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Swans and Bells - Swan Sanctuary, Riverside, Worcester UK

Worcester, Worcestershire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom

A 15-minute field recording by david.j.pitt made in Worcester, United Kingdom on 2 November 2019, in the afternoon. Soundscape: rivers, streams & waterfalls, church bells and harbours, ports & boats.

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Swans and Bells - Swan Sanctuary, Riverside, Worcester UK
14:48Public Domain Markby david.j.pittInternet Archive
14:48
Spectrogram of Swans and Bells - Swan Sanctuary, Riverside, Worcester UK
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Recordist's notes

A huge gathering of swans on the River Severn near the bridge in Worcester. Strangely the cathedral bourdon bell tolls more than 20 times. The swans are very close inspecting me and my equipment. A motor boat passes. Recorded with a Sound Devices Mix Pre 3 and 2 Sennheiser MKH 8020s.

Written by david.j.pitt on radio aporee ::: maps.

About the place

Worcester is a city of about 101,659 people in England, United Kingdom. OttoAnna lists 30 field recordings from here.

Equipment mentioned: Sound Devices recorders and Sennheiser MKH microphones. Professional location recorders (702, 722, MixPre series) with very quiet preamps.

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