Its just got dark and a chorus of singing from the trees and bushes.

[Steve_In_Cheshire]

Ive not got a lot of experience with birds at the min and which songs belong to which birds, all i recognise so far is the starling chatter and the chuckle chuckle of blackbirds running across the garden.

Its just got dark and i can hear none stop singing coming from the trees and bushes, is this normal for this time of day and year as ive not heard the birds break out into such chorus so late in the day before. Sounds great tho

[Hedge Witch]

Possibly a Robin.

Mine's been very happy today.

Here we go. Steve, you can click and hear a typical Robin song, although in my experience the song is variable:

http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/bird...obin/index.asp

This is a recording I made:

http://www.supload.com/sound_confirm...=979046373.wma

[LynM]

I've just been round the village with the dog and had a similar experience. I too was wondering how unusual it was. Several Robins and Blackbirds and, most surprisingly, a Song Thrush. The Blackbirds were swearing as I got back home......one of the local cats was on the prowl.....!

[Digit]

One of our Robins has been singing till well after sunset for some days now. The Rooks in the rookery are also getting noisy, their mating season is starting I think.
Also we've got Primroses in bloom in the garden.

Roy.

[Meta menardi]

Is this not just the normal evening chorus? In warmer weather, I often go out to listen. This is the sort of "going to bed" sing, very common with Blackbirds.

The classic is the Pheasants in a wood, we used to call it cocking up when working in woods.

[Steve_In_Cheshire]

Originally Posted by Hedge Witch

Here we go. Steve, you can click and hear a typical Robin song, although in my experience the song is variable:

I`m not sure what birds it is that are singing to be honest as its more than one, its like a chorus where a few are joining in. It sounds high pitched in the main and goes into a flute like sound and the song goes on for quite a bit. The birds that visit our garden that i have noticed are blackbirds, a song thrush, robins, blue tits, sparrows, magpie and a few ravens or crows, can`t tell which as its one or the other and we have a collared dove that is a regular visitor, ive ruled out the collared dove

[Hedge Witch]

Originally Posted by Steve_In_Cheshire

I`m not sure what birds it is that are singing to be honest as its more than one, its like a chorus where a few are joining in. It sounds high pitched in the main and goes into a flute like sound and the song goes on for quite a bit. The birds that visit our garden that i have noticed are blackbirds, a song thrush, robins, blue tits, sparrows, magpie and a few ravens or crows, can`t tell which as its one or the other and we have a collared dove that is a regular visitor, ive ruled out the collared dove

If it's a beautiful, fluid, resonant and rich song, it might be a Blackbird - they have one of the best songs, IMHO.

http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/bird...bird/index.asp

Not sure how to describe a Song Thrush:

http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/bird...rush/index.asp

I think you can rule out the others

[gess]

Originally Posted by Meta menardi

Is this not just the normal evening chorus? In warmer weather, I often go out to listen. This is the sort of "going to bed" sing, very common with Blackbirds.

The classic is the Pheasants in a wood, we used to call it cocking up when working in woods.

We have a small wooded area where I work and the blackbirds often do this..... it can get quite loud as there are quite a few in the area... beautiful though

Gess