Sand Martin
Bill Oddie presents the sand martin.
An episode of the Tweet of the Day podcast, hosted by BBC Radio 4, titled "Sand Martin" was published on March 19, 2014 and runs 1 minutes.
March 19, 2014 ·1m · Tweet of the Day
Summary
Bill Oddie presents the sand martin. The flickering shapes of sand martins over a lake or reservoir are a welcome sign of spring. After winging their way across the Sahara Desert, the first birds usually arrive in the UK in March. They're smaller than house martins or swallows, and they're brown above and white below with a brown band across their chest. Often you can hear their dry buzzing calls overhead before you see them.Producer: Sarah Pitt
Episode Description
Bill Oddie presents the sand martin. The flickering shapes of sand martins over a lake or reservoir are a welcome sign of spring. After winging their way across the Sahara Desert, the first birds usually arrive in the UK in March. They're smaller than house martins or swallows, and they're brown above and white below with a brown band across their chest. Often you can hear their dry buzzing calls overhead before you see them.
Producer: Sarah Pitt