Tweet of the Day Podcast
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.
Episodes to download
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Satish Kumar and the Peacock
Sun 31 Mar 2019
Peacocks remind peace and environment activist Satish Kumar of childhood monsoons.
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Satish Kumar on the Blackbird
Sun 24 Mar 2019
Peace and environment activist Satish Kumar on his love of blackbirds in Devon.
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Gillian Clarke and the Grey Heron
Sun 17 Mar 2019
For Welsh poet and playwright Gillian Clarke the heron recalls a Bishop wearing vestments.
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Gillian Clarke on the Red Kite
Sun 10 Mar 2019
Welsh poet and playwright Gillian Clarke enjoys red kites sky dancing overhead.
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Geoff Samples Dupont's Lark
Sun 3 Mar 2019
Wildlife sound recordist Geoff Sample enjoys the Dupont's lark on Tweet of the Day.
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Geoff Sample's Orphean Warbler
Sun 24 Feb 2019
Wildlife Sound Recordist Geoff Sample on Tweet of the Day
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Dominic Couzens on the Goldfinch
Sun 17 Feb 2019
Ornithologist and nature writer Dominic Couzens recalls the glitterati goldfinch.
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Dominic Couzens on the Moorhen
Sun 10 Feb 2019
Natural history writer, speaker and tour leader Dominic Couzens reveals the moorhen.
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Trudie Goodwin on the Hoopoe
Sun 3 Feb 2019
Actress and keen birdwatcher Trudie Goodwin has a lifelong love of the hoopoe.
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Trudie Goodwin on the Carib Grackle
Sun 27 Jan 2019
Actress and keen birdwatcher Trudie Goodwin fell in love with the carib grackle's song.
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Kirsty Oswald's Robin
Sun 20 Jan 2019
Kirsty Oswald returns to share a tale of the spideog, also known as the robin.
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Kirsty Oswald's Bird Watching Feat
Sun 13 Jan 2019
Actress Kirsty Oswald talks us through her year-long bird watching challenge.
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Rachel Unthank's Magpie
Sun 6 Jan 2019
For Rachel Unthank a lifetime interest in magpies provides this Tweet of the Day.
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Becky Unthank's Wren
Sun 30 Dec 2018
Becky Unthank, one half of the folk group The Unthanks recalls why she named her son wren.
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Monty Don Swallows Return
Sun 23 Dec 2018
Writer, gardener and TV presenter Monty Don recalls the summer swallow in Tweet of the Day
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Monty Don's Fieldfare Season
Sun 16 Dec 2018
Writer, gardener and TV presenter Monty Don recalls the fieldfare arrival heralding winter
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Brian Briggs and the Chaffinch Song
Sun 9 Dec 2018
Brian Briggs, formerly of the band Stornoway, recalls the song of the chaffinch.
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Brian Briggs on the Manx Shearwater
Sun 2 Dec 2018
Former Stornoway band member Brian Briggs on the Manx shearwater for Tweet of the Day.
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Carry Akroyd and the Snipe
Sun 25 Nov 2018
Although Carry Akroyd grew up in the country, only in adulthood did she hear a snipe.
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Carry Akroyd Black and White Birds
Sun 18 Nov 2018
For Carry Akroyd, illustrator of the Tweet of the Day book, birds are part of a landscape.
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Grey Partridge in No-Man's Land
Sun 11 Nov 2018
Derek Niemann recalls the grey partridge during World War 1.
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Derek Niemann Sparrows of the Western Front
Sun 4 Nov 2018
Derek Niemann recalls sparrows on the Western Front.
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James Henry on the Little Owl
Sun 28 Oct 2018
Author James Henry recalls the little owl for Tweet of the Day.
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James Henry: Yellowhammer and Beethoven
Sun 21 Oct 2018
Author James Henry picks the yellowhammer for his Tweet of the Day.
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Tom Bailey Tweet Displacement
Sun 14 Oct 2018
Theatre maker Tom Bailey discusses the displacement of migration in Tweet of the Day.
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Tom Bailey Migratory Tweet
Sun 7 Oct 2018
Theatre maker Tom Bailey on marsh warbler migration in his Tweet of the Day takeover.
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Kitty Macfarlane the Eel and the Heron
Sun 30 Sep 2018
Kitty Macfarlane finds inspiration in the birds she sees in the countryside for her music.
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Kitty MacFarlane's starlings in Somerset
Sun 23 Sep 2018
Singer Kitty MacFarlane has a strong connection to the Somerset Levels and the birds there
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Mark Whitley's Dales Tweet
Sun 16 Sep 2018
For Mark Whitley. autumn may be around the corner, but he is transported back to spring.
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Mark Whitley Countryman Takeover
Sun 9 Sep 2018
Editor of The Countryman magazine Mark Whitley reveals his Tweet of the Day.
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