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Pink-footed geese

Ryedale, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, England, United Kingdom

A 4-minute field recording by david m made in Scarborough, United Kingdom on 18 November 2019, in the dawn. Soundscape: birdsong & dawn chorus.

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Pink-footed geese
3:43
Spectrogram of Pink-footed geese
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Recordist's notes

pink-footed geese ... parabolic ... birds flying north-west ... whiffle turn right ... lose height rapidly ... immediately return to level flight ... continue overhead and heading north-west ... wing beats can be heard ... bird calls from ... wren ... pied wagtail ... crow ... dunnock ... chaffinch ... blackbird ... pheasant ... yellowhammer ...

Written by david m on radio aporee ::: maps.

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.

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