Tweet of the Day Episodes Episode guide
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Stephen Moss on the Coot
Writer and wildlife programme-maker Stephen Moss recalls his first encounter with a coot.
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Stephen Moss on the Bittern
Writer and wildlife programme-maker Stephen Moss recalls the first time he saw a bittern.
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Stephen Moss on the Cetti's Warbler
Writer and wildlife programme-maker Stephen Moss goes in search of Cetti's warbler.
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Stephen Moss on the Song Thrush
Writer and wildlife programme-maker Stephen Moss is inspired by the song thrush.
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Melissa Harrison on the House Sparrow
Nature writer Melissa Harrison presents the case for the humble and rather noisy 'spadger'
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Melissa Harrison on the Stonechat
The stonechat's punctuating call reminds writer Melissa Harrison of walks in Dartmoor.
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Melissa Harrison on the Kingfisher
Writer Melissa Harrison braves a dip and finds herself face to face with a kingfisher.
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Melissa Harrison on the Starling
Nature writer Melissa Harrison muses on the amusing mimicking sounds starlings can perform
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Melissa Harrison on the Tawny Owl
Nature writer Melissa Harrison describes how a tawny owl call evokes memories of lost days
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David Rothenberg on the Veery Thrush
The veery thrush has a remarkable song, if slowed down, as David Rothenberg explains.
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David Rothenberg on the White-crested Laughingthrush
For David Rothenberg, the white-crested laughingthrush is a superb clarinet accompanist.
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David Rothenberg on the Superb Lyrebird
As David Rothenberg suggests, the superb lyrebird song has evolved to excess and craziness
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David Rothenberg on the Mocking Bird
Mockingbirds do not mock but, as David Rothenberg explains, can copy over 1,000 bird songs
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David Rothenberg on the Brown Thrasher
David Rothenberg, best known for his interest in animal sounds, on the brown thrasher.
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Chris Jones on the Swift
Chris Jones rescues and then releases a swift in this Tweet of the Day.
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Hugh Thomson on the Woodpigeon
Writer Hugh Thomson discusses his love of the wood pigeon song in an English woodland.
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Tara Robinson on the Oystercatcher
For Tara Robinson the sound of oystercatchers recalls her father taking her to Loch Fleet.
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Tara Robinson on the Barn Owl
Tara Robinson describes an unexpected barn owl encounter in her own back garden.
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Tara Robinson on the Common Tern
Tara Robinson on the common tern and her grandfather's passion for birdwatching.
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Samuel West on the red-eyed vireo
Actor Samuel West remembers one of his proudest birdwatching moments for Tweet of the Day.
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Samuel West on the Capercaille
Samuel West describes the snooker ball and champagne cork sounds of the capercaillie.
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Samuel West on the Collared Dove
Samuel West laments how the beautiful collared dove has a call like a bored footie fan.
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Samuel West on the Grey Heron
Actor Samuel West recalls how a riddle in Hamlet was unpicked on a bird-watching trip.
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Samuel West on the Nightingale
Actor Samuel West describes gathering with his family at dusk to listen for nightingales.
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Amy Liptrot on the Greylag Goose
Orcadian writer Amy Liptrot on the greylag goose, which is widespread on the islands.
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Amy Liptrot on the Curlew
Writer Amy Liptrot reflects on the evocative disappearing curlew call in the uplands.
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Amy Liptrot on the Corncrake
Writer Amy Liptrot recalls her work as the RSPB corncrake officer on Orkney.
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Amy Liptrot on the Hooded Crow
Writer Amy Liptrot discusses how hooded crows in Berlin remind her of her youth.
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Amy Liptrot on the Arctic Tern
Orcadian author Amy Liptrot laments the Arctic terns of her childhood.
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Frank Gardner on the Little Auk
91热爆 security correspondent and avid birdwatcher Frank Gardner on the Little Auk.