Field Recordings

A congress of geese preparing to fly south, Arlington Reservoir, Massachusetts, USA in the morning on 23rd November 2024 – by Julie Shapiro

24 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Bells after dusk, Ludwigskirche, Munich, Germany on 7th November 2024 – by Eleanor McDowall

16 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Frogtown, Los Angeles River, USA in April 2024 – by Alan Weedon

13 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

“I made it around dusk as I wanted to get the call of the Baja California frogs that live on this stretch of the river… it’s a part of the riv...

Wetlands, Walthamstow, London, UK in late October 2024 – by Charlotte Petts

05 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

“Walking around Walthamstow Wetlands in late October, moments before the area was shut down due to a threat from an armed person.”

Ambient bus, Shadwell, London on 27th September 2024 – by Nada Smiljanic

05 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

“I made this crappy phone recording late one evening, passing through Shadwell on my way home. I was admiring the quaint docklands architecture alon...

Falling leaves and light rain in Brede High Woods, East Sussex, UK on 26th October 2024 – by Cesar Gimeno Lavin

03 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

“The sound of birds, constantly falling leaves mixed with very light rain, some forestry work in the background and the odd plane above.”

Cyclist’s perspective, Melbourne, Australia on 14th April 2023 – by Corey Marie Green

03 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

“A field recording of Melbourne city from a cyclist’s perspective. This is the combination of two recordings that were made simultaneously. One wa...

Two cows in conversation, Eagle Bridge, New York, USA in late September 2024 – by Lu Olkowski

23 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On a small boat off the coast of Ithaca, Greece on 2nd August 2024 – by Cesar Gimeno Lavin

20 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

“We rented a small boat for the day to explore the island. We found several coves only accessible by sea. While anchored at one of these coves I not...

6pm at Haworth Cemetery, West Yorkshire, UK on 10th April 2023 – by Cesar Gimeno Lavin

15 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

“After all the day tourists have left and the evening starts to set in Haworth becomes very quiet and eerie. With the church and Brontë parsonage t...

Partially submerged handrail next to the pier, Cobh, Ireland in February 2024 – by Damian Drohan

09 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

“Cobh, February. A slimy slipway with uncertain footing. A microphone collects a rasping tone as the tape, holding it to a barnacle encrusted hand-r...

Wind, ocean and gulls, Bay Roberts, Newfoundland, Canada in Summer 2024 – by Laura Nerenberg

09 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Late night tennis match, North Carolina, USA in July 2024 – by Stuart Barefoot

09 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

“Here I’m at a late night tennis match. I think it started just before 8 PM and went until around 10:30. It was at a tournament in North Carolina”...

After the race, Old Town, San Sebastian, Spain on 8th September 2024 – by Eleanor Chalmers

09 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

“Recording taken from the streets of the Old Town in San Sebastian after the final race of the Bandera de la Concha rowing regatta. This day was th...

Tooting Bec Lido, London, UK on 15th September 2024 – by Eleanor Chalmers

09 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

“Recorded on a Sunday morning at the glorious Tooting Bec Lido where swimmers were enjoying the last of the summer sun.”

Broken handrail on a fisherman’s hut, Cobh, Ireland in February 2024 – by Damian Drohan

09 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

“A metal tube, maybe 30cm long, 3cm diameter, is threaded by a weathered rope whose hair-like filaments protrude in multiple directions. The rope s...

National March for Palestine, Russell Square, London, UK on 5th October 2024 around 1pm

06 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

“From October 2023 to May this year, the Government issued over 100 new licences allowing UK companies to sell arms to Israel. On the 2nd September...

Early morning, RSPB Lakenheath Fen, Suffolk, UK in May 2024 – by Talia Randall

02 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

“An early morning wander through RSPB Lakenheath Fen, Suffolk, on a bright May morning. According to my bird identification app, throughout the reco...

Sunday afternoon football in the rain, Sheffield, UK on 22nd September 2024 – by Andrew Conroy

02 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

“Please find attached a recording and image of an amateur men’s football match in Sheffield on a very wet and gloomy Sunday. If the date in the ca...

