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Recordist's notes
During their autumn migration northern Europe's cranes gather in hundreds of thousands at Linum to feed up before continuing their journey southwards. They are an amazing sight. Puctually, at dusk, flocks of up to 50 birds pass overhead in ever evolving formations trumpeting as they go. Equally punctual, herds of human birdwatchers turn up to see them, chatting to each other and murmuring on their phones. The Berlin/Hamburg motorway is a kilometer away and Tegel airport nearby. The weather on this evening was rainy and yellowing poplar leaves were hissing in the wind. These are the sound sources for this recording.
About the place
Nauen is a town of about 16,600 people in Brandenburg, Germany. OttoAnna lists 8 field recordings from here.
Recorded nearby
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Sources & credits
- “Linum, Fehrbellin, Germany - Migrating Cranes in Flight1” by Peter Cusack – Public Domain Mark · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0