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Nightingale

David Attenborough presents the nightingale.

Tweet of the Day is a series of fascinating stories about our British birds inspired by their calls and songs. David Attenborough presents the extraordinary duet between cellist Beatrice Harrison and a nightingale recorded live as an outside broadcast and the first broadcast of any wild animal not in captivity.

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2 minutes

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Wed 24 Apr 2019 05:58

Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos)

Image courtesy of RSPB

Broadcasts

  • Mon 13 May 2013 05:58
  • Sun 19 May 2013 08:58
  • Mon 19 May 2014 05:58
  • Wed 3 May 2017 05:58
  • Wed 24 Apr 2019 05:58

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