Woodland Trust

Nature's CalendarNature Detectives

Get out into the woods this weekend - see what signs of spring you can spot!

nightingale

Luscinia megarhynchos

  • Heard rather than seen
     
  • Russet brown above with a rusty red tail and pale undersides
     
  • The song is very distinctive - fast, loud and rich, often commencing with a 'choc, choc'
     

Where found

Often associated with coppiced woodland but also in open woodland with plenty of undergrowth, wooded heaths and tangled scrub.
 

When to look forAdd the dates of when you first record this species

  • A summer visitor, so listen out from late April.