Tweet of the Day
Episodes
Anita Sethi on the House Sparrow
21 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
As a child growing up in Manchester, nature writer Anita Sethi used to dream of becoming a bird and flying away to the hills and moors beyond the city...
Isabella Tree on the Cuckoo
14 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Conservationist Isabella Tree tells the story of a remarkable cuckoo called Sayaan, who in April this year returned to her home and rewilding project ...
Roland Arnison on the Storm Petrel
07 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We join explorer Roland Arnison on a kayaking expedition to the outer Hebrides on a quest to record the call of the storm petrel. These small and elus...
Mike Dilger on the Whimbrel
31 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
For Naturalist Mike Dilger the whimbrel has just as much star power as the curlew. He likes to spot whimbrel on the Severn estuary as they migrate nor...
Juliet Vickery on the Woodcock
24 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The CEO of the British Trust for Ornithology, Juliet Vickery, describes an encounter with a patrolling male woodcock 30 years ago, watching it circle ...
Isabella Tree on the Nightingale
17 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Author and conservationist Isabella Tree began inviting friends over to hear nightingales at Knepp, her home and rewilding project in West Sussex, 15 ...
Jack Baddams on the Spotted Flycatcher
10 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Ornithologist Jack Baddams remembers chancing upon his first spotted flycatcher nest at Creswell Crags in Derbyshire. He became hooked on them after t...
George McGavin on the Swift
03 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Entomologist George McGavin worked at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History for 25 years, where each year he looked forward to the return of...
Liz Berry on the Kingfisher
26 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Poet Liz Berry has been sailing the Shropshire Union canal on a narrow boat since she was young. She describes the canal winding out of Wolverhampton ...
Roland Arnison on the Fulmar
19 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Explorer and wildlife filmmaker Roland Arnison has been kayaking along Scotland's west coast on a quest to record the sounds of seabirds. Of all the m...
Polly Atkin on the Grey Wagtail
12 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Non-fiction writer Polly Atkin tells the story of a magical moment when a grey wagtail joined her swimming by a waterfall in a tree-lined gorge.Produc...
Jo Wimpenny on the Red Kite
05 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The zoologist and writer Jo Wimpenny shares a story of a close encounter with a red kite in the Chiltern Hills, which swooped in to steal some food. T...
Jack Baddams on the Siskin
29 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
For ornithologist and wildlife researcher for BBC's Springwatch, Jack Baddams, March is 'siskin season'. As a licenced bird ringer, he puts ID rings o...
Mike Dilger on the Cetti's Warbler
22 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Naturalist and TV presenter Mike Dilger remembers spending a bird breeding season 30 years ago surveying the Cetti's warbler. The Cetti's has a secret...
Juliet Vickery on the Dipper
15 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
CEO of the British Trust for Ornithology Juliet Vickery fell in love with dippers while studying them during her PhD in south-west Scotland. She finds...
Roland Arnison on the Manx Shearwater
08 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In 2024 and 2025 expedition leader and film-maker Roland Arnison kayaked along the west coast and isles of Scotland to find and record the sounds of s...
Horatio Clare on the Buzzard
01 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The writer Horatio Clare remembers the buzzards of his childhood, which soared above his home in the Black Mountains in south Wales.Produced by Sophie...
Liz Berry on the Wren
22 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Poet Liz Berry lived near the Wren's Nest Nature Reserve in the Black Country for years, but it was only recently that she stopped and listened to a r...
Hannah Stitfall on the Long-tailed Tit
15 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Every Spring wildlife filmmaker Hannah Stitfall heads out to look for long-tailed tits. She hopes to film them building their nests - intricate, domed...
Polly Atkin on the Long-eared Owl
08 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The non-fiction writer Polly Atkin is particularly fond of owls. Tawny owls surround her home in Grasmere in Cumbria, and she has observed the winteri...
George McGavin on the Gannet
01 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
As a child, the entomologist George McGavin found a dead gannet on the beach, and set about extracting the skull for his collection. He was fascinated...
Juliet Vickery on the Brent Goose
25 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
CEO of the British Trust for Ornithology Juliet Vickery is particularly fond of brent geese, having studied them on the Norfolk coast for three winter...
Horatio Clare on the Rook
18 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The writer Horatio Clare has a message from the rooks, pointing out the ways they differ from crows.Produced by Sophie Anton for BBC Audio in Bristol.
Tolga Aktas on the Jackdaw
04 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Conservation biologist Tolga Aktas shares his fascination with watching jackdaws. He was struck by the contrast between its black plumage and piercing...
Polly Atkin on the Short-Eared Owl
28 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The poet and non-fiction writer Polly Atkin observes the wintering of short-eared owls in Cumbria. They are the UK's most nomadic owl, with residents ...
