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 : The Magpie

Tweet Take 5 : The Magpie

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

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

An extended version of Tweet of the Day featuring the magpie with Eleanor Matthews, Sir David Attenborough and Rachel Unthank.

For many the sighting of a magpie brings about deep held emotions, which the famous magpie rhyme " one for sorrow, two for joy.. " provides our fascination with this bird. Seemingly both a harbinger of ill omen or the bringer of good luck, these black and white crows which are now so familiar in our countryside never fail to arouse comment and even musical composition, as we'll hear in this extended version of Tweet of the Day with writer Eleanor Matthews, Sir David Attenborough and musician Rachel Unthank.

Producer : Andrew Dawes for BBC Audio in Bristol

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