Which bird has the best song? These experts think they know

When people talk about the UK’s best bird songs they often go straight for the big names – loud, dramatic performers that ...
Bow Doin Polar Bears

The (Bird) Song Does Not Remain the Same

What’s in a song? Quite a lot, according to Professor of Biology Heather Williams ’77 of Williams College in Massachusetts. She’s the lead author of a recent high-profile study on the cultural ...
The Idaho Press-Tribune

Identifying birds by song

Bird song is beautiful and fascinating. I love hearing the first songs of returning lazuli buntings, western tanagers and Bullock’s orioles this time of year. And it’s fun to chase down some mystery ...
Central Maine

In early spring, look forward to song of thrushes

Have you heard? Bird songs are filling the landscape as we progress through spring and migrating songbirds return to their ...

Dawn Chorus Day: a composer on the musical styles of birdsong

International Dawn Chorus Day (May 3 for 2026) is a great time to hear the UK’s birds at their most vocal. While we can enjoy ...