CD1

01. ERMINE AND BLUE TIT. 12.4.2012, 07.10 am, Kuopio Hirvilahti (1'43").
In April, amid the gleaming snowfields of a spring morning. In the shoreline forest of a small lake the clear, ringing song of a blue tit sounds. From beneath the dense spruces on the lakeshore bank come the calling sounds of stoats. EURASIAN BLACK GROUSE, GREAT TIT

02. PINE GROSBEAK. 27.3.2007, 09.30 am, Savukoski Kairijoki (1'20").
A rime‑laden old conifer forest in March. Pine grosbeaks have arrived in forest Lapland on their spring migration. The birds’ bright, ringing song can be heard on sunny spring days. GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER

03. HAWFINCH AND EURASIAN NUTHATCH. 5.5.2015, 08.00 pm, Western Estonia Martna (1'11").
A hazel‑bush thicket at the edge of a meadow. Behind the scrub rises a tall mixed deciduous forest. In the bright, open woodland there are old conifer trees here and there. EURASIAN BLACKBIRD, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE

04. RED CROSSBILL. 13.7.2010, 03.50 am, Kuopio Hirvilahti (1'20").
A hot July morning in a spruce forest. The warmth of the rising sun has set the insects in motion. On the recording you can hear one of the many song types of the red crossbill. EUROPEAN ROBIN, WHOOPER SWAN, MEW GULL

05. GREAT GREY OWL. 18.4.2009, 07.15 pm, Kaavi Luikonlahti (1’13").
A slowly darkening April evening in a remote spruce bog. At the edge of a small clearing in the dense spruce stand, great grey owls are engaged in courtship. On the recording, in addition to the pair’s hoots, two different calls can be heard.

06. COMMON REDSTART AND SIBERIAN JAY. 9.6.2020, 11.15 pm, Savukoski Mukkavaara (2'09").
A wide pine forest at midnight in Lapland. In the calm, light night, as the common redstart sings, the call notes of a brood of Siberian jays can be heard. COMMON CUCKOO, WILLOW WARBLER, WHOOPER SWAN

07. SIBERIAN JAY. 6.6.2013, 03.50 am, Sodankylä Lokka (1’58").
An unusual forest of candle spruces. Here, in the shelter of the spruces, Siberian jay fledglings playfully chase one another. WILLOW WARBLER, BRAMBLING, COMMON CUCKOO

08. WOOD LARK. 26.4.2006, 05.40 am, Korpo Rumar (2’32").
A sparsely wooded pine forest stretches its branches over the rocky terrain. This is a breeding territory for the woodlark. The woodlark’s song is one of the most beautiful in the avian world. EURASIAN BLACK GROUSE, WILLOW WARBLER, SONG THRUSH

09. EURASIAN NUTCRACKER 1. 13.2.2007, 11.30 am, Kuopio Haminalahti (1’45").
The taiga forest’s distinctive corvid, the Eurasian nutcracker, feeds on the seeds of the Siberian pine. On the recording, a group of nutcrackers can be heard in the mild winter weather of February. These birds represent the eastern subspecies of the nutcracker. In the background are the contact calls of tits and the drumming of a great spotted woodpecker. GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER

10. CRESTED TIT. 10.3.2012, 05.30 pm, Kuopio Hirvilahti (1’23").
In the coniferous forest, among the large trees, juniper and small spruce saplings grow. This type of forest is a suitable habitat for the crested tit. On the recording, in addition to the crested tit’s song, the sounds of the bird’s wings can be heard.

11. BADGER. 19.4.2022, 10.30 pm, Kuopio Kaislastenlahti (0’55").
Distinctive snorting vocalizations of a badger moving about on a spring night in April. On the recording, a badger walking through the shoreline forest passes the recording device so that the rustle of its paws is audible on the track. WHOOPER SWAN

12. MARSH TIT. 30.4.2015, 09.55 am, Western Estonia Haeska (1’58").
As a burrow-nesting bird, the marsh tit thrives in old mixed deciduous forests with abundant undergrowth. The recording was made near a marsh tit nesting burrow, where the bird’s song and call notes can be heard. COMMON CHIFFCHAFF, EUROPEAN ROBIN, EURASIAN BLACKBIRD

