged Magpie (Cyanopica Cyana) - Adult calls, then feeds begging nestlings

Cruft‚äôs Dog Show - Crufts Dog Show, atmosphere at dog show with small dogs barking.

Raven (Corvus Corax) - medium distance to background calls from ravens, at times animated. Alarm calls from 1m12s. medium distance calls & song from other bird species. Constant hiss of wind.

Coast Atmosphere - Mid distant sounds of large waves breaking on coral. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Electronic Sounds - Sharp pulsation. (Specially created electronic sound.)

Hanuman Langur (Presbytis Entellus) - Sounds of langurs moving across forest floor. Many calls from birds in background.

Tufted Titmouse (Parus Bicolor) - close-up display calls from male with sounds of wings being vibrated, several calls from nearby female, and tapping on bark. Wind in trees and distant Wood Thrush singing.

Mountain Forest Atmosphere - Recorded in early morning. Sounds of stridulating insects. medium distance to distant calls from various bird species. Whirring wings of streamertail hummingbird 0m36s & 0m50s. Some sounds of dripping water. Distant call from cattle at end of recording.

Grey Heron (Ardea Cinerea) - Greeting display close-up, house sparrows medium close-up, starling in background.

Small Children - Infant School Dining Hall, atmosphere with 5 year-olds saying grace & commencing meal.

Farmstead - Summer: Evening - With great tit, song thrush, robin, buzzard, chaffinch, great spotted woodpecker, carrion crow, pheasant, magpie, pied wagtail, sheep and distant domestic geese and dog

Unidentified Bird - Calls of young soliciting for food adult calls twice rustling bushes and surf in background

Fenland - LATE SPRING: EARLY MORNING. With cuckoo, song and alarm of nightingale, fan-tailed warbler and black-winged stilt.

Sergeant Major Fish (Abudefduf Saxatilis) - Hydrophone recording. Churrs (produced by vibrating swim bladder) 1m12s, 1m27s, 2m06s & 2m40s. Scraping sounds (from grinding teeth) 0m40s, 0m48s, 0m57s & 2m10s. Also many clicks from shrimp. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown. Distant engine no

Tundra Swan (Cygnus Columbianus) - medium close-up calls from flock. A few calls from pintails. Wind in bushes in foreground.

Coastal Atmosphere - Birdsong with medium surf in the background. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Motor Car: Ford Ecsort 1300 (Manual) (Exterior) - Ford Escort 1300, exterior, door opened. (1300cc engine, manual transmission.)

Laysan Albatross (Diomedea Immutabilis) - MC display calls from three birds. Sooty terns and surf in background. Monk seal pup near end.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Clearing in rainforest - Crickets and insects, Madagascar warbler, Souimanga sunbird, stripe-throated jerys, frogs, red-fronted coua, Madagascar coucal and Madagascar mannikins.

Rainforest - Mid afternoon, inside forest. Cicadas, crickets, hum from insects. Calls from birds. Cracks from vegetation moving.

Demolition Work - Shovelling and digging debris on a demolition site. (Exterior.)

1964 Renault 1100 Saloon Car (Microphone Outside) - Renault 1100 saloon, interior, starts, revving. (1964 model.)

Elephant (Loxodonta Africana) - Tail swishing and dust bathing NB: Exact date in 1982 unknown

Buses - Adult - 6d fare through turnstile, one-man operated red Central bus.

Monk Seal (Monachus Schauinslandi) - close-up calls from a pup. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Riverside - Fast flowing creek / small river. Water cascading over large flat rocks.

Motor Car: 1 1/2 Litre Riley, 1959 (Worn Engine; Interior) - Exterior, approach & pass at speed. (1.5 litre, 1959, worn engine)

Rainforest Atmosphere - \ Busy evening atmosphere in forest. Many close-up calls with replies, mostly coqui frogs but also some other frog species & insects (mainly cicadas). N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Footsteps On Stone: Running - Running, 1 man on stone. (With approach and stop)

Shackleton (4 Piston-engined Aircraft) (Exterior) - General airfield atmosphere with Avro Shackleton aircraft revving and taking off. (Post-war maritime reconnaissance mission, four pistone engines.)

Everglades - Spring: Night; Cricket chorus, occasional leaf falling.

Fairgrounds And The Circus - Ride in a dodgem car with bell at end of ride - Jan '1980 (5F2,reprocessed)

Footsteps On Country Road: Walking - Footsteps on Country Road, three men walking, with start & stop.

Air Battles, Air Raids & Sirens - Battle of Britain actuality, air battle (rec. Kent/Sussex border) 1940 (500P)

Boeing 707 Jet Aircraft (Interior) - Boeing 707, interior, descent, lands at 3'50", taxis. (Long-range airliner, 4 jet engines.)

Perkins-fordson Tractor, 1945 - One passing. (Perkins-Fordson tractor)

Black-necked Crane (Grus Nigricollis) - Display calls close-up from several birds in captivity.

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - Mew & other calls to chicks close-up. Chicks calling close-up. Colony medium close-up.

Striated Green Heron (Butorides Striatus) - MC calls, crickets and water rippling, distant calls from Barred Owl.

Common Newtonia (Newtonia Brunneicauda) - close-up-medium close-up calls, others in background. with Cuckoo Roller, Cockerel and other birds.

Cultivated Land Atmosphere - Mixed flock of rooks and jackdaws. Skylark singing. Strong, howling wind.

Italian Conversation - Italy: Chatting, Italian men, small group, interior.

Crowd Reaction & Chatter - Six bursts of laughter from group of 20-30 year-olds. (4 seconds between each burst)

Yellowhammer (Emberiza Citrinella) - close-up-medium close-up song,with garden warbler singing from various perches close-up-medium close-up,song from linnets medium close-up. Willow warblers in distance. Blackbird calls towards end.

Motor Car: Porsche 924 1984cc (1979)  Interior - Cars: Porsche 924, 1984cc, 1979 model. Interior, start, revving, switch off

Horsedrawn Traffic - Horsedrawn traffic, very quiet with occasional horse and carriage.

Mourning Wheatear (Oenanthe Lugens) - Song Aircraft in background near end.

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - Wing-beats adults taking off

Archery - Execution carried out with a block & axe. (Specially created effect.)

Horses (Actuality) - Horse mounted and canters away. (Actuality, recorded from inside building)

Mantled Howler Monkey (Alouatta Palliata) - Calls fairly close perspective with rain

Greece - Greece: Amusement arcade atmosphere with machine noise, clunks from table football, shouts.

Children - Babies & Infants - Six 5-year old children playing in classroom (Pre-decimal coinage mentioned occasionally from 2'38" while playing stops)  - April 1966 (76A, reprocessed)

Children - Singing Games & School - Exterior, group of children singing 'London Bridge' - 1981 (3C8, reprocessed)

Suburban Steam Train: Exterior (2-6-2 Tank Locomotive, Past 1945) - Steam Train: 2-6-2 tank locomotive, post 1945, suburban, exterior, start, depart from crowded station.

Night Heron (Nycticorax Nycticorax) - Calls medium close-up from birds leaving roost. Great Reed Warbler in background, Blackbirds in distance, wind through trees. Hissy background.

Crystal Palace Swimming Pool (Indoor) - Swimming Pool: Crystal Palace, quiet atmosphere at swimming match.

Wadi Atmosphere - Neutral atmosphere. Calls from many birds including doves. Occasional sounds of insects. background sounds from a stream. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Barnacle Goose (Branta Leucopsis) - Flock calls close-up. Red-breasted geese in background.

Sardinian Warbler (Sylvia Melanocephala) - Alarm call medium close-up. Hissy recording and some wind noise. NB: Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Merton College Clock, Oxford - Magdalen College clock striking nine o'clock.

Gila Woodpecker (Melanerpes Uropygialis) - close-up calls from two or three birds around nest hole, aircraft noise at beginning, alarm, contact and aggressive calls.

Canary (Serinus Canaria) - medium close-up song from canary with churrs & chittering sounds. medium distance calls from another individual.

Home Movies - Animated home movie viewer/editor, winding film in reverse.

Portable Typewriter (Close Perspective) - Portable Typewriter: Rec. 4 metres away, slow typing with 1 finger.

Punting (With Aluminium Pole) - Punting: Paddling punt with light strokes.

Celebes Crested Macaque (Macaca Nigra) - close-up soft calls from a group feeding in trees. Alarm calls from 1m55s. Agitated calls from group whilst fighting 2m10s. background sounds from cicadas & birds. Very distant sounds of the sea.

Vermilion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus Rubinus) - close-up alarm call from male.

Narrow-gauge Light Railway (Interior) - Narrow-Gauge Light Railway, mid-distant whistles from train. (Recorded in closed coach.)

Tall Grass Prairie - Crickets, Dickcissel, Bobwhite, Upland Sandpiper, Grasshopper Sparrow and strong wind in grasses. Mid-morning.

Lakeside - Night. Cricket chorus with medium distance frogs in front of reedbed by side of lake.

18th Century Naval Cannon - Eighteenth Century Naval Cannon, fires double shot.

Ambulance (Austin Automatic: Exterior) - Ambulance, exterior, approaches and stops, doors. (With bell.) (Austin Automatic ambulance.)

Grey Headed Albatross (Diomedea Chrysostoma) - Colony. close-up nest-tapping behaviour & calls from nestlings. Pipit in background. NB: exact date of recording is not specified.

Ecclesiastical Effects 2 - Canterbury Cathedral bells, interior, ringing starts, rounds, Grandsire Cinques, rounds, ringing stops (recorded in roof void above nave) - 1981 (2B5, reprocessed )

World War 2 - 2 - Gyro-compass room - occasional voices in background (reprocessed)

Lakeside/marsh - Spring: Night Cricket chorus, Night Herons and roosting Cattle Egrets calling, fish splashing in water, Alligator groaning.

Lakeside Atmosphere - quiet atmosphere with occasional calls of birds on lake

Footsteps On Country Road: Running - Footsteps on Country Road, woman running, departing.

Aircraft: Bac 111 (Exterior) - BAC 1-11, exterior, start up main engines. (Short-range airliner, 2 jet engines.)

Golden Pipit (Tmetothylacus Tenellus) - medium close-up flight display songs and MC song, larks, crickets and other insects in background.

Greater Bird Of Paradise (Paradisaea Apoda) - Early morning, 6.00-6.30am. Copulation. Many distinct calls close-up and sound of birds dancing on branch. Insects, occasional fly and other birds in quiet background. One distinct call of the magnificent riflebird in background.

Comedy Sounds: Impact Rhythms - Razz rhythm clang. (Specially created effect)

Telephones - Post Office Telephone, automatic ringing, bell A. (Near)

Ibis Bill (Ibidorhyncha Struthersii) - close-up - medium distance calls from a pair. Alarm, contact and flight alarm calls. Crow and other birds in background. Low river sound in background.

Dotterel (Eudromias Morinellus) - Awareness calls close-up at nest. Slightly crackly recording.

Domestic Clock - Domestic Mantle Clock striking two o'clock. (Early 19th Century clock chimes 'A', 8 bells, 1 gong.)

Crested Auklet (Aethia Cristatella) - close-up calls from groups of birds circling over roosting area after "dread". Colony in background.

Camargue Feral Horse (Equus Caballus) - Adult close-up tail-swishing and stamping with cetti's warbler, flies

Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus Ruber) - medium close-up calls from several birds feeding with lesser flamingos. Calls from spur-winged plovers, fan-tailed ravens and weavers. Crickets in grass.

Grey Wolf (Canis Lupus) - close-up howls from a pack, barks and growls near end. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Bristol Sycamore S171 Helicopter (Exterior) - Bristol Sycamore S171, interior, start, warm up, take off into constant flight, descend, land, switch off.

Renault 4 Saloon Car 1967 (Interior) - Renault 4 saloon, interior, self starter, run in first gear, stop. (1967 model.)

White-tailed Tropic Bird (Phaethon Lepturus) - medium distance - close-up calls and display calls. Distant calls from land birds. Surf in background. Windy background with sound of vegetation rustling. Some wind on microphone at times.

Gorge - Morning in gorge with wind gusting. Several birds singing, calls from barbet, variable sunbirds, yellow-necked spurfowl & little swifts. Steep sided, arid, rocky areas with scrub & trees in valley bottom, mainly without water.

Red Knot (Calidris Canutus) - close-up - medium close-up sounds of large groups of knot taking off from high tide roost. close-up calls from lapwing & oystercatchers prior to them leaving. Calls from knot, shelduck & curlew. close-up mass preening before & after take-offs. Mixed flocks take-off near end. Take-offs

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - NB: Recorded from microphones placed beside a Reed Warbler's nest. 0620-0720hrs Adult male at nest sings briefly in close-up in response to passing piston-engined transport aircraft.

Atmosphere In Villa Borghese Museum - Courtroom atmosphere, with constant background of indistinct speech & occasional footsteps.

China - China: Busy City Street, voices, footsteps, bicycle bells, occasional traffic.

Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne Caspia) - medium close-up flight call from an immature bird.

Slate Coloured Boubou (Laniarius Funebris) - MC calls Doves and other birds in background.

City Limits - Spring: Morning Edge of city and desert scrub, calls from Curve-billed Thrasher and horn from train, wind through bushes.

Horses 1 - Group of horses on trek going over various surfaces, recorded from riders' perspective, occasional indistinct voices in background.

Woodland - Mid-morning in lowland forest. Loud cicadas. Bellbirds in background.

Tropical Evergreen Rain (Cloud) Forest - WINTER: DAY With distant three wattled bellbird, insects, etc and some distant thunder

Rainforest Atmosphere - Recorded during afternoon(4.00pm). Good ringing metallic calls from unidentified species. background sounds of insect stridulation. Distant sounds of a river.

Newton's Golden Bowerbird (Prionodura Newtoniana) - medium close-up dry screeches from bowerbird. Followed by mimicry of other bird species. background fairly busy with calls from many bird species.

Domestic Clock - Domestic clock striking one o'clock. (Domestic clock with single-strike mechanism.)

Austral Thrush (Turdus Falcklandii) - Song close-up, (very windy).

Livestock 1 - British Saanen Goat (interior) & Kid (exterior), goat bleats, kid returns call, with some birdsong.

Fairy Tern (Sterna Nereis) - medium close-up & medium distance croaking calls from terns. background sounds of sea & other seabird species.

Crowned Sandgrouse (Pterocles Coronatus) - background calls from approaching flock. medium close-up louder calls. Some sounds of wind & camera noise. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Gray Catbird (Dumetella Carolinesis) - close-up song, other birds in background. Occasional calls from distant Canada Geese.

Children - Singing Games & School - Exterior, bell rings (electric, reprocessed)  and children leave playground (8-9 year olds) - December 1968 (76D, reprocessed)

5-7 Cwt Bedford Light Van (Exterior) - Exterior, one door opened and closed. (Bedford light van.)

Amethyst Woodstar Hummingbird (Calliphlox Amethystina) - Wingbeats while hovering NB: Exact date in 1969 unknown

Magpie (Pica Pica) - medium close-up calls from a single bird, American Robins, Mountain Chickadees and other birds in background. Wind in trees.

Romania 1 - Interior - first class ticket hall atmosphere, main railway station Gara de Nord, busy with movement, several PA announcements in background.

Deciduous Woodland - Winter: Day - With crickets, crows, towhee and cardinals

St. Paul‚äôs Cathedral Clock (Great Tom) - Great Tom clock striking 6 o'clock

Tropical Seasonal Forest Atmosphere - Atmosphere recorded in early morning. medium distance calls from Indian tree pie. Also complex whistling song from 1m20s. background sounds of other birds & insects. Some bumps on recording.

Red Fox (Vulpes Vulpes) - close-up aggressive calls from two 4-5 week old female cubs. Hunger whines between yelps. Note: cubs this age would still be underground in the den.

Yellow-eyed Penguin (Megadyptes Antipodes) - close-up calls from adult returning to nest to feed chicks. close-up high pitched calls from two well grown chicks. Occasional calls from second adult nearby.

Rufous-collared Sparrow (Zonotrichia Capensis) - Alarm note - 'chip'

Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes Forsteri) - close-up single bird walking on snow and calling. Distant-medium close-up calls in rookery. NB this was recorded between June and November 1992.

Vintage Motor Car: Citroen 5cv Van: Interior - Cars: Vintage motor car Citroen 5cv van, 1924. Interior, handbrake engaged and released

Brown Noddy (Anous Stolidus) - close-up courtship calls. Sooty Terns calling and Laysan Albatross bill-clapping and calling background.

Quiet Urban Post Office - Atmosphere in a quiet urban post office with footsteps, voices and distant traffic. (Technical note, for use at low level)

Great Indian Hornbill (Buceros Bicornis) - medium close-up & distant coarse calls from hornbill. Also calls from other birds including hill mynahs & barbets. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown. Also known as Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary.

Motor Car Accessories - Door opened, three second pause, closed. (Heavy car door)

Communications - Crosser letterpress, cutters being adjusted. (1935 onward.)

Steam Trains Passing Without Siren - Farnborough express train passing without siren. (Southern Region steam train.)

Poland - Department store, Warsaw - large acoustic with general bustle, footsteps, clinks and some distinct speech

Caribou (Rangifer Tarandus) - Splashing & tendon clicks from caribous fording a stream. Also some soft grunts from caribou towards end of recording. close-up prominent shrill birdsong continues sporadically though recording. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Dingo (Canis Familiaris Dingo) - Fight between dingoes. Snarling & growls. Yelp 0m29s. medium close-up barking follows. background howls from other dingoes.

World War Ii Aircraft Carriers - Martlet landing on aircraft carrier. Noise of arrestor gear. World War II. (From 78 r.p.m. disc)

Farm Machinery - Tractor with silage blower in distance, getting closer. Tractor with trailer pulling up to exchange full trailer. Tractor with silage blower continues. Tractor with trailer passes and drives off.

Antarctic Fur Seal (Arctocephalus Gazella) - close-up of two males facing each other and making threats. Short fight.

Church Bells - Church Bells ringing. (St. Congall's Church, Bangor, County Down.)

White Winged Chough (Corcorax Melanorhamphos) - Insistent screeching begging calls from juvenile chough. medium close-up sounds of movement. background sounds of a river. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Badger (Meles Meles) - close-up sounds of several adults feeding. Some traffic noise and dog barking in background - first part clean.

Collared Turtle Dove (Streptopelia Decaocto) - Song (with poultry)

Rainforest Atmosphere - Busy dawn chorus with sun just above horizon. close-up high pitched whistling song from white collared seed eater. Also calls from blue gray gnat catcher.

Kittiwake (Rissa Tridactyla) - Colony atmosphere, recorded facing sea from cliff top. Loud calls when disturbed by sea eagle flying past. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Barnacle Goose (Branta Leucopsis) - Small flock clucking while feeding

Snow Goose (Chen Caerulescens) - Calls MP, with some closer calls as flock flies overhead. Flock calls as it flies overhead. Crickets in foreground.

The Age Of Steam - Steam Engine whistle (London, Midland & Scottish Railway).

Great White Egret (Egretta Alba) - AND: SNOWY EGRET (EGRETTA THULA) MC colony calls, Red-winged Blackbirds also singing in background.

Aircraft: Beagle (Airdale) - Beagle Airdale, interior recordings. Constant flight and descent.

Lakeside - At night - pre-dawn (hour before dawn).Chorus of crickets & frogs. Bats calling. First birds begin to call- white browed coucals. Closer frogs begin calling about 2'30" in. Later bats call closer. Occasional water sounds.

Domestic Dog (Canus Domesticus) - Two year old Jack Russell terrier snarling as if attacking a rat

Mersey Ferry, Liverpool - Ferry: Mersey, Liverpool, on board, arrives, gang-plank lowered, passengers disembark.

Monsoon Forest - Dusk. Cricket and cicada chorus. Calls from barn owl (Tyto alba lulu) near start & end of recording.

Farmland:autumn:afternoon - Insects & crickets, falling leaves, American crows, American goldfinches.

Reed-bed - Dawn in area of willows and reeds. Loud Cetti's warbler. Many other birds singing and calling including blue tits, cuckoo and white- tailed sea eagle. Marsh frog chorus.

Motor Car: 1960 Ford Anglia - Exterior, 1 door opening. (1960 Ford Anglia)

Sardinian Warbler (Sylvia Melanocephala) - Song close-up-BCU, with Crested Lark, Nightingale in background.

Lagoon Atmosphere - Dusk. Crickets, birds, distant hippos, frogs. Flight calls from bats towards end. NB: date not specified.

Courol (Leptosomus Discolor) - medium distance calls, wind in trees and leaf noise.

Egyptian Goose (Alopochen Aegyptiacus) - medium close-up calls from a pair. Parties of white pelicans taking off in background. Distant grey-headed gulls.

Renault 4 Saloon Car 1967 (Exterior) - Renault 4 saloon, exterior, passing at 25 m.p.h. (1967 model.)

Galapagos Giant Tortoise (Geochelone Elephantopus) - Male copulating

Turnstiles - Jukebox mechanism operating, no music. (Jukebox c. 1962.)

Scandinavia 2 - Countryside in spring, near Salo, Finland with willow warbler, chaffinch, fieldfare, great spotted woodpecker, blue tits and greenfinches

Tropical Seasonal Forest Atmosphere - Recorded in morning. Variety of bird calls from all perspectives. Calls include those of greater racket tailed drongo, quaker babbler & yellow bulbul. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown. Also known as Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary

Children At Play - School Classroom, six 5-year old children playing in room.

Water 2 - Sea - Heavy sea breaking on promenade - 1980 (1S10, reprocessed)

Short-toed Treecreeper (Certhia Brachydactyla) - Song mid-perspective.

Salt Marsh (Tidal) - Low-lying Marshy Pasture:Late Spring; Early Morning Rather neutral; at high tide, Skylark, Robin, Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Redshank, Wren and distant foghorn - 0800hrs.

Mixed Woodland - LATE SPRING: EARLY MORNING. With woodpigeon, garden warbler, song thrush, wren, distant rooster, carrion crow, distant cuckoo, bees.

King Penguin (Aptenodytes Patagonica) - Colony of adults and chicks.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Evening atmosphere recorded overlooking gorge. Calls from frogs, cicadas & occasionally birds. background roar of water. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Ships And Boats 2 - Sailing Dinghy, sailing, constant run. (Recorded on board.)

Brown Headed Bush Shrike (Tchagra Australis) - close-up crackling wings from a single bird, first in bushes and then flying past. Other birds in distance.

Sea Cliffs - LATE SPRING: MIDDAY With kittiwakes, shag, guillemots, arctic and sandwich terns

Hedgerow - Early Spring - Rather neutral, with rookery in background; chaffinch and dunnock calls

Outdoor Clock - Church clock striking, 8 o'clock. (All Saints Church)

Boat (4 Hp Outboard Engine) - Boat 4 h.p. engine, continuous run.

Black-eared Wheatear (Oenanthe Hispanica) - Calls, short song and wingbeats, with crested larks, palm doves and insects in background. Distant donkey and chickens near end.

Electronically Generated Sounds - Space craft lands. (Futuristic Spot Effect.)

Sandhill Crane (Grus Canadensis) - Excited calls close-up from a flock. River in background. NB Recorded between 01/04/87 and 06/04/87

Raven (Corvus Corax) - close-up calls, calls echoing off rocks, calls from two birds.

Royal Tern (Sterna Maxima) - medium close-up calls from a bird being submissive to another the two terns sat with a group of laughing gulls and two ring-billed gulls water laping in foreground, wind in dune grasses these calls are only given on the ground

Whooper Swan (Cygnus Cygnus) - Calls & sounds of wings from four swans flying close overhead. Nice sense of perspective.

Horses / Dogs - Hunting hound, growling & barking on own then joined by others. (Distant perspective, recorded at kennels.)

Ford Fiesta Motor Car (1980 Model, 1300cc) Interior - Car: Ford Fiesta, 1300 cc, 1980 model. Interior, changing from second into first gear

Golden Crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia Atricapilla) - close-up song. Surf or stream in background.

Electronic Sounds - Three high 'pings'. (Specially created electronic sound.)

Lesser Flamingo (Phoeniconaias Minor) - medium distance - medium close-up calls from a feeding flock of several hundred. Hum and buzz of flies along water's edge. Water rippling.

Tropical Forest Edge - Mid-afternoon. Cicada chorus. Calls from red-breasted musk parrot, barking pigeon, red-vented bulbuls and other distant birds. Calls from Fiji flying fox.

Chimpanzee (Pan Troglodytes) - Background screaming and fight. close-up feeding grunts. More feeding grunts at 1m30s.

Manx Shearwater (Puffinus Puffinus) - close-up calls from birds on the ground outside their burrows. Calls in flight from incoming birds. Birds flapping along ground and "sneezing" - clearing salt through the tube on their bill. Surf in distance. Colony in background.

Motor Car: Ford Ecsort 1300 (Automatic) - Ford Escort 1300, interior, direction indicators. (1300cc engine, automatic transmission.)

Comedy Sounds - Paddle steamer rhythm. (Specially created effect)

Machinery - A milling machine switched on, operates with occasional pauses.

Footsteps On Pavement: Running - Footsteps on Pavement, two women running, departing.

Great Blue Turaco (Corythaeola Cristata) - medium close-up calls. Other birds in distance. Cicadas in background.

D.i.y. And Building - Arc welding machine, switch on, attempt to strike arc, fall, switch off.

Cypress Swamp - Spring: Mid-day Slight wind in trees, water dripping, insects, birds, fish in water, branches creaking.

France - Paris - Close perspective atmosphere at counter of busy lunchtime cafe, with expresso machine heard at 3'39"

Savanna - Wind across grassy plain. Thunder in distance over mountains. Wind dies down mid-way through where insects and distant birds are calling.

London Railway Stations - Kings Cross Railway Station, general atmosphere.

World War Ii Battle Actualities - Battle actuality. Enemy shells landing. World War II. (From 73 r.p.m. disc)

Tropical Seasonal Forest Atmosphere - Recorded in early morning near fruiting fig tree. Forest atmosphere with sounds of rain & dripping foliage. Many bird species calling in background. Occasional bursts of birdsong. Intermittent engine hum in distance. Rain drip on microphone 0m21s.

Whistling Kite (Haliastur Sphenurus) - close-up-Distant calls. Cricket chorus in background.

Africa 2 - The Natural World - Wart Hogs, close up growls & snarls from several animals.

Spotted Sandgrouse (Pterocles Senegallus) - Calls and wingbeats, with insects. Water dripping in background.

Nightingale (Luscinia Megarhynchos) - Song, with another in background Also goldfinches, turtle dove, reed warbler and hoopoe

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - Long & mew calls close-up from several birds.

Greengrocer Cicada (Cyclochila Virens) - close-up sound of vibrating wings and movement in foliage. Recorded in captivity.

Village Green Cricket Match - Cricket Match: Village Green, ball struck, applause.

Rajasthan Musicians - Sounds of drums & a reed instrument. Ringing of small bells. Male singer joins music. Increase in tempo. \  N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

2.6 Litre Rover Saloon Car (Interior) - Interior, start, run on motorway up to 90 m.p.h. in overdrive, slow down, stop, switch off. (2.6 litre Rover saloon car.)

Traction Engine (Single Cylinder) - Traction Engines (Single cylinder): Erratic run, exterior

Golden-collared Toucanet (Selenidera Reinwardtii) - Calls, with other birds in background. Dripping water audible.

Czechoslovakia - Funicular railway, external, Prague, approaches, stops, doors open and close, departs

Land Rover (Exterior) - Land Rover, exterior, passing over rough ground.

Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga Leonina) - close-up roars from bull at start of recording. Loud calls from female at end.

Common Cuckoo (Cuculus Canorus) - territorial calls with reed warbler, etc

London Midland Region Electric Trains (Interior) - Freight Train passing with siren. (British Rail London Midland Region train, 25kV Pantograph system.)

Tundra - Spring/summer: Day - Near coast with golden plover, lapland buntings and very distant kittiwakes

White-fronted Bee-eater (Merops Bullockoides) - NB: Exact date of recording not known. close-up contact calls and sounds of birds preening, others and bulbuls in background. Birds fly off at end.

Smyrna Kingfisher (Halcyon Smyrnensis) - Calls, with Graceful Warbler and Sand Partridge in background. Distant aircraft noise.

Mallard (Anas Platyrhynchos) - close-up calling & take-off with distant meadow pipit.

Razorbill (Alca Torda) - Mid-day to mid-afternoon. Quiet atmosphere on ledges. Soft calls from razorbills. Calls from guillemots. Kittiwakes and surf in background.

F.a. Cup Final: Wembley, 1966 - 1966 F.A. Cup Final, half-time whistle. (Everton v Sheffield Wednesday, Wembley Stadium.)

Motor Car: 1940 Period ‚äòold Banger‚äô (Exterior) - Exterior, start, running badly, revving, stop. (1940 period car)

Chestnut-sided Warbler (Dendroica Pensylvanica) - close-up song, other birds in distance including White-throated Sparrow and Red-eyed Vireo, Eastern Chipmunk and insects.

Wolseley Sixteen-sixty Car 1967 (Exterior) - Exterior, 1 door close. (wolseley sixteen-sixty car, 1967)

University Of St. Mary The Virgin Church Clock, Oxford - Clock of the University Church of St Mary the Virgin, Oxford striking twelve o'clock.

Aircraft: D. H. Dove (Exterior) - De Havilland Dove, interior, engines warm up, taxi. (Light civil aircraft, two piston engines.) (NB Military versions of this plane named Devon & Sea Devon.)

Dial 999 - Police car, high speed pass right to left on motorway with wail siren.

Brent Goose (Branta Bernicla) - medium distance - close-up calls from a large flock flying towards microphone. Others in distance.

Mixed Woodland Edge - EARLY SPRING: EVENING With house sparrow, pheasant, starling and distant bittern

Coal Mining - Signalling from pit top to winding engine room, cage door closes.

Traffic 3 - Starting in pairs at 10 sec. intervals - 125cc machines, Isle of Man Tourist trophy race 1967.

Red Breasted Goose (Branta Ruficollis) - Low calls of adult on nest. Higher pitched trilling of gosling? Water sounds background. NB: Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Arctic Tern (Sterna Paradisaea) - close-up alarm and attack calls at edge of colony. Sounds of a few common terns. Gulls in distance.

African Elephant (Loxodonta Africana) - medium close-up sounds of small herd drinking at a pool. A few grunts and groans. Lots of splashing sounds and swishing water.

Army: Parade Ground Manoeuvres (Without Spoken Commands) - Platoon presents arms on parade ground, without spoken command. (Recorded at Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst.) (NB Platoon = 24 men.)

Modern Agricultural Machinery & Vehicles - Small Farm Diary Unit, interior, plastic milk sachets filled & heat sealed. (Ends abruptly.)

Atomic Power Station - Atomic Power Station, PBX exchange atmosphere.

Moth Sp - Jamming bat's echo-location emissions moth is the low pitched sound

Apostle Bird (Struthidea Cinerea) - close-up calls between group of birds. Coarse screeching, croaking & clicking sounds. background sounds of wind & calls from other bird species. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording are unknown.

Canal Narrow Boat (Exterior) - Canal Narrow Boat: One narrow boat passes, exterior

Fenland Atmosphere - Low-lying fenland pasture Late spring Dawn Neutral; reed-choked ditch with distant reed warbler and wren - 0430hrs

Riverine Woodland - Spring: 0645HRS Common Flickers, Mourning Dove, White-winged Dove, Bewick's Wren and other birds, distant Grey Hawk.

Mallard (Anas Platyrhynchos) - Two alighting on water, with Chaffinch calls in f/g.

Motor Car: 1929 Austin 7 - Exterior, 2 false starts. (1929 Austin Seven)

Tropical Forest - Very busy morning atmosphere at Poring at 200 feet. Many different birds calling, water dripping, river in distance.

Red Knot (Calidris Canutus) - Estuary atmosphere - winter medium close-up flock calls with a few individual close-up calls. Loud calls from oystercatcher. (Total flock about 40,000 birds) Knot bathing & flapping wings, flock moving in water. Birds arrive in small groups. Canada & greylag geese call at start

Oystercatcher (Haematopus Ostralegus) - close-up calls from several in a flock at high tide roost prior to leaving. Birds take off at 0m34s and 2m14s. Lots of movement in water. Calls from knot, lapwing and shelduck.

Aircraft: Comet Iv (Interior) - De Havilland Comet IV, interior, descent. (Medium/long-range airliner, 4 jet engines.)

Black Throated Accentor (Prunella Atrogularis) - close-up song. Red-fronted Serins. Goldfinches. Chough and Crow nearby and in background. Distant Himalayan Snowcock.

World War 2 - 2 - Armed trawler, communication whistle (several versions) (reprocessed)

Motorcycle Scrambling: General atmosphere, modern solo machines, 250-500cc

Village Weaver (Ploceus Cucullatus) - Calls close-up of female nest building.

Magnificent Frigate-bird (Fregata Magnificens) - Rapid rattling sounds from bill snapping male frigate bird. Also squealing calls. background sounds of booming sea.

Indian Tree Pipit (Anthus Hodgsoni) - medium close-up flight display song and then song whilst perched. Flight song at end of recording.

Hoatzin (Opisthocomus Hoazin) - medium close-up loud, agitated alarm calls from group of hoatzins. background sounds of stridulating insects.

Refuse Collection (Occasional Distant Speech) - Refuse Collection, dust-cart arrives, bins emptied, departs. (Occasional distant speech.)

Motor Car: Ford Cortina 1600 (Exterior) - Ford Cortina 1600, exterior, approach, tickover, stop. (1600cc engine.)

Spear Nosed Bat (Phyllostomidae Family) - close-up calls and wingbeats from a disturbed colony in cave. More single calls towards end and some scratching sounds.

Arid Scrub - Morning. Many birds calling, insects buzzing, rather hissy - OK held down. NB Exact date of recording not known.

Pygmy Chimpanzee (Pan Paniscus) - High pitched feeding calls & contented grunts from group. Cicadas in background.

Blow Hole - close-up sound of water and spray. Insects and birds in distance.

Sirens And Bells - Sirens & Bells: Radio telephone bleeps, fire service

Sydney & Urban New Zealand - Bellbirds on farm land - recorded at Kurrajong Heights in the Blue Mountains region, Australia (some cars and chain-saw audible in background).

Fossa (Cryptoprocta Ferox) - medium close-up mewing and bleating

Southern Foam Nest Tree Frog (Chiromantis Xerampelina) - close-up creaking croaks from frog. background sounds of other frogs & stridulating insects. N.B. Date of this recording is unknown.

Domestic Clock (Bell: Mid-perspective) - Domestic clock striking one o'clock. (Mid-perspective recording of domestic clock with bell.)

Red Rumped Tinkerbird (Pogoniulus Atroflavus) - medium close-up ringing calls from tinkerbird. background rainforest atmosphere with calls from many other bird species.

Motor Car: Ford Cortina 1.6 Gl (Manual) 1982 Model: Interior - Cars: 1.6 GL (Manual) 1982 model Ford Cortina. Interior, Windscreen wipers, fast

Horses 1 - One restless horse on concrete, some noise from chickens in background.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Recorded at dawn. Fairly busy with calls from many bird species & insect stridulation. Sounds of dripping rain. Occasional distant calls from capuchin bird. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Common Starling (Sturnus Vulgaris) - close-up calls from chicks being fed in nest box.

World War Ii Aircraft - Sunderland flying boat, interior, cruising, rec. midships. World War II. (From 78 disc)

Petrol Stations - Service Station, high-pressure grease gun operating.

Hood Mockingbird (Nesomimus Macdonaldi) - Calls close-up. Other birds in background.

Slow Flowing River Or Stream - Slow Flowing River: Late Spring; Mid-day With approaching herd of goats and calls and/or songs of Nightingale, Blackcap, Cetti's Warbler, Red-rumped Swallow, Crag Martin and Azure-winged Magpie.

2 Horses On Turf (Studio) - Two horses on turf. (Studio recording with jingle of harness)

Kittiwake (Rissa Tridactyla) - close-up greeting calls and alarm calls at nest. Guillemots in background.

Cheetah (Acinonyx Jubatus) - Feeding sounds. Birds and insects in background.

15 Cwt Commer Diesel Truck (Interior) - Interior, start, depart, run on trunk road, stop, switch off. (15 cwt. diesel truck)

Waste Disposal - Refuse lorry collecting rubbish in quiet street - recorded in cab of lorry.

Domestic Horse (Equus Caballus) - close-up tail swishing while feeding from a single pony.

Goldfinch (Carduelis Carduelis) - Calls distant-medium close-up, with insects and Coot in background.

Small Copper Butterfly (Lycaena Phlaeas) - Sounds from a collection of pupae.

Ladder-backed Woodpecker (Picoides Scalaris) - close-up calls from almost fledged chicks in nest hole.

Wadham College Clock, Oxford - Wadham College clock striking ten o'clock.

Tawny-flanked Prinia (Prinia Subflava) - Call medium close-up, with Red-billed Hornbill in foreground.

Sika Deer (Cervus Nippon) - Alarm call from deer. background sounds of wind in trees.

Italy: Venice, St. Mark‚äôs Squre - Market Square: Small Town, Wisbech, Cambridge, footsteps, voices and some traffic, busier towards end. (For use at low level)

Indian Tree Pie (Dendrocitta Vagabunda) - medium close-up ringing calls from tree pie. Occasional distant replies. background forest atmosphere.

Guatemalan Black Howler Monkey (Alouatta Pigra) - Croaking calls & howls from howlers. Also some sounds of movement & occasional bird calls. Recorded in early morning.

Office Equipment, Business & Control Areas - Heathrow Air Traffic - visual control tower

National Daily Newspaper - National Daily Newspaper Printing Press, chatter, hooter at 0m40s, presses start up & gather speed.

Vintage Motor Car: Citroen 5cv Van: Exterior - Cars: Vintage motor car Citroen 5cv van, 1924. Exterior, start on handle, door closes and medium depart

Estuary - Waders calling before leaving for their high tide roost areas. Calls from grey plovers, shelduck, oystercatcher, curlew, greylag geese and mallard. Water becomes more noticeable from about 3'00" in.

Tonga Flying Fox (Pteropus Tonganus) - Early morning. medium distance - close-up calls from colony and bats returning to roost. Birds, including barking pigeon and red vented bulbuls, begin singing in background from about 10m00s in. Surf in distance.

Fenland - Fen Carr: Late Spring; Early Morning. With Bullfinch piping medium close-up, and trees creaking in wind. (Snipe in background at times)

American Telephones - American Telephone: Male operator announces number incorrectly dialled

Tropical Deciduous Forest Atmosphere - Sounds of axis deer stag thrashing bush. Many birds calling & singing. Wingbeats of flying vultures. Also distant calls of axis deer.

Sea Coast: Rocky Shores And Islands - DAY: ANY SEASON Sea lions and sea

Christ‚äôs College Clock, Cambridge - Christ's College clock striking twelve o'clock.

Peregrine Falcon (Falco Peregrinus) - medium close-up heavy wingbeats as bird flaps out of water after bathing, then shakes feathers. Herring gulls in distance. Slight wind.

Blue Eyed Cormorant (Phalacrocorax Atriceps) - Small chicks begging from adult and being fed.

Broad Leaved Woodland - Early morning. Blue and great tit, rook, pheasant, woodpigeons, mistle thrush, moorhen and distant redstart. Ponies. Slight wind in trees along woodland edge. Faint traffic at times. Suitable for use in spring and summer.

Diesel Train - Diesel Train, interior, guard's whistle, train starts & gathers speed on unwelded track. (Recorded in corridor.)

Coast - Prominent songs from willie wagtail and varied honeyeater (the rapid series of musical notes), with calls from torresian crows in background. Surf in background.

Buller's Shearwater (Puffinus Bulleri) - close-up calls from several at start and then from a pair. Surf in background.

Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla Cedrorum) - close-up calls from a group of six birds, frogs and other birds in background. Wind in trees.

Caspian Tern (Sterna Caspia) - Calls medium close-up, from chicks as adults fly in to feed them. Adults call MP. NB: Date of recording not known.

French Steam Trains - French Level Crossing, pedestrain gate on a level crossing opened & closed.

Four-banded Sandgrouse (Pterocles Quadricinctus) - A few birds flying in to drink at waterhole.

Migrating Passerine Birds Over Farmland - Serins, meadow pipits, greenfinches, linnets, goldfinches, white and yellow wagtails distant sea

Common Killer Whale (Orcinus Orca) - Squeaky/whining vocalisation. Speech from trainer. medium distance hum from water pumps. N.B. This is a recording of Keiko, the star of 'Free Willy', before his return to Iceland. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Diesel Electric Train English Electric Vulcan: 20000 B.h.p. - Interior, slow down and stop at station, passengers alight. (English Electric Vulcan Locomotive, 2000 b.h.p.)

Papermaking: Pulp Breaker - Papermaking, atmosphere in a vat room.

Monsoon Forest - Morning. Loud song from golden whistler (P.p.graeffii). Calls from Tonga fruit bat. Calls from giant forest honeyeater and other birds. Cicadas in background. NB: fruit bat can be used as a species recording as on NHC000001 Tr23

Robin (Erithacus Rubecula) - Winter song in early morning. Traffic in background. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown. Very brief, of limited use.

Lesser Flamingo (Phoeniconaias Minor) - NB: Exact date of recording not known. medium close-up calls from feeding flock. Greater Flamingo's call occasionally in background.

Cave Atmosphere - Cave - water dripping. close-up water dripping from cave roof near bat roost, bats calling in background.

Fulvous Babbler (Turdoides Fulvus) - Calls of several and wingbeats, with song of crested lark in background. Windy.

Malabar Grey Hornbill (Tockus Griseus) - Calls from hornbills. Stridulation from cicadas. Insects in background and close-up. N.B. Also known as the Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary.

Cow (Bos Taurus) - close-up sounds of hand milking Camera running in background, but could be ventilation!

Baby Boy: 4 Weeks Old / Foetal Heartbeats (38 Weeks) - Four week-old baby boy, cries, whimpers, screams, stops.

Tsetse Fly (Glossina Morsitans) - close-up flight sounds. N.B. Recorded from vinyl, some clicks & pops.

Veteran Cars: Rolls Royce ‚äúsilver Ghost‚äù (1911 Model, 6 Cylinders, 35 Hp) - Cars: Rolls Royce "Silver Ghost", 1911 model, 6 cylinders, 35 H.P. Exterior, handle being turned

Woodland Atmosphere - Atmosphere with tree frogs. medium close-up/close-up honking calls from several individuals. 'Plop' at end of track as frog jumps into pond.

Thermal Spring - close-up geyser in volcano. Bubbling water sounds. Sounds enclosed.

Mollucan Cockatoo (Cacatua Moluccensis) - Calls with some distant voices

Royal Albert Hall: Last Night Of The Proms - Royal Albert Hall: Last Night Of The Proms: General atmosphere

More Phones - Motorola car phone - off holster - switch on, dial 11 digits.

King Penguin (Aptenodytes Patagonica) - close-up sneezes. Others call in background.

British Rail: Southern Region Multiple Unit Diesel Train (Exterior) - Multiple unit Diesel train, exterior, tickover, indistinct public address, departs. (British Rail Southern Region train.)

Marsh Frog (Rana Ridibunda) - Croaking. with distant nightingale and young long-eared owls.

Oystercatcher (Haematopus Ostralegus) - close-up piping calls & trills from several birds on breeding ground. Lapwing & curlew in distance.

Sea Cliffs And Rocky Shores - LATE SPRING: Early Morning Heavy seas with Oystercatcher and Arctic Terns.

Redstart (Phoenicurus Phoenicurus) - close-up song from redstart. background sounds of busy dawn chorus including wood pigeon.

Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus Pileatus) - Distant drumming with one or two birds calling in distance. Yellow-rumped warblers calling and crickets in background.

Children At Play - Junior School Playground, bell rings & children leave playground. (8-9 year-old children.)

Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Puffinus Pacificus) - Calls at nest burrow close-up. Terns, crickets and surf in background. NB: Date of recording unknown

Motor Car: Ford Cortina 1.6 Gl (Manual) 1982 Model - Cars: 1.6 GL (Manual) 1982 model Ford Cortina. Interior, skid stop

European Raven (Corvus Corax Corax) - Various calls from ravens, 0m15s, 0m50s. Also some wingbeats. \  N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown. Some wind on mic. Hissy recording.

Rajasthan Musicians - medium close-up masaks (Indian bagpipes). Also rhythmic beating of drums. Occasional indistinct voices in background.

Manchurian Crane (Grus Japonensis) - medium close-up soft call from adults at nest. Chicks calling in background. Distant cuckoo and other birds. Hissy recording, slight hum at start.

Rufous Woodpecker (Celeus Brachyurus) - medium distance calls 0m04s. Also sounds of gentle hammering from woodpecker. background calls from various other bird species.

Bang! - Chieftain Tank, firing four High Explosive Squash Head (HESH) rounds. (Close perspective.)

Raven (Corvus Corax) - MC calls from a group, gulls in background.

Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta Canadensis) - Calls MP. With house wren singing and tree swallow calling. High wind in aspens. NB Exact date of recording not known.

Pasture And Agricultural Land - Midday, sugar cane field, movement of young canes in wind. Calls from several birds. Buzz from insects.

Tug (180 H.p.) - Tug. 180 h.p. engines, starts, tickover, runs, stops.

Mountain Atmosphere - medium distance calls & song from unidentified birds. background calls from ravens. Constant hiss of wind.

Madagascar Magpie Robin (Copsychus Albospecularis) - medium close-up song, other birds and insects in background.

Outdoor Clock - Outdoor clock striking, 7 o'clock St. Mary's Church

Sport And Leisure - Exercise bike, hydraulic, with heavy breathing & "time's up" bell at 0m42s.

Azure Winged Magpie (Cyanopica Cyana) - Adults scolding close-up

Tropical Forest - Pre-dawn. Cicada chorus. Distant birds. Water dripping on leaves.

Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus Ruber) - medium distance calls from a colony on islet. Sandwich tern calls at start. Calls from Spanish wagtail. Rippling water in foreground.

Diesel & Petrol Engines - Start, constant run with engine driving small compressor, stop. (2 1/4 h.p. 4-stroke)

Railway Station Booking Halls. Erith, Kent - Bexleyheath Railway Station, booking hall atmosphere at 0700 hours.

Rainforest Atmosphere - \ Night atmosphere by rapids in small river. close-up calls from coqui frogs. Insects (mainly cicadas) & other frogs calling in background. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Fairgrounds And The Circus - Caterpillar - machine operates, screams with indistinct PA - July '1966 (38C,reprocessed)

Poolside Atmosphere - medium close-up to background calls from waterfowl including Southern lapwings, herons & egrets. Also occasional calls & splashes from plunge diving Amazon terns. Sounds of insect stridulation.

Woodland Atmosphere: Daylight - Woodland Atmosphere: Daytime, Wind in trees, bird song, creaking tree.

Sooty Tern (Sterna Fuscata) - Aggressive interplay between neighbouring nesting pairs plus alarm of disturbed birds close-up.

Motor Car: Ford Ecsort 1300 (Manual) (Exterior) - Ford Escort 1300, exterior, door opened & closed. (1300cc engine, manual transmission.)

Red-tailed Tropic Bird (Phaethon Rubricauda) - medium close-up courtship calls in flight from about 10 birds. Tern and surf in background.

Redshank (Tringa Totanus) - Calls close-up. Gulls and waders in distance.

Dunlin (Calidris Alpina) - close-up - medium close-up calls & trilling calls (short song). Distant surf.

Motor Car Accessories - Two footpumps operated, with pause between each. Footpump 'A' for 43", pause, footpump 'B' for 58". (Car accessory)

Leatherback Turtle (Dermochelys Coriacea) - medium close-up sounds of turtle flipping sand, breathing & grunting. background sounds of surf(night time recording). N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

River Atmosphere - close-up sound of river through rocky channel and falls.

Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia Longicauda) - MC calls, wind in grass. Bobwhite calling in background.

Red Howler Monkey (Alouatta Seniculas) - Grunting and howling close-up; chiefly 2 individuals.

Evergreen Woodland - Late spring Mid-day Warm temperate, includes some scrub and heath Wind gusting over cistus scrub on mountainside. With long-tailed tits in background.

Girls‚äô Grammar School: Gymnasium - Girls' Grammar School gymnasium, atmosphere in gymnasium while using medicine ball, with indistinct speech.

Greece - Greece: Cafe atmosphere, with heavy traffic, chat & crockery clinks, also vendor van. (Could be used as a general town atmosphere.)

Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa Stagnatilis) - Calls medium close-up. Mp green sandpiper alarm at start of recording. Dripping water. Slight wind.

Indian Elephant (Elephas Indicus) - Roaring with voices in background

Children - Singing Games & School - Exterior, group of mixed children singing 'Cat's got the Measles', with movement and belches - 1980 (3C7, reprocessed)

Farm Birds - General farm bird atmosphere with chickens, cockerels, geese and turkeys.

Fulmar (Fulmarus Glacialis) - Calls close-up, 'conversation' between male amd female at nest, two calls from oystercatchers medium distance; slightly crackly background but usable with atmospheric mix.

House Sparrow (Passer Domesticus) - Dispute with Magpie close-up.

Pool - Spring: Night; Night atmosphere. Tree Crickets calling, wind in trees, other distant crickets.

London Underground - London Underground station, atmosphere at top of escalators..

African Grey Parrot (Psittacus Erithacus) - Crashing and tinkling in cage. Bird calling "Thank you very much Ola, lucky Ola...hello thank you very much ooh (high pitched squeak)

Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes Carolinus) - MC calls. Windy background, with cricket and distant traffic.

Hungary - Supermarket, Budapest, busy, with speech and trolley noise

Anhinga, American Darter (Anhinga Anhinga) - close-up calls from three chicks (about 10 days old) being fed by female, female moves around nest and flies off at end.

Whooper Swan (Cygnus Cygnus) - medium distance chorus of calls from swans. Occasional closer calls. Some faint water splashes.

Motor Car: Porsche 924 1984cc (1979)  Interior - Cars: Porsche 924 1984cc, 1979 model. Interior, drive on to and along motorway, leaves motorway at 5'30"

Red Rumped Cacique (Cacicus Haemorrhous) - medium distance to close-up screeches & tuneful whistles from caciques. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Chatter (Indoors) - Chatter, Victorian gentry, 25 people in polite conversation. (Victorian gentry)

Perkins-fordson Tractor, 1945 - One start and depart. (Perkins-Fordson tractor)

Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius Phoeniceus) - close-up song from a single bird, other birds in background, cricket chorus.

Galapagos Giant Tortoise (Geochelone Elephantopus) - Drinking at pool

Aircraft - Concorde, exterior, land. (Super-sonic jet airliner.)

Jackdaw (Corvus Monedula) - medium distance - close-up calls from adults & fledglings in quarry. Some movement & feeding sounds mc from peregrine chick on ledge; wing flapping from 5'20"; female peregrine calls once. Some distant traffic noise.

Guillemot (Uria Aalge) - medium close-up - close-up greeting calls. Distant kittiwakes and herring gulls. Sounds of auks splashing in water at base of cliffs. Growls from nearby razorbill.

Sea Shore Atmosphere - With lapwing, avocet, kentish plover, little and common terns, linnets, sedge warbler and distant motor barges

Guns: Revolvers: Exterior - Revolver: A. 22 Magnum, single shot, outside.

Lifeboat - Lifeboat. From slipway, boat hauled up slipway. (Twin diesel engines)

Ambulance (Austin Automatic: Exterior) - Ambulance, exterior, passing. (With bell.) (Austin Automatic ambulance.)

Marsh Atmosphere - Night. Frogs calling, occasionally close-up. Cicadas and other insects in background.

Woodland Atmosphere - Dawn chorus in managed woodland. medium close-up to distant song from various bird species including blackbird & robin. background sounds of wind in trees. Occasional distant calls from livestock.

Monk Parakeet (Myiopsitta Monachus) - Calls of flock flying around sea cliffs.

Comedy, Fantasy & Horror - Single lamb bleating. (Comedy Spot Effect.)

Ladder-backed Woodpecker (Picoides Scalaris) - medium close-up calls, wind in trees, other birds in background, traffic noise at end.

Tall Grass Prairie - Crickets, strong wind in grasses, on high ground, Bobwhite, and distant Upland Sandpiper. Mid-morning.

Pool Of London - Ships' sirens sounding short blasts. (Recorded at Pool of London.)

Asian Lion (Panthera Leo Persica) - Short calls from lion cubs. Some camera noise in background.

Equestrian Events - National Hunt Racing, refreshment hut, very busy with chat.

Fork Marked Lemur (Phaner Furcifer) - MC calls. Crickets and insects and distant Madagascar Nightjar in background.

Blue Tit (Parus Caeruleus) - Contact and scolding calls mid perspective

Jay (Garrulus Glandarius) - Alarm call, with alarm call of Mistle Thrush.

Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus Amphibius) - close-up splashing & snorts from a group of about 20 flicking water over their backs with their tails. A few calls from blacksmith plover & pectoral-patch cisticola. Wind in reeds.

Wind Atmosphere - Sounds of strong wind with gusts. Buffeting on mic.

Tufted Puffin (Lunda Cirrhata) - close-up wing-beats of birds flying in and landing. Surf in background.

Carolina Wren (Thryothorus Ludovicianus) - medium close-up song, 'churring' alarm from another. White-breasted Nuthatch in background, Yellow-rumped Warblers 'ticking'.

Right Whale (Balaena Glacialis) - Hydrophone recording. Good trumpeting calls from whale. background quiet.

Traffic - Busy motorway, traffic passing with occasional pause (M4,Slough) -  Feb.1977 (1T11, reprocessed)

Spotted Little Owl (Athene Brama) - Calls medium close-up. Slightly windy background.

Straw-coloured Fruit Bat (Eidolon Helvum) - medium distance - medium close-up calls from several. Waterfall and crickets in background.

Rainforest Atmosphere - close-up slurred birdsong. background calls from other bird species. Also background sound of wind in trees & stridulating insects. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Azure-winged Magpie (Cyanopica Cyanus) - Brood of 4-5 fledglings begging.

Spanish Sparrow (Passer Hispaniolensis) - With House Sparrows, Field-crickets and distant goat bells.

Tropical Seasonal Forest Atmosphere - Recorded in transitional zone of forest. Many calls from many different bird species. background sounds of wind. N.B. Occasional bumps on recording.

Rainforest - Coastal or lowland rainforest. Many birds calling and singing. Some close bursts of song. Prominent cricket chorus. Very distant roar from sea.

Grey Wolf (Canis Lupus) - close-up howls from a pack. Windy background. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Oil Rigs (Offshore Oil Rig ‚äúsea Quest‚äù - Oil Rigs: Fortes Oilfield, offshore rig. Crane, start, run, stop

Forest Savanna Atmosphere - Forest savanna - dry season - evening. With cicadas and purple starlings and doves.

Camargue Feral Horse (Equus Caballus) - Herd close-up threatening neighs with cuckoo, nightingale, etc in background

Transport - Amsterdam Tram, exterior, doors close with bell, departs. (8-axle articulated tram, built 1980.)

Renault 4 Saloon Car 1967 (Interior) - Renault 4 saloon, interior, horn. (1967 model.)

Bristol Sycamore S171 Helicopter (Exterior) - Bristol Sycamore S171, exterior, approach, hover, descend, land, switch off.

Household Effects: Refrigerator & Lighting Hums - A refrigerator hum with switch on and off.

Pied Kingfisher (Cerlye Rudis) - close-up excited calling (as recordist approaches) from a pair.

Telephone Confidence Tones - Telephone dial tone, 4 figures dialled, internal ring, received lifted & replaced.

Starling (Sturnus Vulgaris) - Mimicry: Garden warbler, dunnock, blackbird, buzzard, golden oriole. Chaffinch calling in background

Woodland - Early morning. Many birds singing. Woodpecker drumming. Prominent great tit, mugimaki flycatcher, oriental cuckoo. Very slight wind in trees. Becomes less busy.

Peterhead Fish Market - Atmosphere inside (Billingsgate Fish Market)

International - Italy: School corridor with mxed teenage chatter.

Flamed Bowerbird (Sericulus Aureus) - medium distance clear calls. Low background with occasional short close-up buzz of fly. NB: The exact date of this recording is unknown (probably Oct-Dec 95).

Toucan Sp. - 'Yapping calls', high-pitched, from a pair of (?) Cuvier's toucans medium close-up. Distant unknown bird species in background. Cicada noise in background.

2 Horses On Hard Surface (Studio) - Two horses on hard surface. Restless. (Studio recording. No jingle of harness)

Footsteps On Wood: Walking (Dead Acoustic) - Footsteps on Wood, two men & two women walking, with start and stop. (Dead acoustic.)

Romania 1 - Exterior - market atmosphere, morning, busy with mid-distance talking, movement at outdoor general street market.

Giraffe (Giraffa Camelopardalis) - close-up sounds of Giraffe feeding on acacia. Loud cicada chorus, flies and bird calls. Some snorts from animal.

Magellan Goose (Chloephaga Picta) - C.p.leucoptera close-up display calls from pair. Distant jackdaws, house sparrows & calls from the collection.

Water 4 - Stones ricocheting across pond (fade for length of throw) (studio recording) (22H,reprocessed)

Wadham College Clock, Oxford - Wadham College clock striking four o'clock.

Madagascan Red Fody (Foudia Madagascariensis) - medium close-up trilling from fody. background to distant sounds of sea & seabirds. medium distance croaking calls from fairy tern at end of recording.

Leach's Storm Petrel (Oceanodroma Leucorhoa) - AND FORK-TAILED PETREL (OCEANODROMA FURCATA) close-up wing-beats and landing sounds, with calls of birds returning to their burrows. Some closer calls from Fork-tailed Petrels.

Domestic Clock - Domestic clock striking three o'clock. (Domestic clock with single-strike mechanism.)

Buff-necked Ibis (Theristicus Caudatus) - Mid-perspective calls from a group in flight with distant sea roar. Some tape weave.

Madagascar Magpie Robin (Copsychus Albospecularis) - medium close-up song, Indri group calling in distance, calls from other birds in background.

Tibetan Snowcock (Teraogallus Tibetanus) - Wailing courtship calls from snowcocks 0m17s. Also clucking calls from snowcocks. Many calls from other (unidentified) bird species. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown. Also suitable as an alpine atmosphere.

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - NB: All recorded from microphones placed beside a Reed Warbler's Nest. Adult approaches nest 'singing' and calling intermittently.

France - France: Small Stationer's Shop, interior, footsteps and distant traffic.

Woodland - Early morning at higher elevation. Cicadas - increasing mid-way through recording. Bellbirds, fantails, saddlebacks, red-crowned parakeet, kaka etc. Wind gusting in trees at times.

Green Sandpiper (Tringa Ochropus) - Flight calls and partial song medium close-up. Insects medium close-up. Windy background.

Volvo 244 Police Ar: Exterior (Pa 150 ‚äòyelp‚äô & ‚äòwail‚äô Siren - Police Car: Volvo 244, fast pass in motorway traffic with PA 150 'yelp' siren, exterior

Australian Bush (Acacia Forest) Atmosphere - Fairly busy with bird calls. medium distance to background twittering calls from various bird species. background calls of currawong from 0m51s. Sounds of wind in trees. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Footsteps On Stone: Walking (Slight Echo) - Walking, 3 men on stone departing, slight echo.

World War Ii Aircraft: Lancaster Bomber (Interior) - Avro Lancaster, exterior, passing overhead. (World War II bomber, four piston engines.)

Oil Exploration - Oil Exploration, drilling lorries. (Recorded in the Delta Region of Patagonia.)

Poland - Football crowd, Legia Stadium, Warsaw - large noisy crowd, with chants, cheers, songs and whistling (at end)

Comedy Sounds - Trio of horse neighs. (Specially created effect)

Bee (Apoidea) - close-up take-off and constant flight from a single bee. Slightly noisy background.

Farm Machinery - Tractor with silage cutter approaching almost head on and passing.

Girls‚äô Secondary School - Girls' Secondary School hall, noisy conversation.

Indoor Crowds (Male) - Male crowd, exterior, rowdy crowd of male teenagers.

Vintage Motor Car: Citroen 5cv Van: Interior - Cars: Vintage motor car Citroen 5cv van, 1924. Interior, person enters

Steam Trains Passing Without Siren - West Country express train passing without siren. (Southern Region steam train.)

Motor Car Accessories - A small spanner dropped. (Car accessory)

New Zealand Bellbird (Anthornis Melanura) - medium close-up calls from several. Calls from fantail nearby, song briefly near end of recording. Kakas and other birds in distance. Cicadas in background.

Fish Market: Grimsby - Fishing Industry: Actuality, small fish processing factory, filleting cod, sharpening and washing knives

Grey Headed Albatross (Diomedea Chrysostoma) - Chicks being fed, begging calls and bill clicks. Adult calls in background.

World War 2 - Starting, moving over rough country and stopping - 1982 (500U)

Fairley Ultralite Helicopter (Exterior) 2-seater; Jet Engine - Fairey Ultralite, exterior, start jet engine, rotor tip motor (after 001m40s), take off, hover, depart. (2-seater helicopter with jet engine.)

St. Paul‚äôs Cathedral Clock (Great Tom) - Great Tom clock striking 8 o'clock

Pheasant Shoot - Clay Pigeon Shoot, shots, springs of launchers pulled back, whistles & shouts in background.

Fairgrounds - Fairground atmosphere with steam roundabouts and occasional indistinct music.

Woodlark (Lullula Arborea) - Song, with Ravens and Field-crickets in background.

Madagascar Magpie Robin (Copsychus Albospecularis) - close-up song, very low background.

Black-tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys Ludovicianus) - close-up alarm calls from look-out. Others calling in background.

Exterior Effects - Petrol pump turned on, runs, turned off - background traffic - 1985 (4P1, reprocessed)

Hornet Sp. (Vespa Sp.) - close-up buzzing from several. Flies and bees around pool. Distant calls from Tristram's grackles and fan-tailed ravens.

Tropical Evergreen Rain (Cloud) Forest - WINTER: DAY With three-wattled bellbirds, etc and raindrops splashing on leaves

Warble Frequency Notes - Warble Frequency Notes, 100 Hz. (Approximate frequency.)

Cetacean Atmosphere - Clicks from 5-6 whales (Pilot whales probably Short-finned) on a deep dive (sounding). Other whales in area. Hydrophone recording.

Raggiana Bird Of Paradise (Paradisaea Raggiana) - close-up calls and display calls with wing-flaps. Other birds in background. Recorded in captivity.

Mersey Ferry, Liverpool - Ferry: Mersey, Liverpool, upper deck whilst underway.

Reed-bed - Morning in area of reeds, bushes and small trees. Loud song from great reed warblers, Cetti's warblers and great tits. Call from white-tailed sea eagle, other birds in distance. Frogs. Slight hum.

Motor Car: 1960 Ford Anglia - Exterior, 7 false starts. (1960 Ford Anglia)

Professional Boxing - Seconds out announcement, round five, bell, atmosphere into next round.

Woodland Atmosphere - Autumn: afternoon. Woodland edging lake. Cricket chorus.

Pheasant (Phasianus Colchicus) - brief call and flutter of wings

Singing Cisticola (Cisticola Cantans) - close-up song from a pair, other birds in distance.

Slow Footsteps Up Wooden Stairs - Footsteps Up Wooden Stairs, three men, slow, with start & stop.

Papyrus Swamp - Late morning, cricket chorus. Common bulbuls, white-browed coucals, rufous-crowned roller and other birds.

African Mourning Dove (Streptopelia Decipiens) - close-up calls, also some calls in flight, & song, Yellow necked spurfowl, Zebra, White crowned shrikes, Crowned Plover, Fischer's Lovebirds, Superb Starlings in background.

Footsteps In Snow - Footsteps in snow, 1 man. (With approach and stop)

White Tailed Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus Albicilla) - Wing beats from eagle. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

World War Ii Aircraft: Heinkel Iii (German) (Interior) - Heinkel III, interior recordings. Constant flight

Lake Atmosphere - Lakeside - Afternoon - Late Winter. Larks, pied wagtail, herons, waders, sheep etc. Windy with fishermen voices clearly audible.

Motor Car Works - Motor Car Works, tightening nuts mechanically, some pauses & background hammering.

Peugeot 205gt 1982 1300cc Petrol (car Misfiring Quite Badly) - interior - manual sunroof shutter closed

Shetland Starling (Sturnus Vulgaris Zetlandicus) - Alarm calls (in bird trap).

White-winged Dove (Zenaida Asiatica) - medium close-up song, insects, some voices, calls from Cactus Wren and slight hum at start.

New Zealand - The Natural World 2 - Sea on pebble beach, Kaikoura (NZ)

Electronic Sounds - Busy buzzing. (Specially created electronic sound.)

Ships & Tugs: Whistles & Sirens - R.M.S. Queen Mary ship's siren, three horn blasts, siganalling 'farewell'.

Whooper Swan (Cygnus Cygnus) - Calls. With redshank alarm, carrion crow, etc

Mixed Boreal Forest Atmosphere - Crickets and wind in trees, distant stream, in area of broad-leaf and spruce. Evening.

Mills & Grain - Interior, chain hoists bringing bags of grain up to top floor.

Interiors - Shops And Cash Registers - Electronic NCR - adding in mixed amounts - 1982 (2R1,reprocessed)

Green Cheeked Amazon (Amazona Viridiginalis) - Recorded in quarantine area. Rhythmic high-pitched short whistling call. Another parrot in background saying "echo.

Golden-naped Barbet (Megalaima Pulcherrima) - Calls medium close-up with other birds and water dripping in background.

Printing - Printing: Heidleburg, automatic plattern press, starts and runs.

Balliol College Clock, Oxford - Balliol College clock striking one o'clock.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Sounds of wind in trees & bird calls at varying perspectives. close-up hummingbird flight 0m26s. Also drips of rain on foliage & faint frog calls. Later part of recording takes on a more gentle aspect. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Combine Harvester: Reaping - Combine Harverster: Approaches and passes.

Mark V Centurion Tank (Exterior) - Exterior, parking. (Mark V Centurion Tank)

Urban South West Africa - Light construction in pedestrian centre (Swakopmund) - six workers and passing pedestrians.

Cattail/marsh/lake - Spring: 0900hrs Many birds singing and calling including Common Yellowthroat, Marsh Wren, Yellow-headed Blackbird, Red-winged Blackbird, Song Sparrow, American Coot, American Bittern, Pheasant - one or two calls, and Virginia Rail distant generator.

World War 2 - 1 - Circling aerodrome at 1,000-2,000 ft (reprocessed)

Atmosphere At An R.a.f. Station - RAF V-bomber, exterior, landing. (Long-range bomber, 4 jet engines.)

Water 2 - Sea - Distant seawash and gulls (recorded South Coast)  - 1978 (1S6, reprocessed)

African Buffalo (Synceros Caffer) - close-up sounds of movement and ears being hit on sides of neck from a large herd. Calls from Red-Billed Oxpeckers and flies buzzing.

Tropical Seasonal Forest Atmosphere - medium distance soft calls from liontail macaques & screeches of Malabar parakeet. Also flight sounds of great Indian hornbill. Other birds calling in background. \ N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Children - Middle & Secondary Schools - In playground, atmosphere of girls playing recorded between buildings (occasional distinct speech and scream)  - 1979 (3C6, reprocessed)

Spectacled Caiman (Caiman Crocodilus) - close-up contact calls from baby caiman. background faint sounds of wind, occasional fly buzz.

London Railway Stations - London Bridge Railway Station, general atmosphere.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Mid morning. Orang utan moving through trees. Branches breaking & a little vocalisation.

Seal (Pinnipedia) - Three close-up recordings of heartbeats: slow, medium, fast

Vogelkop Gardener Bowerbird (Amblyornis Inornatus) - High pitched short calls.

Rufescent Tiger Heron (Tigrisoma Lineatum) - medium distance calls. Other birds in background. Flight calls at end of recording. Cricket chorus.

Machinery: Blowers & Extractors - Spin dryer starts, runs & stops.

Air Battles, Air Raids & Sirens - Night air raid on London - 1944 (500R)

Hawk Owl (Surnia Ulula) - medium close-up calls from male, wind in trees, frogs in background.

Spiny Forest Atmosphere - Mid-morning. Cicadas with Madagascar cuckoo in background.

Leatherback Turtle (Dermochelys Coriacea) - Turtle splashing/thrashing flippers as it enters water from beach at night. Heavy, rolling surf & breakers. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Song Thrush (Turdus Philomelos) - close-up conversational winter sub-song (suitable for use from January to early March). medium distance calls from crow. Distant magpie and robin. Traffic prominent in background. Also suitable for urban atmosphere.

Motor Car: 1953 14 H.p. Citroen - Exterior, approach and pass. (1953 model, 14 h.p.)

Llama (Lama Glama) - \ With alpaca. Walking through water and over sand close-up. Windy. NB Exact date of recording not known.

Aircraft: Lightning Twin-jet Fighter (Exterior) - English Electric Lightning, exterior, twenty-six planes take off. (Jet engined fighter plane.)

Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius Phoeniceus) - medium close-up chatter from a flock, Canada Geese in background. Wind in trees and reeds.

Lantern Clock, 1615 - Lantern clock striking eleven o'clock. (Domestic lantern clock, manufactured 1615.)

Woodland Edge: June - Moorland: Exmoor, June, chaffinch, redpolls, distant cuckoo, cattle, sheep.

Parkland Atmosphere - Spring: Evening; Kibbutz atmosphere. in park in centre of Kibbutz, Sparrows, Palm Doves, Yellow-vented Bulbuls.

London Underground - London Underground station, atmosphere ascending on escalator, with some speech.

African Grey Parrot (Psittacus Erithacus) - Bird calling "Tick tock, tick tock, tick tock...oh, oh, oh ('throaty' sound and high-pitched whistles)

Humpback Whale (Megaptera Novaeangliae) - Song from a solo male. High, ascending, whooping and shrill sections. Others in background. Very slight noise of snapping shrimp at start becoming louder about 6'00" in.

Coconut Plantation Atmosphere - Recorded in grove on coast. Sounds of wind in palms. background constant sounds of the sea. Distant birdsong.

Spotted Catbird (Ailuroedus Melanotis) - close-up - medium close-up two different calls from one bird. Loud cicada chorus in background.

Indian Elephant (Elephas Indicus) - Loud roars (three) with handlers' voices in background

Blue And Yellow Macaw (Ara Ararauna) - close-up conversational calls from a pair outside nest hole. Loud calls at noisy parrot flock towards end of recording. Other birds and insects in background.

Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia Longicauda) - MC calls, wind through grass.

Interiors - Pubs And Clubs - Atmosphere in a large club bar (recorded at Twickenham Rugby Union football club bar) - 1975 (1R5,reprocessed)

Evergreen Woodland - Late spring Mid-day Warm temperate, includes some scrub and heath Rather neutral with wind gusting over mountainside covered with cistus scrub. Family parties of long-tailed tits and nightingales in background.

Greece - Greece: Very busy street atmosphere with heavy traffic, motorbikes, cars, car horns & lorries, also footsteps & voices.

Girls‚äô Grammar School: Gymnasium - Girls' Grammar School gymnasium, atmosphere in gymnasium with some skipping & indistinct speech.

Mountain Gorilla (Gorilla Gorilla Beringei) - Family group feeding quietly. With bird calls fairly close.

Ships And Boats 1 - Paddle Steamer departing from dock, with hooter.

Guillemot (Uria Aalge) - medium close-up wingbeats from bird departing. Distant kittiwakes and herring gulls. Sounds of auks splashing in water at base of cliffs. Growls from nearby razorbill.

Jackdaw (Corvus Monedula) - medium distance - close-up calls from adults and fledglings in quarry. medium distance calls from female peregrine, good chick begging calls near end. Peregrines call louder at end. Some distant traffic noise.

Louisiana Heron (Egretta Tricolor) - MC calls, Moorhens and other birds in background.

Cuckoo Clock (Cuckoo & Chimes) - Cuckoo clock striking five o'clock. (Cuckoo & chimes.)

Aircraft - Embraer Bandeirante, passenger cabin, start up, run engines, taxi. (Small airliner, 2 turboprop engines.)

Arabian Babbler (Turdoides Squamiceps) - Shrill, insistent begging calls from juvenile. Also some sounds of movement & snapping twigs. background calls from other babblers.

Bmc Mini 1000 Car 1972 Model: Exterior - Cars: 1972 B.M.C. Mini, 1000cc engine. Interior, one short, one long and two short blasts on horn

Razorbill (Alca Torda) - Several mild alarm growls or annoyance calls. Kittiwakes and guillemots in background. medium distance surf.

Waterfall (Iguacu Falls) - Constant sounds of a large waterfall. Deep, thundering sounds.

Wood Duck (Aix Sponsa) - medium distance calls from males and females, loud calls are females. Splashing in water, distant calls from tundra swans.

France: Tour De France - France: Tour De France, Press Conf. members of press leave town hall, discernible conversation from 1'45", Creteil Town Hall.

Hungary - Fruit and vegetable market (covered), Pecs, large and echoey, with speech, footsteps,bangs, distant traffic

Wattled False Sunbird Or Sunbird Asity (Neodrepanis Coruscans) - close-up calls, Black Parrot prominent in background, insects buzzing.

Blacktailed Gnatcatcher (Polioptila Melanura) - close-up alarm calls, Cardinal and other birds in distance.

Bengal Tiger (Panthera Tigris Tigris) - Low growls from tiger. medium distance calls from birds.

Streamlet - Fast flowing mini stream which flows into main river, wind in willows and song flight from Broad-tailed Hummingbird in background.

Fork Marked Lemur (Phaner Furcifer) - MC calls. Crickets and Pied Crows in background.

Atomic Power Station - Atomic Power Station, central control room, general atmosphere.

Equestrian Events - National Hunt Racing, bookmakers (fairly subdued) with audible horses' names & odds, also chinks of coins, footsteps & distant helicopter.

Solitary Vireo (Vireo Solitarius) - medium close-up-close-up song as bird feeds in conifers, moving from one to another at about 11,000ft.

Crowned Plover (Vanellus Coronatus) - medium close-up alarm calls from a pair. Topi snort in distance. Insects in background.

Lifeboat: Selsey 48‚äô6‚äù Oakley Class Lifeboat - Lifeboat: Selsey 48'6" Oakley class, radar scanner revolving.

Domestic Clock (19th Century) - Domestic clock striking four o'clock. (Nineteenth century domestic clock.)

Lion (Panthera Leo) - medium close-up snarling sounds of lions at play. Insect sounds in background.

Antique Firearms - Wheel-Lock Gun, single shot fired. (Manufactured 1590.)

Festival Atmosphere - Lively, happy crowd atmosphere during mock battle in festival for Goddess Nyale. Sounds of galloping Sumba ponies, cheering & bells.

Traffic - Daytime city traffic background with pauses in traffic and birdsong (occas.hiss from vehicle or machine - July 1976 (1T11, reprocessed)

Interiors - Concert Halls - Applause into atmosphere - 1972 (1C7,reprocessed)

Red-wattled Lapwing (Vanellus Indicus) - Flight alarm calls close-up with calls of House Crows, Marsh Sandpipers and insects.

Right Whale (Balaena Glacialis) - Hydrophone recording. Wailing & grunting vocalisations from whale. Also some water effects.

Brent Goose (Branta Bernicla) - medium close-up flight calls from a large flock which flew in from behind the microphone, passed overhead and landed on the marsh. Distant calls from birds on marsh.

Leach's Petrel (Oceanodroma Leucorhoa) - AND FORK-TAILED PETREL (OCEANODROMA FURCATA) medium distance calls from birds flying in over water to their burrows. Surf in foreground.

Macgregor's Bowerbird (Amblyornis Macgregoriae) - medium close-up rhythmic wing beat sounds from bird in flight. Chirping calls and distant calls from other bird species.

Great Skua (Catharacta Skua) - Soft alarm grunts close-up. Skylark medium close-up. Arctic skuas, gulls and sheep in distance. Windy background.

Blue Jay (Cyanocitta Cristata) - Mid-distant calls, American Crows in background.

Chowchilla (Orthonyx Spaldingii) - close-up song from one or two birds. Others in background. Other birds in distance. Water dripping from trees.

Song Thrush (Turdus Philomelos) - Song close-up, with distant Chiffchaff.

Blue Tit (Parus Caeruleus) - Contact and scolding calls with close perspective wren song

Razorbill (Alca Torda) - close-up alarm growls and calls between two birds.

Scrub Jay (Aphelocoma Coerulescens) - close-up-medium close-up territorial calls, flight calls, alarm calls, scolding calls etc, and wingbeats. Common nighthawks in background. Some distant aircraft at times.

1964 Renault 1100 Saloon Car (Exterior) - Renault 1100 saloon, exterior, approach & pass. (1964 model.)

Forest Savanna Atmosphere - Forest savanna - Dry season - Midday. With red-billed hornbills, wood doves and other birds and insects.

Oil Rigs (Offshore Oil Rig ‚äúsea Quest‚äù - Oil Rigs: Fortes Oilfield offshore rig. Pipe going into hole, joints made, drill run into casing

Camargue Feral Horse (Equus Caballus) - Herd grazing on clover and snorting close-up

Transport - Amsterdam Tram, exterior, pass from right to left. (8-axle articulated tram, built 1980.)

British Museum - British Museum, atmosphere in reading room with occasional speech & telephone bell.

Capuchin Monkey (Cebus Apella) - WITH SQUIRREL MONKEY (SAIMIRI SCIUREUS). Feeding sounds medium close-up, and some calls. With many birds calling in background.

Great Grey Shrike (Lanius Excubitor) - Alarm and contact calls of adult close-up.

Vegetarian Tree Finch (Camarhynchus Crassirostris) - medium close-up display calls from male finch at nest. Sounds of wing beats which accompany calls. Other bird species calling in background.

Jungle Crow (Corvus Macrorhynchos) - medium close-up flight calls. Great tit, woodpecker drumming and other birds in background.

Gunfire - Vickers Mark 1 Machine Guns firing. (Used by British Army c. 1912-65.)

Stream Atmosphere - Dry Season With chorus of cicadas and calls of various birds, including grey plover, gonolek and yellow-vented bulbul.

Komodo Dragon (Varanus Komodoensis) - close-up hisses. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Flamed Bowerbird (Sericulus Aureus) - Distinct wingflaps. NB: The exact date of this recording is unknown (probably Oct-Dec 95).

Trains - Railway Breakdown Crane operating with occasional distant speech.

Nanday Conure (Nandayus Nenday) - close-up calls from a flock at midday roost in a tree.

Woodland - Early - mid morning in oak woodland. Prominent song from eastern crowned warbler and Tristram's bunting. Warbling song from unknown bird. Distant oriental cuckoo.

Peterhead Fish Market - Atmosphere outside market. (Billingsgate Fish Market)

Pied Kingfisher (Cerlye Rudis) - medium close-up-close-up intermittent calling. Slight foot movement of recordist can be heard.

Telephone Confidence Tones - Geiger Counter operating with blips, constant rate.

Screaming Piha (Lipaugus Vociferans) - close-up calls from a bird at lek. Becoming distant towards end of recording. Others in background. Cicadas and other birds in distance.

Leach's Storm Petrel (Oceanodroma Leucorhoa) - close-up calls from two birds in burrow, some 'churring'.

Wadham College Clock, Oxford - Wadham College clock striking three o'clock.

Plumed Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna Eytoni) - close-up whistling calls from duck. Also some quieter calls. background sounds of wind. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Superb Lyrebird (Menura Novaehollandiae) - medium close-up mimicry from displaying male lyrebird. Mimicry of building site with crashes, bangs, speech & liquid sounds. Sawing mimicry 0m33s & 1m22s. This is the individual called 'Chook' (says name 0m37s).

Romania 2 - Exterior - goose run, peasant farm goose run, animated honking and movement (rec. in Romania).

Long Tailed Tit (Aegithalos Caudatus) - Contact calls of feeding party.

Footsteps On Wood: Walking (Dead Acoustic) - Footsteps on Wood, two men & one woman walking, departing. (Dead acoustic.)

2 Horses On Hard Surface (Studio) - Horse on hard surface, gallop to stop. (Studio recording. No jingle of harness)

Inland Cliff Atmosphere - Inland cliffs (volcano crater) - Summer - Day. With ground finch and other birds and crickets, rather neutral.

Woodland - Early afternoon. Tuis, fantails, whiteheads, bellbirds and kaka. Cicadas in background.

White Eyed Bulbul (Pycnonotus Xanthopygos) - Calls and wing beats of three birds chasing each other

Meadow Pipit (Anthus Pratensis) - Adult medium close-up with food uttering anxiety call while perched nearby. Recorded next to nest.

Tibetan Snowcock (Teraogallus Tibetanus) - medium distance to distant clucking calls from snowcocks. Also good wailing courtship calls. background sounds of wind & calls from other bird species. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown. Also suitable as an alpine atmosphere.

Firefighting Pumps (1860-1890) - Manual pump with water, operated by 4 men. (1860-1890)

Germany - Germany: Interior, small shop with electronic cash register.

Madagascar Scops Owl (Otus Rutilus) - MC calls, crickets and frogs in fore and background.

Church Bells (Foreign) - St. Michael's Church, Hamburg, bell ringing starts and builds up.

Aec Regent Bus (1950‚äôs Model): Exterior - AEC Regent Bus, exterior, start & depart. (Model c. 1950s.)

Honeyguide Sp. (Indicatoridae) - medium close-up 'follow me' calls. Insects and distant birds calling. Windy.

Comedy Sounds - Assorted sheep bleating. (Specially created effect)

Pampas Grassland: Marsh - With brown and yellow marshbird, snail kite, rufous collared sparrow, southern screamer, coot sp, wren-like rushbird, common (or black-winged) stilt, black and rufous warbling-finch and coypu

Children Playing Indoors - Three to six year old children playing outdoors.

Dingo (Canis Familiaris Dingo) - medium close-up soft whining. background sounds of wind & insects. Occasional distant bird calls.

World War Ii Aircraft: Lancaster Bomber - Avro Lancaster, exterior, warming up on perimeter. (World War II bomber, four piston engines.)

Red-billed Gull (Larus Scopulinus) - close-up calls from adult and juvenile. Other red-billed gulls and white-fronted terns in background. Seawash in background.

Volvo 244 Police Ar: Exterior (Pa 150 ‚äòyelp‚äô & ‚äòwail‚äô Siren - Police Car: Volvo 244, stationary car, PA 150 'wail' siren, interior

Footsteps On Stone: Walking (Slight Echo) - Walking, 2 men on stone departing. (Slight echo)

Post Office Telephones - Telephone receiver lifted, dialling 7 digits, engaged tone, receiver replaced.

Grey Headed Albatross (Diomedea Chrysostoma) - close-up and distant calls in colony. South Georgia pipits calling occasionally in background. Distant surf at times.

Hand-operated Sewing Machine - Hand-Operated Sewing Machine, taking out machine & setting up.

Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus Ruber) - Thousands of flamingoes feeding in lake - medium distance calls.

World War 2 - Int. starting, revving, ticking over, shutting off - 1982 (500U)

Great Gerbil (Rhombomys Opimus) - medium close-up alarm calls from a single animal. Crested lark singing in background, other birds in distance.

Comedy 2 - Single cork pop and heavy guzzling - 1967 (7C, reprocessed)

Southern Region Steam Train (Express: Interior) - Southern Region express steam train, interior, medium-speed into fast constant run.

Italian Market - Crowd: Italy, Street Atmosphere, children and footsteps, no traffic. (Some distinct speech)

Indoor Crowds (Male) - Male crowd, interior, rowdy with applause & booing. (200 men.)

Clubs And Bars - Clubs & Bars: Busy mixed chatter at mealtime. (Mid-distance perspective)

Great Frigate Bird (Fregata Minor) - close-up calls from a female on nest. Sooty Terns in background.

Grey Warbler (Gerygone Igata) - Distant - close-up song. Chaffinch and rifleman in distance. Slight wind in trees. Water dripping from leaves.

Sperm Whale (Physeter Catodon) - Sperm whales rolling and blowing. Hydrophone recording.

Crowds: Interior - Sound of audience leaving auditorium. (Recorded in Broadcasting House Concert Hall, London)

Cross-channel Ferry Boat ‚äúdover‚äù - Ferry: Cross-Channel, 'Dover', Seawash recorded from starboard bow. (Biased to L.)

Exterior Effects - Petrol pump turned on, runs, turned off, with light rain and traffic in background - 1985 (4P1,reprocessed)

Fairgrounds - Fairground machine "The Caterpillar" operates, screams with occasional indistinct public address except at end when operator attracts new custom.

The Age Of Steam - Railway Signalling Equipment, advance warning of train & return acknowledgement.

Motor Car Works - Motor Car Works, scurfing sheet metal parts with constant hum of machinery.

Solitary Mining Bee (Dasypoda Hirtipes) - close-up buzzing from two bees at burrow entrance removing soil particles. Occasional goat bells in distance. Slight wind at times.

Footsteps In Snow - Footsteps in snow, 1 man. (With start and stop)

World War Ii Aircraft: Heinkel Iii (German) (Interior) - Heinkel III, interior recordings. Taxi, take off, climbing

Dry Deciduous Woodland Atmosphere - Dry deciduous woodland - Night - Late Winter. Cicadas and evening insects, distant calls from spotted little owl.

Hedgerow - Morning. Prominent goldfinches singing. Silvereyes and grey warblers call and sing with goldfinches. Sacred kingfisher calls at start of recording. medium distance sheep become prominent for a while. Bellbird in background. Flies. Slight wind in trees.

Slow Footsteps Up Wooden Stairs - Footsteps Up Wooden Stairs, three men, slow, with approach & stop.

Temple Atmosphere - calls of RHESUS MACAQUEs with background voices of worshippers, bells and traffic of town

Parrot Sp. - close-up and medium close-up general cacophony of several birds. Quite busy.

Interiors - Shops And Cash Registers - Class Fifty One Machine - keyboard operated, drawer opens, bell, change given, drawer closes, in betting office - 1969 (23Z,reprocessed)

Police Cars (Exterior) - Police car, exterior, self-starts and departs. (With two-tone horn)

Mills & Grain - Interior, mill starts up - grinds grain with breast & tail stones, warning bell at 2'36 (grain running out), mill stops.

Ford Fiesta Motor Car (1980 Model, 1300cc) Exterior - Cars: Ford Fiesta, 1300 cc, 1980 model. Approaches and stops

Manchurian Crane (Grus Japonensis) - close-up trumpeting from one bird. Two others calling in background.

Peugeot 205gt 1982 1300cc Petrol (car Misfiring Quite Badly) - exterior - electric window, wound down

Gila Woodpecker (Melanerpes Uropygialis) - close-up calls, insects and distant Gambel's Quail in background.

New Zealand - The Natural World 2 - Sand dunes at Omamari nr Dargaville (NZ)

Atmosphere At An R.a.f. Station - Atmosphere at RAF Station airfield, with general jet aircraft activity.

Variable Sunbird (Nectarinia Venusta) - medium close-up song. Other birds in distance including Ring-Necked Doves. Wind in bushes

Seagulls (Laridae) - calls of chicks (after hatching) with adults in background

Urban South West Africa - Delicatessen fridge noise plus cuctomers and diners chatting and buying.

Pool/lakeside Atmosphere - Winter, night. Frog chorus with crickets in background.

Red-bellied Macaw (Ara Manilata) - Several birds 'bickering' medium close-up, followed by shrieks as they leave the nest site. Calls from blue and yellow macaws in background. Other birds and cicadas in distance.

Combine Harvester: Reaping - Combine Harverster: Starts and engine idles.

Mark V Centurion Tank (Exterior) - Exterior, passing over soft ground. (Mark V Centurion Tank)

Trinity & St. John‚äôs College Clock, Cambridge - Trinity & St John's College clock striking ten o'clock. (Trinity clock strikes a second time for St. John's College.)

Grey Cheeked Mangabey (Cercocebus Albigena) - medium close-up biting nuts with teeth. Insects in foreground. Cicadas in background.

Motor Car: Ford Ecsort 1300 (Automatic) - Ford Escort 1300, interior, self starter, 3-point turn, stop. (1300cc engine, automatic transmission.)

Trains - Electric Commuter Train, high speed pass right to left.

Blue-and-white Flycatcher (Cyanoptila Cyanomelaena) - medium close-up song. Asian brown flycatcher in background. Jungle crows in distance. Slight wind in trees.

Tropical Forest Edge - Sunrise. Cicadas. Red-vented bulbuls, golden whistlers, wattled honeyeaters, distant barking pigeon and other birds. Very distant chickens.

New Zealand Sealion (Phocarctos Hookeri) - pup suckles; medium close-up pup grunts; surf in distance

Riverside - Night at side of Mara River in thick, enclosed acacia woodland. Frogs, crickets, cicadas. Leaves falling. Distant greater bushbaby.

Hammering (Exterior) - Hammering light stake into ground. (Exterior)

Green Tree Frog (Hyla Cinerea) - Chorus close-up with crickets and distant traffic

Rainforest - Lowland rainforest at dusk. Cicada and cricket chorus. A few calls from orange-footed scrubfowl. Frogs. Also suitable for lakeside atmosphere.

Crested Oropendola (Psarocolius Decumanus) - close-up display call of crested oropendola. Drumming woodpecker & early morning rainforest atmosphere in background.

Industry 3 - Oxy-acetylene cutting in sheet metal engineering works.

World War Ii Battle Actuality - Machine gun and small arms fire, Bessa guns, enemy shells landing (some in canal) World War II. (From 78 r.p.m. disc).

Grey Backed Camaroptera (Camaroptera Brevicaudata) - close-up calls. Other birds in distance.

Deciduous Woodland - Spring: Early morning; Red-eyed Vireo prominent at start, white-eyed Vireo, Carolina Wren, American Crows, Rufous-sided Towhee, at about 4,000ft. Some traffic in distance.

Great Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Arundinaceus) - Song with distant bittern and rice irrigation pump

Footsteps On Pavement: Walking - Footsteps on Pavement, two men & one woman walking, with approach & stop.

Motor Cycle Racing: Isle Of Man Tourist Trophy Races, 1967 - 500cc machines at Isle of Man Tourist Trophy Races. Passing grandstand.

Coast - Mid-morning. close-up calls from red-crowned parakeet. Bellbirds and distant gulls. Cicadas. Slight wind in trees. Surf in background.

Machinery - Drilling and reaming machine operating, with occasional pauses.

Comedy Sounds - Swordfight with shots and groans. (Specially created effect)

Greengrocer Cicada (Cyclochila Virens) - close-up sound of vibrating wings and stridulation. Recorded in captivity.

Aircraft - Avro Lancaster, exterior, pass. (World War II bomber, 4 piston engines.)

Starling (Sturnus Vulgaris) - Nestlings (10 days old) being fed by adult

Green Wood Hoopoe (Phoeniculus Purpureus) - close-up calls from a pair. Other birds in distance.

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - Long calls close-up from a group of birds.

Carolina Chickadee (Parus Carolinensis) - close-up flight call. Yellow-rumped warblers and crickets in background. Distant snow goose.

Power Stations - Atmosphere in basement of electic power station.

Tractors & Lorries Passing Slowly - One heavy wheeled tractor passes slowly.

Great Frigate Bird (Fregata Minor) - close-up warbling calls from male frigate bird. medium distance & background calls from other frigate birds & boobies. Distant sounds of the sea. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Crowd Reaction (Farcical) - 50 men and women cheering. (Farcical.)

Riverside/lakeside - Feeding calls from many pied herons,great,little and yellow billed egrets, part of flock takes off. Other birds in background including masked plovers.

Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus Trochilus) - Male singing, with Curlew, Sand Martin, Chaffinch and hoverflies in background.

Broad-leaved Woodland (Mountain Oakwood)-late Spring:early Morning - Dawn chorus with nightingale, cuckoo, garden warbler, etc

Land Rover (Exterior) - Land Rover, interior, start, run over rough ground.

Austral Wren (Troglodytes Aedon Chilensis) - Song, with other birds in distance. Windy.

Black-headed Plover (Hoplopterus Tectus) - Party attacked by Sikra Hawk, flight alarm calls medium close-up. Sikra doesn't call.

Red-necked Woodpecker (Campephilus Rubricollis) - Calls close-up and wingbeats, with cicadas in background. Slightly windy.

Domestic Clock - Grandfather Clock with St Michael's chimes, striking ten o'clock.

White-headed Jungle Babbler (Turdoides Striatus) - Calls close-up of a flock of 12 birds, with other birds in background.

Czechoslovakia - Funicular railway, internal ride, chat (Czech), doors shut, starts, constant run with rumble and more chat, doors open, people get out

Village Green Cricket Match (Rec. May With Birdsong On Each Band) - Cricket Match: Village Green, pitch rolled between innings with squeak of roller and occasional distant voices.

Rajasthan Musicians - Complex playing of reed instrument. Also sounds of singing & some drum accompaniment. Drumming becomes more prominent with other percussion instruments. Applause at end of recording. \  N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Traction Engine (Single Cylinder) - Traction Engines (Single cylinder): Running on road and stopping

Trinity College Clock, Oxford - Trinity College clock striking four o'clock.

Cereopsis Goose (Cereopsis Novaehollandiae) - close-up contact calls and wing-flaps from a pair. medium close-up moorhen. medium distance collection sounds.

Dial 999 - Police car, pass left to right with wail siren, urban background.

Motor Car: 1940 Period ‚äòold Banger‚äô (Exterior) - Exterior, approach, stop, switch off. (1940 period car)

Willow Grouse (Lagopus Lagopus) - close-up sound of bird feeding on willows and calls, insects, frogs, geese and American Tree Sparrow in background.

Mallard (Anas Platyrhynchos) - close-up calls from female & chicks feeding in water, dabbling sounds. medium distance starling & distant house sparrows.

Humpback Whale (Megaptera Novaeangliae) - \ Song from a solo male, with others in the background. Song changes to short, deep whooping phrases with higher longer phrases and stuttering and high pitched calls.

Library - Atmosphere: Room with computer disc drives & heavy air conditioning, steady equipment sound & quiet intermittent beeps

Smyrna Kingfisher (Halcyon Smyrnensis) - Alarm calls medium close-up, with water birds in background. Wind in trees.

German Crowds - Small German crowd, with mixed indoor chatter. (Some distinct speech.)

Little Greenbul (Andropadus Virens) - Complex calls, whistles & ringing notes from greenbul. background sounds of insect stridulation.

Canal Narrow Boat: On Board - Canals: Narrow boat engine tickover, recorded on board

Helicopters - Interior - flight, land, switch off. (Brantley B2B, 2 seater with 3 bladed rotor 180hp Lycoming engine).

Atomic Power Station - Atomic Power Station, atmosphere in basement of turbine hall.

Red Bishop (Euplectes Orix) - medium close-up shrill peeps from male chasing female. Distant rumble from traffic.

Army: Parade Ground Manoeuvres (Without Spoken Commands) - Platoon backwards march, 4 paces, on parade ground, without spoken command. (Recorded at Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst.) (NB Platoon = 24 men.)

Triumph 650 Cc Twin Motor Cycle - Triumph 650cc twin, start up, medium speed run in traffic, stop. (Recorded on machine)

Rock Pipit (Anthus Petrosus) - close-up alarm-contact calls. Kittiwakes, fulmars, pied wagtails and terns in background.

Manchurian Crane (Grus Japonensis) - Calls from cranes & chicks.

World War 2 - 2 - Communication whistle (several versions - longer blasts) (reprocessed)

Comedy Sounds: Impact Rhythms - Single belch. (Specially created effect)

Aircraft: Comet Iv (Exterior) - De Havilland Comet IV, exterior, passing overhead. (Medium/long-range airliner, 4 jet engines.)

Kenya Violet Backed Sunbird (Anthreptes Orientalis) - close-up song, Slate coloured Boubou and African Fish Eagle in background, insects and distant voices.

Marabou Stork (Leptoptilos Crumeniferus) - close-up sounds from a group preening by side of marsh. Sound of feathers being pulled through bills. Bill clapping to remove feathers and mud from bills after feeding in shallow water. Insects. Distant thunder.

Red Knot (Calidris Canutus) - Estuary atmosphere - winter. close-up calls from close birds in flock. More birds arrive; good landing sounds. Whole flock begins to call. Water movement sounds from flock shuffling in shallows. Greylag geese calling in background. Aircraft at end.

Fast Flowing Stream - Fast flowing melt-water stream down hillside, snow at top and along sides.

Talking Toys - 'Suzy Sing-a-Song' Singing Doll Record, "Polly put the kettle on"/"Grand old Duke of York".

Foghorn - Foghorn:  Compressed air siren with double horn, with light seawash and terns

Pearly-winged Monarch (Monarcha Melanopsis) - medium close-up calls. Other birds in background.

Crowds, Children & Footsteps - Light Entertainment Audience, continuous applause.

Sydney & Urban New Zealand - Suburban trains, Circular Quay Station - trains arrive and depart with station announcements, whistles, hooters and passengers waiting.

Barnacle Goose (Branta Leucopsis) - Excited calls while grazing in meadow. Other birds in background.

Refuse Collection (Occasional Distant Speech) - Road Maintenance, repairs with tar-laying machine, grit laid, diesel rollers prepare surface. (Occasional distant speech.)

Motor Car: Ford Cortina 1600 (Exterior) - Ford Cortina 1600, exterior, self starter, reversing, depart. (1600cc engine.)

Village Weaver (Ploceus Cucullatus) - Song of male medium close-up, with Grey-headed Sparrows.

American Wood Ibis (Mycteria Americana) - medium close-up begging calls from chick & sounds of adult landing. background sounds of colony.

Indian Tree Pipit (Anthus Hodgsoni) - close-up flight display song at start of recording. Then song from a perch. Other birds in distance.

Horses 1 - Two horses trot on approach, one pauses briefly then canters to catch up, left to right.

Motor Car: Ford Cortina 1.6 Gl (Manual) 1982 Model: Interior - Cars: 1.6 GL (Manual) 1982 model Ford Cortina. Interior, door opens, person exits, door closes

Poolside - Chorus frogs calling, wind in willows,distant Arctic Redpolls, Snow Geese and Sparrows.

Timber & Wood - Planing machine - starts, works, slows down, switches off. Open-air timber yard.

Reed Bed Atmosphere - Loud chorus of shrill calls from frogs of HYPEROLIUS genus. background croaks from another frog species. background sounds of stridulating insects. Occasional sounds of reeds rustling in wind.

