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: Red-throated Diver

Red-throated Diver

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Kate Humble presents the red-throated diver.

Tweet of the Day is a series of fascinating stories about our British birds inspired by their calls and songs. 
 
Kate Humble presents the red-throated diver.  The eerie wails of a red-throated diver were supposed to foretell rain.  In Shetland the red-throated diver is called the "rain goose" but anyone who knows the island knows that rain is never far away.  Like all divers, red-throats are handsome birds with sharp bills, perfect for catching fish.  In summer they have a rusty throat patch and zebra-stripes on the back of their neck but in winter they're mainly pearly grey and white.

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