Whether you have an eye for adventure, spend time in your garden watching the world go by, or have just found yourself wandering through a woodland listening to the rising chorus, here are our recommendations for enjoying the best of our birds this spring.
Dawn chorus
It’s the best time of year to experience the spectacular dawn chorus as spring is truly heralded in by a cacophony of bird song. Starting around 4.30am, the dawn is welcomed by a growing symphony of voices. It’s worth the early start – to areas with trees, countryside fringes, nature reserves and parks, take a flask outside and tune into our songbirds in fine voice. They include newly arrived summer visitors like blackcaps and willow warblers, alongside the resident blackbirds and robins.