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Steve Vickers on the Eider

17 juli 2017 · 2 min

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RSPB Yorkshire staff are reflecting on birds all this week for Tweet of the Day. First, volunteer Steve Vickers recalls childhood memories of the eider duck. 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.

Nigel Bean on the Water Rail

14 juli 2017 · 2 min

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Wildlife cameraman Nigel Bean relives the moment he discovered a water rail nest deep among a reedbed in west Wales, a nest that became the star of a BBC Springwatch series Lees meer

Producer Tom Bonnett.

Paul Brook on the Garden Warbler

13 juli 2017 · 2 min

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Paul Brook discusses watching a garden warbler for Tweet of the Day. Lees meer

Producer Maggie Ayre.

John Clifton on the Bee-Eater

12 juli 2017 · 2 min

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RSPB Old Moor Learning Officer John Clifton on the bee-eater for Tweet of the Day. Lees meer

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

Peter Rock on the Lesser Black-Backed Gull

11 juli 2017 · 2 min

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Gull researcher Peter Rock on the Lesser Black Backed Gull he ringed in Bristol turning up in the Bay of Biscay 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.

Kim Durbin on the Blackbird

10 juli 2017 · 2 min

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Kim Durbin recalls an encounter with a blackbird for Tweet of the Day. Lees meer

Producer Maggie Ayre.

Josh Myers on the Short-Eared Owl

7 juli 2017 · 2 min

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Teenager Josh Myers describes how photographing wildlife in the Peak District around Sheffield helps him to control the symptoms of Tourette's syndrome. He tells the story of spotting short-eared owls from the window of his car and spending the afternoon tracking them with his lens. Lees meer

Producer: Tom Bonnett.

Mya Rose Craig on the White-Tailed Eagle

6 juli 2017 · 1 min

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Bristol based Schoolgirl Mya Rose Craig recalls seeing a white tailed eagle in her holidays 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.

John MacPherson on the Herring Gull

5 juli 2017 · 2 min

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Wildlife photographer John MacPherson recalls a childhood memory of his mother and a herring gull for Tweet of the Day. Lees meer

Producer Maggie Ayre.

Joe Harkness on the Nightingale

4 juli 2017 · 2 min

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Norfolk based bird therapist Joe Harkness on the calming effect a nightingale song can be 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.

John McPherson on the Hooded Crow

3 juli 2017 · 2 min

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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 of Mull. Lees meer

Producer Maggie Ayre.

Joe Harkness on the Woodlark

30 juni 2017 · 2 min

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After a bad day at work, Joe Harkness recalls an encounter with a woodlark on Buxton Heath in Norfolk 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.

Dara McAnulty on the Hen Harrier

29 juni 2017 · 2 min

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Thirteen year old Northern Ireland wildlife blogger Dara McAnulty on the hen harrier 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.

Cyrus Todiwala on the Ring-Necked Parakeet

28 juni 2017 · 2 min

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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 ring-necked parakeet. Lees meer

Producer Maggie Ayre.

Mya Rose Craig on the Nuthatch

27 juni 2017 · 1 min

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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 Bristol. 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.

Gary Moore on the Capercaillie

26 juni 2017 · 1 min

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Wildlife sound recordist Gary Moore describes for Tweet of the Day, the surprising encounter he had with capercaillie when in the Scottish Highlands. Lees meer

Producer Tom Bonnett.

Gregory Ovenden on the Canada Goose

23 juni 2017 · 1 min

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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 went to record birds walking on a frozen lake and came across a novel solution to record a Canada goose unable to grip the ice. Lees meer

Producer Tom Bonnett.

Alasdair Grubb on the Blue Tit

22 juni 2017 · 2 min

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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 volunteering for the RSPB. Lees meer

Producer For BBC Audio in Bristol : Tom Bonnett.

Lindsey Chapman on the Cetti's warbler

21 juni 2017 · 2 min

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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 that now she recognises it instantly whenever she hears it, the Cetti's warbler. Lees meer

Producer Tom Bonnett.

Jimi Goodwin on the Mallard

20 juni 2017 · 2 min

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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 Day Lees meer

Producer Miles Warde.

Neil Anderson on the Golden Eagle

19 juni 2017 · 2 min

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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 Day. Lees meer

Producer Tom Bonnett.

Jimi Goodwin on the Cuckoo

16 juni 2017 · 2 min

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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. 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 Miles Warde.

Tristan Gooley on the Wood Pigeon

15 juni 2017 · 2 min

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Tristan Gooley describes how for him the wood pigeon is a special bird for Tweet of the Day Lees meer

Producer Miles Warde.

