The first singing begins well before the sky lights up. One type of bird that is always seen to start singing even before most parts of the environment have started waking up is the European robin and ...

It happens every spring morning like clockwork. The sky is still dark, the neighbourhood is silent, and then out of nowhere, a robin starts up. Clear, bright, cheerful, completely unbothered by the ...

If you’ve ever been up before sunrise, whether for an early flight, a camping trip, or just a bout of insomnia, then you’ve probably heard it: a lone bird piercing the silence when everything else is ...