Tweet of the Day

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Michael Morpurgo on the Dipper Nov 30, 2017

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Author Michael Morpurgo doesn't go out looking for birds, but when out walking along a river he loves to glimpse a dipper and would love to get up closer to them.

Producer: Tom Bonnett Photograph: Keith Docherty.

Michael Morpurgo on the Oystercatcher Nov 29, 2017

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Children's Author and playwright Michael Morpurgo enjoys talking to oystercatchers on his annual visit to the Isles of Scilly.

Producer: Tom Bonnett Photograph: Chris Kilpatrick.

Michael Morpurgo on the Buzzard Nov 28, 2017

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Children's author Michael Morpurgo recounts how his daily walk in the Devon countryside is often enlivened by the call of buzzards overhead for this Tweet of the Day.

Producer: Tom Bonnett Photograph: Mandy West.

Michael Morpurgo on the Magpie Nov 27, 2017

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Children's author and poet Michael Morpurgo discusses the cackling magpie in this Tweet of the Day, a bird that seemingly never dies.

Producer: Tom Bonnett Photograph: Ken Bentley.

Fyfe Dangerfield on the Gannet Nov 24, 2017

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Musician Fyfe Dangerfield describes being enthralled by the rapid, bombing dive of a gannet fishing out at sea and the magic of unexpectedly seeing one up close.

Producer: Mark Ward Photograph: Debbie Stevens.

Fyfe Dangerfield on the Pigeon Nov 23, 2017

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Musician Fyfe Dangerfield enjoys how his young son's interest in some of our more common birds helps stop him from overlooking everyday avian beauty.

Producer: Mark Ward Photograph: Tori Andrews.

Fyfe Dangerfield on the Black-throated Diver Nov 22, 2017

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The jewel-like patterns of the black-throated diver have musician Fyfe Dangerfield in awe as he heads to Highlands in search of space to write.

Producer: Mark Ward Photograph: Paul Jessett.

Fyfe Dangerfield on the Bee-Eater Nov 21, 2017

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Musician Fyfe Dangerfield imagines his perfect outfit, a technicolour dreamcoat resplendent in the shimmering hues of the bee-eater.

Producer: Mark Ward Photograph: Paul Miguel.

Fyfe Dangerfield on the Guillemot Nov 20, 2017

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Musician Fyfe Dangerfield tells the story of an inspirational trip to the 'birdland' of the Farne Islands where a seabird inspired the name for the band that made him famous.

Producer: Mark Ward Photograph: Simon Stobart.

Dermot O'Leary on the Dunnock Nov 17, 2017

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The dunnock is a newly-appreciated bird in the O'Leary household and as Dermot potters around the garden he admires the work ethic and understated beauty of this industrious little brown bird.

Producer: Tom Bonnett Photo: Ian Redman.

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