Tweet of the Day
Episodes
Alasdair Grubb on the Blue Tit
22 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Alasdair Grubb from the remote camera team on Springwatch describes to Tweet of the Day how a blue tit seemingly cried out for his help when he was vo...
Lindsey Chapman on the Cetti's warbler
21 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
When Springwatch presenter Lindsey Chapman went walking with fellow Springwatch host Brett Westwood it was the first time she had heard a call so bois...
Jimi Goodwin on the Mallard
20 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Musician Jimi Goodwin of Doves on an extraordinary encounter with a mallard, a kestrel, plus many chicks ... up a tree, in this Tweet of the DayProduc...
Neil Anderson on the Golden Eagle
19 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Wildlife cameraman Neil Anderson describes hiking and abseiling on a cliff-side in the Scottish Highlands to track down a golden eagle nest for Tweet ...
Jimi Goodwin on the Cuckoo
16 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Musician Jimi Goodwin on being shown a cuckoo chick in a nest, and his shock at discovering the cuckoo's wicked ways in this Tweet of the Day.Tweet of...
Tristan Gooley on the Wood Pigeon
15 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Tristan Gooley describes how for him the wood pigeon is a special bird for Tweet of the DayProducer Miles Warde.
Will Young on the Woodland Kingfisher
14 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Singer Will Young dates his love of birds from this encounter with the woodland kingfisher.Producer Miles Warde.
Polly Weston on the Eagle Owl
13 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Polly Weston describes an important encounter with an eagle owl in this Tweet of the DayProducer Miles Warde.
Mark Smith on the Corncrake
12 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Cameraman Mark Smith describes an unusual encounter with a corncrake in this Tweet of the DayTweet of the Day has captivated the Radio 4 audience with...
David Lindo on the Swift
11 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Urban Birder David Lindo reflects on the arrival of the swift as a sign that summer is here. He marvels at the ability of this small bird to navigate ...
David Lindo on the Osprey
08 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Osprey and Wormwood Scrubs are not usually words you expect to read in the same sentence, but Urban Birder David Lindo has seen one on his birdwatchin...
David Lindo on the Honey Buzzard
07 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
David Lindo the Urban Birder tells the story of one magical early morning in central London, spotting a honey buzzard flying over the face of Big Ben....
David Lindo on the Robin
06 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
David Lindo is the Urban Birder who has loved birds since he was a tiny boy. Here he extols the virtues of Britain's national bird, the robin.Tweet of...
David Lindo on the Kestrel
05 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
David Lindo is known as the Urban Birder. His love of all things feathered began when he was tiny, but it was seeing a kestrel while he was at school ...
Paul Brook on the Water Rail
02 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Brooks suffers from depression. He talks about the beneficial effects of bird watching on his mental health and how seeing a water rail one grey ...
Joe Harkness on the skylark
01 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Harkness indulges in some bird therapy, rejoicing in the sight and song of the skylark. Joe writes about the benefits of birdwatching towards well...
Chris Jones on the Raven
31 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Jones from Worcestershire has been fascinated by the corvid family from childhood. For years he has been rescuing sick and injured birds. Here h...
Peter Cranswick on the Red-breasted Goose
30 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Peter Cranswick of the Slimbridge Wetland Centre on the beautiful red-breasted goose, and freezing wintry days counting them in fields.Producer Miles ...
David Salmon on the Woodlark
29 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
David Salmon of the Slimbridge Wetland Centre on the song of the woodlark.Producer Miles Warde.
Peter Cranswick on the Common Scoter
26 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Peter Cranswick of the Slimbridge Wetland Centre on the amazing common scoter.Tweet of the Day has captivated the Radio 4 audience with its daily 90 s...
Debbie Pain on the Marsh Harrier
25 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Debbie Pain of the Slimbridge Wetland Centre explains her joy at the return of the marsh harrier to her local patch.Tweet of the Day has captivated th...
Ruth Cromie on the Eider
24 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Ruth Cromie of the Slimbridge Wetland Centre proclaims her love for the eider duck, both rock hard and extremely soft.Producer Miles Warde.
Kane Brides on the Coot
23 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Kane Brides of the Slimbridge Wetland Centre on why the humble coot means so much to him.Producer Miles Warde.