13. EURASIAN BUZZARD. 29.6.2002, 06.15 am, Kaavi Maarianvaara (1’11").
A tranquil old spruce forest near cultivated fields. This is the site of a Eurasian buzzard’s nest and its hunting grounds. The hawk pair has chicks in a nest built in the central part of a thick‑branched spruce. On the recording the female Eurasian buzzard gives alarm calls near the nest. EURASIAN WREN, WILLOW WARBLER, EUROPEAN ROBIN

14. RED-BREASTED FLYCATCHER. 13.5.2014, 09.10 am, Western Estonia Haeska (1’39").
Distinctive song phrases of the red‑breasted flycatcher in an old mixed deciduous forest. When the male red‑breasted flycatcher is in peak song he inserts high, sharp call notes between the phrases. EURASIAN BLACKBIRD, COMMON CUCKOO, WOOD PIGEON, GREAT TIT

15. PEREGRINE FALCON. 7.8.2008, 1.45 pm, Savukoski Jänkäjärvi (0’49"). The peregrine falcon nests in the taiga zone, mainly on extensive aapa mires. On the recording, a peregrine falcon fledgling begs for food on a large bog clearing bordered by forests.

16. SMALL MAMMAL AND FLIES. 10.7.2021, 1.20 pm, Kuopio Hirvilahti (1’04").
On a hot July day, flies are on the move. On a grassy forest clearing, a small mammal growls at the buzzing flies. COMMON CHIFFCHAFF

17. EURASIAN NUTCRACKER 2. 4.1.2006, 09.50 am, Kuopio Haminalahti (1’17").Contact calls of Eurasian nutcrackers near a coniferous forest. The birds on the recording are likely the same as those on track 09. The recording also contains sounds of the birds’ wings.

18. MOOSE CALVES. 2.6.2021, 10.00 pm, Kuopio Riistavesi (1'59").
A sheltered shoreline thicket of a forest pond is a hiding place for moose calves. EURASIAN REED BUNTING, FIELDFARE, EURASIAN BITTERN, MEW GULL, REDWING, WESTERN WATER RAIL, EURASIAN CURLEW, COMMON CUCKOO, EURASIAN BLACKBIRD

19. GREENISH LEAF WARBLER. 16.6.2020, 03.20 am, Kuopio Hirvilahti (1'23").
The taiga’s characteristic species, the Greenish warbler, thrives in mixed forests dominated by conifers. The bird is best recognized by its bouncing song phrases. WILLOW WARBLER, COMMON CHAFFINCH

20. EURASIAN JAY. 13.5.2018, 07.00 am, Kuopio Riistavesi (1'45").
The Eurasian jay nests in largest spruce forests. Its nest is well hidden in the densest part of the forest. During the spring breeding season, jays can be heard producing the most curious song phrases and imitations. On the recording, the jay’s song can be heard in a forest in May. COMMON CUCKOO, BLACK WOODPECKER, WOOD PIGEON, WILLOW WARBLER, EURASIAN BLACK GROUSE

21. EUROPEAN PIED FLYCATCHER. 20.5.2012, 04.50 am, Hyrynsalmi (1 '33").
In May, a singing European pied flycatcher can be found in old, bright groves, open pine forests, and parks. This lively songbird spends the prime of summer in the northern coniferous forest zone. WILLOW WARBLER, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, WHIMBREL, BLACK-HEADED GULL, REDWING

22. EURASIAN BLACKBIRD. 3.5.2013, 08.20 pm, Kuopio Riistavesi (1’11").
The song of the Eurasian blackbird can already be heard in March in groves and spruce forests. On the recording, the bird singing in May has an unusual song. TREE PIPIT, SONG THRUSH, EURASIAN BLACK GROUSE

23. FOX. 31.5.2016, 00.20 am, Kuopio Riistavesi (1’23").
A calm May night on a remote forest clearing. The fox’s ringing cries carry across the spring night. REDWING, SONG THRUSH

24. EURASIAN NUTHATCH. 30.4.2015, 05.40, Western Estonia Haeska (2'08").
Soundscape of an old deciduous grove that serves as nesting habitat for the Eurasian nuthatch. The Eurasian nuthatch is a skilled songbird and has several phrase variations. The recording features two different song phrases. EURASIAN BLACKBIRD, GREAT TIT, EUROPEAN ROBIN, BLUE TIT, WOOD PIGEON, EURASIAN BULLFINCH, DUNNOCK

