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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Samuel West on the Eider
Thu 26 Oct 2017
Actor Samuel West is especially fond of ducks, especially the eider.
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Samuel West on the Long-tailed Tit
Wed 25 Oct 2017
Actor Samuel West enjoys the call from a party of long-tailed tits.
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Samuel West on the Bullfinch
Tue 24 Oct 2017
Actor and birdwatcher Samuel West on the wheezy song of the stocky bullfinch.
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Joe Acheson on the Corncrake
Fri 20 Oct 2017
Musician Joe Acheson recalls hearing the scraping call of corncrake on Inishbofin island.
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Joe Acheson on the Starling
Thu 19 Oct 2017
Musician Joe Acheson recalls recording starling to use in his work as Hidden Orchestra.
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YOLOBirder on the Peregrine Falcon
Wed 18 Oct 2017
Birdwatching's irreverent Tweeter YOLOBirder tells how he became hooked on peregrines.
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YOLOBirder on the Waxwing
Tue 17 Oct 2017
Birdwatching's irreverent commentator YOLOBirder on his love of hipster-quiffed waxwings.
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YOLOBirder on the Redwing
Mon 16 Oct 2017
Birdwatching's irreverent Tweeter YOLOBirder recalls rescuing redwings struggling in snow.
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Robert Martin on the Cerulean Paradise-flycatcher
Fri 13 Oct 2017
BirdLife International's Rob Martin on the cerulean paradise-flycatcher.
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Sue Patterson on the Great Spotted Woodpecker
Thu 12 Oct 2017
BirdLife International's Sue Patterson on the great spotted woodpecker.
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Bruce Winney on the Red Kite
Tue 10 Oct 2017
BirdLife International's Bruce Winney relives seeing red kites over Harrogate.
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Stuart Butchart on the Bronze-winged Jacana
Mon 9 Oct 2017
Dr Stuart Butchart from BirdLife International reveals the bronze-winged jacana.
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Stephen Moss on the Great Crested Grebe
Fri 6 Oct 2017
Writer and wildlife programme-maker Stephen Moss recalls seeing a great crested grebe.
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Stephen Moss on the Coot
Thu 5 Oct 2017
Writer and wildlife programme-maker Stephen Moss recalls his first encounter with a coot.
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Stephen Moss on the Bittern
Wed 4 Oct 2017
Writer and wildlife programme-maker Stephen Moss recalls the first time he saw a bittern.
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Stephen Moss on the Cetti's Warbler
Tue 3 Oct 2017
Writer and wildlife programme-maker Stephen Moss goes in search of Cetti's warbler.
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Stephen Moss on the Song Thrush
Mon 2 Oct 2017
Writer and wildlife programme-maker Stephen Moss is inspired by the song thrush.
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Melissa Harrison on the House Sparrow
Fri 29 Sep 2017
Nature writer Melissa Harrison presents the case for the humble and rather noisy 'spadger'
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Melissa Harrison on the Stonechat
Thu 28 Sep 2017
The stonechat's punctuating call reminds writer Melissa Harrison of walks in Dartmoor.
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Melissa Harrison on the Kingfisher
Wed 27 Sep 2017
Writer Melissa Harrison braves a dip and finds herself face to face with a kingfisher.
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Melissa Harrison on the Starling
Tue 26 Sep 2017
Nature writer Melissa Harrison muses on the amusing mimicking sounds starlings can perform
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Melissa Harrison on the Tawny Owl
Mon 25 Sep 2017
Nature writer Melissa Harrison describes how a tawny owl call evokes memories of lost days
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David Rothenberg on the Veery Thrush
Fri 22 Sep 2017
The veery thrush has a remarkable song, if slowed down, as David Rothenberg explains.
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David Rothenberg on the White-crested Laughingthrush
Thu 21 Sep 2017
For David Rothenberg, the white-crested laughingthrush is a superb clarinet accompanist.
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David Rothenberg on the Superb Lyrebird
Wed 20 Sep 2017
As David Rothenberg suggests, the superb lyrebird song has evolved to excess and craziness
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David Rothenberg on the Mocking Bird
Tue 19 Sep 2017
Mockingbirds do not mock but, as David Rothenberg explains, can copy over 1,000 bird songs
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David Rothenberg on the Brown Thrasher
Mon 18 Sep 2017
David Rothenberg, best known for his interest in animal sounds, on the brown thrasher.
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Chris Jones on the Swift
Fri 15 Sep 2017
Chris Jones rescues and then releases a swift in this Tweet of the Day.
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