Will Young on the Woodland Kingfisher

14 juni 2017 · 1 min

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Singer Will Young dates his love of birds from this encounter with the woodland kingfisher. Lees meer

Producer Miles Warde.

Polly Weston on the Eagle Owl

13 juni 2017 · 1 min

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Polly Weston describes an important encounter with an eagle owl in this Tweet of the Day Lees meer

Producer Miles Warde.

Mark Smith on the Corncrake

12 juni 2017 · 2 min

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Cameraman Mark Smith describes an unusual encounter with a corncrake 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 Miles Warde.

David Lindo on the Swift

11 juni 2017 · 2 min

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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 to Britain across Africa and Europe.
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 Maggie Ayre.

David Lindo on the Osprey

8 juni 2017 · 2 min

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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. Lees meer

Producer Maggie Ayre.

David Lindo on the Honey Buzzard

7 juni 2017 · 2 min

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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. Lees meer

Producer Maggie Ayre.

David Lindo on the Robin

6 juni 2017 · 2 min

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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. 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.

David Lindo on the Kestrel

5 juni 2017 · 2 min

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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. Lees meer

Producer Maggie Ayre.

Paul Brook on the Water Rail

2 juni 2017 · 2 min

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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 approach to learning alongside a renewed emphasis on encounter with nature and reflection in our relationship with the natural world. Lees meer

Producer Maggie Ayre.

Joe Harkness on the skylark

1 juni 2017 · 2 min

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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. Lees meer

Producer Maggie Ayre.

Chris Jones on the Raven

31 mei 2017 · 2 min

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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. Lees meer

Producer Maggie Ayre.

Peter Cranswick on the Red-breasted Goose

30 mei 2017 · 2 min

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Peter Cranswick of the Slimbridge Wetland Centre on the beautiful red-breasted goose, and freezing wintry days counting them in fields. Lees meer

Producer Miles Warde.

David Salmon on the Woodlark

29 mei 2017 · 2 min

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David Salmon of the Slimbridge Wetland Centre on the song of the woodlark. Lees meer

Producer Miles Warde.

Peter Cranswick on the Common Scoter

26 mei 2017 · 2 min

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Peter Cranswick of the Slimbridge Wetland Centre on the amazing common scoter. Lees meer

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

Producer Miles Warde.

Debbie Pain on the Marsh Harrier

25 mei 2017 · 2 min

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Debbie Pain of the Slimbridge Wetland Centre explains her joy at the return of the marsh harrier to her local patch. 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 Miles Warde.

Ruth Cromie on the Eider

24 mei 2017 · 2 min

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Ruth Cromie of the Slimbridge Wetland Centre proclaims her love for the eider duck, both rock hard and extremely soft. Lees meer

Producer Miles Warde.

Kane Brides on the Coot

23 mei 2017 · 2 min

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Kane Brides of the Slimbridge Wetland Centre on why the humble coot means so much to him. Lees meer

Producer Miles Warde.

Ashley Davies on the Kingfisher

22 mei 2017 · 2 min

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Ashley Davies of the Slimbridge Wetland Centre reveals why a kingfisher changed his life. 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 Miles Warde.

Val Thompson on the pink-footed goose

19 mei 2017 · 2 min

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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. Lees meer

Producer Maggie Ayre.

John McPherson on the Ptarmigan

18 mei 2017 · 2 min

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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. Lees meer

Producer Maggie Ayre.

Birdgirl Mya Rose Craig on the Black Browed Albatross

17 mei 2017 · 2 min

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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. 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.

Peter Rock on the Lesser Black Backed Gull

16 mei 2017 · 2 min

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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. 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.

Cyrus Todiwala on the house sparrow.

15 mei 2017 · 2 min

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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. Lees meer

Producer Maggie Ayre.

Dara McAnulty on the whooper swan

12 mei 2017 · 2 min

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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. Lees meer

Producer Maggie Ayre.

David Lindo on the ring ouzel

11 mei 2017 · 2 min

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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. Lees meer

Producer Maggie Ayre.

Gabi Mann on the American crow

10 mei 2017 · 2 min

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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. She and her mother began feeding the crows regularly in 2011 and soon the crows began bringing Gabi gifts. Over time these trinckets and corvid offerings amounted to a sizeable hoard which Gabi treasures. Lees meer

Producer Maggie Ayre.

Mat Waddington on the long tailed tit

9 mei 2017 · 2 min

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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 similarly visited by a long tailed window tapper. Was this the same bird flying between the two houses which Mat describes as being the lovebird of Hallow? 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.