Those commuting to work or having a look around the shops can expect to hear birdsong on Thursday as the RSPB tries to raise awareness of declining songbird numbers.
In the past, it was normal to hear a cacophony of noise from birds throughout the day, but with declining numbers, the charity says the skies are becoming silent.
After scoring a surprise top 20 music hit with a track of birdsong Let Nature Sing in the summer, the RSPB has teamed up with partners to bring the sound of birds to more than 5,000 locations across the UK.
Those on their commutes will hear the track if they travel from London Underground stations, all Translink rail stations in Northern Ireland and half a dozen Transport for Wales railway stations..
Other venues include the Westfield Shopping Centre in London, the National Assembly for Wales and Wales Millennium Centre, Murrayfield and Hampden Park stadiums in Scotland, the V&A Dundee and Lincoln Cathedral.
All Co-op stores, along with Cotswold Outdoor stores, Lush in Belfast and the Weirdfish stores will be playing birdsong. DT.
Good to see a little positivity, at last, from the RSPB - an organisation I quit a quarter of a century ago in favour of Songbird Survival Trust.
Songbird Survival understands the effects of predators in a way I have always felt far superior to the weaker attitudes of the RSPB.
