House Sparrow
Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the house sparrow.
Tweet of the Day is a series of fascinating stories about our British birds inspired by their calls and songs.
Michaela Strachan presents the house sparrow. These birds are more commonly found living alongside us than any other British bird. Perhaps the most enterprising birds were the House Sparrows which bred below ground in a working mine at Frickley Colliery in Yorkshire.
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Michaela Strachan's love of birds
Michaela writes on the Radio 4 blog about why Tweet of The Day is meaningful to her.
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Broadcasts
- Fri 2 Aug 201305:58BBC Radio 4
- Fri 4 Jul 201405:58BBC Radio 4
- Mon 22 Feb 201605:58BBC Radio 4
- Sun 28 Feb 201608:58BBC Radio 4
- Tue 28 Feb 201705:58BBC Radio 4
- Thu 7 Jun 201805:58BBC Radio 4
- Mon 6 Jul 202005:58BBC Radio 4
- Fri 11 Mar 202205:58BBC Radio 4
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