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Melissa Harrison on the Starling

26 september 2017 · 2 min

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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 house. Lees meer

Producer: Tom Bonnett
Picture: Merseymouse.

Melissa Harrison on the Tawny Owl

25 september 2017 · 2 min

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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 memory. Lees meer

Producer: Tom Bonnett
Picture: Jim Thurston.

David Rothenberg on the Veery Thrush

22 september 2017 · 2 min

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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 really relate to. Lees meer

Producer Tim Dee

Image : Salaman.

David Rothenberg on the White-crested Laughingthrush

21 september 2017 · 2 min

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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 Day. 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 Tim Dee

Image WikiCommons / cuatrock77.

David Rothenberg on the Superb Lyrebird

20 september 2017 · 2 min

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As David Rothenberg suggests in this Tweet of the Day the superb lyrebird is a bird which evolved to excess experimentation and craziness. 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 Tim Dee

Image : Roger Powell.

David Rothenberg on the Mocking Bird

19 september 2017 · 2 min

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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 Day. Lees meer

Producer Tim Dee.

David Rothenberg on the Brown Thrasher

18 september 2017 · 2 min

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Professor of philosophy and music at the New Jersey Institute of Technology David Rothenberg discussed the brown thrasher. Lees meer

Producer: Tim Dee
Picture: Denise Laflamme.

Chris Jones on the Swift

15 september 2017 · 2 min

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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 that? 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: Karen Gregor
Picture: Mandy West.

Hugh Thomson on the Woodpigeon

14 september 2017 · 2 min

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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 the nightingale. 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: Tom Bonnett
Picture: Steve K.

Tara Robinson on the Oystercatcher

13 september 2017 · 2 min

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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 Tweet of the Day. Lees meer

Conversational voices of those who listen to and are inspired by birds. An encounter with nature and reflection in our relationship with the natural world.

Producer Mark Ward.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2017.

Tara Robinson on the Barn Owl

12 september 2017 · 2 min

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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 Day. Lees meer

Producer: Mark Ward
Picture: Tim Felce.

Tara Robinson on the Common Tern

11 september 2017 · 2 min

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Theatre director Tara Robinson on the common tern and her grandfathers passion for birdwatching in today's Tweet of the Day. Lees meer

Producer: Mark Ward
Picture: Dale Ayres.

Samuel West on the red-eyed vireo

8 september 2017 · 2 min

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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 of twitchers from all over the island to see it. Lees meer

Producer: Tom Bonnett

Image : Kelly Colgan Azar.

Samuel West on the Capercaille

7 september 2017 · 2 min

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Actor Sam West describes how the turkey-like capercaillie makes unfathomably strange sounds reminiscent of a rolling snooker ball followed by a champagne cork being unscrewed for Tweet of the Day. Lees meer

Producer: Tom Bonnett
Picture: Paul Jessett.

Samuel West on the Collared Dove

6 september 2017 · 2 min

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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 streets. Lees meer

Producer: Tom Bonnett

Samuel West on the Grey Heron

5 september 2017 · 2 min

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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 part. Lees meer

Producer: Tom Bonnett
Picture: Richard Blackburn.

Samuel West on the Nightingale

4 september 2017 · 2 min

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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 sound than poets may lead us to believe. Lees meer

Producer: Tom Bonnett
Picture: Ian Redman.

Amy Liptrot on the Greylag Goose

1 september 2017 · 2 min

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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 Tweet of the Day. 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: Mark Ward
Picture: Simon Richardson.

Amy Liptrot on the Curlew

31 augustus 2017 · 2 min

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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 Day. Lees meer

Producer: Mark Ward.

Amy Liptrot on the Corncrake

30 augustus 2017 · 2 min

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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 for Tweet of the Day. Lees meer

Producer: Mark Ward.

Amy Liptrot on the Hooded Crow

29 augustus 2017 · 2 min

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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 Day. 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 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: Mark Ward
Photograph: Paul Smith.

Amy Liptrot on the Arctic Tern

28 augustus 2017 · 2 min

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Orcadian author and conservationist Amy Liptrot laments of the disappearance of breeding Arctic terns from her family farm for Tweet of the Day. 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 Mark Ward.

Frank Gardner on the Little Auk

25 augustus 2017 · 2 min

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BBC security correspondent and avid birdwatcher, Frank Gardner, on an encounter with Little Auks on Svalbard for this Tweet of the Day. 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: Tom Bonnett
Photograph: JanuaryJoe.

Tiffany Francis on the Corncrake

24 augustus 2017 · 2 min

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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 the Day. Lees meer

Producer Maggie Ayre.

Alex Gregory on the Kingfisher

23 augustus 2017 · 2 min

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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 of the Day. Lees meer

Producer: Mark Ward

Clare Jones on the Little Egret

21 augustus 2017 · 2 min

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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. Lees meer

Producer Tom Bonnett.

