Sand Martin
Bill Oddie presents the sand martin.
Bill Oddie presents the sand martin. The flickering shapes of sand martins over a lake or reservoir are a welcome sign of spring. After winging their way across the Sahara Desert, the first birds usually arrive in the UK in March. They're smaller than house martins or swallows, and they're brown above and white below with a brown band across their chest. Often you can hear their dry buzzing calls overhead before you see them.
Producer: Sarah Pitt
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Sand martin (Riparia riparia)
Broadcasts
- Wed 19 Mar 2014 05:58大象传媒 Radio 4
- Wed 29 Jul 2015 05:58大象传媒 Radio 4
- Sun 2 Aug 2015 08:58大象传媒 Radio 4
- Mon 6 Jun 2016 05:58大象传媒 Radio 4
- Sun 12 Jun 2016 08:58大象传媒 Radio 4
- Tue 4 Apr 2017 05:58大象传媒 Radio 4
- Mon 4 Mar 2019 05:58大象传媒 Radio 4
- Sun 20 Feb 2022 08:58大象传媒 Radio 4
- Fri 7 Jul 2023 05:58大象传媒 Radio 4
- Sun 17 Mar 2024 08:58大象传媒 Radio 4
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