Bluebottles on a sheets carcass

Eden, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom

A 2-minute field recording by Dan Fox / Sound Intervention made in Kendal, United Kingdom on 17 May 2022, in the morning.

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1:46Public Domain Markby Dan Fox / Sound InterventionInternet Archive

1:46

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Recordist's notes

Bluebottles on a sheeps carcass on the top of Smardale Fell. Sunny day in mid may. telling parabolic mic SD MixPre 10t. Part of a set of sounds recorded and mixed by Dan Fox into a sound mosaic of the Westmorland Dales. here the full mix here https://www.friendsofthelakedistrict.org.uk/news/sound-mosaic-westmorland-dales

About the place

Kendal is a town of about 29,147 people in England, United Kingdom. OttoAnna lists 46 field recordings from here.

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

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