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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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John MacPherson on the Herring Gull
Wildlife photographer John MacPherson recalls a childhood memory of his mother and a herring gull for Tweet of the Day.Producer Maggie Ayre.
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Joe Harkness on the Nightingale
Norfolk based bird therapist Joe Harkness on the calming effect a nightingale song can be for Tweet of the Day.Tweet of the Day has captivated the Radio 4…
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John McPherson on the Hooded Crow
Wildlife photographer John McPherson recalls, for Tweet of the Day, watching hooded crows working intelligently to obtain food caught by an otter on the Isle…
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Joe Harkness on the Woodlark
After a bad day at work, Joe Harkness recalls an encounter with a woodlark on Buxton Heath in Norfolk for Tweet of the Day.Tweet of the Day has captivated the…
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Dara McAnulty on the Hen Harrier
Thirteen year old Northern Ireland wildlife blogger Dara McAnulty on the hen harrier for Tweet of the Day.Tweet of the Day has captivated the Radio 4 audience…
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Cyrus Todiwala on the Ring-Necked Parakeet
London chef and restaurant owner Cyrus Todiwala recalls for Tweet of the Day a once familiar sound to him in India, now heard near his London home, the…
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Mya Rose Craig on the Nuthatch
Mya Rose Craig recalls for Tweet of the Day her first really striking encounter with a bird, the nuthatch, not long after she began at primary school in…
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Gary Moore on the Capercaillie
Wildlife sound recordist Gary Moore describes for Tweet of the Day, the surprising encounter he had with capercaillie when in the Scottish Highlands.Producer…
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Gregory Ovenden on the Canada Goose
Wildlife sound operator and recordist Gregory Ovenden tries to think creatively about the sounds he records for Tweet of the Day. He tells the story of when he…
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Alasdair Grubb on the Blue Tit
Alasdair Grubb from the remote camera team on Springwatch describes to Tweet of the Day how a blue tit seemingly cried out for his help when he was…
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Lindsey Chapman on the Cetti's warbler
When Springwatch presenter Lindsey Chapman went walking with fellow Springwatch host Brett Westwood it was the first time she had heard a call so boisterous…
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Jimi Goodwin on the Mallard
Musician Jimi Goodwin of Doves on an extraordinary encounter with a mallard, a kestrel, plus many chicks ... up a tree, in this Tweet of the DayProducer Miles…
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Neil Anderson on the Golden Eagle
Wildlife cameraman Neil Anderson describes hiking and abseiling on a cliff-side in the Scottish Highlands to track down a golden eagle nest for Tweet of the…
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Jimi Goodwin on the Cuckoo
Musician Jimi Goodwin on being shown a cuckoo chick in a nest, and his shock at discovering the cuckoo's wicked ways in this Tweet of the Day.Tweet of the Day…
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Tristan Gooley on the Wood Pigeon
Tristan Gooley describes how for him the wood pigeon is a special bird for Tweet of the DayProducer Miles Warde.
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Will Young on the Woodland Kingfisher
Singer Will Young dates his love of birds from this encounter with the woodland kingfisher.Producer Miles Warde.
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Polly Weston on the Eagle Owl
Polly Weston describes an important encounter with an eagle owl in this Tweet of the DayProducer Miles Warde.
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Mark Smith on the Corncrake
Cameraman Mark Smith describes an unusual encounter with a corncrake in this Tweet of the DayTweet of the Day has captivated the Radio 4 audience with its…
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David Lindo on the Swift
Urban Birder David Lindo reflects on the arrival of the swift as a sign that summer is here. He marvels at the ability of this small bird to navigate its way…
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David Lindo on the Osprey
Osprey and Wormwood Scrubs are not usually words you expect to read in the same sentence, but Urban Birder David Lindo has seen one on his birdwatching patch…
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David Lindo on the Honey Buzzard
David Lindo the Urban Birder tells the story of one magical early morning in central London, spotting a honey buzzard flying over the face of Big Ben. He urges…
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David Lindo on the Robin
David Lindo is the Urban Birder who has loved birds since he was a tiny boy. Here he extols the virtues of Britain's national bird, the robin.Tweet of the Day…
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David Lindo on the Kestrel
David Lindo is known as the Urban Birder. His love of all things feathered began when he was tiny, but it was seeing a kestrel while he was at school in north…
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Paul Brook on the Water Rail
Paul Brooks suffers from depression. He talks about the beneficial effects of bird watching on his mental health and how seeing a water rail one grey day…
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Joe Harkness on the skylark
Joe Harkness indulges in some bird therapy, rejoicing in the sight and song of the skylark. Joe writes about the benefits of birdwatching towards wellbeing…
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Chris Jones on the Raven
Chris Jones from Worcestershire has been fascinated by the corvid family from childhood. For years he has been rescuing sick and injured birds. Here he tells…
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Peter Cranswick on the Red-breasted Goose
Peter Cranswick of the Slimbridge Wetland Centre on the beautiful red-breasted goose, and freezing wintry days counting them in fields.Producer Miles Warde.
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David Salmon on the Woodlark
David Salmon of the Slimbridge Wetland Centre on the song of the woodlark.Producer Miles Warde.
