EPISODE · Nov 15, 2013 · 1 MIN
Linnet
from Tweet of the Day · host BBC Radio 4
Tweet of the Day is a series of fascinating stories about our British birds inspired by their calls and songs.Martin Hughes-Games presents the Linnet. Linnets gather in large flocks to feed on weed-seeds and the seeds of oilseed rape and flax left behind after harvesting. You can often identify the flocks from a distance as the birds circle over a field, by their tight formation and bouncing motion.
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Tweet of the Day is a series of fascinating stories about our British birds inspired by their calls and songs.Martin Hughes-Games presents the Linnet. Linnets gather in large flocks to feed on weed-seeds and the seeds of oilseed rape and flax left behind after harvesting. You can often identify the flocks from a distance as the birds circle over a field, by their tight formation and bouncing motion.
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