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Recordist's notes
Recorded using Mixpre6 and USI Pro, Blue-tits and Sparrows, maybe a robin or two that seem to gravitate towards a certain bush in the garden. I clipped the microphones onto the bush, and tried to capture not only their calls but also their wingbeats.
About the place
Colchester is a city of about 130,245 people in England, United Kingdom. OttoAnna lists 21 field recordings from here.
Equipment mentioned: LOM microphones (Uši). Small omni microphones from the Slovak LOM collective, popular for quiet nature recording.
Recorded nearby
An hour in the life of a bird-feeder 2019
Colchester, United Kingdom
New Years Eve Ambience, 2018-19
Colchester, United Kingdom
Listening at the shoreline at low tide
Clacton-on-Sea, United Kingdom
Listening to the masts in the creek
Clacton-on-Sea, United Kingdom
Listening to the wind through the tall grass
Clacton-on-Sea, United Kingdom
Listening to the marsh form the bottom of the concrete steps
Clacton-on-Sea, United Kingdom
More by philipmill6
Binaural Recording, Vauxhall Park
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New Years Eve Ambience, 2018-19
Colchester, United Kingdom
Harbour Recordings, Brancaster Staithe
Skegness, United Kingdom
An hour in the life of a bird-feeder 2019
Colchester, United Kingdom
Brockwell Park
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Ring-Necked Parakeets, Brockwell Park
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More birdsong & dawn chorus recordings
Sources & credits
- “Harp Meadow Lane Colchester - Garden Birds at Home, Christmas Day.” by philipmill6 – Public Domain Mark · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0