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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Peewit" data-source="post: 1436609" data-attributes="member: 57492">Thank you for all the ideas, replies, and ways to understand birds by their calls on this thread, not to let it continue being a minefield of information to use now and in the future.It is good to know that people have their ways of doing things to learn and speed up the learning process.  Great to find out aboutThank you Dave,  and there has been a lot of information which is really usefull in more ways than one.  Lots of views how to achieve the results.  I will take note that spring is fine but May could come more confusing to work out.Can I say that the Bird Call CD's I have on disk are Collins Field Guide by Geoff Small at the moment. Any one had experience of this book.Love to know any recommended CD's too. if you care to share at all?Hi GillThank you for your support here.   Yes, bird songs do take time and experience and that is how it is - there are no short cuts at all. :gh:I am thinking of going for a Dawn chorus 'class' with the RSPB.  So we will see how that works.  We will work out the dates and see how they go.We do need another set of experienced ears is what we beginners need so we know what our bird calls are.</blockquote>