Yellow Wagtail
Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the yellow wagtail.
Tweet of the Day is a series of fascinating stories about the British birds inspired by their calls and songs.
Michaela Strachan presents the yellow wagtail. Arriving in April, Yellow Wagtails are summer visitors to the UK, breeding mostly in the south and east. The Yellow Wagtail has several different races which all winter south of the Sahara and all look slightly different. The birds which breed in the UK are the yellowest of all.
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Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava)
Broadcasts
- Fri 16 Aug 201305:58BBC Radio 4
- Fri 25 Jul 201405:58BBC Radio 4
- Thu 12 May 201605:58BBC Radio 4
- Mon 10 Apr 201705:58BBC Radio 4
- Sun 16 Apr 201708:58BBC Radio 4
- Tue 15 May 201805:58BBC Radio 4
- Sun 25 Aug 201908:58BBC Radio 4
- Fri 28 Aug 202005:58BBC Radio 4
- Tue 10 May 202205:58BBC Radio 4
- Fri 8 Sep 202305:58BBC Radio 4
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