A podcast and a piece of music to celebrate the month

Listen to the dawn chorus (even if you’re a night owl) The Casual Birder is a podcast for anyone who’s interested in wild birds and is a lovely, relaxing listen. If you haven’t quite managed to get up to hear the real thing yet, this might be the thing to inspire you to do so. And if you can’t quite manage such an early start, you can listen here at any time of the day: casualbirderpod.libsyn.com/dawn-chorus. l Nick Drake, Bryter Layter Like all the best albums that put a spring in your step, you can’t quite put your finger on why Nick Drake’s Bryter Layter sounds like spring. Perhaps it’s the breathy vocals, the upbeat jazzy horns of Hazey Jane II, or it could be the breezy opening strings on Fly that feel like soaring. Still as much a breath of fresh air at 50 years old as it was on its release.