Tweeting, chirping and warbling mark the start of the day outside - and it seems that many of us are opting for it to kickstart our day inside too.
As reported in Daily Telegraph today, a poll of PURE digital radio users has shown that birdsong is the most popular alarm tone after the traditional beep and I for one can think of no better sound to ease me into the day!
Numbers of people choosing birdsong to wake up to were more than double those of any of the other 365 sounds you could choose on a PURE Siest Flow digial and internet-connected bedside radio.
Second to birdsong were church bells, followed by balloon squeaking, alarm tunes, chimes, World War II sirens and dogs bakring.
Violin screeching and kettle whistling were among the least selected sounds. I can't imagine why...
The RSPB is delighted that more people choose to rise each morning to the gentle dawn chorus of birdsong and not at all surprised.
The charity uses birdsong as its own hold music for callers to its Headquarters in Sandy, Bedfordshire, and is complimented on the calming tones as opposed to the rock music and annoying talking that many organisations go for!
Birdsong is a cheerful, positive and relaxing start to the day, although be sure not to let it relax you too much in case you nod off to sleep again...