Core
Schedules that follow the sun
Windows set relative to local sunrise and sunset, plus fixed times, duty cycles and date ranges. Time zone and daylight saving handled for you.
Home / Recorder
Pilot open
ScreechPoint Recorder
A wildlife audio recorder you strap to a tree and leave for the season. Scheduled recording, uncompressed audio and a sealed enclosure, designed with the people who will use it.
Version
Power
PriceShared with pilot partners
Not for sale yet. Pilot partners test prototypes alongside the recorders they use today and help decide what ships.
Sunrise and sunset schedules
Uncompressed WAV on the card
Microphone self-test
Sealed for the weather
Capabilities
What the first recorder is being built to do.
Each item is marked with where it stands. Items move from planned to tested as prototypes come back from the field.
Microphone portsShielded from weather
Status lightShows it’s recording
Mounting strapTrunks, posts and poles
Sealed enclosureMatte charcoal
- Microphone ports
- Status light
- Mounting strap
- Sealed enclosure
Core
Uncompressed recordings
WAV files on a removable card, with time, location, settings and status written into each file.
Core
Long deployments
Power use is a first design priority. Runtime will be published with the schedule, batteries and temperature used.
Core
Sealed enclosure
Built for rain, humidity and cold nights. We’ll publish an ingress rating after pilot testing.
Planned
Microphone self-test
A check at setup and on a schedule, so a fading or failed microphone is caught early.
Planned
Phone setup
Build a schedule once, apply it to every unit, and confirm each recorder is ready.
Exploring
Remote check-ins
Optional battery, storage and microphone status from the field.
Exploring
GNSS time and location
Satellite time and position, so recordings across a site line up to one clock.
CoreIn the first designPlannedIntended for launchExploringUnder evaluation
What’s in the box
Everything for the first deployment.
- 1
ScreechPoint recorder
Charcoal enclosure
- 2
Mounting strap
Trunks, posts and poles
- 3
Field guide
Setup and site notes
- 4
Carrying pouch
Green canvas, owl patch
Final contents are confirmed with pilot partners.
Design targets
Specifications, as they stand.
These are design targets, not tested results. Anything marked “to be published” will appear here with its test conditions once prototypes have been measured.
Audio
- Sample rates
- 8–96 kHzTarget
- Format
- 16-bit uncompressed WAVCore
- Channels
- Mono, built-in microphone
- External microphone
- Input under evaluationExploring
- Sensitivity and self-noise
- To be published
- Ultrasonic version
- Full spectrum for batsExploring
Recording and files
- Schedules
- Sunrise and sunset relative, fixed times, duty cycles, date ranges
- Metadata
- Time, location, settings and status in each file
- File names
- UNIT_YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS.wav
- Storage
- Removable SD card
- Time and location
- Set at setup, GNSS under evaluationExploring
Power
- Internal
- Standard replaceable cells
- External and solar
- Input under evaluationExploring
- Runtime
- To be published with test conditions
Enclosure and setup
- Housing
- Sealed, charcoal, protected mic port
- Ingress rating
- To be published after pilot testing
- Mounting
- Strap for trunks, posts and poles, lockable
- Setup
- Phone appPlanned
- Size, weight, operating range
- To be published
We publish performance figures only with the conditions they were measured under. If a number you need isn’t here yet, tell us what you’d use it for and we’ll prioritize testing it.
Accessories
For harder sites.
Accessories we’re considering for long, exposed or public deployments. Tell us which would change how you work.
Solar kit
A small panel and cable for permanent monitoring sites.
ExploringSecurity box
A lockable steel box and cable for public land and trails.
ExploringWindscreen
A foam or fur cover to cut wind noise on exposed sites.
ExploringSpare microphone
A field-replaceable element, so a worn mic isn’t a returned unit.
ExploringIn the field
Four steps at the tree.
Designed so a unit takes minutes, not a morning, and you leave knowing it will record.
1
Load a schedule
Pick a saved configuration on your phone, or build one around sunrise and sunset.
2
Strap it up
Mount on a trunk or post, microphone clear of leaves and bark.
3
Check and confirm
Microphone test, clock, location, batteries and card, all green before you leave.
4
Come back for the card
Swap the card on your next visit. Files are named and ready for analysis.
Questions
About the recorder.
Have a requirement we should design around? Tell us in your pilot application.
When will it be available?
We’re recruiting pilot partners now, and they get the first units. Wider availability depends on what we learn from the pilot.
Will it work with BirdNET or Raven?
Recordings are standard uncompressed WAV files, which those tools open directly. We’re also writing time, location and settings into each file so they come through in your analysis.
Can I use my own microphone?
The first recorder has a built-in microphone. An external microphone input is under evaluation. If you need one, say so in your application.
Is the enclosure waterproof?
It’s designed as a sealed enclosure for rain and humidity. We’ll publish an ingress rating once prototypes have been through pilot sites and lab testing.
Do I need a phone to set it up?
A phone app is planned for setup and checks. We’re also looking at a way to load a configuration without one, for teams that prefer not to carry phones in the field.
Join the pilot
Help decide what ships.
Tell us your sites, species and what your current recorders are missing.