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Discover birds through their songs and calls. Each Tweet of the Day begins with a call or song, followed by a story of fascinating ornithology inspired by the sound.

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    Isabella Tree on the Common Whitethroat

    Sunday

    Conservationist Isabella Tree on the success of the common whitethroat at Knepp in Sussex

  • Anita Sethi on the Dunlin

    Sun 2 Aug 2026

    Lost on a walk in the North Pennines, Anita Sethi follows the calls of the dunlin.

  • Juliet Vickery on the Willow Warbler

    Sun 26 Jul 2026

    Head of the BTO, Juliet Vickery, on the changing breeding range of the willow warbler.

  • George McGavin on the Hoopoe

    Sun 19 Jul 2026

    Entomologist George McGavin on the largely insectivorous hoopoe, an occasional UK visitor.

  • Isabella Tree on the Turtle Dove

    Sun 12 Jul 2026

    At Knepp in Sussex, thorny thickets and wildflowers provide habitat for the turtle dove.

  • Liz Berry on the Rock Dove

    Sun 5 Jul 2026

    Poet Liz Berry on the rock dove residents of Birmingham New Street Station.

  • Horatio Clare on the Grey Heron

    Sun 28 Jun 2026

    The writer Horatio Clare reflects on the many tales told about the grey heron.

  • Anita Sethi on the House Sparrow

    Sun 21 Jun 2026

    Anita Sethi looks out for house sparrows on the busy city streets of Manchester.

  • Isabella Tree on the Cuckoo

    Sun 14 Jun 2026

    Isabella Tree on tracking cuckoo migration from her home and rewilding project at Knepp.

  • Roland Arnison on the Storm Petrel

    Sun 7 Jun 2026

    Explorer Roland Arnison kayaks to a remote island to hear the call of the storm petrel.

  • Mike Dilger on the Whimbrel

    Sun 31 May 2026

    Naturalist Mike Dilger on his appreciation for whimbrels as they migrate across the UK.

  • Juliet Vickery on the Woodcock

    Sun 24 May 2026

    Head of the BTO Juliet Vickery on watching a patrolling male woodcock in Scotland.

  • Isabella Tree on the Nightingale

    Sun 17 May 2026

    Conservationist Isabella Tree on how the decline in nightingales might be reversed.

  • Jack Baddams on the Spotted Flycatcher

    Sun 10 May 2026

    Ornithologist Jack Baddams on finding his first spotted flycatcher nest in Derbyshire.

  • George McGavin on the Swift

    Sun 3 May 2026

    Every year entomologist George McGavin looks forward to the return of swifts.

  • Liz Berry on the Kingfisher

    Sun 26 Apr 2026

    For poet Liz Berry sailing the Shropshire Union canal is a chance to see a kingfisher.

  • Roland Arnison on the Fulmar

    Sun 19 Apr 2026

    Of all the seabirds explorer Roland Arnison has seen, the fulmar captured his heart.

  • Polly Atkin on the Grey Wagtail

    Sun 12 Apr 2026

    For writer Polly Atkin the grey wagtail is a 'small ever-moving goddess of radient water'.

  • Jo Wimpenny on the Red Kite

    Sun 5 Apr 2026

    Zoologist and writer Jo Wimpenny on a close encounter with a red kite.

  • Jack Baddams on the Siskin

    Sun 29 Mar 2026

    Ornithologist Jack Baddams on why March is 'siskin season' for his fellow bird ringers.

  • Mike Dilger on the Cetti's Warbler

    Sun 22 Mar 2026

    Naturalist Mike Dilger remembers a summer spent surveying the Cetti's warbler 30 years ago

  • Juliet Vickery on the Dipper

    Sun 15 Mar 2026

    The head of the BTO Juliet Vickery fell in love with dippers studying them for her PhD.

  • Roland Arnison on the Manx Shearwater

    Sun 8 Mar 2026

    Explorer Roland Arnison is on the clifftops of Lunga listening to Manx shearwaters.

  • Horatio Clare on the Buzzard

    Sun 1 Mar 2026

    Writer Horatio Clare remembers the slow turning of buzzards soaring above Welsh mountains.

  • Liz Berry on the Wren

    Sun 22 Feb 2026

    Poet Liz Berry on the Wren's Nest Nature Reserve in the Black Country.

  • Hannah Stitfall on the Long-tailed Tit

    Sun 15 Feb 2026

    Film-maker Hannah Stitfall on searching for the nests of long-tailed tits in early spring.

  • Polly Atkin on the Long-eared Owl

    Sun 8 Feb 2026

    Writer and owl-lover Polly Atkin on the secretive long-eared owl.

  • George McGavin on the Gannet

    Sun 1 Feb 2026

    Entomologist George McGavin describes finding a gannet skull on a beach as a child.

  • Juliet Vickery on the Brent Goose

    Sun 25 Jan 2026

    The head of the BTO Juliet Vickery on the connection between brent geese and lemmings.

  • Horatio Clare on the Rook

    Sun 18 Jan 2026

    Horatio Clare has a message from the rooks, pointing out the ways they differ from crows.

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