Sound Escape 270. Be entranced by a sensational dawn chorus from Dorset
About this episode
This episode features a captivating dawn chorus from Dorset, highlighting various bird species and the serene countryside atmosphere.
A cool dawn, dew-dampened and soft air. In these folds of West Dorset, it will be another hour before the sun reaches above the sharp-edged ridge in the south east, but below, where the blackthorn blossom is almost spent, the birds are in full voice.The familiar voices, blackbird, song thrush and robin, now joined now by visitors from further south, the blackcap, chiffchaff and garden warbler, all singing for space as beneath a spring sends a stream away upon its first trickle. BBC Countryfile Magazine's Sound Escapes are a weekly audio postcard from the countryside to help you relax and transport you somewhere beautiful, wherever you happen to be. Recorded by Kevin Parr and introduced by Hannah Tribe. Image from GettyEmail the Plodcast team – and send your sound recordings of the countryside – to: theplodcast@countryfile.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: Hannah Tribe
Topics covered
- dawn chorus
- nature sounds
- birdsong
- countryside
- relaxation
Keywords
- dawn chorus
- Dorset
- blackbird
- song thrush
- blackcap
- chiffchaff
- garden warbler
- nature sounds
- relaxation
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: BBC Countryfile Magazine
Places: Dorset, West Dorset
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