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A regular podcast from Today on Radio 4, following Britain's swallows throughout the summer, and through their breeding season.

A regular podcast from Today on Radio 4, following Britain's swallows throughout the summer, and through their breeding season. Emily Knight, plus experts, listeners and swallow-lovers all over the country, get to know these iconic birds.

Episodes are occasional 鈥� depending on the swallows

Produced by Emily Knight and Eliza Lomas

This podcast feed also includes episodes from the earlier series, Planet Puffin. All things puffin. Both the silly and the serious; the scientific and the cultural.

Updated: occasionally
Episodes available: indefinitely

Episodes to download

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    Leaving

    Thu 7 Oct 2021

    Listeners say a bittersweet goodbye to swallows as they leave our shore.

  • Fledging

    Mon 20 Sep 2021

    Fledglings are learning to fly and avoid predators, like the sparrowhawk.

  • Feeding

    Tue 29 Jun 2021

    The chicks have arrived and they need feeding. What's for dinner?

  • Nesting

    Thu 27 May 2021

    Swallows are building their nests and we are peering in.

  • Arrival

    Thu 6 May 2021

    From the tip of Cornwall to the coasts of Scotland, the swallows are arriving home.

  • Migration

    Fri 30 Apr 2021

    The swallows are on their way, an epic 8,000 mile flight from South Africa. They're off!

  • Trailer

    Tue 20 Apr 2021

    Following Britain's swallows throughout the summer, and through their breeding season.

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