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Spotted Crake

David Attenborough presents the spotted crake.

Tweet of the Day is a series of fascinating stories about our British birds inspired by their calls and songs. David Attenborough presents the Spotted Crake. If it weren't for its whiplash song, the spotted crake could win a prize as our least visible bird. Unlike its showy relatives the coot and the moorhen, this polka-dotted skulker is notoriously hard to find and only rarely betrays itself by singing.

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Fri 5 May 2023 05:58
成人快手 Radio 4

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Spotted Crake (Porzana porzana)

Image by Michael Gore (rspb-images.com)

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  • Mon 27 May 2013 05:58
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  • Sun 2 Jun 2013 08:58
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  • Mon 11 May 2015 05:58
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  • Tue 19 Jul 2016 05:58
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  • Fri 25 Oct 2019 05:58
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  • Tue 23 Mar 2021 05:58
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  • Fri 5 May 2023 05:58
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