BBC Sounds - Tweet of the Day - Available Episodes

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 (678 Available)

Tweet of the Day
Satish Kumar and the Peacock
For peace & environment activist, Satish Kumar peacocks remind him of childhood monsoons.
1 min
31 Mar 2019
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Satish Kumar on the Blackbird
Peace and environment activist Satish Kumar on his love of blackbirds in Devon.
1 min
24 Mar 2019
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Gillian Clarke and the Grey Heron
For Welsh poet and playwright Gillian Clarke the heron recalls a Bishop wearing vestments.
1 min
17 Mar 2019
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Gillian Clarke on the Red Kite
Welsh poet and playwright Gillian Clarke enjoys red kites sky dancing overhead.
1 min
10 Mar 2019
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Geoff Samples Dupont's Lark
Wildlife sound recordist Geoff Sample enjoys the Dupont's lark on Tweet of the Day.
1 min
03 Mar 2019
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Geoff Sample's Orphean Warbler
Wildlife sound recordist Geoff Sample on Tweet of the Day.
1 min
24 Feb 2019
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Dominic Couzens on the Goldfinch
Ornithologist and nature writer Dominic Couzens recalls the glitterati goldfinch.
1 min
17 Feb 2019
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Dominic Couzens on the Moorhen
Natural history writer, speaker and tour leader Dominic Couzens reveals the moorhen.
1 min
10 Feb 2019
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Trudie Goodwin on the Hoopoe
Actress and keen birdwatcher Trudie Goodwin has a lifelong love of the hoopoe.
1 min
03 Feb 2019
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Trudie Goodwin on the Carib Grackle
Actress and keen birdwatcher Trudie Goodwin fell in love with the carib grackle's song.
1 min
27 Jan 2019
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Kirsty Oswald's Robin
Kirsty Oswald returns to share a tale of the spideog, also known as the robin.
1 min
20 Jan 2019
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Kirsty Oswald's Bird Watching Feat
Actress Kirsty Oswald talks us through her year-long bird watching challenge.
1 min
13 Jan 2019
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Rachel Unthank's Magpie
For Rachel Unthank a lifetime interest in magpies provides this Tweet of the Day.
1 min
06 Jan 2019
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Becky Unthank's Wren
Becky Unthank, one half of the folk group The Unthanks recalls why she named her son Wren.
1 min
30 Dec 2018
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Monty Don Swallows Return
Writer, gardener and TV presenter Monty Don recalls the summer swallow in Tweet of the Day
1 min
23 Dec 2018
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Monty Don's Fieldfare Season
Writer, gardener and TV presenter Monty Don recalls the fieldfare arrival heralding winter
1 min
16 Dec 2018
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Brian Briggs and the Chaffinch Song
Brian Briggs, formerly of the band Stornoway, recalls the song of the chaffinch.
1 min
09 Dec 2018
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Brian Briggs Shearwater Takeover
Former Stornoway band member Brian Briggs on the Manx shearwater for Tweet of the Day.
1 min
02 Dec 2018
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Carry Akroyd and the Snipe
Although Carry Akroyd grew up in the country, only in adulthood did she hear a snipe.
1 min
25 Nov 2018
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Carry Akroyd Black and White Birds
For Carry Akroyd, illustrator of the Tweet of the Day book, birds are part of a landscape.
1 min
18 Nov 2018