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Lindsey Chapman Tweet of the Day Takeover, 2 of 2

8 juli 2018 · 2 min

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Actor, television and radio presenter Lindsey Chapman, with a life long passion for the natural world, begins her second week curating the airwaves with some of her favourite episodes from the back catalogue. In this episode Lindsey recounts that while presenting the BBC's Springwatch Unsprung programme, she and the team set off to locate and hopefully see the mysterious nightjar which had been heard nearby. Lindsey introduces the five species she has chosen for the listener this week, from spoonbill sandpiper to kittiwake, on Radio 4, from Monday through to Friday at 05.58. Lees meer

You can hear more thoughts on Lindsey's passion for wildlife in the Tweet of the Week omnibus podcast, which can be found on the Radio 4 website, or can be found on the BBC iplayer Radio App by searching search for Tweet of the Week.

Producer : Andrew Dawes.

Lindsey Chapman Tweet of the Day Takeover, 1 of 2

1 juli 2018 · 2 min

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With a life long passion for the natural world, actor, television and radio presenter Lindsey Chapman begins her two week take over of the Tweet of the Day airwaves. As a BBC Unsprung presenter before choosing some of her favourite birds from the extensive back catalogue, Lindsey recalls how she is absolutely fascinated by the symbiotic relationship between the natural world and our own cultural and artistic heritage. Birds are a constant reminder of how these two worlds overlap, from the musicality of the dawn chorus to the brushstrokes of a swift wheeling by on the wind. Lees meer

Lindsey introduces the first five species she has chosen for the listener this week, from alpine swift to icterine warbler, here on Radio 4, from Monday through to Friday at 05.58.

You can hear more thoughts on Lindsey's passion for wildlife, including her love of gannets in the Tweet of the Week omnibus podcast, which can be found on the Radio 4 website, or can be found on the BBC iplayer Radio App by searching search for Tweet of the Week.

Producer : Andrew Dawes.

Samuel West acts out his Tweet of the Day, 2 of 2

24 juni 2018 · 2 min

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Actor and keen birdwatcher Samuel West returns to Tweet of the Day for this his second week, rummaging through some of his favourite episodes from the back catalogue. In this episode Samuel recalls an early morning family visit to Oare Marshes in Kent where hearing nightingales and turtle dove reminded them of the decline in these species since the 1970's. You can hear Samuel's selection from greenfinch to turtle dove all this week on Radio 4, from Monday through to Friday at 05.58. Lees meer

And you can hear more from Samuel in the Tweet of the Week omnibus podcast, which can be found on the Radio 4 website, or can be found on the BBC iplayer Radio App by searching search for Tweet of the Week.

Producer : Maggie Ayre.

Samuel West stages his Tweet of the Day, 1 of 2

17 juni 2018 · 2 min

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Actor and keen birdwatcher Samuel West returns to Tweet of the Day for this his first week curating the airwaves with some of his favourite episodes from the back catalogue. In this episode Samuel introduces the five species he has chosen from swifts to nightjar all of which you can hear this week on Radio 4, from Monday through to Friday at 05.58. Lees meer

You can hear more from Samuel in the Tweet of the Week omnibus podcast, which can be found on the Radio 4 website, or can be found on the BBC iplayer Radio App by searching search for Tweet of the Week.

Producer : Maggie Ayre.

Chris Packham's Tweet of the Day Springwatch

10 juni 2018 · 2 min

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It is the final week of the BBC's wildlife series Springwatch; what better time then than for it's host Chris Packham, a long time presenter and supporter of Tweet of the Day, to select five of his personal favourites from the Radio 4 series. Birds which should be calling or singing while Springwatch is on air. In this episode Chris recalls the delight on seeing a sparrowhawk in the garden before introducing the five species he has chosen from his own time presenting on the series, which you can hear Monday to Friday at 05.58 this week. Lees meer

You can hear more from Chris in the Tweet of the Week omnibus podcast, which can be found on the Radio 4 website, or can be found on the BBC iplayer Radio App by searching search for Tweet of the Week.

Producer Andrew Dawes.

Matt Williams Tweet of the Day Takeover 2 of 2

3 juni 2018 · 2 min

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In the second week of wildlife photographer, naturalist and presenter of the Wild Voices Project podcast, Matt Williams continues his quest to unearth the best and most uplifting episodes from the Tweet of the Day back catalogue. Lees meer

Producer Andrew Dawes.