Domestic Clock (Bell: Mid-perspective) - Domestic clock striking twelve o'clock. (Mid-perspective recording of domestic clock with bell.)

Cormorant (Phalacrocorax Carbo) - Alarm calls medium close-up from female & chick during attack on nest by herring gulls, gulls call medium close-up, surf in distance, a few crackles.

Bornean Orang Utan (Pongo Pygmaeus Pygmaeus) - medium close-up long call from adult male. Rhythmic grunts & wailing sounds. Also some sounds of movement. background sounds of rain & birds.

American Tree Sparrow (Spizella Arborea) - close-up song, windy background.

Grasshopper (Acridoidea Superfamily) - close-up chirruping from grasshopper. background sounds of wind in trees

Domestic Horse (Equus Caballus) - close-up feeding sounds from a single New Forest pony. Sounds of tail swishing in background.

Orchard Oriole (Icterus Spurius) - close-up song leading to alarm calls at presence of Turkey Vulture which gives flight call just before Oriole alarms. Other birds in background.

Death's Head Hawk-moth (Acherontia Atropos) - close-up squeaks and rustles from a single moth.

Boeing 707 Jet Aircraft: Interior - Boeing 707,Jet Aircraft, interior, end of climb, into steady flight. (long-range airliner, 4 jet engines)

Leopard (Panthera Pardus) - Loud sneeze from 12 week old cub in captivity. Occasional calls from African fish eagle in distance. House sparrow and a few chaffinch calls.

Waste Disposal - Refuse lorry collecting rubbish in quiet street - recorded from back of lorry as rubbish is thrown in.

2 Ton Diesel Truck - Exterior, approach and stop. (2 ton diesel truck, make not known)

Lapwing (Vanellus Vanellus) - Mobbing passing Jackdaws. 0700-0900 hours

World War Ii Aircraft - Sunderland flying boat, exterior, passing over. World War II. (From 78 r.p.m. disc)

Tropical Seasonal Forest Atmosphere - Unidentified whistling call at beginning of recording. medium distance & background calls of many bird species in dawn chorus. Also calls from peacocks. Distant calls from axis deer. Recorded at sunrise.

American Telephones - American Telephone: Engaged tone, receiver replaced

Fenland - Fen Carr: Late spring, early morning. Rather neutral with Blue tit, Willow Warbler, Blackcap, Pheasant and Turtle Dove.

Rainforest - Dawn. Water dripping on leaves and ground. Crickets and birds calling. Monkeys moving in trees. Chickens call from nearby village from start until 5'00" in.

Pygmy Chimpanzee (Pan Paniscus) - Group calling with individual peeps. Branch movement in trees.

Wild Pig Hunt - voices of hunters as they run in groups towards pig, shouting

Vintage Motor Car: Citroen 5cv Van: Interior - Cars: Vintage motor car Citroen 5cv van, 1924. Exterior, person exits

Outdoor Crowds: Henley Regatta - Outdoor Crowd: Fete, children and adults, distant birdsong.

Peugeot 205gt 1982 1300cc Petrol (car Misfiring Quite Badly) - exterior - medium approach from left, stop and switch off

White Bellied Woodpecker (Dryocopus Javensis) - Short shrill calls from woodpecker from 0m09s. Heavy, rapid hammering from woodpecker. Also many screeching calls from parakeets. Many other bird species calling intermittently.

Royal Albatross (Diomedea Epomophora) - medium close-up calls and bill-claps from a 20 day old chick. Gulls and terns in distance. Distant surf.

Manicou Crab (Pseudothelphusa Garmani) - close-up sounds of single crab producing hissing, clicking & creaking sounds from its mouthparts (to deter predation) N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Blue-spotted Wood Dove (Turtur Afer) - medium close-up, with Common Bulbul.

Christ‚äôs College Clock, Cambridge - Christ's College clock striking five o'clock.

Comedy Sounds - Several men coughing. (Specially created effect)

Free Tailed Bat Sp. (Tadarida) - close-up colony calls inside cave. NB: The species is probably Brazilian free tailed bat (Tadarida brasiliensis).

Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis Papua) - Calls as birds come ashore onto rocks.

Riverside - Early morning in the fringe forest just back from the river, after a night of heavy rain. Small pools have formed in between the trees and bushes. Many frogs and birds calling. Cicadas and crickets. Prominent are yellow-necked spurfowl, white-bellied go-a

Tanks: World War Ii - German Tiger tank starting, revving, ticking over, shutting off. (From 78 rpm record)

Hedgerow And Village - WINTER/EARLY SPRING: EVENING. With robin, blackbird, little owl, magpie, carrion crow.

Common Killer Whale (Orcinus Orca) - Loud splashes & thumps as whale breaches. medium distance hum from water pumps. Occasional voices in background. N.B. This is a recording of Keiko, the star of 'Free Willy', before his return to Iceland. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Brickworks - Brickworks, stacking & sorting bricks, throwing out rejects, with birdsong in background.

World War Ii Aircraft: Messerschmitt 110 (German) - Messerschmitt 110. Taxi past.  (World War II German Aircraft)

Sandhill Crane (Grus Canadensis) - NB: Summer. Exact date of recording not known. Calls medium close-up from a flock. Swamp Sparrow sings medium close-up.

Christchurch College Clock, Oxford - Christchurch College clock striking seven o'clock.

Tropical Forest: Evergreen Hygrophytic (Wet) - ANY SEASON: DAY With white-bellied kingfisher, magpie robin, yellow-vented bulbul and green imperial pigeon

Buller's Shearwater (Puffinus Bulleri) - close-up calls from a single bird. Surf in background.

Rainforest - Morning. Open lowland rainforest. Cicadas and several bird species calling.

Footsteps Down Metal Stairs - Footsteps Down Metal Stairs, woman, slow, with start & stop.

Magnolia Warbler (Dendroica Magnolia) - close-up 'chirp' calls, black-capped Chickadee, White-throated Sparrow and Blackburnian Warbler in background.

Mandarin Duck (Aix Galericulata) - close-up calls from a four-day-old chick. Others in background.

Mixed Woodland - EARLY MORNING: WINTER Dawn chorus including jackdaw, blue and great tit, robin, greenfinch, chaffinch, pheasant, carrion crow

Domestic Dog (Canis Domesticus) - Barking and howling MP, at night from several dogs. (generator noise in background) NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Diesel Train - Diesel Train, interior, train boarded. (Recorded in corridor.)

Greyhound Racing - Greyhound Racing, dogs put into traps, hare started, race takes place. (As heard from traps)

Goldcrest (Regulus Regulus) - Birds alighting on gallery of lighthouse.

Acacia Woodland - Late afternoon. Cicada chorus becoming loud. Insects, rufous sparrows and other birds in background. Donkey brays at one point.

Veteran Cars: Rolls Royce ‚äúsilver Ghost‚äù (1911 Model, 6 Cylinders, 35 Hp) - Cars: Rolls Royce "Silver Ghost", 1911 model, 6 cylinders, 35 H.P. Exterior, door opens, person exits, and closes

Fenland - SUMMER: EARLY MORNING With bearded tits, moorhen, Savi's warbler and blue tits

Royal Albert Hall: Last Night Of The Proms - Last Night Of The Proms: Applause before concert for leader, then conductor, tuning, then more applause

Baby Boy: 4 Weeks Old / Foetal Heartbeats (38 Weeks) - Baby boy, cries loudly, whimpers, stops. (2 weeks old)

Cow (Bos Taurus) - close-up sounds of hand milking. Cow snorting and grunting.

Cicadas (Cicadidae Family) - Sounds of stridulation. N.B. Recorded from vinyl, some clicks & pops.

Water - Water: Gently running stream with birdsong, season unknown

Interiors - Shops And Cash Registers - A cockatiel calling (rec. Petersfield, Hants) - 1986 (1B19,reprocessed)

Cave Atmosphere - Cave - water dripping. close-up water dripping from cave roof, close-up insects buzzing and bats calling in background.

Boubou (Laniarius Sp) - NB: Exact date of recording not known. MC dueting, another bird alarming in background.

Buff-necked Ibis (Theristicus Caudatus) - medium distance - distant calls from several at dusk. Other birds call occasionally in distance. Also suitable for marshland atmosphere at dusk.

Wallace's Standardwing (Semioptera Wallacei) - close-up,medium distance and distant raucous calls. Rain on foliage.

Exterior Effects - General background of men mixing and laying ballast with distant conversation - 1967 (136A, reprocessed)

Robin (Erithacus Rubecula) - medium close-up alarm calls - "tacking". Prominent wren singing in background. Other birds in distance.

Pampas Grasslands: Tala Woodland - DAY With white-tipped dove, picazuro pigeon, eared dove, ground dove, great kiskadee, white-rumped swallow, rufous-bellied thrush, house wren, monk parakeet and tuco tuco

Gunfire - Single rifles firing among rocks with ricochets. (Exterior recording.)

Lance-tailed Manakin (Chiroxiphia Lanceolata) - MC Cicada like calls from several males, which are given when the birds jump and hover, other display calls and other birds calling in background.

Lake - Red-winged Blackbirds, Canada Geese and other birds including Blue Jay at end. Spring: Early Morning

Small Children At Play - Nursery School, interior, 2-3 year-olds playing with squeakers. (Mixed nursery school.)

Outdoor Crowd - One hundred men, constant background of excited chatter with laughter and occasional distinct speech.

Arctic Fox (Alopex Lagopus) - close-up calls and whines from two. Snow geese and snow buntings in background.

Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa Melanoleuca) - medium close-up flight calls. Snow geese in background.

Asian Alpine Chough (Pyrrhocorax Graculus Digitatus) - medium distance to background calls from group of choughs. Occasional calls from another bird species. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Evergreen Woodland - Holly Oaks Late spring-summer Evening With field crickets, spotless starlings, bee-eaters, woodlark, golden oriole and grasshoppers.

Field Cricket (Gryllus Campestris) - SP. Calls close-up. Clean background.

Blue Tit (Parus Caerulus) - Calls of adults as they fly to and from nest hole to feed nestlings, which beg continuously. Bee-eaters in background.

King Penguin (Aptenodytes Patagonica) - close-up colony sounds. Movement in colony. Flipper fight.

Combine Harvester: Reaping - Combine Harverster: Reaping, alongside.

Petrol Bus (On Country Route) - Petrol bus, exterior, start up, depart. (On country route, make of bus not known)

Oystercatcher (Haematopus Ostralegus) - Alarm calls medium close-up from several birds. Skylark medium close-up; herring gulls and curlew in distance. Wind medium distance.

Outdoor Clock - Outdoor clock striking, 10 o'clock St. Mary's Church

Cattle Egret (Bubulcus Ibis) - close-up calls from a group in colony, wind in trees.

Superb Lyrebird (Menura Novaehollandiae) - close-up piping calls from male lyrebird. Distant sounds of traffic & occasional voices. N.B. This is the the individual called 'Chook'.

Crested Tit (Parus Cristatus) - Song and calls BCU of pair at nest Distant cuckoo and raven

Ring-necked Duck (Aythya Collaris) - Calls medium close-up from a pair. Red-winged blackbirds in background. NB Exact date of recording not known.

Brown Pelican (Pelecanus Occidentallis) - close-up wingbeats from birds taking off from beach. Sea in background.

Bang! - Battlefield atmosphere, middle-distant perspective with close mortars firing.

Tug (450 H.p.) - Tug. 450 h.p. engines starting and running. (Some manoeuvring)

Motor Car: Ford Cortina 1.6 Gl (Manual) 1982 Model - Cars: 1.6 GL (Manual) 1982 model Ford Cortina. Interior, running skids

European Raven (Corvus Corax Corax) - Short, clear caws from raven. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Lowland Swamp - MIDDAY With flies, bush crickets and birds close-up at times

Stonemasons - Distant hammering sounds of stonemasons at work. Also some people's voices & bird calls. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Field Cricket (Chorthippus Bornhalmi) - close-up stridulation and clicks, in 12 takes. Takes 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 as recorded. Takes 2, 5, 7, 9 and 11 with some filtering. Take 3 is a single click. Takes 8 and 9 are double clicks. The others are either song or stridulation.

European Cities - Horse-drawn carriages on cobbles in Stephansplatz, also speech (including children) footsteps, some traffic

Savanna Atmosphere - With Wildebeest, Yellow Wagtails, cisticolas and flies.

Trains & Bridges - Express train leaving tunnel, second train sounds siren & enters.

Comedy Sounds - One tree sagging and crashing. (Specially created effect)

Mixed School Children (10-13 Year Olds In Classroom) - Schoolchildren in classroom, mixed 10 to 13 year old pupils, groans of incredulity. (Recorded in London, 1980.)

Grassland Atmosphere - busy atmosphere with birds and distant cows 

White Throated Capuchin (Cebus Capucinus) - Calls. Voices, cock crowing & sea in background.

Green Hairstreak Butterfly (Callophrys Rubi) - Stridulation from a pupa.

World War Ii Submarine - German U-Boat, start diesel engines, ship's telegraph, cruising on surface. (World War II German U-Boat manned by British crew.) (Recorded from Conning Tower.)

Grey Headed Bush Shrike (Malaconotus Blanchoti) - medium close-up calls with prominent calls from White-bellied Go-Away-Bird at start. African Mourning Dove, White Browed Sparrow Weavers & distant traffic.

Tui (Prosthemadura Novaeseelandiae) - medium close-up song. Tomtit and grey warblers in background. Cricket and cicadas.

Robin (Erithacus Rubecula) - medium close-up spring song. Song thrush & chaffinch in background. Distant willow warbler, wren & siskins. Slight breeze in trees. Also suitable for use as a deciduous forest atmosphere.

Wilson's Bird Of Paradise (Diphyllodes Respublica) - close-up raucous calls. Leaf flicking and short flights.

Fallow Deer (Dama Dama) - medium close-up call at the sight of an intruder coming into the territory. Buck moves off towards end of recording. Distant buzzard. Wind in trees.

Dairies - Milk float starts, moves into constant run. (Recorded on float)

Peugeot 205gt 1982 1300cc Petrol (car Misfiring Quite Badly) - exterior - approach , stop and switch oft

Caius College Clock, Cambridge - Caius College clock striking half past the hour.

Marsh Atmosphere - Night. Frogs and hippos. Thunder in background. NB: Exact date of recording unknown.

Rufous Chatterer (Turdoides Rubiginosus) - close-up song, Yellow-throated Longclaw in background and distant birds, distant car at start.

6 Horses On Gravel (Studio) - Six horses on gravel, gallop to stop. (Studio recording)

Sea King Helicopter: Exterior - Sea King Helicopter, exterior, start up.

Hoopoe (Upupa Epops) - Advanced nestlings being fed, adults give alarm call. Chaffinch and Woodlark in background.

Romania 2 - Exterior - quiet cobbled side street off busy main road, wet weather, cars passing on cobbles.

Footsteps On Wood: Running (Dead Acoustic) - Footsteps on Wood, two men & one woman running, with approach & stop. (Dead acoustic.)

Horses On Hard Surfaces - Twelve horses on hard surface, approach at trot, stop, milling in yard. (Actuality)

Water 4 - Mountain stream bubbling over stones, close perspective, occasional birdsong (1W6,reprocessed)

Colony Atmosphere - medium distance to background honks from colony of bar headed geese. Occasional distinct calls from Indian black gulls.

Windmill (Interior) - Interior, chain hoist bringing bags of grain up to top floor.

Peugeot 205gt 1982 1300cc Petrol (car Misfiring Quite Badly) - interior - two short blasts

Bornean Orang Utan (Pongo Pygmaeus Pygmaeus) - medium close-up long call from male. Loud, rhythmic grunts & wailing sounds gradually decrease in volume. background sounds from insects & birds. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Bicycles - Bicycle pedalling and freewheeling. (Straight handle barred model, c. 1936.)

German Emergency Services - German fire engine approaches & passes with horn.

America - New York State: Goldens Bridge, nighttime atmosphere with crickets.

Monsoon Forest - Sunrise. Cicadas. Song fron golden whistlers, calls from sulphur-breasted musk parrots and wattled honeyeaters. Other distant birds.

Red Bird Of Paradise (Paradisaea Rubra) - background coarse calls from group of birds. Occasional squeaking 'weep' calls from birds. More agitated calls 2m26s & 2m56. medium distance to background calls & song from many other bird species. Sounds of insect stridulation. Also suitable as a rainforest atmosphere.

Aec Routemaster Bus: Diesel - AEC Routemaster Bus, approach, stop & tickover, depart. (Diesel bus.)

Livestock 1 - Milking Parlour, interior, milking machine running, no animal noises, machine switched off (effect ends abruptly). (Close perspective recording.)

Feral Rock Pigeon (Columba Livia) - Coos and wingbeats close-up of several, with spotted sandgrouse calls in background. Slightly windy.

Village - Midday: Summer With spotless starling, swifts, house sparrows, feral pigeons, jackdaws and white storks

Ships And Boats 2 - Yacht, engine started, idels, stop, ignition alarm. (30ft sailing yacht 'Alice May', Halmatic 30, GRP, sloop rig.)

Sea Cliffs And Rocky Shores - Any season: Day or night Sea-wash, heavy sea, medium perspective.

Interiors - Shops And Cash Registers - Atmosphere in store with distinct speech (pre-decimal coinage) - Sept '1967 (23F,reprocessed)

Blackcap (Sylvia Atricapilla Atricapilla) - Song NB: Exact date of recording unknown

Peugeot 205gt 1982 1300cc Petrol (car Misfiring Quite Badly) - interior - one person enters car

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - Occasional bursts of song and calls close-up from male while moving about near nest with quietly begging nestlings. NB: Recorded from microphones placed beside reed warbler's nest

Electronic Sounds - Hollow warble. (Specially created electronic sound.)

Rainforest Atmosphere - Recorded from the top of the Temple of the Sun. Hooting calls from unidentified bird species, with many other birds calling & singing. Also stridulating insects & distant howler monkeys. Hammering of woodpecker 2m16s.

Ships‚äô Sirens - Battleship's siren, sounded three times approximately.

Tropical Forest: Wet Evergreen - NIGHT In cocoa plantation with tree frogs

Electric Typewriter (Close Perspective) - Electric Typewriter: Close Perspective, fast typing.

Motor Racing: Formula 1: 1.3 Litre - Silverstone, Formula One International Trophy Race 1969, atmosphere before race. (Formula One, 1.3 litre.)

Airports - Atmosphere in airport terminal building. (Unknown airport.)

Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo Olivaceus) - medium close-up song, Ovenbird in background, wind in trees.

Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia Curruca) - Migrant singing in park with voices and public address

Trumpeter Hornbill (Bycanistes Bucinator) - medium close-up - close-up calls and wingbeat from several birds in tree tops, cleaning bills against side of branch. Loud cicada and cricket in background. Occasional calls from Blue Monkeys. Good Blue (Sykes) Monkey alarm call at 4'53". Leaf noise from slight wind in trees.

Saddleback (Creadion Carunculatus) - medium close-up shrill alarm & other chattering calls from saddleback. Distant calls from other bird species. N.B. Different location/dialect to NHS1284 bands 1-10. Exact location is unknown, though the same as NHS1284 bands 11,13,14,15.

Rufous Bushchat (Cercotrichas Galactotes) - Song close-up, with greenfinches, blackbird, nightingale, goldfinches and some voices towards end.

River Atmosphere - Atmosphere on River Usk. Sunny weather. Wide-perspective water flowing. Some close rippling.

Steam Trains - Steam Train: Maunsell Q class 541 0-6-0 Loco 1938, pre 1940 rolling stock, Rec. on footplate, coasting into station, braking, stops.

Vogelkop Gardener Bowerbird (Amblyornis Inornatus) - 'Choked'calls from a single bird. High-pitched call from an unknown bird in background.

De Havilland Comet DH 106, exterior, take off. (Medium/long-range airliner, 4 jet engines.)

Steam Launch (Length 31ft, Built In 19th Century) - Steam Launch: 19thC "Victoria", 31ft long, several whistles.

Southern & Western Region Goods Trains - Slow goods train passing. (Steam train.)

Bang! - General purpose machine gun, surface fire from close left.

Whooper Swan (Cygnus Cygnus) - Calls & arrival calls medium close-up from birds on water, arrival calls as more birds fly in. Wigeon, curlew & barnacle geese in distance, several good group trumpeting sequences.

Sperm Whale (Physeter Catodon) - Surface recording of a small group of sperm whales. Quiet splashes as they blow & slowly roll. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

World War 2 - Enemy artillery (World War II actuality) - 1975 (500S)

Trains 2 - Approach of express freight train with signal received and acknowledged .

Prairie - Eastern Meadowlark, Blue Jay, distant Upland Sandpiper, crickets, Bobwhite and wind in grasses.

Footsteps On Stones & Shingle - Walking, 1 man on loose shingle. (With start and stop)

Chacma Baboon  (Papio Ursinus) - Female calling after mating. Exact date unknown. Between Dec.1980-Nov. 1981

The Age Of Steam - Steam Train passes slowly right to left, with distant gunfire.

Horse Racing (Chases) - Cheltenham Race Course, end of Cheltenham Gold Cup race. (Steeplechasing.)

Frog Spp (Anura) - medium close-up calls from frogs with wind blowing through bamboos, watery stream background palestine sunbird in background

Light Industry - Wire cutting machine operating, some pauses & indistinct speech.

Fast Footsteps Up Wooden Stairs - Footsteps Up Wooden Stairs, man, fast, with start & stop.

Aircraft: Beaufighters - Exterior, land. (Bristol Beaufighter, World War II)

Black-tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys Ludovicianus) - medium close-up 'jump' calls. Wind. Crickets and distant birds in background.

Public Houses - A game of bar billiards being played in a town public bar.

Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia Curruca) - Song close-up, with Blackbird, Wren, Long-tailed Tits and distant dog in background.

Malabar Whistling Thrush (Myiophoneus Horsfieldii) - medium close-up calls from thrush. medium distance calls of a barbet. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown. Also known as Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary.

Bonelli's Warbler (Phylloscopus Bonelli) - Song close-up, with Azure-winged Magpie, Blackcap and Wren.

Boulder Chat (Pinarornis Plumosus) - medium close-up shrill calls recede to background. background calls from other bird species.

Senegal Parrot (Poicephalus Senegalus) - Calls medium close-up with Grey-winged Cameroptera song.

Africa 1 - The Human World - Morocco: Rabat, cafe atmosphere with audible traffic, TV & expresso machine.

Green-backed Heron (Butorides Striatus) - close-up call while roosting in tree, wind in trees.

Wildebeest Or Brindled Gnu (Connochaetes Taurinus) - AND BURCHELL'S ZEBRA (EQUUS BURCHELLI) In 'dust bowl' - mostly grunts of wildebeest

Association Football - Association Football: Mild ooh from crowd, (Arsenal v. Wolves)

African Elephant (Loxodonta Africana) - close-up eating sounds from a small group of 6 animals ripping up long grass by side of marsh. Some quiet sounds from elephants.

Grey Heron (Ardea Cinerea) - Calls close-up from adult as it flies into & lands on nest. House sparrows medium close-up, chaffinch, wren & wood pigeon in distance.

Hedgerow - Late Spring: Midday - With robin, chaffinch, blackbird (close-up), chiffchaff, rooks, blackcap and long-tailed tits

Barrow's Goldeneye Duck (Bucephala Islandica) - Alarm calls from female to ducklings. Sounds of splashing as ducklings paddle to her. background calls & song from other bird species. Occasional slight bumps on recording.

Farm Machinery: Tractor-drawn Straw Baler - A tractor-drawn straw baler commences to bale and departs.

America - Kingman: Freight train with siren passes in desert, near Kingman.

Black Tern (Chlidonias Niger) - Alarm calls and great reed warbler song

Periodical Cicada (Magicicada Sp.) - medium close-up sound of young cicadas coming up out of the ground. Adults in distance. Traffic in background.

Forest Atmosphere - Morning in dry forest. Distant birds. Wind in trees. Water dripping at times. * Day and month is not specified.

16ft Speedboat (40 H.p. Outboard) - 16 foot, 40 h.p. engine - pull up to stop. (Exterior or interior)

Livestock 2 - Cattle, TB testing in yard, with lots of mooing from cows & noise from cattle crush, with occasional gusts of wind in trees & birds singing.

Snow Goose (Anser Caerulescens) - medium distance-medium close-up calls from a flock of about 2000 birds. Occasional small flock fly closer. Crickets in grass close up. Mainly lessers with a lot of blue phase birds. Flock takes flight and lands again at end.

Bmc Mini 1000 Car: Interior - Cars: BMC car, 1000cc engine. Interior, start, revving, stop

Rainforest Atmosphere - Neutral atmosphere recorded during early morning. Distant calls from agile gibbons. Also sounds of insects & birds. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Trains - Diesel Heavy Goods Train passes under bridge left to right with hooter.

Asian Lion (Panthera Leo Persica) - Low growls from mating lions.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Distant Diana tarsier calls within forest.

Wilson's Bird Of Paradise (Diphyllodes Respublica) - close-up single calls. medium close-up bowerbird, musical call being answered by another in distance.

Rowing: 1st Century Slave Galley - First century slave galley, rowing as heard from amidships.

Fairgrounds And The Circus - Performing dogs with whistles, barks and whipcracks (indistinguishable music in background) - Nov '1979 (1C20,reprocessed)

Patagonian Conure (Cyanoliseus Patagonus) - Busy atmosphere recorded at colony. Many screeching calls from conures. background sounds of sea. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown. Also known as Burrowing parrot.

Satin Bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus Violaceus) - Male display and enticement calls at bower. Prominent bell miner in background. NB: Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Coast - Dusk in coastal woodland above beach. Bellbirds. Wind in trees, branches hitting and leaves rustling. Surf in background.

Footsteps On Country Road: Running - Footsteps on Country Road, three men running, with start & stop.

Hansom Cab With Bells (Interior Or Exterior) (Loose Surface) - Hansome cab with bells, suitable for interior oe exterior use. Trot to stop

Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga Leonina) - Calls from a bull and sounds of movement on soft sand.

Brown Dipper (Cinclus Pallasii) - MC flight calls. Loud river sound.

Thailand 1 - Khao Yai National Park, with sound of insects, creek, slight breeze & swaying trees. (Recorded on edge of Khao Yai National Park.)

High Coniferous Forest - Woodland Edge. Wilson's Warbler and Warbling Vireo, other birds in distance , wind in trees.

Motor Car: 1968 Citroen Am 1.6 (Exterior) - Exterior, fast approach and pass. (Ami 6, 1968 model, 602cc: Citroen)

Flying Foxes (Pteropus Spp) - close-up calls in mixed colony, male mating calls are prominent, - little red, grey-headed and black flying foxes.

Puerto Rican Tody (Todus Mexicanus) - medium close-up song with wing beats at 0m13s, 1m00s & 1m30s. Also whistling song at 0m23s. Forest atmosphere & light wind in background.

Village Atmosphere - Rather neutral with distant people working in the fields whistling and calling. Plus Vinaceous Dove and other birds calling occasionally.

Transport - Bedford Truck, interior, start up, constant run, stop. (10 ton Diesel truck, 6 cylinders, 1984 model.)

Camargue Feral Horse (Equus Caballus) - Horses trotting past and foals crying out frequently

Household Effects: Electric Automatic Washing Machine - Electric automatic washing mashine. Agitator

Time - Clocks & Bells - English Walnut clock (1700) - strikes 12

Starfighter Single-engined Jet Fighter - Atmosphere at an airfield with starfighter planes landing and taking off. (Single-engined jet fighter)

Red-tailed Tropic Bird (Phaethon Rubricauda) - close-up calls from a chick. Adult calling in background.

Solander's Petrel (Pterodroma Solandri) - close-up squabbling between two petrels. Distant sounds of the sea.

Herring Gull (Larus Argentatus) - close-up long calls and mew calls in a colony. Mp long calls from lesser black-backed gulls.

Gila Woodpecker (Melanerpes Uropygialis) - medium close-up calls at nest hole.

Fox Hunting: Quorn Hunt - In cover, hunting horn, shouts and whistles, whips. (Quorn Hunt.)

Thick Billed Parrot (Rhynchopsitta Pachyrhyncha) - Distant alarm and contact calls. Background wind noise.

Motor Car: 1940 Period ‚äòold Banger‚äô (Exterior) - Exterior, door closed. (1940 period car)

Vogelkop Gardener Bowerbird (Amblyornis Inornatus) - close-up varied high-pitched bubbly, musical calls. Intermittent snorting sounds. Good rhythmic calls.

White Pelican (Pelecanus Onocrotalus) - medium close-up sound of hundreds of pelicans circling to gain height on thermals. Some calls and bill clicks in flight. Cisticolas and other birds in distance. Whistling wingbeats from yellow-billed storks.

Covent Garden Market - Early morning atmosphere with porters and trolleys. (Covent Garden)

Coastal Forest - Recorded in dense part of forest where habitat is unique. Early morning. Many birds singing. Insects.

Lesser Goldfinch (Carduelis Psaltria) - close-up song and calls, other birds in background, distant road noise at times.

Comedy, Fantasy & Horror - Streched on the rack. (Horror Spot Effect.)

Interiors - Various 1 - Atmosphere in a club boatyard with general movement and some distinct speech - 1967 (136A,reprocessed)

Lion (Panthera Leo) - Loud growls and groans. NHC17 is a continuous recording of 73m48s also found starting on NHS000124.

Lava Flow - Lava flowing into tidal pool. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Equestrian Events - Show Jumping, collecting ring (no jump), horses warming up, with voices, faint birdsong & very distant P.A.

Motor Car: Porsche 924 1984cc (1979)  Exterior - Cars: Porsche 924, 1984cc, 1979 model. Exterior, fast start and depart

Vervet Monkey (Cercopithecus Aethiops) - close-up snake alarm calls. Birds in background.

Domestic Clock: Westminster Chimes - Domestic clock striking four o'clock. (Domestic clock with Westminster chimes.)

Marsh Warbler (Acrocephalus Palustris) - medium close-up lively, flowing song from warbler. Calls from many other bird species. background sounds of running water.

India And Nepal - City Life - Mumbai: Bus, interior, with rattles, creaks & occasional distinct speech, bus stops twice.

Wren (Troglodytes Troglodytes Zetlandicus) - Song, with Skylark song and wind in background. Strong Wind.

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - medium close-up alarm calls in colony. Herring gull call once. Terns in background.

Woodland - Early Spring: Night - With distant tawny owl calling softly Loud distant traffic in background

Girls‚äô Grammar School - Girls' Grammar School corridor, senior girls in corridor, with footsteps, laughter & some indistinct speech.

Right Whale (Balaena Glacialis) - Snorting blow from whale. Also water effects.

Water 1 - Water rippling against quayside - July 1980 (1S9, reprocessed)

Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo Novaeguineae) - medium close-up alarm calls from a single bird at a predator near nest. Other birds in background. Cicada chorus.

Woodland - Night, 00.15hrs, open acacia woodland, cricket chorus.

Tufted Puffin (Lunda Cirrhata) - close-up calls, flight calls and wingbeats. Occasional medium close-up calls from crested auklets. Colony in distance. Dripping water from melting snow-field.

Guillemot (Uria Aalge) - Loud calls as a bird tries to walk through flock. Preening sounds and calls from small groups of birds. Kittiwakes, razorbills and shags in background. Surf medium distance - medium close-up.

Mountain Stream - Mountain stream, fast running water over rocks. (Isle of Skye.)

Fork-tailed Storm Petrel (Oceanodroma Furcata) - close-up calls from a pair in their burrow, distant sounds of mass flock and Leach's Petrel calling from adjacent burrow.

Canyon Atmosphere - Spring; Day Canyon atmosphere. Fan-tailed Ravens, Tristram's Grackles, Sand Partridge, insects.

Honda 250 Motor Cycle - Motor Cycles: Honda 250 approach and pass at fast speed

Lakeside - Morning on bank by edge of lake. Insects, weavers, doves, African jacana and black crake. Water lapping.

Home Textile Industries - Home Textile Industry, weaving in progress.

Domestic Cat (Felis Catus) - close-up `miaows' from a Burmese cat. Recorded at Sarah Ford's home.

Time Signals & Clocks - Sound of Big Ben chiming and striking 12 o'clock, recorded prior to repair in 1956. (Inside clock tower)

Deciduous Woodland Atmosphere - Summer, day. Calls and alarm calls from chaffinch, wren, robin, goldcrest, woodpigeons and greater spotted woodpecker. Traffic in distance.

Telephones - 1985: Sceptre 100 Telephone - Telephones: Sceptre 100 Telephone, Receiver lifted, 4,7, and 9 figures dialled. Three takes

Cars - Vauxhall Carlton, exterior, approach from right & stop, switch off. (1.8 litre saloon, 1986 model.)

Stripe-winged Grasshopper (Stenobothrus Lineatus) - Typical male stridulation

Cave Swallow (Petrochelidon Fulva) - Cave swallows in temple chamber, calling in flight & from nests. Distant calls from other species. Some sounds of wings.

Beam Fishing Trawler - Beam Fishing Trawler: On Board, Interior, docking, engine slows to tick over.

Forest Atmosphere - Mixed Warm Temperate Forest Summer: Day With Whiteheads, Tui, Fantail.

Austin Maestro Vanden Plas: Interior (Dashboard Audible Warnings) - Cars: Austin Maestro Vanden Plas, 1984 model, 1600cc OHC. Interior, dashboard audible warnings, electric window, partially opens, partially closes, totally closes

Black-throated Butcher Bird (Craticus Nigrogularis) - medium close-up song. Cicadas and other birds calling in background.

Canal Longboat - Canal Longboat, hooter sounds, into constant run.

Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga Leonina) - close-up breathing and snorting. Adelie penguins in background. Distant gulls. NB: exact date and location is not specified.

Scrubland - Mid morning in scrubland near woodland. Crickets and birds.

Buffy-headed Marmoset (Callithris Flaviceps) - close-up group calls while feeding in trees. Loud contact calls.

Tropical Evergreen Rain Forest - Summer: Early Morning - Dawn chorus of various birds, including whip-bird, rufous whistler and wonga pigeon

Caving & Pot-holing - Signal sequence, whistles with spoken introduction.

Church Bells - St. Philip's Cathedral Bells ringing. (St. Philip's Cathedral, Birmingham.)

Rajasthan Musicians - Blowing across the top of a water urn. Some voices in background. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Cuban Trogon (Priotelus Temnurus) - medium close-up/medium distance pulsating calls from trogon. Also hammering from Caribbean red bellied woodpecker. Marsh atmosphere in background.

Horses 1 - Two horses trot past on gravelly track, right to left.

Village/garden Atmosphere - With Pied Crows, white-vented bulbuls and insect chorus.

Churchyard - Church bells with turtle dove, house sparrow, song thrush and chaffinch

London - Leicester Square, evening atmosphere with roosting starlings and some voices.

Little Egret (Egretta Garzetta) - Greeting ceremonies & chick 'bill-clicking' close-up in colony, blackcap alarming & melodious warbler medium close-up, Cetti's warbler in background.

Curtains & Windows - Curtains being pulled. Large brass rings on brass rod.

Ford Anglia 105e Van (1963, 997cc): Interior - Motor Van: Window Wound Down, interior, (Ford Anglia 105E, 1963 model, 997cc).

Wild Places - Patagonia - Bow wave recorded from deck of ship travelling at full speed.

Emperor Goose (Anser Canagicus) - close-up calls and tapping sounds from gosling in egg. Prominent calls from a Bar-Tailed Godwit circling over nest. Other birds in background. Two different calls given by gosling, cleaner towards end.

Surf - Surf, crashing on rocks. Distant calls from Macaroni Penguins.

Domestic Clock (Bell: Heavy Mechanism) - Domestic clock striking seven o'clock. (Domestic clock with bell & heavy machanism.)

Wetland Atmosphere - Atmosphere recorded at night. close-up to background loud calls from frogs. background sounds of insects stridulating. N.B. Date of recording is unknown.

Cameroonian Music - Music for 'Juju' dance. Percussion instruments playing fairly animated music. Variable tempo. Occasional voice in background.

Fruit Bat (Rousettus Sp) - mass of fruit bats in and around cave, occasional voices of temple visitors in background

Dhufar Toad (Bufo Dhufarensis) - medium close-up & medium distance croaks from toads. Sounds of running water in irrigation channel. \  N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Cloud Forest Atmosphere - Neutral atmosphere. background to distant calls from more than one species of bird. Sounds of stridulating insects. Distant machine hum. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Pond Atmosphere - Atmosphere recorded at night. Loud, shrill calls from frogs. Sounds of stridulating insects. N.B. Date of recording is unknown.

Pheasant (Phasianus Colchicus) - Cock crowing display close-up. With Rook calls.

Dingo (Canis Familiaris Dingo) - medium close-up gentle, mournful howls.

Rural South America - Morning birdsong by pond,Pantanal Swamp (central Brazil) with rufus hornero,night jar and great kiskadee

Village Atmosphere - Late Spring: Evening Creekside churchyard, with Blackbird, Rooks, Wren, Chaffinch. Distant dog.

V1 Flying Bomb (Doodle Bug), approach, engine cuts out, pause & explosion.

Deciduous Woodland - Dawn in woodland,spring. Robins, wrens, stock doves, woodpigeons, song thrush, rooks, chiffchaff, pheasant, blackbirds, and pigeons taking off. Also suitable for farmland and woodland edge.

5 Ton Austin Diesel Truck - Interior, travelling over rough track in low gear. (5 ton diesel truck)

Tiger (Panthera Tigris) - Siberian tiger (P.t.altaica) close-up aggressive growling from single tiger protecting food.

Estuary Atmosphere - Neutral atmosphere. medium distance to background calls from several different bird species including waders. Sounds of popping mud & rippling water with some splashes. Approaching birds wings 2m55s. Occasional whine from brine flies. Very distant engine hum.

Waste Disposal - Forklift truck dropping large boxes of glass into containers.

Lifts - Eiffel Tower Lifts, lift gates close, bell, lift ascends to 2nd stage, announcement & atmosphere.

Guillemot (Uria Aalge) - Alarm-contact call. Kittiwakes, razorbills, herring gulls and arctic terns in background.

Mandrill Baboon (Mandrillus Sphinx) - medium close-up grunting, rumbling & whistling calls from mandrills. Also some cackling calls from mandrills. Sounds of movement & faint insect stridulation.

Domestic Horse (Equus Caballus) - close-up sound of four horses galloping down a slope in the forest.

Bus Ticket Machines (London Transport) - Gibson ticket machine, setting machine. (London Transport.)

Common Marmoset (Calithrix Jacchus Jacchus) - Sub-adult - submissive calls - close and mid-distance.

Tundra Swan (Cygnus Columbianus) - medium close-up flock calls. Wind in bushes. Distant black duck calls.

Honey Bee (Apis Mellifera) - close-up buzzing as bee flies past. Others in background.

France - Tourist site near Perigord - tourists waiting to visit caves, recorded under trees in the rain.

Triumph Tr3 Sports Car, 1957 (Interior) - Interior, self starter, travelling over rough unmade road. (TR3 Sports Car, 1957 model)

Anne Boleyn's Clock, Hampton Court - Outdoor clock striking, 10 o'clock - SS. Peter & Paul

Sandhill Crane (Grus Canadensis) - Calls medium close-up. Canada geese calling and taking off medium close-up. Snow geese calling and taking off medium close-up. Hissy recording.

Ross's Goose (Anser Rossi) - close-up calls and splashes from several birds. Distant house sparrows and other birds.

Domestic Clock: Double-strike (Heavy Mechanism) - Domestic clock striking ten o'clock. (Domestic clock with heavy double-strike mechanism.)

Underwater Effect - Filtered water. Deep sound of continuous, distant rumbles with slight changes in volume, constant rhythm medium close-up. Watery sounds of bubbles and gurgles throughout. Sounds as if recording has been made fairly near to water-surface. NOTE: This effect was created

Electronic Sounds - Triple warble. (Specially created electronic sound.)

Motor Car: Ford Cortina 1.6 Gl (Manual) 1982 Model: Exterior - Cars: 1.6GL (Manual) 1982 model Ford Cortina. Exterior, departing at slow speed

Mountain Forest Atmosphere - Sounds of bamboo rustling in wind. background occasional calls from birds. Slight wind buffets.

Ford Anglia 105e Van (1963, 997cc): Exterior - Motor Van: Door Open, driver gets in, door close, exterior, (Ford Anglia 105E, 1963 model, 997cc).

Fork-tailed Drongo (Dicrurus Adsimilis) - close-up calls, other birds in distance.

Madagascar Harrier Hawk (Polyboroides Radiatus) - medium close-up-close-up calls, birds in distance.

Souimanga Sunbird (Nectarinia Souimanga) - close-up song, cicadas, insects, Crested Drongo, Madagascar Cuckoo, White-headed Vanga.

Caving & Potholing - 4 men walking slowly in dry passage, wearing nailed boots.

Andean Flicker (Colaptes Rupicola) - Calls, with other birds in background.

Grassland Atmosphere - Atmosphere at side of grassland, adjacent to forest. Shrill cries from parakeets. Also sounds from other birds & cicadas.

Forest Atmosphere - Deer alarm calling at 6m05s. Parrots calling. Waves in background.

Scrub Stone And Sand Desert (Hamada) Atmosphere - Scrub stone and sand desert - Winter - Mid Morning. In a clump of acacia trees, several birds calling, a few insects, slightly windy.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Atmosphere recorded at lakeside. Busy with calls from many different bird species. background sounds of insect stridulation. Occasional fly buzz & sounds of water. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Aircraft: Auster - Aircraft ticking over. (Naval Torpedo Bomber)

Green-tailed Towhee (Pipilo Chlorurus) - close-up song running water in background

Natterjack Toad (Bufo Calamita) - Individual male calling close-up, which then stops and dives with a splash.

Kittiwake (Rissa Tridactyla) - And COMMON GUILLEMOT (URIA AALGE) Colony

Schools / Crowds - Large expectant crowd in hall, general chatter. (Live acoustic recording.)

Paddle Steamer: Built 1940, Horizontal Steam Engine - Paddle Steamer: Built 1940, horizontal steam engine, water lapping against steamer in dock.

Trains 2 - Wheel tapping in progress, testing wheels for defects - with brakes on.

Ruppell's Long Tailed Glossy Starling (Lamprotornis Purpuropterus) - medium close-up calls. Cricket and other insects in background.

Waterside Atmosphere - Recorded by water in desert. Calls from various bird species, including mewling calls. Occasional sounds of stridulating insects.

Cicadas (Cicadidae) - chorus of cicadas; with birds and monkeys in background

Ferrugionus Hawk (Buteo Regalis) - NB: Exact date of recording not known. MC flight alarm calls and wingbeats. Other birds in distance.

Tropical Forest Atmosphere - Lion-tailed macaques amongst rich tropical forest atmosphere. Calls from various birds. Insects in background and passing mic. Cicadas producing unusual 'buzzing' sounds. N.B. Also known as the Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary.

Crested Lark (Galerida Cristata) - Song, with donkey braying and insects. Windy background.

Scottish Crossbill (Loxia Scotica) - close-up song. Other birds in distance.

Aircraft 3 - Revving, tickover, switch off - interior (single piston open cockpit aircraft).

Road Tunnel Traffic - London Airport tunnel, traffic entering and leaving. (Later renamed Heathrow Airport.)

Motor Car: Ford Cortina 1500c 1969 Model: Interior - Cars: Ford Cortina, 1500cc, 1969 model. Interior, run on motorway.

Riverside - Sunrise. Sounds across flood plain at edge of forest. Prominent calls from masked plovers. Other birds in background. Water sounds in foreground at start. Low cricket chorus. Distant calls from brolga cranes and rusa deer.

Common Tern (Sterna Hirundo) - close-up and medium close-up alarm calls from a single bird. Insects mp. Distant willow warbler and turtle dove. Water lapping. Some footsteps.

Chatter - Crowd of 40 women, in a hall, with some children. (Close perspective recording.)

Doors & Lift Gates - Wooden French windows opened and closed with sound of bolts.

House Finch (Carpodacus Mexicanus) - close-up calls, flight calls at end, Black-chinned Hummingbird wing-beats at end.

World War Ii Aircraft: British Naval Seafire (Griffon Engine) - Supermarine Seafire, exterior, taxi up & switch off. ( World War II fighter, Spitfire adapted for Royal Navy, one Griffon piston engine.)

Wolseley Sixteen-sixty Car 1967 (Interior) - Interior, slow down and stop, with fast traffic. (Wolseley sixteen-sixty car, 1967)

Tropical Seasonal Forest Atmosphere - Morning atmosphere in Gir Forest. background calls from many bird species. Distant calls from langur monkeys.

Peregrine Falcon (Falco Peregrinus) - medium close-up sound of well grown chick exercising its wings & moving around on nest ledge Mc - medium close-up calls from jackdaw adults & chicks. Female peregrine calling medium distance.

Association Football Match: Crowd Reactions - Association Football: Goal scored, (Arsenal v. Wolves)

Theatre - Two pairs of footsteps from foyer up to gallery (with traffic at beginning)

Dial 999 - Fire engine departs with two-tone horns, urban acoustic with reflections from buildings.

Ecclesiastical Effects 1 - Congregation standing in crypt church - 1984 (7M2,reprocessed)

University College Clock, Oxford - University College, Oxford clock striking one o'clock.

Crowds - Accounts Office, atmosphere with adding machines, computers and telephones ringing at 3'54 and 4'46

Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri Sciurea) - Troop moving about in trees and screeching

Dry Deciduous Forest Atmosphere - Dawn - mainly common newtonia, distant cuckoo roller, other birds in background including Madagascar coucal, very distant village sounds, a little hissy.

Buller's Shearwater (Puffinus Bulleri) - Distant - medium close-up calls from hundreds of birds returning to their burrows. Crashing through the trees to reach the ground. Flight calls and display calls from the ground. Surf in background. Recorded at 3.30am.

Yellow-headed Bunting (Emberiza Elegans) - medium close-up song and flight call. Wind in trees.

Rufous-sided Towhee (Pipilo Erythropthalmus) - close-up song, other birds in distance.

Motor Car: Ford Cortina 1600 (Exterior) - Ford Cortina 1600, exterior, boot opened & closed. (1600cc engine.)

Chimpanzee (Pan Troglodytes) - Pant hoot from young female at 0m16s. Pant hoot from older female at 0m30s. Pant hoot from 3 year old female at 0m57s Hoo calls & food grunts at 1m00s.

Forest, Tropical - Evergreen, Wet Atmosphere - Tropical rain forest, early morning. With various birds.

Lapwing (Vanellus Vanellus) - Flight calls close-up. Curlew, mallard and wigeon in distance. Slightly hissy.

Ship Launch: 3,200 Tons Sideways Launch - Shipyard: Fabrication Shed, Interior, joiner's shop, vertical moulding machine, Wallsend, April 1985.

Buses - Exterior - sliding door open and close, bus on country route.

Cuckoo Clock (Cuckoo Only) - Cuckoo clock striking six o'clock. (Cuckoo only.)

Motorway Construction - Wide perspective recording of tracked vehicles working on motorway.

Engines - Single cylinder horizontal uniform flow (1925, 583WHP, 130rpm)- start, constant run, stop.

Tropical Seasonal Forest Atmosphere - medium distance calls from hornbills & other species. Distant hammering from white bellied woodpecker. Generally neutral background with sounds of insects. Some foliage noise from feeding birds.

Fast Footsteps Down Stone Stars - Fast footsteps down stone stairs, 2 men. (With start and stop)

Southern Region Electric Trains - Exterior, train arrives at station.

Vogelkop Gardener Bowerbird (Amblyornis Inornatus) - close-up percussive sounds. Some movement and twigs breaking. Constant background of other birds.

Footsteps On Pavement: Walking - Footsteps on Pavement, two men walking, with approach & stop.

Comedy Sounds - Man dragged out of piano. (Specially created effect)

Himalayan Rubythroat (Erithacus Pectoralis) - medium close-up alarm calls from male. Distant calls from Himalayan snowcock. Slight wind in bushes.

Aircraft: Vc 10 (Exterior) - Vickers VC10, exterior, start up procedure, run up engines. (Long-range airliner, 4 jet engines.)

Rainforest Atmosphere - Rainforest - Mid Morning. Several birds calling, waterfall in background.

World War 2 - 2 - Lands on ship - Swordfish waved away - occasional voices (reprocessed)

Great Tit (Parus Major) - close-up calls from a pair feeding in bushes. Nuthatch, pale-legged leaf warbler, jungle crow, tree sparrow, oriental cuckoo & other birds in background. Also suitable for S Ussuriland woodland atmosphere. - early morning.

White Headed Jungle Babbler (Turdoides Striatus) - close-up chattering calls with occasional wing-beats & other babblers in background. Also other species in background, including parakeets. Distant peacock & woodpecker. Some sounds of wind in trees.

Supermarket - Supermarket, general atmosphere at checkout positions with voices & tills (quiet).

Pygmy Chimpanzee (Pan Paniscus) - Expectant peeping calls as group descends tree to food. Followed by contented grunts. Sounds of group moving into vegetation at end.

Lambretta Motor Scooter, 1969 - Vespa Scooter, start, revving, switch off. (Recorded on scooter.)

Household Washing Machines: Automatic - Household: Spin Dryer, manual, starts, runs and stops.

Rattling Cisticola (Cisticola Chiniana) - medium close-up-close-up calls from a group of about six birds, cicadas, crickets, a couple of calls from a Northern Brubru, other birds and wind in trees.

Stripe Backed Wren (Campylorhynchus Nuchalis) - Calls from wren. medium close-up alarm calls from 1m28s.

Osprey (Pandion Haliaetus) - Female calling close-up as male flies in with food. Chicks calling softly. Insects mp.

Suburban Town Garden Atmosphere - Dry season: evening. With red-billed hornbills and long-tailed glossy starlings.

Greenshank (Tringa Nebularia) - Calls medium close-up from a single bird. Distant gulls. Running water medium close-up.

Motor Car (Badly Worn, Exterior) - Exterior, approach with brake squeal, tickover, switch off. (Badly worn Sunbeam Rapier, 1962 model)

Exterior Crowds 1 - Crowd shouting, screaming, laughing - close perspective - 1972 (2C1, reprocessed)

Exterior Crowds 2 - Berwick Street Market, London - atmosphere with speech, coins and footsteps - 1981 (2C2, reprocessed)

University Of St. Mary The Virgin Church Clock, Oxford - Queens College clock striking nine o'clock.

Dusky Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus Obscurus) - Hydrophone recording. Echolocation clicks & good squeaky vocalisations from dolphins. background sounds of swirling water.

Koel (Eudynamys Scolopacea) - Recorded during evening. Echoing calls from male koel. Sounds of stridulating insects. Distant sounds of the sea.

Lapwing (Vanellus Vanellus) - close-up ground anxiety calls from female. Flies medium close-up, lapwing in distance. Traffic at start.

Wedge Capped Capuchin (Cebus Olivaceous) - close-up contact calls from troop while feeding in trees. Branches cracking as troop feeds. Insects buzzing and distant Red Howler Monkeys. A few birds call in background.

Forest - Late afternoon, loud cicada chorus, a few birds calling in background. Large trees, commonly in this area - Yellow Fever trees with fairly dense undergrowth in the lowlands, and Fig & Nuxia congesta in the highlands.

Power Station (Conventional Type) - Power Station, hydrogen alarm. (Conventional power station.)

Goldfinch (Carduelis Carduelis) - Calls close-up, with house sparrows and greenfinch in background. Windy.

Colony Atmosphere - Busy atmosphere. medium close-up to background calls from breeding colony of White cheeked & Crested terns. Some calls quite animated. background roar of sea.

Robin (Erithacus Rubecula) - song, with other birds in background

Chaffinch (Fringilla Coelebs) - Song close-up, with Woodlark, Great Spotted Woodpecker and Serin in background.

Winter Sports - Ski-ing, atmosphere at roadway above ski drag lift.

Cricket Sp. - close-up stridulating in grass. Leaves falling, slight wind. American Crow and Song Sparrow calling.

Rainforest - Night. Crickets and cicadas. Occasional distant bird calls.

More Phones - Call to Cellnet mobile: no response message (repeated twice)

Austin Maestro Vanden Plas: Interior (Dashboard Audible Warnings) - Cars: Austin Maestro Vanden Plas, 1984 model, 1600cc OHC. Interior, dashboard audible warnings; average fuel consumption

Golden-headed Manakin (Pipra Erythrocephala) - medium distance - close-up calls from several. Other birds in the background. Slight wind in trees gusting at times.

Insurance: Lloyd‚äôs Of London - Insurance: Lloyds of London, Atmosphere, Underwriting room, tannoy announcements removed

Raven (Corvus Corax) - calls, with prominent running water from stream and occasional calls of eagle in background

Greater White Lined Bat (Saccopteryx Bilineata) - Recorded inside temple ruins. Vocal squeaks & chattering. Also sporadic wing beats/fluttering & echo-location clicks. Birds calling in background.

Tree Cutting - Blows from two adzes on tree. background fairly quiet with some insect stridulation. N.B. Exact location & date of this recording is unknown.

American Telephones - American Telephone: 1910 wall set ringing tone and receiver lifted

Cars - Vauxhall Carlton, exterior, switch on, idle, switch off. (1.8 litre saloon, 1986 model.)

Lakeside - Early morning at lake edge. Hippo splash at start. Many birds and insects. Grey-backed fiscals are prominent - groups of about 6 birds fly between bushes singing loudly. Doves, white-browed coucals, slate-coloured boubous and several different weavers cal

Jackdaw (Corvus Monedula) - close-up calls from a juvenile. Adults call in distance.

Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa Limosa) - close-up alls; wind and sheep in background

Beach - Summer: Midday - Rather neutral with sea-wash, crickets and cooing of green-winged pigeons in forest behind beach

Engines - Ingersoll Rand compressor (1896) - belt drive, start and stop.

Natural Atmospheres 1 - Heather moorland in late Spring, evening atmosphere with Snipe & Oystercatchers. (Some wind.)

Field Cricket (Chorthippus Bornhalmi) - close-up stridulation. First as recorded, then with some filtering, then with less filtering.

Kerguelen Fur Seal (Arctocephalus Gazella) - close-up pup calling for its mother at start, then mother and pup.

Canal Longboat - Canal Longboat, lock gates close, boat edges out into constant run. (Recorded on board.) (Vessel carrying general cargo, 16 h.p. Petter engine.)

Yellow Rumped Cacique (Cacicus Cela) - close-up calls and song from a single bird. Wingbeats as bird flies to various perches. Other birds and cicadas in distance.

Kerguelen Fur Seal (Arctocephalus Gazella) - Bulls fighting, territorial calls and colony calls.

Domestic Clock (Bell: Heavy Mechanism) - Domestic clock striking two o'clock. (Domestic clock with bell & heavy machanism.)

Foreign Crowds - Vietnam, Tiger Street Market, busy crowd atmosphere.

Wetland Atmosphere - Peaceful atmosphere recorded at dusk. medium close-up to background calls from southern foam nest tree frogs. Also some good calls from right hand perspective. background sounds of stridulation from many insects. N.B. Date of this recording is unknown. Occasional bumps on recordin

Montane Forest Atmosphere - Recorded at dusk. Alarm calls from more than one bird species. Also sounds of insect stridulation.

Topi (Damaliscus Lunatus) - Alarm snorts from several. Frog chorus in background. NB: Date of recording is between 1989 & 1990.

Wild Places - Patagonia - Ship's bridge - navigating Chilean Archipelago.

Cardinal (Cardinalis Cardinalis) - close-up contact and annoyance calls from a male. American Crows, Blue Jay, Sparrows, dog and insects in background.

Coal Tit (Parus Ater) - close-up song. jay, willow warbler, song thrush, chaffinch and fly in background.

Little Egret (Egretta Garzetta) - Greeting ceremonies & aggressive calls close-up, movement & wingflaps in colony. Turtle dove in background, distant nightingale, blackcap & Cetti's warbler.

Sage Thrasher (Oreoscoptes Montanus) And - BREWER'S SPARROW (SPIZELLA BREWERI) Song of Sage Thrasher close-up, with song of Brewer's Sparrow. Slightly windy background. NB: Date of recording unknown

Curtains & Windows - Sliding canvas curtain opened and closed twice.

Beaches - Late Spring: Early Morning With ebbing tide & distant Herring Gulls in flight and foghorn.

Rajasthan Musicians - Sounds of masaks & blowing across water urn. Also playing of drums & other percussion instruments. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Poolside - Spring: Evening Busy with calls from Moorhens, Green-backed Heron, Red-winged Blackbirds, Boat-tailed Grackle, frogs etc., and Ibis flying to roost.

Garden Atmosphere - By the brew house. With greenfinch, goldcrest, starling, house sparrow and goldfinch.

Horses 1 - Two horses canter past on gravelly track, left to right.

Ice Atmosphere - Large pancake ice in sludge rubbing against shore.

5 Ton Austin Diesel Truck - Interior, reversing. (5 ton diesel truck)

Tiger (Panthera Tigris) - Siberian tiger (P.t.altaica) Sound of groaning, licking and sniffing.

World War Ii Bombers - Exterior, taxis up, engines off. (From 78 r.p.m. disc)

Rook (Corvus Frugilegus) - Dawn in a rookery. With distant rooster crowing.

Rural South America - Market with musicians, Salvador (north-east coast) busy, with speech and music from trad. berimbau and pandeiro instruments

Garden - Late Spring: Evening Garden adjacent to estuary, with Wren close-up, Blackbird, anxiety call of a pipit, Chaffinch and Herring Gull. Distant traffic.

Woodland Atmosphere - Busy atmosphere recorded at start of dawn chorus. medium close-up to distant song from many bird species including redstart, blackbird, wood pigeon & wren. background wingbeats from goose 1m40s. N.B. Same location as NHS1293 Bands 6,7,9, recorded 4 mins prior to NHS1293 Ban

Dial 999 - Ambulance wail siren, exterior acoustic. (Used by St John ambulance services.)

Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus Magellanicus) - Penguins rushing, into water close-up, with kelp gulls calling in background.

Deciduous Woodland Atmosphere - Summer. Daytime. Song thrush, jay and other woodland birds. Wind in trees.

Tundra Swan (Cygnus Columbianus) - medium close-up flock calls. Slight wind in bushes.

Red Deer (Cervus Elaphus) - Stag roaring close-up answered by second distant stag stream

Wood Sandpiper (Tringa Glareola) - medium close-up calls in marsh. Marabous preening. Other birds in distance. Insects in reedbed. Distant thunder.

Chaffinch (Fringilla Coelebs) - close-up calls and wingbeats from birds dropping to ground to feed on fallen seeds. Sounds of birds cracking seeds. Calls from greenfinches. Robin, blackbird and woodpigeons in distance. Slight wind in trees. Could also be used as a hedgerow atmosphere in sprin

Bus Ticket Machines (London Transport) - Almex ticket machine, setting machine. (London Transport.)

Fitness & Health - General gymnasium atmosphere - large, 5 people.

Guillemot (Uria Aalge) - close-up calls from several, including greeting and conversational calls. Soft `oh' is contentment call from a bird dozing or brooding. Wingbeats from birds returning to ledge. Sound of footsteps along ledge. Wingbeats from birds flying past. Kittiwakes, razorb

Estuary Atmosphere - Brief medium close-up calls from black winged stilt 0m10s. background calls from other bird species. Sounds of rippling/splashing water. Occasional whine from brine flies. Very distant engine hum.

Souimanga Sunbird (Nectarinia Souimanga) - AND STRIPE THROATED JERY (NEOMIXIS STRIATIGULA) \ close-up song from both. Turtle Dove, Common Newtonia and cicadas in background.

Blackbird (Turdus Merula) - Adult arrives and feeds nestlings (five days old).

Lake Atmosphere - medium distance & background calls from many bird species. Distant sounds of a flock of ducks taking flight. Also sounds of stridulating insects. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown, Distant hum of traffic, some bumps.

Motor Car: Ford Cortina 1.6 Gl (Manual) 1982 Model: Exterior - Cars: 1.6GL (Manual) 1982 model Ford Cortina. Exterior, manoeuvring

Mountain Forest Atmosphere - Sounds of wind in foliage. medium distance to background calls from many bird species.

Army - Soldiers shambling on gravel. (Troops wearing studded boots.)

Deciduous Woodland - Dawn in mainly deciduous woodland near marsh. First wrens begin to sing. Woodpigeon chorus and the first great tit sings followed by song thrush. Black headed gulls call as they fly over woodland.

North Island Fernbird (Megalurus Punctata Vealeae) - Territorial calls close-up. NB: Date of recording not known.

Anne Boleyn's Clock, Hampton Court - Anne Boleyn's Clock chimes & 2 o'clock

Sport And Leisure - Swimming, atmosphere in crowded indoor pool.

Domestic Clock (Bell: Double-strike) - Domestic clock striking three o'clock. (Domestic clock with double-strike mechanism.)

Electronically Generated Sounds - Mewing kitten alarm. (Futuristic Spot Effect.)

Little Penguin (Eudyputula Minor) - close-up calls from adults. Others calling in background. Surf in distance.

France - Restaurant - exterior atmosphere - lunchtime, some passing traffic.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Atmosphere recorded at lakeside. medium close-up to distant calls from various bird species. Occasional sounds of water. background insect stridulation. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

White Noise Synthesised Wind (Constant Pitch) - White noise filtered to simulate wind at constant pitch. Wind 12. (3 tones up from Wind 11)

Lake/oasis Atmosphere - Lakeside (oasis) - Winter - Mid Afternoon. Frogs calling some close-up, several birds and insects, wind in trees.

Antarctic Fur Seal (Arctocephalus Gazella) - close-up series of male to male interactions. Water in background.

Trains: Goods Yard (Feltham) - Diesel train shunting in a goods yard.

Indian Elephant (Elephas Maximus) - Grunts & exhalations from elephant. background speech from mahout.

Slender-billed Parakeet (Enicognathus Leptorhynchus) - Calls close-up of feeding flock with calls of other birds. Windy.

British Rural Backgrounds - Summer afternoon atmosphere, house sparrow calling close, collared dove, woodpigeon, distant sheep, rooks, wren,

Jackdaw (Corvus Monedula) - Adults feeding nestlings inside barn roof (recorded from outside).

Baby (Girl): 12 Months - 58 week old baby girl, playing with Teddy bear with sneeze and hiccoughs.

Lesser Short-toed Lark (Calandrella Rufescens) - Song close-up. Windy background.

Lakeside Atmosphere - Close to a water hole. Close calls from various birds including divers. Squawky calls from unknown bird especially towards end of band. Wind rustling through tall and short terai grasses. N.B. Can also be used as grassland atmosphere. Brahmaputra River al

Trains 2 - Wheel tapping in progress, testing wheels for defects - with brakes off.

Puma (Puma Concolor) - close-up low growls. Also sounds of panting.

Lanner (Falco Biarmicus) - Mp alarm calls from a bird being forced from its ledge by a raven. White-browed sparrow weavers in background.

Space Travel & Interplanetary Effects - NASA Apollo Launch Pad, rocket base, saturn engine. (Recorded at 50 feet stage on tower.)

London Chain Store - Atmosphere recorded in British Home Stores.

Bottle-nosed Dolphin (Tursiops Truncatus) - medium close-up dolphin blowing thru blowhole; dolphins stranding on beach to feed on mullet; gulls

Frog Spp - close-up calls from several SPP. Wind in background. Distant Goldfinches and House Sparrows.

Industry - Stainless Steel Making, hot plate mill, contactor house with occasional distant voices.

Arctic Tern (Sterna Macrura) - Calls in colony and attacking individual

Canyon Atmosphere - Spring; Day Fan-tailed Raven, Tristram's Grackles and Sand Partridge. Windy background.

Egypt - Atmosphere in Atelier writers club Egypt, with Arabic conversation.

Canada Goose (Branta Canadensis) - medium close-up calls from a single bird flying overhead. Greater yellowlegs and then more Canada geese call in background.

Mourning Dove (Zenaida Macroura) - medium close-up soft feeding calls, Grey-breasted Jays and House Finches.

Army Drill With Orders - Drill with orders, left turn, right dress, eyes front, stand at ease, stand easy.

Coast - Night. Cicada and cricket chorus. Slight wind in trees. Distant surf.

Cocktail Party - Cocktail Party, general atmosphere. (20 people, mixed.)

Black Headed Heron (Ardea Melanocephala) - medium close-up calls. Glossy ibis, yellow wagtail and Egyptian goose in background.

Zoo - Late Spring: Early Evening - With herring gulls, house sparrows, starlings, zoo birds distant traffic and voices

Aircraft 3 - Land, taxi in, switch off - interior (single piston, open cockpit aircraft).

Common Eider (Somateria Mollissima) - Flock taking off across water medium distance. Bird calling medium close-up.

Carpebter‚äôs Workshop - Cutting mortice in soft wood with sash mortice chisel.

Dial 999 - Police car constant run with wail siren switched on/off, interior acoustic.

University College Clock, Oxford - University College, Oxford clock striking two o'clock.

Ecclesiastical Effects 1 - Prinknash Abbey bells, round on 8 bells with start and stop, close perspective - 1984 (7M2,reprocessed)

Fishing Atmosphere - Villagers at fishing area. Sounds of voices, bells & footsteps. A few bird cheeps. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Association Football - Association Football: Loud cheer and applause, end of game, (Arsenal v. Wolves)

Wolseley Sixteen-sixty Car 1967 (Interior) - Interior, move off into constant run on motorway. (Wolseley sixteen-sixty car, 1967)

Wood Lark (Lullula Arborea) - close-up calls from a single chick at start of recording. Adult arrives (calls and wingbeats) and feeds chicks. Chicks and adult all call. Adult leaves (call and wingbeats) and single chick continues to call.

London Underground: Bakerloo Line Train: 1938 Stock: Exterior - London Underground: Bakerloo Line Train, 1938 Stock, interior, doors close, run with stop at stations, doors open-repeated twice.

Senegal Wattled Plover (Vanellus Senegallus) - Flight calls of party - rather distant. With Gonolek, Dove and cicadas in background.

World War Ii Aircraft: British Naval Seafire (Griffon Engine) - Supermarine Seafire, exterior, landing. ( World War II fighter, Spitfire adapted for Royal Navy, one Griffon piston engine.)

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - Courtship begging of lone female

African Grey Parrot (Psittacus Erithacus) - Bird calling "what's up doc?".

St. Chad‚äôs Parish Church, Rochdale (8 Bells) - Church Bells: Inside, St. Chads Parish Church, Rochdale.

Building & Demolition Work - Pile driver, slowly driving piles into river bed.

Black-bellied Bustard (Eupodotis Melanogaster) - close-up display calls from male. Pectoral-patch cisticola & lark in background. Strong wind in long grass.

Crowds: Interior - Crowd, interior, 8 men & women, loud excited chatter.

Melipona Fasciata - Buzzing of angry bees in log being attacked by ants. background cock crow 1m20s, distant dog barks 1m33. N.B. This is one of the stingless bee species that have been kept by Central American cultures for centuries.

Motor Car: Ford Cortina 1600 (Interior) - Ford Cortina 1600, exterior, passing fast. (1600cc engine.)

Tropical Forest Atmosphere - Rather neutral with blue-spotted wood doves, cicadas and crickets.

Chimpanzee (Pan Troglodytes) - Male grunt followed by distant hoo calls & reply calls between sub-groups. Pant hoot greeting at 1m40s. Small fight followed by greeting calls & grunts at 2m28s for female with infant.

Lion (Panthera Leo) - Loud snarls and growls. NHC17 is a continuous recording of 73m48s.

County Cricket Match - County cricket match in Kent. Good shot & applause.

Woolly Spider Monkey (Brachyteles Arachnoides) - medium close-up calls while feeding in trees. Branches crashing from leaping monkeys. Insects in background.

Common Rosefinch (Carpodacus Erythrinus) - close-up song. Calls and flight calls from others in small flock in background. Insects & distant Cuckoo. Wind in trees.

Wood Duck (Aix Sponsa) - medium close-up flight calls and take off of duck, wing-beats of Bald Eagle swooping in and chasing it, other birds in background, another duck takes off at end.

Footsteps On Pavement: Walking - Footsteps on Pavement, man walking, with approach & stop.

Railway Goods Yard, trucks running down incline & through truck controller.

Post Office Telegraph Equipment - Creed transmitter operating. (c.1925)

Tropical Rainforest Atmosphere - medium distance to background calls from many bird species. Stridulating insects. Some distant sounds of wind. Fairly neutral atmosphere.

Red Tailed Comet Hummingbird (Sappho Sparganura) - medium close-up rapid bursts of song from male hummingbird. Some background calls from other bird species. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

London 2 - Spring afternoon lakeside activity with waterfowl, footsteps and voices, distant traffic.

Lakeside Atmosphere - Dusk - mostly insects with snorting hippopotamas (voices in distance).

Monsoon Forest Atmosphere - medium close-up calls from bird, probably a black headed starling (brahminy mynah). background calls from many other birds. Also sounds of insects.

Fast-flowing Stream Atmosphere - Water. close-up trickling over rocky side of small gorge.

Southern Region Suburban Train (Interior) - Southern Region Suburban Train, interior, constant run, slow & stop.

Forest Atmosphere - Dawn at white throated capuchin roost. Sounds of foraging from the capuchins.

Aircraft: Vc 10 (Exterior) - Vickers VC10, interior, taxis to runway. (Long-range airliner, 4 jet engines.)

Trains - Electric Train, electronic starting bleeps. (Single person operated train, no guard.)

Wooded Savanna Atmosphere - Wooded savanna - with crickets and dove sp prominent.

Spotless Starling (Sturnus Unicolor) - Low intensity begging calls of nestlings in tree nest-hole. Turtle Doves in background.

New Zealand Sealion (Phocarctos Hookeri) - close-up mother and pup calling

Little Yellow Flycatcher (Erythrocercus Holochlorus) - close-up - medium close-up song. Nicator prominent in background. Tropical boubou, Narina's trogon and other birds.

Baby (Girl) (20 Weeks Old) - 18 week old baby girl, gurgling becoming irritable.

Restaurants & Kitchens - British Museum - atmosphere in tea room.

Pygmy Chimpanzee (Pan Paniscus) - Series of calls starting quietly and becoming louder & reaching a peak. Ends with contented grunts during feeding.

Crowds: Foreign - Excited chatter of crowd. (Specially created effect.)

Vespa Motor Scooter, 1956 (Exterior) - Vespa Scooter, fast pass. (1956 model.)

Hospital Equipment: Pulse Monitor (Actuality) (All Bands With Activity & Traffic) - Hospital Equipment: Pulse monitor activity, steady, activity & traffic

Tawny Eagle (Aquila Rapax) - close-up annoyance calls from an immature bird. Slight hum in background.

Mud Or Sand Flats - Autumn: Early Morning - With alarm calls of herring and greater black-backed gulls flying over mussel beds, also black-headed gulls and redshanks

University Of St. Mary The Virgin Church Clock, Oxford - Queens College clock striking twelve o'clock.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Early morning atmosphere. Constant sounds of stridulating cicadas. medium distance calls from various bird species. Distant sounds of the sea.

Motor Car (Badly Worn, Exterior) - Exterior, three-point turn, depart. (Badly worn Sunbeam Rapier, 1962 model)

Tram, start, crosses points, continuous run, stop. (Recorded on lower deck.)

Domestic Clock (Double-strike On Wood) - Domestic clock striking eight o'clock. (Domestic clock with double-strike on wood.)

Paddle Steamer (2400 H.p.) - Vessel leaving pier, 'full speed ahead' on telegraph, signal bell at 1'25". (On board a 2,400 h.p. paddle steamer)

Harp Seal (Pagophilus Groenlandicus) - medium close-up breathing and groaning

North Island Weka (Gallirallus Australis Greyi) - Calls close-up of adult with chicks. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Rainforest - Day. Cicadas and crickets. Several birds calling. Wingbeats and calls from black and white casqued hornbills flying over canopy. Calls from turacos. Water dripping on leaves.

Lake - AUTUMN: MIDDAY Neutral With water vole, blow flies, bumble bees, wood crickets, serin, chaffinch and rising fish

India And Nepal - City Life - Khatmandu: Street market atmosphere, with temple bells, car horns, chatter with children.

Greylag Goose (Anser Anser) - MP calls from a feeding flock. Yellow Wagtail Fan-Tailed Warbler calling. White Wagtail also calling. Some of the geese flighting.

Red Headed Weaver (Malimbus Rubriceps) - medium close-up shrill calls from two males squabbling. background calls from other weavers. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Arabian Babbler (Turdoides Squamiceps) - Warning/alarm calls close-up.

Canoes - Canoes: One canoe approaches and stops, some distant birdsong

Pied Wagtail (Motacilla Alba Yarelli) - Roost of ca 100 with starlings and background traffic, etc

Forest - First light on crater rim. Loud cicadas, crickets, grey-backed camaropteras, distant white-browed coucal, common bulbuls and other distant birds. Large trees commonly in this area - Yellow Fever trees with fairly dense undergrowth in the lowlands, and Fig

Water Pumping Station - Water Pumping Station, Tangye 2100 H.P. engines working a ram pump, start & run.

Turnstone (Arenaria Interpres) - Several feeding on mud flats just exposed by ebb-tide; eiders, black-headed and lesser black-backed gulls in background

World War Aircraft: 1916 Bristol Fighter (Exterior) - Exterior, flying overhead and manoeuvring. (1916 Bristol Fighter, First World War, two-seater fighter with single Rolls Royce engine)

World War Ii Submarine - German U-Boat, on surface, reverse diesel engines, stop, into wash. (World War II German U-Boat manned by British crew.) (Recorded on after deck.)

Horsedrawn Brewer‚äôs Dray: On Gravel - Horsedrawn Brewer's Dray: Hard Surface, Interior, walking.

Deer Sp. - Rustling sounds from deer moving through leaf litter. Bird calling in background.

Comedy Sounds - Radiophonic stomach, including explosion, whoosh, bubbling and belch. (Specially created effect)

5-10 Year Old Children Playing - Schoolchildren, exterior, singing 'London's Burning'.

Manx Shearwater (Puffinus Puffinus) - Calls medium close-up from burrow (under Warden's house).

Swan Goose (Anser Cygnoides) - medium close-up-close-up calls from a group of birds, dabbling sounds as they feed in water, and chewing feeding on grass, wind in reeds.

European Cities - Station cafe, Westbahnhof Station, echoey with loud clinks and some chat

Spiny Forest Atmosphere - Dusk 1850hrs. Cicadas, flies, Madagascar cuckoo, white-browed owl, crested Madagascar coucal (crested coua).

Rainforest Atmosphere - Dawn chorus at sunrise. Very loud stridulating cicadas. medium close-up to background calls of many birds including a motmot. Also some hammering from woodpecker.

Formula One - Many cars start up, continuous revving (1994 Silverstone Grand Prix)

Hospitals - Operating Theatre atmosphere, during later stages of surgery. (General perspective recording.)

Wilson's Bird Of Paradise (Diphyllodes Respublica) - close-up lyrical call. Flying between perches. High pitched insect in between calls. Insects and birds calling in background.

Greater Bamboo Lemur (Hapalemur Simus) - purr followed by sequals, becoming agitated at end

Whirlwind 10-seater Helicopter (Interior) (1 Bristol Siddeley Gnome Turbine) - Westland Whirlwind, interior, constant flight. (10-seater helicopter with 1 Bristol Siddeley Gnome turbine.)

Tui (Prosthemadura Novaeseelandiae) - medium close-up wingbeats. close-up 'warbling' song. Distant grey warbler. Tomtit at end of recording. Crickets. Wind in trees.

Comedy 2 - Single woodpecker practising - 1972 (7K, reprocessed)

Footsteps On Wood: Running (Dead Acoustic) - Footsteps on Wood, two women running, departing. (Dead acoustic.)

Sardinian Warbler (Sylvia Melanocephala) - Song flight close-up.

Romania 2 - Exterior - Piata Rosetti, Bucharest - morning rush hour atmosphere., traffic with birdsong, passers-by.

Horses On Hard Surfaces - Twelve horses on hard surface, milling in yard. (Actuality)

Farmland - AUTUMN: NOON At foothills of Smokies, crickets, grasshoppers and bees, American crow, leaves falling, blue jay, leaf noise

6 Horses On Gravel (Studio) - Six horses on gravel, walking. (Studio recording)

Lion (Panthera Leo) - close-up panting and sighs from a pride of 19 resting under a tree in the heat of the day. Shaking ears from one lion. Hum from insects. Larks in distance.

Madagascar Fish Eagle(haliaeetus Vociferoides) - Distant calls, other birds including Black Parrot in background. Hissy.

House Martin (Delichon Urbica) - Female calling at nest entrance close-up

Caius College Clock, Cambridge - Keble College clock striking nine o'clock.

Lion (Panthera Leo) - close-up lions roaring. NB: Exact date of recording is unknown.

Starling (Sturnus Vulgaris) - Several birds settled on rooftop on arrival from roost with collared dove

Electronically Generated Sounds - Stun gun, rapid single shots. (Futuristic Spot Effect.)

Feral Rock Pigeon (Columba Livia) - Wingbeats close-up of several flying to and from drinking pool. Dripping water in background.

Demolition - Cutting brick & stone with metal hand tools (interior).

White Eared Hummingbird (Hylocharis Leucotis) - close-up cheeps from chicks. background sounds of a stream. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

German Emergency Services - German police car on constant run, with martinhorn.

Western Wood Pewee (Contopus Sordidulus) - medium close-up calls, other birds in background.

Mechanical Digger (Four Wheels) - Bulldozer, starting up, earth moving. (Tracked vehicle.)

Horses / Dogs - Collie/Labrador crosses, exterior, barking, with birdsong in background & some wind in trees.

Saddleback (Creadion Carunculatus) - medium close-up clear calls, followed by background replies. Sounds of wings as bird flies away after calling. Distant calls from other bird species & some sounds of wind.

Peugeot 205gt 1982 1300cc Petrol (car Misfiring Quite Badly) - exterior - start with warm engine, steady tickover and switch off (rec. near exhaust)

Windmill (Interior) - Interior, general atmosphere with mill stopping.

Electronic Sounds - Rapid pulse. (Specially created electronic sound.)

Blakiston's Fish Owl (Bubo Blakistoni) - Deep, booming hoots from male fish owl. Female calls quietly in background. background sounds of water dripping from trees. Very distant sounds of traffic, slight hiss.

Water Rail (Rallus Aquaticus) - medium close-up - close-up territorial calls from a single bird. Several wrens give alarm calls. Herring gulls in distance. Magpie calls at end of recording.

British Rural Backgrounds 1 - Woodland edge, summer - recorded in Wales, distant jet aircraft, 1980 (1B8, reprocessed) (technical note: to be used at low level)

Electronically Generated Sounds - Talking Computer (mid pitch, harmonic). (Futuristic Spot Effect.)

Village Atmosphere - group of women singing a 'welcome song' within manyatta (community of huts); occasional background traffic and chatter

Mixed Woodland - Early spring: Early morning With Robin, Nuthatch, Song Thrush and Blue Tit.

Printing - Newspapers: Webb-offset Press - Printing Newspapers: Webb, Offset press, slows down and stops.

Interiors - Restaurants - Large busy cafe atmosphere with chatter and clatter of plates, occasional cattle mooing in background 1982 (1R10,reprocessed)

Olive Baboon (Papio Anubis) - medium distance yelps, screams and growls from several baboons chasing each other. Starlings and Weavers in foreground. Insects in background.

Water - Water lapping gently on shingle shore of Scottish loch. N.B. Exact date of recording unknown. Exact episode of 'Tales from the Riverbank' not known.

Vinaceous Dove (Streptopelia Vinacea) - Song medium close-up. With village weaver colony in background. NB Exact date of recording is unknown.

Bus Ticket Machines (London Transport) - Automatic turnstile on one-man bus, coin rejected twice. (London Transport bus.)

Steam Trains: Exterior - Steam Train: Maunsell Q class 541 0-6-0 Loco 1938, pre 1940 rolling stock, exterior, locomotive arrives.

Common Buzzard (Buteo Buteo) - Chicks moving in nest, calling & clicking close-up. Flies medium close-up. Song thrush, jay, woodpigeon & cows in distance. Wind in trees mp.

Saddleback (Creadion Carunculatus) - Rapid, shrill calls from saddleback. background calls from other bird species. N.B. Different location/dialect to NHS1284 bands 1-7,11-15. Exact location is unknown, though the same as NHS1284 bands 8,10. Distant engine hum.

London Airport (Heathrow) - Heathrow Airport transcontinental flights terminal building, general atmosphere on concourse. (No P.A.)

Markets 2 - Fruit and veg hall, voices and trolleys. Covent Garden.

Horses On Hard Surface (Studio) - Two horses on hard surface, gallop to stop. (Studio recording. No jingle of harness)

Slot Machines: Food & Beverages; Background Hum - Background hum suitable for food & drink machines, lighter sound.

World War 2 - Heavy barrage, with tanks and flail tanks moving up rec. during attack on the Siegfried Line - 1945 (500W)

Domestic Yak (Bos Grunniens) - close-up sounds of herds' bells. Also sounds of grazing. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Prairie - Crickets, Upland Sandpiper,Eastern Meadowlark, Bobwhite and wind in grasses.

King Penguin (Aptenodytes Patagonicus) - Calls from chicks medium close-up, general colony in background.

Serotine Bat (Eptesicus Serotinus) - medium close-up - close-up calls from bats in the roof of a farm cottage. House sparrows, swallows, swifts, house martins, wren, jackdaws, cattle, farm machinery and people in background. Recorded outside during the day. Also suitable for farm atmosphere.

Sewage Pumps (All With Start & Stop) - Three fourteen inch diesel pumps operating with start and stop. (Sewage pumps)

Southern & Western Region Goods Trains - Goods train passing. (Steam train.)

Communications - Caller rings off on local line, with 35s dialling tone (usable separately).

Vogelkop Gardener Bowerbird (Amblyornis Inornatus) - medium distance flapping sounds and calls from a single bird. Quiet background.

Steam Launch (Length 31ft, Built In 19th Century) - Steam Launch: 19thC "Victoria", 31ft long, engine starts and runs, boiler stoked, engine stops.

Farmland/farmyard - General atmosphere around farm buildings. Calls from serotine bats in roof of farm cottage. House martins, swallows and swifts call overhead. Also calls from jackdaws, house sparrows. Cattle bellow in distance. People and vehicles.

Striated Green Heron (Butorides Striatus) - medium close-up calls, White Ibis preening in background, other birds and cricket chorus.

Nightingale (Luscinia Megarhynchos) - With distant nightingale, skylark, cetti's warbler, sparrowhawk, wood-cricket, woodland grasshopper, bee and flies

Fast Footsteps Up Wooden Stairs - Footsteps Up Wooden Stairs, two men, fast, departing.

The Age Of Steam - Steam Train starts up steep gradient & passes left to right.

Horse (Flat) Racing: Oak Stakes - Epsom Race Course, Oaks Stakes, general atmosphere before race. (Flat racing.)

Footsteps On Stones & Shingle - Footsteps on stones and shingle, 1 man. (With start and stop)

Lake/oasis Atmosphere - Lakeside (oasis) - Winter - Dusk/Night. Frogs, insects and distant birds.

African Elephant (Loxodonta Africana) - close-up eating sounds from a small group of 6 animals ripping up long grass by side of marsh. Some quiet sounds from elephants. Cicada & birds in distance.

Migrating Passerine Birds - Meadow pipits, white wagtails, skylarks, greenfinches, goldfinches, distant sea.

Wallace's Standardwing (Semioptera Wallacei) - MC calls from a single bird, cicadas in b.g, and very distant birds.

Harbour Wall Atmosphere - Harbour wall, daytime atmosphere with seagulls.

Northern Elephant Seal (Mirounga Angustirostris) - close-up growls and roar from a male giving threat calls. Colony in background. Waves breaking on shore. Another male gives 'klonking' calls.

Blue-bellied Roller (Coracias Cyanogaster) - Calls medium close-up.

Francolinus Genus - medium close-up to medium distance loud, raucous calls from francolin (exact species unknown). background sounds from other bird species & insects.

Wildebeest Or Brindled Gnu (Connochaetes Taurinus) - Herd grazing and grunting with birds

Africa 1 - The Human World - Morocco: Marrakesh, market square with music & distant traffic.

London Underground - London Underground, train starts, run with several stops. (Above ground.)

Galapagos Sea Lion (Zalophus Californianus Wollebakei) - close-up barking & coughing from adult. background sounds of sea.

Bee Eaters (Merops Genus) - Shrill calls from bee eaters. Occasional calls from other bird species. Buzzing of flies. Some wind rumbles on recording.

Warehouses - Provisions Warehouse, atmosphere with fork lift truck operating during busy period.

Bmc Mini 1000 Car: Interior - Cars: BMC car, 1000cc engine. Interior, start, tickover, stop

Green Hermit Hummingbird (Phaethornis Guy) - close-up hard clicks and squeaking calls. Bellbird and other birds in background.

Northern Elephant Seal (Mirounga Angustirostris) - close-up breathing sounds and nose-vibrating from a sleeping male.

Tropical Seasonal Forest Atmosphere - Quiet, neutral atmosphere recorded at dusk. medium distance to distant calls from birds. background calls from a crow. Cicadas stridulating.

Little Tern (Sterna Albifrons) - medium close-up flight calls from several birds. Insects medium close-up. Wind and surf mp.

Livestock 2 - Sheep, exterior, sheep run past on concrete, with some wind in trees.

American Kestrel (Falco Sparverius) - medium close-up alarm calls. Snow goose in distance. Crickets in background.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Early evening atmosphere overlooking canopy(recorded from tower). medium close-up calls from gecko? 0m48s. background to distant calls from variety of bird species. Also sounds of wind.

Ecclesiastical Effects 2 - Exterior, 7 bells poorly rung, ringing ends, with birdsong and occasional traffic (St. Michael's Parish Church, Mytholmroyd) - 1981(2B6, reprocessed )

Electronically Generated Sounds - Digital hum. (Futuristic Spot Effect.)

Farm Machinery: Tractor-drawn Straw Baler - A tractor-drawn straw baler approaches, bales and stops.

Orange Bellied Parrot (Neophema Chrysogaster) - medium close-up to background sounds of wings & group calls. Shrill & bubbling calls from parrots. background calls from other bird species. N.B. Exact location & date of this recording is unknown.

Fast Flowing River (Waterfall) - Late Spring: Day - Medium perspective waterfall

Bottle-nosed Dolphin (Tursiops Truncatus) - Adults leaping out of water

Trains - Level Crossing, gates closed mechanically from signal box. (Recorded in signal box.)

Coast - Early morning. Bellbirds. Distant calls from red-crowned parakeets. Cicadas in background. Wind in trees, and trees creaking. Distant surf.

Mail Coach (4 Horses) (Interior) - Four horse mail coach. Start, constant run, stop. (Interior)

Ruddy Duck (Oxyura Jamaicensis) - close-up 'bubbling' display calls from male, lapping water and other birds in distance.

Domestic Clock - Grandfather Clock with St Michael's chimes, striking eight o'clock.

Fairgrounds And The Circus - Giant powered swingboat - May '1985 (rec West Midlands Safari Park) (5F4,reprocessed)

Tropical Forest Atmosphere - Insect chorus at dusk with green wood hoopoe.

Rainforest - Highland rainforest at dawn. Water dripping from trees. Several species of birds singing and calling including orange-footed scrubfowl, golden whistler, chowchilla, Eastern whipbird and spotted catbird.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Morning. Birds and insects in background. Some rain on foliage.

Fast Footsteps Up Stone Stairs (Slight Echo) - Fast footsteps up stone stairs, 2 men. (With approach and stop, slight echo)

Train Doors & Windows - Local Train, exterior, door opened & closed.

Lowland Swamp Forest Atmosphere - Pre-dawn chorus at twelve-wired bird of paradise display site. Four close-up calls from twelve-wired bird of paradise. Constant, busy background of other birds. Rain on foliage.

1964 Renault 1100 Saloon Car (Exterior) - Renault 1100 saloon, exterior, two doors open & close. (1964 model.)

Pet Shop - Pet Shop: Small, caged birds. (Rec. in a pet shop but suitable for aviary. Rec. Petersfield, Hants)

Cave Swallow (Hirundo Fulva) - close-up/medium close-up shrill cries from swallows in cave near entrance. Traffic in background.

Motor Car: 1968 Citroen Am 1.6 (Interior) - Interior, self starter; revving (Ami 6, 1968 model, 602cc: Citroen)

High Meadow Atmosphere - Mainly violet-green swallow. Chipping sparrow and wind in trees.

Forest Atmosphere - close-up trilling calls from white throated capuchins. Sound of capuchins moving through trees. Distant dove and other birds calling in background.

Marsh Tit (Parus Palustris) - close-up-MC alarm and annoyance calls from a pair alarming at a predator (probably a snake). Prominent bird in background is a great tit. Several other birds in background. Wind in trees and distant stream sound.

Time - Clocks & Bells - Martinskirken bell (Copenhagen) - call to mid-morning service

Rook (Corvus Frugilegus) - General quiet atmosphere in rookery, with Wren.

Brown Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus Tyrannulus) - medium close-up calls, Gila Woodpeckers, Gambel's Quail and Lucy's Warbler in background.

Time - Clocks & Bells - Bracket with St.Michael's chimes - 1/2 hour

White Tern (Gygis Alba) - close-up calls from adult feeding chick. Chick piping. Red-tailed Tropicbirds and Laysan Albatross in background.

Wamba Indigenous Music - Musical instrument made from calabash gourd and played as a trumpet.

Red Bishop (Euplectes Orix) - Lively cheeps from Red Bishop. background calls from other bird species.

Starfighter Single-engined Jet Fighter - Exterior, taxi-ing. (Starfighter. Single-engined jet fighter)

Household Effects: Electric Automatic Washing Machine - Electric automatic washing mashine. Spin dryer, pumping water away

Transport - BMW Motor Cycle, off stand, false start, drive off. (980cc, 2 cylinders, 1982 model.)

Buller's Shearwater (Puffinus Bulleri) - close-up calls from two or three birds on ground. Single bird flies over calling, then others calling in flight and on ground. Crack of branches as birds land in trees. Flight call from Pycroft's petrel at 1'40". Surf in background.

Vulture Sp (Aegypiidae) - Several vultures and maribou storks taking off close-up from carcass. N.B The precise date of this recording is unknown.

Diesel Taxi (Exterior) - Exterior, start, tickover, stop. (Diesel Taxi)

Vogelkop Gardener Bowerbird (Amblyornis Inornatus) - close-up rhythmic intermittent rapping noises. Machine-gun like calls interrupted by croak like sounds. Harsher calls towards the end. Cooing sounds from other birds in background. Cicadas in background.

Suricate (Suricata Suricatta) - close-up calls from group before dawn. Waking-up running around to keep warm before the sun comes up. Good 'Sparrow-type' calls. Birds in distance.

Rainforest - Morning - after night of heavy rain. Alarm calls from blue monkeys moving in trees. Water dripping on leaves. Many birds in distance.

Thick Billed Parrot (Rhynchopsitta Pachyrhyncha) - Close up alarm and contact calls. Some background wind noise.

Boeing 707 Jet Aircraft (Exterior) Landing - Boeing 707, exterior, landing. (Long-range airliner, 4 jet engines.) (Recorded 1958.)

Wren (Troglodytes Troglodytes Zetlandicus) - Song, medium-close perspective with water lapping in background.

Arctic Tern (Sterna Paradisaea) - close-up alarm and attack calls at edge of colony. Male and female eider giving awareness calls in background.

Arctic Tern (Sterna Paradisaea) - close-up alarm calls in flight from a single bird defending its nest.

Clocks - Domestic clock striking seven o'clock. (Domestic clock with Westminster chimes.)

Wood Ant (Formica Rufa) - nest activity - quiet; raindrops falling [rec w/ mic outside nest mound]

Lakeside/marshland Atmosphere - Red winged blackbirds, eastern meadowlark, bull frogs, common grackles, etc. Spring Evening

Lion (Panthera Leo) - Growls. Panting and groans from full animals. NHC17 is a continuous recording of 73m48s also found starting on NHS000124.

Equestrian Events - Point to Point Racing, finish of race with horses, crowd & distinct P.A. (Recorded by winning post.)

Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus Niloticus) - Distress calls of young hatching, close-up. In incubator?. NB: Exact date of recording is unknown.

Comedy, Fantasy & Horror - Winged monster flies away. (Legends Spot Effect.)

Mink Hunting - Huntsmen calling to dogs. Whines and whimpers from dogs.

Vermilion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus Rubinus) - close-up calls, other birds in background.

Coast - medium close-up waves breaking on beach on island. Crested auklets calling in distance.

India, Pakistan And Nepal - Countryside - 2 Indian elephants growling and trumpeting, with some footsteps in undergrowth,chewing noises

Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus Bachmani) - medium distance-medium close-up calls and trilling from several birds. Surf in background. Soft calls from Glaucous-winged Gull.

Desert Atmosphere - Spring Wind blowing through grassy hillocks, larks and sheep in background

Woodland - Early morning, 6.30am, in open acacia woodland. Several bird species calling, including bulbuls, starlings & doves. Also cicadas & crickets. Not as busy near end.

Little Corella (Cacatua Sanguinea) - close-up calls from several. Flock calls and take-off from over fifty rainbow lorikeets at start of recording. Some talking in distance at times.

Manual Typewriter (Live Acoustic) - Manual Typewriter: Live Acoustic, medium typing.

Tufted Puffin (Lunda Cirrhata) - close-up flight calls and wingbeats. MC-medium close-up calls from crested auklets at beginning of recording. Surf in background.

Steam Trains (With 6 Or 7 Coaches, Some Voices) - Steam Train: LMS 'Jubilee' Class 4-6-0, passing, 6 or 7 coaches, some voices, rec. inside stationary coach alongside.

Water 1 - Pool of London atmosphere - siren, water lapping, birds, voices, engins - 1972 (1W3)

Double Crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax Auritus) - MC-medium close-up begging calls from a chick, colony in background, adult flies in to feed.

Queens College Clock, Oxford - Queens College clock striking six o'clock.

Girls‚äô Grammar School - Girls' Grammar School, atmosphere in dining hall, with indistinct chatter & sounds of crockery being used. (Wide perspective recording.)

Right Whale (Balaena Glacialis) - medium close-up blow & echoing inspiration (inhalation). Some water effects. Brief speech at end.

European Cities - Mayakovskovo Metro Station, platform, continuous noise of trains arriving and departing, also footsteps and air conditioning noise

Fast Footsteps Down Metal Stairs - Footsteps Up Metal Stairs, two men, fast, with approach & stop.

Natural Atmospheres 1 - Coniferous woodland in late Spring, midday atmosphere with Black Kite, Tree Sparrows, Corn Bunting, Chaffinch, field crickets, bees, flies & distant Hoopoe.

Yellow Rumped Cacique (Cacicus Cela) - close-up calls from a couple of birds in colony. Insects buzzing. Cicada chorus in background. Other distant birds.

Kerguelen Fur Seal (Arctocephalus Gazella) - Colony, bulls grunting, females and pups calling.

Chapel Bells: Magdalen College, Oxford - Magdalen College Chapel Bells, change ringing, Stedman Caters. (Recorded on the ground.)

Engines - Old gear-driven electric pug mill engine - constant run.

Goldcrest (Regulus Regulus) - close-up song. Chaffinches in background. A few calls from siskins flying over. Wind in trees, increasing at end of recording.

Comedy 2 - Swordfight with shots and groans - 1967 (7E, reprocessed)

Human (Homo Sapiens) - Hunter calling down birds with simulated calls. Some sounds of movement. N.B. Exact location & date of this recording is unknown.

Marsh Frog (Rana Ridibunda) - Night. close-up calls from a single frog at start, then from a few. Chorus in background. Cetti's warbler calls in background.

Bottle Nosed Dolphin (Tursiops Truncatus) - Recorded from beach. close-up blowing. Water lapping. Some noise in background.

Chillingham Wild Cattle - Bull and herd moving amongst the trees

Golden Headed Manakin (Pipra Erythrocephala) - medium distance - close-up calls from several. Parrots calling in background at times. Other distant birds, crickets & cicadas in background. Wind in trees gusting at times. Distant traffic at times.

Deciduous Woodland - Wind in trees, warblers calling and singing occasionally, American Robin searching leaves, insects and wind increases in trees.

Submarines (1960 ‚äòp‚äô Class) - Submarine: 1960 'P' class, bulkhead door opened.

Black-faced Bunting (Emberiza Spodocephala) - close-up song. Distant birds. Wind in trees.

Peugeot 205gt 1982 1300cc Petrol (car Misfiring Quite Badly) - interior - start and stall engine

London Riverside Atmosphere - Water: Under bridge, atmosphere, Canal

King Bird Of Paradise (Cicinnurus Regius) - medium close-up quiet, rapid sounds of dancing courtship display song from male, fairly clear. background sounds of other bird species & insects.

Redstart (Phoenicurus Phoenicurus) - close-up song from redstart. background dawn chorus with calls from various bird species including rooks & wood pigeon. Occasional distant calls from sheep.

Worcester College Clock, Oxford - Worcester College clock striking nine o'clock.

M.g. Midget Sports Car 1967 (Exterior) - Exterior, start, revving. (Sports car, 1967 M.G. Midget)

Yellow-bellied Prinia (Prinia Flaviventris) - Song close-up with cow bells. Wind in reeds.

River Atmosphere - Constant roaring of fast flowing river. Occasional calls from birds. N.B. Recording is in two parts, with break at 0m50s. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Piper Cherokee Light Aircraft: Interior - Piper Cerokee, Light Aircraft,Interior, start and tickover. (Light aircraft)

6 Horses On Turf (Studio) - Six horses on turf, start, walk, stop. (Studio recording with jingle of harness)

American Chatter - Medium-sized mixed crowd in a dining hall with American chatter. (Recorded at a U.S. Air Force base in England.)

Ford Anglia 105e Van (1963, 997cc): Interior - Motor Van: Front Door Opened, interior, (Ford Anglia 105E, 1963 model, 997cc).

Capuchin Bird (Perissocephalus Tricolor) - medium distance brief moaning calls from males at lek. background calls from red howler monkeys. Also insect stridulation & calls from other bird species. Also suitable as a weird atmosphere. Sounds of water drips. N.B. Details of reserve unknown.

