Now you can experience the thriling and trilling sounds of Latvia's meadows with this Top Ten recorded by ornithologist Edmunds Račinskis.
If the stresses of modern urban life are getting to you, we recommend putting on a good pair of headphones, closing your eyes and transporting yourself to the meadowlands of Latvia.
Bird songs:
- Corncrake (Grieze)
- Lapwing (Ķīvīte)
Ķīvīte
- Snipe (Mērkaziņa)
Mērkaziņa
- Great snipe (Ķikuts)
Ķikuts
- Yellow wagtail (Dzeltenā cielava)
Dzeltenā cielava
- Thrush nightingale (Lakstīgala)
Lakstīgala
- Whinchat (Lukstu čakstīte)
Lukstu čakstīte
- Blyth's reed warbler (Krūmu ķauķis)
Krūmu ķauķis
- Marsh warbler (Purva ķauķis)
Purva ķauķis
- Rosefinch (Mazais svilpis)
Mazais svilpis