Birdsong Lessons with Lucy Lapwing - Learning British Birdsong -INTRODUCTION

[@LucyLapwing]

Thank you all for your wonderful words of support! A quick reply to a question a few of you have asked: Where can I get bird ring/text/notification tones? I use Xeno Canto (details in video). You can look at the licences attributed to each audio clip, and find one that's okay to download and edit. Clips labelled with 'CC0' licences are basically 'No Rights Reserved' - so try and start there!

[@bruceclark2277]

Great stuff thank you! I can't help associating the wood pigeon with the song "if you knew Susie like i knew Susie"🎶 consequently i can't get the song out of my head!

[@sylvie-d5066]

Sylvie- D 0 seconds ago Hi Lucy, This is such an awesome start to your series. I like your nerdy interest, presentation & no-nonsense style. Thank you so much. Sylvie-D X

[@NatureSounds888]

I am bird’s lover and naturel lovers. I found this from twitter and can not wait for …. Subscribed right way.🍁🍁🍁🍁🍃🍃💐🍄

[@richardsproulle6534]

We loved your 'tweets' on Radio 3. I got 10/10 on your quiz, so proud!

[@HenrythePaleoGuy]

I'm looking forward to going through the videos! Looks like very interesting stuff. :)

[@SiByeDye]

Can't tell you how much I am looking forward to watching more and learning bird songs!

[@madhatter61]

I think any area can recover given the right circumstances and or time. When I took my allotment on at m42j10 birch coppice they were still building warehouses and it hadn't had a chance to settle, recover, re wild. There was very little wild life, and strangely very few worms. Gradually over 5 years its come to life, the wildlife that was there has gotten used to its new surroundings and new wildlife has moved in, foxes play in the fields, squirrels bound around, we get the odd moorhen, ...its a harsh acidic gravel landscape as its pit spoil...kestrels flutter and buzzards hover. Its wonderful. Whilst it lasts. The allotments are earmarked to be moved, more fields to be built on over the road.

[@rosshughes943]

LUCY YOU ARE THE ABSOLUTE BEST!!!!! You have made a non-nerd into Bird songs!! I guess Bird Songs are cool after all!

[@markwillis4267]

That was great - really clear and friendly style with excellent tips. Mark.

[@nickfiggis6396]

Such a great idea and super useful video. Thanks!

[@mycorrhizae111]

Great into. Here we go. Onwards and upwards.

[@chrismurnin722]

Top tips already, can't wait to follow this (now changing ring tone and message alert).

[@KieranGarland]

Lovely! Thoroughly enjoying this series, t hanks.

[@LDa88]

You’re a KZbin natural, Lucy! Can’t wait for the series. Loved this first ep and will be getting hold of one of those apps and poring over xeno canto for sure! Let the nerdiness begin!! 🤓

[@Tefans97]

I just found you via your otter tweet that Sally le Page shared, and this is perfect! I got into birds during lockdown, have done an internship at a place that looks after injured birds and really want to brush up on calls/song.

[@jazzcatlesley]

Lucy Hi! So good to see you & watch your video. Looking forward to the rest of your videos. Lots of Love to you

[@harperjmusic]

Excellent looking forward to learning!

[@meglittle9819]

This is so perfect! Been asked to try and learn some birdsong by my lecturer, didn't really know where to start so glad I found your channel!

[@HarbottleAndJonas]

Great series of videos! Thank you so much x

[@ciara1045]

So exciting! Now trying to guess what the first bird will be 🤔 Wood pigeons probably the easiest I can think of? Haha

[@NatureSounds888]

Cuckoo ?

[@LucyLapwing]

You'll have to wait & see ;)

[@11jondunn]

@@LucyLapwing I'd guess either blackbird or robin first. Both common and both very distinctive. Great idea for a video series, btw. Looking forward to following ...and hopefully learning from it.

[@davidvallance4017]

Excellent stuff Lucy. Can’t wait for the next instalment.

[@alfielurcher2975]

brilliant! so clear and informative - i found this from twitter.

[@JeanetteJames1]

Thank you for this Lucy. Your birdsong lessons are interesting and fun - so all the more memorable - and you look as though you're enjoying yourself too. Great!

[@ChloeRoseHarrison]

I completely agree Jeanette, I find the info in this video so much easier to remember when it's entertaining! I loved this video.

[@chrysoidine6840]

Brilliant video to get people hooked, love your presenting style.

[@anntarr7317]

I have loved your lessons on Radio 3. Thank you. Keep going!

[@wildabout-here8706]

Magic. Looking forward to this. Thanks . 🦉

[@CassieC97]

Assigning a song as a text tone to learn it is a brilliant tip! Very excited to watch the rest of the series!

[@Faye_x]

Great intro and looking forward to your next video!

[@petepreston1103]

Thanks for this...... really informative...great presentation..straightforward... lots of tips...going to keep watching..Spike

[@benporter3061]

Brilliant stuff Lucy. Can't wait for the coming videos - it'll be so useful for people wanting to get to grips with their birdsong! Keep it up :D (smashing youtube btw)

[@SergentTartiflette]

Fantastic initiative! I'm more of a northern birders (western Norway) but the species overlap is pretty big, so I'm sure this will be am awesome addition :)

[@Nathan-sh1zg]

Looking forward for this! Ty for beginning this series!

[@AlexCollinsWaC]

Love it! Looking forward to this series Lucy :)

[@sandiglanville5511]

Excellent stuff, can’t wait for this to start! Subscribed ✔️

[@KMDubVid]

Fab intro. This is gonna be great. Thanks a mil Lucy.

[@PeaterG]

Great intro Lucy! Really looking forward to this 😁

[@mandycopuk]

Loving this Lucy, thank you! 💚✌🏼

[@Stuffthatsfunny1]

Woooh. I've been looking forward to this.

[@JustDenii]

Love it already and cannot wait for what I learn thanks to you 😍

[@creativewilderness4177]

Love this and can’t wait for the next ones!!

[@katharinabrandt1439]

Brilliant, thank you. Love it :).

[@jojoba11]

You're a natural at this :)

[@Driver-vn6rp]

R u going to do more videos?

[@JoshandJipseeTarot2474]

Baillon's Crake is easy!

[@stephencooney1264]

Have been enjoying your radio three series but the BBC sounds app doesn't keep all the back episodes, ( or does it? I can't find them ). So I am catching up on KZbin. One quick question: the Xeno - canto site is amazing, but when I search for "Blackbird" it gives me 7,421 results. Entering "turdus merula" only reduces it to 5,113. Any tips on narrowing down the search?

[@aaronmace1200]

Hey Lucy, what where the two apps you mention in this episode please

[@wandererbirdwatching3839]

Do you have an intermediate version of this?

[@andrewrogers7465]

❤️

[@mpjbells]

any reason why you did not mention some of the apps that record birdsong and tell you what it is - or is that cheating! Great Video now subscribed - thanks.

[@carlduffin]

For those who came for bird songs here - there are none.

[@thefriendlyaspie7984]

also i dont see birds, you just talk too much and no birds sounds, so double thumbs down.

[@thefriendlyaspie7984]

you should put a bird in your nose , no bird in your nose, so thumbs down. lol

[@maxfigueras752]

This is so good! I love it! I've watched your first and second episodes and although I am not from Britain I have robins and blackbirds in my country so your guide will be super helpful so spot them 💖💖💖 Thanks a lot for your efforts, your videos are so much fun so watch and useful 🦚🐦