Tweet of the Day

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Discover birds through their songs and calls. 265 programmes of 90 seconds, over a year

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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Tweet of the Day: Red-necked Phalarope

Red-necked Phalarope

BBC Radio 4 - Tweet of the Day, Red-necked Phalarope

Steve Backshall presents the red-necked phalarope.

Tweet of the Day is a series of fascinating stories about our British birds inspired by their calls and songs.  Steve Backshall presents the red-necked phalarope.

Red-necked phalaropes are among our rarest waders, small and colourful with needle-like bills and they breed in very limited numbers on the edges of our islands. There are probably only around 20 pairs of these birds in summer in the Outer Hebrides or Shetlands.

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