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Listening to the Rookery on Watery Lane

South Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, South East, England, United Kingdom

A 6-minute field recording by Paul Whitty made in Didcot, United Kingdom on 11 April 2020, in the afternoon. Soundscape: rivers, streams & waterfalls and streets & traffic.

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Listening to the Rookery on Watery Lane
5:40CC BY-ND 3.0by Paul WhittyInternet Archive
5:40
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Recordist's notes

There is a large rookery on Watery Lane - a pathway that follows the trajectory of Mackney Lane and has a stream on one side. The sound of the Rooks has become dominant in the village recently as the white noise of tyres on asphalt and the vibrations of air traffic have receded. I made this recording with a Sound Devices 722 and an AT BP4025.

Written by Paul Whitty on radio aporee ::: maps.

About the place

Didcot is a town of about 29,341 people in England, United Kingdom. OttoAnna lists 55 field recordings from here.

Equipment mentioned: Sound Devices recorders and Audio-Technica microphones. Professional location recorders (702, 722, MixPre series) with very quiet preamps.

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