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Recordist's notes
An estimated 50,000 birds roosted in the reed beds during the winter months, and large numbers still do. I put the recorder in a Hawthorn bush and retreated to some cover to watch the birds coming in to roost in the reed beds. Greylag geese flew over at various points and Mallard and other wildfowl can be heard, along with a couple af light aircraft of course....Sony M10 with built in mics.
About the place
Oxford is a city of about 162,100 people in England, United Kingdom. OttoAnna lists 73 field recordings from here.
Recorded nearby
Going under the ring road around Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Stepping off the street into the lane
Oxford, United Kingdom
Near London Road, listeing
Oxford, United Kingdom
Woodpecker and DIY duet
Oxford, United Kingdom
Photocopying in the LIbrary
Oxford, United Kingdom
Going into the office
Oxford, United Kingdom
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Sources & credits
- “Otmoor RSPB reserve, Oxford OX3 9TX, UK - Starlings coming in to roost after murmuration” by mike – Public Domain Mark · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0