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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.

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David Rothenberg on the Robin

Tweet of the Day ·

2018/02/21

David Rothenberg on the jazz artist of the bird world - the humble robin. David explains what the song of the robin has in common with experimental free form jazz, not dissimilar to the sound of saxophonist Eric Dolphy who spent a long time listening to birds.Producer: Tim Dee Photograph: Christine Sweet.

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1:53

David Rothenberg on the Blackbird

Tweet of the Day ·

2018/02/20

For professor of philosophy and music at the New Jersey Institute of Technology David Rothenberg, the blackbird is a beautiful melodic songster which helps explains the difference between bird song and bird call in this Tweet of the Day.Producer: Tim Dee

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1:44

Joe Acheson on the Wren

Tweet of the Day ·

2018/02/19

Musician Joe Acheson of Hidden Orchestra describes how slowing down recordings he made of the diminutive wren song during a dawn chorus, sounded like the morning calls of gibbons across the rainforest.Producer: Tom Bonnett Photograph: Sam Linton.

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1:42

Penny Anderson on the Garden Warbler

Tweet of the Day ·

2018/02/16

Ecologist Penny Anderson learns how to differentiate between the songs of Blackcap and Garden Warbler when to her delight she hears a Garden Warbler singing in the scrub patch in her garden.Producer: Sarah Blunt Photograph: James Hanlon.

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1:41

Penny Anderson on the Mandarin Duck

Tweet of the Day ·

2018/02/15

Mandarin Ducks are flamboyant, brightly coloured ducks which originally hail from the Middle East. A feral population established here in the last century here and a pair regularly visit the garden of ecologist Penny Anderson where they waddle across the lawn, roost on her ponds and perch in her trees.Producer: Sarah Blunt

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1:42

Penny Anderson on the Heron

Tweet of the Day ·

2018/02/14

Ecologist Penny Anderson wonders whether evolution is a work in her garden as the behaviour of the frogs in her ponds seems to be changing in response to the annual visits by the herons which enjoy a spot of fishing.Producer: Sarah Blunt Photograph: Ian OK.

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1:42

Penny Anderson on the Spotted Flycatcher

Tweet of the Day ·

2018/02/13

When a pair of Spotted flycatchers decided to build a nest in a gap in the wall, ecologist Penny Anderson had to stop the pointing work being done to her house but she has no regrets as the birds have bred in her garden ever since.Producer: Sarah Blunt Photograph: Ian Redman.

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1:42

Penny Anderson on the Red Grouse

Tweet of the Day ·

2018/02/12

Ecologist Penny Anderson has always liked Red Grouse and they never fail to make her laugh as she reveals in this recollection about her encounters with this dumpy red bird.Producer: Sarah Blunt Photograph: Fox Pix.

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1:41

Mike Toms on the Tawny Owl

Tweet of the Day ·

2018/02/09

Mike Toms of the British Trust for Ornithology describes his night-time encounters with Tawny Owls in Thetford Forest in Norfolk.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 of Tweet of the Day, we bring to the airwaves the conversational voices of those who listen to and are inspired by birds. Building on the previous series, a more informal approach to learning alongside a renewed

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1:40

Ben Darvill on the Common Rosefinch

Tweet of the Day ·

2018/02/08

Ben Darvill of the British Trust for Ornithology recalls his first encounter with the Common Rosefinch after it woke him up when he was camping on the Island of Canna in Scotland.Producer: Sarah Blunt Photograph: Eero Kiuru.

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1:40

Dave Leech on the Water Rail

Tweet of the Day ·

2018/02/07

Dave Leech from the British Trust for Ornithology describes his excitement at finding a Water Rail nest containing the most beautiful eggs after having spent three years searching for a nest. 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? Producer: Sarah Blunt Photograph: Nathian Brook.

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1:42

Bonita Johnson on the Robin

Tweet of the Day ·

2018/02/06

Bonita Johnson of the British Trust for Ornithology recalls seeing a pair of Robins locked in combat on a woodland floor until they were surprised by her approach and flew apart, one of them almost colliding with her!Producer: Sarah Blunt Photograph: Sam Linton.

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1:41

Andy Clements on the Golden Plover

Tweet of the Day ·

2018/02/05

Andy Clements of the British Trust for Ornithology describes how he was first bewitched by the captivating sound of the Golden Plover in summer above the moors.Producer: Sarah Blunt

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1:41

Tony Juniper on the Linnet

Tweet of the Day ·

2018/02/02

Environmentalist Tony Juniper grew up in a neighbourhood where linnets were kept in captivity. As he recalls they were popular not only because of their striking looks but also for their song. 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 of Tweet of the Day, we bring to the airwaves the conversational voices of those who listen to and are inspired by birds. Building on the previous

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1:41

Tony Juniper on the Black-tailed Godwit

Tweet of the Day ·

2018/02/01

Environmentalist Tony Juniper recalls his first encounter on the island of Lundy in the Bristol Channel with an "elegant beauty"; a large wading bird with a long straight bill and tall slender neck which turned out to be a Black-tailed Godwit. This was a first not only for Tony but for Lundy as well!Producer: Sarah Blunt Photograph: Jeff Phillips.

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1:42

Tony Juniper on the Whitethroat

Tweet of the Day ·

2018/01/31

Environmentalist Tony Juniper recalls catching a whitethroat in a mist net in Portugal which had been ringed in Dorset and listening to their song as part of the soundtrack of summer.Producer: Sarah Blunt Photograph: Denis Williams.

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1:42

Tony Juniper on the Corn Bunting

Tweet of the Day ·

2018/01/30

Environmentalist Tony Juniper recalls his delight at seeing a Corn Bunting; a bird whose song was part of his childhood, before the population declined mainly as a result of changes in farming practises but is responding and returning to areas where insects and seeds are plentiful.Producer: Sarah Blunt

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1:41

Tony Juniper on the Woodcock

Tweet of the Day ·

2018/01/29

Environmentalist Tony Juniper recalls his encounters with woodcock, from startling them in a woodland during a daytime walk to enjoying the curious sight and call of the birds as they perform their curious roding flight at dusk.Producer: Sarah Blunt

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1:42

Jane Smith on the Whitethroat

Tweet of the Day ·

2018/01/26

Wildlife artist Jane Smith describes her excitement at hearing the song of the whitethroat heralding his return to her garden every year.Producer: Sarah Blunt Photograph: Dave Bushell.

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1:42

Jane Smith on the Ringed Plover

Tweet of the Day ·

2018/01/25

Wildlife artist Jane Smith is captivated by a group of Ringed Plovers and their ability to seemingly appear and disappear before her eyes so good is their colouring at camouflaging them, but their calls give them away! Producer: Sarah Blunt

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