Liz Berry on the Robin
21 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For poet Liz Berry, December is the robin's month, when our hearts are warmed by its singing under frosty streetlights. She wonders if its midwinter s...
Horatio Clare on the Pheasant
14 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The author and journalist Horatio Clare reflects on the cultural history of the human relationship with pheasants. Its Latin name Phasianus Colchicus ...
Paul Farley on the Starling
07 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the season where starlings gather to murmurate in our winter skies, poet Paul Farley is admiring this dazzling bird up close. Every spring a pair o...
Amy-Jane Beer on the Carrion Crow
16 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When nature writer Amy-Jane Beer moved to her current home, it seemed like the perfect rural dream. However, there then came an insistent knocking sou...
Polly Atkin on the Tawny Owl
09 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The home of poet and non-fiction writer Polly Atkin is surrounded by tawny owls. They are the most common owl in Britain, ranging from 20,000 to 50,00...
Paul Farley on the Shelduck
02 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Poet Paul Farley welcomes the return of the shelduck to our shores, back after their summer migration to the Wadden Sea. These vast mudflats off the c...
Roland Arnison on the Leach's Petrel
19 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In 2024 and 2025 expedition leader and film-maker Roland Arnison kayaked along the west coast and isles of Scotland to find and record the sounds of s...
George McGavin on the Red-backed Shrike
12 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Entomologist and wildlife presenter George McGavin describes his lifelong fascination with the red-backed shrike. When George bought his first bird gu...
Paul Farley on the Redwing
05 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Poet Paul Farley muses on the autumnal arrival of redwings, small thrushes that migrate here from continental and northern Europe to spend the winter....
Hannah Stitfall on the Firecrest
28 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As autumn ripens in Cornwall, wildlife filmmaker and TV presenter Hannah Stitfall goes out in search of the firecrest. For Hannah, the firecrest is a ...
Jo Wimpenny on the Moorhen
14 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Standing on a lake edge and eager to spot some wildlife, zoologist and author Jo Wimpenny is disappointed to just find a moorhen. But then she stops h...
Tolga Aktas on the Jay
07 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Conservation biologist Tolga Aktas remembers his first encounter with a jay, in a busy park in south London. Even though jays are widespread in the UK...
Amy-Jane Beer on the Song Thrush
24 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The song thrush's morning proclamations remind naturalist and writer Amy-Jane Beer that she's home. In this episode Amy describes how she finds the co...
George McGavin on the Snowy Owl
17 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Entomologist and wildlife presenter George McGavin describes a magical encounter with a snowy owl. The sighting happened while George was on a univers...
Hannah Stitfall on the Chiffchaff
10 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For wildlife filmmaker and TV presenter Hannah Stitfall, the chiffchaff's song is the first sign of Spring. Each year in March and April she will spen...
Paul Farley on the Reed Bunting
03 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In poet Paul Farley's house the reed bunting is known as The Vicar. For Paul, the way it finds a high place on the tip of a reed from which to call gi...
Jo Wimpenny on the New Caledonian Crow
27 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If you were walking past the Zoology building at the University of Oxford in the mid-noughties, you might have heard an unusual bird call. It’s unde...
Amy-Jane Beer on the Reed Warbler
29 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For naturalist and writer Amy-Jane Beer, the scratchy song of a reed warbler reminds her of a superstar DJ. In a marshy corner of a lake in Yorkshire...
Tolga Aktas on the Wood Pigeon
15 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For conservation biologist Tolga Aktas, a walk through the city is an opportunity to observe different species of pigeon. His favourite is the wood pi...
Anita Sethi on the Lapwing
01 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nature author and travel writer Anita Sethi describes a vivid experience of seeing - and hearing - lapwings while walking on the West Pennine Moors. W...
Satish Kumar and the Peacock
31 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Satush Kumar was born in Rajasthan, India, where the Peacock, the Mayura, is a sacred bird and also associated with the monsoon. In India, it is belie...
Satish Kumar on the Blackbird
24 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Peace & environment activist, Satish Kumar has lived in Devon for many years. In his garden he loves hearing the sweet melodious calls from a blac...
Gillian Clarke and the Grey Heron
17 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
For Welsh poet and playwright Gillian Clarke she has had two close encounters with a grey heron, including the one in her garden reminding her of a Bi...
Gillian Clarke on the Red Kite
10 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Welsh poet and playwright Gillian Clarke first saw a red kite in the Welsh mountains as a child, a bird which now has expanded east and now Gillian re...
Geoff Samples Dupont's Lark
03 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
For wildlife sound recordist Geoff Sample the strange sound of Dupont's lark is something of an enigma, as despite recording half a dozen birds he has...
