portable field recording hardware? recommendations?

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i'm thinking of getting a field recording unit for two purposes:


1) street interviews

2) creating high quality stereo records of environmental sounds, like
ocean waves, thunderstorms, birds chirping at sunrise, etc.


i would want to transfer these recordings to my workstation for editing.


i'm a novice to this, and would appreciate any recommendations on
hardware, media type, etc. any suggestions?


thanks!