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Tram arrival The faint screeching of seagulls in the distance and the deceleration of an approaching tram. A young child babbles a loud question. Tram boarding Birds tweeting sweetly in the background as bodies shuffle. Tram doors shut with a tinny bell. Tram leaving Metal tracks slide into action and then fade into the distance. Girl waiting for tram In the breeze, a young girl quietly calls to her father in a south Indian language.Gull by tram Louder conversations over the heavy drone and puffs of an engine. Bus ticket machine Louder conversations over the heavy drone and puffs of an engine. pip The high pitched staccato beep of a ticket-reader. Short.
Zebra crossing beeps Feet shuffling across a zebra crossing, underneath pulsing high-pitched beeps.Ashim's cane A repeating rattle of a cane, its roller tip scraping against pavement. Quick pops, melodic like bubble-wrap. library heater and borrowing machine The mechanical whirring of an old heater inside a large library hall, a beep and a child’s cry. doors A ping-pong of beeps, high-low, high-low, cautioning open doors. 3 pound each A mid-tone lilting male voice calls out “Three pound each or TWO for fiver, TWO for fiver, to-DAY!” amidst the hustle of a marketplace. 10 pounds Clink and rustle, a throng of voices shopping, a singsong male voice counts up “your FIVE pound, your TWO pound, your THREE pound, so that’s TEN pound” with rising emphasis. reggae Head-bopping syncopation of a reggae song wafts out of a speaker on the busy pavement. Pound an item A sing-song male voice rattling off items at a food market, “a POUND an-item, a POUND an-item…” landing on the “pound”, sliding onto “an item”Starlings on High Street The silky squeaks of a flock of starlings, chatter firing in multiple directionsCommon Starling - Marc Anderson, XC733302. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/733302 A Common Starling releases a piercing cry into the sky like an arching firework subsiding as fast as it fallspigeon with car horn The soft, throaty rattle of a contented pigeon, it coos twice, a car horn beeps angrily in the distancepigeon flying away Wings flap in alarm, slap the air down and away in a flurry, beaks chatter with effort Play the Building An electronic track that layers gradually; 2 bars of fast tapping, then offbeat rattle-shakes, a double-speed staccato click, and hollow knocks to fill the gaps.
Laugh and shout A tinkling laugh that dissipates into the busy indoor cafe, a shout beckons, pop music mingles high pitch laugh A cackle turns into a high-pitched shriek of gleecar exhaust popping A car revs and the exhaust give stuttered pops, a series of low-pitched mini explosions Eurasian Blue Tit - Aitor Zabala, XC863597. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/863597. A 3-part song from a Eurasian Blue Tit; a high whistle, a small neat tweet, a sparkle of notes in quick succession tripping over each otherCar Revving A motorcycle revs in the distance, zig-zagging towards us, each acceleration followed by a gear changeBus rumble 2 The engine of a waiting bus makes low-pitched drills, a rev kicks in and overtakes the rumble Car Horn 1 An accusatory car horn rings, a substantial 3-second honkCar Horn 2 A cautionary car horn beep, high-pitched, short and friendly. The car drives away. European Robin - Manuel Grosselet, XC862630. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/862630. The high-pitched twitter of a Robin, occasionally slipping beyond the top notes to slide around the next octave belowEurasian Nuthatch - Paul Driver, XC811309. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/811309. A Eurasian Nuthatch sings the same high note 4 times, taking a pause to listen before repeating the call. Each note is an almost-imperceptible glissando.
