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 : Pheasants

Tweet Take 5 : Pheasants

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

An extended version of Tweet of the Day featuring pheasants.

An extended version of Tweet of the Day featuring  pheasants with Chris Watson, John Aitcheson and Gary Moore.

Pheasants are native to Asia. But following introductions many centuries ago these large gamebirds have now established themselves as part of the rich fauna of the British landscape.  Millions of pheasants are reared each year on estates and the familiar sound of a pheasant calling at dusk can connect us to another ancient world. Much rarer is the golden pheasant which while also introduced, is a difficult bird to see, as we'll hear in this extended version of Tweet of the Day featuring, Chris Packham, wildlife cameraman John Aitcheson and sound recordist Gary Moore.

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