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - Song close-up. Blackbird, wren and moorhen in background.

Marsh Atmosphere - General marsh atmosphere with sounds of flying insects & bird calls. Also medium close-up calls from Fernandina's flicker.

Blue Wildebeest (Connochaetes Taurinus) - Calls and single alarm snorts from several. NB: Date of recording is between 1989 & 1990.

Wigeon (Anas Penelope) - Take-off close-up by a flock of about 1,000 birds in three successive waves and wheeling around, slight hum.

Baby Boy Crying - Five week old baby boy crying, tired and hungry. (Weight 5.0 kg.)

Middle East Crowds - Beirut clothes market, crowd atmosphere with occasional cries from stall holders.

Wilson's Storm Petrel (Oceanites Oceanicus) - close-up call from nest. Gentoo penguins and brash ice in background.

Chaffinch (Fringilla Coelebs) - close-up song willow warbler and wren in background

Song Sparrow (Melospiza Melodia) - medium close-up contact calls from several. American Crows in background.

Oil & Petrol - Pipes unload from lorry (Patagonia, Delta region 1970).

Deciduous Woodland - Pre-dawn 4 am to dawn 5am in mainly deciduous woodland near marsh. Prominent at start are tawny owls and nightingales with woodpigeons in background, gradually joined by distant pheasant and then cuckoo.

Anne Boleyn's Clock, Hampton Court - Anne Boleyn's Clock, chimes & 4 o'clock

Hollow Doors: Interior - Hollow Door: Interior, open and close. (Hall acoustic, close perspective)

Spotted Hyeana (Crocuta Crocuta) - calls and squeals, molsty from single enima; amongst small group gathered aroudn wildebeest carcass

Weddell Seal (Leptonychotes Weddelli) - Adult female occasionally grunting and bellowing loudly in sleep. Sound of sea ice.

Common Newtonia (Newtonia Brunneicauda) - close-up song/calls, distant birds and cicadas.

Ford Anglia 105e Van (1963, 997cc): Interior - Motor Van: On Gravel, manoeuvring, interior, (Ford Anglia 105E, 1963 model, 997cc).

Motor Car: Ford Cortina 1.6 Gl (Manual) 1982 Model: Exterior - Cars: 1.6GL (Manual) 1982 model Ford Cortina. Exterior, false starts

Electronic Sounds - Shimmer. (Specially created electronic sound.)

Rainforest Atmosphere - Dawn by lake. Various birds including bellbirds, oropendolas, woodpeckers, kingfishers. Howler monkeys in distance.

Railway carriage window lowered, door opened & shut, window raised.

New Zealand - The Natural World 1 - Small brook - Opapaka Bush Walk, Waitomo (NZ)

Aircraft - Douglas DC3 Dakota, Aircraft, interior,cabin, landing.

Motor Horns (Electric) - Electric Motor Horn being sounded. (c. 1951 motor horn.) (Recorded inside car.)

Osprey (Pandion Haliaetus) - close-up changeover at nest. Bird flies in, calls & movement in nest, bird flies out Mp bee. Woodland atmosphere with cuckoo in distance.

Lesser Black Backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - Single bird 'choking', high intensity, with mew calls

Outdoor Crowds (30 People) - Three cheers from group of women. (Thirty women.)

Red Deer (Cervus Elaphus) - Stag grunting and roaring - medium close-up-bcu

Wood Sandpiper (Tringa Glareola) - close-up alarm calls from two birds. Yellow-billed storks preening in background.

Paddle Steamer: Built 1940, Horizontal Steam Engine - Paddle Steamer: Built 1940, horizontal steam engine, paddles in motion, at water level.

Rainforest Atmosphere - NIGHT: neutral w/ cicadas and river in background

Space Travel & Interplanetary Effects - Warning siren sounded at space rocket site.

Feral Rock Dove (Columba Livia) - close-up coos from bird on nest in barn. close-up wingbeats. Movement in nest. Other doves in background. Flies buzzing. Call from jackdaw. Distant birds. Some traffic noise.

Pygmy Chimpanzee (Pan Paniscus) - Distant expectant peeps at 0m10s & 0m30s.

Suburbia 2 And Skylines - Town park atmosphere - birds and wind in trees - 1972 (1B2,reprocessed)

Chacma Baboon  (Papio Ursinus) - Male grunting while copulating with female. Exact date unknown. December 1980 to November 1981

World War Ii: Air Raids: London At Night - Night raid on London, bombs fall, anti-aircraft fire, A.R.P. warden's patrol.

Bmc Mini Car 1966 (848cc) (Interior) - Interior, 1 door opening. (1966 848cc BMC Mini car)

Red-billed Hornbill (Tockus Erythrorhynchus) - Pair displaying mid-distant. Vinaceous Doves in background.

British Rural Backgrounds - Early summer mixed woodland atmosphere, early morning with chiffchaff, goldcrest, wren alarm, lambs, fox yapping and

Balliol College Clock, Oxford - Balliol College clock striking ten o'clock.

British Birds 2 - Falcon, peregrine, close annoyance and chirrup calls.

Slow Footsteps Down Wooden Stairs - Footsteps Down Wooden Stairs, two men & two women, slow, with start and stop.

Golden Whistler (Pachycephala Pectoralis) - medium distance - close-up calls and song. Chowchillas, silvereyes, spotted catbird and other birds in background. Water dripping from trees. Also suitable for atmosphere at dawn in rainforest, NE Australia

Studio Pottery - Sieving glazing material with an 80 mesh sieve. (Recorded at a Studio Pottery.)

Whinchat (Saxicola Rubetra) - close-up song. Cuckoo and sheep in distance. Very faint sound of running water.

Eurostar - Drivers cabin - driver's conversation on intercom (French)

African Grey Parrot (Psittacus Erithacus) - Bird calling "the owl said tweet twoo".

Rhinoceros Hornbill (Buceros Rhinoceros) - pre-flight calls, followed by take-off and calls whilst flying away 

Californian Sea Lion (Zalophus Californianus) - Mainly females calling with cub

Crowds - Public House, close perspective lively chatter in busy pub near closing time.

Ecclesiastical Effects 1 - St. Paul's Cathedral bells, pealing ends - 1972 (2B1,reprocessed)

Steppe - Late Spring: Midday - With bee-eaters, chaffinch song, bells of goat herd, flies and carpenter bees

Sports Crowd - German association football match in progress, crowd reaction with whistles and horns. (Participating team and location unknown.)

Wood Lark (Lullula Arborea) - close-up calls from a well-grown chick. Calls become louder and more urgent when adult calls in background. Willow warbler in background. Slight wind in heather.

Peregrine Falcon (Falco Peregrinus) - medium distance calls from first female, then male, & then female again. Mc calls from fledgling & adult jackdaws in quarry, sound echoes around rock faces.

Camel Market - Camel calls hard left in stereo picture. background calls from other camels. Low background chatter from crowd.

Lion (Panthera Leo) - Pride feeding on wildebeest close-up Distant hyaenas, yellow wagtails, etc

Feral Rock Dove (Columba Livia) - Pigeons in pigeon loft cooing. Wingflaps from pigeon arriving and taking off, increasing towards end.

Zoo - Late Spring: Early Morning - With sparrows, various other birds and waterfowl distant train and PA announcements

Field Grasshopper (Chorthippus Bornhalmi) - close-up double clicks with some filtering.

Ships And Boats 1 - Lifeboat, launch. (Recorded on shore.) (48ft 6in Oakley class self-righting boat, RNLB 'Charles Henry'.)

London - Lloyds of London, Lutine bell, rung twice (for an overdue ship).

Orphean Warbler (Sylvia Hortensis) - close-up song, Turtle Dove, Greenfinches, Fan-tailed Warbler, insects and blackbirds in background.

House Finch (Carpodacus Mexicanus) - medium close-up mass take-off of a flock of about 20 birds.

Livestock 2 - Turkeys, interior, general atmosphere of turkey hens.

Canada Goose (Branta Canadensis) - medium close-up calls in flight from a small group flying overhead.

Frankincense Collecting Song - Single male voice chanting. Sounds of frankincense collection.

Tonga Flying Fox (Pteropus Tonganus) - Colony. Early morning as bats return to roosting trees on coast. Shrill calls from younger bats squabbling, some closer than others. Adults with deeper calls. Surf in distance. Faint crickets.

Modern Agricultural Machinery & Vehicles - Land Rover, interior, driven over rough ground, engine off at end of track.(Land Rover, Long Wheel Base, 109" Safari Diesel, Series 2A, 1967.)

Veteran Cars: Exterior (Benz ‚äúcomfortable‚äù 1900 Open Top) - Cars: Benz "Comfortable" 1900 Open Top. "Audible Warning Device". Single cylinder, belt drive, 3 1/2 h.p.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Peaceful atmosphere with calls from various bird species. Good echoing, tuneful calls from unidentified bird 0m13s. Also sounds of stridulating insects.

Army Drill With Orders - Drill with orders, right turn, quick march, left wheel, halt.

Brown Bear (Ursus Arctos) - medium close-up growls and roars by waterfall. Calls from gulls. Occasional wind on microphone.

Tropical Rainforest Atmosphere - Neutral atmosphere recorded in early morning. Stridulating crickets. Occasional calls from birds. Misty, some sounds of dripping dew. Some background sounds of wind in foliage. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Caving & Pot-holing - Wire ladder hauled up in a cave. (Medium perspective recording.)

Hornet (Vespa Crabro) - close-up buzzing, chewing & biting from hornets leaving & returning to nest hole. Aggressive buzzes from a guard chewing & biting microphone. Nest sounds in background.

Weka Rail (Gallirallus Australis) - medium close-up calls from a well grown juvenile. Movement sounds from adults. Song thrush in background. Wind in leaves. Sea in background.

Red Tailed Comet Hummingbird (Sappho Sparganura) - Rapid song from male hummingbird. Also some brief wingbeats. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

D.i.y. And Building - Electric drill, single hole in metal sheet.

Engines - 3 Ruston Hornsey YEX 6 pumping engines - start and run.

Coach & Four - A coach and four, brake applied, some bird song season unknown.

Lion (Panthera Leo) - Growls and howls. Clear feeding sounds. NHC17 is a continuous recording of 73m48s.

Common Zebra (Equus Burchelli) - close-up - medium distance snorts, braying and foot 'pawing'. Flies and yellow wagtails in background; also a few mane shakes.

Tropical Forest Atmosphere - With spotted hyenas, common bulbul & various other birds and insects.

Wolf (Canis Lupus) - close-up aggressive growling from several. Raven in background. N.B The precise date of this recording is unknown.

County Cricket Match - County cricket match in Kent. Stroke & mild applause.

Gallery Forest Atmosphere - Evening - Cicadas, wind in trees, white-browed owl in distance, few calls from couas and coucal, occasional Madagascar scops owl and thick-billed roller.

Arfak Parotia (Parotia Sefilata) - close-up mewing calls from female. Flight sounds. Movement amongst twigs.

Blow Fly (Calliphora Sp) - Several buzzing around wildebeest carcass medium close-up-close-up NB: Exact date in 1982 unknown

St. Chad‚äôs Parish Church, Rochdale (8 Bells) - Church Bells: Outside St. Chad's Parish Church, Rochdale.

Cuckoo Clock (Cuckoo & Chimes) - Cuckoo clock striking nine o'clock. (Cuckoo & chimes.)

Crowds: Interior - Crowd, interior, 40 men & women, cheering & applause.

Comedy 3 - Several men snoring less hilariously - 1967 (7F, reprocessed)

Household - Household: Wash Basin, plug put in, 2 taps turned on and off.

Black Capped Mocking Thrush (Donacobius Atricapillus) - Good whistling/whooping calls from male. background fairly quiet with some sounds of wind in vegetation. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Mangroves Atmosphere - Dry Season Evening At pumping station with voices of African children and fishermen, common sandpiper, white wagtail, little African swifts, long-tailed dove, reef heron, pied crows etc.

Maasai Tribe - Masai dancers. Solo Masai chant/wail. High-pitched.

Grey Heron (Ardea Cinerea) - Greeting display close-up, house sparrows medium close-up.

Sea Coast: Sand Flats - NIGHT: ANY SEASON With redshanks and curlew

World War 2 - 2 - Wildcat followed by Hellcat diving over ship (reprocessed)

Sailing Dinghy - Tacking to moorings, tie up and store sails. (Sailing dinghy)

Coast Atmosphere - busy atmosphere with gulls, a black guillemot, and other birds

White Throated Capuchin (Cebus Capucinus) - Alarm barks of group at boa constrictor. Cicadas in background.

London Railway Station Victoria - Victoria Station, train leaving station.

Leicester Tram (Interior) - Interior, start up, bell sounded, tram running at medium speed. (Tram built 1904.)

Post Office Telegraph Equipment - Post Office radio link operating.

Lake Atmosphere - medium distance calls from a bronze winged jacana. Calls from many other bird species including a parakeet. Splash near begining of recording. Stridulating cicadas.

Brown Lemur (Lemur Fulvus) - close-up grunts and calls. Chewing sounds. Birds in distance, chickens at start.

Yellow Rumped Cacique (Cacicus Cela) - close-up calls and wingbeats from birds around nests in colony. Other birds and cicadas in background.

Austin A35 Van 1968 (Interior) - Interior, start, long hill climb, stop, switch off. (1968 Austin A35 Van)

Sanderling (Calidris Alba) - Calls and flight calls medium close-up, Arctic Skua calls in background. (Water dripping in foreground).

Fenland - Reed Bed: Spring; Day Reed Warbler, Fan-tailed Warbler, Skylark.

Chilean Swallow (Tachycineta Leucopyga) - Call notes. with austral parakeet.

Horned Frog (Ceratophrys Genus) - close-up screams and other calls in captivity.

Canoes - Canoes: Paddling canoe, recorded on board, some distant birdsong

Arabian Babbler (Turdoides Squamiceps) - Contact calls while scratching and scuffling on ground.

Adventure - Speedway, race with four passes, finish & ride past at end. (Recorded on opposite side of track from start line.)

Southern Lapwing (Vanellus Chilensis) - Flight alarm calls close-up from birds circling over river. Flight alarm calls close-up from BROWN-HOODED GULLS. Slightly windy. Distant sound of river.

Black Swan (Cygnus Atratus) - Contact calls of 50 plus. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Woodland Atmosphere - Calls & song from many bird species during dawn chorus. Birds at wide angle of perspective. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Atmosphere recorded during early evening. medium distance to distant weird, rhythmic sounds of insect stridulation. Very distant sounds of wind/water. Atmosphere becomes more neutral towards end of recording. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Domestic Clock (Double-strike On Wood) - Domestic clock striking six o'clock. (Domestic clock with double-strike on wood.)

White Pelican (Pelecanus Onocrotalis) - medium close-up flight calls from an adult. Others in background. Other birds in distance.

Greylag Goose (Anser Anser) - MP calls from geese flying into marsh at dawn to join main flock.

Chucao Tapaculo (Scelorchilus Rubecula) - Calls with other birds in background

Tarsier Sp.(tarsius Genus) - Recorded at night. medium distance brief calls from tarsier(exact species unknown). Also sounds of insect stridulation. Distant sounds of the sea.

Nightingale (Erithacus Megarhynchos) - medium close-up song from nightingale. background calls from other bird species. Very distant traffic.

Exterior Crowds 1 - Crowd with children at London Zoo, with sea lions at feeding time - 1974 (2C3, reprocessed)

Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga Leonina) - close-up calls from pup. Others call in background. Distant sound of generator.

Red Foot Tortoise (Geochelone Carbonaria) - medium close-up sound of male and female copulating. medium distance birds and insects. Thunder in distance.

Guillemot (Uria Aalge) - Wingbeats from bird landing, followed by loud greeting calls, wing-flapping and extended calling. Bird flies off, followed by single calls. Calls from kittiwakes, razorbills, rock pipit, herring gulls, terns and fulmars.

Dromedary (Camelus Dromedarius) - close-up deep calls fring single camel; men't voices in background

Common Nighthawk (Chordieles Minor) - medium distance calls, Scrub Jay in background.

Pink-footed Goose (Anser Fabalis Brachyrhynchus) - Flight calls of flock of c100 robin alarm calls in background

Grey-breasted Prinia (Prinia Hodgsoni) - Song close-up, with other birds, most prominently Indian Tree Pie calling in background. Distant dog barking.

Open Heath Atmosphere - New Forest ponies, flies. Mid-day. NB Exact date of recording not known.

Pygmy Chimpanzee (Pan Paniscus) - Playing sounds. Whooping calls. Moving through vegetation. Insects, birds & loud cicadas in background.

Thick-billed Warbler (Acrocephalus Aedon) - medium close-up song. A bit bumpy at end of recording. NB Exact date of this recording is not known.

Comedy 2 - Glass bottles tipped onto floor - 1967 (7B, reprocessed)

Thermal Spring - Geyser. Very active small geyser with continuous spout of hot water reaching a height of about 3 feet.

Fairgrounds - Fairgrounds: Ghost train ride with sirens and bells

Madagascar Bulbul (Hypsipetes Madagascariensis) - close-up flight calls from two birds, wind in trees insects and birds in background.

Rainforest Atmosphere - medium close-up calls intermittently from several bird species. background calls & song from birds. Also sounds of insects.

Formula One - Distant approach into many cars passing (1994 Silverstone Grand Prix)

Traffic - Traffic: Forecourt of Television Centre, occasional Metropolitan Line train.

Vintage Motor Car: Fiat 509a Saloon: Interior - Cars: Vintage motor car Fiat 509A saloon. Exterior, person exits

Eclectus Parrot (Eclectus Roratus) - close-up calls at start from males, juvenile & female. Riflebird and other birds in background.

Comedy Sounds - Small group cheering. (Specially created effect)

South Georgia Pipit (Anthus Antarcticus) - Pipit calls. Occasional whooshes as giant petrel flies over. Rustling sounds from wind in tussock.

Sea Otter (Enhydra Lutris) - medium distance calls from a 15 week old pup in captivity. Dripping and trickling water in background. Some echo. Faint traffic at times.

Common Starling (Sturnus Vulgaris) - close-up calls from chicks and adult. Adult calls from outside nest hole, then flies in. Leaves again and continues to call outside.

Egyptian Geese (Alopchen Aegytiacus) - close-up calls from male and female, male is the stronger call. Calls as the pair walk around.

Village - SPRING/SUMMER: DAY With collared dove, starlings, house sparrows, distant song thrush

Death's Head Hawk-moth (Acherontia Atropos) - close-up squeaks, some rustling, from a single moth.

Muffled Church Bells - Church Bells, half-muffled bells pealing & stopping. (St. Mary the Virgin's Church, Godmanchester, Cambridgeshire.)

Western Wood Pewee (Contopus Sordidulus) - medium close-up calls, other birds in background. Wind in trees.

Monk Parakeet (Myopsitta Monachus) - Calls of 20 birds around nest sites.

Horses / Dogs - Dog, interior, shaking & being towelled down after bath.

Island Atmosphere - Bleak, windy atmosphere with occasional strong gusts. Hissing of wind in grass. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Worm-eating Warbler (Helmintheros Vermivorus) - close-up song, Red-eyed Vireo in background, and other birds in distance, wind in trees.

Motor Car: Morris Bullnose, 1922 - Interior, start, continuous running with gear changes. (11.9 hp side valve Hotchkiss engine, 1922 Morris Bullnose.)

Great Tit (Parus Major) - 1730-2030hrs Family party: fledglings begging and being fed by adults. With wind in foliage and distant industrial noise.

Harbour Seal (Phoca Vitulina) - water sloshing about, followed by calls of seal

Electronically Generated Sounds - Stun gun, single shot. (Futuristic Spot Effect.)

Livestock 1 - Cattle, exterior, approx 30-50 passing on tarmac, with some wind noise (effect ends abruptly).

Boat (7 H.p. Twin-cylinder Diesel Engine) - Boat. Start, tickover. (7 h.p. twin-cylinder diesel engine)

Rufous Fantail (Rhipidura Rufifrons) - medium distance, brief whistling song from fantail. background sounds of insects & some calls from other bird species.

Ferguson Tractor (Exterior) - Start up, mowing, stop. (Rec. on Ferguson tractor)

Domestic Clock (Bell) - Domestic clock striking six o'clock. (Domestic clock with bell.)

Ships And Boats 2 - Cabin Cruiser, depart. (Recorded on shore.) (27ft, 50hp diesel engine.)

White Eared Hummingbird (Hylocharis Leucotis) - close-up short shrill calls from chicks. background sounds of a stream. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

House Martin (Delichon Urbica) - Adults feeding nestlings close-up

Magpie Goose (Anseranus Semipalmata) - close-up to medium distance calls from small group. medium close-up honks 0m36s. medium close-up juvenile calls 0m17s. Stridulating insects.

South America - Rural & Urban Atmospheres - Floating iceberg - Lake Grey, Chile

Boreal Forest Atmosphere - Mixed woodland: autumn: 0830 hrs. White-breasted nuthatch, solitary vireo, tufted titmouse, Carolina chickadee, distant American crows, yellow-bellied sapsucker tapping on trunk. Wind in tress.

Rook (Corvus Frugilegus) - Rookery atmosphere medium perspective with dunnock, goldfinch and greenfinch

Ortolan Bunting (Emberiza Hortulana) - Anxiety call medium close-up, with Melodious Warbler alarm call in background.

Aircraft: Concorde: Exterior - Concorde, exterior,take off and fly away.

Carolina Wren (Thryothorus Ludovicianus) - medium close-up song, Wood Thrush, White-throated Sparrow and other birds in distance, rustle of leaves on woodland floor.

Rainforest Atmosphere - medium close-up birdsong with distant replies. background sounds of insects & other bird species. Recorded at dawn.

London Airport (Heathrow) - Heathrow Airport transcontinental flights terminal building, general atmosphere in departure lounge. (No P.A.)

Motor Racing: Silverstone - Silverstone, atmosphere as cars warm up before race.

Slot Machines: Food & Beverages; Background Hum - Selector Dial operated, drink or food machines.

Broad-leaved Woodland - Dawn Chorus. Early morning. Spring - Summer. With Wood Pigeon, Pheasant, Redstart, Wren, Willow Warbler, Cock crowing.

Common Gull (Larus Canus) - AND: SKYLARK (ALAUDA ARVENSIS) Calls of Common Gull with Skylark song.

Bus Ticket Machines (London Transport) - Automatic turnstile on one-man bus, tone, 6d inserted, adult through turnstile, repeated several times. (London Transport bus.)

Eastern Dwarf Mongoose (Helogale Undulata) - close-up annoyance and alarm calls, others calling nearby. Weavers other birds and lodge canteen in background.

Marshland - Egrets and cormorants. Magpie robin singing. Other birds in distance. Wind in trees. Also suitable for paddyfields.

Common Marmoset (Calithrix Jacchus Jacchus) - Group - social twittering plus single animal in f/g.

Broad-leaved Woodland - AUTUMN: Mid-day With Robin 'ticking' mid-distant.

Electronically Generated Sounds - 4 Minute Warning alert, two cycles, (High pitch.) (Futuristic Spot Effect.)

Hooded Crow (Corvus Cornix Cornix) - Range of calls, with distant geese

Interiors - Restaurants - Atmosphere in large cafeteria in London Zoo, with children's voices - 1974 (1C17,reprocessed)

Outdoor Clock - Church clock striking, 5 o'clock. (St. John the Evangelist)

Northern Pintail (Anas Acuta) - medium close-up calls from pintails. Percussive sounds & cheeps. medium distance calls from whooper swans. Recorded at 6.30 a.m.

River, Fast - medium close-up sound of water breaching beaver's dam and flowing past to left side.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Early morning. Mixed frugivores feeding flock in tall fig tree. Many calls. Bits dropping from tree. NB: Exact date of recording is unknown.

Ford Fiesta Motor Car (1980 Model, 1300cc) Interior - Cars: 1980 model, 1300 cc. Ford Fiesta. Interior, start, drive on country road at 50 mph. stop and switch off

Goldfinch (Carduelis Carduelis) - Song close-up, with Hoopoe in background.

British Rural Backgrounds 1 - Woodland edge, March - with robins, great tits and jays, distant traffic, 1981 (1B15 , reprocessed) (technical note: to be used at low level)

Chestnut Headed Bee Eater (Merops Viridis) - Calls. With stridulating insects.

Horse (Flat) Racing: Oak Stakes - Epsom Race Course, Oaks Stakes, end of race with general atmosphere. (Flat racing.)

Caving & Potholing - Group walking through small chamber (with stop and start).

Tiger Moth Light Aircraft (Single Piston Engine, Open Cockpit) (Exterior) - Exterior, low pass overhead. (Tiger Moth Light Aircraft, Single piston engine; open cockpit)

Electric Eel (Electrophorus Electricus) - close-up pulses, eel is silent when at rest. Spaced pulses when aware, rapid pulses when moving but not swimming. Fast pulses when swimming. Higher frequency 'blips'are stunning prey.

World War Ii Aircraft: Focke-wulf 190 (German) - Focke-Wulf 190, exterior recordings. Start, warm up and taxi past. (World War II)

Continental Telephones: Engaged Tones - Dutch telephone ringing tone. (As heard from London.)

White Tailed Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus Albicilla) - Eagle chicks calling quietly in nest. background occasional calls from a gull. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Orang Utan (Pongo Pygmaeus) - Early afternoon. Kiss-squeaking alarm call. Movement through branches.

River Atmosphere - Riverside - Winter. Fast flowing river with rushing water, pied wagtails, calling and singing, parakeets and mynahs.

Farmland/farmyard - General farmyard atmosphere with House sparrows, distant jackdaw, house martins, swallows, magpie, starling, blackbird. Occasional cow bellowing. Distant traffic. Aircraft at end.

Boat-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus Major) - close-up alarm, flight calls, Moorhens call in background.

Aircraft: Barracuda (On Aircraft Carrier) - Aircraft: Barracuda (on aircraft carrier) Revving up

Fast Footsteps Up Wooden Stairs - Footsteps Up Wooden Stairs, three men, fast, with approach & stop.

Great Skua (Catharacta Skua) - Flight alarm calls close-up - mp. Skylark mp. Distant golden plover. Very windy background.

Prairie - Summer: 0530hrs Lark Bunting prominent, also Western Meadowlark, Horned(shore) Lark, Pheasant and Mourning Dove.

Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur Catta) - medium close-up social calls from troop with some agressive yelps. Birds in distance. Pied Crow calls occasionally.

Motor Car: 1960 Ford Anglia (Interior) - Interior, self starter, constant run recorded near exhaust. (1960 Ford Anglia)

Circus - Atmosphere, drum roll and applause. (Indistinguishable music in background)

Saddleback (Creadion Carunculatus) - medium close-up calls, then medium close-up typical calls from a pair. Long-tailed cuckoo in distance. Slight wind in trees.

World War 2 - Tank battle (World War 11 actuality) - 1975 (500S)

Domestic Yak (Bos Grunniens) - medium close-up sounds of herd. Bleating calls from yaks. Also sounds of bells & walking. Occasional calls from herders. background constant sounds of wind. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Sperm Whale (Physeter Catodon) - Echolocation clicks from sperm whales. 'Coughing' sound in background. Hydrophone recording. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Bang! - 5.6mm gas operated rifle, a section firing single shots. (Close perspective.)

Woodland Atmosphere - Prominent chaffinches singing. Wren in background at times. Distant crows. Prominent cuckoo and distant sheep later in recording. Distant stream in background. NB: Day & month of recording is not specified.

Ecclesiastical Effects 2 - St. Sepulchre's Church, High Holborn, known as 'bells of Old Bailey', exterior, aborted Cambridge Surprise maximus, ends - 1985 (2B9, reprocessed )

Aircraft 3 - Taxi to stop and switch off - interior (prop-jet airliner).

Aircraft - Cessna C150, interior, engine false start, run, taxi. (Light aircraft, single piston engine.)

Green Rosella (Platycercus Caledonicus) - Sounds of feeding flock. medium close-up to background squabbling with screeches & bubbling calls. Persistent fly buzz. background stridulating insects. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Tonga Flying Fox (Pteropus Tonganus) - Evening. Colony. Adults and young bats calling before flying off to feed. close-up shrill calls from young bats squabbling. Good calls from both at start and end. Distant surf. This recording continues on Track 15. Time duration here covers Tracks 14 and 15.

Traffic: A41 Trunk Road - A41 at night, occasional fast traffic with quiet intervals. (No bird song)

Green Hermit Hummingbird (Phaethornis Guy) - close-up wingbeats, medium distance-close-up hard clicking calls & other calls. Other birds in background.

Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes Bewickii) - close-up song, other birds, dog, cockerel and cows in distance - mostly clean.

Farmland Atmosphere - Recorded in field. Shrill, rhythmic stridulation from cicadas. Also some sounds from grasshoppers. background sounds of wind.

Garden Warbler (Sylvia Borin) - Song, including mimicry of Blackbird and Blackcap close-up. Bonelli's Warbler in background.

Turnstone (Arenaria Interpres) - Calls close-up. Eiders mp. Waves breaking on shore close-up.

Northern Elephant Seal (Mirounga Angustirostris) - close-up breathing, snorting and coughs from six month old pups. Colony in background. Male calls nearby, female gives threat calls. Pups screaming.

Motor Industry - Factories: Motor Industry, Lorry on rolling road, starts and stops

Woodland Atmosphere - Song from many different bird species including wood pigeon. Distant sounds of running water. Some distant sounds of traffic from 2m00s.

Lakeside Atmosphere - very quiet atmosphere on shore of loch; occasional birds

Black Parrot (Coracopsis Nigra) - medium close-up song, other birds, including Madagascar Cuckoo and other Black Parrots in background.

Children - Babies & Infants - Baby boy crying, five weeks old, tired and hungry - 1984 (8B1, reprocessed)

Whitehead (Mohoua Albicilla) - close-up song and calls. Single bird at first and then several. Bellbird in background. Cicada chorus. Slight wind in trees.

Parakeet Auklet (Cyclorrhynchus Psittacula) - medium close-up calls from a group on the sea. Flock calls from hundreds of crested auklets in background

Saracen Or Saladin Armoured Car (Exterior) - Armoured Car, exterior, approach, stop, switch off. (Alvis Saracen or Saladin armoured car - both use same chassis.)

Forest Atmosphere - Quiet forest atmosphere. Sounds of white throated capuchins foraging & calling quietly. Birds calling in background. Wind in background.

Cave Swallow (Hirundo Fulva) - medium close-up "trilling" calls inside cave. Other swallow calls medium close-up & distant.

Dental Surgery - Dentists, high-speed drill operates with pauses & general surgery atmosphere.

Lake Atmosphere - A variety of birds including ibis, hornbills, weavers, stilts, plovers

Golden Eagle (Aquila Chrysaetos) - Eaglet calling close-up. Slight high pitched hum.

Domestic Clock - Grandfather Clock with St Michael's chimes, striking six o'clock.

Rowing (Sea Scouts Whaler) - Sea Scouts whaler, fairly fast rowing with single oars. (With start and stop)

Coyote (Canis Latrans) - medium distance barking and howling from several. Songbird in background. NB Exact day of this recording is unknown

Fast Footsteps Up Stone Stairs (Slight Echo) - Fast footsteps up stone stairs, 1 man departing. (Slight echo)

Trains - Level Crossing, pedestrian gates opened & closed several times.

Little Owl (Athene Noctua) - Three chicks (about 4 weeks old) calling in nest box. Adult arrives, chick calls become more urgent.

Mantled Howler Monkey (Alouatta Palliata) - Adults calling close-up with insects in background

Coach & Four - A coach and four, horses bridled and put into shafts.

Footsteps On Country Road: Walking - Footsteps on Country Road, two men & two women walking, with start & stop.

Fox Hunting: Quorn Hunt - Horses canter past, hunting horn. (Quorn Hunt.)

Fast-flowing Stream Atmosphere - Fast-flowing stream. NB Exact date of recording unknown.

Religion In Britain - Cloisters, Westminster Abbey.  Busy, with footsteps and speech from tourists and children

Exterior Atmospheres - Seawash, gentle, with occasional seagulls.

Rainforest - Dusk. Calls from great blue turacos. Loud cicadas. Very distant thunder and distant birds.

Motor Car: 1929 Riley 9 H.p. Saloon (Interior) - Exterior, approach and stop with skid, drive away. (Riley 9 h.p. saloon, 1929 model)

Bowling (American Type) - Ten Pin Bowling, American-style bowling, busy period with 12 lanes in use.

Transport - BMW Motor Cycle, approach & stop, onto stand. (980cc, 2 cylinders, 1982 model.)

Goliath Heron (Ardea Goliath) - medium close-up calls. Many birds and insects in background.

Red Colobus Monkey (Colobus Badius) - A few moving through treetops with grey plantain eaters, doves and insects

Blue Tit (Parus Caeruleus) - close-up churring calls. Other birds in background including willow warbler. Wind in trees.

Azure-winged Magpie (Cyanopica Cyanus) - Scolding of adult close-up.

Local Steam Trains - Local train arrives in station, steam, departs. (Southern Region steam train.)

Wamba Indigenous Music - Mixed group of men and women singing unaccompanied.

Savanna:acacia Scrub - Early morning:06.17 Many birds calling, including doves, starlings, weavers, finches. Snorts from marabous. A few grunts from baboons.

Great White Egret (Egretta Alba) - AND: SNOWY EGRET (EGRETTA THULA) medium distance colony sounds, Great White Egret most prominent, blackbirds and grackles in distance.

Steam Trains (With 6 Or 7 Coaches, Some Voices) - Steam Train: GWR 'Manor' Class 4-6-0, passes in cutting on downhill run, whistle, 6 or 7 coaches, some voices.

Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus Magellanicus) - Cries close-up from large chick, South American terns and surf in background.

Woodland Savanna Atmosphere - Windy atmosphere of approaching storm. medium distance to background calls from various bird species. Sounds of wind & blowing vegetation. Distant sounds of thunder.

Newspapers - Printing with a Devon frame in block department at a national daily newspaper.

Salt Marsh (Tidal) - Winter: Early Morning Wigeon & White-fronted Geese flocking to pool, with White-fronted Geese flying by. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Queens College Clock, Oxford - Queens College clock striking four o'clock.

Northwestern Crow (Corvus Caurinus) - close-up calls. Glaucous-winged Gulls and surf in background.

Rook (Corvus Frugilegus) - Adult on nest at night, gulping and farting once & flapping wings.

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - Shrill alarm of half-grown chick

Water Rushing Through Lock Gates - Water rushing through lock gates.

Manual Typewriter (Close Perspective) - Manual Typewriter: Rec. 4 metres away, slow typing with 2 fingers.

Narrow-gauge Light Railway (Exterior) - Narrow-Gauge Light Railway, exterior, train arrives at station, whistles, locomotive reverses & lets off steam.

Darwin's Finch (Geospiza Sp) - Adult calls. with sea lions and surf in background.

Razorbill (Alca Torda) - close-up heightened annoyance calls from two birds, followed by more subdued calls. Guillemots, kittiwakes, arctic tern and herring gulls in background. Distant surf.

Thames Sailing Barge: Wooden: Interior - Wooden Thames Sailing Barge: Cabin amidships, below deck underway in force 4 wind, interior

Comedy, Fantasy & Horror - Little people. (Legends Spot Effect.)

Chicken (Gallus Gallus Domesticus) - medium close-up clucking and scratching sounds from several. background cockerel and house sparrows. Distant cow "mooing".

Rufous-sided Towhee (Pipilo Erythrophthalmus) - close-up flight alarm call and MC song from two birds. Alarm from Carolina Wren. Yellow-rumped Warblers and crickets in background.

India And Nepal - City Life - Mumbai: Large, noisy crowd at Gateway of India, with hawkers in covered enclosure, slight echo.

Hammer Headed Fruit Bat (Hypsignathus Monstrosus) - medium close-up wingbeats from bat. background insect stridulation. Recorded at night.

Winter Sports - Ski-ing, atmosphere in ski cafe where French is being spoken.

Ambulances - Ambulance, exterior, one passing. (With horn.) (Bedford ambulance.)

Church Bells - Half-muffled - starting, pealing, stopping at St Mary the Virgin Godmanchester.

Vintage Motor Car: Fiat 509a Saloon: Exterior - Cars: Vintage motor car Fiat 509A saloon. Exterior, medium speed start and depart, engine cold

Teenage Crowds - Teenage crowd, girls screaming in street, with much movement & general excitement.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Early morning. Prominent call single unidentified bird, possibly Goeldi's antbird. Distant calls from unknown birds. Stridulation from cicadas in background.

Traffic - Traffic:  Wet City street with dripping water, from steps of Westminster Abbey

Madagascar White-eye (Zosterops Maderaspatana) - close-up song from several, wind in trees, other birds in background.

Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes Foresteri) - close-up/medium distance penguin leaps out of water onto ice and scurries away; other penguins follow

Gelada Baboon (Theropithecus Gelada) - Distress and discomfort cries.

Robin (Erithacus Rubecula) - close-up spring song. Distant song thrush & other robins. Occasional sounds of ducks from nearby pool.

Lake - AUTUMN: MIDDAY With serin, greenfinch, chaffinch, Cetti's warbler, robin, blue, great and long-tailed tits and fish rising

Church Bells: St. Albans Abbey - St. Albans Abbey Bells, Erin Cinques, start into ringing.

Muntjac Deer (Muntiacus Reevesi) - Single Muntjac barking in distance, at pre-dawn. Owl in background @ 20", pigeon @ 2'13". Distant traffic.

World War Aircraft: 1916 Bristol Fighter (Interior) - Exterior, start up, engine running and revving. (1916 Bristol Fighter, First World War two-seater fighter with single Rolls Engine)

House Sparrow (Passer Domesticus) - Several fighting at bird table Calls and wingbeats

Common Starling (Sturnus Vulgaris) - close-up agitation calls from adult. Chicks also calling. Flies buzzing. Robin alarming in background.

Frog  (Unidentified) - Marshland in rainy season. medium close-up chorus of frogs, toads and insects at night.

Crow (Corvus Corone Corone) - Roost with jackdaws, rooks and carrion crows

Barong Dance - Recording of music for dance. Drums at start are joined by bells & other instruments. Tuneful playing continues, sometimes faster. N.B. Music for act 1, scene 1. Religious dancing style, Barong being mythical figure representing good.

House Wren (Troglodytes Aedon) - medium close-up song, other birds in distance, slight wind in trees.

Mixed School Children (10-13 Year Olds In Classroom) - Mixed 10 to 13 year old schoolchildren entering classroom. (Recorded in London, 1980.)

White Tailed Kingfisher (Tanysiptera Sylvia) - Calls from chicks in burrow. Distant calls from adults. Heavy cicada background.

Kerguelen Fur Seal (Arctocephalus Gazella) - close-up calls in colony.

Ferguson Tractor (Exterior) - Long approach & stop. (Ferguson tractor)

Red Bird Of Paradise (Paradisaea Rubra) - medium distance to background repetitive calls from more than one individual. Also occasional other types of call from red bird of paradise. medium distance to background calls from many other bird species. Sounds of insect stridulation. Also suitable as a rainforest atmosphere.

America - New York: J.F.K. International Airport, terminal atmosphere.

Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorous Rufus) - close-up sounds of whirring wings. Also brief aggression calls (chasing off other hummingbirds). N.B. Bird at feeder during migration. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Electronically Generated Sounds - Inverse gun, bursts. (Futuristic Spot Effect.)

Boat (7 H.p. Twin-cylinder Diesel Engine) - Boat. Tickover. (7 h.p. twin-cylinder diesel engine)

Livestock 1 - One Cow, interior, milked by hand, with some loud moos, bucket down on floor at end.

Black-throated Tree Babbler (Stachyris Nigricollis Nigricollis) - Alarm and scolding calls, with Kinabalu Friendly Warbler. Rain and dripping water.

Motor Car: Morris Bullnose, 1922 - Interior; slow down and stop (11.9 hp side valve Hotchkiss engine, 1922 Morris Bullnose)

Peugeot 205gt 1982 1300cc Petrol (car Misfiring Quite Badly) - interior - eight short, angry blasts

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - NB: Recorded from microphones placed beside a Reed Warbler's nest. 0430hrs Calling quietly during incubation duty changeover, close-up.

White Eyed Bulbul (Pycnonotus Xanthopygos) - Song close-up, with another in background, and house sparrows.

Lakeside Atmosphere - Neutral atmosphere. Some piping calls from redshank. medium distance to distant calls from wildfowl. Shrill insect whine.

Horses / Dogs - One horse walking in an indoor school. (Predominantly on right of stereo image, narrow stereo image, as watched from one end of school.)

Island Atmosphere - Stridulating crickets. Sounds of wind with some buffeting. background sounds of the sea. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Violet-green Swallow (Tachycineta Thalassina) - medium close-up calls from several flying over.

Worm-eating Warbler (Helmintheros Vermivorus) - close-up song, wind in trees.

Bells, Door Chimes And Buzzers - Electric buzzer sounded at long and short intervals.

Horse On Turf (Studio) - Horse on turf, slow walk. (Studio recording. No jingle of harness)

Rainforest - Night. Cricket and frog chorus with dripping water. Bats call in background.

South America - Rural & Urban Atmospheres - Surf (recorded in Argentina, but suitable for anywhere in South America)

Willow Marsh - Spring: Day Wind in trees, Ring-necked Ducks, American Robin, insects, Tree Swallow, House Wren, Red-winged Blackbird and Yellow Warbler. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Footsteps On Wood: Running (Dead Acoustic) - Footsteps on Wood, two men & two women running, with start & stop. (Dead acoustic.)

Magpie Goose (Anseranus Semipalmata) - medium close-up to medium distance honking calls from geese. Also some piping calls from juveniles & sounds of feeding. Stridulating insects. Wingbeat 0m11s.

Caius College Clock, Cambridge - Caius College clock striking one o'clock.

Red Winged Bush Lark (Mirafra Hypermetra) - medium close-up song, other birds in background and wind increasing.

Common Marmoset (Calithrix Jacchus Jacchus) - Single animal - alarm calls.

Rufous Bushchat (Cercotrichas Galactotes) - Song close-up, with nightingale, donkey and goldfinches in distance.

Mixed Woodland - AUTUMN: Mid-day With feeding calls of Goldcrests, Great Tits. Much wind in trees.

Steam Trains - Steam Train: Maunsell Q class 541 0-6-0 Loco 1938, pre 1940 rolling stock, interior, station atmosphere. 1st class compartment, open window.

Oystercatcher (Haematopus Ostralegus) - Contact/ feeding calls medium close-up. Waves breaking medium distance.

Bus Ticket Machines (London Transport) - Ultimate ticket machine issuing two tickets. (London Transport.)

Tawny-flanked Prinia (Prinia Subflava) - Calls medium close-up. NB Exact date of recording is unknown.

Electric Typewriter (Close Perspective) - Electric Typewriter: Close Perspective, slow typing with 2 fingers.

Fieldfare (Turdus Pilaris) - Rattling alarm calls from fieldfares as they dive bomb microphone. Also close-up alarm calls. background neutral with calls from other bird species. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Motor Racing: Formula 1: 1.3 Litre - Silverstone, Formula One International Trophy Race 1969, warning hooter sounds. (Formula One, 1.3 litre.)

Common Buzzard (Buteo Buteo) - Adult arrives with food close-up, chick begging calls. Fly medium close-up, wren in distance.

Hoopoe (Upapa Epops) - Adult feeds nestlings and calls close-up.

Peugeot 205gt 1982 1300cc Petrol (car Misfiring Quite Badly) - exterior - one person exits car

Interiors - Various 1 - Jumble sale in a large hall - 1983 (1C30,reprocessed)

Desert Shrub Atmoshere - Tropical desert shrub - Summer - Midday. With birds and insects, rather neutral.

Oropendola (Psarocolius Sp.) - close-up calls from birds in colony. Other birds in background. NB: Exact date of recording is unknown.

Motor Car: Porsche 924 1984cc (1979)  Interior - Cars: Porsche 924, 1984cc, 1979 model. Exterior, manoeuvre on gravel

Pampas Grasslands: Tala Woodlands - DAY With great kiskadee, rufous hornero, house wren, rufous-collared sparrow, monk parakeet, white-rumped swallow

Ruins (Town Centre) - Early morning: Late spring With lesser kestrel, jackdaw, spotless starling, white stork, and church bell chiming

Ships And Boats 2 - Yacht, atmosphere in cabin under sail, wind force 4. (30ft sailing yacht 'Alice May', Halmatic 30, GRP, sloop rig.)

Outdoor Clock - Church clock striking, 2 o'clock. (St. John the Evangelist)

General Background - General background of men mixing and laying ballast with distant conversation.

Electronically Generated Sounds - Slow cyclical alarm. (Futuristic Spot Effect.)

Interiors - Shops And Cash Registers - Manual - bell, keyboard, change given and coins put in drawer, drawer closed - 1966 (9A,reprocessed)

Aircraft: Beaufighters - Interior, start with orders, warm up and switch off. (Bristol Beaufighter, World War II)

Purple Sandpiper (Calidris Maritima) - Mc-medium close-up calls from a flock of at lest 20 birds, waves splashing on rocks. Engine hum in background is less noticeable towards end.

Great Skua (Catharacta Skua) - Flight alarm calls and attacking dives close-up. Skylarks mp. Distant golden plovers. Very windy background.

Orang Utan (Pongo Pygmaeus) - Mid afternoon. Single moving through branches. Birds and insects in background.

Black-tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys Ludovicianus) - close-up 'jump' calls. Birds in distance. Insects buzzing.

Forest Atmosphere - Either squabbling monkeys or macaws (recordist not sure) hidden in dense canopy. NB: Day and month of recording is not known.

Chacma Baboon  (Papio Ursinus) - Male growling while eating in an exposed situation. Exact date unknown. Between Dec.1980-Nov. 1981

Fruit Bat (Rousettus Sp) - chatter of large number of bats in mouth of cave, with occasional voices of temple worshippers

Continental Telephones: Engaged Tones - German telephone ringing tone. (As heard from London.)

Parson Bird (Prosthemadera Novaeseelandiae) - close-up calls & song from parson birds with whistling & staccato notes. Also sounds of wingbeats from parson birds. background calls from other bird species including bellbirds & New Zealand grey flyeater. Occasional buzz from insects. N.B. Exact date & location of t

Footsteps On Stone: Walking (Slight Echo) - Walking, 1 man on stone. (With approach and stop, slight echo)

Frog Spp (Anura) - close-up frog chorus, several species with dog barking in distance

Tiger Moth Light Aircraft (Single Piston Engine, Open Cockpit) (Exterior) - Exterior, take off. (Tiger Moth Light Aircraft, Single piston engine; open cockpit)

Sperm Whales (Physeter Catodon) - Sperm whales producing echolocation clicks. Also whistles & warbling. Hydrophone recording. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Bang! - 5.6mm light support weapon firing. (Distant perspective.)

Riverside - close-up fast flowing, shallow river with rocks. Calls from brown dippers in river. Distant bird calls from bank. Aircraft at end.

Himalayan Snowcock (Tetraogallus Himalayensis) - Approaching flight calls from snowcock. Brief sounds of wings, then calls continue in background. Also some calls from other bird species. Constant sounds of wind. Recorded at altitude of 18300 ft.

Trains 2 - Signal box closing down, with signal received and acknowledged.

Circus - Big top crowd atmosphere, mainly indistinct speech with generator in background.

De Havilland Comet DH 106, exterior, landing. (Medium/long-range airliner, 4 jet engines.)

Rainforest Atmosphere - Recorded in early morning at 6.00am. medium distance & background calls from many bird species, mainly clucking & whistles. Also sounds of insects. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Prairie/badlands - Summer: 0617hrs Field Sparrow, Western Meadowlark, crickets, Rufous-sided Towhee and American Crows, distant Mourning Dove.

Sandhoppers (Talitridae) - sandhoppers jumping up off seaweed at strandline; gulls and seawash in background

Motor Car: 1960 Ford Anglia (Interior) - Interior, slow down, stop, switch off. (1960 Ford Anglia)

Ring-tailed Lemur - medium close-up howling calls from male. Grunts and other calls from other members of the troop.

Orange Tailed Shama (Copsychus Pyrrhopygus) - medium distance to background musical whistling song from shama. Loud, shrill stridulation from cicadas.

Gray-breasted (Mexican) Jay (Aphelocoma Ultramarina) - MC calls from several, Canyon Wren and distant Canyon Frogs in background, stream, Brown-crested Flycatcher and other birds.

Household 2 - Electricity meter - 2 one-silling pieces inserted.

Livestock 2 - Cattle, cows mooing in yard with some birdsong, loud moo (close perspective), others move round yard.

Rain Atmosphere - rain in woodland (generic) [unidentified hum during first part of rec]

Trains - Diesel Goods Train passes under bridge right to left, followed by Inter City 125.

Tonga Flying Fox (Pteropus Tonganus) - medium close-up calls from an adult. Slight wind in trees. Crickets and cicadas. medium distance calls from polynesian triller. Distant surf.

Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias Hybrida) - close-up calls in colony. Other birds and frogs in distance.

Trawler - Trawler engine running, close perspective recording. (Diesel engine, possibly recorded in engine room.)

Tropical Seasonal Forest Atmosphere - medium distance shrill calls from bird. background quieter calls from other bird species. Also some sounds of insects.

Traffic: Hammersmith - Fairly heavy traffic on main road, with some footsteps. (Hammersmith, London.)

Blacksmith Plover (Anitibyx Armatus) - close-up anxiety calls from a pair of birds. Wildebeest grunting in background. Distant larks.

Electronically Generated Sounds - Motor starts into constant run. (Futuristic Spot Effect.)

Riverside Atmosphere - Cicada chorus. Macaques squabbling in the distance. Birds calling in the distance. NB: Day and month of recording is not specified.

Ecclesiastical Effects 2 - St. Mary-Le-Bow, exterior, Stedman Cinques finish, with traffic and birdsong - July 1976 (2B4, reprocessed )

Children - Babies & Infants - Baby boy crying, two weeks old, some hiccoughs and snuffles - 1984 (8B1, reprocessed)

Rose-ringed Parakeet (Psittacula Krameri) - Calls medium close-up, with Long-Tailed Glossy Starling, Pied Crow, Gonolek and Speckled Pigeon.

Brown Headed Cowbird (Molothrus Ater) - Recorded in outdoor aviary. medium close-up to background calls & song from cowbird. Also sounds of wingbeats. background sounds of crickets. Occasional distant calls from other bird species.

Greylag Goose (Anser Anser) - close-up - distant flight calls from a pair flying in wide circle around marsh. Lapwing and curlew in background. (Probably better in mono).

Bonelli's Warbler (Phylloscopus Bonelli) - Song medium close-up with Nightingale.

Flying Foxes (Pteropus Spp) - close-up-medium distance calls in a mixed colony - little red flying fox (P. scapulatus) grey-headed flying fox (P. poliocephalus) black flying fox (P. alecto) Crow calls in background.

Building Work - Atmosphere on large building site with engines running and miscellaneous bustle.

Little Grass Frog (Limnaoedus Ocularis) - medium close-up calls(clicks), a few croaks. Bobwhite calling in background. Other birds in distance. Hissing.

Buses - Bell sounded 3 times on a full coach, London Green Line Coach.

Brantley B2b 2-seater Helicopter (Exterior) (3-bladed Rotor; 180 H.p. Lycoming Engine) - Brantley B2B, exterior, start, warm up, take off. (2-seater helicopter with 3 bladed rotor, 180 h.p. Lycoming engine.)

Thailand 1 - Khao Yai National Park, nightime forest atmosphere under deep canopy, very still with insects.

Saracen Or Saladin Armoured Car (Exterior) - Armoured Car, interior, start, reversing, into constant run, stop, switch off. (Alvis Saracen or Saladin armoured car - both use same chassis.)

Gelada Baboon (Theropithecus Gelada) - close-up calls; shrill barking

Brown Dipper (Cinclus Pallasii) - MP-medium close-up alarm calls and medium close-up-close-up flight alarm calls from two birds. Loud river sounds.

Mute Swan (Cygnus Olor) - Mute swans flying overhead. Whooper swans & ducks calling in background from roost site.

Whitehead (Mohoua Albicilla) - close-up calls and song from a feeding party. Sounds of falling twigs and birds searching for food. Cicadas. Bellbirds and tuis in background. Also suitable for North Island woodland atmosphere.

Footsteps On Country Road: Running - Footsteps on Country Road, two men running, with approach & stop.

Rowing: 1st Century Slave Galley - First century slave galley, rowing with start and stop in close perspective. (Specially created)

Lakeside - Sunrise. Many birds singing and calling,frogs calling. Dominant birds are white-browed sparrow weavers, also white browed coucals, crested francolins,grey backed cameroptera, african fish eagle, fan tailed raven and hadada ibis with many others. Hippo cal

Footsteps Up Stone Stairs (Slight Echo) - Footsteps up stone stairs, 1 woman. (With approach and stop, slight echo)

Satin Bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus Violaceus) - Calls and aggressive calls from male chasing other males away from bower, movement sounds. Enticement calls and lots of movement. Display calls when female appears and mimicry, including kookaburra near end. More enticement calls at end. Birds in background, mor

Domestic Clock - Grandfather Clock with St Michael's chimes, striking half past the hour.

Golden Eagle (Aquila Chrysaetos) - Agitated "trilling" calls. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Rainforest - Midday. Loud cicadas. Birds singing in background. Wind in canopy.

Motor Car: 1929 Riley 9 H.p. Saloon (Interior) - Interior, slow down to stop. (Riley 9 h.p. saloon, 1929 model)

Peccary (Tavassu Angulatus) - close-up grunting, sniffing and movement sounds from several while foraging. Gila Woodpecker calls in distance, also Cactus Wren and Gambels Quail.

Aylesbury Market - General atmosphere with trolleys. (Covent Garden)

White Pelican (Pelecanus Onocrotalus) - medium close-up sound of hundreds of pelicans `thermaling'. Calls from individual pelicans in flight. Some bill clicks. Calls from cisticolas and larks. Flies buzzing.

Geyser Atmosphere - Geyser. close-up bubbling sounds, several different sounds including steam escaping.

Religion In Britain - Congregation going to communion, Lichfield Cathedral - footsteps, shuffling, coughing and occasional whispered speech

Coniferous Woodland - Late Spring: Midday Rather neutral, with black eared wheatear, black kite, bees and hover flies

Exterior Atmospheres - City Park on a breezy day, near a pond with ducks, moorhens and geese.

Rain - Heavy rain with water dripping into puddles on ground. Rain gradually eases.

Boeing 747 Jet Aircraft (Interior) - Boeing 747 'Jumbo Jet', interior, descent, touch down at 5'20", taxi. (Long-range airliner, 4 jet engines.)

Fox Hunting: Quorn Hunt - Huntsman cries three times. (Quorn Hunt.)

Bokmakierie Shrike (Telophorus Zeylonis) - medium close-up musical whistling calls from shrike. Distant traffic rumble.

Savanna:acacia Scrub - Early morning:06.17 Many birds calling, including doves, starlings, weavers, finches etc. Snorts from marabous.

Wamba Indigenous Music - close-up solo child singing unaccompanied except by insects

Time - Clocks & Bells - French clock (late 19th Century) - strikes 12

Song Thrush (Turdus Philomelos) - close-up song. Skylark in distance. Occasional distant calls from linnets and greenfinches.

Green Vervet Monkey (Cercopithecus Aethiops) - Several leaping through trees and bushes not vocalising

Asian Openbill Stork (Anastomus Oscitans) - Very busy colony atmosphere with many calls from storks. Some distinct calls from chicks.

Local Steam Trains - Doors close, local train leaves station. (Southern Region steam train.)

Short-toed Treecreeper (Certhia Brachydactyla) - Song medium close-up.

Shops - Shopping precinct - Chatter, footsteps, etc - close perspective, Stevenage, April 1970.

Goliath Heron (Ardea Goliath) - medium close-up flight alarm call. Other birds and insects in background.

Sea Cliffs - Cove with stacks. Loud calls from kittiwakes - a variety of different calls. Guillemots calling. Occasional calls from fulmars and shags. Echo of calls from cliffs. Surf medium distance - medium close-up.

Electric Typewriter (Live Acoustic) - Electric Typewriter: Close Perspective, loading & unloading paper.

Canyon Atmosphere - Spring; Day Canyon atmosphere, Fan-tailed Raven, House Bunting, flies etc. Wind gusting. Also Lesser Whitethroat.

Rook (Corvus Frugilegus) - Dawn in the Rookery at treetop height, with Blackbird, Blackcap, Blue Tit, Jackdaw and Pheasant and rest of dawn chorus.

Cicada (Cicadidae Family) - close-up shrill stridulation from cicada. Distant calls from birds.

Merton College Clock, Oxford - Merton College clock striking twelve o'clock.

Newspapers - Transmission and reception, rec. in picture transmitting and receiving room of a daily national newspaper.

Red-wattled Lapwing (Vanellus Indicus) - Anxiety calls medium close-up with other birds, distant traffic, car horns and voices. Windy and hissy.

White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia Albicollis) - close-up song. Black-capped chickadees and other birds in background. Stream rippling and wind in trees.

Interiors - Concert Halls - Concert Hall - atmosphere of small audience as auditorium gradually fills - 1981 (1Cl5,reprocessed)

Steam Train (4-6-0 Locomotive, No. 5231) Exterior - Steam Train: 4-6-0 locomotive, no. 5231, exterior,  approaches and stops.

Winter Sports - Curling, stone approaches with sweeping & strike.

Southern Ground Hornbill (Bucorvus Leadbeateri) - medium distance loud calls, from one at first, then two. Various other birds in background including plovers. NB:Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Ambulances - Ambulance, exterior, horn only. (No ambulance sounds, close perspective.) (Bedford ambulance.)

Snow Goose (Chen Caerulescens) - close-up calls from a large flock of about 3,000 birds taking off and circling.

India And Nepal - City Life - Deccan Queen Express Train from Bombay to Poona, interior, with train waiting at station with quiet chat, train leaves, constant run with chat & hawkers.

Interiors - Various 1 - Constant background of indistinct speech with occasional footsteps in a courtroom - 1966 (37A,reprocessed)

Thames Sailing Barge: Wooden - Thames Wooden Sailing Barge: Underway, force 5 wind, recorded at bows, wind roars across canvas sails, some spray, tack and sails flap

Coastal Forest - Morning. Several birds calling, prominent are African scimitarbills and tropical boubous. Insects.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Song from russet-backed oropendolas. background calls from yellow-rumped caciques and other bird species.

Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus Niloticus) - Newly hatched crocodiles calling and scraping in the nest. NB: Exact date of recording unknown.

Narrow-gauge Light Railway (Exterior) - Narrow-Gauge Light Railway, exterior, steam, train leaves station.

Equestrian Events - Show Jumping, one horse jumps & knocks fence.

Razorbill (Alca Torda) - Sounds of take-off and close-up annoyance calls from two birds, repeated three times. Guillemots, kittiwakes, arctic tern and herring gulls in background. Distant surf.

India: General Backgrounds - Pushkar bazaar, general atmosphere.

Cowbells - close-up calls and whistles of herders and cowbells. Dog barks occasionally in background.

World War 2 - 1 - Lands on ship,high speed revving,taxis forward,cuts out engine,occasional voices(reprocessed)

Natural Atmospheres 1 - Farmstead in Summer, early morning atmosphere with Blackbird, Wren, Robin, Rooks, Woodpigeon, feral Pigeon, Chaffinch, House Sparrow, distant Peacock & sheep.

Fast Footsteps Down Metal Stairs - Footsteps Up Metal Stairs, man, fast, with approach & stop.

Peugeot 205gt 1982 1300cc Petrol (car Misfiring Quite Badly) - exterior - fast approach and skid to stop, tickover to fade

Austin Maestro Vanden Plas: Interior (Dashboard Audible Warnings) - Cars: Austin Maestro Vanden Plas, 1984 model, 1600cc. Interior, dashboard audible warnings, start and join fast traffic, window closed

Beam Fishing Trawler - Beam Fishing Trawler: On Board, Interior, wheelhouse with gears, radio telephone, track plotter.

White-fronted Tern (Sterna Striata) - close-up calls whilst being fed from juvenile and adult. Seawash in background.

Italian Trains - Railway Station in Raome, large local station, general atmosphere.

Home Textile Industries - Home Textile Industry, carding in progress.

Red Knot (Calidris Canutus) - Evening. close-up individual calls within roost. Rest of flock is quiet in background.

Comedy 2 - Execution being carried out with a block and axe - 1974 (199A, reprocessed)

Telephones - 1985: Sceptre 100 Telephone - Telephones: Viscount telephone, Ring, receiver lifted, replaced

Lakeside/woodland/meadow Atmosphere - Spring, day. Nightingale prominent. Insects, olivaceous warbler, larks, corn bunting, more nightingales.

Tui (Prosthemadura Novaeseelandiae) - medium close-up song. Distant saddleback at start. Cicadas in background.

Urban South America - Telephone office, La Paz, busy with footsteps, indistinct speech and occasional PA

Fox (Vulpes Vulpes) - Very young cubs whining and moving in straw bedding

Rainforest Atmosphere - medium close-up & background staccato calls from unidentified bird species. Distant sounds of the sea & calls from birds.

American Chatter - Large mixed crowd in a dining hall with American chatter. (Recorded at a U.S. Air Force base in England.)

Aircraft: Concorde: Exterior - Concorde, exterior, taxi in, shut down, with auxiliary power unit at end.

Forest Atmosphere - Doves and other birds calling. Cicadas and insects in background. Dripping water from trees.

6 Horses On Turf (Studio) - Six horses on turf, walk to stop. (Studio with jingle of harness)

Garden Atmosphere - Calls from graceful warbler & sparrows. medium distance croaks from dhufar toads. B/d sounds of running water in irrigation channel. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Yellow-bellied Prinia (Prinia Flaviventris) - Song medium close-up with other birds in background and cow bells in distance. Wind through reeds.

M.g. Midget Sports Car 1967 (Exterior) - Exterior, start, tickover, switch off. (Sports car, 1967 M.G. Midget)

Dial 999 - Fire hoses run and ladders erected, indistinct voices.

Black Headed Pitohui (Pitohui Dichrous) - medium distance tuneful song from black headed pitohui 0m27s & 0m41s. Also a medium close-up call from a bird of paradise. background insect stridulation & calls from other bird species.

Jesus College Clock, Oxford - Jesus College clock striking ten o'clock.

Coot (Fulica Atra) - Several calling and splashing in water great crested grebe, willow warbler and blackbird in background

Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes Forsteri) - close-up of colony with adults and chicks. Some individual calls from left and right.

Emperor Goose (Anser Canagicus) - close-up calls from goslings leaving nest, only one calling at first from adult in background. Sandhill Cranes call in distance.

Traffic 3 - Children playing in London street - car doors, traffic.

Grants's Gazelle (Gazella Granti) - Alarm snorts from a male. NB: Date of recording is between 1989 & 1990.

Marsh Harrier (Circus Aeruginosus) - Female taking off from nest close-up. Chick gives alarm call close-up. Reed warbler in distance.

Foreign Traffic: Middle East - Busy traffic in Middle Eastern town, with pauses, horns, speech. (Wide perspective recording, exact location unknown.)

Domestic Clock (Bell: Heavy Mechanism) - Domestic clock striking nine o'clock. (Domestic clock with bell & heavy machanism.)

Churchyard - With song thrush, rooks, blue tit, robin, wind in trees

Fernandina's Flicker (Colaptes Fernandinae) - medium close-up buzzing calls of Fernandina's flicker whilst feeding at nest.

Ford Anglia 105e Van (1963, 997cc): Interior - Motor Van: Door Opens, Driver Gets In, door closes, interior, (Ford Anglia 105E, 1963 model, 997cc).

Copper Rumped Hummingbird (Amazilia Tobaci) - medium close-up calls. Other birds in background. Slight wind in trees. NB: Date of this recording is unknown

World War I Army Drill - World War I Army Drill, troops moving through mud. (No orders.)

Electronic Sounds - Alarm sounded. (Specially created electronic sound.)

Madagascar Harrier Hawk (Polyboroides Radiatus) - MC calls, other birds in distance.

Capybara (Hydrochoerus Hydrochaeris) - medium close-up shrill calls from 2 week old capybara at start & end of recording. background night llanos atmosphere.

Textiles - Stitching four 10-inch seams, with turns, cutting cotton, scissors being put down (Treadle machine c.1920).

Ford Anglia 105e Van (1963, 997cc): Interior - Motor Van: On Gravel, approach and stop, exterior, (Ford Anglia 105E, 1963 model, 997cc).

Triumph Tr3 Sports Car, 1957 (Interior) - Interior, slow down, stop, switch off. (TR3 Sports Car, 1957 model)

Domestic Clock: Double-strike (Heavy Mechanism) - Domestic clock striking twelve o'clock. (Domestic clock with heavy double-strike mechanism.)

Oil & Petrol - Rumble of deisel engines - 25 yd from oil rig (Patagonia, Delta region 1970).

Marshland - AUTUMN: EARLY MORNING With geese, red winged blackbird song and call.

House Sparrow (Passer Domesticus) - Morning chorus at roost medium close-up. NB: Date of recording not known.

White-tailed Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus Albicilla) - Distant calls from single bird and then a pair. Other birds calling including magpie, great tit, Cetti's warbler and crow. Woodpecker drumming. Slight wind in trees.

Kirk's Dik Dik (Madoqua Kirki) - close-up alarm calls from a pair. Crickets, weavers and other birds in background.

Domestic Horse (Equus Caballus) - close-up sounds of four horses galloping down track in forest.

Horses On Turf - Horses: Three Panting close up, gallop away at end.

White Faced Shearwater (Calonectris Leucomelas) - Colony of roosting shearwaters at night. medium distance calls from individuals. background caws & whistles from rest of colony. Recorded in forest. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Crimson Rosella (Platycercus Elegans) - medium distance ringing calls from rosella. Also calls from other bird species. Very distant sounds of traffic. N.B. Date of this recording is unknown.

Outdoor Crowds (30 People) - One burst of mixed cheering. (Thirty people.)

Great Kiskadee (Pitangus Sulphuratus) - medium close-up loud calls from two. Other birds and crickets in background.

Waste Disposal - Municipal incinerator - Hydraulic power pack, combustion chamber, clinker conveyor.

Aircraft - Douglas DC3 Dakota, Aircraft, interior, level flight, cockpit.

New Zealand - The Natural World 1 - Marble terrace, Waimangu Volcanic Valley (NZ)

Pygmy Chimpanzee (Pan Paniscus) - Distant crying. Some movement in foliage.

Slow Flowing River - Spring: Nightingale, Greenfinch, Turtle Doves, Dogs, some village noise in distance with cows and Little Owl.

Harpy Eagle (Harpia Harpyja) - medium close-up calls from eagle near nest. Occasional close-up sounds of breathing. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Suburbia 2 And Skylines - Small town in summer - with birds, distant traffic and some speech - 1980 (1B9, reprocessed) (technical note - to be used at low level)

Lesser Short-toed Lark (Calandrella Rufescens) - Song, with another in distance.

Guillemot (Uria Aalge) - Breeding colony - calls. with kittiwakes.

Indoor Wrestling - Shouts of encouragement at a wrestling match.

U.s. Space Ship Launching - NASA Space Ship Launch, warning signal & launch, with engine background.

Red-breasted Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus Rubber) - adult near nest about to feed chick; chick calling in background and lapping water in background

Golden Whistler (Pachycephala Pectoralis) - P.p.torquata close-up song. Other birds and cicadas in distance. Water dripping on leaves occasionally.

Beach Atmosphere - Recorded from back of beach. Sound of breaking waves.

Slow Footsteps Down Wooden Stairs - Footsteps Down Wooden Stairs, two men & one woman, slow, departing.

Balliol College Clock, Oxford - Balliol College clock striking nine o'clock.

Ammunition Factory - Ammunition Factory, cartridge capping machine in operation.

British Birds 2 - Nuthatch, calls, with chiffchaff, blackbird, wren, blue tit and chaffinch in distance.

Chacma Baboon  (Papio Ursinus) - Screaming, medium close-up. Exact date unknown. December 1980 to November 1981

World War Ii: Air Raids: London At Night - Night raid on London, distant anti-aircraft fire, bomb falls, drone of plane.

Bmc Mini Car 1966 (848cc) (Interior) - Interior, 1 door closing. (1966 848cc BMC Mini car)

Tropical Seasonal Forest Atmosphere - Fairly neutral atmosphere with sounds of wind in trees. Stridulating insects, which go quiet around 0m50s. Sounds of wind in trees, particulaly at end of recording.

Sports Crowd - Sports crowd at German sports meeting. (Location unknown.)

Wood Lark (Lullula Arborea) - close-up song from a bird on the ground. Flies off at end of recording. Other birds in nearby woodland. Train passes at start of recording. Some distant aircraft noise.

Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopus Major) - Adult feeding young

Peregrine Falcon (Falco Peregrinus) - medium close-up sounds of two chicks feeding on prey just bought in by adult. Mc - close-up calls from jackdaw adults & chicks in quarry. Wren sings mc, wood- pigeon in distance. Some traffic noise. Oystercatcher flies over calling.

Town Centre - Late Spring: Early Morning - With house sparrows, swifts, house martins, spotless starlings and occasional traffic, voices and town clock chiming

Prairie/woodland Edge - Early morning. Wind in grass and trees, crickets, Eastern Wood Pewee, grackles and other birds calling from Woodland.

Monsoon Forest Atmosphere - Neutral atmosphere with mainly bank mynahs producing calls constantly. background calls from night heron & doves. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Eurostar - Second class compartment before departure (announcements at 0'40", door close signal at 2'14")

Frankincense Collection - close-up sounds of bark being cut from frankincense tree. Occasional insect buzz.

Chatter: Women - Small crowd, mainly women, quiet continuous conversation with occassional rattle of teacups.

Motor Car: Ford Cortina 1500c 1969 Model: Interior - Cars: Ford Cortina 1500cc 1969 model. Interior, start, run on country road, stop.

Modern Agricultural Machinery & Vehicles - Land Rover, interior, driven over rough track, put into four wheel drive & later disengaged from four wheel drive. (Land Rover, Long Wheel Base, 109" Safari Diesel, Series 2A, 1967.)

Rainforest Atmosphere - Atmosphere with calls from many bird species including deep hoots from imperial pigeon(Ducula genus, exact species unknown). Also sounds of stridulating cicadas.

Livestock 2 - Chickens, loud cockerel, hens moving round hen-house, with some wind in trees & dog barking occasionally in background. (Microphone outside hen-house.)

Barn Doors (Wooden) - Wooden barn door. Heavy door closed (interior)

Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius Phoeniceus) - close-up song from flock in bushes about mid-day.

Public Houses - Public House: Mixed chatter, distant crockery sounds.

Ships And Boats 1 - Lifeboat, launch. (Recorded on board.) (48ft 6in Oakley class self-righting boat, RNLB 'Charles Henry'.)

Feral Rock Dove (Columba Livia) - Pigeons in pigeon loft cooing. Wingflaps from pigeons arriving and taking off.

Triumph 650 Cc Motor Cycle - Triumph 650cc twin, start, tickover, revving, switch off.

Wildebeest (Connochaetes Taurinus) - Calf calling With swallows calling

Scottish Crossbill (Loxia Scotica) - close-up calls and feeding contact calls. Sounds of wingbeats. High pitched calls from immatures. Very high pitched call could be an awareness call. Sounds of cones falling after crossbills have fed. Chaffinch in background. Wind gusting in trees.

Grassland - Day. Many birds singing and calling including dunnock, redpoll, silvereyes, greenfinch, skylark, goldfinch, song thrush, yellowhammer and blackbird. Wind in grass and bushes. Also suitable for farmland, open scrub areas and coastal dune interior.

Tropical Seasonal Forest Atmosphere - Recorded in forest interior. Sounds of wind in trees & calling/singing from many bird species.

Bare Throated Bellbird (Procnias Nudicollis) - Loud metallic calls from male bellbird. background calls from other bird species. N.B. Recorded in captivity.

Cultivated Land Atmosphere - With red-wattled lapwing and white-breasted waterhens. BBC compilation. NB:Date of recording unknown.

Hummingbirds (Trochilidae Family) - Some close-up calls & sounds of wings from hummingbirds. background calls from many other bird species. Stridulating insects. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Caving & Pot-holing - Man climbing ladder quickly in a cave with rubber boots.

Cuckoo Clock (Cuckoo Only) - Cuckoo clock striking four o'clock. (Cuckoo only.)

White Tailed Bumble Bee (Bombus Terrestris) - Trapped inside window close-up recorded indoors

Tropical Deciduous Forest Atmosphere - Various bird calls m/d & distant. Slight mike bumping from wind. Possible v.distant engine humming.

Bridge Building: London Bridge - General atmosphere, drilling, hammering with some voices. (Construction of London Bridge, 1969)

Hooded Warbler (Wilsonia Citrina) - medium close-up song, other birds in distance, distant stream.

Village In Thunder Storm Atmosphere - Thunder, rain on leaves. Black parrot calls, cockerel crowing. Village sounds.

Chatter: Outdoor Restaurant - Large busy restaurant serving New Years Eve meal.

Common Zebra (Equus Burchelli) - medium close-up braying, others in distance; larks and other birds in background.

Spotted Hyaena (Crocuta Crocuta) - Adults with cubs growling wildebeest calling then galloping off

Motor Car: Ford Cortina 1600 (Exterior) - Ford Cortina 1600, exterior, self starter, tickover, stop. (Recorded at exhaust end, 1600cc engine.)

Wolf (Canis Lupus) - Pack howling and whining close-up. Others in distance. Hawk owl calls at end of recording. N.B The precise date of this recording is unknown.

Common Bulbul (Pycnonotus Barbatus) - Song close-up, with dove and insects in background.

Maasai Tribe - Masai dancers. Three men chanting repetitively. Low-pitched.

Household Effects: Gas Appliances - A gas water boiler lit, burns.

Barred Antshrike (Thamnophilus Doliatis) - Creaking alarm calls from antshrike. Distant calls from many other bird species. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown. Occasional bumps.

Lambretta Motor Scooter, 1968 (Exterior) - Lambretta Scooter, seven false starts.

Sea Coast: Mud Or Sand Flats - EARLY SPRING: EARLY MORNING With chaffinch, wren, curlew, redshank, oystercatcher, shelduck, black-headed gull

Baby (Girl) - 28 week old baby girl, gurgling and blowing bubbles

Beech Forest Atmosphere - Southern beech forest - Early Morning. Bird song (not high), wind.

Rattling Cisticola (Cisticola Chiniana) - close-up song, Coqui Francolin, Ring-necked Doves, Brown Babblers and African Mourning Doves in background.

Austin A35 Van 1968 (Interior) - Interior, start, reversing, stop, switch off. (1968 Austin A35 Van)

Grey Phalarope (Phalaropus Fulicarius) - Male territorial calls medium close-up. (Slightly windy in places).

Great Tit (Parus Major) - medium close-up song. Oriental cuckoo in background. Rain falling on leaves in background.

Buff-necked Ibis (Theristicus Caudatus) - close-up single calls from a close bird, other calling in flight in background. Some medium distance wind.

Supermarket - Supermarket, general atmosphere with voices & staff labelling goods.

Mountain Forest Atmosphere - Pre dawn recording (approx. 4.00am). Calls from many bird species, including common hawk cuckoo. Very distant sounds of running water.

Eastern Dwarf Mongoose (Helogale Undulata) - close-up soft social calls, contact calls and alarm calls, in wall burrow from a group of 10-12 movement sounds. Distant generator. Children and weavers. Many clear bits.

Windy Atmosphere - Wind in trees. Quiet call from white throated capuchin at 0m30s.

Himalayan Rubythroat (Erithacus Pectoralis) - medium close-up song. Distant calls from Himalayan snowcock, red-fronted serins and other birds. Slight wind in bushes.

Leicester Tram (Interior) - Leicester Tram, interior, slow down to stop. (Tram built 1904.)

Engines & Machinery - Single-Cylinder Engine, slow down to stop. (1932, 50 h.p.)

Marshland Atmosphere - This is a night-time recording. Frog & cricket chorus. Slight wind in vegetation at times.

Sailing Dinghy - Under sail with wind in gusts. (Sailing dinghy)

House Sparrow (Passer Domesticus) - Territorial call close-up, with Hoopoe and grasshoppers in background.

Audubon's Shearwater (Puffinus Lherminieri) - Calls close-up at nesting burrow (Surf in distance).

Guira Cuckoo (Guira Guira) - Song with other birds in background NB: Exact date in 1980 unknown

Cricket Sp - close-up Stridulating in grass. Leaves falling. American crow calling. Hum from bees.

Fieldfare (Turdus Pilaris) - Rattling alarm calls from fieldfare. Calls continue whilst bird flies away from right to left.

Wetlands Atmosphere - Low-lying Marshy Pasture: Winter; Early Morning Gale, lapping water & distant Curlews. Salt-marsh.

Paddle Steamer (2400 H.p.) - Telegraph bell signals. Slow engines, various bell sequences. Engines gather speed.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Neutral atmosphere recorded during late afternoon(just before sunset). medium distance to distant sounds of stridulation from many insects. background calls from birds. Occasional rustles/twig snaps. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unnknown.

Domestic Clock (Double-strike On Wood) - Domestic clock striking eleven o'clock. (Domestic clock with double-strike on wood.)

Adventure - Climbing, ascending rock face from climbers perspective, with chinks of equipment on rock, etc.

Gunfire - 7.62mm tank machine gun firing. (Recorded inside tank.)

Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella Magna) - close-up song, another in background, very distant cattle at times.

House Crow (Corvus Splendens) - Calls MP, with others in background.

Wedge Capped Capuchin (Cebus Olivaceous) - medium close-up calls from juveniles squabbling in trees. Birds and insects in distance.

Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga Leonina) - close-up snores and sighs from sleeping female. Pup calls nearby. Others call in background. Waves lapping shore. Distant sound of generator.

Animals - Cows and calves grazing. (Animal sounds, birdsong and some distant traffic in distance)

Guillemot (Uria Aalge) - close-up, loud crowing call. Calls from kittiwakes, razorbills, rock pipit, herring gulls, terns and fulmars.

Whooper Swan (Cygnus Cygnus) - Calls & arrival calls close-up-medium distance from birds on water & those flying in, barnacle geese faintly in distance.

Gannet (Sula Bassana) - Colony medium close-up, herring gull in background. (NB this recording is also included in NHC000024 Tr06)

Exterior Crowds 1 - Group of boys assembling, with speech, laughter and footsteps on gravel - 1968 (40E,reprocessed)

Dusky Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus Obscurus) - Hydrophone recording. Squeaking vocalisations & clear echolocation clicks from dolphins. background sounds of swirling water.

Gaming Club - A game of roulette being played in a club, quiet atmosphere, English male croupier.

American Wapiti (Cervus Elaphus) - medium close-up alarm call from a female. Wind in grass. Crickets and birds in background. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

British Rail High Speed Train (Inter-city 125) (Exterior) - Inter-City 125. exterior, fast pass with horn. (British Rail High Speed Train, Diesel engine.)

Singing Cisticola (Cisticola Cantans) - close-up song from a single bird, other birds in distance.

Striated Green Heron (Butorides Striatus) - medium close-up calls, Moorhen in background.

Caving & Potholing - Ladder thrown down pitch, medium perspective.

Sheet Metal Engineering - Sheet metal engineering, sheet metal cut by guillotine.

Stream Atmosphere - close-up sounds of stream flowing over rocks. Good bubbling & splashing noises. Constant, very clean sounds. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Glassworks: Sheet Glass And Bottles - Glassworks, processing plant operating, cutting & returning broken glass.

Turquoise Browed Motmot (Eumomota Supercilliosa) - medium close-up calls from motmot with distant replies. background sounds of many other birds & insects.

Shelduck (Tadorna Tadorna) - medium close-up courtship calls. medium distance redshank, black-headed gulls and heavy surf.

Office & Printing - Gordon gotch collating machine (stacks printed sheets), 1968.

Savanna - Late Spring: Midday - With crickets, bush crickets, cattle, southern lapwings, lambs and cowboys

Pheasant Shoot - Clay Pigeon Shoot, Marker calling Singles, shooters call, shots & other atmosphere.

Long-tailed Duck (Clangula Hyemalis) - medium close-up calls from female with chicks, mild alarm, water splashing at start. Lapland Buntings and distant Black-throated Diver in background. Insects buzzing.

Black-tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys Ludovicianus) - close-up alarm calls from look-out. Slight wind in background.

Arfak Parotia (Parotia Sefilata) - 8 squawks at intervals, some very loud, from male calling above display court.

Pied Crow (Corvus Albus) - medium close-up calls from a single bird, wind in trees, another in distance.

Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius Phoeniceus) - medium close-up calls from a party flying over. Crickets in background.

Farmland:autumn:morning - Atmosphere by hedgerow. Song sparrows, American goldfinch, cockerel, dog, American crows, Carolina wren, & Carolina chickadees.

Communications - BT Dial Payphone, telephone ringing in callbox.

Lesser Bird Of Paradise (Paradisaea Minor) - close-up calls from one bird at start, then calls from several,close and distant, and rustling feathers, a little distortion on the last call. Parrots and other birds in background. Cicadas and crickets. Recorded in captivity.

Sacred Kingfisher (Halycon Sancta) - medium close-up calls from juveniles in nest hole in tree. More intense calls near end. Adult calls medium distance. Bellbirds and other birds in background. Cicadas in background. Slight wind in trees.

Coyote (Canis Latrans) - Distant barking from two, one clearer than other. Calls echo around valley Green tailed towhee, American robin and snipe also call.

Fenland Atmosphere - Late spring Early morning Close perspective reed-bed with reeds rustling in the breeze & drone-flies humming close-up.

Corn Bunting (Emberiza Calandra) - Adult flies to and from nest, with call of fledgling and anxiety calls of remaining adult at nest close-up.

Interiors - Various 2 - Fish market, automatic fish landing machinery (rec. Grimsby) - 1984 (7F1,reprocessed)

Liontail Macaque (Macaca Silenus) - Stuttering calls of macaque after mating. Also some softer calls & sounds of movement from macaques. Sounds of birds including prominent whistles. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown. Also known as Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary.

African Buffalo (Synceros Caffer) - close-up sounds from a large herd, mainly standing and staring. Movement in herd and slapping sounds from hitting ears on side of neck, some grunts. Calls from Yellow Wagtails and Red-Bellied Oxpeckers, insects humming.

Setrite Push-button Ticket Machine - Setrite Push-Button Ticket Machine, 3/7d. inserted.

Schools / Crowds - Primary School, lunchtime atmosphere in school hall, lunchtime, mixed infants to 11 year olds, school bell rung (at 2m34s).

Bond Sports Car (C. 1970) - Cars: Bond sports car, 1970. Start, constant run, stop

Marshland - In damp area of marsh with tall rushes and grasses. Frog chorus mc, crickets and insects, distant dove.

Ships & Tugs: Whistles & Sirens - Ships' whistles & sirens sounded together.

Fumarole Atmosphere - close-up sulphur fumarole. Constant whooshing sounds of volcanic gases.

British Rural Backgrounds 1 - Countryside, March, dusk, 1977 (1B13 ,reprocessed)

Boat-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus Major) - AND COMMON GRACKLE (QUISCALUS QUISCULA) MC flock calls while feeding in trees. With crickets.

Malaysian Tree Pie (Dendrocitta Occipitalis Cinerascens) - Call and alarm calls medium close-up and close-up. Strong wind in trees.

Electronically Generated Sounds - Sliding door, medium, no hum. (Futuristic Spot Effect.)

700 People In Large Hall - 700 people in a large hall. (Recorded in House of Lords during the opening of Parliament)

Outdoor Clock - Church clock striking, 5 o'clock. (All Saints Church)

Boreal Forest Atmosphere - Crickets chorus, insects and birds - mainly red-eyed vireos and white throated sparrow, wind in trees, distant stream. Area of broad leaf and spruce. Evening

House Martin (Delichon Urbica) - Pair feeding nestlings in sea cliff nest (with distant fulmars)

Ships And Boats 2 - Sailing Dinghy, pumping water from dinghy with hand-pump.

Police Car (Jaguar: Interior) - Police car, interior, bell on its own. (Jaguar police car.)

Drongo Cuckoo (Surniculus Lugubris) - Calls, with cicadas and Bulbul in background.

Livestock 1 - Piglets, interior, suckling. (Close perspective recording, some flies heard on microphone.)

Lakeside Atmosphere - Spring. Lakeside atmosphere from mountain. Wren, blackbird, great reed warbler, Sardinian warbler and frogs. Water lapping.

Cloud Forest Atmosphere - Neutral atmosphere recorded at 8.15 a.m. Sounds water dripping on foliage. medium distance to distant calls from various bird species. Distant sounds of runing water.

Domestic Clock: Double-strike - Domestic clock striking ten o'clock. (Domestic clock with double-strike mechanism.)

Domestic Dog (Canis Familiaris) - Studio recording of collie dog (exact breed unknown). Quiet, rhythmic panting.

White-eyed Vireo (Vireo Griseus) - close-up song and song variations, Rufous-sided Towhee in background, other birds in distance.

Horses 1 - Horses in stables whickering to one another & moving around stable, whickering in earnest, frantic calling.

Heronry - LATE SPRING: EVENING Heronry atmosphere, with wind in trees & some aircraft.

Warbling Vireo  (Vireo Gilvus) - close-up song, other birds in distance. Slight wind in trees.

Motor Car: Morris Bullnose, 1922 (Exterior) - Exterior, approach, revving, switch off. (11.9 hp side valve Hotchkiss engine. 1922 Morris Bullnose.)

Clark's Nutcracker (Nucifraga Columbiana) - medium close-up calls from two birds, slight wind in trees.

Water 4 - Heavy stream trickling fast in confined space (1W12,reprocessed)

Forest Atmosphere - Winter: Day Various birds singing and calling, crickets in background.

South America - Rural & Urban Atmospheres - Bus station - Porto Alegre

Tropical Evergreen Rain (Cloud) Forest - Autumn: Morning - With bush crickets, three wattled bellbird and other species

Crested Lark (Galerida Cristata) - Song close-up of perched male

5-7 Cwt Bedford Light Van (Interior) - Interior, hand brake on and off. (Bedford light van.)

Tasmanian Devil (Sarcophilus Harrisi) - Two snarling, sniffing and eating carcass

Children - Singing Games & School - A group of junior schoolchildren in gymnasium - 1982 (3C11, reprocessed)

Rufous-sided Towhee (Pipilo Erythrophthalmus) - medium close-up contact calls and foraging in dry leaves, a second bird approaches and sings.

Newton's Golden Bowerbird (Prionodura Newtoniana) - medium close-up 'rattle` calls. Other birds in background.

Indoor Swimming Bath - Indoor Swimming Pool, general atmosphere, uncrowded with  dives & splashes.

Magellanic Woodpecker (Campephilus Magellanicus) - medium distance calls, wingbeats & brief hammering from woodpecker. background sounds of wind in trees & calls from other bird species.

French Traffic - Traffic: A fire engine passing through side streets.

Motor Car Accessories - A pair of pliers dropped. (Car accessory)

Stream Atmosphere - close-up sounds of small rapids. Liquid/gurgling sounds of fast flowing stream in rainforest. Some birdsong & calls towards end of track. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Office Equipment, Business & Control Areas - Cash dispenser operating

Peregrine Falcon (Falco Peregrinus) - Adult calling close-up in captivity. Some crackling movement at start. N.B This recording was made on an unspecified date during 1971.

Bbc News Sound Effects Tape (Old) - atmosphere - police and fire sirens

Vintage Motor Car: Fiat 509a Saloon: Exterior - Cars: Vintage motor car Fiat 509A saloon. Exterior, start into revving

Puffin (Fratercula Arctica) - close-up sound of chick (about 4 weeks old) moving around burrow. A few short calls, soft bill clicking and flapping wings. Jackdaws and gulls calls from outside.

Snow Petrel (Pagodroma Nivea) - close-up conversational calls between a pair at the nest. NB this was recorded between June and November 1992.

St. Paul‚äôs Cathedral Clock (Great Tom) - Great Tom clock striking 9 o'clock

Giant Otter (Pteronura Brasiliensis) - medium close-up calls from several otters while walking along side river in leaf-litter and water. Wind in trees.

Fairgrounds - Fairgrounds: Cobra rollercoaster, recorded from side of track

New Zealand Bellbird (Anthornis Melanura) - close-up wingbeats and calls from a single bird. Other bellbirds in background. Quite heavy background.

Suricate (Suricata Suricatta) - medium close-up calls from baby feeding on dead gecko.

Post Office Telephones - Telephone receiver lifted, dialling tone, dialling 7 digits, ringing tone,distant receiver lifted.

Australian Bush (Acacia Forest) Atmosphere - Busy with many calls from several bird species. Sounds of wind in trees. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Slender-billed Parakeet (Enicognathus Leptorhynchus) - Calls, with other birds and frogs in background. Windy.

Emmanuel College Clock, Cambridge - Emmanuel College clock striking four o'clock.

World War Ii: Aircraft Carriers - Turbines, full speed. World War II. (From 78 r.p.m. disc)

Large Flying Fox (Pteropus Vampyrus) - medium distance to distant calls from colony. Raucous squeals & screeches. Distant sounds of the sea.

Rook (Corvus Frugilegus) - Peaceful atmosphere in rookery, with Bumble Bee and Blue Tit.

Sandgrouse (Pteroclididae Family) - Calls from flock. Massed take off & calls from 0m56s. Some sounds of wind. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Common Peafowl (Pavo Cristatus) - Calls from male medium close-up. House sparrow occasionally in distance.

Mute Swan (Cygnus Olor) - Hissing close-up from a cob with cygnets, slight hum.

Fast Typing (Mid-distant Office Acoustic) - Fast Typing: Close office acoustic, two manual typewriters.

Interiors - Concert Halls - Full orchestra tuning, at 3'04" applause for conductor - 1972 (1C11,reprocessed)

Modern 35mm Cine Projector - Modern 35mm cine projector. Start, run, stop

Gambel's Quail (Lophortyx Gambelii) - close-up calls from two males in conflict while feeding in group, distant aircraft Cactus Wren in background.

Magdalen College Clock, Oxford - Magdalen College clock striking two o'clock.

Kerguelen Fur Seal (Arctocephalus Gazella) - Pups with cow calling in foreground. NB: exact date of recording is not specified.

Bits & Pieces - Slower dialling on Cellnet portable telephone (8 digits)

Domestic Clock: Westminster Chimes - Domestic clock striking one o'clock. (Domestic clock with Westminster chimes.)

Monk Parakeet (Myiopsitta Monachus) - Calls from flock flying over sea cliffs.

Bristol Britannina Prop-jet Airliner (Exterior) - Bristol Britannia, interior, descent. (Long/medium range airliner, four turboprop jet engines.)

Austral Parakeet (Enicognathus Ferrugineus) - Calls close-up of several birds, with other birds in background. Windy.

Marsh Frog (Rana Ridibunda) - Breeding chorus. Dying away at night.

Bornean Orang Utan (Pongo Pygmaeus Pygmaeus) - Distant long call from adult male. Calls fade to more prominent rainforest atmosphere. Loud stridulation from insects.

Punting (With Aluminium Pole) - Punting: Boarding and clambering about.

Edible Dormouse (Glis Glis) - close-up squeaks and banging sounds in confined space

Domestic Clock - Domestic Mantle Clock striking quarter past the hour. (Early 19th Century clock chimes 'B', 8 bells, 1 gong.)

Grey Hornbill (Tockus Nasutus) - close-up calls from chicks in nest hole, wind gusts at start, hissy; chicks being fed

Fox Hunting: Quorn Hunt - Hunting horn call, going home.  (Quorn Hunt.)

Aircraft: Bac 111 (Interior) - BAC 1-11, interior, start and run up engines. (Recorded in pilots' cabin.) (Short-range airliner, 2 jet engines.)

Eclectus Parrot (Eclectus Roratus) - Lower-pitched chiming. Windy. \  NB: exact date and location of recording are not specified.

Footsteps On Country Road: Running - Footsteps on Country Road, two men & one woman running, departing.

Lakeside Atmosphere - Rather neutral, with Red-knobbed Coots, Lilly Trotters.

Church Atmosphere - Church congregation assembling before service with bells in background.

Alpaca (Lama Pacos) - Excited behaviour close-up. Including movement and grunting prior to copulation.

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - NB: Recorded from microphones placed beside a Reed Warbler's nest. 0455 - 0525hrs Female rotating on nest; male arrives and calls in close background, then sings and calls vcu.

Corn Bunting (Emberiza Calandra) - Female approaches nest, settles on eggs, male sings in tree alone. Female flies from nest at end at approach of intruder, with Nightingales in background, and Blackcap.

Tropical Forest Wet Evergreen - DAWN With colobus monkeys and bulbuls

Vickers Viscount, interior, taxiing, preflight announcement (at 0m45s), take off (at 2m35). (Short/medium-range airliner, 4 piston-engines.)

Gunfire - 105mm shells fired, with vehicle noise & some voices in background.

Wire-haired Fox Terrier Dog - Dogs: Two Alsatians barking and growling.

Lakeside Atmosphere - With Pelicans taking-off and landing, wingbeats and calls of Little Grebes.

Oil Rigs - Oil Rigs: Fortes Oilfield offshore rig. Facsimile weather chart recorder

Suricate (Suricata Suricatta) - medium close-up war cries as troop goes into battle. Hissy. Birds in background.

Rainforest - Coastal or lowland rainforest. Cicadas, other insects and calls from birds. Slightly bumpy recording at start.

17-bore Twin-barrel Shotgun, 1870 - 12-bore Shotgun, load & single shot.

Buses - Various amounts issued as change, one-man operated red Central buses.

Lesser Flamingo (Phoeniconaias Minor) - medium close-up calls from several thousand birds, preening, feeding and standing in lake. Crickets in grass in foreground. Occasional calls from waders.

River - Backgrounds: Atmosphere, Small Town, summer, birds, distant traffic and some speech. (Technical note, for use at low level).

Flying Foxes (Pteropus Spp) - Early evening. medium distance colony calls - little red, grey-headed and black flying foxes. Distant traffic at times.

Natterjack Toad (Bufo Calamita) - Two individuals calling close-up with others in background

Sheep (Ovis Aries) - Ewes and lambs goldcrest and other woodland birds in background

Rook (Corvus Frugilegus) - Adult female soliciting from male close-up.

Wamba Indigenous Music - Solo drumming using TomTom, constant rhythm representing "Don't fight with the date palm tree

Motor Car: Ford Ecsort 1300 (Manual) (Exterior) - Ford Escort 1300, exterior, 2 doors opened & closed. (1300cc engine, manual transmission.)

Boys‚äô Comprehensive School: In Classroom - Boys' Comprehensive School classroom, sudden change from rowdy to silent atmosphere.

Diesel & Petrol Engines - Single-cylinder Petter engine, start, run stop. (1 1/2 h.p.)

Air Battles, Air Raids & Sirens - Night raid on London, stick of bombs, anti-aircraft fire, close, warden's voices - 1940 (500N)

Tropical Forest - Early morning. Golden whistlers, collared lorys and other birds in distance. Cicadas.

Footsteps On Pavement: Running - Footsteps on Pavement, two men running, departing.

D.i.y. And Building - Floor nail hammered, slow rhythm with hammer ring.

Forest And Thornveld - NIGHT With wood and scops owls, frogs and crickets. Possible human voice. NB this recording is a BBC copyright compilation.

Hospitals - Hospital pharmcy, atmosphere with mixing of liquids, clinking of crockery & bottles & some indistinct speech.

Diana Tarsier (Tarsius Pumilus) - Dawn. High pitched calls. Occasional distant cock crowing.

Footsteps Up Stone Stairs (Slight Echo) - Footsteps up stone stairs, 1 man departing. (slight echo)

Crested Auklet (Aethia Cristatella) - MC - medium close-up calls from thousands of birds perched and wheeling over their roosting slopes.

Scrubland - Arid area of dry thorn-bush, isolated acacia and mixed grass-bush. Morning in an area close to a line of acacia trees. White-browed sparrow weavers, red-billed hornbills, crickets, distant woodland kingfisher and doves.

Motor Car: 1 1/2 Litre Riley, 1959 (Worn Engine; Interior) - Interior, start, fast constant run. (1.5 litre, 1959, worn engine)

Traffic On M1 Motorway - Mid-distant perspective sound of fast motorway traffic passing continously. (M1.)

Chatter (Indoors) - Animated speech from twelve men aged 20-25 years.

Razorbill (Alca Torda) - close-up long growls followed by good wingbeats and more growls. Kittiwakes and guillemots in background. Distant herring gulls. medium distance surf.

Eleonora's Falcon (Falco Eleonorae) - medium close-up calls from a male with females calling from ledges. Sea in background. Mainly females calling on last half.

France: Tour De France - France: Tour De France, actuality, amosphere at reception buffet, Soissons.

Sakalava Weaver (Ploceus Sakalava) - close-up calls in colony, one more prominent. Village sounds in distance, cicada cuts-in half way through. Call not distorted but part of quality of call.

Guillemot (Uria Aalge) - medium close-up calls. Bird arrives, then more calling. Distant kittiwakes and herring gulls. Sounds of auks splashing in water at base of cliffs. Growls from nearby razorbill.

Bat Sp. (Chiroptera) - close-up colony calls and sounds from inside cave.

Guns: Revolvers: Exterior - Revolver:  A. 22 long rifle bullet fired from a revolver, 6 shots, outside.

Cardinal (Cardinalis Cardinalis) - close-up song, Black-whiskered Vireo, distant crows and insects in background.

Association Football - League Match - Sport: Association Football league match, Derby v. Arsenal, atmosphere during match.

Cinnamon Breasted Rock Bunting (Emberiza Tahapisi) - Recorded in morning. medium distance calls, including flight display calls. Some wind noise. Occasional bangs in background. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Suburban Steam Train: Interior (2-6-2 Tank Locomotive, Past 1945) - Steam Train: 2-6-2 tank locomotive, post 1945, suburban, interior, start, slack run downhill, stop.

Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa Stagnatilis) - close-up alarm calls from several. Ducks dabbling in background.

Tropical Evergreen Rain Forest - Early Spring: Midday - Swamp with birds and various insects

Interiors - Pubs And Clubs - Barman setting out bar, background traffic

2 Horses (Actuality) - Two horses stopping on soft surface. (Actuality)

Pulleys, Winches & Chains - Heavy winch operated with start and stop.

