Common Nightingale
Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Dense scrub (S. England summer).
Diet: Insects, berries.
Best time to spot: Legendary song; rarely seen.
When to look
Resident in the UK, so it can be found year-round. More on the season in Bird migration in Britain.
Recent UK sightings
No community sightings logged for this species yet. Log the first one.
Similar birds
- Thrush Nightingale · Wet scrub (rare passage)
- Garden WarblerUncommon · Scrub
- Cetti's WarblerUncommon · Dense waterside scrub
- Lesser WhitethroatUncommon · Hedges
- Common WhitethroatCommon · Hedges
- Sardinian WarblerRare · Dense Med scrub
Kit that helps
Bird ID starter kit. Affiliate links, tested picks, no extra cost to you.
See Common Nightingale sightings on the map