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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: Dara McAnulty on the whooper swan

Dara McAnulty on the whooper swan

BBC Radio 4 - Tweet of the Day, Dara McAnulty on the whooper swan

Fermanagh-based bird blogger Dara Mcanulty on the whooper swan for Tweet of the Day.

Since a small boy, Fermanagh-based bird blogger Dara Mcanulty has been enthralled by birds. For this Tweet of the Day, Dara recalls the magic of whooper swans.

Since he was a small boy, Fermanagh based bird blogger Dara McAnulty has been enthralled by birds. For this Tweet of the Day Dara draws a comparison with seeing whooper swans near to his home in Northern Ireland with the swans from Irish mythology, the Children of Lir. Dara, who has Aspergers Syndrome, blogs as Young Fermanagh Naturalist to convey his love of nature and wildlife through the written word.

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