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Blackcap in song

Ryedale, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, England, United Kingdom

A 12-minute field recording by david m made in Scarborough, United Kingdom on 10 June 2021, in the dawn. Soundscape: birdsong & dawn chorus and forests.

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Blackcap in song
12:03CC BY 3.0by david mInternet Archive
12:03
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Recordist's notes

blackcap song ... dpa 4060s in parabolic to mixpre3 ... bird calls ... song ... from chaffinch ... wood pigeon ... goldfinch ... pheasant ... blackbird ... blue tit ... crow ... this sounded like no blackcap had heard before ... particularly the first three to five minutes ... both for mimicry and atypical song ...

Written by david m on radio aporee ::: maps.

About the place

Scarborough is a town of about 61,749 people in England, United Kingdom. OttoAnna lists 749 field recordings from here.

Equipment mentioned: DPA microphones and Parabolic reflectors. Danish miniature and measurement-grade microphones.

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