Nightingales are visitors to the UK arriving usually in April and singing through to late May/early June, they leave our shores after breeding any time from late July to September. They're mainly seen in the south east, but there are recorded sightings in Dorset, we have them in Worcestershire so it's not impossible that they could have found their way from Dorset to Devon and Cornwall. Contrary to popular myth they do sing during the day as well as the evening. If you ever get the chance to hear one – close your eyes and listen - you'll think you're in the jungle. Glorious sound.
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