For 2026, I want to make my info much better when I encounter future birds, so I gonna do myself a helpful list for future. Sometimes it was so hard to find the clocks and timestamps when I wanted to be precise during writing info live. I make 2 versions, one for new singers and other for revisits, so I know how long somebody is singing during the season.
I explain here what i mean
1. Species name - BRW0/TNG0/MW0 means the bird species for short and the number means how many I find. Usually when I hear a new bird, it is BRW1. Every bird after BRW1 will be BRW2 and so on. As I do not know the name of the bird when I just set the recorders down, they will be written like this. I will put the name after I have listened their song and am finding unique parts from them to name after. Then the bird will be called after a name.
2. GOTCHA - I write this when I am successful and got the recording of the bird, like when you catch pokemon with a ball. Works same for me with audio. I do not write this when I have not acquired audio. This means the recorder has put down and it is recording the bird. I need to have keywords here so I can find the info faster when I search from my group.
Date - time when I heard it singing
Reoccurring part works same way, just instead of GOTCHA is just time when I heard the bird activate (Was quiet before and started to sing) or when I reached close enough for the bird song to be heard.
2026 Nightsingers template.
When encountering new bird:
✨ BRW0/TNG0/MW0
🕐 GOTCHA at TIME (when recorder is turned on to record the specific individual)
📅 Date when heard MAY##
Reoccurring visits and birds who sing to know how long somebody is singing
✨ NAME OF BIRD
🕐 Time heard the bird
📅 Date MAY##
I explain here what i mean
1. Species name - BRW0/TNG0/MW0 means the bird species for short and the number means how many I find. Usually when I hear a new bird, it is BRW1. Every bird after BRW1 will be BRW2 and so on. As I do not know the name of the bird when I just set the recorders down, they will be written like this. I will put the name after I have listened their song and am finding unique parts from them to name after. Then the bird will be called after a name.
2. GOTCHA - I write this when I am successful and got the recording of the bird, like when you catch pokemon with a ball. Works same for me with audio. I do not write this when I have not acquired audio. This means the recorder has put down and it is recording the bird. I need to have keywords here so I can find the info faster when I search from my group.
Date - time when I heard it singing
Reoccurring part works same way, just instead of GOTCHA is just time when I heard the bird activate (Was quiet before and started to sing) or when I reached close enough for the bird song to be heard.
2026 Nightsingers template.
When encountering new bird:
✨ BRW0/TNG0/MW0
🕐 GOTCHA at TIME (when recorder is turned on to record the specific individual)
📅 Date when heard MAY##
Reoccurring visits and birds who sing to know how long somebody is singing
✨ NAME OF BIRD
🕐 Time heard the bird
📅 Date MAY##
Media is too big
VIEW IN TELEGRAM
This was shared with me. Alexander Liebermann makes birdsong into musical notes and these guys played along the musical notes!! It makes me wonder now how many BRWs I have recorded would sound amazing in this way! This is so cool! Hope more people notice the bird rhythmic musician talent !
Their instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lieberliner/
Their instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lieberliner/
https://www.kkinstagram.com/p/C84nBZzgV58/
The original video what this above video is based on. I get always MEGA excited when I see BRW themed stuff. It is not very often I see this so I get ULTRA excited asap when i hear a BRW on a tv show or somebody else besides me talks about it and notices
The original video what this above video is based on. I get always MEGA excited when I see BRW themed stuff. It is not very often I see this so I get ULTRA excited asap when i hear a BRW on a tv show or somebody else besides me talks about it and notices
Eepik redone in 2025!
https://youtu.be/a4JnCJyxAbg?si=9DgPgQAm6hmSgjYx
I had the original files so i used these to go over the audio again and mix it the way I usually do my audios now :). I raised the amplify too around -12 - -6 between (I read somewhere that this area is best to keep when recording birds) I still regret I recorded my birds so badly back then.
https://youtu.be/a4JnCJyxAbg?si=9DgPgQAm6hmSgjYx
I had the original files so i used these to go over the audio again and mix it the way I usually do my audios now :). I raised the amplify too around -12 - -6 between (I read somewhere that this area is best to keep when recording birds) I still regret I recorded my birds so badly back then.
