The
nightingale bird is one of those included in the song.
Published:
16:25 Friday 22 February 2019
THE RSPB
has announced that a track of ‘pure birdsong’ will be released later this year,
to raise awareness of a nature crisis in the UK.
The
charity says that after more than 40m wild birds were lost from the UK in the
past 50 years, it wants to highlight the species that we’re on the verge of
losing forever. The track, called Let Nature Sing, could be the first birdsong
to get into the UK charts, the charity says – with musical contributions
from the cuckoo, curlew, nightingale, crane and turtle dove.
Martin
Harper, RSPB’s 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 and so we’re using music
to put it back on the agenda by releasing a track of pure uninterrupted
birdsong.
‘Children
today are growing 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.’ Sam Lee, who helped edit
the single, said: ‘Birdsong has been one of the biggest influences of English
song, poetry and literature. ‘The loss of it should concern us all, because it
is a signal that all is not well in the world.
‘We
should see birdsong as a barometer for the health of this planet, and hence of
ourselves.’ The single will be released for International Dawn Chorus Day on
May 5.
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