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Magpie
David Attenborough presents the magpie.
Tweet of the Day is a series of fascinating stories about our British birds inspired by their calls and songs.
David Attenborough presents the magpie. Magpies have always had a rascally streetwise image. They featured in anti-theft campaigns on television in the 1980s, and long before that, their kleptomaniac tendencies were celebrated by Rossini in his opera, 'The Thieving Magpie'. Their pied plumage isn't just black and white, but gleams with iridescent greens, blues and purples.
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Fri 23 Feb 2024
05:58
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Magpie (Pica pica)
Webpage image courtesy of Andrew Parkinson (rspb-images.com)
Broadcasts
- Fri 3 Jan 2014 05:58Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 FM
- Tue 8 Nov 2016 05:58Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Wed 25 Jan 2017 05:58Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Thu 22 Nov 2018 05:58Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Fri 2 Apr 2021 05:58Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Fri 23 Feb 2024 05:58Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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