Hello Ray,
Yes, there was more the one skylark hovering and singing over the marshes t=
hat day. I have heard quite a few in places bordering the estuary. Here's o=
ne from Dartford Marshes:
http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/wildlife/land_birds/113/897/
Cheers,
Ian
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> Did I hear a Skylark towards the end of your second recording? It certain=
ly
> sounded like it to me, and evoked memories of growing up in England in th=
e
> 50s and 60s when the Skylark was still common.
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> Thank you,
> Ray
>
> On Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 6:54 AM, im_rawes <> wrote:
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> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > Making nature recordings near London can be frustrating given the
> > intrusions of traffic and aircraft noise.
> >
> > So I was surprised and grateful for the variety of bird life and to hea=
r
> > the calls of marsh frogs out at Allhallows Marshes in the Thames Estuar=
y
> > last Saturday.
> >
> > A couple of recordings on this blog post here:
> >
> > http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/blog_comments/1319/
> >
> > The mic used was an Audio Technica BP4025 X-Y stereo mic, recording to =
a
> > Fostex FR-2LE. Hope you enjoy listening.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Ian
> >
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> > London Sound Survey http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk
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