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Sand martins

East Suffolk, Suffolk, East of England, England, United Kingdom

A 4-minute field recording by Sophie Standford made in Lowestoft, United Kingdom on 9 May 2022, in the afternoon. Soundscape: wind and sea & waves.

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Sand martins
4:15CC BY 3.0by Sophie StandfordInternet Archive
4:15
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Sand Martins can just about be heard coming and going as they fight over nesting holes in the cliffs high up above this lovely, windswept beach at low tide, at Covehithe. Not the best microphones, but the martins were so beautiful. https://sophiestandford.com/

Written by Sophie Standford on radio aporee ::: maps.

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Lowestoft is a town of about 71,327 people in England, United Kingdom. OttoAnna lists 143 field recordings from here.

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