YouTube
Eepik the Blyth's Reed Warbler 2021 - Redone 2025
Back then I had no idea what sizes to upload so older audios were in a bad 480 quality. Altho it isn't the biggest difference, but I still wanted to upload a bit better version of Eepik, went through the old audio again. Usually that quality makes the audio…
Found another BRW from my HDD I had no idea I had :D. It was a m4a file and Audacity could not read it so I never checked it. Now I downloaded some plugin what makes Audacity read the m4a files and turns out there was a BRW from 2019 I have recorded and never knew :)
Only 3 minutes was saved, back then I recorded so little, which is another regret when I now look back! So many rhythms probably unheard
https://youtu.be/jUh0LokP0uU?si=5Nc9irMdadkCqKZ4
Only 3 minutes was saved, back then I recorded so little, which is another regret when I now look back! So many rhythms probably unheard
https://youtu.be/jUh0LokP0uU?si=5Nc9irMdadkCqKZ4
YouTube
Unknown Blyth's Reed Warbler 2019 - 20 may!
Another BRW I found out on my PC I could not recognize at all! Sometimes I had bunch of files I dumped on a HDD and did not go through many of them. I saw some files m4a and went to check out what these were and there was a BRW I did not recognize at all!…
other BRW I found was from June 6, 2019!
I could not recognize this guy, the patterns were new to me. Most BRW I have recorded I remember they key cues I cut out to make best of compilations. No idea why this recording is so much worse quality, I do not remember what i used to record him back then, it could of been Recforge with tablet or Nokia 701. Or the bird was far away. I upload it for archive reasons
https://youtu.be/wyRSgM-QC2s?si=q9CUHz7t9DNMSGxF
I could not recognize this guy, the patterns were new to me. Most BRW I have recorded I remember they key cues I cut out to make best of compilations. No idea why this recording is so much worse quality, I do not remember what i used to record him back then, it could of been Recforge with tablet or Nokia 701. Or the bird was far away. I upload it for archive reasons
https://youtu.be/wyRSgM-QC2s?si=q9CUHz7t9DNMSGxF
YouTube
Unknown Blyth's Reed Warbler 2019 - June 6th!
Another one I do not recognize! This one is much worse quality and I honestly do not remember what i used to record him, maybe it was Recforge or Nokia 701. I deeply apologise at some of the older audios being awful, I did not know much back then :'). I just…
This media is not supported in your browser
VIEW IN TELEGRAM
Best parts of Vuubeli is done :). One of my favourite moments animated with onomatopoeia!
2025 is about to end and here is my top 3 BRW of 2025!
Piko stood out for being the most Rhythmic BRW of 2025!
(Piko's song: https://youtu.be/T08R2muU1zY?si=1DaJoaxPLQGYIqNP)
Vuubeli had amazing rhythms done and other catchy melodies, what made him stand out, such as the "Ta-koobe" one
(Vuubeli's song: https://youtu.be/6GwCBH3x_c8?si=RnLlZgXLFN1cKnFM)
Vuubiluuli for another unique catchy rhythms, like the "vuu-bii-luu-lii" one, "kah-ni kahni ka tha" and "Miskiip, tutuvui, kah tunk tunk"
(Vuubiluuli's song: https://youtu.be/kk0ieId3Eb8?si=-RklA7bhjLMg5bUi)
Piko stood out for being the most Rhythmic BRW of 2025!
(Piko's song: https://youtu.be/T08R2muU1zY?si=1DaJoaxPLQGYIqNP)
Vuubeli had amazing rhythms done and other catchy melodies, what made him stand out, such as the "Ta-koobe" one
(Vuubeli's song: https://youtu.be/6GwCBH3x_c8?si=RnLlZgXLFN1cKnFM)
Vuubiluuli for another unique catchy rhythms, like the "vuu-bii-luu-lii" one, "kah-ni kahni ka tha" and "Miskiip, tutuvui, kah tunk tunk"
(Vuubiluuli's song: https://youtu.be/kk0ieId3Eb8?si=-RklA7bhjLMg5bUi)
Channel name was changed to «✨🌙Flacko's Blyth's reed warbler Journey 2026! 🌙 ✨ 🎤🎶»
There is still 73 days to go before May arrives! Meanwhile I found out a site what is talking about a spark bird! I was unaware of such thing and it was a perfect way to make these pictures!
