My recording of a Common Firecrest's song (and a question) (macaulaylibrary.org)

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cross-posted from: https://beehaw.org/post/555041

Managed to get a decent recording of the Common Firecrest I heard today and it was a lot of fun! I mostly do bird photography, but I want to start recording birds' songs and calls with something that has better audio quality than my iPhone.

Basically: Does anyone know of a good and not outlandishly (≤ €200) expensive audio recorder you can use? Preferably one that also has microphones that can deal with wind noise.

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[-] Fabriek@beehaw.org 0 points 1 year ago

There are several handheld recorders that you can buy. I'd advice something like the Tascam dr-05x or Zoom h2n (both under 200 euros). But for wind protection you'll need a wind jammer. Not a standard wind foam thing, like the ones that come with the machine, but a proper one. Rycote is a good brand for this, they have one for most recorders. So for instance if you buy a dr-05x, you can buy a dr-05x compatible wind jammer from Rycote. I'd advice not to try and save money on this.

Good luck!

[-] mjohanning@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

I’ve had plenty of others recommend the H2n to me, I think I’ll be getting that one. Thanks for the recommendation for the wind jammer, I’ll check if there’s one for the H2n from Rycote. :-)

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