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 : Redstarts

Tweet Take 5 : Redstarts

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An extended version of Tweet of the Day featuring the common and black redstart.

An extended version of Tweet of the Day featuring the common and black redstart with Michaela Strachan, Bill Oddie and Matt Merritt.

Once known as a firetail, both the common redstart and its relative the black redstart provide a welcome sound in the most unlikely of places as we'll hear in this extended version of Tweet of the Day featuring both birds with wildlife presenter Michaela Strachan, comedian and birdwatcher Bill Oddie and writer and ornithologist Matt Merritt.

Producer : Andrew Dawes for BBC Audio in Bristol

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