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Peter Cranswick on the Common Scoter
Peter Cranswick of the Slimbridge Wetland Centre on the amazing common scoter.Tweet of the Day has captivated the Radio 4 audience with its daily 90 seconds of…
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Debbie Pain on the Marsh Harrier
Debbie Pain of the Slimbridge Wetland Centre explains her joy at the return of the marsh harrier to her local patch.Tweet of the Day has captivated the Radio 4…
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Ruth Cromie on the Eider
Ruth Cromie of the Slimbridge Wetland Centre proclaims her love for the eider duck, both rock hard and extremely soft.Producer Miles Warde.
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Kane Brides on the Coot
Kane Brides of the Slimbridge Wetland Centre on why the humble coot means so much to him.Producer Miles Warde.
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Ashley Davies on the Kingfisher
Ashley Davies of the Slimbridge Wetland Centre reveals why a kingfisher changed his life.Tweet of the Day has captivated the Radio 4 audience with its daily 90…
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Val Thompson on the pink-footed goose
Val Thompson describes the comfort she derives from seeing pink footed geese in Norfolk, a place she visited with her late husband, and how reconnecting with…
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John McPherson on the Ptarmigan
Ideally suited to its mountain habitat the ptarmigan enthralled photographer John McPherson as he climbed in the Cairngorms one winter's day. At one point a…
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Birdgirl Mya Rose Craig on the Black Browed Albatross
Young conservationist and Birdgirl Mya Rose Craig aged 14 recalls the excitement of seeing a black browed albatross in Cornwall at the age of seven, thousands…
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Peter Rock on the Lesser Black Backed Gull
In this programme, Bristol based bird scientist Peter Rock talks about his decades of research into urban lesser black backed gulls, including surprising finds…
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Cyrus Todiwala on the house sparrow.
In this programme, London based chef and restaurant owner Cyrus Todiwala talks about his love of the city's house sparrow, bringing a bit of joy to the…
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Dara McAnulty on the whooper swan
Since he was a small boy, Fermanagh based bird blogger Dara McAnulty has been enthralled by birds. For this Tweet of the Day Dara draws a comparison with…
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David Lindo on the ring ouzel
David Lindo, otherwise known as the urban birder, recalls his first encounter with the ring ouzel on his local patch near to Wormwood Scrubs in London.Producer…
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Gabi Mann on the American crow
In this programme young girl Gabi Mann recalls how she became friends with American crows in her suburban garden in Seattle, one of whom she named Baby Face…
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Mat Waddington on the long tailed tit
Worcestershire lawyer Mat Waddington recounts an encounter with a long tailed tit tapping at his window, his girlfriend at the other end of the village was…
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Sam Lee on the nightingale
Tweet of the Day has captivated the Radio 4 audience with its daily 90 seconds of birdsong. But what of the listener to this avian chorus? In this new series…
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Dawn Chorus
The best bits of International Dawn Chorus day when radio stations across the globe come together and broadcast the dawn chorus in real time.Pop star and bird…
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Chowchilla
Michael Palin presents the secretive chowchilla from Queensland, Australia. The chowchilla gets its name from its song, which is one of the most distinctive…
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Mauritius Kestrel
Michael Palin presents the Mauritius kestrel from the island of Mauritius. Today the calls of several hundred Mauritius kestrels ring out across the forests…
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Ostrich
Michael Palin presents the avian record breaking ostrich in the Kalahari Desert. Ostriches are ornithological record-breakers. The black and white adult male…
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Asian Koel
Michael Palin presents the Asian koel's arrival to an Indian orchard. This long-tailed glossy blue-black bird, is a well-known British harbinger of spring, and…
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Northern Cardinal
Michael Palin presents the northern cardinal from a New York's Central Park. Northern Cardinals are finch-like birds and make British robins look positively…
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Black-nest Swiftlet
Michael Palin presents the black-nest swiftlet deep inside an Indonesian cavern. The Black-nest swiftlet landing on the cave wall, begins work on one of the…
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Magnificent Frigatebird
Michael Palin presents the magnificent frigatebird a true oceanic bird, and resembling a hook-billed, pterodactyl of a seabird.Magnificent frigatebirds are…
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Budgerigar
Michael Palin presents the wild budgerigar from Australia. Budgerigars are small Australian parrots whose common name may derive from the aboriginal…
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American Bald Eagle
Michael Palin presents the iconic bald eagle from Alaska. In days of yore, when bald meant "white" rather than hairless, these magnificent birds with a two…
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Scarlet Macaw
Michael Palin presents the scarlet macaw from Costa Rica. The Scarlet Macaw is a carnival of a bird, eye-catching, noisy and vibrant, with a colour-scheme…
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Kea
Michael Palin presents the kea from a windswept mountain in New Zealand. A a snow-capped mountain in New Zealand's South Island are not a place where you'd…
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Black Sicklebill
Michael Palin presents the black sicklebill of New Guinea. The black sicklebill is a breath-taking creature. It's a bird of paradise, and the male sicklebill's…
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Oilbird
Michael Palin presents the oilbird, from a Venezuelan cavern. Demonic screeching's and the rush of unseen wings mixed with a volley of strange clicks are the…
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Poorwill (American Nightjar)
Michael Palin presents the common poorwill from an Arizona desert. In the dead of night, loud calls pierce the stillness on a moonlit track, a small shape…
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Red-Eyed Vireo
Michael Palin presents the red-eyed vireo from North America. About the size of British great tits the red-eyed vireo is a common summer visitors to much of…
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Snail Kite
Michael Palin presents the snail kite from the Florida Everglades. Unlike many birds of prey which are known for their speed and agility, the snail kite hunts…