Nilgiri Langur (Presbytis Johni) - Call of grey junglefowl at 0m10s. Territorial calls from langur, with some sounds of movement in foliage. background calls from birds. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Greylag Goose (Anser Anser) - close-up flight calls from a small flock. Then medium distance calls of flock on ground. N.B. The date of this recording is unknown.

Baby (Girl): 15 Months - 15 month old baby girl. Squeals of delight

African Buffalo (Synceros Caffer) - close-up movement and snorts from a herd of about 300 walking past; some calls. Red-billed oxpeckers call mc. Other birds in distance; high pitched sounds from crickets; few calls from yellow wagtails. Wind in grass.

Exterior Effects - Mechanical digger (four wheels) - digging soft ground (rec. close to bucket) - 1981 (6B1, reprocessed)

Coniferous Woodland - Spring Cuckoo, Blue and Great Tits Donkey braying and distant chickens

U.s. Space Ship Launching - Sonic Boom, Hawker Hunter passing through sound barrier on power drive. (Jet fighter, c. 1952.)

Long-tailed Tit (Aegithalos Caudatus) - close-up-medium close-up feeding calls from a group. Other birds in background, including brief song from garden warbler and chiffchaff. Wind in trees.

Woodland Atmosphere - medium close-up honking calls of tree frog. background calls from insects. Other frogs start calling.

Srn Super 4 Hobercraft - Boeing Jetfoil: Exterior, arrive and stop.

Waterfall - small waterfall near village; (running water is heavy, then trickling and is fairly generic)

Capybara (Hydrochoerus Hydrochaeris) - close-up sigh & squeal from nine month old (juvenile) female.

Coal Mining - Tubs being coupled in a coal mine. (Steam locomotive passes at end)

Slow Footsteps Up Metal Stairs - Footsteps Up Metal Stairs, woman, slow, with start & stop.

Warbling Antbird (Hypocnemis Cantator) - medium close-up-close-up song cicadas and other birds in background few footsteps at the end NB: In background PYGMY ANTWREN (MYRMOTHERULA BRACHYURA) - softer, faster trill

Mandarin Duck (Aix Galericulata) - close-up calls from seven 4-day-old chicks moving around and feeding on forest floor.

Diesel Electric Train English Electric Vulcan: 20000 B.h.p. - Exterior, leaves station passing microphone. (English Electric Vulcan Locomotive, 2000 b.h.p.)

Caribou (Rangifer Tarandus) - MP, panting, grunting and occasional clashing antlers. One animal runs close to mike. Rain in f/g

French Steam Trains - French Steam Train, Paris Express arrives at station.

Horse Racing - Point to Point meeting, general atmosphere. (No bookmakers.)

Grey Wagtail (Motacilla Cinerea) - Anxiety and alarm calls of adults with nestlings with anxiety calls of tree pipit and stream in background

Sheet Metal Engineering - Sheet metal engineering, plate metal rolling machine operating with occasional pauses.

Fast Flowing Stream - close-up sound of fast flowing, shallow stream flowing through an old beaver's dam.

Rufous Woodpecker (Celeus Brachyurus) - medium distance screeching calls 0m20s, 0m55s, 1m11s. Busy forest with many calls from other bird species. Occasional cockerel & voices from nearby village. Parts also suitable as an atmosphere.

Electronic Sounds - Pulsating hum. (Specially created electronic sound.)

Desert - Spring: Noon close-up insect buzzing under a Paloverde tree, sparrow, Cactus Wren and Gila Woodpecker call in background.

Jamaican Streamertail (Trochilus Polytmus) - close-up whirring of wings of Jamaican Streamertail hummingbird hovering then receding. Busy background of various bird calls. Parabolic mike recording.

Tropical Seasonal Forest Atmosphere - Neutral night atmosphere. Calls from nightjars. Also sounds of cicadas & crickets. Occasional very distant traffic. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Sand Partridge (Ammoperdix Heyi) - Distant calls echoing off cliffs. Windy background.

Grey Headed Albatross (Diomedea Chrysostoma) - Colony with some close-up calls. Bird pulling tussock towards end of band. Sea in background.

Bang! - Chieftain Tank, firing armour piercing round. (Recorded close to recieving end.)

Canyon - Canyon: Spring; Early morning In entrance to canyon, with Palm Doves, Yellow-vented Bulbuls, Blackstarts House Sparrows, Tristram's Grackles, Sand Partridges, Lesser Whitethroats Palestine Sunbird and Raven. Frequent wingbeats and occasional distant traff

Didric Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx Caprius) - medium distance whistling calls from male cuckoo. medium distance calls from colony of lesser masked weaver birds. Also some calls from a pigeon (sp. unknown). N.B. Exact date & loction of this recording is unknown.

Gannet (Sula Bassanus) - Colony. Various calls from a group at edge of colony.

Articulated Lorry (Diesel): Exterior - Articulated Lorry: Diesel, door closes, exterior

British Rail: Southern Region Multiple Unit Diesel Train (Exterior) - Multiple unit Diesel train, exterior, tickover, guard's whistle, departs. (British Rail Southern Region train.)

Rainforest Atmosphere - Evening chorus. Many birds singing. Distant chickens and dog at times. Crickets. Occasional slight wind in trees.

Woodland - Late Spring: Day - With blue tit, wren, blackbird, woodpigeon, robin, occasional pheasant

Outdoor Crowd - Crowd at International Ladies Hockey Match, including approx 60,000 girls. (General match atmosphere at Wembley, 1961)

Snow Goose (Anser Caerulescens) - Calls from a small flock flying in, circling around and flying out again.

Gardening - 4-Stroke Rotary Motor Lawn Mower, start up, continuous run..

2 Horses On Turf (Studio) - Two horses on turf, start, quick canter, stop. (Studio recording with jingle of harness)

Aircraft - Boeing 707Aircraft passing overhead. (Exterior, 707 long-range airliner, 4 jet engines)

Cheetah (Acinonyx Jubatus) - Single cat whining when at rest. Panting from others. Birds and insects in background.

Boats - Sea Scouts whaler, fairly slow muffled rowing with one pair oars.

Feral Pigeon (Columba Livia) - Several arriving in pigeon loft close-up.

Cultivated Land - Late Spring: Mid-day Breezy in Cork Oak 'parkland' with Goldfinch, Booted Eagle, Great Tit, Golden Oriole, Hoopoe, Woodchat Shrike 'chacking', Bee-eater and Chaffinch.

Jesus College Clock, Oxford - Jesus College clock striking five o'clock.

Bar-headed Goose (Anser Indicus) - Calls of females with chicks close-up (3 family groups together) Other birds in background Wind in trees

Wind Atmosphere - Atmosphere recorded high in volcanoes (over 2800 metres). Prominent sounds of violent/gusting wind with rustling foliage of trees. N.B. Exact date & location of recording is unknown.

Hadada Ibis (Hagedashia Hagedash) - Calls close-up - two birds flying over lake. Alarm calls of stilt at 24" in, with Weavers throughout. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Small Copper Butterfly (Lycaena Phlaeas) - Sound from a collection of about 40 pupae, although, probably no more than 2 or 3 are making sounds at any one time.

Goldfinch (Carduelis Carduelis) - Song close-up and insects. Short-toed Eagle calls near end.

M.g. Midget Sports Car 1967 (Interior) - Interior, two doors open. (Sports car, 1967 model M.G. Midget)

Great Grey Bowerbird (Chlamydera Nuchalis) - close-up loud croaks & rapid screeching calls. background sounds of wind. Distant engine at end of recording.

Mice - Four rats in cardboard box, jumping. (Technical note: for use at low level.)

Wigeon (Anas Penelope) - Calls medium close-up from males & females, mallard calls mc. Occasional soft calls from whooper swans in background, slight wind in bushes.

Industry 2 - Construction locomotive approach and stop with siren

House Door: Interior - Garage Door: Up & Over type, open and close. (Stereo)

Calandra Lark (Melanocorypha Calandra) - Song of several close-up, with insects in background.

Common Starling (Sturnus Vulgaris) - close-up calls from a single chick in nest, movement sounds. Distant wren & cow.

Crab Plover (Dromas Ardeola) - Calls from flock of plovers flying overhead. Also some sounds of wind. N.B. Exact location & date of this recording is unknown.

Ford Anglia 105e Van (1963, 997cc): Interior-on Rough Road - Motor Van: Start, Low Gear Run on rough road, stop, interior, (Ford Anglia 105E, 1963 model, 997cc).

Rainforest Atmosphere - Early morning. Several bird species calling medium distance. Light rain in vegetation. Insects in background.

Horses 1 - Two horses at walk on tarmac, approach, stop & depart, right to left, some wind in trees.

Village/garden Atmosphere - Busy with long-tailed glossy starlings, wood hoopoes, black magpies(piapiac), ring necked parakeets, vinaceous dove and distant red billed hornbill.

Cerambycid Beetle (Agapanthia Villosoviridescens) - medium close-up male stridulating Hum in background Recorded in Bristol studio

World War Ii: Nau Crowd - Large German crowd cheering. (From 78rpm record)

France - Paris - Crowds, Palais Royal Gardens, with birds, children playing, passing footsteps and speech.

Drilling For Oil - Oil Drilling, seismic camp, truck motors running.

Elegant Tern (Sterna Elegans) - & ROYAL TERN (STERNA MAXIMA) Calls of mixed breeding colony at distance of 20 yards.

Pied Hornbill (Tockus Fasciatus) - Calls medium close-up, with chorus of insects.

Comedy Sounds - Run to distance and splash. (Specially created effect)

Yellow Rumped Cacique (Cacicus Cela) - close-up calls from a single bird. Insects buzzing. Cicadas and other birds in distance. Bird flies off at end of recording.

Office Equipment, Business & Control Areas - Heathrow Air Traffic - approach radar room

Peugeot 205gt 1982 1300cc Petrol (car Misfiring Quite Badly) - interior - start, attempts to power out of muddy ditch, wheelspin, switch off

Guatemalan Black Howler Monkey (Alouatta Pigra) - Rustling sounds as howlers move in trees. Also some soft croaking calls from howler. Recorded in early morning.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Busy atmosphere with many calls from birds at all perspectives. background sounds of roaring river. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Stream Atmosphere - close-up constant sounds of splashing & gushing water. N.B. Exact date & location of recording is unknown.

Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes Foresteri) - walking across ice and calling

Comedy 2 - One drawbridge opening sideways - 1972 (7K, reprocessed)

Lesser Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle Rudis) - medium distance-medium close-up calls from two. Hippos in lake in background. Hum from insects and crickets in background.

Factory Atmosphere - Industrial Sewing Machines, intermittent bursts of sewing with conversation.

Italy: Outdoor Crowds - Italian Crowd, exterior, large & very excited, with cheers, shrieks & whistles.

Domestic Clock (English, 1810) - Domestic clock striking eleven o'clock. (English domestic clock, manufactured 1810.)

Rainforest Atmosphere - Good, clean atmosphere recorded during morning. Nice variety of bird calls. background sounds of stridulating insects. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Manchurian Crane (Grus Japonensis) - Warbling threat/alarm call from crane.

Open-air Timber Yard - A large bandsaw operating, starts, cuts, switches off. (In an open-air timber yard, machine slows down at 4'10")

Traffic 2 - Small country town, general atmosphere with birds and occasional lorries.

Golden Headed Manakin (Pipra Erythrocephala) - close-up display calls from manakin. Best sequences 0m18s, 0m41s & 1m05s. medium distance to background calls from many other bird species. Sounds of insect stridulation. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Household - Wash-hand basin, running tap with plug not inserted.

Snow Goose (Anser Caerulescens) - close-up calls from geese with close-up flight calls and sounds of flocks passing from the Sandpipers.

Helicopters - Exterior - start, take off. (Wessex 11, 16 seater with two Bristol Siddeley Gnome turbines).

Tropical Rain Forest - EARLY SPRING: MIDDAY With alarm cries of mid-distant bird, plus flies and other insects

Adventure - Hot Air Ballooning, take off & constant run with burners, pilot light & some clinks of equipment. (Recorded from basket.)

Hartlaub's Gull (Larus Novaehollandiae Hartlaubii) - medium close-up to background calls from gulls. Also peeps from African black oystercatchers. Distant sounds of the sea.

Household 1 - Filling metal bucket from pond & pouring on to grass.

Animals - Many sheep bleating, with distant birdsong. (Approximately 300 sheep.)

Wedge Capped Capuchin (Cebus Olivaceous) - Sounds of capuchins moving in trees, producing a few 'peeping' contact calls & some 'hooting' calls. \ Inter-group encounter calls from 0m30s. Distant calls from howler monkeys. Recorded at dawn. N.B. Exact date fo this recording is unknown.

Guillemot (Uria Aalge) - close-up calls and movement sounds from several birds on ledge. Prominent surf. Distant kittiwakes.

Red-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus Cafer) - Song close-up, with others in background.

Chimpanzee (Pan Troglodytes) - Calls close-up Distant waves lapping

Suburbia - Night traffic with vehicles passing close and mid distance.

Aircraft: D. H. Dove (Exterior) - De Havilland Dove, interior, start engines, rev up, taxi. (Light civil aircraft, two piston engines.) (NB Military versions of this plane named Devon & Sea Devon.)

Oriel College Clock, Oxford - Oriel College clock striking eleven o'clock.

Ancient Murrelet (Synthliboramphus Antiquus) - medium close-up to background calls from murrelets on kelp bed at sea. Calls from adults & chicks. background sounds of the sea.

Motor Car (Badly Worn, Exterior) - Exterior, passing at 15 m.p.h. (Badly worn Sunbeam Rapier, 1962 model)

British Rural Backgrounds 2 - Summer atmosphere - quiet wind in trees and atmosphere just before dawn, distant aircraft - 1980 (1B8 , reprocessed) (technical note -  to be used at low level)

Quail (Coturnix Coturnix) - NB: Date of recording not known. close-up cheeps and movement sounds from chick in egg.

Curve-billed Thrasher (Toxostoma Curvirostre) - medium close-up-close-up song, other birds in distance, bird flies off at end.

Lion (Panthera Leo) - Loud snarls. Growls and hisses. NHC17 is a continuous recording of 73m48s also found starting on NHS000124.

Veteran Cars: Rolls Royce ‚äúsilver Ghost‚äù (1911 Model, 6 Cylinders, 35 Hp) - Cars: Rolls Royce "Silver Ghost", 1911 model, 6 cylinders, 35 H.P. Exterior, start up into revving, switch off

Sand - Sand being blown over dune. Buzzing from `dune' bees. Buzz from beetles. Short-toed (red-capped) larks in background. Larks doing some mimicry in their song. Wind increases. Sounds of sand on sand dune could relate to deserts, coasts and isolated dunes.

Three-wattled Bellbird (Procnias Tricarunculata) - Typical call. With rain.

Water: Streams - Water: Small light flowing stream, medium distance

Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla Flava) - medium close-up - close-up flight calls from a feeding flock. Indian tree pipit singing prominently in background. Hum from insects.

Desert - Spring: Early morning atmosphere in Arizona Desert Museum. Fairly busy with Gambel's Quail, House Sparrows, White-winged Dove, Gila Woodpecker, Cactus Wren. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Stream Atmosphere - close-up sounds of a babbling brook in forest. Sounds of trickling & bubbling water. Birds calling including hissing warbles at medium distance & some cheeps in distance. Fairly neutral background with wind in trees.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Rainforest - Many birds - some loud, insects and water in background.

Gannet (Sula Bassanus) - close-up calls from two 3 week old chicks. Adults and colony in background.

Crowds, Children & Footsteps - Light Entertainment Audience, quiet expectant audience with some laughter.

Household Effects: Gas Appliances - Open coal fire, shovelling coal into a rubber hod.

Puffin (Fratercula Arctica) - close-up wingbeats from birds flying to, over & from burrows. Distant surf. A few calls from puffins; guillemots and gulls in background. Slight wind in grass & movement from birds walking to burrows. Several flocks taking off - at 5'11" a flock of about 50 take off, 

Town/village Atmosphere - Early Morning - Winter. Garden atmosphere with many birds calling, mainly house crows and house sparrows, lots of traffic noise, cockerel crowing, dogs barking.

Post Office - Mail Sorting Office, letter stamping machine operating.

Fast Flowing River Atmosphere - Stream:Fast flowing. close-up running, rippling water. Birds singing in distance.

Crested Auklet (Aethia Cristatella) - medium close-up "yelping" call from a single bird. Tufted puffins and other crested auklets in background.

Deciduous Woodland Atmosphere - Spring, day. Garden warbler, chiffchaff, robin, blackbird, wren. Wind in trees.

Paris Metro - French Steam Train, interior, local train constant run on welded track, stops at 003m50s.

Austin Gipsy Cross-country Vehicle (Interor) - Cross-country vehicle, interior, start, revving, stop, switch off. (Austin Gipsy)

Tropical Forest: Evergreen Hygrophytic (Wet) - ANY SEASON: DAY Thunderstorm followed by birds singing as it dies away

Motorcycle Scrambling: Atmosphere at beginning of pre-1965 race, starts 52" in

Plantation - Night in cocoa plantation. Frog and cricket chorus. Also suitable for marshland, wet forest etc.

Aircraft: Trident (Exterior) - Hawker-Siddeley Trident, exterior, take off. (Short/medium-range airliner, 3 jet engines)

Sailing Vessel: Sts Malcolm Miller - Bow wave as heard from Lee Quarter, light wind. (STS Malcolm Miller)

Black Necked Swan (Cygnus Melancoryphus) - close-up calls from swans and loud calls from moorhens. Mallard,moorhens and collection birds in background.

Italian Steam Train, departs with whistle, enters & leaves tunnel..

Launderette - Launderette Washing Machine door unwound & opened.

Black Footed Albatross (Diomedea Nigripes) - close-up calls from adult to chick. Sounds of chick being fed including bill tapping. Other chicks and adult in background. Distant surf. Calls from tern species and various other birds in background. Occasional rumble from mic and wind blast.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Mid-morning after rainfall. Various birds singing. Waves of cicadas stridulating. Prominent sound of dripping water.

Children - Middle & Secondary Schools - Boys not under control in classroom - 1981 (3C3, reprocessed)

Western Capercaillie (Tetrao Urogallus) - medium distance calls from males at lek. Constant 'kok-kok' calls from females. Also some calls from other bird species. Distant occasional calls from tawny owl.

Scrubland - Morning,8.30am. Open scrubby hillside near the crater base. Scattered bushes, long grass. Short grassy banks, dotted with trees and euphorbia. Many birds singing and calling but not too busy, include singing cisticola, pectoral-patch cisticola, grey-backe

Ancient Murrelet (Synthliboramphus Antiquus) - close-up calls and wingbeats

Farmstead And Surroundings Atmosphere - Eastern meadowlark, cattle and cowboys. Distant tractor.

Dawn Chorus - Birds & Backgrounds: Nightingales singing in close perspective.

Tropical Deciduous Forest Atmosphere - Various bird calls including Puerto Rican lizard cuckoo, doves and Puerto Rican woodpecker(1m15s). Early morning with some wind & rain noise.

Coasts - medium distance waves breaking on beach of small pebbles and large rocks. Oystercatcher and gulls. Distant calls from puffins. Puffin flaps across water near end. Distant calls from jackdaws. Sound of pebbles rolling in surf.

Domestic Clock: Strike Removed; Hammer Merely Vibrates - Domestic clock with striker removed striking five o'clock. (No chimes, hammer merely vibrates.)

Red-fronted Serin (Serinus Pusillus) - close-up flight song, Cuckoo in background, Common Mynah at end.

Chimpanzee (Pan Troglodytes) - Low level excitement and feeding grunts.

Coal Tit (Parus Ater) - close-up song, Yellow-browed Warblers and other Coal Tits in background.

Lakeside - Spring: Evening Crickets, Red-winged Blackbird, fish splashing in water at Anhinga Pool.

Comedy, Fantasy & Horror - Coughing & spitting. (Comedy Spot Effect.)

Tree Frog Sp - close-up calls from a single frog. Low background.

Screaming Piha (Lipaugus Voicferans) - Song close-up, with another in distance, and cicadas.

Indian Grey Partridge (Francolinus Pondicerianus) - Calls close-up of single bird, with others, bulbuls and babblers in background.

Spain - Spain: Noisy bar, with loud fruit machine & general chatter.

Brazilian Giant Otter (Pteronura Braziliensis) - Adult snorting while swimming

London Underground: Oxford Circus Station: Ticket Hall Atmosphere - London Underground: Oxford Circus Station, Bakerloo Line, on platform, with escalators, 1975.

2.6 Litre Rover Saloon Car - Interior, reversing. (2.6 litre Rover saloon car.)

Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga Leonina) - Calls in colony from bulls, females and pups.

Eurostar - Train travelling in Channel Tunnel (First class compartment)

Tacazze Sunbird (Nectarinia Tacazze) - twittering calls while feeding

African Grey Parrot (Psittacus Erithacus) - Bird calling "Listen...tweet twoo...meiow...the dog said woof woof

Palestine Sunbird (Nectarinia Osea) - Contact and alarm calls of two displaying males and one female chasing each other, with calls of Yellow-vented Bulbul and Smyrna Kingfisher at end. Stream in background.

Africa 2 - The Natural World - Cameroon: Kribi, early evening tropical rain forest atmosphere, with insects & frogs.

Common Paradise Kingfisher (Tanysiptera Galatea) - medium close-up piping calls from kingfisher. Also coarse calls from Wilson's bird of paradise. background wingbeats from Papuan hornbill 0m18s. background calls from various other bird species.

Veteran Cars - Cars: Benz "Comfortable" 1900 Open Top. Exterior, fast downhill, passes left to right. Single cylinder, belt drive, 3 1/2 h.p.

Giant Squirrel (Ratufa Genus) - Good alarm calls of giant squirrel. Also alarm & hooting calls from Nilgiri langur. Sounds of rain in forest. background bird calls.

Farmland - Mourning dove, vireo sp, crickets and flies car at end

China - Changchun: Street atmosphere, with traffic, trolley buses & bicycles.

Ships And Boats 1 - Beam Fishing Trawler, atmosphere at sea. (Recorded on deck.)

Savannas - Early morning, near Kopjes, cape rooks and larks in background, flight calls from pectoral-patch cisticolas, wind in quite long grass.

Warfare: Vietnam - GI's unloading 8 inch shells from lorry, down ramp into bunker. (some conversation)

Capybara (Hydrochoerus Hydrochaeris) - medium close-up alarm calls from capybaras. Some sounds of wind.

Srn Super 4 Hobercraft - Boeing Jetfoil: Exterior, start and depart.

Exterior Effects - Bulldozer (tracked vehicle) - approaching, stopping, switching off - 1981 (6B1, reprocessed)

Lakeside Atmosphere - Winter, early morning. Willet, herons, crickets and distant birds.

Baby (Girl): 15 Months - 15 month old baby girl. Saying 'beh-beh'

Comedy 2 - Strolling through ovens, oven door open and close - 1968 (7G, reprocessed)

Wallace's Standardwing (Semioptera Wallacei) - medium close-up intermittent calls. Other birds in background.

African Buffalo (Synceros Caffer) - close-up groans from dying buffalo being eaten by lion pride. Snarls, growls and roars from lions; the last sounds from the buffalo. Birds in distance.

French Steam Trains - French Steam Train, Fleche d'Or, passing at speed through station at medium speed.

British Birds 2 - Mute swan, calls wings whistling in flight, landing on water, whooper swans and wigeon in background.

Sheet Metal Engineering - Sheet metal engineering, sheet metal being drilled, continuous sound.

Christchurch College Clock, Oxford - Christchurch College clock striking ten o'clock.

Rail Terminus - Rail terminus, no steam trains, general atmosphere.

World War Ii Aircraft: Messerschmitt 110 (German) - Messerschmitt 110. In flight with engines desynchronised (World War II German Aircraft)

Boar, Wild (Sus Scrofa) - close-up grunt and footsteps from a group. Swallow and shore sounds in background

Eastern Grey Squirrel (Sciurus Carolinensis) - medium close-up calls, some distant traffic noise, otherwise clean.

House Sparrow (Passer Domesticus) - Several feeding at bird table and taking off

Slot Machines - Pintable, coin in slot, ball round 3 times with bells, 'flippers' and buzzes.

Slow Footsteps Up Metal Stairs - Footsteps Up Metal Stairs, two men, slow, with approach & stop.

Antarctic Fur Seal (Arctocephalus Gazella) - close-up pup calls.

Rain With Thunder - Weather: Heavy Rain on turf and bushes, thunder rolls.

Sport And Leisure - Snooker, amateur players, chalk used at 2m27s, rest used at 4m26s.

Feet in Clogs, walking on gravel, concrete, into building & upstairs.

Great Grey Shrike (Lanius Excubitor) - Fledged brood begging close-up, with contact calls of parents

European Raven (Corvus Corax Corax) - medium close-up deep caws from raven. Also some sounds of wings & other ravens. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Tundra Atmosphere - medium close-up peeping bird calls with gentle wind noise in neutral atmosphere. close-up insect buzz 1m10s. Other bird species calling in background. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Army - Soldiers marching past at 160 paces per minute. (Troops wearing studded boots.)

Textiles - Intermittent bursts of sewing, conversation in background.

Apostle Bird (Struthidea Cinerea) - medium close-up & close-up coarse screeches from apostle birds. Also some sounds of strong wind. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording are unknown.

Least Tern (Sterna Antillarum) - medium distance-medium close-up calls in flight, Lesser Yellowlegs in background.

Mixed Outdoor Crowd - Large crowd of men rioting, with boos and shouts. (No gunfire.)

Children - Cinema, footsteps & chatter while children leave film show, with sounds of occasional doors.

Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa Melanoleuca) - medium close-up flight calls and calls when landing. Snow geese and crickets in background.

Heron (Ardea Cinerea) - Advertisement call. Neck-stretch display of un-mated male.

Lakeside - AUTUMN: DAY Crickets and distant waves lapping on shore

Marshland Atmosphere - Night in marshland. Frog and cricket chorus. Plops of water.

Lance-tailed Manakin (Chiroxiphia Lanceolata) - medium close-up display calls from two males, other birds in background, insect chorus.

Forest Atmosphere - Recorded in forest interior. Prominent sounds of stridulating insects. Distant calls from various bird species.

Archery: Long Bows: Tournament Atmosphere - Archery: Strikes target seven times, centre front of target, Traditional English yew longbow, cedarwood arrows

Deciduous Woodland Edge - SPRING/EARLY SUMMER: SUITABLE FOR EARLY MORNING/EVENING Rook, jackdaw, great tit, song thrush, pheasant and wren

Common Grackle (Quiscalus Quiscula) - medium close-up flock calls. Woodpecker tapping at start. Flock take off at end with some flight calls. House sparrows in background.

One-horse Trap (2 Wheeler) On Hard Surface - One-Horse Trap: Two Wheeler, hard surface, restless, waiting.

M.g. Midget Sports Car 1967 (Interior) - Exterior, fast approach and pass. (Sports car, 1967 model)

Lincoln College Clock, Oxford - Lincoln College clock striking ten o'clock.

Willow Grouse (Lagopus Lagopus) - close-up sound of bird ruffling feathers and call, windy background.

Great Tailed Grackle (Quiscalus Mexicanus) - Group calls from great tailed grackles feeding on maize. Busy sounds, bump 0m10s & some plane noise 0m25s. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Boats - Sea Scouts whaler, fairly fast rowing with three pairs oars.

White Lemur Or Verreaux's Sifaka (Propithecus Verreauxi) - 'Clacking' cry

3 Horses On Turf (Studio) - Three horses on turf, start, walk, stop. (Studio recording with jingle of harness)

River Atmosphere - Sound of river in gorge. NB: exact date of recording is not specified.

Transport Depot - Atmosphere, lorries and talking, in large garage.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Early morning. Near to display site of Wallace's standardwing - medium distance calls. Other birds calling and insects in background.

Crab Plover (Dromas Ardeola) - medium close-up soft calls from small group of plovers. Also background calls from plovers & other bird species. Distant sounds of an engine. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Ford Anglia 105e Van (1963, 997cc): Interior-on Rough Road - Motor Van: Start & Tickover, interior, (Ford Anglia 105E, 1963 model, 997cc).

France - Breakfast - a family at breakfast, light chatter and eating.

House Door: Interior - House Door: Front door, Interior, opened with keys from outside and close.

Aircraft 2 - Start & run up engines(4 piston-engined aircraft, interior).

Calandra Lark (Melanocorypha Calandra) - Song of several close-up With dog at start, and sheep and insects in background.

Mice - Agitated rat squeaking. (Technical note: for use at low level.)

Bannerman's Turaco (Tauraco Bannermani) - background whirring calls from turaco. Occasional song from other bird species. Also sounds of driping rain.

Thomson's Gazelle (Gazella Thomsoni) - Stampeding herd. Followed by alarm calls from the herd, impala and wildebeest. Deeper sighing call from wildebeest in background. Distant calls from zebra, larks and other birds. NB: Date of recording is between 1989 & 1990.

Cormorant (Phalacrocorax Carbo) - close-up calls from chicks and adults on nest. Colony sounds. Prominent calls from grey herons, night herons and Cetti's warblers. Other birds in background.

Christ‚äôs College Clock, Cambridge - Christ's College clock striking four o'clock.

Variable Oystercatcher (Haematopus Unicolor) - close-up calls from adult. Begging calls from immature in background. Calls from silver gulls. Surf on rocks.

Yellow Rumped Cacique (Cacicus Cela) - close-up calls from single bird. Other birds and cicadas in background.

Spur-winged Plover (Vanellus Spinosus) - Calls, Blue Spotted Wood Dove in background.

Rainforest - Day. Quiet atmosphere with a few birds singing and calling. Movement sounds and a couple of calls from monkeys in trees. Insects and cicadas in background. Frogs in distance.

France - Paris - Avenue Des Champs Elysees, wide perspective with heavy traffic, pedestrians and occasional close speech, police

North Sea Gas - North Sea Gas Industry, pipes rotating on rollers.

World War Ii: Air Raids - Actuality recorded during air raids. Rocket guns. Air raids, bombs falling. Air raid on London.

Forest Atmosphere - Night atmosphere with stridulating insects & frog calls.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Cricket and cicada chorus. Distant hornbill calls. Light rain and dripping water.

Dressmaking - Clothing Stitching Machine operating, overlocking.

Italy (Caracalla): Indoor Crowds - Caracalla, interior, applause & atmosphere at end of act.

Mountain Forest Atmosphere - General atmosphere. Distant & medium distance calls from more than one bird species. Some whistling bird calls. background sounds of running water. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Udipi Festival - Tiger festival atmosphere. Sounds of crowd with approaching drums & trumpets. Instruments pass by, sounding out of tune occasionally. Amusing aspects to the music at times. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Comedy 2 - Crowd panic and rush for exits - 1967 (7E, reprocessed)

Cars - Ford Fiesta, exterior, fast pass right to left. (1.1 litre hatchback, 1986/7 model.)

Office Printing Equipment - Multilith 85 printing machine, constant run.

Temminck's Crowned Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus Coronatus) - close-up song. Great tit, jungle crows, pale-legged leaf warbler, oriental cuckoo and other birds in distance.

Peugeot 205gt 1982 1300cc Petrol (car Misfiring Quite Badly) - interior - attempts to start with very flat battery

National Daily Newspaper - National Daily Newspaper Picture Transmitting & Receiving Room, general atmosphere with instructions over P.A. system.

Pangolin (Manidae) - medium close-up pangolin feeding; distant rumble

Modern Agricultural Machinery & Vehicles - Ford 7810 Tractor, exterior, starts, departs, moves around yard, idles, door banged.

Forest Atmosphere - medium close-up to background calls from many bird species. Occasional screeching calls. Distant sounds of water. N.B. Exact location & date of this recording is unknown.

Western Flycatcher (Empidonax Difficilis) - close-up song, other birds including Green-tailed Towhee and Broad-tailed Hummingbird and distant river in background.

Woolly Spider Monkey (Brachyteles Arachnoides) - medium close-up 'neighing' calls while feeding in trees. Branch cracking. Parrots in distance.

Western Sandpiper (Calidris Mauri) - MC flock calls with some closer flight calls. Sanderling also in flock. Snow geese calling in background.

Woodworking Factory - Overhead shafting for belt-driven machinery, start, continuous run, stop.

Skylark (Alauda Arvensis) - Female returns to nest, while male remains in background calling before approaching nest twice in response to soft calls from female BCU.

Coal Mining - Mine atmosphere underground - very heavy running water.

Domestic Clock (English, 1810) - Domestic clock striking half past the hour. (English domestic clock, manufactured 1810.)

Wetland Atmosphere - Quiet atmosphere. Snipe drumming at intervals with waders, geese and other birds mostly background. Some tape hiss.

British Rural Backgrounds 2 - Summer atmosphere - quiet English downland during summer, a lark sings from 2'05" to 2'28", distant aircraft - 1980 (1B8, reprocessed) (technical note - to be used at low level)

County Rugby Football Match - County rugby match, mild applause.

Quail (Coturnix Coturnix) - NB: Date of recording not known. close-up calls from a single chick almost out of shell. Another tapping to break out.

Dawn Chorus / Woodland Atmosphere - dawn chorus from 3.45am incl: 08.00 tawny owl; 13.00 woodcock; 25.00 song thrush; 40.20 blue tit; 44.30 red grouse, treecreeper; 56.40 blue tit, great tit; 61.31 cuckoo; 61.54 cuckoo, chaffinch, roe deer, great tit, wood warbler

Wolseley Sixteen-sixty Car 1967 (Interior) - Exterior, start, three-point turn, depart. (Wolseley sixteen-sixty car, 1967)

Aircraft: D. H. Dove (Exterior) - De Havilland Dove, exterior, landing. (Light civil aircraft, two piston engines.) (NB Military versions of this plane named Devon & Sea Devon.)

Suburbia - High street, moderately busy with passing footsteps and occasional close voices.

Blackbird (Turdus Merula) - medium close-up alarm calls from blackbird. Also rapid trilling alarm calls from long tailed tits. Distant sounds of traffic.

Coot (Fulica Atra) - Calls and bill clicks medium close-up, with other birds in background. Water lapping.

Palestine Sunbird (Nectarinia Osea) - Song and calls, then flies off calling. Stream in background.

Scarlet Tufted Malachite Sunbird (Nectarinia Johnstoni) - Anxiety call of male

Library - Atmosphere: Small public library, quiet, near issue desk

Wedge Capped Capuchin (Cebus Olivaceous) - Encounter between two groups of capuchins. Very high pitched whistles 0m15s, 1m53s. Loud harsh inter-group contact calls 2m13s. background sounds of movement & distant howler monkey calls. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Early morning quiet atmosphere. Loud cicada and distant calls from rail.

Great Spotted Cuckoo (Clamator Glandarius) - medium close-up calls from young chicks in captivity.

Household Effects: Gas Appliances - Open coal fire, shovelling coal into a metal hod.

Fast-flowing River Atmosphere - Water. Torrent, suitable for torrent duck habitat.

Sydney & Urban New Zealand - Pedestrian crossings, Manly, Australia. Vibrating crossing signals, with passing traffic, footsteps and some distant voices.

Transport - Car Ferry, siren at Harwich berth. (Car Ferry "St. Nicholas", 17,400 tons, built 1980.)

Gannet (Sula Bassanus) - close-up `yapping' calls from a 4 week old chick. Calls from adult. A 3 week old chick calls nearby. Colony in background.

Water: Streams - Water: Small light flowing stream, close perspective

Rainforest Atmosphere - Bird calls, wind in trees & insects. Also high pitched frog calls from 7 seconds into recording. Time is approximately 5 p.m. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Desert - Spring: Early morning Gambel's Quail feeding calls, White-winged Doves, Gila Woodpecker drilling, other birds in background. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Lion (Panthera Leo) - Snarls. NHC17 is a continuous recording of 73m48s also found starting on NHS000124.

Tristram's Starling (Onychognathus Tristramii) - Various calls of starling from 0m52s. Also calls from other birds including cinnamon breasted rock bunting. Some sounds of insects. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown. Also known as Tristram's grackle, found Israel & Arabia.

Resplendent Quetzal (Pharomachrus Mocinno) - Song in rain (morning)

Azure-winged Magpie (Cyanopica Cyana) - MC calls. Other birds in background.

Veteran Cars: Rolls Royce ‚äúsilver Ghost‚äù (1911 Model, 6 Cylinders, 35 Hp) - Cars: Rolls Royce "Silver Ghost", 1911 model, 6 cylinders, 35 H.P. Exterior, tickover, switch off

Comedy Sounds - Sawing tree and crash. (Specially created effect)

Blue Wildebeest (Connochaetes Taurinus) - close-up calls from calf & reply from female, larks in distance.

Village Atmosphere - Cocks crowing and dogs barking and howling.

Crested Auklet (Aethia Cristatella) - MC calls from birds on sea. Several calls from parakeet auklets MC. MC seawash.

White-eyed Gull (Larus Leucophthalmus) - medium close-up colony calls from adults very windy, hissy background

Red Deer (Cervus Elaphus) - Two stags roaring, challenging and fighting third stag roaring in background

Olive Ridley Turtle (Lepidochelys Olivacea) - digging/scraping nest in sand

Post Office - Mail Sorting Office, underground train arrives, unloaded & departs.

Children - Middle & Secondary Schools - Abusive remarks thrown at teacher in classroom - 1981 (3C3, reprocessed)

Cash Registers - Cash Register opened, bell, change given, coins put in drawer, closed. (Repeated twice.) (Class 100 Cash Register.)

Caving & Pot-holing - Four men walking in single file along a small passage in a cave.

Indigenous Music - Rhythmic drums & percussion instruments. Singing & chanting by villagers. Celebration prior to circumcision ceremony. Nice atmosphere of village celebration. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

World War Ii Battle Actuality - Allied 3" mortars, burst of machine gun fire, World War II. (From 78 r.p.m. disc).

Pygmy Chimpanzee (Pan Paniscus) - Screaming above rainfall in forest. Mostly medium distance calls with some close-up at 1m15s.

Moorhen (Gallinula Chloropus) - close-up call and chase across water.

Coast - Dawn chorus with song and calls from bellbirds (some close-up). Movement and some calls from Buller's shearwaters at start of recording. Distant little penguin calls at about 9'00". Surf in background. Slight wind at times.

White Necked Picathartes (Picathartes Gymnocephalus) - Chick calling

Motor Cycle Racing: Isle Of Man Tourist Trophy Races, 1967 - 500cc machines at Isle of Man Tourist Trophy Races. Passing at Bradden Bridge.

Footsteps On Pavement: Running - Footsteps on Pavement, man running, departing.

County Cricket Match - General atmosphere at a county cricket match without highlights.

Lakeside - Spring: Early Morning Cracking of leaves dryihng out from poolside vegetation - reeds and bushes, insects buzzing, Red-winged Blackbird singing, calls from young Alligators - two hours after sunrise.

Riverside - Night at side of Mara River in thick, enclosed acacia woodland. Frogs, crickets, cicadas. Leaves falling, some ripples in water. Distant spotted hyaena at one stage.

Comedy, Fantasy & Horror - Boing, honk, whiz. (Comedy Spot Effect.)

Bullfrog (Rana Catesbeiana) - close-up croaks from a single frog. Red-winged Blackbirds, Canada Geese and other birds in background. Other Bullfrogs call nearby. Vocal plops as frog submerges. Background less busy later.

Grey-backed Thrush (Turdus Hortulorum) - medium close-up song, with Siberian blue robin singing in background at start of recording. Other birds in distance. A little bumpy. NB. The exact date of this recording is not known.

Spotted Hyaena (Crocuta Crocuta) - close-up sounds of Hyaena crunching Buffalo bones from an earlier Lion kill. Yelps and growls between feeding animals. Larks in distance. African Snipe flies over. Tourists talking in background.

Comedy 3 - One woman, two screams at apparition 14", 5" - 1968 (169A, reprocessed)

Household (Kitchen) Effects - Cutting and chopping food on a board.

Domestic Clock: Strike Removed; Hammer Merely Vibrates - Domestic clock with striker removed striking eight o'clock. (No chimes, hammer merely vibrates.)

Tonga Flying Fox (Pteropus Tonganus) - medium close-up calls from juveniles squabbling. Others in background. Slight wind in trees. Distant surf.

Quiet Park - Birds & Backgrounds: Quiet Park atmosphere, distant traffic, light wind, plane passes overhead.

Crested Oropendola (Psarocolius Decumanus) - Crested oropendola display calls. V. busy background of early morning rainforest atmosphere with assorted bird calls.

Dogs: Spaniels - King Charles Spaniel barking & snuffling, exterior.

Lakes & Pools - MARCH: EARLY MORNING With fish eagle, doves, etc

African Grey Parrot (Psittacus Erithacus) - Bird calling "What's your name?

Long-tailed Glossy Starling (Lamprotornis Caudatus) - Calls close-up. With White-vented Bulbul, Vinaceous Dove, Grey Plantain-eater in background.

Sedge Wren (Cistothorus Planesis Hornensis) - 'Chacking' close-up, with other birds in distance. Windy.

Common Cuckoo (Cuculus Canorus) - nestling begging call - 1-2 weeks old

London Midland Region Electric Trains (Exterior) - Local Train arrives, Express Train passes, local departs. (British Rail London Midland Region train, 25kV Pantograph system.)

Wild Boar (Sus Scrofa) - Herd feeding in mid-morning with turtle doves

Local Football Match (Crowd Of 300) - Football, Local: Crowd of 300, near miss.

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - 'Kak-kak' alarm calls & bill clicks close-up from half-grown chick. Colony mp.

2.6 Litre Rover Saloon Car - Interior, two doors open and close. (2.6 litre Rover saloon car.)

Brazilian Giant Otter (Pteronura Braziliensis) - Groans of adult and moans of young

Blue-cheeked Bee-eater (Merops Superciliosus) - Calls of flock medium close-up-close-up, with doves in background.

Spain - Spain: Cafe atmosphere, with general chatter from older people, door opened & closed frequently, espresso machine heard occasionally.

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - Mew calls close-up in colony. Wingbeats from bird landing.

Termites (Reticulitermes Genus) - close-up tapping. Communication between guards. Faint feeding sounds from workers.

Yellow-billed Egret (Egretta Intermedia) - medium close-up calls from a single bird. Other waterbirds in background.

Ships And Boats 1 - Beam Fishing Trawler, washing fish on deck with hose.

Ptarmigan (Lagopus Mutus) - Male crowing call close-up. High windy background.

Warfare: Vietnam - GI's on patrol, burning jungle, occasional helicopter in background.

China - Wuhan: Lakeside atmosphere, with Blackbird's song (lake near Wuhan).

Dusky Gull (Larus Fuliginosus) - medium close-up 'laughing' call from gull. background sounds of the sea.

Veteran Cars - Cars: Benz "Comfortable" 1900 Open Top. Exterior, slow approach and stop. Single cylinder, belt drive, 3 1/2 h.p.

Tropical Seasonal Forest Atmosphere - medium distance good whistling calls from unidentified bird (possibly a yuhina). medium distance & background calls from other birds. Rain becomes prominent from 1m00s. background engine hum. close-up sounds of movement 0m24s.

Thailand 1 - Bangkok Riverside atmosphere, with sounds of various small boats passing , waves against banks & tubular chimes.

Africa 2 - The Natural World - Central African Republic: Bangui, early evening tropical rain forest atmosphere, with insects. (Recorded near Bangui.)

Ladakh Festival Atmosphere - close-up chants from monk. background noisy with sounds of crowd. Music begins 0m53s. N.B. Location identified (verbally) as Lekea Monastery.

Glassworks: Sheet Glass And Bottles - Glassworks, furnace operating.

Woodland Atmosphere - Night atmosphere with shrill, piercing stridulation of cicadas. Distant bird calls, particularly in second half of recording.

The Age Of Steam - Steam Train departs from station, left to right (long fade to distance).

Coast - Wind and surf. Calls from red-billed gulls. Royal albatross colony in distance. Slightly hissy.

Moorhen (Gallinula Chloropus) - MC-medium close-up calls, Tricolored Heron, White Ibis preening, White-eyed Vireo in background.

Aircraft: Barracuda (On Aircraft Carrier) - Aircraft: Airspeed Oxford. Two take off in succession

American Wapiti (Cervus Elaphus) - MC alarm calls from a female. Windy with gusts. Wind in grasses. Birds occasionally singing in background. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Estuary - Midday, beside estuary. Crickets and bees in large clump of fennel. Skylark in background. Wind gusting at times. Occasional distant traffic. Also suitable for farmland and grassland atmospheres.

Papuan Scrub-wren (Sericornis Papuensis) - close-up song. Other birds in distance. A few a little closer at times. Bird gradually moves medium distance. Distant waterfall.

Cross-channel Ferry Boat ‚äúdover‚äù - Ferry: Cross-Channel, 'Dover', bridge, as ship approaches harbour.

Atmospheres - Quiet transport cafe atmosphere with occasional speech and clatter.

Village - Late Spring-Summer: Mid-day Goat bells in background. With flies, Swallows, Crested Larks, Spanish Sparrows, Bee-eaters.

Carolina Chickadee (Parus Carolinensis) - medium close-up calls from a single bird, others calling in background. Otters in water nearby. (Hissy)

Forest Savanna Atmosphere - Forest savanna - dry season - midday. With various birds.

Office & Printing - Photo-direct camera processor (photographic reproducer), 1968.

Wind & Water - Savage wind - relentless, searing, very strong wind.

Setrite Push-button Ticket Machine - Setrite Push-Button Ticket Machine, 1/- inserted.

Interiors - Various 2 - Moving cases and objects in a warehouse with distant conversation and occasional whistling - Sept '1968 (136B,reprocessed)

Motor Racing: Formula 1: 1.3 Litre - Silverstone, Formula One International Trophy Race 1969, atmosphere during three laps of track with P.A. announcements. (Formula One, 1.3 litre.)

Tropical Seasonal Forest - Calls from birds & insects with rain falling in forest. Rain increases 1m06s & 2m06s.

Fenland Atmosphere - Late spring Early morning Close perspective reed-bed with breeze rustling reeds & drone-flies humming as rising sun warms them.

Corn Bunting (Emberiza Calandra) - Adult flies in and feeds fledglings close-up. Hoopoe in background.

Colorado Chipmunk (Eutamias Quadrivittatus) - medium close-up alarm call

Elver - Elvers moving around in net after being scooped from container. background traffic and wind noise.

Deciduous Woodland - Spring: Morning Cardinals, Red-winged Blackbirds, Bald Eagle calls and flies off, other birds in background.

Outdoor Clock - Church clock striking, 10 o'clock. (St. John the Evangelist)

Ships And Boats 2 - Steam Launch, two blasts on hooter. (Steam Launch 'Victoria', 31ft, 19th century.)

Hair Crested Drongo (Dicrurus Hottentottus) - Calls medium close-up with other birds and running water in background.

Chatter In Factory - Factory. Mixed staff clocking off in main hall.

Graceful Warbler (Prinia Gracilis) - Song and contact calls medium close-up with wingbeats and some insects close-up. Graceful Warbler, House Sparrows and insects in background.

British Rural Backgrounds 1 - Devon hedgerow, early morning - birdsong, occasional sheep, quiet stream, 1973 (1B5, reprocessed)

Motor Car: 1929 4 1/2 Litre Bentley - Exterior, start, revving, tickover, switch off recorded near engine. (4.5 litre, 1929 model Bentley)

Great Blue Heron (Ardea Herodias) - medium close-up calls as heron flies off.

Gila Woodpecker (Melanerpes Uropygialis) - close-up calls, Cardinal singing in background.

Apricot Portable Micro Computer: 1985 Model - Apricot portable micro computer, switch on. (1985 model.)

Marshland - Mid morning by side of pool near marsh. Yellow-billed storks preening. Marabou stork clicking bill as it probes in the muddy water. Calls from yellow-billed egret. Immature knob-billed geese dabbling. Woodland kingfisher in distance. Insects and other bir

Ainu Prayers - Prayers from Ainu Chief. Sounds of chanting followed by brief speech. background sounds of crackling fire.

Madagascar Cuckoo Hawk (Aviceda Madagascariensis) - medium close-up calls, cicadas in background. Some village sounds and distant traffic and some clean bits.

Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus Crinitus) - medium close-up calls & alarm calls, other birds in distance.

Motor Car: Morris Bullnose, 1922 (Exterior) - Exterior, door opened. (11.9 hp side valve Hotchkiss engine, 1922 Morris Bullnose.)

Thick-billed Parrot (Rhynchopsitta Pachyrhyncha) - medium close-up calls from a single bird in captivity. Other birds in distance.

Rufous-side Towhee (Pipilo Erthropthalmus) - close-up song, other birds in distance, wind in trees gusting.

Wilson's Warbler (Wilsonia Pusilla) - medium close-up song, wind through reeds and bushes and running water in background, calls from Red-winged Blackbird.

Horses 1 - Horse walking around concrete floored stable. (Live acoustic recording.)

Archbolds's Bowerbird (Archboldia Papuensis) - medium close-up melodic calls from bowerbird, possibly Archbold's. background calls from other bird species. background sounds of a waterfall.

Domestic Clock: Double-strike - Domestic clock striking three o'clock. (Domestic clock with double-strike mechanism.)

Domestic Dog (Canis Familiaris) - Studio recording of collie dog (exact breed unknown). Quiet whines & some whimpering sounds.

Calandra Lark (Melanocorypha Calandra) - Song of several medium close-up-close-up, with insects, distant dogs, donkey, turkeys, cockerels and traffic.

Livestock 1 - Farrowing Pens, interior, general atmosphere with lots of snorting, squealing & grunting.

Ringed Kingfisher (Ceryle Torquata) - Calls close-up, and alarm calls as it flies off (Running water in background).

Indoor Swimming Bath - Indoor Swimming Pool, general atmosphere with small children.

Lesser Noddy (Anous Tenuirostris) - medium close-up piping calls from chick in nest. Followed by loud staccato calls from adults. background sounds of sea & other seabirds.

Yellowhammer (Emberiza Citrinella) - Song With distant wren and splashing water

Superb Lyrebird (Menura Novaehollandiae) - medium distance mimicry of car alarm siren from displaying male lyrebird. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Austral Thrush (Turdus Falcklandii) - Song close-up Windy NB:Date of recording unknown

Children - Singing Games & School - Interior, group of children singing 'Looby Loo' - 1981 (3C8, reprocessed)

Coniferous Woodland - Late Spring: Midday Large clearing with bees, hover flies, linnet, corn bunting, black kite, serin, greenfinch and chaffinch

5-7 Cwt Bedford Light Van (Interior) - Interior, windscreen wipers. (Bedford light van.)

Romania 1 - Exterior - tram passing, 1960's tram passes right to left with bell.

Clark's Nutcracker (Nucifraga Columbiana) - medium close-up calls and wingbeats from 2 or 3 birds, slight wind in trees.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Winter: Day Various birds singing and calling, insects buzzing.

South America - Rural & Urban Atmospheres - Amazon river boat - passenger ferry between Manaus and Belem

Model Railways - Model Railways: Hornby O-Gauge Clockwork train c.1935. Train running on track, with crash

Salt Marsh (Tidal) - Low-lying Marshy Pasture:Winter; Dusk Neutral, with distant Curlew, Wren alarm, Redwing, cattle & dogs.

Snow Petrel (Pagodroma Nivea) - close-up calls and courtship calls from a single and then a pair at the nest. Another pair call in the distance. NB this was recorded between June and November 1992.

St. Paul‚äôs Cathedral Clock (Great Tom) - Great Tom clock with street atmosphere striking 12 o'clock

Giant Otter (Pteronura Brasiliensis) - close-up breathing and calls while fishing. Chewing sounds in water from a single otter. Birds in distance.

Shops: Supermarket - Shops: General atmosphere, occasional trolley and bell.

Office Equipment, Business & Control Areas - Photo copier (Konica UB1X250Z) - 4 originals copied

Vintage Motor Car: Citroen 5cv Van - Cars: Vintage motor car Citroen 5cv van, 1924. Interior, start up, slow run on country track and road, stationary at end

Great Frigate Bird (Fregata Minor) - close-up aggressive calls from a female on nest being attacked by others of its species.

Southern Region Steam Train (Express: Interior) - Southern Region express steam train, interior, constant run, slow down to stop in station.

Mangrove Forest Atmosphere - Night time atmosphere with insect stridulation. medium close-up bird calls. Distant roar of breakers. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Dingo (Canis Familiaris Dingo) - close-up snarls, yelps & growling. background sounds of insects.

World War Ii: Aircraft Carriers - Mess deck atmosphere. World War II. (From 78 r.p.m. disc)

Air Battles, Air Raids & Sirens - All clear (Italy) - 1968 (162A)

Emmanuel College Clock, Cambridge - Emmanuel College clock striking seven o'clock.

Honeyguide Sp. (Indicatoridae) - medium close-up 'follow me' calls. Other birds in background. Leaves rustling and wind in trees.

Slender-billed Parakeet (Enicognathus Leptorhynchus) - Calls, with other birds in background. Wind in trees.

Red Tailed Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus Magnificus) - medium distance calls from a flock with closer calls at end. Cicadas and other birds in background. Hum at start.

Suricate (Suricata Suricatta) - medium close-up 'on-guard' calls from adult up tree. Alarm grunt and sounds of it descending tree.

Chimpanzee (Pan Troglodytes) - medium close-up calls clearly pause in response to distant screams.

Post Office Telephones - Telephone receiver lifted, dialling 7 digits, number unobtainable tone, receiver replaced.

Fenland Carr Atmosphere - Neutral atmosphere recorded during autumn evening. Calls from greater spotted woodpecker & water rail. Also calls from blackbird, robin & wren.

Piper Light Aircraft (Single Pistol Engine) (Interior) - Interior, constant flight. (Piper private light aircraft, 1 piston engine)

Magdalen College Clock, Oxford - Magdalen College clock striking half past the hour.

Atlantic Salmon (Salmo Salar) - Adults splashing in river pools. Herring gulls in background.

Wahlberg's Eagle (Aquila Wahlbergi) - medium distance whistling calls from eagle. background calls from other bird species. Sounds of wind.

Right Whale (Balaena Glacialis) - Hydrophone recording. Creaking vocalisations & moans from whale. Loud, rattling call 0m11s. Sounds of splashing water.

Interiors - Concert Halls - Final applause, some cheers and 'bravos'into atmosphere. - 1972 (1C7,reprocessed)

Common Peafowl (Pavo Cristatus) - close-up sounds as peacock fans tail. Sounds of feet as bird moves around. close-up call at 2m39s. Occasional soft snorts. Bird puts tail down at end of recording. Other peacocks call in background. Collared doves, blackbirds, wren, robin, starlings, swifts, jackdaws

Fast Typing (Mid-distant Office Acoustic) - Fast Typing: Mid-Distant office acoustic, manual typewriter.

Outback - Late afternoon. Crickets, flies and birds in dried up river bed. Slight wind.

Bornean Orang Utan (Pongo Pygmaeus Pygmaeus) - Faint whines from baby. Sounds of insects & birds in rainforest.

Song Sparrow (Melospiza Melodia) - close-up song, other birds in distance, distant road noise in places.

27ft Cabin Cruiser (50 Hp. Diesel) - Cabin Cruiser: 27ft, 50 hp. diesel engine, bow wave, at full speed.

Interior House Doors (Wooden) - Interior, wooden door opened with heavy echo.

Chilian Lapwing (Vanellus Chilensis) - Calls. Strong gusting wind.

Ships & Tugs: Whistles & Sirens - R.M.S. Queen Mary ship's siren, two horn blasts, signalling ship turning to port.

Narrow-gauge Light Railway (Interior): In Closed Coach - Narrow-Gauge Light Railway, steam, train leaves station, into constant run. (Recorded in closed coach.)

Ambulances - Ambulance, exterior, starts and departs. (With horn.) (Bedford ambulance.)

Antique Firearms - Brown Bess Flintlock, single shot fired. (Manufactured 1757.)

Antarctic Atmosphere - Giant petrels and skuas feeding on seal carcass at water's edge. Seal colony in background. NB: exact date of recording is not specified.

Bits & Pieces - Slow tuning between 8-9 Mhz, with morse teletype atmosphere

Interior Backgrounds - Cathedral atmosphere with movement from visitors & distant traffic. (Recorded at St. Paul's Cathedral.)

Footsteps On Country Road: Running - Footsteps on Country Road, two men & two women running, with start & stop.

Fox Hunting: Quorn Hunt - Hunting horn call, the kill.  (Quorn Hunt.)

Rainforest Atmosphere - General, early morning rainforest atmosphere at 9,000ft. Goldie's lorikeets and yellow-billed (Musschenbroek's) and orange-billed (emerald) lorikeets feeding and flying to and from feeding area. Continuous close-up cheeping calls and some medium close-up whistling and squa

Aircraft: Trident (Exterior) - Airport activity with Hawker-Siddeley Tridents. (Exterior, short/medium-range airliners, 3 jet engines.)

White Browed Sparrow Weaver (Plocepasser Mahali) - close-up song Other birds in background.

Woodland - Morning in lightly wooded area. Lilac-breasted roller, white-browed sparrow weavers, red-billed hornbills, slate-coloured boubou, woodland kingfisher, doves and insects. Wind in trees.

Domestic Clock - Domestic Mantle Clock striking twelve o'clock. (Early 19th Century clock chimes 'A', 8 bells, 1 gong.)

Suricate (Suricata Suricatta) - close-up begging calls from young for food. Being fed and defending food from one-another.

Renault 4 Saloon Car 1967 (Exterior) - Renault 4 saloon, exterior, start with difficulty. (1967 model.)

Crowds: Chatter Yugoslav - Italian Chatter, small mixed crowd, interior.

Chimpanzee (Pan Troglodytes) - Male pant hoot developing into screaming display. Movement through vegetation.

Komodo Dragon (Varanus Komodoensis) - close-up sounds of energetic chewing. Occasional distant calls from birds. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Woodland Pool Atmosphere - Blue jays, common grackles, wood ducks, red winged blackbirds and other birds, Canada goose calls near end. Spring Early morning

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - NB: Recorded from microphones placed beside a Reed Warbler's nest. 0530 - 0553hrs Very quiet courtship display at nest.

Cinnamon Bush Lark (Mirafra Rufocinnamomea) - medium close-up wing flaps while hovering, other birds singing in background.

Moorland - LATE SPRING/SUMMER Mainly neutral atmosphere with distant skylark, whinchat and occasional sheep also stream and small waterfall in background

Rhesus Macaque Monkey (Macaca Mulatta) - close-up distress calls from a young captive animal which is sat on a wall, either calling for parents or food birds and voices in background a few insects in f/g

Sperm Whale (Physeter Catodon) - Sperm whales producing echolocation clicks with more regular "popping" sounds. Hydrophone recording. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Motor Car: Ford Ecsort 1300 (Manual) (Exterior) - Ford Escort 1300, exterior, self starter, quick departure. (1300cc engine, manual transmission.)

Laysan Albatross (Diomedea Immutabilis) - close-up Courtship calls and bill-claps. Sooty terns and surf in background.

Forest - Early morning in highland forest on crater rim. Misty at first after the sun breaks through. Many birds calling including grey-backed camaroptera, tropical boubou, Waller's chestnut-winged starling, reichenow's weaver, hunter's cisticola and others. Wingb

Gallery Forest Atmosphere - White-browed owl in distance, cicadas closer and various calls from small birds, couas and coucals.

Building Sites - Dumper truck on a building site carrying cement.

Flying Foxes (Pteropus Spp) - medium distance - medium close-up mating cries from bats left in roost after main colony has flown. Most calls from grey-headed flying foxes, with black and little red flying foxes present.

Lantern Clock, 1615 - Lantern clock striking ten o'clock. (Domestic lantern clock, manufactured 1615.)

Triumph 650 Cc Motor Cycle - Triumph 650cc twin, several machines approach and stop.

Antarctic Fur Seal (Arctocephalus Gazella) - close-up bull roaring. Colony sounds including pups in background. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Footsteps On Stone: Running - Running, 1 woman on stone, departing.

Striated Canegrass Warbler (Megalurus Palustris) - close-up song. Insects and other birds in distance.

Crested Auklet (Aethia Cristatella) - close-up - medium distance calls from hundreds of birds flying in from the sea to their roosting areas on the island. Slaty-backed gulls call in background. medium distance surf.

Black Sicklebill (Epimachus Fastuosus) - medium distance and close-up calls, peeps and wing flaps. background of other birds singing. Cicada background more prominant towards end of recording.

Motor Car: 1 1/2 Litre Riley, 1959 (Worn Engine; Interior) - Interior, slow to stop, tickover. (1.5 litre, 1959, worn engine, Riley)

Joyful Greenbul (Chlorocichla Laetissima) - medium close-up song. One bird calls in foreground. Other birds & insects in background.

Children - Middle & Secondary Schools - In open playing field, shouting and laughter with footsteps (occasional distinct speech)  - 1979 (3C6, reprocessed)

Hospitals - Men's Ward, atmosphere in ward with footsteps, coughing & indistinct speech, some laughter.

Tall Grass Savanna Atmosphere - With wood and vinaceous doves, double-spurred francolin and Senegal wood hoopoe.

Air Battles, Air Raids & Sirens - Massed formations of German bombers fighters (World War II actuality rec. Kent/Sussex border) 1975 (500K)

Footsteps On Pavement: Running - Footsteps on Pavement, three men running, departing.

Boys‚äô Secondary School - Boys' Secondary School, boys playing during break time.

Hummingbird Sp (Trochilidae) - Fight between two birds NB: Exact date in 1969 unknown

Guns: Revolvers: Exterior - Revolver: 9 millimetre, single shot, outside, (NATO standard issue).

France: Tour De France - France: Tour De France, actuality, winners presentation, cheers & applause.

Common Rhea (Rhea Americana) - calls and movemnt of youg rhea; other birds in background [occasional bump]

Western Meadowlark (Sturnella Neglecta) - close-up song, very faint House Sparrows in background.

White-faced Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna Viduata) - medium close-up calls from several, Black Parrot and other birds in background.

Bmc Mini 1000 Car 1972 Model: Exterior - Cars: 1972 B.M.C. Mini, 1000cc engine. Exterior, approach and stop

London Traffic - Heavy traffic passing. (Shepherds Bush, London.)

Razorbill (Alca Torda) - Good wingbeats from razorbill arriving at ledge, followed by soft growls. Kittiwakes and guillemots in background. medium distance surf.

Alpine Meadown Atmosphere - quiet atmosphere, with wind blowing across meadow

Red Knot (Calidris Canutus) - Estuary atmosphere - winter close-up flock calls & flock moving in shallow water at high tide roost. Bursts of collective calling from flock (about 40,000 birds). Movement in water prominent from 22'00". Wing-flaps from birds preening. Calls from oystercatchers & oc

House Bunting (Emberiza Striolata) - Song, with Tristram's grackles and fan-tailed raven in background

2 Horses (Actuality) - Two horses on grass turf, with occasional snorts. (Actuality)

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - Wing beats (flying off nest)

Greylag Goose (Anser Anser) - close-up feeding calls & feeding sounds in water. Distant coal tit. N.B. The date of this recording is unknown.

Pulleys, Winches & Chains - Winch operated quickly with start & stop.

Aircraft 1 - Interior: Start up engines - taxi to take-off point.

Burchells Zebra (Equus Burchelli) - Grunting with grunts of wildebeest and chorus of crickets

Spain - Spain: Small Square general atmosphere, with children running around shouting, general chatter, background small town traffic.

Interiors - Pubs And Clubs - Atmosphere in working men's club with children, fruit machines and dominoes being played in background - 1981 (1C24,reprocessed)

Association Football - League Match - Sport: Association football, Derby v. Arsenal, atmosphere when teams come out.

Spotted Catbird (Ailuroedus Melanotis) - medium close-up calls. Orange-footed scrubfowl and other birds in distance. Water dripping from trees.

Patagonian Sealion (Otaria Flavescens) - Calls from a colony of sealions. Threat calls and growls from males. Surf and terns in background. NB: Date of this recording is unknown.

Brewing - Racking tank room - Courage Brewery (large modern brewer)

Suburban Steam Train: Interior (2-6-2 Tank Locomotive, Past 1945) - Steam Train: 2-6-2 tank locomotive, post 1945, suburban, interior, quick start, moderate run, stop, occasional whistle.

Trains: Diesel Multiple Unit (Exterior) - Diesel Multiple Unit Train, exterior, train arrives & stops, platform atmosphere.

Slot Machines - Pintable, coin in slot, ball round 3 times, no bell.

Eastern Grey Squirrel (Sciurus Carolinensis) - MC calls becoming distant. Cricket chorus and Blue Jays in background. Interruption to band.

Veery (Catharus Fuscescens) - medium close-up-close-up song, another in background with Red-breasted Nuthatch, White-throated Sparrow and other birds, slight wind in trees.

Magpie (Pica Pica) - medium distance calls from a single bird at first. Then another joins in with medium close-up alarm calls (alarming at cat). Calls from blue tits, house sparrows and chaffinch. Wind gusting strongly in trees. Garden atmosphere in background.

Mountain Forest (5,300ft) - ANY SEASON: EARLY MORNING (DAWN) With hornbill, Malaysian tree pie, little cuckoo dove and barbet sp

Trains: Diesel Electric - Interior complete sequence - Part 2 (English Electric Vulcan Locomotive, 2000 b.h.p.)

Asian Alpine Chough (Pyrrhocorax Graculus) - medium distance to distant calls from chough. background sounds of wind & buffeting on microphone. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Brickworks - Brickworks, roller clay-crushing machine operating.

Indian Elephant (Elephas Maximus) - Trumpets from elephant in musth(sexual state). background sounds of city with some speech. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Lion (Panthera Leo) - close-up crunches from male feeding on warthog (head); growls, snorts & sneezes. Conflict with two immatures who try to approach kill. Strong wind at start drops after couple of minutes. Insects & birds in distance. Crowned plovers fly over calling at one point

Shelduck (Tadorna Tadorna) - close-up quacking and whistling from adults. medium close-up curlew, distant skylark and traffic.

Common Grackle (Quiscalus Quiscula) - close-up flock calls from a large roost.

Wallace's Standardwing (Semioptera Wallacei) - close-up, animated group calls from the "junior perch".

Killdeer (Charadrus Vociferus) - NB: Exact date of recording not known. medium close-up alarm calls, other birds in background.

Fish (Gnathonemus Elephas) - close-up electrical pulses with pulses from two Brienomyrus brachyistus in same tank.

Royal Festival Hall - Royal Festival Hall:  Applause, at 14" atmosphere, settling down, score rustles, at 25" quartet tuning quiet

Rainforest Atmosphere - atmosphere with birds and drips from rain

Veteran Cars: Rolls Royce ‚äúsilver Ghost‚äù (1911 Model, 6 Cylinders, 35 Hp) - Cars: Rolls Royce "Silver Ghost", 1911 model, 6 cylinders, 35 H.P. Interior, door opens, person enters, and closes

Grassland Atmosphere - Insects and bird chorus With chough, woodlark, spanish wagtail, goldfinch, nightingale

F.a. Cup Final: Wembley, 1966 - 1966 F.A. Cup Final, infringement. (Everton v Sheffield Wednesday, Wembley Stadium.)

King Penguin (Aptenodytes Patagonica) - Calls from adults and chicks by river. close-up water sounds in foreground. Distant surf.

Russet-backed Oropendola (Psarocolius Angustifrons) - close-up calls from adults as they approach to feed chicks. Calls from chicks in nest. Colony in background. Other birds and loud distant cicadas.

Tundra Swan (Cygnus Columbianus) - medium close-up calls from a single bird. Ducks in background. Windy.

Wetland Atmosphere - Sounds of stridulating insects & chorusing marsh frogs. medium distance calls from river warbler 0m18s & song 0m56s. Some distant calls from whiskered terns. Slight sounds of wind.

Rock Desert - Spring: Day. Neutral, with occasional insects (some close-up). Very distant birds. Windy and traffic noise towards end.

White Winged Chough (Corcorax Melanorhamphos) - medium close-up calls from fledgling. Calls become loud during feeding from 0m12s. Some brief calls from adult. Sounds of wind in trees. N.B. Date of this recording is unknown.

Children Playing In School - Junior School, interior, atmosphere with 8-9 year-olds during team game with medicine ball.

Oilbird (Steatornis Caripensis) - close-up echo-locating clicks and calls from a flight of birds leaving the cave at the cave mouth.

South American (Sub-)tropical Forest: Partly Deciduous - DAY Insects, birds and capuchin monkeys

Wild Gaur (Bos Gaurus) - medium close-up sounds of breathing & movement from wild gaur. Many insects stridulating & buzzing.

European Raven (Corvus Corax Corax) - medium distance calls from ravens 0m07s & 0m21s. Interesting clicking & popping calls. Also wingbeats from ravens landing. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Apostle Bird (Struthidea Cinerea) - medium distance coarse calls from apostle birds. Also some more lively clicking calls. background sounds of wind & calls from other bird species. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording are unknown.

Dromedary (Camelus Dromedarius) - medium close-up echoing calls in canyon with splashing water sounds

Triumph Tr3 Sports Car, 1957 (Exterior) - Exterior, door closed. (TR3 Sports Car, 1957 model)

Bang! - 81mm medium mortar, firing multiple high explosive & smoke charges, explosions after 0m21s. (Distant perspective.)

Traffic 3 - Atmosphere in pits before start - 125cc machines, Isle of Man Tourist trophy race 1967.

Western Sandpiper (Calidris Mauri) - medium distance distant calls, flock calls and flock lift off.

Common Flicker (Colaptes Auratus) - Calls medium close-up from juveniles, chicks calling in background. from another nest hole* Other woodland birds and insects. Wind in trees - background pumping at times. *high-pitched peeping in background is nearby red-naped sapsucker chicks. NB Exact date of recording not known: early

Iberian Marsh Frog (Rana Perezi) - Individuals and chorus close-up

Superb Lyrebird (Menura Novaehollandiae) - Clicking & other calls from displaying male lyrebird. Also some mimicry of eastern whipbird. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Outdoor Clock - Outdoor clock striking, chimes & 2 o'clock  SS. Peter & Paul

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - Adult approaches nest close-up, calls and feeds begging nestlings. Contentment 'chucks' at end.

Aircraft 2 - Take off & climb (4 piston-engined aircraft, interior).

Killdeer (Charadrius Vociferus) - medium close-up flight calls from a single bird. Crickets in background.

France - Cross channel ferry, passenger lounge - hum of engines, light chatter and the noise of rustling newspapers and teacups.

Bannerman's Turaco (Tauraco Bannermani) - background hooting calls from turaco. Also sounds of montane forest.

Giant Toad (Bufo Marinus) - Clucking calls from distressed toad. Some distant sounds of traffic.

Domestic Clock (Heavy Gong) - Domestic clock striking eleven o'clock. (Domestic clock with heavy gong.)

Village/garden Atmosphere - Winter (Dry Season): Mid-day With purple glossy starling etc.

Horses 1 - One horse approaches at walk, fidgets on mic, departs at walk on rough track, left to right, aircraft heard briefly in

Motor Car: Ford Cortina 1.6 Gl (Manual) 1982 Model: Interior - Cars: 1.6 GL (Manual) 1982 model Ford Cortina. Interior, steady run on country lanes

Zoo - Spring/summer: Day - With mallard and other water fowl splashing and feeding, collared doves and starlings

Cell Doors (Modern) - Period cell doors. Cell door opened with keys, etc.

Crab Plover (Dromas Ardeola) - medium close-up to background calls from several plovers. Double toned, piping & clucking calls. background sounds of wind. Distant sounds of engine. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Common Starling (Sturnus Vulgaris) - close-up calls from brood of chicks in nest box, excited calls as they are fed by adults.

Madagascar Bulbul (Hypsipetes Madagascariensis) - medium close-up calls from a single bird. Other birds occasionally in trees.

Urban South America - Street, Cliza, on market day with cries from hawkers, footsteps and bells and chanting from blind fortune tellers, no traffic

Motor Horns (Single & Multitone) - Twin Electric Motor Horn sounded.

African Golden Oriole (Oriolus Auratus) - Song plus cat-like alarm call medium close-up.

3 Horses On Turf (Studio) - Three horses on turf, start, canter, stop. (Studio recording with jingle of harness)

Rotary Motor Mower - Roller-type Lawn Mower, continuous mowing with turns.

Little Owl (Athene Noctua) - Contact calls, with Nightingales and Reed Warblers. Distant tractor.

Rufous-sided Towhee (Pipilo Erythrophthalmus) - close-up song, other birds in background.

One-horse Trap (2 Wheeler) On Hard Surface - One-Horse Trap: Two Wheeler, loose surface, trotting, start, depart.

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - Begging calls close-up from half-grown chick. close-up calls from adults. Colony mp.

Red Fox (Vulpes Vulpes) - Female fox calling to cubs. Soft, quiet whining sounds. background calls from birds. Some sounds of wind in foliage & distant traffic. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Lincoln College Clock, Oxford - Lincoln College clock striking twelve o'clock.

Willow Grouse (Lagopus Lagopus) - close-up calls, howling wind in background.

Nilgiri Langur (Presbytis Johni) - medium distance hooting calls from langur. Sounds of rustling foliage. Many small impacts.

Temminck's Crowned Willow Warbler (Phlloscopus Coronatus) - close-up song. Very distant birds. Slight wind in trees.

Crowds Outside Buckingham Palace, London (Mid-distant Perspective) - Crowds: Outside Buckingham Palace, Cheers, Applause.

Vintage Motor Car: Citroen 5cv Van: Exterior - Cars: Vintage motor car Citroen 5cv van, 1924. Exterior, start into revving

Office Equipment, Business & Control Areas - London Metal Exchange (rec. 1985)

National Daily Newspaper - National Daily Newspaper Block Department, printing with a Devon Frame.

Coast Atmosphere - Sounds of heavy surf & waves. \ Recorded in coastal tropical seasonal forest by beach. Distant birdsong & insects. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Firecrest (Regulus Ignicapillus) - medium close-up song. Wren, nuthatch, great and coal tits, and other birds in background. Slight wind in trees.

Rainforest - Midday. Western black-headed oriole singing. Blue-shouldered robin chats and other birds in background. Wingbeats from black and white casqued hornbills as they fly from tree-tops. Alarm calls and movement from blue monkeys at end of recording. Cicadas an

Cars - Ford Fiesta, exterior, approach from left & stop, switch off. (1.1 litre hatchback, 1986/7 model.)

Beetle (Coleoptera Sp) - Large species (possibly longicorn) stridulating and scraping

Kandy Perahera Festival - Snake dance. Drumming with distant trumpets. Quite complicated beats, some sounds of the crowd. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

American Telephones - American Telephone: Ringing tone, receiver lifted on wall telephone

Hedgerow - Winter: Mid-day Feeding station, with Blue and Great Tits, Chaffinches, Greenfinches, Robin, Redwings and Fieldfares.

Grey Cheeked Mangabey (Cercocebus Albigena) - Clear calls from feeding mangabeys. background sounds of stridulating cicadas.

English Church Bells Village Church - Village Church Bells, rounds, firing, ends with rounds. (Location unknown.)

Adelie Penguin (Pygoscelis Adeliae) - Calls and sounds from colony. NB: exact date and location is not specified.

Christ‚äôs College Clock, Cambridge - Christ's College clock striking two o'clock.

Peregrine Falcon (Falco Peregrinus) - close-up flight alarm calls from female. Male calls briefly in background.

Coast (Atmosphere) - medium close-up - close-up calls from a mixed colony of sooty terns and common noddys on a small cay along the Barrier Reef. A few calls from crested terns and lesser crested tern, more excited calls towards end of recording. Faint sea wash in background.

Royal Albatross (Diomedea Epomophora) - medium close-up calls from 20 day old chick. Flies buzzing around nest. Gulls and terns in background. Wind and surf in background.

Blackstart (Cercomela Melanura) - AND WHITE EYED BULBUL (PYCNONOTUS XANTHOPYGOS) Alarm/aggressive calls close-up of three Blackstarts and a white eyed bulbul - the latter the more urgent, higher pitched persistant call. Stream and distant aircraft in background.

Pulse Monitor - Hospital Equipment: Pulse monitor, slowing down plus continuous

Wolseley Sixteen-sixty Car 1967 (Interior) - Exterior, approach and pass at 70 m.p.h. (Wolseley sixteen-sixty car, 1967)

F.a. Cup Final: Wembley, 1966 - 1966 F.A. Cup final, general atmosphere with highlights. (Everton v Sheffield Wednesday, Wembley Stadium.)

Motor Car: 1940 Period ‚äòold Banger‚äô (Interior) - Interior, false start, start crawl along with bad gear changes, stop, switch off. (1940 period car)

Sulawesi Hornbill (Aceros Cassidix) - medium close-up loud calls from female hornbill, also some wingbeats. Sounds of stridulating cicadas. Some brief calls from other bird species. Very distant sounds of the sea.

Trinity College Clock, Oxford - Trinity College clock striking seven o'clock.

Aircraft: D. H. Dove (Exterior) - De Havilland Dove, exterior, rev up, taxi past & away. (Light civil aircraft, two piston engines.) (NB Military versions of this plane named Devon & Sea Devon.)

Edinburgh Tram, exterior, pass with bell, crosses points & stops.

Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus Amphibius) - close-up bellows & snorts from a family group of about 10 animals on a loop in the Mara River. Three other family groups spaced along the loop call in the background. Calls from forest birds & cicadas.

Busy Bank - Atmosphere in a busy bank with occasional speech & footsteps, cashiers busy stamping documents.

Triumph 650 Cc Twin Motor Cycle - Triumph 650cc twin, start, tickover, depart.

Domestic Cattle (Bos Genus) - Single animal lowing. Movement in bourgou grass. Bird singing background.

Military Vehicles - Scorpion Main Tank, pass. (Petrol engined tank.)

Modern Agricultural Machinery & Vehicles - Ford 7610 Tractor with trailer, exterior, drive over rough track, with approach, pass & depart.

Power Station (Conventional Type) - Power Station, general atmosphere in main operations room. (Conventional power station.)

Orange-winged Amazon Parrot (Amazona Amazonica) - Several calling medium close-up - distant, with loud calls at times. Insects and other birds in distance. Wind in trees.

Heavy Industry - Loewy forge, shot blasting with machine atmosphere.

27ft Cabin Cruiser (50 Hp. Diesel): In Cabin - Cabin Cruiser: 27ft, 50 hp. diesel engine, exterior, approach, stop.

Helicopters - Exterior - start, warm up and take off. (Bristol Sycamore S171).

Woolly Spider Monkey (Brachyteles Arachnoides) - medium close-up distress calls from an infant. Movement in trees from troop. Crickets and birds in distance.

White-eyed Gull (Larus Leucophthalmus) - medium close-up calls from adult and two chicks at nest windy background

Austin Gipsy Cross-country Vehicle (Exterior) - Cross-country vehicle, exterior, start, 3-point turn, depart. (Austin Gipsy)

French Steam Trains - French Steam Train, local passenger train passing.

Farmstead & Surroundings - Village/Farm: Spring; Day Cockerel crowing, Greenfinches, Goldfinches, Siskins, Sardinian Warbler and Wren.

Canyon - Spring: Afternoon Atmosphere on grassy hillside of canyon, insects, House Finches, Black-chinned Hummingbird and other birds, Windy with wind increasing at end.

Oriental Green Barbet (Megalaima Zeylanica) - medium distance green barbet calls (repetitive single notes). Other birds medium distance & medium close-up.

Tropical Boubou (Laniarius Aethiopicus) - MC-close-up song, duetting between male & female. Male song at end then joined by female. Clucking calls from Mountain Greenbul. Scratchy song & calls from Eastern Double Collared Sunbird. Other Boubous in distance. Wind in trees.

Aircraft: Trident (Interior) - Hawker-Siddeley Trident, interior, take off and climb to cruising height. (Short/medium-range airliner, 3 jet engines.)

World War 2 - 2 - Crew briefing by meteorological officer - anti-cyclone - Dec.1940 (reprocessed)

Interior Backgrounds - Self-Service Restaurant atmosphere, with voices, crockery, cutlery, footsteps & dishes being cleared.

Wren (Troglodytes Troglodytes) - Song with wood warbler and coal tit

Rainforest Atmosphere - medium close-up bird calls with background of wind in trees. Agitated calls 0m25s & 0m45s, medium close-up dove calls 1m45s & 2m00s. Other birds and insects in background. Time is approximately 5 p.m. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Gallery Forest Atmosphere - Recorded at dusk by lagoon. Many clear calls from various bird species. medium distance wingbeats, sounds of insect stridulation.

Avocet (Recurvirostra Avosetta) - Display calls medium close-up from four birds. Distant gulls and a tractor.

Willet (Catoptrophorus Semipalmatus) - close-up calls from a male on the ground, grackles and other marsh birds in background. Bird also sings from ground.

Church Atmosphere: Parish Church Wedding - Parish Church wedding, congregation leaving church, bells in background.

Azure-winged Magpie (Cyanopica Cyana) - close-up calls and calls in flight. Prominent calls from great tit. Other birds in background.

London Green Line Coach (Exterior) - London Green Line Coach, exterior, doors, coach departs.

Weather 1 - Wind - Gale heard from inside house, with rattling windows.

Great Spotted Cuckoo (Clamator Glandarius) - close-up calls from a single chick in captivity.

Vespa Motor Scooter, 1956 (Exterior) - Vespa Scooter, start, fast depart. (1956 model.)

Pygmy Chimpanzee (Pan Paniscus) - medium distance excited whooping and peeping calls.

Sydney & Urban New Zealand - Street scene, outside Circular Quay - buses stopping with air brakes, taxi rank, occasional passing traffic.

Collared Grey Fantail (Rhipidura Fuliginosa) - close-up alarm calls near the nest. Silvereyes and other birds in background.

Beach Atmosphere - Brisk atmosphere of waves surging against beach (heavy swell). Hydrophone recording. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Comedy, Fantasy & Horror - Bull's eye & glass smash. (Comedy Spot Effect.)

White-fronted Tern (Sterna Striata) - medium close-up - medium distance calls from adults & juveniles flying over sea near breeding cliffs. Loud seawash in background.

Trains - Inter City 125, exterior, arrives at station, atmosphere as train is boarded, train departs.

Shrike Sp. (Laniidae Family) - Calls, with Giraffe in background.

Motor Car: Ford Ecsort 1300 (Manual) (Exterior) - Ford Escort 1300, exterior, passing fast with horn. (1300cc engine, manual transmission.)

Radde's Bush Warbler (Phylloscopus Schwarzi) - close-up-medium close-up song. Cuckoo, merlin, other birds and insects in background.

Coast - Late afternoon. Cicadas. Bellbirds and red-crowned parakeets. Distant calls from gulls. Surf medium distance.

Footsteps On Pavement: Running - Footsteps on Pavement, man running, with start & stop.

Mixed - Iberian Marsh Frog, adult male croaking with Woodlark and Great Grey Shrikes.

Deciduous Woodland - Spring: Dawn Wood Thrushes, Rufous-sided Towhees, American Crows, Tufted Titmouse, Ovenbirds and various other warblers.

London 2 - Crowds in Covent Garden Piazza on a busy saturday afternoon, busker's music occassionally discernable in distance.

African Citril Finch (Serinus Citrinelloides) - medium close-up song & calls. Grey-backed Camaroptera & Tawny Flanked Prinia & other birds in background.

Woodland - Dry gum-tree woodland. Dawn. Many birds singing and calling, including laughing kookaburra. Loud musical calls from Australian magpies. Frogs also calling.

World War Ii Battle Actuality - MG 42 (nickname Spandau) machine-gun, Bren gun, small arms fire, Bofor gunfire. World War II. (From 78 r.p.m. disc).

Fast Footsteps Down Stone Stars - Fast footsteps down stone stairs, 2 women departing.

Railway Stations: Continuous Pa Anncts; Early Afternoon - Paddington Railway Station, continuous public address announcements & atmosphere. (Recorded early afternoon.)

Tropical Seasonal Forest Atmosphere - Fairly busy atmosphere recorded in early morning at fruiting fig tree. background hammering of woodpecker 2m45s & intermittently. Great Indian hornbill flight sounds 0m23s, 1m11s & 1m45s. medium close-up to background calls of many birds including mynahs. Shrill cries from parakee

Crowd Reaction (Farcical) - Fifteen men and women booing. (Farcical.)

Spectacled Flying Fox (Pteropus Conspicillatus) - medium close-up colony calls at roost in trees by the sea.

Road Tunnel - Dartford tunnel, public address system instructing drivers to keep close together and speed up on leaving.

Phainopepla (Phainopepla Nitens) - medium close-up song, insects, Gila Woodpecker, Cactus Wren and Black-tailed Gnatcatcher in distance.

Africa 2 - The Natural World - Rwanda: Early evening tropical rain forest atmosphere, with marsh & tree frogs & insects.

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - General alarm calls close-up from colony. Close birds leaving & returning to nests. Alarm calls from herring gulls mp.

Boat-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus Major) - Song close-up. Cricket and distant surf in background.

Ships And Boats 1 - Thames sailing barge, bow-wave sailing in force 5 wind, some spray. (Recorded on board S.B. Pudge.)

Austin Taxi, slow stop, handbrake, tickover, switch off. (1950 model, 16hp engine.)

Brush Cuckoo (Cuculus Variolosus) - medium distance loud calls. Many other birds calling including grey-crowned babblers and olive-backed oriole.

2.6 Litre Rover Saloon Car - Exterior, start up, depart. (2.6 litre Rover saloon car.)

Traction Engine (Single Cylinder) - Steam Roller: Run up of flywheel. Exterior

Local Football Match (Crowd Of 300) - Football, Local: Crowd of 300, goal scored by away team.

Czechoslovakia - Self-service cafe, Bratislava, some distinct speech (Slovak), footsteps, general noise

Casqued Oropendola (Psarocolius Oseryi) - Calls of group, with cicadas in background.

Tropical Rainforest Atmosphere - AUTUMN: EARLY MORNING With gibbons and various birds.

London Midland Region Electric Trains (Exterior) - Local Train departs. (British Rail London Midland Region train, 25kV Pantograph system.)

Lakeside Atmosphere - Spring. Crested larks, black tern, Kentish plovers, greater flamingos, short-toed larks, swallows, little stint, wing beats and insects.

Brown-headed Nuthatch (Sitta Pusilla) - close-up calls. Other birds in distance. (Hissy)

Forest Savanna Atmosphere - Forest savanna - dry season - evening. With purple starlings and crickets.

Grey Wolf (Canis Lupus) - medium close-up howls from a single animal. Skuas calling distance, windy background. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Tropical Rain Forest - Autumn, Mid-day With screaming piha and other birds

Cross-channel Ferry Boat ‚äúdover‚äù - Ferry: Cross-Channel, 'Dover', bridge, casting off, distinct orders and replies.

Rainforest - Late afternoon. Several birds calling and singing, most noticable are Belford's melidectes. Later display call from king of saxony bird of paradise. Distant waterfall.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Recorded in early morning. Calls from many birds including wingbeats. Also peeping & whistling calls. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Static Diesel Engines - Ruston Hornsey YEX 6 pumping engine, start and run.

Sandwich Tern (Sterna Sandvicensis) - Colony and individual calls

Farmstead & Surroundings - Cultivated Land: Spring-Summer; Mid-day With two spp. of grasshopper and occasional Tree Sparrow calls

Ford Anglia 105e Van (1963, 997cc): Exterior - Motor Van: Self Start, Depart, exterior, (Ford Anglia 105E, 1963 model, 997cc).

Slow Footsteps Up Wooden Stairs - Footsteps Up Wooden Stairs, man & woman, slow, with approach & stop.

Coast - Heavy distant sea. Cricket stridulating in grass in foreground. Calls from red-billed gulls in background. Wind in grass.

Village Atmosphere - Rather neutral with 'Beethoven Bird' and other species.

Victoria Station, London - Victoria Station Concourse, busy rush-hour crowd with close footsteps, occasional indistinct voices, distant train whistles. (Recorded in crowd, no announcements.)

White Headed Buffalo Weaver (Dinemellia Dinemelli) - close-up call and wingbeats as bird flies to nest, other birds in distance.

Lakeside - Early afternoon near lake. Clicking sounds from close dragonflies. Seed-pods popping. Chaffinch in background. Distant paradise shelduck calling. Occasional Canada goose calls. Also suitable for grassland, hedgerow & pasture atmospheres (North I only).

World War Ii Aircraft: Focke-wulf 190 (German) - Focke-Wulf 190, exterior recordings. Low level attack

Dry Scrub Woodland Atmosphere - Dry scrub woodland - winter - late afternoon. House crows, ring-necked parakeets, warblers and bulbuls, distant red-wattled lapwing, other birds and insects with cicada chorus.

Ladakh Festival Atmosphere - Music accompanying dancers. Sounds of crashing cymbals & drums. Instruments played at varying rates. N.B. Location identified (verbally) as Lekea Monastery.

Footsteps In Undergrowth: Running - Walking, 2 men. (With start and stop)

Horse (Flat) Racing: P.a. Anncts & Atmosphere - Newbury Race Course, public address system announcement about tote returns, with general atmosphere. (Flat racing.)

The Age Of Steam - Porter's trolley wheeled past, right to left.

Black-throated Sparrow (Amphispiza Bilineata) - MC song, White-winged Dove in background.

New Zealand - The Natural World 2 - Hot Spring 2- tight - Bird's Nest Terrace (NZ)

Forster's Tern (Sterna Fosteri) - close-up calls from birds in flight and flock standing in water royal tern calls near start distant surf

Peugeot 205gt 1982 1300cc Petrol (car Misfiring Quite Badly) - interior - bonnet closed, recorded inside car

Ships & Tugs: Whistles & Sirens - R.M.S. Queen Elizabeth, ship's siren, sounded once.

Electronic Sounds - Electronic game, Space Invaders. (NB track is mono.)

Mills & Grain - Grain stacker blowing corn through funnel from trailer to silo -heard from outside silo.

Sea Cliffs - Colony sounds medium distance from Cormorants and Auk, high pitched whistles from Pigeon Guillemots.

Printing - Newspapers - Printing Newspapers: Letter press (hot metal) slows down and stops.

Motor Launch (On Deck) - Motor launch. Starts, slow run with wash, stops. (On deck)

Lesser Flamingo (Phoeniconaias Minor) - calls from clarge flock, with greater flamingos

Interiors - Shops And Cash Registers - Electronic - bleeps and printer on cash register (background voices - 1982 (2R1,reprocessed)

Yellow-naped Amazon (Amazona Auropalliata) - Recorded in quarantine area. Owner trying to get parrot to say "hello paco, I love you" Parrot repeats - not very well articulated. Sounds of other species in background.

Domestic Fowl (Gallus Domesticus) - Calls close-up, two cocks crowing alternately.

Trinity & St. John‚äôs College Clock, Cambridge - Trinity & St John's College clock striking three o'clock. (Trinity clock strikes a second time for St. John's College.)

Articulated Lorry (Diesel, 1976): Interior - Articulated Lorry: 1976 Diesel, Steady run, interior

Urban South West Africa - Open air flea market (Cape Town) - busy bustling market with sellers crying out.

Rook (Corvus Frugilegus) - Rookery with single rook flapping in trees

Monsoon Forest Atmosphere - Calls from many bird species including peafowl. Distant sounds of thunder. Very distant traffic. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Heathrow Airport: Air Traffic Control - Heathrow Airport Air Traffic Control, approach control.

Water 2 - Sea - Quiet seawash, gentle close perspective waves on shingle - 1922 (1S1, reprocessed)

2 Horses On Turf (Studio) - Two horses on turf. Restless. (Studio recording. No jingle of harness)

Rhesus Monkey (Macaca Mulatta) - Group of c30 feeding and scuffling young whining

South America - Rural & Urban Atmospheres - Rural village atmosphere - near lake Todos Santos, Chile

Footsteps On Wood: Walking (Dead Acoustic) - Footsteps on Wood, woman walking, departing. (Dead acoustic.)

Romania 1 - Exterior - tram passing, 1960's-bulit tram pass left to right - traffic in background.

Bridled Tern (Sterna Anaethetus) - medium close-up yapping calls from tern. background calls from other seabird species.

Keble College Clock, Oxford - Keble College clock striking two o'clock.

Laysan Albatross (Diomedea Immutabilis) - close-up calls from chick being fed by adult who regurgitates food, chick feeding and tapping at adult's bill. Sooty terns in background.

Open-top Vintage Bus: Dennis (1925): 4 Cylinder Petrol Engine - Dennis Open-Top Bus, run with occasional gear changes, stops & starts. (Recorded on top deck.) (Vintage open-top bus c. 1925, 4 cylinder petrol engine.)

Domestic Clock: Double-strike - Domestic clock striking five o'clock. (Domestic clock with double-strike mechanism.)

Rainforest Atmosphere - busy with insects and birds, incl macaques feeding on small fruits

White-faced Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna Viduata) - Duck and egret flocks take-off background noise from road, but single White-faced Whistling Duck calls, good and close.

Crested Drongo (Dicrurus Forficatus) - close-up alarm calls, other birds in background. Some village sounds and voices in distance.

Mute Swan (Cygnus Alor) - medium close-up mating calls & grunts. Sounds of splashing water. background calls from other bird species.

Meadow Pipit (Anthus Pratensis) - medium close-up song while perched. close-up flight display song at end of recording. Mountain stream in background.

Thick-billed Parrot (Rhynchopsitta Pachrhyncha) - Distant calls from about 12 birds in captivity. Other birds call occasionally in foreground and background. Slight wind in trees.

Footsteps On Stone: Walking (Slight Echo) - Walking, 2 men and 1 woman on stone. (With start and stop, slight echo)

Wild Boar (Sus Scrofa) - close-up squealing from piglets as they scramble to feed. Suckling sounds. Grunts from sow. Other two sows in background. Some noise from fence. Wind gusting in trees. A few voices at end of recording.

The Age Of Steam - Steam Train starts into constant run, various acoustic changes as train passes through cuttings, etc., alows & stops in station. (Seaside Special, recorded leaning out of carriage window.)

Shackleton (4 Piston-engined Aircraft) (Interior) - Avro Shackleton, interior, take off & climb. (Post-war maritime reconnaissance mission, four piston engines.)

Red-billed Hornbill (Tockus Erythrorhynchus) - Display calls medium close-up.

Air Battles, Air Raids & Sirens - All clear (Germany) - 1968 (162A)

Rufous Hornero (Ovenbird) (Funarius Rufus) - Part song from one bird then duet with house sparrows

Mixed School Children - French Schoolchildren, mixed group playing in playground. (Mid-distant recording, Paris.)

Eclectus Parrot (Eclectus Roratus) - close-up calls from juvenile in nest hole. medium close-up calls from female to young. Other birds in background.

Comedy Sounds - Busy workshop atmosphere. (Specially created effect)

Vintage Motor Car: Citroen 5cv Van - Cars: Vintage motor car Citroen 5cv van, 1924. Interior, false starts

Bbc News Sound Effects Tape (Old) - aeroplane - aircraft interior - light piston engine

Southern Region Steam Trains - Exterior, Stroudley 0-6-0 tank locomotive whistle. (Southern Region train.)

Comedy 2 - Single car running comically - 1967 (7F, reprocessed)

Model Railways - Model Railways: Hornby HO-Gauge Clockwork train c.1935. Hand shunting and coupling

Helicopters - Sikorsky S-55, interior, start, warm up, take off into constant flight.

World War 2 - V2 Rocket heavy rumble, taxi drives off (rec. Marble Arch) - 1975 (500B)

St. Clemen Danes Church, London - St. Clement Danes Church Clock, striking quarter-hour

Wilson's Bird Of Paradise (Diphyllodes Respublica) - medium close-up wing beats as bird flies in. Sound of leaf flicking and clicking display flight. Wings beats as bird flies out.

Sulawesi Hornbill (Aceros Cassidix) - Screech then croaking calls from male hornbill with some sounds of movement. background calls from other bird species. Very distant rumble from the sea.

Domestic Clock (19th Century) - Domestic clock striking seven o'clock. (Nineteenth century domestic clock.)

Marsh Atmosphere - Night atmosphere. Nightjar sp. calling. Frogs and Cicadas calling.

Comedy, Fantasy & Horror - Alien pods land in swamp. (Space Fantasy Spot Effect.)

Dusky-capped Flycatcher (Myiarchus Tuberculifer) - medium close-up calls, other birds in background including Cassin's Kingbird, Northern Flicker and Mourning Dove.

Rainforest - Morning. Calls and song from a mixed feeding flock, including wattle-eye flycatcher, the "rattle" phrases from white-chinned prinia, common bulbuls, distant joyful greenbuls & one closer song with the rising song of black-faced rufous warbler. Also "whip"

Equestrian Events - Point to Point Racing, large field passes over jump.

Fork Marked Lemur (Phaner Furcifer) - MC calls from a single animal. Night atmosphere in background.

Marsh Frog (Rana Ridibunda) - Male breeding call. chorus of others in background. with distant skylark.

Black Crowned Sparrow Lark (Eremopterix Nigriceps) - Shrill, whistling calls of male during display flight. background hiss of wind in grass. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown. Described as a green area.

Ships & Tugs: Whistles & Sirens - R.M.S. Queen Mary ship's siren, one horn blast, signalling ship stoppping.

Razorbill (Alca Torda) - Wingbeats as bird leaves ledge. Guillemots, kittiwakes and herring gulls in background. medium distance surf.

Outback - Morning, strong wind blowing. Birds singing, flies buzzing, dry twigs rattling.

Spalding's Logrunner (Orthonyx Spaldingii) - medium close-up - medium distance calls from a group. Other birds in distance. Water dripping from trees.

Wren (Troglodytes Troglodytes) - Song and alarm medium close-up.

Common Peafowl (Pavo Cristatus) - close-up slight tail shake and call from peacock. Others call in background. Other birds in distance.

Water 2 - Sea - Seawash at river estuary; mid perspective waves on single - 1981 (1S4, reprocessed)

Goshawk (Accipiter Gentilis) - Anxiety calls MP, from female, insects and woodland birds in background. Wind in trees.

Fork-tailed Petrel (Oceanodroma Furcata) - close-up calls from inside burrow, Leach's Petrel and Hermit Thrush call in distance. Movement inside burrow.