Ashley Davies on the Kingfisher
22 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Ashley Davies of the Slimbridge Wetland Centre reveals why a kingfisher changed his life.Tweet of the Day has captivated the Radio 4 audience with its...
Val Thompson on the pink-footed goose
19 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Val Thompson describes the comfort she derives from seeing pink footed geese in Norfolk, a place she visited with her late husband, and how reconnecti...
John McPherson on the Ptarmigan
18 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Ideally suited to its mountain habitat the ptarmigan enthralled photographer John McPherson as he climbed in the Cairngorms one winter's day. At one p...
Birdgirl Mya Rose Craig on the Black Browed Albatross
17 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Young conservationist and Birdgirl Mya Rose Craig aged 14 recalls the excitement of seeing a black browed albatross in Cornwall at the age of seven, t...
Peter Rock on the Lesser Black Backed Gull
16 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this programme, Bristol based bird scientist Peter Rock talks about his decades of research into urban lesser black backed gulls, including surpris...
Cyrus Todiwala on the house sparrow.
15 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this programme, London based chef and restaurant owner Cyrus Todiwala talks about his love of the city's house sparrow, bringing a bit of joy to th...
Dara McAnulty on the whooper swan
12 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Since he was a small boy, Fermanagh based bird blogger Dara McAnulty has been enthralled by birds. For this Tweet of the Day Dara draws a comparison w...
David Lindo on the ring ouzel
11 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
David Lindo, otherwise known as the urban birder, recalls his first encounter with the ring ouzel on his local patch near to Wormwood Scrubs in London...
Gabi Mann on the American crow
10 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this programme young girl Gabi Mann recalls how she became friends with American crows in her suburban garden in Seattle, one of whom she named Bab...
Mat Waddington on the long tailed tit
09 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Worcestershire lawyer Mat Waddington recounts an encounter with a long tailed tit tapping at his window, his girlfriend at the other end of the villag...
Sam Lee on the nightingale
08 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Tweet of the Day has captivated the Radio 4 audience with its daily 90 seconds of birdsong. But what of the listener to this avian chorus? In this new...
Dawn Chorus
07 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The best bits of International Dawn Chorus day when radio stations across the globe come together and broadcast the dawn chorus in real time.Pop star ...
Chowchilla
13 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Palin presents the secretive chowchilla from Queensland, Australia. The chowchilla gets its name from its song, which is one of the most disti...
Mauritius Kestrel
12 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Palin presents the Mauritius kestrel from the island of Mauritius. Today the calls of several hundred Mauritius kestrels ring out across the f...
Ostrich
11 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Palin presents the avian record breaking ostrich in the Kalahari Desert. Ostriches are ornithological record-breakers. The black and white adu...
Asian Koel
10 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Palin presents the Asian koel's arrival to an Indian orchard. This long-tailed glossy blue-black bird, is a well-known British harbinger of sp...
Northern Cardinal
09 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Palin presents the northern cardinal from a New York's Central Park. Northern Cardinals are finch-like birds and make British robins look posi...
Black-nest Swiftlet
06 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Palin presents the black-nest swiftlet deep inside an Indonesian cavern. The Black-nest swiftlet landing on the cave wall, begins work on one ...
Magnificent Frigatebird
05 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Palin presents the magnificent frigatebird a true oceanic bird, and resembling a hook-billed, pterodactyl of a seabird.Magnificent frigatebird...
Budgerigar
04 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Palin presents the wild budgerigar from Australia. Budgerigars are small Australian parrots whose common name may derive from the aboriginal "...
American Bald Eagle
03 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Palin presents the iconic bald eagle from Alaska. In days of yore, when bald meant "white" rather than hairless, these magnificent birds with ...
Scarlet Macaw
02 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Palin presents the scarlet macaw from Costa Rica. The Scarlet Macaw is a carnival of a bird, eye-catching, noisy and vibrant, with a colour-sc...
Kea
30 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Palin presents the kea from a windswept mountain in New Zealand. A a snow-capped mountain in New Zealand's South Island are not a place where ...
Black Sicklebill
29 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Palin presents the black sicklebill of New Guinea. The black sicklebill is a breath-taking creature. It's a bird of paradise, and the male sic...
Oilbird
28 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Palin presents the oilbird, from a Venezuelan cavern. Demonic screeching's and the rush of unseen wings mixed with a volley of strange clicks ...