Common Blackbird - Alain Malengreau, XC870728. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/870728. A melodic monologue by one blackbird to his flock, the occasional high-pitched exclamation amid an otherwise conversational cadenceEuropean Goldfinch - David Darrell-Lambert, XC832142. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/832142. A European Goldfinch song darts energetically between high-pitched notes, occasionally threading in high-pitched frills Ball kicked in park The slam of a foot kicking a ball followed by a rattle as it rolls away, lighter kicks far awayCoal Tit - Chèvremont Fabian, XC863422. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/863422. A Coal Tit loops between a couple of notes, bending around them in a repeating pattern. A pause in the middle, the loop stays open, it begins again.Great Tit - Olivier SWIFT, Manuel GROSSELET, XC862145. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/862145 A Great Tit chirps in two notes - dee-doo dee-doo dee-doo dee-dooEurasian Magpie - David Bissett, XC861760. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/861760 The harsh, raspy chatter of a Eurasian Magpie, pausing for long intervals to listen to distant caws and shrieks of its communityFieldfare - Daniele Baroni, XC803061. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/803061 Excited squeaks of fieldfares, like balloons squeezing against each other, bouncing between high and low notes playfully Parakeet Call Rich squeaks of a parakeet that start high, then step patiently down to mid-pitch. Repeats 7 times in the same staircase pattern. Song Thrush - Manuel Grosselet, XC858675. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/858675. An impressive array of melodic gestures by the Song Thrush: a confident caw, a tinkling spray of high notes, teasing rattles up and down the scale. Greylag Goose - Lars Edenius, XC803358. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/803358. Deep-throated croak, a gruff ‘gah’ and a quieter ‘rah’: GAH-rah GAG-rah. Melting away into the distance.Canada Goose Amongst a babble of low-pitched squawks, the honk of a Canada Goose rises up to pierce the air. Vehicle reversing near pavilion Amongst the twitter of songbirds, a van reverses. High-pitched cautionary beeps at calm intervals. Common Moorhen - João Tomás, XC863622. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/863622. A full-bodied, rushing trill from a Moorhen, shrill and decisive Mallard A Mallard cackles loudly, squawks sounding deep, raspy and cruelRedwing - Lars Edenius, XC727906. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/727906. A Redwing whistles a gentle descent, dwoo-dwoo-dwoo-dwoo, dee-da dee-da dee…Toy A wooden toy click-clacks across the ground quickly, tutta-rutta tutta-rutta tutta-rutta
Tram arrival The faint screeching of seagulls in the distance and the deceleration of an approaching tram. A young child babbles a loud question. Tram boarding Birds tweeting sweetly in the background as bodies shuffle. Tram doors shut with a tinny bell. Tram leaving Metal tracks slide into action and then fade into the distance. Girl waiting for tram In the breeze, a young girl quietly calls to her father in a south Indian language.Gull by tram Louder conversations over the heavy drone and puffs of an engine. Bus ticket machine Louder conversations over the heavy drone and puffs of an engine. pip The high pitched staccato beep of a ticket-reader. Short.
Zebra crossing beeps Feet shuffling across a zebra crossing, underneath pulsing high-pitched beeps.Ashim's cane A repeating rattle of a cane, its roller tip scraping against pavement. Quick pops, melodic like bubble-wrap. library heater and borrowing machine The mechanical whirring of an old heater inside a large library hall, a beep and a child’s cry. doors A ping-pong of beeps, high-low, high-low, cautioning open doors. 3 pound each A mid-tone lilting male voice calls out “Three pound each or TWO for fiver, TWO for fiver, to-DAY!” amidst the hustle of a marketplace. 10 pounds Clink and rustle, a throng of voices shopping, a singsong male voice counts up “your FIVE pound, your TWO pound, your THREE pound, so that’s TEN pound” with rising emphasis. reggae Head-bopping syncopation of a reggae song wafts out of a speaker on the busy pavement. Pound an item A sing-song male voice rattling off items at a food market, “a POUND an-item, a POUND an-item…” landing on the “pound”, sliding onto “an item”Starlings on High Street The silky squeaks of a flock of starlings, chatter firing in multiple directionsCommon Starling - Marc Anderson, XC733302. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/733302 A Common Starling releases a piercing cry into the sky like an arching firework subsiding as fast as it fallspigeon with car horn The soft, throaty rattle of a contented pigeon, it coos twice, a car horn beeps angrily in the distancepigeon flying away Wings flap in alarm, slap the air down and away in a flurry, beaks chatter with effort Play the Building An electronic track that layers gradually; 2 bars of fast tapping, then offbeat rattle-shakes, a double-speed staccato click, and hollow knocks to fill the gaps.
