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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Frank Gardner on the Little Auk
Fri 25 Aug 2017
大象传媒 security correspondent and avid birdwatcher Frank Gardner on the Little Auk.
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Tiffany Francis on the Corncrake
Thu 24 Aug 2017
Tiffany Francis recalls not realising she's seen a corncrake on Lunga for Tweet of the Day
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Alex Gregory on the Kingfisher
Wed 23 Aug 2017
Olympic Gold medallist Alex Gregory on the birds he sees while out early morning training.
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Clare Jones on the Little Egret
Mon 21 Aug 2017
Clare Jones on the inspirational little egret for Tweet of the Day.
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Tim Birkhead on Guillemot Senses
Fri 18 Aug 2017
Zoologist Tim Birkhead dispels the myth of a foolish guillemot for Tweet of the Day.
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Tim Birkhead on the Puffin
Thu 17 Aug 2017
Zoologist Tim Birkhead discusses the monumental dullness of puffins for Tweet of the Day.
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Tim Birkhead on the Raven
Wed 16 Aug 2017
British zoologist Tim Birkhead admires the intelligence of ravens for Tweet of the Day.
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Tim Birkhead on the Razorbill
Tue 15 Aug 2017
British zoologist Professor Tim Birkhead recalls the razorbill for this Tweet of the Day.
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Tim Birkhead on the Guillemot Chick
Mon 14 Aug 2017
British zoologist Professor Tim Birkhead recounts a guillemot chick in Tweet of the Day.
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Frank Gardner on the White-Throated Kingfisher
Fri 11 Aug 2017
The 大象传媒's Frank Gardner remembers watching white-throated kingfishers for Tweet of the Day
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Frank Gardner on the Three-Wattled Bellbird
Thu 10 Aug 2017
The 大象传媒's Frank Gardner recounts hearing the three-wattled bell bird for Tweet of the Day.
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Frank Gardner on the King of Saxony Bird of Paradise
Wed 9 Aug 2017
The 大象传媒's Frank Gardner recalls the King of Saxony Bird of Paradise for Tweet of the Day.
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Frank Gardner on the Golden Oriole
Tue 8 Aug 2017
The 大象传媒's Frank Gardner recalls the song of a golden oriole for Tweet of the Day.
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Frank Gardner on the Great Northern Diver
Mon 7 Aug 2017
The 大象传媒's Frank Gardner recalls great northern divers for Tweet of the Day.
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Tiffany Francis on the Yellowhammer
Fri 4 Aug 2017
Tiffany Francis recalls her encounters with yellowhammers.
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Laura Howard on the Swift
Thu 3 Aug 2017
Laura Howard describes how learning about nature turned the countryside into a fascination
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Alex Gregory on the White Stork
Wed 2 Aug 2017
Olympic gold medal-winning rower Alex Gregory on the white stork for Tweet of the Day.
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Alex Gregory on the House Sparrow
Tue 1 Aug 2017
Rower and Olympic gold medallist Alex Gregory on the house sparrow for Tweet of the Day.
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Nadia Archer on the Peregrine
Mon 31 Jul 2017
Nadia Archer of the RSPB recalls Manchester's peregrines for Tweet of the Day.
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Paul Brook on the Redwing
Fri 28 Jul 2017
Paul Brook on the redwing which ignited his love of birdwatching for Tweet of the Day.
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Paul Brook on the Black Tern
Thu 27 Jul 2017
Paul Brook recalls a long-awaited encounter with a black tern for Tweet of the Day.
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Craig Hartley on the Green Woodpecker
Wed 26 Jul 2017
Craig Hartley revels in a near-miss encounter with a green woodpecker for Tweet of the Day
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Cailean MacLean on the Bonxie
Tue 25 Jul 2017
Photographer Cailean Maclean on the great skua, or bonxie, for Tweet of the Day.
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Eleanor Matthews on the Magpie
Mon 24 Jul 2017
Writer Eleanor Matthews recalls the magpie for Tweet of the Day.
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Matthew Capper on the Bittern
Fri 21 Jul 2017
The RSPB's Matthew Capper recalls the joy of hearing a bittern for Tweet of the Day.
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Danielle Meyer on the Gannet
Thu 20 Jul 2017
The RSPB's Danielle Meyer recalls working with gannets for Tweet of the Day.
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Heather Bennett on the Lapwing
Wed 19 Jul 2017
The RSPB's Heather Bennett recalls her first sighting of a lapwing for Tweet of the Day.
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Liane Holdsworth on the Kestrel
Tue 18 Jul 2017
The RSPB's Liane Holdsworth recalls the kestrel for Tweet of the Day.
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Steve Vickers on the Eider
Mon 17 Jul 2017
RSPB volunteer Steve Vickers recalls childhood memories of the eider for Tweet of the Day.
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Nigel Bean on the Water Rail
Fri 14 Jul 2017
Wildlife cameraman Nigel Bean on the water rail for Tweet of the Day.
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