Night bird heard in East Dulwich

[SebsC]

Last night, both my mum and I were unable to sleep. At about 1am we both heard a bird in the garden with the most beautiful singing. It went on for hours - I even opened my window to listen to it. My mum mentioned it might be a nightingale - I was a bit skeptical. Any ideas what it might have been?

[BrandNewGuy]

Not a nightingale - they're a summer visitor and, alas, don't visit London. It'll be a robin, I suspect. Along with blackbirds, male robins begin to sing through the night now that the days are getting longer. The robin's song is higher pitched, but both are very tuneful this time of year.

Here's a robin singing (hit the audio button):

http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdguide/name/r/robin/index.aspx

And here's a blackbird:

http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdguide/name/b/blackbird/index.aspx

[horaizon6]

SebsC Wrote:

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> Last night, both my mum and I were unable to

> sleep. At about 1am we both heard a bird in the

> garden with the most beautiful singing. It went on

> for hours - I even opened my window to listen to

> it. My mum mentioned it might be a nightingale - I

> was a bit skeptical. Any ideas what it might have

> been?