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Woodland Dawn Chorus

David Attenborough presents a dawn chorus recorded in Rutland Water.

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David Attenborough presents a dawn chorus recorded in Rutland Water. The outpouring of song is so dense that it is almost impossible to single out individual species but includes blackbirds, song thrushes, robins and newly-arrived migrants like garden warblers.

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2 minutes

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Sun 2 May 2021 08:58

Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos)

The image shows a Nightingale which can be heard in the Woodland Dawn Chorus.Β  Image courtesy of RSPB (rspb-images.com).

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  • Thu 1 May 2014 05:58
  • Tue 28 Apr 2015 05:58
  • Sun 5 May 2019 08:58
  • Sun 2 May 2021 08:58

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