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Forest soundscape

Eckholm, Kleingartenverein Kiel-Suchsdorf e.V. Holmredder, Suchsdorf, Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, 24107, Deutschland

A field recording by thore.siebrands made in Kiel, Germany on 22 June 2025, in the morning. Soundscape: wind, birdsong & dawn chorus and frogs & insects.

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Forest soundscape
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Recordist's notes

Forest soundscape, birds, some insects, light wind in the trees, disturbed @8:18 by the midday ringing of distant church bells for four and a half minutes, followed by planes. SoundDevices MixPre 6 II, DPA 4060 stereo pair (with fur windshield) attached to a trunk of a tree.

Written by thore.siebrands on radio aporee ::: maps.

About the place

Kiel is a city of about 252,668 people in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. OttoAnna lists 53 field recordings from here.

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

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