Six species account for most garden song, and six is learnable
The six
Robin, blackbird, wren, great tit, wood pigeon, and blue tit. Between them they account for most of what a garden produces.
How to learn them
One a week, listened to once a day for five minutes. Recognition arrives suddenly rather than gradually and usually in week two.
The one to start with
Wren. It is absurdly loud for a small bird, it is everywhere, and once heard it is impossible to mistake for anything else.
