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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: Lily Burton on the Mute Swan

22/08/2017

Lily Burton on the Mute Swan

BBC Radio 4 - Tweet of the Day, Lily Burton on the Mute Swan

Lily Burton is the youngest birder on Tweet and she shares a sad story of a mute swan.

Schoolgirl Lily Burton loves feeding mute swans on the canal near her home in this Tweet of the Day.

Lily Burton is the youngest birder ever to present Tweet of the Day and she chooses to share her sad story of a mute swan she saw on the water beside her houseboat in Rotherham.

Producer: Tom Bonnett
Picture: Gareth Hardwick.

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