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Floating ice on the river

Orkowo, gmina Śrem, powiat śremski, województwo wielkopolskie, 63-100, Polska

A 6-minute field recording by maciej janasik made in Śrem, Poland on 6 January 2026, in the afternoon. Soundscape: rivers, streams & waterfalls, birdsong & dawn chorus and crowds & voices.

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Floating ice on the river
6:11Public Domain Markby maciej janasikInternet Archive
6:11
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Recordist's notes

The recording was made on the banks of the Warta River. Large ice floes floated, rubbing against and colliding each other, making crunchy, slushy, lush sounds. Some sounds from the nearby villages of Orkowo and Czmoniec. There were a few people in the fields nearby and their activities can also be heard - sleigh rides, sleds, dogs accompanying them. In the grove next to the river, some bird activity could be heard. A delicate, indefinable clatter can be heard throughout the recording. (Tascam RF-AV2 + LOM Uši Pro)

Written by maciej janasik on radio aporee ::: maps.

About the place

Śrem is a town of about 30,404 people in Greater Poland, Poland. OttoAnna lists 184 field recordings from here.

Equipment mentioned: LOM microphones (Uši). Small omni microphones from the Slovak LOM collective, popular for quiet nature recording.

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