Blackbird
Turdus merulaJFMAMJJASOND
Slow, rich, fluting phrases that wander about and often trail off into a quiet chuckle.
Sounds like
Thin, squeaky 'tzee' calls and a sparse, scratchy little song that is easy to overlook.
Remember it
A quiet squeak from a bird that keeps darting out after insects and back to the same perch.
When and where
Listening for the spotted flycatcher
- Heard
- JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecMay to Jul
- Time of day
- Day
- Where
- Woodland, Gardens
- In Britain
- Summer visitor
- Family
- Flycatchers
Could you pick out a spotted flycatcher?
Hear a song, choose from four birds, and build your streak.
Same habitat
Also in woodland
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusJFMAMJJASOND
Two or three thin, high notes followed by a fast, shimmering trill: 'tsee-tsee-tsuhuhuhu'.
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsJFMAMJJASOND
A cheerful, accelerating run of notes that tumbles down and ends in a flourish, repeated over and over.
Coal Tit
Periparus aterJFMAMJJASOND
A fast, high, two-note phrase repeated several times: 'pitchoo-pitchoo-pitchoo'.