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Whooper Swan
Chris Packham presents the whooper swan.
Tweet of the Day is a series of fascinating stories about our British birds inspired by their calls and songs.
Chris Packham presents the whooper swan. The elegance and beauty of wild swans has inspired writers and musicians across the centuries - the most familiar perhaps being Tchaikovsky's ballet Swan Lake, which may well have been inspired by the Whooper swan.
Last on
Sun 9 Oct 2016
08:58
BBC Radio 4
The Living World: Whooper Swans
With the arrival of winter comes one of Britain's most majestic birds, the whooper swan.
Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus)
Webpage image courtesy of RSPB (rspb-images.com).
Broadcasts
- Mon 2 Dec 2013 05:58BBC Radio 4
- Sun 8 Dec 2013 08:58BBC Radio 4
- Mon 16 Feb 2015 05:58BBC Radio 4
- Mon 3 Oct 2016 05:58BBC Radio 4
- Sun 9 Oct 2016 08:58BBC Radio 4
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