Poorwill (American Nightjar)
27 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Palin presents the common poorwill from an Arizona desert. In the dead of night, loud calls pierce the stillness on a moonlit track, a small s...
Red-Eyed Vireo
26 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Palin presents the red-eyed vireo from North America. About the size of British great tits the red-eyed vireo is a common summer visitors to m...
Snail Kite
23 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Palin presents the snail kite from the Florida Everglades. Unlike many birds of prey which are known for their speed and agility, the snail ki...
Greater Roadrunner
22 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Palin presents the greater roadrunner of south western North America. A cuckoo that can run at 20 miles per hour and snap up venomous reptiles...
Horned Screamer
21 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Palin presents the Venezuelan horned screamer. Soundling as if someone is using a giant plunger in the Venezuelan marshes, these are the matin...
Kakapo
20 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Palin presents the New Zealand Kakapo, high on the ferny slopes of its island fortress off the coast of New Zealand. Kakapos are flightless an...
Harpy Eagle
19 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Palin presents the harpy eagle flying over the Brazilian rainforest. This is one of the most powerful birds of prey and links mythological cor...
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
16 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Tweet of the Day is the voice of birds and our relationship with them, from around the world.Liz Bonnin presents the raucous calling sulphur-crested c...
Trumpeter Swan
15 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Tweet of the Day is the voice of birds and our relationship with them, from around the world. Liz Bonnin presents the sonorous trumpeter swan of Nor...
Adelie Penguin
14 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Tweet of the Day is the voice of birds and our relationship with them, from around the world. Liz Bonnin presents the adelie penguin on a windswept ...
Black-footed Albatross
13 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Tweet of the Day is the voice of birds and our relationship with them, from around the world. Liz Bonnin presents the black-footed albatross of Midw...
Snow Petrel
12 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Tweet of the Day is the voice of birds and our relationship with them, from around the world. Liz Bonnin presents an Antarctic specialist, the delic...
Montserrat Oriole
09 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Tweet of the Day is the voice of birds and our relationship with them, from around the world.Liz Bonnin presents Montserrat oriole from the Caribbean ...
Brown Skua
08 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Tweet of the Day is the voice of birds and our relationship with them, from around the world. Liz Bonnin presents brown skua hunting over an Antarct...
Blue Rock Thrush
07 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Tweet of the Day is the voice of birds and our relationship with them, from around the world.Liz Bonnin presents the blue rock thrush, perched high on...
Spoon-billed Sandpiper
06 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Tweet of the Day is the voice of birds and our relationship with them, from around the world. Liz Bonnin presents the diminutive spoon-billed sandpipe...
Raggiana Bird-of-Paradise
05 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Tweet of the Day is the voice of birds and our relationship with them, from around the world. Liz Bonnin presents the displaying Raggiana bird-of-para...
Black Swan
02 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Tweet of the Day is the voice of birds and our relationship with them, from around the world. Sir David Attenborough presents a widely regarded symb...
White Tern
01 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Tweet of the Day is the voice of birds and our relationship with them, from around the world. Sir David Attenborough presents the widespread marine ...
Greater Hill Mynah
31 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Tweet of the Day is the voice of birds and our relationship with them, from around the world. Sir David Attenborough presents the mimic specialist G...
Laughing Kookaburra
30 Dec 2014
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Tweet of the Day is the voice of birds and our relationship with them, from around the world. Sir David Attenborough presents Australia's laughing koo...
Red-throated Caracara
29 Dec 2014
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Tweet of the Day is the voice of birds and our relationship with them, from around the world. Sir David Attenborough presents the red-throated carac...
Wandering Albatross
26 Dec 2014
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Tweet of the Day is the voice of birds and our relationship with them, from around the world. Sir David Attenborough presents the wandering albatros...
Christmas Shearwater
25 Dec 2014
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Tweet of the Day is the voice of birds and our relationship with them, from around the world.Sir David Attenborough presents the Christmas shearwater....
House Wren
24 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Tweet of the Day is the voice of birds and our relationship with them, from around the world. Sir David Attenborough presents the house wren found a...
Hyacinth Macaw
23 Dec 2014
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Tweet of the Day is the voice of birds and our relationship with them, from around the world. Sir David Attenborough presents the hyacinth macaw of ...
