Hi David
Just had another listen to your recordings, I notice in your second one dr0=
Message: 00890corvids.
Subject: mp3, at 9.6sec and 21.9sec a call from a marsh tit Parus palus=
t, the high pitched "pitchu". Not a common species in the south west and no=
w not common anywhere in the country.
Your other recording sent on the 21 Feb dr000975after_rain.mp3, I would agr=
ee with Tom that it is highly likely to be a sparrowhawk, they are now a ve=
ry common bird of prey. Sparrowhawks have a habit when hunting of keeping v=
ery low, hedge hopping, hoping to surprise their prey, so they can easily b=
e missed. A very difficult species to record, as most of the time they are =
silent.
Excellent recording.
Paul
--- In "Avocet" <> wrote:
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> Was: Re: [Nature Recordists] Old growth forest reference
>
> > I was talking to Andrew Skeoch, who has recently returned from
> > European recording trip, and he made the observation that the
> > recordings he made in UK has little content below 1khz, except for
> > the Wood pigeon(?).
>
> Paul,
>
> And crows, ravens, rooks and a Tawny owl I recorded this afternoon.
> There's plenty happening below 1K. Here's a clip, with a bass roll-off
> below 600Hz:
>
> http://www.stowford.org/sounds/dr000908owls.mp3
> Mikes in my car park, looking at bank of spruce with broadleaf
> woodland to the right. Male Tawny Owl half left with a female
> answering 3/4 right in the distant woods. Call down to 650Hz.
>
> Here's another from last week, same position:
>
> http://www.stowford.org/sounds/dr000890corvids.mp3
> Count the species in that lot! Not all avian. Not all British. :-)
>
> David
>
> David Brinicombe
> North Devon, UK
> Cogito cogito ergo cogito sum - Ambrose Bierce
>
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