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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Kathy Hinde on the Pink-footed Goose
Tue 16 Jan 2018
Audio-visual artist Kathy Hinde is captivated by a flock of pink-footed geese.
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Kathy Hinde on the Common Crane
Mon 15 Jan 2018
Audio-visual artist Kathy Hinde recalls being surrounded by dancing common cranes.
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Andy Radford on the Green Woodhoopoe
Fri 12 Jan 2018
Professor Andy Radford describes a noisy encounter among green woodhoopoes.
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Andy Radford on the Pied Babbler
Thu 11 Jan 2018
Professor Andy Radford describes the role of the sentry amongst pied babblers.
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Andy Radford on the Superb Fairy Wren
Wed 10 Jan 2018
Professor Andy Radford reveals the importance of alarm calls to the superb fairy-wren.
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Andy Radford on the Robin
Tue 9 Jan 2018
Professor Andy Radford is captivated by the vocal repertoire of the robin.
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Andy Radford on the Curlew
Mon 8 Jan 2018
Professor Andy Radford recalls first hearing curlews as a child on the Yorkshire moors.
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Doug Allan on the Giant Petrel
Fri 5 Jan 2018
Wildlife cameraman Doug Allan recalls his encounters with giant petrels in Antarctica.
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Doug Allan on the Wandering Albatross
Thu 4 Jan 2018
Wildlife cameraman Doug Allan recalls a very close encounter with wandering albatrosses.
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Doug Allan on the Snowy Sheathbill
Wed 3 Jan 2018
Wildlife cameraman Doug Allan recalls his encounter with snowy sheathbills in Antarctica.
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Doug Allan on the Snow Petrel
Tue 2 Jan 2018
Wildlife cameraman Doug Allan recalls his encounters with snow petrels in Antarctica.
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Doug Allan on the Emperor Penguin
New Year's Day 2018
Wildlife cameraman Doug Allan recalls hearing an emperor penguin chick for the first time.
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Alison Steadman - The Twelve Tweets of Christmas 12 of 12
Sun 31 Dec 2017
A seasonal offering from Tweet of the Day for the Christmas period.
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Alison Steadman - The Twelve Tweets of Christmas 11 of 12
Fri 29 Dec 2017
A seasonal offering from Tweet of the Day for the Christmas period.
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Alison Steadman - The Twelve Tweets of Christmas 10 of 12
Thu 28 Dec 2017
A seasonal offering from Tweet of the Day for the Christmas period.
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Alison Steadman - The Twelve Tweets of Christmas 9 of 12
Wed 27 Dec 2017
A seasonal offering from Tweet of the Day for the Christmas period.
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Alison Steadman - The Twelve Tweets of Christmas 8 of 12
Boxing Day 2017
A seasonal offering from Tweet of the Day for the Christmas period.
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Alison Steadman - The Twelve Tweets of Christmas 7 of 12
Christmas Day 2017
A seasonal offering from Tweet of the Day for the Christmas period.
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Alison Steadman - The Twelve Tweets of Christmas 6 of 12
Christmas Eve 2017
A seasonal offering from Tweet of the Day for the Christmas period.
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Alison Steadman - The Twelve Tweets of Christmas 5 of 12
Fri 22 Dec 2017
A seasonal offering from Tweet of the Day for the Christmas period.
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Alison Steadman - The Twelve Tweets of Christmas 4 of 12
Thu 21 Dec 2017
A seasonal offering from Tweet of the Day for the Christmas period.
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Alison Steadman - The Twelve Tweets of Christmas 3 of 12
Wed 20 Dec 2017
A seasonal offering from Tweet of the Day for the Christmas period.
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Alison Steadman - The Twelve Tweets of Christmas 2 of 12
Tue 19 Dec 2017
A seasonal offering from Tweet of the Day for the Christmas period.
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Alison Steadman - The Twelve Tweets of Christmas 1 of 12
Mon 18 Dec 2017
A seasonal offering from Tweet of the Day for the Christmas period.
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Fyfe Dangerfield on the Pied Butcherbird
Fri 15 Dec 2017
Musician Fyfe Dangerfield uses his own birdsong recordings to experiment with music.
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Fyfe Dangerfield on the Woodchat Shrike
Thu 14 Dec 2017
Childhood holidays in France were a chance to see rare birds for Fyfe Dangerfield.
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Fyfe Dangerfield on the Bluethroat
Wed 13 Dec 2017
For musician Fyfe Dangerfield, seeing a rare bird is like seeing a celebrity on the street
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Fyfe Dangerfield on the Grey Heron
Tue 12 Dec 2017
For Fyfe Dangerfield, the prehistoric sight and sound of the grey heron is a big leveller.
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Fyfe Dangerfield on the Golden Oriole
Mon 11 Dec 2017
Musician Fyfe Dangerfield recalls the joy of hearing then seeing a golden oriole in France
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Mark Cocker on the Short-eared Owl
Fri 8 Dec 2017
Mark Cocker extols the aerial music flight of a wintering short-eared owl.
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