Sounds of hope in Kent as more nightingales join dawn chorus
Elusive nightingale ‘doing well’ at Northward Hill, Kent, but experts cite concerns around loss of habitat The dawn chorus at RSPB Northward Hill in Kent is a riot of sound: the melodic robin, the two-tone cuckoo, the whitethroat’s scratchy warble. Even the garbling geese and mooing cows from the neighbouring Thames marshes add to the symphony. But in late April one energetic singer hogs the limelight. For a few weeks after arriving from West Africa, the nightingale spends the night – and early
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For a few weeks after arriving from west Africa, the nightingale spends the night – and early morning – in complex song. Photograph: Ben AndrewView image in fullscreenFor a few weeks after arriving from west Africa, the nightingale spends the night – and early morning – in complex song. Photograph: Ben AndrewBirdsSounds of hope in Kent as more nightingales join dawn chorusElusive nightingale ‘doing well’ at Northward Hill, Kent, but experts cite concerns around loss of habitatTomé Morrissy-SwanThu 30 Apr 2026 02.53 EDTFirst published on Thu 30 Apr 2026 01.00 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleThe dawn chorus at RSPB Northward Hill in Kent is a riot of sound: the melodic robin, the two-tone cuckoo, the whitethroat’s scratchy warble.
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