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: Eider

Eider

BBC Radio 4 - Tweet of the Day, Eider

Wildlife Sound Recordist, Chris Watson, presents the Eider.

Tweet of the Day is a series of fascinating stories about the British birds inspired by their calls and songs.
 
Wildlife Sound Recordist, Chris Watson, presents the Eider. Eiders are northern sea-ducks perhaps most famous for the soft breast feathers with which they line their nests.   These feathers were collected by eider farmers and used to fill pillows and traditional 'eider –downs'.   Drake eiders display to the females with odd moaning calls which you can hear in the programme.

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