Arabian Oryx (Oryx Gazella Leucoryx) - Oryx grinding teeth after being tranquillized for capture. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus Magellanicus) - medium distance & background brays & honks from ecstatic displays. background sounds of colony. Also some cheeps from another bird species. Distant sounds of the sea.

Billiards Saloon - Billiards Saloon, general chatter in twelve table billiards saloon.

Forest Atmosphere - Lively atmosphere recorded in forest. medium distance rhythmic calls from unidentified bird species. background calls from various bird species including doves/pigeons. Insect stridulation. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Greater Black-backed Gull (Larus Marinus) - Anxiety calls close-up. Skylark mp. Distant oystercatcher. Surf mp. Distant fog-horn.

Wire-haired Fox Terrier Dog - Dog: Fox Terrier, Wire-Haired, Interior, snarling and barking.

Mosquito (Culicidae Family) - medium close-up hum from many. Constant group activity. Slightly bumpy recording.

Time - Clocks & Bells - Tom, Christ Church, Oxford - strikes 12 (interior perspective)

Black-capped Social Weaver (Pseudonigrita Cabanisi) - medium close-up calls in colony, strong wind in trees.

Flightless Cormorant (Nannopterum Harrisi) - medium close-up deep croaking calls from cormorant. background sounds of seawash.

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - NB: Recorded from microphones placed beside a Reed Warbler's nest. 0555-0620hrs Brief burst of song from male as he arrives at nest close-up.

Camargue Feral Horse (Equus Caballus) - Herd moving through grass

Transport - Shorts 360 Commuter Transporter, interior, take-off into constant flight. (2 turboprop engines.)

Axis Deer (Cervus Axis) - medium distance grunting calls from deer at low level. Also birdsong/calls & insects buzzing.

Suricate (Suricata Suricatta) - close-up leading-off calls from an adult female. Young greeting her.

Oil Rigs - Oil Rigs: Fortes Oilfield offshore rig. Stabilizer water tank valves opened, steam released

Household Effects: Electric Food Mixer - An electric food mixer, empty bowl, switch on, run, switch off.

World War Ii: Sirens & Gunfire - World War II Air Raid Siren, Italian, all clear sounded.

Long-tailed Glossy Starling (Lamprotornis Caudatus) - Calls medium close-up, bulbuls and other birds in background.

London Street Market - A singing beggar recorded in London street market.

Heron (Ardea Cinerea) - Grunting call: nestlings aged about 5 weeks with tree sparrows

Woodland - Mid-morning. Acacia scrub by cliff-face. Crickets and other insects. Several birds singing and calling in background. Soft calls from blue-naped mousebirds. Some distant traffic.

Urban: Town Centre - Early morning: Late Spring With house sparrows, spotless starlings, swifts, hoopoe and distant human voices

Interior Backgrounds - Public Library with voices, footsteps, trolleys & a telephone (at 20s).

White Browed Sparrow Weaver (Plocepasser Mahali) - close-up song and flight calls from a single bird, with others in background. Crickets and other insects, White browed Coucals in distance.

Crowned Eagle (Spizaetus Coronatus) - close-up calls & movement from chick in nest. Adult calls in background. Cicadas and distant birds. Movement from cameraman.

Rainforest Atmosphere - General rainforest atmosphere after rain at 9,000ft. Sound of dripping rainwater on vegetation. Birds singing/calling, some distinct calls.

Trains - Level crossing, continental-type, bell sounds, train passes (after 001m00s).

Horse & Cart - Walk to stop with loaded cart. (Recorded on two-horse cart)

Least Sandpiper (Caldris Minutilla) - close-up alarm calls during distraction display.

Greenfinch (Carduelis Chloris) - close-up calls. Mistle thrush and collared dove in background. House sparrows and skylark in distance.

Machinery: Blowers & Extractors - Wind blower operating in forge.

Moorhen (Gallinula Chloropus) - medium distance-medium close-up calls from several. Rooks, jackdaws,mallard and geese in background.

Northern Fur Seal (Callorhinus Ursinus) - close-up colony calls. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Southern Lapwing (Vanellus Chilensis) - calls, with other birds in background incl blue and yellow macaws; crickets in marsh; and cows in pasture

Black Sicklebill (Epimachus Fastuosus) - close-up and distant calls of male at and away from display perch. Busy background of insects and other birds.

Railway Station Buffet: London Bridge - London Bridge Railway Station, station buffet atmosphere before rush hour.

White Handed Gibbon (Hylobates Lar) - Morning. medium distance calls from within trees.

Rainforest - Lowland rainforest at night. Cicadas and crickets. Distant calls from orange-footed scrubfowl.

Joyful Greenbul (Chlorocichla Laetissima) - close-up alarm calls from a single bird. Golden rumped Tinkerbird, Black & white Casqued Hornbill & Common Bulbul in background.

Yellow-necked Francolin (Francolinus Leucoscepus) - medium close-up loud trumpeting calls. Others, doves & finches in background.

Children - Middle & Secondary Schools - In class, speech and clatter prior to lesson, ends with "shshsh" (occasional desk scraped on floor, reprocessed) - 1979 (3C6, reprocessed)

Lion (Panthera Leo) - close-up chewing. Unpleasant crunching sounds. Also some low growls & sounds of breathing. background insect stridulation & occasional bird calls.

Cave Swallow (Hirundo Fulva) - medium close-up & medium distance calls from swallows in interior of cave.

Country Scene - Country Scene: Sheep & Lambs, birdsong and stream in meadow.

Pneumatic Drills - Mechanical excavator loading spoil into trucks.

Lantern Clock, 1615 - Lantern clock striking eight o'clock. (Domestic lantern clock, manufactured 1615.)

Buzzard (Buteo Buteo) - Flight calls MP from adult. Woodpigeons and Chaffinch in background.

Domestic Pig (Sus Domesticus) - medium distance Grunts and snorts close-up Cicadas in background

Tree Pipit (Anthus Trivialis) - close-up song from a perched bird. Bird flies off at end of recording. Distant calls from mallard at start of recording. Chaffinches, goldcrest and willow warblers in distance.

Red Breasted Flycatcher (Ficedula Parva) - medium close-up song. Other birds very distant. Running water in background.

Motor Car: Ford Ecsort 1300 (Manual) (Exterior) - Ford Escort 1300, exterior, passing at 5 mph. (1300cc engine, manual transmission.)

Red-tailed Tropic Bird (Phaethon Rubricauda) - close-up aggressive calls from two birds fighting. Sooty Terns and Laysan albatrosses in background.

Rook (Corvus Frugilegus) - Several cawing medium close-up, including advertisement call.

Motor Car: 1953 14 H.p. Citroen - Interior, start, tickover into medium-speed run. (1953 model, 14 h.p.: Citroen)

Rocky Shore Atmosphere - Rocky shore - Summer - Day. Sea-wash in a cove.

Purple Martin (Progne Subis) - medium close-up to medium distance calls from martins. medium distance sounds of gently running water. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Badger (Meles Meles) - Scratching and foraging with tawny owl nearby uttering hunting call

Blackbird (Turdus Merula) - medium close-up song. NB: Date of recording not known.

Spain - Spain: Busy street, traffic with many motorbikes & mopeds.

Boys‚äô School - Boys' School, boys in showers with indistinct speech in foreground. (Wide perspective recording.)

Northern Crombec (Sylvietta Brachyura) - Calls, mid-perspective, then closer.

Takahe (Porphyrio Mantelli) - medium close-up contact call from female. Prominent running water in background.

Peregrine Falcon (Falco Peregrinus) - close-up wing-flaps and bells from six birds on a falconers cage.

Greylag Goose (Anser Anser) - close-up wingbeats from flock taking off; calls more distant. Distant mallard. N.B. The date of this recording is unknown.

Red Lored Amazon Parrot (Amazona Autumnalis) - medium close-up calls of parrots. Quiet droan of engine in the background.

Woodland Atmosphere - Spring. Great tits, cuckoo, blackbirds, robins.

London Underground: Victoria Line - London Underground station, atmosphere on escalator. (Victoria Line.)

Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus Alexandri) - close-up wing-beats and calls from several.

Chorister Robin Chat (Cossypha Dichroa) - close-up song, other birds and insects in background. Song with a great deal of mimicry of other birds including trying to mimic those species in background.

Hungary - Pioneer railway, internal, (narrow-gauge railway across Buda Hills run by school children), starts, constant run with hooter and muted chat, stops

Crowd Reaction & Chatter - Jeering & booing, 50 people, 20-30 years old. (Interior.)

Magellanic Woodpecker (Campephilus Magellanicus) - Brief medium distance call from woodpecker. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Mountain Atmosphere - Peaceful early morning atmosphere. background calls from Asian Alpine choughs. Distant calls from Caspian snowcock. Occasional calls from other bird species. Also sounds of insects & wind. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Bmc Mini 1000 Car 1972 Model: Exterior - Cars: 1972 B.M.C. Mini, 1000cc engine. Exterior, door open and close

Black-tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys Ludovicianus) - Alarm calls of several

Grandfather Clock: Bell Type (London, 1845) - Grandfather clock striking three o'clock. (Bell type Grandfather clock with Whittington chimes, manufactured in London 1845.)

Aircraft - Cessna C150, exterior, door opened & closed. (Light aircraft, single piston engine.)

Hummingbird Sp (Trochilidae) - Wingbeats. NB: Exact date in 1969 unknown

Guns: Revolvers: Exterior - Revolver: 45 Long colt, single shot, outside, (used in the 'wild west').

Static Diesel Engines - Worthington Simpson pumping engine, constant run. (1929)

Cross-channel Ferry Boat ‚äúdover‚äù - Ferry: Cross-Channel, 'Dover', vehicles loading onto car deck.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Recorded in early morning. medium distance & background calls from many bird species, occasionally from close-up. Also sounds of insects. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Savanna - Late Spring: Midday - With howling wind recorded from indoors

Exterior Effects - Firework display at Alexandra Palace (with crowd) - 1973 (1F1, reprocessed)

Black-tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys Ludovicianus) - close-up alarm calls from a group; slight wind, hissy.

Horse (Flat) Racing: P.a. Anncts & Atmosphere - Newbury Race Course, public address system announcement "jockeys please mount", with general atmosphere. (Flat racing.)

Sheet Metal Engineering - Sheet metal engineering, special welding in progress, pauses and indistinct speech. (Sounds like static.)

The Age Of Steam - Steam Train passes through station without stopping, left to right.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Rainforest atmosphere at sunset. Many individual birds calling & singing, mostly at mid-distance. Also sounds from stridulating insects.

World War Ii Aircraft: Heinkel Iii (German) - Exterior, Focke-Wulf 190, circling overhead, climbs and dives. (World War II German Bomber)

Guinea Baboon (Papio Papio) - Female calling NB: Recorded in November 1937 and January 1938

Humpback Whale (Megaptera Novaeangliae) - Song from a solo male with others in background. Crackles from snapping shrimps. NB Sequences from this recording can also be found on NHC000030 Tr14-15.

Slow Footsteps Up Wooden Stairs - Footsteps Up Wooden Stairs, man & woman, slow, departing.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Neutral with cicadas and distant birds in 'berangue-type' forest.

House Bunting (Emberiza Striolata) - Song, with distant crested larks. Windy.

African Grey Parrot (Psittacus Erithacus) - Recorded in quarantine area. close-up laughing, screeching & talking of several parrots - busy. Some sounds of human movement in background.

Interiors - Shops And Cash Registers - Electronic - printing and bleeps on cash register - 1982 (2R1,reprocessed)

Mills & Grain - Winnowing machine - starts, runs with no corn, stops.

Outdoor Clock - Church clock striking, 7 o'clock. (All Saints Church)

Ships & Tugs: Whistles & Sirens - Tug's siren sounded four times.

Electronic Sounds - Hollow sound, with buzz. (Specially created electronic sound.)

Mallard (Anas Platyrhynchos) - close-up calls from female in flight, Red-winged Blackbirds and other birds in background.

New Zealand - The Natural World 2 - Hot waterfall - fierce flow through gully.

Leaf Cutter Bee (Megachile Centuncularis) - Female flying and cutting leaf

Peugeot 205gt 1982 1300cc Petrol (car Misfiring Quite Badly) - interior - seat belt put on

R.a.f. V-bomber (Exterior) - RAF V-bomber, exterior, normal start-up procedure, generator running, run up engines. (Long-range bomber, 4 jet engines.)

Coastal/estuary Mouth Atmosphere - Spring, day. Calls from gulls feeding on shore at low tide.

Articulated Lorry (Diesel, 1976): Interior - Articulated Lorry: 1976 Diesel, Constant run, slows at end, interior

Rainforest Atmosphere - Early morning atmosphere recorded overlooking gorge. Calls from frogs & cicadas. Distant roar of water. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Turnstone (Arenaria Interpres) - Calls close-up. Ringed plover and dunlin in distance. Waves breaking on shore close-up.

Cambridge Clocks - Trinity & St John's College clock striking quarter to the hour. (Trinity clock strikes a second time for St. John's College.)

Cinnamon Bush Lark (Mirafra Rufocinnamomea) - MC sound from wings, other birds singing in background.

Children - Singing Games & School - Group of mixed 5-11 year olds in enclosed playground (close perspective) - 1980 (3C7, reprocessed)

Ezo Brown Frog (Rana Pirica) - medium close-up & background warbling calls from frogs. background sounds of wind. Recorded by small pond in woodland.

Twite (Acanthis Falvirostris) - Song and calls with fulmars, sheep and artic skuas in background

Seychelles Magpie Robin (Copsychus Sechellarum) - close-up whirring calls from magpie robin. background calls from seabirds & sounds of sea.

Keble College Clock, Oxford - Keble College clock striking one o'clock.

Romania 1 - Exterior - platform atmosphere, train boarding, busy movement of people with suitcases and trolleys rattling over mosaic tiling - 2nd train arrives on adjacent platform at 1'50", whistle.

Footsteps On Wood: Walking (Dead Acoustic) - Footsteps on Wood, woman walking, with approach & stop. (Dead acoustic.)

2 Horses On Turf (Studio) - Horse on turf, gallop to stop. (Studio recording. No jingle of harness)

Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus Ater) - close-up calls, Swallows in background.

Thick-billed Parrot (Rhynchopsitta Pachyrhyncha) - close-up - medium close-up calls from about 12 birds in captivity. Some cage noise and background sounds. Clean in parts.

Meadow Pipit (Anthus Pratensis) - medium close-up snatches of song while perched. close-up flight display song at end of recording. Mountain stream in background.

Motor Car: Morris Bullnose, 1922 (Exterior) - Exterior, approach, pass to mid-distance, stop with brake squeal. (11.9 hp sioevalve Hotchkiss engine, 1922 Morris

China - China: Shanghai Airport, interior, with tannoy and aeroplanes.

Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne Caspia) - medium close-up flight call from an immature bird and splash as it dives.

Mute Swan (Cygnus Alor) - Grunting & squeaking calls from pair of swans during courtship display. Sounds of splashing water. background calls from other bird species.

Great Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Arundinaceus) - Song close-up. Very distant Corn Bunting, Hoopoe and Marsh Frog in background.

Lakeside Atmosphere - Spring, dusk. Little owl, dogs, nightingales, reed warblers, frogs, jackal, quail, night heron. Wind rises and wind in reeds at end.

Island Thrush (Turdus Poliocephalus Seebohmi) Sub Sp. - Song medium close-up-close-up, with another in background. Slightly windy.

Open-top Vintage Bus: Dennis (1925): 4 Cylinder Petrol Engine: Exterior - Dennis Open-Top Bus, exterior, manoeuvring. (Vintage open-top bus c. 1925, 4 cylinder petrol engine.)

Town - SUMMER School children, house sparrows, swifts, occasional vehicle in background

Red Billed Hornbill (Tockus Erythrorhynchus) - medium close-up male flying into nesthole, chicks calling. Male scrapes bill on the side of the tree, flies up to branch & scrapes bill again. Flies off. Tapping sound of female inside nest. Many birds calling loudly in background, including White-browed Sparrow Weavers, do

Pampas Grasslands: Tala Woodland - DAY With tufted tit-spinetail, great kiskadee, rufous hornero, picazuro pigeon, white-tipped dove, brown and yellow marshbird, rufous collared sparrow, monk parakeet and distant cows

Mixed School Children - Group of mixed children singing 'Poor Jenny is a-weeping'

Comedy Sounds - Large bird taking off, three attempts. (Specially created effect)

Tropical Desert Shrub - Summer: Early morning \ Rather neutral with bush crickets, beetles flying and mostly distant birds

Air Battles, Air Raids & Sirens - Rocket guns (rec. during air raid on London) 1944 (500R)

Large Flying Fox (Pteropus Vampyrus) - Calls from colony. medium close-up raucous screeches & squeals. background shrieks & screeches. Distant sounds of the sea.

The Age Of Steam - Railway Carriage, interior, sliding windows opened.

Shackleton (4 Piston-engined Aircraft) (Exterior) - Avro Shackleton, interior, erratic constant flight. (Post-war maritime reconnaissance mission, four piston engines.)

Footsteps On Stone: Walking (Slight Echo) - Walking, 1 man and woman on stone. (With start and stop, slight echo)

Post Office Telephones - Telephone receiver lifted, dialling tone, dialling 7 digits, engaged tone, receiver replaced

Wild Boar (Sus Scrofa) - medium close-up squealing from piglets as they try to suckle. Grunts from females. Some distant tractor noise.

Horsedrawn Vehicles: Heavy Cart - Carthorse: Removal of collar and harness.

White-bearded Manakin (Manacus Manacus) - close-up display calls with wing clicks at lek. Cicadas and other birds in distance.

Wilson's Bird Of Paradise (Diphyllodes Respublica) - medium close-up leaf flicking. Good clicking flight at 0m13s Other species and insects in background.

New Zealand Bellbird (Anthornis Melanura) - medium close-up - close-up begging calls from a juvenile being fed by both adults. Wingbeats as adults fly to branch. Feeding calls from chick and soft calls from adults. Blackbird, New Zealand robin and masked plover call in background. Slight wind in trees.

Eastern Crowned Warbler (Phylloscopus Coronatus) - medium close-up song. Many other birds in background, including pale-legged leaf warbler, oriental cuckoo great tit, stub-tailed bush warbler. Buzz from insects in background. Also suitable for woodland atmosphere, S Soviet Far East - early morning.

Southern Region Steam Trains - Stroudley 0-6-0 tank locomotive, whistle into constant run, stops. (Southern Region train.) (Recorded on footplate.)

Outdoor Crowds - Crowds: Exterior, Berwick Street Market, London, footsteps and chatter.

Bbc News Sound Effects Tape (Old) - atmosphere - industrial skyline

Dance Hall Atmosphere - Dance Hall atmosphere during interval, with odd notes on piano.

Verreaux Sifaka (Propithecus Verreauxi) - close-up calls. Wind in trees and distant birds.

Equestrian Events - Point to Point Racing, field passes over jump with 2 stragglers, very faint P.A. & some birdsong.

Tall Grass Prairie - Crickets, strong wind in grasses, distant Bobwhite and other birds. Late morning.

Shining Sunbird (Nectarinia Habessinica) - close-up sub-song from male sunbird. Some other bird species in background. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown. Also known as the Abyssinian sunbird.

Buff-necked Ibis (Theristicus Caudatus) - Calls close-up of chicks, with adults and skuas in background.

Song Sparrow (Melospiza Melodia) - close-up song, slight wind in trees and distant birds.

Comedy, Fantasy & Horror - Laser gun. (Space Fantasy Spot Effect.)

Black Naped Oriole (Oriolus Chinensis) - Musical whistles from oriole. Sounds of dripping water on foliage. Very distant sounds of the sea.

Bristol Britannina Prop-jet Airliner (Exterior) - Bristol Britannia, interior, taxi to stop & switch off. (Long/medium range airliner, four turboprop jet engines.)

Domestic Clock: Westminster Chimes - Domestic clock striking eleven o'clock. (Domestic clock with Westminster chimes.)

Spotted Hyaena (Crocuta Crocuta) - Hyaenas groaning and barking, high-pitched squeals. Noise of rain falling heavily.

Forest Atmosphere - variety of monkey calls - shrill calls; alarm calls; human voice at approx 1min

Traffic - Traffic from car park of Television Centre, distant traffic with occas. close vehicle and footsteps - 1981(1T8, reprocessed)

Interiors - Concert Halls - Atmosphere, at 1'00" applause, at 1'22" atmosphere, at 1'30" violin tuning to piano - 1972 (1C11,reprocessed)

Right Whale (Balaena Glacialis) - close-up, multiple explosive blows from whale. Prominent water effects.

Airfield Atmosphere (No Jets) - De Havilland Dove, exterior, passing overhead. (Light civil aircraft, two piston engines.) (NB Military versions of this plane named Devon & Sea Devon.)

Black Kite (Milvus Migrans) - High alarm medium close-up. Flight call in distance. Crag martin mp. Crackly recording with slight hum.

Smyrna Kingfisher (Halcyon Smyrnensis) - Flight calls. Aircraft near end.

Egyptian Vulture (Neophron Percnopterus) - medium distance calls from vulture. close-up wingbeats 1m35s. Buzz from many flies. Also some calls from other bird species.

Leach's Petrel (Oceanodroma Leucorhoa) - medium close-up calls from a bird in burrow, while other petrels are flying in. Mainly Fork-tailed Petrels calling in flight. At about 11.30pm.

Tennis: Hard Court In Park - Single player practising Services on hard court in park.

Razorbill (Alca Torda) - close-up five note call - part of `nest-song' or a type of annoyance call. Guillemots, kittiwakes and herring gulls in background. medium distance surf.

Mute Swan (Cygnus Olor) - Grunting calls medium close-up, coot, skylark & little grebe in heavy background.

Greenshank (Tringa Nebularia) - Song medium close-up. Cuckoo and willow warbler in distance.

Household Effects: Electric Food Mixer - An electric food mixer, potato peeler switched on, runs, switched off.

Renault 4 Saloon Car 1967 (Interior) - Renault 4 saloon, interior, start, reverse, stop. (1967 model.)

Camargue Feral Horse (Equus Caballus) - Herd grazing and moving (close) through marsh and water

17-bore Twin-barrel Shotgun, 1870 - 12-bore Shotgun, single shot. (Distant perspective recording.)

Transport - Shorts 360 Commuter Transporter, interior, land, taxi to halt. (2 turboprop engines.)

Oil Rigs - Oil Rigs: Fortes Oilfield offshore rig. Chart recorder, analysing gas from hole

Lakeside Atmosphere - General atmosphere with various water and other birds, and bush crickets.

Waved Albatross (Diomeda Irrorata) - Bill clapping & courtship calls. background seawash & calls from other seabirds.

Rattling Cisticola (Cisticola Chiniana) - close-up song and alarm calls, other birds in distance.

Church Atmosphere - End of church service, speech and footsteps as congregation leaves church.

Alpaca (Lama Pacos) - Sounds close-up of locals herding alpacas. Including shouts and whistles.

Island Atmosphere - Peaceful atmosphere. medium close-up to medium distance birdsong. Occasional buzzing insects. background occasional calls from birds, including echoing calls. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Mosquito (Culicidae Family) - medium close-up hum from males and females.

Yellow-collared Macaw (Ara Auricollis) - close-up calls from several. Other birds in distance.

Trains - Level crossing, continental-type, car crosses, bell sounds, train passes, traffic resumes.

World War 2 - 2 - Orders 'all ready for movements on the port side' (reprocessed)

London Street Market - Stallholders selling goods in London street market. Selling daffodils

Starling (Sturnus Vulgaris) - Song with curlew mimicry (wind in trees)

Woodland - Early morning in an area of low, open acacia. Many birds singing - mainly larks. Prominent flappet lark with loud wingbeats. Yellow-necked spurfowl & yellow-throated longclaw. A herd of African elephants feeding in the background, with several good bubbli

Post Office Telephones (Std) - Telephone, 20 digits dialled (acoustic). (STD telephone.)

World War Ii: Sirens & Gunfire - World War II Air Raid Siren, Italian, alert sounded.

Crested Auklet (Aethia Cristatella) - Dawn: mass colony of auklets [human voice at end]

Long-tailed Glossy Starling (Lamprotornis Caudatus) - close-up calls from birds in group, bulbuls in background.

Satin Bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus Violaceus) - Enticement calls and display songs with movement. Other birds in background. NB: Exact date of this recording is unknown

Children - Middle & Secondary Schools - Chairs being set up in hall with some quiet periods and chatter (no distinct speech - wide perspective) - 1968 (68c, reprocessed)

D.i.y. And Building - Floor nail hammered, changing rhythm with hammer ring.

Gallery Forest Atmosphere - Atmosphere of gallery forest in llanos. Calls from great kiskadee & parrots. Other birds calling in distance. background sounds of stridulating cicadas.

Red-necked Spurfowl (Francolinus Afer) - medium close-up calls. Larks, grey-backed fiscal & black coucal in background.

Coast Atmosphere - \ close-up medium breakers on sandy beach at night. No animal noises. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Scrubland - Afternoon, near a group of large acacia trees in open grass-bush area. Many birds calling including white-browed sparrow weavers, red-billed hornbill, yellow-necked spurfowls, white-bellied go-away bird, grey-headed sparrow and doves. Also baboon. Cricket

Railway Station: Birmingham (New Street) Station Announcements - Birmingham New Street Railway Station, general atmosphere (no announcements).

Rainforest Atmosphere - Early morning. Rain water dripping from trees in forest. Cock crowing at 1m08s.

Walrus (Odobenus Rosmarus) - medium close-up surfacing to breath. Water lapping. Exact date unknown.

Moorhen (Gallinula Chloropus) - medium close-up-close-up calls from several.

Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus Sandwichensis) - medium close-up song from a bird moving inside bush, another in background. Canada Goose and Arctic Terns in distance.

Horse & Cart - Start, walk and stop with light cart. (Recorded on one-horse cart)

Air Battles, Air Raids & Sirens - Battle of Britain actuality, air battle (rec. Kent/Sussex border) 1940 (500N)

Collared Lory (Phigys Solitarius) - close-up calls from a single bird. Other birds in distance including golen whistlers. Cicadas in distance. Some interference caused by humidity.

House Mouse (Mus Musculus) - Much squeaking of young and some gentle close-up movement in nest box

Wren (Troglodytes Troglodytes) - close-up song, gulls in background

Cloud Forest Atmosphere - Oak cloud forest. Recorded in morning at 8.00 a.m. Calls from various bird species including yellow rumped warblers & white eared hummingbirds. background sounds of wind. Very distant sounds of traffic.

Motor Car: 1968 Citroen Am 1.6 (Exterior) - Exterior, self starter; depart fast (Ami 6, 1968 model, 602cc: Citroen)

Lightning Twin-jet Fighter (Exterior) - English Electric Lightning, exterior, two waves of four planes passing over. (Jet engined fighter plane.)

White Tern (Gygis Alba) - medium close-up calls in flight from several birds. Surf in background.

Barnacle Goose (Branta Leucopsis) - Calls medium close-up from adult and chicks, with sound of adult excreting. Other Barnacle Geese in background.

Lantern Clock, 1615 - Lantern clock striking one o'clock. (Domestic lantern clock, manufactured 1615.)

Cave Swallow (Hirundo Fulva) - "Peeping" calls from swallows at cave entrance. Traffic noise & sounds of movement.

Summer Atmospheres - Atmospheres, Summer: Woodland, North Wales. (Technical note, to be played at low level)

Tropical Seasonal Forest Atmosphere - medium distance musical calls from black crested bulbul. Also calls from racket tailed drongo. Other birds calling in background. Slight rumble in distance. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown. Also known as Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary.

Woodland Atmosphere - Spring. Hoof sounds of horse passing by. Cuckoo and woodland birds in background.

London Underground: Victoria Line - London Underground, Victoria Line train, interior, doors close, train starts, constant run.

Takahe (Porphyrio Mantelli) - close-up awareness calls while feeding. Soft calls and lower toned calls. Sounds of birds feeding on grass stems close-up. Calling and defecating at 4'48". Many buzzing flies. Various distant bird calls. Running water in background. Distant traffic noise at times.

Wadi Atmosphere - medium distance to background singing from many birds. Stridulating & occasionally flying insects. background sounds of stream. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown. Described as lush valley bottom.

Screaming Piha (Lipaugus Vociferans) - close-up excited calls from birds in lekking area. Single birds at first and then all together. Cicadas in background.

Silvereye (Zosterops Lateralis) - Incipient song medium close-up. NB: Date of recording not known.

Interiors - Pubs And Clubs - Barman wiping bar, close perspective

Boys‚äô School - Boys' School gymnasium, atmosphere in gym while boys play basketball, with some indistinct speech & coach's whistle blown occasionally.

Greece - Greece: Windmill, creaks of windmill & water pumped into tank.

Long Tailed Glossy Starling (Lamprotornis Caudatus) - Calls medium close-up-close-up.

Naval Bombardment Of North Vietnam - Naval bombardment of North Vietnam. Barrage.

Electronically Generated Sounds - Electronic warble. (Futuristic Spot Effect.)

Guillemot (Uria Aalge) - close-up calls from several including contact calls, contentment calls, alarm-bowing, crowing etc. Wingbeats from birds arriving and sound of footsteps. Growls from nearby razorbill. Distant kittiwakes & herring gulls. Sound of auks splashing in water at base o

Aircraft - Cessna C150, exterior, start up, run, switch off. (Light aircraft, single piston engine.)

Clocks - Grandfather clock striking eight o'clock. (Bell type Grandfather clock with Whittington chimes, manufactured in London 1845.)

American Bison (Bison Bison) - Grazing and grunting with crickets, flies and distant birds

Cardinal (Cardinalis Cardinalis) - close-up song, Black-whiskered Vireo, American Crow, Rufous-sided Towhee, other birds and crickets in background.

Perkins-fordson Tractor, 1945 - One start, drive out of shed, harrow hitched, drives to and fro, harrow unhitched, returns to shed. (Perkins-Fordson

Razorbill (Alca Torda) - Good wingbeats from razorbill landing on ledge. Sound of footsteps - nails on rocks, and also low growls. Guillemots call loudly in background. Kittiwakes, arctic tern and herring gulls in background. Distant surf.

African River Martin (Pseudochelidon Eurystomina) - Recorded in evening.\ Calls & sounds of wheeling flock of river martins. Birds land to roost in reed bed at end of recording. background insect stridulation & calls from other bird species. N.B. Some speech & distant traffic noise.

Colony Atmosphere - Many calls from breeding colony of White cheeked & Crested terns. medium distance to background sounds of seawash.

Bmc Mini 1000 Car 1972 Model: Exterior - Cars: 1972 B.M.C. Mini, 1000cc engine. Exterior, fast departure with squeal of tyres

Lucy's Warbler (Vermivora Luciae) - close-up song, insects in background.

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - Adult at nest chirping quietly to nestlings BCU. 0730-0845 hrs

Wire-tailed Manakin (Pipra Filicauda) - close-up 'suee' calls and wing-beats from a male. Other birds prominent in background and distant stream. A few 'klok' sounds from birds wings.

Belgium - Belgium: Cafe, interior, indistinct radio in background.

Hungary - Long-distance train (Budapest to Pecs), internal, starts, constant run, stops

World War Ii Aircraft: German - Massed formations of German Bombers attacked by British Fighters.

Himalayan Marmot (Marmota Bobak Himalayana) - Alarm calls from baby marmots in burrow. background sounds of wind & some movement. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Village Atmosphere - medium close-up atmosphere w/ talking and various birds

Horse (Flat) Racing - Newbury Race Course, crowd atmosphere with commentary & results on P.A. system. (Indistinct P.A. at times.) (Flat racing.)

Green Woodpecker (Picus Viridis) - Hunger calls of well grown nestlings.

Slow Footsteps Up Metal Stairs - Footsteps Up Metal Stairs, woman, slow, departing.

Aircraft: Auster - Auster aircraft. Start, tick over and switch off.

Chestnut-tailed Antbird (Myrmeciza Hermimelaena) - medium close-up calls other birds and cicadas in background

Magpie (Pica Pica) - Distant - close-up calls from two birds. Calls from blue tit and house sparrow. Wind gusting in trees. Distant traffic. Distant garden atmosphere.

Trains: Diesel Multiple Unit (Exterior) - Diesel Multiple Unit Train, exterior, train arrives, stops & ticks over in station.

Golden Whistler (Pachycephala Pectoralis) - medium close-up calls from several. Other birds in background.

Horse (Equus Caballus) - close-up neighing, another in background and medium close-up calls from Snow Geese.

Royal Festival Hall - Royal Festival Hall: Closing applause, swelling periodically with 'encores' 4'53" atmosphere

More Phones - Apartment entry phone (ends with exterior door closing)

Veteran Cars: Rolls Royce ‚äúsilver Ghost‚äù (1911 Model, 6 Cylinders, 35 Hp) - Cars: Rolls Royce "Silver Ghost", 1911 model, 6 cylinders, 35 H.P. Interior, door opens, person exits, and closes

Swift (Apus Apus) - Screaming calls in flight with wood pigeon in background

British Birds - Chiffchaff singing, with distant Bullfinch, Wren & Sheep on slightly windy day.

Fish (Gnathonemus Petersii) - close-up electrical pulses from two fish in tank.

Lion (Panthera Leo) - close-up sounds of pride feeding on buffalo carcass - snarls, growls, groans & hisses. Panting from over full animals & conflict as others move in to feed; various chewing sounds; birds & insects in background. The camera click like noises are chewing sounds.

Wallace's Standardwing (Semioptera Wallacei) - medium close-up calls in forest, with intermittent wing-beats. Forest sounds in background with dripping foilage.

Common Grackle (Quiscalus Quiscula) - medium close-up calls from a huge roosting flock.

Comedy 2 - Group in foreground running to stop - 1968 (7G, reprocessed)

Ferruginous Hawk (Buteo Regalis) - NB: Exact date of recording not known. MC call.

Tooth Billed Catbird (Scenopoeetes Dentirostris) - medium close-up staccato calls from catbird. background sounds of wind & calls from other bird species.

Hawaiian Goose (Branta Sandvicensis) - close-up crooning calls. medium close-up contact calls. medium distance mallard and recordists footsteps near end.

Exterior Effects - Mechanical digger (four wheels) - working close - 1981 (6B1, reprocessed)

Scrub Jay (Aphelocoma Coerulescens) - close-up calls from an immature bird, insects in background. Begging calls.

Lake - Early Spring: Early Morning - With mallard, Canada geese, etc

Wind & Water - Small waterfall - a thin waterfall in fast running stream with long drop.

White Winged Chough (Corcorax Melanorhamphos) - medium close-up plaintive calls from fledgling. Coarser call from adult 0m47s, then more lively fledgling calls with feeding. Sounds of wind in trees. Distant traffic. N.B. Date of this recording is unknown.

Snow Goose (Anser Caerulescens) - medium distance flock calls, small parties fly in and out

Small Children - Infant School Dining Hall, atmosphere with 6-7 year-olds before commencing meal.

Gecko Spp - Distant - close-up calls from many at night. Occasional alarm calls from Springbok and bird song.

Canada Goose (Branta Canadensis) - medium distance calls from several birds, some single calls. Mallard in background. Distant surf.

Canyon - Canyon: Spring; Early Morning Dawn in entrance to canyon; busy; with Yellow-vented Bulbul BCU, Sand Partridge, House Sparrows, Blackstarts, Lesser Whitethroats, Palm Doves and insects. Occasional wingbeats.

Desert Atmosphere - close-up occasional buzzing from insects. background sounds of insects. background calls from yellow throated sparrow. Some slight sounds of wind.

British Rail: Southern Region Multiple Unit Diesel Train (Exterior) - Multiple unit Diesel train, exterior, arrives in station, tickover. (British Rail Southern Region train.)

Farm Animals - Farm Animals: Cows in cowshed, movement, voices, cows mooing, dog barking and birds.

King Penguin (Aptenodytes Patagonica) - Calls from adults and almost fledged chicks. Some different calls.

Mistle Thrush (Turdus Viscivorus) - Alarm rattle medium close-up

Urban: City Suburb - OCTOBER-JANUARY With song thrush, house sparrow, robin, blackbird alarm, starling and distant traffic on occasion

Outdoor Clock - Outdoor clock striking, chimes & 5 o'clock  SS. Peter & Paul

Superb Lyrebird (Menura Novaehollandiae) - close-up mimicry from displaying male lyrebird. Includes mimicry of laughing kookaburra & eastern whipbird. Good mimicry of camera shutter & motorwind 0m58s. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Common Flicker (Colaptes Auratus) - Calls medium close-up from chicks in nest and adults outside. Other woodland birds calling in background. Wind in trees. NB Exact date of recording not known: early July.

Black-throated Diver (Gavia Arctica) - medium close-up calls and snatch of song at end, from a bird in water with chicks. Snipe and other birds in distance. Insects buzzing.

Red Billed Toucan (Ramphastos Tucanus) - medium distance loud calls. Cicadas and other birds in background.

Hand Saw - close-up sound of hand saw being used to cut down a large branch. Crack of branch breaking. Sound of branch being cleared away.

Bang! - Chieftain Tank, firing two rounds of 105mm shells. (Middle-distant perspective.)

Wild Gaur (Bos Gaurus) - Good calls from gaur, best at 0m50s & 2m43s. Also sounds of movement. background sounds of insects, birds & frogs.

Desert - Spring: Morning 1100hrs Insects, Gila Woodpecker, Cactus Wren.

Cell Doors (Modern) - Period cell doors. Cell door closed with keys, bolts, etc.

Madagascar Harrier Hawk (Polyboroides Radiatus) - MC-medium close-up calls. Wind in trees. Several bird calls in background.

Common Starling (Sturnus Vulgaris) - close-up calls from chicks being fed in nest box, single calls from chicks. Chaffinch in distance.

Motor Car: Ford Cortina 1.6 Gl (Manual) 1982 Model: Interior - Cars: 1.6 GL (Manual) 1982 model Ford Cortina. Interior, indicators and hazard warning lights

Horses 1 - Two horses approach at walk on tarmac, car passes, approach, stop & depart, left to right, some wind in trees.

Village/garden Atmosphere - Winter (Dry Season); Daytime With vinaceous doves, white-vented bulbul, long-tailed bush shrike(?), black magpies (piapiacs) etc.

Zoo - Spring: Day - Tropical bird house, with hill mynah, house sparrows, etc rather neutral

Montane Forest Atmosphere - Recorded in morning. medium distance to distant calls from many bird species. Some sounds of insect stridulation. Neutral atmosphere from 1m30s. background sounds of wind in trees.

Timber & Wood - Overhead shafting for belt driven machinery - start, run, stop.

Great Grey Bowerbird (Chlamydera Nuchalis) - medium close-up coarse croaking calls. Brief amusing croaks from 0m55s. Rapid clicking calls from 1m10s. Amusing bubbling calls 2m00s. background sounds of wind. Some distant sounds of traffic.

Domestic Clock (Heavy Gong) - Domestic clock striking ten o'clock. (Domestic clock with heavy gong.)

Killdeer (Charadrius Vociferus) - medium close-up calls from a group of four birds displaying and chasing each other. Good trilling calls. Crickets in background.

Wild Places - Patagonia - Bamboo and reed forest wind through undergrowth with birds. San Martin de los Andes, Argentina.

White-headed Duck (Oxyura Leucocephala) - Display calls of males close-up With foot-pushing in water and foot-pushing while wheezing (1'02"). Other birds in background and wind through trees.

Eurasian Cuckoo (Cuculus Canorus) - medium close-up loud calls from cuckoo. background calls from other birds including Japanese bush warbler from 0m43s & Japanese snipe 1m15s. N.B. Some camera noise on this recording. Distant traffic noise.

Snow Goose (Chen Caerulescens) - medium distance calls in colony with close calls from birds in flight, strong wind in willows.

Egyptian Goose (Alopochen Aegyptiacus) - Calling, with other birds and insects in background. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

M.g. Midget Sports Car 1967 (Interior) - Interior, start, tickover, switch off. (Sports car, 1967 model M.G. Midget)

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - close-up 'choking' calls both high & low intensity. A variety of other calls close-up from single birds & pairs. Jackdaws medium close-up. Colony & herring gulls mp. Slight changes in atmosphere; high hiss level.

Cheetah (Acinonyx Jubatus) - Conflict squeal, followed by good sounds of panting and purring. Sound of flies.

Aircraft - BAC III, Aircraft passing overhead. (Exterior, short-haul airliner, 2 jet engines)

15 Cwt Commer Diesel Truck (Interior) - Interior, two doors open and close. (15 cwt. diesel truck)

Deciduous Woodland - Mid-morning in birch woodland. Suitable for spring/summer. Robin, wren and willow warblers. Distant song thrush,chaffinches,siskins and insects. Light breeze in trees at times.

Low-lying Marshy Pasture - Late Spring: Early Morning - With fan-tailed warbler and distant nightingale

Urban South America - Outdoor market, Cliza, small town in central Bolivia with livestock noise, also some muted chatter and traffic noise

Tropical Deciduous (Monsoon) Forest - Any Season: Day - Rather neutral with feeding rhesus monkeys, distant birds and insects.

Black-headed Plover (Hoplopterus Tectus) - Flight alarm calls medium close-up-close-up of a flock, with Vinaceous Dove in background.

American Telephones - American Telephone: Northern Telecom electronic telephone ringing tone

Asian Cobra (Naja Naja) - Extended hissing from cobra (inhalation & exhalation). Several strikes thoughout recording, some loud. background traffic noise at intervals. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Arctic Tern (Sterna Paradisaea) - Calls medium close-up - mp in breeding colony. Sandwich terns mp.

Dartford Warbler (Sylvia Undata) - close-up alarm calls from two birds. Wing fluttering as they bathe in moisture on top of bracken. Jackdaws and other birds in distance. Traffic in background.

Lesser Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle Rudis) - medium distance-medium close-up calls from several. Other birds in distance. Hippos in background. Flies and crickets.

Vintage Motor Car: Citroen 5cv Van: Exterior - Cars: Vintage motor car Citroen 5cv van, 1924. Exterior, approach, skid to stop on gravel. Switch off

Office Equipment, Business & Control Areas - RAC Motor Control Centre - rescue despatch

Peugeot 205gt 1982 1300cc Petrol (car Misfiring Quite Badly) - interior - start, drive at medium speed on country road, occasional puddles, stop, switch off

Rainforest Atmosphere - medium close-up hissing/whistling calls from unidentified bird. background calls from other birds & sounds of wind in trees. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Broad Leaved Woodland - Early morning. Coal and blue tits. Distant stock dove and curlew. Slight wind in trees. *Also suitable for use as coniferous woodland atmosphere.

Blackcap Babbler (Turdoides Reinwardtii) - Calls close-up of group.

Adelie Penguin (Pygoscelis Adeliae) - medium distance-medium close-up calls from several in small colony of adults and chicks. NB: exact date and location is not specified.

Emmanuel College Clock, Cambridge - Emmanuel College clock striking twelve o'clock.

Peregrine Falcon (Falco Peregrinus) - medium distance - close-up flight alarm calls from male & female (deeper calls). Long section of mainly female calling. Bees buzzing as they pass.

Comedy Sounds - Group in foreground running to stop. (Specially created effect)

English Church Bells - Village Church Bells, single bell ringing up then tolling. (Christ Church, Kilndown, Kent.)

Brown Cheeked Hornbill (Ceratogymna Cylindricus Albotibialis) - background calls from hornbill. Stridulating insects. N.B. Some bumps on recording.

World War Ii: Nau Crowd - Goosestep marching, with orders in German. (From 78 rpm record)

Celebes Crested Macaque (Macaca Nigra) - Macaques running along forest floor. background sounds of stridulating cicadas, bird calls & distant sea.

Wolseley Sixteen-sixty Car 1967 (Exterior) - Exterior, starts, revving. (Wolseley sixteen-sixty car, 1967)

Curve-billed Thrasher (Toxostoma Curvirostre) - medium close-up-close-up song, Bewick's Wren singing nearby, Northern Flicker calls in background.

Hospital Equipment: Pulse Monitor (Actuality) (All Bands With Activity & Traffic) - Hospital Equipment: Synthesised pulse monitor, fast & stop

Crowded Beach - Beach: Children paddling and shouting at water's edge, seawash

White-fronted Bee-eater (Merops Bullockoides) - NB: Exact date of recording not known. close-up calls from chicks and adults in nest tunnel.

Common Mynah (Acridotheres Tristis) - Song close-up, with bulbuls and other birds in background.

Helicopters - Interior - land, switch off. (Wessex 11, 16 seater with two Bristol Siddeley Gnome turbines).

Windy Atmosphere - Loud sounds of wind blowing in palms. Occasional sounds from insects & birds. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Power Station (Conventional Type) - Power Station, atmosphere in oil pump house. (Conventional power station.)

Military Vehicles - Fox Combat Vehicle, pass. (4 wheeled, petrol engined vehicle.)

Cape Gannet (Morus Capensis) - Atmosphere recorded at colony. Loud overhead calls pass from right to left. Occasional flight calls. Some wind rumble.

Household 1 - Filling metal bucket from pond & pouring on to concrete (twice).

Rufous-vented Chachalaca (Ortalis Ruficauda) - medium close-up calls from a group of chachalacas. medium close-up - medium distance calls/song from barred antshrike. Bananaquits, parrots and other birds in background. Wind in trees - strong at times. NB This recording can also be used as a forest atmosphere, early morning.

Black-faced Rufous Warbler (Bathmocercus Rufus) - close-up alarm calls. Other birds & insects in background.

Blacksmith‚äôs Shop - Blacksmith, shoeing a horse. (Close perspective, no speech.)

River Atmosphere - Rapids at confluence of two rivers. Sounds of splashing & rapidly flowing water.

Paddle Steamer (2400 H.p.) - Constant sound of paddles. (2,400 h.p. paddle steamer. On deck)

Babies - 11 month old baby boy, bathtime with water & bobbing toys.

Traffic 2 - Provincial town traffic, light and heavy - no footsteps or chatter.

Baka People - drumming with singing, sole and group; also hand clapping

Cars & Buses - BMW 320i convertible - car horn, once, twice, long

World War 2 - 2 - Landing at night at RAF Station - radio telephone, flare path lit, directions to aircraft, chance light, aircraft landing - Dec.1940 (reprocessed)

Interior Backgrounds - Amusement Arcade atmosphere, with electronic games, fruit machines & musical jingles.

Aircraft: Trident (Exterior) - Hawker-Siddeley Trident, exterior, start and run up engines, taxi. (Short/medium-range airliner, 3 jet engines.)

Village Atmosphere - sunrise w/ birds and insects; music thru loudspeaker mid-distance

Comedy Sounds - Frantic banging and clanging. (Specially created effect)

Olive Ridley Turtle (Lepidochelys Olivacea) - turtle emerging from surf; and scraping 

Tropical Boubou (Laniarius Aethiopicus) - MC duetting from three birds. Wind in trees, other birds in background.

Puffin (Fratercula Arctica) - close-up wingbeats from a single puffin landing and taking off again. Guillemot calls in background. Gulls in distance. Surf in background.

French Steam Trains - French Steam Train, guard's whistle & local train departs.

Rain - Heavy shower in Silk Wood Woodland, wind increasing, lots of leaft noise, water dripping on wood, Brown-crested Flycatcher calls as the rain eases.

Crowds, Children & Footsteps - Light Entertainment Audience, continuous cheering & applause.

Collared Grey Fantail (Rhipidura Fuliginosa) - medium close-up calls from two. Bellbirds and red-crowned parakeet in background. Cicadas.

Vespa Motor Scooter, 1956 (Exterior) - Vespa Scooter, start, revving, switch off. (1956 model.)

Pygmy Chimpanzee (Pan Paniscus) - Excited whooping & dragging of heavy branch.

London Green Line Coach (Exterior) - London Green Line Coach, exterior, bell rings, doors close, departs.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Autumn: Late evening \ With distant Lar Gibbon and various birds, rather neutral.

Kittiwake (Rissa Tridactyla) - medium close-up mass take-off of a large flock from their breeding cliffs at sight of a Steller's Sea Eagle. Calls from Spectacled Guillemot near end. A few bumps from boat.

Nightjar (Caprimulgidae Family) - Recorded at dusk by lagoon. medium close-up whistling calls from nightjar. background sounds of insect stridulation.

Willet (Catoptrophorus Semipalmatus) - close-up-medium distance aerial song display from male, shorebirds in background.

Coal Tit (Parus Ater) - medium close-up feeding and contact calls from two birds feeding in trees. Blue tit gives alarm call. Chaffinches, woodpigeon, robin and wren in distance.

Forest Atmosphere - close-up duetting birds singing. Other birds singing in background.

Motor Car: Ford Ecsort 1300 (Manual) (Exterior) - Ford Escort 1300, exterior, passing at 45 mph. (1300cc engine, manual transmission.)

Bottle-nosed Dolphin (Tursiops Truncatus) - Group of Bottle-nosed dolphins "exploring" a hydrophone using echolocation clicks. Hydrophone recording. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

White-fronted Tern (Sterna Striata) - close-up calls from adult flying to and from ledges. Calls from juvenile later. Seawash in background.

Lesser Flamingo (Phoeniconaias Minor) - medium close-up calls from a flock of several thousand. Small groups of flamingoes run through water and take-off. Calls from spur-winged plovers and other waders.

Tropical Deciduous Forest Atmosphere - Wind in dry leaves, doves & Puerto Rican lizard cuckoo.

Motorway Construction - Supplying cement from silo. (Some speech)

Tropical Woodland - Late afternoon in tropical woodland. Bird calls and insects. Cicada chorus in background. Slight wind in trees.

Tanks: World War Ii - German Tiger tank starting, running, shutting off, Interior. World War II. (From 78 rpm record)

Footsteps - Footsteps down stone stairs, 1 woman. (With start and stop)

Florida Pine Woods - Spring: Evening Wind in trees, several birds singing, crickets and cicadas.

London 2 - British Museum entrance hall, large crowded entrance hall with footsteps, chatter and distant telephones.

Rufous Naped Lark (Mirafra Africana) - medium close-up song. Insects in background.

Mixed - Tennis Game, with services, points won & crowd reaction. (See CD SFX catalogue for details.)

Footsteps On Pavement: Running - Footsteps on Pavement, man & woman running, departing.

Sailing Vessel: Sts Malcolm Miller - Average sea as heard from Bowsprit with flapping sails. (STS Malcolm Miller)

Low Marshy Pasture - LATE SPRING: EVENING. With Camargue wild horses, little egret, fan-tailed warbler, great reed warbler, black-winged stilt, pratincole, black-headed gull and immense swarms of chironomus midges.

Riverside - Early morning in the fringe forest back from river after a night of heavy rain, where small pools formed. Frog chorus with cicadas and crickets. Slate-coloured boubou, doves and other birds in background.

Lakeside - Winter. Night. Calls from wigeon, whooper swans, mute swans, mallard and moorhen. Wind in bushes in background.

China - Changchun: Street atmosphere, with trams & street criers.

Austin Taxi, start, tickover, depart. (1950 model, 16hp engine.)

Eastern Yellow Robin Flycatcher (Eopsaltria Australis) - medium distance calls. Many other birds in background. Most prominent are brown warbler (Gerygone mouki) and satin bowerbird.

Grey-headed Thicket Robin (Heteromyias Cinereifrons) - medium distance calls. Several other birds calling. Insects in background. Wind in trees.

Grassland - Midday on long grass plain, strong wind in grass, larks, grasshoppers, flies, pectoral-patch cisticola.

Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius Phoeniceus) - Flight calls, medium close-up, and take-off from a large flock. Some single flight calls as last birds leave roost.

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - Long calls close-up from a single bird. Others in colony mp.

Phainopepla (Phainopepla Nitens) - medium close-up sub-song, Gambel's Quail in distance and insects, medium close-up calls with Cactus Wren in distance, display flight calls at 46", more sub-song at end.

Tufted Duck (Aythya Fuligula) - close-up male display calls and splashes. Mp chaffinch and distant robin.

Raven (Corvus Corax) / Coast / Woodland Atmosphere - distant calls of ravens near beach

Crowd Reaction (Farcical) - Twelve women saying 'No, no'. (Fracical.)

Raggiana Bird Of Paradise (Paradisaea Raggiana) - medium close-up calls from one bird with another in distance. Other birds in background including red cheeked parrot.

Red Bird Of Paradise (Paradisaea Rubra) - medium distance to background shrill piping calls. background sounds of insects stridulating & running water.

House Sparrow (Passer Domesticus) - Calls close-up, with Wren, Whitethroat and Skylark in background.

Rock Desert - Any Season: Day - With black redstart and common bulbul BBC compilation

Magellan Cormorant (Phalacrocorax Magellanicus) - Wingbeats close-up, and song of Rufous-collared Sparrow. Windy.

Spanish Sparrow (Passer Hispaniolensis) - Calls of 2-3 birds. With House Sparrows in background.

Rainforest Atmosphere - busy with insecs and birds; movement of monkeys

Land Rover (Interior) - Land Rover, interior, start, runs over rough ground, stops. (Some squeaks and rattles.)

Czechoslovakia - Cafe, Presov, (eastern Slovakia), animated chat (Slovak), also noise from coffee machine etc.

Western Reef Heron (Egretta Gularis) - Calls medium close-up, with splash; calls of Redshank and barking dog. Running water, slightly hissy background.

Nightingale Wren (Microcerculus Marginatus) - Song, with distant birds and insects.

London Underground: Oxford Circus Station: Ticket Hall Atmosphere - London Underground: Oxford Circus Station, Bakerloo Line, descent to platform, train departs, 1975.

Village Green Cricket Match - Cricket Match: Village Green, distant traffic and aircraft. (For use at low level).

Patagonian Sealion (Otaria Flavescens) - close-up growls, grunts and other sounds from males. Pups and females nearby. NB: Date of this recording is unknown.

Aircraft: Lightning Twin-jet Fighter (Exterior) - English Electric Lightning, exterior, two planes take off. (Jet engined fighter plane.)

White Capped Noddy (Anous Minutus Melanogenys) - medium close-up calls from several. Sooty Terns in background.

Llama (Lama Glama) - Browsing close-up in marsh, with sounds of feeding, movement and urinating at beginning and occasional calls from young llamas. Gusty wind. NB Exact date of recording not known.

Song Thrush (Turdus Philomelos) - medium close-up - close-up conversational winter sub-song (suitable for use between January and early March). Distant birds at start, then more prominent from 1'40" in. Starling singing and flight calls from fieldfare. Occasional traffic in background. Suitable for urban, 

Spiny Forest Atmosphere - Mid-morning. Loud cicadas, cockerel, common mynah(introduced species) and distant Madagascar cuckoo.

Coast Atmosphere - Medium/heavy breakers on sandy beach at night. Fairly constant sound levels. Some slight wind noise. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Motor Car: 1953 14 H.p. Citroen - Exterior, approach, stop, skid. (1953 model, 14 h.p.: Citroen)

Woodland Edge: June - Woodland Edge: Early morning, June, thrushes, willow warblers predominate, occasional crow.

Snow Goose (Chen Caerulescens) - MP calls from a large flock feeding.

Lantern Clock, 1615 - Lantern clock striking twelve o'clock. (Domestic lantern clock, manufactured 1615.)

Comedy 3 - Hand operated sewing machine - 1970 (7J, reprocessed)

Blacksmith Plover (Anitibyx Armatus) - medium close-up flight calls from a small group of about 6 birds.

Vogelkop Gardener Bowerbird (Amblyornis Inornatus) - Squeaky high-pitched honks. Deep calls. Interesting clear calls.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Mid morning, eerie atmosphere. Distant falling & breaking branches with orang utan vocalisation. Birds singing including whistling bird, argus pheasant & hornbill. Cicadas in background. NB: some dropouts - recording is better for last 2 minutes.

London Railway Stations - Charing Cross Railway Station, booking office atmosphere, with footsteps on wooden floor.

Gallery Forest Atmosphere - Busy atmosphere with medium close-up to distant calls from many wildfowl species including egrets, herons, Amazon terns & Southern lapwings. Sounds of dread from 0m08s, massed wings medium distance to background.

D.i.y. And Building - Hacksaw, piece of metal, cut piece falls on floor.

Fairgrounds And The Circus - General fairground atmosphere - Nov. '1980 (recorded Battersea Funfair) (5F1,reprocessed)

Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus Sandwichensis) - close-up song, no background sounds.

Horses - One horse unharnessed and led into stable on a cobbled surface.

Machinery: Blowers & Extractors - Electric fan starts, runs and stops.

Cuckoo Clock (Cuckoo & Chimes) - Cuckoo clock striking six o'clock. (Cuckoo & chimes.)

Aircraft - Embraer Bandeirante, passenger cabin, take-off, constant flight. (Small airliner, 2 turboprop engines.)

Striated Green Heron (Butorides Striatus) - medium close-up calls from at least two birds, other birds in background, clucking and alarm calls.

Undergrowth - Tree branches being chopped by axe. Several men chopping branches.

Electronically Generated Sounds - Synthesised crickets. (Futuristic Spot Effect.)

Guillemot (Uria Aalge) - close-up sound of wingbeats, landing, footsteps and close-up contact calls. Distant kittiwakes and herring gulls. Sounds of auks splashing in water at base of cliffs. Growls from nearby razorbill.

Lion (Panthera Leo) - close-up sounds of pride feeding on buffalo carcass; snarls, growls, howls & hisses as well as feeding sounds. Other members of pride approach to feed causing conflict - total number of feeding lions was 30. Crickets & birds in distance NB Sequences from this r

Cardinal (Cardinalis Cardinalis) - close-up song, Cactus Wren, Verdin and other birds in distance.

White-faced Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna Viduata) - medium distance calls from several on lake, Cuckoo Roller and other birds in distance.

Hungary - Shopping arcade (covered), Budapest, echoey, with footsteps and some indistinct speech (including noisy child near end)

France: Tour De France - France: Tour De France, Press telephone room at Fleurance.

Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes Carolinus) - medium close-up alarm calls. Crickets and wood ducks in background.

Wind Atmosphere - Sounds of strong wind. Some loud powerful gusts. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Razorbill (Alca Torda) - close-up - medium close-up calls. A range of calls from nearby kittiwakes in flight and at the nest. Guillemots in background at times. Wingbeats from auks. Mid-distant surf.

Bmc Mini 1000 Car 1972 Model: Exterior - Cars: 1972 B.M.C. Mini, 1000cc engine. Interior, run on rough road

Arabian Babbler (Turdoides Squamiceps) - Shrill begging calls from fledgling. Occasional fly buzz. Slight rustling sounds. Distant calls from other babblers.

African Grey Parrot (Psittacus Erithacus) - Bird calling "Thank you very much, ol' lucky boy...thank you very much (click sounds and single whistle)

London Underground - London Underground, Mornington Crescent Station, lift gates close, lift travels & gates opened. (Northern Line.)

Parkland Atmosphere - Spring: Evening; Kibbutz atmosphere. in park in centre of Kibbutz, Sparrows, Palm Doves, Yellow-vented Bulbul, Blackbird, Greenfinches.

Greece - Greece: Clothing market, open market with stallholders' shouts (otherwise fairly muted) & distant traffic.

Girls‚äô Grammar School: Gymnasium - Girls' Grammar School gymnasium, atmosphere in gym with some skipping & indistinct speech.

Interiors - Pubs And Clubs - Sports club bar, atmosphere and mixed chatter - Nov '1979 (1C19,reprocessed)

Coniferous Woodland - Late Spring: Mid-day. With Black Kite, Tree Sparrows, Corn Bunting, Chaffinch, very distant Hoopoe. Chorus of Field Crickets and loud hum of bees and flies.

Mountain Gorilla (Gorilla Gorilla Beringei) - David Attenborough approaching gorilla group and talking about them - gorilla males chest-slapping occasionally.

White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta Carolinensis) - close-up calls from young being fed in nest hole, adult's claws on bark and wiping bill after feeding. Wind in trees and distant birds.

Brewing - Barrel loading - Courage Brewery (large modern brewer)

Indian Elephant (Elephas Indicus) - Two loud roars with handlers' voices in background

Blue And Yellow Macaw (Ara Ararauna) - medium close-up calls from a pair outside nest hole. Parrot flock in background - very noisy at times. Other birds and cicadas in distance. Woodpecker drumming near end of recording.

Spotted Catbird (Ailuroedus Melanotis) - close-up calls. Other birds in distance. Water dripping from trees.

Coast Atmosphere - Recorded at dawn near to beach. Sounds of stridulating insects & birdsong. background constant sounds of the sea.

Brent Goose (Branta Bernicla) - medium close-up flight calls from 2 or 3 birds in a flock of about 25. Wingbeat sounds as they fly overhead. Wigeon in distance at end of recording.

Right Whale (Balaena Glacialis) - Hydrophone recording. Moaning vocalisations from whale. Also some water effects.

Black-backed Robin (Saxicoloides Fulicata) - Song close-up with insects in background and very distant traffic. Frog calls near end.

Interiors - Concert Halls - Atmosphere, applause into atmosphere - 1972 (1C7,reprocessed)

Traffic - Quiet city background with traffic - 1981 (1T7, reprocessed) (technical note: to be used at low level)

Kittiwake (Rissa Tridactyla) - close-up alarm calls and alarm/agitated calls. Loud calls from guillemots. Calls from razorbills.

Chowchilla (Orthonyx Spaldingii) - medium close-up - close-up calls from at least two birds. Other birds in background. Slight wind in trees.

Blue Tit (Parus Caeruleus) - Anxiety churr, with distant Song Thrush.

American Crow (Corvus Brachyrhynchos) - medium distance typical calls followed by 'growling' calls from a single bird. Hissy background.

Leach's Petrel (Oceanodroma Leucorhoa) - AND FORK-TAILED PETREL (OCEANODROMA FURCATA) MC calls and wing-beats from birds flying in to their burrows. Very distant surf.

Macgregor's Bowerbird (Amblyornis Macgregoriae) - medium close-up rhythmic wing beat sounds from bowerbird in flight. Calls from other bird species in background.

Lifeboat: Selsey 48‚äô6‚äù Oakley Class Lifeboat - Lifeboat: Selsey 48'6" Oakley class, rubber inshore life boat.

Interior House Doors (Wooden) - Interior, wooden door opened with light echo.

Clark's Nutcracker (Nucifraga Columbiana) - medium close-up calls from a single bird.

Atomic Power Station - Atomic Power Station, personnel radiation check room atmosphere.

Tundra Swan (Cygnus Columbianus) - Sub-species - bewickii close-up calls from a flock, wingbeats & 'running' over water. close-up starling. medium close-up blackbird & other waterfowl. Distant house sparrows.

Indri (Indri Indri) - close-up calls from a group of four. Birds in distance, calls at about 0940. Quite bad distortion.

Equestrian Events - National Hunt Racing, busy bookmakers with audible horses names, distant P.A. & distinct speech.

Buff-necked Ibis (Theristicus Caudatus) - Calls close-up at colony, with others and a songbird in background.

Bengal Tiger (Panthera Tigris Tigris) - Low growls from tiger, becoming more animated snarls. medium distance calls from birds.

River, Fast - Melt-water river flowing left to right, shallow, stony, fast.

Antique Firearms - Elizabethan Matchlock Gun, single shot fired.

Festival Atmosphere - Excited crowd atmosphere during mock battle in festival for Goddess Nyale. Sounds of cheering, bells & whistles. Occasional gunshots.

Lion (Panthera Leo) - Night. Lions and cubs moving around. Frogs calling in background. Insect sounds in background.

Domestic Clock (19th Century) - Domestic clock striking three o'clock. (Nineteenth century domestic clock.)

Hedgerow - LATE SPRING: EARLY MORNING. With Cetti's warbler, cuckoo, nightingale, fan-tailed warbler and swallow.

Trains - Steam Train, wheel tapping with brakes off. (Testing for defects in wheels.)

1916 World War I Mk. V Tank (Interior) - Mark V Tank, interior, start up, constant run over rough ground (stops at 002m30s). (World War I Tank, c. 1916.)

Kittiwake (Rissa Tridactyla) - large colony (1000s of birds), with auklets in f/g

Pied Kingfisher (Cerlye Rudis) - medium close-up excited calls of pair, one display.

Indoor Shopping Centre, Birmingham - General atmosphere recorded at an indoor shopping centre.

Avocet (Recurvirostra Avosetta) - Alarm calls with lapwing and passing fishing boat

Transport - London Underground Train, interior, doors close, run, doors open. (Recorded on the Victoria Line.)

Camargue Feral Horse (Equus Caballus) - Stallion sleeping and snorting, then neighing loudly with fan-tailed and cetti's warblers in background

Forest Savanna Atmosphere - Forest savanna - Dry season - Midday. close-up atmosphere with red-billed hornbills medium distance, etc.

Oil Rigs (Offshore Oil Rig ‚äúsea Quest‚äù - Oil Rigs: Fortes Oilfield offshore rig. Rotary table during drilling

1964 Renault 1100 Saloon Car (Exterior) - Renault 1100 saloon, exterior, approach & pass with horn. (1964 model.)

Komodo Dragon (Varanus Komodoensis) - close-up sounds of breathing. Loud hiss 0m29s. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Stream Atmosphere - Dry Season Rather neutral with occasional background call of village weavers, bulbuls etc., and distant common sandpiper.

Time - Clocks & Bells - Carfax Tower, Oxford (interior perspective) - 1/2 hour

Singapore Park Atmosphere - Birdsong and people in a Singapore birdsong park. (A place where local people bring their caged birds to sing while they chat). Traffic in background.

Gunfire - Lewis Gun firing with frequent stoppages. (Used mainly by British Army, c. 1915-1939.)

Vegetarian Tree Finch (Camarhynchus Crassirostris) - Display calls from male finch at nest. Wings extended & fluttered during calls. Other bird species calling in background.

Robin (Erithacus Rubecula) - close-up song, wind in bushes and occasional calls from parties of Greylag Geese.

Black Spider Monkey (Ateles Paniscus) - Calls medium close-up while feeding in trees. Leaf rustle with cicadas in background.

Coventry Cathedral - Lincoln Cathedral, general atmosphere with footsteps and occasional speech. (Echo)

Lesser Kestrel (Falco Naumanni) - Chatter medium close-up from birds coming into roost. Jackdaw mp. Spotless starlings in distance.

Firefighting Pumps (1860-1890) - Steam pump with start and stop, whistle at 1'15". (1860-1890)

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - NB: All recorded from microphones placed beside a Reed Warbler's Nest. Adult close-up 'clucking'; movement of beak audible. Wren in background.

Tibetan Snowcock (Teraogallus Tibetanus) - medium distance to distant clucking calls from snowcocks. Wailing courtship call 0m30s. background sounds of wind & calls from other bird species. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Blackstart (Cercomela Melanura) - Song close-up. Wind in bamboos and some traffic noise.

Woodland - Pre dawn at edge of forest. Crickets and cicadas. Wind in trees.

Sea Cliff Atmosphere - Sea-cliff - Summer - Day. Cliff top with distant surf and occasional bird calls.

Village Atmosphere - quiet atmosphere in Huli village, with occasional birds and voices in background

Horse-drawn Hansom Cab, approaching & passing (twice), approaching & stopping.

Church Bells (Foreign) - St. Michael's Church, Hamburg, bell ringing ends.

Madagascar Scops Owl (Otus Rutilus) - MC calls, crickets and frogs in foreground.

Crossbill (Loxia Curvirostra) - Calls, with Turtle Dove in background which calls and flies off.

Superb Lyrebird (Menura Novaehollandiae) - medium close-up mimicry of eastern whipbird, galah & other bird species by male lyrebird. Also occasional mimicry of electronic sounds & welding.

Lakeside - LATE SPRING: EARLY MORNING With red-throated divers, curlew, oystercatchers, wheatears and skylark

Plumed Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna Eytoni) - medium close-up rapid whistling calls from squabbling ducks. Some distant calls from other bird species. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Wadham College Clock, Oxford - Wadham College clock striking two o'clock.

Leach's Storm Petrel (Oceanodroma Leucorhoa) - close-up 'churring' and calls in burrow from two birds.

Screaming Piha (Lipaugus Vociferans) - close-up calls from a bird at lek. Others in background. Cicadas in distance. Parrots call at end of recording. Movement in trees.

Cessna Light Aircraft - Cessna, Small Aircraft, exterior, starts & taxis

Terraced Fields Atmosphere - Spring: terraced farmland; fairly netrual w/ Japanese meadow bunting, grey thrush, tree sparrow

2 Horses On Hard Surface (Studio) - Horse on hard surface, start, gallop, stop. (Studio recording. No jingle of harness)

Olive Baboon (Papio Anubis) - medium distance sounds of troop walking across fallen leaves and feeding in trees, several calls. Wind-up sound is a close cicada, doves and hornbills and tree cicadas in background. Recorded at 6.30 in the evening.

Romania 2 - Exterior - hillside above a Romanian village, wide perspective, birdsong, distant motor traffic, occasional insects, rooster crowing, chickens scratching, dogs.

Footsteps On Wood: Walking (Dead Acoustic) - Footsteps on Wood, two men & one woman walking, with approach & stop. (Dead acoustic.)

Oriental Fire Bellied Toad (Bombina Orientalis) - medium close-up calls from several. River in background.

Fenland Atmosphere - Fire-bellied toads and marsh frogs. Evening to night, late spring. NB. Exact date of recording unknown.

Sikorski S 55 Helicopter - Fairey Rotodyne, approach from distance, land, runs down jets. (Prototype helicopter with 2 Napier prop jet engines.)

World War 2 - Ext. starting, revving, ticking over, shutting off - 1982 (500U)

Hand-operated Sewing Machine - Hand-Operated Sewing Machine, winding cotton on to shuttle.

Grey Headed Albatross (Diomedea Chrysostoma) - close-up calls between two males after fight.

Sooty Tern (Sterna Fuscata) - & LAYSAN FINCH (PSITTIROSTRA CANTANS) close-up aggressive calls from a pair of terns defending their eggs from Laysan Finches. medium close-up-close-up calls from finches who fight over and try to crack egg at end. Sooty Tern colony in background.

Bbc News Sound Effects Tape (Old) - boat - ships sirens plus atmosphere

Clubs And Bars - Clubs & Bars: Busy mixed chatter. (Close perspective)

Indoor Crowds (Male) - Male crowd, interior, derisive with whistles. (200 men.)

Italian Market - Italian Market: Rialto, Venice, children, chatter and footsteps, no traffic. (Some distinct speech)

Steam Trains Passing Without Siren - Golden Arrow train passing with siren. (Southern Region steam train.)

Air Battles, Air Raids & Sirens - All clear (France) - 1968 (162A)

Dingo (Canis Familiaris Dingo) - medium distance barks from dingo. background sounds of insects.

Girls‚äô Secondary School - Girls' Secondary School classroom, loud chatter at end of lesson.

Buff-necked Ibis (Theristicus Caudatus) - flight calls; insects in background

Humpback Whale (Megaptera Novaeangliae) - Recorded from Damien 2 old whaling boat. Sound of three whales blowing alongside boat. Boat sounds.

Comedy Sounds - Ewe and lamb bleating. (Specially created effect)

Footsteps On Stone: Walking (Slight Echo) - Walking, 3 men on stone. (With start and stop, slight echo)

Red-billed Gull (Larus Scopulinus) - close-up calls from birds in flight near colony; adults and juveniles. Distant seawash.

Volvo 244 Police Ar: Exterior (Pa 150 ‚äòyelp‚äô & ‚äòwail‚äô Siren - Police Car: Volvo 244, stationary car, PA 150 'yelp' siren, exterior

World War Ii Aircraft: Lancaster Bomber (Interior) - Avro Lancaster, interior, landing. (World War II bomber, four piston engines.)

Lake Atmosphere - Lakeside - Afternoon - Late Winter. Mainly short-toed larks and small skylarks singing, other birds in distance. Windy.

World War Ii Aircraft; Heinkel 115 (German) - Heinkel 115, exterior recording. Flying with wind at 3,000 feet.

Motor Car Works - Motor Car Works, buffing sheet metal parts with some pauses.

The Age Of Steam - Steam Crane, starts into constant run, stops (whistle blown frequently).

Slow Footsteps Up Wooden Stairs - Footsteps Up Wooden Stairs, three men, slow, departing.

Crested Screamer (Chauna Torquata) - close-up calls. Distant sparrows and doves; distant voices near start.

Red-breasted Musk Parrot (Prosopeia Tabuensis) - medium distance calls from a single bird. Other birds call occasionally. Cicadas in background. Leaves blowing in the wind.

Cross-channel Ferry Boat ‚äúdover‚äù - Ferry: Cross-Channel, 'Dover', Seawash recorded from stern.

Crowds: Interior - Audience murmur (Recorded in Broadcasting House Concert Hall, London)

Sperm Whale (Physeter Catodon) - Sperm whale and calf, blowing and rolling in the water. Hydrophone recording.

Professional Boxing - Rowdy crowd at boxing match with occasional booing.

Green Woodpecker (Picus Viridis) - medium close-up calls and flight call. Wren, redstart, nuthatch, robin etc in background.

Fairgrounds - Children's fairground roundabout operating with occasional bell.

Spiny Forest - Cicadas and distant birds, including Cuckoo Roller, Jerys and Madagascar Cuckoo.

Exterior Effects - Seagulls fighting for food - close perspective gulls with background waves and distant boat engine (1S10,reprocessed)

Pool/lakeside Atmosphere - Winter, early morning. Chorus of grackles with calls and movement sounds from white ibis.

Urban South West Africa - Small town in the countryside (Bredasdorph) - light traffic, pedestrians and whistling wind.

Pectoral Patch Cisticola (Cisticola Brunnescens) - medium distance - medium close-up song flight, calls and wing cracking. Larks and Cape Rooks in background, wind in grass.

Atmosphere At An R.a.f. Station - RAF V-bomber, exterior, taxi past. (Long-range bomber, 4 jet engines.)

World War 2 - 1 - In flight,circles aerodrome twice,lands,1944(reprocessed)

Impala (Aepyceros Melampus) - medium close-up alarm calls from male and a few females at start. After first calls, mainly the male calling trying to keep his females in order and chasing other males away. Birds and insects in background.

Trinity & St. John‚äôs College Clock, Cambridge - Trinity & St John's College clock striking eleven o'clock. (Trinity clock strikes a second time for St. John's College.)

Mark V Centurion Tank (Exterior) - Exterior, passing with gear changes. (Mark V Centurion Tank)

Red-bellied Macaw (Ara Manilata) - medium close-up flight calls from several. Blue and yellow macaw calls at start. Other birds and cicadas in background.

Rainforest Atmosphere - close-up, medium close-up & m/d birdsong from many species. Roar of stream in background. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Police Cars (Exterior) - Police car, exterior, starts, ticks over and departs. (With two-tone horn)

Mills & Grain - Interior, on 1st floor - mill grinds grain with tail stones, mill stops.

Little Tern (Sterna Albifrons) - close-up wingbeats from bird taking off. Wind and surf mp. Calls and wingbeats of several

Goffin's Cockatoo (Cacatua Goffini) - Recorded in quarantine area. close-up movement sounds as bird moves around in cage. Occasional close-up squawks. One squawk in background.

Interiors - Shops And Cash Registers - Monroe-Sweda - keyboard operated, ticket produced, drawer opens, change given, drawer opens (twice) - 1969 (23Z,reprocessed)

New Zealand - The Natural World 2 - Heavy surf, Hauraki Gulf (NZ)

Gila Woodpecker (Melanerpes Uropygialis) - medium close-up flight calls as bird flies to nest hole, another bird calls. Gambel's Quail in background.

Peugeot 205gt 1982 1300cc Petrol (car Misfiring Quite Badly) - exterior - electric window, wound up

Ford Fiesta Motor Car (1980 Model, 1300cc) Exterior - Cars: Ford Fiesta, 1300 cc, 1980 model. Exterior, approaches and stops with skid

Electronic Sounds - Medium pitched warble. (Specially created electronic sound.)

France - Paris - Large crowd at Louvre Museum in new entrance hall under glass pyramid, with occasional close speech.

Pine Woods - Spring: Afternoon Wind in trees, House Wren, Red-winged Blackbird, Pine Warbler, Boat-tailed Grackle.

D.i.y. And Building - Gas blowlamp lit, used to heat surface, changing acoustic, off.

Yellow Throated Longclaw (Macronyx Croceus Tertius) - medium close-up-close-up song. Other birds in background.

World War Ii Battle Actuality - Enemy mortar fire (400 yds). World War II. (From 78 r.p.m. disc).

Comedy Sounds - High-speed telephone gibberish. (Specially created effect)

Sea Otter - MC cries from pups, sea wash in foreground. Calls from distant Black Oystercatchers. Hissy NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Motor Cycle Racing: Isle Of Man Tourist Trophy Races, 1967 - 500cc machines at Isle of Man Tourist Trophy Races. Starting in pairs at 10 sec. intervals.

Footsteps On Pavement: Walking - Footsteps on Pavement, two men & one woman walking, departing.

Dromedary (Camelus Dromedarius) - close-up camel calls; echoing in a canyon

Great Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Arundinaceus) - Song with distant bittern and frogs

Riverside - Pre-dawn at side of Mara River in thick, enclosed acacia woodland. Crickets & cicadas, a few birds - mainly common bulbuls. Splashes from hippos in river. Leaves falling.

Tropical Forest Edge - Dawn in open area near forest. Cicada chorus. Red-vented bulbuls prominent. Other birds, including collared lory, wattled honeyeaters and chickens in background. Also suitable for farmland and village edge atmosphere.

Blue-and-white Flycatcher (Cyanoptila Cyanomelaena) - close-up song. Marsh tit in distance. River in background. Song is more subdued than in previous recordings.

Trains - Diesel Railcar Driver's Cab, start into constant run with noticeable gear changes, signaling bell & buzzer, slows & stops with airbrakes applied, door.

Motor Car: Ford Ecsort 1300 (Automatic) - Ford Escort 1300, interior, self starter, medium-speed run, stop. (1300cc engine, automatic transmission.)

Rainforest Atmosphere - close-up cricket calling. Chimp growling noises at 2m45s-3m10s. Heavy cicada atmosphere. Birds in distance. Atmosphere becomes quieter at 3m37s.

Crested Oropendola (Psarocolius Decumanus) - close-up display call of crested oropendola. background early morning rainforest atmosphere(busy).

Frogs Spp - PIG FROG (RANA GRYLIO), SWAMP CRICKET FROG (ACRIS GRYLLUS) and TREE FROG (HYLA Sp) Chorus of all three species with distant traffic

Thorn-tailed Rayadito (Aphrastura Spinicauda) - Calls close-up, with other birds in background.

Ring-necked Parakeet (Psittacula Krameri) - Calls medium close-up, with other species in background.

Mountain Hunting Lodge - Late Spring: Early Morning - With Bonelli's warbler, coal tit, robin, house sparrows, blackcap and cuckoo

Whitethroat (Sylvia Communis) - Male singing, with Willow Warbler in background.

Common Cuckoo (Cuculus Canorus) - hunger calls - 2-3 weeks old nestling

Traction Engine (Single Cylinder) - Traction Engines (Single cylinder): Running on road, reverse and stop

Rajasthan Musicians - Complex playing of reed instrument. Also sounds of singing & some drum accompaniment. Drumming becomes more prominent with other percussion instruments. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Cricket Match (From Umpire‚äôs Perspective) - Cricket Match: Double run by batsman from umpire's position.

Common Crow Pheasant (Centropus Sinensis) - Quiet calls medium close-up, with other birds in background. Wind in trees.

Czechoslovakia - Tram, Prague, internal, starts and stops, with PA announcements, chat etc.

Golden Eagle (Aquila Chrysaetos) - Eaglet calling close-up. Female moving around in nest. Slight crackles.

Casqued Oropendola (Psarocolius Oseryi) - Single call close-up. Windy.

Domestic Clock - Grandfather Clock with St Michael's chimes, striking nine o'clock.

Prison Doors - Garage Door: Interior, Up & Over type, opened and shut. .

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - Mew calls close-up in colony.

American Robin (Turdus Migratorius) - medium close-up alarm calls from two birds, one closer than the other. Yellow-rumped warblers and crickets in background. Wind in trees.

Temple Ceremony - bells, drums and singing during ceremony; becoming more lively as track proceeds [some dropout near beginning]

Green Wood Hoopoe (Phoeniculus Purpureus) - close-up calls from a group of 6-8 birds with single calls. (There is a possibility that these are Violet Wood Hoopoes, calls are indistinguishable, therefore can be used for both species.) Cicadas, birds, baboons & some faint vehicle noise in background.

China - Datong: Narrow street with crowds, bicycles & light traffic.

Starling (Sturnus Vulgaris) - Nestlings (9 days old): excited calls with sounds of arriving adults

Woodland Atmosphere - quiet atmosphere with occasional birds calling, incl ravens

Riverside/lakeside - Feeding calls from many pied herons,great,little and yellow billed egrets.

Crowd Reaction (Farcical) - 24 men and women cheering. (Farcical.)

Red Footed Booby (Sula Sula) - Booby being raided in flight of nest building material by frigate bird. Discontented, croaking squawks. Nice fly pasts, agitated calls. background calls from frigate birds. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Atomic Power Station - Atomic Power Station, atmosphere on control platform in turbine hall.

Bokmakierie Shrike (Telophorus Zeylonus) - medium close-up & medium distance calls from duetting shrikes. Good sense of perspective. Distant sounds of wind & traffic.

Army: Parade Ground Manoeuvres (Without Spoken Commands) - Platoon sideways march, three paces, on parade ground, without spoken command. (Recorded at Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst.) (NB Platoon = 24 men.)

Canal Narrow Boat: On Board - Canal Narrow Boat: Journey on board, changes in speed and acoustic

Helicopters - Interior - start up, flight. (Brantley B2B, 2 seater with 3 bladed rotor 180hp Lycoming engine).

Swamp Bulbul (Thescelocichla Leucopleura) - medium distance amusing, lyrical calls from bulbul. medium close-up/medium distance repetitive calls from another bird species. background rainforest atmosphere.

Black-billed Capercaillie (Tetrao Parvirostris) - medium distance display calls. The bird comes closer at times. The bird flies near end of recording. Slight wind in trees.

Rock Pipit (Anthus Petrosus) - close-up single call, possibly alarm, followed by alarm-contact calls from adult and begging calls from chick.

Willow Grouse (Lagopus Lagopus) - close-up sound of bird feeding on willows, preening and calling, Eider, American Tree Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow, geese, insects and frogs in background.

Dial 999 - Police car, pass from left to right changing from wail to yelp siren.

Trinity College Clock, Oxford - Trinity College clock striking three o'clock.

German Crowds - German crowd in large department store with sounds of tills being used.

Long-tailed Tailor Bird (Orthotomus Sutorius) - Song medium close-up, with other birds in background. Wind in trees.

White-fronted Bee-eater (Merops Bullockoides) - NB: Exact date of recording not known. medium close-up-close-up conversation calls from several birds in background, going into holes. close-up 'change over' calls and colony activity, dove calling in background. Bill clicking in places from preening birds. Tail quivering, wing flapping etc. 

Humpback Whale (Megaptera Novaeangliae) - \ Song from a solo male, with others in the background. Deep, bubbling phrases and deep, winding sections which increase in pitch, take over, producing a 'mewing' sound which develops into phrases which sound like a violin being tuned.

Mallard (Anas Platyrhynchos) - close-up calls from a female defending young. Distant house sparrows, starlings & robin.

Barnacle Goose (Branta Leucopsis) - Calls from group flying overhead. Distant whooper swans. Faint aircraft in background.

Sydney & Urban New Zealand - Cicada and trash - lone cicada sings as bags of cans and bottles are thrown away. Urban atmosphere; recorded Sydney, Australia.

Crowds, Children & Footsteps - Theatre Audience in foyer during interval.

Skylark (Alauda Arvensis) - close-up flight call from a single bird. Others singing in distance. Sound of small stream medium distance.

American Wood Ibis (Mycteria Americana) - Busy atmosphere recorded in breeding colony. medium close-up wingbeats.

Indian Tree Pipit (Anthus Hodgsoni) - medium close-up - close-up song. Other birds in distance.

Motor Car: Ford Cortina 1600 (Exterior) - Ford Cortina 1600, exterior, self starter, tickover, depart. (1600cc engine.)

Eversmann's Redstart (Phoenicurus Erythronotus) - close-up calls from a single, well grown chick, feeding calls and adult calling in background, other birds in distance.

Aircraft: Comet Iv (Exterior) - De Havilland Comet IV, exterior, taxi in and switch off. (Medium/long-range airliner, 4 jet engines.)

Comedy Sounds: Impact Rhythms - Whoosh bing bang doying. (Specially created effect)

Talking Toys - 'Suzy Sing-a-Song' Singing Doll Record, tongue twister said twice.

Fast Flowing Stream - medium distance melt-water stream flowing down steep hillside through coniferous forest.

Marabou Stork (Leptoptilos Crumeniferus) - close-up sound of drinking - clapping bill in water. Sound of bird walking in shallow water. Insects and distant birds.

Small Copper Butterfly (Lycaena Phlaeas) - Sounds from a different male pupa. Others nearby.

Tree Swallow (Tachycineta Bicolor) - close-up song from a perched bird with flight calls at end. Other birds in distance. Canada Geese call in background at end.

Domestic Horse (Equus Caballus) - medium close-up feeding sounds and swishing tail from a single New Forest pony. Pony gradually moves away as it feeds. Wind gusting in bushes.

Sika Deer (Cervus Nippon) - medium distance & distant rutting calls from deer in woodland. Strange wailing sounds, sometimes loud. Movement & running from a deer 1m30s. Occasional bird calls.

Willow Grouse (Lagopus Lagopus) - close-up calls, windy background, sparrows singing in distance, wind through willows.

Urban South America - Steam train departs from Luque station external, with hooter etc.

Land Iguana (Conolophus Subcristatus) - Scratching about on lava. Distant sea, sealions, etc.

Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur Catta) - Screeches and grunting calls close-up and mid perspective

Dunnock (Prunella Modularis) - 0700-0900hrs. \ Song close-up, with Jackdaws and Chaffinch in background.

World War Ii Aircraft - Kittyhawk, exterior, steady flight, dive and zoom. World War II. (From 78 r.p.m. disc)

Waste Disposal - Refuse lorry collecting rubbish in quiet street.

2 Ton Diesel Truck - Exterior, start, tickover, stop. (2 ton diesel truck, make not known)

Leopard (Panthera Pardus) - Loud hiss, followed by another, from 12 week old cub in captivity. Occasional calls from African fish eagle in distance. House sparrow and a few chaffinch calls.

Boeing 707 Jet Aircraft: Interior - Boeing 707,Jet Aircraft, interior,Taxi-ing. (long-range airliner, 4 jet engines)

Horses 1 - Two horses canter on approach, one trots on, other skitters on mic then canters away, right to left.

Motor Car: Ford Cortina 1.6 Gl (Manual) 1982 Model: Interior - Cars: 1.6 GL (Manual) 1982 model Ford Cortina. Interior, door opens, person enters, door closes

River, Fast - Shallow, fast flowing river, with several sparrow calls in distance.

France - Charcuterie/boucherie - customers, shapening knives & refrigerators

Rainforest Atmosphere - Atmosphere recorded in early morning. Distant, eerie wails & whoops from agile gibbons' long calls. medium close-up to medium distance occasional birdsong. Percussive insect stridulation 1m19s.

Cormorant (Phalacrocorax Carbo) - close-up calls from one or two in breeding colony. Other birds in background.

Domestic Clock (Bell: Mid-perspective) - Domestic clock striking eleven o'clock. (Mid-perspective recording of domestic clock with bell.)

Reed Bed Atmosphere - medium close-up bubbling calls from unidentified frog species. Sounds of insect stridulation. background calls from other frogs. N.B. Date of this recording is unknown.

Timber & Wood - Sawdust extractor - starts up, open-air timber yard.

Riverside - Evening, 5.30pm, across slow running river. Loud cicadas. Drumming from nubian woodpecker. Calls from rosy-patch shrike, red-chested cuckoo, chestnut-bellied kingfisher, white throated bee-eaters & other birds. Frogs.

Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis Papua) - medium close-up sounds of birds swimming and bathing at surface.

Peregrine Falcon (Falco Peregrinus) - close-up wingbeats from a bird with damp wings. Gulls in distance.

Christ‚äôs College Clock, Cambridge - Christ's College clock striking six o'clock.

African Grey Hornbill (Tockus Nasutus) - Display calls medium close-up. With Blue-Spotted Wood Dove and strong breeze in background.

Blackbird (Turdus Merula) - close-up song. Woodland birds in background.

Royal Albatross (Diomedea Epomophora) - close-up call from walking bird. Gulls in background. Surf in background.

English Church Bells - Catholic Church Bells, Angelus bell with outdoor atmosphere.

Baka People - Singing, drumming, percussion & hand claps. Happy, upbeat sounds. background rainforest atmosphere with insects stridulating.

Tanks: World War Ii - Churchill tank over rough country, World War II. (From 78 rpm record)

Rocky Seashore - LATE SPRING: MIDDAY With kittiwakes, guillemot, puffins in flight, arctic and sandwich terns, herring and lesser black-backed gulls, oystercatchers and distant sea

Pygmy Chimpanzee (Pan Paniscus) - Single male calling to distant group. Dripping rain water in canopy.

Silktail (Lamprolia Victoriae) - close-up calls and short song from one of three birds. Golden whistlers, other birds and cicadas in background.

American Telephones - American Telephone: Female operator announces number disconnected

Tropical Seasonal Forest Atmosphere - Distant calls from axis deer. close-up occasional foliage movement. background calls from many bird species in dawn chorus. M/d calls from peacock. Recorded at sunrise.

Fenland - Fen Carr: Late spring, early morning. Rather neutral with Wren, Garden Warbler, Turtle Dove, Redpoll, Pheasant.

Peugeot 205gt 1982 1300cc Petrol (car Misfiring Quite Badly) - exterior - fast approach from left, skid to stop, switch off

White Bellied Woodpecker (Dryocopus Javensis) - medium distance & medium close-up hammering from woodpecker. Short shrill calls from woodpecker 0m15s & 1m30s. Also some screeching calls from parakeet. Many other bird species in background.

Outdoor Crowds: Henley Regatta - Outdoor Crowd: Henley Regatta, applause, atmosphere.

Vintage Motor Car: Citroen 5cv Van: Interior - Cars: Vintage motor car Citroen 5cv van, 1924. Exterior, person enters

Baby Boy: 4 Weeks Old / Foetal Heartbeats (38 Weeks) - Baby boy, whimpers, sniffles, cries gently, quietens, stops. (2 weeks old)

Royal Albert Hall: Last Night Of The Proms - Last Night Of The Proms: Applause - end of item, atmosphere.

Greenshank (Tringa Nebularia) - medium close-up flight call. N.B Could also be used as alarm call.

Veteran Cars: Rolls Royce ‚äúsilver Ghost‚äù (1911 Model, 6 Cylinders, 35 Hp) - Cars: Rolls Royce "Silver Ghost", 1911 model, 6 cylinders, 35 H.P. Exterior, door opens person enters, and closes

Variable Chachalaca (Ortalis Motmot) - Very busy with calls from chachalacas, quite raucous at times. medium distance group of birds. medium close-up individuals with occasional calls from other species. Some engine noise in last 30 seconds of recording. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Guillemot (Uria Aalge) - medium close-up calls in mixed colony with kittiwakes and arctic terns. Gulls in distance. Distant seawash on rocks below.

Trains 2 - Coupling trucks - use at low level, in a steam railway goods yard.

Exterior Effects - Atmosphere at building site with heavy machinery - 1982 (1N2, reprocessed)

Lion (Panthera Leo) - close-up panting and sighs from a pride of 19 resting under a tree in the heat of the day. Shaking ears from one lion at 2'19". Hum from insects and flies. Larks in distance.

Wallace's Standardwing (Semioptera Wallacei) - Occasional raucous medium close-up Standardwing calls. General birds & insects background with some distinct bird calls. Raindrops on foliage.

Buff-necked Ibis (Theristicus Caudatus) - medium close-up - close-up calls from several at dawn in roost tree. Others more distant. Some close songbirds. Marshland birds in background. There is an enclosed quality to the recording.

Fulvous Babbler (Turdoides Fulvus) - Calls from several, close-up. Windy.

Interiors - Shops And Cash Registers - Birds flapping wings with faint calls (rec. Petersfield, Hants) - 1986 (1B19,reprocessed)

Cave Atmosphere - Cave - Bats. Many bats calling around roost site, not very good, background pumping on left channel.

Thrush (Turdus Sp) And - PRINIA (PRINIA SP) MC alarm calls from both birds. NB: Date of recording unknown

Christchurch College Clock, Oxford - Christchurch College clock striking eight o'clock.

Tropical Forest: Evergreen Hygrophytic (Wet) - ANY SEASON: DAY With various birds

Sandhill Crane (Grus Canadensis) - NB: Summer. Exact date of recording not known. Calls MP, from a flock. Sparrow 'chipping' in foreground.

World War Ii Aircraft: Messerschmitt 110 (German) - Messerschmitt 110. Taxi and take off. (World War II German Aircraft)

Common Killer Whale (Orcinus Orca) - Sounds of blows & inspirations(inhales). Some water splashes. medium distance hum from water pumps. N.B. This is a recording of Keiko, the star of 'Free Willy', before his return to Iceland. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Diesel Train - Diesel Train, exterior, arrives in station & passengers board.

Robin (Erithacus Rubecula) - Winter song with bullfinch, pheasant, crows, etc in background

Mandarin Duck (Aix Galericulata) - close-up wingbeats, movement on ground and calls from a female. (Could be used for take-off or landing).

Aircraft: Auster - Auster Aircraft. Circle and pass overhead (200ft)

Footsteps Down Metal Stairs - Footsteps Down Metal Stairs, woman, slow, with approach & stop.

Magnolia Warbler (Dendroica Magnolia) - close-up alarm/contact calls, other birds and insects in background.

Buller's Shearwater (Puffinus Bulleri) - close-up calls from a pair outside burrow. Surf in background. Slight wind in trees.

Rainforest - Morning. Open lowland rainforest. Many birds calling including sulphur crested cockatoos and greater black coucals. Loud cicada chorus.

Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga Leonina) - Weaner pups in fresh water pool. Some close-up calls. Mainly water noises.

Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri Sciureus) - close-up - medium distance calls from a troop feeding in trees. Loud cicada sounds. Birds in distance. Fruit falling from feeding animals.

Great Blue Heron (Ardea Herodias) - MC calls, cricket and rooster in background.

Red-naped Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus Nuchalis) - Calls close-up from chicks in nest hole. Wind in trees. NB Exact date of recording not known: early July.

Great Grey Shrike (Lanius Excubitor) - Fledged brood begging close-up

Outdoor Clock - Outdoor clock striking, 9 o'clock St. Mary's Church

Cattle Egret (Bubulcus Ibis) - close-up calls from a group in colony, occasional cricket call.

Superb Lyrebird (Menura Novaehollandiae) - close-up shrill calls from female lyrebird. Distant sounds of traffic.

Demoiselle Crane (Anthropoides Virgo) - Quiet calls from mass roost of cranes on ground. Disturbed they call loudly & recede to right. Distant engine noise.

European Raven (Corvus Corax Corax) - Wing beats from group of ravens taking off. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Lowland Swamp - MIDDAY With insects and other birds close perspective at times

Linnet (Acanthis Cannabina) - Song close-up (with goldfinch, Canada geese, sedge warbler, etc., and distant sea.

Snow Goose (Chen Caerulescens) - medium close-up calls in flight, flock in background. Crickets in foreground.

Arctic Fox (Alopex Lagopus) - medium close-up calls and whimpers. Distant snow geese.

Outdoor Crowd - Mixed excited chatter with laughter and occasional distinct speech.

Small Children At Play - Nursery School, interior, 2-3 year-olds riding around on tricycles. (Mixed nursery school.)

White (Or Fairy) Tern (Gygis Alba Monte) - Calls of adults and young with sooty terns

Gunfire - Rifle fire among rocks with ricochets. (Exterior recording.)

Glacier/ice Breaking - Distant sounds of large pieces breaking off and falling into water.

White-ruffed Manakin (Corapipo Leucorrhoa) - MC-medium close-up display calls from several birds, chirrups and loud clicking sounds, other birds and Cicadas in background.

Ortolan Bunting (Emberiza Hortulana) And - WHITETHROAT (SYLVIA COMMUNIS) Songs with skylark, turtle dove and distant traffic

Petrol Bus (On Country Route) - Petrol bus, interior, sliding door open and close. (On country route, make of bus not known)

Crimson-breasted Shrike (Laniarius Atrococcineus) - close-up calls, Weavers or Sparrows in background.

Combine Harvester: Reaping - Combine Harverster: Reaping, on board. (Recorded in driving position)

King Penguin (Aptenodytes Pataonica) - close-up colony sounds. Flipper fight.

Field Cricket (Gryllus Campestris) - SP. Calls close-up, Clean background.

Black-bellied Sandgrouse (Pterocles Orientlalis) - Flight calls of small party.

Alpine Atmosphere - Neutral atmosphere. medium distance calls from unidentified bird. background calls from Caspian snowcock. Slight wind noise.

Footsteps On Pavement: Running - Footsteps on Pavement, two women running, with approach & stop.

Comedy Sounds - Man drinking bucket of cold cocoa. (Specially created effect)

World War Ii Battle Actualities - Enemy shell, mortar fire, MG 42 (nickname Spandau) machine gunfire in background. World War II. (From 78 r.p.m. disc)

London Railway Stations - Charing Cross Railway Station, general atmosphere.

France - Paris - Crowd atmosphere at Louvre Museum, footsteps and voices in the "Grande Gallerie"

Cypress Swamp - Spring: Mid-day Slight wind in trees, several birds calling insects, water dripping.

Great Blue Turaco (Corythaeola Cristata) - MC calls. Many other birds calling at some distance. Insects in background.

D.i.y. And Building - Gas blowlamp lit, constant roar of flame, off.

Hammering (Exterior) - Hammering iron fence into ground. (Exterior)

Industry 3 - 'Snow' surface grinder operating at steel works 1969.

Coughing, Breathing, Etc. - Heavy breathing, man breathing (000m56s) into woman breathing (001m15s).

Trains - Diesel Commuter Railcar, interior, starts into constant run on welded track, with voices on welded track, several passing trains, slows & stops, doors.

