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Recordist's notes
Just the sound of the sea, listening for a short while to the soft surf of a very calm sea on a winters' day. It's such a nice beach - the massive cliff behind it shields this beach from any traffic sounds, so you really can just concentrate on the lovely song of the sea.
About the place
Bournemouth is a city of about 163,600 people in England, United Kingdom. OttoAnna lists 18 field recordings from here.
Recorded nearby
Dogs and waves
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Tongue drum on Boscombe Pier
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Tubular Bells on Boscombe Pier
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Chimes on the Musical Trail at Boscombe Pier
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Knoll Beach 2
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Tiny stream sounding like a musical instrument
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Sources & credits
- “Boscombe Beach, Boscombe, Bournemouth - The waves and the surf” by Felicity Ford – CC BY-SA 3.0 · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0