Geoff Sample's Orphean Warbler
24 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
For wildlife sound recordist Geoff Sample hearing the jazz like notes of the Orphean warbler on the island of Lesvos reminds me of the legend of how t...
Dominic Couzens on the Goldfinch
17 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
For natural history writer, speaker and tour leader Dominic Couzens the impeccably turned out goldfinch is the avian glitterati, bird royalty, star qu...
Dominic Couzens on the Moorhen
10 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Taking a break from his worldwide travels, natural history writer, speaker and tour leader Dominic Couzens recounts why the moorhen is a comical bird ...
Trudie Goodwin on the Hoopoe
03 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
For many, actress Trudie Goodwin is best known for her television roles as Sergeant June Ackland in The Bill and latterly in Emmerdale. But during all...
Trudie Goodwin on the Carib Grackle
27 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Trudie Goodwin is probably best known for her television roles as Sergeant June Ackland in The Bill and latterly in Emmerdale. But during all that tim...
Kirsty Oswald's Robin
20 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
For actress Kirsty Oswald, an appreciation of nature has always been a family affair. In this episode of Tweet, she explains how it was her Uncle who...
Kirsty Oswald's Bird Watching Feat
13 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Actress Kirsty Oswald has embarked on an ambitious bird-watching feat; over the course of a year, she plans to spot 100 different species of bird in t...
Rachel Unthank's Magpie
06 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
For Rachel Unthank a lifetime interest in the magpie provides inspiration for this Tweet of the Day. Along with her sister Becky, Rachel is part of th...
Becky Unthank's Wren
30 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
For Becky Unthank her interest in birds goes beyond just watching them while out in the countryside, as she has recently named her son wren to reflect...
Monty Don Swallows Return
23 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
For writer, gardener and TV presenter Monty Don, swallows are as central to his garden as any plant. Their return to the garden in April brings a soar...
Monty Don's Fieldfare Season
16 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
For writer, gardener and TV presenter Monty Don, the changing seasons herald different sounds and atmospheres in the garden. In autumn as the leaves b...
Brian Briggs and the Chaffinch Song
09 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Former Stornoway band member Brian Briggs with a story of how the chaffinch song was the first he recognised. Brian, now a reserve manager at the Wetl...
Brian Briggs on the Manx Shearwater
02 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Brian Briggs, former singer, lyricist, and guitarist with the band Stornoway, has had a lifelong passion for the natural world and birding, even compl...
Carry Akroyd and the Snipe
25 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Although Carry Akroyd, who is is President of the John Clare Society, grew up in the countryside, as a child she was never shown or taught anything o...
Carry Akroyd Black and White Birds
18 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Calling herself a bird noticer rather than a bird watcher, for painter and print maker Carry Akroyd birds are part of the landscape she connects to fo...
Grey Partridge in No-Man's Land
11 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Throughout the First World War, birds were protected across the Western Front and elsewhere, which resulted in some remarkable stories of soldiers cea...
Derek Niemann Sparrows of the Western Front
04 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Derek Niemann recalls that within the horrors of the First World War the ubiquitous house sparrows living in the shattered buildings along the Western...
James Henry on the Little Owl
28 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Author of the prequel detective Jack Frost thrillers James Henry picks the diminutive, non native little owl beloved by Florence Nightingale for his T...
James Henry: Yellowhammer and Beethoven
21 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Detective Jack Frost prequel author James Henry picks the yellowhammer, whose song is believed to have influenced one of the world’s greatest compos...
Tom Bailey Tweet Displacement
14 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Theatre maker artist Tom Bailey, the parallels between human migration and bird migration are different, yet strangely possess many cross-overs. Tom h...
Tom Bailey Migratory Tweet
07 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Being a human, being a bird, is fun, stupid, impossible, tragic, sweaty, lonely, wild, restless and death to your vocal cords. So says theatre maker ...
Kitty Macfarlane the Eel and the Heron
30 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
For singer and songwriter Kitty Macfarlane the natural world and the landscape around her provides the inspiration for her work, especially when she t...
Kitty MacFarlane's starlings in Somerset
23 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Singer songwriter Kitty MacFarlane has a strong connection to a Sense of Place in her work, especially the Somerset Levels and the birds which flock t...
Mark Whitley's Dales Tweet
16 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
For editor of The Countryman magazine, Mark Whitley, autumn may be around the corner, but he's transported back to spring. The sight of male lapwings ...
Mark Whitley Countryman Takeover
09 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Editor of The Countryman magazine Mark Whitley reveals how moving offices recently has opened up a whole new vista of bird species in this Tweet of th...
Kate Bradbury's Swift Tweet
02 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Kate Bradbury loves watching the swifts screaming across her new garden in the centre of Hove near Brighton. As yet though they aren't nesting in here...