25. ROE DEER. 3.5.2015, 07.30 am, Western Estonia Haeska (1'20").
The sounds of roe deer are powerful bellows. On the recording, on a spring morning, roe deer bellow at one another as they sort out their territorial boundaries. EURASIAN SKY LARK, EUROPEAN ROBIN, TREE PIPIT, EURASIAN BLACKBIRD, EURASIAN MAGPIE

26. COMMON KESTREL. 3.7.2021, 04.30 am, Kuopio Hirvilahti (1’41").
The common kestrel settles to breed where it can find sufficient food. The common kestrel nests in nest boxes placed on the edges of field clearings and on standing dead trees in forest openings. In Estonian, the kestrel is called "tuulentallaaja" (wind trampler). EURASIAN REED BUNTING, CROW, SEDGE WARBLER, WOOD PIGEON

27. EUROPEAN PENDULINE TIT. 9.6.2022, 07.00 pm, Kuopio Riistavesi (1’15").
The European penduline tit prefers wet riparian woodlands with extensive reedbeds and scrub nearby. The European penduline tit is rare in Finland. On the recording, the bird’s contact calls are heard near the shore. COMMON CHAFFINCH, MEW GULL

28. BEAN GOOSE AND LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER. 4.6.2008, 04.00 am, Pelkosenniemi Sokanaapa (2'00").
An old mixed forest dominated by spruce near an aapa mire. The area contains small forest ponds and bog pools. This habitat type is a breeding environment for the bean goose. WOOD SANDPIPER, EURASIAN REED BUNTING, COMMON RAVEN, WILLOW GROUSE, COMMON CUCKOO, EURASIAN BLACK GROUSE, CROW, EURASIAN CURLEW, BRAMBLING, REDWING

29. WILLOW WARBLER SPECIES (HYBRID). 30.6.2007, 05.15 am, Varpaisjärvi Saarikoski (1’34").
Willow warblers are among the most interesting bird groups of the taiga forest. Species of willow warblers hybridize easily with one another. Such hybrids are occasionally encountered singing. On the recording, the singing bird resembles the willow warbler and the common chiffchaff based on its song. GARDEN WARBLER, WILLOW WARBLER

30. CROSSBILL SPECIES. 5.6.2008, 05.45 am, Sokanaapa (1’15").
A coniferous forest surrounded by a large aapa mire. A recording device hidden near the small bog pools picks up an unusual bird song. The bird song most likely belongs to the white-winged crossbill. EURASIAN REED BUNTING

31. MERLIN. 18.7.2010, 03.25 am, Kaavi (1’20").
The merlin’s breeding territory is typically a sparsely treed old coniferous forest near a lake. At the beginning of the recording the female merlin’s call is heard, after which the brood wakes up and begins begging for food. FIELDFARE, REDWING, CROW

32. URAL OWL. 18.4.2022, 02.00 am, Kuopio Kaislastenlahti (1’09").
The Ural owl’s habitat consists of old, spruce‑dominated forests where its low courtship hoots can be heard as early as February. This large owl species also has a conspicuous autumn display. The recording captures an encounter between a pair of Ural owls on an April spring night.

33. KNOCKING WOODPECKER. 30.4.2010, 07.12 am, Kuopio Riistavesi (1'45").
Soundscape of an old, tall and open pine forest. The recording captures an unusual woodpecker drumming on the weathered branches of an old pine. The drumming woodpecker is most likely a Eurasian three-toed woodpecker. SONG THRUSH, GREAT TIT, EURASIAN BLACK GROUSE, COMMON CHAFFINCH

34. SHORT EARED OWL AND EURASIAN BLACK GROUSE. 27.5.2015, 01.00 am, Savukoski Rovaselkä (2’18").
The edge of a bog with stunted, gnarled pines in the quiet light of a summer night. A loose breeding colony of short‑eared owls has settled in the area. The black grouse’s spring lek is still underway on the bog clearing. SONG THRUSH, COMMON CUCKOO, WOOD SANDPIPER, JACK SNIPE

35. PARROT CROSSBILL. 26.5.2004, 03.20 am, Savukoski Värriö Seitajärvi (1'01").
The parrot crossbill is found in pine forests. The bird feeds on pine seeds and nests whereever the pine cones are abundant that year. The recording captures the parrot crossbill’s song and contact calls. WILLOW WARBLER, BRAMBLING

36. BEAN GOOSE. 16.9.2021, 03.50 am, Kuopio Hirvilahti (1’19").
The bean goose's autumn migration occurs in September. The recording captures geese migrating in a shoreline forest. The animal rustling and splashing in the shoreline water is probably a water vole.