Matt Williams Tweet of the Day Takeover 1 of 2

27 mei 2018 · 2 min

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During his first week, wildlife photographer, naturalist and presenter of the Wild Voices Project podcast, Matt Williams continues his quest to unearth the best and most uplifting episodes from the Tweet of the Day back catalogue. Lees meer

Producer Andrew Dawes.

Simon Barnes Tweet of the Day Takeover - Week 2

20 mei 2018 · 2 min

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For his second week at the helm of the Tweet of the Day archive, sports writer and avid bird watcher Simon Barnes introduces more seasonal offerings from the back catalogue. Lees meer

Producer Maggie Ayre.

Simon Barnes Tweet of the Day Takeover - Week 1

13 mei 2018 · 2 min

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Simon Barnes is known as a prolific sportswriter and writer of the bad birdwatching series of books which makes him an ideal candidate to share his passion for ornithology as he takes over Tweet of the Day all this week. Lees meer

Producer Maggie Ayre.

Miriam Darlington takes over Tweet of the Day, 2 of 2

6 mei 2018 · 2 min

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Miriam Darlington, author of Owl Sense, selects a second week of birds for Tweet of the Day Lees meer

Producer: Sarah Addezio
Photograph: Richard Austin.

Miriam Darlington selects her Tweet of the Day, 1 of 2

29 april 2018 · 2 min

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Writer and naturalist Miriam Darlington selects her quintet of birds for Tweet of the Day Lees meer

Producer: Sarah Addezio
Photograph: Richard Austin.

Martin Noble's Tweet of the Day (part 2)

22 april 2018 · 1 min

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Martin Noble of British Sea Power leafs through the Tweet of the Day back catalogue to pick out five more favourite birds from the series.

Martin Noble Picks his Tweet of the Day

15 april 2018 · 2 min

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Martin Noble is the guitarist with British Sea Power and a keen birdwatcher in his spare time. He introduces us to some of his favourite birds and tells some of his favourite stories from his birdwatching travels. Lees meer

Producer Maggie Ayre.

Ed Byrne's Tweet of the Day Takeover

8 april 2018 · 2 min

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Comedian Ed Byrne perches on the Tweet of the Day bird feeder for a second week to pick more of his favourite episodes from the Tweet archive. Lees meer

Producer: Tom Bonnett
Photograph: Roslyn Gaunt.

Ed Byrne's Tweet of the Day Takeover

1 april 2018 · 2 min

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There's a coup of a different kind on Tweet of the Day as comedian Ed Byrne takes control and is curating his favourite episodes to play all week. Here, we hear how he arrived at his first choice. Lees meer

Producer: Tom Bonnett
Photograph: Roslyn Gaunt.

Mark Cocker on the Ring Ouzel

30 maart 2018 · 2 min

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Sitting close to the very spot where writer and ornithologist Mark Cocker first saw a ring ouzel as a schoolboy, he recalls the sense of ecstasy hearing and seeing a ring ouzel among the high moorlands landscape of Derbyshire. Lees meer

Producer Tim Dee
Photograph: Peter Lewis.

Mark Cocker on the Curlew

29 maart 2018 · 2 min

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High in the Derbyshire hills the bubbling melancholic sound of the curlew lifts nature writer Mark Cocker's heart in this Tweet of the Day. Lees meer

Producer Tim Dee
Photograph: Kevin Carolan.

Mark Cocker on the Wood Warbler

28 maart 2018 · 2 min

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Nature writer Mark Cocker heard his first wood warbler at the age of thirteen. Now in middle age spring has not truly begun until he has heard the first wood warbler of the year singing explosive song, likened to a coin spinning on a metal top.. Lees meer

Producer Tim Dee
Photograph: Gray Clements.

Mark Cocker on the Twite

27 maart 2018 · 2 min

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Nature writer Mark Cocker recalls seeing twite feeding between the goalposts at his school in Derbyshire, however twite and its trilling song are a rare sound today in the uplands. Lees meer

Producer Tim Dee
Photograph: Simon Stobart.

Mark Cocker on the Meadow Pipit

26 maart 2018 · 2 min

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Nature writer Mark Cocker is in Derbyshire where he revels in the windblown melancholy of the meadow pipit's song, on these wild moorland landscapes he knew as a child. Lees meer

Producer Tim Dee
Photograph: Jenny Brewster.

Richard Jones on the Gyr Falcon

23 maart 2018 · 2 min

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Avian vet Richard Jones introduces a strange tale from his surgery, involving a runaway Gyr falcon, a black hat, and a peculiar mating habit. Lees meer

Producer: Melvin Rickarby
Photograph: Joe Cox.

