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Helen Moncrieff on the Shetland Starling

Ever since childhood, Helen Moncrieff, Shetland Manager for RSPB Scotland has been fascinated by the ways in which Shetland Starlings can mimic not only other birds but other sounds including a squeaky toy belonging to her own dog!

Producer: Sarah Blunt
Photograph: John Dixon.

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Mon 23 May 202205:58
BBC Radio 4

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