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Tweet of the Day
Discover birds through their songs and calls. Each Tweet of the Day begins with a call or song, followed by a story of fascinating ornithology inspired by the sound.
Episodes
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Melissa Harrison on the Stonechat
The clacking call of the stonechat punctuates nature writer Melissa Harrison's memories of cagoule-clad walks on Dartmoor with her family in the 1970s. Tweet…
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Melissa Harrison on the Kingfisher
Nature writer Melissa Harrison braves a dip in a Dorset river and hears the high 'pip' of a kingfisher. She realises she must be sharing with the water with…
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Melissa Harrison on the Starling
Nature writer Melissa Harrison muses on the mimicking sounds of starlings, particularly one that learned the ring of her family phone causing calamity in the…
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Melissa Harrison on the Tawny Owl
Nature writer Melissa Harrison describes how the call of a tawny owl takes her back to childhood, reminding her of people and a feeling that slipped into…
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David Rothenberg on the Veery Thrush
Slow down the song of the veery thrush and what have you got? For David Rothenberg in this Tweet of the Day, its compressed tiny bits of music that humans can…
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David Rothenberg on the White-crested Laughingthrush
The white-crested laughingthrush is a superb accompaniment to David Rothenberg as he plays the clarinet, the best bird to play along with in this Tweet of the…
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David Rothenberg on the Superb Lyrebird
As David Rothenberg suggests in this Tweet of the Day the superb lyrebird is a bird which evolved to excess experimentation and craziness.Tweet of the Day has…
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David Rothenberg on the Mocking Bird
David Rothenberg grew up in Connecticut at a time when mockingbirds moved north filling the air with a kaleidoscope of calls, as he explains for Tweet of the…
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David Rothenberg on the Brown Thrasher
Professor of philosophy and music at the New Jersey Institute of Technology David Rothenberg discussed the brown thrasher.Producer: Tim Dee Picture: Denise…
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Chris Jones on the Swift
Chris Jones was brought a swift which had fallen from its nest, hand reared it and then for this Tweet of the Day, releases it back to the wild...how good is…
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Hugh Thomson on the Woodpigeon
For this Tweet of the Day writer and explorer Hugh Thomson suggests his love of the call of the wood pigeon song in an English woodland is as good as that of…
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Tara Robinson on the Oystercatcher
For Tara Robinson the sound of oystercatchers recalls her father taking her to Loch Fleet as a child and being quizzed by him about the birds she saw, for this…
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Tara Robinson on the Barn Owl
After years of inactivity, Tara Robinson describes an unexpected barn owl encounter in a fallen nest box in her own back garden for this Tweet of the…
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Tara Robinson on the Common Tern
Theatre director Tara Robinson on the common tern and her grandfathers passion for birdwatching in today's Tweet of the Day.Producer: Mark Ward Picture: Dale…
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Samuel West on the red-eyed vireo
Actor Samuel West remembers one of his proudest moments as a birdwatcher was spotting a rarely seen Red Eyed Vireo on the Isles of Scilly and pulling in crowds…
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Samuel West on the Capercaille
Actor Sam West describes how the turkey-like capercaillie makes unfathomably strange sounds reminiscent of a rolling snooker ball followed by a champagne cork…
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Samuel West on the Collared Dove
Actor Samuel West laments how the beautiful collared dove is saddled with a morose call that sounds like the chant of a bored football fan echoing down own our…
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Samuel West on the Grey Heron
Actor Samuel West recalls how his birdwatching companion unpicked a riddle-like line in Hamlet but told him just late enough that he'd finished playing the…
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Samuel West on the Nightingale
Actor Samuel West describes gathering with his family at dusk to listen for Nightingales. Its song may be a cultural touchstone but it is far less harmonious a…
