Singing with Nightingales
6/10/202630 min
In this special episode, our resident birder, composer and nature beatboxer Jason Singh heads into the Sussex woods after dark for Singing with Nightingales — a unique experience that draws guests and musicians back year after year to witness one of nature’s most enchanting performances.
For a brief period between mid-April and the end of May, around five thousand pairs of nightingales migrate from Sub-Saharan Africa to southern England, where males fill the night air with their remarkable courtship songs.
Alongside folk singer, nature activist and founder of Singing with Nightingales, Sam Lee, Jason explores the beauty, mystery and musicality of the nightingale, while reflecting on the challenges facing this iconic bird and why its song matters now more than ever.
Singing with Nightingales
https://www.singingwithnightingales.co.uk/
Produced by Hana Walker-Brown. Executive Producer is Jane Gerber.
This is a Get Birding Production.
The podcast is made in collaboration with Forest Holidays, which encourages birdwatching as part of their guests’ stays, with nature sensitive cabins available in 13 incredible locations across the UK. Use the code GETBIRDING26 when booking, for £40 off a 3-night break or £60 off a 4 or 7 night break. The code expires on 30 June 2026 and is for breaks bookable until 1 October 2026.
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First 90 secondsJason Singh0:00
[birds chirping] I love that sound of the cuckoo, 'cause it almost feels like everyone's coming in. [birds chirping] How's your day been? Yeah, it's been all right. What have you been up to? Oh, you know, just catching some worms and food for us all to eat so we don't die. [birds chirping] The lack of human intervention is here. It feels like the bricks, the concrete, the fences, they've all disappeared, and actually what is now around us is an abundance of trees, of grass. [birds chirping] And that's kind of heightened the sound of the birds. [birds chirping] There's no sound of traffic. There's no hustle and bustle of people. [birds chirping] And actually, it feels there's more of a connection between me and my space and the space and me. And actually it feels that, that nature is greater. [birds chirping] It's beautiful. It really is magical. [birds chirping] And it definitely feels like the evening chorus, like