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Sound Escape 119: An astonishing nightingale duet in a Dorset woodland

Sound Escape 119: An astonishing nightingale duet in a Dorset woodland

The Plodcast · Our Media

June 2, 20239m 5s

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Show Notes

We’re tucked deep in the folds of the north Dorset countryside. As the light fades the dusk chorus rises. In a dense thicket of thorn, a single nightingale starts to sing - drowning out the tractor mowing the year’s first silage. Its performance attracts the attention of another male, who moves in closer and soon a competitive duet fills the night.


BBC Countryfile Magazine's Sound Escapes are a weekly audio postcard from the countryside to help you relax and transport you somewhere beautiful, wherever you happen to be.


Recorded by Robert Ashington, presented by Hannah Tribe. Image by Getty.


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