In Gerard Manley Hopkins' poem Spring he says the songthrush . . .
'Through the echoing timbers does so rinse and wring
The ear, it strikes like lightnings to hear him sing'
Although many birds have gone a bit quiet as the season progresses, I heard a beautifully persistent songthrush in Vilner Lane Wood a few days ago. You can tell it by its habit of repeating many of the phrases of its song two, three or even four times.
Video : Paul Dinning
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