Every birder knows the wonderful feeling of hearing a new bird, followed by the desire to discover what bird you heard and then the thrill of correct identification. Whether you are a new birder with ...

In between snowstorms lately, we’ve been able to enjoy the sounds of spring as our feathered friends wing north again for summer. Everyone knows the sound of a Canada goose honking and probably a ...

Birds sing the most about an hour before dawn, when the air is at its stillest. Theoretically, this enables sounds to travel ...

Have you ever heard a mysterious bird song during your morning walk and wondered which species was singing? In 2026, identifying birds by their sound has become incredibly simple thanks to a ...

There are more than 600 bird species in the UK, with an estimated 83 million breeding pairs – down from 102 million half a century ago when reliable population studies began. They form an acoustic ...

Developed by Wildlife Acoustics in collaboration with world renowned bird expert and illustrator David Sibley, Song Sleuth is a simple to use application that enables anyone with an iOS device to ...

If you’ve ever heard a bird and wondered what it was, the free Merlin Bird ID app for iPhone offers one of the easiest ways ...

Song thrush Championed by Cannelle Tassin de Montaigu, Research Fellow in Ecology and Evolution, University of Sussex When ...