Laugh and shout A tinkling laugh that dissipates into the busy indoor cafe, a shout beckons, pop music mingles high pitch laugh A cackle turns into a high-pitched shriek of gleecar exhaust popping A car revs and the exhaust give stuttered pops, a series of low-pitched mini explosions Eurasian Blue Tit - Aitor Zabala, XC863597. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/863597. A 3-part song from a Eurasian Blue Tit; a high whistle, a small neat tweet, a sparkle of notes in quick succession tripping over each otherCar Revving A motorcycle revs in the distance, zig-zagging towards us, each acceleration followed by a gear changeBus rumble 2 The engine of a waiting bus makes low-pitched drills, a rev kicks in and overtakes the rumble Car Horn 1 An accusatory car horn rings, a substantial 3-second honkCar Horn 2 A cautionary car horn beep, high-pitched, short and friendly. The car drives away. European Robin - Manuel Grosselet, XC862630. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/862630. The high-pitched twitter of a Robin, occasionally slipping beyond the top notes to slide around the next octave belowEurasian Nuthatch - Paul Driver, XC811309. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/811309. A Eurasian Nuthatch sings the same high note 4 times, taking a pause to listen before repeating the call. Each note is an almost-imperceptible glissando.
Common Blackbird - Alain Malengreau, XC870728. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/870728. A melodic monologue by one blackbird to his flock, the occasional high-pitched exclamation amid an otherwise conversational cadenceEuropean Goldfinch - David Darrell-Lambert, XC832142. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/832142. A European Goldfinch song darts energetically between high-pitched notes, occasionally threading in high-pitched frills Ball kicked in park The slam of a foot kicking a ball followed by a rattle as it rolls away, lighter kicks far awayCoal Tit - Chèvremont Fabian, XC863422. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/863422. A Coal Tit loops between a couple of notes, bending around them in a repeating pattern. A pause in the middle, the loop stays open, it begins again.Great Tit - Olivier SWIFT, Manuel GROSSELET, XC862145. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/862145 A Great Tit chirps in two notes - dee-doo dee-doo dee-doo dee-dooEurasian Magpie - David Bissett, XC861760. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/861760 The harsh, raspy chatter of a Eurasian Magpie, pausing for long intervals to listen to distant caws and shrieks of its communityFieldfare - Daniele Baroni, XC803061. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/803061 Excited squeaks of fieldfares, like balloons squeezing against each other, bouncing between high and low notes playfully Parakeet Call Rich squeaks of a parakeet that start high, then step patiently down to mid-pitch. Repeats 7 times in the same staircase pattern. Song Thrush - Manuel Grosselet, XC858675. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/858675. An impressive array of melodic gestures by the Song Thrush: a confident caw, a tinkling spray of high notes, teasing rattles up and down the scale. Greylag Goose - Lars Edenius, XC803358. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/803358. Deep-throated croak, a gruff ‘gah’ and a quieter ‘rah’: GAH-rah GAG-rah. Melting away into the distance.Canada Goose Amongst a babble of low-pitched squawks, the honk of a Canada Goose rises up to pierce the air. Vehicle reversing near pavilion Amongst the twitter of songbirds, a van reverses. High-pitched cautionary beeps at calm intervals. Common Moorhen - João Tomás, XC863622. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/863622. A full-bodied, rushing trill from a Moorhen, shrill and decisive Mallard A Mallard cackles loudly, squawks sounding deep, raspy and cruelRedwing - Lars Edenius, XC727906. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/727906. A Redwing whistles a gentle descent, dwoo-dwoo-dwoo-dwoo, dee-da dee-da dee…Toy A wooden toy click-clacks across the ground quickly, tutta-rutta tutta-rutta tutta-rutta
