Cage & Aviary Birds

Magical music from my favourite songsters

ARECENT TV programme by Sir David Attenborough highlighted a number of birds and mammals whose song gave him pleasure, and in one case moved him to tears. There are times when I feel great emotion from music and song, but birdsong, which I have studied for many years, simply makes me happy.

While I applaud many of Sir David’s choices, especially the whale song, I would have chosen a

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