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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 Lindo on the Osprey

Tweet of the Day ·

2017/06/08

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 next to the prison. His mantra is to look up and around in the city as there are more varieties of bird to be seen than you might imagine.Producer Maggie Ayre.

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1:45

David Lindo on the Honey Buzzard

Tweet of the Day ·

2017/06/07

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 people in cities to 'always look up' as there is an amazing variety of birds to be spotted even in the most concrete of jungles.Producer Maggie Ayre.

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1:43

David Lindo on the Robin

Tweet of the Day ·

2017/06/06

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 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

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1:34

David Lindo on the Kestrel

Tweet of the Day ·

2017/06/05

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 London one day that set him on the road to birdwatching in the city.Producer Maggie Ayre.

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1:41

Paul Brook on the Water Rail

Tweet of the Day ·

2017/06/02

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 lifted his mood. 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

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1:39

Joe Harkness on the skylark

Tweet of the Day ·

2017/06/01

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 through connecting people with nature.Producer Maggie Ayre.

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1:42

Chris Jones on the Raven

Tweet of the Day ·

2017/05/31

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 the story of one of his favourite rescue ravens.Producer Maggie Ayre.

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1:35

Peter Cranswick on the Red-breasted Goose

Tweet of the Day ·

2017/05/30

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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1:38

David Salmon on the Woodlark

Tweet of the Day ·

2017/05/29

David Salmon of the Slimbridge Wetland Centre on the song of the woodlark.Producer Miles Warde.

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1:35

Peter Cranswick on the Common Scoter

Tweet of the Day ·

2017/05/26

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 birdsong.Producer Miles Warde.

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1:35

Debbie Pain on the Marsh Harrier

Tweet of the Day ·

2017/05/25

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 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 emphasis on

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1:31

Ruth Cromie on the Eider

Tweet of the Day ·

2017/05/24

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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1:33

Kane Brides on the Coot

Tweet of the Day ·

2017/05/23

Kane Brides of the Slimbridge Wetland Centre on why the humble coot means so much to him.Producer Miles Warde.

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1:34

Ashley Davies on the Kingfisher

Tweet of the Day ·

2017/05/22

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 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 emphasis on encounter with nature and

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1:49

Val Thompson on the pink-footed goose

Tweet of the Day ·

2017/05/19

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 birds has helped her through bereavement.Producer Maggie Ayre.

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1:43

John McPherson on the Ptarmigan

Tweet of the Day ·

2017/05/18

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 wheeling lone bird crash landed beside him, looking almost embarrassed to take a tumble.Producer Maggie Ayre.

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1:43

Birdgirl Mya Rose Craig on the Black Browed Albatross

Tweet of the Day ·

2017/05/17

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 of miles from where it should be seen in Antarctica.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

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1:34

Peter Rock on the Lesser Black Backed Gull

Tweet of the Day ·

2017/05/16

In this programme, Bristol based bird scientist Peter Rock talks about his decades of research into urban lesser black backed gulls, including surprising finds in Morocco.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

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2:17

Cyrus Todiwala on the house sparrow.

Tweet of the Day ·

2017/05/15

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 bustling streets.Producer Maggie Ayre.

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1:35

Dara McAnulty on the whooper swan

Tweet of the Day ·

2017/05/12

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 seeing whooper swans near to his home in Northern Ireland with the swans from Irish mythology, the Children of Lir. Dara, who has Aspergers Syndrome, blogs as Young Fermanagh Naturalist to convey his love of nature and wildlife through the written word.Producer Maggie Ayre.

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