37. WHITE WINGED CROSSBILL. 20.3.2013, 07.35 am, Savukoski Akanvaara Iso Akanjoki (0'49").
A March pine forest in Lapland. White winged crossbills call and flit actively from tree to tree amid the snowdrifts. GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, COMMON REDPOLL

38. TENGMALM’S OWL. 19.4.2022, 02.00 am, Kuopio Hirvilahti (1’07").
Tengmalm’s owl calling on a spring night. In the background of the recording, alongside a Eurasian woodcock and a Common teal, distant purring of a male Tengmalm’s owl can be heard.

39. ERMINE. 10.4.2012, 08.08 am, Kuopio Hirvilahti (1 '24").
An ermine moving beneath the shelter of spruces on the spring snow emits low, harsh sounds as it moves. This vocal individual is likely the same as the mewing ermine on track 01.

40. GOLDCREST. 19.4.2022, 06.50 am, Kuopio Riistavesi (2’23").
A singing goldcrest and a drumming black woodpecker on a calm, clear April spring morning. The redwing and chaffinch accompany the black grouse’s lek in the background. GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, CROW, FIELDFARE

41. NORTHERN WRYNECK. 13.5.2014, 07.26 am, Western Estonia Matsalu Pögari-Sassi (2’03").
The trilling song of the Northern wryneck can be heard in shore woodlands, open pine forests, or wooded pastures. The recording features a song portrait of Northern wrynecks in a shore woodland with old deciduous trees. EURASIAN BLACKBIRD, COMMON CHAFFINCH, BARNACLE GOOSE, EURASIAN SKY LARK

42. LONG TAILED TIT. 3.12.2018, 12.00 noon, Kuopio Hirvilahti (1’11").
A quiet winter day in December in a shoreline birch grove. A small flock of long‑tailed tits is moving among the snow‑covered birches.

43. ROUGH LEGGED BUZZARD. 2.8.2007, 04.15 am, Savukoski Viitaranta (2'00").
Pre‑dawn in August in a forest where rough-legged buzzards are nesting. The fledgling rough-legged buzzards scream on the pine branches, begging food from their parents. The common cranes’ morning calls carry across the edge of a nearby bog. A stirring pre‑dawn wind hums darkly through the coniferous forest.

44. GOLDEN EAGLE. 24.3.2008, 10.15 am, Savukoski Korteaapa (2'57").
Sounds associated with golden eagles’ display in a wintry March pine forest. In the background, a light winter wind makes the coniferous forest sigh darkly.

45. EURASIAN EAGLE OWL. 16.10.2009, 07.20 am, Kuopio Hirvilahti (1'29").
An autumnal, dark coniferous forest by the shore at dawn in October. At this time, in morning or evening twilight, you can hear the eagle owl’s deep, sonorous hooting year‑round. The recording captures a rare eagle owl vocalization type — series of barking calls. Later on the recording, other eagle owls respond with barking. GOOSANDER

46. LYNX. 4.11.2018, 01.15 am, Kuopio Hirvilahti (1'09").
An early‑winter night in a coniferous forest in November. The calling cries of a moving lynx carry through the pitch‑dark forest.

47. NOTHERN HAWK-OWL. 19.3.2010, 02.30 am, Pelkosenniemi Kunkuttama (1’17").
In the heart of a March midnight among the fells and hills of Forest Lapland. A Northern hawk-owl has begun its display on a forest clearing. The recording was made in a night frost of -25 °C.

48. SIBERIAN TIT. 20.3.2013, 10.20 am, Savukoski Korteaapa (1’14").
A bright winter day in an open pine forest in Forest Lapland. At this time of year the clear song of the siberian tit begins to be heard in the woods.

