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Robin singing in Winter

4, Reading RG2, UK

A 2-minute field recording by Felicity Ford made in Reading, United Kingdom on 21 January 2013, in the afternoon. Soundscape: birdsong & dawn chorus and street music & buskers.

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Robin singing in Winter
1:45CC BY-SA 3.0by Felicity FordInternet Archive
1:45

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Recordist's notes

This is the sound of a Robin singing beside the Kennet & Avon canal in Reading. The water widens out slightly at this point, and the extra space plus the tall red-brick houses on the opposite bank of the canal, create a kind of resonant chamber to amplify the sounds of his song.

Written by Felicity Ford on radio aporee ::: maps.

About the place

Reading is a city of about 318,014 people in England, United Kingdom. OttoAnna lists 153 field recordings from here.

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