nat burton wrote there'll be bluebirds over the white cliffs of dover.
who wrote there'll be bluebirds over the white cliffs of dover?
nat burton
(there'll be bluebirds over) the white cliffs of dover





















































"(there'll be bluebirds over) the white cliffs of dover" is a popular world war ii song composed in 1941 by walter kent to lyrics by nat burton. made famous in vera lynn's 1942 version, it was one of lynn's best-known recordings and among the most popular world war ii tunes.





















































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(there'll be bluebirds over) the white cliffs of dover
the cliffs are the first landing point for many migratory birds flying inland from across the english channel. after a 120-year absence, in 2009 it was reported that ravens had returned to the cliffs. similar in appearance but smaller, the jackdaw is abundant. the rarest of the birds that live along the cliffs is the peregrine falcon. in recent decline and endangered, the skylark also makes its home on the cliffs. the cliffs are home to fulmars, which resemble gulls, and to colonies of black-legged kittiwake, a species of gull. bluebird, as mentioned in the classic world war ii song "(there'll be bluebirds over) the white cliffs of dover" is an old country name for swallows and house martins, which make an annual migration to continental europe, many of them crossing the english channel at least twice a year.
white cliffs of dover