A pickup baseball game in Providence, Rhode Island, one summer evening in August 2024 – by Conor Gillies

30 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Marking the Autumn Equinox by a stream in Epping Forest, 22nd September 2024 – by Talia Randall

30 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

“The autumn equinox fell on Sunday 22nd of Sept 2024 at exactly 1:43 pm. In the northern hemisphere, this is the moment when the sun is exactly ab...

Moon rise with an orchestra rehearsal through an open door, North London, UK on the night of 18th September 2024 – by Eleanor McDowall

18 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

“At the top of a hill in North London, as the Harvest Supermoon rises, the sound of an orchestra rehearsing pours into the night through an open doo...

Herons at night, Isle of Mull, Scotland in late summer 2024 – by Paul Ridout

08 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

“We stayed on the shore of Loch Scridain and the night air brought with it a slightly disconcerting sound. I eventually established that it was not...

Late August night in the Berkshire mountains of western Massachusetts, USA, 2024 – by Leah Kopperman

27 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Fog at Swallowtail Lighthouse, Grand Manan, New Brunswick, Canada in July 2024 – by Lu Olkowski

22 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Symphony of sheep bells, near Telti, Sardinia on 10th July 2022 – by Samantha Hodder

17 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

“I was travelling with my family on the island of Sardinia. We turned off the highway near Telti, a mountain town outside of Olbia, heading to an Ag...

Hurdles and high jump at the Stade de France, Paris Olympics, France on Wednesday 7th August 2024 – by Alan Hall

13 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Stop the Far Right, Waltham Forest Immigration Bureau, London, UK at 8pm on 7th August 2024

08 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

“Hundreds of people gather in solidarity at one of the locations threatened by far right violence last night, as anti-racist groups across the UK re...

Cave, Assos, Kefalonia in the morning, 24th July 2024 – by Alan Hall

24 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

“It’s a cave at the foot of the hill at Assos under the old Venetian fortress. There’s a sea entrance (the light in the centre) and a small hole...

Fizzing pylon, Chopwell Woodland Park, Gateshead, England, UK in July 2024 – by Tash Walker

24 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

“I was on a walk in Chopwell Woodland Park which is on the fringe of Gateshead, and I came across this beautiful pylon. I heard it first fizzing wit...

Pétanque, Saint-Savin, France on 20th July 2024 – by Siddharth Khajuria

21 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

“Full of chaotic bells from an 11th or 12th century Abbey in the town we’re staying in. Listen out for one of the Pétanque players stepping away ...

Northern Line, London Underground, London, UK in April 2024 – by Joe Wilkins

21 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

“A journey on the underground. Eight and a half minute field recording. London, April 2024.”

Cowbells, Dolomites, Italy in early July 2024 – by Alex Lewis

12 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

“Around the Dolomites in Northeastern Italy, you frequently come across herds of cows. Munching on grass and wagging their heads, their cowbells ech...

Egg, London, UK on 12th July 2024 – by Harpreet Purewal

12 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

“disgusting – shall I put it up? Lol sure. It was so squelchy. Never heard an egg like it.”

After the election, Cours Julien, Marseilles, France just before midnight on Sunday 7th July 2024

09 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

“People gather to celebrate in Place Jean Jaurès hours after the Nouveau Front Populaire (an alliance of left wing movements in France) beats both ...

Sweet Caroline behind a hedge, Bratch, England, UK on 6th July 2024 – by Helen Zaltzman

09 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

“We were in a place called Bratch, talking a walk along a canal towpath. We had a big trivial argument, saw some baby moorhens and nice houseboats, ...

Summer solstice at sunrise, Stonehenge, Salisbury, England on 21st June 2024 – by Yu Leng

27 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

“It was recorded on summer solstice 21st of June in Stonehenge last week, where thousands of people gathered there to wait for the sunrise. Loads p...

Dyke March greets Restore Nature Now March in solidarity as they pass each other in central London, UK on 22nd June 2024 – by Laura Hurley

26 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Bamboo in the wind, Fire Island, New York, USA in June 2024 – by Will Coley

21 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Emergency alert test signal, Bergen, Norway at midday on 12th June 2024 – by Joe Harvey-Whyte

21 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

“I made this recording recently whilst on tour in Norway. There was a national alarm test (similar to what we had in the UK a while back) and I was ...