Spark bird means that this bird was the one what made you into birding much much deeeper. BRW for me is both that anr nr1 fav bird!
I wrote a bigger story here about this: https://www.spark-bird.org/stories
Spark bird means that this bird was the one what made you into birding much much deeeper. BRW for me is both that anr nr1 fav bird!
I wrote a bigger story here about this: https://www.spark-bird.org/stories
This season gonna be very exciting as I got a gift: Dodotronic parabolic microphone! I also acquired my 4th tascam! I thought 3 was enough, but I need more! Plus I can justify this in a way that when I want to record one specific BRW sing the whole night (One of the project I want to fullfill) is to have 2 tascams recording the same bird but one left side, other right side. Some birds sing in the same area for hours, but some can fly into other bush and back the original location. I want to have the 2nd half too incase bird does it and I have to be ready all the time.
I wanted to do this with Riilu in 2025, where I would record his full song from the start till the morning when he stops. I wanna know how long a bird is able to sing continously! When I documented Riilu, I heard him going over 4 hours and more after I left. I got tired much sooner than him so sadly the project was a bit fail :).
I hoped I get another change but Riilu sung 3 nights and no more :C
So there are specific goals I wanna get this year!
● Over 21 BRWs! So far 2 years in a row I got 21 different BRWs, no matter how many nights I was out, I could not get it higher. There was 5 BRWs I could not acquire because they were in areas I was unable to reach :C. One was actually reachable but it was opposite side of a field...
● One BRW start to finish song session. I have to make sure the bird who I wanna do this with sings in an accessible location where I can get close to him (Riilu was in a very good location but I had only 3 night changes)
I have to find out the bird first and then go there next night much earlier and put the tascam in the location I heard him sing last time. That helps me to know when he starts singing. (timestamp)
And then I have to put other tascams near him incase it flies else place so my audio is always close and bird doesnt go 50% quieter when it flew away from my Tascam. I can use other tascams meanwhile to find other BRW and when I come back, I can spend the whole night with this single bird until he leaves. I leave other tascams record aswell
● Nightsingers recording. I couldn't do it last year as I did not find a good place. It was meant like one area where multiple birds are heard singing as an ambient recording. I always found new birds so I used the time to get each individual. For that to do I need to use my stereo lav version
I wanted to do this with Riilu in 2025, where I would record his full song from the start till the morning when he stops. I wanna know how long a bird is able to sing continously! When I documented Riilu, I heard him going over 4 hours and more after I left. I got tired much sooner than him so sadly the project was a bit fail :).
I hoped I get another change but Riilu sung 3 nights and no more :C
So there are specific goals I wanna get this year!
● Over 21 BRWs! So far 2 years in a row I got 21 different BRWs, no matter how many nights I was out, I could not get it higher. There was 5 BRWs I could not acquire because they were in areas I was unable to reach :C. One was actually reachable but it was opposite side of a field...
● One BRW start to finish song session. I have to make sure the bird who I wanna do this with sings in an accessible location where I can get close to him (Riilu was in a very good location but I had only 3 night changes)
I have to find out the bird first and then go there next night much earlier and put the tascam in the location I heard him sing last time. That helps me to know when he starts singing. (timestamp)
And then I have to put other tascams near him incase it flies else place so my audio is always close and bird doesnt go 50% quieter when it flew away from my Tascam. I can use other tascams meanwhile to find other BRW and when I come back, I can spend the whole night with this single bird until he leaves. I leave other tascams record aswell
● Nightsingers recording. I couldn't do it last year as I did not find a good place. It was meant like one area where multiple birds are heard singing as an ambient recording. I always found new birds so I used the time to get each individual. For that to do I need to use my stereo lav version
This media is not supported in your browser
VIEW IN TELEGRAM
Not long to go before my ultimate favourite birds arrive!! They have around 1 month to go before they are here (I always hear a first BRW around 19-21 may time) This is my current gear what I use to captre even more and better audio!
Gonna copy this template from September 23 2025 to a bit fresher time so I can copy paste this to make my beautiful observations more detailed. I sometimes had to search through multiple texts to find out times I said Gotcha at specific time, so I can add that to my videos and so on.
Gonna update it a bit too, as I want to also document everything I hear, when I go around places.
