We have been here in the foothills of the Suffolk Alps for nearly four years. When we first arrived it was a real contrast to life in Lower Clapton. One sound seem to greet us every day. It was the song of a bird which neither of us recognised. I must admit being a townie I only knew that birds came in two varieties, big ones - probably pigeons, and little ones - probably spadgers.
The bird song consisted of a trill followed by a phrase which sounded for all the world like 'Wink-a-choo'. Enquiries of more experienced twitchers and country persons drew a blank.
It took some time, determination and a good pair of bins to determine that the wink-a-choo bird was the common chaffinch. Birds with a Suffolk accent?
