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Recordist's notes
we hear quiet aquatic insects and unidentified animals possibly sucking/chewing/walking on the hydrophones as well as the sounds of water. recorded with two jrf hydrophones (d-series) into an olympus ls-100. jeremyh.bandcamp.com/ soundcloud.com/jeremyhegge
About the place
Umina Beach is a town of about 16,413 people in New South Wales, Australia. OttoAnna lists 7 field recordings from here.
Equipment mentioned: Olympus LS series, Hydrophones and Contact microphones. Olympus's LS line (LS-10, LS-11, LS-14, LS-100, LS-P4) – small recorders with good built-in mics.
Recorded nearby
Ants attacking my microphone
Umina Beach, Australia
In the heathland on a hill
Umina Beach, Australia
Double drummer cicadas (thopha saccata) on a forested hill
Umina Beach, Australia
Wondabyne wharf
Umina Beach, Australia
Hunt's Lookout Bats at Midnight
Sydney, Australia
By the pier
Auburn, Australia
More by Jeremy Hegge
Marley lagoon at 1am (summer)
Cronulla, Australia
Dawn at marley lagoon (summer)
Cronulla, Australia
Dusk by a creek in the valley (summer)
Engadine, Australia
Quiet aquatic life in a creek (summer)
Engadine, Australia
Evening cicadas in a pocket of temperate rainforest (summer)
Engadine, Australia
Crickets at midday in the coastal grasslands (autumn)
Engadine, Australia
More frogs & insects recordings
Sources & credits
- “Brisbane Water National Park, NSW, Australia - inside pindar pool” by Jeremy Hegge – CC BY-ND 3.0 · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0