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Message: <blockquote data-quote="SPF" data-source="post: 1165842" data-attributes="member: 59092">Dear all,I'm trying to learn bird calls at present and am having very little luck and I think I'm going about it totally the wrong way!I've got the British birdsong CDs and I seem to be getting no where at all. I try to listen to them as MP3s, mainly a single bird at a time whilst reading about that particular bird, but to no avail.The only joy I've had is if I actually see a bird singing I can remember (sounds and the picture) and when I hear the bird again I can put the image with it. So I can identify the common birds around the flat.Is it just the case that I can put the bird and the song together due to the ambance of the place and it therefor is easier to learn instead of the synthetic way I've been trying?Has anyone got any tricks to help or is it just perseverance? Would one of the DVDs were the bird is on the screen and singing help?Your thoughts would be greatly appreciated as it is becoming a tad frustrating when I'm looking for something different!Cheers,Paul</blockquote>