Richard Jones on the Peregrine

22 maart 2018 · 2 min

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Avian vet Richard Jones introduces the bird that inspired his career. A childhood trip to Anglesey led to an obsession with the fastest bird in the world, a love affair with falconry, and a career as a vet. Lees meer

Producer: Melvin Rickarby
Photograph: Alan Williams.

Matt Merritt on the Wheatear

21 maart 2018 · 2 min

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Poet and editor of British Birdwatching magazine Matt Merritt revels in fast cheery song of the wheatear, which gave this bird the old name of English Ortolan, in this Tweet of the Day. Lees meer

Producer Maggie Ayre
Photograph: Ian Redman.

Matt Merritt on the Redstart

20 maart 2018 · 2 min

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Poet and editor of British Birdwatching magazine enjoys seeing the first male redstart of spring, around April 20th, which has become Redstart Day for him in this Tweet of the Day. Lees meer

Producer Maggie Ayre
Photograph: Paul Higgs.

Matt Merritt on the Curlew

19 maart 2018 · 2 min

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Poet and editor of British Birdwatching magazine revels in sounds of approaching spring as the call of the curlew once more fills the air in this Tweet of the Day. Lees meer

Producer Maggie Ayre
Photograph: Anthony Pope.

Andy Clements on the Garden Warbler

16 maart 2018 · 2 min

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Andy Clements of the British Trust for Ornithology explains why he rates the song of the Garden Warbler above that of the similar sounding Blackcap, or even the Nightingale. Lees meer

Producer: Sarah Blunt
Photograph: Rhys Thatcher.

Sarah Harris on the Blackbird

15 maart 2018 · 2 min

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Sarah Harris of the British Trust for Ornithology recalls the excitement of watching clouds of migrating blackbirds arriving at Spurn in East Yorkshire from the continent as they seek out the milder winter weather here. Lees meer

Producer: Sarah Blunt
Photograph: Emilpix.

Nick Moran on the Heron

14 maart 2018 · 2 min

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Nick Moran of the British Trust for Ornithology describes the surprise he got when he listened back to a recording he had made during the night of birds on the move. Lees meer

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 reflection in our relationship with the natural world.

Producer: Sarah Blunt
Photograph: Ian Logan.

Jennifer Border on the Whinchat

13 maart 2018 · 2 min

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Jennifer Border of the British Trust for Ornithology has a special affection for whinchats even though research trips don't always go to plan as she recalls when following the song of a whinchat resulted in a broken signpost and a cracked car bumper! Lees meer

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 encounters with nature and reflections on our relationship with the natural world.

Producer: Sarah

Andy Clements on Pink-footed Geese

12 maart 2018 · 2 min

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Andy Clements of the British Trust for Ornithology explains why he finds the sound of Pink-footed Geese so exciting as they fly overhead calling to one another. Lees meer

Tweet of the Day has captivated the Radio 4 audience with its daily 90 seconds of birdsong.

Producer: Sarah Blunt

Chris Baines on the Nuthatch

9 maart 2018 · 2 min

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In this episode about the birds which are encouraged by his 'wildlife-friendly' garden in inner-city Wolverhampton, naturalist and environmentalist Chris Baines describes the regular visits of the stunning-looking Nuthatches which visit his pond for mud to line their nests and his feeders for food. Lees meer

Producer: Sarah Blunt

Chris Baines on the Great Spotted Woodpecker

8 maart 2018 · 2 min

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In another of his TWEETS about the birds which are encouraged by his 'wildlife-friendly' garden in inner-city Wolverhampton, naturalist and environmentalist Chris Baines is delighted to find Great Spotted Woodpeckers visiting after he noticed that a local neighbour had success with tempting fat bars! Lees meer

Producer: Sarah Blunt
Photograph: Ian Redman.

Chris Baines on the Song Thrush

7 maart 2018 · 2 min

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Naturalist and environmentalist Chris Baines describes the wonderful song battles for territory and mates between Song Thrushes making home in his and his neighbours' gardens. His garden pond is also raided by these musical songsters for mud and wet leaves to line their nests. Lees meer

Producer: Sarah Blunt
Photograph: Charles McKeddie.

Chris Baines on the Goldcrest

6 maart 2018 · 2 min

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In another of his TWEETS about the birds which visit his 'wildlife-friendly' garden, naturalist and environmentalist Chris Baines revels in the sight of tiny Goldcrests teasing out insects from between the needles of his much maligned Leyland cypress trees.
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 reflection in our relationship with the natural world. Lees meer

Producer: Sarah Blunt
Photograph: Jez Taylor.

