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Recordist's notes
A flock of about 30 Iago Sparrows (Passer iagoensis), a sparrow species endemic to the Cape Verde Islands, feeding on the ground under a tree. A Car is passing, towards the end of the recording a dog starts yapping. Otherwise Insects an the rush of some gusts of the ever present wind. Binaural recording, recorded with a modified Crown SASS housing incorporating two sennheiser mkh20 mics. The dummy head microphone facing north. Placed low on ground behind a small water tank for wind protection.
About the place
Mindelo is a town of about 69,013 people in São Vicente, Cabo Verde. OttoAnna lists 3 field recordings from here.
Equipment mentioned: Sennheiser MKH microphones and Binaural microphones. RF-condenser microphones (MKH 416, 8040, 8020, 30/40) – robust in humid conditions and very quiet.
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Sources & credits
- “Escabeçada, Porto Novo, Kap Verde - Iago Sparrows, a passing car and a dog” by matthias.feuersenger – Public Domain Mark · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0