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Wind in summer reeds beside the water filled quarry pit

Folkestone and Hythe, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom

A 5-minute field recording by Peter Cusack made in Folkestone, United Kingdom on 26 July 2021, in the evening. Soundscape: wind.

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Wind in summer reeds beside the water filled quarry pit
5:14CC BY 3.0by Peter CusackInternet Archive
5:14
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Recordist's notes

In the late July the reeds are green and their sound in wind has a lovely softness. As they dry through the autumn and winter it becomes more brittle and hard. The occasional churring in this recording is probably a reed warbler. 26/07/2021

Written by Peter Cusack on radio aporee ::: maps.

About the place

Folkestone is a town of about 66,429 people in England, United Kingdom. OttoAnna lists 28 field recordings from here.

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