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EPISODE · Oct 1, 2013 · 1 MIN

Redwing

from Tweet of the Day · host BBC Radio 4

Tweet of the Day is a series of fascinating stories about the British birds inspired by their calls and songs.Wildlife Sound Recordist, Chris Watson, presents the Redwing. The soft thin 'seep' calls of redwings as they fly over at night are as much a part of autumn as falling leaves, damp pavements and the smoke of bonfires. In winter up to a million redwings pour into our islands, most of them from Scandinavia and Iceland.

Tweet of the Day is a series of fascinating stories about the British birds inspired by their calls and songs.Wildlife Sound Recordist, Chris Watson, presents the Redwing. The soft thin 'seep' calls of redwings as they fly over at night are as much a part of autumn as falling leaves, damp pavements and the smoke of bonfires. In winter up to a million redwings pour into our islands, most of them from Scandinavia and Iceland.

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