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Under the water, just off the rocky shoreline around Boddam, Dunrossness

A970, Shetland, Shetland Islands ZE2 9JB, UK

A field recording by Felicity Ford made in A970, Shetland, Shetland Islands ZE2 9JB, UK on 1 August 2013, in the afternoon. Soundscape: sea & waves, underwater (hydrophone) and farms & farm animals.

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Under the water, just off the rocky shoreline around Boddam, Dunrossness
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Recordist's notes

This is the sound under the water near a field full of grazing sheep, in Shetland. The recording was made with one of Jez Riley French's hydrophones plugged into a FOSTEX FR-2LE. You can hear the activity of the tide, and some of the scraping noises as the same tide pushes the hydrophone against the rocks. I don't know if the nearby sheep are grown for wool or for meat, but their proximity to the sea was interesting to me, as on mainland Britain I have rarely seen sheep so near to the ocean.

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

Context

Equipment mentioned: Hydrophones. Underwater microphones used for whales, fish, ice and the hidden sounds of rivers and ponds.

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