Motor Car: Ford Ecsort 1300 (Automatic) - Ford Escort 1300, interior, self starter, slow-speed run, stop. (1300cc engine, automatic transmission.)

Chimpanzee (Pan Troglodytes) - Pant grunt followed by greeting calls. Quiet feeding grunts at 1m45s followed by low level greeting calls & panting.

Tropical Forest Edge - Dawn. Cicada chorus. Red-vented bulbuls, wattled honeyeaters and other birds in distance. Also suitable for farmland, scrubland and village edge atmospheres.

Czechoslovakia - Courtyard, Prague Castle, echoey footsteps, some distinct speech (Czech), occasional bell, distant traffic

2.6 Litre Rover Saloon Car (Interior) - Interior, changes down gear to climb hill, changes up. (2.6 litre Rover saloon car.)

Rajasthan Musicians - Drumming by musicians. Also sounds from a reed instrument. medium distance singing & some voices in background. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Village Green Cricket Match - Cricket Match: Village Green, big hit, applause.

London Midland Region Electric Trains (Interior) - Freight Train passing. (British Rail London Midland Region train, 25kV Pantograph system.)

Steppe - Spring/summer: Day - With chorus of field crickets and pair of ravens flying over distantly

Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga Leonina) - close-up calls from bulls. Females in background. Surf on beach.

Land Rover (Exterior) - Land Rover, exterior, passing slowly over rough ground.

Spotted Sandgrouse (Pterocles Senegallus) - Calls and wingbeats as flocks fly overhead; single bird lands and takes off. Calls of Black-headed Wagtail near end.

Household 2 - Old fashioned mangle operated with washing in rollers.

Africa 2 - The Natural World - Elephant close up, others in background. (Elephants recorded in captivity, some slight scho from walls.)

Riverside/lakeside - Feeding calls from many pied herons,great and little egrets. Other birds in background including whistling kite and masked plover.

Crowd Reaction (Farcical) - Nine men and women saying 'Hear, hear'. (Farcical.)

Tropical Seasonal Forest Atmosphere - Neutral atmosphere with sounds of rain & dripping foliage. medium distance & background calls from many birds. Cackles from Malabar grey hornbill 1m46s & 2m25s. Occasional distant engine noise.

Tractors & Lorries Passing Slowly - One caterpillar road tractor towing, passes slowly.

Goldfinch (Carduelis Carduelis) - Song of several, with insects, corn bunting and bee-eaters in background.

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - close-up mew calls from single bird in colony. Distant car near end.

Arctic Tern (Sterna Paradisaea) - close-up attack calls. Alarm calls from others in colony in background. Distant gulls.

African Elephant (Loxodonta Africana) - medium close-up squeal from calf. Trumpet and low calls from adults. Flies in background. Slight wind.

Red Necked Phalarope (Phalaropus Lobatus) - close-up calls fledgling red necked phalarope. Other calls background.

Norton 500 Cc Motor Cycle - Norton 500cc, start, tickover, switch off.

Traffic 3 - Atmosphere in pits before start - Junior TT 350cc machines, Isle of Man Tourist trophy race 1967.

Canal Narrow Boat (Exterior) - Canal Narrow Boat: One canal boat manoeuvring, exterior

Apostle Bird (Struthidea Cinerea) - close-up lively calls between group of birds. Coarse screeching, croaking & clicking sounds. background sounds of wind & calls from other bird species. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording are unknown.

Modern Agricultural Machinery & Vehicles - Small Farm Diary Unit, interior, glass milk bottles filled by hand-operated machine, four filled at once, plastic crates stacked, with distant indistinct voices.

Army: Parade Ground Manoeuvres (Without Spoken Commands) - Platoon grounds arms on parade ground, without spoken command. (Recorded at Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst.) (NB Platoon = 24 men.)

Atomic Power Station - Atomic Power Station, exterior, general atmosphere between turbine hall & reactor building.

Kittiwake (Rissa Tridactyla) - close-up calls around breeding cliffs. A variety of calls including the kittiwake-call, whining, choking etc. Guillemots and razorbills in background. medium distance surf.

Pottery Factory - Pottery Factory: Kiln switched on, door opened

Mallard (Anas Platyrhynchos) - close-up calls from female defending young against a dog, water splashing & anxiety calls from chicks.

Palestine Sunbird (Nectarinia Osea) - Calls. Stream in background.

White-fronted Bee-eater (Merops Bullockoides) - NB: Exact date of recording not known. close-up mild alarm and then 'creak' calls, bulbuls in distance.

Dial 999 - Police car, pass right to left changing from wail to yelp siren.

Brent Goose (Branta Bernicla) - medium close-up flight calls from several passing over. Distant road noise.

Low Marshy Pasture - EARLY SPRING: MIDDAY With skylark and lapwing

Theatre Chatter - BBC Paris Theatre, atmosphere during interval.

Trinity College Clock, Oxford - Trinity College clock striking quarter past the hour.

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus Varius) - medium close-up calls from a pair, tapping on wood, calls from other birds in background including Red-breasted Nuthatch.

Wolseley Sixteen-sixty Car 1967 (Exterior) - Exterior, 1 door open. (Wolseley sixteen-sixty car, 1967)

F.a. Cup Final: Wembley, 1966 - 1966 F.A. Cup Final, frustrated crowd. (Everton v Sheffield Wednesday, Wembley Stadium.)

Motor Car: 1940 Period ‚äòold Banger‚äô (Exterior) - Exterior, attempted starts, backfiring, stop. (1940 period car)

Bamboo Forest Atmosphere - Creaking and splitting sounds, leaf rustle and hiss, crickets and birds in background, prominent is Hartlaub's Turaco.

Motor Car: Ford Cortina 1600 (Exterior) - Ford Cortina 1600, exterior, approach & stop. (1600cc engine.)

Sand - Sand grains being blown by strong wind over leaves. Short-toed (red-capped) larks singing in background. Buzz from beetle. Sounds of sand on sand dune could relate to deserts, coasts and isolated dunes.

Water Mill - Water Mill, water driver hoist (chain noises, bangs & creaks).

More Phones - Red Kiosk Neophone - pick up, dial 7 digit number.

Indian Tree Pipit (Anthus Hodgsoni) - medium close-up flight display song. Slight wind in trees.

Amazon Kingfisher (Chloroceryle Amazona) - medium close-up staccato alarm calls, which then recede as bird flies away. background sounds of stridulating insects.

Magnificent Frigate-bird (Fregata Magnificens) - Shrill trilling calls from begging chicks. Occasional distant sounds of boat engine.

Village Weaver (Ploceus Cucullatus) - Calls close-up of female nest building. With Wood Doves and sounds of distant village.

Sydney & Urban New Zealand - Budgerigars and doves, Warratah Park, Australia - occasional wind in dry leaves and crow calling.

Hawfinch (Coccothraustes Coccothraustes) - medium close-up calls and song from a single bird. Distant robin and chaffinch. Wind in trees. Slight interference.

Sirens And Bells - Sirens & Bells: Lifeboat maroon, Rocket flare

Blow Hole - close-up sound of water and spray. Occasional bird call. Seawash in background.

Pygmy Chimpanzee (Pan Paniscus) - Contented grunting and peeping from group collecting food. Movement away into vegetation at end.

Red Knot (Calidris Canutus) - Estuary atmosphere - winter. medium close-up - close-up flock flight sounds from birds arriving at high tide roost. Birds on the ground calling medium close-up. Loud calls from oystercatchers. close-up calls from oystercatchers at end.

Oystercatcher (Haematopus Ostralegus) - close-up alarm calls from a single bird. Very distant bird song from woodland behind beach. Seawash & distant gulls from bay.

Rain Forest Atmosphere - Winter, at 2000 feet. Many birds calling, cicadas in background, very busy.

Motor Car: 1929 Austin 7 - Exterior, false start, start, tickover. (1929 Austin Seven)

Fenland Atmosphere - Low-lying fenland pasture Late spring Dawn Neutral; reed-choked ditch with wren, carrion crow etc. in background - 0455hrs

Riverine Woodland - Spring: Mid-Morning Wind in Silk Wood Trees, Grey Hawk calls in distance, Song Sparrow, Vermilion Flycatcher, other birds.

World War 2 - 2 - Light spasmodic bangs (smoke bombs) - suitable for old type rifle fire (reprocessed)

Motorcycle Scrambling: Atmosphere at beginning of solo race, starts 16" in

Mixed - High street with traffic, footsteps and pedestrian crossing signal.

Humpback Whale (Megaptera Novaeangliae) - Song from solo male through the breathing cycle. Calls from others in background. Crackles from snapping shrimps reduce about 5'30" in. NB Sequences from this recording can also be found on NHC000030 Tr 1-5.

Aircraft: Comet Iv (Interior) - De Havilland Comet IV, interior, take off into constant flight. (Medium/long-range airliner, 4 jet engines.)

Comedy Sounds - Glass bottles tipped on to floor. (Specially created effect)

15 Cwt Commer Diesel Truck (Interior) - Interior, reversing and stopping. (15 cwt. diesel truck)

Waste Disposal - Public waste tip, busy with people with whirring compactor in first half

Kittiwake (Rissa Tridactyla) - Alarm calls close-up from single bird. Atmosphere on cliffs. Calls from guillemots and razorbills.

2 Horses On Turf (Studio) - Two horses on turf, start, walk, stop. (Studio recording with jingle of harness)

Galapagos Sealion (Zalophus Californianus Wollebacki) - Colony, including cows and pups, with cow suckling pup close-up.

Hedgerow - Late Spring: Mid-day With Corn Bunting, Nightingale, Blackcap, Serin, grasshoppers, Hover flies and bees.

World War Ii Aircraft - Sunderland flying boat, interior, cruising, rec. wardroom. World War II. (From 78 r.p.m. disc)

Woodland Atmosphere - medium close-up occasional calls from Marsh tit. background calls from other bird species. Sounds of trickling water in adjacent stream. Very distant hum from traffic.

Village Weaver (Ploceus Cucullatus) - Song close-up, then flies away.

Wadham College Clock, Oxford - Wadham College clock striking eleven o'clock.

Small Copper Butterfly (Lycaena Phlaeas) - More active sounds from a collection of pupae.

Goldfinch (Carduelis Carduelis) - Song, with Blackbird, Great Tit and insects in background.

Domestic Horse (Equus Caballus) - close-up sounds of horses galloping and riders shouting as they bring in a small group of ponies to the corral.

Domestic Clock (Bell: Mid-perspective) - Domestic clock striking two o'clock. (Mid-perspective recording of domestic clock with bell.)

Pond Atmosphere - Atmosphere recorded at night. Calls from african bullfrogs. Also chittering calls from other frog species. N.B. Date of recording is unknown. Occasional engine noise in distance.

Common Starling (Sturnus Vulgaris) - close-up calls from chicks being fed. Wren in distance, single chick calling after feeds.

Capuchin Bird (Perissocephalus Tricolor) - medium close-up to background chorus of calls from males displaying to female at lek. Strange resonant sounds. background sounds of rainforest. N.B. Some bumps from dripping rain. Exact location of this recording unknown.

Tundra Atmosphere - Very strong wind in willows, occasional calls from Snow Geese, frogs in distance, song from American Tree Sparrow.

Motor Car: Ford Cortina 1.6 Gl (Manual) 1982 Model: Interior - Cars: 1.6 GL (Manual) 1982 model Ford Cortina. Interior, windscreen wipers, slow

Horses 1 - One horse at trot, approaches, stops & departs at fast trot on tarmac, right to left.

Town Or City Suburb - Winter: Day; With House Sparrows, Starlings and Blackbird. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Bombardier Beetle (Brachinae Subfamily) - close-up sounds of discharges used as chemical defence.

Blackbird (Turdus Merula) - medium close-up flight alarm call. Chaffinch in background. Wind in trees.

Royal Albatross (Diomedea Epomophora) - close-up bill-claps and `sky calling' display. Red-billed gulls in distance. Distant surf.

Blue Eyed Cormorant (Phalacrocorax Atriceps) - Mostly chicks begging from adults. Colony 10m above sea.

Peregrine Falcon (Falco Peregrinus) - close-up calls & wingbeats from a bird with damp wings after bathing. Gulls in distance.

Christ‚äôs College Clock, Cambridge - Christ's College clock striking eleven o'clock.

Vintage Motor Car: Citroen 5cv Van: Exterior - Cars: Vintage motor car Citroen 5cv van, 1924. Exterior, start on handle, door closes, and slow depart

National Daily Newspaper - National Daily Newspaper Reference Library, atmosphere with staff extracting & sorting newspaper cuttings.

Office Equipment, Business & Control Areas - Mainframe computer control room (DEC Datasystems rec. 1983)

Guatemalan Black Howler Monkey (Alouatta Pigra) - Barks & grunts from individual, with occasional howls. background of bird & insect calls, recorded late afternoon. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Indian Tree Pie (Dendrocitta Vagabunda) - medium distance whistling notes from tree pie. Also some caws & ringing notes from tree pie. \ Wing beats & flight sounds of hornbill. background calls from many other bird species, including barbets. Snapping twigs 0m59s & 1m40s.

Outdoor Crowds: Henley Regatta - Outdoor Crowd: Henley Regatta, close perspective recording (Occasional indistinct p.a. and boats).

Fenland - Fen Meadow: Late Spring; Early Morning. Rather neutral with Sedge Warbler, Wren, Snipe, Turtle Dove and Pheasant.

Stone Curlew (Burhinus Oedicnemus) - medium distance calls of stone curlew. Distant calls of axis deer. Good, eerie axis call 0m25s. Occasional insect buzz. Recorded in afternoon.

American Telephones - American Telephone: Female operator announces number changed, giving new number

Riverside - Day. medium close-up sound of running water, more on right side. Cicadas and birds. Distant thunder from approaching storm.

Estuary - close-up - medium close-up calls from grey plovers. Shelduck, mallard, redshank, curlew, dunlin and knot also call. Flocks of distant brent geese take flight at 3'10" and 6'45". A few calls from greylag geese. Sound of tide racing in over mud flats.

Tonga Flying Fox (Pteropus Tonganus) - Early morning as bats return to roost. medium distance - medium close-up calls. close-up calls near end of recording. Surf in distance.

Fulvous Babbler (Turdoides Fulvus) - Calls close-up and movement in bush.

Salt Pan Atmosphere - Wet season. Slight wind. Persistant insects.

Cave Atmosphere - Cave - water dripping. close-up water dripping from stalactites in cave, buzzing from insect in part, distant calls from bats in background.

Crashes - Door, sound of a door being broken down with some grunts & groans.

Monsoon Forest - Morning. Calls from giant forest honeyeater. Song from golden whistler. Other birds in distance. Cicadas in background. NB: honeyeater can be used as a species recording,as on NHC000001 Tr20

Royal Albert Hall - Royal Albert Hall: Applause at end of item, with shouts of 'more' & atmosphere

More Phones - Call to Vodaphone mobile: no response message (repeated twice) hang up on third

Bottle-nosed Dolphin (Tursiops Truncatus) - 'Rinse' call plus gurgling, blowing and splashing

Veteran Cars: Rolls Royce ‚äúsilver Ghost‚äù (1911 Model, 6 Cylinders, 35 Hp) - Cars: Rolls Royce "Silver Ghost", 1911 model, 6 cylinders, 35 H.P. Exterior, hooter sounded

Thermal Spring - medium close-up geyser in volcano. Bubbling water sounds. Sounds enclosed.

Woodland Atmosphere - Atmosphere with tree frogs. medium close-up/close-up honking calls from several individuals. Three different call types at variable rates of delivery.

Honey Bee (Apis Mellifera) - Sounds of undisturbed hive. N.B. Recorded from vinyl, some clicks & pops.

Northern Right Whale (Eubalaena Glacialis Glacialis) - medium close-up sounds of tail and fin slaps underwater. Some calling, distant sei or mink whales in background. Some low engine noise.

Baby Boy: 4 Weeks Old / Foetal Heartbeats (38 Weeks) - Four week-old baby boy, breastfeeding, with sucking, gurgling noises and hiccoughs. (To be used at low level)

White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia Albicollis) - MC song, another in background, Bullfrog calling, Eastern Chipmunk calls, wind in trees.

Aircraft - A single jet 707B aircraft, start, run up engines, switch off.

Spectacled Fruit Bat (Dobsonia Moluccensis) - Colony calls in town square with traffic and people in background. Town atmosphere.

Buller's Shearwater (Puffinus Bulleri) - close-up calls from a pair. Surf in background.

Papermaking: Pulp Breaker - Papermaking, atmosphere in a pressing room.

Cranes (Gruinae Subfamily) - Distant calls from roost of demoiselle & common cranes. Calls approach 1m13s then recede. close-up calls with approach of massed birds in flight. Hissy recording with some wind noise. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Diesel Electric Train English Electric Vulcan: 20000 B.h.p. - Exterior, tickover in quiet station. (English Electric Vulcan Locomotive, 2000 b.h.p.)

Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla Flava Flavissima) - Contact calls on migration sea background

Green Wood Hoopoe (Phoeniculus Purpureus) - Calls medium close-up.

French Steam Trains - French Level Crossing, steam train over level crossing, gates opened, traffic passes.

Domestic Fowl (Gallus Domesticus) - Crowing close-up from cockerel, hens clucking and Blue Jays calling in background. Cicada chorus distant and distant aircraft.

Jamaican Streamertail (Trochilus Polytmus) - medium close-up whirring wings of male streamertail. Intermittent calls are recording of female streamertail (to attract male). background sounds of mountain forest.

Rajasthan Musicians - medium close-up playing of drums. Also mono-tone twanging (sounds like Jews harp). Distant low murmur of crowd.

Tropical Rain (Cloud) Forest - WINTER: DAY With three-wattled bellbird and other birds, bush crickets and steady rain

European Raven (Corvus Corax Corax) - Good wingbeats from raven. Occasional clear calls. \  N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown. Some wind on mic. Hissy recording.

Sooty Tern (Sterna Fuscata) - medium close-up calls from individuals with good lateral effects, sometimes agitated. background to distant continuous sounds of large colony.

Common Newtonia (Newtonia Brunneicauda) - close-up calls from two birds at first and then a single, other calls from Jerys.

Outdoor Clock - Outdoor clock striking, 8 o'clock St. Mary's Church

Tug (180 H.p.) - Tug. 180 h.p. engines, starts, tickover, revving, stops.

Bang! - Chieftain Tank, firing three High Explosive Squash Head (HESH) rounds. (Distant perspective.)

Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta Canadensis) - Calls medium close-up and wing flaps. Tree swallow in background. High wind in aspens. NB Exact date of recording not known.

Sapsucker/woodpecker - MC 'drumming' with another answering in background. Thrush in distance. Wind gusts and dies away.

Pasture And Agricultural Land - Late afternoon, crickets, flies. Several birds calling. Light wind in grass.

Traffic 3 - Motor traffic at bust crossroads - traffic lights with filter lane.

Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes Carolinus) - medium close-up calls. Crickets in background.

Green-bottle Flies (Lucilia Caesar) - close-up buzzing on cow carcass.

Sea Cliffs And Rocky Shores - LATE SPRING: Early Morning Heavy seas with Ringed Plover, Dunlin, House Sparrow, Skylark and Rock Pipit.

Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula Hypoleuca) - close-up, clear song from flycatcher. background sounds of dawn chorus & occasional calls from sheep.

Scop's Owl (Otus Scops) - Typical song and other calls, including hunger calls of young with tawny owl and nightingale.

British Rail: Southern Region Multiple Unit Diesel Train (Exterior) - Multiple unit Diesel train, exterior, doors, tickover, guard's whistle, departs. (British Rail Southern Region train.)

Curlew (Numenius Arquata) - Pair calling medium close-up - distant. Meadow pipit and crow in distance. Windy.

King Penguin (Aptenodytes Patagonica) - close-up adult `sky-pointing'. Others in background.

Seychelles Fody (Foudia Sechellarum) - Contact calls close-up of several birds. With wing beats. Other birds in background. Distant surf. NB: Date of recording unknown

Alcedo Tortoise (Geochelone Elephantopus Vandenburghi) - close-up walking over lava, finches in background.

Northern Elephant Seal (Mirounga Angustirostris) - Adults snorting and moving in colony

Children At Play - Junior School Playground, 8-9 year-olds in playground.

Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus Amphibius) - Roaring and snorting with cicadas and occasional bird calls in background NB: Exact date in 1982 unknown

Sooty Tern (Sterna Fuscata) - Alarm and anxiety calls of disturbed colony medium close-up.

Natterjack Toad (Bufo Calamita) - Chorus medium close-up - close-up with others in background

Demolition Work - Roar of sliding debris. (Some mechanical noise in background)

Woodland Atmosphere: Daylight - Woodland Atmosphere: Dusk, Wind in trees, bird song, distant aircraft, bee buzzing.

Motor Car: 1953 14 H.p. Citroen - Exterior, door opened. (1953 model, 14 h.p.: Citroen)

Leatherback Turtle (Dermochelys Coriacea) - Turtle breathing & flipping sand onto eggs in nest at night. background sounds of heavy surf N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

River Atmosphere - MC sound of river through rocky channel and falls.

Red-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon Rubricauda) - medium close-up courtship calls in flight from about 10 birds. Sooty Terns and surf in background.

Motor Car: Ford Ecsort 1300 (Manual) (Exterior) - Ford Escort 1300, exterior, door closed. (1300cc engine, manual transmission.)

Redshank (Tringa Totanus) - Alarm calls close-up from several. Lapwing medium close-up.

Diesel & Petrol Engines - Two false starts, constant run, stop. (2 1/4 h.p. 4-stroke)

Blank Record - Unmodulated Shellac Record surface noise. (Use LP stylus and play at 33 1/3rpm.)

Buff-necked Ibis (Theristicus Caudatus) - flight calls; other birds, insects and cows in background

Horses - One horse departs with small cart on a cobbled surface.

Tropical Forest - Dawn. Cicada chorus. Water dripping on leaves. Calls from golden whistlers, red-breasted musk parrot, red vented bulbul and many other birds in background.

Mole Cricket (Gryllotalpa Gryllotalpa) - Male stridulating with distant frogs

Gallery Forest Atmosphere - Busy atmosphere with medium distance to distant calls from many wildfowl species including egrets, herons, Amazon terns & Southern lapwings.

Fairgrounds And The Circus - Amusement arcade atmosphere - Nov '1980 (recorded Battersea Funfair) (5F1,reprocessed) (tecnical note - to be used at low level)

Rainforest Atmosphere - Evening atmosphere in forest at dusk. close-up single frog producing bubbling/popping calls on ground. Insects (mainly cicadas) & coqui frogs in background. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Midday. Sounds of orang utan feeding in tree & of falling branches. Cicadas & distant birds.

London Railway Stations - Charing Cross Railway Station, booking office atmosphere, near ticket machines.

Red Rumped Cacique (Cacicus Haemorrhous) - Tuneful whistles & screeches from caciques. Some other bird species in background. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Chatter (Indoors) - Chatter, Victorian gentry, fifteen men in conversation.

Motor Car: Porsche 924 1984cc (1979)  Interior - Cars: Porsche 924, 1984cc, 1979 model. Interior, start, tickover, switch off

Marsh Atmosphere - Recorded at dawn. close-up water splashes. Distant calls from whooper swans.

Grey Heron (Ardea Cinerea) - Aggressive calls close-up; house sparrows & starling in distance.

Least Bittern (Ixobrychus Exilis) - close-up calls, water lapping, distant voices and beachbirds, Red-winged Blackbird more prominent at end.

Hungary - Bank, Budapest, fairly busy, with distinct speech, bangs of document stamping, print-out noises, phones, and faint exterior traffic

Belted Kingfisher (Ceryle Alcyon) - medium distance flight or alarm calls. Tundra swans in background.

Lifeboat - Lifeboat. From slipway, fixing shackles prior to hauling boat up slipway, winch engines and general atmosphere. (Twin diesel

Guns: Revolvers: Exterior - Revolver: A. 22 Magnum, 6 shots, outside.

Jackdaw (Corvus Monedula) - medium distance - close-up calls from adults & fledglings in quarry. medium distance calls from female peregrine. Flight, contact & alarm calls from adult jackdaws, begging & feeding calls from chicks. Some distant traffic noise and distant rooks.

Guillemot (Uria Aalge) - close-up awareness calls. Distant kittiwakes and herring gulls. Sounds of auks splashing in water at base of cliffs. Growls from nearby razorbill.

Galapagos Giant Tortoise (Geochelone Elephantopus) - Breathing, hissing and drinking close-up

Aircraft - Concorde, exterior, take-off. (Super-sonic jet airliner.)

Perkins-fordson Tractor, 1945 - One approach and stop. (Perkins-Fordson Tractor)

American Darter (Anhinga Anhinga) - close-up wingbeats and flight calls from female. American crows in background.

Children - Singing Games & School - Interior, group of children singing 'London Bridge' - 1981 (3C8, reprocessed)

Diesel Railcar (Interior) - Diesel railcar, tickover, depart, gathering speed with siren. (Interior)

Indian Elephant (Elephas Indicus) - Roaring with handlers' voices

Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax Nycticorax) - Calls close-up-medium close-up in a mixed colony with little egrets - egrets providing most of the calls, wingbeats & movement in trees. Cetti's warbler song close-up, song & calls from Melodious warbler, blackcap & cattle egrets medium close-up. Nightingale & tree sparrow in background, di

Forest Atmosphere - variety of monkey calls - shrill calls; alarm calls

Girls‚äô Grammar School: Gymnasium - Girls' Grammar School gymnasium, ball game started by mistress & girls commence playing in gym, with indistinct calls from mistress and chatter.

Greece - Greece: Hardware store with chat, clinks, till noise, parcels being wrapped up & distant traffic.

Evergreen Woodland - Late spring Mid-day Warm temperate, includes some scrub and heath. With flight calls of bee-eaters, spotless starlings, turtle dove, blue tit, azure-winged magpie, crested lark and cattle.

Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia Longicauda) - MC calls, strong wind in grass. Bobwhite calling in background.

African Grey Parrot (Psittacus Erithacus) - Bird calling "Oh how funny...ha ha oh...(whistles)...come along, walk

London Underground - London Underground station, atmosphere descending on escalator.

Tropical Desert - Spring Wind Wind effect with occasional song and calls from crested larks, serins and chaffinch.

Fulmar (Fulmarus Glacialis) - Excited calls close-up on return of male to nest. Slightly crackly background but usable with atmospheric mix.

Blue Jay (Cyanocitta Cristata) - medium distance calls from a single bird. Wind in trees, leaves falling.

Sand Storm Atmosphere - Sounds of strong wind. Also occasional hiss of blowing sand.

Leach's Petrel (Oceanodroma Leucorhoa) - AND FORK-TAILED PETREL (OCEANODROMA FURCATA) medium distance calls from birds flying in from the sea over cliffs to their burrows. Surf in background.

Razorbill (Alca Torda) - close-up alarm growls, with another bird giving close-up `clockwork' calls.

Buzzard (Buteo Buteo) - Flight anxiety calls, with alarm of Mistle Thrush and Jay.

Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus Amphibius) - close-up bellows & snorts from a group of about 20 splashing in water. Blacksmith plovers call at start. Slight wind in reeds.

Traffic - Fast traffic on a trunk road - 1981(1T10, reprocessed)

Right Whale (Balaena Glacialis) - Hydrophone recording. Trumpeting calls from whale. background quiet.

Black Backed Magpie (Gymnorhina Tibicen) - Piping NB: Recorded some time during 1954.

Unidentified Bird (?thrush Sp) - Call with reply from second distant bird

Woodland Atmosphere - Early morning in managed woodland just after dawn. Prominent song from wren. medium distance to distant song from many other bird species. Occasional distant calls from livestock.

Ambulance (Austin Automatic: Exterior) - Ambulance, exterior, approaches, stops, doors, stretcher taken out. (With bell.) (Austin Automatic ambulance.)

Lion (Panthera Leo) - Night. Lions moving about and grunting. Frogs calling in background.

Domestic Clock (19th Century) - Domestic clock striking ten o'clock. (Nineteenth century domestic clock.)

Equestrian Events - National Hunt Racing, general course atmosphere with some bookmakers & papermen, chinks of coins. (Recorded before 1989 Cheltenham Gold Cup.)

Woodland Edge: Broad Leaved - Dawn chorus with blackbird, song thrush, woodpigeon, robin, carrion crow, pheasant.

Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur Catta) - \ medium close-up chorus from a troop.

Pool Of London - Pool of London, cargo boat being unloaded. (Cargo of sugar.)

Tall Grass Prairie - Crickets, wind in grass, Bobwhite, wind gusting, distant Eastern Meadowlark. Mid-Morning.

Tropical Seasonal Forest Atmosphere - Early morning atmosphere in Gir forest. medium distance calls from many bird species. Occasional medium close-up calls.

Comedy, Fantasy & Horror - Sheep and lambs bleating. (Comedy Spot Effect.)

Song Sparrow (Melospiza Melodia) - close-up song, other brids in distance, some distant traffic noise, wind in trees.

Peterhead Fish Market - Auctioning fish at Peterhead harbour fish market.

Crested Auklet (Aethia Cristatella) - medium close-up flock calls from thousands of birds on roosting slopes. "Dread" at 2'50" when many birds took flight and began circling over the slopes calling close-up.

Starling (Sturnus Vulgaris) - Mimicry: golden oriole, dunnock, blackbird (wind in trees)

Telephone Confidence Tones - Telephone dial tone, 7 figures dialled, ringing, receiver lifted, replaced receiver local end replaced.

African Elephant (Loxodonta Africana) - elephant eating scrub; savanne atmosphere

Pied Kingfisher (Cerlye Rudis) - medium close-up calling, uneven background.

Crested Auklet (Aethia Cristatella) - alarm calls; other birds in background

Parrot Spp. - Recorded at 6.30am. Mealy amazon and yellow-crowned parrots medium close-up calls. Blue-headed parrots and other species of birds in the distance. Calls subside gradually after 001m 30s.

Greater Bird Of Paradise (Paradisaea Apoda) - Early morning, 6.00-6.30am. close-up calls in display tree. Distinct call of magnificent riflebird in an otherwise quiet background of other birds. close-up hissing of insects towards end of band.

International - Italy: Busy canal with footsteps & speech (recorded at 8am).

Great Frigate Bird (Fregata Minor) - close-up greeting call from male to female on arrival at nest. background calls from other seabirds.

Crested Lark (Galerida Cristata) - Song, with insects in background.

Swallow (Hirundo Rustica) - Flight calls, with Bee-eater, Cetti's Warbler and dogs in distance.

White-tailed Tropic Bird (Phaethon Lepturus) - medium distance - close-up calls and display call. Distant calls from land birds. Surf in background. Windy background with sound of vegetation rustling. Some wind on microphone at times.

Time - Clocks & Bells - St.Michael's Church, St.Albans - bell strikes 9

Striped Skunk (Mephitis Mephitis) - close-up aggressive calls while fighting. Distant birds. Noise from radio in places.

Household Effects: Refrigerator & Lighting Hums - A deep-freezer motor hum.

Bristol Sycamore S171 Helicopter (Exterior) - Bristol Sycamore S171, exterior, start, warm up, take off & depart.

Renault 4 Saloon Car 1967 (Interior) - Renault 4 saloon, interior, windscreen wipers start & stop. (1967 model.)

Transport - Amsterdam Tram, exterior, approach, doors open & passengers alight. (8-axle articulated tram, built 1980.)

Oil Rigs (Offshore Oil Rig ‚äúsea Quest‚äù - Oil Rigs: Fortes Oilfield, offshore rig. Disconnecting and coupling new pipes, with occasional voices

Forest Savanna Atmosphere - Forest savanna - dry season - evening. With cicadas and purple starlings and distant red-beaked hornbills and doves.

Grey Wolf (Canis Lupus) - MC howls from a single animal. Distant bird calls. Slightly windy and hissy background. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Rainforest - Coastal rainforest. Cricket and insect chorus. Birds in distance. Faint sound of dog barking. Drops of water hitting leaves. Distant roar from sea.

Red Forest Fody (Foudia Omissa) - medium close-up calls and song from a feeding flock, Madagascar Bulbuls and Souimanga Sunbird in background.

Streamertail (Trochilus Polytmus) - Alarm NB: Exact date in 1966 unknown

Domestic Clock - Domestic clock striking four o'clock. (Domestic clock with single-strike mechanism.)

Woodland - Midday at 800-900m. Misty rain with water dripping from trees. Bellbirds, long-tailed cuckoo, whiteheads, saddleback and fantails in background.

France - France: Charcuterie, interior, refrigeration units audible.

Tibetan Snowcock (Teraogallus Tibetanus) - Wailing courtship calls from snowcocks 0m17s. medium distance to distant clucking calls from snowcocks. Many calls from other (unidentified) bird species. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown. Also suitable as an alpine atmosphere.

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - NB: All recorded from microphones placed beside a Reed Warbler's Nest. Adult approaching nest, calling quietly, plus some 'bill-snapping', then lands on nest and exchanges duty with its mate vcu.

Tropical Evergreen Rain (Cloud) Forest - Autumn: Morning - Rather neutral with three-wattled bellbird and others

South America - Rural & Urban Atmospheres - Porto Alegre - city atmosphere

Footsteps On Wood: Walking (Dead Acoustic) - Footsteps on Wood, two men & two women walking, with approach & stop. (Dead acoustic.)

Giraffe (Giraffa Camelopardalis) - medium close-up sounds of Giraffe feeding on acacia. Loud cicada chorus in background, flies & bird calls. Some snorts from animal. Distant aircraft at start.

Romania 1 - Interior - covered vegetable market atmosphere, busy, with close talking and movement.

Vc10 Aircraft: Exterior - Belfast, Aircraft,exterior, taxi past, R - L

2 Horses On Hard Surface (Studio) - Two horses on hard surface, walking, stop. (Studio recording. No jingle of harness)

Senegal Wattled Plover (Vanellus Senegallus) - Flight calls medium close-up. With insect chorus at dusk. NB Exact date of recording is unknown.

Fairy Tern (Sterna Nereis) - medium close-up to background croaking calls from tern. Also shrill trilling calls from Madagascan red fody. background sounds of sea & other seabird species.

Wadham College Clock, Oxford - Wadham College clock striking five o'clock.

Motor Car Accessories - Two doors opened, three second pause, closed.

Steam Trains Passing Without Siren - Western Region express train passing with siren. (Southern Region steam train.)

Bbc News Sound Effects Tape (Old) - boat - outboard motor 40HP ashore

Vintage Motor Car: Citroen 5cv Van: Interior - Cars: Vintage motor car Citroen 5cv van, 1924. Interior, person exits

St. Paul‚äôs Cathedral Clock (Great Tom) - Great Tom clock striking 7 o'clock

Fairey Rotodyne Prototype, 2 Napier Prop Jet Engines - Fairey Rotodyne, prop jet engines start, revving. (Prototype helicopter with 2 Napier prop jet engines.)

Mourning Sierra-finch (Phrygilus Fruticeti) - Song with rufous-collared sparrow and common diuca-finch

Fish Market: Grimsby - Fish Market: Automatic fish landing machinery

Deciduous Woodland - Winter: Day - With Carolina wren and other species in background

New Zealand Bellbird (Anthornis Melanura) - medium close-up - close-up calls and song. Long-tailed cuckoo calling in background. Other birds and cicadas in background.

World War Ii Aircraft: Lancaster Bomber (Interior) - Avro Lancaster, interior, taxi and take off. (World War II bomber, four piston engines.)

Australian Bush (Acacia Forest) Atmosphere - Various distinct calls from several bird species. Sounds of wind in trees. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Footsteps On Stone: Walking (Slight Echo) - Walking, 3 men on stone. (With approach and stop, slight echo)

Volvo 244 Police Ar: Exterior (Pa 150 ‚äòyelp‚äô & ‚äòwail‚äô Siren - Police Car: Volvo 244, fast pass in motorway traffic with PA 150 'wail' siren, exterior

Red-billed Gull (Larus Scopulinus) - close-up calls from gulls in flight over cliff top at start of recording. Then medium close-up - distant calls. Some good single calls. Distant seawash. Also suitable for coastal atmosphere.

Farm Machinery - Tractor with silage blower passing from right to left. Tractor with full trailer approaches and drives centrally through gap in hedge and across next field.

Girls‚äô Secondary School - Girls' Secondary School corridor, footsteps and voices during break.

Bee (Apoidea) - close-up sound of five fly-pasts from single bees. Slightly noisy background.

Crested Screamer (Chauna Torquata) - close-up calls from the ground. close-up cicadas and medium distance rufous hornero also.

Comedy Sounds - One bluebottle circling at seven foot. (Specially created effect)

Poland - Market, Warsaw, fairly animated with distinct speech (in Russian and Polish) and footsteps

Mountain Forest Atmsophere - Spring: Netural atmosphere w/ Japanese blue flycatcher, arctic warbler, narcissus flycatcher and great spotted woodpecker

Papyrus Swamp - Crickets and other insects. Common bulbuls, coucals, black-lored babblers and other birds. Some distant village noise.

Slow Footsteps Up Wooden Stairs - Footsteps Up Wooden Stairs, two men, slow, departing.

Singing Cisticola (Cisticola Cantans) - close-up song from a single bird, then two birds. Different song, calls and alarm calls later. Scaly Francolins and Tawny-flanked Prinia call at start. Other birds in distance.

Motor Car Works - Motor Car Works, body building shop atmosphere. (No speech.)

Lake Atmosphere - Lakeside - Afternoon - Late Winter. Larks, smyrna kingfisher, red-wattled lapwing, coot, yellow wagtail. Windy with distant voices from fishermen.

World War Ii Aircraft: Heinkel Iii (German) (Interior) - Heinkel III, interior recordings. Start up, revving and taxi.

White Tailed Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus Albicilla) - Eagle bathing with wing beats & splashes. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Tropical Evergreen Rain Forest - Just after storm with rain dropping off leaves - rather neutral Autumn: Early morning

Lewin Honeyeater (Meliphaga Lewinii) - medium close-up calls. Other birds in background. Water dripping from trees.

Exterior Effects - Exterior automated car wash - 1985 (4P1, reprocessed)

Bee-eater (Merops Apiaster) - Several calling in flight medium close-up-close-up as they hawk insects among trees. Wingbeats and snapping of bills can be heard distinctly.

Madagascar Magpie Robin (Copsychus Albospecularis) - close-up song phrase, Common Newtonia in background.

Fairgrounds - Fairground atmosphere with dodgems and occasional indistinct music.

Professional Boxing - Medium applause into atmosphere at a boxing match.

Farmland:autumn:afternoon - Fairly quiet atmosphere. Insects, common flicker, song sparrow.

Reed-bed - Midday. Great reed warblers singing. Marsh frogs croaking. Cuckoo and other birds in distance. Slight wind in reeds.

Motor Car: 1960 Ford Anglia - Exterior, self starter, tickover, revving. (1960 Ford Anglia)

Ford Anglia 105e Van (1963, 997cc): Exterior - Motor Van: Passes with horn, followed by car, exterior, (Ford Anglia 105E, 1963 model, 997cc).

Mersey Ferry, Liverpool - Ferry: Mersey, Liverpool, diesel engines, in engine room.

Sperm Whale (Physeter Catodon) - Clicks from sperm whales. Sea against boat. Hydrophone recording.

Mark V Centurion Tank (Exterior) - Exterior, approaching and manoeuvring. (Mark V Centurion Tank)

Combine Harvester: Reaping - Combine Harverster: Unloading corn to trailer.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Fairly heavy rain in forest with prominent wind in trees & water drips. Roar of stream in background. Also some faint calls from frogs & birds. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Trinity & St. John‚äôs College Clock, Cambridge - Trinity & St John's College clock striking twelve o'clock. (Trinity clock strikes a second time for St. John's College.)

Stream Atmosphere - Constant sounds of flowing stream & stridulating insects. background birds, including coppersmith barbet. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown. Also known as Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary.

Water 2 - Sea - Stormy sea; heavy waves - 1972 (1S2, reprocessed)

Atmosphere At An R.a.f. Station - RAF V-bomber, exterior, passing overhead. (Long-range bomber, 4 jet engines.)

Cattail/marsh/lake - Spring: 0930hrs Busy with Yellow-headed Blackbirds prominent, also Marsh Wren, Gadwall, American Bittern, American Coot, some wingbeats and splashing in water, occasional Pheasant call in background.

Urban South West Africa - Quiet street corner (Swakopmund) - traffic, children, pedestrians and distant ocean surf.

Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa Flavipes) - Contact calls close-up. Other birds mp. Slightly windy background.

Ships & Tugs: Whistles & Sirens - R.M.S. Queen Mary ship's siren, three horn blasts, signalling fog warning.

Electronic Sounds - Hum burst. (Specially created electronic sound.)

New Zealand - The Natural World 2 - Surf on sand, Army Bay, Whangaparoa (NZ)

Cactus Wren (Campylorhynchus Brunneicapillus) - medium close-up song, some voices in background near end.

Peugeot 205gt 1982 1300cc Petrol (car Misfiring Quite Badly) - interior - manual sunroof shutter opened

Laughing Gull (Larus Atricilla) - close-up calls from a flock flying around and dipping down to feed occasional calls from boat-tailed grackle in background

Printing - Printing: Heidleburg, automatic plattern press stops.

Interiors - Shops And Cash Registers - Electronic NCR - adding in amounts of less than one pound - 1982 (2R1,reprocessed)

Golden-naped Barbet (Megalaima Pulcherrima) - Calls medium close-up with Kinabalu Friendly Warbler and cicadas in background.

Green-cheeked Amazon (Amazona Viridiginalis) - Recorded in quarantine area. medium close-up squawks. close-up single bird saying "echo!" Distant chiff chaff. Some african grey parrots later in band.

Mills & Grain - Interior, on 1st floor - mill starts up, grinds grain with breast stones, mill stops.

Village Musicians - musicians playing instruments; with other village sounds interspersed and in background

Woodland - Early Spring: Night-time - Neutral with very distant traffic and occasional sounds of distant rooks flapping their wings on their nests

Black-headed Gull (Larus Ridibundus) - Calls of many (with lapwings, redshanks, rock pipits, etc)

Nuthatch (Sitta Europaea) - medium close-up calls from a single bird at first, then joined by another. Marsh tits, blue tits and great tits in background.

Gray's Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella Fasciolata) - close-up song. Distant cuckoos and another warbler. Insects in background. NB Exact date of this recording is not known.

Wood Warbler (Phylloscopus Sibilatrix) - Song with wren, chaffinch, cuckoo and goldcrest

Desert - Spring: Early Morning atmosphere at Desert Museum Aviary, very busy, unnatural except along water- course or vegetated pool. Prominent Cardinal at start, many species calling and singing.

Crowds, Children & Footsteps - London Marathon, atmosphere near start.

Church Bells - Church Bells: 3 bells, at random, Pre-Reformation style, from church interior, with feet and rope. St. Andrew's, Toft, Cambs.

Lesser Flamingo (Phoeniconaias Minor) - Mp flock calls from several thousand. close-up alarm calls from spur-winged plover. Flamingoes washing and preening. Wood sandpipers call in distance.

Udipi Festival - Tiger festival with sounds of approaching drums & ringing bells. Also sounds of crowd & distant drums. Some close voices in crowd. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

English Domestic Clock: Double Strike - Domestic clock striking nine o'clock. (English domestic clock with double-strike mechanism.)

Honey Bee (Apis Mellifera) - close-up sounds from a disturbed hive.

Hanuman Langur (Presbytis Entellus) - Quiet squealing calls from langurs. Sounds of movement, with snapping twigs. background calls from birds. Some distant bangs.

London Railway Stations - Waterloo Railway Station, general atmosphere.

Cash Registers - Cash Register being reset. (Class 3 Cash Register.)

World War Ii Battle Actualities - Barrage, with soft shell whistles, World War II. (From (78 r.p.m. disc)

Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula Hypoleuca) - medium close-up song from flycatcher. background calls & song from many other bird species.

Chaffinch (Fringilla Coelebs) - Song close-up, with Linnet and Swallows in background.

Children - Middle & Secondary Schools - Sounds of groans of incredulity in classroom (rec. London) - 1980 (3C9, reprocessed)

Salicornia Scrub - LATE SPRING: MIDDAY With spectacled warbler, black-headed gull and wind over Salicornia

Footsteps On Pavement: Running - Footsteps on Pavement, man & woman running, with start & stop.

Motor Cycle Racing: Isle Of Man Tourist Trophy Races, 1967 - 350cc machines at Isle of Man Tourist Trophy Races - Junior T.T. Passing grandstand

Simien Jackal (Canis Simensis) - barking and howling of several; close-up snarling growls

Comedy Sounds - Twangs made using metal ruler. (Specially created effect)

Water Pumping Engines (Diesel) - Hick Water Pumping Engine operating with start.

Beach Atmosphere - Seashore. close-up sounds of mussels and other shells or sea life in tidal pool. Surf in background.

White-throated Treecreeper (Climacteris Leucophaea) - medium close-up song. Torresian crow and other birds in background.

Blue Tit (Parus Caeruleus) & Long-tailed Tit (Aegithalos Caudatus) - Family parties feeding in woodland with goldcrest and blackcap in background

Aircraft - Avro Lancaster navigator's position, engines start up. (World War II bomber, 4 piston engines.)

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - Pair approaching nest through reeds and calling continuously; a mild anxiety call with snatches of song, in presence of an intruder then, as intruder goes away, anxiety calls subside. Followed by adult approaching nest, nestlings calling and, finally, adu

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - Calls close-up to chicks in colony.

Ships And Boats 1 - German U-Boat, electric motors, constant run submerged.

Carpenter‚äôs Workshop - An over end plane operating with switch on and off.

Africa 2 - The Natural World - Leopards, close up, growling & breathing.

Great Grey Shrike (Lanius Excubitor) - Contact and flight calls.

Household 2 - Vacuum cleaner (cylinder type) - start, constant run on lino.

New Caledonian Crow (Corvus Moneduloides) - Calls from crow. background sounds of wind in trees. N.B. Date of this recording is unknown.

Tropical Seasonal Forest Atmosphere - Recorded in early morning. Forest atmosphere with sounds of rain & dripping foliage. medium distance calls from racket tailed drongo. Cackles from Malabar grey hornbill 1m03s & 2m09s. Distant hoots of langur monkey. Many bird species calling in background.

America 2 - Street car - doors close, interior run, alight (New Orleans)

Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga Leonina) - close-up roar or aggressive calls from females. Calls, yelps, breathing etc from harem.

Sand Desert - Any Season: Day - With white-crowned black wheatear, fan-tailed raven, lanner falcon, pin-tailed sandgrouse and desert lark BBC compilation

St. James‚äôs Park, London - St James's Park, general park atmosphere with birds, distant traffic & occasional speech.

House Martin (Delichon Urbica) - Many birds feeding on flying termites.

African Grey Parrot (Psittacus Erithacus) - Bird calling "Bye bye going to work...jump in my car, car, kiss, kiss...bye bye darling, see you, bye bye darling bye

African Elephant (Loxodonta Africana) - occasional snorts and rumbles from elephants at watery swamp

Istanbul - Istanbul, idestreet, with streetsellers, distant traffic and road sweeping by hand.

Yellow-bellied Prinia (Prinia Flaviventris) - Alarm calls close-up, with others singing in background and Long-tailed Grass Warblers 'reeling'. Wind in reeds.

Robin (Erithacus Rubecula) - Unusual song wild boar in background

Village Green Cricket Match - Cricket Match: Village Green, loud appeal 'not out', dissension.

2.6 Litre Rover Saloon Car (Interior) - Interior, start, run on trunk road, slow down, stop, switch off. (2.6 litre Rover saloon car)

Crowds - FA Cup Final, roar, applause, big roar, applause. (1989 FA Cup Final, Liverpool v Everton.)

Theatre Chatter - BBC Paris Theatre, audience entering & settling down.

Riverine Forest Atmosphere - Busy atmosphere with calls from many different bird species. Includes calls from doves/pigeons.

F.a. Cup Final: Wembley, 1966 - 1966 F.A. Cup Final, goal attempt. (Everton v Sheffield Wednesday, Wembley Stadium.)

British Rural Backgrounds 2 - Norfolk Broads - neutral night atmosphere - 1982 (1N3, reprocessed) (technical note - to be used at low level)

Wolseley Sixteen-sixty Car 1967 (Exterior) - Exterior, 2 doors close. (Wolseley sixteen-sixty car, 1967)

Humpback Whale (Megaptera Novaeangliae) - Song from solo male through the breathing cycle. \ Song includes deeper, louder phrases. Some sounds of snapping shrimp. Closer shrimp in later part of recording.

Scrub Jay (Aphelocoma Coerulescens) - close-up wingbeats. Other jays calling in distance. Insects humming. Faint traffic.

Razorbill (Alca Torda) - medium close-up calls from a group of razorbills and guillemots. Kittiwakes and surf in background.

Mexican Free-tailed Bat (Tadarida Brasiliensis Mexicana) - atmosphere in cave

White-fronted Bee-eater (Merops Bullockoides) - NB: Exact date of recording not known. close-up calls, while preening, one bird calls as it flies off. Others fly off at end. Bulbuls, doves in background.

Leach's Petrel (Oceanodroma Leucorhoa) - close-up calls from single bird. Birds in separate burrows answering. Also Fork-tailed Petrels.

Smyrna Kingfisher (Halcyon Smyrnensis) - Calls from perch and in flight, with Tristram's Grackles in background.

Tropical Desert Shrub - Summer: Early Morning - With crows, fantails, parakeets, etc plus breeze

American Robin (Turdus Migratorius) - medium close-up alarm calls, noisy background.

Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius Semipalmatus) - medium close-up calls. Heavy background with distant brent goose and yellow-rumped warbler calling.

Modern Agricultural Machinery & Vehicles - Ford 7610 Tractor, interior, continuous run, stop, handbrake engaged, engine idles, door opened & closed, pulls away, engine switched off.

Garden Tiger Moth (Arctia Caja) - Jamming bat's echo-location emissions moth is the low pitched sound

Long Tailed Skua (Stercorarius Longicaudus) - High pitched warning calls of 2 long tailed skuas.

Domestic Clock Ticking - Domestic clock striking seven o'clock. (English domestic clock, manufactured 1810.)

African Elephant (Loxodonta Africana) - close-up sound of elephant digging up a tree root. Sounds of foot stamping and lifting root with trunk. A few grunts and trumpets. Birds and flies in distance. Slightly windy background.

Manchurian Crane (Grus Japonensis) - Short calls from adult cranes. Also medium close-up piping calls from chicks. N.B. Slight metallic rattle in background.

Tawny Antpitta (Grallaria Quitensis) - Calls wing noise in places

World War I - Ext. start up, passing and manoeuvring on rough ground - 1968 (163A)

Carpebter‚äôs Workshop - Jack plane boring hole in 3" soft wood with 1" twist bit in ratchet brace.

Baya Weaver (Ploceus Philippinus) - Calls close-up at colony, with flight calls of Ring-necked Parakeets and Dove cooing in background.

Motorcycle Scrambling: General atmosphere, pre-1965 machines, 250-500cc

Grey Pelican (Pelecanus Philippensis) - Parents returning & feeding young chicks. close-up calls & general colony activity. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Thunder - Thunder over rainforest. Birds & insects in background. NB: Separate claps are banded with blue leader tape & are 0m25s, 0m20s, 0m27s & 0m28s long respectively.

Tropical Forest - Early morning jungle atmosphere at Poring 200 feet. Steamy, dripping water, number of different birds calling.

Fenland Atmosphere - Low-lying fenland pasture Late spring Evening Neutral; reed-choked ditch with rustling reeds in a fresh breeze No other sounds - 2000hrs.

Hornet (Vespa Crabro) - close-up buzzing from single hornets leaving and returning to nest hole. Crunching from nest in background. Flies buzzing around entrance. Field grasshoppers. Calls from distant crows, jackdaws and nuthatch. Wind in trees. Distant traffic noise.

Motor Car: 1929 Austin 7 - Exterior, door closed. (1929 Austin Seven)

Coastal Woodland - Autumn: Mid-morning Carolina Wren, Rufous-sided Towhees, Yellow-rumped Warblers, Golden- crowned Kinglets, crows and falling leaves.

Crowds, Children & Footsteps - Light Entertainment Audience, sympathetic "Aaahs"

Sydney & Urban New Zealand - Busy street scene, Wellington - traffic footsteps, rattle of overhead wires and pantographs as electric buses pass, pedestrian crossings.

Gannet (Sula Bassanus) - Long call, given while sky-pointing. (The same call given just before take off).

Tomtit (Petroica Macrocephala) - medium close-up song from a single bird. Bellbirds and parakeets in distance. Wind in trees. Also suitable for use as a woodland atmosphere (South I).

More Phones - Wallphone (1910 onwards) - 2 short rings, one long ring.

Lion (Panthera Leo) - Loud snarls. NHC17 is a continuous recording of 73m48s also found starting on NHS000124.

Forest - Several birds calling and singing. Prominent is bearded bellbird, and golden-headed manakins at start. Cicadas and crickets in background. Some voices in distance.

Beach Atmosphere - Wave action:Coastline:Autumn Pan from left to right across sea and away behind dunes.

Magnificent Frigate-bird (Fregata Magnificens) - Quiet rattling from bill snapping male frigate bird. Also some shrill chirps. Occasional distant boat engine.

Ford Anglia 105e Van (1963, 997cc): Interior - Motor Van: Start, Medium Speed drive, occasional gear changes, stop, interior, (Ford Anglia 105E, 1963 model, 997cc).

Greater Bird Of Paradise (Paradisaea Apoda) - Single medium distance calls with some croaking calls. Response calls from several.

Oil & Petrol - Crane - start, run, stop (Sea Quest offshore oil rig, Fortes oilfield May 1976).

Little Greenbul (Andropadus Virens) - medium close-up song from greenbul, clucking & whistles. background sounds of rainforest atmosphere.

Trams (1903): Newcastle: Exterior - Newcastle Tram, exterior, departing. (Tram built 1903.)

Church Doors - Church Door: Exterior, With bolts, open and close.

Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus Trochilus) - medium close-up song. Blackcap, wren and coot in background. Light wind in trees.

Fossa (Cryptoprocta Ferox) - gurgling and bleating; sound of movement

Blue-cheeked Bee-eater (Merops Superciliosus) - Calls of flock close-up.

Lincoln College Clock, Oxford - Lincoln College clock striking nine o'clock.

Blue-faced Booby (Sula Dactylatra Granti) - medium distance calls from several. Heavy surf background.

M.g. Midget Sports Car 1967 (Interior) - Interior, start, constant run at medium speed. (Sports car, 1967 model)

Goldfinch (Carduelis Carduelis) - Calls, with Wren singing in background.

Proboscis Monkey (Nasalis Larvatus) - Crashing around in branches with some calls. Birds and crickets calling in the background. * Day and month of recording is not specified.

2 Horses On Turf (Studio) - One horse on turf, gallop to stop. (Studio recording with jingle of harness)

Sea Cliffs - Excited calls from guillemots and a wide range of calls from kittiwakes. Distant surf.

Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet Aircraft: Exterior - Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet Aircraft, exterior, land with reverse thrust.

15 Cwt Commer Diesel Truck (Interior) - Interior, start, revving, switch off. (15 cwt. diesel truck)

Petrol Stations - Service Station, electric impulse wrench operating on wheel nuts.

Interiors - Theatres And Halls - Crowd atmosphere in an exhibition hall - 1974

Dogs: Spaniels - Two King Charles Spaniels barking & whining in distance.

Axis Deer (Cervus Axis) - Low growls & echoing rutting calls of deer. Many birds calling including Indian cuckoo. Peacock call 4m30s. Very loud rutting calls of deer 5m50s. Recorded in early morning.

Forest - Bellbirds singing. Distant parakeets. Slight wind in trees, increasing at times.

Domestic Sewing Machines - Treadle Sewing Machine, stitching recorded close to needle position. (Machine c. 1890.)

Mountains - Day. Mid to high altitude. Himalayan snowcock courtship calls from males high up mountain. Wind in coniferous trees,gusting at times. Songs and calls from several species in trees,including cuckoo,yellow-browed warbler, greenish warbler,goldfinches,red-fr

Lesser Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle Rudis) - medium close-up-close-up calls from several. Various birds in background. Flies and crickets. Snorting from hippos.

National Daily Newspaper - National Daily Newspaper Block Department, proving press operating.

Office Equipment - Interpolator operating. (Punch card calcualtion machine.)

Rainforest Atmosphere - Morning in highland rainforest. White-throated treecreeper calling and trilling. Calls from eastern whipbird and lewin honeyeater. Other birds in background. Water dripping from trees.

Guatemalan Black Howler Monkey (Alouatta Pigra) - Initially barks, then longer howls from individual. background of eerie calls from other howlers. Recorded in the evening. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Peugeot 205gt 1982 1300cc Petrol (car Misfiring Quite Badly) - interior - start, drive on cobbles in medium traffic, stop, switch off

Broad Leaved Woodland - Early morning at woodland edge. Prominent calls from redstart at start of recording. Blue and great tits, pheasant, woodpigeon, jackdaws and others in background. Slight wind in trees. Suitable for use in spring and summer.

World War 2 - 1 - Passing over in formation (from ground) (reprocessed)

Spur-winged Plover (Vanellus Spinosus) - Flight calls of small party approaching and departing.

Comedy Sounds - One pair of feet approach to door, door open and close, feet depart. (Specially created effect)

Bee (Apoidea) - close-up buzzing from bees and flies. Palestine sunbird flight calls at 1m04s. Calls from Tristram's grackle and fan-tailed raven towards end of recording.

World War Ii: Nau Crowd - Large German crowd shouting "Sieg heil". (From 78 rpm record)

British Rural Backgrounds - Early evening atmosphere, mid close and distant calls from flock feeding on open hillside, chiffchaff and jackdaw in

Diesel Electric Train English Electric Vulcan: 20000 B.h.p. - Exterior, sounds siren and passes at speed. (English Electric Vulcan Locomotive, 2000 b.h.p.)

World War Ii Aircraft: Junkers 88 (German) - Junkers 88. Taxi past. (World War II German Aircraft)

French Steam Trains - French Steam Train, light steam engine passing.

Unidentified Bird - Calls medium close-up, other birds in distance. Cicadas in background.

Four-banded Sandgrouse (Pterocles Quadricintus) - Parties flying into drink at waterholes. medium distance-close-up, insect chorus in background.

Drop Forge Effects - Coining press in operation in drop forge shop, with some indistinct speech.

Christchurch College Clock, Oxford - New College clock striking eleven o'clock.

Footsteps Down Metal Stairs - Footsteps Down Metal Stairs, man, slow, with approach & stop.

Red-breasted Musk Parrot (Prosopeia Tabuensis) - medium distance - medium close-up calls from several at dusk. medium distance calls from barking pigeons. Golden whistlers,wattled honeyeaters & red vented bulbuls call in background. Cicada chorus. Also suitable for tropical forest evening atmosphere in Taveuni.

Sperm Whale (Physeter Catodon) - Sperm whale/s producing high repetition clicking. Fairly quiet environment. Hydrophone recording.

Telemetry; Interplanetary Effects - Vanguard 1 Satellite, telemetry effects from satellite.

Sailing Ship: Gaff-rigged Ketch: Exterior - Sailing Ship: Gaff-rigged Ketch, Exterior, man rowing ship's tender, medium pace, stops with shipping of oars.

Large Marsh Grasshopper (Stethophyma Grossum) - Male stridulating

Northern Mixed Temperate Forest - Spring/summer: Day - Blue jay, American robin, cardinal, hermit thrush and red-winged blackbird (distant raven) NB: Compiled from existing recordings in the BBC collection of Wildlife Sounds

Interiors - Shops And Cash Registers - Quiet atmosphere in a bank, traffic noise increases when door opens - 1981 (1C12,reprocesses)

Lakeside Atmosphere - Wet season. Winter migrants arriving. Ducks calling. close-up insect noises. background sound of water. Water louder towards end of the band. N.B. Possibly recorded at Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary, Bharatpur.

Suburbia 2 And Skylines - Road Maintenance - pneumatic drill, constant run, compressor start, run, stop (4C1, reprocessed)

Fairy Tern (Sterna Nereis) - Calls close-up of several birds. NB: Date of recording unknown

Farmstead - Summer: Night - With barn owls and distant tawny owl

Small Children - Infant School Dining Hall, atmosphere with 5 year-olds before commencing meal.

Snow Goose (Chen Caerulescens) - medium close-up calls from group flying over, birds on ground call, and calls from boat-tailed grackle.

Northern Anteater Chat (Myrmecocichla Aethiops) - medium distance-MC calls. Other birds & insects in distance.

Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus Pileatus) - MC pecking on tree. Two alarm calls and flight calls as the two birds fly off in different directions.

Farm Animals - Farm Animals: Geese gobbling, splashing in water, some children's voices.

Tropical Seasonal Forest Atmosphere - Neutral night time atmosphere. Many calls/stridulation at all perspectives from cicadas, crickets & frogs. Shrill ringing quality to many calls. Distant low rumble & a few clicks on recording.

Bathroom Effects - Toilet, old-fashioned toliet, pause, 1960s toilet.

Mountain Atmosphere - medium distance calls & song from unidentified birds. background occasional calls from ravens. Constant hiss of wind.

Sport And Leisure - Weight Training, group of weight trainers with speech.

European Bee-eater (Merops Apiaster) - Calls of large colony Guitar in background

Lift in Block of Flats, doors close, descends, doors open. (Automatic lift.)

Red Billed Toucan (Ramphastos Tucanus) - medium close-up calls from a single bird. Other birds and cicadas in the distance.

Snow Petrel (Pagodroma Nivea) - close-up sound of older chick being fed.

Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis Trichas) - close-up song, frogs and distant birds in background. Wind in bushes increases slightly.

Jamaican Streamertail (Trochilus Polytmus) - Shrill cheeping calls from male streamertail. background calls from other bird species.

Electronic Sounds - Pulsating hum, changes to higher pitch. (Specially created electronic sound.)

Tropical Seasonal Forest Atmosphere - Recorded in early morning. Calls from many birds at all perspectives. Nice variety of calls, some from unidentified species. Also occasional hammering of woodpecker.

Coconut (Cocos Nucifera) - Coconut falls to ground four times. Background sounds of sea wash. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Fairgrounds And The Circus - Atmosphere from edge of dodgem area with some indistinct music - Jan '1980 (5F2,reprocessed)

D.i.y. And Building - Small nails dropped on bench, one falls on metal surface.

Shackleton (4 Piston-engined Aircraft) (Exterior) - Avro Shackleton, exterior, two passing in succession. (Post-war maritime reconnaissance mission, four piston engines.)

Everglades - Spring: Night; Cricket chorus, slight wind in trees.

Footsteps On Stone: Running - Running, 1 man on stone, departing.

Motor Car: 1 1/2 Litre Riley, 1959 (Worn Engine; Interior) - Exterior, approach, medium speed pass. (1.5 litre, 1959, worn engine)

Coqui Frog (Euleutherodactylus Coqui) - \ medium close-up calls from a coqui frog with distant replies. Busy evening rainforest atmosphere in background with calls from other frogs & cicadas. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Monk Seal (Monachus Schauinslandi) - medium close-up growls from male defending female. Sooty Terns call in background. Heavy surf sound. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Boeing 707 Jet Aircraft (Interior) - Boeing 707, interior, start and run up engines. (Long-range airliner, 4 jet engines.)

Cameras - Automatic threading on 8 mm projector running at 16 f.p.s.

Footsteps On Country Road: Walking - Footsteps on Country Road, two men walking, departing.

Rainforest Atmosphere - close-up sound of heavy rain and rain hitting vegetation, distant thunder.

Laysan Albatross (Diomedea Immutabilis) - MC display calls. High-pitched calls from bird with food getting ready to feed chick, also in courtship. Sooty terns in background, surf in distance.

Motor Car: Ford Ecsort 1300 (Manual) (Interior) - Ford Escort 1300, interior, stopping. (1300cc engine, manual transmission.)

Sperm Whale (Physeter Catodon) - Sperm whales on the surface blowing and producing echolocation clicks. Some surface water noise. Hydrophone recording. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Buses - Several children through turnstile - 3d fares inserted, one-man operated red Central bus.

1964 Renault 1100 Saloon Car (Microphone Outside) - Renault 1100 saloon, interior, starts. (1964 model.)

Burchell's Zebra (Equus Burchelli) - Grazing with bird calls NB: Exact date in 1982 unknown

Rainforest - Midday, cicadas and a few bird calls. Tree frog `peeping'.

Archery - Execution carried out with a block & sword. (Specially created effect.)

Fulmar (Fulmarus Glacialis) - Calls from chick & ejecting oil close-up, heavy background.

Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia Curruca) - Alarm calls of several close-up and wingbeats With house sparrows, palm dove and pigeons Distant traffic near end.

Calls To Prayer - First calls of day at approx. 4.45a.m., pre dawn. Distant calls at beginning. Others join from closer perspectives. Interesting & atmospheric. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown. Occasional slight electrical interference, cause unknown.

Swimming Match At Crystal Palace (Indoors-with Crowd Reaction) - Swimming Pool: Crystal Palace, men's 1500m free-style race, public address at start, crowd reaction.

Suburban Steam Train: Exterior (2-6-2 Tank Locomotive, Past 1945) - Steam Train: 2-6-2 tank locomotive, post 1945, suburban, exterior/interior, passengers boarding.

Children - Singing Games & School - Interior, group of children singing 'London's Burning' - 1981 (3C8, reprocessed)

Mantled Howler Monkey (Alouatta Palliata) - Calls fairly close perspective with rain falling on leaves

Children - Babies & Infants - 3-6 year-olds playing indoors - 1975 (3C4, reprocessed)

Greece - Greece: School playground, very noisy with children shouting & playing, distant traffic, bell rings & they go in.

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - Courtship begging calls from female close-up. Colony mp.

Gunfire & Guns - Gunfire & Guns: Single Revolver shot, gun unloaded.

Japanese/red-crowned Crane (Grus Japonensis) - Display calls (in captivity with human voices in background)

Horsedrawn Traffic - Horsedrawn traffic, in small town with footsteps and chatter.

Motor Car: Porsche 924 1984cc (1979)  Interior - Cars: Porsche 924, 1984cc, 1979 model. Interior, false starts

Yellowhammer (Emberiza Citrinella) - close-up song. Willow warblers,linnets,song thrush in distance.

Farmland - Dawn atmosphere around farmhouse. Many birds singing, calling and flying around. Chickens and ducks in background. Some noise from house. Recording starts very busy, ends with only a few calls.

Crowd Reaction & Chatter - People dispersing after a meeting, some distant speech, 20-30 years old. (Interior.)

Raven (Corvus Corax) - distant calls of ravens, with other birds in background

Mud/sand Flats Atmosphere - Waders and gulls rising up in alarm from resting place at high tide. Includes oystercatchers, curlews, lesser black-backed gulls, herring gulls and black-headed gulls.

Swaziland, Africa - Africa: Botswana, semi-desert atmosphere in spring, light scrub.

Black Parrot (Coracopsis Nigra) - close-up song, Thick-billed Roller, Cockerel and other birds in background.

Anhinga, American Darter (Anhinga Anhinga) - close-up calls from three chicks (about 10 days old) after being fed and female leaving nest, typical calls while parents are away.

Pool Of London - Pool of London, general atmosphere with occasional sirens & passing ships.

Tall Grass Prairie - Strong wind in grasses, crickets, Bobwhite, Grasshopper Sparrow, Upland Sandpiper, Eastern Meadowlark and insects. Mid-morning.

Atomic Power Station - Atomic Power Station, cold water circulating pump operating.

Vermilion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus Rubinus) - close-up alarm calls from male, wind in trees other birds in background, wing-beats at end.

Celebes Crested Macaque (Macaca Nigra) - medium distance alarm calls from individual. Distant sounds of cicadas & birds.

Shag (Fratercula Arctica) - chick alling, with other birds in background

Ecclesiastical Effects 2 - Canterbury Cathedral bells, exterior, ringing starts, rounds, Grandsire Cinques, rounds, ringing stops (recorded from top of 'Bell Harry' tower) - 1981 (2B5, reprocessed )

Grey Headed Albatross (Diomedea Chrysostoma) - Colony. close-up of albatross yackering. Interaction with neighbour at 00m35s. Surf in background. NB: exact date of recording is not specified.

Ambulance (Austin Automatic: Exterior) - Ambulance, exterior, one departs. (With bell.) (Austin Automatic ambulance.)

18th Century Naval Cannon - Eighteenth Century Naval Cannon, fires triple shot.

Traffic - Night traffic - Trafalgar Square, London - 1972 (1T2, reprocessed)

Interiors - Concert Halls - Atmosphere before concert - 1972 (1C6,reprocessed)

Gila Woodpecker (Melanerpes Uropygialis) - Calls close-up and Mid-distant in territorial dispute.

Home Movies - Animated home movie viewer/editor, winding film forwards.

Merton College Clock, Oxford - Magdalen College clock striking ten o'clock.

Desert Wheatear (Oenanthe Deserti) - Calls of single bird medium distance. Other distant spp background and some insects. Hissy recording. NB: Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Reed Bunting (Emberiza Schoeniclus) - Song with redshanks in background

Portable Typewriter (Live Acoustic, Distant) - Portable Typewriter: Live Acoustic, distant, fast typing.

Petrol Stations - Petrol Stations: Petrol station shop, distant traffic and occasional voices, interior

Renault 4 Saloon Car 1967 (Interior) - Renault 4 saloon, interior, starts, tickover, switch off. (1967 model.)

Wallace's Standardwing (Semioptera Wallacei) - Variety of close-up calls. Other birds in background.

Crowds - Enthusiastic cheers, applause & shouting, medium-sized group.

Grey Wolf (Canis Lupus) - MC growls and whines from at least two animals. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Noisy Miner (Manorina Melanocephala) - medium close-up calls from several. Wind in trees. Very slight road noise at start.

Camargue Feral Horse (Equus Caballus) - Foal running past medium close-up to rejoin mare

Chaffinch (Fringilla Coelebs) - 'Pink-pink' alarm close-up of two adults and some anxiety calls in background. of Azure-winged Magpie and songs of Woodlark and Cuckoo.

Steam Trains: Kings Cross Station (Suburban Lines) - Kings Cross Station suburban line platforms, atmosphere with engine letting off steam.

Red Knot (Calidris Canutus) - close-up bathing sounds from a large flock of knot after take-off. Part of flock flies overhead at start. Prominent calls from oystercatchers, redshank, knot & shelducks. Lapwing & curlew call in background.

Gorge - Late morning in more open part of gorge. Doves & several other birds, wind in bushes. Steep sided, arid, rocky areas with scrub & trees in valley bottom, mainly without water.

Forest Atmosphere - Dawn chorus. Very busy recording with chachalacas, bananaquits, motmots, white-tipped doves, barred antshrikes, glossy grassquits & crickets etc.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Early morning atmosphere, 06.00am. Lots of acoustic of forest heard around various bird calls. Very low rumbles of thunder.

Comedy Sounds: Impact Rhythms - Whizz clong. (Specially created effect)

Brainfever Bird (Cuculus Varius) - Calls & song from more than one bird.

Aircraft: Bac 111 (Exterior) - BAC 1-11, exterior, start and run up auxiliary power unit. (Short-range airliner, 2 jet engines.)

Footsteps On Country Road: Running - Footsteps on Country Road, two women running, with start & stop.

International - Italy: Roadside station, train passes through, small passenger train stops & reverses out with hooter sounding at 1m58s.

Lakeside/marsh - Spring: Night Cricket chorus, splashes from fish in water, distant Chuck-will-widow at end.

World War 2 - 2 - No.1 low power room - occasional voices in background (reprocessed)

Crested Auklet (Aethia Cristatella) - close-up flock calls from thousands of birds in the air, wheeling over their roosting slopes.

Domestic Clock - Domestic Mantle Clock striking one o'clock. (Early 19th Century clock chimes 'A', 8 bells, 1 gong.)

Telephones - Post Office Telephone, automatic ringing, bell B. (Near)

Children - Singing Games & School - Children playing in a school playground in the south of England - 1974 (3C1, reprocessed)

Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta Varia) - close-up song, wind in trees.

Black Bellied Sandgrouse (Pterocles Orientalis) - Bubbling flight calls from approaching sandgrouse. Sounds of wings as bird passes. Prominent wind & some camera noise.

Lesser Noddy (Anous Tenuirostris) - medium close-up staccato calls from noddys. Also some shrill cries from chicks. background sounds of the sea.

Mountain Chickadee (Parus Gambeli) - close-up calls, American Robin and other birds in background.

Romania 1 - Interior - second class ticket hall atmosphere, main railway station Gara de Nord, very busy with movement, PA announcement at 1'08".

Versicoloured Emerald Hummingbird (Amazilia Versicolor) - Calls and wingbeats NB: Exact date in 1969 unknown

Farmstead - Late Spring: Night - Rather neutral with distant cattle and background traffic

5-7 Cwt Bedford Light Van (Exterior) - Exterior, two doors opened and closed. (Bedford light van.)

Willet (Catoptrophorus Semipalmatus) - close-up alarm calls from birds on ground, Laughing Gulls in background, birds fly off at end.

Woodland - Mid-morning in lowland forest. Loud cicadas. Tuis, bellbirds and kakas in background.

Horses 1 - One horse at walk on tarmac, recorded from rider's perspective, lots of creaking from saddle, horse stops & fidgets at end of track, with wind noise & some fabric noise from rider.

Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius Phoeniceus) - close-up single song from a single bird, frogs in background.

Pink Breasted Lark (Mirafra Poecilosterna) - close-up song & calls, other birds sing or call prominently -in order:- Slate coloured Boubou, Rosy-Patched Shrike, Swallows, Grey Wren Warbler, other birds in distance, cricket chorus & flies.

Blue Tit (Parus Caeruleus) - Nestling chirping, then becoming quiet, then vigorous chirping as adult flies in with food close-up. Field Crickets and Bee-eaters in background.

Livestock 1 - Goat House, interior, general atmosphere with about 20 goats moving around pens & cudding, dogs bark occasionally in the distance.

Austral Wren (Troglodytes Aedon Chilensis) - Song, with second bird in background. Very windy.

Domestic Clock - Domestic clock striking two o'clock. (Domestic clock with single-strike mechanism.)

Newton's Golden Bowerbird (Prionodura Newtoniana) - medium close-up screeching scolding calls from bowerbird. background calls from various bird species. background sounds of stridulating insects & running water.

Trams: Sheffield Tram No. 189 - Sheffield Tram No. 189, depart with compressor at start.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Busy atmosphere recorded at dawn. medium close-up to distant calls & song from many different bird species. background sounds of insects stridulation.

Fire Atmosphere - fire burning, started as part of pig hunt; occasional voices of Hagahai people in background

Antarctic Fur Seal (Arctocephalus Gazella) - close-up of brief fight between two males.

Trains Crossing Metal Bridge - Express train crossing metal bridge.

Farm Machinery - Distant tractor with silage blower. Sheep and blackbird in background.

Dingo (Canis Familiaris Dingo) - medium distance howl from dingo. background agressive snarl/bark 0m11s.

World War Ii Aircraft Carriers - Wind and sea from flight-deck of aircraft carrier. World War II. (From 78 r.p.m. disc)

Poland - Bank, Cracow - with speech, footsteps, phones, stamping of documents and till noise

Caribou (Rangifer Tarandus) - Tendon clicks, breathing & splashing from caribous as they ford a small stream. Prominent birdsong from individual occurs sporadically thoughout recording. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Tiger Moth Light Aircraft (Single Piston Engine, Open Cockpit) (Interior) - Interior, start, tickover, switch off. (Tiger Moth Light Aircraft, Single piston engine; open cockpit)

Japanese Macaque - close-up screams and aggressive calls. Rustling in trees, several animals. Birds in background and some distant traffic. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

White Winged Chough (Corcorax Melanorhamphos) - close-up small plaintive calls from young. medium distance deeper coarse adult calls, followed by feeding. Animated screeches from young during feeding. Some wingbeats. Distant sounds of traffic. N.B. Exact date of this ecording is unknown.

Church Bells - Church Bells, ringing, ringing ends. (St. Saviour's Church, Oxton, Birkenhead, Merseyside.)

Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes Forsteri) - close-up calls from a single bird. Others calling and walking over snow in background. NB this was recorded between June and November 1992.

Yellow-eyed Penguin (Megadyptes Antipodes) - medium distance calls from adults returning to nests in interior of dune system. Movement, wing flapping, sneezes and excreting sounds from well grown chick in nest. Redpolls, song thrushes, blackbirds, dunnock, skylark, chaffinch, and yellowhammers in background. Win

Mourning Sierra-finch (Phrygilus Fruticeti) - Song with rufous-collared sparrow and plain-mantled tit-spinetail

Tropical Seasonal Forest Atmosphere - Atmosphere with distant calls from many birds. medium distance whistling calls of crested hawk eagle 0m17s. Also calls from doves. Movement/voice at end of recording.

St. Paul‚äôs Cathedral Clock (Great Tom) - Great Tom clock striking 5 o'clock

Red Fox (Vulpes Vulpes) - close-up aggressive calls and hunger whines from two 4-5 week old female cubs. Note: cubs this age would still be underground in the den.

Steam Trains Passing Without Siren - Bournemouth Belle train passing without siren. (Southern Region steam train.)

Outdoor Crowds - Crowds: Exterior, shouting, screaming and laughing.

Communications - Cosser letterpress, start, run & stop. (1935 onward.)

Rainforest Atmosphere - medium close-up busy calls from parrot sp. N.B. Possibly Amazon parrots.

Motor Car Accessories - Car door opened, three second pause, closed. (Light car door)

Quiet Urban Post Office - Main exhibition hall atmosphere at Science Museum, London. (Technical note, for use at low level)

Vintage Motor Car: Citroen 5cv Van: Interior - Cars: Vintage motor car Citroen 5cv van, 1924. Interior, 2nd gear to 3rd gear

Brown Booby (Sula Leucogaster) - close-up aggressive calls in defence of nest. Sooty Terns and Laysan Albatrosses in background.

Reed-bed - Early morning. With cuckoos, reed warblers and marsh frogs. Other birds in distance.

Motor Car: 1960 Ford Anglia - Exterior, 1 door closing. (1960 Ford Anglia)

British Birds - Wheatear singing, with Sheep, Cuckoo & Willow Warbler in background.

Farmland:autumn:afternooon - In field of soya bean going to seed. Crickets, song sparrows & blue jay. Distant traffic.

Theatre Crowds - Old Vic: Final applause, audience leave theatre.

Mersey Ferry, Liverpool - Ferry: Mersey, Liverpool, quayside, arrives, gang planks put out, people board.

Chiloe Wigeon (Anas Sibilatrix) - close-up calls from male. medium distance wing-flaps and collection sounds. Distant collared dove and house sparrow.

Hornet (Vespa Crabro) - close-up buzzing from hornets leaving and returning to nest hole. Sounds from nest in background. Closer sound from hornets outside nest.

Renault 4 Saloon Car 1967 (Exterior) - Renault 4 saloon, exterior, passing at 10 m.p.h. (1967 model.)

Hoopoe (Upupa Epops) - Typical call close-up, plus quiet flight alarm call at end. Nightingale song in background.

Woodland Atmosphere - Birds, mainly weavers and doves, and insects, mainly cicadas. Distant hippos. Hadada ibis call near end. NB: date not specified.

Crested Drongo (Dicrurus Forficatus) - close-up calls and song, insects, Broad-billed Roller, Madagascar Turtle Dove and Black Parrot in background.

Snow Goose (Chen Caerulescens) - Calls medium close-up, flock flying overhead, more Snow Geese in background. Crickets in foreground.

Glassworks: Glassware - Glassworks, shaping tumblers with cutters.

White Tailed Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus Albicilla) - Eagle flys in & calls. Calls mainly hard left. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Temple Ceremony - singing of worshippers, with contatn chatter of fruit bats in background, and occasional vocies of others

Rainforest Atmosphere - Dawn chorus during sunrise. close-up calls & song from many species including white collared seed eater. background calls from melodious blackbird & white winged doves.

Lakeside - At night - just before dawn. Cricket & frog chorus with occasional burst of song from birds in background at first-more song midway to end. Bat calls & distant hippo grunts.

Prairie Warbler (Dendroica Discolor) - close-up song, wind in mangroves increases and decreases, another in background at times and occasional song from distant WHite-eyed Vireo.

Aircraft: Beagle (Airdale) - Beagle Airdale, interior recordings, Lands (with buzzer); taxi & switch off

Electronically Generated Sounds - Electronic Pipes dropped. (Futuristic Spot Effect.)

Sandhill Crane (Grus Canadensis) - Excited calls close-up from near birds in a flock, and then mass calling from flock. NB Recorded between 01/04/87 and 06/04/87

House Bunting (Emberiza Striolata) - Song close-up, with crested larks, palm doves, bee-eaters, insects and rock sparrow in background.

Hedgerow - Early Spring - With low anxiety call of chaffinch, robin song and rookery in background gusts of wind through hedge

Outdoor Clock - Church clock striking, 9 o'clock. (All Saints Church)

Brown Headed Bush Shrike (Tchagra Australis) - close-up song and alarm calls from a single bird, another in background. Other birds in distance.

Ships And Boats 2 - Sailing Dinghy, general activity on dinghy. (Recorded on board.)

Puffin (Fratercula Arctica) - Flight sounds of individuals taking off from clifftops, mass take off from sea and several landing on sea

Steller's Sealion (Eumetopias Jubatus) - calls of group (more distant towards end); seawash in background

Golden Crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia Atricapilla) - medium close-up song. Arctic redpolls in background near start. Distant streams or sea. Bumpy in places.

Horses / Dogs - Hunt Kennels, general atmosphere at feeding time, feed bin banged at top of track.

Ford Fiesta Motor Car (1980 Model, 1300cc) Interior - Car: Ford Fiesta, 1300 cc, 1980 model. Interior, switching off

Whooper Swan (Cygnus Cygnus) - Calls from three swans flying overhead.

Fish Crow (Corvus Ossifragus) - medium close-up calls from several birds crickets chorus in background occasional calls from yellow-rumped warblers and other birds very distant traffic

Cactus Wren(campylorhynchus Brunneicapillus) - close-up song, White-winged Dove and insects, some distant voices and distant Canyon Wren.

Rufous-collared Sparrow (Zonotrickia Capensis) - singing; other birds in background

Children At Play - Playground in London, thirty 5-11 year-olds playing with some passing traffic.

Water 2 - Sea - Heavy surf and waves (recorded Slapton Sands, Devon) - 1980 (1S8, reprocessed)

White Bellied Woodpecker (Dryocopus Javensis) - medium distance short screeching calls from woodpecker. background calls from grey junglefowl at end of recording. \ N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Scandinavia 2 - Helsinki suburban garden in spring with willow warbler, yellow hammer and skylark

Electric Alarm Bells - Continuous ringing of electric alarm. (Medium tone)

Red-shouldered Macaw (Ara Nobilis) - Calls of single bird close-up

Turnstiles - Venner Parking Meter, coin inserted. (Meter c. 1961.)

Rainforest Atmosphere - Late afternoon/early evening atmosphere with frog, bird & insect calls. Roar of water in background. N.B. Exact date & time of this recording is unknown.

King Penguin (Aptenodytes Patagonica) - Calls from chicks within nursery in colony. Southern elephant seals in background.

Blue Tit (Parus Caeruleus) - Adults feeding nestlings in nest box outside.

Salt Marsh (Tidal) - Low-lying Marshy Pasture:Late Spring With Starling, Wren, Skylark, Robin and Chaffinch - 0840hrs.

Corn Bunting (Emberiza Calandra) - Fledglings begging as adult flies in. Distant Hoopoe at the end.

Air Battles, Air Raids & Sirens - Intensive night air raid on London, anti-aircraft  fire, bombs falling and bursting, fire engine bells (500Q)

Footsteps On Country Road: Walking - Footsteps on Country Road, two men walking, with approach & stop.

Boeing 707 Jet Aircraft (Interior) - Boeing 707, interior, taxi to runway for take-off. (Long-range airliner, 4 jet engines.)

Machinery: Blowers & Extractors - Hair dryer starts, runs & stops.

Coast Atmosphere - sea atmosphere from top of beach/forest; insect buzz

Footsteps On Stone: Running - Running, 2 men on stone. (With start and stop)

Siamang Gibbon (Hylobates Syndactylus) - medium close-up calls. A few lar gibbons in background.

Monk Seal (Monachus Schauinslandi) - close-up breathing from pup. Sooty Terns in distance. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Flappet Lark (Mirafra Rufocinnamomea) - medium close-up-close-up wing flapping sounds. Mosque Swallows and other Larks calling in background. Wind in grass.

Everglades - Spring: Early Morning Light wind in trees, Prairie Warbler and White-eyed Vireo singing, insects, leaves falling.

Shackleton (4 Piston-engined Aircraft) (Exterior) - Avro Shackleton, exterior, two passing overhead together. (Post-war maritime reconnaissance mission, four piston engines.)

Summer Atmospheres - Summer, Atmosphere: June, hot weather, close buzzing of bees. (For use at low level).

Building Construction - Single pneumatic drill with starts and stops.

Buses - Child through turnstile - 3d fare inserted, one-man operated red Central bus.

Blackcap (Sylvia Atricapilla) - Song close-up, tit tapping on branch nearby. Wren, Woodpigeon and other woodland birds in background.

Giraffe (Giraffa Camelopardalis) - Feeding and swishing tail with baboons in background NB: Exact date in 1982 unknown

Motor Car: Ford Ecsort 1300 (Manual) (Interior) - Ford Escort 1300, interior, windscreen wipers. (1300cc engine, manual transmission.)

Sperm Whale (Physeter Catodon) - Sperm whales on the surface producing some echolocation but mainly water sounds. Hydrophone recording. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Song Thrush (Turdus Philomelos) - close-up song. Goldfinches in background. Other birds in distance.

Motor Car: 1953 14 H.p. Citroen - Exterior, approach and pass at speed. (1953 model, 14 h.p.)

Llama (Lama Glama) - \ Browsing in marsh medium close-up, with feeding and movement sounds and some calls. Windy. NB Exact date of recording not known.

Rook (Corvus Frugilegus) - Advertisement calls and female soliciting BCU.

Interiors - Pubs And Clubs - Atmosphere in a busy Cotswold pub - 1974 (1R6,reprocessed)

Coast Atmosphere - Distinct sounds of breakers. Clattering of rolling pebbles.

County Rugby Football Match - Sport: Association rugby, Middlesex v. Gloucester, applause, end of match, team leaves field.

Blue And Yellow Macaw (Ara Ararauna) - close-up call and wingbeats from a single bird leaving nest hole. Other birds and insects in distance.

Suburban Steam Train: Exterior (2-6-2 Tank Locomotive, Past 1945) - Steam Train: 2-6-2 tank locomotive, post 1945, suburban, exterior, close quick start.

Tristram's Grackle (Onychognathus Tristramii) - Calls close-up, with insects

Horses (Actuality) - Horse approaches, canter to stop, is dismounted and led away. (Actuality)

Red Lored Amazon Parrot (Amazona Autumnalis) - medium close-up calls from parrot becoming medium distance and more animated.

France: Tour De France - France: Tour De France, Press Conf. Applause.

Budgerigar (Melopsittacus Undulatus) - close-up flock calls and sounds of groups flying in and out of waterhole to drink. Waterpump more prominent at start. Insects and other birds in background.

Fast Flowing River - LATE SPRING/SUMMER With waterfall, chaffinch, blackbird, great tit, wren and pied flycatcher in wooded surroundings

Black Parrot (Coracopsis Nigra) - medium close-up calls, insects and slight wind in trees.

Grey Heron (Ardea Cinerea) - Calls close-up in heronry, house sparrows call close-up.

Trains - London Underground Train, interior, District Line train starts into constant run, stops at several stations, with indistinct station announcement first stop.

Razorbill (Alca Torda) - close-up - medium close-up calls of various pitches and length. The first growls are probably mild alarm. Kittiwakes and guillemots call loudly in background at times, and wingbeats as birds fly in to ledges. Mid-distant surf.

Crowd Reaction & Chatter - 'Hip hip hooray', 50 people, 20-30 years old. (Interior.)

Striated Green Heron (Butorides Striatus) - medium close-up calls from two birds, other birds in distance.

Church Bells - Ringing down in peal - ringing ends (Evercreech, Somerset).

Cuckoo Clock (Cuckoo & Chimes) - Cuckoo clock striking eight o'clock. (Cuckoo & chimes.)

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - close-up mew calls. Herring gull medium close-up.

Guillemot (Uria Aalge) - close-up annoyance and contact calls. Distant kittiwakes and herring gulls. Sounds of auks splashing in water at base of cliffs. Growls from nearby razorbill.

Domestic Clock (19th Century) - Domestic clock striking five o'clock. (Nineteenth century domestic clock.)

Police Car (Jaguar: Interior) - Police car, interior, starts, runs with bell and stops. (Jaguar police car.)

Lakeside - Dusk. Recorded in front of reedbed at side of lake. Cricket & cicada chorus. Frogs become more prominent. Some distant voices at start. Movement & splashes from hippos in lake.

Spotless Starling (Sturnus Unicolor) - Roost. with one cock crow.

Ecclesiastical Effects 2 - Angelus, with outdoor atmosphere - 1966 (91D, reprocessed )

Wandering Albatross (Diomedea Exulans) - Chick defaecating energetically. NB: exact date of recording is not specified.

Celebes Crested Macaque (Macaca Nigra) - medium close-up aggressive calls from macaque. background alarm calls from another individual.

Shag (Fratercula Arctica) - calls of chicm, with other birds in background

Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus Magellanicus) - Sounds close-up of penguins rushing into water and 'porpoising' with Kelp Gulls in background.

Marsh Frog (Rana Ridibunda) - Male breeding call. chorus of others in background.

Atomic Power Station - Atomic Power Station, general atmosphere above reactor.

Portable Typewriter (Live Acoustic, Distant) - Portable Typewriter: Live Acoustic, distant, medium typing.

Chowchilla (Orthonyx Spaldingii) - close-up - medium distance chorus from one group at first, then others join in. Other birds in background. Crickets and cicadas in distance. Also suitable for rainforest atmosphere in NE Australia - early morning.

Black-headed Gull (Larus Ridibundus) - Long calls medium close-up from several birds in colony. Distant skylark near end of recording.

Petrol Stations - Petrol Stations: Air pressure pump in tyre being inflated

Giant Panda (Ailuropoda Melanoleuca) - Panda mother and baby in enclosure @ Madrid Zoo. Four and a half month old baby feeding. Rustling of bedding material. Intermittent cries and other noises. Some ventilation noise and distant sparrows.

Merton College Clock, Oxford - Magdalen College clock striking eleven o'clock.

Ring Tailed Lemur (Lemur Catta) - Two calling close-up and moving as they feed in trees.

Brent Goose (Branta Bernicla) - medium close-up calls from a flock of about 100 birds. A few calls from a group of 25 birds. Other birds in distance.

Interiors - Concert Halls - Chamber orchestra tuning with fountain and chatter - 1972 (1C7,reprocessed)

Home Movies - Animated home movie viewer/editor, putting on spools

Gila Woodpecker (Melanerpes Uropygialis) - close-up calls in flight.

Gorge - Early morning in deepest part of gorge, recorded from top facing down. Several different species of birds calling, prominent variable sunbird & yellow-necked francolin (spurfowl). Wind through gorge. Steep sided, arid, rocky areas with scrub & trees in va

Water Mill - Water Mill, water runs down mill race, on to wheel & stops.

Dry Season Stream Atmosphere - With heavy chorus of cicadas and frequent bird calls.

Sealion (Otariidae Family) - Grunts medium close-up, of males. Cries of calves and colony atmosphere in background. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

British Museum - British Museum, atmosphere in Dead Sea Scrolls gallery with occasional indistinct speech & footsteps.

Spotless Starling (Sturnus Unicolor) - Song of male close-up, with Swallow and Swift calls in background.

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - NB: Recorded from microphones placed beside a Reed Warbler's nest. 0555-0620hrs Movements in reeds and on nest, plus some wingbeats of adult.

Carrion Crow (Corvus Corone) - medium close-up calls, Red-Fronted Serins in background, very distant Himalayan Snowcock.

Hawfinch (Coccothraustes Coccothraustes) - close-up calls and wingbeats as male approaches nest and then feeds female. Some calls from female. Female clicks bill as she feeds. Male flies off at end of recording. Blackbird and mistle thrushes alarming in background. Wren and jackdaws in distance. Slight 

Suricate (Suricata Suricatta) - close-up 'on-guard' calls from an adult at the top of a look-out tree. Scrabbling around on tree, then close-up mild alarm calls.

Oil Rigs - Oil Rigs: Fortes Oilfield offshore rig. Night-time on the spider deck

Beach Atmosphere - Dry Season: Early Morning. With various distant birds including Grey Plover and roar of Atlantic Rollers.

Wallace's Standardwing (Semioptera Wallacei) - Regular close-up calls from several. Quiet, distant forest background.

Ibis Bill (Ibidorhyncha Struthersii) - close-up - medium close-up alarm calls from one bird with other of the pair calling in distance. Low river sound.

Domestic Clock - Domestic Mantle Clock striking four o'clock. (Early 19th Century clock chimes 'A', 8 bells, 1 gong.)

Salmon (Oncorhynchus Sp) - salmon trying to get up waterfall (jumping about in water), with prominent sound of waterfall

International - Germany: Station with trains departing & arriving, train approaches & stops with squeal of brakes at 2m10s, train stops quietly at 3m20s, train stops at 4m12.

Footsteps On Country Road: Running - Footsteps on Country Road, woman running, with start & stop.

Lakeside - Spring: Dusk Crickets, fish splashing in water, herons calling, Red-winged Blackbirds.

World War 2 - 2 - Light cruiser - dropping anchor with speech (reprocessed)

Comedy Sounds: Impact Rhythms - Four batter puddings thrown. (Specially created effect)

White Browed Sparrow Weaver (Plocepasser Mahali) - close-up calls from a single bird, others & Lilac Breasted Roller & insects in background.

Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus Hyacinthinus) - medium close-up alarm calls. Other birds in background.

Aircraft: Bac 111 (Exterior) - BAC 1-11, exterior, taxi past. (Short-range airliner, 2 jet engines.)

Terraced Fields Atmosphere - Spring: terraced farmland; fairly netrual w/ Japanese meadow bunting, grey thrush, tree sparrow, field crickets

Great Tit (Parus Major) - Song close-up Hoopoe and very distant chorus of marsh frogs in background

5-7 Cwt Bedford Light Van (Interior) - Interior, start into constant run. (Bedford light van.)

Raven (Corvus Corax) - calls of single bird; other birds in background

American Robin (Turdus Migratorius) - close-up alarm calls from an adult, high pitch and piping calls from juvenile, Snipe and other birds in background.

Olive Baboon (Papio Anubis) - MC alarm calls from adult, squeals from young. Cicadas in background.

Plumed Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna Eytoni) - medium close-up whistling & quacking calls from ducks. Occasional sounds of traffic in background. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Screaming Piha (Lipaugus Vociferans) - close-up calls from bird at lek. Others in distance. Other birds and cicadas in distance.

Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius Phoeniceus) - close-up alarm calls from a single female, other birds in distance.

Domestic Clock: Double-strike - Domestic clock striking seven o'clock. (Domestic clock with double-strike mechanism.)

Church Bells (Foreign) - Stradkirche, Bad-Segeburg, single bell tolling.

Newton's Golden Bowerbird (Prionodura Newtoniana) - medium close-up short croaks & trilling calls. Also some mimicry of eastern whipbird. background sounds of wind & calls from other bird species.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Recorded at night(5.00am). medium close-up to background sounds of insect stridulation. Occasional water drip. Distant sounds of river.

Livestock 1 - Old-English Goat, interior, bleating, occasional wind noise.

Austral Parakeet Or Austral Conure (Enicognathus Ferrugineus) - Calls of several, some close-up with other birds in background one flies off calling at end (very windy).

White-faced Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna Viduata) - medium close-up calls from many, with egret colony in background.

Slate Coloured Boubou (Laniarius Funebris) - medium close-up song & duetting. Loud calls from Helmeted GuineaFowl, White Browed Sparrow Weavers, Grey-Backed Camaroptera & White-Browed Coucal in background.

White Eyed Bulbul (Pycnonotus Xanthopygos) - Calls and wingbeats close-up/medium close-up of bird flying among trees. Distant traffic near end.

Firefighting Pumps (1860-1890) - Firefighting Pumps (1860-1890) Manual pump with water, operated by 6 men

Tropical Evergreen Forest Atmosphere - Tropical evergreen forest - Summer - Night. With various birds.

Horses 1 - One horse walking along rough wet track pulling cart, some noise from cart & harness (cart has pneumatic tyres).

Desert Atmosphere - Spring: Afternoon Wind through 'Tumble-weed' occasional bird calls in background.

Wildebeest (Connochaetes Taurinus) - close-up grunts from one prominent animal with herd behind. Distant bird calls, crickets.

Blue Wren (Malurnus Cyaneus) - close-up calls from wren. medium distance calls from other bird species & sounds of water. Some sounds of insects. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Post Office Telephones - Telephone receiver replaced. (No sound of bell.)

Galapagos Fur Seal (Arctocephalus Australis Galapagoensis) - Bulls roaring and diving

Tiger Moth Light Aircraft (Single Piston Engine, Open Cockpit) (Interior) - Interior, start, take off. (Tiger Moth Light Aircraft, Single piston engine; open cockpit)

World War Ii Aircraft Carriers - Wind and sea from bridge of aircraft carrier. World War II. (From 78 r.p.m. disc)

Dingo (Canis Familiaris Dingo) - close-up growls & whines from dingoes. Some sounds of movement. background sounds of wind.

Caribou (Rangifer Tarandus) - medium close-up grunts & replies. Movement, tendon clicks & splashing though a stream as caribous pass microphone. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga Leonina) - Play fighting cries. Occasional roaring of bulls in the background. Sea in distance.

Farm Machinery - Tractor flattening silage in barn. Sounds of driving up the mound and reversing.

Sooty Tern (Sterna Fuscata) - close-up calls from a pair defending nest. Others in background.

Vintage Motor Car: Citroen 5cv Van - Cars: Vintage motor car Citroen 5cv van, 1924. Interior, revving

Communications - Singlewidth web-offset press run. (1960 onward.)

