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Alison Steadman tells the story of why and how so many birds that make up the avifauna of Britain are aliens from elsewhere

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The Starling and Blackbird

5/5 Alison Steadman tells the story of how and why the starling is hated in North America.

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Fri 24 Aug 2012 13:45 BBC Radio 4 FM only

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