Ornithology Lyrics

I've been trying to learn which bird I heard was singing

And you might think that that's not cool but who cares

Bird watching's in my family, my Grandad I never knew

Used to watch and paint them I've got some that he drew

My Dad birdwatched to connect with him when he passed

And when I was a kid, do you think I gave a crap?

But then he passed and I see what the fuss is about

Massive thing in the sky is a buzzard no doubt

Red kite: forked tail, hangs in the air

Anything big that aren't them two it's probably rare

I obsess over swifts, they land before summer

Each year they come over they're decreasing in number

Welled up more than once watching them scream at each other

Zipping overhead collecting their fly supper

I'm a sucker for a nuthatch, a sucker for a robin

Love hearing a tawny owl, don't see them very often

Ange got the bird seed filled to the brim

Got them anti-squirrel feeders cos those guys were going in

And get great spotted woodpeckers

When they attacked our bird box full of blue tits it upset us

Suppose, that's how nature goes, innit

Once we had a sparrowhawk eating a pigeon

I scared it off by accident, trying to get a picture

Pigeon wasn't quite dead so I had to kill it

Stamped on its head, at first didn't quite get it

Worst moments of my life, that'll make the edit

But good to know there's birds of prey doing their thing

Hate hearing stories of farmers persecuting them

So many species declining due to habitat disturbance

But British buy more bird food than anyone in Europe

So with a little bit more interest in avian life

We might undo some damage instead of paying the price

Get your RSPB membership and take it for hikes

Get some cheap binoculars, do summat you may even like

People act like it's frigging train spotting

But I genuinely believe hearing bird song is pain stopping

Just listening's superb, even in the 'burbs

Rap and ornithology, I'm fine with being a nerd

They're on tour, getting bread, giving it to birds

I'm in my garden, with some bread, giving it to birds

They're on tour, getting bread, giving it to birds

I'm in my garden, with some bread, giving it to birds