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Dawn chorus, before sunrise

Berlin, Deutschland

A 5-minute field recording by Peter Cusack made in Berlin, Germany on 21 March 2024, in the dawn. Soundscape: rain, birdsong & dawn chorus and forests.

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Dawn chorus, before sunrise
4:33Public Domain Markby Peter CusackInternet Archive
4:33
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Recordist's notes

Sunrise today is 6.06am, but the dawn chorus starts well before then, when it is still dark. At first there's a equal mix of sound, plenty of birdsong - robins, wood pigeons, thrushes - but none close enough to stand out. Over time closer songs start and individual birds become more obvious.

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

About the place

Berlin is a city of about 3,426,354 people in State of Berlin, Germany. OttoAnna lists 700 field recordings from here.

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