Kate Bradbury's Sparrows Takeover
26 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Kate Bradbury loves the sparrows which come into her tiny garden in Hove near Brighton. As a wildlife gardener she is passionate about organic, wildli...
Chris Turner's Fringe Tweet
19 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Turner's quotable gags and rapid freestyle raps have established him as one of the most in-demand comedy acts on the circuit. Possibly less well...
Chris Turner's Festival Tweet
12 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Turner's quotable gags and rapid freestyle raps have established him as one of the most in-demand comedy acts on the circuit. Possibly less well...
Florence Wilkinson Tweet Takeover Week 2
05 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
For writer, filmmaker and co-founder of the bird song recognition app Warblr Florence Wilkinson, the brown thrasher, as the state bird of Georgia in t...
Florence Wilkinson Tweet Takeover Week 1
29 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Writer, filmmaker and co-founder of bird song recognition app Warblr Florence Wilkinson has early memories of watching wildlife and being woken by her...
Stephen Gregory Tweet of the Day Takeover Week 2
22 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Horror novelist and keen bird watcher Stephen Gregory returns for a second instalment selecting favourite episodes from the Tweet of the Day back cata...
Stephen Gregory Tweet Takeover Week 1
15 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Horror Fiction writer and keen bird watcher Stephen Gregory sets out on his first week selecting favourite episodes from the Tweet of the Day back cat...
Lindsey Chapman Tweet of the Day Takeover, 2 of 2
08 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Actor, television and radio presenter Lindsey Chapman, with a life long passion for the natural world, begins her second week curating the airwaves wi...
Lindsey Chapman Tweet of the Day Takeover, 1 of 2
01 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
With a life long passion for the natural world, actor, television and radio presenter Lindsey Chapman begins her two week take over of the Tweet of th...
Samuel West acts out his Tweet of the Day, 2 of 2
24 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Actor and keen birdwatcher Samuel West returns to Tweet of the Day for this his second week, rummaging through some of his favourite episodes from the...
Samuel West stages his Tweet of the Day, 1 of 2
17 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Actor and keen birdwatcher Samuel West returns to Tweet of the Day for this his first week curating the airwaves with some of his favourite episodes f...
Chris Packham's Tweet of the Day Springwatch
10 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
It is the final week of the BBC's wildlife series Springwatch; what better time then than for it's host Chris Packham, a long time presenter and suppo...
Matt Williams Tweet of the Day Takeover 2 of 2
03 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In the second week of wildlife photographer, naturalist and presenter of the Wild Voices Project podcast, Matt Williams continues his quest to unearth...
Matt Williams Tweet of the Day Takeover 1 of 2
27 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
During his first week, wildlife photographer, naturalist and presenter of the Wild Voices Project podcast, Matt Williams continues his quest to uneart...
Simon Barnes Tweet of the Day Takeover - Week 2
20 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
For his second week at the helm of the Tweet of the Day archive, sports writer and avid bird watcher Simon Barnes introduces more seasonal offerings f...
Simon Barnes Tweet of the Day Takeover - Week 1
13 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Simon Barnes is known as a prolific sportswriter and writer of the bad birdwatching series of books which makes him an ideal candidate to share his pa...
Miriam Darlington takes over Tweet of the Day, 2 of 2
06 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Miriam Darlington, author of Owl Sense, selects a second week of birds for Tweet of the Day Producer: Sarah Addezio Photograph: Richard Austin.
Miriam Darlington selects her Tweet of the Day, 1 of 2
29 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Writer and naturalist Miriam Darlington selects her quintet of birds for Tweet of the Day Producer: Sarah Addezio Photograph: Richard Austin.
Martin Noble's Tweet of the Day (part 2)
22 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Martin Noble of British Sea Power leafs through the Tweet of the Day back catalogue to pick out five more favourite birds from the series.
Martin Noble Picks his Tweet of the Day
15 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Martin Noble is the guitarist with British Sea Power and a keen birdwatcher in his spare time. He introduces us to some of his favourite birds and tel...
Ed Byrne's Tweet of the Day Takeover
08 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Comedian Ed Byrne perches on the Tweet of the Day bird feeder for a second week to pick more of his favourite episodes from the Tweet archive.Producer...
Ed Byrne's Tweet of the Day Takeover
01 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
There's a coup of a different kind on Tweet of the Day as comedian Ed Byrne takes control and is curating his favourite episodes to play all week. Her...
Mark Cocker on the Ring Ouzel
30 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Sitting close to the very spot where writer and ornithologist Mark Cocker first saw a ring ouzel as a schoolboy, he recalls the sense of ecstasy heari...
Mark Cocker on the Curlew
29 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
High in the Derbyshire hills the bubbling melancholic sound of the curlew lifts nature writer Mark Cocker's heart in this Tweet of the Day.Producer Ti...