Bird singing all night

[Freelance]

Does anyone know what kind of bird it is that sings all night every night in the Bellenden area?

Just curious....

[Huguenot]

Interesting.

According to the RSPB most nocturnal warblers (like nightingales) are migratory birds, so they wouldn't be around at this time of year.

Reed and sedge warblers do stick around, but they're unlikely to be found in cities.

Apparently the most likely candidate is a robin. It's the streelights that mess them up.

 

[peterstorm1985]

If not a robin, then it may be a blackbird. We had one a couple of years ago that used to start singing at 2am and go on for an half an hour or so (ie just long enough so we were completely awake)

[computedshorty]

I have got a little model Thrush sitting near my Television, it sings when the door bell is pushed.

[Huguenot]

Here's a blackbird from my home town...

 

[northlondoner]

Gang activity.

[Annette Curtain]

http://www.anygivenfood.com/assets/crackbirdchicken.jpg

Hmmmmmm.

:-S

[computedshorty]

I have just filled in my RSPB Survey Form.There are lots of birds to be seen.

You can download the form fill in the items then at the end just submit.

It can be found here just for today.

https://www.rspb.org.uk/applications/birdwatch/survey/

[Sue]

At certain times of year, if you are walking near Sainsbury's on Dog Kennel Hill late at night/early in the morning, the sound of birdsong in the dark at about 2am or later is really really loud. There must be loads of birds in the little parks nearby.

I do think it's something to do with streetlights, but also it's coming up to bird mating time now, isn't it??

[BrandNewGuy]

It's almost certainly a blackbird - or possibly a robin or wren. As Sue says, they're plotting out territories already. We have a male wren by our house who strikes up at about 5.00am - very loud and distinctive song: hit the Sounds button here.

[The Minkey]

All through the night is most likely to be a Robin. It's a very sweet sounding song - I used to get quite excited when I heard one thinking it must be a nightingale. Check out the sound recording labelled Robin 1 on this page: http://www.garden-birds.co.uk/information/tutorials/tutorial03.htm

[Sue]

The Minkey Wrote:

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> All through the night is most likely to be a

> Robin. It's a very sweet sounding song - I used

> to get quite excited when I heard one thinking it

> must be a nightingale.

xxxxxx

Same here - I hadn't realised before that Robins had such a lovely song.

Off topic, but when I first heard a skylark I knew immediately what it was - that's probably the most distinctive bird song I've ever heard :) Only heard it twice though, once in Sussex on the downs, once on the Malvern Hills.

[Huguenot]

Skylark

 

[Sue]

Hey thanks Huguenot!

I only heard it quite briefly on each occasion as they shot up into the air very quickly - so only a fraction of that!

[Huguenot]

I remember it from the Malverns too :) We only lived just down the road so it was a regular outing.

Although I have to say, that as a teenage boy it was hardly a cute girls fest. I wanted to hang around telephone boxes.

[BrandNewGuy]

You can hear skylarks closer to home - try a sunny morning on Erith Marhes, which is walkable from Belvedere station. Spring and early summer are the best times for hearing the songs.

[Sue]

Huguenot Wrote:

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> I remember it from the Malverns too :) We only

> lived just down the road so it was a regular

> outing.

>

> Although I have to say, that as a teenage boy it

> was hardly a cute girls fest. I wanted to hang

> around telephone boxes.

xxxxxx

I used to live in Bredenbury (near Bromyard), so not far away - had friends in Malvern but didn't trek up the hills much, being a lazy sod.

But I was rather older than a teenager at the time and telephone boxes didn't loom large in my life :))