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Recordist's notes
leaf fall ... leaves falling from a sycamore tree ... parabolic ... first time it's been dry and frosty in weeks ... leaves sliding off ... causing leafslides on contact with others ... background noise ... bird calls ... pheasant ... blackbird ... robin ... chaffinch ... great tit ... blue tit ... crow ...
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.
Recorded nearby
Falling sycamore leaves
Scarborough, United Kingdom
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Scarborough, United Kingdom
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Scarborough, United Kingdom
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Scarborough, United Kingdom
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Scarborough, United Kingdom
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Scarborough, United Kingdom
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Sources & credits
- “Green Ln, Malton YO17 8TL, UK - leaf fall ...” by david m – CC BY 3.0 · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0