To choose which birds feature during each section, I decided to see which birds appeared more prominent in the recordings I am gathering. So far I have a few good recordings that will feature during my afternoon and evening sections. One of these is the
Oystercatcher that is featured in one of my previous blog posts, and for the evening section I will cycle back and write about the Blackbird.
I have drafted some ideas for the words that I would say over the pre recorded audio, I may have to condense them down because there is less time to speak over than I had anticipated. This is also considering that I want to leave some blank spaces for the audience to draw attention to the sounds I have recorded.
Here are some of the drafted paragraphs I have written:
As the day moves on there is more noise.
We continue to grow louder and it can be harder to hear.
But if you take the time to listen, there are details you wouldn't want to miss.
As I stood, protected in this brick building they dance over the water.
The Sand Martin, watch them flutter around
While the smallest of the Martin and Swallows, their agility and speed is unmatched.
With disruption to their nests, their conservation status is now red.
They spend their winter in the Sahara desert it must contrast this rainy day.
Overhead I hear an Oystercatcher, it calls out as it flies over the water.
Often nesting in short grass near water, typically mating for life;
I adore how loving such small creatures can be.
While I can't see it this time, it's distinct call lets me know it's there.
The Blackbird returns, continuing its song that sounds so confident and melodic.
The males are black, with a yellow ring around their eyes;
The females are a paler, brown colour, allowing us to tell them apart.
The only place you are unlikely to find them, is at the tops of mountains.
Instead you find the Ring Ouzel, a similar looking member of the thrush family.
