Tweet of the Day

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Samuel West on the Capercaille Sep 07, 2017

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Actor Sam West describes how the turkey-like capercaillie makes unfathomably strange sounds reminiscent of a rolling snooker ball followed by a champagne cork being unscrewed for Tweet of the Day.

Producer: Tom Bonnett Picture: Paul Jessett.

Samuel West on the Collared Dove Sep 06, 2017

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Actor Samuel West laments how the beautiful collared dove is saddled with a morose call that sounds like the chant of a bored football fan echoing down own our streets.

Producer: Tom Bonnett

Samuel West on the Grey Heron Sep 05, 2017

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Actor Samuel West recalls how his birdwatching companion unpicked a riddle-like line in Hamlet but told him just late enough that he'd finished playing the part.

Producer: Tom Bonnett Picture: Richard Blackburn.

Samuel West on the Nightingale Sep 04, 2017

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Actor Samuel West describes gathering with his family at dusk to listen for Nightingales. Its song may be a cultural touchstone but it is far less harmonious a sound than poets may lead us to believe.

Producer: Tom Bonnett Picture: Ian Redman.

Amy Liptrot on the Greylag Goose Sep 01, 2017

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Orcadian writer Amy Liptrot reflects on the greylag goose on Orkney, where seemingly no car journey can be completed without seeing a field of geese, in this Tweet of the Day.

Tweet of the Day has captivated the Radio 4 audience with its daily 90 seconds of birdsong. But what of the listener to this avian chorus? In this new series of Tweet of the Day, we bring to the airwaves the conversational voices of those who listen to and are inspired by birds. Building on the previous series, a more informal approach to learning alongside a renewed emphasis on encounter with nature and reflection in our relationship with the natural world.

Producer: Mark Ward Picture: Simon Richardson.

Amy Liptrot on the Curlew Aug 31, 2017

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Writer Amy Liptrot reflects on her favourite bird, the curlew, whose evocative call reminds her of her childhood home back in the Orkneys, in this Tweet of the Day.

Producer: Mark Ward.

Amy Liptrot on the Corncrake Aug 30, 2017

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Writer and Orkney native Amy Liptrot recalls her work as the RSPB's corncrake officer on the look out for this largely nocturnal bird in the wee small hours for Tweet of the Day.

Producer: Mark Ward.

Amy Liptrot on the Hooded Crow Aug 29, 2017

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Writer Amy Liptrot recalls seeing hooded crows while living in Berlin and reflects on their namesakes back at her childhood home in Orkney for Tweet of the Day.

Tweet of the Day has captivated the Radio 4 audience with its daily 90 seconds of birdsong. But what of the listener to this avian chorus? In this series of Tweet of the Day, we bring to the airwaves the conversational voices of those who listen to and are inspired by birds. Building on the previous series, a more informal approach to learning alongside a renewed emphasis on encounter with nature and reflection in our relationship with the natural world.

Producer: Mark Ward Photograph: Paul Smith.

Amy Liptrot on the Arctic Tern Aug 28, 2017

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Orcadian author and conservationist Amy Liptrot laments of the disappearance of breeding Arctic terns from her family farm for Tweet of the Day.

Producer Mark Ward.

Frank Gardner on the Little Auk Aug 25, 2017

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BBC security correspondent and avid birdwatcher, Frank Gardner, on an encounter with Little Auks on Svalbard for this Tweet of the Day.

Producer: Tom Bonnett Photograph: JanuaryJoe.