49. COMMON FROG AND URAL OWL. 13.5.2020, 05.10 am, Kuopio Kaislastenlahti (1’47").
By a forest stream in an old spruce forest. The recording captures an encounter between owls. The owls are sorting out their territorial boundaries. SONG THRUSH

50. COW MOOSE AND CALF. 19.9.2011, 03.15 am, Suonenjoki Lempyy (1'34").
A dark autumn night shrouds the forest landscape. At the edge of a bog, hidden in a thicket of deciduous saplings, a cow moose calls to her calf.

51. THE SONG OF THE ICE AND THE CALL OF THE LYNX. 23.3.2020, 02.10 am, Vehmersalmi Soisalo Enonniemi (2'22").
A calm, frosty night in March. The snowless ice of the lake sings, reverberates, and cracks. From the depths of the vast shoreline forest comes the calling cry of a lynx.

CD 2

01. LESSER SPOTTED EAGLE’S FOREST. 27.4.2015, 05.30 am, Western Estonia Haeska (3'00").
An April forest awakening to spring where a Lesser Spotted Eagle is present. The Lesser Spotted Eagle has arrived from its spring migration. The eagle has found a forested area on its old breeding territory, situated near an extensive wetland. YELLOW HAMMER, SONG THRUSH, WOOD PIGEON, EUROPEAN ROBIN, NORTHERN LAPWING, TREE PIPIT, COMMON CHAFFINCH, FIELDFARE

02. WHITE’S THRUSH. 18.6.2009, 04.15 am, Kalajoki (3'25").
The White's thrush, which breeds in the hard‑to‑reach bog and forest areas of Siberia, is a major rarity in Finland. The bird can skillfully hide in forest clearings. The White's thrush is most easily detected by its distinctive whistling song. WILLOW WARBLER, GOLDCREST, EURASIAN MAGPIE

03. COAL TIT AND SMALL MAMMAL. 19.4.2022, 05.30 am, Kuopio Riistavesi (3'38").
Spring rustle in a coniferous forest. In the streamside forest two individual mammals are vocalizing; their species have not been identified. REDWING, EURASIAN SISKIN, WHOOPER SWAN, EURASIAN WREN, GOLDCREST

04. OLD DECIDUOUS FOREST AND STOCK DOVES. 24.4 2017, 08.30 am, Ahvenanmaa Brändö (4'01").
A grove awakening to spring in April. Stock doves that returned early from migration have settled on their breeding territory in the old grove. EUROPEAN ROBIN, GREAT TIT, COMMON CHAFFINCH

05. MISTLE THRUSH. 6.6.2014, 02.52 am, Savukoski Mukkavaara (4’42"). The mistle thrush is a melodious songbird of the open pine forests of Forest Lapland. During the midnight sun this songbird can be heard around the clock, even at midnight. BRAMBLING, WILLOW WARBLER, COMMON CUCKOO

06. FEMALE COMMON CUCKOO’S CALL. 20.5.2018, 04.50 am, Kuopio Kaislastenlahti (3’15").
The cuckoo calls and the blackbird sings. The scent of spruce. Budding leaves on the birches; spring smiles. EURASIAN BLACK GROUSE, EUROPEAN ROBIN, WHOOPER SWAN

07. COLLARED FLYCATCHER AND WOOD WARBLER. 23.5.2023, 08.40 am, Länsi-Latvia Engure (3'00").
The distinctive song of the rare collared flycatcher. The bird lives in old mixed deciduous forests. COMMON CHAFFINCH, WILLOW WARBLER, EURASIAN WREN

08. BLACK WOODPECKER AND OLD DEAD-STANDING ASPENS. 21.5.2014, 07.14 am, Kuopio Riistavesi (3’12").
A group of aspen snags stands on the hill, surrounded by a sea of forest. Hidden in these woods is the Black Woodpecker’s nest tree and its feeding grounds. On the recording, the forest landscape waking to morning resounds and hums. WILLOW WARBLER, TREE PIPIT, COMMON CUCKOO

09. NORTHERN LONG-EARED OWL MOTHERS AND YOUNG BIRDS. 24.6.2017, 07.20 pm, Juuka (3’19").
A shrubby area at the edge of a spruce forest, opening onto a meadow clearing with small wooded islets. To this sheltered forest edge female long-eared owls have led their young. BLACKHEADED GULL, GARDEN WARBLER, YELLOW HAMMER, COMMON CUCKOO, FIELDFARE

