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Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming in september!

Hlavní město Praha, Praha, Česko

A 2-minute field recording by Peter Cusack made in Braník, Czechia on 8 September 2022, in the morning. Soundscape: streets & traffic.

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Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming in september!
1:38Public Domain Markby Peter CusackInternet Archive
1:38
Spectrogram of Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming in september!
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Recordist's notes

I have never heard a woodpecker drumming in September and indeed had no idea that they did. But here is one amongst the dominant traffic noise of this area. The woodpecker was busy for 2 minutes before this recording. It took that long to set up the recorder.

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

About the place

Braník is a town of about 17,777 people in Prague, Czechia. OttoAnna lists 32 field recordings from here.

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