So there should be lots of opportunities for captures, in our warm summer.
However, sadly not, as most people in a house either have kids, (so are quiet) or are older, (with less opportunity)
All the best action seems to be in those houses that have been converted into flats, often rented with a younger crowd. However, the bedrooms of the converted flats are then at the back of the house, with no access possible.
However, a house down the road has been converted into flats, and is on a road junction, the front windows are the lounge, the bedroom / rear windows are adjacent to the road.
I had a historic capture their a few years ago, (not worth uploading), so its always been on my radar
So last weekend, I noticed the front windows on the upstairs flat were open by 3-4 inches, and my spidey senses started tingling as I heard a younger female voice talking pretty loudly. This was about 11:00pm. She sounded pretty drunk.
I planted a recorder, and retreated., (tascam) I returned after an hour, and it was game on, easily heard from across the street.
I therefore planted a second slightly worse but much smaller recorder on a street sign, to test the audio quality - this is a spot I can leave the recorder in after dark easily, so hopefully more recordings are to come They were in the front lounge for 90 mins, then adjurned to the bedroom at the back of the flat, (which unfortunately had the windows shut) but you can still hear her a few times from the front.
At that point, a local neihbour started padding up and down the street for 30 mins, (which you can hear on one of the recordings).
The flat has been shut up for the last few days, but i'm keeping a watching brief for future installments
I've cut the initial 45 mins of talking - it had minor action, but no great loss
thank you!