10. SONG THRUSH. 25.5.2008, 04.50 am, Kuopio Kaislastenlahti Suovu (5'23").
A forest of low spruce thickets, tall conifers and tall birches is the song thrush’s breeding habitat. During spring and summer this mimicking songbird brings joy to the forest soundscape. COMMON CUCKOO, EURASIAN BLACK GROUSE

11. SHORE FOREST OF THE SHELTERED LAKE. 22.5.2022, 06.20 am, Kuopio Kaislastenlahti (4'50").
A reed-fringed shore where a dark spruce stand on the bank gives way to a bright riverside grove. On the lake side, across the strait, a slender pine forest rises on an island. Now in May, with the migratory birds returned, the shoreline woods ring with the joy of spring. BLUE TIT, RED NECKED GREBE, EURASIAN BLACK GROUSE, COMMON CHAFFINCH, WHOOPER SWAN, BLACK THROATED DIVER, GREAT TIT, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, EURASIAN BLACKBIRD, WOOD PIGEON, EURASIAN SISKIN, CROSSBILL SPECIES, COMMON CUCKOO

12. SIBERIAN TITS AND EURASIAN BULLFINCHES. 13.3.2004, 08.40 am, Savukoski Mukkavaara (6’31").
A snowy March forest of birch, spruce, willow and pine. Siberian tits move about actively, searching for food. A male Eurasian bullfinch sings in the presence of a female.

13. ORIENTAL CUCKOO. 18.6.2015, 05.17 am, Sotkamo Teerijärvi (3'43").
In the taiga forest zone the oriental cuckoo is observed only in small numbers. The song of this cuckoo species rather resembles that of an owl. The oriental cuckoo is extremely rare in Finland. COMMON CHAFFINCH, WILLOW WARBLER, COMMON CUCKOO, COMMON REDSTART, TREE PIPIT

14. OLD SPRUCE FOREST COVERING A HILLSIDE. 18.6.2015, 01.15 am, Sotkamo Losonvaara (7'16").
The dusky summer‑night atmosphere in the lichen‑clad spruce forest on the fell slope. Here nests a melodious songbird, the red‑flanked bluetail. Now, in the dead of night, the singing bluetail is accompanied by mosquitoes. SONG THRUSH, EUROPEAN ROBIN, WOOD PIGEON, GREEN SANDPIPER

15. RUSTIC BUNTING AND BRAMBLING. 8.6.2006, 02.45 am, Pelkosenniemi Kokonaapa (4'08").
At the edge of a bog clearing, a stunted peatland forest gives way to a dry upland forest of birch and candle spruces. Along the bog’s edge are the breeding territories of the rustic bunting and the brambling. On the recording, these species sing as if vying with one another. WILLOW WARBLER, COMMON CUCKOO

16. EURASIAN GOLDEN ORIOLE. 29.6.2022, 02.00 pm, Kuopio Riistavesi (7’36").
The breeding territories of the Eurasian golden oriole are mature deciduous forests located near bodies of water. The song of this melodious songbird can be heard here during the leafiest part of summer. On the recording, the Eurasian golden oriole sings in an old riverside birch grove. Tree pipit, chaffinch, willow warbler, reed bunting, wood warbler, wood pigeon, white‑backed woodpecker, great tit, great spotted woodpecker. TREE PIPIT, COMMON CHAFFINCH, WILLOW WARBLER, EURASIAN REED BUNTING, GARDEN WARBLER, WOOD PIGEON, WHITE-PACKED WOODPECKER, GREAT TIT, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER

17. ON THE BEAVER STREAM ON A SUMMER NIGHT. 5.5.2008, 03.00 am, Latvia Pededze (3'51").
Very early dawn in early summer at the beaver brook. From the shade of the streamside deciduous trees a view opens onto a wide flood meadow. Nightingales sing in the meadow’s shrubby islets. Beavers call and splash in the stream channel. COMMON SNIPE, COMMON CUCKOO, EURASIAN BITTERN

18. LITTLE BUNTING. 8.6.2006, 01.30 am, Pelkosenniemi Vuotos (4'35").
A peatland forest with sparsely growing, gnarled stunted pines. Here is a nesting site of the little bunting. The little bunting arrives in the forested parts of Lapland after its long spring migration, during the midnight sun. As soon as it establishes a territory, the little bunting begins its winding, multi‑faceted song. WILLOW WARBLER