Firecrest
Wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson presents the firecrest.
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 Firecrest. Firecrests are very small birds, a mere nine centimetres long and are often confused with their much commoner cousins, goldcrests. Both have the brilliant orange or yellow crown feathers, but the firecrest embellishes these with black eyestripes, dazzling white eyebrows and golden patches on the sides of its neck ... a jewel of a bird.
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Firecrest (Regulus ignicapillus)
Broadcasts
- Tue 29 Oct 2013 05:58Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Wed 26 Aug 2015 05:58Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Sun 30 Aug 2015 08:58Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Fri 13 May 2016 05:58Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Mon 27 Feb 2017 05:58Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Sun 5 Mar 2017 08:58Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Tue 29 Jan 2019 05:58Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Tue 26 Jan 2021 05:58Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Mon 23 Oct 2023 05:58Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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