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Re: Recording from boats

Subject: Re: Recording from boats
From: "Subramanian Sankar" subbush
Date: Sat Jul 9, 2016 5:17 am ((PDT))
Thank you very much. Very helpful.

Best regards

Subramanian

On Fri, Jul 8, 2016 at 8:37 PM, David Darrell-Lambert 
[naturerecordists] <> wrote:

>
>
> Here is what one of the seabird surveyors commented regarding the
> vocalisation of birds at sea.
>
> "Seabirds are never quite as vocal at sea unless in feeding concentration=
s
> at sea - Gannet, Kittiwake, Fulmars, Shearwaters, Terns and Gulls can be
> very vocal when large feeding concentrations interact.
>
> This time of year will see Guillemot and Razorbill parents calling to
> their young and there is often a lot of calling between parents and chick=
s
> when birds are rafting.
>
> Kittiwake can also be quite vocal in transit, though most other species
> even large gulls and terns can remain silent unless being pursued by Skua
> or other gulls for food or using contact calls when migrating in groups.
>
> Most ducks, grebes and divers are silent, mainly because they actively
> avoid vessels."
>
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