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: Great Grey Shrike

Great Grey Shrike

BBC Radio 4 - Tweet of the Day, Great Grey Shrike

Kate Humble presents the great grey shrike.

Tweet of the Day is a series of fascinating stories about our British birds inspired by their calls and songs. 
 
Kate Humble presents the great grey shrike.  Great grey shrikes feed on small birds, which they can catch in flight.  They also eat mice, voles and shrews and, as spring approaches, they'll include bees and larger beetles in their diet.  Shrikes are also known as "butcher birds" because of their habit of impaling their prey on thorns, just as a butcher hangs his meat on hooks.

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