BS: Where can I hear a lark sing?

Subject: RE: BS: Where can I hear a lark sing?
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 20 Dec 16 - 06:14 PM

Yorkshire larks have been heard to sing "Aye, buggerit. Does this cost owt?"

Subject: RE: BS: Where can I hear a lark sing?
From: Senoufou
Date: 21 Dec 16 - 03:42 AM

Hahaha! And maybe Liverpool larks sing "Calm down! Calm down!"

Subject: RE: BS: Where can I hear a lark sing?
From: FreddyHeadey
Date: 19 Mar 17 - 05:06 AM

According to the RSPB, Rumncoke, songbirds do in fact have regional accents,

"Tweet Of The Day" BBC lark on the radio today, this'll be the 'correct' accent
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03tht7c

Subject: RE: BS: Where can I hear a lark sing?
From: Black belt caterpillar wrestler
Date: 19 Mar 17 - 05:15 AM

Just had a few days in the Lake District and the Larks there do seem to have a different accent from the ones here in Lancashire, and that's less that 100 miles away. The Lake District ones seemed to be singing for a shorter flight time than ours as well.

Subject: RE: BS: Where can I hear a lark sing?
From: The Sandman
Date: 19 Mar 17 - 05:47 AM

"Subject: RE: BS: Where can I hear a lark sing?
From: Senoufou - PM
Date: 20 Dec 16 - 03:13 PM

According to the RSPB, Rumncoke, songbirds do in fact have regional accents, especially those which don't travel far. I think its lovely that you 'catch your breath' at the Yorkshire larks' song.

I wonder if Norfolk larks sing, "Hev yew gotta loit bwoy?""
no they sing mind your head bor, theres lots of larks would now be dead if they didnt hve the sense to mind their head.

Subject: RE: BS: Where can I hear a lark sing?
From: Senoufou
Date: 19 Mar 17 - 07:13 AM

"Thass a lot o' squit!" they saaay!

GoodSoldierSchweik, dew yer faather ha' a dickey? :)

Subject: RE: BS: Where can I hear a lark sing?
From: akenaton
Date: 19 Mar 17 - 03:58 PM

In my youth in the West of Scotland, we would rise every morning to the song of the skylark in early Summer.
It was wonderful.

Now the small arable farming has long gone and with it many of our wild birds. The land is in "Set Aside", which means it is being allowed to return to its natural state, mostly rushes and small scrub.

It is very many years since I heard the Peesies, Curlews Snipe, no Thrushes, very few Blackbirds......The mornings and especially the late evenings are as quiet as the grave.

The biggest loss in my area is birdsong.

Subject: RE: BS: Where can I hear a lark sing?
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 20 Mar 17 - 03:01 PM

On a trek in the uplands one day we discovered that larks hover by singing and farting at the same time.

Or maybe we made that up :-D

On a more serious note (pun intended) in the summer there are always some up on the ridge above our village between Lund's tower and Cowling pinnacle. We used to hear loads on Kinder when we used to bog trot over there regularly but not been up there for a while so I don't know if it is still the same.

DtG

Subject: RE: BS: Where can I hear a lark sing?
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 20 Mar 17 - 05:43 PM

Skylarks need short vegetation in spring for their nesting areas. Spring-sown barley or wheat were ideal, but there's been a big move towards crops sown in autumn instead. By the time the larks' breeding season arrives, the crops are too high. That's been a huge problem for skylarks. Round here they do well in old pasture, meadows (what's left of them) and to a lesser extent in leys. Like many songbirds they are in trouble because of modern farming practices. In the next few years I think we are going to see a big revolt against neonicotinoid insecticides. I don't think it's an exaggeration to say that they are a significant threat to both the natural world and to the future security of our food supplies.

Subject: RE: BS: Where can I hear a lark sing?
From: jojofolkagogo
Date: 27 Mar 17 - 04:04 PM

Certainly NOT in Berkeley Square - no larls oe Nightingales ! I have always said that although the song (a n'gale sang ...) is lovely Berkeley Square in London is one of the most horrible squares there are in there - it's very plain and ordinary with no redeeming features !! Jo

Subject: RE: BS: Where can I hear a lark sing?
From: Senoufou
Date: 27 Mar 17 - 04:21 PM

I sat on the bench in our front garden this morning and a lark was singing its heart out almost directly above my head. I also saw a buzzard lazily soaring around. No red kites today though.
The larks round here manage to nest in the meadows where two farmers keep their dairy herds and there's also have a beef herd. The land is 'breck' (we live in Breckland in Norfolk) which is rather stony, well-drained and shallow soil. It's a good habitat for all sorts of wildlife.
Amorous pigeons, crows and seagulls still managing to decorate our conservatory windows :(

Subject: RE: BS: Where can I hear a lark sing?
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 27 Mar 17 - 05:22 PM

Two larks were singing on the cliffs at Upton, between Bude and Widemouth Bay, this afternoon.

Subject: RE: BS: Where can I hear a lark sing?
From: keberoxu
Date: 25 Jan 18 - 07:21 PM

refresh

Subject: RE: BS: Where can I hear a lark sing?
From: Black belt caterpillar wrestler
Date: 13 Feb 18 - 01:02 PM

Were walking on the South Downs last Sunday and saw and heard my first skylark of the year.
Subsequently drove home to Lancashire and ended up walking home the last mile in a blizzard!

Robin

Subject: RE: BS: Where can I hear a lark sing?
From: Nigel Parsons
Date: 14 Feb 18 - 11:22 AM

According to Lerner and Loewe, on the street where you live ;)

Subject: RE: BS: Where can I hear a lark sing?
From: leeneia
Date: 16 Feb 18 - 03:49 PM

Black belt, I'm sorry to hear about that. But I'm glad to hear you made it home okay.

