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Sheep grazing on Sumburgh Head, accompanied by seabirds and tourists

A970, Shetland, Shetland Islands ZE3 9JN, UK

A field recording by Felicity Ford made in A970, Shetland, Shetland Islands ZE3 9JN, UK on 31 July 2013, in the evening. Soundscape: birdsong & dawn chorus, streets & traffic and farms & farm animals.

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Sheep grazing on Sumburgh Head, accompanied by seabirds and tourists
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Recordist's notes

Sumburgh Head is very popular with walkers, as you can quite easily see Puffins around there, and occasionally Whales are spotted from the viewpoints around the cliffs. It is an extraordinarily beautiful place, bordered on all sides with steep rock edifices, and on the grassland all around the car park, sheep are grazing. I am not sure that these sheep are actually grown for wool; they looked like meaty little Suffolk sheep rather than Shetland sheep grown for wool, but as is often the case in Shetland where you are never more than 3 miles from the coastline, there is a wonderful mix of grazing and pastoral sounds with maritime and seaside sounds. At this moment, a lamb was quite insistently baa-ing, very close to me on the path. As I stood very still, listening and recording with my trusty EDIROL R-09, a family passed me on the path, and several birds (I think perhaps even some oyster catchers?) flew by overhead.

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

Context

Equipment mentioned: Roland / Edirol R-05 & R-09. Compact Roland/Edirol recorders that were popular for early sound-map contributions.

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