Crowdsource Regional Birds Field Recording Contest

We are calling all field recordists to take part in the CS regional birds contest. The competition runs from September 1 to November 30, 2024 and all recordings must be submitted by November 30. At the end of the event, all participants will receive a copy of this exclusive library.

These Prizes await you

• Masterclass video calls with leading nature recordists: Thomas Rex Beverly, Andy Martin & George Vlad
• Audio-Technica BP4025, RAD-3 Shock Mount and Radius Windcover
• Pair of Sonorous Objects Microphones
• Pair of Lom Microphones
• Radius Windshields Shock Mounts & Wind Protection
• Forests of Norway & Forest Ambiences from Just Sound Effects
• Sound libraries from Shaping Waves, Articulated Sounds & more
• National Geographic and Audubon Society memberships
• More will be announced soon!

Recording Requirements

• A minimum of two recordings of either an ISOLATED BIRD and GROUPED BIRD AMBIENCE
• An ISOLATED BIRD recording can either be an INDIVIDUAL BIRD or a GROUP of the same species. These recordings DO NOT include more than one species of bird. Required length: 45 secs – 5 mins.
• A GROUPED AMBIENCE can be anything from general activity to an active Dawn or Dusk Chorus. These recordings include more than one species of bird. Required length: 5 – 15 minutes.
• Recordings MUST NOT contain any traffic, industrial, ocean or human presence sounds.
• Please EDIT/MINIMIZE all wind, foliage and insects out of the recordings
• Metadata must contain your location, bird family name (COMMON), bird species name (COMMON), bird call type (if applicable)
• COMMON family and species names can be found at https://birdsoftheworld.org/