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Stephen Moss on the Coot

In a recollection about his encounters with birds, writer and wildlife programme-maker Stephen Moss explains how a chance encounter with a coot when he was just three years old, inspired a lifelong passion for birds and bird-watching.

Producer: Sarah Blunt
Photograph: Martyn Illes.

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Tue 19 Apr 202205:58
BBC Radio 4

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