Birdsong single set to soar into charts

• A track of pure birdsong is being released for the first time as part of the RSPB’s ’ Let Nature Sing’ project to get birdsong back into everyday life
• The charity is calling on the public to download and stream the song, both to highlight the fact that there are 40 million fewer birds in the UK now than half a century ago and to experience its healing qualities
• The single will be released for International Dawn Chorus Day in May

To highlight the crisis that that nature is facing and the loss of over 40 million wild birds from the UK in just half a century, The RSPB is releasing a specially-created track of birdsong titled ‘Let Nature Sing’.  The single contains some of the most recognisable birdsongs that we used to enjoy but which now are on their way to disappearing forever.  A compilation of beautiful sound recordings of birds with powerful conservation stories include the Cuckoo, Curlew, Nightingale, Crane and Turtle Dove who form part of the dawn chorus choir.

The track is designed to help reconnect the nation with nature, helping people find a moment to relax and promote a feeling of tranquillity, as birdsong has been proven to aid mental health and promote feelings of wellbeing.  The single uses entirely new sound recordings by an RSPB birdsong expert, recorded on nature reserves and other places around the UK.

Martin Harper, RSPB Director of Conservation said: “Nature is falling silent; over the last 50 years we’ve lost a quarter of the birds that used to sing and soar in our skies. We’re losing our connection with nature so we’re using music to put it back on the agenda by releasing a track of pure uninterrupted birdsong.  Children today grow up with much less birdsong in the soundtrack to their lives.  We’re asking people to show their support and concern for nature by downloading the single and enjoying the benefits that birdsong brings into our lives, but also helping to get nature noticed.”

Although the track is not designed to raise funds and the download price is the minimum permitted under chart rules; any proceeds raised will go to help the charity’s 200 UK nature reserves, where a home for the birds featured on the single is created and protected for future generations to enjoy.  
Photos: Kevin Sawford ,Craig Churchill ,David Tipling ,Richard Brooks (rspb-images.com)