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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: Tolga Aktas on the Skylark

Tolga Aktas on the Skylark

BBC Radio 4 - Tweet of the Day, Tolga Aktas on the Skylark

For conservation biologist and writer Tolga Aktas hearing the skylark brings him joy.

In this Tweet of the Day conservation, biologist and writer Tolga Aktas finds the skylark brings him joy on his daily walks around Gloucestershire.

A new series of Tweet of the Day for Sunday morning revealing personal and fascinating stories inspired by birds, their calls and encounters.

For conservation biologist, writer and photo journalist Tolga Aktas while growing up in London he never enjoyed the singing of a skylark as they rise up into the air. But today Tolga finds himself living in Gloucestershire where he can often hear skylarks on his daily walks from home, the song of which brings him great joy.

Producer : Andrew Dawes for BBC Audio in Bristol
Studio Engineer : Ilse Lademann

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