Egyptian Goose
Bill Oddie presents the Egyptian goose.
Tweet of the Day is a series of fascinating stories about our British birds inspired by their calls and songs.
Bill Oddie presents the Egyptian goose. Although Egyptian geese are common throughout most of sub-Saharan Africa and in Egypt, they are now officially a British bird. These striking birds attracted the attention of wildfowl collectors and the first geese were brought to the UK in the 17th century. By the 1960's it became obvious that the geese were breeding in the wild in East Anglia and since then they've spread in south and eastern England.
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Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus)
Broadcasts
- Mon 24 Mar 2014 05:58Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Sun 30 Mar 2014 08:58Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Mon 13 Apr 2015 05:58Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Mon 27 Jun 2016 05:58Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Sun 3 Jul 2016 08:58Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Tue 7 Aug 2018 05:58Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Tue 27 Apr 2021 05:58Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Tue 5 Jul 2022 05:58Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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