Dawn Chorus

[Nicos]

For the last week I have been listening to the birds starting singing in the morning, and it's certainly getting earlier.
Yesterday I heard the first bird at just after 5.30 am and last weekend it was nearer 6am.
Same bird each day...I think it's a blackbird, but it's very different to the end of the day songs.
Can anyone suggest a CD or website where you can listen to various songbirds - or indeed any European birds????

[SarzWix]

My Dad got this for Christmas & says it's brilliant!
Amazon.co.uk: Collins Field Guide: Bird Songs and Calls of Britain and Northern Europe (Contains 2 accompanying CDs): Books: Geoff Sample

[Headfry]

The morning chorus is wonderful at the moment, it seems very early- still dark most days.

[Nicos]

That looks perfect Sarah!!
Thanks

[TonyF]

And today I heard our first woodpecker of the season.

[shirlthegirl43]

'fraid all I heard was the wind whistling through the TV aerial!!!

[Nicos]

Fantastic Tony

We have a great spotted and a green woodpecker in Normandy and they were about at New Year! ( easier to see too as there are no leaves on the trees!)

I have to ask....am I the only one who ends up cross eyed when using binoculars?????


Ha Shirl! Twas rain on the window this morning for me

[bluemoon]

No, Nicos. I go cross-eyed too. I always thought that it was because I was so used to peering through a camera that my poor, feeble brain couldn't cope with using two eyes. I now put a powerful lens on the camera and use that instead - although after a while it makes your wrists ache.

[lainey lou]

As someone who frequently works nights, I just love to hear the dawn chorus, it's glorious!

[jacob marley]

Nicos if you go on the rspb birdcam web page on the page were the webcam is up on the right in blue is the names of birds if you click on one of them it will take you to a page all about that bird then up in right hand top corner is a alphabet in circles if you click on the circkle with a in it will drop a list with all the birds names starting with the letter a click on wich bird you want and you can play sounds or video of the bird of your choice my favorite is the curlew have fun jacob

[Nicos]

That's a good site!
I couldn't get the cam to work so didn't go back to see the rest of what was on the site

[scarey55]

That's a good site!

Certainly is.

I've been checking the web cam every so often but I didn't know about all the other "stuff" there is on the site. Thanks JM for pointing it out

[Two_Sheds]

I'm not awake early enough for the Dawn Chorus, but I have noticed a lot more singing at dusk now. Its lovely. Blackbird is my favourite song.

[Snadger]

I'm not awake early enough for the Dawn Chorus, but I have noticed a lot more singing at dusk now. Its lovely. Blackbird is my favourite song.

Leave your window open then TS...........it's much better than an alarm clock!

[Tracey]

Jacob

Thanks for pointing out the rspb site. Love it. It's in my favourites now, we're often trying to identify birds.