FREE WEBINAR - Dispatches from the Dark: Recording Nocturnal Migration
Thursday, March 5, 2026
Time: 15:00-17:00 UTC
Hosted by Wildlife Acoustics, Dispatches from the Dark explores how passive acoustic monitoring is changing the way we study nighttime migration, when most birds move unseen.
The Invisible Miracle Happening over Our Heads as We Sleep in Beijing
First, travel to central Beijing, where rooftop monitoring has connected nocturnal call data to real-world outcomes, from land-management policies to bird-collision retrofits and a growing urban nocmig movement in China.
Nocmig Made Easy: Introducing Chirpity
Next, learn how to improve your nocmig workflow from Chirpity’s founder. Discover what to expect when using AI models to upload and analyze audio files, review detections, validate records, and store results for long-term comparison.
Acoustic Monitoring of Migration in Brittany, France: How passive and active sound recording can complement each other
Finally, head to Cap Sizun, Brittany, where round-the-clock deployments have paired nocturnal recordings with traditional visual migration, or “vismig”, to expand coverage across space and time and improve detection and identification of multiple species, often with surprising results.
Speakers Include:
Terry Townshend | Fellow, The Paulson Institute
Matthew Kirkland | Founder, Chirpity
Stanislas Wroza | Author of Identifying Migratory Birds by Sound in Britain and Europe