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Chris Packham presents the coot.

Tweet of the Day is a series of fascinating stories about our British birds inspired by their calls and songs.

Chris Packham presents the story of the Coot. The explosive high-pitched call of the coot is probably a sound most of us associate with our local park lakes. Coot are dumpy, charcoal-coloured birds related to moorhens, though unlike their cousins, they tend to spend more time on open water, often in large flocks in winter.

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Tue 7 Jun 2022 05:58

Coot (Fulica atra)

Webpage image courtesy of RSPB (rspb-images.com)

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