Inside of the cabinet under the sink in the laundry room, New York, USA on 10th August 2023 – by Jon Moskowitz

14 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

“Don’t know if it qualifies as a field recording–it’s water draining through the pipes after a washing machine spin cycle.”

Goats – protected landscape managers on 5th June, 2024, in Pervalka, Lithuania – by Vaida Pilibaitytė

13 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

“In the first week of summer in June 2024, I was out recording some interviews for my radio program on environment at the Curonian Spit National Par...

Humming a very old song on the 171 bus, London, UK at 11.20pm on 30th April 2024 – by Melissa Viney

13 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Donkeys in Dol, Hvar, Croatia on 29th May 2024 – by Mira Burt-Wintonick

11 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Waves on a pebble beach, Hvar, Croatia on 26th May 2024 – by Eleanor McDowall

11 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

“Waves fizz and crackle on the shoreline”

Aulus-les-Bains, France on 4th May 2024 – by Tess Davidson

30 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

“Recorded on Saturday 4th May 2024 in Aulus-les-Bains, a little village nestled in the French Pyrenees. I was out for a walk around the village watc...

Gibbon morning chorus, recorded in the car park of Fota House, near Cobh, Co. Cork, Ireland in April 2024 – by Damian Drohan

20 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

“This is a gibbon morning chorus, recorded in the car park of Fota House, near Cobh, Co. Cork. The car park is seperated from Fota Wildlife Park by ...

Sea organ in Zadar, Croatia on 17th March 2024 – by Marta Medvešek

20 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

“Created by the architect Nikola Bašić in 2005. Everytime I visited the sea organ it was crowded with tourists. This time – although only for a ...

Stone mill milling corn, a village near Otočac, Croatia, on March 17th 2024 – by Marta Medvešek

20 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

“When I asked if I may record, the lady said of course – she loves the sound, too, and plays it back from her phone when she’s away from the […...

Freight train and waves, White Rock Beach, B.C., Canada on 15th May 2024 – by Martin Zaltz Austwick

20 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Rattling corrugated iron roof and singing fisherman, Pilot Boat Station, Cobh, County Cork, Ireland on 23rd August 2023 – by Damian Drohan

22 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

“It’s a contact mic recording of a corrugated iron roof sheet rattling in the wind. There was a fisherman in a nearby hut singing and you can just...

Flag poles drumming in the wind, La Napoule, France on 15th April 2024 – by Mira Burt-Wintonick

22 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Solar Eclipse, Montreal General Hospital, Montreal, Québec at 3.24pm on 8th April 2024 – by Suzie McCarthy

20 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Wren and cathedral bells, Exeter, England, UK in early April 2024 – by Paul Ridout

20 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

“I was in Exeter last weekend and as I walked round the north side of the cathedral this wren was singing louder than the bells.”

Dawn, Chewton, Victoria, Australia in April 2024 – by Camilla Hannan

11 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

“I recorded this while Easter camping the other week at my friend’s place in Chewton, Victoria. Nothing like sleeping in a tent to get you up ea...

In the path of totality, Limerick Forest, North Grenville, Ontario, Canada on 8th April 2024 – by Laura Nerenberg

10 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

“It’s a park with marshes, trails and boardwalks. It was in the path of totality, so we traveled there to witness the total solar eclipse — abou...

Singing extractor hood in an easterly wind, Carrick-on-Suir, Co. Tipperary, Ireland on Friday 29th March 2024 – by Damian Drohan

10 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

“…a singing extractor hood in my mum’s kitchen which makes this deep rumbling tone when the wind catches it from outside the kitchen window. It ...

Micro Bats, Dularcha Railway Tunnel, Mooloolah, Queensland, Australia on 15th August 2023 – by Glenn Legge

10 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

“Micro bat (large footed myotis bat) sounds and voice reflections from inside the disused (since 1932) Dularcha Rail Tunnel, Mooloolah, Queensland, ...

Westminster Palace Clockmaker’s Workshop on 14th November 2023 – by Andrew Strangeway

10 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

“The various heritage clocks belonging to parliament are serviced here. The sound of two clock movements on test after repair. Their ticks drift in ...

