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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Helen Moncrieff on the Northern Wheatear
Tue 27 Feb 2018
Helen Moncrieff reveals why her tummy 'flips with joy' at the sight of Northern Wheatears.
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Helen Moncrieff on the Black Guillemot
Mon 26 Feb 2018
Helen Moncrieff recalls seeing an Orca seize a Black Guillemot at sea.
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Michael Morpurgo on the Swan
Fri 23 Feb 2018
Michael Morpurgo's paean to the beautiful, mysterious swan.
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David Rothenberg on the Song Thrush
Thu 22 Feb 2018
David Rothenberg asks a question, why is the song thrush not famous?
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David Rothenberg on the Robin
Wed 21 Feb 2018
David Rothenberg on the jazz artist of the bird world - the humble robin.
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David Rothenberg on the Blackbird
Tue 20 Feb 2018
For Professor David Rothenberg, the blackbird is a beautiful melodic songster.
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Joe Acheson on the Wren
Mon 19 Feb 2018
For Joe Acheson, slowing down the song of the wren sounds like gibbons in the rainforest.
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Penny Anderson on the Garden Warbler
Fri 16 Feb 2018
Ecologist Penny Anderson discovers a garden warbler singing in her garden.
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Penny Anderson on the Mandarin Duck
Thu 15 Feb 2018
Ecologist Penny Anderson describes the flamboyant ducks that visit her garden.
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Penny Anderson on the Heron
Wed 14 Feb 2018
Penny Anderson watches herons in her garden as they steal frogs from her ponds.
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Penny Anderson on the Spotted Flycatcher
Tue 13 Feb 2018
Penny Anderson had to stop work on her house when the spotted flycatchers moved in.
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Penny Anderson on the Red Grouse
Mon 12 Feb 2018
Penny Anderson introduces the red grouse, a bird whose call always makes her laugh.
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Mike Toms on the Tawny Owl
Fri 9 Feb 2018
Mike Toms describes his encounters with tawny owls in Thetford Forest in Norfolk.
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Ben Darvill on the Common Rosefinch
Thu 8 Feb 2018
Ben Darvill recalls his first encounter with a common rosefinch.
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Dave Leech on the Water Rail
Wed 7 Feb 2018
Dave Leech describes his excitement on finding the nest of a water rail.
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Bonita Johnson on the Robin
Tue 6 Feb 2018
Bonita Johnson recalls watching a pair of battling robins.
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Andy Clements on the Golden Plover
Mon 5 Feb 2018
Andy Clements is entranced by the mournful spirit-rising sound of the golden plover.
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Tony Juniper on the Linnet
Fri 2 Feb 2018
Environmentalist Tony Juniper recalls the popularity of linnets in his childhood.
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Tony Juniper on the Black-tailed Godwit
Thu 1 Feb 2018
Environmentalist Tony Juniper recalls his first encounter with a black-tailed Godwit.
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Tony Juniper on the Whitethroat
Wed 31 Jan 2018
Environmentalist Tony Juniper enjoys the song of the whitethroat.
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Tony Juniper on the Corn Bunting
Tue 30 Jan 2018
Environmentalist Tony Juniper describes the joy of seeing and hearing corn buntings.
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Tony Juniper on the Woodcock
Mon 29 Jan 2018
Environmentalist Tony Juniper describes the curious roding flight of the woodcock.
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Jane Smith on the Whitethroat
Fri 26 Jan 2018
Wildlife artist Jane Smith waits anxiously for a returning whitethroat.
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Jane Smith on the Ringed Plover
Thu 25 Jan 2018
Wildlife artist Jane Smith is captivated by a party of ringed plovers on a beach.
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Jane Smith on the Great Northern Diver
Wed 24 Jan 2018
Wildlife artist Jane Smith listens in the fog to a great northern diver.
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Jane Smith on the Barnacle Goose
Tue 23 Jan 2018
Wildlife artist Jane Smith reveals the challenges of trying to paint barnacle geese.
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Jane Smith on the Snipe
Mon 22 Jan 2018
Wildlife artist Jane Smith reveals why for her, snipe symbolise the sound of the Hebrides.
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Kathy Hinde on the House Martin
Fri 19 Jan 2018
Audio-visual artist Kathy Hinde is inspired by house martins.
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Kathy Hinde on the Knot
Thu 18 Jan 2018
Audio-visual artist Kathy Hinde is entranced by "an apparition" of knot.
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Kathy Hinde on the Barnacle Goose
Wed 17 Jan 2018
Audio-visual artist Kathy Hinde is inspired by the spectacle of migrating barnacle geese.
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