The Dawn Chorus - 25 August 25

Today’s bird call is the White-throated Canary, one of the five ‘brown’ canaries, occurring in South Africa. Like many of the canaries the song is given from the top of a prominent perch and is a series of rolling whistles, “chipps” and “churrs”.

Today’s bird call is the Yellow Canary, the most wide-spread of all our canaries. It is indeed well named, as the male is the brightest yellow of all our canaries and easily stands out.

Today’s bird call is the Protea Canary Overall, it has a greyish-brown plumage. The most distinguishing features are two small, white wing-bars, a white throat and black chin below a pale, pinkish, heavy bill.

Today’s bird call is the Forest Canary: Not as bright as other ‘yellow-type’ canaries, they are overall a greenish-yellow with heavily streaked underparts and back, a bright lemon-yellow eye-brow, a horn coloured bill, and a distinctive black chin.

Today’s bird call is Levaillant’s Cisticola. The characteristic call is often given from the tops of reeds or other waterside vegetation, making them quite easy to spot. Levaillant’s Cisticola was named after the early French naturalist and ornithologist, Francois Levaillant, who travelled around South Africa in the late 1700s, observing…