Swallow (Spring)
Series of stories about British birds, inspired by their calls and songs. Kate Humble presents the swallow.
Tweet of the Day is a series of fascinating stories about our British birds inspired by their calls and songs.
Kate Humble presents the swallow. A flash of blue across farmland or a stableyard and a burst of twittering can only mean one thing, the swallows are back after their long migration from South Africa. No matter how grey the April weather, the sight and sound of a swallow dispels the winter blues at a stroke. These agile migrants arrive as the insect population is beginning to increase, and they are a delight to watch as they hawk for flies in the spring sunshine.
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Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
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- Mon 14 Apr 201405:58BBC Radio 4
- Sun 20 Apr 201408:58BBC Radio 4
- Mon 6 Apr 201505:58BBC Radio 4
- Fri 14 Apr 201705:58BBC Radio 4
- Tue 24 Apr 201805:58BBC Radio 4
- Sun 29 Mar 202008:58BBC Radio 4
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