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Four and Twenty Blackbirds

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In 1399 King Richard II had a St Stephen's Day feast whereupon great numbers of bitterns and cranes, plovers and curlews were fed to the royal party. Jim Flegg reflects on the banquets and their impact on the bird populations of old.
Producer ANNE BLAIR GOULD BBC Bristol

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Jim Flegg
Producer:
Anne Blair
Source: Radio Times

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