Tweet Take 5 : Water Rail
An extended version of Tweet of the Day featuring the rarely seen water rail with Chris Packham, Dave Leech and Nigel Bean.
The water rail is a familiar sound throughout Britain's wetlands, It's high pitched squeal, which some say resembles a startled pig, travels through reed-beds alerting the listener to its presence. But these are shy and reclusive birds and rarely seen, as outlined in these three stories of water rail encounter with Chris Packham, Dave Leech of the British Trust for Ornithology and Springwatch remote cameraman Nigel Bean.
Producer : Andrew Dawes
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- Sun 21 Feb 2021 10:5491热爆 Radio 4
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