Listen to nature: explore wildlife sounds of Great Britain
Scotland
On the map below, the location of each wildlife sound recording is identified by a red map pin. Click on the pin to listen.
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All recordings copyright © British Library Board. The recordings on this site are for private listening only; copying, broadcasting or reproduction is prohibited.
The sounds featured on this map are also listed below alphabetically by the common name of the species. Click on the name to listen.
| Black Grouse Tetrao tetrix | |
| from "British Bird Sounds on CD", recorded by Richard Margoschis, April 1984, Invernesshire, Scotland. | |
| Common Gull Larus canus | |
| calls, recorded by Victor Lewis, 4 June 1978, Morayshire, Scotland. | |
| Greenshank Tringa nebularia | |
| song and calls, recorded by William Sinclair, 3 May 1975, West Sutherland, Scotland. | |
| Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus | |
| knocking sounds recorded in captivity, recorded by A. D. Hawkins, 1968, Aberdeen, Scotland. | |
| John Dory Zeus faber | |
| recorded with a hydrophone, recorded by A. D. Hawkins, Aberdeen, Scotland. | |
| Osprey Pandion haliaetus | |
| heartbeat, recorded by Simon Elliott, 21 June 1999, Highland, Scotland. | |
| Osprey Pandion haliaetus | |
| calls, recorded by Victor Lewis, 11 June 1978, Morayshire, Scotland. | |
| Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus | |
| calls, recorded by William Sinclair, 4 June 1991, Dornoch, Loch Fleet, Sutherland, Scotland. | |
| Peregrine Falco peregrinus | |
| calls, recorded by John B. Fisher, 16 June 1972, Cairngorms, Scotland. | |
| Red Deer Cervus elaphus | |
| roaring, recorded by Richard Margoschis, 19 October 1980, Glen Meinech, Inverness, Scotland. | |
| Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata | |
| a pair calling, recorded by William Sinclair, 15 April 1991, Wester Ross, Scotland. | |
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