to ask if you recognise this bird song?

[biddybird]

This guy sings in my garden early morning and evening. He/she has such a beautiful voice! Can anyone please tell me—what kind of bird is this?

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I've listened to all the recorded bird calls I can find and none of them match!

p.s. the most distinctive call is at 34 seconds, and it's repeated at 1'35", 2'16" and 2'33".

It's driving me crazy!

Get the chirpomatic app

Sounds like a Thrush or a Chat. Song and Mistle Thrushes sing from the top of the trees, especially morning and evening. See if you can spot it then, to get a visual identification. Good luck!

Sounds rather like the blackbird in my garden, he has a pretty impressive and varied repertoire.

It’s a Blackbird, Turdus merula

Yep blackbird. I can hear one in my garden now competing with yours!

I've heard birds have regional accents. Our blackbird (Manchester) sounds slightly different to that. Longer trills and scales.

I've had blackbird suggested to me before and I've listened to around 2 hrs of professionally-recorded blackbird calls, but I've never heard that quite distinct 7-note arpeggio.

I'm going to check out the mistle thrush now!

Unfortunately I have never been able to spot it… so far.

Doesn't sound like the thrushes to me either. It's that distinctive sequence of notes that is repeated over and over.

Yes, Blackbird. Their song is quite variable and that plus the fluty tone is distinctive. Mistle Thrush always reminds me of a Blackbird with no imagination.

I have the Birdnet app. It's great. It's amazed me how many different songs a blackbird has.

I agree with previous posters, I think it's a blackbird.

Definitely a blackbird - so fruity. And yes, their accents are regional. ( I have told dh you his is the only music I want at my funeral if I die before him).

Unfortunately I don't have a device that runs apps otherwise I would love to try out one of those suggested here.

To me this one sounds more melodic than the blackbird recordings I have listened to. Also, I'm fairly certain there is only one of these, whereas blackbirds are fairly communal (I think?).

@pinkhousesarebest That's lovely. I have often thought that I would like to depart this life to a chorus of cricket song.

It’s a blackbird

Gorgeous song, different blackbirds will sing different things.

biddybird nice one too. Though we have a nightingale in our garden now and he has me a bit conflicted. I am one of those strange people that mark the first blackbird song of the year on my calendar.

pinkhouse I think I will start doing this!
I've only noticed it for the first time this year.

@biddybird

To me this one sounds more melodic than the blackbird recordings I have listened to. Also, I'm fairly certain there is only one of these, whereas blackbirds are fairly communal (I think?).

They are territorial when breeding and a singing male wouldn't tolerate another one encroaching on his space.

We've got a Song Thrush that has started singing beautifully at dusk and first thing in the morning. They are perfect mimics. This one copies copies car alarms, house sparrows chirruping, and other birds. I hope he stays a while.

Sounds like a blackbird to me too.

The males will sing to announce and their territory.
Beautiful!

and try to protect their territory.

I originally thought Robin when I listened.

@GerundTheBehemoth Interesting—thank you!