Went out for a meal with a friend in Saltash last night. The only way there that isn't a long and seriously hilly ride is through Plymouth and across the Tamar bridge.
The homeward ride through Plymouth - about 1 a.m. - was fantastic. It's a long sustained uphill that's always a bit of a slog, but this time it was a beautiful night and I had the roads more-or- less completely to myself. Must go out more often on Sunday nights.
Best of all: going through the northern suburbs, I heard no fewer than three suburban nightingales singing their heads off!
Spring - or what?
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Best of all: going through the northern suburbs, I heard no fewer than three suburban nightingales singing their heads off!
We have had this on another group.. Probably robins... or blackbirds....
A lot of birds start up as soon as an increase of daylength is detectable,, Soon after Christmas the great [censored] start, so the woods are now full of squeeks and whistles... Blackbirds and Song thrushes are noticeable now
Went out for a meal with a friend in Saltash last night. The only way there that isn't a long and seriously hilly ride is through Plymouth and across the Tamar bridge.
The homeward ride through Plymouth - about 1 a.m. - was fantastic. It's a long sustained uphill that's always a bit of a slog, but this time it was a beautiful night and I had the roads more-or- less completely to myself. Must go out more often on Sunday nights.
Best of all: going through the northern suburbs, I heard no fewer than three suburban nightingales singing their heads off!
I used to live in Whitleigh and went to visit a friend in Efford some nights. Coming back down to the A38 interchange there's a place where you can do a really huge jump on the cycle path, because the path drops away from you. Riding up and down the Promenade on Sunday morning trying to pull wheelies was quite cool too.
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Best of all: going through the northern suburbs, I heard no fewer than three suburban nightingales singing their heads off!
We have had this on another group.. Probably robins... or blackbirds....
Yes, unless Nick is a keen birdwatcher(/listener), I'd suggest robin. I've heard very few nightingales ever.
Blackbirds most likely. They're excellent singers with pleasant sounds and lots of variety, and loud - if it's worth stopping to listen, it's probably a blackbird. They do the street-light thing, but they also keep singing after dark in the breeding season.
Nightingales are migratory, at this time of year they aren't even in Britain, and they're strictly seasonal singers. Robins aren't loud enough to resound through the suburbs, and I don't think they sing at night much. -- Sue ];(🙂
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Blackbirds most likely.
That's possible. I guess my prejudices say I should hear blackbirds during the day if they're active. But then again, our ecosystem up here on Dartmoor may be too devastated by over-grazing, and Plymouth by day is too noisy to hear them.
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Talking of twittering birds, does anyone know of anywhere I can download British bird songs. The sound of a blackbird singing is one of the most relaxing sounds I know.
Have you tried sleeping to the sound of an upland stream?
-- Hutton: Nobody is asking why Blair was so keen to have a damaging inquiry into a minor side-issue of going to war.
So, what has he successfully deflected media attention from?
Blackbirds most likely. They're excellent singers with pleasant sounds and lots of variety, and loud - if it's worth stopping to listen, it's probably a blackbird.
Talking of twittering birds, does anyone know of anywhere I can download British bird songs. The sound of a blackbird singing is one of the most relaxing sounds I know. Most of my google searches end up with sites to buy recodrings from.
Blackbirds most likely. They're excellent singers with pleasant sounds and lots of variety, and loud - if it's worth stopping to listen, it's probably a blackbird.
Talking of twittering birds, does anyone know of anywhere I can download British bird songs. The sound of a blackbird singing is one of the most relaxing sounds I know. Most of my google searches end up with sites to buy recodrings from.
I believe the RSPB website has some samples. Not sure how long they are though.
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Blackbirds most likely.
That's possible. I guess my prejudices say I should hear blackbirds during the day if they're active. But then again, our ecosystem up here on Dartmoor may be too devastated by over-grazing, and Plymouth by day is too noisy to hear them.
Nightingales sing during the day. What's interesting about them is that they also sing at night, not that they only sing at night.
However, if you say you heard nightingales, I'm not for a moment going to doubt you.
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Have you tried sleeping to the sound of an upland stream?
Yes, but I keep having to get up to go to the toilet :-) This isn't just for sleeping to, this is for "ambience" i.e. as a distraction from the noise of the major road 20 metres behind our house. I've got recordings of whale song, rainforest noises and storms; but at times I'd quite like to hear some British birds again. Australian birds tend to sound as if they've been given a cheap Casio synthesiser for Christmas and have some rather stange calls (to my Scottish ears at least).
