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Recordist's notes
I always enjoy the coos and flutters of the pigeons living under the bridge on my way into town. I decided to pause and record the squeaking of the babies, the fluttering and cooing of the adults. In this recording I am standing under the bridge (hence traffic rumble) and my EDIROL R-09 is perched inside a new waste-paper basket that I just bought. I put the EDIROL R-09 in there because I didn't want lots of sounds of me rustling about in the recording.
About the place
Reading is a city of about 318,014 people in England, United Kingdom. OttoAnna lists 153 field recordings from here.
Equipment mentioned: Roland / Edirol R-05 & R-09. Compact Roland/Edirol recorders that were popular for early sound-map contributions.
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Sources & credits
- “Under a bridge, Katesgrove, Reading, UK - Listening to the pigeons” by Felicity Ford – CC BY-SA 3.0 · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0