Expectant Crowd Background - Crowd: Background, expectant, with birdsong, occasional footsteps and speech.

Motor Car Accessories - Sliding window closed, opened and closed twice. (Three second pauses between)

Rainforest Atmosphere - Morning. Stridulation sounds from cicadas. Calls from birds including parrot spp. Some bumps at beginning.

Wrybill (Anarynchus Frontalis) - medium distance - close-up calls as a small flock fly in to join the main roost. Single calls close-up from birds trying to find their own space. Calls from pied stilts at start of recording. Distant cattle near start. Distant traffic near end of recording. Wind over mud-flats gu

Mud & Sandflats - Winter: Day - Dowitchers, dunlin and other shore waders flock of greater snow geese fly over at 2'00" and individual calls of snow geese

Yellow-eyed Penguin (Megadyptes Antipodes) - Distant calls from adults returning to nests in interior of dune system. Calls, sneezes and wing flapping from well grown chicks in nest. Redpolls, skylark, song thrush, blackbird, silvereyes, goldfinches and yellowhammers in background. Could also be use

Tropical Seasonal Forest Atmosphere - medium distance twittering bird callls. background calls from many other bird species, including doves & Indian tree pie.

St. Paul‚äôs Cathedral Clock (Great Tom) - Great Tom clock striking three-quarters

17-bore Twin-barrel Shotgun, 1870 - 17-bore Twin-barrel Shotgun, powder & shot poured in, rammed. (Shotgun c. 1870.)

Brown Emu Tail (Dromaeocercus Brunneus) - medium close-up song, stream in foreground, insects in background.

Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus Amphibius) - Movement in water. Breathing, distant groans and calls. Birds and crickets in background. Egyptian goose flies in. NB: date not specified.

Forster's Tern (Sterna Forsteri) - medium distance flock calls from about 200 birds. 'Dread' at end. Some distant traffic.

Brown Rat (Rattus Norvegicus) - close-up squeaks, calls and screams from captive animals.

Spiny Forest Atmosphere - Midday 1155 Crickets and cicadas, wind in bushes, some distant bird calls.

Grey Wagtail (Motacilla Cinerea) - Typical call and alarm (background of burn)

Warble Frequency Notes - Warble Frequency Notes, 600 Hz. (Approximate frequency.)

Crowds: Interior - Laughter & applause. (Recorded in Broadcasting House Concert Hall, London)

Tropical Forest - Sunset. Loud cicada & cricket chorus. Calls from wattled honeyeaters & sulphur-breasted musk parrot in background. Tonga fruit bats in background. Faint running water from stream.

Friendly Fantail (Rhipidura Albolimbata) - medium close-up song. Other birds in background including Belford's melidictes.

Black Coucal(centropus Toulou) - medium close-up calls, slight wind in trees. Pied Crow calling occasionally, other birds in distance.

Rainforest - Afternoon. Several birds and insects. Monkeys feeding in trees.

Aircraft: Beagle (Airdale) - Beagle Airdale, interior recordings, Start, tickover, take off.

Laughing Gull (Larus Atricilla) - close-up calls and aggressive calls from several birds, other birds call in background, water slopping against harbour wall.

Domestic Dog (Canus Domesticus) - Two year old Jack Russell terrier snarling in play-fighting

Victoria Station, London - Victoria Station, rush-hour atmosphere on concourse with close footsteps, occasional indistinct voices & distant train doors. (Wide perspective recording.)

Wind Atmosphere - Wind blowing in leaves & branches of tree. N.B. This is the worlds largest Banyam, & a sacred tree.

Caving & Potholing - Stream, microphone in cave (use at low level).

Canada Goose (Lesser) (Branta Canadensis) And - SNOW GOOSE (GREATER) (CHEN CAERULESCENS) Feeding calls medium close-up, from a mixed flock. (Crickets in foreground).

Forster's Tern (Sterna Fosteri) - mc take-off by flock single calls as they circle then flock calls as they land again traffic in background

Horses / Dogs - Hunting hounds, growling & barking. (Close perspective, recorded at the kennels.)

Oystercatcher (Haematopus Ostralegus) - calls of adult and chick; seawash in background

Whooper Swan (Cygnus Cygnus) - Calls from three swans approaching, flying overhead then receding. Distant calls fom jungle crows.

Ships & Tugs: Whistles & Sirens - R.M.S. Aquitania, ship's horn, sounded several times.

Tractor - One tractor, start up, constant run, stop. (Recorded on tractor)

Farmstead - Spring: Early Morning - With collared dove, skylark, woodpigeon, house sparrows, jackdaws and whitethroat

Ships And Boats 2 - Sailing Dinghy, dinghy towed by motor-boat, arrive alongside larger boat. (Recorded on board.)

Sandhill Crane (Grus Canadensis) - Calls medium close-up from a group of close feeding birds with main flock in background. Windy. NB Recorded between 01/04/87 and 06/04/87

Electronically Generated Sounds - Electronic Bubbles, rising pitch. (Futuristic Spot Effect.)

Little Tern (Sterna Albifrons) - Alarm call, with calls of Kentish plover in background. Wind over beach.

Motor Launch (On Deck) - Motor launch. Starts, constant run with wash, stops. (On deck)

Fenland Atmosphere - Low-lying fenland pasture Late spring Evening Neutral; reed-choked ditch with rustling reeds and occasional sounds of magpie, reed warbler and carrion crow - 2030hrs.

Corn Bunting (Emberiza Calandra) - Calls of adults as fledglings leave nest; with wingbeats (slight rain)

King Penguin (Aptenodytes Patagonica) - close-up begging calls from chicks. Adults calling close-up while `sky-pointing'. Southern elephant seal bull in background. Surf in distance.

Red-bellied Macaw (Ara Manilata) - close-up calls and wingbeats from a pair investigating a nest hole. Insects in distance.

Urban South West Africa - Cape Town (the Waterfront developmet) - noisy pedestrians enjoying themselves (daytime).

Electric Alarm Bells - Continuous ringing of electric alarm. (Deep tone)

Scandinavia 2 - Forum supermarket, with musicians preparing to play

Turnstiles - Venner Parking Meter, two coins inserted. (Meter c. 1961.)

Red-shouldered Macaw (Ara Nobilis) - Calls close-up of more than one

Water 2 - Sea - Close perspective sea breaking on shore (recorded South Coast) - 1978 (156, reprocessed)

Motor Racing: Brands Hatch - Barnds Hatch, atmosphere with Formula Two cars leaving straight, entering corner, entering & leaving pits.

Grey Capped Warbler (Eminia Lepida) - medium close-up song. Chinspot flycatcher, Grey-Backed Camaroptera and other birds in background.

Baya Weaver (Ploceus Philippinus) - Recorded at colony. Occasional outbursts of calls from birds, in response to approaching females. background calls from other birds & sounds of insects. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Household Effects - An electric coffee bean roasting machine, switch on, run, switch off.

English Domestic Clock: Double Strike - Domestic clock striking eight o'clock. (English domestic clock with double-strike mechanism.)

Church Bells - Church Bells: 3 bells, at random, Pre-Reformation style, from outside church. St. Andrew's Church, Toft, Cambs.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Early morning recording of various bird calls in rainforest. Wing flaps, busy atmosphere.

Deciduous Woodland Atmosphere - Spring Early Morning Several birds singing, red-eyed vireo, wood thrush etc,. wind in trees.

Western Black And White Colobus (Colobus Polykomos) - medium close-up calls. Diana monkeys in background. Peeps and contact calls from Diana monkeys at 2m04s, very much in background.

Tristram's Bunting (Emberiza Tristrami) - Distant-medium close-up alarm and flight calls and wingbeats from a single bird. Wind in trees in background.

Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus Trochilus) - Song with wren, woodpigeon and cattle in background

Blue-and-white Flycatcher (Cyanoptila Cyanomelaena) - close-up song. River in background and slight wind in trees. Other distant birds.

Common Toad (Bufo Bufo) - Night,close-up calls from several in a bucket,collected by the `frog watch'people. Some very distant traffic.

Water Pumping Engines (Diesel) - Ruston Water Pumping Engine operating with start & run. (1933 6-cylinder solid injection pump, 715 BHP, 215 rpm.)

Little Egret (Egretta Garzetta) And - NIGHT HERON (NYCTICORAX NYCTICORAX) Calls in breeding colony with cattle egret, cetti's warbler, blackcap, fan-tailed warbler, nightingale, turtle dove and tree sparrows

Motor Cycle Racing: Isle Of Man Tourist Trophy Races, 1967 - 50cc machines at Isle of Man Tourist Trophy Races. Passing grandstand.

Austin A35 Van 1968 (Exterior) - Exterior, approach, stop, tickover. (1968 Austin A35 Van)

Children - Middle & Secondary Schools - Sounds of groans of disappointment in class (rec. London) - 1980 (3C9, reprocessed)

Wattled Curassow (Crax Globulosa) - close-up whirring calls from curassow. background sounds of wind in foliage. Distant calls from other bird species. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown. Recorded in captivity.

Deciduous Woodland - Spring: Morning Stream or tree noise, song and calls from American Redstart, Tufted Titmouse, Carolina Chickadee, Acadian Flycatcher, Rufous-sided Towhee, Blue Jay.

Hanuman Langur (Presbytis Entellus) - Loud alarm calls from individual hard right in stereo. Some sounds of movement. background calls from a few birds.

Cash Registers - Cash Register keyboard operated, ticket produced, drawer opened, bell, change given, drawer closed. (Repeated three times.) (Class 3 Cash Register.)

Railway Stations: Continuous Pa Anncts; Early Afternoon - Charing Cross Railway Station, continuous public address announcements & atmosphere. (Recorded early afternoon.)

White Throated Capuchin (Cebus Capucinus) - Feeding and some calls.

Swallow-tailed Gull (Creagrus Furcatus) - medium close-up calls between gulls. Rattling gurgles & squelching sounds. Distant sounds of sea. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Wadi Atmosphere - Occasional close-up fly buzz. medium close-up to medium distance insect stridulation. background calls from birds. Sounds of wind.

Brown Flyeater (Gerygone Mouki) - close-up song. Eastern whipbird, green catbird, torresian crow & other birds in distance.

Africa 2 - The Natural World - Kenya: Lake Nakuru morning atmosphere with flamingoes.

Fulvous Babbler (Turdoides Fulvus) - Calls close-up from roost tree. Slightly windy.

Carpenter‚äôs Workshop - A rip saw operating with switch on and off.

Temperate Rain Forest Atmosphere - Hermit thrush, northwestern crows, other birds and call from Leach's petrel. Dripping water on leaves.

Aircraft - Avro Lancaster, exterior, fly low overhead. (World War II bomber, 4 piston engines.)

Diesel Railcar (Exterior) - Train tickover, sound of siren, departs into distance. (Exterior with birdsong)

Traction Engine (Single Cylinder) - Traction Engines (Single cylinder): Start, running, shudder to a stop. Interior. Whistle at 30", gear change at 1'

Yellow-bellied Prinia (Prinia Flaviventris) - Song close-up, with insects and cow bells in background, and distant shout. Wind in reeds.

African Grey Parrot (Psittacus Erithacus) - Bird calling "Baa baa black sheep have you any...yes sir three bags full...one for the master...one

Long-tailed Glossy Starling (Lamprotornis Caudatus) - Calls, with Ring-necked Parakeet and distant aircraft.

Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus Trochilus) - Song close-up, with Dunnock and Whitethroat in background.

London Midland Region Electric Trains (Exterior) - Freight Train departs. (British Rail London Midland Region train, 25kV Pantograph system.)

Brunnich's Guillemot (Uria Lomvia) - close-up calls from a small group, movement sounds. Calls from Glaucous-winged gulls. Surf in background.

Tropical Evergreen Rain Forest Edge - Early Spring: Early Morning - Before dawn with fruit bats, various birds, including domestic fowl, etc

Laughing Dove (Streptopelia Senegalensis) - Song and wingbeats of several, with Yellow-vented Bulbul, Palestine Sunbird, Blackstart and House Sparrows. Early morning.

Humpback Whale (Megaptera Novaeangliae) - \ Song from a solo male, with others in the background. Song changes to shorter, deeper phrases with long, higher, trilling, ascending ones.

Razorbill (Alca Torda) - close-up, low, two note growl. This is followed by several softer growls. Calls from a nearby group of guillemots. Kittiwakes and surf in background.

Scrub Jay (Aphelocoma Coerulescens) - close-up foraging sounds on the ground, wingbeats. Loud calls as two birds fight. Jingle from rings on their legs. Insects in background.

House Sparrow (Passer Domesticus) - With cetti's warbler (cettia cetti).

Motor Car: 1940 Period ‚äòold Banger‚äô (Exterior) - Exterior, approach and pass. (1940 period car)

British Rural Backgrounds 2 - Norfolk Broads, daytime atmosphere - with wind through trees, creaking trees, waterfowl etc. - 1982 (1N3, reprocessed) (technical note   to be used at low level)

Trinity College Clock, Oxford - Trinity College clock striking five o'clock.

Crowds - FA Cup Fuinal, near miss and applause. (1989 FA Cup Final, Liverpool v Everton.)

Riverine Forest Atmosphere - Busy atmosphere with calls from many different bird species. Includes calls & wingbeats from doves/pigeons.

Sarus Crane (Grus Antigone) - Calls of several birds, with egrets, storks ibises, and other waterbirds.

Spur Winged Plover (Vanellus Spinosus) - 2 plovers calling, becoming agitated at times.

Domestic Clock Ticking - Domestic clock striking eight o'clock. (English domestic clock, manufactured 1810.)

Sea Eagles (Haliaeetus Genus) - Wingbeats from White tailed & Steller's sea eagles. Some calls from crows.

Fiscal Shrike (Lanius Collaris) - medium close-up melodious song from shrike. Whistling & grating notes. Distant sounds of traffic.

Modern Agricultural Machinery & Vehicles - Ford 7610 Tractor, exterior, engine started, runs, switched off.

Little Greenbul (Andropadus Virens) - medium distance chattering & whistling calls from greenbul. background sounds of insect stridulation.

Mourning Dove (Zenaida Macroura) - medium distance calls, Tree Swallows, Broad-tailed Hummingbird and other birds, wind in trees.

Helicopters - Interior - start up, take off, flight. (Brantley 305, 5 seater).

Snow Goose (Anser Caerulescens) - medium close-up calls from a single bird in flight. Shorebirds in background.

Grey Wagtail (Motacilla Cinerea) - Calls of adults feeding fledglings with swift-flowing stream

Hornet (Vespa Crabro) - close-up sound of grubs scraping on the sides of their chambers. Chewing, movement and buzzes from adults on nest.

Hedgerow - Winter: Mid-day Neutral with occasional quiet calls of Redwing. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Red And Yellow Barbet (Trachyphonus Erythrocephalus) - close-up duetting by two birds, other birds in distance.

Gallery Forest Atmosphere - Fairly quiet atmosphere with sporadic distant bird calls & m/d whistles. M/d odd/unusual squawking at 4m59s. Distant howls from howler monkeys. N.B. Recording is somewhat hissy.

Aircraft: Comet Iv (Exterior) - De Havilland Comet IV, exterior, taxi past into distance. (Medium/long-range airliner, 4 jet engines.)

Tropical Evergreen Rain Forest/edge - Early Spring: Early Morning - Rather neutral with various birds

Honda 250 Motor Cycle - Motor Cycles: Honda 250, medium pace approach, stop

Rainforest Atmosphere - Fairly quiet atmosphere with slight wind in trees. close-up individual bird calls, passing insects(0m40s) & cicadas in background. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Lagoon, Coastal Atmosphere - Shoreline:Autumn:Early morning. Grey (black-bellied) plovers at start, western sandpipers, yellow-rumped warblers calling, occasional snow geese in background. Semi-palmated plover calls at end.

Superb Starling (Lamprotornis Superbus) - medium close-up calls from a pair. Doves & other birds in background.

More Phones - Bakelite 200 series (1930 onwards) - dial 7 digit number.

Lion (Panthera Leo) - Loud howl. NHC17 is a continuous recording of 73m48s also found starting on NHS000124.

Electronic Cash Registers: Ncr Machine With Printer & Bleeps - Cash Register, Electronic NCR: With printer and bleeps, adding in amounts of less than one pound.

Scarlet Macaw (Ara Macao) - Calls with insects and other birds and cockerel in background (1700 hrs)

Rainforest - close-up sound of rain hitting forest canopy. Cuckoo in distance. Cricket chorus. Very distant birds.

Household Effects: Open Fireplace - Old-fashioned mangle operated without washing.

Tomtit (Petroica Macrocephala) - medium close-up song. Cicadas in background.

Coastal Woodland Edge - Autumn: Late-morning Cardinals, Ruby and Golden-crowned Kinglets, Rufous-sided Towhee, White- throated Sparrow, Woodpecker tapping, cricket chorus and Yellow-rumped Warblers.

Gannet (Sula Bassanus) - medium close-up threat and annoyance calls as non-breeding birds move through colony.

Crowds, Children & Footsteps - Light Entertainment Audience, cheer into applause.

Church Doors - Church Door: Interior, open and close in large room.

Water Rail (Rallus Aquaticus) - close-up advertising calls green woodpecker, rooks, coots and reed bunting in background

Aircraft 2 - Constant flight (4 piston-engined aircraft, interior).

Timber & Wood - Moulding machine - starts, works, slows down, switches off. Open-air timber yard.

Caribbean Crowds (Indoors) - Barbados, exterior, general atmosphere at bus stop, with speech & traffic.

Cormorant (Phalacrocorax Carbo) - Calls close-up from female, gulls in distance.

Trams: Sheffield Tram No. 189 - Sheffield Tram No. 189, passengers alight at terminus, with compressor.

Horses 1 - One horse approaches at walk, departs at trot, left to right, some wind noise.

Poolside - Boreal Wood Frogs, chorus frogs, Snipe, American Tree Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow, insects and geese.

Crab Plover (Dromas Ardeola) - close-up calls & wingbeats from individual. background calls from plovers & sounds of wind. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Ford Anglia 105e Van (1963, 997cc): Interior - Motor Van: Narrow Road Run in low gears, stop & switch off, interior, (Ford Anglia 105E, 1963 model, 997cc).

Brown Lemur (Lemur Fulvus) - Group grunting and moving close-up in trees with birds in background

World War Ii Aircraft - Flying Fortress, exterior, taxi-ing. World War II. (From 78 r.p.m. disc)

Interiors - Theatres And Halls - 50 men rise and disperse after meeting - 1967 (73F,reprocessed)

Rainforest Atmosphere - Riverside recording. Cicadas and calls of distant birds. Sounds of the river. NB: day & month of recording is not specified.

Boeing 707 Jet Aircraft: Interior - Boeing 707,Jet Aircraft, interior, engines shut down. (long-range airliner, 4 jet engines)

Leopard (Panthera Pardus) - Aggressive hisses from two cubs about 12 weeks old, in captivity. Occasional calls from African fish eagle in distance. House sparrow and a few chaffinch calls.

Death's Head Hawk-moth (Acherontia Atropos) - close-up squeaks, rustles and wing-beats from a single moth.

Lincoln College Clock, Oxford - Lincoln College clock striking two o'clock.

Waved Albatross (Diomeda Irrorata) - close-up courtship calls and bill vibrating and clapping. Distant finches. Surf.

Office Equipment - Interpreter operating. (Punch card reader/printer.)

Peugeot 205gt 1982 1300cc Petrol (car Misfiring Quite Badly) - exterior - switch on and depart to right

Tropical Seasonal Forest Atmosphere - Fairly busy atmosphere with calls from many bird species. Birds include parakeets & barbets. Distant calls from langur monkeys. Short whistles of sunbird from 2m19s. Rumble of thunder at 0m14s.

Red Howler Monkey (Alouatta Seniculus) - Distant howls from howlers & medium distance guttural grunts. medium close-up contact calls & sounds of movement from capuchins. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Woodland - Early morning. Doves, orioles, whistlers, cuckoos and other birds singing and calling. Cicada chorus in background. Water dripping after night of rain.

National Daily Newspaper - National Daily Newspaper Block Department, acid machine operating.

Domestic Sewing Machines - Treadle Sewing Machine, lid removed, stitching commences. (Machine c. 1890.)

Pygmy Chimpanzee (Pan Paniscus) - Sounds of group moving & calling in canopy. Loud calls & feeding frenzy over sugar cane.

Linnet (Acanthis Cannabina) - medium close-up - close-up alarm calls from a pair. Flight calls at end of recording. Collared dove and other birds in background.

Comedy 2 - Small group, half-hearted hurrahs - 1967 (7E, reprocessed)

British Rural Backgrounds - Early evening atmosphere, closeup and mid distant calls from a flock grazing in field, blackbird, woodpigeons and other

Oil Exploration - Oil Exploration, rumble of diesel engines, 25 yards from oil rig. (Recorded in the Delta Region of Patagonia.)

Tanks: World War Ii - Churchill tank starting, revving, stopping, World War II. (From 78 rpm record)

Royal Albatross (Diomedea Epomophora) - close-up bill-claps from 20 day old chick preening itself. Gulls and terns in background. Surf in background.

World War 2 - 1 - Interior in flight (rec.in lower blister) (reprocessed)

Village - EARLY SPRING With robin, great tit, house sparrows, nuthatch

Mandarin Duck (Aix Galericulata) - close-up aggressive calls at start from a male towards a pintail. Chaffinches and house sparrows in background. Mallard also calls.

Footsteps Down Metal Stairs - Footsteps Down Metal Stairs, three men, slow, departing.

Ovenbird (Seiurus Aurocapillus) - medium close-up song, Red-eyed Vireo, American Robin, Woodpeckers and other birds in background, insects humming, distant Raven.

French Steam Trains (Interior) - French Steam Train, express train passing at speed with bird song.

Christchurch College Clock, Oxford - Christchurch College clock striking six o'clock.

Drop Forge Effects - 30cwt. Massey drop hammer and 5cwt. power hammer operating in a drop forge shop.

Malaysian Tree-pie (Dendrocitta Occipitalis) - Calls second bird in background

Brickworks - Brickworks, diesel heavy-duty fork-lift truck operating, loading bricks on to lorry.

World War Ii Aircraft: Messerschmitt 110 (German) - Messerschmitt 110. Start, warm up, switch off. . (World War II

Exterior Effects - An avalanche of ice - distant perspective (2J1,reprocessed)

Lion (Panthera Leo) - close-up panting from several lion in pride at rest in the heat of the day. Buzz from flies.

Tundra Atmosphere - Summer day. Black turnstone and Lapland bunting, long-tailed ducks, black-throated diver and cackling Canada goose in background. Insects.

Baby (Girl): 2 1/2 Years - 2 1/4 year old baby girl, talking nonsense and asking questions.

Interiors - Shops And Cash Registers - Atmosphere in a small shop with caged birds (recorded in a pet shop but suitable for an aviary (rec. Petersfield, Hants) - 1986 (1B19,reprocessed)

Sea Cliffs And Rocky Shores - LATE SPRING: Evening Heavy seas, with Eiders, Arctic Terns, Fulmars, Skylark and Wren.

Meadow Grasshopper (Chorthippus Parallelus) - Rivalry stridulation of males

Coal Mining - A pit locomotive operating with constant run in a coal mine.

British Birds - Skylark, song flight with occasional gusts of wind.

Sperm Whale (Physeter Catodon) - Two male sperm whales passing hydrophone. Ten to twelve sperm whales in area. Echolocation clicks. Hydrophone recording.

Greenshank (Tringa Nebularia) - close-up alarm calls, becoming more extreme. Flies in background.

Telemetry; Interplanetary Effects - Relay Satellite, telemetry effects from satellite.

Sailing Ship: Gaff-rigged Ketch: Exterior - Sailing Ship: Gaff-rigged Ketch, Exterior, mizzen sail dropped.

More Phones - Ringing tone (Hong Kong, Australia, NZ) - 5 rings, answer machine

King Penguin (Aptenodytes Patagonica) - Flipper fight. Colony in background.

Cicadidae Family - Night recording. medium close-up rhythmic stridulation of cicada at constant rate. medium distance to background sounds of many other cicadas. Also some frog calls.

Petrol Bus (On Country Route) - Petrol bus, exterior, start up, pass, depart. (On country route, make of bus not known)

Wind Atmosphere - whistling wind, in harbour w/ some rattling of ship rigging

Evergreen Woodland - Holly Oaks Late spring-summer Evening Warm temperate, includes some scrub and heath. With chorus of field crickets and feeding calls of spotless starlings and bee-eaters hawking insects.

Northern Anteater Chat (Myrmecocichla Aethiops) - MC calls. Rufous-naped Lark singing nearby. Wingbeats & calls from Pectoral patch Cisticola. Insects in background.

Snow Goose (Chen Caerulescens) - medium close-up flock calls, with several birds flying past calling. Crickets in background.

Heavy Goods Lifts (Interior) - Old Hotel Lift, gates close, lift ascends & stops, gates open. (No hum.)

Estuary Mouth - Spring: Day Several Ravens calling, nice echo. Distant birds and river. NB: Exact date of recording in May not known.

Tropical Rain Forest - EARLY SPRING: MIDDAY with birds and flies

Stonemasons - Hammering sounds of stonemasons at work. Also some people's voices & bird calls. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

African Civet (Civettictis Civetta) - close-up & medium close-up chittering calls. Some water splashes. background insect stridulation & running water. N.B. Some bumps on recording.

Helicopters - Exterior - passing overhead. (Wessex 11, 16 seater with two Bristol Siddeley Gnome turbines).

Orchard Oriole (Icterus Spurius) - medium close-up calls, Common Yellowthroat, frogs and Red-winged Blackbird in background. Distant tractor and wind in bushes.

Adelie Penguins (Pygoscelis Adelie) - Footsteps on snow with movement L to R and R to L. Some close-up calls. Chicks in foreground.

Bang! - Battlefield atmosphere, distant perspective with some close explosions.

Lift in Block of Flats, doors close, stops at every floor, doors open. (Automatic lift.)

Cape Gannet (Morus Capensis) - Recorded in colony. medium close-up to distant constant calls from gannets, some quite distinct. medium close-up sounds of chick cooling itself by panting 0m24s. background sounds of the sea.

Horse (Equus Caballus) - One with rider, accompanied by a dog, trotting past on hard road Traffic/aircraft in background

Lakeside - Afternoon, by the side of salt lake. Calls from black-winged stilts, glossy ibis, grey-headed gulls, red-billed ducks and little stints, flock preening and bathing at edge of lake. Flies buzzing.

Local Steam Trains: Eastern Region - Local train approach and stop, station background, whistle, depart. (London Midland Region steam train.)

Bokmakierie Shrike (Telophorus Zeylonis) - close-up loud, clear calls from shrike. background calls from other bird species. Distant rumble of traffic.

Wamba Indigenous Music - Short, sharp high pitched whistle calls using a two tone communication whistle.

Time - Clocks & Bells - Bracket with St.Michael's chimes - strikes 12

De Havilland Vampire, interior, descent, touchdown & stop. (Single jet-engined fighter plane.)

Hovercraft: Srn 6 (Exterior) - SRN 6 Hovercraft, approach & stop, engines running. (Saunders Roe Nautical 6 hovercraft.)

Bullring Market, Birmingham - Atmosphere in china shop (outside Bullring Market)

Farnborough Air Show - Farnborough Air Show 1968, aircraft passing overhead.

Suricate (Suricata Suricatta) - close-up 'on guard' calls from a female up tree. Mild anxiety barks at bird of prey. Other birds in distance.

Motor Car: 1929 Riley 9 H.p. Saloon (Exterior) - Exterior, approach, medium speed pass. (Riley 9 h.p. saloon, 1929 model)

Ibis Bill (Ibidorhyncha Struthersii) - medium distance - close-up alarm calls from a pair near nest. Low river sound.

Aircraft: Bac 111 (Exterior) - BAC 1-11, exterior, passing overhead at 1000 feet. (Short-range airliner, 2 jet engines.)

Hedgerow - EARLY SPRING: MIDDAY. Robin singing, jackdaws in flight, gusts of wind in hedgerow trees, branches creaking.

Fox Hunting: Quorn Hunt - At the meet, general atmosphere. (Quorn Hunt.)

Religion In Britain - London Central Mosque, Regents Park - mosque entrance hall before main Friday prayers - busy and echoey, with speech and footsteps

Lake Atmosphere - Cold tropical forest, summer, day. By lakeside, water in f/g, birds calling plus insects.

Exterior Atmospheres - Welsh Hillside with occasional creaking trees, birds & distant sheepdog.

Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma Rufum) - medium close-up-close-up calls while foraging, Rufous-sided Towhee, Red-breasted Nuthatch and distant cows in background.

Period Battle (11th Century) - Eleventh Century Battle, twelve men fighting with swords and axes.

Fire Engines - Fire engines being parked in station area, with directions given.

Korowai Tribesman - medium close-up singing by tribesman. Occasional sounds of movement & speech from family. N.B. Possibly some slight distortion.

London Green Line Coach - London Green Line Coach, interior, start, tickover, switch off.

Indri (Indri Indri) - close-up calls from a troop of 5 animals, 2 or 3 of which calling very low in background.

Dromedary (Camelus Dromedarius) - distant camel calls; birds in foreground

Razorbill (Alca Torda) - close-up annoyance growls between two or three birds, followed by a few growls and footsteps. Guillemots, kittiwakes, arctic tern and herring gulls in background. Distant surf.

Lifeboat: Selsey 48‚äô6‚äù Oakley Class Lifeboat (Self Righting With Crew Of 7) - Lifeboat: Selsey 48'6" Oakley class, 7 crewed self-righting, in wheelhouse, indistinct voices.

India, Pakistan And Nepal - Countryside - Indian elephant growling, no background

Mandrill Baboon (Mandrillus Sphinx) - medium close-up squealing calls. Also some low groans. Occasional distant bangs. background sounds of insects stridulating.

Desert Atmosphere - Spring Wind through grasses and bushes Crickets singing, wind gusting.

Stonechat (Saxicola Torquata) - Anxiety calls of pair with skylark, carrion crow, wren and stream in background

Black-headed Gull (Larus Ridibundus) - 'Choking' and other calls medium close-up from several birds in colony. Slightly hissy.

Manual Typewriter (Live Acoustic) - Manual Typewriter: Close perspective, tabulating.

Brown Pelican (Pelecanus Occidentalis) - medium close-up splashes from plunge-dives, and wingbeats, birds take off from water and dive.

House Crow (Corvus Splendens) - Agitated calls medium close-up with alarm calls of Red-Wattled Lapwings in background. Aircraft noise near end; windy.

Steam Trains: Br ‚äòstandard‚äô Class 4: 2-6-4t Locomotive (With 6 Or 7 Coaches) - Steam Train: BR 'Standard' Class 4, sliding coach window closes, rec. Severn Valley Railway.

Exterior Crowds 2 - Cheers, whistles and applause - mid-distant perspective (rec. Silver Jubilee - June 1977) (2C8,reprocessed)

Red Billed Chough (Pyrrhocorax Pyrrhocorax) - medium close-up & medium distance flight calls from passing flock of choughs. background honking from barnacle geese. background sounds of wind.

Interiors - Pubs And Clubs - Pin-table, coin in slot, ball round 3 times, no bell - 1968 (173A,reprocessed)

Merton College Clock, Oxford - Merton College clock striking three o'clock.

Girls‚äô Grammar School - Girls' Grammar School, girls filing into hall with organ playing in background. (Footsteps, no chatter.)

Coastal Garden In Winter - Coastal garden in winter, with starlings, blackbirds, sparrows and distant traffic.

Factory Machines: Blanket Manufacture - Factory Machines: Blanket Manufacture, Holt winding frame c. 1940, operating

Scuba Diving - Scuba Diving: Dive into water and swim, on surface

Carmine Bee-eater (Merops Nubicus) - medium close-up calls in colony.

Ratu (Priest) - medium close-up loud speech from Ratu to crowd at start of festival. background sounds of bells & crowd. Applause from crowd at end of recording. N.B. Possibly includes recital of rules for Pasola festival.

Children - Babies & Infants - Baby girl, restless in cot, early morning, 9 months old - 1984 (8B3, reprocessed)

Communication & Electronics - Morse key - transmitting end, 1839.

Bar-headed Goose (Anser Indicus) - close-up cheeping from ducklings. Flies buzzing. Becomes more distant towards end of recording.

Horses (Actuality) - Horse led out of stable and mounted. (Actuality)

Common Peafowl (Pavo Cristatus) - close-up calls from several peacocks. Great tit in background.

Lapwing (Vanellus Vanellus) - Calls of several, mobbing passing Jackdaws and Carrion Crows.

Eating Places & Food Shops - Large hotel kitchen - food preparation area.

Trains - London Underground, Central Line train sliding door opens.

Amazonian Flooded Forest Atmosphere - Fairly peaceful atmosphere. medium distance to distant calls from many bird species. Insect stridulation. Occasional splashes/water effects.

Cross-channel Car Ferry - Cross-Channel car ferry, exterior, seawash at stern of cross-channel ferry.

Deciduous Woodland - Autumn. Slight wind in trees. Robin singing. Wren calling and singing. Calls from blue tit. Calls from cattle in distance. Crows and chaffinches near end.

Magellan Cormorant (Phalacrocorax Magellanicus) - Calls close-up and wingbeats, with many gulls calling nearby.

Northern Elephant Seal (Mirounga Angustirostris) - close-up threat calls from female. Colony in background. Male 'klunk' calls near end.

In A City Side Street - City side street with distant traffic, speech and footsteps.

House Finch (Carpodacus Mexicanus) - medium close-up song, stream and wind in trees in background, rain dripping from leaves. House Wren and Cassin's Kingbird at end.

Agile Gibbon (Hylobates Agilis) - Recorded in early morning. Clear wails & whoops from agile gibbons. Good long call from 0m46s. background sounds of birds & stridulating insects. Also suitable as a rainforest atmosphere.

Hungary - Bar, Abaliget (village in southern Hungary) with animated chat (including children) radio, clinks, some exterior traffic noise

Kittiwake (Rissa Tridactyla) - calls from colony of kittiwakes, with other birds in background

Marsh - Spring: Morning Eastern Meadowlark, Red-winged Blackbirds, Bullfrog, Least Tern, Lesser Yellowlegs and other birds in distance, pump in background.

Electronically Generated Sounds - Pulsing harmonic bass hum. (Futuristic Spot Effect.)

Ecclesiastical Effects 2 - Exterior, peal of 8 bells, ringing ends, with birdsong (St. Chad's Parish Church, Rochdale) - 1974 (2B3, reprocessed )

African Elephant (Loxodonta Africana) - medium distance sound of elephant stripping bark. Birds and insects calling in the background. The recording is a little bumpy in places. * Day and month of recording is not specified.

Aircraft 3 - Take off into constant flight - interior (prop-jet airliner).

Hawk Owl (Surnia Ulula) - medium close-up sounds of chicks being fed after male had dropped Lemming to female on nest, female calls at end. Wind in trees.

Footsteps On Country Road: Walking - Footsteps on Country Road, man & woman, departing.

Himalayan Forest Atmosphere - Early Morning, Early Spring. With European cuckoo and other birds, monkeys, insects and men chopping trees.

Rainforest - Highland rainforest at night. Cicada and cricket chorus.

Old Textile Machinery - Crompton's spinning mule operating. (Old textile machinery, invented by Samuel Crompton.)

Domestic Clock - Domestic Mantle Clock striking five o'clock. (Early 19th Century clock chimes 'B', 8 bells, 1 gong.)

Woodland - Dawn. Edge of town in seasonal dry open woodland. Loud flight calls from rainbow lorikeets. Calls from falcons. Honeyeaters and other birds in background. Cicada chorus in background.

Motor Car: 1 1/2 Litre Riley, 1959 (Worn Engine; Exterior) - Exterior, door closed. (1.5 litre, 1959, worn engine, Riley)

Fast Footsteps Up Stone Stairs (Slight Echo) - Fast footsteps up stone stairs, 1 woman. (With start and stop, slight echo)

Railway Station: Local Diesel Trains - Local Diesel Train, train arrives, one door, departs (with birdsong).

House Mouse (Mus Musculus) - Cage noises and mice squeaking several 'chases'

Wessex Ii 16-seater Helicopter (Interior) (2 Bristol Siddeley Gnome Turbines) - Westland Wessex mark 2, interior, start, take off. (16-seater helicopter with 2 Bristol Siddeley Gnome turbines.)

Buses - Exterior - London Green Line Coach, approach, stop, tickover, bell, doors, departs.

Suricate (Suricata Suricatta) - close-up calls from baby foraging on its own.

Kaka (Nestor Meridionalis) - medium close-up calls from several at dawn. Birds high in trees. Cicadas. Wind in trees.

Thailand 1 - Bangkok Skytrain System, platform atmosphere, train arrives, passengers board train, train interior, start into constant run, passenger chatter & on-board announcements.

Forest Atmosphere - Sounds of white throated capuchins foraging & moving in trees. Occasional calls from capuchins. Dove & other birds calling in the background.

Motor Car: Ford Ecsort 1300 (Manual) (Interior) - Ford Escort 1300, interior, door opened. (1300cc engine, manual transmission.)

Brown Dipper (Cinclus Pallasii) - close-up calls and song. Medium - loud river sounds.

Whooper Swan (Cygnus Cygnus) - Loud heavy wingbeats from swan passing overhead. Occasional brief calls from swans. Sounds of wings & splashing as two goldeneyes land 0m50s.

Urban (Town Or Village) - Spring/summer: Early Morning - With chorus of spotless starlings, house sparrows, swifts and distant traffic

Common Sandpiper (Actitis Hypoleucos) - close-up song from male. Female calling occasionally. Crow in background. Very distant black-headed gull and willow warbler.

Ford Fiesta Motor Car (1980 Model, 1300cc) Interior - Car: Ford Fiesta, 1300 cc, 1980 model. Interior, changing from first into second gear

Rainforest Atmosphere - Recorded in early morning. medium close-up manic calls from amazon parrots. Also some calls from oropendola. N.B. Some microphone handling noise.

Interiors - Various 1 - Hospital outpatients reception atmosphere with adults and children - 1981 (3H3,reprocessed)

Coal Tit (Parus Ater) - Song medium close-up, with Chaffinch, Hoopoe and Woodlark in background.

Triumph Tr6 Sports Car, 1971 (Exterior) - Exterior, approach, skid to stop, engine cuts out. (TR6 Sports Car, 1971 model)

Interiors - Shops And Cash Registers - Itemizing Machine - keyboard operated, drawer opens, bell, change given, drawer closes (three times) - 1969 (23Z,reprocessed)

Electronically Generated Sounds - Talking Computer (mid pitch, digital). (Futuristic Spot Effect.)

Ships And Boats 2 - Rowing Boat, approach, beach, unship oars, haul onto beach. (Recorded on shore.) (Recorded on board.) (One man rowing.)

Bus Ticket Machines (London Transport) - 3d piece issued as change on one-man bus. (London Transport bus.)

Mark V Centurion Tank (Exterior) - Interior, start up, constant run over rough ground, stop. (Mark V Centurion Tank)

Galapagos Fur Seal (Arctocephalus Australis Galapagoensis) - Calls and sea wash

White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia Albicollis) - medium close-up song. Wind in trees and insects. Another sparrow in background.

Wolf (Canis Lupus) - close-up growls and chewing sounds at carcass. . Ravens and Blue Jays in background. Ice crystals falling from trees, distant traffic. Bone crunching and sniffing.

Short-toed Lark (Calandrella Cinerea) - Song of several, with donkey, chickens, dogs and very distant traffic in background.

Broad-leaved Woodland - AUTUMN: Early morning With Blue and Marsh Tits, Chaffinch and Wren singing, with rain.

Andean Cock Of The Rock (Rupicola Peruviana) - Display calls of several close-up. (Waterfall in background).

Blue Jay (Cyanocitta Cristata) - medium distance calls, other birds in background.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Recorded in morning. close-up calls of common cardinal bird. background sounds of white winged doves & wind in vegetation.

Electric Typewriter (Live Acoustic) - Electric Typewriter: Close Perspective, line feeds.

Long Tailed Meadowlark Or Military Starling (Sturnella Loyca) - Song with rufous-collared sparrow

Saddleback (Creadion Carunculatus) - medium close-up calls from a pair. Cicadas in background. Distant birds in background.

Montane Forest Atmosphere - Late afternoon recording. medium distance to distant calls from many different bird species. background roar of water. Occasional buzz from insects. Recorded in forest of rhododendron, birch & silver fir at 14000 ft, overlooking a deep gorge.

Glass & China Crashes - Crash: Wine Glass, dropped but not broken.

Lagoon Atmosphere - Many birds calling in distance. Distant hippos. Occasional loud calls from white faced whistling ducks. Water sounds and crickets in background. NB: date not specified.

Bang! - 84mm medium anti tank weapon fired. (Distant perpective.)

Pintail (Anas Acuta) - Distant - medium close-up flight calls from female being pursued by males. Cackling Canada Goose and other birds in background, bumpy.

Park - Winter: Mid-day; Mainly small birds at feeding station, including Nuthatch, Chaffinch, Blue Tit and Robin, with some inter-specific food-fighting.

Sandhoppers (Talitridae) - sandhoppers jumping up off seaweed at strandline; very distant gulls in background

Garden Warbler (Sylvia Borin) - Song NB: Recorded between March-June 1938

Static Engines (Constant Runs) - One operating, constant run. (Refuse machinery suitable for general use)

Motor Car: 1960 Ford Anglia - Interior, self starter, stuck in mud, switch off. (1960 Ford Anglia)

Golden Bamboo Lemur (Hapalemur Aureus) - close-up sound of animals feeding on bamboo. Frogs and occasional bird song. River in background, contact calls while moving in bamboo.

Greater Naked Backed Bat (Dobsonia Moluccensis) - Colony sounds in Omaru sinkhole.

King Bird Of Paradise (Cicinnurus Regius) - High-pitched calls from a single bird. Distinctive bird calls in background.

Weasel (Mustela Nivalis) - Attempted mating of male and female. Female approaches male, squeaks and then chases male. Fight, then male "trilling" and female squeaking.

Black-naped Tern (Sterna Sumatrana) - close-up calls from several, others in distance. Good wing beats. Distant surf.

Himalayan Foothills Atmosphere - Himalayan foothills - Winter - Mid-Morning. On Margalla Ridge. Wind through chir pines, several birds calling and singing, voices in background.

Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus Leucocephalus) - close-up calls from chicks in nest, other birds in distance. Wind in trees.

Yellow Breasted Flatbill Flycatcher (Machaerirhynchus Flaviventer) - close-up song. Brown cuckoo doves, spotted catbird, eastern whipbird, Lewin honeyeater and others in background. Water dripping from trees.

Chacma Baboon  (Papio Ursinus) - Family groups feeding. Sea and bird calls in background. Exact date unknown. Between December 1980 and November 1981.

Jabiru Stork (Jabiru Mycteria) - medium close-up chirping from chicks. Very windy, sounds of wind in trees. Mid morning.

Footsteps On Stones & Shingle - Footsteps on shingle, 2 men. (With approach and stop)

White Tailed Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus Albicilla) - Calls from eagle. Intermittent & quiet mostly with strong calls at end of recording. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

World War I Aircraft: 1917 Aerodrome Activity - Exterior, take off. (S.E. 5A First World War single-seater fighter, 1 piston engine)

Diesel Electric Submarine (1961) - Submarine, control deck atmosphere while submerged, with background orders. (Diesel Electric Submarine, c. 1961.)

Rainforest Atmosphere - Recorded at sunrise from sea. Dawn chorus of many birds. medium distance sounds of water ripples & waves.

Rook (Corvus Frugilegus) - Flock feeding in pasture (with jackdaws and skylarks)

King Penguin (Aptenodytes Patagonicus) - close-up adults calling. Colony of adults and chicks.

Thunder - Distant thunder over savanna. Wind increasing. Grass swaying. Crickets stridulating in grass. A few distant bird calls. Storm moves closer and rain begins.

Common Starling (Sturnus Vulgaris) - medium close-up sound of a mass roost of several thousand birds in a conifer plantation.

Moorhen (Gallinula Chloropus) - close-up single call, running water in background.

Blue And Yellow Macaw (Ara Ararauna) - Flight calls from a single bird. Stridulation from cicadas.

Night Traffic - Traffic : Trafalgar Square, recording of night traffic

Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius Phoeniceus) - Mass take-off from roost of alarmed birds.

Vintage Motor Car: Fiat 509a Saloon: Interior - Cars: Vintage motor car Fiat 509A saloon. Interior, 1st gear to 2nd gear

Applause At Concert - General applause at concert. (Recorded at the Royal Albert Hall, London.)

Common Peafowl (Pavo Cristatus) - medium distance honking alarm calls from peafowl. Some low bumps & rumbles. Distant sounds of insects.

Fenland Atmosphere - Mixed heronry, especially squacco herons. Day, late spring. NB. Exact date of recording unknown.

Bush Cricket (Homorocoryphus Nitidulus) - Bush-cricket stridulating (others in background). Day, autumn.

Wren (Troglodytes Troglodytes) - medium close-up - close-up wingbeats and calls from several wrens going to winter roost. Doves, blackbirds and traffic in distance.

Cars - Jaguar Sovereign, exterior, approach from right, skid, switch off. (3.6 litre, 1986/7 model.)

Telephones: Telephone Box 1985 - Snoopy Push-Button Telephone: Constant ring

Plantation - Doves and other birds including prominent house sparrows

Farmland - AUTUMN: EVENING Foothills of Smokies, crickets, leaves falling, American crows

Interiors - Various 2 - Covent Garden market, atmosphere in Dedicated Hall - 1973 (1M2,reprocessed))

Southern Sea Lion (Otaria Flavescens) - Herd frightened into the sea Mainly splashes with some faint calls

Tree Swallow (Tachycineta Bicolor) - medium close-up calls from a pair visiting nest hole.

Footsteps On Wood: Running (Dead Acoustic) - Footsteps on Wood, two women running, with start & stop. (Dead acoustic.)

Bells, Door Chimes And Buzzers - Old-fashioned door bell ringing. (Medium note)

6 Horses On Gravel (Studio) - Three horses on gravel, gallop, stop. (Studio recording)

Brown Sicklebill (Epimachus Meyeri) - close-up calls. Other birds in distance. Sound of slow bubbling brook nearby.

Glaucous-winged Gull (Larus Glaucescens) - medium close-up calls from several birds near nesting site. Distant Black Oystercatcher calls. Surf in background, calls echo against cliffs.

Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula Hypoleuca) - Fledglings with pied flycatcher singing, nuthatch, woodpigeon, blackbird and buzzard in background

Warbler Sp. (Sylvinae Subfamily) - medium close-up short calls from warbler. Sounds of wind, sometimes strong. N.B. Exact date & location of recording is unknown. Exact species unknown, identified as 'scrub warbler'.

Yellow-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus Goiavier) - Calls with Sand Partridge in background.

Electronically Generated Sounds - Machine gun rhythm, rapid series of bursts. (Futuristic Spot Effect.)

Graceful Warbler (Prinia Gracilis) - Distant song with echo. House Sparrows in background.

Wimbledon 1997 - Wimbledon 1997 - General atmosphere. - wide perspective (recorded high from Broadcast Centre)

19ft Motor Boat (12 H.p. Petrol Engine) - Approach and stop. (Exterior recording of 19 foot motor boat, 12 h.p. petrol engine)

2-stroke Band Saw - A two-stroke band saw being used for felling tree, start, run, tree felled at 1'15"

Island Atmosphere - Recorded in early morning. medium distance to distant calls from birds including cardinal honeyeater, bridled white-eyes & rufous fantails. Also some calls of white collared kingfisher from 0m22s. Insect stridulation.

Windy Atmosphere - Very neutral atmosphere. Constant sounds of blowing wind. Some slight wind on microphone.

Ships And Boats 2 - Cabin Cruiser, bow-wave, start to cruising speed, constant run, stop. (Recorded on board.) (27ft, 50hp diesel engine.)

Horses / Dogs - One horse & cart, turned & procedes very slowly down hill, brake taken off, cart stops. (Recorded on cart.)

Green-tailed Towhee (Chlorurus Chlorurus) - medium close-up song, other birds in distance, slight wind in grasses and bushes.

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - NB: Recorded from microphones placed beside a Reed Warbler's nest. 0615-0735hrs Sparrow-like churring of adult, close-up with Skylark medium close-up.

Peugeot 205gt 1982 1300cc Petrol (car Misfiring Quite Badly) - exterior - attempts to start with very flat battery; birdsong in background

Motor Car: 1914 Model ‚äòt‚äô Ford - Exterior, start, tickover, depart. Ford Model 'T' (1914)

Colony Atmosphere - Busy, loud atmosphere of colony of bar headed geese. Honking calls from geese. Also calls from Indian black gulls.

Woodland - Early morning, 6.30am, doves, Fischer's lovebirds, white-browed coucal, superb starlings. Dawn before sunrise.

Feral Rock Pigeon (Columba Livia) - Song. Warbler calls and flies off. Wind in bamboos.

White-breasted Water Hen (Amaurornis Phoenicurus) - Barking then also squawking calls from water hen. Other bird species call in background. Sounds of insects. Some bumps at end of recording.

Launderette - Launderette, dryer door closed, sixpence in slot, 'high-dry' cycle, door opened.

Lowland Rainforest Atmosphere - Lowland rainforest - Night 2200hrs. Various cicadas, crickets and frogs.

Common Hawk Cuckoo (Cuculus Varius) - Whistling calls from common hawk cuckoo. Many other bird species in background. Recorded at sunrise.

Grey Seal (Halichoerus Grypus) - Group of individuals calling/grunting by waterside. Adults and pup. Some water splashes. Individual pup calls approx. 1m10s.

Mixed - Sneezing Baby, sneezes at 2s, 3s & 6s. Baby. (12 week old baby boy weighing 6. 1kg.)

Sailing Vessel: Sts Malcolm Miller - Wind howling in rigging with occasional creak. (STS Malcolm Miller)

Forest Atmosphere - Sound of cicadas stridulating loudly. Birds and white throated capuchin calling in background.

Southern Region Suburban Train (Interior) - Southern Region Suburban Train, interior, start into constant run.

Sheffield Tram (Interior) - Leicester Tram, interior, start up with bell, slow run with intermediate stop, tram stops at end. (Tram built 1904.)

Electronic Cash Registers: Ncr Machine With Printer & Bleeps - Cash Register, Electronic NCR: Bleeps without printer.

Domestic Sheep (Ovis Aries) - Single, unhappy bleat from animal about to be slaughtered.

Comedy, Fantasy & Horror - Wound up clock. (Comedy Spot Effect.)

Spur-winged Plover (Vanellus Spinosus) - Alarm and other calls at dusk, with chorus of crickets.

Baby (Girl) (20 Weeks Old) - 16 week old baby girl, cooing, gurgling etc.

Crowds, Children & Footsteps - Concert Audience, applause & tuning before piece, applause for Orchestra Leader, tuning, applause for Conductor.

Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus Collybitus) - close-up song. Rooks & wren in background.

Lambretta Motor Scooter, 1968 (Exterior) - Lambretta Scooter, medium pass.

Swallow Tailed Manakin (Chiroxiphia Caudata) - Good end of display call from male 0m10s. Cheeps from other bird species at start of recording.

Fast Flowing Stream - LATE SPRING. With woodland birds, song thrush, willow warbler, marsh tits, etc in steep wooded combe.

Beach Atmosphere - Waves breaking on shore. Distant calls from southern elephant seal colony.

Whooper Swan (Cygnus Cygnus) - Calls medium close-up-mc & take off of a small group of swans, slight wind in bushes.

Guillemot (Uria Aalge) - A variety of close-up calls, including contentment and conversational calls at start of recording. Sound of wingbeats and several birds landing. Kittiwakes, razorbills and herring gulls in background.

Common Eider (Somateria Mollissima) - Adult female and ducklings close-up.

White-eyed Vireo (Vireo Grisseus) - medium close-up song, Rufous-sided Towhee and insects in background, wind in trees.

House Crow (Corvus Splendens) - Noisy, raucus calls medium close-up of a disturbed flock, with other birds in background. Wind in trees.

Right Whale (Balaena Glacialis) - close-up blow & inspiration (inhalation) from whale. Followed by brief, low vocalisation. Gentle water effects.

Concert Hall - Broadcasting House Concert Hall, orchestra tuning up.

Exterior Crowds 1 - Large moving crowd with footsteps and voices - 1982 (2C10, reprocessed)

Sea Cliffs - LATE SPRING/SUMMER Gannets, kittiwakes and herring gulls

Evergreen Woodland - Late spring Mid-day Warm, temperate - includes some scrub and heath. Mainly strong wind in trees with calls of spotless starling, corn bunting, great tit, short-toed treecreeper and azure-winged magpie.

Weather 2 - Storms - Whitby Lighthouse's Foghorn sounding. (Elliptical horn, c.1950s.) (Close perspective.)

Falconidae Family - Feeding calls from peregrine/merlin hybrid chick.

Rock Pipit (Anthus Petrosus) - close-up alarm calls. Alarm-contact calls to a fledged chick (the same alarm would be given to an intruder near the nest). A second bird gives usual alarm calls in background.

Domestic Clock: Double-strike (Heavy Mechanism) - Domestic clock striking two o'clock. (Domestic clock with heavy double-strike mechanism.)

Beach Atmosphere - Peaceful atmosphere. Sounds of gently lapping waves. background occasional calls from birds.

Paddle Steamer (2400 H.p.) - Exterior, vessel leaving with sound of paddles and ship's telegraph. (On board a 2,400 h.p. paddle steamer)

Corn Bunting (Emberiza Calandra) - close-up calls, Skylark in background (Tractor and voices in distance near end)

Tree Sparrow (Passer Montanus) - Calls close-up of family party.

World War I - Firing squad preparing to fire and firing (with orders shouted) - 1967 (83D)

Mealy Amazon Parrot (Amazona Farinosa) - Calls with cicadas in background

Adventure - Skiing, atmosphere by chairlift with faint chatter, lift starts up, runs & stops.

Little Tern (Sterna Albifrons) - close-up calls from several in colony, occasional calls from Kentish Plover.

London - Routemaster Double-Decker Bus, interior, constant run on upper deck, buzzer pressed at 0m39s.

Bar-tailed Desert Lark (Ammomanes Cincturus) - Contact calls and sub-song.

Africa 2 - The Natural World - Chacma Baboon, juvenile screaming, with background.

Crowd Reaction (Farcical) - Twelve Victorian ladies in polite indoor conversation. (Farcical.)

Kingfisher (Alcedinidae Family) - Splashing & wingbeats from washing kingfisher. Calls from many other bird species in background. background sounds of a small waterfall.

Magnificent Bird Of Paradise (Diphyllodes Magnificus) - medium close-up soft calls. background sounds of cicadas & occasional bird calls.

Modern Agricultural Machinery & Vehicles - Land Rover, exterior, engine started, vehicle departs. (Land Rover, Long Wheel Base, 109" Safari Diesel, Series 2A, 1967.)

Motor Car: Ford Cortina 1500c 1969 Model: Exterior - Cars: Ford Cortina,1500cc 1969 model. Exterior, departing at fast speed

Lapland Bunting (Calcarius Lapponicus) - close-up wingbeats and calls from adults arriving at nest to feed chicks Calls from chicks

Harp Seal (Phoca Groenlandica) - Calls of pups close-up and occasional adults

Rainforest Atmosphere - busy atmosphere with birds (wingflaps of honrbill at approx 8m54s)

Rainbow Lorikeet (Trichoglossus Haematodus) - close-up - medium distance calls from a flock of about 200 - 400 birds coming in to feeding station. Several flock take-offs. Calls from yellow-throated miners. Sound of people talking at start of recording.

Skylark (Alauda Arvensis) - Nestling moving in nest, distant traffic in background.

Carpenter‚äôs Workshop - A band saw operating with switch on and off.

Field Grasshopper (Chorthippus Bornhalmi) - close-up clicks from grasshopper using its left hind leg, as recorded.

Grey Heron (Ardea Cinerea) - Greeting display close-up; house sparrows medium close-up.

Common Crow Pheasant (Centropus Sinensis) - Soft calls medium close-up, with other birds in background. Wind in trees.

Istanbul - Istanbul, ferry boarded, Galata Bridge to Uskudar, voices and clattering boarding ramps.

Mixed Boreal Forest Atmosphere - Chorus of grey tree frog and green frog. Night.

Galapagos Giant Tortoise (Geochelone Elephantopus) - Pair copulating, hissing and then separating with birds in background

Local Football Match - Local football match, small enthusiastic crowd.

Bowhead Whale (Balaena Mysticetus) - moving in water and blowing

Mixed Woodland Atmosphere - SPRING: DAY (LOCAL) With black woodpecker, etc

London Midland Region Electric Trains (Interior): 25 Kv Pantograph System - Local Train, interior, slow down & stop, with doors. (British Rail London Midland Region train, 25kV Pantograph system.)

Twelve-wired Bird Of Paradise (Seleucidis Melanoleuca) - Male displaying to female. Movement, flapping sounds, low calls at beginning. Movements become more agitated at 1m30s and louder display calls. Male flies away towards end. background of other birds and insects. Rain on foliage.

Grasshopper (Chorthippus Apicalis) - Stridulation of male close-up with second male and bee eaters in background at times.

St. Mary-le-bow Church Bells, London - Church Bells: Start, Stedman Cinques (incomplete), St. Mary Le Bow Church, London.

English Domestic Clock: Double Strike - Domestic clock striking one o'clock. (English domestic clock with double-strike mechanism.)

Comedy 3 - Six belches 1",1",1",2",2",2" - 1980 (169B, reprocessed)

Motor Car: Ford Cortina 1600 (Interior) - Ford Cortina 1600, exterior, passing medium speed. (1600cc engine.)

Comedy, Fantasy & Horror - Horn sounded three times. (Comedy Spot Effect.)

Tufted Titmouse (Parus Bicolor) - medium distance-close-up calls, other in background, bird moving through trees.

Canyon - Spring: Mid-day Light wind in trees, insects, wind increasing and blowing leaves on ground, distant House Finches and call from Cassin's Kingbird.

Mixed Woodland Edge - LATE SPRING: EVENING. With blackbird, wren, pheasant and distant sea in background.

Post Office Telegraph Equipment - Hughes printer, with piano type keyboard, operating. (c.1867-1939)

Red Deer (Cervus Elaphus) - Hind licking calf and grunting occasionally

Common Raven (Corvus Corax) - Distant calls from single, sometimes more. Distant insects and other birds. Surf or waterfall in background. Slight wind.

Caving & Pot-holing - 20ft waterfall in a cave. (Recorded from bottom of fall.)

Capuchin Bird (Perissocephalus Tricolor) - Strange resonant calls from displaying males. background calls from other bird species. Sounds of insect stridulation. Wind in distance. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Buffy-headed Marmoset (Callithrix Flaviceps) - close-up agitated calls. Very distant birds.

Stitchbird (Notiomystis Cincta) - medium close-up - close-up calls. High-pitched flight calls. Whiteheads in background. Distant fantail.

Children - Middle & Secondary Schools - Children entering classroom (rec. London) - 1980 (3C9, reprocessed)

Domestic Donkey - close-up bray from donkey. background calls from some birds. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Chaffinch (Fringilla Coelebs) - close-up wingbeats from birds in flight. Some flight calls. Other birds in background.

Tok Tokki Beetle (Psammodes Sp.) - Single beetle tapping close-up. Birds calling and insects buzzing in background throughout recording.

New Zealand - The Natural World 1 - Dawn chorus - open farmland surrounded by trees, Waitomo, New Zealand.

Sikorski 61n (24 Seater) Helicopter Exterior - Sikorski 61N, Helicopter, exterior, Start up, warm up, hover. (General Electric, 24 seater CT 58 Turbine engine)

Fitness & Health - General gymnasium atmosphere - small, 6 people.

Lesser Snow Goose (Anser Caerulescens Caerulescens) - medium close-up calls, others in the background.

Motor Horns (Electric) - French Single Tone Motor Horn sounded. (Electric motor horn.)

Crowd Of 6000 At Protest Meeting - Crowd at protest meeting saying 'Aye'. (6000 people, recorded outdoors in England.)

Vasa Parrot (Coracopsis Vasa) - close-up flight calls, Black Parrot singing in background.

American Black Vulture (Coragyps Atratus) - medium close-up calls from vultures & common caracara at carcass. Also feeding sounds.

Mossy-nest Swiftlet (Collocalia Satangana) - close-up echo-location calls from several birds, cockerel in background. Wing-beats near microphone. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Ford Anglia 105e Van (1963, 997cc): Exterior - Motor Van: Start, Tickover, switch off, exterior, (Ford Anglia 105E, 1963 model, 997cc).

Electronic Sounds - Electronic alarm gong. (Specially created electronic sound.)

Oil & Petrol - Seismic camp - truck motors running (Alaska 1970).

Domestic Clock (Bell: Double-strike) - Domestic clock striking one o'clock. (Domestic clock with double-strike mechanism.)

Common Eider (Somateria Mollissima) - close-up calls from males & females, splashes & wingbeats, flight sounds at end. Water lapping throughout recording.

Deciduous Woodland - Sunrise,6.30 am in mainly deciduous woodland near marsh. Chiffchaff sings. Calls from green woodpecker,insects,blackcap,garden warbler,wren and robin background.Distant pheasant,great spotted woodpecker,blue tit,woodpigeons and nightingale. Crow calls and chorus

Yellow-fronted Parakeet (Cyanoramphus Auriceps) - Alarm calls of adult medium close-up. River in background. NB: Date of recording not known.

Hollow Doors: Interior - Hollow Door: Interior, open and close. (Room acoustic, recorded two metres away)

Triumph Tr6 Sports Car, 1971 (Exterior) - Exterior, self starter, tickover, switch off. (TR6 Sports Car, 1971 model)

King Penguin (Aptenodytes Patagonicus) - close-up adults with chicks. Distant sea.

Slow Footsteps Down Wooden Stairs - Footsteps Down Wooden Stairs, woman, slow, with start & stop.

World War 2 - 1 - Bombers circling aerodrome and coming in to land (reprocessed)

Ffestinog Narrow Gauge Steam Train. Exterior - Blaenau Festiniog Light Railway, Steam Train passes.

White Throated Capuchin (Cebus Capucinus) - Distant trilling calls. Wind in background.

Red Billed Gull (Larus Scopulinus) - close-up calls from a single gull. Others in background. White-fronted terns in background. Seawash in background.

Battle Of Britain - Massed formation of German bombers in steady flight.

Chacma Baboon  (Papio Ursinus) - Coughing and screeching noises, troop grunting while feeding. Exact date unknown. December 1980 to November 1981

White Throated Bee Eater (Merops Albicollis) - medium distance-close-up flight calls from several, White-browed Sparrow Weavers and other birds in background, short calls near end are from a perched bird.

Cranes (Gruinae Subfamily) - Distant calls from roost of demoiselle & common cranes. close-up calls from bird flying overhead 0m43s. Very faint engine in background. Recorded in early morning.

Bmc Mini Car 1966 (848cc) (Exterior) - Exterior, 1 door closing. (1966 848cc BMC Mini car)

New College Clock, Oxford - New College clock striking three o'clock.

Sporting Gun Factory - Sporting Gun Factory, general background atmosphere with occasional indistinct speech.

Double-spurred Francolin (Francolinus Bicalcaratus) - Territorial call medium close-up in answer to distant bird.

Yellow-billed Stork (Mycteria Ibis) - medium close-up take-off from two birds.

Dunnock (Prunella Modularis) - close-up song. Linnets, mistle thrush and skylark in distance.

Baby (Girl)trying To Talk) - 30 week old baby girl, sitting, playing quietly, blowing bubbles.

Common Bee Fly (Bombylius Major) - close-up hum from fly hovering. Birds in background. Also sheep, cockerel and voices in background.

Thunder Storm - Distant thunder and dry wind through vegetation. Loud thunder clap at 3m18s with start of strong wind.

Sailing Ship: Gaff-rigged Ketch: Interior - Sailing Ship: Gaff-rigged Ketch, water slopping and bubbling in bilges, distant seawash.

Space Travel & Interplanetary Effects - Explorer 1 Satellite, telemetry effects from satellite.

Static Engines - Large gas/diesel generators, constant run. (Sewage machinery suitable for general use)

Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius Dubius Curonicus) - Three day old chick

Tropical Forest Atmosphere - At dusk w/ loud bush-cricket & cicada chorus.

Austin Maestro Vanden Plas: Interior - Cars: Austin Maestro Vanden Plas. Interior, start engine, revving, stop

Bbc News Sound Effects Tape (Old) - seaside - harbour wall at night

National Daily Newspaper - National Daily Newspaper Copytype Department, general atmosphere.

Submarines (1960 ‚äòp‚äô Class) - Submarine: 1960 'P' class, Hydroplanes operated.

Peugeot 205gt 1982 1300cc Petrol (car Misfiring Quite Badly) - exterior - start and slow depart to right

American Redstart (Setophaga Ruticilla) - close-up song, Rufous-sided Towhees and other birds in distance, stream or wind in trees in distance.

Dairy Farming - Cow being milked by hand, milk flows into churn, occasional 'moo' from animal being milked.

Comedy 2 - Continuous body falls - continuous heavy movement (170A)

Painted Stork (Mycteria Leucocephala) - Large painted stork chicks begging with grating calls in colony. medium close-up calls & wingbeats, very busy. Occasional bill clacking.

Salt Marsh (Tidal) - Salt-Marsh: Winter; Night With Wigeon on pool.

Telephones: Telephone Box 1985 - Push-Button Telephone Box (1985): Receiver replaced, coin drops

Spangled Drongo (Dicrurus Bracteatus) - close-up calls and song. Treecreeper calls in background near start of recording. Golden whistler in background later. Another drongo calls in background. Other birds and crickets in distance.

Rome: Termini Railway Station - Rome, tramcar approach, stop & depart.

Oystercatcher (Haematopus Ostralegus) - Early morning. close-up scratching & scraping.

Otter (Lutra Lutra) - Cubs (two litters: one a week old and the other half-grown) with pheasant in background

Jay (Garrulus Glandiarus) - medium close-up call from jay. background sounds of other bird species & traffic (recorded early morning). N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

French Traffic - Busy French Village Street, atmosphere with cars, horns, occasional quiet periods.

Footsteps On Wood: Walking (Dead Acoustic) - Footsteps on Wood, man walking, with start & stop. (Dead acoustic.)

Natural Atmospheres 1 - Low lying marshy pasture in Winter, early morning atmosphere with lapping water & distant Curlews. (Some wind.)

Mantled Howler Monkey (Alouatta Palliata) - medium distance early morning chorus from a troop. Sound of monkeys feeding in trees. Several birds singing and calling. Crickets and cicadas in background. Also suitable as rainforest atmosphere.

Marine Bugle Calls - Marine Bugle Call, 'Alert', 'Sunset', 'Carry on'.

Kerguelen Fur Seal (Arctocephalus Gazella) - Two bulls fighting on beach. Panting after fight.

Grassland - Early morning on short grass plains, larks & pectoral-patch cisticolas, wing clicking from the cisticola at start.

Foreign Crowds - Kano, Nigeria, crowd leaving mosque, busy atmosphere with some children.

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - Male sings as he follows female arriving at nest; female calls once close-up on arrival, while male sings intermittently in background before moving closer to nest.

Ford Anglia 105e Van (1963, 997cc): Interior - Motor Van: Seatbelt Fastened, interior, (Ford Anglia 105E, 1963 model, 997cc).

Kagu (Rhynochetos Jubatus) - medium distance continuous calls from kagu. Occasional calls from other bird species. background sounds of stridulating insects. N.B. Date of this recording is unknown.

Red Flying Fox (Pteropus Scapulatus) - quiety colony atmosphere; light wind

Montane Forest Atmosphere - close-up shrill calls then wing beats as bird flys away. Also v. distant calls in a constant background.

Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet Aircraft: Interior - Boeing 747, Jumbo Jet Aircraft, take off and climb, recorded from upstairs in 1st class lounge. (Interior, 747 giant long-range airliner, 4 jet engines)

Lilac Breasted Roller (Coracius Caudata) - MC calls, White Browed Sparrow Weavers, doves and insects in background. Slight wind in acacias.

2 Horses On Gravel (Studio) - Horse on gravel, gallop to stop. (Studio recording)

Blizzard Atmosphere - Blizzard at station. Lots of wind rumble with rattling - of door latch?

Rural South America - Oxen pulling wooden cart through swamp (rec.from cart) occas.distinct speech from drivers,also splashes etc.

Interiors - Theatres And Halls - Old Vic Theatre - large audience,applause at end of act, interval chatter - 1980 (1C13,reprocessed)

Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula Hypoleuca) - medium close-up loud song from flycatcher. background sounds of dawn chorus. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Dial 999 - Ambulance wail siren changing to yelp and back several times, exterior acoustic.

King Bird Of Paradise (Cicinnurus Regius) - medium close-up loud display song from male. background sounds of stridulating insects & calls from birds.

Worcester College Clock, Oxford - Worcester College clock striking one o'clock.

Bluethroat (Erithacus Svecicus) - Alarm calls close-up with frogs, cicadas and other birds in background.

Bee (Apoidea) - close-up buzzing from bees drinking at water hole. Some individual buzzes. background sounds of birds.

Mgb Open Sports Car 1966 (1798cc) (Exterior) - Interior, self starter, tickover, move off into constant run, with wind. (1966 1798cc MGB open sports car)

Whooper Swan (Cygnus Cygnus) - close-up contact calls of a group. Wigeon & Canada geese calling in background.

Grey Seal (Halichoerus Grypus) - close-up pup calls (plaintive), some loud & extended. Flipper slapping @ 25". Grunting @ 35".

World War 2 - 2 - Wildcat (Carrier Fighter, Fleet Air Arm) (USA) lands on ship and taxis forward (reprocessed)

Sailing Vessel: Sts Malcolm Miller - Tackles clanking in average sea. (STS Malcolm Miller)

Motor Car: 1929 Austin 7 - Exterior, start, reverse. (1929 Austin Seven)

Avocet (Recurvirostra Avosetta) - Communal display of 4 birds, plus female with 3 chicks chasing off 3 oystercatchers

Indigenous/ethnic Music - Music for tiger play. Sounds of trumpets, drums & other percussion. Various voices & shouts.

Shopping Precinct - Crowd in shopping precinct with footsteps & chatter. (Wide perspective recording.)

Lowland Rainforest Atmosphere - Lowland rainforest. Early Morning 0800hrs. Various cicadas and calls from chestnut-headed oropendula in background, several water drips on leaves.

Swallow Tailed Manakin (Chiroxiphia Caudata) - medium close-up unusual call from manakin. Also repetitive cheeps from another bird species.

Fruit Bat (Pteropus Rufus) - Colony at roost calls and wing-beats with cicadas and flies NB: Identity of species and location not certain. Date of recording unknown

Rainforest Atmosphere - Central plateau, early morning. Distant indri calls, dripping water, crickets and birds.

Household - Household: Microwave, Tricity Model 2002T, Defrosting.

Sea Coast: Sand Flats - NIGHT: ANY SEASON EXCEPT MID-SUMMER With curlew, lapwing, turnstone, redshank and oystercatchers

Wigeon (Anas Penelope) - Party alighting on water medium close-up

Comedy, Fantasy & Horror - Kettle blowing its top. (Comedy Spot Effect.)

Moorland Atmosphere - Morning. Many birds singing and calling, insects buzzing. Usable but not good.

Maasai Tribe - Group of six men, one solo. Five chanting for first 50 seconds then mixed voices.

Exterior Crowds 1 - Atmosphere before ships launch, close perspective - occas. hammering in background - 1985 (3S23)

Exterior Crowds 2 - Large crowd cheers continuously  - 1966 (94A, reprocessed)

Dusky Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus Obscurus) - Hydrophone recording. Rapid echolocation clicks with squeaking calls. Busy at times. background sounds of swirling water.

Concert Hall - Broadcasting House Concert Hall, string quartet tuning up.

Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora Pinus) - medium close-up song, other birds in distance, wind in trees.

Blue-spotted Wood Dove (Turtur Afer) - Song medium close-up. With insects and a breeze.

Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga Leonina) - close-up calls from a `beachmaster' challenging another male. Colony and surf in background.

Guillemot (Uria Aalge) - Wingbeats and landing sounds from a bird which attempts to land and then flies off again. Kittiwakes, razorbills and herring gulls in background.

Whooper Swan (Cygnus Cygnus) - Calls & trumpeting calls close-up-medium close-up from birds on water swimming & feeding; wigeon calls occasionally in distance, distant barnacle geese.

Adventure - Skiing, skiers passing right to left. (Recorded from side of slope.)

Canal Narrow Boat (Exterior) - Canal Narrow Boat: Approaches and stops, exterior

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - NB: Recorded from microphones placed beside a Reed Warbler's nest. 0455 - 0525hrs Male sings close-up at nest, then approaches and calls before relieving female and incubates eggs.

Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio Porphyrio) - Distant calls, coot in background.

World War I - Slow marching, halt (WW1 drill, no orders) - 1967 (83D)

Band-tailed Manakin (Pipra Fasciicauda) - Calls with distant birds dripping water audible

Peregrine Falcon (Falco Peregrinus) - Rapid, repetitive calls from female peregrine.

Weather 2 - Storms - Whitby Lighthouse's Foghorn sounding. (Elliptical horn, c.1950s.) (Distant perspective.)

Indoor Ice Rink (Children) - Indoor Ice Rink, interior, atmosphere in ice rink with children. (Recorded from balcony.)

Salt Marsh (Tidal) - Turf Saltings: Winter; Early Morning With passing White-fronted Geese, also many Wigeon (male and female), Mallard & Lapwings at large pool on saltings.

Domestic Clock: Double-strike (Heavy Mechanism) - Domestic clock striking seven o'clock. (Domestic clock with heavy double-strike mechanism.)

Irian Jaya Indigenous Music - medium close-up drumming. Singing, alternating between male & female performers.

Skylark (Alauda Arvensis) - Female flies off nest with eggs, uttering alarm call.

Grey Heron (Ardea Cinerea) - Heronry close-up, occasional calls & wing flaps; blue tit medium close-up; jackdaw, starling and wood pigeon in background.

Field Grasshopper (Chorthippus Bornhalmi) - close-up stridulation with filtering.

Ships And Boats 1 - Lifeboat, winching boat up launching ramp into boathouse. (48ft 6in Oakley class self-righting boat, RNLB 'Charles Henry'.)

Harp Seal (Phoca Groenlandica) - Calls of adults and pups in colony medium close-up

Lapland Bunting (Calcarius Lapponicus) - close-up calls from adult at nest calls from chick

Northern Coniferous Forest - Douglas Firs with distant sheep, bees and titmice. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Grey Breasted Rufous Fantail (Rhipidura Rufidorsa) - medium close-up song. Other birds and cicadas in background.

Wadi Atmosphere - Recorded in early morning. Calls & song from birds. Occasional buzz from insects. Quite hissy with background sounds of wind.

Chieftain Main Battle Tank (Diesel) - Chieftain Main Battle Tank, exterior, approach & stop. (Diesel engined tank.)

Rainforest Atmosphere - Recorded at altitude of 1880 metres during evening. Fairly quiet atmosphere with calls from various bird species including bowerbirds & red sided streaked honeyeater. Also distant calls from white bibbed fruit dove. Sounds of stridulating crickets.

Motor Car: Ford Cortina 1500c 1969 Model: Interior - Cars: Ford Cortina, 1500cc, 1969 model. Interior, revving.

Modern Agricultural Machinery & Vehicles - Land Rover, exterior, approach & engine switched off. (Land Rover, Long Wheel Base, 109" Safari Diesel, Series 2A, 1967.)

London - Docklands Light Railway train, interior, constant run with station stops at 0m52s and 2m13s.

Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus Alexandri) - close-up wing-beats and calls, distant American Crow and Mourning Dove.

Marsh Harrier (Circus Aeruginosus) - close-up calls from a single chick and movement in nest. . Wind in corn.

American Robin (Turdus Migratorius) - medium close-up alarm calls from one bird. High-pitched calls from another in background. Wind in trees.

Africa 2 - The Natural World - Zebra, close up calls from single animal, with background.

Wedge Capped Capuchin (Cebus Olivaceous) - close-up calls from agitated capuchins (loud). Crashes & sounds of movement in vegetation. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Dogs: Malamute Alaskan Huskies - Malamute Alaskan Huskies barking, exterior.

London Midland Region Electric Trains (Interior) - Express Train, interior, slow down & stop. (British Rail London Midland Region train, 25kV Pantograph system.)

Galapagos Giant Tortoise (Geochelone Elephantopus) - Male clambering over lava with birds in background

Professional League Football - Football League match, whistle, angry crowd.

Grassland Atmosphere - Very quiet neutral atmosphere. Hiss of wind in grass. Some intermittent birdsong. Occasional buzz from fly. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Peregrine Falcon (Falco Peregrinus) - close-up calls from male at start, then close-up begging calls from two well grown chicks on ledge. Jackdaws call mc in background. Distant wren. Adult female peregrine calls in distance.

Proboscis Monkey (Nasalis Larvatus) - Moving through mangrove trees and occasionally grunting with chorus of insects in background

Sea Cliffs - Summer: Day Kittiwakes, Brunnich's Guillemots (Thick billed), Fulmars and Glaucous Gulls, distant seawash.

Ecclesiastical Effects 1 - Monks leaving house chapel - 1984 (7M1,reprocessed)

Istanbul - Istanbul, child streetseller, with voices, footsteps, and distant music.

Mixed Boreal Forest Atmosphere - Several birds singing and calling including black-capped chickadee, white-throated sparrow, chipping sparrow, ovenbird and crickets and insects. Forest edge in scrub and bushes in front of pine trees. Early morning.

Comedy, Fantasy & Horror - Horn sounded twice. (Comedy Spot Effect.)

Farmland - AUTUMN: EARLY AM Boat-tailed and common grackles, distant crows, wind in trees

Teenage Cafe - Espresso coffee machine, person preparing coffee. (Some traffic in background)

Dry Deciduous Forest Atmosphere - Early morning - Madagascar coucals with Madagascar bulbuls, Madagascar cuckoo and other birds in background.

Kaka (Nestor Meridionalis) - medium close-up - medium distance calls from several. Bellbird and long-tailed cuckoo in background. Cicadas in background.

White Browed Robin Chat (Cossypha Heuglini) - MC song. Other birds in foreground and background. Tropical Boubous prominent near end.

Ship Launch: 3,200 Tons Sideways Launch - Shipyard: Fabrication Shed, Interior, caulking with pneumatic chipping hammer, Wallsend, April 1985.

Just Before Dawn - By water spring NB: Exact date of recording in 1981 unknown

Cuckoo Clock (Cuckoo Only) - Cuckoo clock striking eight o'clock. (Cuckoo only.)

Rainforest Atmosphere - Generally quiet forest atmosphere with bird song, some prominent calls from species including ribbon tailed bird of paradise (astrapia) and Loria's bird of paradise. Rain on foliage and wind.

Canterbury Cathedral Bells: Interior - Canterbury Cathedral Bells: Exterior, ringing starts, rounds, Grandsire Cinques, rounds, ringing stops. (Recorded from top of 'Bell Harry' tower)

Stitchbird (Notiomystis Cincta) - close-up calls, mainly in flight. Distant masked plover at start of recording. Distant Canada goose, goldfinch, kokako and grey warbler. Occasional distant traffic.

Tropical Seasonal Forest Atmosphere - medium distance calls from crimson backed woodpecker. Flight sounds of great Indian hornbill. Also calls of other bird species. background hiss/noise of insects.

D.i.y. And Building - Arc welding machine, switch on, transformer hum in standby mode, off.

Coastal Atmosphere - Prominent song from American cliff swallow or barn swallow. Buzzing from bees and flies. Other distant birds. Slight wind at times.

Caving & Pot-holing - 20ft waterfall in a cave. (Recorded from top.)

Bats (Chiroptera) - Many bats flying past. Sounds of massed wings. High piched hiss from echolocation clicks. Constant sound levels. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Redshank (Tringa Totanus) - Calls with reed and sedge warblers, coot and moorhen

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - Pair 'choking' - high intensity

Seashore Atmosphere - gentley lapping water at strandline, with oystercatchers and other seabirds in background

Crowd Of 6000 At Protest Meeting - Laughter into applause and whistles at protest meeting. (6000 people, recorded outdoors in England.)

Lake - Early Spring: Early Morning - With Canada geese, mallard, coot, robin and other song birds in surrounding woodland plus distant sheep

Sikorski 61n (24 Seater) Helicopter Exterior - Sikorski 61N, Helicopter, exterior, Idle, slow taxi away. (24 seater with General Electric CT 58 Turbine engine)

New Zealand - The Natural World 1 - Tui & Weka in bush, Kapiti Island, NZ.

Forest Atmosphere - Forest atmosphere with warblers medium close-up/dist. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

African Yellow White Eye (Zosterops Senegalensis) - close-up song from a party. close-up song from Dark-backed Weaver at start, becoming more distant. Blue-shouldered Robin Chat in background near end. Other birds and insects in background.

Hollow Doors: Interior - Solid Panel Door: Interior, open and close. (Hall acoustic, close perspective)

King Penguin (Aptenodytes Patagonicus) - Colony with a few chicks.

Oil & Petrol - 4-wheel drive truck - constant run over rough icy ground (Alaska 1970).

Marshland - Dawn 5.20am-sunrise 6.20am. Reed warblers,wrens,crows,pheasant,great tits,moorhen,cuckoos,water rail, black headed gulls,sedge warbler,greylag geese,distant woodpigeons, chiffchaff,oystercatcher,coot,blue tits. Distant cattle. Slight swaying of reeds.

World War I Army Drill - World War I Army Drill, Company 'B' dismiss & ragged march off, with orders shouted.

Electronic Sounds - Spacecraft hit by plasma guns. (Specially created electronic sound.)

Motor Car: Ford Cortina 1.6 Gl (Manual) 1982 Model: Exterior - Cars: 1.6GL (Manual) 1982 model Ford Cortina. Exterior, fast skid start & depart

Common Newtonia (Newtonia Brunneicauda) - close-up calls with Madagascar Magpie Robin and Jerys in background.

Feral Pigeon (Columba Livia) - Coos and wingbeats of white birds in captivity (outside aviary)

Souimanga Sunbird (Nectarinaia Souimanga) - close-up song, low background with cicadas, other birds and slight wind in trees.

Ford Anglia 105e Van (1963, 997cc): Exterior - Motor Van: Rear Doors Open, exterior, (Ford Anglia 105E, 1963 model, 997cc).

American Black Vulture (Coragyps Atratus) - close-up/medium close-up hissing, roaring & wing beats from vultures at carcass.

Ammunition Factory - Ammunition Factory, plastic tubing cut into lengths (with pause between each cut).

African Harrier Hawk (Polyboroides Typus) - Calls medium distance, with Speckled Pigeon in background.

New College Clock, Oxford - New College clock striking six o'clock.

Caving & Potholing - Man in 30ft drainpipe crawling away, in steel toe caps. Faster

World War Ii: Air Raids - Air raids on London at night. Night raid, drone of planes

Chacma Baboon  (Papio Ursinus) - Troop grunting and screaming while feeding. Exact date unknown. December 1980 to November 1981

Bmc Mini Car 1966 (848cc) (Exterior) - Exterior, self starter, tickover, switch off. (1966 848cc BMC Mini car)

Wren (Troglodytes Troglodytes) - close-up alarm calls. Willow warbler & chaffinches in background. Distant song thrush. Distant siskins towards end of recording. Very faint traffic.

Slow Footsteps Down Wooden Stairs - Footsteps Down Wooden Stairs, two women, slow, with start & stop.

World War 2 - 1 - Aerodrome atmosphere with Liberators,engines idling,some aircraft movement,background birds,March 1945 (reprocessed)

Static Engines - Several operating, continuous run. (Sewage machinery suitable for general use)

Royal Albert Hall - Royal Albert Hall: Atmosphere, applause into atmosphere.

Sailing Ship: Gaff-rigged Ketch: Exterior - Sailing Ship: Gaff-rigged Ketch, Exterior, heavy sea, rain, force 5-6 wind from midships.

Lakeside Atmosphere - With hooded crow, curlew, oystercatcher and common sandpiper

Computers - Tape Head operating. (Close perspective recording.) (Computer atmosphere.)

Pygmy Chimpanzee (Pan Paniscus) - Whooping chorus and branch dragging. Recordist changes sound level during calls.

Farmland Atmosphere - AUTUMN: EARLY PM Cricket chorus in pea fields just after heavy rain. American crows in distance, distant plane.

Suburbia 2 And Skylines - Pigeons flapping and cooing in coop (1B18,reprocessed)

Yellow-billed Stork (Mycteria Ibis) - close-up sound of bird ruffling feathers after preening. African jacana in background. Insects. Slight wind in reeds.

Baby (Girl) - 35 week old baby girl, playing and trying to talk. (Saying 'mum-mum-mum')

Rome: Metropolitana (Underground Railway) - Rome Metropolitana, ticket turnstiles, train arrives. (Underground railway in Rome.)

Domestic Dog (Canis Familiaris) - close-up running and trotting sounds from five deerhounds in forest. (The first two dogs are together.) Running sounds from two people at end of recording.

Oystercatcher (Haematopus Ostralegus) - Early morning. Calls from birds at roost. Some pre-flight wing flaps.

Crowds: Interior - Crowd, interior, 40 men & women, stamping feet & applause.

Mangrove Atmosphere - Coastal bushland - early morning. Many songbirds in bushes, calls from white terns, surf in background.

Forest - Early - mid morning, overlooking forest. Prominent tui. Calls from grey warblers and bellbird. Flight calls from redpolls. Insects. Wind in trees.

Peugeot 205gt 1982 1300cc Petrol (car Misfiring Quite Badly) - exterior - start, gear crunch, reverse towards mic, misfiring and depart to left

Pool Of London - Water: Pool, Lapping, birds, voices and engines

Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta Varia) - close-up-medium close-up song, other birds in distance, wind in trees, Rufous-side Towhee singing in background.

Tropical Forest Atmosphere - With various forest birds incl. common bulbul (anxiety call medium close-up); vinaceous doves, blue-spotted wood doves & insects.

Crested Tit (Parus Cristatus) - close-up calls from two birds feeding in pine trees. Some song medium distance. Chaffinches, jackdaws and great tit. Slight wind in trees.

Submarines (1960 ‚äòp‚äô Class) - Submarine: 1960 'P' class, Hydraulic pump.

National Daily Newspaper - National Daily Newspaper Linotype Department, general atmosphere.

Grassland Atmosphere - birds, insects and frogs; occasional distant cow

Sea Shore: Mud Or Sand Flats At High Tide - SPRING: DAY With eiders, ringed plover, black-headed and lesser black-backed gulls

Woodland Atmosphere - Morning in eucalyptus woodland. Calls from blue wrens in background. Hum from cicadas & crickets - cicadas loud at times.

Moorland Pasture - Spring: Early Morning - Thunderstorm, heavy rain

World War 2 - 1 - Takes off from ship,occasional voices (reprocessed)

Sage Grouse (Centrocercus Urophasianus) - Groups of males displaying close-up. Sparrow singing mp.

Footsteps On Wood: Walking (Dead Acoustic) - Footsteps on Wood, man walking, with approach & stop. (Dead acoustic.)

Church Bells - Church Bells, ringing down with rapid, joyous & random ringing for last minute of recording. (St. Clement Dane's Church, The Strand, London.)

Antillean Nighthawk (Chordeiles Gundlachii) - Recorded during evening. medium distance calls from nighthawk. background, sporadic loud calls from Cuban amazon parrots. Sounds of insect stridulation.

Ford Anglia 105e Van (1963, 997cc): Interior - Motor Van: Direction Indicator, interior, (Ford Anglia 105E, 1963 model, 997cc).

Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps Cristatus) - Copulation display. with coots.

Coot (Fulica Atra) - Territorial skirmish - splashing across water.

New Caledonian Crow (Corvus Moneduloides) - medium distance calls from crow. background sounds of forest. N.B. Date of this recording is unknown.

Coot (Fulica Atra) - medium close-up calls from a group canada goose and great crested grebe in background

Giant Petrel (Macronectes Giganteus) - close-up chick begging for food. Skuas and terns in background. Sound of brash ice in background.

Baby Girl: Nine Months Old - Nine month old baby girl, laughing & playing, with mouth noises at end.

Grassland - Morning on short grass plains, many larks singing, song flight from pectoral- patch cisticolas, slight gusting wind.

White-bearded Manakin (Manacus Manacus) - close-up-medium distance display calls with wing clicks, at lek. Other birds and insects in distance.

Maltese Crowds - Valletta, crowds promending. with tolling bells.

Mgb Open Sports Car 1966 (1798cc) (Exterior) - Exterior, approach, stop, tickover, switch off. (1966 1798cc MGB open sports car)

Graceful Warbler (Prinia Gracilis) - medium distance calls from warbler. Distant calls from dhufar toads. Occasional fly buzz. Alarm calls from warbler 0m48s. background sounds of water in irrigation channel. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Demoiselle Crane (Anthropoides Virgo) - Calls close-up of captive bird with woodland species in background.

Woodpecker Finch (Camarhynchus Pallidus) - medium close-up song from finch. Chirps & buzzing notes. background calls from other birds. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Black Billed Sicklebill (Drepanornis Albertisi) - medium distance display calls from sicklebill. Becomes more animated during recording. \ background stridulating insects & calls from other bird species.

Worcester College Clock, Oxford - Worcester College clock striking ten o'clock.

Interiors - Theatres And Halls - Screams and applause by girls in a theatre - May 1966 (63C,reprocessed)

Boats - Motor launch - start, reverse and manoeuvre with wash and stops (on deck).

Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet Aircraft: Interior - Boeing 747, Jumbo Jet Aircraft, atmosphere' in 2nd class economy cabin constant flight

Horse On Gravel (Studio) - Horse on gravel, canter, stop. (Studio recording)

Marshland Atmosphere - Night. medium close-up calls from frog (Bufo marinus). Other frogs in distance. Loud calls from flying waders. Other birds in the distance. Cicadas and crickets. Dog barks in background at times.

Junkers Ju 88, circling with four dives. (German World War II fighter/bomber, two piston engines.)

Transport - Bicycle, 1936 Raleigh sports model, continuous run on road with traffic passing. (Recorded on bicycle.)

Hovercraft: Srn 6 (Interior) - SRN 6 Hovercraft, slow down, stop switch off. (Saunders Roe Nautical 6 hovercraft.)

Rainforest Atmosphere - Fairly distant continuous calls from Wilson's bird of paradise. Sounds of insects with some close-up.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Summer: Midday \ Near river with thunder.

Wamba Indigenous Music - Longer bursts of notes from a trumpet made from elephant tusk.

On-board BOAC post-take off announcement (suitable for use for any long-distance BOAC plane).

Rainforest - Early morning as temperature rises. Many birds calling and singing. Cicadas and hum from insects. Blue monkeys snapping twigs in trees.

Tiger (Panthera Tigris) - Siberian tiger (P.t.altaica) close-up growling and eating meat.

Spanish Sparrow (Passer Hispaniolensis) - Calls of male; flies off at the end.

Sidewinder Rattlesnake (Crotalus Cerastes) - rattles [occasional mic bumps]

Religion In Britain - London Central Mosque, Regents Park - call to prayer (long version) for weekly midday Friday prayers, recorded outside in mosque forecourt - some traffic noise

Forest Atmosphere - Forest - Evening. Several birds calling, insects and dripping water.

Exterior Atmospheres - Mixed Deciduous Woodland atmosphere on a windy day, with occasional flying insects.

Sea Coast: Mud Or Sand Flats - EARLY SPRING: EARLY MORNING Shelduck, curlew, redshank, black-tailed godwits, black-headed and herring gulls, wren, chaffinch and magpie

British Trams - Tram, start up, bell sounded, fast run (squeaks at 000m17s), intermediate stop (at 001m45s).

Motor Car: 1929 Riley 9 H.p. Saloon (Exterior) - Exterior, start, revving, switch off. (Recorded near engine of Riley 9 h.p. saloon, 1929 model)

Aircraft: Hawker Harrier Vertical Take-off Jet (Exterior) - Hawker Harrier, exterior, approach & land, switch off engines. (Harrier Jump-Jet, vertical take off & landing fighter jet.)

Lifeboat: Selsey 48‚äô6‚äù Oakley Class Lifeboat (Self Righting With Crew Of 7) - Lifeboat: Selsey 48'6" Oakley class, 7 crewed self-righting, in wheelhouse, engine running fast,  indistinct voices and RT.

Mandrill Baboon (Mandrillus Sphinx) - medium distance grunts from mandrill. Also some squealing calls. background bird calls & stridulating insects.

London Green Line Coach - London Green Line Coach, exterior, start, tickover, switch off.

Razorbill (Alca Torda) - Wingbeats from bird landing, and footsteps on ledge. close-up annoyance calls and then sound of bird taking off. Guillemots, kittiwakes, arctic tern and herring gulls in background. Distant surf.

Lafresnaye's Vanga (Xenopirostris Xenopirostris) - Song at night. with other birds and cicadas in background.

Large Outdoor Crowd: Men - Battle Crowd, murmuring crowd of men with occasional clink of swords. (Suggested use, period battle)

Coniferous Woodland Atmosphere - Neutral atmosphere recorded during pre dawn. Constant sounds of wind in trees. background song from redstarts.

Fire Engines - Fire station, bell, men turn out, fire engines depart.

Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma Rufum) - close-up calls while foraging, Rufous-sided Towhee, Carolina Wren, Blue Jay, Common Grackles and crickets in background.

Kokako (Callaeas Cinerea) - medium close-up musical, resonant calls from kokako. background calls from other bird species. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Merton College Clock, Oxford - Merton College clock striking eight o'clock.

Woodland - Autumn:Day American Crow, Cardinal and other birds, chorus of Cicadas. Wind in trees.

Interiors - Pubs And Clubs - Pin-table, coin in slot, ball round 3 times, with bell - 1968 (173A,reprocessed)

Snowy Egret (Egretta Thula) - MC-close-up calls with colony in background, calls from American Crows and insects in distance, wingbeats as adults come and go, sometimes a mass take off by adults. Several calls from a nearby Tricolored Heron.

Exterior Crowds 2 - Cheer and applause - mid-distant perspective (rec. Silver Jubilee - June 1977) (2C8,reprocessed)

Steam Trains: Exterior - Steam Train: Maunsell Q class 541 0-6-0 Loco 1938, pre 1940 rolling stock,exterior, loco stands in station, train arrives.

Water - Sound of stones ricocheting across pond. (Fade for length of throw)

Manual Typewriter (Live Acoustic) - Electric Typewriter: Single and multiple line feeds.

Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo Novaeguineae) - Occasional medium close-up laughing calls from several birds. Faint calls from chicks. Cicada chorus. Distant birds. * Also suitable for a woodland atmosphere in E Australia.

Rook (Corvus Frugilegus) - Adults and nestlings at night (11.00 pm) calling and flapping wings. with distant tawny owl and lapwings.

Fork-tailed Storm Petrel (Oceanodroma Furcata) - close-up soft calls from one bird joined by it's mate in burrow. Mass flock sounds in background. A loud call at end.

Arabian Babbler (Turdoides Squamiceps) - Contact calls and wingbeats of several birds; Male gives 'follow-me' call near end, also blackstart song. Tractors in background.

Common Peafowl (Pavo Cristatus) - close-up sound of peacock vibrating secondaries whilst fanning tail. Other peacocks call in background. Collared doves, blackbirds, swallows, jackdaws and others in background.

Bar-headed Goose (Anser Indicus) - close-up contact calls from several. Flies and mosquitoes. Occasional calls from distant bird.

Bonelli's Warbler (Phylloscopus Bonelli) - Song close-up, with Nightingale and Blackcap. Windy at times.

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Fuscus) - Long call note merging into long call

London Underground - London Underground, atmosphere in station passage. (Below ground.)

Pony Trekking - String of frightened ponies whinnying and stamping.

Children - Babies & Infants - Baby girl at mealtime, 9 months old - 1984 (8B3, reprocessed)

Black Parrot (Coracopsis Nigra) - close-up calls from a prominent bird with occasional calls from another.

Suricate (Suricata Suricatta) - close-up greeting calls between adults.

Trouser Manufacture - Factory Machines: Trouser Manufacture, Pfaff automatic contour seamer operating. (Recorded 1975)

Basket Ball - Crystal Palace (Ursiline V Sutton) - Basket Ball: Match, close to players

Lakeside Atmosphere - Calls from various bird species including Barrow's goldeneye duck. Also sounds of insects. background sounds of wind in trees. Occasional slight bumps on recording.

Bristol Britannina Prop-jet Airliner (Exterior) - Bristol Britannia, exterior, taxi-ing to take off. (Long/medium range airliner, four turboprop jet engines.)

Cactus Ground Finch (Geospiza Scandens) - Calls of juvenile close-up.

Ecclesiastical Effects 2 - Exterior, 3 bells rung at random in Pre-Reformation style, with birdsong (St. Andrew's Church, Toft, Cambs.) - 1982 (2B7, reprocessed )

Forest Atmosphere - Morning in dry forest. Loud calls from cockatoos at start. Sound of distant birds. Slight wind in trees. * Day and month is not specified.

Sperm Whale (Physeter Catodon) - Two sperm whales producing "drilling" echolocation sounds. background clicking. Hydrophone recording.

Yellow-rumped (Audubon's) Warbler (Dendroica Coronata) - medium close-up song, other birds in distance. Wind in trees.

Lakeside Atmosphere - Spring: Evening. Canada geese on bank preening and wing flapping. Frogs and other birds in distance.

Football & Rugby Crowds - End of match - cheers and dispersal of crowd.

Cross-channel Car Ferry - Dover Port, exterior, departure of cross-channel ferry. (Siren at 1m00s, moves off at 3,00s.)

Farmland - Spring,dawn,farmland,low plantation. Prominent wren and turtle dove singing. Willow warblers,song thrush,wrens,woodpigeons and chiffchaffs in background. Distant pheasant,sheep,jays and crows.

Trains - London Underground, Bakerloo Line train arrives, "Mind the gap", departs. (Exterior acoustic.)

