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The dawn chorus is the collective sound of all the birds that sing at dawn, and is thought to be one of the most magical experiences in nature.聽 It usually refers to the sound made by woodland birds that sing during the breeding season between late March and the beginning of July, but it can also be heard in coastal and urban locations and travels east to west with the rising sun, a literal wave of sound across the face of the earth. At its most simple it is a way for rival male birds (for it is the male of the species who sings in the majority of cases) to fight and resolve conflicts without directly coming to blows.聽It is also a way to impress and attract female birds 鈥� he who sings loudest and longest can claim more territory and in turn has a higher chance of finding a mate.

Presenter Darryl and naturalist Bob,聽will be at Castle Espie Wetland Centre, in County Down, which hosts one of Ireland's largest collections of native and exotic water and migrant birds. There they hope to bring listeners the call of聽Brent Geese on the estuary before they leave for more northerly climes, and the melodious song of the rare Linnet in the woods. 聽They are also guaranteed to experience some of the hundreds of black headed gulls that have made the wetland centre their home recently.

Our mammoth 7 hour broadcast will have live birdsong and expert commentary from across the globe! 聽RTE's Derek Mooney will be based at聽St. Anne鈥檚 Park and the Bull Island in Dublin,聽and there will be contributions from 11 other European countries including聽Norway, The Netherlands, Finland, Lithuania, Spain, Malta, Poland, Austria and Iceland.聽Our colleagues in 主播大秀 Radio 4 will be based at Ham Wall in Somerset and for the first time ever, our broadcast is bursting beyond the borders of Europe, as All India Radio bring us the vibrant dawn chorus from Soor Sarovar Bird Sanctuary near the Taj Mahal.