Hannah Stitfall on the Firecrest
Tweet of the Day is a series of fascinating stories about birds inspired by their calls, songs and behaviour.
As autumn ripens in Cornwall, wildlife filmmaker and TV presenter Hannah Stitfall goes out in search of the firecrest. For Hannah, the firecrest is a jewel of the forest, with its dazzling golden crest and bright white eye-stripe. The dense evergreen woodlands and mild climate in Cornwall offer the perfect shelter and feeding grounds. Most firecrests seen in Cornwall in autumn are migrants from central Europe, pausing here on their way to their wintering grounds in southern Europe and north Africa. Hannah finds them notoriously difficult to film, but if you're lucky you might spot one hunting for insects hidden in leaves and pine needles.
Presented by Hannah Stitfall and produced by Sophie Anton for 蜜芽传媒 Audio in Bristol.
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