Bird Accents | Saving Urban Birdsong

When Ajay Tegala discovers that chaffinches, a small song bird, have a different accent every 30 miles, he’s intrigued. But under threat from disease these birds are dying out in urban areas, and their unique songs may be lost for ever. Yet, there is still hope. It’s possible there’s a way to find out how this disease is spreading: recording their song.

In this unique nature podcast from the National Trust, follow Ajay and ecologist and UKYouth4Nature advocate Şeniz Mustafa as they search for this disappearing birdsong.

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To send Joe a chaffinch recording: Identify a chaffinch. You can use apps like Merlin to help you make sure it’s the right bird. Point your phone at the chaffinch. Be safe and don’t do anything you wouldn’t normally do! Record for anywhere up to 5 minutes. Send to [email protected]. Your recording will be added to the database!

Production -
Hosts: Ajay Tegala and Rosie Holdsworth
Producer: Marnie Woodmeade
Sound Designer: Jesus Gomez

Contributors -
Şeniz Mustafa
Joe Cooper
Ian

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