mbert
Date: Wed May 2, 2012 12:18 am ((PDT))
Yes definitely Nightingales singing against each other. There have up to 1=
4 birds singing there in the last few weeks.
David Darrell-Lambert
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On 2 May 2012, at 08:04, soundings23 <> wrote:
> Sounds like nightingale to me, lovely recording. FYI ... Here's a link to=
a collection of nightingales from across Europe http://www.xeno-canto.org/=
species/Luscinia-megarhynchos including one I recorded in Somerset a few ye=
ars ago ... http://www.xeno-canto.org/99076 . I especially like those long =
plaintive pure tones they do. cheers, Tony
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> > Sent: Tuesday, May 1, 2012 4:31 PM
> > Subject: [Nature Recordists] New Nightingale Area was -Re: Luscinia meg=
arhynchos in the wind.
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> > Hi All
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> > My two evening walks trying to record Nightingales took place at the Es=
sex Wildlife Trust's Fingringhoe Wick Reserve.
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> > http://www.essexwt.org.uk/visitor_centres__nature_reserves/fingringhoe_=
wick/
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> > Today I visited another of the Trust's reserves at Weeley Hall Wood, ag=
ain with the intent of recording nightingales.
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> > http://www.essexwt.org.uk/visitor_centres__nature_reserves/weeleyhall_w=
ood_nature_reserve/
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> > I was there late afternoon and enjoyed 90 minutes of almost non stop bi=
rd song. Based on my experience of the two walks I'm reasonably sure they w=
ere nightingales as they had some of the characteristics explained during t=
he evening walks. If I'm wrong (I'm even more of a tyro at birding than rec=
ording) please let me know.
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> > I took along two sets of recording equipment. A Sony RH1 minidisc fed b=
y a DIY parabolic reflector using two EM172 capsules
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> > https://picasaweb.google.com/G0SBW.PM/DIYParabolicReflector
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> > and the small barrier sized, head spaced rig mentioned in earlier posts=
, again using EM172 capsules, feeding the Olympus LS-10.
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> > A snippet from the recording made with the parabolic reflector is here
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> > http://soundcloud.com/g0sbw/nightingales-whwood-1st-may
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> > And this is one made with the head spaced barrier
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> > http://soundcloud.com/g0sbw/nightingales-weeley-hall-wood
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> > I think I will be visiting this wood again ;-)
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> > Cheers, TomR
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