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Distant building site starts work, wind, crows, triple bird scarer bangs

East Suffolk, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

A 6-minute field recording by Peter Cusack made in Lowestoft, United Kingdom on 25 July 2024, in the dawn. Soundscape: wind, birdsong & dawn chorus and construction & industry.

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Distant building site starts work, wind, crows, triple bird scarer bangs
5:36Public Domain Markby Peter CusackInternet Archive
5:36
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Recordist's notes

A new housing estate is being built on the edge of the Halesworth, the nearby town. The hum of machinery can be heard blowing across the open fields. The bird scarers start in the morning with 3 consectutive bangs that reverberate around the landscape. The human sonic world is taking over.

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

About the place

Lowestoft is a town of about 71,327 people in England, United Kingdom. OttoAnna lists 143 field recordings from here.

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