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March 3rd, 2013

The Westland Petrel is a small pelagic bird which breeds during the austral winter in the densely forested hills of the South Island's West Coast of New Zealand.

It is very early in the morning and the birds are outside their burrows preparing their departure. The activity in the colony is at its climax. They will gather soon on the edge of the cliff to take off for a week long trip at sea.

West Coast, New Zealand
Rode NT4 + homebrewed preamp + Aiwa DAT recorder
20/03/2003 04h30LO

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    raadsel 5 years, 5 months ago

    Wonderful gossipy, argumentative sound from these birds.

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    Bram 7 years, 10 months ago

    Superb recording!! Love the guttural sound of the bird close by...

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Flac (.flac)
Duration
04:15:253
Filesize
27.5 MB
Samplerate
48000.0 Hz
Bitdepth
16 bit
Channels
Stereo
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