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Ducks getting fed through the wire fence

2 Amners Farm Rd, Burghfield, Reading RG30 3UF, UK

A field recording by Felicity Ford made in Reading, United Kingdom on 6 May 2017, in the morning. Soundscape: streets & traffic, crowds & voices and farms & farm animals.

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Recordist's notes

This is the sound of the ducks on Amners Farm. You can hear a nearby road, the fence pinging with the ducks pecking underneath it to get at food with their bills, and the sounds of parents and children meeting and feeding the ducks. The much raspier sounds are produced by drakes, who have a hoarse, raspy little man-duck quack, whereas the noisier more authoritative voices belong to the females. I spotted all sorts of breeds including my favourite: Khaki Campbells!

Written by Felicity Ford on radio aporee ::: maps.

About the place

Reading is a city of about 318,014 people in England, United Kingdom. OttoAnna lists 153 field recordings from here.

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