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Tara Robinson on the Cuckoo

The cuckoo has inspired Tara Robinson to create a play about bird migration.

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Mark Cocker on the Short-eared Owl

Mark Cocker extols the aerial music flight of a wintering short-eared owl.

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Fyfe Dangerfield on the Golden Oriole

Musician Fyfe Dangerfield recalls the joy of hearing then seeing a golden oriole in France

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Fyfe Dangerfield on the Grey Heron

For Fyfe Dangerfield, the prehistoric sight and sound of the grey heron is a big leveller.

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Fyfe Dangerfield on the Bluethroat

For musician Fyfe Dangerfield, seeing a rare bird is like seeing a celebrity on the street

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Fyfe Dangerfield on the Woodchat Shrike

Childhood holidays in France were a chance to see rare birds for Fyfe Dangerfield.

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Fyfe Dangerfield on the Pied Butcherbird

Musician Fyfe Dangerfield uses his own birdsong recordings to experiment with music.

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Alison Steadman - The Twelve Tweets of Christmas 1 of 12

A seasonal offering from Tweet of the Day for the Christmas period.

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Alison Steadman - The Twelve Tweets of Christmas 2 of 12

A seasonal offering from Tweet of the Day for the Christmas period.

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Alison Steadman - The Twelve Tweets of Christmas 3 of 12

A seasonal offering from Tweet of the Day for the Christmas period.

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Alison Steadman - The Twelve Tweets of Christmas 4 of 12

A seasonal offering from Tweet of the Day for the Christmas period.

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Alison Steadman - The Twelve Tweets of Christmas 5 of 12

A seasonal offering from Tweet of the Day for the Christmas period.

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Alison Steadman - The Twelve Tweets of Christmas 6 of 12

A seasonal offering from Tweet of the Day for the Christmas period.

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Alison Steadman - The Twelve Tweets of Christmas 7 of 12

A seasonal offering from Tweet of the Day for the Christmas period.

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Alison Steadman - The Twelve Tweets of Christmas 8 of 12

A seasonal offering from Tweet of the Day for the Christmas period.

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Alison Steadman - The Twelve Tweets of Christmas 9 of 12

A seasonal offering from Tweet of the Day for the Christmas period.

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Alison Steadman - The Twelve Tweets of Christmas 10 of 12

A seasonal offering from Tweet of the Day for the Christmas period.

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Alison Steadman - The Twelve Tweets of Christmas 11 of 12

A seasonal offering from Tweet of the Day for the Christmas period.

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Alison Steadman - The Twelve Tweets of Christmas 12 of 12

A seasonal offering from Tweet of the Day for the Christmas period.

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Doug Allan on the Emperor Penguin

Wildlife cameraman Doug Allan recalls hearing an emperor penguin chick for the first time.

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Doug Allan on the Snow Petrel

Wildlife cameraman Doug Allan recalls his encounters with snow petrels in Antarctica.

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Doug Allan on the Snowy Sheathbill

Wildlife cameraman Doug Allan recalls his encounter with snowy sheathbills in Antarctica.

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Doug Allan on the Wandering Albatross

Wildlife cameraman Doug Allan recalls a very close encounter with wandering albatrosses.

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Doug Allan on the Giant Petrel

Wildlife cameraman Doug Allan recalls his encounters with giant petrels in Antarctica.

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Andy Radford on the Curlew

Professor Andy Radford recalls first hearing curlews as a child on the Yorkshire moors.

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Andy Radford on the Robin

Professor Andy Radford is captivated by the vocal repertoire of the robin.

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Andy Radford on the Superb Fairy Wren

Professor Andy Radford reveals the importance of alarm calls to the superb fairy-wren.

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Andy Radford on the Pied Babbler

Professor Andy Radford describes the role of the sentry amongst pied babblers.

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Andy Radford on the Green Woodhoopoe

Professor Andy Radford describes a noisy encounter among green woodhoopoes.

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Kathy Hinde on the Common Crane

Audio-visual artist Kathy Hinde recalls being surrounded by dancing common cranes.

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