Listen
Tip: press play to see the sound's live frequency spectrum in blue over the waveform.
Recordist's notes
I had noticed on several trips into town that of an evening a certain tree fills with roosting Starlings. The noise is quite amazing of these tiny birds, all gathering in the tree together. In Winter their collected voices offer a sonic brightness to countenance the dismal grey and early darkness of the evenings. To make this recording I stood underneath the tree, very still, listening to the birds congregating in this spot. You can hear also the buses that run past the church yard where the tree stands, and pedestrians walking on the paths that flank it. Recorded with the on board microphones of the EDIROL R-09.
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.
Recorded nearby
Oracle Water Mill
Reading, United Kingdom
After Eucharist
Reading, United Kingdom
Blackbird alarm calls
Reading, United Kingdom
Buying lemons
Reading, United Kingdom
Christmas on Broad Street Soundwalk (West to East)
Reading, United Kingdom
Christmas on Broad Street Soundwalk (East to West)
Reading, United Kingdom
More by Felicity Ford
White stones cafe - White Stones Cafe - retracing Joe's footsteps…
Weymouth, United Kingdom
White stones cafe - White Stones Cafe Sculpture Garden stone wall…
Weymouth, United Kingdom
Robin singing in Winter
Reading, United Kingdom
Creaky train between Waterloo East and London Bridge
London, United Kingdom
Doves fluttering
Fleet, United Kingdom
Owls and jackdaws
Winchester, United Kingdom
More birdsong & dawn chorus recordings
Sources & credits
- “Starlings on Winter evenings in a tree at St. Mary's Butts, Reading, UK - Roosting Starlings” by Felicity Ford – CC BY-SA 3.0 · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0