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Children, waves, low tide

Weststaketsel, Oostende, West-Vlaanderen, Vlaanderen, 8400, België / Belgique / Belgien

A field recording by Flavien Gillié made in Ostend, Belgium on 19 June 2026, in the morning. Soundscape: wind, sea & waves and crowds & voices.

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Recordist's notes

Schools at the beach, children screaming, playing, low tide, windy day. Recorded from above the beach, on the path to the lighthouse. écoles à la plage, des enfants crient, s'amusent. Vagues, vent. Enregistré depuis le chemin qui va vers le petit phare. Tech Note : DPA 2006c AB -> Zoom F3.

Written by Flavien Gillié on radio aporee ::: maps.

About the place

Ostend is a town of about 69,011 people in Flanders, Belgium. OttoAnna lists 40 field recordings from here.

Equipment mentioned: Zoom F3 and DPA microphones. A tiny two-input 32-bit float recorder – no gain setting needed.

Recorded nearby

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