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: Song Thrush (Winter)

Song Thrush (Winter)

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David Attenborough presents the song thrush.

Tweet of the Day is a series of fascinating stories about our British birds inspired by their calls and songs.
 
David Attenborough presents the story of the song thrush and reads a passage from Thomas Hardy's poem, The Darkling Thrush.
 
Written at the end of the 19th century, this poem is about the hope that birdsong can bring at the bleakest time of the year.   This episode examines how often song thrushes sing in winter.

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