Birds singing at 1am??

ottolwinner

There are a number of trees near my house with birds nesting in them.

I’m hearing birds singing at 1am is this a common thing? I can’t say I noticed it before.

lucalux

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058328948/birds-singing-at-1am

Maybe you'd be best off recording what you can hear and posting it up here?

Also idk if you know about the app Merlin, it's a bit like Shazam for bird song/calls, you could try using that to identify the singing

https://merlin.allaboutbirds.org/

Bsal

Most likely a Robin or Blackbird singing at that hour. Usually street lights nearby tricks them into thinking it's brighter than it actually is.

ottolwinner

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121566678#Comment_121566678

Thanks I’ll try do that this week.

Rubberchikken

Where I work there's a lot of outside lights and by 2am I can hear blackbird and definitely a Robin chirping away.

NIMAN

Funny I was just thinking same last night while I was on my night shift.

I have been out often during the night recently, between 1am and 4am, and there is always birds chirping. And its always dark.

Began to wonder was this always a thing, birds being awake during the night?

wandererz

@ottolwinner

Are you in an urban environment with streetlights around you that are on all night?

And/or are you close to a big city or town?

Danny healy ray

the Robin will sing night or day if he is well feed maybe a food bin went upside down in the storm and the little lad filled himself

Rubberchikken

I've noticed itmost if the nights here.

We've 8/9 feeding things at home dangling from our trees. Absolutely love watching Robina starlings house sparrows finches tits blackbirds and even the crows feeding.😁