Night-singing birds?

[JennyS]

Well its nearly 3 a.m, the moon is a weird peachy colour with a halo round it and there is a bird singing/whistling/chirruping happily in the trees by the garden.......

It doesn't sound at all like a nightingale, and I was wondering if anyone might have any suggestions what it could be?

[Ollie]

Originally Posted by JennyS

Well its nearly 3 a.m, the moon is a weird peachy colour with a halo round it and there is a bird singing/whistling/chirruping happily in the trees by the garden.......

It doesn't sound at all like a nightingale, and I was wondering if anyone might have any suggestions what it could be?

My guess would be a Song Thrush. I have often heard them singing before daybreak. This is only a guess mind
Roger

[Tursiops2]

I think you're too far west for Nightingales. I've heard Robin, Blackbird and Sedge warbler singing at night, could be one of those?
T2

[ChrisJB]

From my experience, up here, robins start singing earliest with blackies soon after.

Regards, Chris

[galanthus]

our robin chirps away early hours of the morning quite often. Lovely sound

[JennyS]

Thanks for the replies, I had a feeling there weren't any Nightingales here.... the song seemed to have all sorts of different bits and pieces to it.
I think I need to start learning about birds, rather than just concentrating on flowers!