Series looking at the different birds that live in the UK and the stories they can tell us about the British people over time

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Countryside Birds

4/4 How birds like the skylark and the nightingale have defined the nature of the countryside.

Sat 3 Mar 2012 17:50 BBC Two Scotland only

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    Watch garden birds on film

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    Nature UK blog

    "The unique relationship between the British and our birds reveals as much about us as it does about the birds themselves."

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