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: Stone Curlew

Stone Curlew

BBC Radio 4 - Tweet of the Day, Stone Curlew

Tweet of the Day is a series of fascinating stories about our British birds inspired by their calls and songs. 
 
Kate Humble presents the stone curlew.  Stone curlews belong to a family known as 'thick-knees' but their country name of 'goggle-eyed plover' suits them better.   Their huge staring yellow eyes serve them well at night when they're most active.   By day, they lie up on sparse grassland or heath where their streaky brown-and-white plumage camouflages them superbly.

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