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Listening to the swallows in the farmyard

Netherexe, Devon, South West England, England, United Kingdom

A 5-minute field recording by Paul Whitty made in Exeter, United Kingdom on 16 April 2013, in the afternoon. Soundscape: birdsong & dawn chorus.

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Listening to the swallows in the farmyard
5:01CC BY-ND 3.0by Paul WhittyInternet Archive
5:01

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Recordist's notes

As we returned from listening and recording out in the fields we heard a pair of swallows calling from the overhead power lines in the farmyard. As soon as i began to record their conversation thinned out. The recording was made with an Audio technica BP4029 and a Roland R-26.

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

About the place

Exeter is a city of about 130,709 people in England, United Kingdom. OttoAnna lists 44 field recordings from here.

Equipment mentioned: Roland R-26 and Audio-Technica microphones. A six-channel recorder with both directional and omni microphones.

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