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Blackbird
Turdus merulaJFMAMJJASOND
Slow, rich, fluting phrases that wander about and often trail off into a quiet chuckle.
Sounds like
A mash of clicks, whistles, wheezes and gurgles, often with copies of other birds, phones or car alarms.
Remember it
A radio being tuned between stations.
Could you pick out a starling?
Hear a song, choose from four birds, and build your streak.
Same habitat
Also in towns
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusJFMAMJJASOND
Two or three thin, high notes followed by a fast, shimmering trill: 'tsee-tsee-tsuhuhuhu'.
Dunnock
Prunella modularisJFMAMJJASOND
A hurried, flat, squeaky warble that stays on one level and stops abruptly, like a squeaky wheel turning.
Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisJFMAMJJASOND
Bright, liquid, tinkling twitters with a 'tickelit' call, often from small flocks feeding on seed heads.