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Author Archives: tony
Murmurations
Another amazing dawn with the starling flock at RSPB Ham Wall in Somerset. With sound artists Kathy Hinde, Matt Davies we recorded the remarkable sounds of half a million starlings as they left their evening roost. I’ll post sounds soon, … Continue reading
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Riversong – Exe Estuary soundwalk and river cruise
On Sunday February 26 I’ll be leading a days soundwalk with Wildwise around the Exe Estuary listening to the sounds of thousands of wintering waterbirds. The day starts at high tide at 10am at the quay in Topsham. From there … Continue reading
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Twilight on the Exe Estuary – now fully booked
As part of the continuing series of Flittermice and Hoots walks, on Sunday, February 5 (4:00pm to 7:00pm) I’m leading a high tide sound walk from the Quay in Topsham, Devon to listen to the river’s birds. Throughout the winter … Continue reading
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Flock
Flock (mp3) With artist Kathy Hinde and a small group of early morning listeners we had an amazing experience of hundreds of thousands of starlings leaving their Somerset roost at dawn. Moving, spectacular, stunning … what more can I say.
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Twitchr Starling Walk
I’ll be helping out with this walk to listen to the starling murmurations out on the Avalon Marshes in Somerset on 19 November.
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Minute of Listening
In autumn I’ll be working again with Sound and Music to help roll out a trial of their new Minute of Listening project in Cornwall. A fascinating idea, and the sort of thing I would have loved at school!
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A thousand voices
Thanks to everyone who came on our night time wander to listen to the thousands of birds roosting at high tide at Dawlish Warren. Sitting quietly in the dark at the roost sharing the sound of oystercatchers, brent geese, curlew, … Continue reading
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Dusk at Dawlish Warren, 28 October 16:30 to 19:00
As part of Aune Head Arts Flittermice and Hoots series I’m leading an evening sound walk to identify and listen to the migrant wildfowl for which Dawlish Warren is so well known. If you’re interested in making sound recordings, bring … Continue reading
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The City Rings
This sound project, linking selected schools in Belgium, Spain, Denmark and UK is coming to an end. The results from Cornwall are documented here.
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The poetry of the earth is never dead
Due to poor weather we resheduled our walk in search of crickets and grasshoppers and other small sounds to the week following the advertised date. Fortunately it was second time lucky as six of us enjoyed a warm still evening’s … Continue reading
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