The Royal National Park in sound.
Around the Royal there are a range of habitats and soundscapes.
Around Audley
The visitor centre at Audley is on a bend in the Hacking River above the weir. It is surrounded by native eucalyptus forest with a mix of dense bush and cleared grasslands. It is home to a large range of river and bush birds, eBird records 140 species which includes resident species and seasonal visitors. Their dawn songs are incredible and reflect this diversity of birdlife.
Dawn in December 2024
Dawn in January 2025
includes: black faced monarch, whipbird, lyrebird, wonga pigeon, rain drops
includes: olive backed orioles, lyrebirds,
includes: striated thornbill, catbird, dollarbird, and… cicadas
Currawong Flats
Dawn recording with cicadas and cockatoos. Plop at beginning is a big fish and towards the end maned and pacific black duck were around
Karloo pool and track
Karloo pool is roughly in the centre of the Royal and down quite tough 2km trail descending from Heathcote rail station. It is a pool in the Kangaroo creek, quiet in the morning.
includes, red wattlebirds, white throated treecreeper, river and cicadas
includes dripping from small stream and cicadas pulsing
Technical: these recordings were made with Zoom F6 and Rode NTG5 and Rode M5 stereo pair. This equipment is borrowed from my good friend Phil Poronnik.
I have edited out noise from passing cars and airplanes.