Chris Baines on the Bullfinch

5 maart 2018 · 2 min

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The striking-looking bullfinch is the subject of today's episode with naturalist and environmentalist Chris Baines. It is one of the birds he hears and encourages into his 'wildlife-friendly' garden. In the past, bullfinches were persecuted for their fondness for fruit tree buds but as far as Chris is concerned, this is a small price to pay to have a pair of these beautiful birds visit his garden. Lees meer

Producer: Sarah Blunt

Helen Moncrieff on the Shag

2 maart 2018 · 2 min

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Ever since her first encounter with a Scarf as they are known locally when she was a child and her Mum rescued a casualty of an oil spill, Helen Moncrieff, Shetland Manager for RSPB Scotland has had a particular fondness for these birds seeking them out in in the darkness of sea caves where they nest on ledges and fill the air with their strange sounds. Lees meer

Producer: Sarah Blunt
Photograph: Paul Lee.

Helen Moncrieff on the Shetland Starling

1 maart 2018 · 2 min

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Ever since childhood, Helen Moncrieff, Shetland Manager for RSPB Scotland has been fascinated by the ways in which Shetland Starlings can mimic not only other birds but other sounds including a squeaky toy belonging to her own dog! Lees meer

Producer: Sarah Blunt
Photograph: John Dixon.

Helen Moncrieff on the Fulmar

28 februari 2018 · 2 min

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Fulmars defend their nests by launching their stomach contents at an intruder. Now this may not seem like an appealing behaviour but as Helen Moncrieff, Shetland Manager with RSPB Scotland describes, it was a tactic she used to her advantage as a child and has felt protective of these cliff-nesting birds ever since. Lees meer

Producer: Sarah Blunt
Photograph: Andrew Thompson.

Helen Moncrieff on the Northern Wheatear

27 februari 2018 · 2 min

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Known locally as Sten-shakker or Chek after their alarm call, Northern Wheatears never cease to delight Helen Moncrieff, Shetland Manager for RSPB Scotland when they return to Shetland for the breeding season. Lees meer

Producer: Sarah Blunt
Photograph: Sonia Johnson.

Helen Moncrieff on the Black Guillemot

26 februari 2018 · 2 min

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Helen Moncrieff, Shetland Manager for RSPB Scotland recalls some of her encounters with the Black Guillemot or Tystie as they are known locally in Shetland after their piercing whistle. These include watching one disappear into the jaws of an Orca. Lees meer

Producer: Sarah Blunt
Photograph: Brian Burke.

Michael Morpurgo on the Swan

23 februari 2018 · 2 min

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Children's author and poet Michael Morpurgo reflects on the swan, celebrating its mysterious beauty and the wonder of its wings as they pass overhead. Lees meer

Tweet of the Day has captivated the Radio 4 audience with its daily 90 seconds of birdsong. In this latest 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 reflection in our relationship with the natural world.

Producer: Tom Bonnett
Photograph: Bryan Garnett.

David Rothenberg on the Song Thrush

22 februari 2018 · 2 min

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Music professor and philosopher David Rothenberg asks a simple question, why is the song thrush with its beautiful, exuberant and melodious song not famous for this Tweet of the Day. Lees meer

Producer: Tim Dee

David Rothenberg on the Robin

21 februari 2018 · 2 min

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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. Lees meer

Producer: Tim Dee
Photograph: Christine Sweet.

David Rothenberg on the Blackbird

20 februari 2018 · 2 min

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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. Lees meer

Producer: Tim Dee

Joe Acheson on the Wren

19 februari 2018 · 2 min

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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. Lees meer

Producer: Tom Bonnett
Photograph: Sam Linton.

Penny Anderson on the Garden Warbler

16 februari 2018 · 2 min

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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. Lees meer

Producer: Sarah Blunt
Photograph: James Hanlon.

Penny Anderson on the Mandarin Duck

15 februari 2018 · 2 min

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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. Lees meer

Producer: Sarah Blunt

Penny Anderson on the Heron

14 februari 2018 · 2 min

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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. Lees meer

Producer: Sarah Blunt
Photograph: Ian OK.

Penny Anderson on the Spotted Flycatcher

13 februari 2018 · 2 min

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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. Lees meer

Producer: Sarah Blunt

Penny Anderson on the Red Grouse

12 februari 2018 · 2 min

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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. Lees meer

Producer: Sarah Blunt
Photograph: Fox Pix.