Liz Berry on the Rock Dove
Poet Liz Berry writes about her love for feral pigeons or rock doves, and how they rule the roost in Birmingham. Produced by Sophie Anton fo...
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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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20 of 723 episodesHoratio Clare on the Grey Heron
The writer Horatio Clare reflects on the many tales told about the grey heron. They were seen as birds of augury by the Romans, or with a re...
Anita Sethi on the House Sparrow
As a child growing up in Manchester, nature writer Anita Sethi used to dream of becoming a bird and flying away to the hills and moors beyon...
Isabella Tree on the Cuckoo
Conservationist Isabella Tree tells the story of a remarkable cuckoo called Sayaan, who in April this year returned to her home and rewildin...
Roland Arnison on the Storm Petrel
We join explorer Roland Arnison on a kayaking expedition to the outer Hebrides on a quest to record the call of the storm petrel. These smal...
Mike Dilger on the Whimbrel
For Naturalist Mike Dilger the whimbrel has just as much star power as the curlew. He likes to spot whimbrel on the Severn estuary as they m...
Juliet Vickery on the Woodcock
The CEO of the British Trust for Ornithology, Juliet Vickery, describes an encounter with a patrolling male woodcock 30 years ago, watching...
Isabella Tree on the Nightingale
Author and conservationist Isabella Tree began inviting friends over to hear nightingales at Knepp, her home and rewilding project in West S...
Jack Baddams on the Spotted Flycatcher
Ornithologist Jack Baddams remembers chancing upon his first spotted flycatcher nest at Creswell Crags in Derbyshire. He became hooked on th...
George McGavin on the Swift
Entomologist George McGavin worked at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History for 25 years, where each year he looked forward to the...
Liz Berry on the Kingfisher
Poet Liz Berry has been sailing the Shropshire Union canal on a narrow boat since she was young. She describes the canal winding out of Wolv...
Roland Arnison on the Fulmar
Explorer and wildlife filmmaker Roland Arnison has been kayaking along Scotland's west coast on a quest to record the sounds of seabirds. Of...
Polly Atkin on the Grey Wagtail
Non-fiction writer Polly Atkin tells the story of a magical moment when a grey wagtail joined her swimming by a waterfall in a tree-lined go...
Jo Wimpenny on the Red Kite
The zoologist and writer Jo Wimpenny shares a story of a close encounter with a red kite in the Chiltern Hills, which swooped in to steal so...
Jack Baddams on the Siskin
For ornithologist and wildlife researcher for BBC's Springwatch, Jack Baddams, March is 'siskin season'. As a licenced bird ringer, he puts...
Mike Dilger on the Cetti's Warbler
Naturalist and TV presenter Mike Dilger remembers spending a bird breeding season 30 years ago surveying the Cetti's warbler. The Cetti's ha...
Juliet Vickery on the Dipper
CEO of the British Trust for Ornithology Juliet Vickery fell in love with dippers while studying them during her PhD in south-west Scotland....
Roland Arnison on the Manx Shearwater
In 2024 and 2025 expedition leader and film-maker Roland Arnison kayaked along the west coast and isles of Scotland to find and record the s...
Horatio Clare on the Buzzard
The writer Horatio Clare remembers the buzzards of his childhood, which soared above his home in the Black Mountains in south Wales. Produce...
Liz Berry on the Wren
Poet Liz Berry lived near the Wren's Nest Nature Reserve in the Black Country for years, but it was only recently that she stopped and liste...