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Recordist's notes
water rails ... parabolic ... recorded where was once a reed bed and water logged scrub ... not getting too anthropormorphic but these two birds where absolutely indignant at my presence ... probably had fledglings near by ... they are highly secretive birds ... bird calls ... song from blue tit ... sedge warbler ... willow warbler ... background noise ...
About the place
Dunstable is a town of about 51,973 people in England, United Kingdom. OttoAnna lists 7 field recordings from here.
Equipment mentioned: Parabolic reflectors. Dish reflectors that focus distant sounds – the classic tool for recording individual birds.
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Sources & credits
- “318 High St N, Dunstable LU6 1BE, UK - water rails ...” by david m – CC BY 3.0 · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0