Tim Birkhead on Guillemot Senses

18 augustus 2017 · 2 min

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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 the Day. Lees meer

Producer: Tom Bonnett

Tim Birkhead on the Puffin

17 augustus 2017 · 2 min

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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 Day. Lees meer

Producer: Tom Bonnett
Photograph: Sam Linton.

Tim Birkhead on the Raven

16 augustus 2017 · 2 min

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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 the Day. Lees meer

Producer Tom Bonnett.

Tim Birkhead on the Razorbill

15 augustus 2017 · 2 min

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British zoologist Professor Tim Birkhead recounts the sharp bill of the well named razorbill while going about his scientific work for Tweet of the Day. Lees meer

Producer Tom Bonnett.

Tim Birkhead on the Guillemot Chick

14 augustus 2017 · 2 min

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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 Skomer. 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: Tom Bonnett
Photograph: Harry McBride.

Frank Gardner on the White-Throated Kingfisher

11 augustus 2017 · 2 min

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The BBC's Frank Gardner remembers watching white-throated kingfishers being chased by a Eurasian kingfisher in Israel. Lees meer

Producer: Tom Bonnett
Photograph: Ashutosh Jhureley.

Frank Gardner on the Three-Wattled Bellbird

10 augustus 2017 · 2 min

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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. 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: Tom Bonnett
Picture: Feroze Omardeen.

Frank Gardner on the King of Saxony Bird of Paradise

9 augustus 2017 · 2 min

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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. 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: Tom Bonnett
Picture: Wanghc732.

Frank Gardner on the Golden Oriole

8 augustus 2017 · 2 min

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In this Tweet of the Day, BBC's security correspondent Frank Gardner recalls the song of a golden oriole in a Bahrain date grove. Lees meer

Producer Tom Bonnett
Photograph: Ashutosh Jhureley.

Frank Gardner on the Great Northern Diver

7 augustus 2017 · 2 min

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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 programme by Ludwig Koch, as a boy. Lees meer

Producer: Tom Bonnett.

Tiffany Francis on the Yellowhammer

4 augustus 2017 · 2 min

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Tiffany Francis recalls her encounters with yellowhammers at the Butser Ancient Farm in Hampshire for Tweet of the Day. Lees meer

Producer Maggie Ayre.

Laura Howard on the Swift

3 augustus 2017 · 2 min

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Springwatch producer Laura Howard describes how the arrival of swifts in May and learning more about nature walking in the countryside felt like wearing glasses that let her see clearly for the first time. Lees meer

Producer: Tom Bonnett
Photograph: Phil Luckhurst.

Alex Gregory on the White Stork

2 augustus 2017 · 2 min

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Double Olympic gold medal-winning rower Alex Gregory recalls seeing white stork in Portugal for Tweet of the Day. Lees meer

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

Producer: Mark Ward
Photograph: Boberskik.

Alex Gregory on the House Sparrow

1 augustus 2017 · 2 min

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Rower and two times Olympic Gold medallist Alex Gregory tells the story of his childhood pet, a house sparrow called Sparky. Lees meer

Producer Mark Ward.

Nadia Archer on the Peregrine

31 juli 2017 · 2 min

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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 bring relaxation to a busy city centre. Lees meer

Producer Tom Bonnett.

Paul Brook on the Redwing

28 juli 2017 · 2 min

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Paul Brook recalls that at the age of eight the redwing ignited his love of birds and birdwatching for Tweet of the Day. Lees meer

Producer Maggie Ayre.

Paul Brook on the Black Tern

27 juli 2017 · 2 min

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Paul Brook recalls a long awaited for encounter with a black tern near Leeds for Tweet of the Day. 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: Maggie Ayre
Photograph: Darran Jones.

Craig Hartley on the Green Woodpecker

26 juli 2017 · 2 min

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Craig Hartley revels in a near miss encounter with a green woodpecker while cycling along a lane for Tweet of the Day. Lees meer

Producer Tom Bonnett.

Cailean MacLean on the Bonxie

25 juli 2017 · 2 min

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Photographer and Gaelic broadcaster Cailean Maclean recalls an encounter with a great skua, or bonxie on St Kilda for Tweet of the Day. Lees meer

Producer Maggie Ayre.

Eleanor Matthews on the Magpie

24 juli 2017 · 2 min

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Writer Eleanor Matthews recalls how the magpie came into her life at a time of change for Tweet of the Day. 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: Eliza Lomas

Matthew Capper on the Bittern

21 juli 2017 · 2 min

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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 bittern in East Anglia. 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.

Danielle Meyer on the Gannet

20 juli 2017 · 2 min

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RSPB community and volunteer development officer Danielle Meyer recalls working with gannets on Bempton cliffs in Yorkshire. Lees meer

Producer Tom Bonnett.

Heather Bennett on the Lapwing

19 juli 2017 · 2 min

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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 affair with nature. Lees meer

Producer Tom Bonnett.

Liane Holdsworth on the Kestrel

18 juli 2017 · 2 min

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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 watching a kestrel. Lees meer

Producer Tom Bonnett.