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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: Melissa Harrison on the Kingfisher

Melissa Harrison on the Kingfisher

BBC Radio 4 - Tweet of the Day, Melissa Harrison on the Kingfisher

Writer Melissa Harrison braves a dip and finds herself face to face with a kingfisher.

Nature writer Melissa Harrison braves a dip in Dorset and hears the high 'pip' of a kingfisher and realises. She must be sharing with the water with one of her favourite birds.

Nature writer Melissa Harrison braves a dip in a Dorset river and hears the high 'pip' of a kingfisher. She realises she must be sharing with the water with one of her favourite birds. 

Tweet of the Day has captivated the Radio 4 audience with its daily 90 seconds of birdsong. In this latest series of Tweet of the Day, we bring to the airwaves the conversational voices of those who listen to and are inspired by birds. Building on the previous series, a more informal approach to learning alongside a renewed emphasis on encounter with nature and reflection in our relationship with the natural world.

Producer: Tom Bonnett
Picture: Lynn [Mrs Birds].

Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

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