2026 Nightsingers template.
When encountering new bird:
✨ BRW0/TNG0/MW0 (Replace by name and code later)
🕐 GOTCHA at TIME (when recorder is turned on to record the specific individual)
📅 Date when heard MAY## (To be more precise, sometimes I record at times where one date becomes new (23:30 becomes 0:00, date changes) and have been so confused sometimes when I have w 25 may dated recordings, then later realised one was when 24 may become 25 and other was 25 may around 23:30)
🌳 LOCATION: SAME place or NEW? Describe Many birds sing same places usually, but some can sing in new places. This helps to see the data faster where the locations are reused.
Reoccurring visits and birds who sing to know how long somebody is singing
✨ NAME OF BIRD (Code + name for easier finding specific individuals - BRW1 Tinko for example)
🕐 Time heard the bird
📅 Date MAY##
🌳 RELOCATED - YES/NO - DOS like thing. Is bird singing same area or did the same individual start to sing elsehwere.
NEW tiny template to document faster specific birds I heard each night. Like when BRW sings, I also hear BRW2, TNG, Grasshopper etc. To know each night who ELSE i hear when I walk around, so i know if I spot any cool birds I do not hear often.
✨ NAME OF BIRD(s) (BRW; TNG, MW, CGW) , write in the code, easier to Ctrl F to find the info :)
🕐 Time heard the bird (Even if chat gives a timestamp, writing it out is bit easier) (not a GOTCHA time, GOTCHA means I have to hit record)
Also I gonna use a BRW channel to document marsh Warblers too, because it is also a reed warbler and I dont wanna make a 3rd channel lol.
Gonna update it a bit too, as I want to also document everything I hear, when I go around places.
2026 Nightsingers template.
When encountering new bird:
✨ BRW0/TNG0/MW0 (Replace by name and code later)
🕐 GOTCHA at TIME (when recorder is turned on to record the specific individual)
📅 Date when heard MAY## (To be more precise, sometimes I record at times where one date becomes new (23:30 becomes 0:00, date changes) and have been so confused sometimes when I have w 25 may dated recordings, then later realised one was when 24 may become 25 and other was 25 may around 23:30)
🌳 LOCATION: SAME place or NEW? Describe Many birds sing same places usually, but some can sing in new places. This helps to see the data faster where the locations are reused.
Reoccurring visits and birds who sing to know how long somebody is singing
✨ NAME OF BIRD (Code + name for easier finding specific individuals - BRW1 Tinko for example)
🕐 Time heard the bird
📅 Date MAY##
🌳 RELOCATED - YES/NO - DOS like thing. Is bird singing same area or did the same individual start to sing elsehwere.
NEW tiny template to document faster specific birds I heard each night. Like when BRW sings, I also hear BRW2, TNG, Grasshopper etc. To know each night who ELSE i hear when I walk around, so i know if I spot any cool birds I do not hear often.
✨ NAME OF BIRD(s) (BRW; TNG, MW, CGW) , write in the code, easier to Ctrl F to find the info :)
🕐 Time heard the bird (Even if chat gives a timestamp, writing it out is bit easier) (not a GOTCHA time, GOTCHA means I have to hit record)
Also I gonna use a BRW channel to document marsh Warblers too, because it is also a reed warbler and I dont wanna make a 3rd channel lol.
NEW BIRD:
✨ BRW0/MW0
🕐 GOTCHA at TIME
📅 Date when heard MAY/JUNE##
🌳 Location:
REVISIT:
✨ NAME OF BIRD (BRW0 NAME)
🕐 Time when heard / 🕐 GOTCHA at TIME
🌳 Relocated? YES/NO
📅 Date MAY/JUNE##
WHILE SCAVENGING:
✨ NAME OF BIRD (BRW0,TNG0,MW0,CGW0)
🕐 Time when heard / 🕐 GOTCHA at TIME
✨ BRW0/MW0
🕐 GOTCHA at TIME
📅 Date when heard MAY/JUNE##
🌳 Location:
REVISIT:
✨ NAME OF BIRD (BRW0 NAME)
🕐 Time when heard / 🕐 GOTCHA at TIME
🌳 Relocated? YES/NO
📅 Date MAY/JUNE##
WHILE SCAVENGING:
✨ NAME OF BIRD (BRW0,TNG0,MW0,CGW0)
🕐 Time when heard / 🕐 GOTCHA at TIME