Common Pheasant
Wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson presents the common pheasant.
Tweet of the Day is a series of fascinating stories about the British birds inspired by their calls and songs.
Wildlife Sound Recordist, Chris Watson, presents the Common Pheasant. The crowing of pheasants is a sound inseparable from most of the UK countryside, yet these flamboyant birds were introduced into the UK. The pheasant's coppery plumage and red face-wattles, coupled with a tail that's as long again as its body, make the cock pheasant a strikingly beautiful bird.
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Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Broadcasts
- Wed 9 Oct 201305:58BBC Radio 4
- Wed 27 May 201505:58BBC Radio 4
- Sun 31 May 201508:58BBC Radio 4
- Thu 17 Mar 201605:58BBC Radio 4
- Mon 8 Aug 201605:58BBC Radio 4
- Sun 14 Aug 201608:58BBC Radio 4
- Mon 9 Apr 201805:58BBC Radio 4
- Wed 15 Sep 202105:58BBC Radio 4
- Fri 8 Apr 202205:58BBC Radio 4
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