New Zealand Robin
22 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Tweet of the Day is the voice of birds and our relationship with them, from around the world. Sir David Attenborough presents the New Zealand robin....
Eastern Orphean Warbler
19 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Tweet of the Day is the voice of birds and our relationship with them, from around the world. Liz Bonnin presents the eastern orphean warbler in an ...
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
18 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Tweet of the Day is the voice of birds and our relationship with them, from around the world. Liz Bonnin presents the greater racket-tailed drongo o...
Saddleback
17 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Tweet of the Day is the voice of birds and our relationship with them, from around the world. Liz Bonnin presents the formerly widespread saddleback...
Blue Manakin
16 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Tweet of the Day is the voice of birds and our relationship with them, from around the world. Liz Bonnin presents the advancing, leaping and queuing...
Hawaiian Goose (Nene)
15 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Tweet of the Day is the voice of birds and our relationship with them, from around the world. Liz Bonnin presents the Nene, or the endemic and rare ...
Morepork
12 Dec 2014
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Tweet of the Day is the voice of birds and our relationship with them, from around the world. Liz Bonnin presents the morepork or Ru-Ru, New Zealand...
Marabou Stork
11 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Tweet of the Day is the voice of birds and our relationship with them, from around the world. Liz Bonnin presents the gaunt undertaker-looking marab...
Northern Jacana
10 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Tweet of the Day is the voice of birds and our relationship with them, from around the world. Liz Bonnin presents the northern jacana at home in Cen...
Black-chinned Hummingbird
09 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Tweet of the Day is the voice of birds and our relationship with them, from around the world. Liz Bonnin presents the North American black chinned h...
Red-crowned Crane
08 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Tweet of the Day is the voice of birds and our relationship with them, from around the world. Liz Bonnin presents the red-crowned crane from Japan a...
Brown Thrasher
05 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Tweet of the Day is the voice of birds and our relationship with them, from around the world.Chris Packham presents the brown thrasher, usually seen i...
Red-necked Nightjar
04 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Tweet of the Day is the voice of birds and our relationship with them, from around the world. Chris Packham presents the nocturnal red-necked nightj...
Atlantic (Island) Canary
03 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Tweet of the Day is the voice of birds and our relationship with them, from around the world. Chris Packham presents the Atlantic canary singing in ...
Greater Rhea
02 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Tweet of the Day is the voice of birds and our relationship with them, from around the world. Chris Packham presents the greater rhea roaming the So...
Wedge-tailed Shearwater
01 Dec 2014
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Tweet of the Day is the voice of birds and our relationship with them, from around the world. Chris Packham presents the wedge-tailed shearwater of ...
Madagascar Harrier-hawk
28 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Tweet of the Day is the voice of birds and our relationship with them, from around the world. Chris Packham presents the Madagascan Harrier-hawk fro...
Wild Turkey
27 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Tweet of the Day is the voice of birds and our relationship with them, from around the world.Chris Packham presents the wild turkey of North American ...
Great Snipe
26 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Tweet of the Day is the voice of birds and our relationship with them, from around the world. Chris Packham presents the superbly camouflaged great ...
Flightless Cormorant
25 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Tweet of the Day is the voice of birds and our relationship with them, from around the world. Chris Packham presents the flightless cormorant adapte...
Red-billed Tropicbird
24 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Tweet of the Day is the voice of birds and our relationship with them, from around the world. Chris Packham presents a true global ocean going marin...
Ivory Gull
21 Nov 2014
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Tweet of the Day is the voice of birds and our relationship with them, from around the world. Chris Packham presents the ivory gull from the norther...
Purple Martin
20 Nov 2014
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Tweet of the Day is the voice of birds and our relationship with them, from around the world. Chris Packham presents the purple martin from eastern ...
Asian Crested Ibis
19 Nov 2014
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Tweet of the Day is the voice of birds and our relationship with them, from around the world. Chris Packham presents the rare Asian crested Ibis for...
Rhinoceros Auklet
18 Nov 2014
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Tweet of the Day is the voice of birds and our relationship with them, from around the world. Chris Packham presents the rhinoceros auklet found aro...
Arabian Babbler
17 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Tweet of the Day is the voice of birds and our relationship with them, from around the world. Chris Packham presents the Arabian babbler of a Yemeni...