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Heather Moorland Dawn Chorus

David Attenborough presents the second of four recordings marking the dawn chorus, this time the heather moors of Allendale in Northumberland.

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David Attenborough presents the second of four recordings marking the dawn chorus, this time the heather moors of Allendale in Northumberland. Songs featured are that of the curlew, skylark, golden plover and redshank.

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Mon 3 May 2021 05:58
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Eurasian Curlew (Numenius arquata)

The image shows a Eurasian Curlew which can be heard in the Heather Moorland Dawn Chorus.Β  Image courtesy of RSPB (rspb-images.com).

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  • Fri 2 May 2014 05:58
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  • Wed 29 Apr 2015 05:58
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  • Sun 3 May 2015 08:58
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  • Mon 6 May 2019 05:58
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  • Mon 3 May 2021 05:58
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