Tweet of the Day
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 (344 available)
On a hot summer walk, author Jasmine Donahaye feels refreshed by the sound of mallards.
2 mins
Nature writer Sophie Pavelle on why the skylark is an iconic avian muse.
2 mins
Writer Horatio Clare on why he finds the herring gull to be a mighty and surprising bird.
2 mins
Conservationist Isabella Tree on the success of the common whitethroat at Knepp in Sussex
2 mins
Lost on a walk in the North Pennines, Anita Sethi follows the calls of the dunlin.
2 mins
Head of the BTO, Juliet Vickery, on the changing breeding range of the willow warbler.
2 mins
Entomologist George McGavin on the largely insectivorous hoopoe, an occasional UK visitor.
2 mins
At Knepp in Sussex, thorny thickets and wildflowers provide habitat for the turtle dove.
2 mins
Poet Liz Berry on the rock dove residents of Birmingham New Street Station.
2 mins
The writer Horatio Clare reflects on the many tales told about the grey heron.
2 mins