Sounds of the British Coastline
A journey in sound along the shores of Britain
This new CD of atmospheric recordings takes you on a journey around Britain?s spectacular coastline.
Relax to the gentle sound of lapping waves on a shingle beach or stand on a cliff alive with the sounds of nesting seabirds. The 12 tracks include a tranquil Norfolk harbour as Black-headed Gulls glide past and an awakening Hampshire reed bed where the rich song of the Reed Warbler dominates the dawn chorus. After dark, loud cackling calls ring out from a colony of Manx Shearwater, recently returned from a day on the open waters. Other highlights include sounds from a Grey Seal colony, a party of Redshank, Oystercatchers and the familiar cries of the Herring Gull.
From the rocky shores of the West Country to the sea lochs of Scotland, this collection celebrates the diverse habitats that can be found along the ever-changing coastline of our island.
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Sea Loch
Sea Cliffs
Review
The sound was reminiscent of lazy afternoons spent sitting on the harbourside wall tucking into a fish supper.
Drenched as it is in salt and vinegar, all eyes are on the food save for one eye permanently scanning the sky
for sneaky seagulls trying to pinch your chips.
But sitting in a car on a winter's day listening to the same sounds on a CD, the stress of fighting for your
dinner and the sickly hum of rotting shellfish was forgotten. Time had cleaned up the memory so all it was left with was the good bits: the sun, the harbour and lunch.
Dorset Echo
