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Bill Oddie presents the rook.

Tweet of the Day is a series of fascinating stories about our British birds inspired by their calls and songs.

Bill Oddie presents the rook. High in the treetops buffeted by March winds, rooks are gathering twigs to build their untidy nests. The bustle of a rookery is one of the classic sounds of the UK countryside, especially in farming areas, where rooks are in their element, probing the pastures and ploughed fields with long pickaxe bills.

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Tue 5 Mar 202405:58
BBC Radio 4

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Rook (Corvus frugilegus)

Webpage image courtesy of David Tipling (rspb-images.com)

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  • Wed 12 Mar 201405:58
    BBC Radio 4
  • Wed 25 Mar 201505:58
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  • Sun 29 Mar 201508:58
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    BBC Radio 4
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    BBC Radio 4

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