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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 : Three Doves

Tweet Take 5 : Three Doves

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

An extended episode of Tweet of the Day featuring three dove species.

An extended episode of Tweet of the Day featuring three dove species with Samuel West, Kate Humble and Sir David Attenborough.

The differing fortunes of three dove species found in Britain is the subject of this extended episode of Tweet of the Day. We hear fom actor and keen birdwatcher Samuel West on the now rare turtle dove;  presenter Kate Humble on the often overlooked stock dove and Sir David Attenborough on the collared dove whose expansion across the country began in the 1950's.

Producer : Andrew Dawes for BBC Audio in Bristol

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