Australia

The chortling laughter of Kookaburras, the carolling of Magpies, a chorus of Banjo Frogs and the cries of Black Cockatoos - some of the iconic sounds of the Australian landscape.

This collection of recordings will take you to bush and rainforest, from coast to the vast outback.

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The Walka Wetlands

A day by the shores of Walka Lake, where swans, coots and ducks call from the waters and bush birdsong is heard from surrounding woodlands.

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Fitzroy River Gorge

Fairy martins twitter overhead, while tropical birdsong echoes off the rockwalls of a remote gorge in Australia's north

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The Far Southeast - Gippsland's Coastal Forest

A spectacular palette of birdsong from a pocket of coastal temporate rainforest in far southeast Australia

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The Pied Butcherbirds of Ormiston Gorge

100th Album Celebration: Pied Butcherbirds sing by moonlight with melodic grace, their voices echoing from the rock walls of Ormiston Gorge

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Paperbarks by Still Water

Sit under paperbark trees by the still waters of Cajeput Waterhole, with a wealth of birdsong all around

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A Wetland Restored

Waterfowl and bush birdsong has returned to Lake Gladstone in the Kimberley region of Australia's far north

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Tantawangalo

A fern-lined stream flows through the forest of Australia's southern highlands

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Julius River - A Stream in the Tarkine

A stream flows through the Tarkine, with birdsong heard from surrounding temperate rainforest

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In the Refuge of a Fern Gully

Birdsong filters through mountain forest in Australia's eastern highlands.

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Honeyeaters Sing in an Outback Dawn

A complete dawn chorus from Australia's Sturt Desert, featuring a variety of honeyeater voices weaving together

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The River Forest

Gentle morning birdsong and frogcalls from the river red gum forests of the Murray river

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The Dancing Brolgas of Ooroolanie

Brolgas call among a fantastic diversity of birdlife attracted to an ephemeral wetland in the Australian outback

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The Gulf Country - Northern Australia

A spectacularly diverse morning of birdsong from the savannah grasslands of northern Australia

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Karri and Jarrah

Flocks of nectar feeding lorikeets and honeyeaters run riot through the tall, flowering forests of southwest Australia.

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Summer Thunderstorm

Thunder rolls around the sky, as afternoon storms gather overhead and rain gently falls

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Time for the Tarkine

Free Download Album. A listening journey into the Tarkine - the largest temperate rainforest in the Southern hemisphere.

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Dawn Chorus: Australia's Inland

A charismatic duet of White-fronted Honeyeaters features in a dawn chorus from the Australian outback.

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Budgerigar Country

Budgerigars, Cockatiels and Pink Cockatoos are heard in this extended, 'single-take' recording from the dry inland of Australia.

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Cicada Summer

Cicada song - The distinctive sound of an Australian summer.

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Meditation at Pine Lake

The haunting calls of ducks, geese and swans carry over an ephemeral lake by night.

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A Madrigal of Magpies

A celebration of the beautiful songs of the Australian Magpie.

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Tropical Queensland Rainforest

Three soundscapes from the world heritage tropical rainforests of North Queensland.

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Bush Waterhole at Dusk

A chorus of frogs begin calling as shadows lengthen over a tranquil bush waterhole.

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Happy Budgies

From the deserts of Australia, the home of the Budgerigar, this album presents a variety of sounds from flock interaction calls to quiet, contented subsong.

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Frogs, Frogs, Frogs!

Frogs - the masters of natural rhythm! This album presents a symphony of talented amphibians from around Australia.

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Songbird Virtuosos of Australia

This album highlights extraordinary voices among Australia's songbirds; Kookaburra, Pied Butcherbird, Magpie, Whistler, Bellbird & Lyrebird

 

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In a Sheltered Valley

Morning birdsong fills a densely forested valley, while an occasional breeze stirs the treetops.

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The Blue Mountains

The Blue Mountains - birdsong in a majestic landscape of blue gum forests, wide ridgetops and deep gorges.

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Moonlit Pebble Bay

Gentle waves wash into a sheltered bay under a rising moon.

 

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On the Banks of the Emerald River

Lawn Hill Gorge: an oasis for birdlife in northern Australia. Here a river of emerald green flows through a rainforest alive with rare tropical birdsong.

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