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Horses and hounds

Ryedale, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, England, UK

A 4-minute field recording by david m made in Scarborough, United Kingdom on 29 September 2019, in the dawn. Soundscape: birdsong & dawn chorus, forests and farms & farm animals.

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Horses and hounds
4:13
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Recordist's notes

horses and hounds ... don't know if this was fox hunting ... banned ... trail hunting ... drag hunting ..? opportunistic recording using a parabolic ... bird calls ... golden plover ... buzzard ... carrion crow ... red-legged partridge ... meadow pipit ... it has been mentioned that it also might be 'cubbing' ... integrating young dogs into the pack ...

Written by david m on radio aporee ::: maps.

About the place

Scarborough is a town of about 61,749 people in England, United Kingdom. OttoAnna lists 749 field recordings from here.

Equipment mentioned: Parabolic reflectors. Dish reflectors that focus distant sounds – the classic tool for recording individual birds.

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