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Natterjack toads

Westmorland and Furness, England, United Kingdom

A 11-minute field recording by dan made in Barrow in Furness, United Kingdom on 27 April 2024, in the night. Soundscape: frogs & insects and streets & traffic.

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Natterjack toads
11:24
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Recordist's notes

Male natterjacks calling in bursts of a few minutes to attract females. A shallow pool surrounded buy tall gras just after sundown. A Canada goose flies overhead. Natterjack toads are often associated with ponds in sand dune slacks, which are often more shallow and warm. Natterjacks require warmer water in which to breed successfully. Sandscale Haws nature reserve is home to a quarter of the UK’s population of this rare amphibian, which is only found at a handful of sites around the country. Cumbria has over half their breeding sites, and Sandscale Haws is a stronghold, with over 40 breeding pools.  Classing natterjack Mono recording SD MixPre10 + Sennheiser 416. Some eq to reduce background road noise from the A590

Written by dan on radio aporee ::: maps.

About the place

Barrow in Furness is a town of about 55,489 people in England, United Kingdom. OttoAnna lists 34 field recordings from here.

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