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Halesworth market town; sounds of summer through the attic skylight - Swifts race and scream across the roof tops - real fun

East Suffolk, Suffolk, East of England, England, United Kingdom

A 5-minute field recording by Peter Cusack made in Lowestoft, United Kingdom on 18 July 2021, in the afternoon. Soundscape: wind, birdsong & dawn chorus and markets & bazaars.

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Halesworth market town; sounds of summer through the attic skylight - Swifts race and scream across the roof tops - real fun
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Recordist's notes

It is a hot blue sunny Sunday 27 degC. People relax in the heat, taking it easy in their gardens. Traffic is light. I am in the attic in a creaky chair. The skylight is wide open, grateful for the small breeze, as gangs of young swifts rocket past, super fast, very close, screaming across the tiles, through gaps between houses and then high into the air, wind rushing though their wing feathers. Am envious, it looks and sounds fantastic fun. Later a goldfinch sings a little from the old TV aerial and distant pigeons coo.

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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