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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Chris Jones on the Raven
Wed 31 May 2017
Chris Jones from Worcestershire talks about his rescue ravens.
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Peter Cranswick on the Red-breasted Goose
Tue 30 May 2017
Peter Cranswick of the Slimbridge Wetland Centre on the red-breasted goose.
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David Salmon on the Woodlark
Mon 29 May 2017
David Salmon of the Slimbridge Wetland Centre on the song of the woodlark.
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Peter Cranswick on the Common Scoter
Fri 26 May 2017
Peter Cranswick of the Slimbridge Wetland Centre on the common scoter.
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Debbie Pain on the Marsh Harrier
Thu 25 May 2017
Debbie Pain of the Slimbridge Wetland Centre on the marsh harrier.
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Ruth Cromie on the Eider
Wed 24 May 2017
Ruth Cromie of the Slimbridge Wetland Centre on the eider duck.
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Ashley Davies on the Kingfisher
Mon 22 May 2017
Ashley Davies of the Slimbridge Wetland Centre reveals why a kingfisher changed his life.
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Val Thompson on the pink-footed goose
Fri 19 May 2017
Val Thompson remembers her late husband and watching pink-footed geese in Norfolk.
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John McPherson on the Ptarmigan
Thu 18 May 2017
Photographer John McPherson recalls the ptarmigan in this Tweet of the Day.
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Birdgirl Mya Rose Craig on the Black Browed Albatross
Wed 17 May 2017
Mya Rose Craig aka Birdgirl on the black browed albatross for Tweet of the Day.
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Peter Rock on the Lesser Black Backed Gull
Tue 16 May 2017
Gull scientist Peter Rock on the lesser black backed gull for Tweet of the Day.
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Cyrus Todiwala on the house sparrow.
Mon 15 May 2017
London chef and restaurant owner Cyrus Todiwala on his love of the city's house sparrow.
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Dara McAnulty on the whooper swan
Fri 12 May 2017
Fermanagh-based bird blogger Dara Mcanulty on the whooper swan for Tweet of the Day.
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David Lindo on the ring ouzel
Thu 11 May 2017
The urban birder David Lindo on the ring ouzel for Tweet of the Day.
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Mat Waddington on the long tailed tit
Tue 9 May 2017
Mat Waddington found a long tailed tit playing cupid in his Worcester village.
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Sam Lee on the nightingale
Mon 8 May 2017
Folk musician Sam Lee on the nightingale for Tweet of the Day.
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Dawn Chorus
Sun 7 May 2017
Pop star Will Young and naturalist Brett Westwood present the international dawn chorus.
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Chowchilla
Fri 13 Feb 2015
Michael Palin presents the secretive chowchilla from Queensland, Australia.
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Mauritius Kestrel
Thu 12 Feb 2015
Michael Palin presents the Mauritius kestrel, from the island of Mauritius.
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Ostrich
Wed 11 Feb 2015
Michael Palin presents the avian record breaking ostrich in the Kalahari Desert
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Northern Cardinal
Mon 9 Feb 2015
Michael Palin presents the northern cardinal from a New York's Central Park.
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Black-nest Swiftlet
Fri 6 Feb 2015
Michael Palin presents the black-nest swiftlet deep inside an Indonesian cavern
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Magnificent Frigatebird
Thu 5 Feb 2015
Michael Palin presents the magnificent frigatebird a true oceanic bird.
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