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: Tweet Take 5: Bittern

Tweet Take 5: Bittern

BBC Radio 4 - Tweet of the Day, Tweet Take 5: Bittern

An extended version of Tweet of the Day featuring the bittern.

An extended version of Tweet of the Day featuring the bittern with Stephen Moss, Matthew Capper and Kate Humble.

Having become extinct as a breeding bird in Britain once before during the late Victorian era, the bittern, a member of the heron family, slowly began to recolonise wetlands in the 20th Century.  By the late 1990's  however the bittern population was once again in decline and reduced to just 11 males. Once more the bird was facing its second extinction in the British Isles. Today as habitats are improved and wetlands created its fortunes are much improved with well over 100 males now booming their calls across wetlands in spring.  Which delights nature writer Stephen Moss,  Matthew Clapper from the RSPB and presenter Kate Humble in this extended version of Tweet of the Day. 

Producer : Andrew Dawes for BBC Audio in Bristol.

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