Sunrise in Coldfall Wood, spring 2020
Dear Readers, my lovely friend L is recovering from a hip replacement, but found time on Monday to pop out to Coldfall Wood to listen to the dawn chorus. As she so rightly points out, although the chorus may get a bit louder over the next few weeks, sunrise will also get earlier, meaning you’ll need to spring out of bed not long after 4 a.m. by mid June. So, if you want to catch this annual symphony, now is a good time – the recordings below were taken between 6 a.m. and 6.20 a.m. L was trying to avoid recording planes as well, but alas, we’re on the Heathrow flight path. Still, listen and enjoy!
Lovely! Our dawn choruses here in south coastal Massachusetts are still a bit tentative as most mornings remain below freezing. That will change in the coming weeks. They are wonderful, although the steady erosion of birds has taken a deep toll and introduced an element of loss into the listening.