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Samuel West on the red-eyed vireo

Actor Samuel West remembers one of his proudest moments as a birdwatcher was spotting a rarely seen Red Eyed Vireo on the Isles of Scilly and pulling in crowds of twitchers from all over the island to see it.

Producer: Tom Bonnett

Image : Kelly Colgan Azar.

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Sun 29 Aug 202108:58
BBC Radio 4

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