Singing Birds

After what seemed a protracted period when few birds were singing, they appear now to have re-found their voices.
Late summer tends to bring an end to the normal chorus of the birds and the onset of the moult prolongs this silence. This year the weather appears to have taken a further toll, until now.
The most frequently heard bird is undoubtedly the song thrush. I hear at least three individuals on my morning walk, which suggests a healthy local population. The robins, which until now, have confined themselves to a quiet sub-song are beginning to fully find their voice. They are increasingly being joined by hedge accentors and wrens.
The other bird that can frequently be heard to sing is the great tit. Many years ago I was given the valuable advice that if you hear a bird in winter that you cannot identify, it almost certainly will be a great tit. So far, that has always proven to be the case.