Rainforest Atmosphere - Atmosphere recorded during early morning. Good calls from various bird species. Also some sounds of insects. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Motor Traffic - Fairly heavy traffic on wet road. (No pedestrians)

Cotton-topped Tamarin (Saguinus Oedipus) - close-up calls from a group of six.

Woodland - Early morning in open area surrounded by woodland, where there are stands of magnetic termite mounds. Cicadas, crickets and flies. Frogs. Pheasant coucals, honeyeaters, lorikeets etc.

Small Boat On Lake - Small rowing boat on a lake. Boarding & moving gear. (Distant birds)

Fast Footsteps Up Stone Stairs (Slight Echo) - Fast footsteps up stone stairs, 2 women departing, slight echo.

River Atmosphere - Fast-flowing river - Early Spring - Early Morning. With white-capped redstart song.

Spectacled Caiman (Caiman Crocodilus) - medium close-up long, aggressive hiss from female at nest. Sounds of insect stridulation.

Domestic Clock - Domestic Mantle Clock striking ten o'clock. (Early 19th Century clock chimes 'B', 8 bells, 1 gong.)

D.i.y. And Building - Sanding, paper folded then small piece of wood.

Footsteps On Country Road: Walking - Footsteps on Country Road, two women walking, with start & stop.

Little Owl (Athene Noctua) - Three chicks (about 4 weeks old) in nest box; adult calls outside of box.

New Forest Pony (Equus Caballus) - Snorting (with flies) background traffic.

Rainforest - Early morning. Bird calls and wingbeats of a mixed species flock feeding in a fruiting fig tree. Cicadas and other birds in background. Hum from insects.

Forest Atmosphere - Dry forest. Dove and other birds calling. Slight breeze.

Athletics - White City Stadium athletics meeting, cheers, roars, whistles & end of race.

Kaka (Nestor Meridionalis) - medium close-up - medium distance calls from several. Calls from fantail. Bellbird at end of recording. Crickets. Slight wind in trees.

Thermal Spring - Geyser. Very active - producing a large volume of continuous hot water reaching about 3 feet high.

Suricate (Suricata Suricatta) - close-up calls from baby in den, soft calls from other members of group.

Puerto Rican Tody (Todus Mexicanus) - medium close-up calls & warbles from tody. medium distance "barking" calls at 1m23s. Forest atmosphere & wind in background.

House Mouse (Mus Musculus) - Cage noises (metal) as mice run about some squeaks

Buses - Self starter, bell, doors, departs, London Green Line Coach.

Brantley B2b 2-seater Helicopter (Interior) - Brantley 305, interior, start, take off into constant flight, land, switch off. (5-seater helicopter.)

Comedy 3 - Three whooshes with ripping fabric - 1967 (7B, reprocessed)

Ships And Boats 2 - Yacht, inflating rubber dinghy. (30ft sailing yacht 'Alice May', Halmatic 30, GRP, sloop rig.)

Mills & Grain - Interior, general atmosphere on 2nd floor with mill operating.

Triumph Tr6 Sports Car, 1971 (Exterior) - Exterior, approach, skid to stop, tickover, switch off. (TR6 Sports Car, 1971 model)

Electronically Generated Sounds - Double Crash. (Futuristic Spot Effect.)

Lafresnaye's Vanga (Xenopirostris Xenopirostris) - Calls close-up.

Grey Backed Fiscal Shrike (Lanius Excubitoroides) - close-up begging calls from juveniles with parent. Black Coucal, Larks, Zitting Cisticola, Shrike & Red necked Spurfowl in background.

New Zealand - The Natural World 2 - Cicadas - large number in trees (NZ)

Hoopoe (Upupa Epops) - Adult female arrives and feeds well-grown nestlings, then having fed young calls loudly in foreground. Male utters typical call in background.

Woodland (Warm, Dry Evergreen) - Late Spring/summer: Midday - With great grey shrike fledglings, azure-winged magpie alarm calls and carpenter bee rather windy

Jungle Crow (Corvus Macrorhynchos) - Wingbeats & calls from group of crows. Recorded on a frozen lake.

Ford Fiesta Motor Car (1980 Model, 1300cc) Interior - Car: Ford Fiesta, 1300 cc, 1980 model. Interior, changing from second into third gear

Montezuma Oropendola (Psarocolius Montezuma) - Forty plus birds gathering nest materials & displaying. medium close-up display calls with other calls from individuals. Some background calls from keel billed toucan.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Late afternoon, fairly neutral atmosphere. Some peeps from cave swallows. Distant calls from motmots.

Rufous-sided Towhee (Pipilo Erythropthalmus) - medium close-up calls and trills, other birds in distance, wind in trees.

Motor Racing: Le Mans - Le Mans, atmosphere as cars warm up before race.

Indoor Crowds: Small Group (English) - Small group, mixed cheerful chatter.

Wolf (Canis Lupus) - close-up growls, sniffs and whines. Chewing and hair pulling sounds as three Wolves feed on carcass. Ravens in distance. Walking around in snow, good wind gusting slighting in places.

Coniferous Woodland - Afternoon in forest. Siskins singing and calling. Wren and chaffinches in distance. Wind in trees.

Flying Fox (Pteropus Spp) - close-up mating calls in a mixed colony - black flying fox (P. alecto) grey-headed flying fox (P. poliocephalus) little red flying fox (P. scapulatus) Crows call in background.

Golden Bamboo Lemur (Hapalemur Aureus) - close-up calls from male and female. Crickets, frogs and wind in trees. Slight rain.

Motor Car: 1960 Ford Anglia - Exterior, approach and stop. (1960 Ford Anglia)

Bee-eater (Merops Apiaster) - Flight calls medium close-up-close-up of birds hawking insects.

Rufous Chatterer (Turdoides Rubiginosus) - close-up calls & trills from several, insects, frogs & other birds in background.

Sperm Whale (Physeter Catodon) - Sperm whale echolocation clicks. Unusual squeaks @ 2'40". Hydrophone recording. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Long-tailed Duck (Clangula Hyemalis) - close-up calls from female, males and other birds calling in background.

Bang! - General purpose machine gun firing from in front & close left.

Brown-headed Gull (Larus Brunnicephalus) - close-up calls from gulls in colony. Water lapping in foreground. Slight dolby pumping.

Trains 2 - Interior - tickover, depart from station, gathering speed.

St. Clemen Danes Church, London - St. Clement Danes Church Clock, striking 2 o'clock followed by Oranges & Lemons

Hornet (Vespa Crabro) - close-up sound inside nest; chewing & movement from adults; scraping from grubs in chambers. Buzzes from returning adults to entrance.

Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus Hyacinthinus) - Alarm calls from two pairs, medium close-up then close-up.

Rock Ptarmigan (Lagopus Mutus) - Quiet calls from ptarmigan. Quiet calls from hooded crow at start of recording. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Gasworks - Gasworks, vertical retort house discharging coke from bottom stage hopper on to belt conveyor.

Pheasant (Phasianus Colchicus) - Gamekeeper whistling-up pheasant chicks

Elegant Tern (Thalasseus Elegans) And - ROYAL TERN (THALASSEUS MAXIMA) \  \ Calls in colony

Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus Leucocephalus) - close-up calls from chicks in nest after female has brought food and departed. Red-winged Blackbird in background. Begging calls.

Slow Footsteps Down Wooden Stairs - Footsteps Down Wooden Stairs, three men, slow, with start & stop.

Aircraft: Beaufighters - Exterior, several planes diving with whine. (Bristol Beaufighter, World War II)

Rainforest Atmosphere - Occasional calls from white nosed guenon. Southern black and white colobus calling. Cicadas in background.

Rain Forest Atmosphere - Early morning, winter, 2000 feet. Birds and cicadas, very busy.

Caribou (Rangifer Tarandus) - Drumming of hooves with tendon clicks & splashing from fording stream as small groups of caribou quickly pass microphone. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Savanna Atmosphere - Various birds, mainly calls of Speke's Weavers, rather a windy day.

Bar-headed Goose (Anser Indicus) - close-up calls from a single goose, other ducks, geese and pigeons in background.

Trains & Bridges - Electric express train emerges from under bridge.

King Penguin (Aptenodytes Patagonicus) - close-up chick and adult calling and feeding. Several birds calling.

Blackcap (Sylvia Atricapilla) - Mimicry of blackbird alarm; Flies off at end close-up.

Church Bells - Church Bells, start into ringing. (St. Andrew's Church, South Lopham, Norfolk.)

Two-horse Brake (On Hard Surface) - Two-Horse Brake: Hard Surface, start, walk, stop.

World War I Aircraft: S.e. 5a Fighter (Exterior) - Exterior, pass over, land, switch off. (S.E. 5A First World War single-seater fighter, 1 piston engine)

Cars - Jaguar Sovereign, exterior, two false starts. (3.6 litre, 1986/7 model.)

Comedy 2 - Large bird taking off, three attempts - 1972 (7M, reprocessed)

Telephones: Telephone Box 1985 - Push-Button Telephone Box (1985): Seven digits keyed

Grey Headed Bush Shrike (Malaconotus Blanchoti) - close-up song, with another in background. Other birds & insects in distance.

Tropical Seasonal Forest Atmosphere - Atmosphere in stand of bamboo. medium distance calls from birds. Wind in bamboo & moving foliage. Some sounds of insects. A few bumps on recording.

Wren (Troglodytes Troglodytes) - medium close-up song, one phrase & some 'seep' notes. Blackbird, robin & chiffchaff in distance.

Red Knot (Calidris Canutus) - Early morning. close-up calls from birds in roost. Oystercatchers in background.

Vintage Motor Car: Fiat 509a Saloon: Interior - Cars: Vintage motor car Fiat 509A saloon. Interior, start, 1st gear, run

Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius Phoeniceus) - Captive birds hopping and calling in cage.

Hospitals - Human heartbeat, 58 bpm (average for fit young person).

King Of Saxony Bird Of Paradise (Pteridophora Alberti) - medium distance display calls. Brown sicklebill and other birds in background.

Parrot Spp. - Early morning. Flight calls from small macaw spp., blue-headed parrots and amazon spp. Very busy.

Pleske's Ground Jay (Podoces Pleskei) - close-up shrill, rapid calls from jay. Clear calls. background very slight sounds of wind. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Children‚äôs Swimming Pool - Children's Swimming Pool, general atmosphere.

Robin (Erithacus Rubecula) - Hawk alarm 'seep' call (with carrion crow calling overhead).

Aircraft: Trident (Exterior) - Trident, Aircraft, exterior,fly past overhead.

Superb Bird Of Paradise (Lophorina Superba) - medium close-up-medium distance calls. Other birds in background including calls from a Blue bird of paradise.

Southern Sea Lion (Otaria Flavescens) - Colony atmosphere adults and young by sea

Scrubland - Desert. With flies, Crested Larks, Bee-eaters. Distant dogs and chickens and Turtle Dove. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Interiors - Various 2 - Lutine bell, rung eight times - Dec '1984 (2L1,reprocessed)

Greater Hill Mynah (Gracula Religiosa) - Mimicry of human speech (bird belonging to Johnny Morris) NB: Exact date in 1971 unknown

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - NB: Recorded from microphones placed beside a Reed Warbler's nest. 0615-0735hrs Adult moving about on nest in reed-bed before flying off. Skylark, Wren, Black-headed Gulls, cow and dog in background.

Motor Car: 1914 Model ‚äòt‚äô Ford - Interior, start, constant run. Ford Model 'T' (1914)

Greater Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus Ferrumequinum) - Young bats: hunger calls

Mountain Bluebird (Sialia Currucoides) - medium close-up calls and sub-song, other birds in distance, calls from Violet-green Swallow.

American Elk (Cervus Elaphus) - Squeals from calves at the beginning, calls from adults: long calls, yelps and cries.

Horses / Dogs - One unshod horse at trot approach, stop & depart, with some birdsong.

Garden Warbler (Sylvia Borin) - medium close-up musical song from warbler. background calls from other bird species. Distant honks from waterfowl.

Farm Machnery: Drum Threshing Machine - Drum threshing machine in operation. Runs, stops,

Gecko (Gekkonidae Family) - close-up to background calls from geckos. Sounds of wind.

Ships And Boats 2 - Canal Narrow Boat, approach & stop, engine idles. (Recorded on shore.)

Domestic Clock - Domestic clock striking seven o'clock. (Domestic clock with single-strike mechanism.)

Electronically Generated Sounds - Pump action rifle, six single shots. (Futuristic Spot Effect.)

Graceful Warbler (Prinia Gracilis) - Two birds singing medium close-up and distant.

19ft Motor Boat (12 H.p. Petrol Engine) - Slow down, stop, switch off. (In cockpit of 19 foot motor boat, 12 h.p. petrol engine)

Livestock 1 - Milking Parlour, interior, cattle being milked & moving in & out of parlour.

Common Bulbul (Pycnonotus Barbatus) - Song medium distance, (with insects in background).

Honey Bee (Apis Mellifera) - close-up buzzing from bees at hive entrance, flying in and out and hovering.

Trains - Electric Train, exterior, arrives at local station (left to center), doors.

Red Knot (Calidris Canutus) - close-up calls from birds in high tide roost. Calls from oystercatchers.

Lambretta Motor Scooter, 1968 (Exterior) - Lambretta Scooter, start, tick over, stop.

Industry 3 - Machine shop, general atmosphere - use at low level.

Gallery Forest Atmosphere - Dawn 0500hrs - Jerys close, screams and grunts from ring-tailed lemurs, pied crows, Madagascar coucals, common newtonia, broad-billed roller and Madagascar bulbuls.

Sydney & Urban New Zealand - Shopping mall cafe, Auckland - distant clatter of crockery and cutlery with lively conversation in eating area surrounded by food counters.

Oystercatcher (Haematopus Ostralegus) - close-up alarm calls from bird near nest. Distant calls from chaffinch & chiffchaff in trees behind beach. Distant gulls near water-line.

Metal Scrap Yards - An auto presser operating. (In a metal scrap yard)

Tiger Play - Boy simulates tiger growls. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Euston Station - Euston Station, Diesel train ticking over, doors slam.

Aircraft: Vc 10 - Vickers VC10, exterior, landing. (Long-range airliner, 4 jet engines.)

Wetland Atmosphere - Quiet atmosphere across mud at low tide. Calls from curlew & oystercatcher. Canada geese in background. Light wind in background.

Mixed - Bicycle, 1936 Raleigh sports model, fast continuous run on gravel. (Recorded on bicycle.)

World War 2 - 2 - Wellington (Twin Engined Bomber) (GB) landing, occasional voices in background - Dec.1944 (reprocessed)

Mountain Grassland Atmosphere - Andean Foothills - Several birds singing and calling, slightly windy background.

House Sparrow (Passer Domesticus) - Calls close-up in church porch.

Bits & Pieces - Outdoor rock concert - cheers, applause and calls of 'more'

Marsh Harrier (Circus Aeruginosus) - Distant display calls from male, Goldfinches in distance. (Windy background)

Domestic Clock: Double-strike (Heavy Mechanism) - Domestic clock striking nine o'clock. (Domestic clock with heavy double-strike mechanism.)

Black Lored Babbler (Turdoides Melanops) - medium close-up calls from two. Common Bulbuls also calling, cricket chorus in background.

Indoor Ice Rink (Children) - Indoor Ice Rink, interior, single skater. (Close perspective recording.)

Tank Guns - Tank Guns, 76mm smoke shells fired four times. (Recorded inside tank.)

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - NB: Recorded from microphones placed beside a Reed Warbler's nest. 0455 - 0525hrs Female on nest chirps loudly close-up; then male performs 'wing-fluttering' display. Heron flight call in background.

Dusky Legged Guan (Penelope Obscura) - Alarm calls & sounds of take off from individual Guan. Sounds of insect stridulation.

Dinghy (Powered By A Small Outboard Motor) - Small Yacht: Slow down and stop. Powered by 7 h.p. engine

Hedgerow - Early Spring: Mid-day With Chaffinch, Jackdaw, Robin and Magpie. Windy

Whooper Swan (Cygnus Cygnus) - Feeding sounds & calls close-up; very faint distant barnacle geese in background.

Aircraft - Lancaster bomber, World War II, Aircraft, exterior, taxi and tickover.

Exterior Crowds 2 - Girls screaming in street, with much movement (running feet) and general excitement - 1966 (63C, reprocessed)

American Tree Sparrow (Spizella Arborea) - close-up song, geese and Snipe in background.

Water - Lid off, 2 pint-pan filled with water and emptied into sink.

University Of St. Mary The Virgin Church Clock, Oxford - Clock of the University Church of St Mary the Virgin, Oxford striking six o'clock.

Rocky Sea Coast - LATE SPRING: AFTERNOON Sea cove with shetland wren alarm and song and lapping water

Cricket Match (From Umpire‚äôs Perspective) - Cricket Match: Fast applause from umpire's position.

Rajasthan Musicians - Quite lively music. Drumming with strident, buzzing playing of trumpet.

Wolseley Sixteen-sixty Car 1967 (Interior) - Interior, start, tickover, revving, switch off. (Wolseley sixteen-sixty car, 1967)

London Underground: Victoria Line - London Underground: Victoria Line, train boarded, doors open, passengers alight, crowds and indistinct speech.

Communication & Electronics - Hughes printer - piano-type keyboard, 1867

Ecclesiastical Effects 1 - Large hallway, with footsteps and occasional doors - 1984 (7M1,reprocessed)

Oriel College Clock, Oxford - Oriel College clock striking five o'clock.

World War Ii Aircraft: Spitfire Fighter (Exterior) - Supermarine Spitfire, exterior, false starts. (World War II fighter, one piston engine.)

Monsoon Forest Atmoshere - General atmosphere with calls from many bird species. Birds include collared doves & rose ringed parakeets. Also some honking calls from black crowned night heron. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Rainforest Atmosphere - busy with insects and birds; movement of monkeys

Forest - Mid-morning. Gallery forest by Mara River. Many birds calling including Abyssinian scimitarbill, woodland kingfisher & didric cuckoo. Hippos in river snorting & cicadas in background.

Barbary Shrike (Laniarius Barbarus) - Calls medium close-up-close-up of two or more. With Red-cheeked Cordon Bleus.

Chieftain Main Battle Tank (Diesel) - Chieftain Main Battle Tank, exterior, pass on soft surface. (Diesel engined tank.)

Chatter - Conversational chatter in large room, 20 people mixed.

Wandering Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna Arcuata) - Distant-close-up flock calls from a large flock taking off in distance and flying overhead- several times. Other birds call in background. Windy.

Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla Cedrorum) - close-up calls. Snow geese in background during first part. American robin, rufous-sided towhee and yellow-rumped warblers calling. Wind in trees.

Mourning Dove (Zenaida Macroura) - medium distance calls, Cassin's Kingbird and Common Flicker in background. Some traffic noise.

Coal Mining - Computerised coal packing - plastic sacks filled, sealed, stacked.

Moorland Pasture - With curlew (rather close at times), meadow pipit, red grouse, oystercatcher and lapwing. Bumpy

Scottish Crossbill (Loxia Scotica) - close-up calls from a feeding party of about 8 birds. Birds fly off at end of recording. Chaffinches and willow warbler in background. Slight wind in trees.

Triumph 650 Cc Motor Cycle - Triumph 650cc twin, start & depart.

Aircraft 3 - False start (WWII aircraft, one piston Griffon engine).

Post Office Telegraph Equipment - Cooke's portable 2-needle telegraph operating. (c.1838)

Footsteps On Pavement: Walking - Footsteps on Pavement, two women walking, with start & stop.

Bare Throated Bellbird (Procnias Nudicollis) - medium distance metallic calls from male bellbird. Also calls from swallow tailed manakins & other bird species. N.B. Recorded in captivity.

D.i.y. And Building - Electric grinder, long bursts on metal sheet.

Old Textile Machinery - Spinning mule operating. (Old textile machinery.)

Stream Atmosphere - Dry Season Various birds medium close-up including tinker barbet, red-billed hornbill, blue spotted wood dove, Senegal wood hoopoe etc.

Oilbird (Steatornis Caripensis) - Noisy with screeching, chattering calls from oilbird colony. Calls echo within cavern. Some clear individual calls. Echolocation clicks also discernible. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Footsteps Down Stone Stairs - Medium tempo footsteps down stone stairs, 1 woman. (With approach and stop)

Southern Region Electric Trains (Interior) - Interior, guard's whistle, moves off and gathers speed.

Buses - Interior, London Green Line Coach - start, tickover, switch off (use at low level).

Bridge Building: London Bridge - Tipping mud from shaft on to conveyor belt, some speech. (Construction of London Bridge, 1969)

Bells - Church Bells: Seven bells, poorly rung. St. Michael's parish church, Mytholmroyd.

Teenage Cafe - Busy atmosphere in a cafe with teenagers talking. (Indistinct clatter of cutlery and crockery in background)

Kaka (Nestor Meridionalis) - close-up calls from several. Good wingbeats and a variety of calls. Sounds of them biting wood. Australian magpies in distance. Some cage noise.

Woolly Spider Monkey (Brachyteles Arachnoides) - close-up - medium close-up 'neighing' calls while feeding. Parrots in distance. Distant chorus from howler monkeys. Crickets in background.

Orchard Oriole (Icterus Spurius) - close-up song from a first year male (bird still in green plumage), Red-winged Blackbirds and other birds in background. Canada Goose calls in distance, slight wind in trees.

Lakeside Woodland - AUTUMN: MORNING Crickets, sparrow, distant tundra swans

Black Legged Kittiwake (Rissa Tridactyla) - Calls from colony. Gannets in background & distant guillemot calls. Surf on rocks.

Motor Car: Ford Cortina 1600 (Interior) - Ford Cortina 1600, interior, false starts. (1600cc engine.)

Ship Launch: 3,200 Tons Sideways Launch - Ship Launch: 3,200 Tons, Sideways, bottle breaks, men hammer at props, cheers as boat begins to move, hits water at 1'43", 3 cheers.

Motor Car: Ford Cortina 1.6 Gl (Manual) 1982 Model: Interior - Cars: 1.6 GL (Manual) 1982 model, Ford Cortina. Interior, changing from 2nd, to 1st, gear, stop & switch off engine

Tropical Seasonal Forest Atmosphere - Fairly busy atmosphere recorded in early morning. Distant low calls from gaur. medium distance & background calls from many birds including junglefowl. Also some calls from peafowl.

World War I Army Drill - Army Firing Squad, preparing to fire & firing, with orders shouted.

Village Atmosphere - Distant bleats from goat. Distant voices of women working in fields. medium close-up to medium distance calls from birds. Occasional very distant engine.

Sand Martin (Riparia Riparia) - Calls of breeding colony (medium close)

Stripe-throated Jery (Neomixis Striatigula) - medium close-up alarm calls, cicadas, flies and distant birds in background.

Bang! - Armoured Personnel Carrier, exterior, passes right to left in mud.

Goshawk (Accipiter Gentilis) - Calls close-up from chicks and female. Male calls in background. Female flies from and returns to nest. Crickets and wind in pines. NB Exact date of recording not known.

Triumph Tr6 Sports Car, 1971 (Exterior) - Exterior, bonnet opened & closed. (TR6 Sports Car, 1971 model)

Hollow Doors: Interior - Solid Panel Door: Interior, open and close. (Hall acoustic, recorded four metres away)

Southern Skua (Catharacta Lonnbergi) - Calls in defence of nest site close-up. (sea in background.) NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Lake - AUTUMN: MIDDAY With Cetti's warbler, chaffinch, long tailed and other tits, robin, green woodpecker, wood crickets and fish rising

Anne Boleyn's Clock, Hampton Court - Anne Boleyn's Clock, chimes & 11 o'clock

Domestic Clock (Heavy Gong) - Domestic clock striking six o'clock. (Domestic clock with heavy gong.)

Sport And Leisure - Ice Skating, one person circling close, others in the distance on indoor rink. (For use at low level.)

High Mountain Grassland And Scrub - Any season: Day \ With birds and flies, etc, by stream

Black Backed Puffback (Dryoscopus Cubla) - MC-close-up calls. Nicator, Four-coloured Bush Shrike, Little Yellow Flycatcher & other birds in background. Golden tailed Woodpecker tapping on tree.

Diesel Bus (On Country Route) - Diesel bus, exterior, approach, stop, start up, depart. (On country route, make of bus not known)

Fenland - SUMMER: EARLY MORNING With bearded tits, Savi's warbler, green woodpecker and water rail

Chaffinch (Fringilla Coelebs) - close-up song. Chiffchaff, robin and wren in background. Distant traffic sounds and dog barking.

Prairie: Grasslands - Spring/summer: Day - With western meadowlark, song sparrow and killdeer NB: Compilation from existing recordings in BBC Collection

Dickcissel (Spiza Americana) - medium close-up song, strong wind in grasses, crickets and distant Blue Jay in background..

Blue Wren (Malurnus Cyaneus) - medium close-up thin whistling calls from wren. background calls from many other bird species & sounds of wind. Some distant sounds of traffic. Recorded in morning. N.B. Date of this recording is unknown.

New Zealand - The Natural World 1 - Tui & bell birds feeding in rata trees, Kapiti Island.

Razorbill (Alca Torda) - Wingbeats from arriving bird. Guillemots, kittiwakes and herring gulls in background.

Public Demonstration: Paris Riots - Paris Riots, general background, with many smoke grenades.

Lakeside - AUTUMN: LATE PM Crickets and frogs, calls from rufous-sided towhee and yellow-rumped warblers in bushes by water, after rain so very humid

Swaziland Indigenous Music - Singing by porters & wardens around fire at camp, happy sounds. Loud drumming at begining. Solo song & group harmonies. Ends with applause. background sounds of stridulating insects. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Black Headed Bush Shrike (Tchagra Senegala) - close-up song. Frog, Banded Martins, Winding Cisticola and other birds in background.

Baby (Girl (Playing) - 40 week old baby girl, hiccoughs, becoming irritable.

Lesser Short-toed Lark (Calandrella Rufescens) - Song close-up (prominent at first, then more distant), with calls of Bee-eater in background.

Lakeside Atmosphere - 7.30am. Distant squawking birds and doves. Distant peacocks calling. Busy. background traffic noise.

Rufous Throated Solitaire (Myadestes Genibarbbis) - medium distance piercing whistles from solitaire Sounds of rain on foliage. background calls from other bird species. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Baby (Boy) - 12 months old; laughing & trying to talk (baby boy)

Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius Dubius Curonicus) - Several adults calling (distant)

Industry - Milk Bottling Plant, bottle filling, bottles filled & capped.

Canyon - Spring; Early morning Palm Doves, Blackstarts, Yellow-vented Bulbuls, Tristram's Grackles, Rock Doves, Fan-tailed Ravens and wingbeats. Beware of escaped Parrot calls quite often!

Schools / Crowds - Mixed Comprehensive School, classroom atmosphere, 2nd Year Pupils enter room, settle down, chatter & quiet periods while working, bell rung, chairs move & door banged.

European Polecat (Mustela Putorius) - Baby, 3-4 days old suckling and squeaking in nest. NB: Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Computers - Tape Scanner operating (slow). (Computer atmosphere.)

Lakeside Atmosphere - With lapwing, black headed gull and willow warbler

Fenland - LATE SPRING: EARLY MORNING With reed and sedge warblers, bearded tits, canada geese, coot, water rail, swifts and cuckoo

Mountain Atmosphere - Atmosphere at 5,000ft - Dawn, Winter. Mountain barbet, golden-naped barbet, Kinabalu friendly warbler plus other birds and cicadas.

Trains Passing - Diesel Multiple Unit Trains, medium pass R-L, fast pass R-L, slow pass L-R, fast pass L-R.

Rainbow Lorikeet (Trichoglossus Haematodus) - Flock calls from many feeding in trees. Helmeted friarbirds in background. Slight wind in trees.

Woodland Atmosphere - Fairly quiet atmosphere beside lake. Raven calls echo across water. Distant calls from brown bears. Faint sounds of gently lapping water. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Golden Oriole (Oriolus Oriolus) - medium distance - medium close-up loud calls from a female. Male sings medium distance. Chaffinches, starlings, wren, blackcap & others in background. Slight wind in poplar trees. Changes in background. Aircraft from midway in.

White Noise Synthesised Wind (Constant Pitch) - White noise filtered to simulate wind at constant pitch. Wind 1. (Lowest note)

Caving & Potholing - 2 men on 30ft drainpipe moving fast (some mic bumps in keeping with sound).

Ammunition Factory - Ammunition Factory, plastic tubes being straightened.

Dawn Chorus - Dawn chorus in forest which is still wet. Sounds of many birds, including greater racket tailed drongo. Drops falling on leaves. Occasional sounds of insects.

Papermaking - Papermaking, rag cutting machine operating with start, run, stop.

Engines - 2-stroke petrol engine driving small elavator - starts, runs, stops.

Grinding & Sharpening - Twist drill being sharpened on an electric grinder. (With switch on and off)

Simien Fox (or Red Abyssinian Wolf) (Simenia Simensis) - Bark and scream with golden jackal or dog

Church Bells - Church Bells, Stedman Triples rung. (St. Clement Dane's Church, The Strand, London.)

Motor Cars Passing - Ford Zephyr, exterior, passes at 50 m.p.h. (1968 model.)

Woodland Atmosphere - Early morning in eucalyptus woodland. medium close-up calls from black-backed magpies, & galahs. Calls from mistletoe flowerpecker - medium close-up at times. Honey bees, cicadas & crickets in background. Other birds calling in distance.

Kerguelen Fur Seal (Arctocephalus Gazella) - close-up calls and barks from a female prior to giving birth. Female giving birth, at end.

Cowbells - Cowbells close-up. Distant female voice. Dog barks in distance at 0.15

Patagonian Sealion (Otaria Flavescens) - medium close-up calls from mother and pup. Loud seawash in background.

Household Effects - Water: Large Fountain, recorded close, left centre with some traffic

Udipi Festival - Tiger festival atmosphere. Some good sounds of trumpets & drums. Whistling from crowd. Tempo picks up & slows during recording. Frenetic playing towards the end. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Bbc News Sound Effects Tape (Old) - shopping - shopping precinct - mall

Austin Maestro Vanden Plas: Interior - Cars: Austin Maestro Vanden Plas. Interior, turn into and drive on country lane

New Forest Pony (Equus Caballus) - Walking, grazing and biting own back.

Japanese Tree Frog (Hyla Japonica) - close-up chorus from several.

Broad-leaved Woodland Atmosphere - Late spring, day. Birches with chaffinch anxiety call and song, wren, pheasant, cuckoo and curlew. NB Exact date of recording not known.

Telephones - 1985: Sceptre 100 Telephone - Telephones: Viscount telephone, Receiver lifted, 4,7, and 9 figures dialled. Three takes

Forest - Early morning. Water dripping from trees. Loud calls from long-tailed cuckoo. Alarm calls from fantails and rifleman. Chaffinch in background. This band is only suitable for use in the summer.

Cars - Peugeot 309, exterior, switch on, fast depart with squeal. (1.9 litre Diesel engine, 1986/7 model.)

World War Ii Mosquito Fighter Bomber Exterior - Exterior, two dives, followed by constant flight. World War II fighter-bomber. (From 78 r.p.m. disc)

North American Pika (Ochotona Princes) - close-up squeaks; flies buzzing

Musk Duck (Biziura Lobata) - Sounds of display from male. Piercing whistles & strange metallic knocks. Some sounds of splashing water during display. medium distance to background calls from other bird species. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Slow Flowing River Or Stream - Riverside: Spring; Mid-day Slow moving river draining into Lake Ichkeul. Reed Warbler, Fan-tailed Warbler, Quail, Nightingale, Corn Bunting, Bee-eater and insects.

Double Eyed Fig Parrot (Opopsitta Diophthalma) - medium close-up calls from several feeding in tree. Other birds in background including superb bird of paradise. Cricket chorus. Sounds of falling fruit.

Messerschmitt 110, in flight. (German World War II fighter, single piston engine.)

2 Ton Diesel Truck (Interior) - Interior, stopping. (2 ton diesel truck, make not known)

Delta Atmosphere - Mississippi delta atmosphere with boat-tailed grackles.

Dial 999 - Ambulance, start into constant run with two-tone horn siren at speed through heavy traffic, various acoustic changes as

Wimbledon 1997 - Wimbledon 1997 - atmosphere Centre Court, men's singles.

Grey Heron (Ardea Cinerea) - mc calls coot, great tit and blackbird in background

Canada Goose (Branta Canadensis) - MC-medium close-up calls from a single goose, which joins another flying past. Other birds in distance.

Australian Raven (Corvus Coronoides) - background cawing territorial calls from raven. Also some calls from other bird species, including spotted bowerbird.

Finnish Crowds - Helsinki, railway station atmosphere with trains arriving & departing, occasional public address.

Husky - Howls from pack at feeding time. NB this was recorded between June and November 1992.

White-bearded Manakin (Manacus Manacus) - close-up display calls with wing clicks at lek. Cicadas and other birds in distance. Slight wind in trees at times.

Horse Racing Atmosphere - Sound of hooves galloping past Distant music and crowd atmosphere

Camel Racing Atmosphere - Sounds of Arabic voices in crowd at camel races. Some calls from camels. Also occasional sounds of tannoy announcements & vehicles. N.B. Some peak distortion, as recorded. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Fenland - SUMMER; Early Morning Rather neutral reedy ditch edged with trees, with Reed Warbler and Woodpigeon in background.

Poolside/marsh - Spring: Mid-morning Frogs, Moorhens, White-eyed Vireo, Boat-tailed Crackle, White Ibis preening, flies, crickets in background.

Horses 1 - One horse at walk on tarmac, approach, stop and depart, right to left, with some birdsong.

Snipe (Gallinago Gallinago) - 'Scrape' call. Traffic in background.

Whooper Swan (Cygnus Cygnus) - Single flight calls close-up from a group of eight birds flying past, greeting calls from other swans in background at end, wigeon calling in distance.

Doors & Lift Gates - Old-fashioned inner and outer metal lift gates opened. (Reverberation)

Oriole-warbler (Hypergerus Atriceps) - Song close-up, other birds in background.

Cicadidae Family - close-up escalating stridulation, creating a weird effect. Intermittent close-up, medium distance and distant calls from black sicklebill.

Post Office Telephones - Post Office Telephone, receiver lifted, 2d. inserted, ringing tone, distant receiver lifted. (Recorded at caller's end)

Rainforest - Early morning in highland rainforest. Several birds calling including Eastern whipbird. Cicadas and crickets in background. Hum from insects. Sound of branch breaking at end of recording.

Domestic Sheep (Ovis Aries) - medium close-up calls from a lamb. Sheep and chiffchaff in background.

Collared Turtle Dove (Streptopelia Decaocto) - Alighting calls and wingbeats

Domestic Clock - Domestic Mantle Clock striking quarter past the hour. (Early 19th Century clock chimes 'A', 8 bells, 1 gong.)

Pygmy Chimpanzee (Pan Paniscus) - Peeping calls & some distant & close-up branch breaking. Movement in vegetation. Cicadas in background.

Boeing 747 Jet Aircraft (Interior) - Boeing 747 'Jumbo Jet', interior, short taxi and take-off, undercarriage raised at 1'45", climb into constant flight at 5000 feet. (Long-range airliner, 4 jet engines.)

Wamba Indigenous Music - Longer fluent notes using a flute like instrument made from fruit shell

Bulbul (Pycnonotidae Family) - Loud calls from Bulbul (exact species unknown). Distant sounds of traffic.

Corn Bunting (Emberiza Calandra) - Female approaches and sits on nest with eggs, calls quietly, male sings in background; then female is flushed by a dog which barks at it.

Curve-billed Thrasher (Toxostoma Curvirostre) - medium close-up song, insects in background.

Rainforest - Midday. Slight wind in canopy. Branch breaking and falling. Cicadas become loud. A few birds sing in background. Wind increases. Branches creaking.

Kokako (Callaeas Cinerea) - Recorded at dawn. medium close-up calls & clicks, including 'kokako' calls. background calls from many other bird species. Sounds of insects. Distant sounds of the sea. N.B. Also suitable as an atmosphere.

Tropical Desert Shrub - Autumn: Evening \ Bird song rather distant with passing flies - neutral

Transport - Rolls Royce Silver Spirit, exterior, horn sounded. (6.75 litres, 1986 model.)

Hoatzin (Opisthocomus Hoatzin) - Dry, rasping alarm calls from hoatzin. Occasional other calls from hoatzin. medium close-up shrill calls from carib grackle from 2m40s. Distant rumble of thunder 3m00s. background busy with many other bird species including doves. N.B. Exact date & location of this recordin

Household Effects: Vacuum Cleaners - Cylinder type vacuum cleaner in use. (Distant recording)

Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo Novaeguineae) - medium close-up laughing calls from a group of 3 - 4 birds. Other birds in distance. Cicada chorus in background.

Portable Typewriter (Close Perspective) - Portable Typewriter: Close Perspective, medium typing.

Lion (Panthera Leo) - close-up breathing sounds from a pride at rest in the heat of the day. Movement in grass. Hum from insects, crowned plover calls in background.

Fountains: Rome - Sound of fountains, with street atmosphere. (Rome, Italy.)

Blue-winged Parrotlet (Forpus Xanthopterygius) - close-up calls from a group. Other birds in background. Birds fly at end of recording. Faint cricket chorus in background.

Leach's Storm Petrel (Oceanodroma Leucorhoa) - close-up calls from bird in burrow and movement sounds.

Honda 250 Motor Cycle - Motor Cycles: Honda 250, start, medium paced departure

Tufted Titmouse (Parus Bicolor) - close-up annoyance calls. American Crow, Blue Jay and cattle in background.

Girls‚äô Grammar School - Girls' Grammar School, chatter in playground & as girls enter school. (No distinct speech.)

Merton College Clock, Oxford - Merton College clock striking ten o'clock.

Right Whale (Balaena Glacialis) - close-up, very loud blows. Also some sounds of inspiration (inhalation). Water effects including occasional slapping against boat.

Water 1 - Small river running over rocks - 1974 (1W6, reprocessed)

Steam Trains: Exterior - Steam Train: Maunsell Q class 541 0-6-0 Loco 1938, pre 1940 rolling stock, exterior, train departs, pulled by two locos, (other is school's class).

Red-wattled Lapwing (Vanellus Indicus) - Flight alarm calls close-up becoming distant, with a second individual and other birds in background. Slight wind in reeds.

Black Skimmer (Rynchops Niger) - MC calls from a flock of about 140 birds resting on harbour wall, flock takes flight several times and returns, fast flowing water noise through harbour mouth.

Grandfather Clock: Bell Type (London, 1845) - Grandfather clock striking half past the hour. (Bell type Grandfather clock with Whittington chimes, manufactured in London 1845.)

Klipspringer Antelope (Oreotragus Oreotragus) - close-up calls and snorts and hoofsteps on rock. More calls walking on twigs and leaves, sniffing at end. NB: Exact date of this recording is unknown

Coniferous Woodland Atmosphere - Neutral, peaceful atmosphere recorded during pre dawn. Constant sounds of wind in trees. background song from redstarts.

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Picoides Minor) - Hunger calls of well-grown young, with anxiety calls of adult, close perspective, with distant train.

Bits & Pieces - Numerous police sirens, with hooters and traffic (New York, night-time)

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - Nestlings moving in nest BCU 0730-0845 hrs

Mandrill Baboon (Mandrillus Sphinx) - medium distance squeak from mandrill. Also some squeals & grunts. background bird calls & stridulating insects.

India, Pakistan And Nepal - Countryside - Water birds, Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary, with cormorants, asian darter and spoonbill

Motor Car: Porsche 924 1984cc (1979)  Exterior - Cars: Porsche 924, 1984cc, 1979 model. Exterior, slow pass

Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus Niloticus) - Adults splashing and blowing close-up. NB: Exact date of recording unknown.

Sea Coast: Sand Dunes Atmosphere: Day - Breakers pounding on the beach with distant sandwich tern and waders

Football & Rugby Crowds - FA Cup Final Wembley 1966, general atmosphere with flat background (use at low level).

Northern Flicker (Colaptes Auratus) - close-up calls. Carolina chickadee nearby.

Livestock 2 - Cattle, cows walking down muddy lane, lots of moos. (Close perspective recording, ends abruptly.)

Reef Atmosphere - Clicking from shrimp "popping" in shallow inshore reef area. Hydrophone recording. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Riverside Atmosphere - Sounds of flowing water & splashes from medium/large river. background sounds of birds & cicadas. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unkmown.

Motor Car: Ford Cortina 1500c 1969 Model: Exterior - Cars: Ford Cortina, 1500cc, 1969 model. Exterior, approach and stop at slow speed

Northern Elephant Seal (Mirounga Angustirostris) - close-up colony calls. California Sea Lions in background.

Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias Hybrida) - close-up - medium distance flight calls from several. White-winged black terns in background becoming closer 5.07 in. Insect sounds and slight rippling from water. Other birds in distance.

Barred Antshrike (Thamnophilus Doliatis) - medium close-up & medium distance song from a pair of duetting antshrikes. Some calls from other bird species. Sounds of movement from birds.

Farm Machinery - A carrot and beetroot washing machine switched on, runs, switched off.

Lakeside Atmosphere - Peaceful atmosphere of various bird species calling & singing. Also sounds of insects. background sounds of wind in trees.

Salt-marsh - AUTUMN: EARLY MORNING Mainly neutral with lapwing, snipe, curlew, wigeon and skylark flight calls

Ecclesiastical Effects 2 - Exterior, 5 bells rung in the style used from the Reformation until about the 17th Century - rounds and call changes recorded outside church (St. Mary and St. Andrew's Church, Whittlesford, Cambs.) - 1982 (2B8, reprocessed )

Whooper Swan (Cygnus Cygnus) - Calls & feeding calls close-up. Calls from mute swans close-up, wigeon calls from both males & females, mallard in background, take off & arrival from whooper swans, arrival calls from whooper swans, barnacle geese in background at one point.

Electronically Generated Sounds - Stun gun, series of bursts. (Futuristic Spot Effect.)

Lifeboat - Lifeboat. On board, start engines, into constant run. (Twin diesel engines)

Hyrax Sp. (Procaviidae Family) - background barking calls from hyrax. Black collared barbet calls from 0m36s. Also calls from other bird species & sounds of insects. N.B. Exact species unknown, either large-toothed or small-toothed rock hyrax.

Rose-ringed Parakeet (Psittacula Krameri) - Calls medium distance-medium close-up with Field Cricket, Pied Crow and distant waders.

Wildebeest Or Brindled Gnu (Connochaetes Taurinus) - Herd grunting with cries of jackals and hyaenas in background

Vasa Parrot (Coracopsis Vasa) - medium close-up calls, heavy cicadas in background.

Africa 1 - The Human World - Zaire: Lisala, schoolchildren, with cicadas.

Water Vole (Arvicola Amphibius) - Whimpering and courtship chases

Trouser Manufacture - Factory Machines: Trouser Manufacture, Sewing-shop floor atmosphere. Some indistinct speech

Suricate (Suricata Suricatta) - close-up calls while foraging from an adult female. close-up crunching-up beetle, fly buzzing, slight wind blast.

London Underground - London Underground, Earls Court Station, atmosphere in station. (Recorded above ground.)

Mountain Gorilla (Gorilla Gorilla Beringei) - Family group playing, chest beating & grunting.

Slender-billed Red-winged Starling (Onychognathus Tenuirostris)  - calling; wind in background

Falaj Atmosphere - Sounds of trickling water in irrigation channel. medium distance calls from graceful warbler. Occasional sounds of insects. background sounds of wind. Some slight bumps on recording.

Cicada Sp - medium close-up stridulation from start-up. Birds calling in background, evening.

Puerto Rican Tody (Todus Mexicanus) - Flight sounds from tody followed by chattering call in background.

Comedy 3 - Water dripping (with echo, reprocessed)  - 1967 (7F, reprocessed)

1964 Renault 1100 Saloon Car (Microphone Outside) - Renault 1100 saloon, exterior, slow down, stop, switch off. (1964 model.)

Brown Dipper (Cinclus Pallasii) - medium close-up flight calls and medium distance song, with loud river sound.

Pintado Petrel (Daption Capense) - Pintado petrels (Cape pigeons) squabbling around squid. Lapping of water against boat. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Lyle's Flying Fox (Pteropus Lylei) - close-up calls from many in Wat Kanon Tai (temple). Distant traffic.

Gentle Lapping Water - Water lapping on shore on high altitude lake, distant birds call and wind over lake. Hiss.

Llama (Lama Glama) - \ Bleats close-up of young llamas within the main herd. NB Exact date of recording not known.

Kea (Nestor Notabilis) - close-up calls from one bird, another answers in distance. Waterfall in distance.

Broad Leaved Woodland - Midday: Late Spring With blackcap, Bonelli's and garden warblers, wren and field cricket

Bahama Pintail (Anas Bahamensis) - medium close-up calls from a group displaying.

Little Owl (Athene Noctua) - Three chicks (about 4 weeks old) calling in nest box; rasping calls, bill-clicks, cheeps and wing-flapping. Calls from adult in distance.

Steller's Sea-lion (Eumetopias Jubatus) - close-up growl; surf and gulls in background. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Railway Station - Railway Station, country town diesel train termius, general atmosphere with factory siren at start & occassional traffic.

Footsteps Down Stone Stairs - Medium tempo footsteps down stone stairs, 1 man. (With approach and stop)

Guianan Cock Of The Rock (Rupicola Rupicola) - medium close-up/medium distance squabbling calls & wingbeats from males at lekking ground. Sounds of stridulating insects & wind in canopy. Birds fly away at end of recording. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

King Of Saxony's Bird Of Paradise (Pteridophora Alberti) - close-up courtship display calls.

Fairgrounds And The Circus - Atmosphere recorded near rifle range and darts, with indistinct music and inaudible PA announcements - June '1989(digitally mastered but copied to analogue for dubbing purposes)

Llanos Atmosphere - Recorded in llanos with many scattered bushes. medium distance to distant calls from various bird species. Also sounds of insects.

Domestic Clock - Domestic Mantle Clock striking twelve o'clock. (Early 19th Century clock chimes 'B', 8 bells, 1 gong.)

Siskin (Carduelis Spinus) - close-up song from one bird. Chaffinch singing prominently in background. Other birds in distance.

Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Puffinus Posificus) - close-up loud wails & moans from 0m19s. medium distance to background calls from other shearwaters in burrows at colony. background calls from other seabirds.

Red-rumped Cacique (Cacicus Haemorrhous) - Calls at nest site. (Waterfall in background).

Mixed Woodland - AUTUMN: Afternoon With Goldcrests, Blue and Great Tits. Wind in trees.

Newspapers - General atmosphere in type-setting area at a daily national newspaper.

Buzzard (Buteo Buteo) - Wing-flaps close-up from a 36 day old. Song thrush in background.

Pygmy Chimpanzee (Pan Paniscus) - Screams of chimp being bitten(v. loud screech). N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Street Cleaning & Refuse Collection - Electric cart in action, sweeping and shovelling. (Road sweeping machine)

Markets 1 - Outdoor rag market (with "action" at end for use if showing a film crew).

White-crested Hornbill (Berenicornis Albocristatus) - Juvenile - hunger cry

Electric Typewriter (Close Perspective) - Electric Typewriter: Rec. 4 metres away, medium typing.

Slot Machines - Pre-war Weighing Machine operating, issues printed ticket.

Romania 1 - Exterior - park atmosphere., birdsong with crows & pigeons, children playing and adult voices, footsteps - distant traffic (rec. in Cismigiu Park, central Bucharest).

Interiors - Various 1 - Quiet hotel foyer atmosphere, traffic and indistinctive speech - 1981 (1C22,reprocessed)

Common(northern)cardinal (Cardinalis Cardinalis) - medium close-up song, White-winged Dove, Cactus Wren and other birds in background.

Common Bulbul (Pycnonotus Barbatus) - medium close-up calls from several. Grey backed Camaroptera calls nearby. Starlings & doves in background.

New Zealand - The Natural World 2 - Californian sealion 1 - young male (NZ)

Steller's Sealion (Eumetopias Jubatus) - calls of group; seawash in background

Electronic Sounds - Deep rumble. (Specially created electronic sound.)

Common Sandpiper (Tringa Hypoleucos) - Anxiety calls medium close-up. Fast flowing stream close-up.

Nightingale (Luscinia Megarhyncha) - Song by day with distant garden warbler, etc

Rajasthan Musicians - Sounds of flutes, drums & kartals (clacking percussion instruments) being played by musicians. Also sounds of blowing across water urn.

Mills & Grain - Interior. Chain off, release breaks, close shutters, sail out, mill operates, runs, brakes applied, mill stops.

Electronically Generated Sounds - Descending Crash. (Futuristic Spot Effect.)

Interiors - Shops And Cash Registers - Manual - bell, change given and coins put in drawer, drawer closed (three times) - 1966 (9A,reprocessed)

Bearded Bellbird (Procnias Averano) - medium close-up calls/song. Other birds and insects in the distance. Foliage falling from trees at times.

Lakeside Atmosphere - Spring, day. Coot, purple gallinule, little grebe, great crested grebe, corn bunting, crested lark, frogs and insects, cows in background

Old Fashioned Lift With Gates (Exterior) - Lift: Old-Fashioned, Gates close.

Snow Goose (Anser Caerulescens) - close-up flock calls, small parties fly in to join a group of about 100 birds. Flock becoming very vocal towards end Crickets in foreground

Least Tern (Sterna Antillarum) - medium close-up calls from perched bird, Red-winged Blackbirds and Eastern Meadowlark also calling.

Slow Footsteps Down Wooden Stairs - Footsteps Down Wooden Stairs, two men, slow, with approach & stop.

Gallery Forest Atmosphere - Recorded near to waterhole, fairly quiet atmosphere with chattering/cheeping bird calls. Distant howls from howler monkeys. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Public Houses - A game of dominoes being played in a country pub.

Footsteps In Snow - Footsteps in snow, 3 men. (With approach and stop)

World War Ii German V2 Rocket - V2 rocket, heavy rumble, taxi drives off. (Recorded Marble Arch)

Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus Himantopus) - close-up alarming birds stooping at an intruder. medium close-up fan-tailed warbler.

Chacma Baboon  (Papio Ursinus) - Group of males feeding. Exact date unknown. Between Dec.1980-Nov. 1981

The Age Of Steam - Steam Train climbs steep gradient in cutting, passes left to right & long tail to distance (with heavy natural reverb).

Brown Noddy (Anous Stolidus) - Calls of birds from breeding colony

Robin (Erithacus Rubecula) - Adult anxiety call plus hunger calls of nestlings. Much edited

Light Industry - Tyre factory, heavy steam hisses. (Close perspective with some pauses.)

Flies Spp. (Diptera Spp) - Swarms close-up. With birds and grasshoppers in background.

World War 2 - Allied 3" mortars, burst of machine gunfire, rec. Netherlands - 1945 (500X)

Hornet (Vespa Crabro) - close-up scraping from grubs in their chambers in nest. Chewing, movement & buzzes from adults on nest.

Prairie - Very strong wind through grasses, crickets, calls from Upland Sandpipers and Bobwhite.

Flying Fox (Pteropus Spp) - close-up calls, mainly mating calls, in mixed colony of black, grey-headed and little red flying foxes.

Wamba Indigenous Music - Metal gong being drummed against sand, played solo.

Mersey Ferry, Liverpool - Ferry: Mersey, Liverpool, Interior, moving, cabin, occasional voices and activity.

Domestic Horse (Equus Caballus) - close-up tail marking. Neighs from ponies. Chat from people.

Communications - Computer, two keystrokes & bleeps (signifying mistaken input).

Southern & Western Region Goods Trains - Express train followed by goods train passing. (Steam train.)

Domestic Radio Effects - VHF receiver with aerial disconnected. (Unintelligible speech and heavy distortion)

Hospitals - Foetal heart beat, as heard from region of umbilical cord.

Bbc News Sound Effects Tape (Old) - chatter - conference applause

Space Travel - NASA Space Shuttle lift off, heard over radio line at space centre. (Recorded at NASA Space Centre.)

Rainforest Atmosphere - medium close-up Amazon parrot. medium close-up to medium distance busy calls from unknown flocks of other birds. Some flight noise.

White Browed Scrub Robin (Erythropygia Leucophrys) - Sub-spp leucoptera (white-winged scrub robin). close-up song with display song at end, first between two birds and then a third arrives and they all fly. Slate coloured Boubous, White browed Sparrow Weavers and other birds in background.

Comedy 2 - A country idyll, countryside atmosphere. - 1972 (7L, reprocessed)

Tall Grass (Wooded) Savanna Atmosphere - With grey & red-billed hornbills; vinaceous doves; blue-bellied rollers; double-spurred francolin; prinias & bush crickets.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Dusk. Continuous rhythmical "peep peep peep" of insect. Distant calls from hornbills.

Meadow Atmosphere - Recorded in early evening with sun setting. Sounds of cicadas & other insects. Distant bird calls, including junglefowl.

Westland Widgeon Helicopter (Exterior) 4-seater Executive Type; Alvis Leonides Piston Engine - Westland Widgeon, exterior, approach, land (at 001m50s), take off, manoeuvre & land, switch off. (4-seater executive helicopter, Alvis Leonides piston engine.)

Two-horse Brake (On Hard Surface) - Two-Horse Brake: Loose Surface, start, depart.

Muntjac Deer (Muntiacus Reevesi) - Single muntjac barking in distance. Pre-dawn, v. slight traffic and barking dog in background. 2nd muntjac responds @ 1m45s.

Dry Deciduous Woodland Atmosphere - Dry deciduous woodland - Mid Morning - Late Winter. About 10am, many birds calling and singing, not too busy, some close-up calls from ring-necked parakeets and smyrna kingfisher near end and wind increases. Wind in trees.

Hawk Moth (Eumorpha (=pholus) Labruscae) - Wing beats and squeaks prior to take off

Diesel Electric Submarine (1961) - Submarine, cruising on surface, engines running & seawash. (Diesel Electric Submarine, c. 1961.)

World War Aircraft: 1916 Bristol Fighter (Interior) - Interior, take off, climb into constant flight. (1916 Bristol Fighter, First World War two-seater fighter with single Rolls Royce Engines)

Ruddy Duck (Oxyura Jamaicensis) - medium close-up display calls from male (bubbling), not many other birds in background.

Crow (Corvus Corone Corone) - Roost with rooks and jackdaws close perspective

Savanna Atmosphere - Thunderstorm rolling around Ngorogoro Crater. With song of Superb Starling.

Poland - Small cafe (Milk Bar) Cracow - with chat, clinks and general noise

Mixed School Children (10-13 Year Olds In Classroom) - School bell rings, mixed 10 to 13 year old schoolchildren leave classroom. (Recorded in London, 1980.)

Church Bells: Czechoslovakia - Cesky Krumlov, 12th century castle bells ringing.

Period Battle (17th Century) - Seventeenth Century Battle, with intensive muskets & cannons.

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - Calls and song (close-up) of male while female nest-builds.

Electronically Generated Sounds - Inverse gun, single shot. (Futuristic Spot Effect.)

Spotted Sandgrouse (Pterocles Senegallus) - Calls and wingbeats with calls of Green Sandpiper. Slight traffic noise in background.

Nicator (Nicator Chloris) - MC-medium close-up song. Emerald-Spotted Wood Doves, Tropical Boubous, insects and other birds in background.

Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps Cristatus) - medium close-up calls from grebe. Followed by lakeside atmosphere with calls from various bird species including redshank. Sounds of insects & splashes. N.B. Some wind on microphone during recording.

Water Mill - Corn loaded into box above mill stones prior to grinding.

Peugeot 205gt 1982 1300cc Petrol (car Misfiring Quite Badly) - exterior - single short blast

River Atmosphere - medium close-up fast flowing river; gulls calling in background

Green Honeyeater (Gymnomyza Viridis) - medium close-up calls. Cicadas and crickets. Distant birds at times. medium close-up calls from male golden dove (Ptilinopus luteovirens) at start of track

Pygmy Nuthatch (Sitta Pygmaea) - close-up alarm calls from three birds chasing each other.

Horses / Dogs - One unshod horse walks through puddles, with some birdsong.

Apricot Portable Micro Computer: 1985 Model - Apricot portable micro computer, disk unloaded, switch off. (1985 model.)

2 Horses On Gravel (Studio) - Two horses on gravel, canter to stop. (Studio recording)

Aircraft: Trident (Exterior) - Trident, Aircraft, exterior, take off and fly away.

Footsteps On Wood: Running (Dead Acoustic) - Footsteps on Wood, two men running, with start & stop. (Dead acoustic.)

Village Atmosphere - In amphitheatre, Spotless Starlings doing their 'pinging' call, Swifts and town noises. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Caius College Clock, Cambridge - Caius College clock striking three o'clock.

Marsh Atmosphere - Night. Frogs calling in the marsh. NB: Exact date of recording unknown.

Tree-creeper (Certhia Familiaris) - Feeding nestlings (with wren, woodpigeon, blackbird and sheep in background)

Common Babbler (Turdoides Caudatus) - Calls close-up of several birds and movement. With calls and song of red-vented bulbul and other birds in background. Slightly hissy

Pygmy Chimpanzee (Pan Paniscus) - Dragging branch past microphone. Good stereo.

Fox Hunting: Quorn Hunt - Horses jumping hedge singly. (Quorn Hunt.)

Icebergs Atmosphere - Icebergs. Falling from the San Rafael glacier, first a small collapse then a larger one, sea swell and waves in foreground.

Rainforest - Early morning in highland rainforest. Several birds calling and singing including Eastern whipbird. silvereyes, sulphur-crested cockatoos and honeyeaters. Cicadas and crickets in background. Buzz from flies and bees.

Domestic Sheep (Ovis Aries) - medium close-up - medium distance calls from flock grazing in field. Calls echo around valley. Robin, pheasant and other birds in distance.

Bullring Market, Birmingham - Atmosphere of general wares being sold. (Bullring)

Vogelkop Gardener Bowerbird (Amblyornis Inornatus) - Low pitched pulsating calls and squawks. Wing beats from taking-off. Chirping sounds from other birds in background.

Red Bishop (Euplectes Orix) - medium close-up calls from several, dove, insects and other birds in background.

Motor Car: 1929 Riley 9 H.p. Saloon (Interior) - Exterior, fast approach and pass with klaxon. (Riley 9 h.p. saloon, 1929 model)

Post Office Telephones - Post Office Telephone, Button 'A' pressed. (Recorded at caller's end.)

Household Effects: Vacuum Cleaners - Cylinder type vacuum cleaner. Stop on lino.

Timber Yard - Morning atmosphere in a timber yard, work begins with lorries in background, band saws start up, general activity.

Tropical Rain Forest - SPRING: DAY With medium close-up bird and occasional flies

Transport - Rolls Royce Silver Spirit, interior, start up, constant run, stop. (Horn sounded at 1m39s.) (6.75 litres, 1986 model.)

Red-rumped Swallow (Hirundo Daurica) - AND: COMMON SWALLOW (HIRUNDO RUSTICA) Flight calls.

Kea Parrot (Nestor Notabilis) - medium distance 'kea' calls recede to distance. background sounds running water.

Dawn Chorus - Song thrush, blackbird, wren, carrion crow, distant rooster, hedge sparrow, wood pigeon, robin, rooks. recorded at height of chorus.

House Finch (Carpodacus Mexicanus) - medium close-up song, soft calls from Gila Woodpecker in background.

Bokmakierie Shrike (Telophorus Zeylonus) - medium close-up cheerful, lyrical duet from shrikes. background calls from other bird species. Distant sounds of traffic.

Sooty Tern (Sterna Fuscata) - close-up calls from bird on nest. Colony calls in background. Distant surf.

Water 1 - Small river flowing, mid-distant perspective - 1980 (1W10, reprocessed)

Grey-breasted Prinia (Prinia Hodgsoni) - Calls and song close-up with other birds in background and insects. Wind in trees and hissy.

Girls‚äô Grammar School - Girls' Grammar School, girls filing into hall, with footsteps & indistinct chatter.

Right Whale (Balaena Glacialis) - Mating pair of whales. Blows & sounds of inspiration (inhalation). Sounds of splashing water.

Tufted Puffin (Lunda Cirrhata) - close-up wing-beats from birds landing and taking off. close-up grunts from birds by burrows. Northwestern Crows and Kittiwakes in background. Distant Surf.

Whinchat (Saxicola Rubetra) - Song with meadow pipit, wren, carder bee, stream and wind in background

Northern Elephant Seal (Mirounga Angustirostris) - Grunts and roars

Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus Pileatus) - medium distance calls, American Crows, Song Sparrows, a second Pileated Woodpecker alarming and Carolina Wren in background.

Lion (Panthera Leo) - close-up yawning & licking lips from a lioness. Panting, moving around while pride at rest; breathing & tail flicks. One female goes to join another. Hum from insects in background.

Mistle Thrush (Turdus Viscivorus) - Alarm calls. with cuckoo and carrion crow.

Water Running Into Large Drain - Water running into a large drain.

Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus Hyacinthinus) - medium close-up calls from a pair. Other birds in background. Birds become distant towards end of recording.

Sea Wash - Water gently swirling around and over rocks. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Dry Deciduous Woodland Atmosphere - Dry deciduous woodland - Winter - Mid day. Many insects, and collared doves, several other birds in background.

Motor Car: Porsche 924 1984cc (1979)  Exterior - Cars: Porsche 924, 1984cc, 1979 model. Exterior, door open and close

Adventure - Windsurfing, constant run, with creaks & clunks from mast, some very distant motor boats. (Recorded on sailboard.)

Dromedary (Camelus Dromedarius) - distant wailing, growling calls; birds in foreground

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - Nestlings cheeping occasionally and moving about in nest BCU 0730-0845 hrs

Household - Domestic chiming clock striking quarter past the hour.

India, Pakistan And Nepal - Countryside - Lakeside oasis, mid-afternoon, winter, Kirtha Ra National Park, Pakistan, many frogs,some close-up, also birds, insects and wind in trees

Modern Interior Doors - Modern interior doors. Fairly heavy close.

Nuthatch (Sitta Europaea) - Calls, with rather heavy background of Wren, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Wood Pigeon and flies.

India And Nepal - City Life - Old Delhi: Chandni Chowk, heavy traffic (rickshaws & cars), vendors, some distinct speech.

Gannet (Sula Bassanus) - Greeting, aggressive and flight calls at edge of colony. Flight take off calls at end of recording. Herring gulls in distance.

Grandfather Clock: Bell Type (London, 1845) - Grandfather clock striking quarter past the hour. (Bell type Grandfather clock with Whittington chimes, manufactured in London 1845.)

Tropical Rainforest Atmosphere - Evening atmosphere. medium close-up to background stridulation from various insect species. Occasional high pitched chirps from hammer headed fruit bats. Distant calls from great blue turaco.

Goldeneye (Bucephala Clangula) - medium close-up display call from male. Wing sound as it flies off.

Electronically Generated Sounds - High power phaser weapon, bursts. (Futuristic Spot Effect.)

African Elephant (Loxodonta Africana) - Sound of several feeding and breaking branches. Tropical boubou, distant doves and other birds in the background. Elephant snort towards the end. * Day and month of recording is not specified.

Whooper Swan (Cygnus Cygnus) - Calls close-up from several, mute swans call medium close-up, wigeon in background, dabbling & splashes, call from mallard.

Lifeboat - Lifeboat. On board, crew boarding with orders, engines started. (Twin diesel (Twin diesel engines)

Jamaican Mango Hummingbird (Anthracothorax Mango) - medium close-up shrill twittering calls from Jamaican mango hummingbird. background sounds of stridulating insects.

Louisiana Heron (Egretta Tricolor) - medium close-up calls and flight calls, Moorhens and other birds, cricket chorus in background.

Farm Machinery - Potato harvester starting, running, stopping. (Outside machine)

America - Fort Kent: Roadside actuality, with starlings roosting.

Mixed Woodland - AUTUMN: EARLY MORNING With calls of feeding goldcrest, blue and great tits, chaffinch, greenfinch, mistle thrush and woodpigeon.

Northern Elephant Seal (Mirounga Angustirostris) - close-up sounds in colony, seals sleeping, scratching, grunting, breathing, coughing, sneezing - less background towards end.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Atmosphere recorded in morning. Distant wails & hoots from agile gibbons long calls. Also sounds of stridulating cicadas & occasional bird calls. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Motor Car: Ford Cortina 1500c 1969 Model: Exterior - Cars: Ford Cortina, 1500cc, 1969 model. Exterior, passing at slow speed

Trains - London Underground, atmosphere on escalator in station.

Black Capped Mocking Thrush (Donacobius Atricapillus) - Clear calls from male mocking thrush. Insect stridulation. Also calls from other bird species. Some splashes & slight bumps.

Common Grackle (Quiscalus Quiscula) - close-up calls from a large roosting flock of around 3,000 birds.

Livestock 2 - Livestock Market, interior, cattle in pens at market with some distant conversation & lots of animal noise.

Mountain Gorilla (Gorilla Gorilla Beringei) - Family group eating wild celery & contact calling.

Horses (Actuality) - Horse mounted and dismounted twice, saddle removed. (Actuality)

Hoopoe (Upupa Epops) - Adults feeding well advanced young in close-up. Chaffinch and blow-flies.

Village Atmosphere - background indistinct voices of women. Also sounds of birdsong & buzzing insects. Distant crows from cockeral.

Dunnock (Prunella Modularis) - Song close-up, and wing-beats at end.

Flightless Cormorant (Nannopterum Harrisi) - Grunts, hiss and wing flaps close-up from an adult, distant surf.

White-ruffed Manakin (Corapipo Leucorrhoa) - medium close-up chirrup calls and loud clicking sounds from several. Other birds in distance, cicadas in background, one cicada becomes very loud half way through.

American Wapiti (Cervus Elaphus) - medium close-up bugling calls from males. A few calls from females. Wind in trees.

Fan-tailed Warbler (Cisticola Jundicis) - Insect-like alarm anxiety calls medium close-up. Speckled Pigeons and Black-crowned Tchagra in background.

Hyrax Sp. (Procaviidae Family) - medium close-up to background calls from several hyrax. Squeaks, whistles & barking calls. N.B. Exact species unknown, either large-toothed or small-toothed rock hyrax.

Madagascar Turtle Dove (Streptopelia Picturata) - MC calls, crickets, cicadas and birds in background.

Africa 1 - The Human World - Ethiopia: Gana Beles, market crowd, with some distinct speech (Shankilla & Amharic).

Wildebeest Or Brindled Gnu (Connochaetes Taurinus) - Snorts of alarm and typical grunting

White-water Rapids - Sound of very fast flowing water with all its base frequencies, river flowing right to left.

Motor Car: 1968 Citroen Am 1.6 (Interior) - Interior, self starter; into fast constant run (Ami 6, 1968 model, 602cc)

Llama (Lama Glama) - \ Chewing and grazing and calls. Windy. NB Exact date of recording not known.

Dogs: Beagles (Interior) - Dogs: Beagles, Exterior, two dogs barking.

Brown Dipper (Cinclus Pallasii) - close-up song phrase and calls from two birds. Medium river sound. Branch falling into water.

Thailand 1 - Girls' Primary School, interior, children leaving classrooms.

Parakeet Auklet (Cyclorrhynchus Psittacula) - medium close-up calls from groups on sea. Flock calls from hundreds of crested auklets in background. Slight seawash in foreground. Loudness and intensity of calls increases at about 6' at the sight of a Stella's sea eagle and gyr falcon.

Comedy 3 - Sounding like twangs on a metal ruler - 1967 (7F, reprocessed)

Autumn Atmosphere (Southern England) - Autumn, Atmosphere: Quiet birds, insects, light breeze.

Bee (Bombus Sp) - Buzzing close-up. With calls of Tawny flanked prinia.

Tropical Deciduous Forest Atmosphere - Calls from Puerto Rican tody & other birds. Very quiet neutral atmosphere with few calls.

Fairgrounds And The Circus - A ride on the Cobra rollercoaster - May '1985 (recorded West Midlands Safari Park) (5F4,reprocessed)

Old Textile Machinery - Textile factory, general atmosphere with spinning jennies operating. (Old textile machinery.)

Railway Station: Local Diesel Trains - Local Diesel Train, general atmosphere as train arrives at station.

Guianan Cock Of The Rock (Rupicola Rupicola) - medium distance squabbling calls & wingbeats from males at lekking ground. background sounds of wind in canopy. Stridulating insects. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Motor Car: 1 1/2 Litre Riley, 1959 (Worn Engine; Exterior) - Exterior, self-starter, revving, tickover. (1.5 litre, 1959, worn engine)

King Of Saxony's Bird Of Paradise (Pteridophora Alberti) - medium distance display calls. Flight sound of bird leaving display area.

Flying Fox (Pteropus ?rufus) - Many flying and calling in forest

New Forest Pony (Equus Caballus) - Atmosphere - Herd of 60 drifting apart while grazing, worried by flies

Little Owl (Athene Noctua) - Three chicks (about 4 weeks old) calling in nest box; excited calls at start of recording, rasping calls, bill clicks and preening sounds.

Kea (Nestor Notabilis) - close-up calls from two birds. Another flies off at start. Waterfall in distance.

Snow Goose (Chen Caerulescens) - close-up calls from four (hours old) chicks in nest, flies around nest, adults in background.

Footsteps On Country Road: Walking - Footsteps on Country Road, two men & one woman walking, with approach & stop.

Stock Car Racing - Stock Car Racing, general atmosphere at races without P.A. announcements.

Marshland (Fenland) - With black-headed gulls bathing and calling, coot, moorhen, canada goose, mallard, gadwall

Wood Thrush (Hylocichla Mustelina) - close-up song (morning song), other birds in distance.

Electric Typewriter (Live Acoustic) - Electric Typewriter: Close Perspective, automatic spacing.

Pygmy Chimpanzee (Pan Paniscus) - Chimps reaching for fruit. V. loud screech. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

American Golden Plover (Pluvialis Dominica) - close-up alarm calls from a female near nest. Other birds in distance.

Andean Cock Of The Rock (Rupicola Peruviana) - Calls of several on display ground. (Waterfall in background).

Saddleback (Creadion Carunculatus) - Short, rhythmic calls from saddleback. background sounds of wind in trees. N.B. Different location/dialect to NHS1284 bands 4-15. Exact location is unknown, though the same as NHS1284 bands 2,3.

Newspapers - Atmosphere in reference library at a daily national newspaper - staff extracting and sorting newspaper cuttings.

Tristram's Warbler (Sylvia Deserticola) - Song, with serins in background Windy

Lakeside Atmosphere - Spring, day. Coots, little grebe, cows, great crested grebe, purple gallinule, corn bunting, fan-tailed warbler, crested larks and occasional frogs.

Parrot Sp. - Recorded in swimming pool area. Lively chattering of a single parrot.

Interiors - Shops And Cash Registers - Type Ninety-Six One - keyboard operated, ticket produced, drawer closed (totting up) - 1969 (23Z,reprocessed)

Old Fashioned Lift With Gates (Exterior) - Lift: Old-Fashioned, Gates open.

Interiors - Restaurants - Snack bar - busy atmosphere, mainly women and children - 1982 (1R10,reprocessed)

Ships And Boats 2 - Rowing Boat, row past right to left, with some seawash. (Recorded on shore.) (One man rowing.)

Rainforest Atmosphere - medium distance shrill calls from double toothed kite at 0m06s,0m55s & 1m11s (also medium close-up). close-up calls of montezuma's oropendola.

Electronic Sounds - High pitched bleeps & warbles. (Specially created electronic sound.)

Blackbird (Turdus Merula) - Song close-up with starling alarm, collared dove, house sparrow and chaffinch in background

Army Catering - Army Catering, atmosphere in Sergeants' Mess with some speech & sounds of utensils being used.

Inca Dove (Scardafella Inca) - close-up song, Cactus Wren in background, slight traffic noise at start.

The Age Of Steam - Steam Train passes at high speed with whistle, right to left.

Black Wood Ant (Messor Sp) - Eating the remains of a bun in a paper bag.

Footsteps On Stones & Shingle - Footsteps on shingle, 1 man departing.

Chacma Baboon  (Papio Ursinus) - Two young males fighting and screaming. Exact date unknown. Between December 1980 and November 1981.

Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus Himantopus) - close-up alarm calls in large colony. Distant redshank alarm and kentish plover alarm.

Mountain Forest Atmosphere - Winter, very early morning, edge of village at 7000 feet. Very windy. Jungle crows, house sparrows and common mynahs.

Public Houses - Cash register, bell, change given and coins put in drawer, closed. (Twice)

World War Ii: Aircraft Usaaf - Interior, C47 Dakota. World War II. (From 78 r.p.m. disc)

Fast Footsteps Up Wooden Stairs - Footsteps Up Wooden Stairs, woman, fast, with start & stop.

Mountain - Early morning. Wind over lower slopes of mountain. Distant calls from meadow pipits, hooded crows and snow buntings. Distant stream.

Steam Railway Goods Yard - Dropping side of steel truck in a steam railway goods yard.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Chirpy and cooing calls from various birds. Metallic 'banging' call from single bird in background. Fly landing on microphone.

Sailing Dinghy - Small Boats On Lake: Sailing Dinghy,sails lowered.

Audience In Hall - Audience in hall, two bursts of derisive cries.

World War 2 - River Maas - heavy artillery and shell whines- 1945 (55Y)

Lakeside Woodland - AUTUMN: AFTERNOON Various crickets, woodpecker tapping on bark, another calls in distance, distant Canada geese, black duck and bird alarming in trees

Bang! - 81mm medium mortar, firing multiple high explosive charges, explosions after 0m19s. (Recorded close to firing end.)

White Faced Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna Viduata) - medium close-up calls from several. Frogs, doves and other birds in distance. Movement in water. NB: date not specified.

Tree Frog (Hyla Crepitans) - Croaking. with other amphibians and insects in background.

Rainforest Atmosphere - Simulation of tree moving to produce falling water droplets.

Tropical Forest Atmosphere - Various birds, including common bulbul, grey hornbills and grey plantain eater. Distant traffic.

Wren (Troglodytes Troglodytes) - close-up movement and calls from up to 20 birds in winter roost (interior). Birds flying in at start. Sounds of birds shuffling around in roost, bill clicking, preening and fluttering wings. Doves, blackbirds and pheasants in distance. Distant traffic at times.

Tropical Forest - Sunrise. Prominent golden whistler. Other golden whistlers in background with wattled honeyeaters. Cicadas. Faint running water from stream.

Westland Widgeon Helicopter (Exterior) 4-seater Executive Type; Alvis Leonides Piston Engine - Westland Widgeon, exterior, start, take off, hover, depart. (4-seater executive helicopter, Alvis Leonides piston engine.)

Cars - Jaguar Sovereign, exterior, fast pass left to right. (3.6 litre, 1986/7 model.)

Applause At Concert - Applause at concert for Conductor. (Recorded at the Royal Albert Hall, London.)

Space Travel - NASA Space Shuttle lift off with crowd at launch pad. (Recorded at NASA Space Centre.)

Bbc News Sound Effects Tape (Old) - chatter - cheers and applause

Schoolchildren - Schoolchildren playing in urban Infant School playground.

Sugar Cane Plantation - SUMMER: EARLY MORNING With birds, cicadas and bush crickets cicadas close-up at times (c 7am)

Poland - Restaurant, Warsaw - with muted chat (occas.distinct) clinks, exterior traffic and some very distant music

Thunderstorm Atmosphere - Variety of rumbles, booms & cracks of thunder from thunderstorm. Also sounds of rain falling on a hard surface. N.B. Exact location of this recording is unknown.

Diesel Electric Submarine (1961) - Submarine, manipulating torpedoes with background orders. (Diesel Electric Submarine, c. 1961.)

Two-horse Brake (On Hard Surface) - Two-Horse Brake: Hard Surface, walking, approach, stop.

Woodland - Late afternoon in open, high part of forest. Prominent song from tuis. Tomtit and grey warbler in background. Insects buzzing. Crickets and cicadas.

Mechanical Digger (Four Wheels) - Mechanical digger, start up & tickover. (Four wheeled vehicle.)

Glacier Atmosphere - Recorded at snout of glacier. Sounds of dripping & running water, also popping & clicking ice. Occasional sounds of stones sliding across ice, with impacts. background sounds of wind.

Peugeot 205gt 1982 1300cc Petrol (car Misfiring Quite Badly) - interior - two attempts to start engine

Water Mill - Wheel lowered into water, gathers speed, lifted from water and stops.

Wimbledon 1997 - Wimbledon 1997 - The Large Screen - crowds watching Court One, some chatter

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - Pair approaching nest and male sings close-up as female adds material to nest.

Spotted Sandgrouse (Pterocles Senegallus) - Calls close-up and wingbeats of a small flock of birds.

Ships And Boats 2 - Cabin Cruiser, stern-wash, start to cruising speed, constant run, stop. (Recorded on board.) (27ft, 50hp diesel engine.)

Period Battle (17th Century) - Volley of cannon fire. (Seventeenth Century cannons.)

Brown Pelican (Pelecanus Occidentalis) - close-up sounds of hatching chick. Sounds of movement & occasional calls.

Woodland - Midday, cicadas, tawny-flanked prinias, crickets, doves & wind in trees, other birds like grey-backed camaroptera & northern brubru also call.

Winter Wren (Troglodytes Troglodytes) - medium close-up song. Hermit Thrush in background. Slight wind in trees, other Wrens in distance.

Leopard (Panthera Pardus) - Leopard eating. Bird calls in background. NB: Exact date of recording unknown.

Broad-tailed Hummingbird (Selasphorus Platycercus) - medium close-up flight trill made by wings, and calls, other birds in background. Wind in trees.

Coal Tit (Parus Ater) - Two pairs displaying to each other on territorial boundary.

Footsteps On Wood: Running (Dead Acoustic) - Footsteps on Wood, woman running, with approach & stop. (Dead acoustic.)

Interiors - Theatres And Halls - Playhouse Theatre - large audience,applause - 1980 (1C60,reprocessed)

New Guinea Harpy Eagle (Harpyopsis Novaeguineae) - Dusk. medium distance calls from eagle. Other birds calling,some a little closer. Cricket and cicada chorus.

3 Horses On Gravel (Studio9 - Three horses on gravel, canter to stop. (Studio recording)

Blue Tit (Parus Caeruleus) - Calls and wing-beats (with car in background).

Aircraft: Trident (Interior) - Trident, Aircraft, interior, start up and run engines.

Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus Collybitus) - close-up song. Rooks call in background. Other birds in distance. Slight wind in trees.

Sydney & Urban New Zealand - Claybird shooting - several shotgun shots preceded by noise of claybird (aka clay pigeon) firing mechanism, with comments from instructor just audible. Rec. at Agrodome, Rotorua, New Zealand.

Crowds: Foreign - China, two black-cloth merchants selling cloth.

Whooper Swan (Cygnus Cygnus) - Single calls & greeting calls. Wingbeats from birds flying in. Calls from mallards. Oystercatchers in background. Water sounds.

Lambretta Motor Scooter, 1968 (Exterior) - Lambretta Scooter, fast pass.

Trains - Electric Train, interior, starts into constant run on mainly welded track, slows & stops, doors. (Compartment acoustic.)

African Grey Hornbill (Tockus Nasutus) - One calling close-up, answered by another in distance. With Vinaceous Dove calling in background, also Red Colobus Monkeys.

Honey Bee (Apis Mellifera) - close-up interior of hive. Crow calls in distance.

Mixed - Bicycle, 1936 Raleigh sports model, crashing into fence.

Village/garden Atmosphere - Village atmosphere with sparrows, hummingbirds with wing-beats, doves, etc.

Comedy Sounds - Rocket ship explodes. (Specially created effect)

Aircraft: Vc 10 (Exterior) - Vickers VC10, exterior, taxis into mid-distance. (Long-range airliner, 4 jet engines.)

Electrical Sounds - Gyros operating, each with start and stop. 6 gyros, independently switched

Cetti's Warbler (Cettia Cetti) - close-up song phrase. Other birds and frogs in background. Slight wind in bushes.

Talking Toys - Talking Story Set Record, "Tommy the Train" story. (Speech mainly unidentifiable.)

Dusky Legged Guan (Penelope Obscura) - Approaching wing beats & calls from individual Guan. background sounds of insect stridulation & calls from other bird species.

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) - NB: Recorded from microphones placed beside a Reed Warbler's nest. 0430 - 0455hrs Chirping call close-up of female at nest. Male singing in background.

Dinghy (Powered By A Small Outboard Motor) - Dinghy: Start, tickover, stop, Small outboard motor

Tank Guns - Tank Guns, .3 machine gun firing. (Recorded outside tank.)

Fire Appliances - Major water pump starts, hoses play, pump switched off.

Nyanza Swift (Apus Niansae) - MC-medium close-up calls from small groups of swifts flying around cliff-face. close-up fly-past from three birds at 0'23". Crickets & distant birds in background.

Cricket Sp - close-up stridulation with distant birds and faint trickling water from stream.

Bonfires - Bonfire atmosphere, with children & adults chatting nearby.

Chestnut-tailed Antbird (Myrmeciza Hemimelaena) - Calls with dusky-capped greenlet in background

Bits & Pieces - Outdoor classical concert - Applause at end of concert and audience dispersing

University Of St. Mary The Virgin Church Clock, Oxford - Clock of the University Church of St Mary the Virgin, Oxford striking five o'clock.

Broad-leaved Woodland - LATE SPRING: EARLY MORNING With dunnock, carrion crow and woodpigeon

Tarsier Sp.(tarsius Family) - Recorded at night. close-up shrill calls from individual tarsier(exact species unknown). background insect stridulation. Distant engine hum at end of recording.

Right Whale (Balaena Glacialis) - close-up loud blow from whale. background sounds from other whales. background water effects.

Exterior Crowds 2 - Large cheer with whistles - July 1981 (2C9,reprocessed)

Exterior Crowds 1 - Mixed outdoor crowd at fete, with children and adults - distant birdsong and traffic - 1975 (2C7, reprocessed)

American Tree Sparrow (Spizella Arborea) - close-up song, Redpoll, geese, Snipe, Raven, Eider and other sparrows in background. Water in distance, hissy background.

Hedgerow - Early Spring: Mid-day Rather neutral, with Dunnock, Fieldfare, Robin, Chaffinch, Carrion Crow and Jackdaw. Traffic hum.

Skyline - Skyline: Wide Perspective, (specially created background ambience).

World War Ii Aircraft: Spitfire Fighter (Exterior) - Supermarine Spitfire, exterior, mid-distance take off. (World War II fighter, one piston engine.)

Dial 999 - Fire engine, start into constant run with two-tone horns arrive, idle, off. (Interior acoustic)

Crowds - Public House, atmosphere in a moderately busy London pub, fruit machine win at 3m58s.

Oriel College Clock, Oxford - Oriel College clock striking two o'clock.

Ecclesiastical Effects 1 - Buckfast Abbey, Devon, subdued crowd in abbey - 1982 (1C27,reprocessed)

Wolseley Sixteen-sixty Car 1967 (Interior) - Interior, 1 door close. (Wolseley sixteen-sixty car, 1967)

Camel Market - close-up calls from camel. Sounds of crowd & individual voices.

Trains: Paris Metro, France - Paris Metro: Interior, old train, runs 1 station, with doors.

Burrowing Owl (Athene Cunicularia) - close-up calls from adults and 8 five-week-old chicks.

Aircraft 3 - Passing overhead, cuts engine (WWII aircraft, one piston Griffon engine).

Eider (Somateria Mollissima) - Female calling close-up with males nearby; lapwing medium close-up; skylark medium distance.

Public Houses - Public House: West End of London, busy lunchtime.

Skylark (Alauda Arvensis) - Adult feeds nestlings close-up and flies off calling briefly.

Coal Mining - Building coal fire using paper, kindling & bellows.

Red Capped Lark (Calandrella Cinerea) - medium close-up song, another in background.

Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus Ater) - medium close-up song and calls from a flock of about 100 birds, windmill and pump in background.

Motor Car: Ford Cortina 1500c 1969 Model: Exterior - Cars: Ford Cortina, 1500cc, 1969 model. Exterior, departing at slow speed

Army Drill With Orders - Drill with orders, arms drill with 303 rifles.

Chatter - Crowd of 40-50 men & women in a hall, angry shouting with occasional pauses.

Riverside/lakeside - Mixed flock of many pied herons, great, little and yellow billed egrets takes off.

Footsteps Down Stone Stairs - Medium tempo footsteps down stone stairs, 1 woman. (With start and stop)

Cook's Petrel (Pterodroma Cookii) - medium close-up - distant calls from birds flying in from the sea to burrows. Wind gusting in trees. Distant crickets. Distant surf.

Varied Thrush (Ixoreus Naevia) - close-up song. Distant waterfall. Some rumble on microphone.

Southern Region Electric Trains (Interior) - Interior, doors slam, moves off and gathers speed.

D.i.y. And Building - Electric drill, rotart sanding attachment used on plywood sheet.

Children - Middle & Secondary Schools - Bell rings, children leave classroom (rec. London, reprocessed) - 1980 (3C9, reprocessed)

Stream Atmosphere - Dry season Breezy with various birds including wood hoopoe - rather pleasant atmosphere.

Buffy-headed Marmoset (Callithrix Flaviceps) - medium close-up contact calls and other calls. Birds and insects in background. Distant cattle at times. Slight wind in trees.

Old Textile Machinery - Hand loom with flying shuttles operating. (Old textile machinery.)

Footsteps On Pavement: Walking - Footsteps on Pavement, two women walking, with approach & stop.

Post Office Telegraph Equipment - Wheatstone transmitter operating. (c.1870)

Acacia Scrub - EARLY MORNING With blue and Sykes monkeys, baboons, cicadas and flies.

Northern Gannet (Morus Bassanus) - Edge of colony. close-up calls.

Motor Car: Ford Cortina 1600 (Interior) - Ford Cortina 1600, exterior, passing very slowly. (1600cc engine.)

Beam Fishing Trawler - Beam Fishing Trawler: On Board, On deck before hauling trawl.

Woolly Spider Monkey (Brachyteles Arachnoides) - close-up 'neighing' calls while feeding. Sound of monkeys leaping in trees. Howler monkeys in distance. Evening chorus in background.

Country Garden/park/open Woodland - Spring House Finches, Mourning Dove, Black-chinned Hummingbird.

Wood Duck (Aix Sponsa) - close-up display calls from males, female calls in background at start, other birds in background. background noise.

Bridge Building: London Bridge - Driving piles into river bed with pile hammers. (Construction of London Bridge, 1969)

Zoo - Feeding time in animal collection housed in the African bush. No further details.

Buses - Interior, London Green Line Coach - start up, run with stops and starts, stop, tickover, switch off.

Crowds: Interior - Crowd, interior, twenty people, quiet light chatter.

English Domestic Clock: Double Strike - Domestic clock striking three o'clock. (English domestic clock with double-strike mechanism.)

Anne Boleyn's Clock, Hampton Court - Anne Boleyn's Clock, chimes & 6 o'clock

Kea (Nestor Notabilis) - Calls of male close-up, with female uttering weaker call in background. NB: Exact date of recording not known.

Coniferous (Hemlock) Forest Atmosphere - Early Spring: Early morning \ 11,000 ft with red headed tit, jungle crow and other species

Domestic Clock (Bell: Double-strike) - Domestic clock striking eleven o'clock. (Domestic clock with double-strike mechanism.)

Bang! - USAF Fairchild A-10 Thunderbolt, two fly overhead firing cannon (some tank engine noise in foreground).

Triumph Tr6 Sports Car, 1971 (Exterior) - Exterior, self starter, revving until 50", tickover, switch off. (TR6 Sports Car, 1971 model)

Brunnich's Guillemot (Uria Lomvia) - close-up calls in colony, wing-beats and movements on ledges, occasional calls from Glaucous-winged Gulls.

Ford Anglia 105e Van (1963, 997cc): Exterior - Motor Van: Horn, exterior, (Ford Anglia 105E, 1963 model, 997cc).

Madagascar Cuckoo (Cuculus Rochii) - MC calls, distant birds and another calling in distance.

Blackbird (Turdus Merula) - Song close-up (with quiet town garden dawn chorus).

Broad-billed Roller (Eurystomus Glaucurus) - close-up calls and flight calls, other birds in distance.

Motor Car: Ford Cortina 1.6 Gl (Manual) 1982 Model: Interior - Cars: 1.6 GL (Manual) 1982 model, Ford Cortina. Interior, changing from 3rd, to 4th, gear

Electronic Sounds - Rumble. (Specially created electronic sound.)

Tropical Seasonal Forest Atmosphere - close-up calls & wingbeats from many bird species. Some good calls from unidentified species. background general forest atmosphere. Sounds of movement towards end of track.

Village Atmosphere - Distant bleats from goat. Distant voices. medium close-up to medium distance calls from birds. Occasional very distant engine.

Public Demonstration: Paris Riots - Paris Riots, general background, with a few smoke grenades.

Guillemot (Uria Aalge) - Crowing calls. Growl from razorbill. Calls from kittiwakes, rock pipit, herring gulls, terns and fulmars.

Lesser Snow Goose (Anser Caerulescens Caerulescens) - medium close-up agitated calls from several geese at presence of arctic fox. Quieter calls at end with snow bunting.

Prairie: Grasslands - Spring/summer: Day - With song sparrow and western meadowlark Bumpy background and static clicks NB: Compilation from existing recordings in BBC Collection

Red Deer (Cervus Elaphus) - Stag grunting aggressively close-up and trotting

Willow Grouse (Lagopus Lagopus) - close-up calls, wind background, distant Snow Geese and American Tree Sparrow.

Dark Backed Weaver (Ploceus Bicolor) - close-up song and calls. Other birds and insects in background. Blue Monkeys calling and moving in trees.

Fly Sp. - Flies buzzing around carcass, very close-up. Sounds 'claustrophobic'. N.B. Some distortion due to close proximity of flies.

Diesel Bus (On Country Route) - Diesel bus, exterior, passing. (On country route, make of bus not known)

Sand Martin (Riparia Riparia) - Calls of breeding colony with wren, wood pigeon and blow flies

European Water Vole (Arvicola Terrestris) - close-up sound of vole splashing in water. Mallard takes off in background. Other distant waterbirds and traffic.

Schools / Crowds - Mixed Comprehensive School, general chatter in school corridor (quite busy) in large comprehensive, pupils of mixed ages & sexes, with doors banged, etc.

Sailing Ship: Gaff-rigged Ketch: Exterior - Sailing Ship: Gaff-rigged Ketch, Exterior, seven bells rung.

Rainforest Atmosphere - medium close-up whistling calls from unidentified bird. background sounds from insects & other bird species. Occasional rain drops on foliage. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Frog Sp - Croaking close-up, from single frog. NB: Exact date of recording is unknown.

Canyon Atmosphere - Spring; Day Streamside atmosphere, close-up stream with frogs prominent at start, later water and a few birds calling.

Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius Dubius Curonicus) - Anxiety and reassurance note to young

Tropical Seasonal Forest Atmosphere - Storm brewing. Wind in trees. Distant thunder. Birds chirping. Very windy around 001m40s. Bird calls get louder after 001m40s.

Tristram's Warbler (Sylvia Deserticola) - Contact calls, while foraging. Wind in trees.

Car Crashes - Car Crash, approach with horn, skid, crash, skid, crash.

Sokoke Scops Owl (Otus Ireneae) - close-up calls Loud cicada & cricket in background.

Vervet Monkey (Cercopithecus Aethiops) - medium close-up predator alarm calls at leopard, mainly from one monkey. Many birds singing and calling in background. Flies buzzing.

Tropical Seasonal Forest Atmosphere - close-up croaks from frogs. Also some medium distance croaks. background neutral with sounds of rain on foliage. N.B. Time of day of this recording is unknown.

Richardson's Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus Richardsoni) - close-up alarm calls at predator. Very little background. Green-tailed towhee in distance. Another squirrel calling nearby.

British Birds 2 - Dunnock, with skylark and mistle thrush, gusty wind in background.

World War 2 - 1 - Two squadrons passing at 1500 ft (reprocessed)

Spoonbill (Platalea Leucorodia) - close-up adult 'trumpeting' calls; food call; chicks calling. Adult flies off nest.

Woodland Savanna Atmosphere - Animated bird calls. Sounds of wind in vegetation. background calls from other birds. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Orange Footed Scrub Fowl (Megapodius Freycinet) - medium close-up calls from a pair, with another pair in the distance. Cricket and cicada chorus in background.

White Noise Synthesised Wind (Constant Pitch) - White noise filtered to simulate wind at constant pitch. Wind 4 (3 tones up from Wind 3)

Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus Leucocephalus) - close-up calls from chick in nest, Boat-tailed Grackle in background. Wind in trees.

Mountain Atmosphere - Atmosphere at 5,000 - Dusk, Winter. Cicadas and frogs with river in background.

Forest Atmosphere - Dry, coastal forest. Several birds singing & calling with some close-up calls at times. Sound of foliage falling from trees. Faint surf or wind in trees in background. Windy at times.

Ffestinog Narrow Gauge Steam Train. Exterior - Blaenau Festiniog Light Railway, Steam Train passes through woodland with whistle.

Patagonian Sealion (Otaria Flavescens) - close-up calls in colony. Seawash in distance.

World War 2 - 1 - Flying Fortress B17 (4 Engined Bomber) (USA) taking off,March 1945 (reprocessed)

Motor Cars Passing - Vauxhall Velox, exterior, passes at 40 m.p.h. (1966 model.)

Mistletoe Flowerpecker (Dicaeum Hirundinaceum) - close-up - medium distance calls from male visiting nest. Chicks calling in background. Other birds calling in distance. Sound of wind in eucalypts.

Kerguelen Fur Seal (Arctocephalus Gazella) - Bull charging through colony, then interaction in harem.

Carolina Wren (Trhyothorus Ludovicianus) - Calls medium close-up.

Flowing Freshwater - DAY Fast-flowing river with black-headed weaver colony and other birds and insects

Church Bells - Church Bells, six bells ringing. (St. Bartholomew's Church, Lostwithiel, Cornwall.)

Grinding & Sharpening - Cold chisel being sharpened on an electric grinder. (With switch on and off)

Telephones: Telephone Box 1985 - Push-Button Telephone Box (1985): Receiver lifted, 3 coins inserted, 8 digits keyed

Salt Marsh (Tidal) - Salt-Marsh: Winter; Night With White-fronted Geese, Wigeon, Mallard and Curlew.

Cars - Peugeot 309, exterior, approach from right, idle, switch off. (1.9 litre Diesel engine, 1986/7 model.)

Submarines (1960 ‚äòp‚äô Class) - Submarine: 1960 'P' class, passive sonar.

Pool - Spring: Morning Red-winged Blackbirds singing and calling, distant Laughing Gulls at start, wind in trees increasing.

Austin Maestro Vanden Plas: Interior - Cars: Austin Maestro Vanden Plas. Interior, blower

Dairy Farming - Twelve-stall milking machine starts and runs. (No animal sounds)

Udipi Festival - Tiger festival atmosphere. Quiet sounds of crowd & bangs from fireworks. Music starts playing gently. N.B. Exact date of this recording is unknown.

Angonoka Tortoise (Geochelone Yniphora) - close-up sounds, breathing and banging of shells from tortoises mating. Broad-billed Roller and insects in background, occasional fly buzzing.

King Bird Of Paradise (Cicinnurus Regius) - medium close-up loud calls from male. Also croaking screech & quiet calls. background sounds of stridulating insects & bird calls.

Great Frigate Bird (Fregata Minor) - close-up & medium distance display calls from several males.

Desert Atmosphere - Recorded in early morning. Distant calls from birds. Hissy recording with some sounds of wind.

Bristol Britannia, take off. (Medium-range airliner, four piston engines.)

Sooty Tern (Sterna Fuscata) - Calls of adult on nest close-up colony calls in background

Raggiana Bird Of Paradise (Paradisaea Raggiana) - medium close-up display calls from several birds in a tree with females in attendance. Other birds in background. Waterfall in background.

White Fronted Bee Eater (Merops Bullockoides) - medium distance-close-up calls from mainly one bird perched then flying around nest holes. Other birds in distance.

Leopard (Panthera Pardus) - Loud hisses and growls from two cubs about 12 weeks old in captivity. African fish eagle in distance. House sparrow and a few chaffinch calls.

2 Ton Diesel Truck - Interior, sliding door opened. (2 ton diesel truck, make not known)

Stewart Island Brown Kiwi (Apteryx Australis Lawryi) - Sounds from foraging kiwi. medium close-up scatching, sniffing & snuffling sounds. close-up 'sneezes' from 2m37s. medium distance sounds of breakers on beach. N.B. Exact date & location of this recording is unknown.

Hell To Heaven - Underground - travel from Earth's core to crust.

World War Ii Mosquito Fighter Bomber Exterior - Exterior, take off, distant. World War II fighter-bomber. (From 78 r.p.m. disc)

Rural South America - Village,Bonito, (Mato Grosso do Sul, central Brazil) dawn,with cockerels,wind in trees,footsteps,some distinct speech and traffic,including 2 buses arriving and collecting people

Pink Footed Goose (Anser Arvensis Brachyrhynchus) - Reaction to rocket-net.

Montane Forest Atmosphere - Variety of bird calls medium distance and background. Also sounds of rain falling though foliage. Wing beats/flight of Jamaican Streamertail hummingbird.

Fenland Atmosphere - Summer Early morning Close perspective reed-bed with cattle lowing in background Plus mainly distant calls of grey heron, carrion crow, black-headed gull & skylark song.

Grey Headed Kingfisher (Halcyon Leucocephala) - medium close-up shrill, staccato calls from kingfisher. medium distance to background calls from other bird species. N.B. Slight distortion, as recorded.

Horses 1 - One horse canters on approach, then trots past from left to right through a stubble field.

Poolside - Spring: Mid-morning Cricket chorus, Common Yellowthroat, Boat-tailed Grackle, Red-winged Blackbird, flies, frog. Distant traffic.

Husky - Yelping and barking, panting and moving in snow, while being fed. Some quiet voices, one dog barking more prominently towards end. Sound distorted towards end of recording. NB this was recorded between June and November 1992

Australian Raven (Corvus Coronoides) - background clear, echoing calls from ravens. Occasional calls from other bird species.

Puffin (Fratercula Arctica) - Distant chattering of puffin background seawash and wind NB. Exact date of recording is unknown.

Wimbledon 1997 - Wimbledon 1997 - Wimbledon shop, general atmosphere.