Singing with Nightingales

Singing with Nightingales

From Get Birding by Peanut & Crumb

June 10, 2026 · 30 min · Season 4 · Episode 11

About this episode

This episode features Jason Singh exploring the enchanting songs of nightingales in Sussex alongside Sam Lee.

In this special episode, our resident birder, composer and nature beatboxer Jason Singh heads into the Sussex woods after dark for Singing with Nightingales — a unique experience that draws guests and musicians back year after year to witness one of nature’s most enchanting performances. For a brief period between mid-April and the end of May, around five thousand pairs of nightingales migrate from Sub-Saharan Africa to southern England, where males fill the night air with their remarkable courtship songs.  Alongside folk singer, nature activist and founder of Singing with Nightingales, Sam Lee, Jason explores the beauty, mystery and musicality of the nightingale, while reflecting on the challenges facing this iconic bird and why its song matters now more than ever. Singing with Nightingales https://www.singingwithnightingales.co.uk/ Produced by Hana Walker-Brown. Executive Producer is Jane Gerber. This is a Get Birding Production. The podcast is made in collaboration with Forest Holidays, which encourages birdwatching as part of their guests’ stays, with nature sensitive cabins available in 13 incredible locations across the UK. Use the code GETBIRDING26 when booking, for…

People in this episode

Guests: Jason Singh, Sam Lee

Topics covered

  • birding
  • nightingales
  • nature
  • music
  • conservation

Keywords

  • nightingales
  • birdsong
  • nature
  • Sussex
  • conservation
  • music
  • Singing with Nightingales

Sponsors

Forest Holidays

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Singing with Nightingales

Places: Sussex, Sub-Saharan Africa, southern England, UK

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