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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Alison Steadman - The Twelve Tweets of Christmas 10 of 12
Thu 28 Dec 2017
A seasonal offering from Tweet of the Day for the Christmas period.
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Alison Steadman - The Twelve Tweets of Christmas 9 of 12
Wed 27 Dec 2017
A seasonal offering from Tweet of the Day for the Christmas period.
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Alison Steadman - The Twelve Tweets of Christmas 8 of 12
Boxing Day 2017
A seasonal offering from Tweet of the Day for the Christmas period.
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Alison Steadman - The Twelve Tweets of Christmas 7 of 12
Christmas Day 2017
A seasonal offering from Tweet of the Day for the Christmas period.
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Alison Steadman - The Twelve Tweets of Christmas 6 of 12
Christmas Eve 2017
A seasonal offering from Tweet of the Day for the Christmas period.
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Alison Steadman - The Twelve Tweets of Christmas 5 of 12
Fri 22 Dec 2017
A seasonal offering from Tweet of the Day for the Christmas period.
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Alison Steadman - The Twelve Tweets of Christmas 4 of 12
Thu 21 Dec 2017
A seasonal offering from Tweet of the Day for the Christmas period.
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Alison Steadman - The Twelve Tweets of Christmas 3 of 12
Wed 20 Dec 2017
A seasonal offering from Tweet of the Day for the Christmas period.
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Alison Steadman - The Twelve Tweets of Christmas 2 of 12
Tue 19 Dec 2017
A seasonal offering from Tweet of the Day for the Christmas period.
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Alison Steadman - The Twelve Tweets of Christmas 1 of 12
Mon 18 Dec 2017
A seasonal offering from Tweet of the Day for the Christmas period.
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Fyfe Dangerfield on the Pied Butcherbird
Fri 15 Dec 2017
Musician Fyfe Dangerfield uses his own birdsong recordings to experiment with music.
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Fyfe Dangerfield on the Woodchat Shrike
Thu 14 Dec 2017
Childhood holidays in France were a chance to see rare birds for Fyfe Dangerfield.
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Fyfe Dangerfield on the Bluethroat
Wed 13 Dec 2017
For musician Fyfe Dangerfield, seeing a rare bird is like seeing a celebrity on the street
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Fyfe Dangerfield on the Grey Heron
Tue 12 Dec 2017
For Fyfe Dangerfield, the prehistoric sight and sound of the grey heron is a big leveller.
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Fyfe Dangerfield on the Golden Oriole
Mon 11 Dec 2017
Musician Fyfe Dangerfield recalls the joy of hearing then seeing a golden oriole in France
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Mark Cocker on the Short-eared Owl
Fri 8 Dec 2017
Mark Cocker extols the aerial music flight of a wintering short-eared owl.
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Tara Robinson on the Cuckoo
Thu 7 Dec 2017
The cuckoo has inspired Tara Robinson to create a play about bird migration.
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Tara Robinson on the Treecreeper
Wed 6 Dec 2017
Theatre director Tara Robinson recalls seeing a treecreeper.
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Sue Perkins on the Great Horned Owl
Tue 5 Dec 2017
Comedian Sue Perkins recalls meeting a great horned owl at the Staffordshire Country Show.
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Greta Scacchi on the Goldfinch
Mon 4 Dec 2017
Actress Greta Scacchi compares the birds she knew in Australia with those in London.
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Michael Morpurgo on the Greater Flamingo
Fri 1 Dec 2017
Author Michael Morpurgo visited the Camargue and found the flamingo touches his soul.
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Michael Morpurgo on the Dipper
Thu 30 Nov 2017
Michael Morpurgo on why he would love to be able to get up closer to a dipper.
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Michael Morpurgo on the Oystercatcher
Wed 29 Nov 2017
Michael Morpurgo enjoys talking to the oystercatchers on the Isles of Scilly.
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Michael Morpurgo on the Buzzard
Tue 28 Nov 2017
Children's author Michael Morpurgo enjoys the call of buzzards when out for his daily walk
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Michael Morpurgo on the Magpie
Mon 27 Nov 2017
Children's author and poet Michael Morpurgo discusses the cackling magpie.
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Fyfe Dangerfield on the Gannet
Fri 24 Nov 2017
Musician Fyfe Dangerfield is enthralled by the rapid, bombing dive of a gannet out at sea.
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Fyfe Dangerfield on the Pigeon
Thu 23 Nov 2017
Musician Fyfe Dangerfield enjoys watching his son chasing one of our most common birds.
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Fyfe Dangerfield on the Black-throated Diver
Wed 22 Nov 2017
The jewel-like patterns of the black-throated diver have musician Fyfe Dangerfield in awe.
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Fyfe Dangerfield on the Bee-Eater
Tue 21 Nov 2017
Musician Fyfe Dangerfield imagines his dream clothes made in the colours of the bee-eater.
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Fyfe Dangerfield on the Guillemot
Mon 20 Nov 2017
Musician Fyfe Dangerfield tells the story of the seabird that inspired his band name.
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