city park Stadswallenpark Zaltbommel 1047 am 251109_0056

Calm autumn Sunday morning in the city-park in Zaltbommel, the Netherlands.
Parents are walking through the park with a young child. The child asks questions, as children do. Because the footpath is a little higher up, more than 30 metres away from me, the sound of the people is balanced with the ambient noise. Leaves fall from the tree nearby and sometimes onto the microphone's windscreen. A man runs his morning lap through the park. In the background, the small tractor of the gardeners at work.

About the picture It’s a clouded morning in the Stadswallenpark of Zaltbommel. You’re standing with your back to the imposing medieval city wall. In front of you lies the gently sloping park, with the Singelgracht shimmering in the sunlight. Almost bare trees cast long shadows across the grass. Behind you is the town, quiet behind the high walls; the traffic you hear comes from outside the city center.

About the recordings location: The microphones are positioned just behind the tall medieval city walls, overlooking the park. Behind me lies the city center, barely audible due to the high walls. You can hear traffic, but it comes from outside the city center. In front of me is the Singelgracht — a city moat that encircles the town.

Birds detected by Merlin Bird ID app (ver. 3.7.2 (256 – 2025)
Birds detected by BirdNET-Analyser (GUI ver. 2.4.0 Model ver. V2.4)
#0:03 Eurasian Jackdaws (all the time)
#4:25 #5:44 #6:14 #7:27 #8:53 Stock Dove
#1:37 #2:01 #2:08 #2:22 #2:33 #2:38 #2:44 Great Tit
#6:18 Common Wood-pigeon
#2:27 #2:41 #3:00#3:13 #3:29 #6:13 Common Chaffinch
#0:00 #3:58 #4:30 Eurasian Wren
#4:21 Common Moorhen
#0:00 #0:09 #1:36 #1:49 #1:58 #2:01 #2:10 #2:16 #2:27 #4:00 Eurasian Robin
#3:02 Great Spotted Tit
European Greenfinch
#2:21 #2:54 #4:12 Eurasian Green Woodpecker

More recordings here today / More around here trough the years

Date/time: November 9, Sunday 2025, 10:47 am 

Weather: 11-12 c, (clouds 100 %), wind WSW 3-18 km/h, 1017 hPa, humidity 95 %, dew-point 11 c, visibility 11 km, clouds  4.9 km high.

Location; Stadswallenpark Singelwal, Zaltbommel, Gelderland, Netherlands (Holland), Europe. Geo location:  51.81027 5.24714

Gear chain: Sennheiser mkh30/50 MS, pointed S170°, in Rycote cyclone small in windjammer> Sound Devices 302 >Tascam FR-AV2 . Mic pointed South. Noise floor 50dB.
Decoded Mid-side to STEREO, limiter -3 dB

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About the Stadswallenpark (city wall park) history
Zaltbommel developed into a walled city with moats from the 14th century onward. In the 16th and 17th centuries, it became a strategic fortress town, reinforced with bastions, ramparts, and an outer moat. After losing its military function in the 19th century, the area was transformed into a public city park in English landscape style. In the 20th century, the park fell into neglect, but between 2017 and 2025 it was restored based on the original 1834 design. Today, the Stadswallenpark offers a unique blend of history, nature, and tranquility.