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Bees Muntjac Crows Pigeons

Malvern Hills, Worcestershire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom

A 2-minute field recording by david.j.pitt made in Great Malvern, United Kingdom on 29 July 2021, in the dawn. Soundscape: birdsong & dawn chorus and frogs & insects.

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Bees Muntjac Crows Pigeons
2:22Public Domain Markby david.j.pittInternet Archive
2:22
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Recordist's notes

It's 5am. Bees are in the nasturtiums just to the left of the open door, a muntjac calls on the hillside: he is a third of a mile away and 500ft higher, crows and pigeons make up the dawn chorus for this time of the year. MixPre 6 II with 2 x Sennheiser MKH 8020s.

Written by david.j.pitt on radio aporee ::: maps.

About the place

Great Malvern is a town of about 36,770 people in England, United Kingdom. OttoAnna lists 145 field recordings from here.

Equipment mentioned: Sound Devices recorders and Sennheiser MKH microphones. Professional location recorders (702, 722, MixPre series) with very quiet preamps.

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