Black Grouse
Kate Humble presents the black grouse.
Tweet of the Day is a series of fascinating stories about our British birds inspired by their calls and songs.
Kate Humble presents the story of the black grouse. A black grouse lek is one of Nature's spectacles. Charged with testosterone, the males, known as 'black cocks', compete on 'jousting lawns' for the females or grey hens. Fanning their lyre-shaped tails and displaying a flurry of white undertail feathers, the males rush towards their rivals with harsh scouring sneezes and bubbling cries, known as 'roo-kooing'.
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Black Grouse (Tetrao tetrix)
Broadcasts
- Wed 2 Apr 201405:58BBC Radio 4
- Wed 24 Jun 201505:58BBC Radio 4
- Sun 28 Jun 201508:58BBC Radio 4
- Wed 22 Jun 201605:58BBC Radio 4
- Wed 5 Apr 201705:58BBC Radio 4
- Thu 12 Apr 201805:58BBC Radio 4
- Sun 12 Jan 202008:58BBC Radio 4
- Thu 3 Mar 202205:58BBC Radio 4
- Tue 12 Apr 202205:58BBC Radio 4
- New Year's Day 202405:58BBC Radio 4
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