pretty voice of a bird

[naturelover]

This is a question,i often hear a beautiful voice of a bird early morning,never know what it is,sounds a bit like a canarie,i was sweeping my patio this morning getting rid of old seed and loads of moss, that the blackbirds pull out of the gaps between the flag stones,when i heard it again so i scanned the garden looking for where the sound was comming from,top of the very old gnalled greengage tree,from a distance it looked like a sparrow,but that was no sparrow with a voice like that,any ideas ?

[Deer Stalker]

If it sounded like a Canary it could be a Greenfinch. If it looked like a Sparrow it could be a Dunnock.

[naturelover]

I know a greenfinch wasnt one of them,it was pale brown,i would say dunnock if thats what you think,i never realised they sang so beautifully,i have seen dunnocks hopping around the ground picking up seed that are dropped.

[outdoorguy]

a robin ? or a thrush if its bigger.. james

[dunlin]

escaped canary?

[Ferret]

I think you will find it is a Dunnock they have a lovely song. We have one singing in our garden at the moment.

[Dae]

I too feel it's a dunnock. I'd check the rspb website as they have a recording of a dunnock, they've a lovely musical song.

[mrs fish]

The dunnocks and wrens are singing beautifully at the moment, the wrens song is so loud for a tiny bird

You can listen here, top left corner

The RSPB: Dunnock


The RSPB: Wren


That will start your birds off it does mine

[naturelover]

Yes you and Dae are right,dont ask me why i didnt check the rspb out myself,i have it on my favourites,silly woman i am,thankyou anyway,so i do get dunnocks thought i did.