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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????

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

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“Tell me one last thing,” said Harry. “Is this real? Or has this been happening inside my head?”
“Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?”

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

That looks perfect Sarah!!
Thanks

And today I heard our first woodpecker of the season.

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TonyF, Dordogne 24220

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

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Shirley

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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

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.

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

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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

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

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

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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.

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

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Jacob

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

Well, I love birds. I love singing birds. I love the dawn. I love British Summer Time.

BUT PLEASE LET ME NOT WAKE UP AT 4 EVERY MORNING!
It's doing me nut.
I've got blackout lining on the curtains, and earplugs in me lug-oils. But my body clock has now reset itself to wake me at 4am, no matter what time I go to bed.

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Mornin' Two_Sheds!

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Have you tried closing the window????

Birdsong...DAB radios have a bird song channel! though they say they might stop doing it....even though it is very popular - daft, why stop something good and that the people like?

Our bedroom window was left open (OH gets too hot, I get too cold it's a no-win for everyone) last night and the birds woke me before it was even thinking of getting light. Was 4.20 something, eyes were kind of glued so hard to make out the numbers.

They must be SO keen to get my grass seed and veggies they are setting their little birdie alwarms Very Early.

janeyo (where's the yawn smilie?)

Take your pick janeyo!!!!

Anyone yawning yet????

Strange how it makes you do that...I've just been caught out!!!!

Cool thanks!

janeyo

Here's a little more information about the DAB radio birdsong channel, for those of us who just can't get enough of the real thing:

ukdigitalradio: News

Mark

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