Here is another traditional poem, illustrated by Georgian and later genre pictures (but without any birds).
One for sorrow,
Two for joy,
Three for a girl,
Four for a boy,
Five for silver,
Six for gold,
Seven for a secret never to be told.
If you like this you might like these. Here’s to the Maiden, Dashing away with a Smoothing Iron and Monday’s child.
The Curious Archaeologist 
There’s a great song by The Unthanks called Magpie – worth a listen 🙂
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I agree, the song is great. But even better have you seen the opening sequence to ‘The Detectorists’ which uses the Unthanks song over a wonderful ‘time slip’ sequence.
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That was where I first heard it! Perfect for that scene, I agree.
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Pub?
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Or ‘Whistle and I’ll come to you.”
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