Bird song at night

[snake]

Opposite my house is a small wood, the road I live in is a culdesac with only a few houses and just a single street lamp, it is very dark and quiet. Normally the only birds we hear at night are the odd pheasant or the owls. For the last few nights there has been a songbird singing at regular intervals throughout the night.
We do get the odd Nightingale in the spring but don't normally hear any songbirds at night, especially during the winter months.
Is this normal ?

[Hedge Witch]

Could it be a robin, snake? They are in song at this time of year. There was one singing at 5.45 am this morning outside our house.

[ellen h]

Could be a robin,we have one that sings very early in the morning and can go on till day break.Not continuously but in short bursts
ellen

[aeshna5]

I'd put money on it being a Robin- they regularly sing at night, especially where there are streetlights around.

[Tormentil]

Originally Posted by aeshna5

I'd put money on it being a Robin- they regularly sing at night, especially where there are streetlights around.

Me too.

[Foxglove]

Robin for me too I often hear one when I'm walking in to work at 5.30am.

[sunnydale]

Yep, we have a resident Robin who sits on the shed roof and sings his little heart out. I've been a bit of an insomniac lately and have heard him during the night......along with the Tawny Owls!

[Tracey.A]

I think it's a Robin as well, he'll be defending his territory from other males. At this time of year he has to be on the lookout for youngsters that are looking for a territory of their own and Robins that are dispersing from their northern and upland areas of Britain for slightly milder weather.

Tracey

[Pippa]

The 2 most likely to sing here are the Robin ,closely followed by the Blackbird.

[barquar]

Originally Posted by Pippa

The 2 most likely to sing here are the Robin ,closely followed by the Blackbird.

I agree I often hear the blackbird at Night in Summer.
Barquar