dawn chorus

Set your alarm for the wildest free music festival of the year!

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 04/19/2023 - 10:54pm

International Dawn Chorus Day takes place on Sunday 7 May 2023 and the RSPB is inviting you to wrap your ears around nature’s finest musical experience.

Wherever you live, this amazing festival of bird song (known as the Dawn Chorus) happens on your doorstep.

Starting about an hour before sunrise (around 4:30am) birds take advantage of the still, quiet air to trumpet, squeak and caw to attract a mate and warn off rivals from their patch. Don’t worry if that’s a bit early for you, though – they often continue singing until about 7am so you can catch their final encore....

Experience the Dawn Chorus in Devon

RSPB invites people to experience their own doorstep dawn chorus

The RSPB is inviting wildlife lovers across the nation to wake at sunrise for an inspirational dawn chorus livestream from nature reserves across the UK as part of International Dawn Chorus day.

This year to help the public make the most of their reconnection with nature, the RSPB is celebrating International Dawn Chorus day with an ambitious livestream of dawn chorus from its nature reserves across the UK. We’ll also be joined as the morning progresses by special guests including Chris Packham, Megan McCubbin and...

Experience the magic of the Dawn Chorus at RSPB Exminster Marshes nature reserve

Event Date: 
26/04/2015 - 5:45am to 9:15am
Venue: 
RSPB Exminster Marshes nature reserve, Exeter

Experience the wonderful sounds of a dawn chorus

This is a wonderful opportunity to demystify and learn to identify some of the wonderful birdsong we hear all around us.

The early bird catches the... Dawn Chorus!

As we head towards International Dawn Chorus Day in May, East Devon District Council’s Countryside team are organising their own celebration at the Seaton Wetlands on Saturday 18 April at 5.30am.

The Dawn Chorus Walk will be led by Steve Waite, County Bird Recorder, who will help to identify each species by their song. Weather permitting, there will be a demonstration by the Axe Estuary Ringing group after the walk – a chance to see wild birds up close.

Bacon butties and hot drinks will be available for a small charge. Set your alarm and don’t miss this opportunity to...

Rise and shine with the Dawn Chorus!

Early risers can’t fail to notice that it’s that time of year again – birds are looking for mates, or defending their breeding territory and the dawn chorus is at its best.

Also, with the promise of David Attenborough’s launch of ‘Tweet for the Day’ on Radio 4 in May, and International Dawn Chorus Day on Sunday 5 May, bird song is definitely flavour of the month!

Come down to the Axe Estuary Wetlands on 11 May for the Dawn Chorus Walk from 5am-7am. This will be led by Steve Waite, County Recorder for Devon Birds www.devonbirds.org – don’t miss this opportunity to learn...