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Icterine Warbler
Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the icterine warbler.
Tweet of the Day is a series of fascinating stories about the British birds inspired by their calls and songs.
Michaela Strachan presents the icterine warbler. Icterine Warblers are fluent mimics and include phrases of other species in their song. Their name, icterine, is derived from ikteros, the ancient Greek word for jaundice and describes the bird's spring plumage...yellowish beneath and olive brown on top.
Last on
Sun 26 Jun 2022
08:58
大象传媒 Radio 4
Icterine Warbler (Hippolais icterina)
Image courtesy of Richard Brooks (rspb-images.com)
Broadcasts
- Mon 19 Aug 2013 05:58大象传媒 Radio 4
- Sun 25 Aug 2013 08:58大象传媒 Radio 4
- Mon 4 Aug 2014 05:58大象传媒 Radio 4
- Mon 5 Sep 2016 05:58大象传媒 Radio 4
- Sun 11 Sep 2016 08:58大象传媒 Radio 4
- Fri 6 Jul 2018 05:58大象传媒 Radio 4
- Wed 6 May 2020 05:58大象传媒 Radio 4
- Sun 26 Jun 2022 08:58大象传媒 Radio 4
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