Tweet of the Day Podcast
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.
Episodes to download
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Matt Merritt on the Wheatear
Wed 21 Mar 2018
Poet and editor of British Birdwatching Matt Merritt revels in the Wheatear song.
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Matt Merritt on the Redstart
Tue 20 Mar 2018
Editor of British Birdwatching magazine Matt Merritt enjoys the first spring male redstart
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Matt Merritt on the Curlew
Mon 19 Mar 2018
Matt Merritt, editor of British Birdwatching magazine, revels in the call of the curlew.
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Andy Clements on the Garden Warbler
Fri 16 Mar 2018
Andy Clements is entranced by the song of the garden warbler.
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Sarah Harris on the Blackbird
Thu 15 Mar 2018
Sarah Harris recalls the excitement of watching clouds of migrating blackbirds arrive.
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Nick Moran on the Heron
Wed 14 Mar 2018
Nick Moran describes the excitement of recording the nocturnal flight calls of herons.
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Jennifer Border on the Whinchat
Tue 13 Mar 2018
Jennifer Border recalls how looking for whinchats resulted in a broken road sign.
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Andy Clements on Pink-footed Geese
Mon 12 Mar 2018
Andy Clements is captivated by the excited chatter of pink-footed geese.
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Chris Baines on the Nuthatch
Fri 9 Mar 2018
Naturalist and environmentalist Chris Baines watches nuthatches in his garden.
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Chris Baines on the Great Spotted Woodpecker
Thu 8 Mar 2018
Naturalist and environmentalist Chris Baines enjoys great spotted woodpeckers.
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Chris Baines on the Song Thrush
Wed 7 Mar 2018
Naturalist and environmentalist Chris Baines listens to competing Song Thrushes.
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Chris Baines on the Goldcrest
Tue 6 Mar 2018
Naturalist and environmentalist Chris Baines is captivated by the tiny Goldcrest.
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Chris Baines on the Bullfinch
Mon 5 Mar 2018
Naturalist and environmentalist Chris Baines defends the bullfinch's feeding habits.
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Helen Moncrieff on the Shag
Fri 2 Mar 2018
Helen Moncrieff has a particular fondness for a bird known locally as a scarf.
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Helen Moncrieff on the Shetland Starling
Thu 1 Mar 2018
Helen Moncrieff is bewitched by the mimicking of Shetland starlings.
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Helen Moncrieff on the Fulmar
Wed 28 Feb 2018
Helen Moncrieff finds an ally in a territorial fulmar!
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Helen Moncrieff on the Northern Wheatear
Tue 27 Feb 2018
Helen Moncrieff reveals why her tummy 'flips with joy' at the sight of Northern Wheatears.
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Helen Moncrieff on the Black Guillemot
Mon 26 Feb 2018
Helen Moncrieff recalls seeing an Orca seize a Black Guillemot at sea.
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Michael Morpurgo on the Swan
Fri 23 Feb 2018
Michael Morpurgo's paean to the beautiful, mysterious swan.
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David Rothenberg on the Song Thrush
Thu 22 Feb 2018
David Rothenberg asks a question, why is the song thrush not famous?
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David Rothenberg on the Robin
Wed 21 Feb 2018
David Rothenberg on the jazz artist of the bird world - the humble robin.
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David Rothenberg on the Blackbird
Tue 20 Feb 2018
For Professor David Rothenberg, the blackbird is a beautiful melodic songster.
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Joe Acheson on the Wren
Mon 19 Feb 2018
For Joe Acheson, slowing down the song of the wren sounds like gibbons in the rainforest.
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Penny Anderson on the Garden Warbler
Fri 16 Feb 2018
Ecologist Penny Anderson discovers a garden warbler singing in her garden.
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Penny Anderson on the Mandarin Duck
Thu 15 Feb 2018
Ecologist Penny Anderson describes the flamboyant ducks that visit her garden.
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Penny Anderson on the Heron
Wed 14 Feb 2018
Penny Anderson watches herons in her garden as they steal frogs from her ponds.
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Penny Anderson on the Spotted Flycatcher
Tue 13 Feb 2018
Penny Anderson had to stop work on her house when the spotted flycatchers moved in.
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Penny Anderson on the Red Grouse
Mon 12 Feb 2018
Penny Anderson introduces the red grouse, a bird whose call always makes her laugh.
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Mike Toms on the Tawny Owl
Fri 9 Feb 2018
Mike Toms describes his encounters with tawny owls in Thetford Forest in Norfolk.
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Ben Darvill on the Common Rosefinch
Thu 8 Feb 2018
Ben Darvill recalls his first encounter with a common rosefinch.
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