The dawn chorus of birdsong has inspired poets and nature lovers for thousands of years, but the reason why birds all over the world start the day this way is an enduring mystery. Now, a series of ...

Song thrush Championed by Cannelle Tassin de Montaigu, Research Fellow in Ecology and Evolution, University of Sussex When people talk about the UK’s best bird songs they often go straight for the big ...

African yellow warbler (Iduna natalensis) Dominic Sherony/Wikimedia Commons. Three species of the melodic African warbler bird refuse to get up early and sing their customary daybreak songs when the ...