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Tweet Take 5 : Kingfisher

The kingfisher features in this extended version of Tweet of the Day with Ashley Davies, Steve Backshall and Melissa Harrison.

Arguably one of the most easily recognised birds, the kingfisher is often heard before it is seen. Seeing one at a perch is an amazing sight as its blue and orange plumage can dazzle in the sun. The ancient Greeks gave the bird the name Halcyon, which in days of old led to the phrase Halcyon Days, meaning a time of calm and tranquillity. As we will hear in this extended version of Tweet of the Day with Ashley Davies from Slimbridge, presenter Steve Backshall and writer Melissa Harrison.

Producer for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Audio in Bristol : Andrew Dawes

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Sun 2 May 2021 10:54
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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