Tweet of the Day

Original version

BBC Radio 4 FM

BBC Radio 4 is a radio channel that started transmitting on the 30th September 1967. It replaced BBC Home Service.

BBC Radio 4

Radio 4

Radio 4 (FM)

Factual: Science & Nature

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.

BBC Radio 4 Extra

BBC Radio 4 LW

Tweet of the Day: Tweet Take 5: Pink Footed Geese

Tweet Take 5: Pink Footed Geese

BBC Radio 4 - Tweet of the Day, Tweet Take 5: Pink Footed Geese

Extended version of Tweet of the Day featuring pink footed geese.

Extended version of Tweet of the Day featuring pink footed geese with Kathy Hinde and Val Thompson accompanied by music from Karine Polwart.

The arrival of thousands of pink footed geese to the British coastline in autumn is for many as important as the first summer migrants from Africa.  These noisy geese arrive from their breeding grounds in Iceland to spend the winter on British farmland in internationally important numbers. It's thought over 200,000 geese overwinter here taking advantage of changes in agricultural crops and the mild winter.

Pink footed geese also stir something in our imagination, a call of the wild maybe? They inspire creativity and memories.  In this extended version of Tweet of the Day we hear from audio-visual artist Kathy Hind and Val Thompson, alongside the music of Karine Polwart and Pippa Murphy.

Produced by Andrew Dawes for BBC Audio in Bristol

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

Accessibility links

Programme Index

Tweet of the Day

Tweet Take 5: Pink Footed Geese

Genres

Brand

BBC Radio 4 FM

About BBC Radio 4