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Recordist's notes
This recording was made by strapping my EDIROL R-09 onto the underside of a bird table with a cable tie. From there is picks up on the ceramic wind chimes that hang near the back door, the birdsong of the birds that hang out in a nearby Walnut tree and the surrounding hedges, the huge noise of planes passing on the flight path to Heathrow, some noises from vehicles on the nearby roads, a blackbird, and a general rumble of traffic. A couple of wood pigeons also sound in the recording, and there is a tapping sound, produced by the birds fetching seed off the table with their beaks.
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
- “The birdtable, Katesgrove, Reading, UK - Planes, birds, traffic and wind chimes” by Felicity Ford – CC BY-SA 3.0 · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0