Evening waves, La Napoule, France on 9th April 2024 – by Mira Burt-Wintonick

09 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Partial eclipse, Morro Bay, California, USA at 11.11am on 8th April 2024 – by Rebecca Nolan

09 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Two minutes before the total eclipse, McGill Campus, Montreal, Québec at 3.24pm on 8th April 2024 – by Cristal Duhaime

08 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Mary Valley Rattler, Gympie Steam Train 967, Queensland, Australia on 22nd November 2023 – by Glenn Legge

28 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

“The sounds of a working steam tourist railway as engine 967 winds it’s way from Gympie to Amamoor in the Mary Valley, Queensland, Australia. Soun...

Seashore, Chapadmalal, Buenos Aires, Argentina in August 2023 – by Joaquín Conde

14 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

“In August 2023, I participated as an editor in the 2nd “Encuentro Provincial de Bibliotecas Populares” in Chapadmalal, which brings together li...

Air escaping from a wet, upturned jar on a drainer (on a windy day), Scotland on 20th February 2024 – by Katie Revell

14 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Singing Escalator, Greenwich, London, UK on the morning of 7th March 2024 – by Alan Hall

07 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

“When we worked on Monument together in 1993 (the musicalised documentary that launched BBC Radio 3’s Between the Ears), my old friend Ian Gardi...

Summer storm, Vedia, Buenos Aires, Argentina in January 2024 – by Joaquín Conde

05 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

“After nearly three consecutive years of drought (caused by La Niña phenomenon in the surface waters of the Pacific and exacerbated by increasing c...

Birds, Northern Manhattan, NY, USA on 3rd February 2024 – by Jon Moskowitz

25 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

“This was recorded in a courtyard of a building on Fort Washington Ave., in Northern Manhattan, a few blocks south of Fort Tyron Park and The Cloist...

Palestina Libera فلسطين حرة Free Palestine protest, Rome, Italy on 28th October 2023 – by Cosmin Sandu

25 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Heating pipes, Manhattan, New York, USA on 2nd January 2024 – by Jon Moskowitz

21 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

“This is the sound of some sort of building heating system that I encountered on a walk on Riverside Drive by Grant’s Tomb in Manhattan. It was a ...

Sunday Afternoon Snores, Pittsburgh, PA, USA on 11th February 2024 – by Dennis Funk

20 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Bow Bells, London, UK at 7.36pm on 17th January 2024 – by Eleanor McDowall

17 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

“Bow bells – absolutely going for it – folding off the walls of the buildings surrounding the church. Inside, a brass ensemble is starting to re...

Sunday morning footballers, Oak Hill Park, Barnet, UK on 14th January 2024 – by Siddharth Khajuria

14 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Capitola, California, USA in December 2023 – by Sara Maino

12 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

“Quite noisy rain on the ocean…”

Harbour market, Kep, Cambodia in August 2022 – by Oliver Young and Lauren Lai

12 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Loch Lomond, Scotland, UK in April 2023 – by Joe Wilkins

11 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

“We’d arrived at our campsite in the evening and pitched our tent just as the A82 was being closed, we didn’t find out why but I decided to take...

Storm from the greenhouse, Sheffield, UK in June 2023 – by Joe Wilkins

10 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

“Our greenhouse had a few panes of glass missing as a result of recent weather, as another summer storm blew through I set up to record in a dry cor...

Boxing Day cacophony, Hampstead Heath Fayre, London, England, UK, 2023 – by Jodie Taylor

04 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

“A cacophony of clashing sounds at Hampstead Heath fayre on boxing day. Standing among it felt both assaulting and weirdly hypnotic. Sounds of the...

Moments after midnight on New Year’s Eve 2023, London, UK – by Joe Harvey-Whyte

01 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

“A party joyfully sings Auld Lang Syne whilst fireworks explode overhead. Recorded using DPA 4060 matched pair.”

Naples, Italy, just before Christmas 2023 – by Mair Bosworth

27 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Wind chimes and bells, Provincetown, Massachusetts on the Winter Solstice after the light fades 2023 – by Eleanor McDowall

27 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

“I’d arrived in Provincetown three nights before the solstice, just after a storm had knocked out power to part of the town. Finding my way down a...

