The Dawn Chorus ... something rather disturbing and perhaps even sinister has become apparent over past few weeks.
Rather than starting to sing a couple of hours before dawn , the birds are chirping away all through the night. Wake up at three in the morning,and they are already giving voice.
This is unnatural. It can't just be happening in Reading. Is there an explanation for this phenomenon? Do the birds know something we don't? Does this nocturnal agitation perhaps portend something that we cannot detect, just as canaries warn miners of impending doom?

Or do I need more sleep :-)