Having learnt my lesson on my recent trip to Romania , I packed for hot, cold, dry and wet weather, regardless of what the forecast said. Fortunately it only rained twice and for very short periods of time. We were extremely lucky in this regard as we were able to record through all 4 nights that we stayed there, and also during most of the days. Wind was a problem for recording soft ambience on only one occasion, which is more than I could have hoped for.

As soon as we got to the cabin we headed out for a short recce. The Black River and adjacent bog was 5 minutes away on foot so this was our first introduction to the place. I was happy to hear species such as Bittern, Snipe, Lapwing and Spotted Crake calling, as in the snippet below.