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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.

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Episodes available: indefinitely

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    Emperor Penguin

    Fri 26 Sep 2014

    Sir David Attenborough presents the emperor penguin from the Antarctic Peninsula.

  • Laughing Gull

    Thu 25 Sep 2014

    Sir David Attenborough presents the laughing gull off the Florida coast.

  • Eurasian Scops Owl

    Wed 24 Sep 2014

    David Attenborough presents the Eurasian scops owl found in Mediterranean regions.

  • Vogelkop Bowerbird

    Tue 23 Sep 2014

    Sir David Attenborough presents the Vogelkop bowerbird of west New Guinea.

  • Sociable Weaver

    Mon 22 Sep 2014

    Sir David Attenborough presents the sociable weaver of the Kalahari Desert in Namibia.

  • Black Stork

    Sun 21 Sep 2014

    Sir David Attenborough presents the globally widespread but secretive black stork.

  • Superb Lyrebird

    Thu 18 Sep 2014

    Sir David Attenborough presents the superb lyrebird of eastern Australia.

  • Red-headed Woodpecker

    Wed 17 Sep 2014

    Sir David Attenborough presents the red-headed woodpecker found in North America.

  • Spix's Macaw

    Tue 16 Sep 2014

    David Attenborough presents the spix's macaw.

  • Guira Cuckoo

    Mon 15 Sep 2014

    Sir David Attenborough presents the guira cuckoo of central South America.

  • Wrybill

    Fri 12 Sep 2014

    Sir David Attenborough presents the New Zealand wrybill.

  • Dupont's Lark

    Thu 11 Sep 2014

    Sir David Attenborough presents the Dupont's lark of southern Europe and North Africa.

  • White-Bearded Manakin

    Wed 10 Sep 2014

    David Attenborough presents the white-bearded manakin of tropical South America.

  • Florida Scrub Jay

    Tue 9 Sep 2014

    Sir David Attenborough presents the Florida scrub jay.

  • Red-winged Blackbird

    Mon 8 Sep 2014

    Sir David Attenborough presents the North American red-winged blackbird.

  • Brown Noddy

    Fri 5 Sep 2014

    Sir David Attenborough presents a seabird with a worldwide distribution, the brown noddy.

  • Bar-headed Goose

    Thu 4 Sep 2014

    Sir David Attenborough presents the Central Asian bar-headed goose.

  • Australian Magpie

    Wed 3 Sep 2014

    Sir David Attenborough presents the Australian magpie.

  • Hoatzin

    Tue 2 Sep 2014

    Sir David Attenborough presents the South American hoatzin.

  • Blue Bird of Paradise

    Mon 1 Sep 2014

    Sir David Attenborough presents the blue bird of paradise from Papua New Guinea.

  • Pied Flycatcher

    Fri 9 May 2014

    David Attenborough presents the pied flycatcher.

  • Whimbrel

    Thu 8 May 2014

    David Attenborough presents the whimbrel.

  • Reed Bunting

    Wed 7 May 2014

    David Attenborough presents the reed bunting.

  • Urban Dawn Chorus

    Tue 6 May 2014

    David Attenborough introduces the final recording marking International Dawn Chorus day.

  • Wetland Dawn Chorus

    Mon 5 May 2014

    David Attenborough presents a dawn chorus from the marshes of North Warren in Suffolk.

  • Heather Moorland Dawn Chorus

    Fri 2 May 2014

    David Attenborough presents a dawn chorus from the heather moorlands of Allendale.

  • Woodland Dawn Chorus

    Thu 1 May 2014

    David Attenborough presents a dawn chorus recorded in Rutland Water.

  • Stone Curlew

    Wed 30 Apr 2014

    Kate Humble presents the stone curlew.

  • Fulmar

    Tue 29 Apr 2014

    Kate Humble presents the fulmar.

  • Red-throated Diver

    Mon 28 Apr 2014

    Kate Humble presents the red-throated diver.

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