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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-legged Partridge

02/10/2013

Red-legged Partridge

BBC Radio 4 - Tweet of the Day, Red-legged Partridge

Wildlife Sound Recordist, Chris Watson, presents the Red-legged Partridge.

Tweet of the Day is a series of fascinating stories about the British birds inspired by their calls and songs.
 
Wildlife Sound Recordist, Chris Watson, presents the Red-legged Partridge. The red-legged partridge, which are sometimes called French partridges, are native to Continental Europe and were successfully introduced to the UK as a game bird in the 18th century.  Seen from a distance, crouching in an arable field, they look like large clods of earth, but up close they have beautiful plumage.

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