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Re: a fortunate recording

Subject: Re: a fortunate recording
From: "Phil Tyler" macmang4125
Date: Wed May 30, 2007 12:07 am ((PDT))
I would say Oriole as well.
I can remember wandering the banks of the river at Fordham listening
for them calling and hoping for a glimpse. Usually seen from the
bridge over the river as they flew from one side to the other.

Phil

--- In  Andrew Carter
<> wrote:
>
> In the spirit of putting short recordings out to the group, heres
one I
> made last Sunday.
> I was walking down into the nearby river valley to do some
recording
> when I was suddenly aware of an unusual bird song - sounding rather
> thrushlike - I managed to switch the recorder on and grab the last
few
> notes without adjusting any settings. Listening back later I
realised it
> was a Golden Oriole - rather rare, and normally just a few pass
through
> on migration, though they do still breed in East Anglia I gather -
where
> I last heard the bird 22 years ago. Its just a shame I didnt see it
as
> the male is a rather spectacular yellow and green thrush sized
bird.
> Such a tropical sound is just a-typical of our normal birds. I
didnt
> hear it again so I assume it was just on passage, called a few
times and
> then carried on.
> I've put the unedited file oriole.mp3 in the files section - please
> excuse the usual car sounds, and noisy leaves.
> It made my day!
>
> Andrew
>
>
> --
> Remember plan 9th May 2009 for a day without cars
>
> - Be a butterfly and stop a hurricane
>






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