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Amy Liptrot on the Greylag Goose
Orcadian writer Amy Liptrot reflects on the greylag goose on Orkney, where seemingly no car journey can be completed without seeing a field of geese, in this…
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Amy Liptrot on the Curlew
Writer Amy Liptrot reflects on her favourite bird, the curlew, whose evocative call reminds her of her childhood home back in the Orkneys, in this Tweet of the…
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Amy Liptrot on the Corncrake
Writer and Orkney native Amy Liptrot recalls her work as the RSPB's corncrake officer on the look out for this largely nocturnal bird in the wee small hours…
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Amy Liptrot on the Hooded Crow
Writer Amy Liptrot recalls seeing hooded crows while living in Berlin and reflects on their namesakes back at her childhood home in Orkney for Tweet of the…
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Amy Liptrot on the Arctic Tern
Orcadian author and conservationist Amy Liptrot laments of the disappearance of breeding Arctic terns from her family farm for Tweet of the Day.Tweet of the…
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Frank Gardner on the Little Auk
BBC security correspondent and avid birdwatcher, Frank Gardner, on an encounter with Little Auks on Svalbard for this Tweet of the Day.Tweet of the Day has…
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Tiffany Francis on the Corncrake
Tiffany Francis recalls not realising, after stumbling across some baby ducks on the island of Lunga, she had infact seen corncrake chicks for this Tweet of…
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Alex Gregory on the Kingfisher
Two-time Olympic Gold medalist Alex Gregory reflects on the birds he sees such as the kingfisher and heron while out on early morning training for this Tweet…
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Clare Jones on the Little Egret
Clare Jones recalls the inspiration of seeing a little egret and how a small event can change an entire outlook on life in this Tweet of the Day.Producer Tom…
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Tim Birkhead on Guillemot Senses
Seabird zoologist Tim Birkhead recalls the moment while on Skomer which changed his view on the old thought that the guillemot was a foolish bird for Tweet of…
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Tim Birkhead on the Puffin
Large numbers of visitors come to Skomer just to see puffins, however for seabird zoologist Tim Birkhead puffins are boring dull birds, in this Tweet of the…
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Tim Birkhead on the Raven
British zoologist Professor Tim Birkhead talks about the intelligence of egg stealing ravens while he is working on guillemot research on Skomer for Tweet of…
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Tim Birkhead on the Razorbill
British zoologist Professor Tim Birkhead recounts the sharp bill of the well named razorbill while going about his scientific work for Tweet of the…
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Tim Birkhead on the Guillemot Chick
In the first of a week of Tweet of the Day's by British zoologist professor Tim Birkhead, he recalls a guillemot chicks first, and ultimately last flight on…
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Frank Gardner on the White-Throated Kingfisher
The BBC's Frank Gardner remembers watching white-throated kingfishers being chased by a Eurasian kingfisher in Israel.Producer: Tom Bonnett Photograph…
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Frank Gardner on the Three-Wattled Bellbird
High in the cloud forest of Costa Rica, Frank Gardner recalls for Tweet of the Day, a bird he has heard but never seen, the three wattled bell bird.Tweet of…
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Frank Gardner on the King of Saxony Bird of Paradise
High up in the rain-forests of Papaua New Guinea the BBC's Frank Gardner recalls hearing the King of Saxony Bird of Paradise for Tweet of the Day.Tweet of the…
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Frank Gardner on the Golden Oriole
In this Tweet of the Day, BBC's security correspondent Frank Gardner recalls the song of a golden oriole in a Bahrain date grove.Producer Tom Bonnett…
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Frank Gardner on the Great Northern Diver
In the first of five Tweet of the Days this week, the BBC's security correspondent Frank Gardner recalls listening to great northern divers on television…
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Tiffany Francis on the Yellowhammer
Tiffany Francis recalls her encounters with yellowhammers at the Butser Ancient Farm in Hampshire for Tweet of the Day.Producer Maggie Ayre.
