初はつ鳴なき

noun

first song/chirp of the year (bird/insect)

Refers to the first vocalization of a particular bird or insect species in a given year, often noted in seasonal observations.

• 今年ことしのウグイスの初はつ鳴なきはまだ聞きいていない。

  I haven't heard the first song of the Japanese bush warbler this year yet.

• 気き象しょう台だいがセミの初はつ鳴なきを観かん測そくした。

  The meteorological observatory recorded the first chirp of the cicada.