The Sound of 2023

19 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A slow weave of some of the past year’s Field Recordings, from a church in Vilnius to a floating choir in Copenhagen. Orthodox Christmas service, Ca...

Radio with Palestine by Soundcamp, streamed from London, Bruxelles and Chania on 11th November 2023 – by Cat Byrne, Nele Möller, Inne Eysermans, Emily Moore and Maria Papadomanolaki

16 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Radio With Palestine is a series of live transmissions. The broadcast on 11 November 2023 included streams from: London (Cat Byrne) Bruxelles (Nele Mö...

Edith purring, Glasgow, Scotland in December 2023 – by Steve Urquhart

15 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Santa Lucia kayak parade, Copenhagen, Denmark on 13th December 2023 – by Kara Oehler

15 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

“Paddling in the Copenhagen harbor with hundreds of people and looking up at thousands of people lining the shores singing together…”

Chimes outside the monastery, Stanstead Mill Stream, after dark on Sunday 10th December 2023 – by Eleanor McDowall

15 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

“17mph winds rattled these chimes so much that their sound rose up over the noise of the road and the nearby canal. Suspended on top of a tall metal...

Frog song, Mount Wilson, New South Wales, Australia in July 2022 – by Alexander Moffatt 

02 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

“Limnodynastes Peronii, Litoria Verreauxii and a mystery frog one evening near the water tank.”

Palestinian Solidarity March, London, UK on 11th November 2023

12 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

“On 11th November 2023, hundreds of thousands of people marched peacefully through London calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. Chanting “ceasefire now...

Midnight Soundscape, Sedona, Arizona, USA on 5th October 2023 – by Joe Harvey-Whyte

29 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

“A strong wind blows across the canyon, rustling trees. The sound of crickets can be heard all around.”

Metal drum by the sea, Sint-Idesbald, Belgium on the morning of 16th October 2023 – by Sara Maino

18 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

“Through this sound, I was trying to find a connection to the historical context of the beach, and to link it with the idea of the distant groan of ...

Nighttime chorus by the pool, Westchester, New York, USA on 25th August 2023 – by Jon Moskowitz

15 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

“Recorded on a late night in August, up at my brother-in-law’s house in Westchester, north of NYC. Heavy cricket and cicada season, but also on a ...

Spanish Point (Rinn na Spáinneach), County Clare, (Contae an Chláir), Ireland on 8th June 2023 – by Kalli Anderson

11 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Crown green bowling club in Macclesfield, England, UK in June 2022 – by Geoff Bird

10 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Argentino Lake shores in front of Spegazzini Glacier, Santa Cruz, Argentina in April 2023 – by Joaquín Conde

01 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

“When I went to Los Glaciares National Park in the province of Santa Cruz, Argentina, I had the chance to leave my recorder by the shore of Argentin...

Summer dusk with birds near Vedia, Buenos Aires province, Argentina in January 2023 – by Joaquín Conde

30 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

“I recorded this landscape on a summer afternoon, in a pasture land where a canal and a country road intersect; around 5 kilometers away from the ce...

Alcudia Beach in the morning, Mallorca, Spain on 18th September 2023 – by Sam Clements and Louise Owen

30 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

“We woke up at 6am on our last day in Mallorca to squeeze one final sea swim into the trip. We were the first ones in at the local beach […]

Gaggles of geese, River Thame, England, UK on 23rd September 2023 – by Paul Ridout

24 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

“I was out in the fields by the River Thame yesterday morning and the geese were clearly excited by the amount of water across the meadows and were ...

Electrical storm, East London, UK on 18th September 2023 at 1am – by Joe Harvey-Whyte

18 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

“A binaural recording of an electrical storm followed by heavy rain from a back garden in East London at 1am” Image credit: The Rebecca Project

Tywardreath ringing the bells of St Barts, Lostwithiel, UK on 9th August 2023 – by Celia Robbins

13 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

“These are the church bells of St Bartholomew in the town of Lostwithiel around 8.30pm on a still evening. The next morning I put my foot in it by c...

Delta del Tigre, Argentina on 4th August 2023 – by Eva Moeraert

25 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

“The Tigre Delta is among the world’s largest, and it is one of the only major deltas in the world that does not empty into a sea or ocean. It fl...