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Stephen Moss on the Swallow

Writer Stephen Moss will soon lament the swallows, now over his village in Somerset, readying themselves to fly to Africa for the winter.

A new series of Tweet of the Day for Sunday morning revealing personal and fascinating stories from some fresh voices who have been inspired by birds, their calls and encounters.

In his Somerset village, nature writer Stephen Moss enjoys the swallows that come to breed in the summer and fly around his home hawking for insects. Come September though, they will begin to head back to Africa to enjoy a second spring, a remarkable round trip of 20,000 kilometres for this globally widespread bird, that has even been recorded in Antarctica.

Producer : Andrew Dawes for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Audio in Bristol
Studio Engineer : Caitlin Gazeley

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Sun 22 Sep 2024 08:58

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