Nightingale
The Nightingale is a fabulous songster thats more frequently heard than seen. They are secretive birds that breed mostly south of the Severn – wash line and east from Dorset to Kent, higest density found in Essex, Suffolk,Norfolk, Kent & Sussex.
They arrive in April, sing until late May – early June then leave around July/August time. They can be heard singing during the day & night.
Identification
- Adult
- A warm rufous - brown crown & upperparts, that merge with creamy underparts. They have a characteristic rust-red long rounded tail
- Juvenile
- Paler upper and lower body with scaly markings.
- Size
- 16 - 17cms
- Bill
- Brown, short & pointed
- Legs
- Grey medium in length
- Habitat
- Heaths, woodlands, impenetrable bushes or thickets
- Behaviour
- Skulky, flits, takes off & lands from vegetation
- Flocking
- Solitary
- Flight
- Direct
- Voice
- Long song of liquid trills, with peeoo notes at the begining and harsh tcak & whooeet notes
Breeding & Feeding
- Nest
- Well hidden close to the ground
- Eggs
- 4 - 5; mottled reddish
- Incubation Period
- 13 - 14 days
- Broods
- 1; May - June
- Food
- Insects
- UK Breeding Pairs
- 10,000
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