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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: Penny Anderson on the Mandarin Duck

Penny Anderson on the Mandarin Duck

BBC Radio 4 - Tweet of the Day, Penny Anderson on the Mandarin Duck

Ecologist Penny Anderson describes the flamboyant ducks that visit her garden.

The tale of a very flamboyant duck which likes to perch in a tree in ecologist Penny Anderson's garden.

Mandarin Ducks are flamboyant, brightly coloured ducks which originally hail from the Middle East. A feral population established here in the last century here and a pair regularly visit the garden of ecologist Penny Anderson where they waddle across the lawn, roost on her ponds and perch in her trees.

Producer: Sarah Blunt

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