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An unbelievably calm day, springtime activity in the natural amphitheater

10-2 McShane Glen, Ballycastle, Moyle BT54 6ND, UK

A 7-minute field recording by Peter Cusack made in Coleraine, United Kingdom on 31 May 2014, in the afternoon. Soundscape: sea & waves, birdsong & dawn chorus and airports & aircraft.

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An unbelievably calm day, springtime activity in the natural amphitheater
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Recordist's notes

At this jagged promontory in the stunning Northern Ireland coastline the cliffs and bare rocks form a natural amphitheater that gives the soundscape a reverberant quality it would not have in the open. On this unbelievably warm, calm day it creates a very special atmosphere. Gulls, eider ducks, oystercatchers, rock pipits, cormorants and people all contribute. The distant shouts are an extreme sports group (Aquaholics) that leap off cliffs into the sea below. The rather sinister bass is a helicopter for wealthy tourists to see the view from above. They regularly fly over but even when on the ground the drone, 5km away, is constant and never stops.

Written by Peter Cusack on radio aporee ::: maps.

About the place

Coleraine is a town of about 25,681 people in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.

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