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The Wee Garden, Mount Stuart, Isle of Bute
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Recordist's notes
Lawnmower noise and bird song (chaffinch mainly) recorded in the Wee Garden at Mount Stuart on the Isle of Bute. The Wee Garden is 5 acres in size and formally set out with a central sundial. The recording was made on a Tascam DR-05 while sat on a bench.
About the place
Greenock is a town of about 41,280 people in Scotland, United Kingdom. OttoAnna lists 3 field recordings from here.
Equipment mentioned: Tascam DR-05. A budget handheld with omnidirectional stereo microphones.
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Sources & credits
- “QXQJ+6C Isle of Bute, UK - The Wee Garden, Mount Stuart, Isle of Bute” by Nick Brodin – CC BY-SA 3.0 · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0