Subject: RE: BS: Where can I hear a lark sing?
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 16 Feb 18 - 08:57 PM

Nah, Leeneia. Us northerners love a bit of meteorological privation. Nowt like a few water droplets dripping from yer nose when yer enjoying a winter's hike and pint up Owd Betts! It turns you 'ard, tha knows!

Subject: RE: BS: Where can I hear a lark sing?
From: Black belt caterpillar wrestler
Date: 18 Feb 18 - 12:13 PM

Today we had the first skylark singing at home!

Almost all the snow has gone now, just a stump left of the snowman we built to amuse a granddaughter last Monday.

Robin

Subject: RE: BS: Where can I hear a lark sing?
From: keberoxu
Date: 06 Apr 18 - 09:47 PM

'Tis the season.

Subject: RE: BS: Where can I hear a lark sing?
From: keberoxu
Date: 09 Apr 18 - 12:08 PM

Lark song, anyone?

Subject: RE: BS: Where can I hear a lark sing?
From: keberoxu
Date: 09 Apr 18 - 12:10 PM

By the way, jojofolkagogo,
doesn't the lyric say that

"a NIGHTINGALE sang in Berkeley Square,"
not a lark?

Subject: RE: BS: Where can I hear a lark sing?
From: keberoxu
Date: 14 Apr 18 - 06:31 PM

again refresh

Subject: RE: BS: Where can I hear a lark sing?
From: Black belt caterpillar wrestler
Date: 22 Feb 19 - 05:36 AM

Duelling skylarks singing yesterday over our field.
I've seen them around the last week or so but no proper "lark ascending" singing until yesterday.

Robin

Subject: RE: BS: Where can I hear a lark sing?
From: Mr Red
Date: 22 Feb 19 - 05:52 AM

to answer the OP

"in any other part of town"



(confusingly On the Street Where You Live)

Subject: RE: BS: Where can I hear a lark sing?
From: Senoufou
Date: 22 Feb 19 - 06:02 AM

No larks yet, but we're inundated with tits! I put out some fat balls and sunflower hearts and about six blue tits descended. Dear little birds.
Mr Coal Tit is still screeching "Teacher" Teacher! Teacher!" on and on and on until one could scream.

Noticed a lovely little water wagtail at the main door of Morrisons supermarket in Norwich yesterday. He was picking up bits dropped by 'Street Munchers'. Strange place for him to haunt, but the River Wensum is about two hundred yards away, I expect he lives there.

Subject: RE: BS: Where can I hear a lark sing?
From: Jim Carroll
Date: 22 Feb 19 - 06:24 AM

"Where can I hear a lark sing?"
Come to Miltown Malbay in Summertime
Can't guarantee you'll be able to see the elusive buggers though - they're like the stonechats
Jim Carroll

Subject: RE: BS: Where can I hear a lark sing?
From: keberoxu
Date: 23 Feb 19 - 12:17 PM

At this point, even the robins are not back yet.

The robins are always early around here.
It's been a year since that last return of the robins,
but the memory is so vivid, I can see them now.

It seems like they all show up at once.
These stout red-breasted birds
that would rather hop than step one foot at a time.
All these grown-up robins kind of cluttering the ground,
hopping here and there.
And taking to the trees as a last resort.
... well, they are not here yet, but they will be.

Subject: RE: BS: Where can I hear a lark sing?
From: Jim Carroll
Date: 23 Feb 19 - 02:51 PM

PM me and you can have a couple of ours
They are usually lone birds, but three of them have been kicking the **** out of each other for a few weeks now
Jim Carroll

Subject: RE: BS: Where can I hear a lark sing?
From: Mr Red
Date: 23 Feb 19 - 06:16 PM

American robins are not the same as European robins.

In Europe robins are territorial and aggressive and not migratory (and no longer part of the thrush family). In America - I believe they are more the size of a thrush and migrate.

Looks to be a similar story with the lark. America - horned lark, UK skylark.

Subject: RE: BS: Where can I hear a lark sing?
From: Black belt caterpillar wrestler
Date: 07 Feb 20 - 03:51 AM

Yesterday we had the first skylark of the year singing overhead. It seemed to be getting earlier each year. The magpies are rebuilding their nest again as well.

Robin

Subject: RE: BS: Where can I hear a lark sing?
From: Senoufou
Date: 07 Feb 20 - 04:21 AM

My neighbour and I heard the very loud drumming of a woodpecker yesterday, in the little wood next to our village. I think (judging by the volume!) it was probably a Greater Spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major).
The birds here are all sounding 'perky' and 'giving it the big'un' for Spring. The weather has been so weird that they're confused.

Subject: RE: BS: Where can I hear a lark sing?
From: keberoxu
Date: 04 Feb 23 - 10:28 AM

Somebody was looking for this thread,
so here it is.

Subject: RE: BS: Where can I hear a lark sing?
From: keberoxu
Date: 05 Feb 23 - 12:55 PM

No larks where I am staying:
all hills, mountains, and solid granite with rivers running through it,
so no place for the larks to nest.
No shortage of trees, however,
and the chickadees are very noisy in the trees.
They make me laugh.

Subject: RE: BS: Where can I hear a lark sing?
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 05 Feb 23 - 01:19 PM

There are few or no Eurasian skylarks (our species) in north America. Your species is the horned lark. It hasn't got the powerful song of our skylark but, like our bird, it's a bird of open country. Other than this, I know nothing!

Subject: RE: BS: Where can I hear a lark sing?
From: keberoxu
Date: 11 Feb 23 - 09:35 AM

what about meadowlarks?