Amidst the breathlessness of the media and hysteria of the twitterati,

[Sir C]

Blimey. Nightingales in Clapham.
What sort of utopia is this ?

If in Berkeley Square, why not in Clapham? Although I suppose the poor bird does run the risk of being stabbed.

[Burney]

If in Berkeley Square, why not in Clapham? Although I suppose the poor bird does run the risk of being stabbed.

Have you ever actually heard a Nightingale sing? It's really not all that.

[Sir C]

Have you ever actually heard a Nightingale sing? It's really not all that.

Well, given that I am regularly dragged from the wánking chariot at 3 a.m. to drive to wherever v's birding chums report nightingales singing at dawn, yes, yes I have certainly heard nightingales sing.