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 : Water Rail

Tweet Take 5 : Water Rail

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An extended version of Tweet of the Day featuring the rarely seen water rail.

An extended version of Tweet of the Day featuring the rarely seen water rail with Chris Packham, Dave Leech and Nigel Bean.

The water rail is a familiar sound throughout Britain's wetlands, It's high pitched squeal, which some say resembles a startled pig, travels through reed-beds alerting the listener to its presence. But these are shy and reclusive birds and rarely seen, as outlined in these three stories of water rail encounter with Chris Packham, Dave Leech of  the British Trust for Ornithology and Springwatch remote cameraman Nigel Bean.

Producer : Andrew Dawes

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