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Laura Howard on the Swift
Springwatch producer Laura Howard describes how the arrival of swifts in May and learning more about nature walking in the countryside felt like wearing…
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Alex Gregory on the White Stork
Double Olympic gold medal-winning rower Alex Gregory recalls seeing white stork in Portugal for Tweet of the Day.Tweet of the Day has captivated the Radio 4…
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Alex Gregory on the House Sparrow
Rower and two times Olympic Gold medallist Alex Gregory tells the story of his childhood pet, a house sparrow called Sparky.Producer Mark Ward.
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Nadia Archer on the Peregrine
Nadia Archer of the RSPB recalls volunteering in Manchester on a peregrine watch at the Arndale Centre for Tweet of the Day, where the call of the wild could…
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Paul Brook on the Redwing
Paul Brook recalls that at the age of eight the redwing ignited his love of birds and birdwatching for Tweet of the Day.Producer Maggie Ayre.
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Paul Brook on the Black Tern
Paul Brook recalls a long awaited for encounter with a black tern near Leeds for Tweet of the Day.Tweet of the Day has captivated the Radio 4 audience with its…
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Craig Hartley on the Green Woodpecker
Craig Hartley revels in a near miss encounter with a green woodpecker while cycling along a lane for Tweet of the Day.Producer Tom Bonnett.
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Cailean MacLean on the Bonxie
Photographer and Gaelic broadcaster Cailean Maclean recalls an encounter with a great skua, or bonxie on St Kilda for Tweet of the Day.Producer Maggie Ayre.
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Eleanor Matthews on the Magpie
Writer Eleanor Matthews recalls how the magpie came into her life at a time of change for Tweet of the Day.Tweet of the Day has captivated the Radio 4 audience…
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Matthew Capper on the Bittern
RSPB Yorkshire staff are reflecting on birds all this week for Tweet of the Day. Today reserve manager Matthew Capper recalls school holidays quests for a…
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Danielle Meyer on the Gannet
RSPB community and volunteer development officer Danielle Meyer recalls working with gannets on Bempton cliffs in Yorkshire.Producer Tom Bonnett.
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Heather Bennett on the Lapwing
RSPB Yorkshire staff are reflecting on birds all this week for Tweet of the Day. Today reserve warden Heather Bennett recalls how the lapwing began her love…
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Liane Holdsworth on the Kestrel
RSPB Yorkshire staff are reflecting on birds all this week for Tweet of the Day. Today Visitor Experience Manager Liane Holdsworth recalls the thrill of…
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Steve Vickers on the Eider
RSPB Yorkshire staff are reflecting on birds all this week for Tweet of the Day. First, volunteer Steve Vickers recalls childhood memories of the eider…
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Nigel Bean on the Water Rail
Wildlife cameraman Nigel Bean relives the moment he discovered a water rail nest deep among a reedbed in west Wales, a nest that became the star of a BBC…
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Paul Brook on the Garden Warbler
Paul Brook discusses watching a garden warbler for Tweet of the Day.Producer Maggie Ayre.
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John Clifton on the Bee-Eater
RSPB Old Moor Learning Officer John Clifton on the bee-eater for Tweet of the Day.Tweet of the Day has captivated the Radio 4 audience with its daily 90…
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Peter Rock on the Lesser Black-Backed Gull
Gull researcher Peter Rock on the Lesser Black Backed Gull he ringed in Bristol turning up in the Bay of Biscay for Tweet of the Day.Tweet of the Day has…
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Kim Durbin on the Blackbird
Kim Durbin recalls an encounter with a blackbird for Tweet of the Day.Producer Maggie Ayre.
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Josh Myers on the Short-Eared Owl
Teenager Josh Myers describes how photographing wildlife in the Peak District around Sheffield helps him to control the symptoms of Tourette's syndrome. He…
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Mya Rose Craig on the White-Tailed Eagle
Bristol based Schoolgirl Mya Rose Craig recalls seeing a white tailed eagle in her holidays for Tweet of the Day.Tweet of the Day has captivated the Radio 4…