About
The spring dawn chorus in British woodlands is one of the best wildlife spectacles you can experience and really worth getting out of bed for. We are up, quite literally, at the crack of dawn to listen to the acoustic performance of our native and migratory songbirds as they start the day. From faint murmurs in the woodland twilight, we'll hear an ever-increasing chorus of birdsong across sunrise and explore the mechanisms behind how and why birds produce such elaborate melodies.
You'll come away with the knowledge of how to identify 4 or 5 common birds by their calls and songs, as well as being exposed to 20+ songster candidates. You will also gain an understanding of basic bird ecology and conservation.
This is an opportunity to get to grips with bird song identification for our common lowland/woodland birds as much as it is an opportunity to be moved by the wonderful acoustic performance. We will be out for around 2-3 hours to return before most people have even had their morning coffee or breakfast!
What to bring
Please bring a torch of some form and come suitably dressed for a very early start when it could be rather chilly. You are welcome to bring binoculars, if you have them, but we will be using our ears more than our eyes.
Meeting
04:30hrs at Coed y Gopa entrance opp. Nant y Bella lodge (castle turret)
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Alex Rhodes is a North Wales based Mountaineering & Climbing Instructor, Winter Mountain Leader and BSc Zoologist by training. He is passionate about connecting people with their natural environment, working as a freelance instructor, wildlife tour leader and skills workshop provider.
Booking
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Where And When
- Start
- 24/04/2025 04:30
- End
- 24/04/2025
- Total Days
- 0.5
- Maximum Bookings
- 12
- Venue
- Coed Y Gopa
- Town
- Abergele
- County
- Conwy
- Postcode
- LL22 8DT
- Country
- United Kingdom
CPD Points
Provider
- Name
- Mountain Training Association
- Phone
- 07554575949
- Website