I was also met by a CD of birdsong a week ago at the gardens of
Heligan, and upon asking, found it was recorded in the gardens and
they have burned CDs to sell in their shop. There are some 51 minutes
of song, and though one long track, the insert has a key to main birds
heard in it by time.

It cost me £6 and is wonderfully relaxing and thankyou for alerting me
to these CDs. And they sell it online for £7 inc P&P

http://www.heliganshop.com/ShowDetails.asp?id=255

Hope this helps... (she says, listening to a particularly melodious
blackbird)


I have a CD of birdsong myself and have lent it to the primary school where
I work and where they have established a quiet room for relaxation and
general chilling out (teachers have been told they cannot escape there too
regularly as it is intended for use by pupils!). I bought it to attract
more birds back into my garden and it appears to work.

I once saw a TV report about a gardener in London who lived in a block of
flats and built a garden of pots on the roof of the flats. There was not a
bird in sight so he bought a tape and played it daily in the garden. Not
only did the other residents enjoy it but it definitely attracted real birds
into the garden and he no longer has any need to play his tape.

Vicky